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of loudoun andax faiounty. temperatures, 60s in the shen dough nah valley. this afternoon actually looks pretty nice. a little humid. high today only 82 degales. weather ert mode for tomorrow. more about that in a few. now let's go over to melissa mollet. good morning, chuck. taking a look at the roads here now. an update on the situation i fairfax. blake lane between 50 and nd, the northbanes are now open. we have that downed wire there. southbound lanes are still shut down here this morning. a warning for youthere. into town on 66, into town on 95, both loo ng quitegood. his radar again, that gre showing you where we have rain falling right now. 270 southbound fromtoermantown the spur is nice and clear from frederick actually headed southbound. beltway inner loop and outer loop no problem.
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breaking news this morning. five children and six adults are waking up withoutomes after a large fire overnight. this was in the 1300 block ofrt noh capital street northwestbe een florida and new york avenues. you can see the video from d.c. fire. the american red cross isin hethose displaced families right now. still no word on what may have caused that fire. school bells will be ringing morning.istrict this a fresh coat of paint, some new desks are some of the things welcoming kids back to class. final touches put on several roads and buildings in the district. also the first day of schl for interim chancellor amanda alexander. estigation team i uncovered nearly 1,000 teachers who have not been officially licensed to teach. >> all of our teachers have passed background checks. all of our teachers are regularly evaluated by their
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administrators, often formally anrm inly. all of our teachers engage in rigorous professiotl developmopportunities, and in those ways we're able to ensure quality. >> they were supposed to have at least applied by this month, hese teachers who still need licenses. alexander tells us the vast majority of teachers h that deadline. developing this morning, atvs and dirt bikes swarmed d.c. over the weekend. >> scenes like this played out over theweekend. police could not do much to stop ths. atv are illegal in the district. there's also a no-chase policy. one rider crashed into a light pole police impounded that bike. officials say the group eventually crossed int arlington. >> we actually ran into them twice tonight. once was on another major
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arteryy they definit caused disruption in the local traffic. i was scared for some of the other drivers tecausey're just kind of weaving in and out. if i was in that traffic, i wuldn't knowt to do. >> arlington police said no arrests werede. today cardinal donald wuerl is meeting with the council of priests. the monthly gathering was originally scheduled for august 27th. we're told cardinal wuerl changed the date of the meeting after the explosive report the pennsylvania grand jury alleging sex abuse and because of the carrick scandal. he resigned after a series o sexual misconduct allegations. wuerl was a bishop in and was named more than 200 times in the grand jury report, claiming he helped cover up some of the abuse of children. on "the washinost" reports two lawyers are leading
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an investigation into allegations at the key school. apparently a february review indicated formeric key ols failed to protect students going back nearly 40 ar former students reported it was widely known some key teachers had sex with underage students. some teachers were fired after complaints from students or parents according to interviews with the accusers. manyhe stayed in classrooms continuing the alleged abuse according to thi report. president trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani will not be rushed into an interview for the robert mueller invest aation. >> i heated exchange on yesterday's "meet the press," he gued a truthful testimony from mr.rump may not set them free. >> truth isn't truth. the president of the united states -- truth isn'ttruth. mr. mayor, do you realize -- this is going to become a bad
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meme. >> giuliani also called former cia director john bnnan a totaunhinged character who should haven't a security clearance. we'll have more reaction fr capitol hill coming up. a jury in the paul manafort trial will be back for a third day of deliberations today. the president's former campaign chai faces 18 counts of tax fraud, bank fraud and failureo disclose foreign bank accounts. last week the jury did have a few questions for the judge including wanng to know the definition of reasonable doubt. >> investigators with if ntsb identified two men killed in a weekend plane crash. 62-year-old michaeltr kilk and 56-year-old robert johnson will killed when the went down in a soy bean field o saturday morning. a cause for the crash has not been determined. the investigation into the football program at the university of maryland continues. announcedof regents the investigation lateast
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week. jordan mcnair died in june, the result of a suspected heat stroke. more strong earthquakes hit sia this morning. this is the latest in a series of shakes that shook the island late last night. it is the same region trying to recover earlier this month from another quake that killed hundreds of pele. video here of people and children in a shelter. 4:36 rightnow. still ahead, a murder mystery in nashville. >> this morning we have details on several murders and why law enforcement thinks they may be connected to the same . oh my
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at the liv desk following breaking news in d.c., if you're
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out early this morning driving through northwest d.c., i want to call your attention to a very large police presence. this is on water street in the area of whitehurst freeway. officers are saying they're searchingor someone. if you see a lot of pol te officer ihat area, it's someone to keepn eye out for. at the live desk chris lawrence, news 4. >> big impact. >> that was a very scary accident. >> the scene here at the pocono raceway in pennsylvania. hard to believe that anybodyle s abo walk away from this. itrdappened yeste during the seventh lap of the abc supply 500. two cars hit each other, botrs ca spinning around. robert wick ens went airborne into the catch fence. the thrrivers involved were able to get out of the cars on their own. wick enswaas and alert when he was airlifted to the
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hosital. torning people in nashville are on edge. a rash of deadly shootingsd and ar robberies have the music city rattled. >> the crimes appear to random. the gunman last struck on friday ni ft killing twoends celebrating a birthday. investigators say that shooting is similar to other rect cases, four attempted robberies and one other killing. one victim was just out walking her dog when she was shot in the back and now she's paralyzed. >> officers throughout the city are on the look out for two cold blooded killers who obviously have no respect whatsoever for aneity of human life. >> witnesses describe seeing a dark-colored sedan and two men with a rifle. marines and hackers are coming together to fight against cyber threats. for one night only in las vegas, the department of defense recruited the world's top 100 hackers. e goal was to find vulnerabilities before america's
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adarsaries like rusnd china. the military paid cash for exposing gaps in the marine's public websites. through the night this happened a total of 75 times. the chilean navy is goingyo be the call of duty to protect a whale. >> t 13-foot long whale was spotted tangled in a fishing net. divers got in the water taking turnsaughting netting with their knives to set itre some cooler temperatures overnight. the question is will they stick yaround? >> v comfortable if you walk outside right now, but it really depends before you are. some of you will need the umbrella when you step outside. showers around fredricksburg heading towards the district. we'll talk moris about . chuck is back in a few minutes l with ak at what you can expect today and cooler temperatures ahead coming. firing back. former cia director john brennas
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respo president trump's decision to str himip
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cia directorer accusing the president of the united states of treason. that's a monumental accusation. >> well, ire think these abnormal times. i think a lot of people have spoken out against what mr. trump has done maybe it's my warning training as an intelligence professional i hav seen the lights blinking red. >> tough talk from former cia director john brennan slamming president trumme on the press," less than one week after the white house announced it will strip him of his security clearance. now brennan is threatening to go to court. the president may take away more clearances. >> nbc's susan mcginnis is on capil hill. what exactly can he do legally? >> reporter: gd morning, aaron and angie.th president is threatening to take away more security clearances. brennanth talking about w he can file a formal complaint or perhaps an injunction to stop
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the president from taking away more security clearances. the trump administration is not backdown. the president being accused of using this tool to punish his critics and punis involved with the russia investigation. this follows dozens of intelligence officials a national security officials sindemning this move. meanwhile, the pnt lashing out at "the new york times" article outlining thathite house counsel don mcgahn cooperating with special counsel roberter mue in about 30 hours of interviews over nine months detailing the president's feelings, his anger toward mueller, attempts at trying tfi him. the president tweeting at length about this on sunday calling it fake news, calling the authors orterss reporter fake r saying he allowed mcgahn to cooperate. giulia saying he believes
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mueller leaked the story to "the new york times." >> it continues. susan mcginnislln the thanks very much. police in phoenix are investigating a second deadly officer-involved shooting in the past week. officers shot and killed during a felony warrant arrest over the weekend. they say that man ran from officers into a garage and then pointed a gun at officers who were trying to arrest him. they initially tried to use a stun gun on him. it had no affect on him. this marks the 35th ofcer-involved shooting f phoenix police. this morning we're getting a look at incredible police body hom footage taken in alabama. it sws the moments officers saved two people trapped inside a burning building. [ glass breaking ]. >> ma'am, come this way. >> this video is from july 3rd. both officers going into action
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saving two people trapped inside. the city council later recognized the officers for their heroic actions. >> incredible. 4:48. disgracedpo formers doctor larry nassar has been moved to a different federal prison. he w being held in tucson, but now he's in oklahoma city. nassar was assaulted by fellow prisoners there. he's not only serving time for child pornography but facing up to 175 years for molesting girls. officials are worriedut a harmful angel in lake the algae can cause skin rashes and stomach illnesses as well as breathing problems. > . ♪
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callaloo kids promot cultural understanding and social awareness for toddlers and kos up 7 years old. the founders are from d.c. and graduated fro the duke ellington school of the arts. 4 doo 50 right now. a warning this morning as kids head back toschool. the i-team reveals thousands of traffic violations in local school zones in the past three years have happened. >> reporter: in the coming dwas when the kids return to the school crosswalks, we expect drivers to slow down or drive more carefully. a review of police and traffic records by the news 4 i-team shows the fast rising number of violations in virginia, d.c. and marylund, ing hundreds of violations in prince george's and montgomery county since 2015. in d.c. nearly 300 traffic
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violations near schoon the same time frame. in virginia we found thousands of school zone crashes since 2015. the most in the area, about 600 in fairfax county. >> that's an area in which students frequently cross. >> reporter: gwen rd daughter died crossing the street to seneca highway. the driver in that case was not prosecutn. tonightews 4, our full news 4 i-team investigation includes our cameras rolling as police conduct patrols in school neighborhoods. we'll show you whathe drivers including some parents are caught doing wrong as they bring their own children to the school. also, the one thing police say is behind this rising number of violations an unsa o driving ne kid's schools. for now, scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. 4:51 our time right now. chuck is back with us. i saw a little rain this morning
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coming in. >> is it going to be a dry day? >> primarily between nowound t 10:00, 11:00 this morning, a chance for rain. most 06 your afternoon and early evening plans should be rain-free. we're also watching very carefully for tomorrow afternoon as we have strong to severe stormsater tomorrow. ticking into the 90-degree days. good news is we won't add anymore to this count this week. we've already had 34 days of 90 degrees or higher. this week will not be hot. there are signs that next could be many more days in the 90s. tomorrow, severe weather threat comes from this area of low pressure near omaha, nebraska and the attending warm and cold fronts that come wit it keep a weather eye to the sky tomorrow. first thing tomorrow, thunder and lightning across central virginia on the north se of richmond, toward southern culpepper county and to the
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south of fredricksburg. not making a lot of progress northbound. there are lingering drops from the southern sides of the capital beltway along i-95. our friends in northern maryland have the lowest rain chance today. stillot af clouds around this morning and opportunity the next little bit. on the future weather, it keeps most of the rain in the southern half of our viewing area early thismorning. by 10:30, 11:00, most, if not all the rain, isompletely gone. during the afternoon, you'll get breaks of sunshine. think of it as a part li to mostly cloudy day. enough sunshine to cast a shadow or two. rainnc c are much lower later today. that is welcome news for sure. thenor tomorrow, we have a bigger chance for storms.ew temperate, 70 at dulles airport, 69 in gaithersburg, 73 in washington. looking for a high temperature of 82. for tomorrow, morning sun and afternoon storms with a high of 84. then the really, really nice
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weather comes in wednesday, thursday, friday. melissa mollet, most of our suburbs thursday, friday, maybe even saturday morning will be in the 50s. >> what? >> seriously. >> that doesn't seem normal to me. maybe it's normal but doesn't seem right to me. in fairfax, blake lane between 50 and 29 still has just the openbound lanes southbound still closed. sounds like it will wrap up shory. leesburg, eastbou 7 diverted at river creek parkway, all lanes blocked because of the work hne. e this hanging around since last week. chs lawrence telli us about this one, water street near whitehurst freeway, lar police presence, some roads blocked in that area. 95uantico to t beltway, you're on time. 66 miles per hour, it will take you 18 minutes. angie? >> thank you melissa. a few minutes away from the are 5:00 hospital. arizona hospital asking what is in the water, this after 16
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co-workers all announced they were the banner desert medical center says the women are all nurses and all work in the intensive care department, all september and february. i'm not having what they're having. >> don't do lunch with them. speaking of babies, there's now a new member of theon washin capitals fan club. >> alex ovechkin and his wife announced the arrival of sergei. he and his mothero re said tbe doing well. congratulations to them. >> quite the year for sovi. >>ll ahead at 5:00, a major road in northern virginia is slowing downtoday. find out the new speed limit before you get caught speeding. school officials, football players and parents met this weekend after several tumultuous ays for the university of maryland footbalogram. the latest on the team still
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ahead on news 4 today. .
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the schoole bells will b ringing in the district this morning. a big issue with hundreds of teachers is still not resolved. breing overnight, rooftop flames light up the sky in northwest d.c. firefighters look for a cause while several people inside now
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have to look for a new place to stay. roads turned into rallies whenundreds of atv riders roared through i busy stree d.c. and virginia. it's about 5:00 a.m. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang this morning. it's a i big morning d.c. will school starting today for a lot of kids. >> severaltr school dts in west virginia starting today as well. a few more tomorrow and thursday virginia, too. >> the biggest part of getting the new school year started is what to wear and how to g there. melissa mollet is watching the roads early this morning.we you, chuckegin with and sheena, with a look at our forecast. >> good morning. may want to put that pocket-size umbrella in the backpack early this morning. a little ra, maybe thunder and lightning early today. recess should be mainly an
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outdoor recess day. >> a comfortable recess day,he too, temperatures will not be that bad at all this afternoon. >> good buy 90s. >> this morning we're talking out showers on the radar, not for everybody. if you're north of d.c., you're dry and really going to stay mainly d as we go through the morning. maybe the windows down as you're around fredricksburg and up 95 over to culpepper, this is where we're seeing steady rainfall. approaching the beltway we h light rain now. this is very slowly making its way to the north. so keephat in mind as you're leaving this morning and dropping the kids off in the bus stop, if you're southep of d.c. n mind you might want an umbrella or raincoat. 69 in clinton, very comfortabler start to ymonday. as we go through your commute, we're looking mainly dry through the rest of the day, just cloudy and some spotty showers with high temperares onlyn the

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