comfortable, inhe 50s in most of the suburbs, which is often fhe case. the heat island the downtown buildings keeping washington at 66. dulles, ten degrees cooler than that. a perfect d g to out to the pool and enjoy it. don't forget the spf. afternoon highs in the low to mid 80s. that will be great weather, for sure. if you're headed to the nationals ballpark, the phillies and t nats have a 7:10 game this evening. perfect nig for baseball. if you're going to fedex field for football tonight, gd night for that, too. let's get to melissa. >> i call it my snuffleupagus jacket. it's huge and fluffy. i wear that into work. georgia avenue, between veirs mill and university ayenue. policeit's the southbound

lanes. bran brandywine, left side blocked by the crash. it is northbound georgia avenue. lanham inner loop. and mean inner loop after the toll road. right lane getting by that work zone. 4:31 right now. our coverage of a crash on stanton road. >> we go to megan mcgrath. what's going o behind you? >> reporter: the crash has been clearepo at this t. but the problem is the traffic signal. i'm going to get out of the way so you can look for yourself. when the car went off the roadway, it loo like it hit the mechanical box that controls the signal here. the sigl is completely dark here. what they've done, is the put up stop signs. it's a four-way stop. su suitland paray is a major commuter route.

these drivers have to come to a complete stop here at the stop sign. there's a utility crew here at they're trying to get the signal back on. at the moment, when you heading out,or fhat matter, you have to come to a stop at this intersection here with stanton road. right now, a slight delay, as people roll up on the intersection. if it takes a while for them to fix this problem, we'll start to see tie-ups in the area as the lume begins to build. new detail on a pedestrian killed. a man in 60s was hit by a car in laurel. >> chopper 4 was over the intersection. the drir stayed on the scene. police closed several lanes for the investigation and say more details will be available later today.

a developing story in prince george'scounty. district heights will not be used for the upcoming school ye . the mold problem has returned and dehumidifiers won't be enough to fix it. kids will be moved to t high hool all year. classes will start on september 4th. a man accused of killing a mother and son in loudon county is out of jail. charges have been dropped against brian welsh of herndon. he was tied to the deaths. the suspect were involved in a drug sale. forensic tests showed the nine bullets that were in the home didn't match the gun to the suspect. but bullet casings at the scene do match that gun. police are searching for a man whoac ad a woman in a

manassas park. the attack hpened last saturday, as a woman was out running -- a monning run in all park. the man walked up and assaulted her. the victim was able to get away and contact police. if you know anything that can help track down the suspect, contact manassas .poli more concerns of the university of maryland department,his time, the resignation of the athletic director. a report says seven kevin anderson used money to hire a lawyer for two students facing sexual misconduct. it happened last august and was violation of protocol. the office found out when the athletic department received the bill. they told anderson to cut ties with the attorney. a onthlater, anderson didn't follow those orders. anderson resigned in ril.

look at your top stories right now. hurricane lane is twisting 200 miles off of the coast of honolulu, hawaii, as a category 3 major hurricane. storm s team 4s the storm will never make a landfall, there's the riskor f catastrophic flooding, landslides and beacho n. the publisher of "the national enquirer" is granted immunity in the case. court documents say american media paid karen mcdougal for the rights of hertory to keep her relationship with president trump secret ahead of the election. susan mcginnis will break this down in ten minutes. metro is ahead of schedule for a 40-day shutdown. they have closed the stations

for major repairs. riders have to wait until september for the station to open. preseason game three f the redskins starts at 7:30 tonightr theskins take on the broncos at fedex field. and stay tuned for the news report at 11:00. >> we talk about the male d.c. sports teams. but this morning, the washington mystics just earned a spot in the semifina. six players scored double-digits last night. elena deladon had 14 points. game one, 3: in atlanta. airport screenings are going high-tech. ehe local airport where your face will soon b scanned before

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temporarily stored. bounce cusmers are given a lock with a numbered security tag. d.c. is the third city in the u.s. but bounce aims to be in 100 cities in the next year or so. new technology at dulles airport is doing its job. >> the facial recognition software has been up and running ndnce . a camera compares your face to your passpt picture. >> it plans to speed up for security for everybody not lying. it is beingse for select flights at dulles, now that the goal is to expand its use. departing and coming. >> the system caught its first imposter on wednesday. a man coming in from brazil triedo use a french passport. his real i.d. w h in shoe. it's unear if that man posed a

threat. he was sent bac to brazil. good friday morning. it's finally friday. it feels fantastic outside. a lotf areas in the 50s. a crisp,ik fall feel this morning. through the morning hours, we'll see temperatures rise through the 60s. sun glare on the road by lunchtime. k will have a look at your weekend forecast coming up. plus, new problem, closure on the bay bridge and silver springs. that's coming first, flingee when a new breast cancer patient comes to cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia, she's coming for theltimodal te the specialists form a treatment plan together. we were looking for a cancer team that would help us decide best course of action. we have so many tools at our center.

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you'rein wat "news 4 today." >> 16 before the hour right now. new developments in the michael cohen case. a rilong-timed of president trump has been granted immunity. he's the chairman of the company that publishes "the national enquirer." >> susan mcgnis is on capitol hill for us. what is david pecker talking to auorities about? seems like there's several that were once in presint trump's inner circle that are stepping out. david pecker, the ceo, long-time friend of the president, owner of "the national enquirer,"

getting immunity. he was asked about killing stories and the hush money payment made to karen mcdougal who claims to have an affair with thees ident. and investigators are talking with pecker about the involvement of the president in that payment and the involvement of michael cohen in that payment. we had the cohen plea. he pled guilty to eht federal crimes that implicated the president. and thel, attorney gene jeff sessions, fighting back after the president wab bashing him t recusining himself. the only praise from the president came from paul manafort, who he respects for notng brea the president valuing loyalty and those limits being tested week. >> susan mcginnis. thanks. yft wants you to vote on

election day. yesterday, it announced it will offer discounted and freeides to polls. it will distribute across the country. and it's partnering with nonprofits so that people in underserved communities will ride free. 70 days to go before america goes to the polls for the midterms. we'll he the deahen it gets closer. a hearing in the man charged in the mder of a d.c. family and their housekeeper. this is over the prosecutors wanting a protective order to limit the details of the investigation and protecting the privacy of police witnesses back in may of 2015,el he hd the victims ivca extorted money and set their house on fire. we know the name of the workerle kduring a construction accident in

potomac. johnhomas moran jr. was killed yesterday. moran jr. was killed by the lowering of this portable structure. we're working to learn how it happened. measures of safety were in place at the time. the work has begun in bethesda for marriott headquarters. construction will cause lane closures along wisconsin, wood a montnd norfolk avenues. that project should be don by 2022. kindergartners are getting ready to start a long day of school. schools started full-day oundergarten started this year. doubling the day dbles the educational experience. the parents we talked to says we find the schedule reassuring. >> when we go to work, we can

feel safe. she's in school. >> loudon county deputies are stepping up patrols in school zones this year. they will ben cracking down speeders. routine walk turned into one investigation for one outraged illinois mom. corey widen sound herself being questioned by child protective services for letting her 8-year-old daughter taking the dog on a walk. her daughter was gone for about five minutes and she could see her from the yard. >>t was an obvious false report. and it was an obvious -- obviously not true that i was neglecting my kids. you can see it when you walkur throughdoor. >> you can hear more from widen on the "today" show. bold move by peta. >> the group is trying to

persuade people to ditch the crabs and go vegan. these billboards are popping up near the inner harbor. says, i'm me, not meat. it's part of a campaign to get seafood off people's plates. the billboards will be up through september 15th, in bakimore. good l with that. >> shuffling >>papers. how about that weather? >> i know. >> it is a fine day to be outside again.y yesternd today both. if you're going to rate the weather onle a s of one to ten. if these days are not a ten,ha don't know would be. the temperatures are cooler than average. yesterday's high temperature, 81 degrees. that was the coolest day of the month. only two days in this entire month of august have been cooler

than average. yesterday, the cooler than the 12 times, above 90 degrees. we had nearly five ihes of rain. that's double average for the month of august.e high pressremains in charge of our weather. we have the dry and the cool side of it for now. our winds come back around over the weekend. a little warming trend and a rehumiditfyin ining tren our first chance for rain is seven days away. you can do yardwork without worry about rain. in the comfortable mid-50s for almost all of our suburbs. 55, now, in winchester. 55 in leesburg, and 59 in upper marlboro. temperatures for friday, will be around 80 degrees at luchnchtim. afternoon high, 84 degrees.

no rain, probably until thursday of next week. e planner for your saturday, mid-60s. most will be in the mid to upper 50s. just a smidge warmer, about 85 degrees. if you like hot weather, don't worry. 84 today. 85 tomorrow. 89 on sunday. we're in the 90s most of the weekend. see that rain back in the forecast on thursday. next weekend is labor day weekend. rainier weather there at the beginning of the holiday weekend. temperaturesin look to be tre downward just a bit. that rain chance there, friday and saturday of next week, i'm cautiously optimistic that it won't be a total washout. but the weather pattern is getting unsettled toward the holiday weekend. >> fair warning.ri baye right now, a crash on the lanes that were alterna alternating. the southbound lanes are stopped. itks like westbound traffic

is getting through here right now. in silver spring, veirs and university. green belt, southbound, parkway, debris on the right side of the roadway. brandywine, left side blocked by a crash. in the district, outbound suitland parkway and stanton road, a crash took out part of the signal. they're trying to get that fixed now. at the live desk, following breaking news in germany. officials have evacuated three villages outside of berlin. as they try to push back the fire, the problems they're running into is old ammunition of world war ii. apparently it is buried in the forest. and the fire could cause it to

explode. we'll look at this story as it >> thank you. a major hit for several sears and kmarts across the country. they announced 46 more stores will close in november due t declining sales. the latest round follows 0 closures in may. this time around, the only stors g in our area is the sears in the fairoaks mall in fairfax. virginia has more than 300 wineries and ciderryes. the winery at bull run has its 000 to expand operation. this is located near centreville. university property. the grant money will be put to usey.immediat new equipment will be in place.

according to "the washington business journal," the expansion will create 38 more jobs and wouble wine production. for years in a row, prince george's county has had the highest job growth in maryland. now, the county is relaunching an effort to link people with the jobs. employee prince george's is a nonprofit organization. there's resources for people trying to get back in the workforce. if you would like to connect with this organizn for some help, go to the nbc washington app. all you have to do is search employ prince george's. they say age is just a number. now, research suggests 60 may be the new 40, according to the new study of the psychological bulletin. your self-este peaks at 60. >> it also suggests that your

self-esteem drops after age 70. so, is the new 70, by the circular logic. >> 60, you're riding thahi . 70 hits and nothing much. >> so says the study. >> not my words. 14 a photograph of the man behind so many great musicals is on display at the national po portrait gallery. it shows bernstein as a conductor at carnegie he composed "on the town" and west side story." the portraitl be on display through september 23rd. still ahea goo news for metro riders. a massive 45-day-long project to

make some fixes is ahead of schedule. where the work is being done and when that stretch of the metro system could reopen. plus, never again. weeks after devastating flooding hit ellicott city, we have details on the plan city toicials have put in place stop it from happening again. stay with us.

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"news 4 today" starts now. >> good morning,yb evy. thanks for joining us. approaching 5:00 a.m. on this friday. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez. it's friday. the weather was stunning yesterday. >> the big question today, can we doagt n? we're going to head over to melissa for a look at the roads in second. first, we turno chuck and sheena. can we do it again? >> yes, we can. that should be our slogan day. yes, we can. >> the nice weather, beautiful weather yesterday. this morning, a crisp, fall-like feel. >> just the way we likeit >> drive with the windows down this morning. the kids will lovere ss. big area of high pressure that's funnelsg in t air mass from canada. we're going to have this humidity and sunshine. if you were watching yesterday, e did not have this many

50-degree temperatures on this map. this morning, we have a lot more. the air h d coolen here at the surface. it's 56 degrees in rsgaitrg. 59 in warrington. and the district, at 66 one of the warmer spots but it feels incredibly comfortable outside. the kids going to the bus stop, they could get away with long sleeves. they won't be hot. we'll see itki l perfect and back in the 80s this afternoon. we'll look at what we can expect forewhe weekend in a minutes. melissa, how is the commute lookeg? >> a cou of problems. want to show you video. this is suit lalandkw p at stanton road. the trafficights are dar because of a signal repair. hoping that clears up shortly for the morning