no taylor swift concert for chris andi. temperatures on the warm side today. but not unusably so. four things to know about the forecast, it's going to be a fantastic friday today. thweekend, 90% dry. any chance of rain is coming up on sunday afternoon. the rain that we're starting to need desperaly is monday night or tuesday away. temperatures this morning, 50s in parts of the shenandoah 50s for the suburbs, 70s in afternoon highs in the mid to upper 80s today. it will be the perfect evening for barbecue. more on that weekend coming up in a few. good morning, melissa.d >> grning. a new problem, westbound 50, that ramp to southbound kenworth avenue. this one was just reported. t want pass that along. outer loop at connecticut

avenue, that work zone, ain blocking the right lane. and the off-ramp here this morning. the rest of the beltw is looking quite good. no worries about the beltway. southbound 295 before malcolm x avenue. one lane getting by in that crash. >> thank you. it's 5:01. d newelopments this morning on a water outage in the district. this morning, the water is back on for hundreds of customers in rts of northeast and northwest. d.c. water says it fixed the problem at its pumping station on bryant street. >> there was a malfunction at that station last night. it left customers with low pressure or no water atall. a tumultuous tenure is over for the man leading schools in typrince georges co >> but getting rid of the school ceo is creatin e anirely different controversy. >> justin, tell us about the controversy surrounding this outgoing ceo. >> reporter: hey, there. as you mentioned, tumultuous

tenure with the county. on the way out, more of the same here. in almost five years as ce dr. maxwellas said that his establishments have been overshadowed by the scandals over the but the allegations of secret pay raises for central school board staff were among those issues ised. years of protest from teachers and parents, as well as a grade changing controversy, and thate loss ofal funding for head start. last night, there was a tense board meeting with kevin boroughs telling tracy wilkins, that eubanks attacked him and threatened him over remarks made about the compensation package. agree end, the board did to end maxwell's contract early, but not without >> it's not that simple to make a decision to fire someone or

not to pay them in some way. it is partially a legal issue in addition to being a fairness issue. and the choices are very complicated. and so, sometimes it seems like a simple thing to do. but it just isn't. >> reporter: i can tell you that last ernight, s said the way to move the county forward is to ose the chapter on maxwell's teen you're. that was the goal of the meeting last night. >> a lot more to that story. now,o a developing story in silver spring. four people were stabbed after a soccer game last night. take a look. i want to show you the view from chopper 4. you can see the ambulances

rushing the victims away from the scene on new hampshire avenue. thisr happened nea hillandale park, south of the fda o white oak. the police response to backedp traffic on new hampshire. none of the victims were orriously hurt. we'reng to learn if somebody was arrested or what may have caused it. some southeast d.c. residents say the mistrust between the police and the community isn't getting any better. the latest concern comes over this video. it shows a stop and frisk incident of several black men outside of a barbershop on sheriff road on june 25th. police say they recovered a beebe gun from one of the men. last night, the community members met to talk about the incident and other uses of force. residents said scenes like this happen all the time in wards seven and eight. >> this is not uncommon r.st of the ri

this is systemic practices, behavior among mpd. >> the police chief was not at at meting. in a meeting with the d.c. council he defended the ofcers but said police need to be aware of avoiding tension with the public. presidentrump is sitting down with theresa may after a scathing interview over brexit. that had members of parliament asking to cancel the visit. but she rolled out theed carpet for the president and first lady. the protesters in london, t had a different welcome for the president. [ channg ] >> demonstrators gat outside of the estate where president trump is staying. and tens of thousands are expected to march inondon, where they will fly a giant balloon showing a baby donald

trump as a baby with the phone in his hand. backere in washington, a wild hearing on capitol hill, as an fbi agentgrille who sent text messages critical of president trump. lawmakers yelled at each other as peter strzok testified before the house judiciary committee an oversight committee. he oversaw the hillary clinton e-mail investigation and was smissed in the early stages ofe thrussian probe after the texts that were shared with lisa page. republicans say the texts show bias within robert mueller's investigation. strzok denies e allegations. >> not once in my 26 years of defendg our nation did my personal opinions impact any official action i took. >> page will testify in a closed-door hearing on the hill

later today. former trump campaign chair paul manafort is now being held in the alexandria detention center.ns he was trted there yesterday against his wishes from the northern neck regional jail. manafort's bond was revoked after he was found associated with witness tampering. in his mug shot, we can see he is wearing an inmate uniform. he wore street clothes at rthern neck. charges against stormy daniels have been dropped. daniels was arrested at an ohio orrip club wednesday night. she was arrestedetting a testomer touch her, which is forbidden by sta law. she was paid off to keep quiet about an alleged affair over a decade ago. president trump has denied the allegations. new details this morning in

one of the most tragic missing child cases in our area over the last four years. relisha rudd was 8 years old when she dappeared from the d.c. general homeless shelter. d.c. police have released a new image of what she would look like at the age of 12. she was last seen with the janitor at the center, who killed his wifen and t himself, as police closed in on him in their seah for relisha. the girl was never found. you should not bri wng that in the united states of america. are you a citizen? >> i am aci tizen. >> are you a united states citizen? >> can you please get away from me. >> a man harassing a woman for wearing a puerto rico shirt wrtl make his c appearance today. he is charged for a hate crime in cook county, illinois. i in the video, heard attacking the woman at a park and questioning her citizenship. the woman repeatedly asked a nearby police officefor help.

the officer never came to the woman's aid. he haslso resigned from his job. >> and puertrico is part of the united states. puerto ricans are citizens. doctors said they aropfairly mistic about the recovery of the boys rescued from a cave in thailand. part of the healing is shifting to their mental health. ptsd is a condition that can appear months or years after an event. we're hearing from one of the divers that found the boys inside that cave after a lot ofm people a the worst. >> relief is the word eswould use toibe it. we're very pleased. lieved they were alive. at that point, we realized the enormity of the situation. that's why it took a while to get them all out. film producers already in thailand with plans to develop a movie about the 18-day cave saga.

who didn't see that coming? >> and what a great story to tell. >> yeah. today, you can find relief from the heat at the largest indoor baseball theme park in the world. >> fanfest is going to start in the big event is going to cause traffic closures. l street between 7th and 9th street. and look at the closures near nationals park. the closures affect a lot of the streets in the southeast, including first, van and half streets. your best bet is to avoid driving through that area until dnesday. it's going to be jammed. look for a complete list of all street closures in the nbc washington app. and look at this. theast of "the sd lot," underrated baseball movie. they helped kick off an attraction at the river front.

the play ballpark at the yard. here's a map of where you can find it. it's at the intersection of 1st and m and the park is going to stay open through tuesday. it's 5:11. coming up, how you will soon be able to test yourself for the flu without leaving your house. plus, a new study sheds some light on whether recent measures have helped slowown america's opioid crisis. a look at that report. if you're thinking of getting the car washed today, good day to do it. get that car signny for the weekend plans. weekend plans. we'll look at the chance

here's money for pizza. here's the wi-fi password, but, if you go online while the boys are online the internet can slow down and they don't like it. you guys don't have fios? oh-no. but it's a 100% fiber-optic network with ridiculous speedson you could haveof devices online at once. interested, talk later. bye boys! n't even think about going online. woah... i can't work like this. the more speed for moretwork meandevices at once. so get fios internet, tv & phone with a 2-year agreement and get a free samsung chromebook 3.

(birds chirping, a running ahh.k,) the new deer park sparkling er made with real spring w ♪ it's so refreshing and delicious, you don't need slo-mo models to sell it. s reing water, real fruit flavors just what's anrengly real. bubbles.s

you're watching news 4 today. welcome back. there's se good news on the

elioid epidemic. blue cross blue s says the number of prescriptions has dropped 30% since 2015. and for the first time in eight years, there was a small drop in diagnosis of opioid use disorders. despite some goodio news, abuse continues to hurt thousands of people all over the country. morning,u wake up this there's a warning before you have breakfast. the cdc wants you to stay away from a popular cereal. stores are selling boxes of honey smackst t could be contaminated of salmonella. at least 100 people in 33 states have gotten salmonella after eating honey smacks. fortunately, no deaths have been reported. some cancer survivors have been awarded a record-setting payout. >> johnson & johnson will pay victims nearly $5r billion o claims their products made them

sick. a jury in st. louis handed down that dion yesterday. 22 women sued the company, claims its talc-based ucprod, such as baby wder, containedst asbeos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer. johnson & johnson denies those claims. decades of tstudies shows that talc is safe. it's a question that many of us a w where feeling under the weather. is it a cold or is it the flu? there may be an easy way to find out. the federal government is spending $20 million to develop an at-home flu test. they could send the information to their doctor through an app and get a quick answer. the goal is to keep contagious people at home, rather than getting to the doctorffice and risk spreading the virus. i haveot had the flu very often. but it knocks you out.

you will be at homesick in bed for weeks. >> tho waiting rooms. >> disgusting. the emmy nominees are up this morning excited for tv's big night. >> this year, a familiar name io ing to take the crown after being ineligible last year. "game of thrones" conquers with a whopping 22 nominations. other shows that lead in this category, are "the handmaid's tail" and shows "this is us" and "saturday night live." this is the first te netflix topped hbo in total nominations. you can watch the awards in september right here on nbc 4. hope "this is us" does ill. ove that show. i want to mention, sandra oh, the s sr of thew "killing eve," is the first asian woman to ever beominated in a lead actress category, which is an incrmpible acshment. but finally. 2018. >> a little disappointing but exciting. >> i couldn't believe she was

never nominated for "grey's anatomy." e was excellent to me. she's nominated now. that's important. and the other thing that's important, good weather on a friday. and the weekend. the pressure is on on a friday. dawe're delivering home run pitch coming your way for the weekend. no weather worries for today. skies a clear over washington this morning. sun is not up for about another 34 or so minutes fro now. 72 degrees at reagan national airport. the east toly northeastind at the surface, will keep temperatures below 90 degrees. more importantly, it will keep humidity levels down. comfy this morning. winchester and fro royal are in the 50s. mid-60s for fairfax county. princees geout and down in the burg. 72 by 10:00. 82 by 11:00.

afternoon temperatures will be in the 80s all day long. this area of high pressure here, that will be keeping us in the low humidity zone for today and most of tomorrow. as that area movesoffshore on sunday, the humidity will ramp up quickly. no weather worries tonight. sunny and nice, 89 degrees. near 70 again tomorrow morning. 90 degrees for a high saturday. dew point inches back into the 60s typical amounts of humidity. on sunday, way more humid. temperatures in the low to mid-90s. f thecast for monday and tuesday, for the all-star game. mond 's rain chance creepin up, more likely for a thunderstorm coming up on tueseey. we'll you posted on that. the forecast, highs in the 90s for the weekend. melissa, good morning to you. >> good morning. looking at 66, a live look at lead highway. out of town, westbound 50, the ramp to 201. that disabled vehicle has not cleared.

out to connecticut avenue, that's gone,. as well to the beltway, just fine this morning. 20 southbound, hring about a new problem southbound at montrose road. maybe a disabled vehicle is causing a slowdown. >> thank you. it's summertime and air conditioners across our region are humming nonstop. it can drive up that bill. how to

you're watching "news 4 today." >> parents often haven to w

their teenagers not to text or use the cell phones while driving. a new study shows many adults the same of doi thing. we see it on the roads all the time. researchers at chiliten's ho philadelphia conducted an online survey. half the parents admitted the sing the cell phones with t kids in the backseat. ne-third says they read text messages or used their social media accounts while driving. very dangerous. >> do as i say, not as i do. a new warning about flavored e-cigarettes. e-cigs could be damang your health even if they don't contain nicotine. the cigarettes damage blood vessels in the heart, as well. the next time you have someone at your home, you might want to ask them to take their shoes off. a researcher from the university of houston tested his students' shd found a significant

number were walking around with the bacteria on their shoes. it does not harm a healthy person. but with people with weak immune systems, can be ill or even die if exposed to this back area. doctors suggest cleaning your shoes when around a sick person. and it's customa in the korean culture and other asian cultures to take off your shoes. part of it is because you don't want to track dirt in your house, either. >> now, you see, it can have more impornt effects, as well. when it hits the 90s, a lot of us kp the air conditioning running nonstop. and the utility bills, they skyrocket during the hot summer months. >> we're working with you with some tip to beat the heat without breaking the bank. cnet recommends the nest thermostat. it learns your routines and adjusts to when you're home. you can adjust it from your phone so when you're on vacation, you can reduce the costs. it costs $169.

>> another way to save money and cool down your house, without using your hvac system, is with smart shades. >> when the shades are connected to a smart thermostat, they can be closed during thest part of the day. many of the smart devices can be linked to voe assistants such as alexa to work together in a routine. >> chuck was touting the benefits of the nest in his home. still ahead, black friday or summer trip to the toy store. a sale backfires at build-a-beus when tds show up to take advantage. what went wrong and how the store i saying sorry. plus, it is the poisonous plant we warned you about. now, it's sent a teen to the hospital. his story nt at 5:30. we switched over to the smart thermostat and our electric bl went down 25%. paid for itself in less than a year.

if you pull a chuck bell and head to the beach for a weekend, at's a fineidea. say hello to me i'll be at rehoboth over the what about right here at home? that forecast coming up next. still nervous about finding a new apartment? yeah... but popping these things really helps me...relax. please don't, i'm saving those for later. at least you don't have to worry about renters insurance. just go geico.com. geico helps with renters insurance? good to know. been doing it for years. that's really good to know. i'll check 'em out.

get to know geico. and see how easy homeowners and renters insurance can be. back to the game show where the prices are set, but the challenge is... "guess that price!" for the win, how much is the average daily cost of electricity from novec? within one dollar, mary. that's my lightswater, tv, gaming console, i'm going to say i pay novec five dollars a day. the answer is... four seventy-four! i win! nocks! with novec we all win. novec. powering value and so much more! yes!

"news 4 today" starts no >> 5:29. as you wakep on this friday the 13th. it's a beautiful skyline out th he. we're jusrs away from the weekend and it's going to be gorgeous once the s comes up. i like this kind of weather. the humidity is down. i'm eun yang.>> 'm chris lawrence. we're working with you to get out the door. melissa, keeping aye on the roads. first, chuck is going to tell us what ilooks like this morning. >> you're going to like your friday. if you find something tomp in about with today's weather, that threshold of complaint might be too low. it's mid-julye' and not dealing with 100-degree heat

indexes until tomorrow. sunday and monday, that's another story. a few clouds hanging overhead. but they're not rainmang ouds and won't be here much longer. it will be a mostly sunny dayda 59 in parts of the shenandoah valley. lorton and springfield. 64 in bowie and brandy wine. your wake-up forecast is a good day today. the sun comes up at 5:55 this morning. lithe temperatures will nicely. it will be a perfect day at the pool, melissa. temperatures in the upper 80s. don't forget your spf. >> that's for sure. going to be warm out there today. it will be nice to sit outside but you don't want to get burned. alexandria, inner loop before van doren street. have a camera for you this morning. inner loop before van dorn. seeing some inner loop and outer loop at this point. going to get moraninformation keep our eyes on it because

it could back up if they don't get that out of the way soon. 66 into town and out of town is just fine this morning. 95 northbound. southbound no worries there. as we look at 270, frederickth spur, you're on ti. there is a disabled vehicle near montrose southbound and it is clear. over tumultuous tenure is for the man leading school in prince georges county. >> justin finch has more. >> how much is the outgoing ceo getting for schools? >> reporter: toutgoing ceo will leave with $800,000 in back pay and other benefits, concluding what has been his five-yeatenure, which is marred by controversy. you might recall the recent allegations of secret pay raises for som central school staff

here in prince georges county. there's ongoing disputes with teachers and principals, as . we and also, the grade-changing allegation and scandal resulting from that. have the loss of the federal money for head start here in prince georges unty. last night, a dramatic meeting sre, centering on maxwel contract and payout here. member kevin burrow telling tracy wilkins that the board chair eubanks attacked and threatened him for the maxwell package. but they did come to anag ement here and said there was time to move forward. >> every move forward towards healing, we need to wor togeth and agree to support our next leader of this great school system. >> y're looki at the interim ceo, dr. monica goldson. she was recently a

superintendent with the county. the county did build two new internional high hool, expanding the free kindergarten program. and that's the success ty want to continue have more going forward, without maxwell as school ceo. chris, eun, back to you. thank you, stin. parents weighed in on an important meeting about making schools safer in fair fox county. the board discussed funding options for three onrecommen recommendations. hiring more mental health support staff, replacing clasoom locksnd keeping the building t locked at aes and having more safety drills at the schools. the board decided against detectors but there will be discussions about adding more schoolresource officers. a public hearing is setes for y night at jackson middle school. the board will make their final vote on a safety plan later this month. a recent news 4 i-team report showed several school distngcts are beefi up

security this summer. loudon county, administrators have added new photo i.d. screeners in all buildings to check the licenses and backgrounds of vidtors. n montgomery county, the school system is hanging more surveilltce cameras a elementary schools to better monitor. making headlines, thousands of folks in britain are protesting president trump's visit today to londlo. at what's flying near parliament right now, a giant balloon swing the preside as a baby in a diaper with a scowl on his face. president trump will not be near the protests. but he's already stirring up controversy. mwe'll have a report f london coming up in ten minutes. it mystery police have been trying to solve for four years. where is relisha rudd? police releasede age

progression photo of what she would look like she was last seen with a jator. police say he killed his wife and then himself as police closed in on him inheir search for relisha. heads-up if you're m your way around town. road closuresth ahead oalll ar weekend. this area around the convention center is closed for fanfest. and here's a look at the closures near nationals park. they affect the northeast, including 1st, van and half street. just ahead, we'llnave more the all-star closures and some of the incredible events. breaking news at 5:35. just learned new information about that water issue in partsd of northeastorthwest d.c. d.c. water has a boil water advisory for thousands of customers. take a look.

we have a map here for you. it include a large portion of the city there. people should boil the water fon coand drinking until further notice. this started after a malfunction a pumping station left thousands with no to low water pressure. pressure in the pipe system makes it possible for contaminants to enter the water. that's why d.c. water has issued the warning. >> hope folks can get that word as they wake up this morning. good and bad news for folks using yometro. have to pay more to park at the garages. the board voted to extend the parki ining fees we told you ab yesterday. commuters that park in the on garage but ride the train, ucll pay the nonrider fee. that's twice as as the regular price to park. the board extended a $2 saturday price hike, as well. those fees will last all the way to next year.

now, to good news. more service is going t commuters on the red line. half of metro's trains turn back to better serve the downtown area. this change means more service for shady grove, rockville, twinbrook and flint. still ahead, injured on an escalator. new video from a dangerous fall inside a metro station. what's being done to improve safety for the next time you ride? first, build-a-bear backlash. it a was sale parents could not resist until it turned to chaos. how the store hopes to make it up to thousands of fru

these outrageous lines at build-a-bear workshops all over the country. these lines right here were found at national harbor yesterday. thousands lined up to take advantage of a promotion that allowed shoppers to pay their age, rather than -- >> youe to take our word for it. crowds were huge. >> we have the video for you. if you're 4, you pay $4. and some of the bears can get expensive. it was a good deal, >>right? yeah. especially for those of us who aren't 4, we'reaying a lot. sounds good in theory. this morning,to the is facing backlash instead of praise. some were waiting up to nine hours and others were turned away. they barely had bears left. and peoplevead to lea bare-handed. a lot of stores ran out of supplies. >> oh, chris. >> comeon, chuck. >> it's a good thing it's friday. >> there's safetyrn conce with

that many people out there. the chain released a statement saying, based on the information available to us before the day began, we could not have predicted this reaction. we had no idea. >> you're not going to say it's a bear of a predictment or something like that. >> that wasy next one. >> build-a-bear h apologized and is offering a $15 voucher to customers who did not get the build-a-bear yesterday. you must logon to the website by sunday night to use that voucher. and you can use it starting today through august 4t >> love the tweet. crisis alt. when build-a-bear is issuing a crisis alert. >> when you have thousands of people outside your stores and you don't have enough bears t insidet could create a huge problem. $15 off apparently is not that great of deal, though, because it can caost a lot. >> i get it. as you see outside, a beautiful sunrise coming up behind us. and the days going to get

better from here. >> i'm glad a of the grisly puns are over. sunny and warm toda but the heat and humidity are coming back for the weekend. i'll give you the ten-day coming up. and a problem on the beltway before van dorn bold meets sweet

th dunkin's new brown sugar cold brew. sweetly balanced with brown sugar.

ve.. big dreams... and big plows. soo i make the efforts of 8 employees... feel like 50? how can i share new plans virtually? how can i download an e-file virtual tours? zip-file? really big files? in seconds, nominutes... just like that. like everything... the answer is simple. i'll do what i've always done... dream more, dream faster, and above all... now, i'll dream gig. now more businesses, in more places, can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network.

you're watching "ws 4 today. >> right w, donald trump is kicking off day three of his overseas trip in england. prime minister theresa may rolled out the red carpet for the president and first lady during a formal state dinner last night. ot thousandsf protesters in london have a different welcome in mind. >> yeah. jay gray joins us live from london this morning where massive dmass ive demonstrations are planned. how many people are down there? >> reporter: well, chris, it's really hard to tell. but a lot gathering in the area. many of them here for protests. placds like this all over

oxford circus in central londone this is w protesters will gather. they're here along with organizers who are asking that some sign petitions that trump welcome here in london. you can see all of the signs here set up for the protesters when they get her later in the day. 100,000 or more expected by the time it's is said and done. present trum because of his schedule, won't hear the protests. he will be far away from the fray. and traveling later this afternoon to scotland, where he will spend his time in his resort over the weekend, his golf resort, before movingn to his controversial meeting on monday, with russian president vladimir putin. ght, jay. i'm sure it's going to be a contentious day in london. thanks for keeping us updated. here at home, it's to play ball.

the all-star eventsn start d.c. today. >> this means you may need to rethink how to get aund town this weekend. we're working for you. news 4 at the convention neacen. we go toegan mcgrath with more about the road closures. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. road closures and parking restricti restrictions. people should over the next couple of days. a very busy time here. you look behind me, there's police officers here at "n" and 1st streets. they're snding by waiting to put some of the road closures into place. the areas that will be t most impacted here are going to be thee neighborhoods around convention center, nationals park and the yard. take a look at the map here. 9th street, 7th street, l street. those will be clod in the area

around the convention center.nd ar nationals park, "n", van, half street. now, area businesses like the salt line, they are ready tohe welcome crowds. but they advise that people leave those cars at home. >> best wayo getere is don't drive. don't come down here with the thought you with drive and park. it's not a reality. >> reporter: and the road closures areoing to start kicking in today. they're going to stretch into wednesday. just kindf avoid these areas. kke public transportation. also something tp in mind this weekend, that the new soccer stadi, audi field, is going to be open for their first game. that will bring more people t this area. very busy. really, you want to leave the cars at home. but a great time, o lots terrific events going on. >> megan, worth the hassle for

all that excitement. thank you so much. batting ges, obstacl courses, it's part of the largest interactive baseball eme park in the world. >> it is starting today in d.c. we c go to tvention center and the all-star fanfest. >> we're watcheg steal a bas right now. this is an interactive game. 1 of s50-p interactive games. and i have d.c. area little t.aguers here, testing it how cool is at? all kinds of exhibits for you to see here. the national baseball hall of fame xabexhibit. and you go to the left to the negro league to set up baseball fans to learn about story. want to bring in the director of

operations. there's so much here for people to enjoy throughout the weekend. >> hey. i love that you said educate tht fans ahe history of the sport. there's things in there i would love for theids to learn about if they haven't learned about it yet. this is so important g to thee that's been around forever. it's the nation's pastime and we're in the nation'scapital. >> we have benson with the red baseball cap. and he shares a birthday with -- >> max scherzer. i invited him to come bac monday ortuesday. i want them to meet and take a picture together. they share a birthday. he's 10 years old. >> all right, benson. a whole lot of other little this is friday to tuesday, starts at 9:00 a.m. today. come on downnd enjoy.

the next meeting date and time, we'll let you know when thatineeting is t place. you feel like you're late for the conference call and you didn't know you had one. 64 now. 64 at dulles airport. if you're following me on twitter, i tweeted out aen conf call bingo game. all these funny things. i don't want to waste my time on it. nonetheless, look it up on my twitter feed. temperatures, 60s for most. a few 70s downtown and by the bay.

all-sun all 14 1/2 hours of sunshine for you to enjoy on a friday. high pressure hashe knocked humidity out for today and most of tomorrow. as that area of high pressure moves offshore on sunday, ouril wind turn back around to the southwest. that spells ineasing heatnd humidity for sunday and monday. storm team 4, all just ground clutter this e'rning. th no rain out there and no chance for rain today. here's our future weather jumod. a couple of fair weather clouds. that's it, car and dry for ur friday night plans. temperatures drifting back in the 70s and 60s. a tiny chance for a shower tomorrow is way out in the mountains of west virginia. here's the ten-day fore tst. an heat is coming back. 95, feeling like 100 on sunday. 95 on monday. the thunderstorms are likely to come in mday and offnd on in tuesday and the first half of

wednesday. that's gecd news bause we need it. new trouble on the capital beltway. let's go to melissa. > take a look. this is a two-mile backup. interloop before van dorn where this crash is getting by single-file to the left. theld backups are bg quickly this morning. the rest of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop is moving around just ne. arlington, northbound, 395, the hov lanes, before gleeb crash there. 66, 95 through virginia. looking at your travel times on 66 a . no complaints there this orning. and on270 southbound here, germantown to the spur going along nicely. 95 to 270, no issue there's. listen to wtop when you hop in car. >> thank you. the metro station in

bethesda has some ofonhe lgest escalators in the world. m a fewonths ago, a woman tumbled down them. this is securit video from march. the woman in the purple jacket started to walk down the escalator that was not working at the time. somewhere on the stairs, woman may have been bumped and that caused a long and hard fall down to the platform. since that fall, metro's chrman says new safety announcements are being made at some stations to remind people hold on to the escalator railing. >> we had looked at stations with particular es. that's why we put them there first. we're rolling that out throughout the system. station s in the met did not catch the woman's fall. but hopes sharing this will help people pay more attention the next time they're using metro. the woman's family says she needed extensive physical therapy aer that fall. w warnings about a poisonous plant we've been

telling you about, the giant g hogweed can cause serious burns and blindness if you get too close to it. a 17 yeefr-year-old from northe virginia is in the hospital because of hogweed. he was working hisob when the plant brush aid cross his face. he wentis home and face started peeling. giant hogweed has been spotted in different parts of virginia in recent weeks. we've been telling you about it. >> yeah. it's good to see. there's flclusters ofmall white players, but they can grow up to five feet wide. it doesn't look all that threatening but certainly is. coming up, allegations of violence following a contentious school board meeting in prince george's county. what one school board memberet d toid of him and the district's ceo. concerns over police

misconduct in d.c., this is after officers stop and frisking black men. details when news 4 contues.

beginning4 today" with breaking news. >> a boil water advisory for parts of northeast and northwest d.c. this impacts thousands of people. this map herehows you who is impacted. d.c. water says people should boil their water f cking and

drinking until further notice. >> this all started last night after a malfunction at a pumping stdsion left thous of people with low water pressure or no pressure at all. that loss of pressure in the pipe system makes it possible for contaminants to get into the water. that's why d.c. water issued th. warn happy friday. chris lawrence in for aaron this morning. >>'m eun yang. the weekend is hours away now. it will be a spectacular weekend, especially for baseball fans. >>oh, boy. all-star game. just days to go until the big game, d.c. is t place to be for sports fans. this morning, we'll look at what's going on around town >> we want to check on your coute and forecast. >> we will get to me llissa in moment. chuck, what can we expect from the day? >> mother nature giving us a slow pitch for this fridea. theer will be cooperative for all of your outdoor plans. don't worry about cancelling anything. a fantastic friday. the weekend