stealing from a d.c. nonprofit. now police need your help finding the suspect. good morning, everybody. it's 00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. ng i'm eun yang. thank you for jois on a friday. another hot day. we have been feeling it all week, but this early august heal wave robably get a break when the showers move in this weekend. >> melissa mollet has a look at theweather. >> more on our forecast. good morning. >> good morning. happy friday, everybody. these two-day >> friday for you. yesterday was your monday and you wake up and it'sfriday. i normally do that with tuesday and then i get depressed. >> this is the kind week i could have every day of the summer. >>forunfortunately, you're workg weekends. but, the friday forecast looks good, especially if you're heading to the beaches. today looks good. the roads will be dry but the weekend we have some big changes. 76 degrees right now in

washington and upper 60s for dulles, gaithersburg and we'll start warming up in about the next hour or so. into the 90s again today. s that would maven days in a row nice and dry on the radar. zoom out and lookut to the west. an area of disturbed weather and rain into the weeke and fo today we're not going to see that rain and it will look pretty good. heading into the p and get into the low 90s, again. spf 30 or higher. stay ydrated. chuck is back with a closer look at more rain for the weekend and let's head to melissa and see what is happening on the roads. >> chopp 4 over this delay. 2 1/2 mile back out.h inbound bravenue before allentown road. now, the crash has cleared.s thaod news. loosening up in the beginning of this backup and still have thos. del you might want to allow extra time if you're headed that way some time soon. disabled vehicle on the left shoulder and rest looks okay. lanes blocked for the police investigation and exandria,

eisenhower avenue between metro avenue and clermont drive. eun? >> melissa, thank you. your time is 6:02. breaking news right now out of prince george's county where a i -involved shooting has turned deadly. >> happened last night in landover and megan mcgrath is live at police headquarters with the latest on this. gan? >> well, this all began with a tip that came in to prince george's county police from a confidential informant saying that a man with a gun was selling drugs and terrorizing people in the neighborhood. that according to police. now,pecial operation narcotic divisions along with the emergency services team responded. that's when they located the suspect who was carrying this gun that you see here in this photo b surrounde police tape there on the grass. that was found on the scene. it was a unormed member of the emergency services team that approached the uspect on

sheriff road. he police say the man, though, about 25 yards before beingo sted by that officer. there was a struggle. ppe police chief stawinski describes what ed next. >> observed that individual with a handgun and that individual reached for the hand tn. thied to prevent him from accessing it and pointing it at them. n thaprocess, one of the officers perceived it to be a direct threat >> that prince george's county officer fired at least three rounds. the suspect was transported to the hospital wre he later died. no word on his identity at this point. back to you. >> all right, megan mcgrath have for us, thank you. an update to a fredericksburg mcdonald's.

kentroyia fletcher. anthony ellis shot fletcher and then sped off in a stolen truck. a few hours later police found hied in a wood area miles away from therestaurant. officers say he shot and killed himself. a woman is fighting for her life this morning after making a desperae escape from her boyfriend. the charles county sheriff office said he shot hers rday at an apartment complex in waldorf. the woman's child was found unharmed in the apartment. the boyfriend was found in the strwell of the apartment unite the right rally here in our area. police are implementing security measures and warn that violence will not be tolerated in the district. determined to avoid scenes l s like this one.a thally turned violent and one woman was run over by a car. those attending the rally will

be separated from people protesting their message. police chief peter newsom had a direct message for those heading to the rallies.su >> on ay, you will not be able to carry that firearm in any of the areas that have been identified. >> d.c. mayor bowser said that the district unequivocally e. denounces we have a list of all the road closures and designated protest points in the nbc washington now 6:05. a warning from d.c. police about a man who sexually assaulted a woman in the middle of the street during the day. this happened not far from the tenvention ce the man made sexual contact with the victim and exposed himself. e ran to a nearby building and ld the door shut as he tried to follow her inside. he then committed a lewd act. if you recognize the suspect, call >police. just minutes after the hour, a local nonprofit theater

company that works to connect the community now needs the community to help find a suspect. take a look at your screen. d.c. police are sharing this video hoping soeone to recognize the man you see in the white shirt. he walked into studio theatrei] last week and stole from the theatre but police are not saying what exactly he took. call d.c. police if you recognize this man. today, an autopsy is planned for the man who drowned in the monocacy river after a kayaking accident. this ngppened yesterday mor in frederick county. it roup of five kayakers logs and debris which knocked them off their kak. 58-year-old patrick wald. water and losted consciousness. waldron was an experienced kayaker and was wearing a life jacket. how safe is the ter in your child's schools? some parents in maryland are leconcerned afterted levels of lead were found in drinking

water at dozens of schools. out of te3,000 wa fixtures, just over 200 tested positive for ellsvated lead . the affected fixturesere immediately removed, but there are reports that students had access to those wter out lets before they were taken out of service. parents told us they are counting on the distrto keep their kids safe. >> i trust that they would do the right thing. and make sure that it done completelff >> school oicials say repairs to water stations are expected to be completed by thest time ents return for the new school year. dangerous wildfires in california have claimed another life. a heavy equipmentic mech assigned to the car fire was killed in a crash yesterday morning. this is the eighth death connected to that fire. and it is just one of more thanl a dozege fires burning in california right now. the u.s. forest service says most were caused by someone

setting the fire, includng the holy fire. the suspect in that case spoke with a photographer right before his arrest. >> do you know how this fire started? >> i have no idea. i was asleep. i had two ear plugs in. >> forest clark is charged with arson. he faces life in prison if convicted. breaking news out of southern india rig now. torrential rain and landslides have kled two dozen people there. chris lawrence with more at the live desk. >> take a look at this video. flooding, landslides and collapsing homes have killed at least 26t people re. get an idea. the amount of rain that have hit communities there i think it's about 17 moore than they had this time last year. you can see people, you know, wandering outside their home. the officials say nearly200 soldiers and air force service members have been dispatchedto that area to try to help t. and right now more than 15,000 peoplehe have takener in

relief camps that are being run by the state.ki monsoon rains hundreds of people every year in india. rtunately, the monsoon season will end some time next month. eun?hr >> all right,, thank you. 6: 09. another metro project will impact your ability to get to find d you may wa an alternate route this weekend. during the week, trains will be single tracking between mcpherson square and smithsoniar and run e 20 minutes on the blue, silver and orange lines. cotruction on these lines will last about 16 days. some stations will be closed this week hd. if youe to ride metro, expect long delays and crowded trains. for information, search metro shut down on our nbc washington app. a heartbreaker to kick off the football preseason. >> sounds a little too familiar. too close for comfort. redskins had a huge lead into half-time in last night's game but they just couldn't hold on

to it. >> the rskins dropped their first preseason game 26-17 to new england patriots. what has fans worried is darius guice getting injud and leaving the game early. but after the game guice feeling optimistic. >> i can walk fine. >> i guess back in the play when i was stiff arming him. i landed weirdly on theurf and my knee hyperextended a little bit. it's fine. we're waiting on an injury update on guice's leg, reportedly he's having it checked on when returning back. special forces in space. that is one of the goals of the trump administration. and officials in puerto rico are making some big adjustmts to the final death toll from last year's hurricane. find out why the changes are just happening now. that's next on newsod 4 y. your time is 6:10. stay with us. after a friday afternoon filled with sunshine, a perfect

evening for some backyard grilling tonight. tempatures in the 80s. little higher rain chances as we head to the weekend, especially down aco the tline. not a total wash out. probably still worth the trip. next couple days, all about the increasing chances for rain. more about that coming right up. and we're in t old mcdonald barn here at the montgomery county fair. kicking things off, up next why animal education is simportant o at

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6:14 right now. the final days ofon summer have to be sad ones, they could still mean big fun for you and your family. >> we'll make the most of it

working at the montgomery county fair and the gates open in a few hours. mo stte green has aak peek at some ofcttractions this morning. >>he we're in tld mcdonald barn and it really smells like a barn, let me tell you. this is the big tank guy. that is h nam tank. animal education is a huge the fair and we've got a bunch of animals coming. wild goat alpacas, llama. i want to talk to th barn superintendent. th smith. tell me why animal education is important? >> well, we're here in the middle of gaithersburg and many peop don't even know that their milk doesn't come from a grocery store. we try to get as many people ou. as we ca> > this is so important. as even you describe i didn't know cows don't have top

>> neither do goats. they're grazers. it makes it fun ad we teach people. >> so, the animals are a big part. the rides are a big part. the food is a big part. t also a fair, you can enter your artwork. pam i p p $10 online and $12 at the gate. you have to come down and enjoy this. and smellthe barn it's worth it, aaron. i need to get you out here, aaron. >> oh, i don't work this weekend. u, all right. thank yo molette. >> come on, tank wants to meet you guys. it's now 6:16. we now know the death toll in puerto rico following hurricane maria is much higher than originally reported. last year's hurricane devastated much of the island and knocked out the electrical grid. at that time, government

officials said 64e peo were killed. now a new report says the death toll is more than 1,400. many are questiong the effectiveness of the response to the hurricane and the aftermathp the tr administration said it's continuing its aid to the island. the trump administration is starting the countdown to launch space force. mike pence announced the president's plan for what would become the sixth military service branch yesterday with liftoff for2020. it's necessary toinsure american dominance in space with threats from countries such as china a russia. >> what was once peaceful and uncontested is now crowded and adversarial. >> e trump admintratiistration asking congress for $8 billion over the next fivea . want to turn to the weather this morning. we are anticipating a little bit

of a break, at least from the heat, right?it >> ae bit of a break from the heat. it will come with rain. now everybody wan a dry stretch. >> they do. >> we're not going to t that. >> okay. sorry, eun. >> that's all right. at least airplaaron will be hap because we'll see a break in the temperatures. we need a rain in order to get a break from the temperatures this time of year. f we stay all sunny, we'll stay 90. this will be the sevent day in a row of 90 degree temperatures. so, technically, this isea a wave and be in the low 90s and normal highs 87 degrees. sunny and dry today. over the weekend, though, we ast for n in the for both weekend days, unfortunately. right now at 76 degrees in washington and 68 in gaithersburg and 76 in otannapolis. r warm start. we are nice and dry. and sun glare on the roads this morning and off to our west, that area of low pressure and the rain and the clouds around tennessee and that will be here

thisnd. today looks good if you're walking the dog. look at this cuti pie. available at the humane rescue and try to find out how to give her a home and otherwise if you're walking your dog this morning, the best time to do it for the long walk is early, probably right now about now. lunchtime shorter walk. we're getting close to 90 by the afternoon and we stay dry, sunny, 91 degrees. don't forget nt saturday august 18th clear the shelters big nationwide pet event. here's future weather as we go through the afternoon. we're staying dry tomorrow morea clouds move i then we have showers. it looks more likely the second half of your saturday. for sunday clouds and showers across tharea. so, that's going to be our unfortunately.st if you are gardening keep an eye out for that rain. that will be around the area enth highs in the mid-80s and your gaenter tip of the day is 60% of your lawn is already taken overs, by we consider a total lawn renovation. temperatures as we go to even

the start of next week also be in the mid-80s because the rain looks like will last for monday and tuesday. check of the ten-day coming up c and let's c with melissa and see how your friday commute is looking. >> good morning sheena. looking a lot different than it was just a short time ago. so a huge improvement chopper h4 was showing us that huge improvement. beltway nice and clear had that earlier problemnnnd loop near branch avenue. rest of the beltway looks good and nice and dry, att least this point this morning. southeast, stanton road near missisppi avenue and lanes blocked there because of the police investigation. that's been hanging around for some time here. taking a look at 66 and 95. no problems inbound 66. we had the earlier problem near fafax drive and that is now out of the way. alexandria and eenhower avenue between metro road and water main break, use caution. oney lane gettingch direction. eun? >> melissa, thank you.

an event that is usually a stop for presidential hopefsos. why is stormy daniels' lawyer speaking there tonight? e we'lain after the break. plus, keeping up with work while you're at home could be stressing out everybody in your house. a clos a look at new sdy sttura

welcome back at 6:23. it's been about three months since a teen was accused of murdering ten people during aho massing in texas. a grand jury formally indicted on a char capital murder of multiple persons. investigators say he used a shotgun and revolving legally owned by his father. he will not face the death

penalty because he was under 18 at the time of the shooting. his twin brother died defendinhimself from a robbery in d.c. now, the teenager is working to turn his family's loss into a lesson that inspires peace. zion kelly spoke at the right direction awa ceremony last night. his brother was shot and killed walking home from a convenience store last september. since then zion is spreading the message of violence across the country. >> i wanted my story toe heard. i wanted to represent my community. and i wanted his life to impact others. >> kelly also received a rightd ction award just one month before he was killed.> stormy daniels' attorney michael avenatti is hitting the campaign trails. the din ar known as key stop for those eyeing a presidential

bid. avenatti said h would consider running for president if he thought democrats didn't have a candidate capable of beating donald trump. bringing work home isn't just a hassle for you, it could be a problem for your family, as well. researchers at virginia techl ked at how employer expectations can affect a worker's family. they found what many of us already know. when employees are expected to check their ghmails at ni it could put a strain on significant this is true even if employees didn't have to do any work from home. would you do it anyway sh. >> i don't have to check my e-mail, but i'm checking it all day after i leave here. party city and amazon f teaming halloween for the first time party city isg offercostumes on amazon's online marketplace. if sales provec cessful, it may sell christmas and new year's merchandise on amazon later this year, too.

>> we enjoy our >summer. chuck, can we just enjoy our summer? >> sure. why not? look at the way your friday morning is gettingtarted. sun officially up and your friday is officially under way. a sunny, hot and hum friday today. unfortunately, though, weekend rain chances are sneaking up. more about that with the forecast, straight ahead. this sunday, that controversial unite the right protest about to take part in front of the white house and i'm justin finch. what the district is doing to keep those events safe and the city safe, as well. plus, a suspicious package with a message for the president. next at 6:30. more on thenasa experiment behiar this bomb sce.

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>>s 6:30 just about now and for the seventh day in a row, temperature will be in 90s. don't worry, little relief is on the way. for n ,joy some sunshine and the unid states capitol. >> beautiful building, right? >> if getting outside is on your

agenda this weekend, check out the montgomery county fair. hey, guys. molette green is checking it out for us. sce's at an i cream stand right now. what is that? >> that's not ice >> it looks like something deep fried. >> looks like a doughnut or ng somet >> don't eat it. don't eat it. >> what do you mean, don't eat it, >>molette. don't think she was talking to us. >> i want whatever they're having. that's the best thing about the county fair, one of the best things. all kind of delicious fri stuff. >> unusual stuff, too. like fried butter. >> the texas fry everything there. >> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and this is chuck and sheena. >> a little fried food goes a long way. >> not on a hot day. i cannot do fried foodot on a day. >> fried ice cream. >> not on a hot day.

>> still ice cream, right? as long as has the word ice cream in it. that is what matters the most. it is a beautiful sunrise here at the nation's capital where it is hot and humid all day. perfect dayor the pool. afternoon highs for you right around 91 degrees. it's going to be a hot one. don't forget your spif you need to know more about the weather, we'll have more in a few more minutes and you c oso use our nbc washington app. have it right the your phone. let's hear more about the commute. >> it will not show you what it is supposed to show you.r chopper 4 ohe mixing bowl. there you go, you can see it now. right no looking pretty good. northbound 95 those headlights and little bit a delay hitting the beltway and nothing major. nner loop and outer loop of the beltway looking quite good and top here looking good for this time of day. not much volume.

anton road near mississippi avenue and lanes blocked for the police investigation andnd brew program for you alexandria and crash reported there. aaron? >> all right, melissa, thank you. 6:32. we continue to track the breaking news in prince georg's county. the suspect in a police-involved shooting is dead. this is theh gun police say belonged to that suspect. >> this happen around 9:15 around fedex field. police received this tip abd t an arspect selling drugs in landover. officers confronted the uspect and tackled him after he tried to run away. that's when one of the officers saw the suspecteaching for a gun. that officer fired his weapon. >> and that individual, by the account of those officers, was reaching for that haeygun. hen tried to prevent him from accessing it and pointing it at them. and in that process, one of those two offirs perceived that individual to be a threat to himself and the other officer

and discharged, we believe to be, no more than three rounds. >> police founddrugs, cash and a handgun. no officers were injured. megan mcgrath will bring us a live report in about 20 minutes. bowser is raising the city's emergency vel. sunday's eunite the right rally. >> this comes one year after the rally erupted in deadly violence in charlottesville. justin finch is telling us what those officials want those participating here in d.c. to know before sunday. justin, good morning. >> eun, good morning. as you mentioned, mayorbowser lod sign off on an order that would a the joint coordination of local, state and federal agencies to work together, as well as d.c.'s emergency operations and they a wi have their eyes trained on at least threeco nterevents

taking place in three assigned areas. demonstrators from those events are expected to make their way to lafayette square, which is the site of that unite the right rally right in front of the white house. that's s to run from about 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. mayor bowser on thursday also joined by leaders of law enforcement agency say they won't respect here ind.c. the rights of all demonstrators, however, underscoring that hate will not be tolerated here in d.c. she also said that demonstrators from all sides are going to have to follow the law here in the . distri >> you're coming with weapons, things that are used to break windows and the eike, which have seen. don't do it. td, so, we want to sent very clear message. >> and d.c. police chief peter newshum says a zero tolerance policy regarding guns at protest sites, as well as other sites nearby those areas. as well here in d.c. on sunday

you will see many closed streeti near the house from 9:00 a.m. until about 8:00 p.m. on sunday. we areomlive freedom plaza, i'm justin finch, news 4. eun, aaron, back to you >> thank you. 6:35. today marks two years since a me deadly apa building explosion rocked a neighborhood in silver springs. that explosion killed seven people at the flower branch apartment and two were children. today there will be a vigil to remember ose killed i starts tonight at 7:30 at aaing lot across from the parking complex. it's now 6:35. here is a look at your other top story. find out more about the guilty verdict of a former uber driver. prin george's county police say pierre picked up the woman from a d.c. barte and ad of driving her home, he drove her to a college park motel. an armyeteranccused of killing his wife and a police officer has pleaded not guilty. ryan hamilton was formally st

arraigned day. hamilton allegedly confessed to killing ashley after his 2016 arrest. it was guinden's first shift as a police officer. hamilton's trial begins on monday. g>bowser will travel to el salvador and durher three-day trip she will sign a sister city agreemenvawith el sor. our sister station will with e mayor. he will be the only local reporter traveli with her. starts tomorrow nht right here on news and on telemundo 44. the redskinsost their first preseason game last night. if youim went to bed at half t you may have thought they couldn hold oo that lead. 17-3. the pats rallied and beat the skins 36-17. rookie runningck derrius guice was injured in the first quarter. we'll hear from him at 6:45.

a bomb scare sparked by a science experiment and it turns out nasa was behind it all. a look at the mysterious package and the odd message it contained for president trump. plus, rides, animals, food. molette green is checking it all out at the county fair this morning. >> you were asking this candy.kay, deep fried who wants deep fried pb and j? all right, coming up next, we'll

20 before the hour and the man you see here, a former virginia commonwealth university basketball coach isacing serious charges. jones who now coaches at wake forest is accused of throwing a punch while in new york city. authorities say on sunday sandor szabo knocked on the door and he

later died. jones pleaded not guilty to assault charge. he is back in court on october 2nd. a nasa exper oent set a bomb scare in new jersey. >> staff at a solar panel field called police after a styrofoam tbox parachuted to ground there with a message for the president. >> the note on the side that i safind disturbing. it references something about the president and call this number if it lands near you. >> now, this happened on tuesday in south brunswick, new jersey. atmosphere research instrument and not a bomb. if found, please call. if this lands near the pr ident, we at nasa wish him a great round of golf. concerning since president trump is in new jersey at his resort. the joke w written by a summer intern and has been removed from

the project. nasa is still waiting for four more balloons to land, too. >> probably didn'texpect that to happen. >> no. well, happy friday. we are finally a the end of the week and we have another good day in theocast with sunshine, dry conditions but another day around 90 degrees. that will make sew.en in a r enjoy it, though, because this weekend we have clouds and rain in the forecast. chuck will show you the details and timing of that coming up. and in triangle take a look at this. chopper 4 just got over this. chopper 4 just got over this. right now route 1efore jo

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they were able to locate the suspect in the area. and take a look at this, they at say that t man was carrying this gun that you see in this picture. this picture released by police overnight. now, as uniformed prince george's officers approached they say the manan and they were able to stop him. but in the struggle, the suspect reached for a gun. the officer then fired at least th rounds. the suspect hetransported to hospital later died. now, last night, speaking out to the press, police chief hank stawinski said the suspect was a threat and may have also been involved in other crimes. >> so, my understanding from this confidential informant is this individual is known to be rmed and known to be selling drugs and may be, again, preliminary, from my community, may be involved with another group of people committing a series of robberies in the areao >> in addition to the gun, police say that they recovered cash and drugsscon the e.

now, police have not identified the man who was shot and killed. all we know at this point is that he is an adult. back to you. >> all right,ra megan m live for us in prince george's county. thank you. 13 before the hour now and president trump is gearing up to launch his idea for a sixth branch of the military. >> ceace f would put service members on the final frontier but notveryone is onboard. hallie jackson has more. >> thissis one the pnt has been talking about for months. he en says himse he wasn't serious when he first brought up the idea of the space n rce and the decided, let's make it happen. the vice president went to announce this roll out, right, f what would be a unified space command. it will do a couplethings. this is not a start from scratch idea. a reorganization of existing

personnel and existing programs underneath this space force but also create this new elite joint team of fighters, space war fighters that would be the equivalent of the navy.e.a.l.s or green berets, for example. the space force would be the equivalent of the navy or the air force and the first branch of the military since the air force split off from the ay back from 1947. so, yes, a big deal. two questions foryou, what does it cost? that is something everybody asks. the administration i asking for $8 billion from congress over the next five years. but the pentagon says that may end up being just the beginning. they don't have a f estimate right now. the second part of it, the time line. when will this be up and running. the administration wants itng gy 2020. that's their goal. but, remember, congress has to approvefo space force b it can actually go into reality. so, it's still not clear whether or not there is support for that over on the hill. we'll be finding out soon,

though, guys. >> hallie jackson on the hill and more from hallie on "today" show in a few minutes. a progr the president has railed against may have helped his in-laws become citizens. oe "washington post" reports they likely relichain migration, a legal process that allows americans to sponsor family members for immigration. president trump has called for an end to that program. it's now 6:49. now, to new video out of california where many homeowners are scramblingo do what they can to save their homes from the -called holy fire. you can see here n in th video how close it is burning to homes in the cleveland national forest. the governor declared a state of emergency for the areas affected and today the arson suspect for this fire is expected to be arraigned. this is just one of more than ai dozen fires b across the state.

an update now to a shooting mcdonald's ksburg the victim kentroyia fletcher has died. investigators say anthony ellis shot fletcher and sped off in a st truck. a few hours later police found him in a wooded area miles from that restauran he shot and killed himself. even though the redskins led at halftime, i e wasnough to get the win. the team lost their first preseason game last night and the patriots rallied and scored 23 more pointin rookie runng back derrius guice was injured in the first quarter.is guice feeling optimistic. >> knew i'd be fine. god built me for this. >> i guess, you know, at the back end of the play, my feet f just kind o planted weirdly on the turf and my knee hyperextended a littlebit. it's fine. >> i hope he'sright. we need him. the skins will be ho for their

next preseason ga against the jets. kickoff is next thursday at 8:00. it is 6:51 right now. we wt to check in with chuck and that all-important friday forecast rolling into the weekend. chuck? >> look at that pic re right there. bright sunshine on a friday morning. hardly a cloud to be found. it wil be another very warm, bordering on hot day around here. temperatures again today likely to get just above the 90 gree mark. so, kind of sort of a heat wave. we had six days in a row 90 or higher and today would make seven and 90, 91, 92. they have not been the 97s or 103s or anything lik that. it's been seasonably hot. so far 28 90 decgree days.en cu temperature now 76 in washington, but a much cooler 68 at dulles airport and 65 in thermont, maryland.

likely to be another 90 degreet daay. rain chances are climbing over the weekend. not a total wash out. just hit and miss chances. if you have outdoor plans, you may need a backup ready to go. it will leave us dry for your friday plans, but it does mean that anincreasing chance of some thunderstorms around here tomorrow afternoon. there's future wther through your friday. nothing to worry about. skies go mostly cloudy late tonight and though we're likely to be starting rain free to orrow morning, early as 2:00 in the afternoon, showers and thunderstorms are likely to bubble up, once again. just sort of keepat in mind. your planner then for today, temperatures well into the 80s and low 90s and your ten-day forecast will be a warm one around her but today may be our last 90 degree day for a whilex our chance of getting that oarm will probably not cme until the middle part of next week. let's go to melissa mollet who followi first alert traffic. >> chopperve 4 this crash

looks pretty bad and trying to find out if anyone was injured but not a huge response as far as ambulances or anything like that. you can see part of that intersection inow getting through. good news there for everybody traveling through that area. alexandria nohbound near belle view boulevard. crash reported there. nos. iss also eisenhower avenue between metro road and clermont drive. one lane getting by each direction. disabled vehicle in the right la southeast still has stanton road near mississippi avenue shut down there because of police investigation. as you're looking at your travel times, 270 looking great right now. top of the beltway a little slow. 95 to 270 there. outer loop 66ou i and 95 northbound and no complaints on my part. a little friday giftr you there looking pretty good overall. remember to listen to wtop when

you hop in your car today. guy >> thank you, melissa. enjoy these last weeks of summer at a county fair. so much fun. wokingithersburg this morning. >>ews 4 molette greenre is th with rides and fair foods. hey, molette. >> no one shared any of the food with me. we're live athe montgomery county fair. everything kicks off in a few hours later this afternoon. a check and talk about the excitement this year for the fair. which is somportant in the state of maryland. >> montgomery county. this is the biggest event here. it happens in august and this is our 70 mcicare.com and 11 and under is free ery day. >> we love it. and the big theme for this year? >> the theme this year is tradition to treasure eon our

70th year. >> everything kicks off this afternoon at 3:00 when the gates open. $10 online and $12 at the gate. kids 11 and under get in free. you get in free if you're under 11. ba into you guys. >> they get in free either way, parents areay g. >> you have to pay. >> thank you. 6:55 right now. here are four things to know. c. stepping up safety measures ahead of sunday's unite the right rally. hundreds are expected to descend on the ski forcity for a number demonstrations. another metro project will impact your ability to get around during the week trains will be single tracking between the smithsonian and run minutes on the blue, silver and orange lines and some stations is weekend. for more information search metro shut down. today a vigil to remember those killed after an explosion

at the flower branch apartments. two years since seven people died after that explosion. the vigil starts at 7:30 tonig at a parking lot near the implex. the suspe a police-involved shooting in landover is dead. oince george'sty police say they received a tip that the man was armed and selling drugs last night. an officer fired shots when the suspect tried to reach for his gun. no officers were injured. well, if youant another day in the 90s, we have it. and it's friday. s enjoy sunny skies. 91 degrees this afternoon. thatill make seven days in a row but going into the weekend, it will cnge a bit. more clouds moving in and scattered showers and maybe some thunderstorms both saturday and sunday. very unsettled weather pattern, but it is going to help to bring our temperatures down into the mid-80s. roads ing a look at the right now. chopper 4 over this problem in t triangle northbound route 1. they are trying to get folks around it here this morning. that is good news.

alexandria northbound fort hunt near belle view and overa the beltway is looking good and eisenhower avenue situation with the wer main break. >> thank you. well,ou may not be ready, but almost time to get ready for ouschool. back to school coverage begins with tips on how to get your sleep schedule back on track. the first school district in our area head back to class on monday. can you believe it? up and workingbe for you and be ready all school year long. join us week days every day monday through friday 4:00to 7:00 a.m. >> the alarm clock. probably not looking forward to it. >> that is the news for today. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> "today" show is next. until then, enjoy your day and your weekend. >> make it a great fodday, everyb

good morning. breaking overnight, deportation halted. a federal judge blasts the trump administration for attempting to remove a mother and daughter inl the me of a key court battle, ordering their plane to turn around and threatening to hold u.s. attorney general jeff sessions in contempt. we're live with the very latest. missed signs? >> they dug this tunnel out. >> new questions about ignored warnings as nbc news goes inside that compound where a suspected kidnapper was allegedly training children tommit school shootings. this morning, the father of one of the suspects, a controversial leader of a new york mosque, breaks his silence.> speaking out. >> i could have -- i c