this weekend you have a special opptunity to get a new friend. >> nbc 4 has a look at the scue alliance in northwest d.c. gs, hey have plenty of cats, other animals. sheena parveen is there at the live shot. >> we'll check in with her. >> chuck bell has a look atot r forecast. >> dog days of summer continue. our y temperatuterday 90 degrees. we'll be above 90 again later on today. storm team 4 radar shows late

night showersingering into the early morning hours. most of those up into . pennsylvan showing signs of fog coming evea ward. best rain chance between now and 8:00 in the afternoon. it is a very stickystart. 80 in annapolis. 70 in fairfax and low down county. very warm and humid. 94 the eected high temperature today. we have a 60% chancl of tropi storms into the evening. some could be strong.ai weekend chances have inched up.ir rain chances the good news though it will be close to hot tomorrw in the up 80s. let's go over to first 4's traffic. >> chuck, taking a look right

now. chopper 4 at 95 in maryland. speaking of 95, southbound this morning headed northbound ten minutes up to 32. inne loop and outer loop. hope it stays this way for friday morning. o in virginia, one on 28 and the other on bell boulevard. 66 looks good and 95 in virginia looks well. >> meliss thank you. 6:02. tributes tthe que of soul. theda leg singer died after battling pancreatic cancer. news 4's justin finch is live wi the details. good morning, justin. >> erica, good morning.

aretha franklin's portrait will be installed at the national portrait museum and will hang there. you can take a look with the lit though graphic poster. back into the 1960s. n shever a stranger. she would come here as a singer and her venues grew as ll. all to perform famously at the 2009 inauguration of president obama. she could w the high school choir. s wepoke to the director of that choir about aretha franklin. >> it was the color in the voice. it was the way you had to improvise. it was the wailing on the high notes. it was all of that.

>> truly a one of a kind voicea going to be missed. her portrait will be hanging here from n until august 2 27bd. we're live here in northwest. justin finch, news 4. justin, thank you.6: now. chris lawrence with some breaking news out of new york city. >> aaron, dozens of people. take a look. late last night firefigers and paramedics had to rush to the jazz club on 61 and broadway. firefighters say they found a leak and aired out the club. they blamed them on poor veybilation. evy is going to be okay.

chris lawrence, news 4. eric a, back to you. >> chris, thank you. northern virginia father is behind bars accused of throwing his toddler into a creek. that is just part of the story that played out on monday. new cell phone photos show it live. they were searching for kyle sunday. he was wanteow for tg his 2-year-old son in the creek earlier in the p day afterice tried to pull him over. neighbors were shockeds to why police were looking for him. >> i see it happen r789d what's on in their lives to make them do things like that. the little boy is not seriously hurt. the boy's mother was also

arre red. sheorted her car had been stolen with her child inside. a big shakeup at the university of maryland could ppen today. this would come after coaches are working with players. they'll hold a meeting. jordan mcnair died after becoming sick at a i practice may. his parentspp ared on "good morning america." they're calling for d.j. durkin to be fired. >> absolutely. he shouldn't be able to work with anybody el'skid. you don't send your kid away to college, michael, you send your kid away from college to be odd. our young kids or young people that we've worked so hard to get there to, say, i'm keeping my

childave for you. they did anything but that. >> unirsity president wallace lowe said on tuesday that the school accepts legal and moral responsibilit responsibility. >> it took 12 years for the families of three missing women in dc. the women have been identified as murder victims. now they want to know if their loofs could have received more information. we spoke with one of the victims identified earlier. she didn't want to go on camera but here what shead to say. >> it's hard when you can't -- you know, when noou one hears voice basically. i don't think the families were hurt. >> the bodies in found in the

northeast. 6:08. family and friends came together to remember a man who was shot and killed by prince gorges county police. gregory can'tfield jr. was shot by landover. they saye was a menace in the community and his officer was forced t shoot. can'tfield's sister said that was not t case at all. >> he was an amazing person. police say they recovered nar ko could the particulars, cash. >> can field's sister says he leaves behind seven children. the shooting occurred last thursday. an update to a violent robbery montgomery county.

police have arrested 19-year-old curtis pagas. he faces first degree as ault. charge pending against a 14-year-old from d.c. police are still searching for a third suspect. it shows two storm police od the releas pepper play. >> remember the big parade? well, it drum -- they targeted november 10th but have agreed to explore opportunities in 2019, end quote. before the announcement news 4 spoke with mayor muriel bowser about the potential parade.

the. >> it's looking like the event to honoramerica's veterans could cost more than 550 times e saw a parade like that was in '91. nbc's susan mcginnis joins us ve. >> today jurors will continue to decide the fate of paul manafort. the panel recessed after submitting a series of questions tohe judge including a request to redefine reanable doubt. there are 18 counts of tax and bank fraud. deliberations are set to resume. ten minutes after right now. there was a celebration at if he had x shirt.

>> sherry burries has the highlights. impressive first outing from quarterbacklex smith. on his first playedskins plans holding their breath. it leads h to one in five years. nice to be a football player again. derive haynes and the first quarter he signs up his ltas. we feelre kpe techbtd. >> he's been something i'm working with. i'm going to give them a hug. i hope it'sow tore cross. 16-13. from fed ex field, news 4,

sherry burress. just about 6:12. months of this kind of cleanup seem to be paying off in this flood ravaged town. now the harin work is teit into a big party. i'm at the humane rescue lines. travis is here tomorrow looking for his smalllocations. we're looking at a good forecast to it, chuck. i would bepr sed if that shelter didn't help you pick out the right one.y' to drawing might hit hit or miss

right now looking to addd a thfriend. >> scaly friend. >> one with a shell. >> yeah, something like that, we have you vered. it's time to clear the shelters, all of them. this morning our resident dog lover sheena parveen is live at the main rescue alliance and what you need to know about tomorrow's big event. who do you have with you? >> he's still available, erica. >> okay. >> i think he -- >> bring him to my husband. >> we'lltive a try. >> we'rerying to showcase as many as possible this morning. i'm in the area where they house the dogs. this is butler. he's really been kind of standing here the whole time. of course, when we get on camera

he wants to step down for a second. he's available. hubcap cutting up. nbc wochg ton app. where are the dog areas? all of these beautiful dogs are waiting for forever home. we're talking about an effort nationwide to clear the shelters so we can bring in other animals and it's very important that they have loving homes. s beccarn is here. she said, yes, she had a vevery ry hard job. she is head of adoptions here at the u.s. main lights. weaned out elwhat you need t d because we're havin tomorrow. nationwide. each shelter might have

different rules. you need to know thefoules you show up. if you are waiting in line and you don't have everything with you, the's a chance you'll get shelle we'll tell you what you need to do before you get here. a lot of information and things to worry about that coming up, guys. >> good point there. you. 6:18 now. today ellicott city maryland wio try move past devastating flooding. >> the city is throwing a main street block party from to 7. ellicott city's suffered severe damage. it was the second time in two years that main street had been flooded or destroyed by flooding. tonight there will be liv music, food trucks, and the

block party is free. all of the money raised goes back towards rebuilding main street. i know you'refo casting storms. >> no flood risks for today. individual storm as it sits down over youror neigod, it causes a localized flash flood. unfortunately like ellicott city and what they had to deal eywit. ad six inches of rain uphill from downtown ellicott city in both of those events. on the same days, most of the area was not hit that hard. >> friday morning it just feelsicy outside this morning. thick haze and humidity. another plane load of folks. today, super humid. heat indexes this afternoon near 100 degrees. limit any senuous activity.

possibility of stronger storms. rain showers this morning and then mainly out across parts of the mountain in west virginia. the 5:00. 5:00 to 9:00. emperatures will be very, very steamy. do a little gardening. we want youno to that ground cover helps prevent runoff and erosion. welcome news. rain chances, 60%. not a total washout. this is the time of year to put the ground cover down. part of the reason why there were so many problems is too many impervious surfaces, it's

paved. melissa. >> i'm always causing choppers. chopper l270king good. after edsel, right lane blocked by a crash there this morning. inner loop and outer loop looking pretty good. as for your travel times, 270 no problem. taking a look at 66 and 95, both looking green and good. listen towtop 103.5 today when you hop in your car. 6:21. going off to college is a upeque ence and now there are some apps to help ease the some apps to help ease the

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em plus, rring aretha. we continue to look back on the life and legacy of theconic queen of soul and her nnections to d.c. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, erica. it is indeed a steamy start to your fday morning. you can think about getting the car washed today, take your chances. we will be watching for a chance for some thunderstorms today. weekhand shower are sort of han.ng around

"news 4 today" starts now. >> hello, iday. how about a live look outside to kicks things off. calm, dry out there for right now. there is the possibility of some

rain later on. >> looks a little hazy, doesn't it? >> a ltle bit. 6:. i' aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erica gonzalez. >> melissa mollet and chuck bell. a bit later sheena parveen will join us with a live preview of tomorrow's nbc 4 telemundo's shelter event. she's holding a turtle. >> a turtle? >> not just dogs and cats. so start with chuck bell. >> also have a rabbit there, too. you get both the tore toysnd the a herr in the big thing. we're trying to find our four legged friends a new home. outside it is all about the heat, haze, humidity. we've had a m lot ofnings where the suburbs are down in the comfy 60s.

not the casehis morning. 73 in chantilly. gaithersburg, washington. 8 0e degrees still in annapolis. there will be high rain chaps earlier today. any rain will be along the i-81 corridor. so cool day? well, you're going to be sweatinghet out at pool. afternoon high today 94 degreehe index is up close to 100 degrees.rd back barbecue this evening? well,eep an eye on that. close skbrer look at the rain chances. going to melissa. moll >> chopper 4, outer loop at new hampshire avenue. just a littlwn slow because of the disabled tractor-trailer. southbound 295 at benning road,

right bane therecked by a disabled vehicle. overall things look pretty darn good on the map. southbound 395 at dukstreet. do have an issue on the right lane. near duke street and marc chris lawrence with more on that. chris? >> need to do some emergency o track wor a switch that'sd locate right near new york avenue. that's going to affect camden yards. the first northbound train out of union station won't leave until 7:00. you'll find 15, 20 minute delays on the entire camden line all morning. at the live desk.

>> 6:33. a maryland man believes he was bitten by a shark. chris bowen was paddle boarding. he sait he f something hit his leg in the water and then he saw blood. bowing cled and said the pictures of the maryland department of naturalan resourc experts were not able to determine a shark bite by the photo. >> all i saw after he grabbed my leg, i saw something flipping i walked out, saw the teeth marks. >> boeing told us he is not scared. he'll hill the water so. >> a northern -- man is charged with throwing his child in the creek. police swarmed the neighborhood searching for kyle sunday. he was wanted for throwing his c child in thek earlier in the day as he tried to getway

from thepolice. the little boy was not seriously hurt and he's with his grandmother this morning. in an attempt to cover , the boy's mother reported the car had been stolen with the boy inoid of the she was the only programmer and a player died and hey're calling this coach abuse. >> a big shakeup at the university omaryland could me down today. it comes after reports of coaches bullying players and ignoring warning signs. theun ersity's board of regents will hold a conference call later this morning and fro there will dye side whether to

geing sick. again, they called for the footba >> absolutely.ired. he shouldn't be able to work with anybody else's kid. you don't send your kid away to college, michael, you send your kid away to college for them to be developed into young people and that's ysically, emotionally, you know, spiritually, and our young people that we worked so hard to keep him save. they d anything butthat. of course he should be fired. >> umd president walla lowe said tuesday the university accepts, quote, legalal and m responsibility for mscnai death. back to you. >> meghan mcgrath in the newsroom for us. thank you. here are some of the top st fies we're tracking you this morning. the pentagon has delayed president trump's military parade. this after it was reveale the

price tag would be $92 million. the initial estimate was only 12 million. president trump ordered it after heigr there, president trump's former campaign chairman is facing 18 counts of tax and bank fraud. dominion energy says two underground ectrical feeders were the cause of wedneay night's outage. the airports' generators we kicking in until power was fully restored. the outage lasted about an hour and a hath. >> four m after devastating flooding, ellicott city will have severe flooding. it left a lot of damage.

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40 before the hour. >> the fda approved the generic version of the epipen. this will be the first genetic version of the drug. >> they're h bing it 500%. some say this announcement is going to spark more low cost alternatives. >> they're warning all veterinarians thathey can get access to opioids.

pet owners are deliberately injuring their animals just to get to the drugs. the& fooug administration has developed a resource guide or vets on responsible opioid prescribing. the veterinary association says it's monitoring the issuend is providing support for the members. >> georgetown university students often have similar goals. one set of siblings are taking plication to a whole other level. the osborne triplets, nicolas, zachary, benjamin. don't they're getting their masters. they have say they have a bond they wouldn't trade for anything. >> always have two people next to you no matte at home.n class, when you want to share something, anything. >> we aren't just brothers, we're probably each her's best friends. >> they were together through un rgrad as well. their great grand father also a triplet. >> coming up on 6:42. as we head to break, we're

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you're watching "news 4 today." ♪ respe-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ >> this mornin say good-bye to aretha franklin. the undisputed queen of soul left her mark onnd humanity a d.c. as well. we're looking back at her career and how sheng is b honored today. >> plus, developing house, unease, anger and plans to fight back. the trump adminisation still reeling for another -- t

>> we w to begin at 6:45 with the look at arethakl fr. the queen of soul died. >> her mus and legacy touched so many. this morning we have teen coverage. we begin with nbc's jay gray live in her home city of droit where she is being remembered. hi, jay. >> hey there, aaron, erica. what a legacy she leaves behind. eight years ago rolling stone called her the greatest singer of all me. aretha franklin's legendary family, they chang music and echoed around the world. she was self-taught on the pia without reading music. started singing asch d. traveled with martin luther king at the opening of his senator --

she was 16 time, 18 time grammy winner. received the medal of freedom and was the first woman elected to the rock and roll hal of fame. she leaves behind so many adoring fangs, not only here her hometown but across the country and around the world. again, wha a life andhat a legacy to the great performer. >> jay gray live for us. fans in our area can also pay tribute to aretha franklin. >> justin finch is live with details on a special tribute happening right here in our backyard. good morning, justin. erica, good morning. that's right. today crowds coming to the national portrai museum can pay a special tribute to aretha her portrait is being installed here this morning and will hang fo next several days. 1960 era lit though graphic poster.

she was honored here with the portion of a nation back in 2015. franklin said she began touring the d.c. area as a young singer playing small clubs around the city and of course that's her celebrity, her stage grew as well. it included the kennedy center. some years ago she sat down with mark satisegraves and told him loved coming here toplay. >> i went to the casino royal with sometimes there was -- it'f arent administration and it's wonderful. >> i like to run on thismodel. she has a lot of great memories here in d.c. you canee her portrait until august 22nd. it will hang in the first level in the in memorium space.

live here, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> it is 6:49 now. is morning president trump dealing with a fallout released by omarosa manigault newman. the job would have paid00 $1 a month. omarosa sd trump was using the job to pay her hush money. >> he made it very clear that if i joined this campaign, that i would have to be quiet. i wouldn't be allowed to talk to i wouldn't be able to say anything against donald trump. i saw this as an attempt b to my silence. >> lara trump responded saying she feels personally betrayed. president tru is continuing to cast hees thatin

udes former cia raid. brennan strongly urge the president ob ta to approve raid when other cabinet members thought it was too risky. now the admiral who oversaw the raid is coming to his grave. he writes in his word -- he wouldr consi it an honor if the president would revoke his security cleernts. >> this week's story, pope francis called the story morally reprehensible. since it happened prior to 2002, the reforms are working.

they're reporting details of hundreds of aktsz of sexual abuse over seven decades. it reveals coverups. >> new scory. whose haven't we met like can i my up or rice. organic foods were as likely to have contained heavy metals a regular foods. time right now, 6:51. let's get a check o your commute. >> good morning. right now chopper 4 over 95 here at maryland looking good northbound and southbound near powder mill road. no big worries there. in the district, right lane blocked by the beltway looking pretty good. in bound, new york avenue before south dakota avenue. disabled vehicle there in the center lane. springfield, northbound 95 at

fire work, 66 in bound and 95 northbound looking quite good. in maryland, 270 no problem and top of the beltway, justtt a slowdown there. going to go 40 miles an hour, t going te you 42 minutes from 95 to 270 onhe outer loop. when you listen to your car. d . ty haze and humi starting to have a few rays of sunshi sunshine. you can tell it's a gunky start dato the super humid. afternoon heat indexes up close to 100degrees. take it easy. if you have any strenuous outdoor activity to do today,

exercising, lawn work, or first thg there as a possibility of stronger thunderstorms. planning out your day. near 90y noon. most of our rain chance comes in after 4:00, 5:00 up 9 to or 10 this evening. today's high a steamy 94 degrees. again, most of the rain for now out across most of the shan known doe a valley. quick run through future weather. t much going on until afternoon time. by 3:00, 4:00, a lotf storms likely to get going. just in time for the tai end of the commute or your ride over to the beaches. 60% chance of showers, high 89. only a 40% chance o rain. >> let's go to my colleague sheena parveen. more on clear the shelters.

oh, good morning, chuck. we're standing in one of the areas where if yo come out tomorrow to adopt you'll be meeting your potential forever dog here at shelter. we're at the humane rescue line. you have to go through becca. you have a very hard job. we're here with i -- normally the fee is waivednd we have to go through the application process, make sure it's a fit for you. we have to make sure thatil if chen live in the household that they're present so they meet the imal. it's for the success of the animal a the kids as well. >> what would you say as far as documents go, what kind of documents do you need tomorrow? this is impoant. >> we really only ask that you have a valid photo i.d. it doesav to be the i.d. of the person who's filling out thw

pak. other than that, landlord checks, we're not asking for your name o anything, we just t wa put out the animal. you can find all of theon loca in the area. you can find one for clear the shelters. we want everyone to come out and adopt the animal. >> tsheena,nk you. 6:55 right now. here are four things to know. the pentagon has delayed president trump's military pa de. this after reports that the priceag wos $90 million. the initial estimat is 12 zblld paul manafort. president trump's former campaign chairness isg givin banks of attacks. >> they're talking about possible personnel changes that

could leado the possible firing of the head football coach. >> today theational portrait gallery will add aretha frklin's portrait to the in memorium space on the floor. it's a color lit though graphic post j. >> the weekend's almost here but news 4 is already looking ahead to nicks week. here's what we're looking on on day skbr what do they say 23 an adult pulls up? we have everything you need to know to get your child school safely. >> so if you follow us on facebook or instagram, you saw we had a little photo shoot last week. we are ready to show you what we were working on. take a look at the brand new "news 4 today" song. ♪ ♪ ♪

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good morning. paying r-e-s-p-e-c-t. overnight, tributes pouring in after the passing of aretha franklin. ♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ the world coming together tohe celebrat queen of soul. this morning, the legend'sng impact felt by millions of omns and se of the nation's biggest stars. breaking news. overnight, police recover the bodies of two young girls missing in colorado, their father appearing in court for the first time since reportedly confessing to murdering them and their mother. >> why did you kill y wrife and two children? >> a grieving family, and