ready, set, travel. o millions plann hitting the open road ahead of the holiday weekend. we have the tips and routes to keep in mind to avoid a traffic nightmare. a dising story still developing this morning. a young man arrested and accused of hiding microcameras in the wo men's stram at the department of veterans affairs. what he had to say for himself when he wasconfronted. back yard grilling can be delicious, but itlso be dangerous. our summer safety series continhis. the four ts to know before firing up the grill. my can't wait for husband to fire up the grill this weekend. not me. >> that chicken looked so good. >> him. >> tellme what time to be okay. >> okay.od go morning, everyone, 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchst. >> i'm molette green in for eun yang. the skies are clear, but there's a threat for severe weather

later this afternoon. >> we're going to talk to melissa mollet about your first 4 traffic in a second. first, storm team 4 meteorologist cluck behucks ell de the weather alert. >> we're under the gun for strong to severe storms during the middle parts of the afternoon. probably just in time for the evening commute to get going. that's wh storm chances really start to ramp up. so four things to know, storm team 4 weather alert today. what does that mean? keep a weather eye to the sky and a weather ear to wnbc -- wnbc? your nbc washington app. the main timing will be about 2:00 to :starting in the shenandoah valley -- 2:00 to 8:00, starting in the shenandoah valley. athe good news, this i one-and-done show for weather. quiet weather returns tomorrow. there's the activity to the west. even overnight storms across central pennsylvania. all kwoid for now. temratures -- quiet fornow. temperatures in the comfortable range. 57 in manassas. 61 in leesburg. 56 in clinton, maryland.

your planneror today, plan on a big warmup. temperatures into the mid to upper 80s today. not everyone's going to geted rain. most of the rain chances are at 60% for later in the afternoon. probably right in that 3:00 to 5:00 capital beltway. right when everyone's g tryg to away. leave as early as you possibly can. silver spring near university boulevard, the right side blocked by a continue. you can see we are not really seeing that impact yet. it will kick in, though, if it succks around for too m lodger. rest of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop is fine. 66 and 95, no big complaints. centreville, braddock near asckwick, a downed pole and wires from a crthat happened last night. they're trying to repair. that top of the beltway, routes into town and out of town, no worries ifou're headed tobwi. you're fine on 95, fine on bw parkway as of rightnow. 301 at 5, into town, out of town, no worries there. aaron? ut thank you. just abo5:03.

today millions of people will hit the roads for the memorial day weekend kicking off the unofficial start of summer. >> with that will come the gridlock. but we're working for you by letting you know when to leave. here's a li b look at they bridge. looking pretty good. nice and calm. but this will look more like a parking plot to a few hours as people head -- parking lot in a few hourss people head out. we'll give you more on when to hit he road with justin finch. >> reporter: the time is sooner than you might realize. aaa finding mre of us will travel for the long holiday weekend, and most of us plan to drive. they were talking about close to a million people just from thea d.c.. -- ou know what that means more people on the roads. it's going to mean more delays, too, we're talking about some critical arteries that are goino be affected including the beltway and 95, 270, route 50, just off from where we are right

now here in steubenville. they expect the delays to really pick up this afternoon, kind of after work, and going into the holiday weed an course monday, a crunch day, too. but the good news, aaa finds that gas prices are going to be down this holiday season. we're talking almost 20 cents how are gas prices looking so far? >> i think they're pretty good. i've seen them lower in other places. but i've seen them higher, too. so i think the gas prices this year seem competitive and hopefully a lot of people get to go and enjoy the beautiful memorial day weather. >> reporter: and as youar he drivers we talked to finding this, too, that gas prices are down. some things are going up thisar ye including car rentals as well as hotels. we'll tell you what else to look sr before you hit the roads and theies and rails coming up at 5:30. live here in vesteville, justin finch. back to you. >> got a breeze, the grass looks

like it's g ng to attackhim. > i was wondering where he was there. thank you. stay with us as we get you ready for the memorial day weanend. youdownload the nbc washington app to get the holiday weekend forecast any time. after days of severe weather across the midwest, breaking news from missouri.e ight two powerful tornadoes hit the state. le we've just arned from officials in jefferson city, the capital, damages there is being called castrophic. something like -- like somethinf out o movie. officials have received multiple calls for injuries at this point. a few hours away from golden city, three people were killed. rescue crews are combing through the rubble looking for more sniefrs. golden -- more golden city is near joplin. this week's severe weather has proved deadly in iowa.ne person killed by a tornado in adair. that's a small tout oside of des moines.

the national weatr service says the twister register as an ef-2. in mississippi, flooding has been the big problem. this is aerial footage taken justthf jackson. boats are being used to rescue people who have become trapped. s flooding continue to be an issue in oklahoma, too. hundreds of people there are being urged to seek higher ground. the oklahoma highway patrol says one driver died after trying tou drive thr floodwaters on a road. 5:06. developing in the district thiso ing, a v.a. employee facing serious charges after two hidden cameras were found in the bathroom at aovernment office. news4's megan mcgrath is live on i street where this all happened. what can you tell us? reporter: well, a disturbing story certainly. when you go into a restroom, you expect to have some privacy. a woman was quite surprised when she found a micro camera inside a stall at the department of

veterans affairs in northwest.ve a goment employee, 24-year-old alex greenlee has been arrested and charged with ntive misdemeanor cou of voyeurism. the investigation began in january. a woman -- the woman who found the camera says that greenlee was outside the bathroom when she walked out and that he told her heeeded to go inside tot ge paper towels because there weren't any inhe men's room. now a few dayslater, a second micro cam was found in another stall. now investigators questioned greenlee, and he denied any knowledge ofhe cameras. however, according to court documents, a forensic search of the camera's memory cards shows that -- shows video, rather, of greenlee installing the ca apparently five women were videotaped. one of the victims, the tre stilling to identify her. back to you. >> megan mcgrath for us ow downt thank you.

this morning we still don't know who is in the racist photo that appeared on virginia governor ralph northam's medical school yearbook page. after a four-month investigation, independent attorneys could not conclusively determine the identities of either individual in the photo published in 1984. when a right-wing website published the picture this year, northam first apologized, but then later denied being in the picture. northam released a statement in response that came out rt, "i ay, it reads in am not in the racist and offensive photo. that said i know and understand the events of early february,my and response to them have caused hurt for many virginians, and for thatam i sorry." we put the full 36-page report in the nbc washington app. it was supposed to be a sa bipartin meeting on infrastructure between president trump and speaker nancy pelosi. three minutes after it began, it was over. the president left the meeting and marched right to the white house rose garden. he publicly declared he wouldn't

work with the democrats on any issue until all investigations into him have ended. uouse democrats are issuing subpoenas to cent and former members of his administration. they are demanding to see his tax returns and asking that special counsel robert mueller testify. in response, speaker pelosi accused him of engaged in a p. cover-u >> welcome to look at people that have just said that i was doing a cover-up. i don't do cover-ups >> this president is obstructing justice, and he's engaged in a cover-up. and that could be an impeachable offense.dr >> thea only gave democrats more fuel to argue that impeachment proceedings need to begin. speaker pelosi has so far res t resisted that idea. we are just days away from metro's big summer shutdown the rail system. now alexandria is trying to help people code with the major closure that starts on saturday. at an open house yesterday, passengers talked about possible

work arounds.le free shuttuses will be provided at the stations that are closed. they're south of reagan nationth airport on e blue and yellow lines. officials say extra service is being added on alternative forms of traportation this summer. >> the city of alexandria is doing lots o creative stuff. you know, boats going right over to the wharf. the lanes on the parkway and anything we can do to geteople into town. >> metro says it will have the stations back openafter the first week of september. we have everything you need to know about the shuttle bus routes in the nbc washington app. search metro shutdown. new this morning, downtown silver spring will undergo a $10 million makeover later this year. our news partners at wtop report the redesign includes new outdoor spaces, restaurants, and housing.er anoth15 million will be spent on renovating the former discovery communications building in silspring. you know, children love to hear the family stories about the day they came into the

world. >> yeah. some local parents who have quite the tale to tell their son. on wednesday, zion peyton's mom and dad introduced him to the men and women of d.c. engine 13k bacin january, the crews from the fire house in southwest rushed to help zion come into the world in his parents' chevy impala. >> the car ride we were on the phne with our doctor. and i know at a certain point just h from hearing me screaming and me saying "i don't think we're going to make it." >> it was beautiful. it was my first baby delivery. it was a new experience, but, you know, with the training i was well prepared.fa >>mily skyped on wednesday with the firefighter from texas, too. he was visiting n d.c. theight zion was born. and he stopped to help the crew with that delivery. >> aw, and zion is adorable. >> cute baby for sure. for several years it's been pratised th harriet tubman would appear on the $20 bill.

elnow that's being ded. >> the new date you'll be able to see that design. plus, grilling is fun and delicious, but if you're not careful it can -- it can be fangerous. >>ur things to keep in mind to stay safe. chuck? you'll ned to stay safe this afternoon, as well. storer team 4 weathalert day. severe weather chances have been increased from yestday. highest threat for severe weather will be from the tr washington me area to points north near the pennsylvania border.

it will be several more years before you see the new design for the $20 bill. you may recall the new face on thell was supposed to be freed slave harriet tubman. the treasury department was supposed to issue the hair yet tubman $20 bill next year to coincide withthe 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote. now the bill won't be issued until 2028. the treasury secretary said yesterday the $10 and $50 bills would b improved first. because people carry around $50s so much. >> yeah. some young voices will get

an historic platform to talk about race. >> they're part of stand up be heard. 15 students from the arlington career cent rockville high school will deliver personal messages about race and the struggles immigrants faced. ford's theater was chosen because of its connection to president lincoln and how he used the power of words. e students have been practicing for weeks ahead of tonight. >> terrified. it's pretty big for me to talk about something i feel passionate about. >> the free event starts at 7:00. for more information head to the nbc washington app and search "speeches." crews are trying to save an historic tree. a mberry tree fell during a storm. some of the roots were damaged, but experts think they can salvage part of the tree. the first step is to stand the tree upright. the national parks service calls this aee witness tr because of everything it's seen in its

100-plus years on the national pal. -- the national mall. what's the las?st on the st pretty picture. >> great looking picture. it will a beautiful morning to get things done, get yo school and workday going, start aring for the long holiday weekend for many. skies, mostly clear.co a le of fair weather clouds drifting by. a mild start this morning. nowhere near as cool. 62 in washington. change in wind direction is a big part of the forecast. 73 was the high yesterday. we'll be nearly 15 degrees warmer than that this afternoon. 60 in g off at martinsburg. 66 mt. royal. 60 in montgomery village. 54 in columbia, maryland. there's thod planner for t -- 87 the expected high. some of those afternoon storms could be on the strong to severe

side. strong southwesterly breeze. today we're moved from slight to enhanced category for severe weather threats. the main focus should be from the washington ea northbound to the pennsylvania line. this is the area of storminess news4ing through ohio and nondiana and il. that's the area of storms that will be arriving here in the course of the afternoon. so here's future weather. afer a quiet start this morning, clouds start to bubble up after lunchtime. 2:00, storms getting going in the shenandoah val by 3:30, 4:00, the western suburbs coming on to the i-95 corridor. some of these storms uld have winds with gusts over 60 miles an hour. certainly a real chance for severe weather. the chance rolls into southern maryland between 4:00 and 6:00. 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, people may be taking the bay bridge to the eastern shore. that could rl sna by storm chances. may want to really just wait,

wait it out and get to your destination later. after 7:00, 8:00, most of this should be over. we'll be seeing a big niprovement and quick improvement for ht into tomorrow. if you were going to leave tonight and you don't want to leave that late, just get up and get on the road first thing on your friday. riday, a great day. sunny, breezy, low humidity, 83. 84 on saturday. up to y91 sunwith a lot of humidity around here and maybe an isolated storm chance. memorial day,oo though, l a little drier now than it looked yesterday. that's good news. >> that is good news. i'm emceeing a parade that day. we don't want to get rained on. here you see we are slow. do have a crash becking som lanes. that's a rare spot to see a slowdown especially this early. outer loop through that section is just fine. inner loop ramp to southbound new hampshire, orange cone in the road causing a little bit of a slowdown, a hesitation there. in the district, north capital at florida avenue, crash, i perhaps threeolved in the

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sries continues with somethingf oueverrybodyer lovesu to mmuse,k yard grill. the food may be delicious, but the grill itself can be dangerous. >> yeah. weoke with a retired fire chief who once worked under president george w. bush as head of the u.s. fire administration. chief greg cade knows too well the dangers of grilling, and the stats may surprise u. >> last one we had from 2015 through 2017, there were ten people lost theirives in grilling fires. 160 joirks and 123 -- injuries, and 123 million in fireom loss eople having problems when they were grilling. >> as we enter the prime grilling season, there are things that we shouldndeep in miuch he spoke with news4's melissa mollet. >> reporter: here are four things to know about firing up that grill this year. first, when working with propane, check your connectioso. you can usy water to look

for any air bubbles. >> the houses that connect the tank -- the hoses that connect the tank to the grill are usually a rubber or some sort of polyer in. well, you know, they tend to crack as they get older. >> reporter: one of the biggest fire hazards, a dirty grill. this one -- >> a little scary. >> reporter: so keep it clean. >>erhese flutes he are where the gas comes out, where the flame comes out. look and see how blocked up they are. you can actually see where they're closed off. it's not going to operate properly. that's when you begin to start seeing people, well, you kn, turn it up higher. >> reporter: a strong brush or scraper will work. >> eventually if you don't clean it, it will catch grease on fire. >> reporter: proper disposal of greas charcoal is key. for grease, let it cool -- >> then put i a normal trash bag and put it in the trash like you would any other grease contained thing. a charcoaittle bit different. you need to make sure as you're cleaning that out, big

mistake people make is they don't realiz how long charcoal can rn, and they end up putting it in the trash can, and nothing goodme from that knerally. >> reporter: aep it away and keep any kids away. three feet is what chief cade recommends. >> if you drive through some of the neighborhoods, you will notice people that have the side of their vinyl siding melted because they had the grill too close. >> reporter: remember you should never smell any gas ile you're cooking. if that happens, chief cade reminds us to shut off the propane quickly and chk out what's going on before you use the grill again. back to you. ig all rht. thanks. 25 rightnow. coming up, a serial swindler accused of conning women out of thousands. he's making headlines nationwide, and now we're learning of his local connections. plus, making ride sharing safer. what to know about new features on the lyft app before you request your next ride.

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hitting the road for the holiday. million g gearing up to out of town today. how the extra traffic could impact your commute. plu he's known as the american taliban. today, this convicted terrorist will be set free.ou where in r area he's expected to start his new life after -ison. plus- >> mr. simms asked that if his wanted poster was put up and he got 20,000 likes, he would tur himself in. >> a facebook challenge from a wted man. more on the suspect who promises

to trade in his own freedom for online likes. first this morning at 5:30, we are in storm team 4 weather alert mode today ahead of severe storms that are heading our way. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilcist. >> i'm melissa mollet. eun yang has the morning off. before we get to the local forecast, we have breaking newst about the sorm system that is headed our way. >> this thing produced two violent trnadoes in missouri overnight. that's what the reports say. one of those hit golden city, s uri, killing three. a second reported tornado hit the capital of jefferson city leaving behind catastrophic damage and also leaving residents trapped inse baments. >> the midwest has been dealing with the severe weather system for dates. you're looking at some of the flooding happening in oklahoma. one driver theredied. flooding has been a big problem with this storm system, impacting a few states. >> an here in our area, we're not seeing any effects just yet.

it's a pretty beautiful morninh out t. you will need to pack the umbrella for later. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has the forecast,hen 'll talk to melissa mollet about first 4 traffic. nice now, chuck, not so much later. > not so much. unfortunately our risk for severe weather is higher than it looked yet. keep that in mind. ve your nbc washington app ready to go and downloaded. we will send you bush alerts should any severe watches or warnings beod issued t. once we get past today, we're in store for a couple of nice, quiet days to get the holiday ekend going. there's the storm system that left those -- quite a bit of damage acrossen parts of ctral missouri. that is all moving into indiana and western ohio now. it will be arriving here just in time for the getaway hours fromd work a school this afternoon. early morning, thunderstorms even up across parts of central pennsylvania. the severe weather risk zone for today, there's higher chances for severe weather the farther north you go. there's moreih likeld for severe weather in frederick county, maryland, than in

fredericksburg, virginia. everyone has at least a chance.e there aust higher chances per severe weather across -- for severe weher across northern maryland. temperaturewise, a lot warmer than yesterday. in the 50s and low 60s now. today's highs will be in the mi. to upper 80 storms getting going along the i-81 corridor, probably as early t 2:00, reaching the i-95 corridor here in heart of the city between about 3:00 and 6:00 this afternoon. i'll show you our updated high-resolution forecast model coming up. melissa, good morning to you. n>> good morning, chuck. some slowdownshe beltway here. inner loop at university boulevard. so finally the crash is on the right side of the roadway. still have pretty good delays there especia30y for 5: in the morning. as you look at the map now, you can see a little bit of the slowdown. another issue on the beltway, inner loop before st. barnabas there in oxon hill, left side blocked by debris. sounds's like thereetal in the road causing a delay. started of, northbound 95 after 610 garrisonville, right shoulder blocked. disabled vehicle there. 66 looks fine. centreville, braddock near

pickwick, downed pole andwires cause something delays. aaron? >> thank you. 5:33 now. hitting the highway for the memorial day weend? on't let unexpected traffic slow you down. today drivers in our area could see travel times triple as holiday travelers mix in with regularcommuters on the roads. one of the worst spots, you're looking at it right now, that is the chesapeake bay bridge -- okay --k >> i w, it's not bad right now. okay. news4's justin finch live just on the other side of the bridge with more on the best waysto avoid the gridlock. it looks beautiful behind you there with the grass trying to attack you. little ter: it's a chilly for me out here. it's a nice scene. if you want to drive out here and get to where iam right now, now might be the best time to leave. aaa saying you want to avoid 4:. hat's when they expect delays to begin stacking up in the area. and they're saying go ahead and t your alternate routes ready.

a lot of drivers are going to want to do this. aaa expecting more than 960,000 people to be on the roads for this long holiday weekend from our area alone. drivers nationwide, though, are going to find cheaper gas, too, that's good news. about 17 cents cheaper from last year. they're also planning right now just inour area to assist more than 55,000 motorists. make sure your vehicle is going to be road ready because you are likely going to see high at congestion points in your commute. especially this afternoon. again, after 4:00 p.m. and ag especially in on monday evening. we're talking about the beltway points.packed at 270 and route 50, the beltway, expecting to get 85% more volumu ring the high peaks of travel, olduring the hiday weekend. so what you want to do is plan your wor garound and don'tet too worked up. >> i love the holidays. family time is the most

important time. you definitely want to spend time with your family. definitely ave out ahead of time, a day or night before, you know, so you can beat most of the traffic. >> reporter: if you're waking up slowly before your holiday, that bridge should be inspiration. the traffic right now moving very well in both directions. in just a matter of expect that to come to a standstill. so that should inspire you if you have the time to get on the roads rly, guys. back to you. >> okay. it's going to warm up eventually. it will. > hop back in the truck, justin. 5:35. we are also learning some new detailshis morning about a longtime u.s. senate staffer who died after an assault in the district. police say they have been able to identify the people involved in a dispute. berner bud johnson iii died dayr afteetting into afi t just steps from his home near nats park. police say he was involved in an argument with a oup outside

the scarlet oak restaurant ledt wnesday night. they say someone hit him in tea causing a serious injury. on sunday, johnson's family took him off life support. detectives are waiting for a report from the medical examiner's office before they call his death a homicide. >> it appears t t there may have been a crime committed. we're just waiting for an official ruling. we have done apretty good job already on the investigation to identify all the parties that are involved. so i'm pretty confident we'll bb to get to the bottom of it. >> johnson worked as a senate r staff mem for three decades. the prince george's county department of correcs is defending itself after a bombshell accusation from federal immigration agents. i.c.eis blaming the detention center for releasing two suspected ngms-13 gaembers now accused of killing a 14-year-old girl. jail officials say that's not what happened. jose fuentes ponce and joel r cobar were arrested last y for attempted murder. i.c.e. says they were released despite an.c.e. detainer.

a judge says it was against the law to do anything other than release the teens.i .e. detainment requests are civil requests and not actual warrants. >> on warrants we'll hold you as long as we can. and that's what we've told i.c.e. in the past. if they really want somebody, get us a rrant, andwe'll hold them for it. >> in its statement, i.c.e. said, quote, these individuals had demonstrated violent criminal behavior before, and because they were released in spite of the lawful detainer, they were afforded an opportunity toake a life. 5:37. detectives will return at 7:00 a.m. to park inairfax county where they spent several hours yesterday searching for a body. overnight we learned officers did not find anything in north hill park. forecast police say crews will return at 7:00 this morning to a vernon rea near the mt. square apartments and continue their search. we'll bring you developments in the nbc washinon app.

it is 5:38 now. ecordings. restroom a camera found inside a bathroot a federal office building. details on the disturbing discovery and who was arrested report.ahead in a live first, more on the man who pledged to police is going viral. the promise to turn himself in if his photo is liked enough on facebook. i get really emotional when i think about where i was. most people don't suirive blood clots on theungs and on their heart.

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41. we're back with a story that's getting a lot of attention on line. a man wanted by police in coecticut made an unusual request. jose simms said he would turn himself in if his mug shot received enough likes on the department's facebook page. simms offered himself up to the torrington police department for ,000 likes. he eventually agreed to 15,000 instead. oveikight, the number of l ended up surpassing hisr oiginal request. this morning he is still on the run. it's unlikely he'll turn himself n. among the reasons he wanted, he famed to appear in court seven -- failed to appeart in cour seven times. he will probably fail to appear at jail. the charges he's facing range from risk of injury to a to misuse of 911. >> predicti ridiculous. a man also making headlines for conning a georgia woman out of $80,000 is wanted in this

area. >> john martin hill was arrested in tennessee. detecnves say he met a woman o match.com, convinced her to give him $80,000 to buy a home. the then he vanished. police say he changed his name more than five times in .5 years. you have to do that to keep up the con. >> what do you say to somebody who gets you to give them $80,000? i love you won't cut it. >> i tried -- won't work for me. get me out of this. dog-walking forecast. tootie, cute dog, three months old. will a makeerfect addition to your happily. get a hitds tootie inyour -- a

5:46. a disturbing developing story unfolding inside an office building where hundreds of federal employees will return to work today. two hidden cameras led to an arrest at the offi of veterans affairs in chinatown. one ma is facing charges while investigators work on finding out more. >> and near's megan mcgrath joins us live from outside the v.a. building on i street. what canou tell us this morning? >> reporter: well, certainly a verydisturbing ory. just imagine that you're inside the restroom, and sudden you notice a hidden micro camera in one of the bathroom stalls. that's what happened here at the department of veterans affairs on i street. a government employee, 24-year-old alex greenlee, has been arrested. he's been charged with five counts of misdemeanor voyeurism. this investigation actually began back in january. the wom who found the camera says that greenlee was outside

of the bathroom on his cell phone when she came out. he told her he needed to go inside to get paper towels because there weren't any in the men's room. a few days later, a second amera was found in another bathroom stall. investigators questioned greenlee, he denied any knowledge of the cameras. but according to arrest documents, a forensic search of the memory cards on those cameras shows video of greenlee installing the cameras. now five women were videotaped. police have still trying to identify one of the victims. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live in chinatown. thanks. tensions between president trump and congress at democrats intensifies. >> the president says he will not work with democrats until the investigations into him and his his administration end. c >> thises in response to house speaker nancy pelosi accusing president trump of a cover-up. news4's craig boswell is on ll capitol hiith the very

latest on thiswar of words. craig? >> reporter: good morning. everyone.n yeah, a real clash at the white house. remember yesterday about this time we were t talking abouthat previously scheduled meeting between the president and the nation's top two democrats about inthastructure? president stormed out of that meeting, went right into the rose garden, and vowed not to work with democrats and says the investigation mustend. the president angry over someli pubc comments by house speaker nancy pelosi after a private closed door meeting with democrats about impeachment.si the predent is insisting they move on after the mueller report. democrats are insisting on seeing the entire report and financial records of the president. a judge ruled wednesday that two banks must turn over those financial documen to a pair of house committees. that's the second ruling from a federal judge about president upump's finances. seven years are ssed to be turned over by next week. back to you. >> craig boswell for us on

the hill this morning. thank you. 5:49. he's been known as the american he's mving to northern virginia oliban. now. 're talking about john walker lindh who is set to be released from prisonoday after serving 17 years of a 20-year terrorism conv wtion. lindh captured in afghanistan fighting alongside the taliban just months after the 9/11 attacks. even after lindh showed remorse a judge, records show he continued to advocate for jihad in prison. a judge ruled the fbi will monitor all of lindh's internet activated, and he is -- ontivity, and he is only allowed to communicatline in english. there are other restrictions, as well. bc internal law enforcement memorial open news obtained expresses concerns about letting lindh out of prison early, and it says he should -- he has continued to advocate for jihad even while he was in prison. now to a sign of the health of the potomac river. dolphins spotted in the river.

apparently it's becoming more common. >> yeah. thesemammals usuallyswim in from the atlantic riding the waves from the chesapeake to the potomac. while there is a lady bird johnson and anco abraham lin swimming around out there, conservationists with the potomac chesapeake dolphin project want help naming two of the dolphins they've spotted recently. they're identified by their fins, as youee here. you can -- >> i can tell them apart. >> very apparent. >> lady bird on the left. >> you can submitur names by tomorrow to be considered and look out for more on all this in the nbc washington app. we'll let you know what d1 and d2 become. >> that's right. they can't go by those names. that's not good enough. >> dolphin flirting,hey, nice fin. >> that was deep, chuck. >> i know it. >> dug deeply. >> someties i stay in t shallow end of the pool. we are watching for a littl chancr storms coming up later in the afternoon.

today it is a storm team day weather alert day. no weather worries this morning. you have probably all morning and well into the afternoon before our weather starts to t turn a litle bit more on the active side. ride now nothing going on over in washington. winds have turned around to the south overnight. as opposed toha t lovely northeasterly breeze yesterday, now it's 62 in washington. even our suburbs this morning are mostly in the upper50s and low 60s. yesterday there were many spots way down into the 40s. so you'll notice the change that many walk out the door this morning. a much milder start. a little bit more humidity coming in, as well. abea result, there will an opportunity for strong to severe storms this afternoon before the weather turns very nice once again as earlyig as late ton into early tomorrow. your school day forecast, kids waiting at the bus stops, temperatures around 60 degrees. warm weather for today, no doubt. up close to 80 degrees by recess time. a high today of 87 degrees. there's the line of very active weather now stretching from just west of detroit through

indianapolis, east and south of st. louis. even some thunderstorms here north of philadelphia headed to the jersey shore and new york city here early thismorning. if you're taking the acela, you'll probably run into thunderstorms. the chance of severe weather has increased from slight to enhanced for northern parts of the news4 nation. here's future weather. storms getting going around 1:02 or00 in the shenandoah valley. reaching the i-95 corridor between 4:00 and 6:00.of some hem could have some gusty winds. a permanent for wind gusts today over 60 mierp 0 miles per hour. have your nbc washgton app ready to go. we'll send you push alerts should severe watches or warnings be issued. low humidity tomorrow and tu ay. a lot more humid and quite a bit warmer for sunday and monday. and a real stretch of hot weather way into the midpe ts of next week.he let's ar nowe about th thursday morning commute from melissa. good morning. chopper 4 on the way to the

problem at the top of the belt ty. look what we're seeing now. inner loop at universi ulevard, still the tiniest bit of a delay there. everything is now on the right e'shoulder. w seeing a little bit of a slowdown on the map outer loop and inner loop. inner loop before st. barnabas road, left side blocked by metal in the road there. as we zoom in, westbound florida avenue atorth capitol, right side bcked by a crash. three vehicles involved in. southbound dumfries after prince william parkway, left lane gets by that crash. travel times in virginia, 66 inbou, 95 northbound, no complaints. nice and clear here. 270 southbound, 64 miles per hour, top of the beltway, outer loop, 38 miles per . remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> thank you. 5:35. now you can buy cbd products almost anywhere. many claim that the hemp extract offers medical benefits without getting you high. the news4 i-team found the cannabis cousin could get you

into trouble. jodie fleischer found popular police field tests cannot tell the difference between cbd and marijuana. i wasn'ted wor i was confident in the products. >> reporter: that was tested when d.c. police raided a party where michael was selling cbd and placed samples of his product into disposable field tests like these. what did you think when the tests turned pose sniff. >> i wasshocked. >> reporter: it's a cheap and easy way for marijuana.o test purple, hemicals turn it's considered a positive result. the i-team put the field test local police use to test with samples of ccbd marketed -- marked with no oer thc. >> it's not a surprise. the test is steined to do that. >> reporter: the few cases that

go to court get verified in the lab. virginia changed its law to allow trace amounts of thc. but the labs can't determine how much thc is in most products. >> we're working on getting a method up and running for that analysis. >> reporter: coming up tonight, see the impact the testing failures are having on criminca ses. plus, what you need to know before you boy the popprar ducts -- before you buy the popular products. jodie fleischer, news4 i-team. lyft is taking new steps to make surefe you're sahen you order a ride. it includes a panic button inhe t app. it will also increase the visibility of your driver's te license pla in the app to help you be sure you're getting into the right vehicle. lyft plans to provide sexual harassment education for both drivers and customers this year. uber already has an emergency button in its app. good morning, i'm frank

holland at cnbc headquarters. walmart is k eping a pledge hire thousands of military spouses. the largest retailer has hired nearly 6,000 since launching the program last year. more than 75% of the country's 500,000 military spoisz are work.ng for they face a 26% unemployment rate. walmart says it's more than 90% of the way ofts ioal of hearing 250,000 veterans by next year. with your business report, i'm frank holland. ahead on "news4 today," we've been talking about it for days. metro rail's summer shutdown m g this weekend. >> how one local city is planning on helping those who will be impacted. plus, going above and the beyond. a localg fire-fightin crew helps an expectant mother give birth. stronger is rebuarding a newborn's he..

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delicious, but it can also be sngerous. our summer safetyeries continues. it is 6:00 a.m. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm molette green in for eun yang. we have beautiful clear skies this morning, but a threat of severe weather coming later this afternoon. >> there's always a "but." >> i know. >> melissa mollet has first 4 traffic in a second. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is going to lay out this weather alert for us. >> what's up with this >> well, got to get through today. once we get through today, the weather picture improves dramatically for the holiday weekend. so a relatively small price to pay for thunderstorms on your thursday. right now, just some fair weather clouds over washington in o -- on a thursday morning. there will be a weather alert this afternoon. severe storms possible between