job, the first african-american. keeping your property safe. we're helping you prepare for your next vacation, but we're not talking about what you take with you but what you leave behind. breaking news, a deadly overnight crash in northern virginia. it is affecting your commute. good morning, everyonan i'm eun y >> i'm aaron gilchrist. 6:00 a.m. now. an investigation is underway in centreville. darcy spencer is in the area and joins us with theloive at the traffic impact here. darcy, good morning. >> reporter: good mor yng familiar're commute is taking you on activities -- good morning. di your commute is taking you on i-66 past the rict, be prepared. there are major delays. if you can look from our camera, you see we are just now approaching thee skin. thack up -- approaching the scene. the back up going on for miles. the crash happened in the

shoulder area. i-66 near 29 in the centreville anywhere in northern virginia. it happened around the 2:00 hour. our news partners at wtop are reporting that this was, in fact, a fatality. a little bit earlier we were able to get video the actual crash here. it appeared that this involve aid tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle. from what we understand, that vehicle smashed into the back of the tractor-trailer.ve seal hours ago. there are still roads shut down here. at least the right lane. traffic is getting b on the three left lanes, but there's still a lot of backups because police are here, fire rescue are here. and we just passed the scene once again. we can see that the car is still here. there's still a lot of work for police and investigators out here. delays will continue throughout the morning commute. melissa, how can people work around this mess? >> we've been seeing a lot of people headed on to 29 t try and avoid it.

now 29 is getting busy. very understandably. you'll have to just plan ahead to allow aot of extra time or commit to another route like 29. eastbound 66 at 29, this is where darcy was just driving throube. everybody g pushed over to the left side of the roadway. it's a five to six-mile back up at this point. a lot of delays. you can see 29 right there as an alternate. that is an option for you. bethesda, outer loop before the american legion bridge, disabled vehicle, that's a tractor-trailer that lost a wheel. rest of the belt ay isokay. and another new issue, if riverdale, utsoound, as you're crossing the beltway you'll see that down. 270 is slow to buckeystown but then opens nicely. uck? it gorgeous way to get your tuesday started. our first 90-degree day of the year was yesterday. today we will not be 90 degrees. a refreshg morning and a cooling northwesterly breeze for

today. temperatures today back to near 80. the average is 77. we'll probably be a couple of degrees cooler. if you love 80 and near 90-degree weather, don't worry, it will be back before the holiday weekend arrives. no to early morning temperatures, 57 in germantown. 65 in stafford. 59 in bristow, virginia. 63 in the wear area. look at that sunshine. a great looking day. a few fair weather clouds bubbling up. breezy from time to time. loday the's high, 75 degrees. a cer look at the beach and getawayr eather coming up late in the hour. back to the news. >> thank you. today the archdiocese of washington will get a new leader and history will be made in the process. the first african-american will be installed as archbishws. >> nes justin finch is live at the basilica in northeast ppc. where the senate resolution will ha today.

-- where the induction will happen today. >> reporter: good morning, an exciting day at the archdiocese, installing the first african-american archbishop. at a time, too, when many believe this is a moment for some new leadership. you might recall back inariliy '80s -- in earl 1980, heerved for about 14 years in atlanta. his roots reach back to chicago where he was born in 1947. his years in the church, he ands, he has become advocate for civil rights but also for abolishing sex abuse within the church. it was that position that ought him to worldwide prominence more than 15 years ago when he was the president of the u.s. conference of catholic bishops. you can bet that again today a lot of eyes will be on what will top the agenda. he succeeds cardinal donald wuerl who resigned after he

became embroiled in sex abuse-u cover claims that dated back to his time as archbishop pittsburgh. he's since denied any wrongdoing. we can tell you for the ceremonc that lots wds are expected. that's why it's being held today. it will also be streamed on line. many people will have many ways to see the historic moment take place here in washgton, d.c. we're live in northeast, justin finch, back to you. >> thank you. today an ahn precedented aring -- an unprecedented hearing for a man creited with fueling the drug epidemic in th. 1980 now federal prosecutors are asking that he be released early. fla rayful edmond iii once oversaw an operation that brought 1,700 pounds of cocaine into the district. he later helped convict drug dealers and extremely violent

individuals. they say thatcooperation has earned him an early release, but not everyone agrees. >> if you would have told me back then that we would have been talking about this now, il wave said you got to be kidding me. it was a done deal. >> that was a d.c. police officer who went undercover in edmonds' organization in the '80s. federal prosecutors have beenor ered to get victim impact statements. today in d.c. andacross the country supporters of abortions rightplan to take their message to the street. that includes a large rally at the supreme court. the protests were organized on social media using the hash tootag #stopthebans. women see a number of states undermining their rights. labama peaced the most restrictive law in the country. now those in lisiana are considering a law that would ban the procedure after six weeks with no exemptions. groups like planned parenthood say aboron southbound left to

the pregnant person, not to politicians. >> all around the country people are rising up to defend women's rights and fundamental freedoms. we want everyone to join us. there are over 400 events being planned. >> women from groups like march for women and reily's list a planning to protest at the supreme court. former white house counsel do mcghan will not testify before the house judiciary committee. he runs the risk of being held in contempt of congress now. house democrats want to hear h fromim because he was a key witness inhe special counsel investigation. however, the justice department argues mcghan should have immunity from t tifying about his work while serving in the administration. 6:07. this morning, thousands across the midwest are cleaning up fter a violent day of storms. >> tornadoes touched down in multiple states. in kansas, as a matter of fact, the storm chaser shot this footage. look at that. a tornado hit mineola.

a town of less than 1,000 people. it hit just north of the oklahoma border. >> incredible to see. this area and others are bracing for what could be another round today. meagan fitzgerald with more on the utter devastation. >> reporter: yeah. complete devastation here. we're talking about a dozen tornadoes touching down in the midwest. just yesterday alone. and this rning folks are still under tornado and flood watches. year taking a look at the damage in perry, oklahoma. this is north of oklahoma city. homes rped apart with windows blown out, roofs ripped off, and flooded floors. after seeing the damage, many people are just waking up thankful to be alive. >> i said, what did you they? she said, our house is ne you can always replace stuff like that, but you don't -- their lives you can't replace.

>> reporter: the national weather service says the risk of tornadoes in the regionhas been at the highesteylevel the seen in years. fortunately there are no reports of injuries. back to you. >> all rht, thank you. 6:09.ol we're flowing breaking news in prince george's county this morning. police are investigating a homicide i mp springs. officers say just before 1:00 this morning a man wasound debt on morris avenue. nys name has not been released. no word on a arrests. it is no secret traffic in our area can be a nightmare, especially on thetuate. vdo the beltway. vdot wants to add three miles of ne 495 expresslanes. they would run each direction from the dulles toll road interchange to the maryland line near the erican legion bridge. the environmental assessment for theroject is expected to be completed in the fall. good news for commuters this morning. it looks d like.a.s.h. bus drivers will not go onstrike.

a final vote on pay increases and pensions will be held tomorrow.as workers say they have been some of the lowest paid in the region. a strike would have called a lol of pros this weekend. every metro station south of reagan national airport will be closed on the blue line to fix train platforms. how this for an area to beat traffic in thearea? take a look. a local entrepreneur wants to ease gridlock with a monorail. the developer pposes a fully -- maid and driverless monorail be placed in the i-270 corridor. he says the trip between shady grove and frederick would take less than 30 minutes. he's not said who would pay for it. that's a big factor. still ahead this morning, just in time for your back yard barbecueseason. the cost of meat may be going up. >>e w'll tell you when and why? the allergy reportor today, if you're sniffling or sneezing it may be tree pollen,

remaining in the high category. sunshine back.ca -washing forecast, absolutely. go ahead and do it. >> reporter: we're celebrating at bowie high school. antsounding season. two shy of the state championship. they're doing the pick and roll on the field. coming up we'll talk to theeam cop tan about the season and what's ahead. at havertys, we know a mattress is more than

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welcome back. a new study finds cbd-brand cannabis products could help heroin abusers kick their addiction. chwark resears treated 42 people with cbd, a non-psycho

active part of the cannabis plant. they found it significantly reduced the addict's cravings and aety when they saw others using drugs. the effects of cbd lasted at least a week. and we could soon beang more for pork and other meats. the u.s. department of a agriculture isease is sweeping throughch a's hog industry. and china's having to import meat to meet its ownan dem analysts say meat prices could rise by more than 15% in the u.s. however, it will likely take months to feel the full impact at the cash register. ac> a surprise success for a group of local lsse players in prince george's county, the bowie high school team is celebrating an outstanding season. >> although the team wrapped with just two games short of the state championship, they say it is only the beginning for them. news4's molette green live with the team at bowie high school. they are on the field. looking good out there. >> reporter: they are looking good. i'm trying to stay out of the

way. they're doing the pick and roll on the field. i am with the captain, a senior, sky m, right here, and jefferson since a freshman. let me get in the middle of y two. what a great season. two games shy of state championship. ett it in perspective as you ready to hello out. >> it wasly just re great season. i'm gla to finally making happy new year with the teamment been here all four years. it's a really good program at the school. it helps get diversity in the sport because it's a predominantly white sport. but ow wife people from different backgrounds being able to go into. >> reporter: i'm going to bring the whole team. history here, listen, four years ago 11 schools in the country got many to pay for the equipment, uniforms, and everything to mak this happen. we'll talk you in a second first, let me see my seniors.c [ ers ] he's going off to morgan state

to play football. but you still love lacrosse, satellite. >> of course, always. >> reporter: sky, it's up to you and the other fresh mean -- where is the other freshmen on thetrem? to rebuild. you're dedicated to doing soy, right sflt. >> yes, sir -- ma'am. >> reporter: why is that? >> i love the sport. it's good. and i want every else here to like build, you know, have text panned to go different -- to have it expand to go to different places. >> reporter: we' dedicated to rebuilding. we're live throughout the hour. more coming up in the 6:00 hour of "news4 today." bowie high sl lacrosse! [ cheers ] >> congrats. >> the future looks bright for those young men for sure. thank you. it's 6:16. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is talking about eg63 des outside. beautiful sun, chuck.

>> planeload of people, wrong day to leave here. back in the 70s for highs today and tomorrow after 90s sterday. right now, a very comfortable 63 at national airportment winds now out of the northwestmi at 1 s per hour. plan on that northwest wind between 10 and 20 miles per hour all they. plan to be flying up to e river. if you want today the city sit on the right-hand side before you get seatedon the plan. left-hand side, the pentagon. 55 in winchester, martinsburg, o 59 in ft royal. closer to 60 for the nearby suburbs. closer to 70 by the time you get to the western shore of e bay. look at that planner -- for today, temperatures up around70 degrees at noontime. afternoon highs today will be in the home 70s. a really nights day. another day much like it tomorrow. 50 at to get things starw d.

tomorrop for 14 hours and 30 manipulates of sunshine. you can always use our minneapolis to stay ahead of the forecast and follow me on social media. forecast for you, put a picture of polka dot lou taking a long nap on the couch. i want to come back as aed spoil dog in my next life. traveling toward st. louis, ind napolis, chicago, the southern plains, tulsa, oklahoma city, down to dallas-ft. worth, watch out. an awful lot of severe weather. today will not be as severe but widespread in the southernin pla for us northwesterly breezes bring sunshine and cooler weather. nice for today, andtremely low chances for today and tomorrow. maybe an -- a thunderstorm . coming warmer air here for friday, into memorial day. that extended forecast for the holiday cominup in a few minutes.

now let's go to first 4 traffic. >> reporter: a first 4 traffic r al this is centreville. chopper 4 over the drash hivestigation. ran into the back of a semi-truck. police still on the scene. fire rescue on the scene. this is an eig-mile back up. as you're headed eastbound, approaching 29 there in crytreville, it is very, ve slow. another taking another from ativity angle, but see all of he things highlighted -- 29 and 28, they are alternates but getting backed up quickly, as well. the oute loop before the american legion bridge, disabled valley view bridge. a tractor-trailer lost a twleel. you're gog to see slowdowns. after the parkway, a vehicle off the roadway there. so, as well. uen? >> thank you. hate, the summer season is arriving and perhaps you planned a vacation. >> we are showing you how to keep your home safe when you're out of town.

and check out "ellen" later today and then news with pat lawsonuse and leon harris. m

welcome back. summertime means back yard barbecues, pool parties, and hopefully a vacation or two. b it's person to know how to secure your homeore you head out of town. news4's melissa mollet joins us live in the newsroom are details. hi, melissa. >> reporter: hi, there's a lot to think about when packing up to take that trip. you what need too is remember what you're leaving behind.

rockville resident frama shawn . her husband and two sons love to travel, but when they head out of town -- >> you got to think two steps ahead. >> ahead of the criminals that leave them behind. >> one of the first things we do when we're planning to leave is that we make sure we have some lights that are on. >> reporter: a neighborhood break-in last year has her on high alert. montgomery county cty resource officer katherine beard has four things to know about leaving home. first, those lights. >> lights on timers are a good thing, especially when they come on at dusk and they -- they turn off at dawn. >> reporter: and few other things on officer beard's list -- an alarm system -- w >> an added of security. >> reporter: and surveillance cameras. ones connected to an app are especially handy. >> we've done a number of invesgations with ring where we've captured them getting things off people's porches. >> reporter: inside, install he tm in the most traveled areas of your home, and register your alarm with your city or county so that if it does go off there's no delay in police reaching you. also stop your mail and newspapers. line up lawn care and keep your house clear. >> you want to make sure that the shrubs are below the a ndows, like yours are.

so that you get ll view of the front of the house. >> reporter: it's easier for neighbors to see if something's amiss. have one swing by every few days. if there's a problem -- >> it shortens our investigation a little bit. we get a better timeline and better window of when the crime occurred. >> reporter: a reminder to check not just your doors and throw the deadbolts, but the windows you might sometimes open for freshstir. and true, all of us stuck at work know that vacay is just fabulous, b don't share photos until you return. >> when you're in the moment on vacation, you're having a great time and want to share it. at the same time, is that such a great idea? >> if they know that you're away and you post it on social media, it just gives them a et. >> reporter: you don't want to do that. tomorrow morning, we're going to continue our summer sitety series wall things skin care. eun >> really important reminders. thank you. >> melissa pulling double duty

and tracking aue major issor the commute. major backups on i-66 heading into the district this mo ning. we'll have team coverage with the warnings you need at 6:30. good morning.in good th do sometimes come in small packages. ute becca, a 2-year-old girl, available for adoption through the humane rescue alliance. find out how to add that little girl to your family. a perfect day to spend time ing the t outdoors. temperatures near 60 this morning. highs today only in the low to mid 70s. we've had some bad luck the last couple of years. this one here takes the cake. >> yeah it does. more heartbreak for the skins fans as a star is sidelined minutes into the first pactice of the season. the update on reuben foster's injury and what iteans for the m

it is just about 6:30. as we begin this tuesday morning, we have breaking news. a first 4 traffic alert. an awful scene here. a crash that is causing backups heading into the district. >> look at that damage. liveictures from chopper 4,

i-66 eastbound which is already a busy road this time off the day. >> darcy spencer is in the traffic for us. first to melissa mollet and the latest on what's happening here. >elissa? reporter: a really bad situation here. eight-mile back up as you're aded into town. chopper 4 is showing you those delays. right now we still have the right side blocked. that really the issue here this morning. as you take a look at another vantage point, you see all the apparatus, the response on the right. everybody's getting pushedo the left. as far as your alternates, i highlighted two this morning.lr both are ady busy. you have to decide what you're going to do. 29 here or 28. either will probably get you where you need to go if you're h still quite the delay. allow extra time no matter what. outer loop before the american legion bridge, disable wanted vehicle, tractor-trailer lost a tire. southbound bw parkway after the beltway, a vehicle off the road there. grebelt, edmonton at

cherrywood lane, a crash reported, as well. back to chopper, you can see the scene from above. darcy spencer is out there in the backups. tell me what you've been seeing. >> reporter: this has been a frustrating commute for thousands of drivers who are stuck in the backups this morning. we are right there with many of those drivers in the backup. let's show you our camera from side the news truck. you can see this is part of the delay. as you mentioned, it goes back eight miles. earlier it was back to manassas. but as traffic has continued to buil build, it's only gotten worse this morning. the crash happened in the 2:00 hour. you can see several hours later, the impact still being felt by computers just trying to get to work. this is 66 eastbound heading in toward the district. the crash scene is around 29 and centreville. it looks like delays are going back toward gainesville. you were talking about some of the alternate routes.

we went do to suddenly road. i can --udley road. i can tell you that is clogged. people are trying to get around it, but also the second roads are ogged, as well. it appeared that there was a tractor-trailer involved and a passenger vehicle hithe actor-trailer and partially went under the semi-truck. we have learned that this was, in fact, a fatal crash. that's from our wtop news partners. so virginia state police are investigating this crash. and again, they're working to get the scene cleared this morning. this is a fatality so it's going to take a while before they getw everythingrapped up, take their measurements, and to fully open the road. there are lanes open, again, trafc getting by sloetsly this morning. back to you. >>er darcy spenc for us on i-66. ank you. 6:32. let's che in with storm team 4

meteorologist chuck bell. what a nice start to the day. >> absolutely. great weather has returned for the next few days after we made 90 yesterday. a comfortable northwesterly breeze today will keep temperatures in the located 70s. delightful weather through a chance of rain, a rumble or two of thunders. no thursday washout at all. fwak to sunshine, and the warm air is coming back before the holiday weekend gets here. we've continued to cool in the shenandoah valley, 55 in martinsburg, 53 in arlington. 62 in bowie, maryland. and the forecast, dry roads for the commute in and dry roads for the commute home. again, high temperatures today only in the low to mid 70s. ay forecast coming up in a bit. >> all right. thank you. 6:33. developing this morning, tornado alley living up to its name, putting millions in the midwest at risk of tornadoes, hail, and flooding. his is showing tornadoes touching down in oklahoma

yesterday. many homes and buildings have been destroyed throughout the midwest. so far no injuries have been reported. the national weather service says the risk of tornadoes in r tion has been at the highest tlefl's seen in years. lady o the "today" show, al roker is tracking the tornado ou tback. our other top story, tc ariocese of washington will get a new leader to. wilton gregory ll make history as the first african-american to holds the job. i thestallation will happen this morning at the asilica in northeast d.c. oming up at 6:45, news4's justin finchll have more on what this means for the catholic community in our region. 6:34. today a maryland pediatrician accused of rape will be back in court on dozens of new charges. dr. ernesto torres has been indicted on 65 new charges based on 11 newccusers coming forwards. >> dr. torres was originally charged with raping an 18-year-old woman. he was placed under house arrest after posting bond last week.

a judge will review his status later today. also today,ib a man descr as a serial rapist will be sentenced. he was convicted of raping at least three women including an 86-year-old woman in a nursing home. it happened in georgetown and gaithersburg. the break in the case came when a private cpany tested dna evtadence in their da base of samples submitted to genealogy websites. 6:35. our other top stories, news4 has learned more people are coming frorward with complaints about sharonda savory. she's accused of posing as a psychologist in stafford county. she's not a licensed psychologist and did not graduate from college. avery worked for pediatric partners for attention and learning before she was fired last year. the eiff tower in paris is back open to visitors after a man tried to climb the famous landmark yesterday. the incident friend from french

officials to evacuated -- incidentorced french ficials to evacuate the area. it was a seven-hour the golden state warriors are heading to the nba finals again. >> again. m the reigning cla beat the portland trailblazers in overtime last night.ey th'll meet either the milwaukee bucks or toronto raptors in the finals. no word on when kevin durant will rejoin the team. he's been out since game five of the western conference semifils with a calf strain. it's not looking too booed for the skins -- too good for the skins already. nutes into the first team workout of the off season, linebacker reen foster suffered an injury. veok at him. foster may hatorn the acl in l hiseft knee. that's prettyserious. just the third play of the day, we went down in obvious pain and grabbed his knee.a devastating turn.nt eves as foster was expected to

make big impact with the team this seas. >> we've had some bulk here for the last couple of onars. thi here takes the cake because this was a noncontact drill. there was no contact involved in it. y> tough. foster's injurcould sideline him for the entire season. the last rookie got the -- >> right? >> we should learn more in the coming days. wishing him a speedy recovery. >> working on plan b. 6:37. lecoming up, moe green out on the field early this morning. >> she's hanging out with a local lacrosse team with a lot to be proud of. molette? >> reporter: that's right. the regional champion boys high school la tros team right here. [ cheers ] coming up, where they're going on "news4 today." good tuesday morning. in local address and street

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♪ hallelujah ♪ little mash-up there. it is up to america. those are some of the clips from the final performances on nbc's "the voice." tonight, the season 16 nner ll be announced. two-hour finale tonight.

>> they sang their hearts out. >> yeah. they'll include performance was tayr swift tonight, the jonas brothers, halsey, some other folks, too. >> that's going to be a good show. >> indeed. >> 9:00 p.m. right after the season finale of "the village." closer to home,o a ll climber was cheered on as he reached the top of the herndon monument in annapolis. christian shrine was the plebe who capped off the tradition. the freshman class works to climb to the top of the -foot monument while it's covered in grease. no smallat the goal is to replace the underclassman dixie manhattan with an upper classman's hat. it's about teamwork. they reached the top in a little more than an hour. about tradition, too. here's your morning business report. >> reporter: good morning,'m kate rogers. another retailer is going out of business. dressbarn shutting its doors, closing all 650 stores although the company won't say when it will happen. for new customers wit still shop in store and on line, use

the dressbarn credit card, and there are no changes to the return or gift card policies. dressbarn's parent company says it wants to focus on the more profitable brands which include ann taylor and lane bryant. in centreville, take a look. this vehicle slammed into the backof a tractor-trailer. we have a nine-mile back up.w ll have more coming up. chuck? all right. time to start thinking about the long holiday weekend. if you are beach bound,ci ocean to rehoboth, temperatures in the 70s to near 80 with very, very low rin chances. if you're going to be here at home over the long holiday weekend, temperatures closing in on 90 degrees. a cler lookos

> back now at 6:45. we are tracking a first 4 traffic alert for you. this is chopper 4 a flyingve the eastbound languages of i-66 and centreville, virginia. a deadly crash happened there overnight.

it's using a nine-mile back up at this point for the morning commute. team coverage and your alternate routes coming up in just a few minutes. to politics and where tension is escalating between the white house and democrats. do ex-white house counsel funding began says he will honor -- don income began says he will honor president trump's wishes and skip an appearance before the judiciary committee. he could be found in contempt of congress. peter alexander with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. enis morning, the deadlock is deepening bet the president and congressional democrats. the former ite house counsel don mcghan as youvoted saying he will heed the about thepresi trump's order to testify. going back decades, senior officials like mcghan have an immunity from testifying. the president himself is defending the move saying that a ery important -- it's a very important precedent. democrats aredemocratanding tha

mcghan appear. nancy pelosi was pushed by members of the house committefo to move rward with an impeachment inquiry if mcghan does not testify. so far, pelosi has pushed back saying there are unexhausted's still to pursue. more coming up on "today." >> peter alexander live for us fromhe white house. thank you. again, peter's full report is coming up next on "today." also happening today, history will be made when the archdiese of washington get a new leader. he first african-american will be installed as archbishop of a region's more than half million catholics. >> news4's justin finch is live at the basilica in northwest washington where the installationill take place. big day for the catholic community. >> reporter: a really big deal. there hospital -- there's a new changl when wn gregory is

installed. wilton gregory would become, again,the fi african-american archbishop of the washington archdiocese. iginally m chicago and was jordaniordained in 1973. he's now 71 years old and is the formerrcishop of atlanta. now he will succeed cardinal w donald wuerl resigned last october,ou'll recall. now his name did emerge in some recent sex abuse cover-ups there in pennsylvania and in pittsburgh where he was the archbishop. he has, though, denied oi wrongd in that case. the mass begins at 2:00 p.m. we could be watching very soon morhistory for wilton gregory. h usuallye in d.c. our arch bishops are elevated to the title of cardinal. he would then becme the first african-american cardinal. and cardinals, of course, vote

for the pope. more history possiblynto come his tenure, as well. we're live here in northeast, justin finch, news4, back to you. >> thanks. i'm meagan fitzgerald with new storm video out of oklahoma. ok at this bird's eye view of the damage in greer county. powerful storms ripped through the plainsviesterday l a wide pathof destruction. destroying homes, barns, and v liihoods. northeast in oklahoma city, ng major floodiovernight. crews there have already responded to at least one water rescueg. this mo nbc's kerry sanders will be live from oklahoma coming up on "today." back to you. thank you.ht. we'll check in with chuck for more on our here in a minute. >> first, we need t get back to team coverage in first 4 traffic. with that huge problem on 66, we start with melissa mollet. >> reporter: good morning. again, we're talking about centreville. this is eastbound 66 near 29.

the vehicle and the car went into the back of a tractor-traicer. that veh and the tractor-trailer have been towed from the scene. the backups are still hanging around. you can see the right side of the road is still shut down here this morning. a nine-mile delay as you're headed into town. taking a look at your other options here today, you can talk about 29, i highlighted that foo you, 28. all of it isoing to be very slow. darcy spencer can tell you that firsthand. she's been sitting in a lot of those backups this morning. darcy? >> reporter: that's right. add to that the sun glare. it's glaring directly into our truck at this point. you see the sun, as well. got to put on the sunglasses as you're going through the area. the backups are continuing even though that car was towed. can see a lot of the police activity still here on the

shoulder. the two right lanes. three lanes areting through here. but again, the delays are significant. so many people use i-66 by 29 this morning. a lot of the alternate routes are clogged, as well. plan to allow yourself extra time t get to where you're going this morning. back to you. >> thank you. outer loop before the american legion bridge, just saw a vehicle, a tractor-trailer lost a wheel and tire. that will take timou to get of the ad. inner loop at little river turnpike, left lane blocked, disabled vehicle there. southbound bw parkway after the beltway, one vehicle off the road here now. travel times for you, 270, southbound, 31 miles per hour. top of the beltway,lo outer , 26 miles per hour. as you look at travel times, 66 inbound, 40 miles per hour. once you g to fairfax county parkway and into the beltway. and quantico to the beltway on

95, 47 miles per hor. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. good morning, chck. >> good morning, melissa. what a great looking day outside. sun is shining at this poin time. we're going to keep the mostly s sunny ski all through the course of your tuesday. did you notice it yesterday?el did you feit? just a little bit, the early lean toward summertime. yes, indeed. national airport made 90 degrees yesterday. that's our first run of the season. bwi marshl made 91 yesterday, while dulles held at 88 degrees. our first 90 of the year, jt about on average. it came earlier on may 2nd. the year before it came early in the prth of april. the first 90-degree day didn't come until the middle of june in 2016. third week of may, on average for the first 90. we should expect on average 39 90-degree days in a year. i think we'll have a little more than average this summer, did doug. 63 in fredericksburg, spotsylvania. 62 in clinton, maryland.

57, cool, comfy degrees, in poolesville, maryland. there's your hour-by-hour planner thenaor tod other than some fair-weather cumulus clouds bubbling up, a mostly sunny day today. a little breezy at times. northwest winds avera tng 10 20 miles per hour. tomorngw, 50s tomorrow morni and in the mid to upper 70s tomorrow afternoon. our nbc washington app hash t interactive feature so you can track the latest down to your zip code, and you can follow me on social media. what about that ten-day forecast? 70s today and tomorrow, then boom, right back into the 80s we go. t that stays case all the way flew the holiday weekend and next -- through the holiday weekendnd next week. maybe an occasional 90 in there. temperatures running eight to ten degrees warmer than average. >> all right. thank you. 6:53. a group of high school lacrosse pl ers in prince george' county is capping off a fantastic season. >> the bowie high school lacrosse team justhe missed

state championships, but they already have their eyes on the prize for the next year. news4's molette green joins usl ve from bowie now wi the team. good morning. a lot to be proud of. >> reporter: a lot to be proud of. i am with the hijackal champions. [ cheers ] >> one, two, three -- >> bowie -- [ chants ] >> reporteryou got that? okay. so team captain hashim gaffney is here holding the plaque that they have as regional champions. i want toell you, half the team are -- half the team are seniors, half the team arers senio -- seniors? [ cheers ] how you feeling about the as seon? >> this is a really good season overalak we got to me some history, bring a regional championship to the school after only being in the varsity program for four years. it's a blessing. >> reporter: these guys are pl going ces. i want to shout out laila and

naomi, team managers. they worked hard with the guys, right? [ applause ] where are they going? let's find out. >> morgan state university. >> reporter: morgan state university. wait, hold -- naomi first. >> communi college. >> frostburg state university. >> salisbury university. >> the morgan state rsunivey. >> the ohio university. >> towson university. >> unryersity of maand, college of art. >> prince george's county community college. >> i'm undecided develop two schools. >> reporter: undecided between two schools. you go ahead and celebrate right here. ry want to see you -- all right. live here on the campus -- [ cheers ] we're ready to begin rebuilding next year at this pool. back to you -- >> love the team spirit. >> yes. >> thanks. >> congrats to them. 6:55. here are 4 things to know -- now it's up to america. onight the season 16 winner

will be crowned on nbc's "the voice." the two-hour finale will include performance was taylor swift, sey, and brothers, h many more. the lineup begins at 9:00 p.m p.m. today abortion rights state will turn out at houses in 50 states in response to theestrictive abortion bills being passed in several states. women from dozens of groups coming together athe supreme court this afternoon, as well. stay with news4 for updates. today an unprecedented hearing for the man convicted on fuel d.c.'s crack epidemic in the 1980s. federal prosecutors are asking rayful edmond iii to be released early. prosecutors say hs helped law enforcement convict other drug dealers. we'll update the nbc washington app with results from today's hearing. more delays right now on eastbound i-66 in centerville. one person is dead after an early morning crash there. a car rear-ended a tractor-trailer and caught fire. we'll have an update on the nbc

washington app with more details. at this point this morning, with the first 4 traffic alert, you can try 28, you can try 29. chopper 4 showing you it is a nine-mile back up. you're going to have to allow extra time no matter what. even 28 and 29 are both very, very congested already. >> all right. thank you. that is the "news4 today." thanks for waking uith us. >> the "today" show is next. see yoin 25 minutes.

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