a board meeting at the university marylan could be the end for the line of a school head football coach after a player's death. this weekend is a great time to make a new best friend. um're helping clear the shelters as ther comes to a close. "news 4 today" starts now. it is 4:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gill crest. >> i'm erica gonzalez inun for yang. the work week is coming to a close. >> melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the >> sheena will be joining us live throughout the road talking when clear the shelters. your opportunity to bring a new, if you are y furry friend into your home. outside, boy, is it warm. temperatures a steamy 79 degrees. national airport 80, 81 in st. mary's county.

even the c shenandoahnty in the 60s and it hasn't gotten low 70 degrees yet. it's all aboutnd humidity a increasing rain chances for later on on your friday. showers here out acrs northern west virginia. have your umbrella ready to go. it is going to be ath steam of a friday afternoon. temperatures in the low, perhaps eveno briefly ie mid 90s with increasing rain chances later on into the the evening and unfortunately the rain chances are going to hang around to the weekend. no total washouts but you need l backup. >> we'll do. fair warning there. thank you, chuck. inner loop before georgetown pike had the right lane getting by the work ne. had inner loop near rockville pike. that has disappeare roslyn with a work zone blocking one le between georgetown and roslyn. 66 and 95 no big problems. prince gorges county looking good. take a look at 270 here coming up. >> melissa, thank you.

402. the queen of soul is memorials for aretha franklin are growing. >> she passed away after a long, difficult battle with pancreatic cancer. while the wor mourns her loss, terrific bserving the gift she left behind, her asmus. >> wn't this all of us yesterday. a memorial of flowers grows outside of her hometown in detroit. it w inside the church where people first heard her incredible voice. vigils all over the world, she was remembered not only hor powerful voice but her commitment to civils and wome rights. she worked wither h famed choir right here in the district and her director knewow importa that connection was. oh, while i was talking i

would be like -- w therel never be another aretha. she's going to go down in the history books. i >> today our area the smithsonian'sational portrait gallery plans to honor aretha that portrait is a color lit though graphic poster byilton glazer. he created it in 1968 the same year the national portrait gallery opened to the public. >> this morning, many of us have the understanding that she was of the owards the top itunes chart. her greatest hit collection is number one. numb one alb on itunes right now. to learn more about aret's music and career, you can open the nbc washington app. we've put together a photo

gallery with se of her memorablerf mances. a man is accused of throwing his toddler into the tree. new cell phones phohow the dramatic scene on fairchild drive. police swarming the neighborhood looking for kyle sunday. he's wanted for throwing his child in the tree earlier ithe day as he tried to get away from police. they eventually tracked him down in the attic of one of the homes on fairchild drive. >> i lit alley stood out here with tears in my eyes to see it haen. it makes you wonder what's going through people's heads. what's going on in their lives to make them do things like that. >> the l boy was not seriously hurt and is with his grandmother this g. the boy's mother was also arrested and charged with a false police report. in an attempt to cover for sunday she repord her car had been stolen with her child inside. >> 4:05 right now.

a big shakeup at the univedity of marylould come down today. this comes after reports of coaches bullying players and ignoring warning signs befe football player died of heatstroke this summer. the board ofil regents hold a whetherand then discuss to make personnel changes. jordan mcnair died at a pract e practice. they called for the coach to be fired. >> absolutely. he shouldn't be able to work with anybodyelse's kids. you don't send your kid away to college, you send your kid away developed as young people, that's physically, emotionally, spiritually. they teach them. hey, i'm giving my child to you. did himself and they anything but that so of course

he should be fired. >> umc president wallace low said on tuesday that the university accepts, alquote, l and moral responsibility for mcnair's death. it took 12 years for the families of three missing women in d.c. to find out what happened to their love ones. they've been identified as murder victims after being missing in 2006. they want to know if their loved alive.ad been found we spoke with the family member of verdelle jefferson. she didn't wanter faceo be shown on camera but take a listen. >> it's hard when you can't -- when no one hears your vce basically. i don't think that the family was heard. >> the bodies were found in and abando building on wayne's place southeast. police are trying to figure o the three women were killed by the same person. there is now a $75,000 reward.

family and friends k5i78 together to remember dman shot anilled by prince gorges police. gregory can field jr. was shot and krled n land over at fed ex field. they say he was a menace and officer was forced to shoot. they say that was not the case at al >> he was an amazing person. he did not need to beth kille way he was. >> but in all fairness, police say they recovered rcotics, cash, and a handgun that belonged to him at the >> that's funny because none of the neighbors can attest to that. >> canfield's sisr said he leaves behind sevendr chil. there was a struggle when officers tried to arrest can field. he was shot when police say he reached for a gun. an update for a violent robbery. police have arrested 19-year-old curtis hepegas. faces first degree assault

and armed robbery charges. charges are also pending fwens a 14-year-old from d.c. police are still searching for a third individual. there was a robberyttestster beauty salon. it shows two store employees being attacked and then the release of pepper spray. remember that bigilary parade that president trump was asking about? well, it looks like it may not happen in november after all. the ptagon announcing yesterday president trump's military parade is now postponed. defense department spokesperson saying the pentagon originally targeted novber 10th but has now agreed to explore opportunities to2019. before the announcement news 4 spoklwith mayor mur bowser about the potential parade and the growing cost. >>s a tax paying american --

>> looking like the event to honor america's veterans could cost more than $90 million, more than 80 million more than initially maesd. nbc's susan mcginnis will join us live from capitol hill. today jurors will continue to decide the fate of paul manafort. yesterday they failed to reach a verdict. it included a request to redefine reasonable doubt. president trump's former 18 aign chairman is facing counts of tax and bank fraud. deliberations are set to resume at 9:30 this morning. downlo the nbc washington app for the latest. a 15 year investigation ints allegatif systematic sexual, mental and physical abuse at a sterling church has led to indictment. 62-year-old kevin o'connor was arrested on several sexual assault related charges.

the alleged incident happened back in 2003. o'connor is a deacon at the controversial church. for years several former church members said they were abused in some waste by the church. they've been investigating the church for more than a decade. 4:10. a manost his life while trying to cross a busy street in rock vail. a jeep hit the 34-year-old man. he later died at the hospital. his identity has not been released at this point. e driver was not injured. there was a celebration at fedex field after the redskins picked up their first sopres win. >> that's right. here are thehl hhts from the fed ex field. an impressive first outing

from quarterback alex smith. >> on his first play redskins fans hding theirbreath. he takes the hard hit. >> i'm getting back into football mode. we've been wearing those yellow rseys. nice to be a football player again. > duron haynes, he comes up with his first nfl sack. >> so far we feel veryconfiden confident. >> i'm happy for the opportunity. >> i'm going to go out there and give all my hard every chance i get. >> the redskins win in a field goal shootout, 15-13. th third preseason game next iday against the denr branks. sherry burries. news 4 sports. months of this kind of cleanup seems to be playing off

in the flood ravaged ear yeah. >> and these a much more than you're saying it. >> sheena will have more on clear theshelters. what you need to know about the forecast. oh, my goodness, is it humid outside. this morning, heat indexes near 100 degrees today and unfortunately i've had to increase the chances of rain over the

you're watching "news 4 today." elcome back. it's 4:15. this weekend news 4 isorng with shelters all over the area to help find animals a forever home. >> that's right. some animals never make that

connection with a new family and there is place that is helping dogs find kind of like a home of their own. news 4's sheena parveen has more. >> reporter: this is hoper. me is 14ears old. for the last 10 he's been a shelter dog. if you think he's sad, think again.ee empl and friends aren't sure why he hasn't found a home, but at fir glance you'd think he already has one. >> howike'sg it? >> he loves it. this is his home. >> reporter: you could call this a senior dog community at foha. ten individual homes all created to give older and long-term residents here aore comfortable life. some even have their own private pool,ree roaming inside and out, heat and ac, a comfy bed and all the love in the world. life is prett good for an older dog in this shelter. >> i think this is unique. i haven't seen a place like this

either. it's a really neat place and something we're very proud of. >>eporter: at this point in hoper's life, it's all about comfort while he waits to find his forever home. >> now sheena will join us liver a b -- a little bit later on finding a forever home. you can find out more in the nbc washington app. 4:17.y ellicott c maryland will try to move past devastating flooding. >> the city is hav a main street block party from 6 to 9:00. back in may ellicottty main street was destroyed by flooding. tonight there will be live music, food trucks, kids activities. all of the money raised will go towards buding main street.

>> i don't know. good idea, bad idea. it's going to rain, righ>> hit and miss. typical summer thundersrm which devastated them both times. >> heit or miss storm. 's not air 0% chance so be ready for some potentily strong orms. not everyone is going to get rained on but everyone needs to have a plan jusn case one of those heavy thunderstorms or the summer sun seekers see it. temperatures in the m to upper 70s in the early morning hour of 4:18 in the morning and back out to our west. there are a lot of showers to deal with. these are going to be coming through here in waves over the course of the weekend. already some showers encaching on the top end of the shenandoah valley.

winchester, martinsburg, hagerstown. not wefr one is going to get wet early thismorning. there's a chance for the showers to end up on the top of i-81. most of the morning chances will be defined closeo the pennsylvania border. we'll finish the morning and into the afternoon. temperatures will jump well into the 90s today. after 3:00, 4:00, showers and storms. here's future weather. ellicott city, montgomery, also into parts of northern virginia. that is our 5 to 8:00, 9:00or chance storms today. again, it will be a steamer to be outeide. eratures near 90 and in the low to mid 90s fory.ighs to that weather system out to our west has unfortunately caused me to increase our chances of rain over t weekend. i'll show you future weather coming up in a bit. increasaturday's rain chance to 60%.

likely to be dry in the morning. best rain chance tomorrow as is typical coming in in the afternoon. sunday's hit and miss rain chances linger on and off. i think sunday will be the better day to be outside. i think i'll also show you the ten day forecast. for no let's go over to melissa and first 4 traffic. inner loop through georgetown pike, that's the only slowing we have on the beltway. take a look at 270 from 70 down to the spur we're on time going 67 miles per hour. that will take you7 minutes southbound. northbound, no problems either. this g in the way her morning as far as road work on 0. into town and out of town, no worries. etleft lane isting by the work zone e.th >> melissa, thank you. 4:20 right now. going off toollege is a unique experience, but now there are somepps that can ease the transi

23 welcome back. if you have a college student who's stressed out, there's a appor that. >> there are hundreds of apps to help students get through the stresses of school. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with apps. my kids are heading off for their sophomore year in college and i asked them if they had some go-to apps that your kids would like. here are for of them. >> katie likes this one. all you haveo do i enter information about your class, the time, the location and the app isctually going to remind

yogo when you need to and it will also tell you when your homework assignments are due. katie's twin matt has a favorite app called joy run so when you're hungry and want something delivered, open up the joy run app to see whatuns are active. people start runs by saying, i'm going to starbucks or i'm going to go get tacos at chipotle. you place your order. the runner picks it up, delivers it to your door. the person doing ghe runs paid by tip and you get your food. all money is paid by the app. another favorit is due al lingo. they tried sol of the other language apartments and they say dualingo is the easiest to follow and learn a language on the go. we all know expensive textbooks can be so the checkbook app is the one to have. it will show you how much you can rent or buy it for.

the savings are pretty impressive. up to 90% off textbooks. there's a21 day risk free return. now we have a link to all of these apps. go to our nbc washington app and search college apps. back to you. >> good suggestions there. coming up this morning, a mystery in local water. the man says he was bitten by a shark not far from theap cheseake bay. now he's sharing his story from news 4. plus, remembering aretha. we continue to look back on the life and legacy on the iconic queen of soul and her connections to d.c. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, iderica. off to a very humid start and it is going to be ar sum sizzler. temperatures in the low to mid 90s. temperatures near 100 degrees and

"news 4 today" starts now. we kick things off with a live look outside. it is friday. things are calm and dry for now, but there is possibility of some rain later on today.

4:29 right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i just kicked you. rry about that. story. >> the bruise, get my wyer's on the phone. >> good morning, everybody. i'm erica gonzalez in for eun yang. >> or go to hr. g we're going toet a check on your commute. >> get on with it man. >> first chuck bell is joining us with the forecast. almost 80degrees. >> the line is forming outside he studio who gets to kick you next. i'm first in line, by the way. it is a very humth start t day today. not much rain around the city just yet but there wilbe some early morning rain drop chances here across parts of the northern shenandoah valley. williamsburg, martinsburg. most of it along the i-95 corridor. have to wait until late on in the day. boy, is it steamy.

70 inbu le. 79 in washington. still 80 degrees by the bay area in annapolis. visibility not much of an issue. visibility under a mile. be on the lookout for that. otherwise, be ready for a steambath of a friday afternoon. 94 degrees a high today. a 60% chance of rain and theonger storms later on i afternoon and evening. friday evening plans have a little backuplan ready to go. unfortunately you've had to increase your chances over the week end. good morning,sa mel mollet. are you in line for the aaron gilchrist kick fest? >> no, i'm going to bring him some ice. >> somebody is on my side. >> eyes, bruising cream. roslyn work zone blocking one lane each way between roslyn and georgetown. inner loop before georgetown by., right lane gets this morning