lot different. go morning, everybody. i'm chris lawrence, in for aaron. >> i'm erika gonzalez. these storms could bring wind, lightning and more >> we need to check in with chuck and sheena with a look at the focast. >> a quiet start. what a beautiful day yesterday was. that was a nice chance to exhale, dry things out a littl bit. >> ias out yesterday, in the heat and humidity, if you were out there f more tha an hour, it was very hot. most of the area was dry. toy is going to be different. most if not everyone today, is gohug to seeerstorm activity later on. we have a weather alert for today. this is for strong to severe storms that could have damagiin winds and the timing is going to be later today. 4:00 p.m. to 9:00p.m., that's what it looks like currently. for most o the iday, we will

be on the dry, hot and humid side. there's the line of storms coming toether off our west. that line will get closer and we could see a couple stray showers. here's the slight risk for severe weather. it's in the shaded section. this is the w areall be watching, including the d.c. metro throughout the afternoon and the evening today. chuck will talk about what is coming up. let's go over to melissa. happy friday. >> beltway, connecticut avenue beltway blocking the left lane. had this roadway on 270 southbound before in urbana, now, that is cleared out of the way. alexandria, southbounder 395, after left side is getting by that work zone. kwont coe to the beltway, everything is nice and clear. chris? new details on security in

fairfax county schools. last night's school board approved spending millions of dollars for new safety measures. the board decided to take action after the shooting in florida in febrry, that killed 17 people. a requirementhat classrooms be locked at all times and thehi ng of 18 more mental health professionals. students and teachers we spoke with agree with the safety moves but some say that the district could have donmore. >> i think 18 mht be a good start. but we wou need a lot more to really address the problem. >> it's good for us to learn how to w dealith the situation in different scenarios. >> some studentsy say t wish there was more money for police. > an attack happened outside of a building henear

avenue.shire as the victim passes him, the suspect turns around and goes after her. he tried to rip her clothes off. investigators believe he may be connected to other sexual assaul cases. this morning, a district family is demanding justice. last thursday, someone stabb shawn nicholson to death. her familyad a vigil last night. they're still heartbroken over that loss. >> she's a lovely person. she's a mother of five. >> police aren't saying if nicholson was targeted. police discovered five-foot kamen and several dogs and pupps, and signs pointing

to dogfighting. searching the home, they found the container that kept the rep ta tile. they found puppies and dogs that appear scared and scarred. >> while we were tre searching for the alligator-like animal, we found suspicious items that were consistent with dogfighting. this is alleged. this isit alleged. 's being investigated. >> all of the animals we removed. we spoke with the owner of the home. he said he just returned to d.c. after bng out of town for months. he said, he doesn't believe dogfighting was happening on the property. a growing divide between trump and his fmer lawyer. he willay he knew a russian

lawyer was promising dir on hillary clinton before the meeting in trump tower. until mpnow, taid he didn't know about the meeting. dr. jr. said something came of it. but on sday, the russian lawyer had a closer relationship with the russian government than she let on. she dens that she was representing any russian authorities in her discussions with the trump campaign. as for the cohen news, last night presint trump's attorne responded on cnn, saying you can't believe anything tha cohensays. >> this is the kind of witness that can destroy your whole case. any kifinder of fact loses confidence in thee when you rely on a guy like this. you're going to have such a string of lies, you can't trust him. >> this comes just days afterco hen's attorney released a cret recording after a

conversation between cohen and trump in 2016. they discussed money to bury a story about a former "playboy" model who was claiming she had an affair with mr. trump a decade earlier. twitter is helpingr. trump connect to supporters and launch explosive rants. "the new york times" is reporting that special counsel rort mueller is krut newsi isci tweets about jeff sessions and james comey. lookingial counsel is at whether those actions add up to attempts to obstruct the probe by intimidatingse witn breaking news, north korea has turned over what they say are d of military remains from the korean owar. we go molette green at the live desk. >> remains of five soldiers on thei way home.

hours ago, u.s. worvicemen and n line up on the tarmac to receive the boxes from the north. you can see the boxes draped in the blue u.n. flags. the transfer is meant to fulfill a commitment made at the summit. those remains will be honored at a ceremony next senunday. after theceremony, those will go to a base for testing. the agreement in a ultimately e put an to then korea war was signed 65 years today. >>molette, thank you. developing story this morning, the deadline to reunite separatedil famies has com and gone. and the health and human services say they have reunited all eligible families. rt c filing says the

government has reunited 1,0 of about 2,500 with their parents. the government says 400 kids whose parents have already beenb departed areng held. o d there's no time line reunite the families. government lawyers say some parents voluntarily left their children . one of the founders of the freedom caucus is working on a promotion. if republicans keep the to rity, jim jordan pla run for speaker of the house. he's an ally of preside a trump and critic of the speci investigation. he faced allegations during his time at ohio state. he turned a blind eye to alleged abuse by a team doctor. paul ryan is not seeking re-electi re-election. but he's endorsed kevin mccarthy as his successor. a wife and mother will say her final good-byes to husband and children who drowned in theoaevastating duck

accident. their funeral takes place at noonn ims. last thursday, that duck bolt capsized and sank during a storm. all, nine people from the coleman family daye tia coleman and her nephew were the only other survivs s. kll be headed back to school in a few weeks. but in prince georst's county, ents who don't get all of the vaccinations can forget about going to class. health issues were the reason ev 6,000 sth graders were not immunized. the school system has hadpr oblems with record keeping in the past. tt they sayse issues have been fixed. leaders say parents need to step up. >> the requirement of parents to getld their cren immunized, not the school system. we have more on vaccines and

where you can get them. we're wai on the market to open this morning to see if facebookrebounds from its stunning freefall on wall street. it last $119 billion in market value. that's the largest one-day loss in stock market history. it follows twof years scandals in russian meddling and misinformation and the users whose private information was d. compri the governor of virginia, says he will address an easy-pass policy that's upsetting to some drivers. drivers who haven't used the ez pass could have them downgrouded and deactivated. he was asked a about this listener. personally ce he doesn't drive anymore, he's had issued with his own ez pass.

he told theer list we're going to take care of that. the governor asked the stateon transporta secretary to personally look into this issue. some local governments are putting the brakes on the red light cameras. >> they say the cameras are xpensive to operate and aren't generating enough tickets. since they dropped the cameras, deadly crashes haveincreased. according to the insurance institute for highway safety, more tha 20 people died in red light crashes. that's a 17% jump. parking at the national zoo won't g any easier anytime soon. why plans for thearking garage just got scrapped. plus, a wild encounter for utility crews in colorado. what i was that drew this bear down a storm drain. lonesome shower or two

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you're watching "news 4 today." >>ug not exactly what you t you would see popping out of a storm drain. the bear just needed a bit of space before making his exit. officers removed the manhole cover hoping the cub t takeshe hint. it was attracted to berries it smeltd down in t hole. sure. >> you can imagine pulling that

cover off and running the opposite way. it took 100 firefighters to put out that fire in london. spectators pulled out the cell phones and shot footage. this week we learned that one of the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks has been identified nearly two decades after theattack. >> that's given hope to thousands of families whose loved ones died that day. scott johnson was an analyst working in the towers. analysts retested a bone fragment found in the debris 17 years ago. and fro t thaty were able to confirm johnson's identity to this day, thousands of victims reins are not identified. he washington business journal reports that the garage wouldn't make enough money to cover the $50 million price tag. the smithsonian says z

attendance is down. it was slated to be built on the lot. the zoo's parking places fill up quickly. a local hocht is looking tot reinitself. it's shifting operations to focus on what it's calling sameay care. the hospital will stop offering acute care. basically, that requires several days of eatment. that will end by the end of thee . providence's parent company is going to turn the hospital into what it'salling a health village. in talk about a wild weekend weather. coming up for aaron, now. >> yesterday was so nice. it almost made you forget that we had about a week's worth of rain. and then, i remembered when i was on a golf course adrippingw

sweat because it was so saturated with rain. it seems like a steam room outside. today, we're going to be hot again. we'll be in the low-90s ahead of thunderstorms. strong thunderstorms will be moving in. the timing wille 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. will be the shenandoa valley. we could have storms ahead of th. 9:00 p.m., leaving in the area. the weekend looks better. here's theisk area for today. the yellow shaded area. this b is thet chance for severe storms as we go throughout the afternoon. it includes the d.c. metro area. we could see heavywinds, lightning and rain across the area. we have showers across d.c. and partsf maryland. they'll be leaving the area shortly. here's the linf storms. it will look more organized, more thunderstorms activity,

we go through the day today. it will gain more moisture as it gets oser. we could have a couple showers after launch time. currently, in washington. 78 in anap sis. 4 in quantico. if you're exercising outside today, this morning looks good. lunchtime, still fairly dry. 88 degrees. humid. look at the afternoon, low 90s. we have storms moving this way. future weather and maybe a couple showers are moving in. 7:00p.m., it heads in. and 9:00 p.m., it begins to leave. saturday, looking dry, warm, 88 degrees. by sunday, we could see swers in the afternoon temperatures in the mid-80s. you're heading to the beach, not looking too bad but late tonight, that's when you see t storms moving in. the weekend, look at next week. here comes the rainy pattern again. and we could be talking about

all week again. chuck will show y that coming up. let's head out to melissa. >> good morning. look at what's happening around town. the beltway is nice and clear. we have roadway. let's zoom in and take a look at that. chevy chase, a work zone blocking the right lane. arlington, southbound 395, after arlington boulevard.ok log at 270 going south, onlicense plat you're going to get there in 27 minutes. sheena mentioned that humidity. if you plan on hitting the pool this weekend, we have information you want to see.mi co up, susan hogan working for you, detailin

you're watching "news 4 today." >> serious something t might not surprise anybody. students who are allowed to bring their cell phones into class usually score lower on amines. students with phone access scored half a grade lowern tests in general. the same students had a harder remembering and what they learned. it is summertime and the pools are open. if you are plannin on doing some swimming this weekend, we have information you might want to hear. >> i took my daughter to the water park after work yesterday. now, i wonr what's swimming around in my body. even though the water looks clean, it canewimming with mi mikescopic parasites. susan hogan thealking about

swimming parasites. >> reporter: when it comes to pools, you don't know what parasites may be lurking below the surface. >> there's a lot. >> reporter: the most common pull prit wh culprit is crypto, spread through fecal matter. >> if a child has an accident in the pool, there's elimination in the pool, we have t treat it right away. >> reporter: regular levels of chlorine won't kill crypto. it's easy to catch. swallowing a w mouthful er infected with crypto can lead to weeks of nausea or diarrhea. >> have people take shower or rinse off before they swim and after they swim. >> have kids take frequent

bathroom breo reduce the chance of accidents. >> the swim diapers are not fool-proof. >> you can see if crypto is the cause. you should wait until after the symptoms s have stopped before getting back in the cool. i >> made a mistake. it cost me everything. >> new this morning, roseanne responds. she is talking about the tweet she says changed her life. we'll show you the interview you'll be hearing about all day. good mornin everybody. storm team 4 weather alert to oget you ahead the storms for later this afternoon. we have a slight risk fore sev weather that starts here in the d.c. metro area and goesno hward. a lot of people impacted by that. the timing of the storms and a peek at the weekend, minutes away. >> plus, another vtory for

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weather alert. >> enjoy the sunshine this morning. ght, we go back to th storms. good morning, everybody. the team is here working for you, as we countdown to the weekend. >> we go to chuck and sheena with the storm team 4 forecast. >> we don't need -- i don't know what i was doing. i had my mondhands in my pocket. >> yes. it's going to be stormy today. >> i would never do chthat, k. >> you're pulling for storms. i know you are. >> you said it. every morning, chuck pulls out that 8 ball. >> on to the forecast. we have some overnight storms coming up across central pennsylvania.