coute and forecast. melissa mollet is standing by with a look at your first 4 traffic but let's begin with meteorologist chuck bell. what can w expect? >> going to be a windy one by later on in the afternoon. not too much o a breeds. a warming wind today. temperatures will be 15 degrees or so. warmer than yesterday. we'll be dry for the next couple of days. th blossoms will have to hang on tight for today. bloominghe end of peak will occur on friday. just got today and tomorrow left to enjoy them. tomorrow in the upper 20s and 30s. certainly a cold start to your l morning. because of the dry air, a high fire danger. arbeul with any open flames for the washington areaou

nort to the pennsylvania border. if you do any outdoor burning, i'd suggest to wait to another day. dry roads in, dry roads home. hold on tight to the 1250erg wheel especially of a high profile vehicle. >> more about the rest of the week andweekend. >> into the 70s looks good. metro silver,ge or blue has residual delays. ntana at virginia, no problems there. 66 in bound slow into manassas. woodbridge, just a little slowdown. live look at 270 and your travel times coming up. ha melissa, you. coming up on 6:02. ecently president trump m his 2020 budget plan public. not everyone is happy with what he proposing. >> one area that may face cuts,

the chesapeake bay. this morning seral governors and others are hoping to save it. drew wilder h the details. good morning. >> reporter: eun and aaron, good morning. the president wants to cut funding that directly benefits ou drinkin water and this morning mayor muriel bowser is joining the governors of virginia and maryland telling congress they shouldn't cut spending but actually increase it. in president trump's 2020 budget proposal he again wan to cut funding to the environmental protection agency. under that umbrella a 90% cut in funding for the ongoing eanup in the chesapeake bay. this is working to improve our drinking water and build up resilience to rising watle ls due to climate change. right now the program is $73 million. trump's proposal cutting that down to just 7.3 million. this morning mayor bowser and

governors northam and hogan and other leaders are asking tm to increase it from $73 million up to 90 for context, congress has not approved trump's large spending mots to the epa in the past, but getting more y? well, that might be a tall order. i just tweeted out a copy of at letter if you'd like to take a look at it and read it for yourself. reporting live from the wilson building, drew wilders, news 4. >> also developing this morning, a northern virginia pet store is under investigation amid allegations of animal abuse. >> the humane society of the united states went undercovern petland in fairfax. it found evidence that it was lettg animals e. some of this video may be disturbing. hidden camera footage shows dead rabbits stored in a freezer. petland employees are explaining when they get sick or injured,

th t're not takeno a vet. they're left to die. the same investigati finds petland buys them from wagner's farm. the humane society says rabbi are kept in filthy and crowded conditions. the city of fairfax police executed a search warrant and seized documents and animals. we're still working to find out whether charges have been filed. police officershasing a suspect had to stop and save their own. now an officer isighting for his life. they were investigating a shoplifting case when the suspect ran off. the officer tried to chase him but suffered a medical emergency and collapd. other officers found him and performed first aid until he was taken toy h cross hospital. >> i want to thank the community for keeping our ficers, especially this officer, and his family and friends and h shift mates in your thoughts and prayers, especially over the rest of tonight. >> at last checkff theer was in critical but stable condition. it's still not clear what kind

of medical emergency he had. police did catch that shoplifting suspect. > just about 6:05. learning more about a crash that killed a national guard sargeant. she was hit by a tractor-trler. govern larry hogan has ordered all flags to fly at half staff honor. he tweeted his condolences to flores's family saying she served our state and country with great distinction. happening today, two of the most recognizable faces caught up in that massive college admissions scandal will be in federal court. lori loughlin and felicity huffman are scheduled for hearings in boon. think haey ave been charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

legal experts tell nbc news they could avoid time in prison if they workleut a deal. today virginia republicans will urge democrats to reconsider lng both lieutenant governor justin fairfax's accusers testify before lawmakers. meredith watson and jennifer tyson says fairfax assaulted them. bothoomen want testify before the general assembly but only if it is bipartisan. democrats say their testimony would be political and sho left up to law enforcement. both accusers spoke to cbs news this week. >> if you have to hold someone down, it's not consensual. i'll say this, there is no amount of money that could ever compensate for what he did to me or what i live with every day. >> this week fairfax said he passed a polygraph test saying he did n re watson when the two were students at duke university.

after taking s het for his fellow publicans, president trump revived the health care law. repealing obamacare without replacing it could lead to tens of millies of peo losing coverage. the president is drawing criticism for how he spoke about alexandria ocasio cortez. she helped draft the democrats climate change resolution, referred to as the green new deal. the president referred to her as a young bartender. >> the green new deal done by young bartender, 29 yearsold. a young bartender, wonderful young woman. greenew deal. he was speaking at the annual

national republican congressional dinner. he joked about former vice president biden who has been accused by seral women of acting inappropriately. a woman facing federal charges following a security scare at president trump's mar-a-lago resort. according to court documents yujing zhang attempted toth ent pool area. she was carrying four cell phones, a laptop, thumb drive with malware on it. officials say she was stopped by secret service after talkingy hr into other restricted areas. all of this happened as the president was golfing on the property. now investigatorsant to know if it was a spy mission. the secret service released a statement in part saying, quote, the secret service does not determine who is invited at mar- tlago. this i host entity. it took every single fire department in chica to put out this factory fire. it started late yesterday in the belmont neighborhood. the building iswned by a food

company. nobody was injured and the cause has yet to be determed. meanwhile, we are getting new information about two fires at local high rise buildings. each happened this week and left a lot of people without a place to stay. >> let's begin montgomer county. this is in kensington at the waterfordiu condom. fire sparked on the ninth floor injuring three people and forcing evacuations. investigators have not yet determined a cause but they say it was ly the result of a burning cappedle or incense. an electrical cause has not been ruled out. there was a whole lot of damage left. it was like an inferno. the fire from our unit was popping, glasstt sing everywhere. my husband is fine, our dog is

fine and we're just trying to make it through the day. >> two residents and a firefighter had to be taken to the hospital but they are okay. the apartments wereuilt in the 60s so they don't have sprinklers. we're told it's one of the 80 buildings exempt due to their age. the flames never reached the top of the 26 story building but the smoke did. hundreds of people may be out of their place for a week while the builndng is cleaned the electricity is restored. the red cross is providing temporary shelt for anyone who needs it. the d.c. counced v unanimously to take away some of the power held by jack evans. that came two weeks aft it reprimanded the longest serving member. according to our news partner at wtop, the council is taking

away evans responsibilities with events d.c. and the commission on arts and humanities. last night bria nadeau put up a vote. the d.c. council member is calling for an investigation into who is feeding the city's homeless. mary chay sayshenry's city charges the city double. she wants to know why henry's was chosen for the job. before now it was d.c. central's kitchen which chay said offered a lower cost per male. 6:11. the washingtonre wizards parting ways with their general ma ernie grunfeld.

would did not meet our stated goals and despite playing with several injuries, we have a culture of accountability. and the $330 million manmade a trip to natsark lastnight. >> bryce harper posted a heart felt message to nats fans on his instagram page. it was really nice. that was before the game because once players took to the field, didn't matter. >> different story. >> number 3, bryce harper. >> hear all those boos. yeah,wahat was when h introduced for the phillies fans spelled out traitor on their shirts in right field. in the end harper and t phillies walked away with an 8-2 victory. he scored a masve home n. the nats, well, the team lost shortstop trey turner indefinitely when he broke a finger. that hurts a lot.

hopefully he's on the mend and returning b>>k soon. e'll see. there's another game this afternoon. >> i don't think so. it's going to take a minute. still ahead, prompting news in the fight against pancreatic cancer. >> new warning for health officials for young pele. 6:13. chuck. getting closer to the weekend. rime for gardening forecast info for ourds at mary field gardens. the weekend weather will be quite pleasant. afternoonnd temperatures not much of a rain chance especlly during the usable information. during the usable information. you can plant your ♪

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new hope for thousands of people who have pancreatic cancer >> a newreatment method is increasing the survival time. it is growing around critical veins and arteries. pancreatic cancer accounts for 3% in the u.s. and 7%f all cancer deaths. >> the first study out of australia fou still mu land drugs may increase the risk of a dely stroke. m theority had taken the drugs right before their death.

now for a warning for men who take body building supplements. they oftenin con illegal anabolic steroids that are not listed on the stable. a little boy born with a rare genetic condition now has a life changing gift. it's an act of kindness from a group o teenagers. getting around was tough for 2-year-old cillian jackson from florid his family couldn't afford a wheelchair so they reached out to a local high school robotics team. they were able to build an electric wheelchair with par made from a 3-d printer. they can't believe how mobile their son is now. >> they helped so much. i mean, this really helps him explore like he's never been able to before.

>> look at that smile. the robotics team sayshis was wonderful for them. >> you can see the curiosity, that smile. it's worth more than any dollar amount. >> absolutely. awesome. what mom and dad think with his added mobility. give them three weeks and they'll both be exhausted. >> exactly. >> chuck, the dropped 4 degrees. >> but i feel like you're giving us a good day, right? >>absolutely. the low for the day usually occurs before the sun comes up. that's when you've had the most amount of time without the heat source. temperatures continue to fall ju until the sun comes up. sun is up before 7:00 a.m. skies sta to brighten up. but it is a quite chilly start to the day. 38 in washington. aaron's right, it was 42 a couple of hours ago. the wind will b a of an issue. winds out of the west for now only miles per hour.

fire danger is high. temperatures below freezing for a loft of suburbs. 28 in manassas, 38 in clinton, maryland. waking up weather, probably need a littlextra hot coffee or tea with temperatures in the 20s or 30s, but with full sunshine we'll jump into the 40s about 9 or 10:00. afternoon high, 67. yesterday was only 50. that's a big jump from yesterday. the gusty west wind. a good day n to go tos ballpark. dry today and tomorrow. it will rain on kwoer cast for tomorrow, another mild one. light wind and cloud cover tomorrow will be better day for burning. it's cranked up off the jersey

coast now. a lot of wind up across eastern new england. if you're flying to boston in the first part of the day, there could be flight delays and it could be a bumpy landing at logan. dry and sunny for today. clouds moving in and thickening during the day tomorrow. should bou rain free all t the day tomorrow. rain breaks out first thing tomorrow morning and rain likely for most of the day on friday. the weekend though we clear out just in th nick oftime. saturday afternoon, sunshine and 70. cloudsas incg on sunday. any chances for rain this weekend are early saturday morning and late sunday afternoon. melissa, good morning on a wednesday. good morning, chuck. laurel, northbound 95 before 216. you can see v off the road here to the left side and also two lanes blocked there. then thatshoulder and other lane. right now everybody trying to jam themselves north there. kensington, outer loop with a

right side blocked seeing some real delay there at the top of the beltway. northbound, crash there in the middle lane.o, me silver, orange, blue line, residual delays from anrl r problem. taking a look at travel times. 66, 95, bot of those looking pretty good. maryland, top of the beltway what we just saw, 27 miles per hour.me er to listen to wtop when you hop into your ca aaron? 6:21. college acceptance season has arrived. if you are hoping to tap into billions o dollars of unused financial aid, there are deadlines youeed to kno about. >> susan hogan is breaking it all down for us. be se t catch ellen at 3:00 on nbc 4. stick around for news

you're watching "news 4 today." welcome back. walmart and google are teaming up to make shopping easier for customers. a new voice activated grocery shopping system will work through google's smart home assistant. starting this month shoppers can say, hey, google, talk to walmart and add items to your shopping list. you can make your list all at once or days. the orderill be available f pickup or delivery. 6:25. spring is here and college

ceptance letters are rolling in. >> so you may be able to tap into billions ofolrs in financial aid for your child. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with important deadlines you need to know. >> reporter: we're talking about fafsa, free application for federal student aid. this is the form you need to fill out to get any grants or loans from the federal government to help pay for college. it's a gd idea to submit the information as soon as possible because aid is often given out on a first come first serve basis and this application period has been open since october. the last day you can apply is june 30th. but some colleges and states use your fafsa application to award financial aid from their ownra pr. they may have earlier deadlines so it's so important to find out what tseutoff dates are. each year more than 13 million students who filed for fafsa get more than $120 billion in grants, work study and low

interest loans. only about half the college students actually b apply everyone should. fafsa isn't thenl place you can apply to help pay for college. dinga new target trend spr across the district. smalleou storesl be seeing pop up near your home or office. uck. time for the dog walking y.recast of to today's little guy is dino. look at that friendly face. five months old. make a great walking buddy. dino would lovepe to time outside. little cold outside today. nice and mild in the afternoon. no complaint for today. it will be a windy one. nbc news exclusive. white house whistle-blokir sp up. hear from the federal worker who claims top security clearances are being edmisman >> reporter: and this fairfax petland store under scrutiny thisus morning acc of leaving

animals to die. i'm justin finch live with the

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your time is 6:30. as you wake up on thisda wedn beautiful look at the city outside. that's nationalarbor capital wheel and we are getting ready for idnesday. dres layers. chilly out there right now but it is going to warm up and turn morning, everyone.. i'm eun odng. >>go i'm aaron gilchrist. >> we're wouking for with everything you need to know to get the day started. the includes of cours forecast and a look at your first 4forecast. chuck bell standing by with another live look outside. we love the imagery this time of day. >>beautiful. >> really nice stuff. beautiful purple haze kind of a g outside now. a clear sky overnight after a cloudy finish to the day yesterday. skies have been clearing out overnight. it will be a beautiful day. if you get a good picture of the sunrise, the che blossoms at the basin, send it to me on m

twitter and on instagram. it's cold. 28 in germantown, maryland. 27 in falling waters. 35 at marine base quantico and 31 in staffor and fredericksberg. ball you're going to the game. maybe we can do better than 8-2. it's a 1:05 first pitch. temperatures will be in the low to mid 60s today, but it will be a windy one. any of the pop flies may findth emselves outside of the stadium. closer look to the end of the week and the weekend. let's go over to first 4 traffic. >> three mile backup laurel northbound 95 before scaggsville road. vehicle off the roadway. chopper 4, f thank you that picture and showing us all of these backupma you don't nlly see that northbound delay95 on especially. outer loop, right side blocked by disabled tractor-trailer. in bound itland parkway.

right side blocked by disabled van. south of seminary road, right side is blocked. peingtty big backups. herndon, before georgetown pike and spngfield, northboun back, right lane gets by that crash. eun? >> thank you, melissa. it is now 6:32. developing this morning, a fairfax pet store is under investigation for animal abuse. >> theci humane y of the united states went undercover and found alarmg nditions. news 4's justin finch is live outside the wpetland storeh the hidden camera video. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, un, good morning. is will be especially troubling for animal lovers and pet lovers out there startled to find this petland sre on main street and pickett road out here is now the subject of this humane society investigation in which theyound at least 14 dead rabbits and much more and e

warning video you're about to se it is graphic. take a lookhere. found in a freezer 14 dead rabbits. petland staffo indicated them that sick or injured rabbits here were left to die and refused proper veterinary care. ceis hidden camera investigation also tra these rabbits here to a breeding farm in centreville, maryland. that farm telling under cover investigators they sold at least 60 rabbits a month here in maybe ri jd. as we come out here live, it appears this store is still open. it is the subject of a fairfax police investigation. they seized documents as well as some animals, too m. no word yet on charges.

live in fairfax. i'm justin finch, news 4. >> 6:34 now. despite the rain, familynd friends came together to remember a woman who was murdered this past weekend.ha e carmen was shot to death on jones street. carmen was transgender and police are trying to determine whether that played a role in her death. s friends her murder highlights the danger transpeople face every day just for existing. >> we have to come together. only love can kill fear and hate. we have to love each other and respect each other for what a o we are. >> now before the vigil detectives canvassed the area looking for information that could lead to carmen's killer. there is a $25,000 reward up to that information that leads convictionst and a new information we brought you, the mother o 10-year-old

boy handcuffed and put into a police cruiser is talking to news 4. she says her son is traumatized. poce detained the boy because he fit the description of a y.spect in an armed robb officers found a cell phone and a bb gun from the alleged robbery but williams says her son isinnocent. >> him being with the group of to be a course he going suspect with it, but my son didn't even touch anything of what was going . >> the department released a statement saying once officers realized how young the buy was, they contacted youth and family services who then contacted his mother. new this morning, aarand man accused of hurting a bird in florida is sitting in a key west jail. william hunter hardesty was allegedly cited. he's back in florida. he's been extradited there. this is the video that wen

viral. authorities sayesha jumped on a federally protected pelican. he's in a florida jail on an bond. 0 to the other top stories making headlines around the country. a man has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash that seriouslu a 9-year-old girl. gabriel fordham was behind the wheel when his car jumped the curve. he is facong a list of charges including reckless driving. the man accused of killing west coast rapper nipsey hussle is now in custody. police say the two knew each other and had been seen argng that day. elieve it stemmed from a personal dispute and was not gang related. three former fraternity brothers are heading to jail in

connection to a hazing death penn state university. they will serve sentences from th30 days to mon in jail. piazza's parents say their son'h de wasn't an accident and are seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in rest city tuesday. chicago has elected an african-american woman to be mayor for the fir time in history. lori lightfood will be the first openly gay mayor when shees t office in may. bryce harper wasn't welcomed with open arms. >> no. when he took the field as a philly he was greeted with boos. >> bryce harper. >> pretty loud, too. fans were creative with their

signs blasting bryce for leaving d.c. for philly. on thet field m scherzer kept up the momentum. harper struck out for his first two at-bat and ended up with the last laugh crushing a home run. >> i didn't know what it was going to be like. i heard the boos. for me, that's part of sports. part of the game.r me i tried to, like i said, of mber the city philadelphia is cheering, screaming, yelling at their tv. it's part of the game loving me, that's all that matters. >> all the millions helps. >> making t night worse, phillies beat thenats. this is the first of 19 match-ups against harper's new team this season. that means plenty of time for the nats to win. >> 1:05 is the firstpitch.

harper posted a tfhet thank you to the nats before the game. >> it was nice. >> a lot of people don'tre the tribute was nice, too. >> right. >> we'll move on. win some baseball games. 6:39. the citi open will look differen >> plus, a smartphone plan made just for kids. details on ways toou get chil

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to see chasionship ten in a public park. that dream will continue. the tournament raises money for the washington tennis foundation. it operates two tennis centers in d.c. ey return to rock creek tennis center in late july. >> that's gre news for wtef. here's your cnbc morning bu >> good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc business headquarters. verizon is launching a smartphone plan for kids. it meets the needs of parents and children it has 5 gigabytes of data and unlimited talking and text. the planlso has a safety mode, meek kids can keep using their data even if they go over their monthly limit witho additional charges. with your cnbc morning business port, i'm frank holland. and after a cudy finish yesterday, we're back to a plus weather for today. it will be a windy one but much

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>> it's now 6:45. new this morning, the decades long proct to cle up the chesapeake bay needs help. president trump's budget plan would cut millions from the wori still done to save the bay but several governors, the mayor of d. and other leaders from around the region are stepping up to preserve the years of work that's already been done to save the area. >> news 4's drew wilder is live at the wilson building in downtown dc with more on this. drew, good morning. >> reporter: aaron and un, good remorning. thedent wants to drastically cut spending that directenits our drinking water. this morning mayor bowser is joining maryland and virginiali governors t congress they shouldn't cut spending, they should increase it. in the 20 budge proposal he wants to cut funding to the environmental protection agency. under that umbrella, a 90% cut in funding for the ongoing

cleanup of thepe chee bay. right now the chesapeake bay program is $73 million. trump's proposal cutting that down to just 7.3 million. this morning mayor bowser, governors northam and hogan are sending a letter to congress asking to increase spending on the chesapeake bay program from the current 73 million up to $90 million. now for some context here, congress has not approvedp' tr large spending cuts to he epa in the past, but getting more money,well, that might be a tall order. earlier this morning i tweeted out a copy of that letter if you would like to read it for yourself. reportinil live from then building, drew wilder, news 4. >> thank you. for the first time we are hearing from the white house whistle-blower. >> she is raising red flags about top security clearances in the trump administration. trisha newbold is an 18 year career white house security

specialist. she told congress that 25 trump administration officialsad their top secret security clearances granted even though they were recommended to be denied. they were concerned about issues including foreign influence, conflicts ore in, drug use and criminal conduct. newbold who now fears losing her job spoke excluvelyith nbc news. >> this is an american issue. >> nbc new cing multiple sources familiar with the matter first reported that the t' presiden son-in-law, jared kushner, was among those whose security denial was overruled. nbc'seter alexander will have more on this coming up on "today." artists and parents in arlington county are trying to prevent devastating cuts to chirp's arts programs in the next couybudget. the board of supervisors is working oen a 2020 budget.

they were among the most vocal to be protected. firefighters and activists were also thereaking their cases for more taxpayer money. final budget decisions wil abe mail 18th. 6:49. the virginia general assembly reconvenes in richmond today. sex assault allegations against lieutenant governor justin fairfax are set to be front and center. house republicans want to meet the accuser's request to testify. they only want t speak publicly if it is bipartisan. democrats say it would be political and the investigation should be left up to law enforcement. fairfax hasis id encounters with both women were consensual. news 4's northern bureau chef will be in richmond. police officers chasing a suspect had to stop and save one n.of their now the officer is fighting for

his life. an officer tte to chase him. he was taken to holy cross hospital. at las check the officer was in critical but stable condition. police did catch the shoplifting suspect. an important reminder to unplug those electronics before you leave your home. l overnight wrned a heated blanket i to blame for a house n fire inorth potomac. montgomery county fire and rescue saidethe bla on the bed was left on last night. the family ofot four was home at the time. neighbors saw the flames and called 911. firefficials said much is destroyed. we have learned of a possible cause of this high rise fire in kensington, maryland. this was breaking news yesterday. it appeared the flames were related to either a candle and

incense or electrical problems. the fire started. no one w hurt and 15 condos were damaged. the wizards will be on the court without their president and general ma >> missing the playoffs this year meant it was time for change. general manager ernie grunfelds fired. they said, we did not meet our statedgels, we have a culture of accountability. 6 oo:51. wles leurn to meteorologist chuck bell. >> it's going to be 17 degrees warmer than yesterday. that's good news. it snowed yesterday,nd of all places, charlotte, north carolina. parts of the north

carolina/south carolina border, over an inch of snow. what's our lest inch or more of snow? we've traced snow but for a full inch or more, the latest that's ever happened was 2.0 inches, april 12th, 1918. dulles, april 12th, 1973 and baltimore, two inches on april 11th, 1894. so we haven't hadha more a full inch of snow anymore than april 12th. that is getting ose. at the third already. cold enough for snow but not a cloud in the sky t morning. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. grab a shedable layer for today. we'll spend most of thehe afternoon inow to mid 60s. it will be windy. because of the windy conditions and the dry air in place, high fi danger for today. if you are doing any outdoor burning from over the winter, wait until tomorrow to do it.

far better day. there goes the storm that threw the snowflakes down into the carolinas deepening off the coast of new jersey. we'll be left withry weather. here comes the rain at 7:00 a.m. friday. pretty much all day friday. that moves out of here just time for your weekend. here's the ten day forecast. 67, breezy and sunny today. 65, cloudy but dry tomorrow. rain friday and dry most of the weekend with highs in the 70s. >> i love thatek d. taking a look at chopper 4 over the top of the beltway, outer loop. two earlier problems, connecticut and georgia have both disappeared. we have pretty good delays. rest of the beltway is looking kay right now. no bigcomplaints. 395 in bound but just south of seminary road, take a look at this. this is finally cleared to the right side of the roadway.

nes are nowopen. delays, four miles worth of . dela eastbound 66 before 50, lane blocked by a crash.od idge, northbound 95 at th 123, crash oright side. metro delays on silver, orange and blue line. 66 pretty slow. 26 mil per hour. parkway to the best way. 270 south, p 20 miles hour on the outer loop. listen to wtop when you hop in your car. 6:54. now that school districts in virginia are allowed to start their school year before ly,or students and teachers in er fr fredericksberg are in for a shock to their system. this year school's first day will be august 12. they're worried about hiring teachers with the shortened year. it ends in june and they have a

shorter time to fill the open positions. >> that's a long school year. august 12th is summertime. >>hoening the break this summer is going to be tough. ik yes, for sure. target looks they're expanding here in the district. two new stores are getting reads to open t week. >> take a look. one is along connecticut avenue in cveland park and the ore is along georgia avenue in shepherd park. each will employ more than 100 employees when they officially open o. sund >> that is not the endf target's growth and in ivy city which has been up and coming the past few years. >> changed dramatically. >> i'll be right there checking out >>ese targets. ou can get a few more chick-fil-as and dairy queens, i'll be good to go. all right. it's just about 6:56 right now. here are 4 things to know. nats fan had a harsh welcome for bryce harper last night. he made his first return to nats

park since leaving and signing with the philadelphia phillies. the nats lost 8-2 last niet. eams play again today at 1:05. actress lor loughlin and felicity huffman arete exp in court. now we're learning nearly 700 families could be invol in the scandal. nbc's miguel almaguer will have the latest ahead on "today." investigators want to know if a woman was on a spy mission at president trump's mar-a-lago resort over the weekend. court don't umts showhe was carrying four cell phones, a laptop, thumb drive with malware. nbc's kerry sanders will have more. a northern virginia pet store is under investigation for accusations of animal abuse. they went undercover to learn that the store was letting

animals back to sunshine. breezy and mild. west s, 15 to 30 miles an hour. good day for baseball. let's hope the results are better. >> taking a look arockville, 270, falls road, crash there. top of the beltway, looking okay now northbound at 951 slow at 216. for today.the new we appreciate you waking up with us. us. >> the "today" sw isnext

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good morning. target trump? a woman from china under arrest accused of lying her way into the mar-a-lago sort while the president was staying there. she was carrying passports, malicious computer ftware. s she a spy? we're live at mar-a-lago with the late. new allegations overnight. two more women coming forwardng accu former vice president joe biden of toinappropriate uching. the president >> you having a good time, joe? are you having a good ? >> this morning what biden's long-time supporters are saying about these accusations. is it impacting his decision to run for pr day in court. actresses lor