this morning as we approach 5:00 a.m. let's get right to a check on the forecast and the commute. melissa mollet is tandsing by. we'll begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and what we need to know this morning. dy you should be rea for rumbles of thunder early this morning and a chance for some strong to severe storms coming up during the early and middle today.of the afternoon it is a storm team 4 weather alert day. most likely time window for severe weather willtart around noon to 1:00 and could linger up to 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 this evening. he rain at times underneath the stronger storms. small hail, and wind gusts will be one of the main concerns. gusts over 60 miles per hour will be possible. here's the outlook, marginal chance for severe weather at the valley but more into the d.cme o area. what does a slight risk mean? marginal is step one. slight risk for severe wp ther is steo. that means scattered strong to

severe storms. there's still three more steps above that for increasin chances for severe weather. the light risk for today means we need to keep a weather eye to the sky. already thunderstorms, northern fauquier county, headed up not too far to the south of leesburg at this point in time. i'll put the tracker on it. should be arriving in leesburg ten minutes from now. germantown, holding together by 5:30, damascus at 5:45 this morning. this is not severe, but it will be an early morning wake-up call for some. upper 50s across the area. high today, mild, 73 degrees. again, we'll be with you all toonchpdates the severe weather chances. now to elll melissa. the inner loop, two lanes getting by. trying o get more information on this including on how quickly they think that might clear out of the way. as you look at the map, you're yet.eeing any delay quite this just happened, and of course it is only 5:00 a.m. no impact yet if it sticks around, going to be a different

story. rest of the beltway looks good, inner loop and outer loop. 66 and 95, no problems. a reminder on 66, if you're headed out soon tshs still raining through the area as year being into or out of manassas. 270 southbound from 70 to the sp ur, 67 miles per hour. you get there in 27 minutes. >> thank you. we are follong breaking ws this hour out of northeast washington. there has been another attempted atm robbery. this time on south dakota avenue. news4's mental health just arrived on the scene and joins us live with the latest.t' megan, w going on? >> reporter: yeah, it's happenea again a september 11th here in northeast. i'm going to step out of the way so you can take a live look. you see the vehicle involved in this attempted atmbe rob her. they broke in through the front window of this 7-eleven. it appears that the truck got stuck. in fact, that's the tow truck operator that you're seeing

there. he's been kinds of spinning wheels trying to pull the drug out of the store. now the robber or robbers, they were not able to actually get away with the atm. su can see they were successful inshing that truck into the 7-eleven. a failed attempt at this point. this has been going on now for well over a month, almost two months here. this is t fifth attempted or successful atm robbery since mid-march, the ninth since the beginning of of the year. a rash of crimes. in some cases, the robbers have been able to make away wit a th atmsnd cash. in other cases they have not. in this case they were not successful. still under investigation. you see police on the scene. the big question is are all of these connected. many happen on wednesdays. they've been occurring in prince george's county as well as d.c.

on latest happening here south dakota avenue in northeast. back to you. >> megan mcgrath, thank >you. >> 5:04. this morning we're working to learn more about a local teen who was shot and rushed to the l hospit >> the 17-year-old was shot before 6:00 p.m. in bright leaf court in dale city. chopper 4 was there as the teen was loaded into a medevac helicopter. we are still waiting on word of his condition. this appears to have happened in the parking lot outside of town comes. prince george's ty police spent the evening collecting evidence and looking for witnesses. so far, no word on as. arrest police have arrested the s n violently attacked a 94 -year-old woman in d.c. last week. 53-year-old jonathan little isf accused attacking the woman while she h walked toer car. this happen at 11:00 p.m. little snatcheer purse and stabbed her. the woman survived and sayra sh is gteful a suspect has been

arrested. s very rewarding to hear that they were socessful so quickly. i'm eupset at th whole thing. part of it isetting my identity and property ck. >> d.c. police say little recently robbed two other women in the district. they tracked him down by monitoring purchases on the credit cards he allegedly stole. a local coast guard officer accused of planning a terror attack could be released from jail. >> lieutenant christopher hasan prepared the attack and made home made gun silencers. they had a hit list of presidential candidates and supreme court stices. the court said hasan has not iten charged wh terrorism but will only be released under conditions accept to believe that the court. today t woman who admitted to being a secret agent for russia is expected to learn how prison.e'll number maria butina was an american university graduate student and gay ghts activist. prosecutors say she used her contacts with the national rifle

association to gather information from moscow. butina pleaded guilty to thconspiracy. e feds want an 18-month prison. sentence her lawyers are asking for time served. president trump and vice president mike pence will spehe part of t day at the national rifle association's annual meeting in this is video of the nra convention in dallas. the president is scheduled to depart joint base andrews at 110 this morning. indianapolis police say they've planned for protesters and will have a visible police presence downtown. we're just learning north korea presentedhe u.s. with a $2 billion hospital bill for the care oftto warmbier. this according to the "washington post." warmbier, a university s dent, returned to the u.s. in a coma in 2017 and passed away soon after.os the reports that north korea refused to even allow a medical evacuation unt the bill was paid. hover, it is not clear whether

the bill was paid. he was sentenced after he was allegedly caught removing a propaganda sign from a hotel.ng the white house has declined to comment. developing emorning, pressur is mounting on baltimore mayor katherine pugh from the city council and maryland's governor to stepdo . this follows tiny raids of pugh's home yesterday. mayor pugh has been at the center of acandal involving children's books to groups that do business with the city of baltimore. yesterday,he fbi and irs raided her homes and city hall office inrc searef financial rds. pugh has been on leave of absence to recover from severe pneumonia. as> 5:07. metro pngers will get relief om aassive repair project. b the metrd approved a plan to allow free parking at some of its lots this summer. starting in late may, yellow and ue line stations south of reagan national airport will be closed for emergency repair work. this will go on until september 8th. during the time, riders can work for free at the huntington,

franconia-springfield, and van dorn street stations. from there, commuters can take vre or express b shuttlees to the pentagon metro stop. metro says that riders could save more than $500 by parking for free during the closure. a new era for redskins fans. the team picked a quarterutck of the fe in the first round of the nfl draft. dwayne haskins from ohio state. >> football fansr might remembe haskins as atar player for bull is high school in potomac. he's coming back home. and that's where news4's justin finch is live with more on the skins now signal caller. big news for skinsfans, justin. >> reporter: this is going to be huge news for theto home fans. as you mention, if you know football in our area, you might know the name dwayne haskins. so fore fans who hav been watching him over the years during his time here even at the bu bullis school know we're getting a hot prospect. last night for him and for fans,

a new chapter began. >>ith the 15th pick in the 2019 nfl draft, the washington redskins select dwayne haskins. [ cheers ] quarterbk, ohio state. >> reporter: all right, haskins was joined by family and friends for the watch party here i gaithersburg. he was announced in the first exunds, 15th overall pick. >> so ted. i get to be close to home which is most important to me. it feels like deja vu. >> reporter: eight interceptions he threw for, as we. very great season at ohio state. that one season he was there. if you ask haskins himself he will tells you he'ot a lot to offer. he also can't wait to play for the home team, as well. he's got a lot of people excited from us all the way down to and his family.

everyone hoping that he'll puts the team on the track to a super bowl win very soon, guys. back inside to you. >> now you're sounding like a true skins fan talking about the super bowl before he's even played a game. a lot riding on his shoulders. i am hoping for the best for this young man. you know what i amean? layer we really needed. thank you,n justi finch. >> reporter: absolutely. 5:10. if you ever played baball, you know the phrase "keep your eye on the ball." a former nationals player learned when you're on the field you should keep an eye out forr otheings. several mascots running around the bases during the rockies game. daniel murphy started walking out on to the field -- hey -- - what >> how did you miss that? >> walked right into the path of the giant toothbrush and a tooth -- toothpaste, the whole nine yards. narrowly avoiding being knocked over. >> you think he was heading back to the field? >> was he texting? i'mjoking. rattled obviously. he wasn't hurt, though. you don't expect a tooth on the field. >> i guess you're supposed to really have

good vision. expert vision if you're a public player. his arm was up. s, you know ke he -- >> yeah. >> okay. >> still ahead this mornin one local county is taking a big step forward to make the streets safer for students. >> we'll preview the work that'n about to be and show you where. plus, what's the safest seat in the car in the event of an accident? the answere may surpryou. how about our weather? dogwalking forecastime on your weather alert friday. this is cute joan here, only eight weeks old. how sweet -- cute of a little girl is joan? happy to become the newest member of your family, go to ma hurecoalliance.org to find out how to bring joan into your life. temperatures and forecast for today, a little on the rainy and stormy side onayour frid some of those storms this afternoon could be severe. i'll show you the updated severe

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a wild scene played out in denver. a semi-truck crashed into traffic in front of it causing a big pileup. 12 cars, three semis involved. debris scattered all over the road. you can see the fire that started. the fmes spread to the other dars and wound up being fueled by a of wood that one of the semis was hauling. the interstate was shut down for

several hours. this morning, thens iance institute for highway safety is calling on automakers to make a change. >> a recent study found that the most dangerous seat in a car during a crash is the back seat. researchers studied 117 recent crashes where backseat passengers were killed or seriously hurt. safe features that are o installed in the front of the car rarely make it to the back seats. seat belts don't always tight upon impact. while there may berb side ais, there was nothing stopping you from hitting the front seat. >> auto make verse done an skrent job of improving safety in the frontseat. but the rear seat hasn't kept pace. >> the study points out that child car seats are safe in back seat in most scenarios, and the biggest piece of advice remains the same -- wear your seatbelt, right? >> and saecthere's a plan to red roads and sidewalks to make thingsafer for pedestrians. an i-team investigation last year found several thousand

people had been caught speeding or crashed their cars in local school zones since 2015, including 200-plus incidents in montgomery county. e ere's a plan to upgr crosswalks and sidewalks next year. that includes the six elementary schools you see listed here. officials tell news4 that pedestrian safety outside schools is a pressing issue. >> we have to lower speed limits. we have to make streets more complete, safer for pedestrians, and bicyclists. and transit riders. so of these bus stops you're reying to access, they'ard to get to. the rebuilding work will be done near veers mill road from wheaton to rockville. a local veteran was given a well-deserved home this gaweek. mort free. >> news4 was there when sergeant rob jones entered his new home fashioned just for him. [ applause ] >> welcome home. >> everything from the cabinetry

tohe stove adjusts height. seeant jones served in iraq and afghanistan. he steed on a land mine and lost bothf his legs. sergeant jones isn't only a vet, he's an activist who travels the country accomplishing feats in the name of supporting veterans. recent he he ran 31 marathons in 31 days. >> wow. it was made possible through the towel 2 tower -- tunnel 2 tower foundation. people who continue to serve when they come home, what a tribute. and least -- >> right. no kidding. >> incredible. >> there we go. >> exactly. >> the kind of quality people we have in the u.s. armedic serv. >> there you go. >> on a friday, busy day coming our way for today the. it is a weather alert day.go a , friendly reminder to download the nbc washington appn we will you any severe weather watches or warnings directly to your phone through push alerts so you'll never be

left in the dark.na as mothere promises a little bit of an active afternoon here. the official slight risk area is lufrom theridge and the i-95 quarter to theer bay, sou maryland, eastern shore, a lower chance for strong storms in the shenandoah valley today. nonetheless, everyone should be ready for strong storms or the possibility later on in the day. doload the nbc washington app. if you find and follow me on social media, i'll have updates for you as well as we go through the course of the friday. it's being caused by this area of low pressure across the ohio valley. ahead of it, a broad fetch of southwesterly winds means unstable, warm, moist air streaming our direction. in warm, moist air will be place. as the pocket of colder air aloft moves reason we could crank up fairlily strong storms later in the day. right now, not severe, but we have thunders out here across northern loudoun county. there's dulles airport for reference. north of dluls, crossing the

potomac into western montgomery county, zipping up here toward barnesville, and eventually germantown and damascus over the next 15 t30 minutes. early morning rumbles here from mother nature to early wake-up call. southern frederick county, northern montgomery county. a break in the action across rthern virginia. future weather, let me show what's going to expect to happen later in the day. after some early thundershowers here this morning, there's probably going to be a little break in the action starting around0:00 or 11:00 in the morning. thin spots will allow enough sunshine to bring temperatures into the low 70s. that's a key ingredient in the weather. the radar shows 2:30, there could be a line of strong to severetorms coming through the western suburbs as early as 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. t throughhe heart of the city between 2:and 4:00 and moving toward the chesapeake bay between 4:00 and 5:00.

rain chances will diminish quickly this eaching it. there is good news -- quickly this evening. this is good news, it will be too.omorrow, gusty northwest winds. chilly. 40s in the morning. 60s for highs tomorrow. a little tiny rain chance on sunday. most of us will enjoy a dry weekend and another shot of cooler than average weather for monday. let's go over to first 4 traffio melissa? good morning. wanted to update you on the situ bion inner loopore pennsylvania avenue. the crash is on the shoulder. everything hasreopened. the map shows it never caused an impact. the restest beltway is looking good. you see on the west side through northern virginia, we have rain falling through the area. manassas,estbound sudley manner drive at prince william parkway, a crash reported there. 270 pretty wet right ndnow. northbound southbound. if you're headed out soon, you'll run into this storm system that is moving through. more news, weather, and traffic coming up.

it has been five years since the water crisis in flint, michigan, began. and this morning the city's i water supply still considered unsafe. in 2014 flint cit began drawing river.from the flint many people became sick from the

water which was later found to contain high levels of lead. esthat water isng clean, but officials say additional tests are needed before the water can be considered safe. hard to believe. five years have gone by. st wl dealingh this. >> this is footageor the wld won't soontor get. the iconic notre dame cathedr engulfed in flames. no one was hurt but there were people inside when the trouble started. one was t organist, johan vexo. >> he was in time for a benefit concert and spoke to amy choh. >> reporter: the key to playing great music, johann vexo will tell you, it's able to press forward even in the face of

loss. vexo has been the organist at notre dame for 15 years now. he was playing at ma b when flameske out. >> i stayed. it was really something i couldn't imagi in my liv. t it wasrible. >> reporter: vexo stood outside for two minutes but after that could no longear to watch. >> it's like a second home. i spent hours and hours, days, nights there. >> reporter: today vexo's spending the day practicing. tomorrow night he'll play a benefit concert at the basilica in northeast helping raise money to rebuild his second host. >> i canno playing because of the tragedy at notre dame. i just hope to be able to play there again as soon as possible. >> reporter: it will likely be years before notre dame can be repaired. but on a happier note -- >> the organ is undamaged. we still have to switch it on to make sure everything is okay. but the organ is still there. >> reporter: and with each note he playsthis organist determined to press on. amy ch news4.

>> the concert is tonight. benefit, 't make the you can watch the whole thing on line. >> we'll post a link in the nbc washington app. just search "concert." 5:26. coming up, kissing bug warning. their name may sound sweet, but be bite from these bugs can so dangerous. what to know as the weather heats up and the creepy crawlers move in. and your friday is a storm team 4 weather alert day. this thunderstorm here not severe, but an early morning wake-up call from mother nature from urbana to barnesville to poolesville, gaithersburg, laytonsville,sc dama, right at your house now. the umbrella's in the car? you better dash out to get it. higher rain ances, maybe strong storms later in the afternoon. future weather, timing it out coming up. h plus, we're tacking breaking news right w. another attempt to steel an atm from a local convenience store. what kept the thieves from the cash this time.

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matter. severe storms are heading our way, expected to come from both of your friday commutes. uh-oh. >> this is the system that's left this destruction behind. rnadoes and flash floods are being blamed for the death of at least five people at this point. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. the local weather isn't expected to be that strong. we stillav he some warnings we want to get to y t rights morning. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with the forecast. and then melissa mollet will have a check ons. the road chuck, tell us about the rain we're getting today. >> it will come down fast and furious at times. it's not going to be a day-long rain event. when i does rain, it really could come down very fast and furious. it is a storm team 4 ambert elert day. the most lik timing for severe storms will be from noon to 6:00. the main threats -- heavy rain, blinding rain. if it comes during the evening commute, you really could bey affected bower travel. not looking for a risk of large hail, but small hail a

possibility. some of the stronger storms could produce a wind gust in excess of 60 miles per hour. officially, it's a marginal risk for storms in the shenandoah valley and virginia. the shore, southern ryland, der the slight risk for severe weather. where doesa that fall on the scale? number two. think of it as a step two out of five. scattered, strong to severe storms as opposed to numerous which would be the next step up. gusty winds are likely with some of the stronger storms later in the day. this storm here, northern montgomery county, frederick county, not severe, but it's been producing rumbles of thunders and is moving quickly to the northeast. eldersburg, before 6:00 in the morning, reisterstown just after 6:00 in the morning. there are more thundershowers across southwestn virginia, as well. our chance chance stands at -- ou rain chance standst 100%. temperatures in the uer 50s. we'll have a high of 73 today. a closer look at the weekend and

the return to sunshine coming up. melissa? >> thank you. taking a look outside right nowre we're seeing some of the rainfall, 270 here at middlebrook road. you see 270 is pretty wet through that section here at this point this moeing. if you'r headed out soon, coming southbound or head northbound up 270 you'll see a lot of the rain. the beltway for the most part is dry right now. inner loop and outer loop. as we zoom in just a little bit, arlington, northbound gw parkway near the key bridge, left lane blocked by an accident. that one actually justd poppe up. manassas, sudley manor drive at the parkway had a crash reported.oo 66 lng dry overall. it was a little wet a short time ago. northbound on 95, gets a little slow toward woodbridge. but very expected here at 5:30 in the morning. aaron? >> all right. thank you. it is 5:32. back to our breaking news in northeast d.c. >> police are on thef scene yet another attempted tafm robbery at a 7-eleven -- atm

robbery at a 7-eleven. megan mcgrath with more. good morning.te >> repor well, good morning. yeah, we have seen a lot of this lately. a truck used to smash through the front, the glass front of a convenience store, in the attempt of taking an atm machine. this is the latest incident that syou can behind me here. you can see that the truck here still inside or at least partially inside that -- the 7-eleven. it appears to be stuck. in this instance, the robbers did not gethe away with machine. they actually fled the scene and left the truck right there where you see it here. in fact, the tow truck driver has been spinning wheels trying to get it out. it seems to be wedged on something. but this has beeni happeng a lot lately. in fact, this is the fifth such atm robbery orttempted robbery since mid-marc many of the incidents happening in prince george's county on ednesdays. thave been others, as well. in fact, nine atm either robberies or attempted robberies sie the 1st of the year.

there has been a rash of these. and of course it begs the question as to whether or not these are in any way connected. certainly something police are looking into. in this particular case, they did not get away with the machine or the cash. but in otherhecases, have been successful. they have been able to get those machin in the back of the truck and just go away to another location where they break into them and get the cash. so an ongoing investigation here. a lot of people coming in trying to get their coffee. trying to get some gas this morning here. rather busy september 11th. right on south dakota avenueig near r road. right now they're not letting anybody into the store. keep that in nd. right now this is still a crime scene behind me. ba to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us in northeast. thank you. we are working to learn more about a serious pedestrn crash on little river turnpike in annandale. chopper 4 over the scene last night. the pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening

injuries. the driver did stay on the scene. this happened on the westbound side between ever its green lane icd john mar drive. fairfax county pe had the area shut down for several hours overnight while they investigated. and we have an sdwreet tell you about in a local intersection. 16th and v streets in southeast washington has gon from two-way stop intersection to a four-way stop in less than 24 hours. >> it also has fourew high-visibility crosswalks. those changes could have helped in the case of 3 -year-old abdul sekh. was hit and killed by a driver who ran a stop sign the intersection on sunday. the chain-reaction crash was caught by nearby security cameras. people living nearby tell news4 they have frequently complained about speeding at multiple intersections. it is 5:35. here's a look at other top stories -- we're n learning details about a crash that killed five children in bowie several months ago. police say the driver of the car, dominiq taylor, was drunk and possibly high.

in court prosecutors revealed taylor had traces of marijuana in her system, and herho blood alco content was twice the legal limit. she's being held wut bond. two ofhi taylor'sren were among the five killed in the crash. a local coast guard officer accused. plafring a local terror attack could be released soon. christopher hasan only faces weapons charges now. prosecutors say he was planning a massive attack. he made his own illegal gun silencers and compiled a has list including -- hit list including predents and supreme court justices. authorities say they must provide more evidence t keep him in jail until the trial. the manle accused of ading the militant group involved in the bombings in sri lanka is dead. police announc that he was killed in one of the easter blasts inside a hotel. a total of six explosions killed 253 people. officials t lowered death toll

yesterday. eayier this week the had said as many as 359 people had died. withhe 15th pick in the 2019 nfl draft, t washington redskins select dwayne haskins. quarterback, ohio state. [ cheers ] >> the redskins have their quarterback of the future. we've said that before, crossing our fingers this time. dwayne has wns will bering the burden dee and gold this fall. if his name sounds familiar that's because he already calls our area home. news4's justin finch will join us live from the maryland high school where haskins first made headlines. that's cting up in jus a few minutes. >> that's what this team's done to us. we're afraid to be happy. >> do it. it.ace keep hope alive. >> welcome to -- welcome back home, i should say. also ahead, a maryland boy is about to play a part in a historpi draft ck. we're going to tell you why his story is going viral this morning. plus, speeding up the shipments. how amazon is improving the

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"avengesers -- "avengers" drew thousands on this the movie theaters. "end game" premiered last night. eveneevernight shows have bn sold out for days. days. >> you are looking at the lines at the uptown theater. it debuted overseas and made 69 million. the release here is expected t break single-day records. >> people want to see it right away because they don't want spoilers. my kidsike i can't go to school monday. if you're gardening this weekend, saturdaynd sunday look very good for outdoor activities. breezy both days. northwest winds tomorrow, southwest winds on sunday. not a big chain chance over the weekend -- rain chance over the a perfect opportunity to plant a tree, perhaps an oak, considered the kingf trees. o

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2019 nfl draft, the washington redskins select dwayne haskins.b quartek, ohio state. >> the redskins hoping they have their quarterback of the future. ohio state's record-setting quarterback watched the draft from his own party in gaithersburg, maryland. excited about this. >> a lot of people are. >> trying to be cautious. the newest skins player played his latest at high school bullis, big news, >>justin. eporter: a lot to feel good about. you can check out dwayne haskins' stats and see he's a 21-year-old'3"stunner. he first caught the eyes of recruiters and fans alike in the area when he played at the bullis school. pretty soon we're going to see him play under the bright lights of fedex field. get excited here. he did go ag first-round pick here, 15th overnight. a watch party as we mentioned here at home in gaithersburg. he's a former ohio state quarterback who really blazed

through his first o andy college season here. he was a high school trophy finalist. touchdowns,ew 50 eight sbremgzs allowed. and there are high hopes he'll bring the shthp level of play to e home team. if you were to ask haskins dad, as we did last night, he'll tell you it is good he feels for his son to be at home in more ways than one. >> since yesterday i thinkrehe kins would be the ideal place for him. perfect fit. i predicted two or three years, get ready for a super bowl. >> reporter: you heard that. he said get ready. t,'ve got two to three years by my co by 2021, '22, we could be celebrating hopefully a first or second super bowl with dwayne haskins at the helm. we can tell you, too, a lot of foball insidersaying look here, you got to guy. a top pick, first round. it means we have the board clear with picks to get another

player. it's going to be critical and hopefully vault us through mr. haskins' vision there. back to you. >> that's right. that's how skins fans do, you know. all the way. going to the super bowl even though we have a lot to do. thanks. the redskins traded picturea with the indiapolis colts to get into the first round and take defensive end montez sweat with the 26th pick. he had 12 seasons for the bulldogs. this is the third year in a row they've drafted the sec lineman in the first rounds. nd today president trump vice president mike pence will travel to indianapolis for t nra's national convention. >> reporter: good morning, turf for vicm president mike pence. to some degree for president trump because he's before a friendly audience. the nra annual meeting, he was there in dallas last year.

went off script, made some headlines. we'll fd out in a few hours if he could do the same. he talked abo everything from kanye west to arming teachers. this year, a big focus likely on the mueller investigationnd on the campaign. overnight in an interview, president trumpeighed in saying he thinks joe biden or bernie sanders could win the democratic nomination and face him next year. >> all rit. tracie potts, live for us on capitol hill. thank you. t don't let name kissing bug fool you. these blood sulky insects are dangerous -- blood sucking insects are dangerous and are lyreading. they usu bite people's faces, hence the kiss part of that. the hec says bites can spread an illness that may lead to potentially life-threatening conditions. kissing bugs are more common in warmer climates but are moving north. the kissing bugs carry a parasite that can cause chagas disease whichan be deadly and cause heart failures years after

infection. the best way to protect yoursf is to remove wood piles and brush from your home and turn ff the lights when you go to bed. the bugs are attracted to light. >> they sound scary. >> really dangerous montgomery county schools has named a new teacher of the year. >> i emceed the champions fordr chil awards ceremony in germantown. educators, volunteers, and community partners were honored for the dedication and inspiring excellence in students. this is madeleine hoodington, she's a specialist at the middle school and another, a kindergarten teacher and a socialsides at clarksburg -- social studies at clarksburg. this is so inspirational because the people behind the scenes, in the classroom working so hard to give kids a voice, to help them find t air own voice to use it to do good and to spread knowledge is incredible. the diversity piece of its so important, as well. my hat's off to the educators o ere, and congrats

madeleine. >> education is everything. >> it's weather alert>> day. we'lldu ete you about the weather now. the weather could have a pretty big impact on your afternoon plans today. we are having a storm team 4 weather alert day. there's a slight risk for severe weather. the primary timing of that is between about noon and 6:00 p.m. the main threats today, brief periods of heavy rain which could come along with smallha . some of the stronger storms could have wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. hi we'll be keeping a very close eye on t as we get into the early and middle parts of the afternoon. there's the slight risk area now pretty much east of the blue ridge here. right through the d.c. metro area. southern maryland, the northern neck, to the eastern shore. so stay weather alert today. use your nbc washington app. here's theiming of it all. the main swirl of low pressure is about ten hoursaway. so 6:00 in the morning, now, ten hours from now, about 4:00 in oo the afternn. there will be that opportunity for some stronger storms middle parts of the afternoon today.

right now, had a thundershower if right through leesburg and parts of loudoun county about an hour ago. it doesn't have much thunder and lightning anymore, but a brief pock of heavy rain coming out of frederick county, moving into carroll county, northern parts of howard county, as well. there you can see the cluster of thundershowers there. and there's more where that came from. some more thunderstorms down in southwestern virginia. temperature wise, a mild day,thn e mid to upper 50s for most of the aa now. your planner for the afternoon hours, temperatures briefly into the low 70s before the thunderstorms really get cranked up during the early and middle of the afternoon. here's future weather to help you plan there out. not expectingny severe storms before lunchtime today. once we get past noon, here's 1:00 in the afternoon, there's the line forming in the shenandoah valley. 2: 2:00, maryland, fredericksburg, then the capital beltway and i-95 south of town. that's the very beginning of the afternoon commute. 4:00, the line of severe storms

likely to be on the western shore of the chesapeake bay. good news is we should have the severe weather threat done by about 7:00 evening. the rain may hang adnund until miht, but the severe their diminishes quickly after 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. the weekend will be dry. breezy both days. much milder weather next week. melissa? a couple of problems, arlington near the gw parkway, key bridge, the left lane blocd by a crash. that's going to be a problem if it doesn't clear quickly.bo manassas, westd sudley manor drive, a crash there. for right now, no rain through the area. heavy rain at 270 southbound from germantown and middlebrook, roadnorthbound, southbound moving fine. we haveha rain. 270 southbound from germantown to the beltway, taking a look at 62 miles per hour.er topd of time beltway, 95

to -- top of the beltway, 95o 95, 70 miles per hour. moving nicely. listen to wtop,103.5 f.m., when you hop in your car. good morning, i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquarters. the wait for your package set to get even short for you're one of amazon's 100 million prime members. they will default the two-day plan to one day for prime members. the e-commerce giant expects to spend $800 million to make the change. with your cnbc report, i'm kate rogers. to an amazing group of dynamic young men giving preschoolers a head start on reading and writing. >> molette green is working for you inside the literacy lab northeast. good morning. >> reporter: good mornin to yeah, we're at thomas elementary

school here in northeast d.c. and very excitedo be in this eschoschool class. look we have player kelly, ariel, and zavion. wave to the camera. the young men surrounding them are fellows, part of the literacy lab program. they're in the classroom every day teaching them how to sing and read, more importantly, right? let's hear a little of what you do right now. ♪ school's cool school's cool ♪ >> reporter: we'll talk more about what they do the young people and how it impact them -- ♪ turning this training into teaching in the 6:00 hour of "news4 today." that's coming up. >> those preschoolers are too cu . >> looking forward to that. thank you. we've been telling you about the excitement surroundingsk th s new draft picks and the fun isn't over yet. >> the draft continues for the next few days. tomorrow, a maryland boy will make history the first person to announce a draft pick from a

card written in braille. mo gaba is 13. he's a three-time cancer survivor who lost his vision when he was just nine months old. he is also a huge ravens fan and a regular caller to matsland's spadio stations. earlier this week the ravens' head coach invited him to announce tam te's fourth-round pick at the ravens draft fest in baltimore. of course, he accepted the invitation. >> and he is going to do a great job. going to knock it out of the park. >> so excited f him. still ahead, a frightening situation under investigation in a chicago suburb. sent more al leak than three dozen to the hospital including 11 firefighters. us pl do you think you're safer in the back seat in the event of a car crash? a new study says that is not the case. what one group is asking car makers to do. temperatures, heav

rain and strong winds. friday is here, but it is coming in with a roar. a whole lot to get to. good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. just about 6:00 a.m. now. we're in weather alert mode. let's get to the forecast and

the commute. melissa mollet is standing by. we'll begin with chuck bell and a look outside. outside, cloudy skies. some folks have already hrd rumbles of thunder this morning. there was a thunderstorm that went from about culpeper to leesburg, parts of frederick county, maryland. it wasn't severe, but there were some early morning wake-up calls from mother nature. the next best chance to stronger to severe storms is during the early and middle parts of the afternoon today. the severe chance diminishes quickly after about 6:00 or 7:00, althoughain chances could linger as long as about midnight. rain could be briefly heavy and come with hailstones. the mai threat forevere weather will be a possibility of winds gusting over 60 miles per hour. the main threat zone for that will belong the bay, out to i-95, all the d.c. metro area, c lowence for severe weather in the shenandoah valley and far day.ern maryland there's the one thundershower that crossed the d.c. viewing area here over the last hour or so. there's more where that came