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 rush.le s look elsewhere.

a livey look at the ba bridge, a crash there. eastbound and westbound was shut wn. looks like they're letting the westbound traffic through. e eastbound is sitting still. >> georgia avenue, in silver springs, still shut down on georgia. greenbelt, southbound parkway. debris on the right side. as far as the beltway goes, l innep after the toll road, right b lane that work zone. an annapolis road on the left lane. an elementary school at prince george's county will not see students this year. >> a mold problem m nes the scho safe for class. justin finch is outside of that school this morning. what is the plan for students to start the school ar >> reporter: the mrplan is this. school will be held next month

and next school year completely offcamp offcampus. while students are away at the forestville high school, crews wille working to make sure the mold does not come back again. that comes from the ierim ceo at the first school board meeting of the year last night. shealled for evaluation of the air quality bre. they camk with levels that were deemed unsuitable. the call was made to locate classes for the school year. in n2017,s 4 told you about the air quality concerns here from students and staff here at district heights,f complaining breathing issues here, as well. ventilation fans here were fixed. this decision o an overhaul of the system here is being welcomed by concerned parents. >> feel frustrated. i feel angry.

but i'm happy that we have aew or our t cares enough children to remove the chirp from the school. i've been begging from day one. >> the costs are expected to be around $2.5 million for the repairs while the students are aw away. most students here are walkers. buses will be provided to take students to and fromhe once new school year starts. justin finch, news 4, back to you. a new controversy at the university of maryland about the resignation of the school's former athletic director. a report from the campus newspaper says kevin anderson used $15,000 of school money to high a lawyer to defend two students accused of sexual misconduct.

it happened last august and was a violation of protocol. umd says it told anderson to cut ties with the attorney. but a month later, anderson had not done that. a statement in part said, the decision to hire this lawyer showed a serious lack of judgment in a sexual misconduct casegiven the university's commitment to a fair and impartial handling of all such matters. anderson resigned in april. hurricane lane has been downgraded to a category hurricane. chris lawren has the latest. >> residents and visitors are feeling the impact. some areas could get up to 3 inches of rain. you see the latest video from the social media post. hurricane lane willin be mov towards the islands in the next 24 to 36 hours but gradually weakening as it does.th even though storm won't make

landfall, it's supposed to be devastating with landslides. the storm is expected to turn to the west tomrow and stay fshore. by sunday, it is expected to have weakened into a tropical storm. we go to a developing story in the michael cohen case. it looks like the publisher of "the enquirer" was granted immunity. david pecke the ceo of american media, the company that publishes the tabloid. pecker is also a long-time friend of president trump. court documents say that american media paid forr "playboy" model karen mcdougal for the rights of her story to keep her alleged relationship with mr. trump a secret ahead of the election. the arrangement was known as catch and kill. they acquired the rights to the story but never publishes. later in the hour, susan

cginnis will join us from capitol hill to break down the latest de tlopments. >>s morning, tension between president trump and attorney general jeff sessions is growing. there's speculation whether session willeep his job after the midterm elections. and it comes from this comment by the president on fox news.ut >> in an attorney general that never took control of the justice department. he never took control of the justice department. he took the job and said, i'm going to recuse myself. what kind of man is this? >> sessions isnoighting back he said in a statement, i took control of the department of justice the day i was sworn in. while i am attorney general, the actions of the justice l department wt be improperly iluenced by political considerations. california congressman duncan hunter and his wife have pleaded not guilty in federal court. the two were allegedly using more than $250,000 to finance

i,mily trips to italy and hawai golfing outings, tuition, and fast food purchases. they are also accused of trying to conceal the spending in records. hunter has stepped down from three committee assignnts in the house. new this morning, thanks to victims coming forward,even men are facing charges for indecent exposure or sexual abuse on metro according to our media partners, police used digital surveillance footage to identify the suspects. metro police say so far this month, there's been 63 reported caseof indecent omposure. that's down 10% ast year. new video of a school bus accident in pearl, mississippi. you see that car fly through the meintersection and over than and hit the front end a school bus. no children on that school bus athe time. the school bus driver, along with a mother and child in a

separate car was taken to the hospital. we have good news for metro riders this morning. metro is ahead of schedule with repairs tdt promp a 45-day shutdown of the red line. for the last few weeks, the shutdown has closedhe t rhode island avenueok and bn stations. the uneven platform made it difficult for widriders in wheelchairs to enter the train. instead of demolishing the entire platform and rebuilding it, metro says it lowered the rails and blocks to achieve a smooth surface. >> all of the work is progressing on or ahead of plan. we're in great shape to return this area to service on september 4t >> riders have to wait until september for the station to b reopause they're fixing smaller issues. >>we have a heads-up if yo

drive along the memorial bridge. construction will close all lanes an weekend.walks for a you will not get through starting friday, september 14th. crews will replace the bridge deck, the surface that you drive on. at work starts in octobe the next month's closure will bring in a crane. we're learning that a massachusetts woman is suing mario batali. >> the woman is accusing the celebrity chef of sexual assa t asayult. they'reg that batali assaulted this woman during a selfie. she tried to take a photo of him. when he invited her over to take a atpicture, at oint, she says he assaulted her. batalias been accused of multiple cases of sexual assault last december. his representatives have not commented. >> thank y.

ld fans c see adrian peterson running for the redskins tonight. >> he arrived in washington this week and is already making an impression. he was a fan favorite of the teamnd had the final walk-through ahead of tonight's game against the broncos. you can watch that game right here. still ahead, we're working on a report about a recall that could impact medicine you give your child. and the legal action aerosmith has warned theca trum aign about. verizon under fire. what the company is accused of doing at the height of w californiadfire fight that is causing controversy. .>> good morning, everybody. happy frid it's going to be a day filled with sunshine. temperatures in the low 80s today. a perfect night for baseball. the phillies are inown,

playing the nationals at that ballpark. most of your evening at the ballpark will be spent with oimperatures in the 70s. if you're to pull a chuck and be beach-bound for the weekend, what a great idea. oceanat temperatures 78 degrees. don't need to get in the water owly. we'rsle

you're watching "news 4 today."n, ♪ dreamream on >> aerosmith doesn't want their music at president trump's rallies anymore. the lawyer for lead singer steven tyler sent a cease and desist letter this week. they say playing the musve at rallies the false impression that the band endorses the president. a tweet, tyler said the move was about permission and otecting copyrights, not politics.

an impressive lineup of legends will perform at the upcoming funfral of aretha klin. >> stevie wonder, chaka khan, jennifer hudson, faith hill, that's just some of the singers set to honor her son, edward franklin, is also set to rform. the service will focus on her gospel roots. the service will be next friday. it will cap a week of remembrances starting with a public viewing and concert. franklin died of panc cancer last week. we're working for you with information on a recall that could put your kids' heah at risk. dozen of children's medicines have been recaed back due to con tom contamination concern. there's 32 products that have be recalled due to contamination. exposure to this could lead to increased infection. products on the list include thi stress and anxiety and kids sleeping aid. they were produced between last

august and april of 2018. so far, no illnesses have been reported. new details on a battle between firefighters and verizon. verizon is owning up to slowing down internet speeds of firefighters during critical moments in fighting the largest wildfire in california history. ex're talking about the mendocino comire that burned more than 283,000 acres. the company claims it was a customer service mistake. santa clara's fire chief said verizon picked the worst time possible to slow thing and impact the department's ability to provide services.ri n says the slowdown had nothing to do with the rollback of net neutrality rules. it's been a few months since floodwaters ravaged main street of ellicott city, maryland. now, state and local leaders h have come up wplan that will save lives and prevent future flooding.

it means tenuildings in the lower end of the district must be demolished. the buildings constrict the stream that causeslooding ther the changes have led to tough conversations with business owne and residents. >> probably one of the worst things we had to do in four years is talking to people aboue what areplanning to do in the future. we lost four lives these two floods. we cannot lose anymore. >> nine other buildings and parts of that area will have to be torn down. >> there's a lot of construction work that needs to be done to improve the water tyow for the the project could take five years. it was a gorgeous day yesterday. ande're in for a repeat today. i'm sure eve restaurant will have its patio open. >> if youe not going to eat,

just sit outside. just sneak a spot at one of the. tabl get a drink or something. this morning, a nice chill in the air.t you w to be outside again today. you can certainly, i would encourage it, to roll the windows down, don't use your a.c. you don't need it. we go through perfect again, low humidity. days.eautiful across both you're heading to the beach. as we go into next week, t dog days of summer come back. heat and humidity returning. 66egrees inwashington. look at the areas in the 50s. we had a couple spots in the 50s yesterday morning at this time. it was winchester and rt sburg. many 50s. 55 in esburg. it feels a lot more like a taste of fall this morning. here's aook at satellite and radar. we're going to stay drytoday. a beautiful weather to be tside exercising again. crisp feeling with manyth areasn

50s. upper 70s and afternoon 80s. the normal temperature is 86 degrees. look at sunday. near 90. monday, 92. we hftt up the weekend. sunshine, saturday and sunday. sunday will be the warmest y. and more humidity on sunday, too, with highsear 90 degrees. the beach looking fantastic. 92 monday. 95 on tuesday. andyhe humidill be here. we're going to be dry, looks like, until the end of the week. chuck will have that with your ten-day. let's t go over melissa on this friday. >> happy friday. looking at the roads, sheena. we have this problem in silver spring. we have information, now. georgia avenue shutdown both directions between veirs mill. trianwas because a ped

was hit. greenbelt, southbound parkway, debris on the right side of the roadway. southeast, suitland parkway, sial repair from a crash last night. westbound for a time was shut down. looks like we're moving in both directions thi morning. >> thank you.in g up, want to make sure your child stays safe on a college campus, ere's an app for that. new facial recognition technology rolled ou

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you'rech wg "news 4 today." >> we know that college can be expensive. but there's special perks for students trying to save some cash this fall. student i.d.s can double as discount cards. companies offer lower rates to ju students. amazon prime offers students the first six months for free. if you need a laptop or tv, wait until black friday if you thcan. 's when prices dip to their lowest. with students returning to collse campu across the area, safety is a concern for students and families. >> andechnology is playing a role to make your students safer. campus law enforcement is stepping up a focus on crimes against persons.

jay gruber is fresh off a conference of his peers where they zeroed in on how to protect students from assault and armed robberies. >> if it's security, patrol techniques, ways to gather information. >> reporter: one of the tools is the live safapp, loaded on 10,000 smartphones across georgetown campuses. >> our students don't like calling the police department. but they feel very comfortable textinus. >> reporter: he showed how students and staff canin tips about possible crimes on campus. >> we're able to find people .eing suspicio it's been successful for us. >> reporter: dispatcrs can see the messages in real-time. they wl let friends track each

other after parting ways. chief gruber figured out a unique way to use the app in crime fighting. when the campus library started a lot of theft olaptops, he used a geo boundary. >> you're going to make sure that doesn't happen to you. >> the chief says the biggest use for the live safe app is to contact the safe ride service, on and off cpus, so students can get back to their dorms. if you sat things don't apply to you, you ignore it. but they now know to keep the laptop with you.ig thest use is to get the students back and wforth at night. >> incredible what technology has brought us. coming up, a chore you may be starting to doight now. ahead at 5:30, why the cops were called over one family's daily dog walk.

good morning, everybody. four things you need to know about the eweather. weff to a crisp and cool start this morning with a hint of september in the ai a long dry spell in front of us. t will be hot around here this week. all of the ins and outs of the forecast coming up. plus, billboard backlash. the new push from peta that has mary

"news 4 today" starts now. >> just about 5:30 right now. a live look outside for you thio ing. still august. but doesn't quite feel like a typical summer day in d.c. we're at 66 degrees outside our studios here. but a lot of parts o our area waking up in the 50s this morning. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez. melissa is keeping an eye on the friday morning commute. >> first, let's look at the forecast and know what is ahead today. d morning. one thing i loved about yesterday, less bugs. >> rely? >> did you notice less bugs out? i did. >> i got bit by mosquito. >> you did? >> yeah.

that's rare for me. >> i'm just really sweet. >> talking on the radio a second ago,nd they said, chuck, is there a way that today can be as nice or better than yesterday? course. the weather is similar. it's friday. that adds something to the enjoymentfa or. as soon as you're outside the beltway and away from thearm waters in the potomac. 55 in martinsburg, winchester, and leesburg. a l of55s out there this morning. much warmer, 66 downtown. it's inside the downtownnd concrete the warm waters of the potomac, keepingtihe al airport a bit warmer. there's your hour-by-hour planner today. it will be nice through the weekend, toit a b of a warming trd. more on that in a few. let's goa. over to meli

here in silver spring. georgia avenue, the aa between veirsville and university boulevard. you have to turn around. have northbound and southbound lanes of georgia shut do in that area this morning. still had a left side blocked by brandywine. there's a signal repair that was a light that went out after crash. fairf fairfax, crash there in the right laep. you loo at the beltway and the travel times coming >>up. new details on a pedestrian killed. a man in his 60s was hit by a car in laurel. >> chopper 4 was oveonthe intersec the driver stayed on the scene. police closed several lanes for

the investigation anmore details will be available later today. a developing story in prince george's county. district heights will not be used for the upcoming school year. woe mold problem has returned and dehumidifiert be enough to fix it. kids will be moved to the high school all yea >> reporter: concerned parents say this has been a long time coming. the plan will be to bus students from district heights to another school for the duratio of the school year, as crewsoron a new air and ventilation system to clear out any mold. the interim school ceo laid out that plan in her first school board meeting, the first of the school year here. that decision came after a recent test for mold here at district kights. came bhowing that mold had resurfaced. she says that several different decisind solutions were looked into. afr evaluating them all, this

was going to be their best choice. >> none of the options were perfect scenario. but the best option was to move the stents to forestville high school on the first day of school. >> reporter: as you heard there, udents will be mubussed to the forestville high school for the next school year, to and from. most of the students here are walkers. the has been a ongoing issue. back in the spring of 2017, we told you about mold and breathing concerns at the school. and 24 ventilation fansere xed here. you heard there, mold has isurfaced. th what the school board says must be done to keep students and staff safe here at district heights elementary. back to you. >>iv justin finch for us. 5:33. a man accused of killing a mother and son in loudon county is out of jail this morning.ee

charges have dropped on brian welsh. investigators say the suspect and ricci were involved in a sale. nine bullets found on the victims and in that home do not match the suspect. however, bullet casings found on the scene match that gun. right now, police are searching for the man who attacked a woman in a manassas park. the attack happened last saturday, as a woman was out for a morning run in stonewall park. the man walked up and assaulted her. the ctim was able to get awa and contact police. if you know anything that can help track down the suspect, contact manassas police. here's a look at top stories. hurrane lane is twisting off of the coast of honolulu,

hawaii, as a category 3 m hurricane. the storm is expected to weaken within the next 36 hours. even though the storm will never make alandfall, there's the risk for catastrophic flooding and landslides. david pecker is the ceo of american media and was granted immunity and long-time friend of president trump. court documents s american media paid karen mcdougal for the rightstof her in an effort to keep her alleged relationship with mr. trump secret ahead of the election. we'll break dn the developments in abou tep minutn minutes. metro is ahead of schedule for the 45-day long shutdown. the shutdown has closed the rhode island avenue and brooklyn stations for repairs. iders have to wait until september for the station to reopen because crews are fing

other items. preseason game three for the redskins at 7:30 tonight. the redskins take on the broncos at fedex field. and stay tuned for our postgame report. c.> we talk about the male sports teams in but this morni mystics just earned a spot in the semifinals. six players scored double-digits last night. elena deladon had 19 points. our girls take on them tlanta drea the semifinals. game one, 3:00 in atlanta.re airport ings are going high-tech. the local airport where your face will soon be scanned before you can board. how young is too young to walk the dogs? orr neighbs called the cops orr neighbs called the cops

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you're watching "news 4 today." >> we've all seen tourists walking through d.c. with their luggage in tow. nolp a company is trying to those people out. the company is called bounce. it's letting people pay $6 per day per bag to have their stuff temporarily stored. bounce customers are given a lock with a numbtaed security g. d.c. is the third city in the s. but bounce aims to be in 100 cities in the next year or so. ts> new technology at dulles airport is doingob. >> the facial recognition software has been up and running since monday. a camera compares your face to i your passporure. >> it plans to speed up for security for everybody not lying. it i flights at dulles, now that the

goal is to expand its use. >> all traffic departing and coming to the united states. >> the system caught its first imposter on wednesday. a man coming in from brazil tried to use a french passport. his real i.d. was in his shoe. it's unclear if that man posed a threat. he wasent back to brazil. 5:41 now. right now, first 4 traffic alert in wheaten. there's a pedestrian crash. we'll look at this and your travel times, coming up. good friday morning. the weather isut cooperating there. fall-like temperatures this morning. many of you are actually in the 50s when you stepoutside. sunshine out there. nice, as w twgo through the friday. we'll look at the weekend forecast with chuck coming up. first, feeling crabby. the billboard that's causing controrsy forve

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new developments in t michael cohen case. a long-time friend of president trump has been granted immunity. >> david pecker is the chairman of tpany that publishes "the national enquirer." susan mcginnis is livepi on l hill for us. what is he talking to authorities about? >> good morning. this is quite the turn of events with several men once in the president's inner circle, stepping out of it. david pecker isla the st. he is the ceo of the publisher of "the national enquirer," getting immunity, with authorities. "the national enquirer's" efforts to kill stories damning to the president. and hush money payments to a "playboy" playmate, karen mcdougal who allegedly had an affair with the president. f well as the involvement president trump in that hush monend payment a michael cohen in that payment. we have cohen plea, pleading guilty to eight federal crimes. jeff sessions fighting back.

lots of moving parts this week. only praise for paul manafort, the former chairman who was convicted on eight counts of bank and tax fraunt the presias been talking to his lawyers about the possibility of pardoning manafort. >> susan,hank you. lyft wants you to get out and vote on election day. yesterday, it announced it will offer discounted and free rides to polls on november 6th. it will distribute 50% off codes across the country. and it's partnering with ro nots so that people in underserved communities will ride free. 73 days to go before america goes to the polls for the midterms. we'll have the deals when it gets close a aring in the man charged in the murder of a d.c. family and their housekeeper.

this is over the prosecutors wantg a protective order to limit the details of the investigation and prng the privacy of police witnesses.of back in ma015, he held the victims captive, extorted money and set their house on fire. his trial is scheduled to start next monthtnd could l up to two months. developing this morning, we know the name of the worker killed during a construction accident in potomac. montgomery county police say john thomas moran jr. was killed yesterday. he was 27 years old. moran jr. was killed by the lowering of this portable structure. we're working to learn howt happened and wha kind of safety measures were in place at the time. the work has begun in bethesda for marriott headquarters. crews started demolition work yesterday. and a new flagship hoteitis going upit. construction will cause lane

closures ang wisconsin, odmont and norfolk avenues. marriott isoving from north bethesda to this location. that project should be done by 2022. right now, this first 4 traffic alert in wheaten. this is a fatal pedestrian crash. moving this for a minutehere. georgia avenue between veirs ll. we have chopper 4 on the way to this one. we'll get a view of this from above in a couple of minutes. there's somom pictu the sky. in southeast, suitland parkway and stanton road. dark lights. in fairfax, the right lane two blocked here this morning. inner loop and outer t loop of beltway. earlier adwork has cleared. 270 looking good. top of the beltwa noroblems there, 61 miles per hour.

66 inbound this morning, you're slow. 18 miles per hour. fairfax county parkway, at fairfax. 95 going to take you 19 minutes. listen to wtop when you hop in your car this morning. it's aoo little out there this morning, huh? >> it sure is. >> a good kind of cool. >> you wear your suit jacket? >> no. my regular shirt. do you think i drive in shirtless? >> i don't know what you do. as long as you have clothes when you get up here. >> we don't need to g with this conversation, guys. >> very pleasant outside. the temperatures will stay below average again. yestday's high, 81, the coolest day of the month. 12 days in the month of august alone i 90s. there's more 90-degree weather ahead. it's been a wet august, almost five inches of rain about double

our coverage. the dew points, thas the way we measure moisture in the atmosphere. down in the comfortable 5s this morning. anytime the number is below 60 a degrees,s pretty good. tomorrow, this point dew point is about 60. monday-on, when the dews poi go above 70, that's the sticky stuff that everybody xlcomplain about. bagh pressure for now is keeping all that at pushed the humidity offshore. southerly breezes bring this moisture up to the northeast. that will migrate across the mountains and reach us. starting on sunday but really monday and all of next week, we'll beea in the pabath around here. current temperatures are in the 50s. your planner for the tgif, a wonderful day to be outside. the sun is not down until 7:50 this evening.

we've lost an hour and a half of aylight since the summer solstice. today and tomorrow without humidity. a littl hiptnt of humidity. and back to the mid-summer misery for the whole middle parts of next week. heat indexes upr n 100 tuesday and wednesday. rain chances as we get close to th labor day weekend. jay gray is joining us from hawaii with the latest on hurricane lane. >> as chuck ntioned, we're tracking the breaking news out of hawaii. hurricane lane is downgraded to a category 3. that storm will not make landfall but there's a risk for flooding and landslides. >> we go to gray jay live in honolulu with the very latest. hey, jay. >> repter: hey, erika, aaron.

right heren honolulu, the wind has picked up. no rain at this point. off een it on and throughout the day. but it's dry right now. the system slowed down a bit. that means the worst of conditions from lane here w't occur until some timeto late ght until early saturday morning. across the islands, we've seen massive s.floodi you have people without power. this is a huge hurricane. andit's moving very slowly. 300,000 tourists in the area, as twell. and te for them to leave, well, that's passed. >> i knewhe hurricane was coming. i wanted to get out as soon as possible. but you know, you can't control mother nature. >> reporter: you , that's the situation. you have a lot of people here who, perhaps, have never been through a hurricane. lin't understand the conditions.

we're t everyone, now is the time to get locked in and bunkered in where you are because the storm is on the way. >>cary stuff. please stay safe out there, jay. a routine walk turned into an inveson for one outraged illinois mom. cory widen found herself being uestioned by child protective services after letting her 8-year-old daughter take the dog on the walk. her daughter was gone for about five minutes and she could see her from the yard. >> it was an obvious false report. and it wasobn obvious -- ously not true that i was neglecting my kids. you can see it when you walk through our door. >> you can hear more from widen on the "today" sho a major hit f several sears and kmarts across the country.

they announced 46 more stores will close in november due to declinlag sales. the test round follows 100 closures in may. this time around, the only store closing in our area is the sears in the fair oaks mall in fairfax. liquidation sales are set to begin next week. virginia has more than 300 wineries and cideries. the winery at bull run h $100,000 to expand its operation. this is located near centreville. the grant money will be put to use immediately. new equipment will be in place. according to "the washington business journal," the expansion will c double wine production. kindergartners in lredon county getting ready to start a long day at school. officials say doubling the school day forhe school day doubles their educational experience.lo

on county deputies are stepping up patrols in school zones this year. they will be cracking down on speeders. this morning, we're with a group ready to take on another challenge. >> langden had perfect attendancet year. molette green is there to talk to this group. how d you top that? >> oh,y t can. are you ready for success? okay. phi days t into new school year and they're going into the school season with big aims in reading and math. we're going to talk about it in the next hour of "news 4 today," under the leadership of principle kimmy husbands. they are starting with success. stick with us in northeast d.c. backo you. >> thanks, molette. a bold move by ta

concerning a beloved pastime for manymarylanders. >> the animaled advocacy group trying to get people to go vegan. these billboards are popping up near the inn harbor. it says, i'm me, not meat. the organization says it's part of a nationwide campaign to people's plates. the billboards will be up through september 15th. still ahead, gd news for metro riders. a 45-day-long project to make some fixes is ahead of whschedu. e the work is being done and where the metro system could reopen. plus, never again. weeks after flooding hit ellicott city,e have details on a plan city officials put in place to stop it from happening again. stay with us.

"news 4 today" begipp gins breaking news. >> breaking news this morning, one person is dead after being hit by a vehicle in montgomery county. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erikaez gonz this happened on georgia avenue in wheaten. we're live on the sgene and we'lt a check on that, as well as the forecast and a check the roads. are we able to go to megan? >> first 4 traffic alert in wheat wheaton. talking about georgia avenue atd drive. both directions here we're shut

down because of this fanal pedest crash. another vantage point showing you here, some of the closure in the distance. that closure between veirs mill and university boulevard. you're northbound or southbound on georgia avenue, that's your normal route, you want to te veirs mill road. one other closure, fairfax eastbound 66 at nuttily street. and southeast, italand parkway at stanton road. there's a crash there overnight. gan mcgrath is at the scene in wheaten right now. what are s youing from the ground there? >> there's a large police presence on georgia avenue. this began to unfold around 4:00 this morning. aedestrian struck and killed here, right near the intersection with