today," a new twistn a tragic case. days after the deaths of a local couple in the dominican republic, word of a similar death days before. back to work. virginia's governor calls lawmakers back to richmond to focus on a series of gun control measures in the wake of the virginia beach attack. and to build or not to build? a vote today will decide the future of new toll lanes designed to helpyou avoid our region'sworst traffic. news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. and the skies are pretty calm for the morning commute tods. there' possibility though of severe wetter this afternoon. it's 5:00 a.m. now. good morning, i'm aaronl girist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's begin with that forecast and commute. melissa mollet is standing by. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here to fill us in often what to expect today. >> chuck? >> all is quiet for the ride in to work and school on a wednesday morning, but there will be an opportunity for some

stronger srms later this afternoon. we're not under a humongous risk for severe weather but any s individualrms as you know this time of year could be a little on the strong side. the timing for most of the severeer weath chances run from 3:00 to 11:00 tonight. otherwise, outside of that it will be warm, breezy, humid today. now yesterday this yellow area, slight risk for severe weater included the d.c. metro area. today it does t. the severe risk does not look as high as it does yesterday. again, any indivi storms could be strong to severe. o here'sne thing that's working in our favor for not having bad weather. showers and a lot more cloud cover out across west virginia is coming our way. that might help to hold temperatures down today. that will limit any chances for severe weather. that would beod a go thing, indeed. right now mostly in the 50s and 60s. warm and breezy with afternoon highs in the low to mid 80s by later on. keep your umbrella handy.

owt's go over n to first 4 >>traffic. > good morning. taking a look at eastbound 66 lefore 7. overturned vehic looks like a bad crash ife you'. driving b it's a little bit slow. ly this person is going to be okay. there is a little bit of a delay. north vandoorne shut down by west braddock and there is a little investigation. fredericksburg southbound 95, center port parkway, wor on blocking that left lane until 10:00 a.m. rest of 66 and 95 looking okay here this morning.oo inner l and outer loop okay. no major issues. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 5:02. new developments in the investigation of the adeaths of local couple in the dominican republic. we know a third american days earlier. all three causes are the same. >> news 4 is live with details. justin, good morning.

>> reporter: eun, aaron, good morning. n embassy officials are keeping an eye on the death investigations back on the island. three americans dead within days of each other at two resorts that are just minutes apart. and all dead of respiratory failure. take a look here. this is that couple, caythia and nathaniel holmes. they appear to be having a good time on their vacation. this is cell phone video of the principles. >> george:'s family on the watercraft. soon after both were found dead in their hotel room. five days earlier another american tourist from pennsylvania loths her life as well. in a statement miranda warner's brother said she had a drink from the bar. her husband was with her when she hp acute physical distress and collapsed.n'

why didt the deaths of the maryland couple trigger an investigation. ve there been other deaths? shop warner,day, and holmes all stayed at two resorts in the dominican republic that are just, again, minutes apart and both under the umbrella of the same hotel company. back here at home, dave pfister is telling us that she is heart broken. >> i'm still numb. considering everything t it's going oaven't had a chance to grieve properly with my sisteing gone. >> reporter: and again this morning, embassy officials telling us they are watching the death investigations of all three of these american tourists back on the island. we can tell you though as for the famy of cynthia day, nathaniel holmes, their family

are preparing for a second autopsy of both of them once their bodies arrive back here in the states. live here in northwest. i'm juinfinch, news 4. back inside to you. news 4 broke this story last week and we are staying on top of itong with our partners at telemundo 44. alberto is on his way to the tominican republic. you're going see his report here on news the deaths of two americans are investigating this. david and michelle paul died from an unidentified illness. michelle texted her parents saying the two were throwing up and her hands were numb. the couple was rushed to the hospital. the centers for disease control is working with fiji's government. a memorial service is being held for one of the victims from

last week. christopher rapp.t oday's service will begin at 10:00 a.m. in stafford. meanwle, virginia governor back in the year now he wants them to reconsider ohalf dozen gun safety measures that didn't make of committee during the last session. those measures include universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons andhe returns to a one gun a month purchase limit. >> i will be asking for votes and law, not thoughts and prayers. >> republican lawmakers say they will be proposing thei own measures. gun rights activists told news e that nonf the governor's measures would have sayed live during friday's >>shooting. ow through new charges in

another massshooting. a former sheriff's deputy in parkland, florida, was arrested yesterday. >> scot petersoncas the shool resource officer mt stone douglas high school. he's accused of standing outside if there were more. despite refusing to go, the parents praised investigators. >> need to serve a lifetime in prison for not going in that day and taking down the threat and that led to the death of our loved ones. >> the charges carry a maxim penalty of more than 96 years in prison if peterson isconvicted. >> it's 5:07. today there will be a critical vote on a pl to add toll lanes along i-270 and maryland's side of the beltway. it's an idea conceived by governor larry hogan, but it's

not wout controversy. news 4's meghan fitzgerald is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. icany jurisdons pushing back. first i want to give you an idea, give you some perspective about where these tolls would go. take a look at this map. what we're talking about is just outside of roville heading nort into frederick. leaders from y,montgome prince george's are pushing back. today's vote would allow private companies to bid on this $11 billion idea. back out here live, that vote is expected to take place today in

annapolis. bacto you. >> meghan fitzgerald live for u. this mornin meghan, thank you. :05 now. today is the final day of president trump's state visit to theki united gdom. he arrived on the coast o southern england about 30 minutes ago.h e'll attend events to he commemorate t 75th anniversary of d day. the invasion normandy france was the largest seaborne invasion in history that helps bring world war ii to an end. new r president trump will be joined by queen elizabeth and outgoing prime minister theresa may. the past two days of present trump's visit have been marked with protests and pageantry. yesterday theywelcomed british royals and leaders at the winfield house.

earlier in the day the president and may held a european union. despite may's resignation. >> we went into negotiations and we came out with a good deal. i would have sued, but that's okay. she's probably a better negotiator than i am. >> not far from there thousands of demonstrators were taking to the streets. the president saying in the news conference that he saw more supporters than protestors. we're working 4 your health this morning with news of some surprising developments about what to eat and how much to exercise. >> for years the advice has been hat chicken is better than r meat when it comes to lowering yourol chterol, but it turns out that may not be true. a small study suggests that poultry and beef can be equally bad when it comes to high

cholesterol. doctors say it's the saturated fats in meats that can cause problems. there can be a good number of fats in chicken, especially in the skin. >> skin is the best part. >> right. >> or if youry deep f it. we'rerelso hearing mo and more that you should try to walk at least 10,000 steps every ay. doctors say that number isn't based onscientific evidence. it came from ake mng strategy to sell come to meters. older women nee only to walk half of that to reduce death. i think pedometers serve in some ways to keep you motivated. if you are seeing something and tracking it, you're more to track. it's an idea that would have technology and it allows you to talk to other drivers on the

road. >> we're taking a look at howwo that d work. plus, severe weather impact as people return to their homes, devasting ooding. new problems arrive. i'll help you get there. ocean city to rehoboth and nice weengd on the coast. if you are here helping us with the capital drive, the weather looks great

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go go music recognized as the official music of the district. council member kenyan mcduffie introduced legislation yesterday. the music s eventually turned back on. the legislation requires the mayor to come up with a plan toe preserve th music. your smartphone could soon be able to connect with your smart car. >> automakers are racingo deploy new technology that allows cars to talk to everything around them. i can see the problems. we're seeing this in ford's latest rollouts. it's called cv 2 x. that stands for cellular vehicle to everything. see what happens when a scooter comes from out of sight. >> we can't necessarily see who's coming from the sides. as we pull up here, we can see that we've got a message here on

our infotainment syem, we have a beeping. interest's a scooter we needed to avoid. car drivers would have to enter into an agreement not to break the code or they could be reported. can't carry out the road rage witch telogy. ford is working with policy makers to clear the technology for use. we're seeing more aftermath of theooevastating flng across the midwest. even the people who were prepared couldn't have been ready for what happened. >> yeah. making matters worse here, more rain is on the way for a lot of those folks and it's not just humans who are under threat here. in arkansas the national guard had to air lift hay bales to cattle stranded by the flooding. if you look closely you can see the chopper and highs water ha cut off access to roads all over the state. the arkansas river reached its crest. in oklahoma people are only now beginning to return to their

homes. >> some of these homes were under as much as nine feet of water. in most neighborhoods people are iling up their ruined belongings in their driveways. dumpsters will be brought to the neighborhood for free. people there say they have been overwheld by the support from first responders and complete strangers who have showed up to help with the cleanup. that is really always one of the bright spots is the people who come together to help those in ne and they show up. >> big numbers. >> 5:17. seems li we say at least once a week the possibility of severe weather coming our way >>today. sure is. fortunately itlooks like a little bit of a threa today and it looks like it's going to be e yesrday. that's a step in the right direction. nonetheless, we go outside you will immediately notice the change of air mass. to winds switch back around the south and southwest. it will be a breezy day. a lot more humid and quite a bit warmer today than yesterday. we're starting off this morning with 60 degrees at dulles

airport. they're in the mid 40s this morning. 62 now in gaithersburg. down near 40 yesterday morning. we're going to get that. you'll really noti and appreciate the change on the way out the door. could have a few drops outside the door. any chances for strong storm starts after 00 or 3:00. only a marginal chance for severe weathertoday. yesterday on the day two outlook, the yellow area, slight chance, that actually included all of us. it looks a little less likely for bad weather than yesterday. that doesn't mean our chances are zero. don't turn your back. stay aware and weather alert. one thing working in our favor or reducing severe weather chances, rain already across parts of west virginia. if those thickeret clouds can g here earlier in the day and hold our temperatures down a few degrees, that helps to limit the instability and the opportunity for severe wether. here's our latest high resolution forecast model updating each and every hour. it could bring a few showers

into the shenandoah valley as early as this morning. one or two drops can't be completely ruled out even around the north side of the metro between now and noontime. any better opportunities for thunderstorms, 2 or 3:00, some storms possible. then again later on after about 6 or 7:00 there could be a few storms as well. again, not a big risk for severe weather, but don't ever turn yourack on mother nature. after we get past today, rain chances fall to 30% chance of isolated shower or two for tomorrow. friday looks mainly dry. the weekend looks dry both days. two nice days would make me employee of the month. >> it would. we would be so pleased with you. make sure it doesn't change at all. >> disaed train slowing things down this morning a little bit. eastbound 66 before 7, crash with an overturned vehicle. you can get by, might be a little bit slow. ier loop and outer loop, no

complaints there. south of the beltway, everything into town and out of town is looking good. i want to give a huge s to my buddies at the annual golf tournament. i emceed at trump national in florida. former redskins, brian mitchell, former maryland player, lonie baxter and gary williams. they raised more than $100,000. we had little cancer survivors and fights there. incredible people there. so, so generous.g, bi big thank you for james roberts to put it together. thank you guys for including me in that. >> melissa, thank you. 5:20. stillahead, a look at a museum exhibit 365 million years in the making. then later today on "ellen". really? >> we're just getting old. >> no, we're not.

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you're watctong "news 4 y." it's something kids will talk about for years to come.t story of 3.7 billion years. billion years of life on earth displayed at the smithsonian natural history museum. >> we're talking about diabetic know saurs in this casef course. after a five year, $110 million renovation, news 4 was able to get a sneak peek before the reopening this weekend. >> reporter: remember being the kid walking into the museum for the first time? the smile on yo face as you gazed upn awe at creatures that seemed out of this world but once walked the arth. at the smithsonian's new dinosaur and fossil hall, you can go back, way back and feel like a kid again. >> as akid, i came to this museum and i remember the old fossil hall. it's amazing. >> reporter: for project manages

it feel like an old friend returning home, a chance to tell new stories and rehash old fights. the hall newxhibit takes visitors on a journey through deep time using displays both big and small to tell a story that started nearly 3.7 billion years ago.mo than 700 fossil specimens are on display. interactive elements invites users to travel throh time. there are the stars of the show, the fossils, many posed in biologically accurate itposions. like the t. rex. >> it's the difference of reading a book and a book comini to fe. >> polar ice caps melted. >> reporter: and though the hall shines a life on the past, it asks visitors to ponder the future. >> paleontology has a message that concerns our future. that was not apparent in any of the previous hall renovations. that's very clear in this hall.

>> reporter: most important of all, the museum wants your imagination to take flight leaving visitors both young and old with memories of aime long ago. corey smith, news 5:26 right now. coming up, a warning for people hoping to travel to cuba. even if you're planning an educational trip, we'll tell you why it may have to be canceled. and a fortune cookie leads to real life fortune. how a cookie helped a man become amillionaire. chuck? if only it were that easy. >> that's a great story. another -- a lot of kids getting ready to have summer vacation. this is a perfect time to add a new member to the family. this is cookie. i call her cookie monster. only 2 1/2 months old. go to humanealliance.org. dog walking best done earlier today because storm chances are back later on into the afternoon and the evening. we'll time out that and talkt aboue ten y forecast da

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catch him.>> > plus, sephora shut down. why the beauty chainlsing all of its stores just for today. and he's used delivering speeches at the statehouse. now a maryland lawmaker knows how it feels to deliver a baby. "news 4 today" starts now. ni> good mor, everybody. welcome to the middle of the week. you made it to wednesday. we're about an hour away from -- little less than that. very close to sunrise now. not much to see out there just yet, but it's going to get brighter. 5:30 your time. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're here helping you get up and around and starting the day. >> no, i don't know. i've heard people do that. kids have to be dressed and whatnot. >> yes, breakfast. >> ice water on the bed. >> whatever it takes, chuck. >> yes. we want to start with with melissa mollet and weather

with meteorologist chuck bell. >> chuck, you're in weather alert mode today. what's happening? >> all quiet for now. later on in the day our chances for stronger storms comes much later on in the day. we want to give you the alert now to let you be prepared for any potential b for weather later. skies have turned cloudy in the last couple of hours. it's a lot milder than yesterday. no more 30s and 40s. mostly in the low 60s here currently. 67 in quantico, 62 montgomery county this morning. school day forecast then, kids, the countdown to summer break is on.n se, 5:44. less than 15 minutes from now. don't plan on a whole lot of sunshine today. these clou h coming inre are actually working in our favor for those who do not want severe weather today, the added clouds are still 60% chance of rain and thunderstorms for later on in the day. yesterday the slight risk

included the d.c. metro area. today it does not. there's still a chance for bad weather. i'll show you future weather and help you time out that risk hour by hou coming up. melissa, good morning. >> good morning, 66 eastbound before 7, still have the crash on the right. overturned vehicle. d oked like a pretty accident. thankfully, nobody seriously injured. prince william parkway, disabled vehicle on the right sidt resof 66 looks okay.lo inner op and outer loop of the beltway, no problems. college pak, route do have a crash reported there. number one in sunshine. georgia avenue narew hampshire avenue, an accident. to largo town and greenbelt a disabled train. 5:32. learning more about three americans who died while vacationing in the dominican republic last month. >> a prince george's county couple and a pennsylvania woman died five days apart in hotels

owned by the same company. news 4's justin finch is live at the dominican republic embassy with more on the similarities between these cases. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, aaron, good morning. as you mentioned, there are some very concerning connections here. may 25th a pennsylvania tourist died. five days later that pnce george's county couple dies. all three of respiratory failure, officials say, and dyingat resorts just minutes apart. we have this from the brother. he pins this statement here recounting her final moments saying the doctor was with her when she suffered acute respiratory distress and collapsed. why wasn't there an

investigation? have there been other deaths? sin t nthia day and nathaniel holmes were having fun but soon afte both were found dead. days after warner's death, her family wondering why there wasn't a warning? >> i would think that they should notify the guests of the hotel with some kind of notice that something like this tok place. >> reporter: we can tell you that both hotels are under the umbrella of the vajalla hotels brand. they are looking into this as well. the u.s. embassy in the dominican republic are looking into the threedeath investigations. this time they're saying there are not any clear connections between the deaths at this time. back in t states the families

of cynthia day and nathaniel holmes are waiting for their loved one's remains so they can conduct an additional autopsy. justin finch, news 4. >> jutin, thank you. new details now -- >> new details this morning. we've learned the man shot by police in anne arundel county has died. chopper 4 flew over the scene on rook road. the man is identified as 56-year-old martin goodier from y. he was armed with a knife, threatened officend did not follow command. police shot him. he was taken to the hospital where he died tuesday. an autopsy is scheduled f today. we're learning more about the man accused of raping a 12-year-old montgomery county. news partne at wtop report that james booker was able to work a construction job at wheaton highschool despite his history of felony charges.

his past convictions forro bbery and drug distribution should have barred him from being on hool property or being in contact with students. he's now charged with the rape of a 12-year-old girl he picked up during a thunderstorm as she walked home from a nearby schood the two di not know each other. a suspected sexual predator is in jail this morning. >> he'sf accused o assaulting two women on the same block in northwest washington. this is 58-year-old lester wilkerson walking down the alley last month. he is the suspect in two break-ins where women told police they were robbed and sexually assaulted. then on monday e that sam neighborhood a woman and her daughter found themselves confronting a man in their home. >> i instinctively turned around, hoped i wasn't going to be shot dead on the spot. opened the door and screamed and

screamed for my dauter to get out, run, run, get out, get out. >> a neidbor hear the screams f andllowed wilkerson. police tracked him down from there. records show he w arrested in 2007 on kidnapping charges on that same block and is still on court supervision for that conviction. he had only been out of prison for a month when his first break occurred. 5:37 now. here's a look at ourther top stories now. virginia's governor ralph northam is calling ople back. >> northam wants people to consider several measures that didn't make it out of committee. they will propose thir own measures. >> there will be a critical vott toell you about that. we'll weighn on governor larry

hogan -- coming up at 5:45, news 4's meghan fitzgera will have much more on today's crucial vote. today is president trump's final day of the state visit to the united kingdom he's scheduled to attend an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of d day. he'll be joined by queen elizabeth and theresa may. the event will begin at 6:15. t's now5:38. up next, a lucky lotto ticket made charles nelson the newest member of a millionaire's club. it take him time to see. aer i hung up with the phone with her and i said, dang, i've got them all. >> you'll want to stick around to meet charles plus find out

you're watching "news 4 today." welcome back. 5:41. new this morning, if you were hoping to wake up a millionaire, you're going to have to buy another millions ticket. overnight we learned no one won the $4 million jackpot. you may have won a smaller prize. here are the numbers. be sure to check. 25, 37, 46, 48, 68 and a megaball number of 25. is next chance to win friday night when that jackpot is expected to climb to $530 million. buy those tckets. >>me to stop at the store and get one. >> right. just for fun. while chances of winning are n slim, we k that. someone does win. you may want to consider sticking with the same numbers each time if they feel lucky to you. >> this is exactly how a north

carolina man just won the powerball jackpot. charles jackson said he's played the numbers from a fortune cookie his granddaughter gave him for years. jackson told his wife they had won $50,000 and thene realized he h matched all of the numbers. >> she said, how much is the whole thing? i said, i don't know. i just play it. i don't know what it is. she said, google it. i hope it don't change me a lot. i'm going to try not to change my life. i'm still going to wear my jeans. maybe newer ones. >> turns out jackson's winning ticket is worth $3.6 million. guess he wanted to tell people that. i would have stuck with the 50 won. , that's all i >> he doesn't want to change but that's a lot of money. >> cross your fingers. >> he seems likesuch a nice man. >> you want him to spend a little bit. he'll take the lump sum, $233

million. life will change. >> yes. he deservesnew jeans. >> 5:43 now. >> the wife wentfrom wanting 50 grand to wanting a $50,000 rock on her finger. >> clouds are movingain and r is out to the west now. rain chances are increasing today. your gardening forecast. before it gets too warm and helping control mosquitoes. every once in a while dump those bird bathskeut and ma sure there's clean water in there. ten day forecast and update

you're watching "news 4 today." there are new travel restrictions for people wanting to visit cuba. t themp administration announced a ban on many forms of recreational a even educational travel to the island. that means that cruise ships will no longer be stopping urhere. cu trips known as people-to-people travel, what most americans use to visit cuba, are also being stopped. the restrictions goff into et today although travelers who have purchased tickets and hotel stays should still be allowed to take their trips. on capitol hill republican senators are putting the pressure on president trump and his plans to put tariffs o mexican goods. >> this comes as u.s. and mexican negotiators are trying to meet. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitolill with the growing number of lawmakersoming out

of the president's plan. >> reporter: that means they might be able tooverride the national emergcy that allowed the president to impose these ariffs as of monday, but it could alsothreaten money for the border wall. the president tweeting that wall is already under construction. meantime, at the h whiteouse today, a meeting about tariffs that could affect goods and seevices you're seeing h coming in from mexico. the mexican foreign minister bringing a delegation and plan to try to get the .s., convince the u.s., specificly the vice president, that they are doing enough to stopga illel immigration flowing over their border into the u.s. tracie thank you. >> 5:47 our time rnght . >> thank you. >> today the fight for planned parenthood continues inside a st. louis crtroom a judge has scheduled a hearing for a preliminary injunction to stop the state of missouri from i shutting down. planned parenthood is the state's only abortion clinic

meaning women would be forced to drive to neighboring states for abortion. last month mike carson signed a bill outlawing abortion after the eighth week of pregnancy. toda there will be critical vote on a plan aimed at easing congestion on maryland's highways. >> the state board of public transportation will vote ondd ag toll lanes. there's plenty of opposition to the plan as well. news 4' meghan fitzgerald is live aong 270 with today's vote. meghan, good morning. >> reporter: eun and aaron, good morning to you. yeah, a lot of opposition to this.lo a of people not happy about having tolls placed along 270 here. as we get closer to that vote today, you can bet those who are opposed to the idea, their voices will grow louder. first i want to give some perspective, give you an idea where the polls would be.

if the proposal goes through it would be outside of rockville and into frederick,e entire maryland side of the beltway. we're talking about massive construction that would be taking place to put toll roads in. homes, popular parks could be uprooted to make this plan happen. countyro leaders f montgomery, prince george's, frederick are pushing alternative ideas. maryland's board of public works ischedule to take this critical vote on the project today in annapolis. backut here live, that vote would allow private companies to bid on this $11 million -- billion, rather, $11 billion project. back to you. >> meghan fitzgerald live for us this morning. meghan, thank you. 5:49. new this morning, a maryland lawmaker sent out a tweet that is reoiving manyul

responses. nick kitke said his wife woke him up and said call the midwife. heir daughter didn't want to wait. beautiful. >> precious. >> she said, you need to call the midwife, which i did. idthen she sahen i hung up, the midwife isn't going to get here in time.oi you're gng to have to deliver the baby. s it happened quick. you don't even have time to think about fear. you just do it. >> y t can seeey have some helpers there with the new baby. the brother is loving it. >> for now. for now. >> the midwife did arrive ten r minutes aftehe baby girl was born. >> the daughter was like, listen, i've been there, done that. >> they hope to choose a namehe for tlittle girl sometime today. >> congratulations. kids are so precious. >> especially when they're one day old. >> before they can talk back and ask formoney. >> good thing. we have a chance for stronger

storms today.at fortly i think our chance for stronger storms are relatively low. never quite zero under these se ups. extra cloud verage will hopefully hold the temperatures down. obviously the warmer it gets, the more instability can build up in the atmosphere. we can keep the clouds thicker and hold the temperatures in the low 80s. that might make all the difference on a severe weather threat. feels so much tirch than yesterday morning. 62 in germantown. 56 in warring ton. in leesburg. a lot of spots in the 40s yesterday morning. that's not the case now. mid 60s to getng you goi on a wednesday morning. a lot of clouds today. could have rain drops as early as lunchtime today. even earlier than in thend shenah valley. there will be a chance of rain and thunderstorms later on in the day toda omorrow still a chance of a shower or two during the afternoon. more sunshine and warmer

tomorrow. the higher chances in the south where they'll get more sunshine. we're in the lowest category and the reason is we're in a lower chance than we were yesterday is because of these extra clouds. let me walk you through future . weather there could be a few showerse i th shenandoah valley. here's 3:00 in the afternoon. one or two thunderstorms starting to develop. could hava few of those in and around the city between 3:00 and 4:00. another chance for a couple of passing thunderstorms between 6:00 and 9:00. we'll be here to keep you posted. doug and amelia will be around 4:00, 5:00 this afternoon. we'll have push alerts on our nbc washington app. passing showers tomorrow.ea dryer friday, saturday and

sunday for the capital pride parade saturday and the festival on sunday. come on out and see it. >> i think i will. thank you, chuck. taking a look, chopper 4 headed to the outer loop. sounds like we have an accident there and a lane block.ul we shobe over that pretty soon. you will see a little bit of a delay the top of the beltway. college park, route 1 near campus drive, an accident reported there. district southbound bere the you humpback bridge, deer struck on the left side of the bridge there in virginia.e we are sng a little bit of a slow down. falls church, an nondale, accident hanging out there. 66 in bound. 61 miles per hour. can't complain aboutthat. 270 good. top of the beltway slow because of the crash on the outer loop. more on that coming up. rememben to list to wtop, 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. thank you, melisa. 5:53. familyand friends will lay

davon mckenzie to rest today. e 24-year-old officer was killed in a crash last week on the beltway. in addition to being a patrol officer mckenzie was also a school resource officer in river dale. ami reer today, beauty giant sephora is closing all of its locations for inclusion training. they made headlines when they called police on grammy winner sizza. they say this was a training that was already planned. good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters. ber has started rolling out a test portion of the app that includes an uber eats map.

when you click on that, it opens a page within the uber app allowing riders to order food. it's already available for i0s users and about 20% of android users. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm rahel olomon. >>thank you. this weekend is a chance for women across the area to secure their economic legacy. molette green is live with sisternomics. what's this all about? >> reporter: oh, my goodness, in the middle of this fitness class and i don't have on my workout gear. this is about building up women-owned businesses. she is a fritness quote. it's helping minority women build their businesses and get the start they need out of the

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e of new toll lanes esigned to help you avoid our areas worst traffic.e n 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. 6:00 a.m. right now. the sun's up. the skies are calm for the morning commute. there is a possibility for some severe weather this afternoon. good morning, everybody, i'm aarongilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's begin with the commute. >> storm team meteorologist chuks thing's off. noticeably cloudy start. today they will be a lot more the shade of gray. weather alert in the afternoon ows today because there's an opportunity for one or two strong to severe storms. the timing on any severe weather chances between 3:00 and 11:00, otherwi, before that gets