washington. what you need to know. paid increase canceled. trump said the country can't afford it. >> "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news, a nasty crash on495. >> let's get right to melissa and the s deta this crash. >> this is the top of the bel beltway, one of the slowest spots if whead into a travel or holiday weekend. this inner loop. the left lane is opened. a jackknifed tractor-trailer is going to add to the pae. uel cells, that can take so long, mix thatn with some potential rain here this morning, could get ugly. st of the beltway looking okay. not a huge impact.

that will ange. they don't clear this soon. we will keep you updated. >> good morning. m going to guess we're going to weather. >> listen to melissa. four things about the weather just in time for the holiday weekend. we're trading our 90-degree weather for higher rai chances. not a total rainout today or tomorr. but pretty high rain chances. sunday is looking better an back to almost 90 degrees by labor day itself. there's rain dropso be found, howard county. and rain south of the city in fauquier county that's moving towards the city. if it's not raining at your house this first things this

ncening, there's a high c you will be rained on later in the day. current temperatures, it's a steamy one this morning. 71 degrees in washington, with overnight rain showers. 74 manassas right now. 77 in northern maryland. your high, not 90 degrees. mid-80s for highs today. but cloudy and humid and a 60% chance of showers at anytime, primarily during the heating of the afternoon and early parts of the evening. >> thank you. it 4:02. today, senator john mccain will lie until stain state at t capitol. fellow lawmakers have a chance to give their respects to the man known as the maverick. the late senator landed in our area late last night as the sun wassetting.

a militaryon hor guard escorted his flame-draped casket. cindyccain was greeted off the lane. today, hundreds of people are expected to file through the capitol to view main's basket. thousands are expected to say good-bye, today, to queen of soul, aretha franklin. pele at the church holding the massive funeral. the service is expected to last at least six hours. close to 4,000 people are expected at the funeral in detroit. music will be woven into the entire service. ma major artists are among those paying tribute to aretha franklin with song. f thousands oferal

employees are reworking their budgets. president trump is cancelling their plans for 2019 pay rais most civilian employees expected that raise in january. the president sent a letter saying the government cannot afford the increases. this comes after the president sape e signed a $1.8 billion tax cut bill. employeesen have given a pink scholarship. the staff will move to new york or other offices in tennessee. fewe're following two storis we're following. a hit-and-run accident that left one woman dead and another injured. >> we're working to get a description of the vehicle tha hit them and took off. >> new information in another

developing story. police have tracked down the person accused of attacng a crossing guard. witnesses say he threatened to shoot or r over the craossing guard. parents gave police cell pne video of the man's car. the accused killer ofou a fairfaxy teen is behind rs. the 18-year-old is charged in the death of the murder of his girlfriend jholie moussa. her familyap is about the rest but still upset that

was thought to be a run away. >> hearing the details, it does not close anything. it opens up wounds that we've been tryg to hid behind and do something construction wi. moussa'sio found led to not a runaway. she had nota conct order against ibrahim, who was a former boyfriend. we have breaking news right now. sevenow people are confirmed dead after a crash involving a greyhound bus in new mexic >> it blew a tire and wen along hid-on. i this is thoreau, jt outside ofquialbuquerque.

the driver survived that crash. toppled ils on the silent sam authority. officials have a decision whether to restore that statue. meanwhile, another protest was campus. >> the statue was torn down. last night, groups rallied at the empty pedestal there. one against the empty statue and one that wan s to it restored. the chancellors gaveil u november 15th to makal decision. collin kaepernick will go t court. he will say that league owners

colluded to keep him from signing with teams. he said he was shut out of the nfl when he started to kneelo protest policey. brutal the skins didn't pull off a win last night. they lost to t ravens, 30-20. >> sherry burris goes over what needs to be done. >> reporter: hooray, the presea n isover. we turn to the seasonpener in arizona. 37 players will not make thel fina errost one of the strongest competitions at running back. rob kelly had 9 yards. he knows his job is on the line. >> i have nervous in me. it's a thing for me to think i would make thest ro, that would be stupid.

i am confident in my place. >> i think what i put out on film, i'm proud of it. i'm proud of my training camp ands. i'm proud of my whole season. this coaching staffle will ha i ime. >> everybody had a shot. everybody had a chancee to m the football team and show us wh they can do. >> tough decisions ahead and soon. the redskins have to go from 90 players down to 53 on saturday. there are a lot ofie out there. south beach, atns, juice cleanse, which is the most effective at preventing early death. just i time for labor day, police across the country are cracking down on impaired driving and using new technogy to do it. a bend-the-scenes look a

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right now, first 4 traffic alert in montgomery tyco chevy chase, top of the beltway here. inner nlloop, the left line is open right now. we have a jackknifed tractor-trailer and a fuel cell. trying to get information fromce poli we'll let you know what they say in a minute. now, to the nation's opioid crisis. new statistics from the centers disease control, reveal most opioid related deaths reveal illegal drugs.

illegal opioids like heroin and fentanyl were ducted in three of four of those deaths. labor day weekend is the deadliest time of the year on our roads. it's when more impaired drivers get behind the wheel. >> this year, police are focusing on driving and drugs. thads target drued driving for the first time. the push is the spike ofoa rdway death associated with marijuana, opioids and other drugs. universities will pay you to eat an avocado eve day. researchers from penn state and la are paying $300 every day for six months, to see if they

help with weight loss. some lost weight as those on a ca.rie-restricted di we need to watch the calories but stick to the quality of lo es. >> they should pay me. >> if you like avocados, they are parof the mediterranean die peptt good for all amges. following the guy diet prevents death by 25%, even among the elderly. providence hospital workers and community members are rallying after the hospital plans to close. workers say they were caught offguard that the hospital will end acute services.

>> we have over 31,000 visits to the emergency room over the last year. we refer a lot of o pients to the different services. providence health systems said in a statement, it will continue to have a presence here in the district. but it's not clear what that willliook . >> the tents are up. the stage is lit. and the sound crews are getting the final checne. it's almost time for the two-day eentennial birthday bash. there will boat tours and a scavengent. >> it's a beautiful part o the city. redevelopment. >> making it prettier. we need to figt'e out w happening in our traffic alert. >> good morning. again, top of the beltwayhere. chevy chase, inner loop after connecticut avenue.

police say this could take hours to get out of the way. as the commute and the traffic pulls in here, it will add to the pain. this is inner loop after connecticut avenue. only the left lane is the jackknifed tractor-trailer there and the fuel spill. it's going to take a long time to get the sand truck and get this out of the way. waldo waldorf, one lane, gng by an earlier overnight crash. on 95, going to be busy. southbound rfht now, you're coming in to commute, no real problems there. 69 miles per hour. 66 is okay. 95 in virginia. the getaway traffic will be slow, as well. just a little later. guys? attention all thrill-seekers. six flags is debuts a new ride and making history in the process. >> we're giving you your first

look. and tod on "ellen." >> mario lopez guest hosts again. and he's tracking the '90s.

we have traded our 90-dege weather f higher rain chances here for not only today and tomorrow,s well. not a total rainout, either way. but about0% a 6 chance for rain today and tomorrow. thunderstorms across the virginia/north carolina border. intense thunderstorms out on the eastern shore, as well. those are moving away from us. there's a lotf moisture pooled

up over top of the mid-atlantic. rain chances are going to be high today. most of the rain is confined to northern maryland. these rain drops in central virgin, are losing a little bit of their impact this morning. a lot of wet ads, for sure, because of overnight rains. here's a look at future weather. likely to have another round of showers at 7:00 o 8:00 inhe morning. mostly rain-free. ae break in the rain. late morning to about aflunchti. rnoon time, though, another bubbling up of rain and thunderstorm chances here, rarily from the north and eastbound. an awful lot of heat and humidity. aslt re rain chances are there. temperature-wise, mhetly in 70s this morning. just feels really sticky.

that's the way your planner will look like today. 40% chance for rain by noon. and a 60% chance later today. here's future weather for tomorrow. a cloudy start. maybe a sprinkle or light rain. toward noontime, rain chances increase again, if you're going to fedex field for the natsthexas game. an, a round of thunderstorms between 5:00 and 8:00. not a completely outdoor saturday. but usable outdoor hours, f sure. highs in the mid to upper 80s. the forect for theest of the holiday weekend, sunday, a lot more sunshine on sunday. warmer, too. tback up 89. there's an outside cernce of a shn labor day itself. most of your plans will not be affected by rain. high temperatures at 90 and 92 coming up on tuesday. >> thank you.

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it's a giant rotating disc. >> and it's hel by one beam?ye >> . 75 miles per hour, while it rotates. it will be the fastest ride in that park's history. the ride will debut nextmm . >> remember, i went to the montgomery county fair. a very mild carnival ride. a swing that rotates. i was clutching her, closing my eyes. if you like the garden, head over to nats park. >> you will be able to harvest veggies at the ballpark. the nats opened up the roof-top rm. ath all of the produce grown in the garden becomes part of what you buy at the ballpark. it's used in everything from stir fry to taco t we use fresh cocktails.

i try influence any of the area that we can with any of the produce that's growing. >> right now,un vers are planting crops for fall, including lettuce and onions. coming up, eating out and leaving the tab for others to pick up. restaurant owners say he's a serial dine and dasher. and the first look at the trouble on the beltway. a tractor-trailer overrned on the beltway. melissa will have your alternate routes .

"news 4 today,"egins with breaking news. >> trouble on the beltway as we begin this holiday weekend. >>his tractor-trailer jackknif jackknifed. >> we have team coverage, before we check in with chuck bell before the forecast. what are we looking at here? >> as you said, this is in maryland, the beltway, inner loop here. chevy chase, the inner loop after connecticut avenue. only one left lane is open because of that jackknifed tractor-trailer and the fuel spill. we spoke with police and they

said it wil take a while for them to get the big rig t truck in there. when we widen out, you can see th rest of the beltway looks okay. we're starting tsee the delays the top of the beltway there. justin finch just got out there at the scene. justin, tell me what you're seeing there, in terms of the cleanup and the whole progress. >> reporter: hey, melissa. asou can see behind us, quite a big mess here. that tractor-trailer hitting the median over here and taking up three lanes ofc, traf as well. i'll step out of the way and give you more of a look at the scene. we have firefighters beginning the cleanup process. we saw them dropping sand around that truck. there's been a spilling of the fuel from that truck. that makes this a bigger mess. they have to get this truck towed away from the scene and also make sure that the