incontroversy. a celebrate local football coach acused of domestic assault. this morning news4 is hearing from his attorney. and needft a popular ride-sharing i can't be announces pickup by helicopter -- app announces pickup by hicopter. yes, please. >> small i think that i would still manage to be late in the rning. good morning, everyone, it'. 4:0 i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yaing. let's begith the forecast and morning commute. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is starting us off with the forecast. >> we'll begin with melissa mollet following breaking news on the roads this morning. what's going on? >> reporter: take a look at this. again we're talking about indian head highway, northbound 210 after wilson bridge drive. all lanes shut down. this is blocked by a multi-vehicle crash. we have a reporter on the way. we're going to bring you live pictures as soon as mental health gets there to the scene. this ishe same area where we've had multiple crashes in the past couple of months.

you want to get offt irby hill to avoid the backups and problem this could be. another situation where a closure, southbound 295, shut down at pennsylvania avenue. all lanes blocked by that accident. raffic has to push on to eastbound pennsylvania avenue. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, a little roadwork, nothing to worry about. we'll talk more about that coming up. and again, the issues are 210 and 295 straightd.ahea chuck? >> all right. a cloudy start to the day. radar shows no rain inthe immediate vicinity. temperatures are mostly in the 70s. 74 in arlington. 72 in fairfax. 70 in esburg. orning.ermantown this your planner then for today, d't plan on a whole lot of sunshine. that said, most of us will nothe need t umbrella today. most of the rai chances will be really from about fredericksburg in southern maryland southbound tohe richmond area. temperatures courtesy of tud clwill be a little cooler today. there you see the rain chances

bot jed up literallyst down to our south. i think high pressure can hold these rain chances at bay for a while. but ihink beforee get too deep into sunday, it's going to be raining again. i'll show you thefuture weather and the five-day forecast coming up in a few. thank you. > 4:02. reaking news ng from new york city this morning. nbc news h confirmed that the fbi is qonungtii a off man for explosives ing.hat re and says hs beennder surveillance for some time. se're told there i no imminent qureat to times se, but the threat is being taken seriously. o we'll havhour.e developingthis morning, a well-known high school football coach is on leave accused of domestic violence. >> pat selento has won four championships and coached top d p dpofttomac. his wife said she shoved her downta concrete ss during an argument at their home last sunday. she allegedly suffered scrapes, tyreness, and a bruised knee.

montgomery counolice responded to the home after the argument but did not arrest selento. his wife chifiled charges on he own.di >> my client not assault his wife and did not engage in any act of domestic violence. >> cilento has bonded out of jail. at least 30 residents in gaithersburg were suddenly forced out of their homes after an eight-inch water main blew right through their walls. >> right. this is what it looked like at the town homes on brassy iway. this about 7:00 last night. take a look at the powerful burst of water aiming right for the windows. it shot out of the ground and took direct aim at the townhouses. three tow mes have been declared unsafe. the water was eventually shut off. chopper 4 looked at the mess left behindbl increwhat water can do. people in the surrounding homes were allowed back in, but

there's a big hole in the parkg lot there. wssc is working to repair the water main, and the red cross is elping residents whohave been displaced. we'lhave a live report coming uin the next hour. now to our continuin coverage of the death of three americans in the dominican repue ic. a princgeorge's county couple and another woman died while on vacation the same resort last month. this morning, dominican authories insist the island is safe forst touris. yesterday the palestinian -- minister of tourism said while they believe that nathaniel holmes and cynthia day died of spiratory failure, they're still waiting on toxicology reports. those results will take at least a month. respiratory failure was also the cause of death listed for mianda shop-warner. she died five days before the couple. policea say the cses are not c onnected. there was a somber nc

remembrafor the 12 people killed inbehe virginia ach shooting one week ago. ♪ state, city leaders is honored the victims.al rph northam said it's important to continue supporting the families of the 12 victims. >> there will come a day when the investigations are done, when this tragedy is no longer front-page news, when many of us will be able to continue with our daily lives. but it won't done for those families. >> investigators still n't have a motive for the workplace shooting. the gunman was shot and killed by police. new this morning, prince george's county police say a motorcyclist is dead after a

head-on crash with a pickup truck. this happen around 9:30 last night on croom at dudley station road. the driver of the pickup was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. no word on theraause of the . the motorcyclist's name has not been released. and we hope to learn more about a crash that killed a west point cadet and injured more than 20 others. this happened near a training site in upstate new york eesterday morning. the cadets wer riding in a five-ton tactical vehiclepehen it flipover. the cadet who died has not bn identified. no one else was seriously hurt. back in our area, two people are recovering after a plane crash ic frederick nty. chopper 4 was over the scene at frederick municipal airport ofyesterday. ficials say a student pilot was flying when the plane hit some construction equipment and flipped on tots roof during takeoff. a flight instructor was also on bod at the time. both are expected to be okay. meanwhile, d.c. fire officials believina house was entionally set on fire in mt.

pleasant. they say somebody used flammable liquids me set off this on monroe on wednesday. investigators found places both e inside and outside thilding that indicate this may have been an arson. >> we have an arsonist out there. we'd like to make sur that we remove them, keep our streets safe. >> nobody was hurt in this fire. investigators hopetips from the public will help them lead to an arrest. honoring a day spent the thousands of soldiers who gave their lives on the beaches of normandy on d-day 75 yea ago, sprump heading back to -- president trump is heading back to washington, d.c. he joined other leaders to pay tribute to those soldiers, the t sailors, airmen who fought, telling the veterans that they were present -- your example will never, ever grow d, ol your legend will not tire. the president didn't only have words forve the terans of world war ii but for speaker of the house nancy pelosi, as well. during an interew with fox news' laura ingram taped before

his afooerppearance at the cere he respondmm to a coent speaker pelosi made behind doors telling other democrats she'd like to see the president behind bars. >> he made such -- a fool of herself. i call her nervous nancy. e's a disaster, she's a disaster. let her do what she wants. i think they're in big trouble. >> polizzi has indicated thatwa she ts the president prosecuted after leaving office. but a growing number of democrats are callingpeor an imachment inquiry. right now it's up to 60 members of the house. pelosi insists it's too soon. federal government is taking new action against pesky robo calls. some say it doesn't go far enough. the fcc is voting to allowphell e carriers to start automatically blocking many robo calls by default while also etting calls from numbers deemed safe ring through. but someritics say calls from doctors or pharmacies might get

screened out. >> this case we can take action proactively and do the right thing by the customer. so this is a big deal. >> right now a lot of carriers already off robocall blocking, but you've got t opt in. this new rule wouldive to you automatically. northern virginits ransportation commission chairman is expected to ask that a recent metro ethics investigation into d.c. councilman jack evans be made public. that according to our partners at wtop. evans mrve as thetro board chair but plans to step down soon. the investigation into him was pened after he was accused of using his position for personal gain. the investigation was ultimately closed, and metro did not take any formal action against him. however, the d.c. councilp emanded evans, and he remains under federal investigation. sa> some people are concerned about a propo to allow convicted felons to -- who are still in jail the trite voright

in t district. mayor bowser previously signaled support, but an advisory commissioner confronted the mayor at a conference on wednesday. she wanted to know if it's a good idea to let murderers vote. >> killed a child, should you have the right to te? no. near you're a murderer. you killed a child. >> the mayor didn't say whether violent criminals should be allowed to vote from prison. we aed eleanor holmes norton and she says she supports the proposal. council members are expected to take up this issue later this year. it is capital pride weekend, and many are celebrating by popping open cold one. row, r the third year in a you can show support with a sip of d.c.'s pride pilsner. >> congratulations. >> more than 2800 cans are being sold across the dmv, and it's all for a good cause. all the proceeds beneit the

foundation run by washington blade and the smile foundation which supports and mentors young lgbtq advocates and leaders. >> i think it sends a message to youngeueer people that th a community who loves and supports you. that's a message they don't hear >>every day. mixed with the beer's colorful label is a darker reality. if you look closely there, there's 27 purp pansies. they represent the 27 transgender deaths since 2018. the designer news4 that it was important for her to illustrate both pride and pain within the lgbtq community. the capital pri parade is set for tomorrow. along with the festivities will be many road clores in and around dupont circle. here's a map of the route here. covers what oks like a pretty sizable area. it's going to start at p street and 21st in north ist. at 4:30 the afternoon, route will end three hours later at 14th and rre sts northwest.

nbc 4 and telemundo 44 will be there. you can stop by our booths at pennsylvania avenue northwest between 6th and 7th street. we're talking about the femp, no the parade-- the festival, not then parade that instance. >> we're hoping that we're going to have good weather for it. we'll check back in with chuck later about that. ahead, new scienceal reveing the onunexpected b between humans and dogs. plus, there's uber x and er black and uber pool, but would you take an uber helicopter? we'll explain why that soon may be an option. chuck? an option. i can hardly wait to have my chuck, how ell me, about not having yourself picked up by the helicopter at 2:30 in the morni and waking us up. couple of raindrops downo the south for now. that's where they're going to stay for today.

15 after the hour now. we know that uber mhas a ride-share service fcars. now the app is adding helicopter service for some users. uber copter will provide on-demand transportation from lower manhattan to jfk airport for about $225 per person. that includes r service tod from the helipad at each end. n b just falcon will be able to order the uber copter when the service starts next month. you'll need to be a platinum or diamond member of uber rewards s for th. > there's a thing like that? >> i didn't kat was a thing. tht's the airline-style reward m program theny launched last year apparently. >> i feel like this was a missed opportunity for you to give us your best arnold schwarzenegger voice. >> get to the chopper. >> thereu yogo. >> that needs practice. there are new concerns about

facial recognition technology. >> we know that is used to unlock iphones, we use it on social media. but there are other potential uses of the data. millions of facebook users opted into by default. facebook says users can opt out of official recognition in their privacy features, but that's not the case for law enforcement. the fbi says its use of the technology is vital. advocates argue there is little transparency about what data is collect and would how it's being used. many are concerned about hacking because facial featur cannot be changed like a password. 100 kids in our area will be riding in style this summer thanks to a gro of local police. local officers are trying to build relationships by building bikes. officers from seven jurisdictions built 100 bikes for kids in the community to use this summer. our cameras caught the officers putting the final touches on these bikes at the d.c. armory. you see the d.c. lice chief there. police will distribute them in high-crime areas throughout the

>> want to make sure that the community understands that law enforcement is a resource. a lot of times it's seen as an we understands that while we're not perfect, we are not all bad. >> the project was sponsored by the na onalganization of black law enforcement executives. some pleasant tunes could go a long way in helping cancer patients. there's a study in taiwan that had breast cancer patients listen to music for half an hour five times a week. researchers found the music therapy reduced the severity of cancer symptoms and pain intensity within just a few weeks. the patients' physical and mental fatigue improved right away. and being stressed out can take a toll on your pup. researchers in sweden followed a few dozen people and their dogs for a year and found that when owrs had elevated stress d symptoms, theogs did, too. female dogs had the biggest response. and personality mattered, as well. dogs tended to be more stressed if the owners were more open and

conscientious, and the researchers say the findings art ore evidence of the strong bond between humans and their dogs. 4:18 now. we want to get an update on first 4 traffic alert with melissa mollet. >> still have this alertere in oxon hill. northbound indian head highway after wilson bridge drive. a slight improvement. we now have a sngle lane getting by the crash. we are getting by, but it could be a little slow. springfield, inner loop afterpr the sgfield interchange, middle of the road is blocked by a work zone. beltway overall looks good. innerr oop and outeop, no complaints along the beltway even though we have the summer roadwork. 66, 95, no issues there. on 270 northbound after the spur, two right lanes get by that construction. good morning, chuck bell. and good morning to you, as well, melissa. skies are ki of on the cloudy side here first thing. i wish i cisuld pr a little bit more sunshine for you on

your friday, that being said, rain chances today are relatively low. a you live from washington southbound, there'ittle better chance you may need the umbrella today. i'll show you the future weather in a second. right now, temperatures in thean 60s 70s. 74 at arlington. 78 in annapolis. 70 in howard county. 63 in frederick ntcou virginia. 69 now in martinsburg, west virginia. afternoon highs today will be in the l 80s across the area. and again, plenty of clouds and higher rahe chances t farther south from washington you either livtravel. here's a look at the big picture. and you can tell not hard to believe that there's at least chances for rain in the fortaast. rain ss in the richmond and the roanoke area and goes back toward the gulf coast. there's an abundance of moistur we're going to be living on the edgeeround here for th next couple of days. there's the rain for now. really still well south of the fredericksburg area. but there could be a drop or two fredericksburg, aop or two southern maryland, st. mary's county, over the next couple of.

skies mostly cloudy this morning, for the most part rain free between now and about lunchtime. during the afternoon, add a little extra daytime heating, this model may be overstating the chances for rain around the immediate washington area. that's a real chance from abou the prince william county parkway pouthbound intoarts of charles county and the fredericksburg area. again, this is not going to las all thatlong. should be trying out by 6:00 to 7:00 this evening. dry overnight. a even wi fair number of clouds, relatively low rain chances for saturday. if you join us at the pride , para think it's going to be perfect weather for the parade. the festival on sunday could be sdifferent story as all that moisture eventuallrts coming our way. however many dry hours you get on sunday, that's what we call bonus material. that rain's movinging in by that rain's movinging in by sunday ght and suny.ni

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> whether the weekend brings rain or shine, that's a lot going on inside the region. >> tommy mcfly with more.> reporter: here's to pride, jazz, and adult apple krierd. i'm tommy mcfly with what's on tap for your weekend. first, the d.c. o youthchestra will be performing a live, free concert on the steps of the sincoln memorial. that happaturday rain or

shine at 6:30. the d.c. jazz fest currently making beautiful music on four stages on the wharf in southwest d.c., and they're bsnging the mu, echoing to all eight wards with jazz in the hood. this is cool bycause there making jazz available on so many stages at so manyv enues, with many free concerts in all eight ds of the district. alexandria, you're getting your first cidery, like a brewery where they make cider. lost boy cidery is opening this weekend with two days, tomorrow and sunday, noon to 9:00. plenty of activities, food, fun, music, and of course a first taste of alexandria's own cider. >> our grand opening this weekend will include six ciders on tap. they range in dry varieties thar include sberry and basil, ginger and lemongrass, fresh organic lemons infuse into cider, and of course our comeback kid crieder is our dry varietal that we're proud of. >> our focus is to make sure

hat you taste every single ingredient that we actually use. just the true, raw like, the freshes form of the ingredient. >> reporter: fun fact, they use all virginia apples. and capitalide has a parade on saturday, festival on sunday. please say hi. nbc 4 and telemundo 44 families will be out showing support and making some noise. we'll see you out there with 4. news i'm tommy mcfly, that's what's up for your weekend. >> thanks. went ahead and put the times and and moredom information on our washington app. search "the screen." these bills look like real o ey, but they're fake. we are working 4 you to find out where these 20s areup showing and how to spot one. plus, hundreds of thousands of people on medicare areti geng bills for premiums they ought they paid. it isn't a scam. we're going to tell you what the social security administration says you should do. and good morning, everyone.

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it is just about 4:30 now. you made itto the end of the workweek. the moon is still up there, but we are working for u, looking ahead to work and school. and then to the weekend. >> great shot. >> the moon is out there. i guarantee. ou may not see it, but it's there. >> it's there. >> that's right. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gozalez. eun yang has the morning off. we'll begin with a check of the commute and the forecast.a >> melissllet is standing by with first 4 itra we'll start with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what would you like to say, mr. bell? st i'm sure the moon'sll there. i didn't see it on my way in because of the clouds. i'll be checkin around. i'll spin the city camera around and see if i can it. i think it's a fairly overcast sky this morning. it is still ere. raindps sou of fredericksburg passing over i-95, those are headed toward the northern neck, king george county in virginia there. also our friends and neighbors there, st. mary's county. there's a tiny chance for a few