show made for teens maybe sending the wrong message. what you should know about what your childould be watching. it is 4:00 a.m. it's been a long week, folks. a short week but a long week. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. the weekend is forecast approaching. but can we expect a break from all the heat?>> melissa with our commute. we'll start with chuck bell and a word about this heat. chuck? >> it's ending. >> good. >> just a word? >> just word. he'se trying to cool, you know. temperatures will be trending downward, as we head into the good-bye to the 90s and good riddance to the 90s. ipt it's ser for crying out loud. our heat wave coming to an end. it's going to bear plenty and humid today. but the rainy weekend ahead will be cooler. temperatures will fall into the 60s tomorrow wit the rain coming in. flash flood watches have been

issued. and hurricane florence will be something we have to watch for in the middle and later parts oe next. for now, all is dry on your friday morning. don't need to worry about the umbrella just jyet. going for a ride or a run, no worries right now. flash flood watches for west virginia, a large part of the shenandoah valley. the d.c. metro area not included yet.av that watch may to be expanded as we get into the weekend. future weather there, here comes the rainat chances on in the day toda temperature th temperature-wise, mid-70s. it will be a warm one. outdoor recess, don't forget the sunblock. rain chances about 0% before sundown, going up quickly after that. pr don't need the umbrella for schoolkids, but, day nig you'll need it. we have one problem in fredericksburg. southbound 95 after 3.

a crash blocking the right side. we're not seeing a delay because it's so early.e we h that potential slowdown there. inner loop and outer loop on the beltway. everything there hasp cleared nicely. 95 in ryland. 32 down the beltway. you get there in 11 minutes. >> it's5:02. we're following a developing story out of southeast washington, where a child was hit by a stray bullet. >> megan mcgrath is outside of the pice station in that area. what do we know about this? >> reporter: an extremely scary situation for the family of this child. take a look at the video hereth happened last night. shots were fired on langston place in southeast washington. a stray bullet hit a little girl in the area. she is going to be okay. she was struck in the ankle. certainly, a close call and a ry scary situation. not a lot of information at this point. it was 9:45 and happened on the

2700 block of langston place. police are trying to figure out who fired the shot. but the child transported to the ghospital, she isoing to be okay. >> megan, thank you. new details on the death ol two cn and a woman inside a home in herndon this week. based on whatroe're hearing neighbors and police dispatch calls the woman is the boys' mothernd killed them and then herself. the father found his two young sons dead and called 1. all three victims died from gunshot wounds. they found thes woma body upstairs. her brother spoke with our news partners at wtop, and said his nephews were around 9 a 11 years old. an emergency on a school bus ended with a child ing. >> rignow, little is known about the incident.ju in finch is live in learn herndon, where paramedics were

called. >> you hear a story like this and you hav a lotf questions. so do fairfax county police and the school system here. that's why an investigation is now taking place. here's what we know at this point. this happened after school onboard a school bus. no other students were onboard when this happened. but the student has some kind of medilmergency onboard that bus. 911 was called. fairfax county fire rescue showed up and began efforts to save his life. he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. want to give you an overview, too. the 2300 block of dulles station road, right off of theulles toll road. a mixed use development wheree people lnd work, as well. at this time, investigation under way. fairfax public schools are investigating. no word on who this student is, or e they were in school what the medical emergency was that took his life.

i'm justin finch, news 4. back to you. > > >> justin, tha you. we have information on the death of an accused kill tyler tessier was found dead just hours before he was going to stand trial for killing his girlfriend. officials from the department of corrections said early yesterday morning, tessier hanged himself using a bedsheet. the state attorney say tessier woke up at 4:00 in the morning to prepare for tal. wa was given breakfast 45 minutes later anfound dead ten minutes after that. this is the second suicide at the jail this year. >> i don't believe there's such a thing as closure.laura, i lov you every day. police found notes in tessier' cell. in them, he contemplated suicide. those notes will be released.

breaking news on two, large earthquakes we're learning about. >> one in south america and the othehe in japan, families are recovering from a typhoon. nos japan hit again by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. ght now, rescue workersre trying to find survivors. the quake caused landslides in the northern island of hokkaido. 16 people areead, 20 to 30 others still missing. >> alittle trouble with chris' microphone there. right now, we turn to capitol hill where tensions are running high on the final day oo irmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. yesterday, cory booker said he planned to release a document about kavanaugh and racial profiling. that document datin back to the days of the george w. bush white house. that was despite the fact that

its w releasld violate senate rules. republicans fired back with a dig at senator booker's apparent political ambitions. >> i'm going to release the e-mail about racial rprofiling. ning for president is no excuse for violating the rules of the senate. >> now, in one of those documents, kavanaughte res legal scholars do not consider roe v. wade law. republicans hope to confirm kavanaugh in time for the new supreme court session. s>> 5:04. president trump accusing "the new york times" of treason. late last night at a rally in montana, he demanded the paper reveal the anonymous source intrde his adminion that wrote that damning op-ed this week. the paper revealed it was a senior level official. so far, nearly all ofle his senr l officials have gone on the

record denying it was them. the president was in montanao campaign on behalf of republicans running in november. he warned that if democratsin in the midterm elections, he could be in danger of impeachment. and so, that would be bad for the untry. >> a country that will turn into a third-world country because if the president, they'll say, we want d impeach him. >> the president she p- times" o did nothing but help him pick up support from his base. the president will not answer investigators' questions whether he tried to block the russia investigation. rudy giuliani told the press questions of obstruction of justice, in person or in e writing, wno go. he rejects robert mueller's efforts to interview the president to try to stop t probe into the 2016 election. president trump and the first lady will mark 17 years since the 9/11 attack, at th

memoal in shanksville, leaders all over the d.c. area sound confident about landing amazon's new headquarters. there's 20 different locations on the short list for are new headqurs. our leaders believe that it will y,land in montgomery counthe district or northern virginia. that could move 50,000 new jobs. other local businesses see competition from a giant like t amazon, ey're also seeing opportunities. >> i think it's going to attract a lot of people to come to thisr . >> bring someone like amazon s into the area just givesre of a nucleus by which we can partner with and team with. >> maryland governor larry hogal callding the headquarters the biggest economic development opportunity of our lifetime. amazon has not set a datfor announcing where the headquarters will be. st that would be a huge get.

it was a latt for the 2018 nfl season last night. >> weather pushed back kickoff. but we had our first real game of the season in philly last night. fireworks for the defending super bowl champions, the eagles, veiled their super bowl banner for the fan there's. the game didn't start until after 9:00. the story of the game was defense. both teams put up good efforts. it was the defending champs to get the win here. the eagles beat the falcons 18-12. still ahead, a major american company making a move to get rid of straws. and caught on camera, a nasty storm hits europe, leading to devastating flooding. >> and a look back on the live of icon burt reynolds. hot and humid today. temperatures up close to 90 again. the weekend won't be hot at all. y you're going to the n game, memphis at navy at the marine cor memorial stadium.

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you're watching "news 4 today." [ laughing ] >> actor burt reynolds being remembered as a true legend this morning. he starred in more than 90 vies and more than 300 tv shows. he's most famously remembered for his role in "smokey and th bandit" in 1977. that propelled him to be the top grossing actor in the world from 1978 to 1982. esynolds died at the age of 82. some of the lahotel chains in the u.s. are working hard to make their their hotels feel safe while during the job. this new technology, push button alert. it's being tested in chicago and

washgton, d.c. they tell news 4, they open the devices become accessible to all housekeepers by 2020. new baby boomers are turning we're getting video of two mai major weather events. showing flooding in barcelona. a big thunderstorm rolled through the city yesterday morning. trash bins were overturned and parked cars were submerged in floodwaters. > people who s may have a higher chance of develing dementia. smokers were 14% more likely to develop the seascondition. people who never smoked at all had the lowest risk ofpi

deve dementia or al alzheimer alzheimer's. new baby boomers are turning to marijuana. more older americans are smoking marijuana than ever before. 9% of adults between the age ove 50 and 64 ha used the drug. the percentage of users has doubled over the last de sde. those thked as teenagers are likely to smoke again as adults. united airlines is saying good-bye to plastic this is the latest to ditch plastic due to environmental concerns. united will place disposable plastic drink stirrs with d mboo versions on all planes. american airlines aska airlines announced similar measures this year. i was at starbucks getting an iced coffee. i reached for the straw and my son said, don't get the straw. i had to che myself. >> how do you stir it? >> just drink it. >> you have to stir it. put your finr in there. we're getting new the video

of two major weather events. >> we want to look at this video showing flooding in barcelona. a big thunderstorm rolled through the city yesterday morning. trash bins were overturned and parked cars were submerged in floodwater next week, florence will be a bit of a concern. a long ways out in the atlantic ocean. there's another week to track it. but florence has eyes between the u.s. and bermea. we'll h to wait and see if it gets tall way on the coastline. it will pose a significant threat in the wednesday/thursday timerame for next week. what's left of the moisture of gordon, doesn't look like much out here yet. but it's deep, tropical moisture. just waiting on a little daylight and a little push from this cold front. and the rain chances will go up ht and r your friday n hang around through the weekend. have the backup, ready to go.

on the upside, it will not be hot. by tomorrow afternoon, it will be cool with the rain moving in. flash flood watches for the shenandoahll . no watches for the immediate d.c. area yet. they may have to be expanded. stay tuned to the weather over the weekend. could get one to two inches of rain betwe sunday night and monday night. more than enough sunshine to ger temper close to 90 degrees today. probably not over 90 for most neighborhoods. close to 90, nonetheless, feeling like the 90s, for sure. bubbling up storms around the city. more organized rains in the shenandoah valley. with time, that moves in your late friday night plan, likely to be impacted by rainfall. current temperatures, 60s a 70s. 77 in arlington. 80 degrees, still, in annapoli

taking the dog out for a walk. bella is available for adoption at the humane rescue ealliance. ould make a great buddy to walk with. best time to walkarith this weather, always in the morning time. there will be cnce for thunderstorms by 5:00 or 6:00. but higher rain chances into the evening. your tomorrow planner, highs in the mid-70s tomorrow morning. temperatures by 8:00 tomorrow night, down into the low 60s. that will almost feel chilly. not much of a recovery on sunday, high 72. back to the warm air and the thunderstorm chances o. mond and we'll talk about florence and the potentialhances next week. good morning, melissa mollet. >> fredz riericksburg, this is we have left.ou sout, after 3, blocking the right side. inner loop and outer loop for

the beltways behaving here this morning. and 270 from frederick down to icthe spur, n and clear. 68 miles per hour going to get you there in 27te mi >> thank you. still ahead, the wrong message. that's exactly wha some parents think a new netflix show made for teens could be sending. what you node to know about "insatiable." >>nd the twist in a story for a homeless man saying the money raised for him on go fund me was taken from him. and this afternoon on "ellen." >> we want to know your butt exercises. >> you get on all fours. okay. >> is someone elsen the room? >> i want to know where she's going with that.ou >>now where she's going with that. she stops by "ellen" today, though. not only talking about staying fit at 72. >> can you believe she's 72? >> you can, yes. she's also going to tal about her new album and about the time she and meryl streep saved a fe

fan's >> i love meryl streep, too. >> you can catch "ellen" on nbc at 3:. and stic00k

you'rein watch "news 4 today." >> if you love mickey mouse, this migob be the for you. disney is accepting applications for experts to be on a disney panel.mom >> oh. >> it serves as an online resource for people planning a disney vacation. panelists and three guests get a trip to a walt disy sort of their choice. >> there were going to be people

lined up for this job. are you kidding me? >> for free park access, right? >> yes. it's expensive to go to amusement parks. >>on't go to disney. go to universal. it's called "insatiable." and critics are accusing the teen comedy of fat-shaming. justin finch on the story that e je not usiugh care to handle sensitive ss. >> fatty-patty is huge. >> reporter: meet patty, the lead of "insatiable," a teen that is overseen and overlooked because of her body. that's until her jaw was wired after an attack, leaving her suddenly slim and vengeful. >> where is patty? >> patty's hot. >> i pictured myself watching it when i was in high school, when

i was struggling with my issues at the time. and i imagine i would have seen that and would have wanted to be like the main character. >> jennifer is a therapist specializing in eating does orders. a few of her clients find "insatiable triggering." >> i began my eating disorder to get approval by others and for a guy. to see something to be validated as okay, is scary. >> reporter: she worries that young people watching "insatiable" may see thinness a glamorizednd heavy as shamed. >> the second episode is titled "skinnis magic. " >> reporter: what she calls unhealthy messages.ow an online g petition is asking netflix to cancel the series. the show's creator is responding. the goal for "insatiable" was never to hurt anyone, but instead, highlight the struggles

that those with body image issues have every day. i'm justin finch, news 4. coming up, sick at school. dozens of students i athe hospitaler an outdoor practice. why the field could be to blame for making their illness worse. another airline outbreak. two more planes quarantined after touching down. more on the sympy tto wehe re in thank gs it is friday around here. if you are unbeach- today will be the best of it. windy and raining at the coastline with temperatures in the 70s. if you're a virginia tech hokey, you're going down to acburg. showery weather in

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a deadly emergency on a local school bus. new details about the death of ild on their way home from school. coming. a cooldown is storm team 4 tracking the change and the rain s heading our way for the weekend. and the mystics first trip to the finals could be d.c.'s third championship thissummer. what to know about the big tipoff. >> "news 4 today" starts now. >> good morning, everyone. happy friday to you.

we're almost there, aaron gilchri gilchrist. >> i'll eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we're ready for the day and the ahead. that's going to start with a look at the forecast and the commute with chuck and melia. >>yes, it certainly will.ge ch -- chuck and melissa. you wanted to say sheena. she will be working with doug in the afternoon. the four things you need to know about the weather are september heat wave is coming to an en it will be plenty warm today. up close to 90 degrees. we were yesterday. won't be as hot. a rainy weekend potentially in front of us. flash flood watches for the shenandoah valley. and we'll be looking at florenci le next week. a hazy sky over washington. 77, sticky degrees outside. mid-60s in some of the suburbs. your school day forecast. n up at 6:42 as the kids head out to the bus stops.

it will be a hot one with the temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. what the kids need to wear, the shorts, sunglasses,r outd resource, don't forget the sunblock. probably don't need umbrella. but plenty warm and humid. i'm giving today's grade a b-plus. more about the rainy weekend coming up in a few. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway looking pretty good. no major problems. this is still our only thing hanging arnold, fredericksburg, southbound 95 after 3, ara blocking the right side of the roadway. as far as metro, all trains are running on time. >> melissa, thank you. 5:30. a medical emergency on bus led to a child dying at the hospital. now, police and school officials are working to figure out what happed. >> justin finch is live in herndon at the scene. what can you tell us? >> a lot of questions in this

case. fairfax county police are hoping to answer as many of them as possible. thishe happened off of22300 block of dulles station boulevard. this is where homes a s busines are side-by-side. there was a boy onboard who had a medical emergency. from what we know, he was the only student onboard at the time. no word of how many adults were on the bus. but 911as called. fairfax county fire and rescue came onboard that bus and began working on that student, who was taken to the hospital where he later died. back out live, we're working with police in this investigatiod no w on who this student is, what that emergency was orhere he was in school.

we're live in herndon. i'm justin finch, news 4, back to you. >> thank you. it's 5:33. breaking news out of baltimore, where a massive fire hasd destro a business. chris lawrence at the live desk. >> the fire butoke on the last few hours. and i want to get you video towing you how bigs fire is, in the fells point area. fire officials have had to have multiple crews. this is on south broadway, the heart of fells point. we're hearing from our affilte in baltimore. the firert staed in a paint shop. and according to the company's website, that company started in 1868. now, we're hearing from wbal, that fire has spread to a church, as well. it is 5:33, again. closure for a family this idrning.

the man accused ofpping a young girl and her grandmother led police to their bodies one month after they disappeared. they were last seen in harrisonburg, virginia, in early august. police found their bodies on we esday. he was captured in pennsylvania in august. the family gave prosecutors permission to make a plea deal. we're getting closer to in fiout who will sit on the anjury in the trial of the charged in the connection with the d.c. mansion murders. darren went ll accused of g three family members and a housekeeper before setting that house on fire. attorneys on both sides questioned the potential pool of jurors. one ofhe questions asked was whether they heard or read about the case. most people said yes. the judge asked if the coverage the case impacted their impartiality. he juryds expecte to be seated later today. the trial could start on tuesday.

investigators are searcotng for ae in a deadly shooting in cincinnati. the gunman walked into a untown nk and started shooting with a lega purchased 9 millimeter pistol. four people we killed. the gunman was killed in a shoot-out with police. we know what happened just minutes before tyler tessier was found dead in his cell. he is a man charged in the death of his pregnant girlfriend, who was a teacher in howard county a year ago. montgomery county department of corrections officials say tessier ke up and had breakfast 45 minutes later and was r und dead 10 minutes afte that. they say he hanged himself using a bedsheet. 28 aexperts expected to testify on the final day for hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. yesterday was the last day in the hot seat. for the third-straight day,

capitol police arrested 70 protesters. coming up, tracie potts will have details from capitol hill. this morning, a woman is out of the hospital app just barelyg escaping a burar. this is surveillance video from wednesday. a poweline fell on that woman's car. reshe jumped out when the started. and people nearby rushed to help drag her away from the flames.pe o is investigating what happened here.ow if a line ever falls on your car, pepco says it's important to stay in your vehicle and call for help. if a fire starts, you should jump out s your best not to touch your car as you jump ety. and you need to shuffle your feet, don't take full steps, asw you ru because the ground

my be energized. tonight, a historic game for the washington mystics. it will take on the in the first wnba finals. the mystics tweeted this. the storm may look strong after securing their spot in the finals earlier in the week. but the mystics are riding high after taking down the atlanta dream in the semifinals. game one tips off in seattle at 9:00. >> this could be the third championship for teams in washington. >> crossing our fingers.> rf trouble. the newly renovated field under far. why it's being blamed for students going to the hospital. and still ahead, only on news 4 -- the hero who jumped into action

during a school shooting. coming up, the school resource officer shares his life-saving sty.or

you're watchg "news 4 today." ue more flights from the middle east quarantinedo sick passengers. multiple passengers were showing fltolike symptoms on a fligh philadelphia. >> 12 people arriving from saudi arabia had to be taken off their flight after landing at philadelphia international. this comes a day after a flight from dubai was quarantined in new york on jfk. the new york psengers were suffering from the flu. a marching band practice in west virnia put more kids in the hospital than any football game they played at. >> more than three dozen were sent to the hospital because of the heat and a new addition to the school. this is the new football field at john marshal high school.

the athletic director said the turf is usually 20 to 25 degrees hotter than the air temperature. the marching band has been practicing on the grass field. one day on the new turf and school administrators are looking at saferptions. >> the turf is going to hold the heat more than grass wouav. we need to-- use better judgment when we look at this. you use different times to come out on the field. he most were treated for dehydration and exhaustion. can you imagine playing sports in this heat? >> shouldn't be happening. is, our good news september heat wave is coming to an end. the bad news is, rain chances are going up, up, up for your weekend. rain can be heavy at times later

today. weather service has issued a flash flood watch for a big piece of the shenandoah valley. more for our weekend forecast coming up in a second. plus, the latest on florce. en

we're tracking a developing story out of southeast washington, where a child was shot late last night. the searc is on for the gunman. >> megan mcgrath is live at the police station where this was happening. >> reporter: a frightening situation for this family. it was last night when sts were fired on langston place in southeast washiniron. a youngl was in the area and was hit by a stray bullet. she's going to be okay. she was apparently struck in the leg, in the she's going to be okay. she's recovering at this point. a close call. not a lot of information is released bypolice. it happened about 9:45 last night in the 2,700 block of

langston place. they want people to come forward and try to make an arrest. at this point, a person responsible, who fired those shots, has n been found. back to you. >> megan mcgrath. thank you. one after another, the list of deniers is growing,prs ident trump tries to figure out which senior administration official penned thacathing "new york times" op-ed against him this week. >> at last night's rally in lentana, he demanded that "the new york times" e the name. >> the latest act of resistance is the op-ed published in the failing "new york times" by an anonymous, gutless coward. he was -- nobody knows who the s hell hr she. he put he, maybe thas a little

disguise, probably a she. but for th security, "the new york times" should publish his name. >> news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning tracie, who has come forward so far to deny that he or she penned this op-ed?eo >>e who want with the president, quite publicly, coming up to the president saying, it's not me. i didn't write it. i'm not behind it. many of them are cabinet the vesident, the e mbers. secretary of state a a number of other ones say, i can't write that. there can be any number of administration officials. it doesn't have to be someone who worked in the white house or a member of the cabinet to ualify as a senior administration official, which is the way "the new york times" described them. here on capitol hill, calls for the person who wrote this editorial to resign, with republicans saying, you don't like worki leave.he president,

>> tracy, thank you. we're looking at breaking news here in brazil. presidential front-runner is recovering after being stabbed at a rally. now, we're about to show you me video of the stabbing we want to warn you, some of you could find this disturbing. this is in the southern part of the country. we learned the attacker stabbed him from the front. he was able to be rushed away bo sohis supporters. you can see the crowd there trying to push through and get him out of there into that car. at just overnight, he wase to post this photo to his twitter account. it shows him in the hospital giving a thumbs up. the man has alsted rants on media against him. we've been tracking a fire that's burning through a 150-year-old business overnight. >> this is on south broadway

street, t maintreet in baltimore's fells point neighborhood. we go to jennifer with an update. >> guys, good morning. that's isright. th fire started at the neke's paint store before 2:00 this morning and it grew to four alarms. fire trucks have their ladders extended and are actively pouring water on this it didn't take long to grow to four alarms. there's many flammables inside of a paint ore. th have paint and thinners. all kinds ofng tthat are considered accelerants for a fire. there's a church nearby a according to fire officials, this did spread to a nearby church. this is as a littl 20 minutes ago, you can see heavy flames coming from t roof ofhis three-story building. ade smoke in this area has gotten so they have evacuated a nearby apartment building. the fire alarms there have gone

off. no civilian or firefighter injuries. elat's a good thing considering 'sw many personnre on the scene. n active situation. at this point, it is contained. but the smoke can be scene for miles arnold. if you're coming down the jones fall expressway, the major thoroughfare into the city, you ca see the smoke. it's quite a contrast. there's man roadways in the area that are blocked off because of the sheer amount of equipment here on the scene, along with the fire hoses. if anyoneg is com here, they're asked to avoid the area. this is a historic building. 150 years. now, it is on fire. and fire crews are actively working to put out the flames. reporting live in fells poinha

>> you. 5:52. as the new school year begins in st. mary's. six months ago, great mills high school was a scene of a deadly shooting. and the police officer who ran toward the shooting speaks out. it was his first year as a school resource officer. as the bullets flew, he ran towards the gunfire. he was okay but the whole ordeal left his daughter rattled. >> she was concerned and crying. she gets nervous for me to go to work, period. >> the capital was awarded a co speciaendation. you can watch the whole interview inhe nbc washington app. the teen who phed her friend o of a bridge will be

in front of a judge. deyou might remember this taylor smith pushed her friend off the bridge when shwas too scared to jump into the water below. the teen fell 60 feet, broke six ribs and punctured a lung. smith was charged with one count of reckless endangerment. byen the tuesday ti timeframe of next week, it will be categor 3 status. there's a lot of different forecast solutions for this. the problem is that t more of solutions are bringing the storm perilously closeo the east coast of the u.s. it could make landfall. if you have interests along the atlant atlant atlantic seaboard,ll jackson from atlanta to the eastern shore and the jers shore, late next week, thursday, friday timeframe, this story could be a

problem. doesn't look like much. but there's a lot of tropical moisture across the midsouth. at was from tropical storm gordon. and that is going to provide a chance for rain this weekend. future weather for today, a dry start, more s than enoughshine to get temperatures close to 90 degrees again today. after 4:00, 5:00, showers and storms are bubbling up and making their way towards the d.c. metro area. we could have a pop-up shower as early a 3:00, 4:00, 5:00. steadier rains will impact bsh days t weekend. saturday and sunday. high temperaturesown the 70s. warmer weather, the early parts of nextweekend. and we're keeping a close eye on florence. let's go over to first traffic now. good morning. a couple of problems that just cleared out of the w re. silver spring was one of them. northbound georgia at forest glen. now, we'le northbound and southbound. no issues right now on the beltway.ce nd clear inner loop and

outer loop. and fredericksburg has been hanging around for the last couple hours. l taking ak at your travel times, speaking of virginia. 66 is fine. 95 northbound, quantico to theo beltway, issues there. remember to wtop when you hop in your car today. good morning. i'm leslie picker. american airlines is bringing free live tv to itsts a dozen channels are available on flights equipped with high-speedi. wi channels include nbc, espn, bravo,cnn, disney and telemundo, which passengers can stream to their phone, tabt or tablet. i'm leslie picker. >> thank you. 5:5 from the halls of eleanor roosevelt high school to the world stage, this group of young men is really stepping up.

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on south broadway. it's east of the inner harborar . much more from the live december income a moment. comingp on 6:00 a.m. >> the weekend is fast approaching. but can we expect a break fro the heat? we need this, right? >> yes. >> melissa mollet is standing by with the commute for us. chuck bell is here with thet forecast and tngs we want to hear. >> our september heat wave is coming to an end, after today. kind of sort of today. but you'll really nice the end of it tomorrow. we'll be up close to 90 degrees yiday. but probably s in the upper 80s. nonetheless, a very warm and humid friday in front of yo flash flood issues for the shenandoah valley. not much of a rain chance here for the first half of your friday. but a lot of humidity in the air. chances for rain go up with time. and by later on this evening, a

60% chance you're going to get ran rained on. 69 in gaithersburg. 76 in arlington right now. your fecast high today, 89 degrees. rain anderstorms likely in the day today. if you're going to the nats and d cubbies game, i would bring a ponc poncho. a rain delay is possible, especially as late as those games go. let's go to melissa and see if there's hiccups on the commutf a couple things we were dealing with, out of the way.ng s crossed. top of the beltway here, 95 in maryland. 25 route one. no problems, northbound and southbound. intway is moving smoothly both directions this morning. 66 is all right. 95 northbound, a little slow here as you approach quantico, going around woodri