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80% chance from p5:00. to 10:00 p.m. we'll have your nbc washington app ready to . all of the push alerts for the severe weather warnings. what about the tuesday morning commute? good morning. >> image unavailable? what? it was there one second ago. the beltway is slow here this morning. this is intner loop after 45th 's causing delays this morning. the rest of the beltway looked okay. falls charge, inner loop after gallows. looks like that's been pushed off to the shoulder that's good elnews. laastbound scaggsville road. feat's blocked by a trash. crash uned. looking at 95 northbound.
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quantico to the beltway, 17 minutes. right have breaking news no chris lawrence at the live desk for us. >> a roa crew member has been hit by a truck working at the site.s this our first video coming in from the scene. we learned that the worker was air-lifted to the hospital after getting hit by t truck. this but in the area of monument drive and monument wa that road was closed down. it has reopened to traffic. here's a map to give you perspective of whehis happened. the worker was hit at a work site at this intersection. that road is reopened. we working to figure out how they are doing and how it happened. we'll bring you the information.
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5:02. we're following a developing story. neighbors living on 56th street say they're fed u with violence. a little girl and two other people were shot there last night. >> this happened less than a y that mahkai wilson was killed last month. jeg justin f fch has more us. >> reporter: that's right. police are looki for an acura or a lexus with a swing in the w back and a license plate in the front window. three victims. n adult woman and a teen girl injured. an elementary school age girl wasshot this is the 100 block of 56th street. this is not far from the public charter school and right by t
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east capital rec center. the shooting taking place around 00 last night. the three victims rushed to the hospital wereonious and breathing. who are the suspects and what is the motive? that's what police are hopingan the publi help them sort out. looking for a dark colored acura or lexus, on the career.spoiler the pdiice t to two other shootings nearby. close in time. but don't think they are linked to this shooting. we're live in northwest. i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you. the search continues for a pennsylvania man wanted for threatening to kill president trump. u.s. marshals believe shawn christy may be headed to d.c. he allegedly threatened to kill
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a district attorney on facebook. that's when he threatened to shoot the esident. christy was spotted on saturday driving a stolen jeep cherokee in west virginia. an he was spotted driving a gmc pickup truck. that truck has a license platem of zgl-2845. there's a $20,000 rewardchristy. i'm going to walk through the back. >> that's a facebook pife video ted sunday. he is facing charges for threatening everrene he encounthat night and for refusing to let people in the mosque in springfield. we're told he began to ram cars in the parking lot. when police arrived, he allegedly drove toward the cruiser.
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he cursed and screamed at the officer, who took him custody. apparently he has been coming to the mosque since he was a child. the folks there say something is wrong. >> all humans make mistakes. but our job is to have a sit down and chat with them. >> we're told there was no indication he had a apon. despite a new letter from pope francis, many catholics are conflicted about the leaders of the catholic church. pope francis condemned abuse and said the leaders failed on the issue of sex abuse. last week, a pennsylvania grand jury report detailed abuse by ie 300 s over 70 years. 99 of the priests were from the diocese of pittsburgh. it says that the bishop was parr of the cp.
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the president of trinity university says the report calls for an act of atonement. >> i think the cardinal should consider stepping aside. not to say tt it is culpable. but that would help catholics to see there are teeth behind the words. >> they had a meetg and the church has not told us what was discussed in that meeting. a school outside of town has been vandalized. there's an online petition to remove his name fromchool. he was part of a cover-up, allegedly, of sex abuse in the diocese. new fallout involved in the
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death of mcnair. >> boomer esiason looked into the handling of mcnair's death. take a listen. >> the heartbreak that i share over the mcnair's fa unspeakable strategy is only matched by the disgust toward the university leadership. they are reportedly on shaky ground. this could be a good time for them to exit. >> mcnair died in june after suffering a suspected heat in stroke dpractice.se ral members of the administration, including the head football coach are on leave. the players plan to hor mcnair by weari a decal of his 79 on their helmets and holding a nt momef silence before two games this season. the first game is ptember 1st. we learn new details in a murder mystery that has the country's attention. the colorado father accused of murdering his family says he l
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didn't ks kids. he said his wife killed their er daughters a finding out he atd an affair. he asked for a sepn and that's when she killed the two girls. prosecutors say he killed her and buried all three bodies in an oil field near where he worked. microsoft has disabled sites. it's believed a group is behind the work. that's a group that's linked to interference in the presidential election. president trump says he could interfere with the russian investigation. now, he decided to stay out of it. he made the comment in an interview with reuters.
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he said any statement he gives to rober mueller could be used gainstng perjury charges him. he did not commentf he will sit down with muller. and jurors deciding t fate of pault manafor will have another day of deliberations. the judge told jurors to keep deliberating ntil 6:15 in the evening. manafort is charged with 18 counts of tax evasion and bank fraud. some are worried that president trump is swaying the jury. the blame game over president trump's postponed co military paradinues. he says a city that voted 70% against the president wouldn't want to help. yesterday, the council members fired back. they pointed out it was 95% of
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district voters that didn't pick mr. trump. the council says it would oppose it even if it included the obamas and the stahood floats made of hemp. 24. from social security numbers to birthdays and addresses. schools are reopening and students may have to provide personal information. >> what you can do to make sure the information is protected. plus, do you have back-to-school shopping todo? we have ways to kp it easy and coast-effective. plus, some powerful and controversial moments at this year's mvt ards. e'll be a storm team 4 weather alert day for this afternoon and evening. this morning, pockets ofn moderate r coming down steadily from one of my father
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you're watching"news 4 today." >> 5:14. student in prince georges county begin nheew school year this september 4th. more than 1,000 new teachers will welcome kids back to the county. they will train through tomorrow. teachers are going through all sorts of instructions including literacy and classroom management. the first day for te is thursday. this morning, the federal trade commission has tips for
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parents to keep theikids' 'sformation safe. safeguard your chiocial um securityr by asking how it will be used. ask if you can use only the laso digits. and parents have the option to not share information in directories. shred any documents with your child's person information before throwing them away. child ideaty identity theft has been a problem. the college football season starts and onee head universities could lose its head coach. the board of trustees is deciding whether to meyer on as head coach. >> urban meyer is accused of not reporting domestic ve abuse. he admitted later he knew abouti abuse and ed he followed protocol.
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the board of trustees will make an announcement tomorrow. today, seven former members of a penn state fraternity will be back in court in coection with the hazing death of timothy piazza. heve died after a pledge. police say he drank a dangous amount of alcohol and fell down stairs. the men are facing a hearing on charges including recklessly endangering another person and involuntary manslaughter. t >> next story takes birthday celebrations to a whole new level. this is a former weather man in iceland leapt into hiss birthday. >> i guess it's like whatever. >> he suffers from a fear of heights, too. he studied skydiving fro the ground and celrated his big
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day by taking that jump. >> i see no pnt in jumping out of a pl>>e. they have when you have a fear of something, the best way to tackle it is to go and do it. you know. if you fear plflying, learn howo fly. one of the music awards at radio city music hall. >> cardi b. opened up thshow. she had a fake baby. she had the moon man. emotional highlights happened during the performance, she acted like, because she just had a baby, she d a performance at was big. ♪pe logic ormed his new song "one day." the stage was filled with
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immigrant children and the parents who came from behind a curtain. jenniferez lop getting the michael jackson vanguard award. and the queen of soul received a tribute from madonna, thete al girl. many people were not happy about it. saying it wasn't enough of a tribute. andad madonna it all about her own career. franklin passed away last week from cancer at the aim ofge of 76. >> a lot of the criticism came from the fact that aretha franklin died on madonna's 60th. birthd her birthday got overshadowed. >> when it comes to the moon man awards, there's going to be controversy anddr a. isn't that where kanye took the thing from taylor swift.
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i don't know. j. lo was looking good. camilla cabello won artist of the year. >> do i know who that is? >> she opened f taylor. >> i was never going to be able to name that tune. thank you. you two, straighten u over there. we have a storm team 4 weather a alert later today. this weather thi morning or in the afternoon. but this evening, there will be a chance for strong to severe storms. a warm front is wringing out rain earli this morning. this will come with a cold front later on tonight. a little rain across parts o the shenandoah valley. it's coming down hard the.
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the burst of rain is pulling out right now. if you're traveling on 17, into loudon county, just be on the look out for a bur of rain here. the showers moving into culpepper county could bring a shot of rain to places like warrington. there's the early morning chance rain. we get a break in the action. there will be sunshine late morning to the afternoon. as a result, we'll have a chance forn thunderstorms the afternoon. um umbrella-ready. it's a low to mid 70s to get the day going. showers and dry at recess time.h derstorms at 3:00 or 4:00. a chance for severetorms this evening. the humidity tomorrow is blown out of here.
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thursday, friday, surday will be flawless days. hardly a cloud. temperatures in the low 60s in town. there will be 50s in the suburbs. >> i believe you. stafford, route 1 after telegraph road. all lanes blockhere. 66 and 95, looking good beltway here, that camera showing you the delays. here's the problem, inner loop after 450,ad the work zone and a crash within the work zone. headed north now, new market, westbound 70 after 75. l the lefe is getting by that work zone. no other major problems at this point. 5:21. animal crackers are changing the look of its packaging. also ahead -- >>back-to-school doesn't have to be stressful. i'm going shopping with my
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you're watching "news 4 today." >> from backpacks to binders, there's a lot ofie sup that kids need for the new school year. >> that shopping doesn't have to stressful. chris lawrence shows how to save time and money as you go bacto school.
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>> reporter: i hit the back-to-school aisle in target with my second grader in tow, trying to make sense oppall of the es. >> i want the notebook and it flips. >> reporter: "star wars" and sprinkles. pink puppies to peace, love and glitter. >> do you like that? >> no. >> reporter: amy jackson is trying to outfit her girl for first grade. >> sometimes my mom picks out backpacks that i don't like. >> i'm not going to pay that kind of money. wery to find something between. >> reporter: if it's a good price, buy more than you need. things bak or get lost. >> crayons are usually $3 or $4. >> reporter: your phone can be invaluable. michelle says notebooks and binders may be marked down one day. backpacks and lunch boxes a week later.
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>> you see it on sale. >> reporter: you can use apps that collect coupons from the big retailers and puts them in one place. >> that's the most important thing. >> reporter: adding to the confusion, every classroom need somethecific. >> we print out the list and see what's here. >> reporter: with target's school list assist, you can pull up what each school requires and add the list to your cart in one click. chris lawrence, news 4. >> some suggest keeping the amazon app handy. >> some stores wil match the retailer's price on the spot. storm team 4 forecast for you, highmp ature, 84 degrees. a chance for thunderstorms today. we'll be ineatherlert mode this afternoon. a chance you're going to get
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rained on, 80%. not the day to c get the washed. better off tomorrow. a check of that and the ten-day forecast in the next half hour. plus, new overnight. >> a chaotic o scene a campus. details on the protest involving hundreds of people before a new school year. a woman killed dug her morning xfinity mobile is a new wireless network designed to save you money. even when you've got seriou binging to do.
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>>. "news 4 today" starts n >> right now at 5:30, a live look out, as we start this tuesday. asgr you head out the door the umbrella this day. a storm just in time for your ride home. >> you couai see drops earlier than that. morning, everybody welcome to tuesday. i'm angie goff. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. melissa keeping an eye on the commute for us. we'll start with the forecast. chuck bell is keeping an eye on that. >> good morning, everybody. a very cloudy start. a humid start to the day. this isoing to lead to a high
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chance of you getting rained ona this morning shows mainly dry at the 270 corridor. a lot of rain in loudon county, heading towards charlestown,vi westinia. washington getting a little rst of rain this morning. this is lifting to the knot a nd east. the immediate d.c. area may not be getting hit. but you should take an umbrella anyway. the afternoon highs in the 60s. rain chances increasing this afternoon. there's a chance for severe weather. inaf rd, route 1 all lanes blocked. sounded like a crash. there's a full closure there.
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trying to get information on thatone. beltway at good luck road, a bit of a slowdown. that's because of this. inner loop after annapolis road. wo zone and a crash there. delaave that very rare for this time of in mo 66 and 95 looking good. a road crew member has been hit by a dump truck. we could hear more about ths guy that killed in wheaton. he died at the hospital. the driver involved in the accident stayed on the scene and cooperated with officers.
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we're following a developing story. a little girl is recovering after being shot. >> she was one of three people on 56th street southeast last night.ch justin f is live at police headquarters with more on the car, now, that police are focusing on. wha what's this, justin? >> reporter: the car is dark in color. an acura or lexus, four-door sedan, with a wing or spoiler on the back. it was seen circling the area before the shots were fired. i want to tak you to the scene here. the 100th block of 56th street. not far from the public charter school. the shooting took place just before 9:00 last night. and the three victims we know about this time, a woman and a te girl who are injured, policesay.
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authorities say all three were conscious and breathing when oklihe seahhes to thoital. under y for suspects in this case. police believe that the dark colored acurar lexus may lead them to answers. an older model with a spoiler in the back and a license plate in the front window. if you see that car, give police a call. a new video from another developing story. protesters erupted in cheers afterg takinown a statue of a confederate soldier aer the iversity of north carolina at chapel hill.
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many had wanted removal of the statue. it had been there since 1913. here's a look at os.er top stor the search continues for a man wanted for threatening to kill president trump.it auths believe he has stolen two vehicles, a jeep cherokee in west virginia and on sunday, spotted in a sierra pickup. there's a $20,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. the colorado father charged with killing his two daughters and his wife appears in court. he claimed his wife killed the kids after finding out he was ir having an af he said he killed her out of rage and buried all three bodies. prosecutors say they are not buying the story. if convicted, he faces the deh penalty. this man is facing felony charges for threatening to kill
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members outside of a mosque in springfield, virginia. at one point, he wasng cars in the parking lot, including one with someone in it. when police arifeed, he went toward a cruiser and cursed and screaced at the of there's no indication he had a weapon.fo a woman oua morning run was assaulted and abducted. this happened saturday morning. the victim says she was running on the trail when a man approached her. he grabbed her and assaulted her aybut she was able to get anyone with information on the attack is asked to contact police. d.c. police are looking for a man who is accused of sexually abusing a child walking a dog. police spott the man after the incident in surveillance video. he was seen near wheeler road and valley avenue in utheast. there's a $1,000 award for his arrest. there's information on the atv riders went through the
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city. some riders robbed a gas station in north arlington. many riders were weaving in ando rrt of traffver the weekend. d.c. police say thested three atv riders and seized several vehicl. after a gas station robbery, a restaurant worker shot video of the riders. t y're not following the rules or laws. nging back and forth. >> d.c. and arliton police say they won't chase the riders. still ahead, a makeover for lea snack that's been a stor decades. the new look coming to animal crackers. first, killed duri morning dog walk. bwoman pulled into a ponda wild animal. details on the attack putting pet owners on-edge.
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you're wating "news 4 today." >> 5:41 right now. a woman has been attacked by an alligator. the woman was trying to safe her dog from gator yesterday. she was walking her dog when the gator grthe dog's leash. they could hear her screaming for help as she tried the fight off the nine-foot alligator. it eventually pulled her under the water. the dog survived. this comes two months after an identical attack in florida. experts say these attacks are unusual because gators usually leave people alone. >> you have to use common sense. maintain control of your pets. stay out of alligator-insted waters. alligators don't want wiything to d humans. alligators are afraid of us. the gator went after the dog. >> the department of natural ca
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resourceht the alligator and killed it. warmer climatesnd more development in the swatches make for aangerous combination. but like you said, if you know that the gators are outvethere, you o be careful. 5:42. still ahead, a grocery store scuffle caht on camera. a details of a brawl over baby product. we may have a stormy day coming ourway. at the end of the week, the weather will turn betiful. hardly a cloud to be found, friday, saturday, sunday.e if you dec to go to the beach, pack the bag now. our ten-day forecast, which includes the humidity break and the return of 90-degree weather is coming up. >> route after telegraph is shut down. a propane truck with
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you're watching "news 4 today." >> this morning, a search is under way for this pennsylvania man.
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wanted for threateningid to kil prt trump. nicole jacobs isn scene for us. >> reporter: the fbi is on high alt after shawn richard christy was spotted inmaryland. i can tell you that he has a criminal warrant that was issued in june for his he's from pennsylvania and posted on facebook he wou kill elected officials there. ccordg to police, the 27-year-old was threatening to kill any law enforcement officers that try to arresthim. over the weekend, christy was seen in cumberland, maryland. acrding to lice, he is
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accused of stealing vehicles anh abandoning. christy is described as white man,5'10", 160 pounds with dark brown hair and a beard. he speaks with a noticeable lisp. he is considered armed ander das. believed to be in a red pickup truck with pennsylvania tags zgl-28 zgl-2845. there's a $20,000 award for any information leading to his arrest. back to you. >> thank you, nicole. breaking news this morning coming from the white house. the u.s. has ported the last known nazi collaborator living in the u.s. to germany. he was an armed guard in poland. he's been living in the u.s.
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since 1949. he claimed he was working on a farm and a factory. he admitted training as a nazi 17 years ago. we turn to bold declaration from president trump. he said if he wanted run the russia investigation. he made the comment in an interview with reuters. >> susan mcginnis is on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning. ave this little context. this interview was hastily arranged after the white house learned that don mcgahn spent 30 hours talking to the special counse the president said he could run it if he wants. in. i can do whatever but i wanted to stay out. we have a former prosecutor saying this istr. a president cannot be in charge
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of his own investigation. the president is get involved on twitter. m day calling robert mueller a disgrace and uncredited. he was asked if he would sit a down finterview. he is agreeing with rudy giuliani over the weekend, his statements could be used to bring perjury chargenst him. >> thank you. s socialnia trump s media can be a positive tool. and also a harmful forec if used incoy. the first lady spoke on cyber bullying in rockville, yesterday. stopping bullying is one of her majoinitiatives in her be be campaign. she will travel to africa in octor. in nuary, it was reported that
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president trump used a negative term when talking to lawmake haiti andgrants from ael salvador. the trial for the man accused of killing five people at "the capital gazette" newspaper will begin on july 19th. lawyers have until october to decide whether to file insanity plea on his behalf. ramos is accused of using a shotgun to blast his way into the paper's newsroom in june. ramos pleaded month.ty last look at some surveillance videohere. this shows women attack ainlerk germantown earlier this month. this fight was over baby formula. the formula is kept in a locked case. the claerk until after they paid for it. the clerk had to be treated at the hospital.
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criminals often steal baby formula to sell it for a profit. they're asking you to send in any tips you have if youiz reco the women. approaching the 6:00 hour. after more than ay, cent the animal crackers, they are busting out of their cages. the packaging no longer shows the animals in cages. anim rights organizations wanted the packaging changed, saying it depicted outdated circus practices. the name isn't changing despite the fact that the circus shut down lt year. and they're using the same colors and everything. the mural outside of ben's chili bowl is almost as iconic as the restaurant.th latest design was unveiled last spring.
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it features prominent a kafr african americans tied to d.c. >> for the 60tanniversary celebration, molette green spoke to the artist himself. >> reporter: the mural that's a big part of the d.c. restaurant's history and upcoming anniversary celebration. >> ben's chili bowl, 60 years black-owned business. >> reporr: images of legends past and present. he has a story to tell in all of the faces.>> ith harriet tubman, you know, holding a torch. that's the title of this mural, "the torch." starts with her. it trickles down.
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everybody is significant. >> that's why the chili bowl let the public weigh in. w had over 10,000 people go on the poll and say who they wanted. >> reporter: you don't see the favorite, the purple one himsel >> the favorite has to be prince. he's pointing. he has a look on his face and looking at the viewer. he's pointing at you like, hey. there you go. >> reporter: on news street, molette green, news 4. >> she will be live at ben's for th60th anniversary. >> you can watch the reports all morning lo. >> bring back a thing of chili. >> i know. it's so good with guacamole on it, too. let's get to the weather. a rough place around here some places. >> you got that right. it will be a bumpy ride for the ride home this evenin dealing with rain drops this
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evening. we'll be in weather alert mode because of a chance of severe storms. the main threat will be damaging wind gusts. hail is a possibility. an the overall flood threat has defi diminished a bit, localized storms can have a concern. more porimportant, the humtdty drops away. the warm front is cranking out a little rain out early this morning, across the blue ridge into maryland. father south of there, in fauquier county. just a little burst of light to moderate rain. won't last all that long. you'll need an umblla earlier today. here's the first chance of rain. once youo get daytime heating
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going on, an opportunity for rain showers and a thunderstorm to start to develop. our highest chances for severe weather come in after 5:00 or 00 thisevening. here's your ten-day forecast. i'm ready to sneeze. i got it. low humidity weather thursday, friday, saturday. back to 90s and summertime next week. i can finis for u, looking at the ten-day. beltway, goo luck road, this is where we have a problem cash. that was in a work after telegraph road, chopper 4 headed this way. a propane truck with a gas leak. we hope that will come out of here centreville, inbound 66, with a crn the right shoulder. and leesburg, after a crash.
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> aaa released a new study finding that only using ride-hailing services is twice theownership ocost. the most per city is boston. the least expensive city is dallas, at $16,000. the threat made gainst a mosque broadcasted on social media. and bombshell developments in the investigation of the man accused of killing his wife and two daughters. hedi says h't touch his daughters. for years it was your dream house.
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news 4 todrts now. >> we begin th tuesday morning th a live look outside. it's still dark. calm, though, and cloudy. but that could change this afternoon with the potential for storms. that broken record continues to rnplay. good g, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm angie goff. we're going to g a look at your commute and tst foreca. >> let's start with chuck bell. let us know what's on tap today.
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>> rain chances this morning and afternoon. thunderstorm chances this evening. be weather alert as y make your plans to go out and enjoy your tuesday. back in june, it was already daylight president not the case anymore. four things to know about the weather. oh than a brief weather picture. great weather moves in thursday and friday. some rain across parts of northwestern virginia. fauquier county, moving into loudon county. and rain drops for frederick and montgomery the temperatures in the 70s now. the afternoon highs will be thie s. to mid-80 a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. for now, let's go

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