case. how much money he may pay to walk away. it is 00 a.m. on a friday. >> finally friday. >> always a good time. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchris >> i'm molette green in for eun yang this morning. we are looking at a much calmer morning right now. it's getting there. look, it's starting to look better. i know it's still gothic right there. >> right. >> this is a live look outside. the powerful storms that knocked over the trees, pulled down power lines, they moved out of here. right now there have r still a lot of -- s there arell a lot of customers without power in our region. >> we're tracking all the headlines for you,f course. melissa mollet has an eye on the roads, as well. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here keeping an eye on the sky. going to be a much better day, chuck. >> way better. the opposite of yesterday. won't be as hot, won't be as humid. a nice breeze, a 0% chance of rain this afternoon. a refreshing change for sure as

fresher air rides a wind in here. it will be breezy at times. that's all right. as long as the humidity is dropping, we don't care about that. the holiday weekend should be off to a nice, dry start. airport, at nation as promised over the last couple of hours by me, the wind has turned to the northwest at national airport. that is the beginning of the end of the humidity around the d.c. metro area for today. 72 now in leesburg. 71 in quantico, 64 in howard county where they had the confirmed tornado yesterday. here's ourlanner then for your friday. beautiful. bright and sunny, breezy at times. temperatures will get back into the low 80s for most of the area today. forecasting 83 for the high. again there's the northwesterly breeze. for your saturday, 82 with a mix of clouds and sunshine. and a really tiny chance for a shower tomorrow. a lot moreheat, humidity, and rain chances for sunday. more about that coming up. for now, let's go to melissa and find out about a getaway friday. >> getaway friday here. look at this -- chopper 4 over a

major problem in annapolis. this is westbound 50, westbound. this is the good thing here this near cape st. clair road. have you ever seen anything like that? a semi-trailer here, the cab of it being hung upside down by the big rig tow. this semi actually flipped, went off the roadway. you can see the rest of the trailer and the cab being held upside down as they try to get everying out of the way. right now only the left side is getting through. again, there is westbound 50. if you're headed to the beach, n this will impact you unless folks really start rubberne rubbernecking. everything looking good to across the bay bridge. no issues. inner loop, outer loop, nice and clear. eastbayund suitland parkwtill shut down at suitland road. traffic on forestville also being impacted. mall ayeste >> thank you. -- molette? >> thank you. we are on topg of break news in the united kingdom. british prime minister theresa may is resigning. she made the announcement just ago.t an hour

she says she will quit as leader of the conrvative party on june 7th after three years of to trying eek parliament's support for a brexit bill. here's part of what sheaid just a short while ago -- >> i'm today announcing that i wel resign as ler of the conservative and unionist party on. friday the 7th of june.th so a successor can be chosen. >>ler emotional announcement comes as president trump is preparing for a state visit to britain. may would still number office during the visit which is f scheduled june 3rd through the 5th. c britain rrently due to leave the e.u. in october, but parliament has yet to approve divorce terms. we're following another breaking story. police on the scene of a deadly shooting >> it happened at a shopping center in hantilly. justin finch covering the story from the scene where a news conference wrapped up. what can you tell us?

>> reporter: new informatit now tha join you here at 6:00. learning from fairfax county police that a moon and woman were also injuredhe in t process of the shooting. they were not shot. their injuries said to be non-life-threatening, and they're not clear just yet if any relationship they may have to the victim, that man who died. i do want to show you happening now the investigation still here on the scene. as you can see, we still have crime scene investigators just behind us by that party hall, that juarez restaurant and the authentic indian cuisine restaurant. we have seen investiintors lock on this area throughout the morning. i do want to show you the scene from earlier. just hours after this shootingpl took ace. we're in the 14500 block of lee memorial highway. this is not too far from the dulles expo center. about 1:30 this morning, we're told, that calls came in to police about a shooting happening in this area. they arrived and found a man who was shot. they tried to rush in to the

hospital, but we are told that he died a short time later.me as we co back out here live, under daylight you can see thisn is very much expansive scene here in this strip mall parking lot. police telling us they are not quite clear what led up to the shooting besides knowing an altercation took place t s parking lot shortly before. again, one man is dead. two are injured. a man and woman. their injuries non-life-threatening. police still working to figure out how all of this has come togeth r. they tellus, too, in this case, the suspected shooter is now in custody. they do notelieve there's any danger to the public. they are still conducting introduce tryinto figure this out. live in chantilly, back to you inside to you. >> thank you so much. we have a school delay to tell you about this morning. mt. daniel elementary will operate on a two-hour delay because of an ongoing power outage.

falls church schools are checking -- rather, asking foorns check for updates in case power is not restored. >> the outage is likely the result of the storms that left behind a lot of damage including some along the national mall. news4's megan mcgrath is live along haines point with the latest on the trail of damage left behind there. hey, megan. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, tense wind came through last night. if you take a look here, we have widespread tree damage, some of it among the national mall. haines point. a lot of things the limb came crashing down, at one time crossing ohio drive. you see the limbs and stuff in the median. a lot of progress has been made in cleaningp all the limbs and trees that fell down. traffic is moving the area. g.ere still is cleanup to be done this mornin as you're out and about, you may notice the crews at work. look at that show. here's some of the other damage

that was seen yesterday as the storm blew through. we're not seeing a major traffic impact as a result. it's more the residual drebry. everything got -- debris. everything got shoved off to the side of the road. we will expect chain saws, so keep that in find. a couple of cherry trees were damaged in all of this, as well. at this point, things have kind of stabilized. pretty good shape. but still a lot of cleanup work to be done. back to you. >> thank you. we continue our storm coverage in maryland. cleanup derway in howard county where an ef-1 tornado -- you can see the damage on way over way, not far from where 29 and 32 meet in columbia. a huge tree sliced from the roof to the ground floor. the good news is nobody was . hurt in the district, the

fast-moving storms left of damage. this tree went down on a home. the storms were so strong the building began to shake, and the man who lives next door says he feared for her life. >> i didn't know where -- whether it was going to take my listen. very scared. i was praying to god that i make it out of there.e >> thhomeowner said the tree man leaning, and she had called d.c. officials about it two weeks ago. no one lives at the building but two men working inside were not hurt. be sure to have the nbc washington app. we'll bring you watches and warnings as they're issued in your neighborhood. today traffic would be worse than yesterday as people head out for the loeng memorial day weholiday end. a long look at the bay bridge. in a few hours, this will be nothing but stop and go traffic. if you're head ig out, get on

the road before 10:00. >> there will be lane closures freed up trying to give you space on the roads much the worst track will come on memorial day itself. it could take you threeimes ecnger to get home than it usually does bause of all the extra cars. if you plan to drive on monday, avoid leaving bween 3:45 and 5:45 p.m., the experts say. and make sure you're following first 4 traffic on twitter for the latest on accidents and shutdowns. 11 people indicted for the murder of makiyah wilson after yesterday.cts faced charges wilson was killed in jewel of 2018 while going to buy -- july of 2018 while going to buy ice ream in her northeast d.c. neighborhood. we've learned that the murder was linked to a second murder in 21 2017.e it shows wher thomas hardy was killed outside a housing complex. the indictment says all of the a defendants were part street gang. and moeth murders were related

gang disputes. all of the deficits pleaded not guilty. new video of a man police say is dangerous and could air strike again. policeur release thsday video of a person of interest in what rape andburg here cases in northwest. he's wearing a hood and riding a back. he's suspected of attacking two women in their own homes in the irving etstre6th street area on tuesday and thursday. police say in both cases the attacker broke lou basement windows, and one he pushed out of an air conditioner. neighbors are worry about it now. >> we see a lot of development nppening on. neighborhood is completely safe. if you live in a basement unit, make sure your doors are lock sudden. you got to be safe. make yourself a hard target. > here's another look at the person of the of interest. this a $1,000 reward for information to leads to an arrest and con>>ction. dervey weinstein has reached a tentative al with the woman

who accusedit -- wh the women who accused him of sexual assault and harassment. the "wall street journal" says he will pay $40 miion dollars. $30 million will go to the om wn. the deal comes more than a year and a half since women started accusing him of sexual misconduct. weinstein denies all allegations of nonconsensualsex. away are about 24 hours from a majorhu metro rail stdown that's expected to imp thousands of riders for months. every station south of reagan national airportn the blue and yellow lines will be closed so that metro can repair platformsf there will beree shuttle buses to help you get around. the shutdown is expected to last until november 8th. more for, go to the nbc washington app and search "metro shutdown." we've learned cracks are

forming on the world war ii site on the national mall. it's just 15 years old. a 20-foot crack formed on the main pillar on the atlantic half of the mempt several others have fur fassed on the district of columbia. the national parks says it's not ahazarhazard, but you that i have to fix it -- but they have to fix it. >> we want to see our agreement monuments to our great people that sacrificed so many years to keep being and being a beautiful place for people to come and remember. >> it makes no sense to let it go to slam bells. >> there will be an assessment and the agency will decide how problem.e there's an endowment set up to pay for structural repairs. hate crime in the night or shameless stunt for attention? that question still lingers over jussie smollett. a judge's decision could mean we're about to learn much more attack.he alleged racist

plus, a long holiday send just about here. news4's tommy mcflys right next to us with the rund n of all the fun in and around fo the holiday. and it is time to start thinking about your weekend at the beach. wn at the coastline. ocean city, maryland, mid 70s tomorrow. plenty of sunshine around. only a stray shower or two on sunday.

there's been another turn in jussie smollett's criminal case. a judge is ordered that the documents be unsealed saying they should be public record. smollett was arrested for filing

a false police report claiming he was a victim of a hate-crime attack in january. all 16 felony charges against him wereter dropped. and on the same day they were dropped, smollett's defense team requestedhe case be sealed. the cook county distct attorney says the documents will be releaed byune 3rd. we're going to switch gears here and talk about our weekend plans. not every tdy is hitting roads, going out of town for the loyal weekend. there's a lot of stuff to do around town. >> that's right, tommy mcfly is re with some suggestions for things people can do all over the area this holiday weekend. what are some of the best spots you're going to stick around for the long weekend? >> i got everything for you -- wine, charity, and a.c. slater. it's all happening for your weekend. the toronto winery in loudoun county is celebrating 30 yeaan kicking off memorial day weekend with a huge celeation. we're talking live music, a sneak peek into their wine cave, shun what it is but i want to go. and the release of a 1987 sha

chardonn chardonnay. mario lopez of "saved by the bell" fame will be hosting a flashback friday called "decades in dupont circle." it's tonight, late one, adults only, but if you want a selfie with slater, now is the chance. >> love the dimples. >> will he have on the unitard? >> maybe that's the vip dection. youn't know. ahead on sunday, lace up your running shoes and join more than montgomery in county as the michaelmosher event kicks off at the parking lot of montgomery mall. i'll be hosting that morning, to fight childhood brain cancer. you can get lined up. ng that's good. >> you're runni over the beltway as some of the folks on rolling thunder is going under. it times out that way in the morning. such an "in a moment d.c. -- "only in d.c." kind of thing. >> we have options. >> okay.

>> and folks can always go to the app,t . >> reporter: we'll be live at 7:00 on the "tommy show" app with new music. i need you to play "can't beat kelly" at some point. >> i'm down for it. i'll probably not do well but i'll try. nbc enty more on the washington app. >> all right. >> thanks for coming in. have a good holiday weekend. >> you, too. > chuck? >> yes. >> tell us about the forecast, we're waiting for something really nice weatherwise. >> you're not going to have to wait any lwiger. the nd has turned. the beginning of the end of the humidity that led to that round of severe yesterday. there was no chance of severe weatheroday the. welcome because. a chance to -- welcome news. a chance to clean up. a confirmed tornado in award co one that went across parts of the national mall. had a peak gust at national airport yesterday of67 miles per hour. straight-line

distance about two or three fliels where we saw the trees kbouked down abelong the reflecting pool and the d.c. world war i memorial. don't have to worry about that. the northwest breeze will push the humid air to the south. it will be breezy at times. if you're trying to findm soething to complain about, it will be breezy today. northwest winds at 15 to 25 milee'per hour. ththe planner. around 70 this morning. near 80 by lunchtime. we'll spend most of the afternoon with temperatures hovering in low 80s. a nice day to be outside. sun's not down until 8:21. high pressure and heat and humidity associated with it. ttled up to thesouth. that will be moving our way as we get toward the second part of the day tomorrow. rr today the weathe front and humidity pushed to the south. it won't really take that long, 36 hours or so, before the ow return fl starts.

so enjoy the humidity vacation while we have it. iain, no chance for rain as the northerly winds going to be in charge. tonight, clear skies, tomorrow, a dry start. there may be an isolated shower or two along and to the west of the blue ridge. not worried about rain chances oomorrow. anything that d puddle up will be a quick-lived shower, not severe thunderstorms. there's your extended forecast for thehole of the holiday weekend. sunday, a big jump in heat and humidity. 92 sunday afterno n. all the extra heat and humidity both sunday and monday does mean that there's at least a chance for afternoon thunderstorms arund the area. next week promises to be super hot. the toifblg ten-day forecast in the next half hour. for w, melissa has been tracking trouble on route 50. >> big issue on route 50. thankfully it in the westbound lanes and it doesn't appear anybody was actually seriously hurt. this is westbound 50 at cape st. clair road. this is an overturned tactor-trailer. rtig rig tow was hanging in

the air a sho time ago. the cap was upside down as -- the cab was upside down as they trieofto get it out the way to reopen the westbound lanes. eastbound is not impacted at all. if you're headed to the beachny aime soon, this morning, you will not be impacted by that situation in the left bound lanes to see what's going on. outer loop, inner loop, no problems. district heights, outboundit suand parkway, diverted there to suitland rod. forestville road also cannot kaex the parkway because of t earlier crash. travel times, 7 jir 7 inbound. 270 is fine, top of the beltway, 40 miles per hour.

welcome back. i'm going to be outside this holiday weekend. how about you? >> a little bit of time outside, yeah. >> we'll have to watch out for ticks because they can give you a life-changing disease wowhout you kng it. >> they're so small a lot of people don't notice them. as megan mcgrath reports, the tick population booms in the summer, and you should never just ignore tm. this area, this is where ticks are going to be questing.e tre going to be up on the grasses.'r thgoing to have their arms out, front legs, waiting for something to come by so they can latch on. >> reporter: yep, tick season is in full swing. and the pesky bugs can make you sick. ansmitting lyme disease and other infections. what can you do to protect yourself? well, first of all, try to avoid them. stick to the trail and avoid igh grass and brush. wear long pants acks. >> if we're going to go into the weeds, the next thinwe're going to do -- light colored clothing, we're going to take our pant leg, we're going to dot

the geekng, put it down hereso into the ck. >> reporter: be sure to use bug repellant. there are a lot of different kinds out there, but deet works bestn skin. and use permethrin on clothing. if you spent time outdoors, check for ticks. i pulled this oneys off mf last week. next to the dime you get a feel for how small it is. don't forget to inspect the dogc ticks can hih a ride on fido and end up in ur house. if you do find a tick, remove it immediatel getting it off within 24 hours can cut your risk of contracting a disse. >> you've got a tick, you want to take the forceps, get as close as you can, slow, gentle pull, out it comes, boom. >> reporter: once out, save the tick and have it identified and tested. find a testing lab on line. the university of maryland has teamed up with the health department. you pay the postage, and they'll analyze your tick for free. megan mcgrath, "newsday." >> uh.

good reminder. >> yousit in the grass during the summertime in the park or at festivals. you have to be careful from the bugs. >> we have more information on the tick testing kit in the nbc washington app. "tick." have to do is search new this morning, the future of the internet launched into outer space overnight. we'll tell you what's inside this spacex rocket. your pets have a proper flea and tick routine, as well. make sure that they are safe and clean. this is sparkle. five months old, available for rescue a themane rescue alliance. they have a lot of other puppies if this one doesn't look just right you to. look at the sparkle in our eyes. the humidity is going away. a nice breeze and a perfect friday evening for a notice long walk around the mall.

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at 6:30, a live look outside as wye start ts friday. -- as we start this friday.

we have a lot of news to get you caught up on. good morning, everyone, glad you could be with us. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm molette green. if eun yang has the morning off. we're working 4 you this morning. helping to plan the start of your day. that picture looks so much better than the earlier live pictures. we're getting there. >> for sure. the sun's up. melissa mollet is checking on road closures from yesterday's storms, some other issues that hopped up. let's start withe all-important friday forecast with meteorologist chuck bell. what do you have, chuck? >> i got good news today. after that, the wallop of severe wl weather yesterday, we need a cnceto exhale and clean things up. northwest winds have returned. 73 in washington. u see lots of early morning sunshine. 68 in winchester, 69 in gaithersburg and germantown. 73 in sprgngfield, vinia. 76 by the bay. 74 down in beautiful st. mary's county. temperature high for the day, 83. it will be breezy today. northwest winds up over miles per hour at times. and about your weekend forecast,

your gardening weather, honestly, tomorrow will be the best part of the end to do any outdoor gardening. drier weather and less humanity. sunday will be hot and humid for sure. gardening tips for our friends, entice hummingbirds bylanting samplia, honey-- salvia, honeysuckle. nothing wrong with having hummingbirds. how's the mess on 50? >> it's messy.pp chor 4 over this in annapolis. westbound, westbound 50 at cape st. clair road. we had the overturned tractor-trailer. they had to pull it out of the woods. you're getting by just on the left. as chopper zooms out, you can see the eastbound lanes. all the folks headed to the beach, perhaps toward the bay bridge. no problem. nothing in your way. great news. outer loop, inner loop, nice and clear right now. light volume. eastbound66 before the beltway, we have a crash and some slowdowns eastbound. i know the sun glare is tough to look at. apologies. frederick, northbound 270 before

70, left lane is blocked. gaithersburg northbound after montgomery village avenue, crash in the right lane. that is re. because people are headed out of town and northbound, we are seeing morissues northbound on 270. >> thank you. 6:33. we're following two breaking stories this morning. the first innt fairfax cou police say one man is el dorado and two other people are hurt following ahooting at a shopping center on route 50 in chantilly. this hppenedabout 1:30 this morning. police believe they do have the shooter in custody. there's no danger to the public, we're told. we'll have a-report a 6:45. and more breaking news this morning. british primeinister theresa ay announcing she is resigning after three years of trying to seek parliament's support for a brexit bill. sh will leave on june 7th. this announcement comes as president trump prepares for a state visit to britain. may would still be in office during that trump visit which is scheduled for june 3rd through the 5th.

the latest on thisre bing news coming up on "today." things may look a little different along the national mall as cleanup continues today. >> damage from inside's fast-moving storms put a stop to the normal activities there. our megan mcgrath is livelong hanes point with the latest on the damage left across the area. hey, megan. >> reporter: hey, guys. yeah, you can see the mess that is here on ohio drive. all of these big limbshat came crashing down, they actually came from the tree across the street there. s you can the damage that was done by these really, really ntense winds last night. that's the case all aund the region. we saw damage in a variety of spots including in bethesda. take a look at this video. a big tree came down in front of a home. fohunately it didn't cras on to the house, but it did catch on fire. a scary situation for the teen whlo was home ane toe time. the good news sheer that a lot of the cleanup has been

ings like what we're seeing, have at least been shoved out of the roadway and on to the side. so there's work to be done, but there has been progress. just keep in mind as you wake your way into work, you may encounter some limbs that are down, problems here and there as crews get out with the chain saws and start taking some of this stuff away.t back you. >> thank you so much. > also new this morning, a bethesda music teacher who held isssons inside his home charged withh possessing cd pornography. 74-year-old charles victor kopstein-penk was arrested yesterday. police started investigating him this year after seeing activity on line. when police searched his home r, computehey found the presence of child pornography files. any music students what may have had inapproprte contactwith him are asked to call police. 6:35. this morning, here's a look at other top stories we're following. wikileaks' co-founder julian assange isg facin 17 new charges

for violating the espionage act. the department of jue accuses him of placing america at risk by publishing classified documents. the move that could pose challges to first amendment protections. the material began to be published in 2010. celebrity chef mario batali is expected to be arraigned on an assault charge in boston tod. tali is accused of groping and kissing a woman without her consent in 2017. it allegedly lapped in a boston -- happened in a boston arrest. heenies the allegation. the planned 4th of july extravaganza on thm national l is getting more support. interior secretary david bernhart defended the president's plans to amp it up. this after concerns were raised that the celebration could turn into political rally. the exact details still not clear. coming up on 6:37. still ahead, we are tracking

road conditions ahead of the memorial day weekend.er chopp giving us a live look at the bay bridge now. not too bad.mo on the best and worst times for traffic still ahead. first, spacex sends another rocket into the sky. what the overnight launch has to do with getting you a faster internet connection.

hello there, i'mleon harris. you don't have to have a lot of time to truly make a difference, but you do need passion. dylan kurtz has a passion for helping other people that most 15-year-olds don't have. a few years ago he learned about an organization called paws forg people thro a chance encounter. and had changed his life. he's raised thousands of dollars since then toin service dogs. he's made some four-legged friends along the way. >> i noticed i had a real connection with the

organization. i decided i wauned to fraise with them. i feel great when ido it. and it just really is awesome for me to help other people. >> and it was awesome seeing him do that. and you can see dylan's story coming up tonight on news4 at >> looking forward to it.ew n overnight, after being scrubbed twice last week, spacex launched a rocket from cape canaveral.oc >> on the rt the first batch of what could ultimately be satellites providing space-based internet service around the world. company executives don't really have high hopes for the first launch. they say the satellites are pushed to the limit. but they say the ultimate goal is to learn from it and develop ifordable and reliable broadband servicen the future. n here's your cnbc morning's business report. >> reporter: good morning, i'm contessa brewer at cnbc headquarters. facebook says it's removed nearly 3.4 billion fake accounts from its platform between october andmarch. that's twice as many as the previous six-month period. but only a billion more than the

site's 2.4 million active monthly users. almost all of the fake accounts were caught by artificial intelligence and human monitoring. k ceo mark zuckerberg told us most of the accounts wine blocked withinutes of creation. the numbers come as facebook wrestles with privacy concerns and a growing number of critics that are calling for the company to be broken up. with your cnbc business report, i'm contessa brewer. tgif, everybody. and the nationals have a four-game series starting tonight against the marlins. 7:00 game. sun's not down investment 8:2 -- down until 8:21 this evening. a wonderful night. hopefully the nats win and there's a fireworks display after the game, as well. going to be py. taking a look, speaking of pretty, chopper 4 over the bay bridge eastbound, westbound, looking good. wesound 50, major issue and some other problems routes you

might not expect because of this getaway day.

we're stayng on top of breaking news in fairfax county. one person is dead, two others hurt following a shooting. >> this happened at a shopping center along route 50 in chance till at the. justin -- chantilly. justin finch with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good mornit. the invesation reaching well past its fifth hour at this point. fairfax county police remaining here on scne. they've not yet to us where the shooting took place. behindus, lots of attention all morning and overnight at where that minivan is parked. evidence boxes right outside. we have seen crime scene investigators go in and out of the juarez restaurants and also focused, too, on that party hall next door. let's take you to the scene here just a few urs ago. again, this is a strip mall parking lot off the 14500 block of route 50 here in chantilly. not too far away from the dulles

expo center, close to 1:30 this lorning, fairfax county police got ca of a shooting in this parking lot. they arrived here, and they found one man who had been shot. they rushed him to thehospital. he was pronounced dead a short time later. several people were taken into estioning.tody for we've learned at least one of them is an injured woman. take a listen now at what police had to say about that. >> we do believe she was present in the parking tloetd time of the alterca'ron. still looking into how she was injured during the altercation. but she did have injuries. >> reporter: again, one woman injured, her injuries said to be non-life-threatening as the investigation is on the scene, police told us they also have a man who was s injured, a well. his injuries, too, non-life-threatening, unclear what relationship if any either person had to that victim who has died. police also telling us, too, the

suspected shooter in this case is in custoan. no dr on the problem at this time. they are still here on scene trying to put all of this together. we're live here in chantillchan justin finch, news4. back to you. >> thank you so much. 6:47 now. fairfax county police are hoping an autopsy today will identify a body found in a park and how that person died. police received a tip that sent bem to the hy bala area. police do notlieve there's a danger to the public. president trump is scheduled to leave today for a state isit. he leaves a tense battle behind here in washington. >> as nbc's peter alexander explains, the feud betweenth president and house speaker nancy pelosi is now personal. >> reporter: good morning to you from here at the white house. the bitter feud between the president and house speaker is nancy pelosi getting even more personal. the president calling pelosi crazy and a mess, claiming she's lost it. hours after polizzi took a

series of her own stinging swipes saying she hoped the president's family would have an intervention and saying that she's concerned about his well being. pelosi insists the president wants to be impeached,ut he told me that's not the case. he accused democrats again of trying to damage him with 1,000 c of l have the lightest all it when we -- in the latest on all of it when we see you on "today.id new veo of a man who police say is a dangerous could strike again. video of a person of interest was released in two rape andb g burglary cases. detectives say he's suspected of tacking to women in their homes in the irving streets-16th street area tuesday and thursday. in both cases the attacker broke through basement windows. in one case he pushed out the air conditioner. in other he removed a screen. neighbors are concerned. >> we look around, and we see a lot of develment happening. but our neighborhood is not completely safe.

if you live in a basement unit, make sure your doors are you know, you just got to be safe. you got to make yourself a harg karget. >> here's a loot that person of interest. that's a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. new this mornin the weather is being blamed for a house fire in montgomery county. we're told a candle in a bedroom caused the fire in brookville. half hour por went out in the area during yesterday's massive storm. thedamily will have to fin somewhere to stay. luckily no one was injured in the blaze. power outages are still a reality for many in our area following those storms yesterday. >> the national weather service confirmed a tornado in howard county. a tree slic through a home in columbia. nobody was hurt. the scene was not much better in montgomery county. her hesda team escaped house with the family's two dogs afer a tree crashednto the home onis holl drive and the house caught fire.

>> walked downstairs, and i saw the window and thought it was a fire. then i looked to the right, and there's -- the tree fell. i freaked out. >> luckily nobody was hurt. today traffic could be even worse than yesterday as people head out of town for the memorial day holiday weekend. a live look now at the bay bridge. not bad. and in just little bit of time, utis will be nothing b stop-and-go traffic. if you're heading out of town today, you'll want to get on the ad before 10:00 this morning. >> like nowish or ten minutes from now. let the program finish first. thosed in marylan and virginia, they are lifting construction-related lane closures through the weekend to free up space on the roads out there. n e worst traffic will be monday, memorial day itself, as people head back home. it could take you three times longer to get home compared to the usual. if you plan to drive on monday, the experts say to avoid leaving between 3:45 and 5:45 p.m.

> we will check in with melissa for more on the roads in a moment. back to chuck bell, and we'll ereck the hiday forecast. >> beautiful weathn a friday eerning. northwesterly brzes are back. the humidity will be pushed out of the regi it won't be gone for long, but t we'lle every hour we can get with low humidity in this part of the world, especially when you see the ten-day forecast.o it's going feel like midsummer misery around here by the middle of next week. soak it in today, everybody. right now, upper 60s l and 70s. all across the area. northwest winds have set up , shopnd they'll be with us the remainder othe day. 10 to 20 miles per hour or more. afternoon temperatures will reach the upper0s and low 80s. big ridge. high pressure with high heat and high humidity. that will influence a portion of ournd weeke sunday especially. sunday and monday both look plenty warm and plenty humid. today the weather front is settling just tohe uth. it will start to come back in here late in the day tomorrow.

so enjoy the weather today. sunshine, no chance for rain. 0% chance of rain today. tomorrow, rain chances very low. zero.re not quite there might be one or two stray showers bubbling up along and to the west of the blue ridge into the shenandoah valley tomorrow. i think c rainnces tomorrow are generally 20% or less. here's your planner then around the city. high temperatus will be in the low 80s again tomorrow. a gradual increase in clouds later in the day as the humidity starts to come back. if you are beach bound, ocean city to rehoboth on the eastern shore, saturday, mid 70s. sunday, mid 80s. monday, 79 as you're starting to leave to come back. here's the ten-day outlook. great weather today and tomorrow. hot and humid with an isolated storm chance sunday and monday. then sizzling hot weather for thmiddle parts of next week. we could have our first 95 of the summer coming up on wednesday. melissa mollet, please tell me that the traffic situation is

getting better. >> not so much. 4 choppe over westbound 50. take a look right now. only the left side is getting by. this is an ever to turned tractor-trailer. stbound lanes, folks are going where i would love to go right now -- to the beach. crass crossing the bay bridge. no complaints about there eastbound 50 as you're headed to the bay bridge. the westbound side, significant delays because of the overturned tractor-trailer. no major injuries. inner loop, outer loop, lookinge just fi nice and light. northbound on 270, two different crashes. it's rare, but folks are getting out of town, they'reheading north. orth before i-70, left liane is blacked. after -- is blocked. after that, forestville cannot access suitland because of an accident. travel times, southbound on 270, 42 miles per hour. top of the beltway, 32 miles per hour. 66 inbound, 37 miles per hour. and 95 northbound and southbound there, northbound quanticoo the beltway, 60 miles per hour.

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in the car. >> thank>> starting tomorrow there will be aet major mro rail shutdown that's expected to impact thousands of riders for months. every station south of reagan national airport on the blue and yellow lines will be closed so metro can repair platforms. metro is going to have free shuttle buses because of the closed stations. it's expected to last until september 8th. for more options to get around, go to the nbc washington app and search "metro shutdown." only on news4,e we'v learned cracks are forming on the world war i memorial in the district. >> the site on the national mall is just 15 years old now. there's a 20-foot crack that formed on the main pillar on the atlantic path of the memorial. several others have surfaced on the pillar for the district of columbia, too. says ational parks service it is not a safety haard, but it does have to be fixed. about five million people visited the memorial every year.

>> they want to see our great monuments to our great people who sacrificed to keep coming. a beautiful place to come and re mmber. >> itakes no sense to build sis beautiful memorial and let it go tolam bells. >> the -- shambles. >> the agency will decide how best toix it all. there's an endowment set up to pay for structural repairs. it is 6:55. we start the 4 things twon breing news. brim prime minister theresa may announcing her resignation after three years of failed attempts to seek parliament's suppo a plan to exit the european union. nbc's kelly cobiella will have more ahead on "today." rolling thunder will gather at washington national cathedral for the blessings of the bikes. this weekend, bikers will ride together into the district one final time to honor military veterans and those missing in ct

aion. several streets will be closed for the event. you can read more in the nbc washington app. y weekend is here. lots of people are heading to the beaches and such. if you're driving somewhere, you'll want to get on the road m before ten clo avoid gridlocked traffic. make sure you have the first 4 traffic twitter ready to gu' yore following that for the latest on accidents and shutdowns. >> yeah. >> right. >>nd amelissa's talking about that, the tractor-trailer cra. chopper 4 flew over the scene. and you see the cab of the truck on its side. this thing looks a like mess. federal employee one was hurt. stay with us for the latest. and we have chopper 4 still there. live look westbound 50 at cape san claire road. we're jammed westbound. eastbound, headed to the beach toward the bay bridge, you are in the clear. those webt lanes going to be a little yucky. >> i bought the transporter

technology so i can get to the beach without suffering through that -- >> right. the ten-day forecast, great weather for at least the first half of the weekend. turning hot and humid for sday d monday, and real hot weather comes our way next week. >> all right. thank you, chus . thate news for today. thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is up next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with all of your weatherfic, and local news. compare comcast business to your current provider. my current service provider does not pt vide half of whau provide. and to know that i could save money?

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