>> good morning to you. .'m eun ya another only the weather we're watching. this is in upper marlboro. a fire started in al's kitchen and spread to other buildings. to thewant to turn forecast and the commute this morning. jack taylor is f standing melissa, with a look at the roads this moking. ch bell with the forecast, ready hot and steamy outside. >> temperatures in the mid to upper 70s here at 5:00 in the morning. superduper humid outside. that's no change from the way it's been forpl a c weeks. another alert day today because the flash flood watches have llbeen extended the way through today and into tomorrow morning. locally, just like yesterday, dulles airport had over an inch of rain yesterday. somepots over a inch of rain again today. and many of us will see the possibility for another inch or more tomorrow. storm team 4 radar.ve

it's d pavement across the beltway. rain in the shenandoahllalley impact i-80 by the time we get to 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. temperatures in the steamy 70s around town right now. we'll get peeks of sunshine to get temperatures in the mid and upper 80 bsore more thunderstorms bubble up in the liafternoon. liod of you getting rained on today, 70%. 80% chances foromainrow for more about that and a peek at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. ja jack taylor, how is thehe commu? >>re not getting along well in upper marlboro with the fire. we have authorities arriving and departing. sshoses ac the roadway. there's no traffic on main at elm stree in marlboro. in maryland, topside, we have one over on the left shoulder. unclear if this iscc anent or a brokendown vehicle.

state highway is on-scene helping with a flat tire. no issues on the woodrow wilson bridge. i-295 wrapped up andcleared. back into you. >> jack, thank you. we want to g t back to breaking news out of prince george's county right now. >> a well-known diner caught fire overnight.ch justin fs there, as well. justin, what can you tell us? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. right at the corner of main and elm street here in upper ma boro, where the al's country kitchen is the heart of this fire that brokeout overnight. rews aresee fire working on the scene there. you can see heavye dam the front end of that building, where al's once stood. and to the left of that.n firefightershe roof, still working, on top of that bail bonds offices leake you to some video from earlier. close to 1:30 this morning. this fire is said to have broken out on the 14700 block of main

street here in upper marlboro. we're told this was an hour and a half firefight. that fire knocked down about 3:00 a.m. but not before spreading to nearby businesses, including a stidal shop, the china taste chinese reaurant, as well as a bail bonds office and al's country kitchen. we're told on the third level of this building there were three apartments. and the residents of those units were able to escape. as you look live at the scene, you can see thextensive amount of damage here. i can tell you from being here, walking around these buildings here, there's damage to the back en this is, of course, very close to the court o ices that are here, as well. they're not affected by this fire. we're told, one firefightert suffered h exhaustion. he was treated on the scene. besides that, no other injuries reported on this fire. if you're traveling in this area of main and elm, there won't be

quite a tie-up here, given the fire crews still on-scene at this hour, making sure that hot spre under control. the investigation into what caused this fire is undnow unde way. live from upper marlboro, back to you. >> thayou. we expect to learn more details about a deadly police shooting in oxon hill.il policerelease the name of e off-duty officer. this came from a crowded strip mall he heard gunshots comi from a liquor store. as he was running towards the store, he noticed a man wig a gun runn his direction. the officer yelled for the man th drop his weapon. when he didn't, e officer shot m. witnesses said it was a chaotic nituation. >> people were r towards where i was at. like, right there. i was like, what's going on? and the shots were loud. i knew it was close to me. >> before encountering the

officer, the suspect allegedly shot andd kil someone inside the liquor store. the victim and the subject were arguing but it's unclear if they knew one another. we're looking at police body camera that led to a police shooting. obert white was shot and killed by an countfi police ofcer in june. we want to warn you that this vi deo is disturbing. the officer shot while he continued to chargat him. we froze the video before the shots were fired. a second officer's body camera showed white get up and charge at the officer. white yelled, do it again. the two continued to struggle. and there were several more shots that killed white. we asked a retired d.c. homicide detective to analyze the video

and determine if the shooting is justified. >> as unfortunate as it is, it is justified. it's a justified shooting, hands down. the officer was cleacay justified use his life was in danger. >> no charges will be filed against the officer. it is one of president trump's most direct attacks on special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. and this morning, reaction is coming in. yesterday, the president tweeted, quote, attorney general je sessions should stop th rigged witch hunt right now before it continues to stain our country any further. the presidens critics call the tweet an obstruction of justice. but trump lawyer rudy giuliani says the tweet was a upoopinion not on order. >> he used the word should, noto th must. he didn't direct him to do it and he's not going to direct him to do it. >> the president also bashed the tax fraud trial against paul manafort, slamming the case as a hoax.

manafort's trial resumes this morning for day three. they are ahead of schedule and could wrap up tomorrow. but the big question is whether the star witness will testify.na fort's former business partner, rick gates, pleaded guilty to ch ges earlier this year and it's thought he could testify. yesterday, though, p secutors hinted that gates may not take the stand. manafort's lawyers blamed gates for the alleged crimes during opening statements. testimony resumes at 9:30. happening now in montgomery county, police are trying to find an missing in chevy chase. 17ear-old abdalla ahmed is part of a student group staying at the 4-h conference center. ast seen early monday at the conference center wearing black jeans and flip-flops. ahmed is 5'7", weighs 140 pounds, has brown eyes and black hair developing this morning, tens of thousands of people in northern california remain under evacuation orders.

you're looking at new video of h carr fire. this fire is nearly twice the size of sacramento now. it's been burning for more than a week now. this morning, it's only 35% contained.e re has already destroyed more than 1,000 homes and is responsible for 6 deaths. one of college football's most successful coaches off the field for now. ohio state placed urban meyer on paid administrative leave asi an invesgation about what he knew of domestic abuse allegations of one of his assistant coaches. in an interview available on watchstadium.com, courtney smith says the abuse began while smith was a grad assistant for urban meyer in florida back in 2009. >> he picked me up by my shirt and threw me up against the wall. ys>> a columbus affiliate

that meyer helped counsel them during their marriage. meyer will remain on leave until thenvestigation is complete. heart-stopping new video of what some are calling the miracle in mexico. a plane was plunging to the ground and burst into flames and everybody made it out alive. we're going to see whatas happening inside the cabin of that plane as it went down. this may be disturbing for some folks. this an a flight that had just taken off in bad weather. a passenger onboard recorded the moment the plane started its freefall.u listen closely, you can hear babies crying, passengers screaming, everybody just terrified for their ere. the plane smacked into the ground, bellydown, just beyond the runway. more than 100 people, inclcring th, had just seconds to escapet before the jerst into flames. there was one passenger who spoke to the "today" show about the impact. >>e were bracing for impac once the actual plane stopped,

we could see the flames on either side of the engine e be hit the ground and kind of rolled. not rolled but skidded. ust a blessing that i'm here to tell the story. >> about 85 people had minor injuries there. officials in durango, mexico, says the jet was hit by wind before the crash.ec all of thet rain means a lot of standing wate that's a breeding ground for mosquitos.pr ce george's county just confirmed its first human case of west nile virus in 2018. west nile can only be transmitted to people through mosquitos. you cannot catch it from another person. most people don't have symptoms but they can include a rash, swollen glands and flu-like symptoms. empty any containersanding water around your home. the strong storms and heavy rain have had harsh consequences for the chesapeake bay.

>> look at this video. tree bnches, dirt, other debris has been accumulated in the bay. there's so much bris, that swimming has been banned at sandy point park beach in annapolis. crews are working to clean up the shoreline and get the debris out of the water. right now, the maryland department of natural resources has not set a time when caimming resume at the beach. >> they can enjoy the beach, they can enjoy theie je they can enjoy the picnic areas. but there's too much debris in the water. >> workers filled 22 trucks with debris trying to clean up the alley. but there's plenty of work left to be done at other slips and harbors. this morning, the baby bald eagle wi a huge online following is recovering in a rehab center after falling and wandering the streets of d.c.

last week, valor, a 3-month-old eaglet fell 80 feet from a treet the national arboretum. the next day, a worker found valor and put him back into the tree. aie humane rescue alliance that someone saw him walking around a neighborhood in northeast, just blocks away from the arboretum. f couldnd his way back. maybe the pressure of the spotlight and theonline following to be funny and cute all the time. >> it's hard. >> i know you know what it's like. >> poor eagle. oh, boy. >> it's 5:12. he was accepted to georgetown b saw his acceptance slipping away when his parents refused to help him with the cost. >> that's because he's gay. what happenedext has people talking. first, chuck bell. >> the nats have been hitting me runs but mother nature has been striking out. and the reds are in dwn. there's a high likelihood of a rain delay and perhaps a

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you'reatching "news 4 today." >> this is wt happens when you leave your car unlocked in colora and a bear gets trapped inside. >> yikes. >> sheriff's deputies in jefferson county had to use a rope to open the door. >> there he goes. >> he was sleeping side. he had reached the point where he w a having nap. >> tired of tearing up the entire place. look at the damage. >> the car was demolished on the inside and there was a half-eaten banana in the cup holder. >> he was full.pp >> just ded it in the cup holder and moved on. the sheriff' department says the message here is to lock your car door >> isn't that wild that the bear ened the or. >> they keep making it easier to

openhe doors. >> a new study found that heavy drinkers and ernondris have a higher risk of developing . dement french researchers monitored thousands of adults for 25 years. they foundho that those w drink regularly or abstain completely are more likely to develop dementia compared to lightr derate drinkers. >> that's good news for people that have a glass of w once in a while? >> once in a while. inova will ban plastic straws. it will reduce items in all of the hospitals across northern virginia. the health system says it uses 3 million straws each year. d wants to ensure that the plastic does not fs way into thehesapeake bay and other waterways. it will offer strawsthe disabled. e ban begins on america

recycles day, november 15th. strangers are rallying around thegeorgetown university freshman who was disowned by his parents for being gay. seth owens was rico-valedic at his high school in florida. he's on a partial scholarship to georgetown when his parents as found out he way, they sent him to conversion therapy. when that didn't wor as they wanted it to, they cut himnaff. seth wase to pay the tuition. >> letting me walk out the door they were sayi don't care where you are staying and we don't care if you're safe, our religious beliefs are more important. >> his teacher set up a gofundme page to raise tuition and so far it's raised $110,000. >> sometimes the hardest thing to be in l is just yourself. and to have the roadblocks from your family makes it

>> really sad. let's talk about the weather, mr. bell. >> leals about anything else. nobo is happy with the way this is breaking down. >> not at all. >> rain chances remain very high. the fla flood watches haven extended again into 8:00 friday morning. i think they have to ex tnd thosough the day friday and likely into the first part of saturday. severe storm chances well to our south today. we're not under a risk of severe thunderstorms. that being said, flash flooding is its own type of severe weather. the ground is supersaturated. any of those harmless, stray afternoon thunderstorms now pose an increasing risk for localized spla flash flooding. most of the rain chancesome in the shenandoah valley. with time, the rainom chances into the city. and i think there's a high chance for rain after about 5:00

or 6:00 in the d.c. metro area. the nationals/reds game i was talking about a minute ago, that one is in trouble. flash flood watches for everyone in the onna with the lone exception of fredericksbg and southern maryland. uru could get rain, just the ground is not as sed. steamy mid-70s around the city this morning. leesburg, a little keillel cool. south winds again today. and anybody who gets rain couldc get an or more. here's our future weather forecast for amounts of rainfall. then, they're scattered in nature but could see an inch ins rain inngton today. an half an inch in parts of the shenandoah valley. total rainfall amounts area-wide could be another locally to as much as three inches of rain. rain should be coming to an end about 10:00 a.m. on saturday morning the saturday afternoon,d saturday night sunday will

be rain-free. >> thank you, sir. we begin in upper marlboro the structure fire, that closed ma at elm street. cleaning up the hoses. you have hot spots and authorities will remain on-scene for some time. in hedistrict, southbound 19th street, one-way sohbound, is diverting at m street. wekave a w zone that may be through the rush hour. the beltway starting off quietly. one issue outer loop, a tire on the shoulder. wilson bridge, no worries between the big bridges between al alexandria and mclane. >> thank you, jack. tillahead, working for you with details on fake amazon charges. who is impacted and what you who is impacted and what you need to know

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theme next ou check your fnls finances, take a closer look at your checking account. nbc has learned of amazon charges that are fraudulet for f the nation's largest banks. >> a virginia teacher reached out to us after she noticed hundreds of dollars of unauthorized chargesr wells fargo debit card. she de the discovery after h sister saw a friend's facebook post, warning of fraudulent activity between wells fargo and amazon. they bothed a wells fargo and used amazon. >> these are small enough charges that they were easy to miss. >> absolutely. >> and you missed them. >> i missed them. >> reporter: they cao ed wells

fad canceled the cards and started to spread the word. >> everyone in my social circle, when i brought this issue up, they all said, wait a minute, i have a crge. and wait, i saw some charges, too. and they thought nothing of it because they purchase things from amazon all the time. >> reporter: wells fargo and amazon tell us they believe the issue has beenixed. wells fargo says this unfortunate experience is debit card fraud. no wells fargo systems or accounts have been breached. the bank wouldn't say just how many customers were impacted. but it doeappear to be limited to customers in virginia. now, she was able to get all of ar money back from wells fargo. but another was one to get a portion of it from the bank. we'll tell you why that is at 5:00 and also how you protect yourself. > another storm team 4 weather alert this morning. flas flash flood watches until tomorrow morning. the on active warning is in prince william county.

that's until 9:30 a.m. keep an eye out for ovfasting water in that part of the rld. the rest of today's forecast is coming right up. breaking newse while you w sleeping, a popular maryland restaurant up in flames overnight. we're live at the scene with ak closer l at the damage and any possible traffic impacts. that's next. stay with us.

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news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> -- saw yesterday, while the rain isn't falling or our area right now, the threat of flash floods will bhigh all day. >> we're tracking breaking news out of upper marlboro this morning. a huge fire inside a popular restaurant on main street overnight. th was the scene at al's country kitchen a moment ago. news 4's justin finch is at the scene for us. jack taylor is tracking how this can be impacting the roads in that area. let's begin with chuck bell and the weather alert for today. how much rainou cld we see

today? >> much like we've seen in the last couple of days, everyone is going to get rained on but there will be unfortunate sps in the dmv that get more than an inch of rain. yesterday, over an inch of rain at dulles. national airport only had a iquarter of anh of rain. same story today. hit and mis rain amounts. but somebody will take it on the chin from mother nature today. more rai in southwestern virginia. high rain chteces in the oon and evening in the d.c. metro area. a couple of sinkles in king george county and southern maryland. sohern charles courey and st. st. st. mary's county. flash flood watch extended until 8:00 a.m. on friday morning. everybody has been saturated with rain the last couple of days. any rain that comes down can cause concerns for fla flooding. temperatures in the sticky 70s this americaning.

mid to upper your rain chance stands at 70%. getting wet. all right. start off in upper marlboro, where we had ourovernight issue. we had a structureer fire. a nuf structures were involved, main at e street. in the district, southbound 19th. you ride towards street and you'll find a work zone in place. you haverafficiverting around this issue. old dheinion drive, early morning, a downed tree. auorities are on-scene. hopefully we'll have lanes open quickly. aaron, eun, back to you. following breaking news. want to show you images from a fire that has destroyed a well-known diner in upper marlboro. this fire started around 1:30 this morning. and as you can see, the flames were intense. >> news 4's justin finch is live at thescene, now, with more on

the other businesses that were damaged. justin, ite looks l a very bad fire. >> absolutely was. a terrible fire here overnight. several businses impacted. i just spoke with the fire chief a moment ago. and they're finding more damage inside right now, to continue to mop up and knock down the hot spots. i'll step out of the way so you can see someag of the d here. a ladder up to the roof right now. ghseeing daylight throu portions of the roofw. be the heart of this fire and that was al's country kitchen, a m n mainstay in upper marlboro. i will take you to video a short time ago. this was close to 1:30, when this fire was raging. the chief telling us that fire spread to sever businesses in is complex here, including a chinese restaurant, a bail bonds office, a subway, as well as al's country kitchen and a bridal shop, as well.

level,rs on an upper there were three apartments. we're told two were occupied. and the residents were able to evacuate to safety. however,s as you saw, tre was intense. i spoke with thehe chief. tells me that getting inside made this a mplicated fire. ke a listen. >> it became difficult to find our way through the maze there. it was determid once the fire came through the roof, it was time to back everybody out and attack the fire from outside, using the ladder trucks,he spraying water down. >> reporter: as you heard the chief mention, these buildings here are somewhat interconnected. getting around in fire conditions is a vy complicated effort. they had to call in that final alarm to attack this ire from the roof, with water. as you can see right now, the cleanup and the investigation is continuing at this time. one firefighter did suffer some heat exhaustion on the scene. he was treated. beodes that, other injuries here on the ground. the residents are being assists

by the red cross and the county. we can tell you, traveling in this area for some time will be complicated, specifically in the area ofby main and elhe courthouse, because this effort is under way to make sure the fire is under control. we're live in upper marlboro. i'm justin n finch,ews 4. >> thank you. now, back to our team coverage on this weather ale day. a reminder to think before you drive. we showed youhis scary water rescue live from chopper 4, all morning yesterday. >> two peo car along brownsville road in vienna after the road flooded. te people had be carried out of their car to safety. as chuck mentions, the threat of flash flood wacontinues through tonight. you have to be careful on all of our roads. >> it takes as little as six inches of wat a to move car. i don't care if you're driving the smallest little honda

vecle or anice, big suv. >> firefighters in fairfax county rescued five people from the high watersuesday night into wednesday morning. firefighters say if you cannot see the road in front of you, it's pbably not a puddle. you should turn around and find another way to get where you're going. new this morning, trump took to twitter thanking kim jong-un for returning the remains of u.s. service members killed in the korean war. this was one of the issues agreed upon in june at the summit in singapore. the president said, i'm not surprised that you took this kind action. also, thank you for your nice letter. i look forward to seeing you soon.re vicedent mike pence joined officials and dozens of veterans mo pearl harbor for a cereny to receive the possible remains of 55 american troops. those remains will be taken to the lob in hopes o identifying them. it's 5:36. new details about allegations of

sexual misconduct against cbs ceo les moonves. we learned that the network's board of directors approved of iring two law firms to investigate. a woman went to los angeles police last year to report sexual abuse allegations dating back to the 1980s. prosecutors did not pursue charges because the statute of limitations expired. is follows the bombshell in "the new yoer," detailing accusations of six women. moonves is maining at his post during the allegation. a suspect caught on a couple's pet camera. and a warning about how the weather helped him get inside. electrical mra aal blast. explosion inside the home

you're watching "news 4 today."> fter a b aran arlington couple surprise. they have a pet cam to check in on their rabbits. instead of the bbits, the found a thief looking for items to steal. he made off with laptops and some jewelry. they believe he broke in through a window that was closed but unlocked, since they had been keeping it open. arlington police hope that someone will recognize thisan m call police. before you invest in an electric scooter you need to look at this video. this recent video warded in beijing. you can see a man stand up and walk over to unplug an electric scootein his living room. seconds later, the living room just filled up with smoke. >> that scooter was just destroyed.th kfully the man and his child

and the dog were able to escape before this burst into flames. it's 5:42. going to to chuck bell who is walking into the camera video. there he >> hello. a cloudy sky overhead. but the rainas temporarily come to an end. that's a good sign, for sure. the pavement is dry for your thursday morning commute. probably won't be dry for your thursday afternoon or your friday or your friday night. you know where this is going. i'll give you the whole ten-day forecast, coming right up. trouble in upper marlboro, the structure fire, main street at elm street remains closed as -scene to s remain clean up and investigation. plan for this morning. weant to remind you, as you start your back-to-school uppping, if you can pick extra supplies, consider donating them to ourk backp for kids drive. >> nbc 4ill be at apple credit

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w.> it is 5:46 and we're still tracking breaking news out of upper rlboro. huge fire sparked inside a popular restaurant and then spread to several businesses there on main street overnight. >>his was the scene at al's country kitchen, just a little while ago. a firefighter suffered heat exhaustion, battling the intense flames. three team are displaced from their home. the fire is under control. but firefighters are on the scene, makg sure hot spots don't flare up.ch justin fin will be there live with a closer look at the damage. that's ahead at 6:00 a.m. reaction is coming in after trump took aim at robert mueller's investigation. in a seriesetf t he asked for jeff sessions to end the russia probe now.

his krit rcritics are calling i obstructionf justice. cie potts on capitol hil how is it white house explaining this? >> it was not a direct order. oting the fact that sessions should, not that he must, shut down what he called the rigged witch hunt of the russia investigation. the president's attorney,ia rud gi, saying the same. but democrats argue this is spent of obstruction, if it's not obstruction ouwight. we k from the latest "new york times" report that the mueller team is looking closely at stringing together the president's tweets and his wblic statementh reports of what pressure he may have put on individuals, at the top, at the justice department, wialong other things like possible if theyfor individuals, are convicted, putting all that together to try to see if they have a ce for obstruction. >> tracie potts live for us on .apitol hi thank you. your time right now is 5:47u

the man d of killing his pregnant girlfriend will be in court today. defense attorneys will try to suppress statements that he made to detects during the investigation. prosecutors s he shot his girlfriend because he was leading a double-life. wallin was expecting their first child together. she was reporteder missing a not showing up for the first day of school at wild lake high school in howard county. her body was found in a shallow grave in damascus. he denies he had anything to do with her murd a manhunt under way in texas. police in houston say joseph paheas is the person believe killed a prominent doctor two weeks ago. the doctord u to treat president george h.w. bush. >> the suspect's mother was a patient of the doctor and tied during surge over 20 years ago. i don't know how long ago he decided to do this, but there ens a lot of planning that

into this. there was a lot of planninand, sadly, some skill. >> investigators describe papp has armed, dangerous and suicid. a woman in southern california is suing her hospital after she had a c-section without anesthesia. the woman had her baby girl via emergency c-section.r ood pressure had dropped. and the doctor couldn't find the baby's heartbeat. the lawsuit alleges that nurses paged an anesthesiologist multiple times but the doctor never responded. that's when she says the surgical team stpped her to the table and cut her open. >> i was screaming, stop, i can feel it. i can feel it. you can't imagine. i would have rather delivered her ginal with no medicine than being cut with a knife. >> the hospital is not commenting on the lawsuit. the woman's attorney says the

facts show a clear problem with staffing. but a spokesperson for the anesthesiologist denies the allegations. apple is cruising towards a new major milestone. it couldhe be first u.s. traded company worth $1 trillion.af r a strong third quarterly report, the tech giant's shares are to make the biggest earning in a year and a half. the average cost of an iphone is up 20%. >> people are stillg buythem. getting in line. every time. crazy. >> minor difference. people get there. >> they g you becau the charges sometimes. the end of an era for the washington redskins is here. >> star safety deangelo hall is officially retiring after a 14-year career. he played ten seasons with the skins. word spread in may that hall would hang up his cleats. he says he will miss the teammates the most.

he is deciding on becoming an analyst or joining a front office. nice work if you can get it. f >> reting at 34. >> the average nfl career is three years. 14 seasons is a long time. >> not too shabby. how about the picture behind us? the xlo ouds are there but it's picture. hoping it means good things. >> he's not going to lie to us. >> we know thehe answer to question, will it rain again today? yeah, it will. cloudy skiesoverhead this morning. we will get breaks of sunshine. you can tell it's not a solid deck of overcast. prettyt going to be a day to be outside today. definitely warm and hid and likely to see more thunderstorms around later in thete oon. the rainfall now dating back to june 1sginningf summer. in the last two months, we had double ourverage rainfall at national airport. double our rainfall a dulles

airport. and nearly double at bwi marshall, where the rainfall has come in at 21.74 inches of rain since june 1st. the rain has kept the 90-degre ys at a relative minimum, we've been 0 22 times this entire summer. that's a lit behind for 90-degree day count. heavy rain across the virginia/west virginia order, down in the greenbrier and the southern parts ofno the r valley. that will impact the shenandoah valley. fir first. offnd on chances of rain showers. chances of rain and thunderstorms come in with the peak of daytime heating. showers and storms from ll fredericksburg the way to the inner harbor. heavier storms like to comeat i 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. that could impact the

nationals/reds game. you go to a game for a 7:05 pitch, a delay likely, a postponement a possibility. 70% chance ofain toda and 80% chance of more heavier rain tomorrow. rain should end early on saturday, leaving the rest of the weekend dry. good morning, mr. taylor. >> starting in marlboro, with the f structuree closing main street at elm street for the e future. plan ahead if this is a normal path of travel. got word as you arrive from haigerstown tok, freder off of south mountain. eastbound i-70, all lanes are blocked. traffic has not moved for some time. backing up at marlboro route 4. we had a breaken down vehicle that becomes a travel lane here hopefully police that are on-scene can remove that as quickly as possible. back to you. we're following breaking news overseas.

we just learned that three foreign workers were abducted in kabul,gh istan. and the bodies were found in one of the city's more dangerous neighborhoods. it's not known who is behind t duction and the killing. no militant group has claimed the responsibility. they worked this at the kabul airport. we'll get information and bring it to you as sn as we get more. it's 5:54. royer e workers at the eiffel tower are on strike. in the new policy allows for tickets to be booked for advance. the ticketholders are allowed to take separatelevators to the top of the eiffel tower. that's creating long waiting times. e eiffel tower had more than 6 million visitors last year. >> that's interesting. you would think that the opposite would happen. >> i think there's just such

high interest. d.c. is rea to cheer on its little league baseball stars as they go to bat in a big way. >> news 4's molette green caught up with young men trying to make it to the little league toward series. >> reporter: the biggeield of dreams is within reach. d.c.'s mamie johnsone leaguers have their eyes on the prize. >> i'm daniel marshal with the a e johnson little league. and this is my team behind me. and we're excited for the little league regionals. we're going to bristol, connecticut. >> reporter: that's where marshal and his 11 teammates are headed in just days for the regional tournament this sunday. four games away from the world series. >> we've only en around for about four years here. these young men have worked so hard to get to this level of baseball. >> reporter: they beat out the

top seeded and undefeated t cap cim to advance. first game in this next tournament is a match- with a team from staten island, new york. in the district, molette green, news 4. >> i excited for mamie johnson's little league team. i hope they make it. last week, the team became the first all-african-american team nder n d.c.'s 12 and championship. >> impressive, for sure. they play the first game of the regional tournament on sunday. good luck, guys. >> yes. still ahead, stunning legations against one of the most well-known names in college football. urban meyer on leave this morning,id concerns over how he handled allegations of domestic abuse against one of his coaches. plus, all of this rain has caused serious flooding and a mess in the chesapeake bay. the work under way to clean it up. stay with us.

news 4 team 4 weather alert. >> we begin this morning with a live look outsght now. a beaiful picture but another rainy night for the d.c. area. thunder and lightning lit up the sky for some of you. and plenty of rain fell. flood watches and warnings are in effect. ing, we're in weather alert mode. >> r heavyn around this time yesterday caused significant flooding in northern virginia. we brought you some of these images. this morning, there are more flooding concerns. it's 6:00 a.m.

good morning, everyone. a i'on gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> some breaking news in prince george's county. we're told a fire started inside al'sountry kitchen. and then spread to several other businesses and buildings. justin finch is onhe scene now. we'll have a live report in a moment. >> first, weant t check on the forecast and your commute this morning. jack taylor in for melissa with cklook at the road. let's start with cell and the forecast. a nice picture but we're in weather alert mode. >> we'll he to sta through tomorrow, as well. the rain has temporarily ended here in town. it's a pretty picture outside this morning. a lot of clouds and a lot of humidity in the air. flash flood watches have just been extended on until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. locally, not everyone is going to get rained on