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 reedie drive

here. accident reuction folks are here documenting what happened. in terms of the details of the striking vehicle, we're trying to confirm some ofhose details. what i can tell you is there appears to be a black sports car that's inside this police taped area. wlorpt that's the striking vehicle or no we're trying to confirm. at this point, we know one person, an adult male, has been truck and killed near the intersection of georgia and reedie. the closure is pritchard road and price. the better turnaround would be university boulevard. you can get all the way down to price if you need to go further. an ongoing situation, in terms of work to be done. this will be a problem throhout rush hour this morning. back to you all in the studio. >> we'll keep in touch with you for updates. coming up on 6:02.

we want to check today's weather. >> that's right. over to chuck and sheena with a gorgeous sunrise ovehe city. >> yes, indeed. breeze. sky and a light temperatures have fallen into the 50s in most this morning.s it's nice out. >> it is probably one of the most perfect mornings we've had. >> andhere's a planeload of people. what are they thinking? leaving on the nicest day of the summer. >> maybe they're going to the bahamas. look up at the sunrise over the horizon here. bright ing skies, you don't see one cloud. that's why much of the area is. in the 5 you have calmer winds. we have cooler air filtering from canada. dry air mass in the 50s for much of the area. about toid walk ou just know it is cooler right now than what we had 24 hrs ago.

it's 65 degrees in washington.y, gorgeous setting up low humidity by lunchtime. you need the sunglasses all day long. 84, low humidity. diif you're h out for your friday night, we're going to stay comfortable, nice and dry. we're going to see the pleasant temperatures tomorrow morning. we'll look at your weekend coming up with cck and a closer look at the forecast, too, straight ahead. >> thank you.w. >> 6:03 right an elementary school in prince george's county is going to close down tobfix a mold m. >>m a mold prob makes that school unsafe for class. justin fch is outside. what is the plan for students to get to class? >> reporter: parents have been pushing forome kind o change on this issue for a very long time. and now, they areetting it. their students will be bussed to another school, while this one here, driistrict heights,

undergoes repairs. that came from the interim ceo last night at the first school board meeting of the school year. a recent test for mold came back showing mold levels here had surfaced. this is after some two dozen fans were edrepa after a previous test found mold on campus. several solutionsere explored. but the best one they came to was moving classes for the coming school year to the oldre ville high school. she says that will give crews here time and space to focus on making repairs to the air condition and venlation system here. one mother says, finally, because she saysonditions here at district heights had gotten so dire, she took matters into her own hands. >>ulled them out last year. i refuse to go in the building. we have some issues. it's because of the school.

reporter: so, the plan going forward thewill be this. buses will pick up students at assigned stops on the area and take them to and from forestville high school. the bus schedule will all for the new change to the school calendar and location.e we're ln district heights. i'm justin finch, news 4. you.to >> thank you. five minutes after the hour. a new controversyhet university of maryland at the resignatn of the school's former athletic director. a report says kevin anderson used money to hire a lawyer for two students facing al misconduct. it happened last august and was a violation of protocol. f the officend out when the athletic department received the bill. umd says it told anderson to cut e attorney. but a month later, anderson had not done that. late last night, the university put out a statement.

we'll show you some of it here. it says, the decision to hire this lawyer showed a sjuious lack of ment in a sexual misconduct case, given the university's commitment to a fair and impartial handling of all such matters. anderson was placed on sabbatical on october of lasye and resigned in april. hurricane lane has been downgraded to a category 3 hurricane. chris itanding by at the live desk. >> the biggest threat is to oahu and maui that will get pummeled with arain. someas could get 30 inches of rain. you see the latest video from the cial media post.hu icane lane will be moving towards the islands in the next 24 to 36 hours but gradually weakening as it does. but in the meantime, tourists are being told hunker down. >> they just told us we have to stay in theba room, py in the bathroom, not going to the windows.

>>re the advising travelers to have confirmedke t for flights before you head to the airport. they want to avoid crowding a make sure everyone stays safe. even though the storm won't makd ll, it's supposed to be catastrophic fg and landslides. it will be a tropical storm by sunday. we have to keep an eye out for flooding. now, a developing story in the michael cohen case. it looks like the publisher of e "the enq was granted immunity. david pecker is 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 former "playboymodel karen mcdougal for the rights of her story to keep her alleged relationship with mr. trump a secreahead of

the election. the arrangemenwas known as catch and kill. they acquired the rights tnethe story buver publishes. cohen pleaded guiy to making hush money payments at the direction of president trump. this morning, tension between president trump and attorney general jeff sessions g wing. there's speculation whether session will keep his job after the midterm elections. and it comes from thisomment by the president on fox news. >> i put in an attorney general that never took control of the justice department.co he never toontrol of the justice department. he took the job and said, i'm going toecuse myself. what kind of man is this? >> sessions is fighting back now. he said in a statement, i took control of the departmenof justice the day i was sworn in. while i am attorney general, the actions of the justice department will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.ia californongressman duncan hter and his wife have pleaded not guilty in federal court.

the two were allegedly using more than $250,000 to finance family trips to italy and hawaii, golfing outings, tuion, and fast food purchases. they are also accused of trying to conceal the spending in records. hunter has stepped down from usthree committees in the new this morning, thanks to victims coming forarrd, seven mefacing charges for indecent exposure or sexual abuse on metro. according to our media partners, police used digital surveillanci footage ntify the suspects. metro police say so far this month, there's been 63 reported cas of indecent exposure. that's down 10% from last year. new video of a school bus accident in pearl, mississippi. you see that car fly through the intersection and over the median and hit the front end of a school bus. no children on that school bus

at the time. the school bus driver, along with a mother and ild in a separate car was taken to the hospital. d thver of the out-of-control car was arrested for nnc having insu we have good news for metro riders this morning. metro is ahead of schedule with repairs that prompted a 45-day shutdown of the red line. for the last few weeks, the shutdown has closed the rhode island avenue d brooklyn stations. the uneven platform made it difficult for riders in wheelchairs to enter the train. instead of demolishi entire platform and rebuilding it, metro says it lowered the rails and blocks to achieve a smooth surface. the platfo had chupg chunks of concrete fall off of it in the past. that's been corrected, as well. >> all of the work is progressing on or ahead of plan. we're in great shape to return this area to service o september 4th. riders have to wait until y'ptember for the station to

reopen because the fixing smaller issues. we have a heads-up if you drive along the memorialridge. construction will close all lanes and the sidewalks for a weekend. you will not get through starting friday, september 14th. crews will replace the bridge deck, the surface that you drive on. that work starts in r. the next month's closure will bring in a crane. we're learning about a recall that could affect medicines that you give your child. and the warning aerosmith has given to the president. it will be a nice day outside. and hopefully it will be a nice evening for a redskin preseason win. the broncos are in town. it's a 7:30 kickoff. the game can be watched right here on nbc 4, if you're lucky to have one of the tickets, game time temperatures will be in the 70s. we have the forecast coming up. just hows langdon

elementary starting off wit success? we'll talk to the principal, coming up next. a live look from chopper 4. one person was hit and killed by a car on georgia avenue in t wheaton area. this happened around 4:00 a.m. it isra disruptingic there. melissa willave h

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now, a first look traffic alert in montgomery county. chopper 4 over the scene. this is a fatal pedestrian crash. georgia avenue at reedie drive. you c see that closure. this is between university and

veirs mill. you have to tak veirs mill as your alternate. ♪ dream on, dream on mith 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 playi the music at rallies gives the false th impression thaband endorses the president. in a tweet, tyler said the move was about permission and protecting copyrights, n politics. th> perfect attendance, no problem. 's what the kids at langdon elementary school celebrated last year. >> molette green is there this morning and how they're going to to their record performance last year. good morning, kids. i think we're- having trouble there we are. >> reporter: -- reading and math.

[ cheers ] can you hear me okay? >> we got you now, molette? >> reporter: good deal. there's something to cheer about. they'retarting off the year successfully at langdon elementary. i'm here with the principal and assistant principal. talking about how you're going to improve onoo really numbers for your students. >> we're first of all plannin the vision for all our students that all things are possible. my favorite is that students are knee-dp in setting personal, professional,cademic goals. it is all teamwork and collaboration. none of this would be possible without our community partners, ur staff and family and students. >> oh, yes. >> look, the parents got up rl eay, and brought their kids in. e school staff is here. we're ready for a successful school year. when we come back later on in

the hour, we'll talk to the scholars from the o hom the mighty scholar warrior. back to you. >> thank you, molette. we're working for you this morning with information on a recall that could put your kids health at risk. dozen ofhildren's medicines have been recalled back due to con tom contamination concern. there's 32 products that have be recalled due to contaminatio exposure to this could lead to creased infection. products on the list include the kids stress and anxiety and kids sleeping aid. they were produced between last august and april of 2018. so far, no illnesses have been reported. it's a little weird for some people to have 50-degree temperatures right now. but it's comfortable.

>> there's a lot in today.avor we have a nice morning. a nice afternoon. it's friday, it's sunny, the humidity is down. all of the good things keep rolling. >> you have no euse not to be outside today. the temperatures this morning in the mid-60s. ifou want to blame anything on the weather, you have to wait until next week when it and humid and the dog days of summer co e back. theyme back, and that might give you time to enjoy today and this weekend. it's not going to last forever. it's 55 degrees. dulles, leesburg, frederick, manassas. if you're about to walk out the door, know yr area is most likely in the 50s this morning. you might want long sleeves. the kids could wear the long sleeves this morning. big high pressure keeping us dry. we have a rirlly pleasant mass coming down from canada. as the kids stay at the bus

stop, temperatures in the 50s. we're in the 80hes and weekend is looking wonderful. if you're gardening this, we by sunday, more humidity and highs closer to 90. your gardening is brought by merrifield garden center. par par parsley, chives, oregano. let's go to melissa and look at the mess on the roads. >> big problems on tds. georgia at reedie drive. you see chopper 4 showing you that clure. northbound and southbound georgia.t shutdown there wheaton. looking at where it's closed. if you're traveling northbound

or southbound on georgia, take veirs mill road instead. another problem, eastbound 66 near 50. look at that one left lane getting by this crash that takes up the right side. in southeast, suitland parkway. dark light, signal repair. inner and outer loops no problems. 270 looks good. invirginia, 66 inbound okay. 95 not bad. listen to op when you hop in your car today. >> thankyo 6:21 now. want to make sure your child stays safe on college campus. there's an app for that. new facial recognition technology

you're watching "news 4 to y." >> all right. with students returning to college campuses across the area, safety is a major concern for schools and families. >> technology islaying a bigger role at making your students safer. georgetown university is starting classes next week. campus law enforcement is pi st up a focus on crimes against persons. jay gruber is fresh off a conference of his peers where they zeroed in on how to proct students from assat and armed

robberies. ga if it's security, patrol techniques, ways ter information. >> reporter: one of the tools is the li safe app, loaded on 10,000 smartphones across georgetown campuses. >> our students don't like calling the police department.t ey feel very comfortable texting us. >> reporter: he showed how students and staff can text in tips about possible crimes on campus. >> we're able to finle being suspicious. it's been successful for us. >> reporter: dispatchers can see the messages in real-time. they will let friends track each other after partinubways. chief figured out a unique way to use the app in crime fighting. when the campus brary started a lot of theft of laptops, he used a geo boundary. >> you're going to make re that doesn't happen to you. >> the chief says the biggest use for the live safe app is to

contact the safe ridservice, on and off campus, so students can get back to their dorms. if you see things that don't u apply to you, nore it. but they now know to keep the laptop with you. the biggest use is to get the students back and forth at night. studentsan get back to their dorms. >> a great use of technology. we're still tracking breaking ns this morning. >> a ndpedestrian, struck killed in wheaton earlier this morning. georgia avenueslosed in both directions. a live report is coming up. weather-wise, the skies have been clear overnight. temperatures are in themf table 50s in our suburbs thismorning. talk about sunshin for your weekend and a bit of a warm-up, too, coming up. it'sou chore may be doing right now. next at 6:30, why the cops were called over to one family's house, bec au

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"news 4 today" begins w breaking news. >> breaking news at 6:30. chopper 4 bringins you t live look over georgia avenue right

now in wheaton, maryland, not far from the mall there. a pedestrian was hit and killed just a few hours ago. we have team cover this morning. melissa has road closures because o this in first 4 traffic. >> megan mcgrath is live on the scene. what do we know at this hour? >> reporter: guys, you can see the sun is starting to come up in this area. at the time t happened it was very dark. it was a little after 4:00 this morning. so, visibility was not great. i am going to step out ofhe way and show you the scene. this is a large police presence re. this is georgia avenue and it's at the intersection with reedie drive. that's where this pedestrian was struck. the victim is an adult male. no other information beyond that. but a adult male, struck jt prior to the intersection. unfortunately, he has died as a result of injuries. ere is a black sports car that's here on the scene.

it has damage to ee front and windshield. the accident reconstruction teams are here doing their work. georgia avenue is closed in both directions here in wheaton. this is goingo have an impact on rush hour this morning as this investigation moves forward. people traveling through the area, you want to keep that in mind and make alternave arrangements here this morning. with more on that part of the story, we're going over to melissa. >> thisraffic alert is going to be a big deal for a lot of morning. the best thing to do is to commit to veirsill road instead. georgia avenue hereat reedie drive, that's where the fatal crash the closure on northbound and sohbound, at thosewo point there's. veirs mill is going to be your best option there. rockville, southbound 270, right lane blocked by a crash.

southbound 66 near 50, y have to stay left to get by that accident. and northbound new hampshire avenue, you have to stay left there, as well. lots of different things happening. in southeast itland parkway, a dark traffic light, signal repair getting busy there. chuck? >> thank you, melissa. oreautifulng outside, right? >> a little crisp. t you hav drive with the windows down. many areas in the 50s. i like >> loving that this morning. a little break from our summer heat and humidity we' so used to this time of the year. a crisp and cool start, a hint here, the er weather third week of august. and a long spell of dry weather front of us. we've had more than enough rain. almoste douur average rainfall for the month. enjoy the coolness when we have it. all of the suburbs are in the mid-50s.th heat island of national airport at 65 degree

a ten-degree drop in temperatures, if you go ls than ten miles away from the airport. a great day to enjoy the p yl or whatev're going to do. don't forget the spf. the high sun angleill getyou. more about the weekend and the warm-up coming up. >> thank you. it is 6:33 right now. new details on another deadly crash involving a weather. we know a man in his 60s was hit el.a car on route 198 in la chopper 4 over the scene there. >> this is the intersection. the driver did stay on the scene. investigats closed several lanes. more details will be available today. a hearing in the case of the man charged in the murder 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, he held the victims captive, extorted money and set their house on fire.s ial is scheduled to start next month and could last up to two months. s.> here's a look at this morning's top stor police are searching for a man who attacked a woman in a manassas park. the attack happened last saturday, as a woman was out runnin -- a morning run in stonewall park. the man walked up and assaulted e r. the victim was ablto get away wenow theame of the worker killed during a construction accident. 27-year-old john thomas moran jr. was killed yesterday. he was killed when a portable structe was being lowered into place. we are learning to know how thid happ the work has begun in bethesda for a new marriott

headquarters. this construction will cause lane closures along wisconsin, woodmont and maryland avenues. the project is expected to be done by 2022.ea prn game three for the redskins starts at 7:30 tonight. the redskins take on the broncos at fedex field. and stay tuned for the news report at 11:00. a shoutout to our wnba team. the washington mystics just earned a spot in the semifinals. six players scored double-digits last night elena dellelle donne had 19 points. game one, 3:00 in atlant still ahead, billboard backlash. the push from peta that has marylaers crabby this morning. molette green is with some

standout students this rning. hi, molette. >> hey,ys double-digit gains in reading and nearly that much in math. we're going to talk to these we're going to talk to these warriors a t

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you're watching "news 4 today." >> 6:39 right now. a routine walk turne into an investigation for one outraged illinois ther. corey widen found herself being questioned by child productive services after letting her 8-year-old daughter take their dog on a walk. her daughter was gone for about five minutes and she could see her from the yard. >> it was an obvious false report.as and itn obvious -- obviously not true that i was neglecting my kids.yo

can see it when you walk through our door. >> you can hear more from widen later this morning on the "today" show. bold move by peta. concerning a beloved pastime for many marylanders. >> the group is trying to push people to ditch the crabs and go vegan. these billboards are popping up near the inner harbor. it displays a crab saying, quote, i'm me, not meat, see the individual, go vegan.'s itart of a nationwide campaign to get seafood off people's plates. the billboards will be up through september 15th. right now, first 4 traffic alert here this morning. wheaton.n look at this. georgia avenue at reedie drive. northbound georgia avenue shut down. several other problems, including a delay on 66 and one on 270. all that coming up. ut if you're ao go for a run this morning, you might be

able to run farther in this kind of weather. many areas t in 50s, it feels crisp and nice outsid

it's 6:44 now. we have team coverage at the cene of a deadly crash in wheato >> you have a live look from our crews on theng grown aeorgia avenue on reediedrive. and you can see the intersection is shut down. we're going to check in for updates at shene in a few 12 n s. now, to a developing story. a mold problem at a prince george's county school is so bad that the officials are shutting down the building for the sch.l ye >> this starts two weeks before classes start there. justin finch is outside district heights elementary. what's the plan here. >> reporter: parents a relieved to hear this plan. they say they had children here

who have breathing problems at district heights elementary. dey are relieve to know the children will be bussed to a new location while this location undergoes mold repairs. that was the plaoutlined by the interim ceo. ofshe called for evaluatiohe air quality here. they came back with levels that were deemed unsuitable. the call was made to locate classes for the school year. in 2017, news 4 told you about the air quality concerns here from students and staff here at district h breathing issues here, as well. serious action was needed here to make sure that mold was gone all. and for >> the best option was to move district ts from heights elementary school to forestville high school. >> those students serve a clean and safe environment to learn in.

ere tea deserve a clean environment to teach in. they're going to get that. >> repter: and the prince george's school board has about $2.5 million for repairs here at district heights elementary. students will be picked up at bus locations to and from forestville high school for this upcoming school year. i'm justi finch, news 4. >> thank you. we're following details in the michael cohen case. it looks like the publisher of "the enquirer" was granted immuni. vid pecker is the ceo of american media, the company that publishes the tabloid. j hallkson joins us live with what led up to this. >> reporter: yeah. seems likeew there's a twist to this story possibly every morning. that's wha we have. nbc news has learned that david pecker has been sharing what he knows abo hush money payments made in 2016, and who may have been involved in making them. granted immunity by federal

prosecutors, according to r sources fam with the matter. this is part of the case against michael cohen. he's the former lawyer who pleaded guilty to illegal campaign violations for paying off women to keep quiet about affairs with the president, which he denies. during the 2016 election, pecker and "the national enquirer" bought stories about candidate trump but never published them. like the story of a woman who said she had sex with trump years ago, which he denied. another twi in this case. pecker, a friend of donald trump before the. electi they were friends before "the apprenti apprentice" years, too. the neyork and manhattan circles. we're learning from "the new york times" that the manhattan d.a. isng conside potentially criminal charges against the trump organization. no decision yet. it's a busy morning on this

friday. we're going to look at all oft in a bit. >> thank you, haie. 6:48. new details about a controversy at the university of maryland right now. a report says kevin anderson usedr oney to hire a lawyer fo two students facing sexual misconduct. itwaappened last august and a violation of protocol. the office found out when the athletic department received the bill. they told anderson to cut ties with the attorney. a month later, anderson didn't follow those orders. anderson resigned in april. a 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 team 4 says the storm will never make a landfall, there's seven men are having charges facing them for indecent exposure on metro. according to our mliia partners, ce used digital surveillance footage to identify the suspects. metro police say so far this month, there's been 63 reported cases of indecent exposure. that's down 10% from last year. we continue to followew breaking out of wheaton, maryland. chopper 4 over the scene where s pedestrian wastruck and killed. just a couple of hours ago. we have yourve team ge. melissa is tracking the road cl 4ure in first traffic. and megan mcgrath is live on the scene. >> megan, what do we know at this point? s >> well, you c that everything is closed down. this is georgia avenue right behind me here. andes a deadly pian accident.

it happened after 4:00 in the moing. the conditions were dark. theisibility was not great. the pedestrian wase just befor reedie drive. the driver of the week stayed on the scene. the striking car on the other side of the intersection. in tms of what the pedestrian trying to was he cross the street? we don't have that kind of detail at this point.ey thave everything in the area clos that will be the case at some time. if yourive through the area, you need to come up with anoth solution, another workarou. and with more on that part of the story, we're going to melissa. >> again, veirs mill road is your best bet. this will be closed for some time. ie drive venue at re is where this happened. take a look, what's closed.a, geornorthbound, southbound, shut down between university and

veirs mill. in rockville, southbound 270, at 370 a block by the crash there. had the earlierrash there. eastbound, 66 near 50, still have to stay way to the left to get that crash. blocking several lanes here. insoutheast, suitland parkway and stanton road. blocked trafficlights. the beltway is looking good ony this frirning. look at the travel times, 270 not bad. 66 inbound, very, very slow because of the crash we just showed you. eight miles per hour. goin to take you an hour. 75 northbound, 51 miles p hour. that's 22 minutes for you. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car this morning. when you go out this morning, it's refreshing out there. yikes. >> i was trying to end on a

happy note. >> i heard you're goingri to eight miles per hour. or runners, that's a 7 1/2-minute mile running pace. if a jouger passes on the road, that's why. yesterday was the second day this month that has been cooler than average. 12 of the first 23 days of the month have been ave 93 degrees. temperatures three degrees above the average for the month. this little break in humidity and the bak in the high temperatures is appreciated by most. humidity levels stay in the comfortable range here for the rest of today. start inching their way up a little bit, as you get towards tomorrow, as the dew points are near 60. next week, monday, onward dew points. heat indexes up to the mid-90s for most of next week we're on the cool side of this high pressure right now. as that works its way offshot, the heand the humidity will come our way.

it will probably be a while before we worry about anything in the way of rain chances. if you're trying to get yardwork done, no problem for that. 50s for most of the thburbs. e's your friday planner. the sun came up at 6:30 this morning. it go down at 7:50 this evening. the days are getting shorter all the time. today's high temperature, 84 degrees. the redskins take on the broncos tonight at 7:30. temperatures in the 70s. if you don't have a ticket, that game is on nbc 4 at 7:30 ts evening. heer here's your forecast. today.s back up close to sunday. and heat and humidity with rain chances, as we get close to the labor day weekend. >> thank you. perfect attendance, no problem. that's what kids at langdon elementary school are cebrating. theyelebrated that last year

and hopefully again. >> they'reoping for it again. hey, molette. t>> reporter: we're back the home of the mighty scholar warrio where they have double-digit gains in reading. principal kemi husbands, what are you going to capitalize on this good stuff? >> overinfluusion of writing. >> i want to ask my science students. won the science fair in energy and temperatures. one, one thing you're going to do to be successful? >> i'm goingo be successful by hitting advanced and park. >> reporter: hitting advance in that test.

>> i will advce my skills and my scores tremendously. >> reporter: tremendously.s leo it. starting off the year with great success. we're going to part ahe sea dance into this school day, starting about 8:45 this morning. let's start things off. live at langdon elementary school. five days of the new school year. we're singing and dancing and having a good time. >> a little energy pump there. >> thanks, molette. your time is 6:55. here's four things to go. the redskins play their third preseason game tonight at 7:30 here on nbc 4. category 3 hurricane lane is off of honolulu, hawaii.

it's slamming a paradise with foot of rain. flooding, mudslides and winds. five tourists have been rescued. for the latest, live from hawaii on "today." metro is ahead of schedule with a 45-day shutdown of theli red . it's closed the rhode island avenue and brooklyn stations for repairs. riders have to wait until >>ptember for the station to reopen. authorities on the scene of a fatal crash in wheaton. an adult man was struck and killed at 4:00 this morning. >> the crash investigation is still under way. could be a couple more hours before we reopen. northbound, southbound georgia avenue shut down at reedie drive. the best alternate is veirs mill ad. five-mile backup, 66 near 50. we have t left lanes getting by. that's better than it was. it's very slow through tha

area. the weather is cooperating, at least. we're nice and cool. many areas in the 50s. tomorrow and sunday, we're going to be nice tay and tomorrow. highs near 90. look at the hot and humid summer return. and we are watching rain as we get closer to labor day weekld. wee updating it as we get closer. don't be worried just yet. >> thank you. >> thank you for joining us. the "today" show is.p ne >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather and traffic and local news. >> thankspi for h out. >> absolutely. make it a great friday, everybody.

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