still waiting for the sun to come up. it could be blocked out today by some clouds and rain. ood morning, everyone, 4: now. i'm aaron gilchrist. yang.m eun we have a lot of news to get ton this morng. first we want to prepare you for your trip to work and school. melissa mollet is tracking first 4 traffic for you. >> meteorologist chuck bell is in the storm 4 team weather center, in the studio actually, with a look at the forecast -- >> no matter wherehe am, t forecast is the same. 4 things to know about the forecast forred to -- a couple of rain chances for today, a few showers coming along first thing. breaks of sunshine from aboutre coffee until just after lunch. a warm and humid afternoon coming our way. and a possibility of a stray rumble or two of thunder later into the afternoon. no severe weather expect e ded today. we'll have severe weather in the afternoon. overnight rumbles in the mountains of west virginia. what's left is mving into the northern shenandoah valley.

grays, leesburg, poolesville, could make it to northwest washington in the next hour or two. noing heavy. just a quick passing rain shower. temperatures, warm and humidre aly now. temperatures are in the upper 60s and low 70s. your commute, about a 30% chance you'll get a tray shower this morning. again, dry mid-afternoon, and about a 30% chance of a thundershower later onn the day. upn-day forecast coming n about 20 minutes. melissa, anything going on in traffic? we have a couple of things going on. eastbnd 66 nearnutley, police activity. a lane blocked there. not seeing too much o delay. as you fly in, the tiniest slowdown. if you're headed westbound, you don't have any issues at this point at least. as we're taking a look at the beltway, outer loop, inner loop, everything is looking quite good. earlier wrong is gone. new closu in the district. 9th street there near pennsylvania avenue, we have police activity, so avoid the rea if you can. d.c. police tweeting that one out for us. as you take a look at 270 and

the top of the beltway, everything here looking quite good northbound and southbound through prince george's county. same situation, no problems, nothing in your way. eun? >> thank you. it's 4:32. this morning, questions still surrounds the death of three americans in the dominican republic including a couple from prince george's county. >> no the hotel disputingi inal reports of one who of the tourists died. all three died inside a sprawling resort in the town of la romano. telemundo 44 is the only local reporter on the ground. b >> reporter:ind these walls, this thursy morning still a mystery. now the first look inside of a three americans died in a span of less than a week. in different hotels, minutes away from each other. first, a pennsylvanian died may 25th. initial reports from the family said she died of respiratory

failure. the same thin authorities said killed nathaniel holmes and cynthia day, a recently engaged couple from upper marlboro. they were found dead in their room on may 30th.w nothe hotel in a statement says shop warner was ill from he moment she got to the hotel and that husband said she had a pre-existing heart condition. a spokesperson for the attorney eneral in the dominican republic says she does not understand why the hotel is commencing on the manner of death when the investigation is not even finished. we're going to remain here and ask more questions. back to you. >> we will continue to stay on top of the story. read more about the death investigations in the nbc washington app. alierto will have more l reports from the dominican republic staing on news4 at 4:00 this afternoon. n d.c. leadeed your help catching a killer as a community remembers one of their own lost to violence. maurice scott was anonor roll student shot and killed on memorial day weasend. sco walking to a

convenience store when someones ted shooting near the store along wheeler road southeast. a mural for st watches over the parking lot where that shooting happened. the idea came from one ofs hi teachers. >> students come to this store every day. in the morning to get snacks, in the afternoon, and in order for th to do that they're going to have to walk through those samet doorst maurice was touching when he was trying to get to safety. >> a beautiful rvibute. sullance video shows the gunmen get out and begin shooting. scott was killed. he is among the 65 homicides in the district this year. there's a $25,000 reward for a tip leading to an arrest in his murder. it is 4:34. time for a economic on some of the other top stories this morning a man is dead and a teenager is hurt after a double shooting in soueast washington. this happened last night on 22nd street near the maryland line. one man was found dead at the scene. the teen later showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound. no word on a possible suspect.

maryland is moving forward with plans to widen and add toll lanes along i-270 and the beltway. yesterday the board of public works voted to allow private companies to start bidding on the massive transportation proje st. skeptics the plan hasn't been thought through and worry it will fall apart. cost oject is expected t as much as $11 billion. live pictures now as presidentrrrump hased in france for the d-day commemoration. he just boarded marine one, you see there on the tarmac. a runni few minutes behind schedule, but he'll make a 20-minute flight to norman where he will participate in commemoration ceremonies today. today marks 75 years since allietroops pushed the nazis out of western europe. still the large ever seaborne maneuver in history. a ceremony is scheduled for morning at the world wari

memorial. it's 4:35. upon -- happening today, there's a ceremony planned for the students killed last friday. it's called vb remembers. it will be a nondenominational service with multiple people participn ing. more t000 are expected to attend. 4:36. today grammy award-winning singer r. kelly will be back in a courtroomto face 11 new sex-related felony charges. during the arraignment, klly is expected to plead not guilty. the new charges stem from offenses that allegedly took place in 2010 and appear to involve one of the women named in previous charges againsthim. in february, r. kelly was charged with sexually abusing four women. three of whom were minors. he pleaded not guilty and still denies all accusations against him. he's facingn several decades i prison if convicted. [ rking ]

coming up, a new companion for local children going through a tough time. we'll tell you where this four-legged friend just started a new job and as we are rounding the corner toward the weekend, news4 is working for you getting you ready with capital pride preview. good thursday morning. as we celebrate pride week, we are also ping tribute to a local publication that cuts through the oppression of the gay community 50 years ago. i am talking abou the "washington blade" which has been telling their stories in black and white always pushing for equal rights.as one reporterbeen a part of it since the paper's courageous ueginnings. >> one of the iss that i was covering in my early years at "the blade" was the problem of gay people having their secured clearances revoked. >> see more oi my intervew with lou and hear more about the stories and the journey that continues for

we are just one day away from the fifa women's world cup in france. and out at national harbor, they're getting into the spirit of the global tournament -- >> love it! >> take a look at the gondolas of the capital wheel here. crews have covered all the windows with a design of the flags of each country competing in the tournament. you can catch all the action of this year's world cup on our sister station, telemundo 44. the first match is tomorrow afteoon between france and south korea. >> you know who i'm rooting for this time. i'm team a all theway, but team korea forhis particular match. one of the redskins' best players is saying he wants off the team. >> pro bowl tack trent williams missed another day of mandatory mini camp. now there are reports that he is demanding a trade. according to espn, williams isu frated with his contract and how the team handled a medical issue of his during the off season.

not exactly clear what caused the rift, and no one had heard about this before wednesday. now it seems it could be a big enough problem to send one of e skins players packing. >> i've heard that that's the frustration may lie, the timing of how it was -- i don't know. i don't know what his frustration as are now. the medical staff, you'll have to ask them. this is t first time i heard about thes frustrati as far as the reason for him not being here. >> adrian peterson who works out with williams says he doesn't know why williams isn at mandatory mini camp. williams has made the last seven pro bowls, but he also has pla full 16-game season -- hasn't, sinc20 13. month.ns 31 next that could be problematic for the team. we don't want the drama. >> no. the rskins and drama? what? >> we don't want him to leave. played oklahoma in college. one of the better ones we had,

too, here. raindrops movingnto the friendly neighborhoods near winchester, tomasburg, drops here and there. those are headed into loudoun county. we'll check the rest of the progress and let you know where s may bubble up later coming up. before we go to break, a live look from rmandy, france, this morning. today marks 75 years since the allied invasion landed on the beaches there. you see the speaker of the house nancy pelosi participating in some of the events that are happening early today. coming up, hd- you can mark coming up, hd- you can mark ay here at home.

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today marks 75 years since the d-day invasion, and these localigh school bands in france are helping to remember the d-day operation. >> the herndon high school band is there and carrying memos from crew that served during the vasion. now live pictures from normandy as ceremonies get underway there. ihe invasion was the largest seaborne invas in history. it helped bring an end to world war ii. you're looking at some of the live pictures of some of the veterans who served in normandy, participating in events today. president trump will be joining this group. the official ceremony starts at about 5:00 a.m. our time. the president is expected to speak there. back here in d.c., for hours yesterday 9,000 names of d-day troops were read aloud by volunteers at the world war ii memorial. this morning we're hearing from a veteran himself. he's sharing his memories of the invasion. >> think about that time, i get a sick feeling, yu know.

it always comes back. >> according to the national d-day memorial foundation, are an estimated 10,000 allied casualties, more than 4,400 confirmed dead. >> back here at home, another round of talks are set toesume to avoid tariffs onmexican goods. >> mexican and american negotiators could not come to an agreement over border security yesrday. news4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with the latest on theseio negotiat. tracy, good morning. ter: good morning. they are back at it today, the extra 5% will kick in on monday and maybe even get carried on to american consumers the u.s. anmexico can't come up with a deal to crack down on illegal immigration at the borde a senior administration official tells us mexico's offering moret troop border and other things like cracking down on drugs, with no specifics there. the trump team says that's not enough. the negotiations are progressing, but they're just igt there yet. the president wehed in on tha from overseas this morning.

meantime, the.s. wants to make it easier todeport some of ese migrants back to their home countries, andhey want to make sure everyone's held on the other side of the border while they are being detained. back to you. >> tracie potts on the hill for us this morning. thank you. trent mccouplive may be setting his sights on the term in the 2021 elections. a potential run for governor could be an effort to repair the standing in the commonwealth given e scandal surrounding the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. this moing we have confirmation thattrresident p will speak at the lincoln memorial on july 4th. the speech could have drastic impact on security and logistics for america's biggesth biray party. u.s. park police told the "washington post" they're waiting for details from the secret service about the resident's salute to america. we do know the annual fireworks

displayill move from the national mall to wst potomac park. the free concert on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol will go on as scheduled. the mayor's trying to get details but said, quote, planning for the 4th ofly has always been and continues to be within the jurisdiction of the deral government. >> d.c. even though they're not directly involved is so used to having the big eve s if you think about it. whaver role the city can play, i'm sure -- >> the police department still is a big support. pride weekend is approaching here in the district. there's plenty for people to cewobrate. >> t pillars of the local lgbtq community are being hon honored for decades of advocating for equalit news4's cory smith spoke with them about their journey an how far we've come. i remember my first capital pride in 1980 -- >> reporter: after so many years of friendship andso many pride weeks between them, you can understand w donald birch and e

erl bud would struggle to remember the early days of pride. they will be honored as pillars of the community. erlene will serve ads grand marshal, and donald will receivl the biiles award for volunteer service. >> yes, progress has beenade realistically, intellectually, but emotional at the's hard to say. being transgender and being part of the lgbtq community, we've evolved. we still have a long ways to go yet. >> reporter: erlene has won awards and graced magazine covers, but it's never been about the accolades forher. >> it's because i'm trying to help somebody not to have to go through what erlene bud went through coming up as a they as they shine in the spotlight, they know the next generation will look tos them a fight for equal rights continu >> to learn more about all the events this weekend, search "pride guide" in the nbc washington app. >> there you can findsti inf about the parade on

saturday, the news4 team will be there to celebrate with you. there's the festival on sunday. we're hoping the wather works out, chuckble. we have an update to the ngoing measles outbreak in t country. the cdc has confirmed more than 1,000 cases of the disease this year. ts is the highest number of cases the u.s. has seen in 27 rs yea. there have been five confirmed ca maryland, but a majority of the outbreak centers around parts of new york. health officials continue to remind people that vaccines are safe, and urg you to talk to a doctor if you'r t not surehat you've beened vaccinat. some much-needed relief w could be on for thousands of government staffers in our area. it's something that's common for almost any other job. alwe're tking about paid family leave. last year the news4 i-team found a wide range of paid family leave policies different from office to office. some offering paid leave just for mothers. others offering just a few weeks. and in most cases, workers had to be there for a year to even

qualify. now a new appropriations committee report lifts a requirement for a new systemwidl paid famive system to be created. details could be released as y as january. new, there's a quarantine tt the spread of an invasive insect in virginia. take a look. this is the spotted lantern fly. interesting. quarantine applies t frederick county, virginia, and the city of winchester. you will need to apply for a shipping permit to move pot plants, mulch,firewood lumber, qhicles, and other things outside of theuarantined area. the spotted lantern fly attacks fruit trees by feeding on the sap. it leaves behind a sticky fluid that can cau a growth of fungi and mld which damages the trees. they sound dangerous. this dark green spot on the national weather service's rada over san diego had people waiting for a torrential downpo downpour. it wasn't weather at all. it's a cloud of lady bugs apparently. meteorologists believe the bloom is about 80 milesby 80 miles.

no word yet on what type of lady bugs are hovering over the city. but fingers ar crossed it's a sign of good luck a we hope it's lady bugs -- la not a pgue of locus. >> i was goingo say -- >> exactly. the frogs aren't going to fall out of the sky. >> the new bars are very sensitive to these things. you couldn't see one bug. that's literally billions of lady bugs. >> i was going to say, to see it on thera dar, it's -- >> it's notuseful,o have the interference with the radar -- >> luckily,d california dit rain there. >> san diego, same, same, same. >> in the middle of june gloom anyway, the low rain chances it is interesting to see. it's actually -- in person i've seen bars where bats coming out of the caves, leaving -- i've seen bats picked up. a bat is way bigger than a lady bug. >> yeah. a lot more scary. >> imagine driving through that, though. can you imagine? all the sudden -- and also planes. you know, if they're on approach

in san diego and it goes splat right on the front of the windshie windshield. what about our weather? we have late weekend into next week. all the deep, tropical moisture across partssi of misippi, arkansas, louisiana, places hard hit by flooding over the last several months. the mississippi river at shreveport has been above flood stage since january. that's how long of a long-term problem that's been. that moisture is going to try and come here later into the weekend. how lng we can holdff the rain this weekend is the million-dollar question. we havch a few ances for rain today, as wel already some rain showers up here near winchester headed eastbound into parts of eastern west virginia. a luckilyfew drops of rain here, northern loudoun county, nearvi purcele and lovettsville, frederick county, montgomery county. a rain chance early. we'l break out into bits of sunshine through late morning, and then into the afternoon with the daytime heating, an

opportunity for a ngquick-movi shower or thundershower. no severe weather risk for today. that's the good news. temperaturewise, we're in the t 60 around 70 now. it will be a warm and humid day today. take the umbrella. there's a couple of chances to neget rai on today. tomorrow and saturday i think will be dry. a lot of clouds around, but not much of a r inthreat. sunday, for the capital festival down on pennsylvania avenue, we might be ableldo hoff the rain a good ways into sunday. that is no longer a guarantee. heavy rain likely in here for onday and the first part of tuesday. all right. melissa mollet, you've got to have better news in the traffic department. well, no rain right now on s my roa so that helps me a little bit. but in northwest, pennsylvania avenue between 7th and 10th, road is shut down for police activity. an incident overnight that megan mcgrath will talk abo in hear live report. -- in her live report. and losed between d constitution earthwatch. this could last a couple of more hours and may not reopen until

weet some daylight on the scene for investigators. eastbound 66 near nutley, s have a police incident and a lane blocked. silver spring, northbound new hampshire near adelphi, right lane gets by the milling and paving. and the beltway outer loop, inner loop, no major issues. eun?u. >> thank yo >> new this morning, we've learned a maryland man pled guilty in a crash that illed five people. alvin hubbard iii pled guilty to several counts. the crash happened in delaware last july. the new jersey family was driving from a trip to ocean city when a pickup truck driven by hubbard crossed a median and hithe t minivan. a father and his four daughters died. hubbard is set to be seseenced in tember. he faces up to 14 years in prison and nes. it's 4:55. the newest employee at d.c. superior court iseady to serve in the most touching way ossible. >> meet pepper,e dog you see right here. her purpose is to provide comfort to kids intethe sysm

following trauma. children who were victims of commeral sex exploitati are referred to hope court. that's where pepper comes into play. >> they come in angry and hostile, the dog is there to soothe them. it's hard to stay mad with you're petting a dog. >> we're told having pepper inside the hope courtroom makes for a much more productive hearing and a more soothingpe exence for the victims. >> studies have shown dogs help with anxiety and so many thingsi it's just nce to have one around. we all kn getting a good night's sleep is key to healthy living. ahead on "news4 today," two more reasons you're going to want to prioritize that sleep. and honoring those who gave everything they had. our coverage of the 75th commemoration of d-day continues live from normandy.

coming up, another twist into the investigation into the deaths of three americans on vacation in the dominican republic.t new information one of the hotel the is now making public. thousands of local drivers who need to upd e their licenses are getting extra time. ee'll tell you the new deadline and all reasons why you'll want to maketsure you mee it.

and looking back on d-day. it was the largest seaborne invasion in history and marked the bendnning of the e of the nazi army. today the world honors those who took part and remembefi the sacris made. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's begn with a check on your forecast and commute. melissa mollet is standing by with the first 4 traffic. >> we'll start with storm team 4 metdrologist chuck bell, an he's watching the radar right now. chuck? yes, indeed. watching it because weave a few rain drops across the northern parts of the shenandoah valley this morning. they're rolling eastbound here. they're local to affect loudoun county, parts of montgomery e county in th next little bit. you can tell on the wider view, this is not a big impact on the early parts of the day. they did have a little thunder and lightning a cole of hours ago. that's since faded away. this cluster of rain showers here drifting into northern loudoun cou iy. basically you're going to travel 270 from frederick down to thelt