bodies of three women found fror more than t deke cads. police say they can't rule out a serial killer ca. the unite the right rally, tonight, the union is planning a big response. "news4 today" starts now. it is 4:00 a.m. good morning, everybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang anks for joining us today. we're expects a hot one today. >> and then things take a bit of a turn. first up, chuck and sheena parveen areat checking th weather for you are. >> good morning, we won't see ntlief late friday today, still in the 90s. >> get theold compresses out. >> that really does work. >> oh, my gosh iteels so good. get ready to try to beat the heat the best you can.

we're going to well above 90 degrees. there's a live look at the national airport where it's steamy. 73 degrees at the airport. 69 in dulles. 69 at manassas, notice not as many locations are down belowor5 6 degrees. a noticeably muggy start. and another h one this afternoon. we made 92 yesterday. forecasting 93 for downtown locations. 89, gaithersburg, 90 in leesburg. it will be a hot one. good news , rain chance staying away from now. you can get the car washed next chance rolls in late on the day on friday.ou here's what need to know. hot and humid. let's go to melissa mollet. we want an easy commute, melissa. >> i know, i give it to you every day. right now, though, pretty green on my maps here right now. beth this sa, inner loop after e pike. you have two left lanes getting

by. as you take a look at the rest of the beltway, you can seeyt evng else is actually looking pretty good this moing. inner loop and outer loop. 120 lien dol mison and the parkway, you can see that slowdown, you can get through, but a bit throw. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. it's 4:02 and the lights are back on at rage national airport after a blackout plunged travelers into darkness. ravelers shared video and pictures from inside the terminal. you can see people wandering arou in near darkness. backup generators did evepually power but that was only for critical systems. escalatortnd got pretty hot inside the terminal because air conditners shut off, too. passengers said it went without any warning. >> i've never sen anything lik that before. >> everything s off.

the lights went out. they flickered a couple times, next thing i knew, everything was dark. >> we were walking through the dark in the part of the airport. we could tell the ac wasn't on. it was clear something wasn't right. >> now,po the a says this was caused by a problem with dominion energy. it was restored and e 11:15. the no delays right now but news4's justin finch will be tracking live flights for you. he'll have a live report coming up. a truth, uni and justice rally. this is how metro transported the unite to right sunday. metro said all orange line trains were marked special ck because of t work and insistrathat all tins were open to the public. the union is calling for the e.neral manager to resign over

the is the rally will begin at noon over theetro station. meanwhile, we're getting a look at the price tag for curing the unite the right rally. d.c. police spe over $1 million to keep the peace. other agencies spent over $120,000 according to eliminary figures according to our partners at wtop. city officials say they plan to seek reimbursement from the federal government through a fund set aside by congress. now, the next time there's a rally at thema national , demonstrators could be get stuck with the bill. the money would help to recover some of thest some breaking news now that is creating some shock and sadness. new developments om overnight. in the colorado missing persons se involving a pregnant mother and her two young daughters.

chris lawrence is at the live desk. >> the woman's husband and father of the twoittle girls is now in custody. shannon watson and her two daughters were the subject of an intense search since reported monday. yesterday, police and family say officers took her husband chris watz into custody. and officia s hes has admitted to killing all three. that's according to our affiliate in denver.te deives have been collecting evidence from the family's home overnight. you can see them working overnigh there. chris watz himself spoke to news ut his yesterday a missing wife and kids. a lot of people thought his body languageaised some red flags. >> when i got home yesterday, it town.ke a ghost she wasn't here. the kids weren't here. i had no idea like where they went. this is not even real right now. like a nightmare. >> the questiono many people are asking this morning, why.

we expect to learn more when the frederick police department plan to hold aews conference about this case. >> chris lawrence at the live desk, thankyou. still developing, three d.c. families who spent 12 years wandering what happened to their loved onesll have an answer. >> d.c. officials have idtified human remains south in southeast. you may remember back in april, construction workers discovered the remains under anpament building. we now know all three women were black, in their 40s, and they all went missing in 2006. d.c. police say all three were murdered. jewel king was 47 years old and april olast seen i that year. the mother of three died from a gunshot wound. verdell jefferson was 41 and died of blu t forceuma and buried with king. and dori butts last see on christmas day 2006. she die a from gunshot wound.

detectives say she was foundte separom the other two victims. we spoke to one man who o knew of the victims. >> they showed me her face. i knew who she was, i said, oh, my god, you know, you never thought it would be somebody you know. >> officials are not ruling out the possibility is that one person could have tilled all three me this morning, we have new information on the capital defee suspect. the defense is asking for more time to consider an insanity defense. you see pictures here, accused of killing iive people that attack. prosecutors say he had a longtime grudge against the annapolis-based newspaper. ramos has pleaded not guilty to five cnts ofmurder. no matter what newspaper you pick up today, you're probably going to findal edito defending freedom of the press.

"the boston globe" has reported to stand up against president trump fake news. not everybody is taking part. "the wall street journal" wrote president trump has the right to free speech just as right as journalists. paul manafort could learn his fate by the end of the day. jury deliberations will begin after 12 days of testimy. president trump's former campaign chairman is facing 18 counts of tax and bank fraud. during closing arguments yesterday,se ptors described manafort as a money hunger liar. the defense rested without calling witnesses and saying manafort was target. critics are speaking out against president trump's decision to revok the security clearance. the former cia director john brennan.na bren has been very critical of the president. he whise cited brennan's, quote, erraticehavior as

reason for that move. democrats say it's political. and payback for speaking ot agaihe president. the white house issued a list of other intelligence and law enfoicement ols who could also lose their clearances. you can hear brennan's reaction :30. now, to the latest of the large fire at a recycling facility in clarksburg, maryland. that fire is so big it could actually be burning for days. a limited water supply has made it if you have for firefighters to put out the flam. it is contained, though no one was inside that warehouse. the fallout continues from a report detailing systematic sexual abuse from the catholic church in pennsylvania. it h reived more than 100 calls and e-mails reporting abuse. the bombshell report alleges archbishop of washington cardinal donald wuerl cover up some of the abuse.

wuerl served as archbishop in pittsburgh for years. the grand jury report alleges 300 priests across pennsylvaa molested over 1,000 children over decades. the grand jury report mentioned wuerl's name more than 200 times. wuerl has publicly defended his actions. >> cardinal wuerl, the public comments that he has made church's contradict the own documents that we found in the secret archives. and that's all spelled out in the grand jury report. >>uerl did issue a statement saying in part he acted with diligence with concern for the victims and will present future acts of abuse. he so far declined our interview. new this morni at colle park, the university board of trustees could make some big changes. university of maryland we're talking abouthere. good make big changes for the football program and thechool as a whole.

college footballte wri brett mcmurphy is reporting that the board is planning a specialg meettomorrow. according to mcmurphy, topics include removal and litigation for school's impending lawsuit in the death of jordan mcnair. the meeting would also discuss the future for head coach d.j. durkin and wallace love. we're learning more about the man suspect evidence an attack at theritish parliament. members in london say he was there to travel ra brabroad. he's a british citizen originally from sudan. he's accused of driving his car through a group ofns pedestr in westminster injuring half a dozen. he's being held on suspicionrrf ism charges. all of the victims are expected to survive. we can finallyee alex smith making plays on the field in a redskin uniform tonight. the team will take on the new

york jets for their sond preseason game. he didn't play for the first game last week but is expected to play at leaster a quart that is tonight at fedex field. some of the cars on the road don't get a passing grade in some very important crash tests. nd up w the leaders s after the break. and later on "news4 today" -- >> i'm a dad - and coming up on news4, wngre goi to show you the mistakes -- well, good thursday morning, temperatures as you walk out the door in th 70s. for most of you will see sun glare on the roads then a mix of sun and clouds s

>> announceryou're watching ews4 today." 4:16 right now. foreigners have been banned from buying homes in new that country's government passed a law yesterday prohibiting most people w don't live in that country from buying residential property. it's designed to bring downho e prices and increase home ownership rates. lawmakers, though, against that bill a saying banning foreigners will not solve the country's housing crisis. people from australia and singaporere also exempt because of free trade deals. new this morning, crash test results have just been leased on some of the most popular minivans on the dad. ot everybody is making the grade. the insurance institute for ighway safety tested 2018 and 2019 models of the toyota

sienna, chrysler pacifica and honda odyssey. the latest ratings are for the passengee crash tests which mimicked what would hit the front corner of the vehicle if it hits.nother obje researchers say they didn't find any issues with seat belts and the air bags but they say the vehicle crumbled posing a risk to real passengers. because of thi theiahs gave the sienna a marginal rating. the cysler passiveica urged a marginal rating. residents in oklahoma have a stery on their hands. >> i'm k actuallyd of excited that i get to say this. they're trying to figure out if the legenda is roaming their properties. >> that's correct. >> all right. take a look at this video. residents in t townf deer creek say something has been killing their chickens.

so, they set up a camera and recorded this video. and it shows an animal that resembles the legend. wildlife experts think the panel is aigh yot with just like a bad case of mange. >> i'm buying that. that would be scarier or scarier if you're a chicken. >> yeah. every mexican folklore legend would lead to you believe it's a frightening thing. >> really. >> exactly right. >> bo okay >> you don't want to get caught with that, at all.k you lre like lunch that way. i like the chupacabra. >> 11 years in the business isle invited i got the story about the chupacabra. >> i never heard of it before. >> culture 101. thank you. all right, chuck. >> it's going to be a hot one around here to keep the

chupacabra at bay. 91 degrees.'r already a steamy start to the day. current temperature at national airport, already 73. not much a breeze either. that little bit of a breeze we had yesterday will be less of a factor for today.er teures around the rest of the region, mostly in the 60s. upper 6 s,though, in the outlying suburbs, 68 in leesburg, a very steamy 77 at the bay. 75 in annapolis, 75 in quantico, 68 in leesburg. everybodta ising out a degree or two warmer than yesterday and we'll end up finishing that way as well. not much of a breeze. as a result, we'llave pockets of fog out there. just know if you're driving in from warrington or winchter or martinsburg there could be locally windy spots.he an perfect day to get out to the pool. don't forget to put your spf on

you go out in the sun. that's now yours truly has avoided sunbourne this summer. 89 at 3:00. tomorrow, even rmer, mid-70s in the morning. low to mid-90s fhs h tomorrow. but the difference between today and tomorrow, there's no chance for rain day. there's a 50% chance of storms rolling in here after 5:00 o 6:00 tomorrow afternoon. have your custom-tailored storm team 4 forecast in the palm of your hand with your nbc washington app. a you cano find and follow me on social media platforms. noain if you're traveling. if you're flying through you could, clevelan have an isolated chance there. but not much around here until tomorrow afternoon. here's your travelst fore 93, a hot one today. 94 tomorrow before the rain moves in. most of the stormness could be early. could have a hit or miss chance

anytime in the afternoon. sunday, mostly cloudy and cooler. sunday's high 83 degrees. not a bad one to head out to the mountains or the beaches. let's go to melissa mollet and find out more on first 4 traffic. >> good morning. on compton roade looks l we're getting by with city work that is now out of the wa no problems outer loop, inner loop, we doave work there. it's 21 as some kids are heading back to class, some schools are proteing a real danger t protecto

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>> yeah, with schools set to open for the year, chris lawrence takes at look a how to help kids with pottial allergies. >> reporter: food allergies affect about 6re million chi which amounts to about two in every class. >> you have to have a plan in place. >> reporter: the doctor says it starts with mom and dad filling out the forms,escribing the allergy and how they want to proceed. >> epipen is a great example that a student, a older student can self-administer in a way that a younger student cannot. >> my son as severe pea nut allerg a he has to bere of everything he's eating. when he goes off to school,l we sending an epipen with him. he also has toe make s he never, ever shared food in the cafeteria, right? >> yeah. >> reporter: 52 labels is

enough. a lot of schools have banned homemade treats in and out of class. >> we really don't have parties in the ways that we used to. reporter: some are taking the allergy-free to the table. arlington schools will serve soy sandwiches instead of .pean and sometimes it can escalate in the face of what they know could cause a reaction. >> we want to make sure that students are in a safe and healthy environment and that is physically and emotioorlly. >> rr: so that food is a sourcef energy, not a science. chris lawrence, news4. 4:25 now. new thi morning, h to get the best medical care at an affordable price for your pets. that's at 4:30, a closer look sfor how much youuld be paying for your animal's medical

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>> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. rightnow, as we approach 4:30, much better news for travelers than when you went to sleep. the light o are back at reagan national this morning, after a power outage cate smd chaos there last night. you can see the left side of your screen here, things are getting back to normal. much more ond what cau the outage and what it means for flights today in just a moment. good morning, everybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. before we get to the roads and traffic this morning, we're going talk to you about the weather. we're working with you to get you out the door wit you need to know. melissa will have the forecast nd just a second. >> now chuck and sheena here. getting closer to the weexdz. >> closer to the weekend, love that. >> it is fridayeve, technically. >> i think we call it --friday.

>> we call it friday eve. rain chance for the weekend. you and i will be doing clear the shelters this saturday. weai unfortunately have chance for that. it looks like the second half of the day but we'll talk abo a that in minute. let's step outside. upper 60s, muggy out there. 73, washington, 75 deges in quantico. radar nice and dry as you make your way out, we do not expect the rain, for kids who head back to school for those who d have, this morning it will be nedry. 90, by pickup time, we're looking at 92 degrees, it's otgoing to be a one out there. even tomorrow, another hot, humid day tonight out the week before the rain arrives. ing eventw you that t in just a minute. lut get head to melissa or the commute. >> northbound, 122 between dolly madison and gw