district. >> we're going to find out if the skies are going to sta clear. first, sheena has a look at your forecast. >> good morning, ladies. the weekend was beautiful. absolutely gorgeous. but a of a change in our weather pattern going into this week. remember therainy pattern that we had last week? unfortunately, we have some of that coming back into the forecast. here's a look, a live view at the radar. we have storms moving south-to-knsouth-to south-to-north. we're going to have a few sprinkles in your southwest. late on, we see the rain move up. 74, in washington. 69 in not a bad start at all. we go from about 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. we go through the day today,

we're going to go in the wrecast. don't leave homhout the umbrella. and we have some high rain chances. bes go in to jack, in for melissa. >> good morning. we have a point where there's a couple of letesng by. two right by on the scene. the westbound lanes of 370, after shady grove road, a crash. only the left lane is getting by. a night of the overnight crash with the investigation on 7, eastbound, as you ride out in sterling. accident investigation, and firs and rescue cn scene there. hopefully we have lanes open before we get to rush hour in an hour or so. it's 4:01. developing this morning, a homicide investigation in prince george's h county. pened around 7:30. officers found a man shot to death in oxenhill.

police are trying to figure out what happened. we will kee you updated on this story as new details come in. this morning, the g.w. parkway will take extra time. >> crews will one on the windy run bridge. this will affect north and southbound traffic. the number of lanes will go four to three. a reversible lane will shiftd from northbo to southbound. this sdepend on time of day. the work will wrap up this fall. ou> new details about the 17-year-old boy dead in a school parking lot intg mery county. police found the teen. investigators said he had been seen earlier that day around the school and has played basketball at the school before. right now, police do not suspect foul play. an autopsy will be performed. a woman ise al this

morning, thanks to the quick action of the u.s. coast guard. the scary scene played out on a boat yesterday evening around 5:30. help, saying her and a woman were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. an officer performed cpr and she regain ld cined consciousness. now, to breaking news out of northern california. a massive car fire has killed six people. we wanto get to chris lawrence at the live desk, tracking the latest. >> they just found the latest body last night. six people have been killed, with the latest death notice coming on sunday. state fire officials in california say 3,300 this ghters are battlin blaze. you can see some of the latest footage here on your screen. tens of thousands of people have evac hted theires since the

fire started, one week ago today. the carr fire has destroyed nearly 900 homes and damaged 900 more. look at this reen. the districtt consists ab 43,000 acres. this is burning about 95,000 acres. the only good news is that temperatures have fallen aumit andity is up. that gives them a smallmount fight this fire. >> a t long way go, chris. geoia congressman john lewis is back home this morning, the this after a stay at a hospital. a spokesman says doctors gave him a clean bill of health. congressman lewis is 78 years old. presiednt trump spa controversy over the weekend with a series of t tweets. k aim at everything from

the russian investigation to the to shut he threatene down the government. he wrote that he would be, quote, willi t to shut dow government if the democrats do not give us a vote for border security, end quote. u.s.nt on to say that the needs to implement a system based on merit. he wants democrats to support construction of all border melania trump will face questions about his former lawyer, michael cohen, and the probe today. another tweet targeted the investigation and robert mueller. f the tweets got personal. one he sd mueller had a conflict of interest. he goes on to say, i turne him down to head the fbi, one day before appointment as socialco sel. and comey is his close friend. the president referring to james comey, whom he fired.

president trump did not explain the business relationship. but "the new york times" reports the pair had a dispute over fees at trumpio natl golf club. we learn that michael cohen is willing to tell the special ne counsel, trumpin advance of the 20 16 meeting between trump associates and the russians in october. theatet todore mccarrick has been accused of abuse. for more than 30 years, the chdiocese of washington has encouraged sur vifr vivors of s abuse would offer assistance to survivors of abuse in bringing healing to those who

were harmed. you can e read theire statement. in an unprecedented move, pope francis took away mccarrick's rctle before his church title. the s is on for the hooded gunman who killed three people over the weekend. two men used a rifle and a handgun to fire into a crowd on saturday night.ed the gunman all stood over one person and shot them several times. two men an one woman died. >> it's sad and it's heartbreaking. put the guns down. >> police believe the shooting is gang-related. in is the fifth shooting involving ten or more victims in new orleans in the past six t morning, a deadly syears. shooting over a parking space is

renewing calls to repeal the stand yourun gro law. a black han was shot and killed by a white t man durins dispute. the sheriff's office did not charge the shooter, saying h feared for his life after being oved to the ground. some are calling the shooting unjustified. at a town hall in florida, there were new calls for action. >> black, white and everything between. we have to rally because all of us aree m less safe. so long as stand your ground remains on the books. >> the state's attorney office isthreviewin shooting to determine if any charges will be filed. this morning we're learning about what happened minutes before that deadly duck boat accident in missouri that killed 17 of 31 people onboard. the nt reveals the time

looibline of events. video shows the captain givesin the safety instructions when the road starts. it shows calm waters when the boat leaves. w as thether worsens, an alarm goes off, revealing water collecting under the boards. in the last three minutes, the captain makes a radio call for help and the boat is still above water. 4:09 right now. sunday took a dramatic turn for five people in the dithrict. all were stuck, trapped in an elevator in northwest. firefighters had to rescue them from inside the tenleytown metro elevator. no one was hurt. 4:09. happening today, a b effort to get more people to donate blood.

a 24-hour blitz is under way in northern virginia. in fairfax county, people rolled up their sleeves to donate. anova health care is behind this push. keeping the supply up and reas is alw important. those on the front lines say, they see the need firsthan >> we need 200 units of blood every day toulll our hospital needs. >> we're out there running the 1 emergencies, especially during the summertime. we see accidents and things of that nature. inova health care is set up, across from the dulles town center. okay. we've all heard ofmic-con. but few have heard of blurred-con. >> this is a thing. and it showcases black nerd

culture. those who take tpart, say message has deep roots in social causes as inclusiveness as the lgbtq community and those livin with disabilities. >> we've been embraced by people. it feels like a reunion. it fls good being here. >> you're meeting people forhe first time. they're distance cousins and you feel so comfortablee everyone hasawesome. >> it always include music and gaming, as well.yo can see diversity in the crowd. still ahead, aomhell report with serious acquisitions against the tsa. >> it's reported that the agency is trailing some xaeng passenge

on a watch list. with a lot of thein ra, some basements are being flooded. news 4 is working for you with a look at what you can do to prevent it from happening to you as you wait f more rain. probably not a lot of people wanto be hearing that. as we go through the commute, it looks nice and dry. it will be after 9:00 this morning, with showers after our start to move in. and rain the rest of the day. make sureou have an urella befombre

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4:15. rescuers are trying tocu ee tourists trapped on ansland after landslides. 15 people are dead andore than 160 are hue. uake caused more than 100 homes to collapse. down south, toxic and foul-smelling algae is causing health and business concerns in florida. take a loo atthis. it beganpreading several weeks ago in the waterways. the algae can cause problems to the nervous system. it smells really bad. and people are worriedoit's going effect -- that's going to affect property values. you can be tracked at theor ai and not know about it. >> there's a tsa program that has air marshals tailing u.s.

citizens, even though they're not on a watch list. the program is called quiet skies. the tsa screens every american citizen, who flies into the u.s. from certain foreign countries. every day, several dozen passengers are selected for surveillan based on red flags on travel history and other activities. >> air marshals get a photo. and then, they're directed the fill out reports with every, single thing you do, from the moment you're at the airport, through who leaves -- whose car you leave with in the arrival city. er>> passe aren't notified whether they're placed under surveillance. in a statement, t tsa tells nbc news, the primary purpose of this program is toe ens passengers and flight crews are protected during travel. the agency would not whether the program had stopped any terrorists or prevented any threats. it's hard to believe, summer

ovis almost er. can you believe it? we'rep wrapping july. travel experts say, though, this is the perfect time to make a last-minute get away plan. new orleans and houston are two cities where four-star properties can be reserved for $100 per night. before you start searching for the deals, there's one other tip when traveling affordably. >> don't forget about your pos,ts and mi especially when prices are high and you can get great value for them. >> by the way,oo there's travel deals for europew.ight if you have extra time and vacation daysou want to blow, why not? >> i hate to think about the summer ending already. i want tove enjoy minute while it lasts right? >> i don't like feeling that summer is almost doneecause i feel i got into the rhythm of the summer mentality. >> every year, i goes b like that. gone in a flash. forever.nter lasts

>> february is the shortest and longest month. >> we never got a, spri i remind you. >> that's so. >> i feel that happens in the transition seasons, like spring and fall. they come real quick. we get a couple of day and winter is here. we're talking about the rain. the rain is back. a lot of people who had flooded not want to hear about this. fortod for today, don't forget the umbrella. you're going to nee itfter 9:00 a.m. and if you go out for lunch, you'll need it the rainy pattern does return all week long. we're talking about hh rain chances after today. here's a live lk at the radar. locally, we are dry, we're going to stay fine for the morning rush. showers are down to our south and a lot of thunderstormti ty, i've seen down to our t sout. we'll see the rain approaching.

could see a couple of showers around lunchtime. 74 in washington. 66, fredericks. the best time is going 7:00 a.m., or 8:00 or 9:00. after that, we i have rain the forecast. temperatures may p not gett the upper 70s in some area. the rain in the south, in the early after noon, what the afternoon and evening hours are, scattered showe are in the forecast. look at this week. oigh rain chances everywhere. we're not going see much in the way of sunshine. just keep in mind that you will need the umbrella with you today. tomorrow, wednesday, thursday, friday. could be saturday and sunday, too. we're not going to see a break until next week. let's get to jack taylor and a check on the roads on this monday. we'll start out in sterlingn havernight crash on 7,

going eastbound. atlantic boulevard, you'r h goig e to make some turns. just be aware. theccident itself occurred. westbound lanes but the eastbound continues to dirt. on 370 headed westbound, the accident of shady grove road. everything is beingleared out of the roadway. and the work zone in place on the beltwa topside outer loop after connecticut avenue, have been blocking the left half of the roadway. that's going to be cleared probably in the next half hour or so. angie, back to you. still ahead, what you need toknow, if you think your basement is atflisk for ding. we're working for you, looking at steps you take to prevent it. stay with us.

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>> she'sy not the o one with a basement battle these days. days of rain lef homes across our area taking on water in basements, too. if you think yours has beened sp think again. not seeing water doesn't mean it's not there,, says jo owner of water guard water-proofing. >> people don't think of a musty odor, crack, discoloration on wallcoverings, all those are warning signs that are telling you the basement may leak one day. >> reporte a simple solution you can do on, is keep an eye on any of the drains. the problems can grow the longer you ignore em. >> make sure your sump pump is rking. ake sure you have wells cleared. make sure you have a working ter-proofing system. >> reporter: getes mates.

your cost can range depending on your basement size and required repairs. or homeowners, it's often a worthwhile investment. >> tonow my house is secure, safe, no outside bugs and wat comingin, that feels really good. >> justinws finch, . baseball repair can be a heavy-duty job. >> and expensive. >> make sure you or the company gets the proper permits before starting the work. and probably not what anybody t wants hear who has dealt with basement issues over the last week, we have more rain the forecast this week. this morning, we're dry or at least for now. we have a showers storms down to our south. those will be moving in as we get, afterbout 9:00 a.m. this morning. i'll break down the timing through the rest of the day, coming up in ex-. . plus, sudden collapse. in video showing theoof caving

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right now on news 4 today. commuting conc ans, majoron constructiroject that's going to impact your way to work. and whythe warnings you're stuck with the mess for months. amtrak outraged, trains traveling to and from d.c. delayed for hours. plus the nationals star in a twitter controversy. what has the player a tlogizing fos morning. at 4:30, a live look outside, as we srt a n work week. welcome to your monday. pretty clear out there right now. laterhis rning, the rain we final hi had a break from over the weekend, will return. sorry to break the bad news to monday. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm angie goff. aaron has the morning off. i was