plus food as medication. that's just one step to a health plan that's thousands of years t old could help you live a better life today. "news 4 today" starts now. smothered pork chop not on that list. >> i was going to say, what about chocolate cake? definitely not. good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. it is 6:00 a.m. let's begin with a check on your forecast and the commute. melissa mollet is standing by with your first 4 traffic. >> but we will begin with meteorologist chuck bell. >> very chilly, but t at least sun is already up. let the warming st of the get yh

perfect da a ya chilly but. and as always,ng a thingouse indoors to the outdoors. start them off easy though in the nice bright indoor directay dlight and move them into the sun as the summer progresses. theen extd forecast minutes away. chopper 4 over georgia avenue at the beltway, this is where we had theli ear police crash that ended with an overturned vehicle and a couple of suspects being taken to the hospital. right now everytng is nice and clear and open. that was a short closure. about 40 minutes earlier today. inner loop/outer loop of the beltway, no major problems.m iaille, 270 near 109, you can see the delay towards urbana. lanes are open. vehiclesn bothshoulders causing delays.

manassas, industrial road at hawkins drive, tractor-trailer fire. that road is shut down. in issues. heir jobs d a allegedlayers la year. >>he adults who were supposed to be supervisi the student athletes were nowhere to be found. news 4's justin finch joinsus live with more on this report. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. superintendent jack smith shared some of the findings of that report yesterday, including how that s allegedual assault was able to happen in the first place. we have a breakdown forou here as you'll see october 31st, 2018, between 2:50 and 3:15 p.m. that day, four j.v. football players were reportedly sexually assaulted in a locker room by their teammates. a parent did report that to a j.v. coach that night but it was

not until the next day, november 1st, that a school resource officer was notified. many say that was way too late. it turns out those players were unsupervised for at least 25 minutes. the coaches in this case were running late and did not notify other staff. miven thating forward the superintendent now says the school system will doo more t keep students safe on campus. >> that they are safe at damascus high sch i say that i truly wish this had never happened and that i really feel very, very badly for the students and their families involved in this situation and we have done everything w can to support them. >> reporter: and as you mentioned, a lot of firings has happened in the meantime of this. j.v. head coach has been fired. the director of athletics has been re-assigned within the system. the principal stepped down last week and the five students who were allegedlyfacg charges as w

in finch, news sense exseer schools ininident? d here first and then go from a campus-by-campus basis. they say understanding what happened here and what needs to change here will help them better secure other schools as . well, eun back inside to you. >justin finch live for us in damascus this morning. thank you. 6:04. the moments a truck plowed into a parking lot on pennsylvania avenue in southeasgt washin. take a look at the top of the n. scr you can see a truck quickly coming down a hill and slammed into several parked cars and

parkway will be down to one lane and all of that rain we'vead has washed away part of the road. you can see the dip that exists there. drivers tell us they're being cautious. o>> the fact that the rs are being under mied by the water, we have to be conscious of that. w we're doing everythingcan so that drivers will have saif, smooth drives. >> there is good news for drivers. yesterday part of the parkway between chaim bridge road and the beltway was reopened. there is a massive fundraising effort underway for a prince william county teen critically injured i acar accident. she was air lifted from this crash on route 29. she has broken bones and internal injuries. her family's biggest worry is her head injury but there are encouraging moments like the other day when christina's

sister visited. >> her older sister waived to her and she was able to raise her hand and waive back. it meant a lot. >> one thing christina won't have to worry about as she recovers is her school work to complete her junior year. she is such a strong student the principal is giving her full credit and straight as. it's now 6:06. alabama could soon have the mosc restrve abortion measure in the u.s. the state senate passed a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony. alabama would be the only state to ban aboriton atny sta since the supreme court decided roe v. wade in 1973. the only exception for an abortion under this bill would be if the mother's life is in nnger. it does include a waiver for rape or incest. >> i think that was the hardest thing to live with werell the misconceptions and the things that were put out there about fear and now wean just deal with what it actually does and move forward and see what

happens. >> i apologize to doctors for -- in th state for not knowing whether or not they could help women with reproductive health care. that's what my apology is for. >> the alabama statehouse overwhelmingly approved a bill. any doctor performing an artion could face nearly 100 years in prison. the bill now goes to the alabama governor, kay ivy, to decide whether or not to sign it into law. critics say it's unconstitutional. they hope it will wind up in the supreme court. we are following a developing story on capitol hiljr donald trumhas agreed to a second closed door interview with the senate intelligence committee. a sour tells nbc news that don jr. will discuss a half a dozen topics under oath he knows about the president's efforts to build a trump tower in russia. >> president trump is downplaying the trade dispute between the u.s. and china as a little squabble. >> talks between the two countries have broken down and you may soon feel that in your wallet. the president is threatening to

slap another $325 blion tariff on chinese goods. despite those threats, they're going to come out on top. >> our people, if they want, they can buy from someplace else other than china. you know what, you want to know something? you want to know something? we always win. >> in a little more than two weeks the 25%ri s that china announced could hit your pocketbook with increased prices on everything from appliances to fruits and vegetables. the president plans to sp with china's president next month at a global summit. today a congressional committee will hold a hearingo decide what's next for the grounded boeing 737 max planes.e th planes have been grounded nearly worldwide since two deadly crashes in six months.

investigators found the boeing 737 max's system stalled and soemt it into-- sent it into a dive. a coloradott district aney will decide whher a 16-year-old suspect will be charged as an adult. the 16-year-old is one of two suspects in highlands ranch last week. a colorado church will be hosting aof celebration life service for the kit in tha shoot joog she was a trail blazer in the federal government d helped get d.c.'s financial rd house in . now we've learned alice rivlin passed away from cancer. she was the first ever director of the congressional budget nd office ahe first woman to lead the office of management and budget.

rivlin was the creator of the board. rivlin was 8 years old. meanwhile, carol burnett is her long time partner in comedy, tim conway. the emmy award w aningor died yesterday after battling a long illness. conway was best known for starring on the hit series, the carol burnett show. also in mnk hale's navy. he not only made generations laugh and his co-stars could not keep a straight face.ne pr released a statement saying inart she was heart broken. he was 85ears old. >> legend in coedy. >> across so many generationsof one the best physical comedia ever on the creen. it's more than 100 ye s old, but this morning a tree that onhe stood near t washington monument is no longer there. >> all the rain we've had caused the tree to topple over this weekend. look. it's on its side. there's a chance the mulberryk tree n named the witness tree

can be saved even though the fall destroyed some of the tree's roots. park service is hopeful the roots can be replanted. >> won't be able to restore it to an upright storm. >> the national park service isn't sure the exact age of the tree but they know it was planted before the washington monument's dedication. that was in 1885. the plan is to keep the tree in about the same sp near the washington monument. i hope t can save it. quite an historica lndmark there. still ahead, millions of dollars of pay raises planned for tehers in one local county. >> we'll tell you where the district has found the cash after a decade long pay freeze. using food as medicine. continuing the series on alternative wellness. a look at a health plan that is thousands of ars old. chuck? ning.od m

ruby, there's a whole lot of dachshund in her background. she's available for adoption. 2 1/2-year-old pup. nice and chilly today. tons of sunshine this afternoon. five day forecast coming u >> reporter: hey, everybody. look at these girls the world needs. don't leave your house. i want you to hear about some of the incredible things they are doing to impact the world coming u

>tc you're wahing news 4 today. welcomeback. at 6:14, goodhi news ts morning for teachers, principalsand support staff in prince george's county. raises are on the way. >> all of this after a pay freeze that's been in effect for a decade now.

news 4's reporter explains how they uncovered e money and who se will benefit. >> reporter: thousands of county school teachers have had their salaries frozen in time back when they were in recession. that could soon change. a >> it sends message to every employee who stuck with us since 2010 that we value them. >> reporter: t school's interim ceo announced the plan to restore step pay increases. some $46 millionai of unp increases over the next three fiscal year. support staff uld see their wages start to affect the county's financial help. >> i knew you would change . youll soon be seeing this video on your social media feeds. this morning the girl scouts are rolling out a brand-new

campaign. >> they're calling it girls the world needs. our molette green is live in northwest washington with details on how the girl scouts ar working for the community. molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. i love that hashtag girls the world needs, right?award girl scouts are here with me this will morning. they're holding up th r yearbook calendar. their pictures are prominently displayed on the books, inside the books because they have dona some rly incredible things in the community. that's what this is all about. the young lady featured in that motional video is here this morning. amna sediki. what did you do to help the community? >> so i took a lot of land that we didn't know what to do with at a community homeless shelter and we turned into a community gard garden. it gives them a healthier option. >> that is wonderful. they all have done incredible

things. we'll hear more about t later on in the hour. let's bring in the chief alecutive officer who is super excited about re elevating the gold award girl scouts becau it's beenound for a while. >> yes. >> this time around what's going on? >> well, we decided that it was time to elevate the gold award. people don't know how important it is and what girls are doing to really solve society's grand challenges so the campaig gold award campaign, gold award girl scouts, girls the world needs. >> girl power. i mean, that's what this is all about. and really these young high school girls have some powerful voices and we're going to hear more aboh what ot projects they have been working on later on in the hour. you guys rock, okay? back in to you guys. >> all right. molette green for us and the girl scouts with a great idea. ladies, thank you.

hey, we'll let you know that tomorrow nbc 4 and our sister station telemundo 4 are partnering with the washington nationals with weather day at nats park. the guy you see there, chief st meteorologioug kammerer will throw out the first pitch. then he will reveal the official summer forecast. how many storms can we effect? how hot will itget? he'll have the answers thursday afternoon. coverage begins here at 4 clo:0. >> before we know it we'll be talking about the sweltering heat. >> we get 38 above 90 degree days. haven't had one yet. that may be getting ready to change. our weather pattern has been delightfully cool the last d couple ofys is showing real signs of becoming a lot warmer

than average just in time for your weekend. sun is up. cool start. downtown is at 51 degrees. you get away from the ty,it's much cooler. 42 degrees in chantilly. 43 in percilville. 41 ingaithersburg. 51 by the bay. prince grges county. >> school bus sforecast, sun up. it's a chilly one. outdoor recess and a fantastic day to spend a much time as you want in the outdoors. it starts to change. friday and saturday temperatures will be back in the os. for today all sunshine for the first half to 3/4 of the day. we will see bubbling up of clouds after 3:00, 4:00. there's a tiny, tiny chance foro a stray sr or two as we get into the evening and overnight hours tonight. that is not a rain chance that i am too terribly worried about. for tomorrow when i'm out the

ballpark for the morning show. cloudy. maybe a sprile. that's it. aseball weather for you tomorrow. first pitch is at 1:05. it will be a great day. friday, little chance for afternoon showers. maybe a rumb two of thunder. 71 today, 75 tomorrow. 82 friday and back-to-back days this weekend, not only warm in the 80s but likely to be rain let's go over to melissa mollet. let's see if the commute iso prematic free? >> no, it's not. that's just not going to happen. 4:00 a.m. maybe. northboungw parkway, this is the sinkhole s that will take weeks to fully repair. we are open left side of the roadway after 123 now. that happened last night. lanes open, vehicles on both

shoulders. inun bo suit land parkway, left lane blocked by a disabled vehicle. southbound 95 after center pot, left lane

you're watching "ns 4 today." welcome ack. 6:24. food is medicine. isn't that rig? don't you feel better after being full of ice cream. >> i could use a presriiption t now. >> that is one of the drivin principles behind the wellness plan ayurveda. >> patients call me all the time and say, i have this problem. can you help it? and the answer is, i don't know.

i have to see you first. >> reporter: perhaps you've never heardof ayurveda but these days dr. douglas beach is hearing from lots ofeople who have from his office in bethesda, frederick county. >> it's had 5,000 years of times to do i experiments and figure out what works and what doesn't work. and i think people are beginning to recognize that. ayurveda's roots reaches back to ancient india. for anyone who wants to feel better, the doctor recommends starting first with what you're >> f is medicine. oting. that's the number one medicine, food. that's the material that you're putting in the body that's making your body. so that's super important. >> reporter: that healthier diet can also help your bodyer bett absorb ayurveda's holistic medicine. >> for each patients i make an

individualized spice mix, that's e spice you should be and how much. >> reporter: after taking a patient's pulse, dr. beach then uses ayurveda to address his patient's needs. age old practices that can complement modern day medical care. >> we need,estern medici i'm not saying we don't. it's for crisis care and we all have crises. it's the best. we're also missing something as well. we're missing the nurturing quality that comes with somethingike ayurveda. >> reporter: justin finch, news 4. good morning, evraybody. chances are down near zero for today. maybe a spotty shower late tonight or early tomorrow. next best chance for rai is coming up on friday. if you're thinking about going to the beach this morning, onestly the weather will be nice. shower late friday and saturday and sunday look cool and dry. ocean temperature only 58 degrees. plus, sl down or pay up.

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it is 6:30. thanks for waking up with "news 4 today" on this wednesday morning. >> doesn't that sunshine look nice. wouldn't it be nicer if it wou warm us up a bit? we're making ourro way thugh the work week and today our temperatures will be climbing back up. thank goodness. good morning, eveyone. i'm eun yang. >> all that shing doing nothing. >> it's 51 degrees now. that's cold in my book. >> i know. i'm aaron gilchrist. it hasn't f lt a like may the last few days. today we expect a change in weather. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with the forecast before we talk to melissa mollet about first 4 traffic. lay it out for us. >> enjoyfe the last hours of free air conditioning. the weather pattern will turn noticeably warmer just in time for weekend plans. sun has been up for more than half an hour. it is by mid may standards, it's almost cold. some spots are below 40 degrees.

plenty of sunshine today. a few more clouds later in the day and tonight. a distinct warming trend is just around thecorner. winchester, virginia, congrats, down to 47 this morning. 48 prince george county. even 48 down in st. mary's county this morning. your planner then for today, enjoy it. sunshine start to finish, a few extra clouds later on. not much of a rain threator oday and tonight. maybe a sprinkle or two. weather day at nats park is tomorrow. perfect weather for baseball.n the te day forecast later in the halfhour. melissa, what have you go>> great falls here, chopper 4 in bound. we actually spotted this on a map seeing a little bit of a delay so thank you to tom for that. looking at chopper 4 zooming out, you can see all of the delays. we don't even have response there on the scene. this will be a lot of an issue for a lot of people headed in bound.

iamsville, southbound, some slowdown there. inner loop/outer loop of the beltway, looking good. slow in the norm spots. stafford southbound after center port parkway, left lane blocked work zone there until 10:00 a.m. aaron. melissa, thank you. breaking news out of iraq now. the state department warning americans to stay away from iraq. the u.s. embassy is a orderingll non-essential, nongovernment staff members toeave that country. the state department already issued a travel warning to iraq because of terrorism, kidnapping and arfld conict. stay with the "today" show fores the latt developments. several peoplest have lo their jobs at damascus high school after a scathing internal report into the alleged rapes ob fooall players last year. the report found players were left alone in the locker room for 25 minutes. the assaults to the j.v. football players happened during that time. coming up, news 4's justin finch will have more on theunishment those officials received andr

other toubling details from that report. 6:33 now. speed cameras serve to keep us safe on the roads we're told, but a new report finds they're costing drivers in maryland several million llars. >> most of that money generated came from one local county. news 4's nicole jacobs -- nicole, good morning. >> reporter: eun and aar, good morning to you. you know that annoying feeling, going to the mailbox and gettini that ticket the mail with the image of your vehicle plastered all inside. you have been caught by the speed came there's no denying it at that point. you can say that you've beensp eding on a roadway in maryland. well, that small mailing has generated bi bucks for the state of maryland, to the 250u7b of 64 348d in 2018. that averages more than a million and a half tickets

ssued to drivers 1 mile p hour over the threshold of the ticketing flash. as for the areas with the most speeders, montgomery county is number one. city of baltimore is number two. prince gorges county is number three andim balte county rounds out the top four. now if there is any positive sign to all of this, it appears that drivers are growing more ware of their speed in school and work zones. in prince gorges county, for example, fewer tickets, 30,000 at that, fewer ticketsere issued as compared to last year's numbers. back to you. >> all right. still generating a whole lot of money. >> at least it's making some awareness happening. nicole jacobs and dave carter in the picture. thank you both. 6:34. now to our other to stories. we've learned that six people died in tuesday's mid-airplane crash in alaska. three victims are americans. the passengers w on sight

seeing tours as part of a cruise excursion. more on the ntsb investigation ahad on the "today" show. a dc firefighter is in i critical cond and the police officer is now out of the hospital after they were both hit by a car on 295 on friday. the off duty firefighter's tire went flat. the police officer pulled over to help.e thriver that ran into both of them escaped. united medical center says it may be forced to make significant layoffs if a new budget is approved by the d.c. council. they disagree onow much money to give the facility. mayor muriel bowser had proposed $4 million but council members want to cut it to 15 mm and spend t rest on new hospital. a final vote on the hospital budget is set for next month. washing n wizarns were hoping that they were going to go into last night's nba draft in a good spot. >> that's right. >> lottery. eottery. >> it was the nw orleans pelicans, a bit of a surprise

here, that secured the number one pick. that means the pelicans will almost certainly select duke standout zion will wmson. theards will get the ninth pick, not bad. it will take place on june 30th in brklyn, new york. 6:36. working for you in the community this morning. >> molette green hanging out wouh the girl scs. >> reporter: that's right. coming up next we're going to meet the -- >> girls the world needs. >> reporter: the girls the world needs next. good wednesday morning. >> every pare knows thatys are becoming more high tech. >> but tech comes with cyber kram a worry. >> susan hogan rveals ereve

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welcback. it is a dream come true for one local young filmmaker. tonight is the world premie of the movie "fallen" and it's happening at the historic uptown theater in d.c. here's why it's extra special. look at this young man here, this adorable boy. the action film was directed and produced by a 10-year-old. masonrowner put the story together while he was battling cancer in the hospital. poe make a wish foundation made this experience ssible. just a great kid. >> he'll never forget it. >> no. we have a very special guest this morning here in washington. >> the "tay"c. s's he just received an award from lot of people trying oris a bring attention to that issue and you've been at the forefront of it. >> we're very fortunate. our folks atan nbc news more specifically the "today" show have really been supportive of this. allowed us to tellth stories work their way into this whole

notion of climate change and at we're not forcing the issue, we're just trying to find information to tell people. in fact, we were just recently in the arctic about 300 miles north of the arctic circle and told atory of the folks, the inuit, alaska. we were really fortunate and it was an honor to be recognized by the earth day network. we're coming up on the 50th anniverry of earth day. i'm so old i actually took part in the very fir earth day when i was a sophomore in high school. we all marched in the streets of manhattan. so it's now more than ever it's very important to bring attention to this issue. >> indeed. it'sat clim visionary award. big congrats. >> thank you. thanks for having me. i was with doug. after i trashed the newsroom they're not letting me inside.

>> you're welcome back in. come into the studio. >> i hope i can hit the commissary once it opens up. >> see you on the "today" show in a few minutes. >> good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc nadquarters, and uber is rolling out a feature for the luxury car service to discourage tardy drivers. they will have a quiet car mode that you can address through the app when you hale ride. you can ask for luggage, communicate your preferred temperature and request extra time before getting into the car without getting thete pickup fee. uber black fares are 100% more expensivethan uber x. solomon. we've been dealing with a chill in the month of may for the last couple of days, but your weekend, i'm optimistic. this may be one of the nicest weekends in months. sunny, dry m.d war check of the whole ten day

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you're watching ."ews 4 todayou y time is 6:45. th t morning therade war between u.s. and china is escalatingid >> but present trump says it's just a, quote, little squabble. nbc's peters alexander live at the white house now with how this could affect your pocketbook. peter, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, eun, there's a sense this could get real. for an extended period of time the president isd nplaying this escalating trade war. the white housere exping confidence when pressed about whether we are winning that war. the president said, we're winning it and we always win. president trump also said he's looking very strongly at imposing more tariffs on basically everything imported from china, from toys to all ints of items you might find

your closet. shoes and shirts and the like. there are worries of prolonged conflict here could put a nt significant n the economy. merican consumers being among the biggest losers. one top retail industry trade group that i spoke with yesterday warned of new tariffs. new tariffs take effect americans entire shopping cart will get more expensive. we'll walk you through all of it when we see this morning coming up on "today." back to you. >> that will hurt. peter alexander. live at the white house. thank you. agin, look for peter's full report coming up on "today." it's now 6:46. we're staying on to of a developing story on capitol hill. donald trump jr. has agreed to a second closed door interview with the senateen intellig committee. a source tells nbc news trump jr. will discuss a half a dozen topics undercl oath inuding what he knows about the presidenef's rt to build a trump tower in oscow. 6:46now. the fallout continues folwing he disturbing sex assault

allegations at damascus high school. a j.v. football coach has been bannedfollowing an internal investigation. news 4's justin finch joins us live from outside of the school now with other troubling details in that report. justin? >> reporter: eun, while the superintendent said himself he ishes that this never even happened, understandable concern about this report which uncovers as j.v. footba players were unsupervised that sexual assault is said to have taken place. here's what we now know that on october 31st, 2018, between 2:50 and 3:15 that afterno four jv football players were reportedla sexy assaulted by their teammates in a locker room. by that evening a parent did alert a coach. there was no movement on that rert until november 1st, the next day, when a school resource officer was notified. some say that was too late. the report goes on to find that the coaches were running late and that's why the team was unsupervised and they did not

notify other staff. in that 25-minutew windo those students' lives were changed forever. part of why the county plans to keep an eye on the damascus football team into ne year. >> our office is going to provide oversight and support with all types of thngs, particularly around supervision and structuring things in place to make sure that the operations after school, practices and for gmes are in line with our new supervision action plan and template. >> reporter: and as you heard, the county's already made changes to its incident reporting here onamus as well as afterko s pchool protocols. they'll call for an external report and they will share results as they are made available to them d that they can share as well. we also know as well those five football players are still facing charges, criminal crges bout that alleged sexual assault here on campus. live from damascus. i'm justin finch, news 4 back inside to you.

>>justin, thank you. new video this morning showing the moments a truck plowed into a paing lot on pennsylvania avenue in southeast. top of your screen there. you see the truck quickly coming down the hill, bam, right into the fence and into the parked cars. this happened on saturday. the owner of one of the damaged cars sent us the video. you can see six carsere busted up here. two were totaled. yikes. what a mess. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell here to bring us up t date on the wednesday forecast. loo at that sunshine, chuck. >> looks gd. feels chilly outside.of most the suburbs are down bel 50 degrees. national airport hasn't officially dropped below 50 just yet but we are wayto later in the spring for these final 40s of the year. last year, for example, our final trip at national airport was may 1st. dulles and bwi, the t lastp was may 9th. here we are on may 15th this year. dulles and bwr are well0 below 5 degrees.

some spots have fallen into the 30s. winchester, 37. stanton and harrisonburg, 37. petersberg, 37. mi 40s for most of the close in suburbs and about 50 downtown by the bay. we'll see if national airport can officially touch 49. no matter, will be the cool, art.ht and sunny little bit of sun glare issues. plenty of sunshine today. afternoon temperatures up around 70 degrees. the northwest flow which has been keeping us cooler than erage the last few days is showing real signs of breaking down and a ridge over the southeastern u.s. promises much wathmer weather for weekend and deep into next week. today it's all abouhine this morning. there will be a few more clouds around later in the day. any tiny little chances for raiy to think will be south of the washington area. even that, this is maybe a 10 to 15% chance for a show r. g. for tomorrow, it's weather day at nats ballpark. i'll be down there for the morning show. doug will be there for the

afternoon. perfectweather. perfect baseball weather tomorrow. temperatures in the mid 70s. looky, looky, looky. a little hint ofearly summertime just to sort of help thaw us all out. 80 degree weather for the weekend. looklike we'll be in the80s all next week. let's go over to first 4 traffic. warms me up looking at it, chuck. looking forward to it. great falls, before bueller road, you can see everybody getting along the right. this is a 3 mile backup. chopper 4 showing us the lays. it is slow in bound. mclean, the right lane still b blocked the sinkhole repair for the next six weeks. bra a-new issue southboundt the cia, crash reported there. adelphi, brand-new accident reported. rest of the beltway looks okay. stafford southbound 95 after center port parkway. that work zone going to be around until 10 a.m. 31 in bound, 66.

270 south going 39 miles per hour. top of the beltway, 27 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. i knew you would change. >> and i know you'llieep cha the world. >> come on, mom. let me show you the tree. >> we're getting a sneak peek of the brand new campaign theutirl scos are rolling out. >> they're lling it girls the world needs. our molette green is live in northwest washinon with details on how this group is really working for the local and global community. molette, good morning. >> reporter: goodng to you all. and amna is the one who was motional in that p video there. yes, all of these girls are gold award girl scouts 2678925 of them acknowledged fromeahis ar over the weekend. we have some of them here with us this morning because they did

some incredible things in terms ipof leadersh and impact on the community. let's find out what some of them did, okay? >> i held a financial literacy workshop. >> i hosted a symposium. >> raed awareness for music education. >> i wrote and illustrated a children's book on >code. i spread awareness about cerebral palsy. >> i taught senior citizens how to use their smart iphones. >>aught kids about political advocacy. >> i raised awarenessbout food insecurity. >> i made kits to teach a local title about science and >> i created a safe space for college students. >> how did you feel about being featured in that video, >> it was so exciting. it was a different experience. i'm so glad i got the oppetunity. >> chief executive officer is here. lydia, this is incredible. this is what the gold awards is about, right? >> it's all about what girls' vision is and how they put it

into practice and they spent over 80 hours, sometimes two years working on these incredible projects that are changing their communities. >> goldward girl scouts, that award has beenround for a very long time. we want to show you and break doin' what it all means. this is the highest hievement award, right? commitment to leadership and service and of course a blueprint for girls who are meant to lead. these are future leaders and they are -- >> girls the world needs. >> girls the world needs. that's right. all right. back in to you guys. >> so very impressive. doing the work that will change the world. >> amazing young ladies. >>ol thank you, mte. 6:54 right now. 4 things to know right now. a congressional committee will hold a hearing on what's next for the grounded boeing 737 maxa airps. they've been grounded worldwide. we have more on the planes and what this means forumr travel in the nbc washington

app. alabama lawmakers approved the nation's most restrictive abortion bill. the bill would make performing an abortion a felony. the only exception would be if the woman's life is in danger. that bill now goes to governor y kay to decide whether to sign it into law. stay with the "today" show. kerry sanders will have the very latest. >> for the next six weeks the george washington parkway will be down to one lane. it's happeningetn a str in a massive sinkhole around mclean. we'll have updates on the progress in the nbc washington app. buy your tickets for weather day at nationals park. storm team 4 dou kammerer will throw out the pitch for tomorrow's game against the sets. he'll bring uhe official summer outlook during tomorrow's afternoon shows. our coverage begins when our very own chuck bell heads down to the ballpark for "news 4 today" tomorrow morning. chuck is thinking it might be pretty hot this summer. get ready. lo> also tomorrow "news 4 today," al family gives up the life they knew andloved all

for the sake of their autistic son. i'm taking yo out to loudoun county where they've found comfort and built a community for their son while tackling an issue for people with developmental disbiblts. >> did you get your hands dirty? >> no. it wasn't that kind of story. >> here's your five day forecast. after a chilly start, perfect weather outside later on today. good weather for the baseball game and storm team 4 at nats rr park tomo. back into the 80s we go for friday and the weekend. we have to keep our streak alive. there's at least a chance for a few showers on friday. i think this weekend -- >> end that streak. rom the far, far cry last couple of weeks ends. sunny and warm. >> that's great. right now chopper 4in lo for a problem we just heard about, reports of a car into the ciano canal. so chopper 4 doing what they do eest looking around right now. as soon as w find that problem and figure out what's going on,

we are going to let you know and tweet about it from first 4 traffic. > reminder northbound g.w. parkway, right lane still blocked.t lef lane open. six weeks for that repair. >> thank you, melissa. >> you're welcome. that is the "news 4 today." we thank you for waking up with us. the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes with the latest on your weather. tomorrow is weather day from nats park. enjoy your day. >> make it a great wednesday, everybody. ♪

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