retrieve his father's gun and come back to school and shoot my grandson. >> after a local first grader faces racist langge and a violent threat at school, his nd grather, a well-known scholar and professor, demands action. a what may seem like a simple post on social media might be all a crook needs to make you a victim. the information you're heknowingly giving away sharing photos on line. and thats, breaking new a deadly overcrash on a major road. good morninn everyone, i'm yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. it's 4:00 a.m.s torm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has a look at the forecast. let's start with melissa mollet. tell us about the crash. good morning, guys. news4 traffic, a big problem, briantown 5 inbound. all northbound lanes shut down because of this fatal investigation.

southbound lanes only getting by on the right side. we're seeing the tiniest slowdown now because it is so early. but if this hangs around, no doubt it's going to start commute. the morni we have a reporter on the way. we'll let you know as soon as they arrive.le forestvoutbound, ramp to pennsylvania avenue. the ramp is blocked by a work zone there. laurel, between 197nd 198, right lane is getting by. taking a look in falls church, westbound 66 at the connector, left side blocked by a crh. your forecast, today's off to a foggy start across the region. visibility down to only a mile nowpa in ts of howard county, urnld a mile from -- under a mile from gaithersburg to esburg, frederick unty, maryland. be on the lookout for thick fog. lower speeds and low beams on. temperatures haven't really rived a lot du the overnight hours. we've stayed mostly in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. it's 55 in lorton and manassas, 54 ileesburg, 57 in ellicott

city. the forecast for today -- i , promise you'll see more sunshine, and it will be warmer day. yesterday, thought we were going to be close to 80. we barely made it to 70 yesterday in washington. meanwhile, just down the road, richmond yesterday was 88 degrees. that weather is coming back with a atorm chance,s well. i'll time out the rain cting up laer on. for now, back to th. >> thank you. 4:02. a local african-american scholar and prossor is demanding change at a lo school. he said his asgrandson w called the "n" word and threatened with violence. >> this happened at horace mann elementary school. michael eric dyson said 6-year-old max was going to lunch with friends when another person called him the "n" word and threatened to shoot him. a letter went home to parents. dyson says this isn't the first time something like this has happened at the school. >> what do you do systematically, what are the mechanisms that can be put in place to, a, be able to address

this situation and, b, raise thn iousness so that young people and staff members are ar aw >> the d.c. school system said thre allegations a under investigation. we are also getting wrd of concern from parents that ae princlliam county school had an incident with a g tuesday at hilton high school. now some are wondering if enough is being done to keep students safe. it was a student wh brought the weapon into the building. parents said it was two hours before officials even realized the gun was fired. that wasted time could have been the difference between life and death. coming up, hear fr the parents and learn at they say can be done to improvef saety. students at unc charlotte are still struggling to deal with tuesday's deadly campus shooting. a large crowd gathered last night for a prayer vigil to honor the victims. 19-year-old ellis carhere and 18-year-old riley howell were

killed. howell taclkled the gunman as the shooter opened tire in classroom. police arrested the suspect within minutes afterarriving. four others were hurt. adding to the tension in charlotte, last night a deadly shooting happened at unc charlotte again. one person was killed on an ca off-us apartment complex. the person that doted is n a student. we're al told the incident has no affiliation to unc charlotte, and there are no threats to campus. 4:04. today the house judiciary committee will hold a hearing to discuss attorney general william bar hsandling of the mueller report, butt will take place without warliam b the attorney general announced last night that he would not show up for the hearing. democrats who control the committee had planned to let a epwyer question barr. the justice dartment argued that would be inappropriate. the dmocrats held their ground. as a result, the attorney general said he would not appear. after barr announced he wouldn't

appear on capitol hi today, the committee chair, jerry nadler, accused barr of being, uote, terrified of facing a skilled attorney. >> this would be the second he he answered tough questions. yesterday about the mueller report and his conversations with the white house. >> has the president or anyone at the white house ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone? yes, or no, please, sir. >> the president or anybody else? >> seems that you'd remember ng somethilike that and -- >> i wouldn't say suggest -- >> hinted? >> i don't know. >> during that same line of questioning, senator kamala harris asked barr whether he had reviewed the evidence collected by mueller before making his decision againstui pursng the uction charges against president. barr said he hadn't, along with refusing to appear before the house committee today. the justice departmentaid it will not comply with a subpoenar to hand ove the un-lldacted muer report. that means the committee is likely to begin contempt ga

proceedings ainst him. history was made in annapolis, but not in the way that we were expecting yesterday. maryland lawmakers elected a new speaker of the house. baltimore county delegate adrien jones is the first woman and first african-american to hold . the role at this time yesterday, she wasn't even a candidate for that job. baltimore city delegate maggiem ntosh and prince george's county delegate derek davis were battling for the position. in an effort to unite the docratic party, both candidates dropped out. jones takes over the position held for 16 years by mikebush who died last month. >> quite a turn of events there. >> it was. each of the vying had the votes ennecessary, th didn't, this was a unity move. w> residents from texas to michigan are deah a massive storm. >> that system s already produced tornadoes, heavy rain, and hail, leaving behind a lot of damage. our cory smith is at the live desk with the latest images of the damage. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. aah, really heartbreaking. we're talkingout a violent

weather system that continues to march across the nation's midsection. take a look -- millions of people arthin the pa of the storm. we've g someeally interesting show to -- interesting video to show you. more than two dozen tornadoes touched down across five states, and the teat is not over. residents in the storm's path are not only dealing with the damage but the emotions that co with losing everything. >> stillick to mystomach. it's hard to believe that, you now, mother nature can tear stuff up likethis. >> it's all the way up to my steps, and it's coming in. >> to the north, waterways in dearborn heights, michigan, overflowing. things are so bad that dearborn heights asked the governor to declare a state of emergency. officials also tell us that a m man and wo have been killed in separate storm-related incidents in oklahoma. so we'll continue to monitor as the storm crosses the u.s. back to you. >thank you. 4:07. new this orning, we're waiting to learn more about a double shooting in southeast washington. this is video from the scene in

the 3300 block of d street. police say the shooting happened after 10:00 last night. we're told two men were sho atst check, one was not nd conscious a not breathing. details on a suspect have been released. this morning, police are looking for two teens wanted in connection to autal murder near a metro station. late sunday night,fod.c. police und the man who had been stabbed several times on 14th street, n far from the potomac avenue metro stop. police now believe his attack are xavier culbreath and jada smith, both 18-years-old. culbreath is wanted for first-degree murder, smith is wanted for robbery.po call ce if you have any information about that case. the driver of a dump truck that hit and killed a homeless man yesterday in prince george's county will not face charges. this happen while the man was walking across the ramp to route 50. he was on cruhes recovering from a broken leg apparently. he'd been hit by a car a few

weeks ago. his friends knew h as "concrete." they sahe was a homeless panhandler. new this morning, the national parks service sayno it will t move up its timelineor f safety changes on the southern end of the george washington parkway despite calls from lawmakers. earlier this week, a bad crash lled a taxi driver and left three seriously hurt. representative don beyer has ined a chorus of lawmakers saying the road is dangerous and needs updates immediately. the park service is gathering crash data on t road. next month it will hold a meeting to get input from comm ity members and transportation officials on how to improve the ad. ti safety rangs are pretty important when buying a o car safety stroller. now arlington has a special safety label for its bars and restaurants. the arlington restaurant initiative is a program that trainsestaurant and bar employees on how to deal with sexual assault cases, crowd control, and other safety emergencies. 30 of the city's 400 bars and

restaurants take part in this program. ings. >> we want people to think about where they're going to a truant, going out to a date, going to s, and with frie knowing that they're going to be safe. >> statistics show violent crime in arlgton was down in 2018, but drunkenness is sill a problem. this morning, we're getting a look at a startling new study about hunger in the united states. about 40 million americans do not have enough money to buy healthy food. that is according to the nonprofit relief organization feeding america. according to this report, many of those without access toal hethy food do not qualify for federal nutrition assistance. that is a b tragedyecause we have enough food in this country. d to get more access to people who need it. >>t' the districs plan to tackle homelsness appears to be working. >> this is according to the annual count of its homeless population. the total number of homelesspe le in d.c. is down 5.5% from

last year. family homelessness also decreased by nearly 12%. the number of single adults without a home went up by about %. still, officialsy the report overall is good news. >> we are seeing in the new short-ter family sites dramatic decreases in the length of time families spend in shelter compared to our other programs. not just the builndng a the environment but also the supportive services there are helping families regain housing quickly. >> the district plans to open io three addl short-term family housing centers next year. ahead, an unusual move by the d.c. mayor in her effort to stop crime in the district. >>'shat she proposing and why not everyone is on oard. plus, for the first time in 20 years, renovations have been made to the white house bowlingy all we're taking you inside for a look. chuck? all right. we are dealing with a very foggy start on your thursday -- thursday morning, almost forgot what day of the week it was.

visibility under a mile for parts of montgomery and loudoun counties. warm air and sunshine will lead to a storm chance later in the day. i'lltime

to anyone who's ever tolde at a song i wrote helped save your ife, i thank you because you saved mine. >> mariah carey won the icon award during the billboard music awards here on nbc 4. it was a show filled with big moments. madonna performed, paula abdul still doing things. it was all about nostalgia, too. taylor swift performed her new song -- >> "me." >> the jonas brothers took the stage there. >> they're back together. >> it was ultimately drake's night.

he won top artist. a victory that gives him the distinction of beng the artist with the most billboard awards ever. bts won something, too. the korean pop band that's taking over the world. you need et onboard. >> i'll check them out. this morning, mayor bowser has a new plan to curb crime. >> it includes an unusual step that not everyone thinks will work. >> reporter: suounded by d.c. police command staff, mayor muriel bowser announced her plan to reduce crime or the summer. >> part of the initiative will involve sending more officers into neighborhoods that are experiencing higher volumes of violent crime. >> reporter: d.c. police will focus on high-crime areas east of the river. >> we are laser focused on violent crime before it happens. >> reporter: part of the laser focus is on the 55 murders so far in year. the mayor has takenn theual step of sitting face to face

with detectives to have them rief her on each investigation. >> i want to be able to go into every community and let them know that i'm concerned about the violence that's happening in he community,w let families kno that we are concerned for thlr oved ones and what happened to their loved ones, why the violence happened, and how we'rn go to bring people to j ustice. >> reporter: ithe district, rk seagraves, news4. the u.s. capitol police chief is retiring. matthew verderosa took over ft alerts to ago serving 30 years in law enforcement. he was chief when a gunman opened fire inle andria at republican party baseball practice in 2017. in a letter to the capitol police board, he said onef the proudest days of my life was when i was sworn in as chief of police. it's been around since the nixon administration, and now the whi a house bowlingley has just undergone a facelift.

first lady melania trump oversaw the renovation here. you can see the logo for her "be best" moniker on the flat screens. new wiring has been installed along wi a fresh nterior. this is the first big change since the clinton administration. the first lad invited some children of secret service agents to help break in the new bowling alley. >> i like it. yeah. >> got to brighten it up, put in new furniture, let the kids play. >> a great idea. chuck bell -- yesterday, i was waiting for it to warm up, and the clouds never really -- >> that makes two of us. >> yeah.ap >> i was that it was nice and cool. >> it wasn't a bad day. >> i said it wouldn't rain, and did didn't rain.ha so ts a -- and it didn't rain. so that's a win. it was a spectacular bust on the high temperature forecast yesterday. we struggled mightily to make it to 70, richmond, virgina, was 88 yesterday. the warm air was lie flooding waitment just down to the south of fredericksburg,bu perrys stayed in the low to mid 70s where i thought especially from

stafford southbound through oredericksburg, i thought we'd be well int the 80s yesterday. that wedge of cool, cloudy air off the atlantic just stayed in place. it'sl remained in pe overnight. warmer air is starting to ride up over the top. so that's the reason for the fog this morning. tempatures in the 50s and 60s, 50 to around 60 your. fogginess will remain. eventually we will get sunshine later in the morning. into the afternoon we go. temperatures wi hop back into the 80s today. if we can get the sun out before lunchtime, probably mid to upper 80s this afternn. i'm forecasting 87 for a hig today. a 40% chance of storms. againpr storms are etty likely this afternoon. if you're headed down to the baseball game, nats and the s cardinalve a 4:05 first pitch today. orm will, indeed, have a chance. there may be some rain delays involved in that. then for tomorrow, more of the same. here it is on storm team 4 radar. the big composite -- that rain across xas and oklahoma, that's our weekend rain

chance. for now this line of rain showers rough parts of ohio and western pennsylva going to be sagging in our general direction. future weather carries the clouds and fog out, brings the f sunshine back a couple of hours. by about 2:00 or 3:00, showers starting to bubble up nearro frt yal and winchester. those are likely to come here just in time for the afternoon commute. the umbrella today. highs in the mid 80s today and tomorrow with the afternoon storm chances. weekend rain chances are planely focused from about mid saturday afternoon to mid sunday fternoon. the weekend is probably going to start and end dry. all right, what you got going on in traffic ism? first 4 traffic alert. bryantown, 5, leonardtown road at huckleberry drive, all lanes shut down because of the crash investigation. the southbound lanes getting by just on the right side. you can see that closure point here this morning. falls church, westbod 66 at the dulles connector. we had the left side blocked by a crash.

that's cleared. outer loop of the beway, the ramp to southbound pennsylvania avenue. ramp blocked by the work zone there. g a look, a live look 270 at clarksburg road, you wouldn't know i didn't promise you that's what it is.ve y, very foggy in spots trs moning. eun? >> thank you. ahead, why those picturesyo osting on social media may be putting your family's privacy at risk. and a reminder to check out "ellen" at 3:00 here on nbc4. stick around for news4 at 4:00 with leon harris and pat lawson muse.

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4:23. many ofriyou love sha photos with your friends and family on soial media, but it turns out you may be shari a lot more personal information than you think. >> consumer reporter susan hogan is working 4 you and reveals how the photos you post on line may our family's privacy at risk. >> reporter: take a look at this photo. you see a boy sitting at a table playing with a bowl and a spoonr thee's not much else you can tell by lookg at it. but if you download the file, you get much more information. he picture was taken using an iphone 5 at 4:08 p.m. on june 28th, 2015, in norwalk, connecticut. in fact, we know the location down to the exact gps coordinates. >> when you take ait photo wh a

digital camera or a phone, details about things like when, where, and how the image are created are captured and stored automatically in the file in what's called xif date,ex changeable file format. and that information travels with the photo wherever you send it, whether you're posting it on line or sharing it with a friend in a text. >> reporter: reports reports says the xif data can be useful if you store them in google photos or icloud photos, it allows you to search by date and location. you may want to remove theca loon data before somewhering on s ial media. while ther users won't be able to agents the data,l the socia media companies can. >> we spoke to the popular social media companies, and the allld us that exif data isn't used for advertising purposes. but some companies like faceboon d twitter do say they use exif data for analytics and other business purposes. >> reporter: remember, exif data

typicallyls trave with photos that you te ore-mail. keep that in mind when you're sharing. want to learn how to remove the daa from all of your photos altogether? you can do that rate now. we have instructions from reporo "cumer reports" on our app, just search "photo privacy." back to you. >> a few simple steps -- >> interesting what technology will allow us todo. >> i get nervous. i try not to post a lot about my family. i just don't trust that the techlogy's going to work. >> i knew the phones did, this and i've used to hem people up. >> oh - >> that's right -- >> now we know. >> this is where you say you were? clearly u took this picture three years ago. lies. 4:25 the time right now. coming up, from a d.c. landmark to an apple icon. the tech giant about n o a flagship store in a historic building. we'll tell you about the grand opening events. >> i'm not surprised, chuck. >> that's why aaron has one friend and we don't have. storms likely to bubble up later in the afternoon.

today, repeat that again for tomorrow. the weekend may start and end dry. classroom changes spark by child's accidental death. the latest on the push to make schools safer.

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breaking news d adly crash in charles county has closed several lanes on route 5. >> naleordtown road is blocked thorn. we'll get to -- blocked this morning. we'll get to melissa mollet. o and then to chuck bell. melissa, what du have? >> good morning. inbound, northbound 5, leonardtown road at huckleberry drive. all northbound lanes are shut ow d important for everybody coming into town this morning. that's because of the fatal crash investigation. we just got off the phone with c pol they are telling us it was a two vehicle, head-on collision. two people killed. another being transported. the inbound situation is causing the problem for people. into town and out of town, 66 and 95, no complaints there this morning. outer loop of the beltway, the ramp to southbound pennsylvanian avue, we industrial that ramp blocked by the work ne. and i want to show you this camera again. i wasoo