multistate per suit. news4 was the only crew to see how the chase tame to an end. and a new report fro the president's recent trip to japan ding a grudge against former ll senator john mccain almost a year after his death. it is:00 a.m. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on a thursyay. a suorning could take a rainy turn this afternoon. here's a live look outside right now. it is 75 degrees outside of our studios. pretty warm out there, and the heat continues. our chances for rain do, as well. >> melissa mollet is back tracking the commute for you this morning. let's start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at the warmth to come. >> yes. i think mt of us will be above 90 degrees again this afternoon. not as far above as yesterday. >> does it make a heat wave? >> no. well, that wuld be two in a row. i don't know. t's -- what's important is it's

coming to anend. we will not be 90 tomorrow or over the weekend. much like yesterday, there is af opportunity some stronger storms later on in the day. i was happy to report yesterday was more of a miss than a hit for a thunderstorm. that's okay by me. but today we'll have a chance for isolated, stronger thunderstorms during the middle and later parts o the afternoon. nothing on radar at this point in time. it's offyo a dr start. a dry commute into work. temperatures are mild. 70 in leesburg, 75 in arlington. 68 in columbia, maryland. 75 in california, maryland. al yourner then for today, mild and muggy this morning. plenty warm during the course of the afternoon. most areas will get up to aroun9 0. a little better than that 93 rd yesteay, that's for sure. for the afternoon and eveing t thundersrm chance. melissa mollet, don't we all wish we could have had a five-day weekend? >> it was great. i feel wonderful, thank you.

inner loop, georgetown pike blocked the work zone. inner loop before 66, two right lanes get by that work zone. ne. rest of the beltway is southbound 270 there at buckeystown pike, 85, right lane getting by. aas we look 66 between fairfax county parkway and 28 in the eastbound lanes, two right lanes are getting by the work zone there. in the andistrict, overnight crash. pennsylvania avenue between 27th and 28th, lanes blocked. utility repairs from tat overnight accident. aaron? >> k you. 4:02. a d.c. woman has serious injuriedsto her face and han after being mauled by a pair o dogs. the attack on her was the second of the day in oneou seast neighborhood. surveillance video shows the same dogs ambushing a teenaged boy who was walking his dog yesterday. you can see the dogs corneren the tees he tried to save his pet. he injured his hand fighting them off. a few hours later, the same dogt aked a woman as she was taking out her trash.

she tried to protect herself with the trash c as a shield. >> i was in the house. when i came out, it was -- the end of the dogs mauling her, and the police had pulled up. when i was walking to see -- talk to the police, the dogs came toward the officers. that's when the officers shot them. >> police searched the dog ow ner's home and found evidence of a significant commercial marijuana operation. the banneker ridge homeowners association said they had been trying to get the occupants evicted for months with no success. a> over in nort d.c., two dogs were rescued from a suspected dog-fighting operation. the humane rescue alliance said at least one had wounds consistent with fighting.rs investigatolso found dog fighting paraphernalia at the home. no word if the owner will face charges. we've learned a former government official is accused of sexually abusing a child at r restant in tinleytown.

it alleged looply -- ehlinga ead happentuesday morning. police said the man made unwanted sexual contact with the child and ran away. at the to work department of homeland security as a deputy director of advance. we reached out to the agency, and a spokesperson replied, quote, he resigned on may 6, 2019. dhs is unaware of any allegations that occurred during his employment at dhs and is conducting an internalreview. it's 4:04. new, pope francis is responding for the first timebu to a claims against disgraced ex-cardinal theodore mccarrick by a retired american ambassador in the u.s. in an interview tuesday, the pope said he did not remember whether hld had been in 2013 of mccarrick's practice of sleeping withia seminars. in february of this year, the pope defrocked mccarrick after a church investigation found that he had sexually abused minors as

well as adults. also new this morning, a wild high-speed chase stretching into multiple counties came to an end in chevy chase. police tell us it all started at dulles town center in loudoun county last night. four people were seen allegedly shopliftering in a store and then -- shoplifting in a store and then escaped in a car. the sheriff tried to pull them over, but they continued the chase on to the beltway and ended in montgomery county. the susphieves eventually had to stop after being on a dead end street. no word on charges. this morning, d.c. police are stepping up patrols in the i palisades nborhood of northwest to prevent more smash-and-grab robberies.r y yesterday morning thieves hit at least four businesses on macarthur bouleva just after 3:00 a.m. in each case the front door was smashed open, and cash was stolen from registers. police are trying to figure out whether a silar burglary on wisconsin avenue is related. t >>ly upset any time people feel they can commit crimes like

this that are brazen. we'll be respondingith heavy patrols in the area. >> police have released surveillance video of a suspect hoodie. gray 4:06.d eloping this morning, at least seven people are dead andy will nearl 20 missing after a tour boat crashed and sank in hungary. more tha30 people were on board when the boat collided es with another vsel in a river in budapest last night. most of them were tourist from south korea. there are reports that many on board were not wearing life jackets. officials say heavy rainfall caused the river to rise, and there were strong currents at the time of the >>accident. thew this morning, the white house wanted e u.s. navy to movehe warship "uss john f. mccain" out of sight ahead of spresident trump's viit to japan according to the "wall street journal." before the trip, crews obscured the ship's name with a tarp.il the mary says the tarp was taken down before the president's arrival. sailors typically wear caps with the senator's name on them, but

they were given the day off during trump'svisit, as well. the president tweeted he was not informed of the concerns. president trump has been a harsh crit of the latesenator mccain even after his death. nbc news has not seen the e-maie the "wall st journal" used for this story. s gan mccain, john mccai daughter, tweeted a response.ic critl of what was perceived to have happened. this morning, top democrats and even some republicans are saying it's tim to act where the special counsel uld not. edey want the house to begin impeachment procegs against president trump. >> durir robert muelle surprise appearance yesterday, he alluded that only coness uld formally accuse the presidenof wrongdoing while he's in office. he also refused to exonerate president trump. >> if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so. >> the president suggested that he was innocent, and the case is closed. democrats don't think so. they are turning up the heat on

speaker nancy pelosi as well as candidates running for the white house. >> bob mueller was esseially referring impeachment to the united states congress. >> the message really is over to you, congress. >> many constituents want to impeach the president, but we want to do what is right and what gets results. >> mueller made it clear he does want want to testify -- does not want to testify publicly, democrats are leaving open the poss ility of subpoena. a man is receiving medical t treatment a the u.s. siccret servsays he lit himself on fire on the grounds of the white house ellipse. here's some video showing the response to the scenees yterday around noon. touristsay the man looked like a torch with his entire body on fire. one man described him looking like a zombie. not running but just walking while on fire. the secret service and other federal office quickly used a fe spring wisher todowns -- extinguisher to dousehe

flames. texas will be investigated as to whether aornado hit southeast of dallas. people on a highway ran for cover inside a restroom at a gas station. hey say they could hear the building just pull apart as the storm rolled through. no official word on injuries. data fromhe keystone dam in oklahoma shows that it's nearly 33 feet above normal flood levels this morning. because of that the army corps of engineers has been releasing it into an already-swollen kansas river. the additional flow into the river is straining the tulsa levee system that prote as residentias. the core plans to reduce flows tour the dam on saty. louisiana lawmakers have overwhelmedly passed a bill that would ban abortions once a fetal heart beat isec detble, as early as six weeks into the petraeus. it would -- into the pregnancy. there are no exceptions for rape or incest.

democratic governor john bell edwards supports the ban and says he intends to sign it into law. according to thebill's text, it would only take effect if a similar bill in mississippi is upheld by a federal appeals court. a 200-year-old building in n old tow alexandria that serves hundreds of people each day just had a facelift. christ house on west street has an upgraded kitchen, dining room, lobby, and resident rooms. the six-week project costs $83,000. most of the money wased d by local organizations. the residents in the traditional transitional housing say that the upgrades are like a breath of fresh air. >> this saved my life, you know. at one time, i had nowhereto go. i really, really love the renovatio renovations. i love the color of the wall. lit >> in aksdditio toso thera titional housing, christ hose runs a food pantry and soup kitsch inch. uber -->>itchen.

> soon uber could be removing bad riders from tp. ap long lines, intense ty securi, lost baggage, there is no shortage complaints wh as mcomes to air travel. new research h surprising conclusions about what flying is really like. the story straight ahead on "news4 today." good morning, everybody. it's a quiet start to the day. temperatures are in the upper 60s and low 70s. so ai nice, m start to your thursday morning. we're talking a chance for some thunderstorms before this day is done and the return of less humid weather before e weekend thge

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researchers at the johns hopkins kimmel canr center have developed a simple blood test ehat can detect seven different kinds of canc it's called delpli. it uses artificial intelligence to identify dna fragments shed from cancer cells th are circulating in the blood. more testing is still needed.ea reshers say the method couldim ulttely be more cost effective than other cancer screening tests. some encouraging news from "jeopardy!" host alex trebek. he says his cancer is near m reission. in an interview with "people" magazine, the game show legend revealed some of his tumors have already shrunk by more than 50%. he says his doctors have not sen anything like it in recent memory. back inmarch, trebek revealed he had stage-four pancreatic cancer and promised to fight the disease. trebek says he has several rounds of chemo left but is thankfulor all the support from his fns and family. >> incredible news. uber is holding both drivers and riders accountable for their

e behavior. thride-sharing company says os riders cou affects they develop a significantly below-average rating. that move is part ofew a n education campaign to promote uber's community guidelines with a focus on safety. uber says riders will receive tips and sever opportunities to improve their scores prior to losing access. those tips include encouraging polite behavior, keeping the car clean, and avoiding asking drivers to exceed the speed limit. uber says they expect only a small number of riders to be impacted by this new -- i guessv behior. amazon is introducing a new echo device and some new privacf settings all alexa devices. the $90 echo show five was ed announcn thursday. also part of the announcement, an update that it allows you to delete the device heard that day. ow you can say "alexa, dele

what i said today," and it d should get rif scored recordings from the day. in the next few weeks, another upgrade will let you selectivel things you tell or ask alexa. the new echo show five will also have a physical camera shutter to make sure it can spy on you. it is expected to be a s recordmer for air travel. a new survey by j.d. power says customer satisfaction is at an all-time high even on low-cost carriers. and that's because of a combination of relatively low ticket prices, newer planes, and in-flight technology. >> airlines are investing in people skills andr teaching thei people to be more friendly and be problem solvers and be more proactive. that's helping alleviate some oe the st of travel today. >> in case you're wondering, alaska airlines, delta, and american ranked highest among traditional airlines. jetblue and southorst tie f the best low-cost carriers. wh o used tonly exist in a galaxy far, far away is now the newest part of disneyland in

california. ♪ [ cheers ] >> "star wars: galaxy's edge" opens today. this was the dedication ceremony last night in anaheim. the billion dollar, 14-acre portion of theark will have two rides. the first letsou pilot the "millennium ysical con." you see the actors. while this opens in california, an identical version is set to open in august at disney world in orlando. t >>at is so cool. >> it is. wow. >> wow. it's 4:17. as san diego girl once known the world's smallest baby is finally home this morning. she was born at 23 weeks and weighed just 8.6 ounces. for comparison, that's the same ight as a large apple or child's juice box. doctors told her parents she had

maybe an thur to live. little fighter spent five months in the neo-natal intensive care unit. she was taken only yesterday a a healthy five pounds. my goodness, what a little ir macle. i've heard that girl babies are fighters. just what i've heard. >> okay. >> some things never change. >> right. >> all ri.t, chuck we were off to another warm start like yesterday. less muggy, less humid? > felt a little better outside >> i don't know. >> it's a thin difference. i'll give you that. >> yeah. >> the good news for later on in the day today, yesterday, thankfully our risk of severe weather never really panned out too muc we did have some scattered, severe storms yesterday. but not quite the coverage orhe t intensity that we were haring might appen. today, the threshold is even a little ler than yesterday. that's boding well. not expecting a big risk for tovere weather today.

any individual srm as you know can sometimes pack a punc but the atmosphere is not quite as charged up today as it was yesterday. yesterday's miss was a good thing indeed. high pressure and high temperatures is easing its way out of the mid-atlantic and, as a result, you see the round of thunderstorms that we did have e erday. don't think we'll have quite the kwonch coverage that we had yesterday afternoon. in ohio, part of an overall change in the weather pattern that will turn our weather far more tolerable toward tomorrow and the weekend. future weather here fort ay, all quiet through at least the early parts of the afternoon. by 1:30, a few showers bubbling up across northwestern virginia. thunderstorm chances today, higher the further north you go. you see there's a few orthunderstorms there n of the pennsylvania border during the afternoon. and 3:00 or 4:00, i couldn't rule out thunderstorms for montgomery county and frederick county. notice how rain chances are lower the farther south y live

or travel until later on in the day. our best chance to get a thunderstorm here in the metro area rolls in between 5:00 and 6:00. notice not everybody's going to get them today. so just know that it's outhere a possibility. we'll do our best to gve you push alerts on all of our devices and platforms should any severe weather occur. temperatures in the mid 70s around the city now. upper 60s in the western suburbs. afternoon highs today around 90 degrees. not so bad. for tomorrow, lower humidity for sure. you'll really appreciate how tomorrow's going to sunny and nice on saturday. so still watching for some chance of rain showers, especially the second half of da your suny. the weekend will not be a washout. melissa? good to know. thank you. aking a look rightnow in the district, pennsylvania avenue southeast between 27th and 28th, we have lanes blocked because of the utility repairs from an overnight crash. taking a look at falls church, this is the only thg on the

beltway. outer loop near 66, right lane getting by the worth. the rest of the beltway is fineu sbound on 270 at buckeystown pike, right lane is getting by there. taking a look at 66 and 95, a couple of smaller work zones, no major issues. more news, weather,g nd traffic coup.

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seeing more of ourselves and others than ever before. it's part o what's behind a worldwide trend of brazilian butt lifts. >> they can be dangerous. the american society of plastic surgeons finds as many as onein 3,000 patients risk death undergoing the procedure. here's justin finch on how some surgeons are comi together to save lives. >> reporter: though they'll always have pictures, denae children, her family won't touch or hold her ever again. her grandfather told our sister station in south florida the m youngther died moment after a brazilian butt lift procedure weeks ago. >> the surgeon was finished. then they moved her body to thed stretcher, ll of a sudden she became blue. >> when you hear about a death, it takes the wind out of our sails on the one hand. on the other hand, it motivates us to organize better to get the word outto the public and to other surgeons. >> reporter: that why miami

area cosmetics surgeon dr. michael salzhauer and more than 100 of his peers have banded together. >> we're trying to save liv . ce're trying to educate surgeons and the publi about how to do the operation safely, how to pick a safe surgeon. >> reporter: the brazilian butt lift or bbropulls fat fm unwantediators of the body like love handles or the stomach and transfers it to the back side. >> i'm the one doing the procedures. yone else is helping. >> reporter: in the d.c. area, this doctor says interest in bbls is growing. so he encourages potential patients to make sure their doctor cleared for surgery. check their prospective surgeons' credentials and see if the doctors can handle tough on ques >> have you had a major complication? have you ever had to admit a patient to the hospital after a procedure like this? >> reporter: even if they've surgeryt a patient, bb has been linked to death that occurred when fat travels into the blood stream and blocks critical arteries.

a risk that can be reduced in e hands of properly trained surgeons. doctors reminding patients and peers what's at stake isn't just looks, it's lives. justin finch, news4. 4:26. coming up, the school year is winding down, and many of your kids' teachers may not be returning next fall. why so many of them are walking away from their classrooms for good. and good morning, everyone. dog-walking forecastlotime. at cute like chick here. big ears and apparently tongue enough for two. no doubt. 1-year-old dog there. what -- i saw that funny look over there. you c go to humanerescuealliance.org. chick would love a good wa t with yous morning. temperatures near 70. no rain for the morning walks. we will be dedging thunrshowers later in the day today. plus, wild weather continues

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it is 4:30 right now. you get started on this thursday, heat and humidity, that's what's on the horizon for us again today. for those of you who are sick the summer-like temperatures already -- >> what? >> if you are sick of it, some e a, there's relief on the way. >> may 30th. just getting started, aaron. >> i know. it's relative. good morning, eryone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. ou'll also want to keep that umbrella handy once again today. our area dodged severe weather yesterday. but it wasn't too from us. just up the road in white marsh, maryland, north of baltimore. trees came down across roads and cars. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with more on what we can expect. >> then we'll check iwith melissa et