police pursuit. news4 was th only crew to see how the chase came to an nd. the new report from the president's recent trip to japan suggests the president is still holding a grudge against senator senator john mccain almost a year after his death. it is 6:00 a.m. od evening, i'maron gilchrist. g i'm eun yang. thanks for join on this thursday morning. a sunny mortganing. it is 72 degrees ouide of our studios in northwest washington. and the heat continues and so do the chances for rain. >> we'll talk aut that. melissa mollet is also tracking road conditions for you to start your commute this morning. but -- >> let's begin -- >> with -- >> storm team 4 meteorologist -. look at us finishing each other's sentences. only tooks century years. >> man. >> -- seven years. >> man. >> what do you have?

>> good thing it was on the prompter. otherwise, no telling who they would go to. we had a sunrise that was delayed but not denied this morning. we hve some clouds that blocked our view of the sun. the sun's getting high enough where we can see it, no problem at all. it will turn into a warm and er humid day a a mild enough morning. most areas will get close to 90 degrees f a daytime high. we are going to have to keep an eye out for a chance for afternoon thunderstorms today. not a huge risk of severe weather, but any individual storas you know could pack quite a bunch. we'll track it for you. better news of all is it will be less humid and cooler tomorro right now, storm team 4, giving the all clear for the first half of the daytoday. there's that slight chance for some stronger thunderstorms later on in the afternoon. temperatures, 64 now in winchester. 65 in martinsburg. 73 in quantic 75 in annapolis. 72 in anacostia. the planner for today, as you

get ready to hit the road, dry weather for the ride in. after 00, 5:00, 6:00, a risk of thunderstorms. that's never good news, but at ast the morning commute will be unimpeded by raindrops. >> i will give you cret for that. outer loop between university boulevard and georgia avenue, a tiny slowdown. heard there was a crash, we spoke with police. they said its minor. chopper 4 went to check it out. not too much of a delay but a little slow outer loop between university avenue and georgia. falls church, outer loop near 66, the left lane is still blocked there at route 50 for some reason from the earlier construction that was hanging around from overnight. taking a look heading inbound on suitland parkway, pretty slow.po nothing reed, but also in the same area. eastbound pennsylvania avenue shut down between 27th and 28ths theound lanes are open, but eastbound still shut down from downed power lines

rnight. 66 and 95, slow in the normal spots. eun? >> thank you. w to a southeast d.c. neighborhood where people say they wereze terrorid by two pit bulls. >> yesterday the dogs attacked two people. one woman was serious lly heart. finch with more on the attack and what police found in the owner's home. reporter: neighbors tell us for a long time they feared the pit bulls could really hurt someone, maybe each one of their in the neighborhood if the dogs were unsupervised as they often were. yesterday their fears became very real. once police investiged, the investigation took a turn toward drugs. more on that in a second. first, this surveillance video from a nghbor showing a teen boy taking his puppy out for a walk yesterday. we're concealing his identity, but you'll see he and his d are being followed and attacked

by the pit bulls. he suffered a hand injury trying to save himself and his pet. this is the same day that a woman taking her trash was also attacked by those same dogs. police were called. officers did shoot and kill one of the dogs. the other is now in animal custody. the investigation, though, on scene shifted a bit as police dogs lived found evidence of a marijuana operation. one said to be wide scale. d.c. police seeking a wrrant to learn more and gather more evidence about thaey th even called d.c. fire hazmat to come up there and take out butane believed to keep the marijuana plants warm inside the home. we talked to several neighbors on the scene, as well. one telling us this is not first time those dogs attacked a neighbor or police being called about it. >> this is the second time. my husband was chased. the dog wouldn't let him in the

house. he was chased in october. one of the dogs was shot and killed then. >> reporter: that was a close call there. yesterday, two attacks. the teen boy and a woman neighbor in her 50s to 60s, she suffered injuries we are told to her head, as well as her hands in that attack. trying to use the trash can to defend the dogs -- to fends the dogs off,ut that didn't work. they are working to go the neighbrs evicted. maybe after this they'll leave. we'll see. justin finch, news4. >> thank you. in northeast d.c. two dogs were rescued from a suspected dogfighting operation. at least one of the dogs hadwo nds consistent with fighting. nvestigators find dog five fighting pair -- found dogfighting paraphernalia at the home. no word if thecewner will fa charges. we've learned a former government officials accused of sexually abusinga child at restaurant in tinleytown.

this happened at the chick-fil-a on wisconsin avenue tuesday evening. police say 39-year-old scott metjav mad contact, sexual contact with the chld and ran away. metjv used to work at the department of homeland security as deputy director of advance. we reached out, and the spokesperson replied, quote, scott met javma resigned 6th, 2019. there is an internal review.>> > new, pope francis is responding for the first time to abuse claims against disgraced ex-cardinal theodore mccarrick by a retired vatican ambassados. to the u. in an interview with mexican television on tuesday, the pope said he did not remember whether he had been told in 2013 of mccarrick's practice of sleeping with assemblyinarians. earlier a church investigation found he had sexually abused

minors as well as adults. a wild high-speed chase stretching into multiple counties tame to an end inh cevy chase. police tell us it started at dulles town centre in loudoun county last night. four people werellegedly seen shoplifting in a store there. and they escaped in a car. the sheriff's depu tried to pull them over, but they continued driving into fairfax county. the chase contied on to the 2000 and ended in montgomery county. the suspected thieves eventually hadto stop after being trapped at a dead end on the street. no word charges in this case. this morning, d.c. police are stepping up paols inhe palisades neighborhood of northwest to prevent more smash-and-grab robberies. early yesterday thieves hit at least fur businesses on macarthur boulevard after 3:00 a.m. in each case, a front door was smashed open, and cash was stolen from the registers. police are trying to figure out whether a similar burglary on isconsin avenue is related. >> sure we'rupset any time people feel they can commit

crimes so brazen. we're going to resp heavy patrols in the area. >> police have released surveillance video of a suspeag wearing a reed to hoodie. >> reporter: -- a gray heed. more than 30 people were on a boat when it clided with another vessel on a river in budapest last night. most were tourist fro.south korea there were reports that many were not wearing life sdwrakjac. heavy rainfall caused the r aer to rise,nd there were strong currents at the time of the cc aent. new, the white house wanted the u.s. navy tmove the "uss joh f. mccain" out of sight prior to president tmp's trip "wall n according to the street journal." they obscured the ship's name with a tarp. theid military sa the tarp was taken down before the psident's arrivals rival.

-- arrival. the president tweeted he was not informed of the concerns. president trump has been a harsh critic of senator mckaccain eve after his deathc nbws has not seen the e-mail the "wall street journal"thsed for e story. it's 6:09. this morning, toman democrats even some republicans are sayg it's time to act where the t.ecial counsel could no they want the house to begin impeachment proceedings against president trump. >> during robert mueller's surpse appearance yesterday, he alluded to the t that onlyhe congress could accuse the presidnt of wrongdoing while 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. >> president trump suggested he was innocent, and the case is closed. democrats don't think so, th pgh. now thessure is rising for house speaker nancy pelosi to begin impeachment proceedings. >> bob mueller was essentially

referring mueller to the united states congress. >> the message is over to yo congress. >> many constituents want to impeach the president. but we want to do what is right an what ge results. >> reporter: mueller made itcl r he does not want to publicly. democrats are leaving open the subpoena.y of a this morning a man is receiving medical treatment after the ue. set service said he lit himself on fire on the grounds of the white house ellipse. this is video showing the response to the scen yesterday around noon. tourists say the man looked like a torch with his entire body in flames. one man described him looking like a zombie, not running but just walking while on fire. the secret service and other federal officers quicklyd use a fire extinguisherto douse the flames. the national weather service will be in northern texas today tome for this damage in canton, an hour southeast of dallas.

folks on a nearby highway ranf cover inside a bathroom at a gas station. they said they could were the building building torn apart by the storm. no officials word on injuries.e w la lawmakers have y overwhelmingl-- well, louisiana lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detectible as early as the sixth week of pregnancy. the ban would allow abortions in preventings a pregnant woma death or serious injury, but there are no exceptions for rape or incest. john bell edwards supports the ban and said he intends to sign it into law. according to the bill's text,t would only take effect if a similar bill in mississippi is federal appeals court. uber is working to holdaoth drivers passengers accountable. soon the ride-share app could be removing bad drivers from the app. long lines, tense security, ors? baggage

there are no shtages of complaints when it comes to air travel. new research has surprising conclusion about what flying is really like. that's straight ahead on "news4 today." chuck? four things to know about the next four day we're going to be watching for afternoon thunderstorms for today. fantastic weather for tomorrow. the weekendou will start great. a chance for shower coming up on your sunday. if you're headed toac the friday and saturday look amazing.

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develop a significantly below-average rating. the move isart of a new education campaign to promote ub er's community guidelines with the focus on safety. uber says riders will receiveti and several opportunities to improve their scores prior to losing access. those tips include encouraging poli polite behavior, keeping the car clean, and a avoidingsking drivers to exceed the speed limit. uber says they expect only a small number of riders to be impacted. amazon is introducing a new echo device and some new privacy settings for all alexa devices. the $90 echo show 5 was announced yesterday. also part of the announment, an update that allows you to delete anything the device heard that day. now you can just say, alex adelete what i said today, and it shouldget ridof stored recordings from the day. in the next few weeks, an ra upg will allow you to select what you tell or ask of it will also have a physical

camera shutter to make sure it doesn't spy on yougo >> that's od. don't want that. it'sxpected to be a record summer for air travel. a surv says customer satisfaction is at an all-time high even on low-cast carriers. that's the combination of relatively low ticket prices, newer planes, and in-flight technology. >> airlines are vesting in people skills and teaching their people to be more friendly and problem solvers and be more proactive. thhe's relieving stress of the day. >> alaska airlines, delta, and american ranked highest, jetblue and southeast tied for the best hoe-cost carriers -- low-cost carriers. i feel like those names are heard in the best of. 6:17. a beautiful stormy afternoon? >> watching for storms this afternoon. if you're going to the airport, there's the live view. courtesy of chopper 4 want don't get to see that view of our fair

city very often. jefferson memorial nestled along the tidal basin. the monuments standing tall. planes are flying up the river today. if you want the city view, st he on potomac this morning. otherwise, a fine looking day. our city camera views, a good shot of the rising sun there. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. not much. a breeze either. 72 now at national airport.er a little coolway from the city, 63 at dulles. 68 at gaithersburg air park, 65 in mart ipsburg. 70 -- martinsburg. 70 down the road in stafford. the planner for today -- temperature will easily jump t intohe upper 80s to near 90e beforouds get building up and eventually some chances for thunderstorms roll in later in the day. officially our rain chance was at 40%. any indivi cal stormld be -- produce gusty winds and brief periods of heavy rain and stuff, typil summer thunderstorm

stuff. there's the main energy of low pressure. that's going to our north. behind it, a switch of air masses arrives tonight into tomorrow. so good-bye, hudity. good-bye the 0-degree weather after today. there's a sligor chance f severe weather. wel keep you posteds we get through the day. future weather brings the first ossoming of thunderstorms around 3:00 across parts of montgomery and frederick counties in maryland. then more storms in the shenandoah valley around 4:00, 5:00. chances in the washington area especially inside the beltway probably peak between about 6:00 and 9:00 p.m.a just little later than average. this should be ending by 11:00 tonight. you can always check on the latest stormteam4 forecast. you can find me on social media, fo well. the five-day ecast is a good one for the next few days. after heat and humidity and storms today, good-bye humidity for tomorrow. high of 84.

weturday, sunny, mild, dry. a chance for a sho for the second half of your sunday before more cool and low-humidity air arrives onnd ay. over to melissa mollet. oop, outer : inner loop looking okay at georgia. nice and sunny for this morning at least. outer loop of 66, left lane is blocked there at route 50 from some earlier roadwork. just a warning for you there. another warning, anybody suitland parkway after stanton road, a crash, and you can see the delays on the map. another issue if the area, so if you want to take pennsylvania avenue, that's not going to work between 27th and 28th in southeast. wires are down. right now we are down through theue area. ont, eastbound 7 after blimg mountain road. right lane blocked. looki at 66 and the 95, slow

in the normal spots. thank you. it's a popular cosmetic procedure with a funny name. but there's nothing funny about the consequences of the brad brazilian butt lift. hear from doctors next. tune it at 3:00 with "ellen." she sits down with shailene woodley. then keep it here for news4 at 4:00.

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in our instagram age we're seeing more of ourselves and others than ever before. it's behind a worldwide trend of razilian butt lifts. >> but they can be dangerous. the american society ofic plast surgeons finds as many as one in 3,000 patientsde risk h undergoing the procedure. here' undergoing the procedure. here' reports on the surgery.

>> reporter: though they'll always have pictures, denae's children, her family won't touch or hold her ever again. her grandfather told our sister station in south florida the young mother died moment after a brazilian butt lift procedure weeks ago. >> the surgeonthas finished. they moved her body to the stretcher, and all 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 out to the potlic and to her surgeons. >> reporter: that's why miami rea cosmeticsurgeon dr. michael salzhaud more than 100 of his peers have banded together. >> we're trying to save lives. e surgeons anthe blicboutow tdo uc'r trate tying pio cedk a safe surgeon. >> reporter: the brazilian buttl lift or bbl pls fat from unwanted areas of the body li love handles or the stomach and transfers it to ihe>>ea, this ct sayintere in e. is owinthide sck 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 questions.

>> have you had a major complication? have you ever had to admit a patient to the hospital afr a procedure like this? >> reporter: even if they've ever lost a patient, bbl surgery has been linked to death that occurred when fat travels into m the blood strend blocks critical arteries. a risk that can be reduced in the hands of properly trained surgeons. doctors reminding patients and peers what's at stake isn't ju looks, it's lives. justin finch, news4. 6:26. cominup, seeing red on the roads. >> have youchanges to a busy st lanes in downtown d.c.? we'll explain how this paint job could impact your commute. and good morning. your dog-walking forecast time.s this i chick, he's available for adoption at the humane rescue alliance. e hooks like ag -- he looksogu a sloppy wet kiss.

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it is 6 now on a thursday morning. you know, heat and humidity, that's what is on the history eyewitness news for us again today. if you're sick of the summer-like temperatures already, that's -- >> come on. we're just getting started. we haven't even ht. june ye >> i know. at the same me, there is relief on the way. >> some. >> what's going to happen in august? >> t going to go vacation -- >> crying in a corner. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here to fill us in on the forecast and melissa mollet will have the first 4 traffic update. rain today you think? y> m action later into the afternoon. going to run a little later than average. most of us here in and around the city will have to wait until 6:00 to worry about thunderstorms. some could be strong. but the severe threat isn't too, too elevated today. right now, kind of a hazy and muggy start to your thursday. 72 now in washington. 73 in quantico.

sot mid to upper 60s in of the western suburbs now for northern montgomery county up to frederick, maryland, front royal, virginia.co even umbia and ellicott city in howard county in the mid 60se th chances for severe weather marginal to our south and a slice chance for severe weather from washington northbound. for the school day, dry at the s stop. storms bubbling up as kids come home. 90.ay, hot, near cooler tomorrow. more about that coming up. >> thank you. taking a like right now, chopper on the way to southst pennsylvania avenue. zooming in between 27th and 28th we'll show the closure. we have a pole and wires down across the roadway and a closure through the morning commute. um toed with thatis this issue. it's an issue headed into town. inbound build after stant

road, a crash. one lane is getting by but a lot of delays on suitland pay and on penkwylvania avenue -- par and on pennsylvania avenue, messy. outer loop, inner loop, no maj complaint this morning. annapol annapolis, eastbound 50 at the bay bridge. left lane get by an incident is what they're calling it there. taking a look again southeast pennsylvania avenue between 27th and 28th,be should there in just a numi. thank you. we are learning new details in a deadiscovery inside of a spotsylvania county home. >> three people were found dead in the home on arlene acres drive yesterday. according to wtop, an infant and a toddler were also found in the home unharmed. they weretaken to the hospital for observation. the victims were 39, and 13. their names have been iran leased. the sheriff's office is classifying the deaths as suspicious. this morning, calls to move for with impeaching president trump are growing

louder. this comes after a special counsel robert mueller made a surprise statement. he said he does not have don if i dense president trump did not commit a crime. house speaker nancy pelosi says cottage will continue legislating and investigating befo going down the path of impeachment. >> everybody wants justice. everybody wants the president to be held accountable in the most serious way. and everybody believes, i'm lking on the democratic side, that no one is above the law. especially united states. >> coming up in a few minutes, nbc's peter alexander will join us live from the white house with more on how things could lay out today. neighborse remembering a prince george's county police officer as a kind, loving man. the officer was it r it-- was 2 years old. we brought this to you yesterday. in addition to being a patrol officer he was resource

officer at the middle school in liver dale. we spoke to family and friends who can't believe he's gone. >> lost a od man. man.od a caring man. a loving man. >> he just was a nice young man. from what i heard this just hurts my heart. i couldn't believe it. and i just can't belie it. >> the police department is helping officer mckenzie's family as they make funera arrangements. 6:34. here are the to other top stori this morning -- today a former university of maryland student accused in a deadly height crime bablg nck in court. collins of stabbed at a college ark bus stop in 2017. prosecutors say collins was targeted because he's black. urbanski's trial is set to begin in july. a young girl b hospital aftereing hit by a foul ball last night in houston.

the chicago cubs player who hit the ball was s visiblyhaken after it happened. there is protective netting around parts of the field at all stadiums, but ase ball went pt the netting. the girl was conscious and breathing. now to new video you have to see to believe. this was recorded yesterday in montezu montezuma, ispecial. it shots kids warming up with a foaming kunl club. look at this size of thing. the parent said she didot feel thereboys. there was no wind w, rain, or ni light. the game went on as scheduled. d.c.'s department of transportation says about 70 buses an hour usually drive through h and i streets in downtown d.c. during rush hour. and those buses areti auto going less than three miles per hour. now there's hope that red and white paintwill help speed up the buses. >> megan mcgrath is live in downtown washington with details on this new red bus lane.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, you can see for yourself, they're hard to miss. painted bright red. you can see the lettereng he, it says "bus only." and starting on monday, drivers wse these dedicated bus lanes during rush hour, theyld cou get hit with a fi00 ne. the idea here is to get regular traffic out of these lanes so that the buds can go faster. the lanes are on h and i streets. that's around the white house that we're talking about here. and as you mentioned, sometimes the buses are only going about three miles an hour because of all of the traffic expect conte jeff sessions. that's not a n,eat situatio they're trying to -- trying to make it so the lanes are bussed only during the rush hour. you can park in the lanes in the off-peak hours. you can also take a right-hand turn from the lane down at the end of the block. this is a pilotprogram.

it gets underway on monday and continues through segeember. fin crossed, hopefully the buses will sta moving a little bit faster as a result. backgeo you. >> fin crossed indeed. thanks. tonight is the finals of tha "scripps onal spelling bee." more than 500 students have been competed all week. only 50 are left in the running to be crowned the champion. >> two maryland eighth graders e among them. anson cook goes to cabin join middle school, andsadet who has made it to the final three times and tied for 2t1 one year. tonight's televised championship will be national. >> the winnere eive $40,000 and other prizes. good luck, getting down to the wire. 6:37. coming up, the school year is winding down, many of your kidsh

teaers may not be returning next fall. why so many of them are walking awake for good. and fighting for recognition. they fought and died for our country, but their names aren't on the vietnam memorial. rr the big rs are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. they're neglecting small towns and rural communities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. if approved, only the combined availableresources of t-bile and sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands needed to qud kly bring unpreceden connectivity across the nation.

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back now at 6:40 with a fun and free option for your family this r.summe the smithsonian natural history museum's dinosaur park will be open next weekend t's been closed for renovations for the last five years. during the next visit, there will be new exhibits such as a t-rex that was discovered in montana. it will also be much interactive than it was a years ago.remo for a closer look inside, stick around for the "today" show. nbc's tom costello is giving us a sneakpeek. it is such a spectacular museum.

>> cool stuff. >> i want tgo back and see the dinosaurs myself. like being a kid again. mondayed mark the 50th anniversary of a -- monday will mark the o 50th anniversa a deadly day in the vietnam war. 74 sailors were killed when their ship went town in the south china sea. >> nonehoof those w gave their lives that day has their name on the vietnam wall. when the wall was designed, the families of the lost sailors looked forward to being able to honor their loved ones. the department of defense told them their names would not be included on the wall because the ship went down outside the combat zone. anne mstrong-daly's brother was killed that day. she tells us it's like looking him all over again. >> these boys answered t call of their nation. they gave ultimate sacrifior their nation. they deserve to be honored. >> congressional efforts have failed in the past, but legislation is currently pending in the senate that would pave the way for theos lhe wall.

here's yours morning business report. >> reporter: good morning, i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. google map is adding features from oasiwaze showing speed tra and cameras. it will show the exact sight of crashes so you can adjr t rush houute. it will be to the bottom left corner. they're being sent to android devices. with your morning business, i'm frank holland.oo gmorning, everyone, allergy season marches on. tree pollen remains moderate. grass pollen in the high range. we have and mold spores are low. the rain chances to washt i apea, a scattered chance of rain today and sunday. the car-washing forecast some i think you take your chances today, but tomorrow there will be no chance for rain. h

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♪ ur protect et with the #1 name in flea and tick protection. ontline plus. trusted by vets for ne. welcome back at 15 before the hour. special counsel robert mueller declined to clear president trump in his first public remarks about the russia investigation. yesterday he gave a surprise statement that intensified the alls for president trump's impeachment. mueller said that even if he were to testify before congress,

he wouldn't say anything more. >> the report is my testimony. i would not provide information beyond that which is available before congress. >> the pressure is building on house speaker nancy pelosi to get the ball rolling on impeachment procedures. >> peter alexander live from the white house with that part of the story. >> reporter: good morning to you. nancy pelosi, the house speaker, has so far resisted calls foran immigr inquiries to begin. this after robert mueller's dramatic public statement suggesting only congress cld formally accuse the president. wrong doing saying thatharging the president about a crime was never on the table for his team of investigators. and despite the president's repead claims of total ex onation, robert mueller said if he had proof that the

president did not complete a crime he would have said so. he has no intention of testifying before congress. he said hi report is the testimony. the immediate question facing house democrats is, will they subpoena mueller totestify? we'll have the latest on his remarks and the fallout when we see you coming up on "today." back to you. >> peter alexandria, thank you. peter's full report next on "today." 6:47. an update to a story we've been following. u.s. pork police say the man who -- u.s. park police say the man who set himself on fire on the lawns of the white house ellipse has died. he's from bethesda.de this is vio showing the response to the scene yesterday around noon. tourists say gup that looked like a -- gupta looked like a torch with his entire body on officials used a fire extinguisher to douse the flames. the investigation has been turned over to d.c. police. today we're set to receive a update on the fight for d.c.

state house. eleanor holmes norton and muriel browsers will discuss it on the national mall. they want d.c. to be defined as a stat it is the first time either chamber of commerce has endorsed statehood for the district. we'll stream it when it gets nd uerway in the nbc washington rpp. now, fo the first time, pope francis is responding to abuse claims against disgraced ex-behind theodore mccarrick by a retired vatican ambassador to the u.s. o an interview with a mexican television stati tuesday, the pope said he did not remember if he had been told in 013 of mccarrick's practice of sleeping with assembly anywhereyons. he was defrokted after a church investigation found that h had sexually abused minors as well as adults. 6:48. a terrifying ordeal i southeast d.c. two pit bulls mauled a woman as

she was taking out the trash. e >> that wasn'tven the first attack of the day.ay neighbors s the animals have been terrorizing the neighborhood for months. just infinch has nature -- justin finch has more. >> reporter: two pit bulls attack in the same neighborhood may come as a shock. n foreighbors who live where the attacks tooklace, they say it's not shocking at all, unsurprising. look at the surveillance video here. it seows a ten boy taking his dog for a walk. we're hiding who he is. look at your screen. he's pursued and attacked by the pit bls. his dog, too. he suffered hand injuries trying to save himself and his dog. this is the same day as his neighbor, a woman was attacked by the pit bulls as she took out her trash. police were called in the case. on dog was shot and killed.

the other injured and taken into animnl custody. ghbors tell news4 they have been complaining for months about their neighbors and those do dogs. they tried to t rid of them because they say the dog owners were squatters. >> have to get them evicted. we've contacted the property managemtht company, and 're saying that they're waiting on a lockout date for the u.s. marshals. this has been going on since october of last year. >> reporter: again, the woman here bad lly hurt suffering injuries to her face and hands, as well. we can tell you this, too, a surprise the investigation as police were trying to get more evidence about this case about those dogs, they found signs of a wide-scale marijuana operation in the home. they go a warrant to learn more and had to call in d.c. fire and hazmat to remove butane tanks from the home. we'll bring you more on this case as it comes in.

justin inch in, back to you to you. >> thank you. let's turn to stormroeam 4 meteologist chuck bell to talk about the day ahead. >> the month of may, ready to put a bow on it. has been warm and wet. temperatures for the month 4.5 degrees warmer than average for the month. we're all above average, all nhree of our local airports about an i to an inch and a half above average. just under an inch above average at national airport. half inch above average at dulles. more than an inch above average rainfall at bwi marshall. the rainy period continues. right now, temperatures have fallen into the 60snhe shenandoah valley. even some to the western suburbs, mid 60s network. another hot and humid day after the muggy start this. temperatures quickly in the mid to upper 80s by noontime. ighs around 90 before a thunderstorm chances roll in later on into the afternoon.

nothing out there yet. showers in southeastern ohio will be a part of a system that brings us a chance for storms lter in the day. notoking for widespread, severe weather, but a slight risk of severe storms later into the afternoon. here's future weather. our high resolution forecast model, it updates every hour and shows great consistency with bdeveloping the firstbles of thunderstorms here around 2:00 or 3:00. primarily focusing on northern maryland. 3:00, montgomery county to baltimore, chance for thunderstorms. i think here in and around the city, we may have to wait later into the day. 6:00, montgomery county again, and storms along i-81. those are pegged to make it into the washingt area between 7:00 and 9:00. a little later than average from the washington area southbound. nonetheless, any storm could produce frequentghtning, burst of rain, and gusty winds. we'll have more this afternoon to keep you safe. lower humidity re tomorrow. and cooler than average weather

comes in for the first full week ofj e. that sounds like the kind of weather i love. to melissa mollet. westbound 50 landover, a report of a crash. we're not seeing a crash, we are seeing delays westbound after 410. a warning for you. eastbound looks nice and open. eastbound at suddenly, the cameras -- sudley, the cameras shifted, you can see a little before the slowdown there. inbound parkway stand tan had a crash that cleared out of the way. pennsylvania avenue shut down between 27th and 28th in the southeast. wires are down, so the repairs should last through the morning rush. the beltwa inner loop, outer loop, typical at this point. nothing to complain about too much. travel times in virginia, 66 bo ind, 33 miles per hour because of that issue at sudley. 95 northbound, 50 miles per hour. 270 southbound, 37 miles per

hour. top of the top, outer loop, 27 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you happen in your car today.? guys >> thank you. 6:54. a handful of days left in the school year. for hundreds of young, local teachers this will be their final year. >> as the news4 i-team investigation realed, wye spread worry about teacher turnover at schools in our area. and as scott macfarlane eports, nearly four in five local tehers surveyed said they've thought of changing careers recently. >> reporter: education officials in virginia, maryland, and d.c. have issue sudden warnings about teacher turn -- issued warnings about tcher turnover. educators leaving the profession. in virginia they call the problem a worsening problem. in maryland, shortages are nt persiste d.c., with the highest turnover rate in the area, a state board of education member said de turnover is astating. wye wanted to know why. we surveyed teachers throughout

the area. though responses.un more than 80% of span dents said they've -- respondents sid they've wanted to leave in t past fierce. some cite testing, student behavior, and the distraction of student cell phones. heather sailor says she needed more time with her children so she left her math teaching onto open a family farm. >> i taught for 12 years. i think if i could have figured out a way to leave work at work, i would have oned t out iat period of time. >> you can't -- would have figured it out in that period of time. >> you can't go home and quit teaching. >> correct. >> repo other responses to the survey. what some school districts are doing to better retain teachers and the words that surface most often when we asked teachers why they're leaving. news4 i-team. here are four things to know -- two maryland eighth graders made it to the finals of the

national spelling bee. they're among the final 50 who will continue to compete in the bee at national harbor. look for updates about h far they made it later today on news4. police say four shoplifting suspects led authorities on a high-speed chase through several counties. there is video frowhen the police cat up with them in chevy chase. we told it started at the dulles town jr. we'll post the -- town centre. we'll post the late in thebc washington app. calls to begin impeachment proceedings are growing louder after robert mueller declined to clear the president inhis surprise statement on the russia probe. coming up, hear why everyone isn't rushing to begin the impeachment process. e>> the nationalher service will be in northern texas today to determine how many tornadoes hit that state yesterday. this is video from canton out an hour southeast of dallas. hundreds of the peopl are still without power. you an look for updatad on "today."e- your fivy forecast, hot and humid. near 90 for the high. thunderstorms to finish off our

fternoon and take us into the evening. dry weather returns for tomorrow and saturday. lower humidity, too. >> nice. take a look at the roads, eastbound 66 before sudley, we are jammed because of a crash. you can see it's very, very slow there. nbound, westbound, no major problems. >> all right. thank you. that is the news for today. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. see you in25 minutes. until then, enjoy your day. >> make it a great thursday, everybody.

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good morning. mounting pressure. growing calls to start impeachment after robert mueller breaks his two-year silence. >> if w had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, weapon would have said so. >> nancy pelosi holding the lie. >> we want to do what is right and what getslt re >> but are cracks in thecr demoic leadership starting to show? >> all options are on the table and nothing should be ruled out. >> just ahead, congress's likely next move as the president says caseclosed. out of sight. the new report saying the wte house wanted the navy warsh named after john mccain covered up so