against meningitis b. mening be quick to talk to our teen's doctor mening about a meningitis b vaccine. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. 6:00 on this saturday morning. what we're following for you. the streetsin shuttg down for another capital pride parade. getting you ready to join the pay. and dieing with a tweet. the president ends the tariff with mexico saying they're fixing the border crisis. and we're learning more about the pavement that caused this powerful geyser at a maryland complex. good morning to you. thank you for being with us on this saturday morning. n'm adam tuss. david culver does work here anymore in case youch didn't cat that part but we still love david and love you being with us this morning and thank you for being with us. beautiful sunrise. you know who still does work

here is lauryn ricketts. i mown, like, that was -- that was written for me here. it's not like i - not like i was trying to troll david, you know, from beyond. >> he's not even up right now. it does say david culver. i was looking at that. >> i'm telling you. >> why not talk about david? we're both going to be at pride later on. >> yep. >> talking a few rain showers plaguing our area, but fought for everybody. seeing a few but a beautiful h sunrise t morning. tweeted out a picture of the sky at thiszy cra neon pink color. go look at my twitter, and facebook page.oo and not t bad out there this morning. we have the sun coming up right now. sun me up actually about, let's see, the official sunrise for the d.c. area was at 5:43. it's a beautiful start, if you're up early this morning, maybe headed off to any races or anything like that, you're going to stay dry.

not feelingat bad out there right now, but w dangerously close to us. down south, across the region. plaguing the area from charleston, down to richmond and temperaturesou 70 right now. a cool day out there today. we'll talk more what to expect for today and time out the rain, because we will be wet ates t this weekend. show you that coming up, and also talkut abo the pride parade coming up. >> that will be fnd. araffic out of the beltway backed up in virginia after a person was hit by a tractor trailer. a live look atnorthbound 495 near leesburg pike. around 12:30 this morning a person weking along th road was hit by a semitruck. that truck driver pulled over but thenhe anot semi crashed

into the parked big rig. lanes careered and traffic ng gettingiy in that area. that's good. we'll follow the story and bring you the latest developments as we get them. well, capital pride weekend is finally here. thousands are expected to pack streets across our region today and there are some traffic closers you need to know about. west of dupont circle and ends at logan center. several roads will shut down much of the afternoon and evening. if you plan on going down, parking will be tricky. metro, of course, is your best bet, and speakingf the parade, nbc 4 and telemundo 44 will be there. lauryn and i and map it out in the our nbc washington app, search pride guide. all for you there. heads up for metro riders in virhenia. work on silver line extension closes a busy station through the end of the weekend. metro will shut down the east

station code and tomorrow so crews can connect existing tracksew with the n part of the silver line eventually taking passengers into loudoun county. they're expected to open next year and meantime metrowill run free shuttles between these stations. time, 6:04. we are about to learn more about the deal between the u.s.nd mexico. cracking down on migrants at the southern border. the president tweeting last m nightico agreed to take strong measures. if a deal had not been reached president trump proposed to impose a 5% tariff. many disagreed. asylum seekers rapidly retned to mexico. they will allow people into their country for humanitarian

reasons while they await asylum cl there and both will re-evaluate the deal in 90 days. read more about it in our washington nbc app. a man found shot to death inside a car involved in a crash inap annis. what we know so far -- police were called for a shooting on farce drive knew newtown drive. once they arrived they discovered a car had crashed not far from the scene there. they found a man inside who had been shot, later pronounced dead. no arrests announced. we will post the latest in our nbc washington app. new details on a disturbing murder/suicide that happened not far from our station in tenley town. a welfare check yesteriay mornng and police had to force their y in to the house and found 51-year-old jason reiff holding a gun. authorities tried to talk to him but he later shot himself and

police searched the home and found his wife ar45-ye-old lola also shot and killed. neighbors who knew that couple say they're shocked. >> it's heartbreaking to hear something so close to home. >> according to court documents the couple was in the process of divorcing. in fact, supposed to have a child custody hearing set for yesterday. that pair had small children w re in school at the time of the shooting. the family flying in to take care of those kids. terrifying moments, meantime, atle an entary school in prince george's county, placed on lockdown while police responded to calls of an active shooter. ricardo joseph campbell allegedly entered that school and started making threatens statements there. witnesses tell us he apparently took off some clothes as he left the scene. police latne lear the suspect's grill lighter was mistaken for a gun and the school day was already over there but there was a small

group of children in the building f an after-school program. no one hurt and campbell later placed in custody. today marks eight days since the shooting massacre at virginia beach's municipal building and al surviva story may play into the handsof governor ralph northam. he set july 9th for the day for a special session of the general assembly. a worker inside the building said the shots did not sound like a gun that likely delayed people from running for cover. the shooter was using a silencer, as we know. the legality of silencers likely is among ts ies to be considered at the special session along with universal background checks and ban on assault rifles. republican lears tell news 4th say have their own ideas about gun violence and will enter that ate session and guniolence awareness

day. a look last night. all lit up at 9:00 rang the bell more than 100 times in memory of lyam ien wrica our country.ra wear oe started in memory of a 15-year-old chicago girl gunned down a week after performingn president obama's second inaugural parade. we now know what caused thiv ma geyser to open up at a parking lot in gaithersburg on thursday. old pike said to be responsible. the water main likely broke w l because's wear and tear. a them to deemed unsafe and likely a total loss. >> we ape exriencing trauma, i guess. my kids as well. you know? for kids, especially, very

traumatic experience. >> nobody hurt in the incident. the red cross is helping the families who have been displaced. they're also getting help. insurance claims and the process there. 6:09 on this saturday morning. virginia is celebrating half a century of its history behind itsic ic slogan. we'll see how the commonwealth is showing even after 50 years virginia is still for lovers, of course. course. that's ne on "news4 today."xt

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welcome back. this summer mark as big anniversary for an iconic phrase in virgia, the summer of love tour making its way through the commonwealth marking the 50th anniversary that virginia is for lovers. we call ut withurthe to at its first stop in loudoun county. >> reporter: first stop on the

summer of lo tour tidy hillsborough known as hillsborough in the gap situated in the gap of the mountains. only 100 people call the town home with its old stone schoolhouse that was once one of the firstublic schools in town.w no serving as town hall and the first venue of the 50th anniversary tour of theic nic virginia is for lovers ad campaign. one of the most successful in hi'rory. and you invited to a woodstock-themed party here. >> we think hillsborough is the perfect place to start because it combines so many of the fabulous ingredients that make virginia for lovers. >> reporter: forever in love eted in brick pavement outside city hall. >> it was lust at first sight. >> reporter: married 50-plus years, their love fills every room of this historic home that's right on the main street

filled with 18th and 19th century architecture. >> after 55 years, i love what you do, i love what you are. o'guess that's love. >> it's more than lust now. it's so much we're together. we're one person. we're best iends. >> ah, sweet. today at noon, a first in the area opening in the area,lost boy sider. six on tap all made from virginia apples and don't have the sugar the cmercial products have. >> our focus is to make sure that you taste every single ingredient we actually use. just the true, raw, freshest form of tt ingredients. >> we are limited to 79 people in this space. so we're expecting a big cifwd. you come and we can't let you in, get to the counter, gab a

to-go can or bring your crawler and we'll fill for you and come back later when we're not so busy. >> cool. the grand opening continues tomorrow. also, we putore information about this place in the nbc washington app. search cider. but if beer is more your style, crack open good one for a good cause. third year in a row brewing a pride pilsner. saying more than 28,000 cans are made available at more than 100 stores and restaurants. all that money raised will benefit the foundation run by the washington blade as well as the smile foundation, which supports and mentors young lgbtq advocates and leaders. we, of course, put a list of the places you can buy e special brew in the nbc washington app. a lot of information thre today and all the capital pride information as well. just search capital pride in our app. what's the weather going to be like for the pride parade

today? hih clouds out there today. will the sunshine peek through and how hot will it get? ketts has the answer to all of these questions when weome back. c

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washington app. some of you know our colleague joe has been fighting pancreatic almost t years. e's at the event today and talked to news 4's barbara harrison about hisreatment and how he's doing now. >> how are you? i got your breakfast here. >> good. >> it's great. >> reporter: it's prep for another scan and joe krebsnt uing battle against pancreatic cancer. next stop the hospital's infusion center where he and his wife mary lynn are well acquainted with the staff. >> all right. pep breath. >> reporter: thisart was easier than the bitter pill our former news 4 colleague had to swallow two years ago when he first learned what he thought was a stomach flu was acally a foreboding diagnosis of perhaps the world's most feared cancer. >> almost everybody who gets diagnosed with pancreatic cancer still today is actually dieing of the disease. there are very few people we actually cure of the disease.

>> reporter: the scan will determine if radiation treatment continued to work to sto the metastases that spread beyond the pancreas. joe says this is the easy part. it's hard not to second-guess the outcome. they are hopeful to get good news this time because the doctor hadn't called. >> one time when the news wasn't so good he calmed immediately after the scan to let him mow what was showing. but this pass time he textedthat in itself is good. >> you know, every time a scan comes along, it's a moment of truth. so it's like -- i covered during my career a lot of trials. it's like -- waiting for the jury to come back with the verdict. there is incredible tension inou the crtroom when that jury walks back in to the room, beuseyou don't know what they're going s ay.

>> good to see you. >> officially good to see you. >> reporter: sounded good, butwo what uld the scan show. >> these are your lungs. he >> reporter: pointed out an area that could have suffered injury. every time we radiate we risk damaging part of your lung. >> reporter: the hope and prayer that these scans continue to g bringd news. >> i hope so. >> reporter: meanwhile, the krebs contue to plan for the future. maybe a trip to alaska next year and before that a wedding for their daughter in the fall. >> going to be a happy, happ occasion. >> reporter: and joe, asle lway is never lost for laughter. >> after the wedding, go out to the garden innd the back dig up the bucket to see if there's anymore money left. >> e, such a nice guy. eerbara spoke with joe again who's fng great and won't need another scan until july and what comes after is be decided. all and all in news on joe is great today. love hearing that and what's goingm on with hifor sure.

>> yep. another good thing going on. the pride parade. everybody out there marching, i was hoping to get a little more tlor. >> iried with the tie a little bit. at the pride parade they usually give you a bull horn but you an't really need bull horn. >> i know! >> you and i project. maybe you and i will bet the front of the pride parade. >> you want to walk with me? >> youdi dn't go last year. you want to go up on the bus? remember last year sohu mid, so hot. oh, and just -- humidity. oh. ot that bad this year, and, in fact, it's aautiful morning out there. look at that sunrise. >> yeah. >> absolutely beautiful. and, again, we're going to continue to see nice conditions throughout the day today. dry today, t buten we got rain several days ahead. so, again, mostly dry through the day today. scattered showers going into tonight, overnight and then get into sunday, monday, tuesday and

pretty much throughout next week. also waves of heavy rain and have to watch for flooding concerns but no rain out there right now. we are dr across the area. however, headed to the south, frontal system set up shop just to the south ofus. that's why we'll continue to see rain showers down through southern virginia. so i do say our friends in fredericksburg, going out to culpepper and extreme southern neck, you have showers but i believe it will go to the south and take that rain wh . temperatures now 60s to around 70 in d.c. not a bad morning to wake up to visibilit a-okay. look going in terms of that. headed into the upper 70s and oher 80s tay. again, slight chance of rain to the north and then rain scoots in as we head into the overnight. again, about 2:00 a.m. so really a lot of us are staying dry all throughout your saturday. waves of rain through sunday. we'll have some showers around

for that monday morning commute and it lookslike that rain continues on monday as well., nows we head into yr day tomorrow, the temperatures will be back in the 70s. again, some of this rain could be strong at times and heavy at times. w have rain chances on monday. then a chance on tuesday before we dry out on tuesday afternoon. then we've got ather system coming our way for wednesday night into thursday and friday. so this week looking unsettd. temperatures a little below normal, but next weekend, yeah, normal, but next weekend, yeah, next weekend looks

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obviously but tom was glad to t the -- not jump at night. he made it to the ground safely that day and even after his parachute was shot d. it again. for this jump greeted with applause when he made it to the ground. he s therein honor of the soldiers who did not come home that day. incredible.nd >> thank himall veterans for their service. and the sunrise, absolutely gorgeous out there. hues of pinks and oranges, looking beautifulright now. any rain on the way? >> i don't know. you're going to tell us. >> i am, coming back. >> i am, coming back. stickaround for another t wo ♪

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>> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. 6:30 on this saturday morning. good morning to you. saturday so far.g a good start ookouirng orecast is l t brighty righo t now, but that cd take a rainy turn later this weekend, and when the rain comes in there's one person that we blame. no. i mean honestly, we could use a little rain. >> we could. yeah. we could get rain around here but unfortunate several days of rain, it looks like. yeah. >> oh. >> looks like flooding issues

heading into this workweek, this upcoming workweek. something we're watching closely, of course. have your umbr la close toyou. i don't think you'll need it today but you will overnight toroght and certainly thh the day tomorrow to start off your workweek also. it's not that bad of a morning out there. dhumidity, not too ba either, a little on the breezy side out there today.mo re clouds than sunshine out there today, but will s a few pops of sun especially north of d.c. a better chance. also seeing rain. just to theut soh. south of d.c., a small chance of seeing rain showers, i think right around d.c. we will be dry but a frontal system draped over the south is keeping rain chances through southern virginia. northern neck extreme in the case of maryland, fredericksburg, outside the s n shenandoah valley, a chance of rain. that will sag to the south a little more. temperatures now around 70 degrees. again, the wind picks up

continuing through the morning. breezy out there today but all in all, not too bad. >> i'm melissa mollet with a look at your first 4 traffic and roads. a lot of things happening especially in d.c. here's what'sgoing on. first of all on saturday, purple stride walk to end pancreatic cancer. in honor of our former co-worker joe krebs battling pancreatic cancer right now. starts around n8:00 o the plaza saturday morning stretching along pennsylvania avenue, independence and third streets and other closures you can find it all in the nbc washington app. 2019 capital pride parade kicks off at n4:30 saturday starts at 21st and peek ends at 14th and arc. a lot of closus along that route. the festival is at noon. some roads closed from saturday until monday morning.n n sunday for the festival out there as well. actually theennsylvania avenue, constitution, third, fourth and fifth streets shut

down and other and addional closures find them all on the nbc washington app. have a great weekend. see you monday morning for "news4 today.." >> thank you, melissa. a man shot to death found inside a car in annapolis. policealled for repor of a shooting near newtown drive. once there discovered a car crashed not far from the scene. found a man inside who was hotl ater pronounced dead. so far no arrests announced and working to learn more and will post the latestur in nbc washington app. new detailsn a disturbing murder/suicide that happened not far from our station in nortest d.c. in tenleytown. officers called to a home on wyndham placeor a welfare check yesterday morning and fopolice had to rce their way in to the housn th 51-year-old jason reiff holding a gun. aut rities tried to talk t imhad but he later shot himself dand ied. police searched the home and found his wife, 45-year-old low

wil goalamovea shot and killed. neighbors who knew the couple say they're shocked. >> it's tbhearreaking to hear something so close to home. >> according to court documents the couple was in the process of divorcing. in fact, they were supposed to have a child custody hearing set for yesterday. the pair had two small kids in school at the time of the shooting. family now flying in to take care of those childre a colorado couple is the latest to come forward and say m they bec violently ill visiting the dominican republic. the story is not helping easen the mi of tourists looking for answers after other recent deaths here including aorrince ge's couple. news 4 and telemundos continue the coverage from santa domingo when he spoke. >> repoter: officials saying will take time. >>he doctors that are -- both

ave told us it takes about a month. >> reporter: thursday the office of the attorney general sharing preliminar autopsy report saying nathani holmes and cynthia day died of respiratory fasure. the new comes as family members of other relatives ask new quesons about the death o loved ones and department confirms now a woman from philadelphia died in a hotel last year, e same company that owns the resort where the maryland couple and another woman from pennsylvania died last month. >> doyou have any questions about being here? >> reporter: tourists -- >> very important to make sure you have water. >> reporter: hiding how they felt when they heard about what happened. >> i ought, great. i'm taking kids there. you know? that kind of a concern. >> reporter: some evenit admting they are changing their relaxation plans. >> no >> what we're going to do. no >drinking. reporter: is that a bummer? >> kind of, yes. >> reporter: here in the ar

colonialea of santa domingo -- ♪ a popular tourism spot known here as the legend -- [ speaking in foreign language ] he tells us almost every person that comes in the traditional gift shop where he works is a tourist bute says he's not afraid people will stop comingsa he ys, i'm not scared less tourists will come tomy store and the hotels we have in the dominican republic and in a country known for its beauty, americans already here say you should come for a visit. >> it's a beautiful country, and i would certainly trav here again. if you're cautious and safe, there's no reason not to come here. >> reporting from the dominican republme. meantiwe are expecting to learn more about a major deal between the trump administration and mexico it avoid tariffs inx ehange the united states says

mexico will launch a big campaign to crack down on migrants at the southern border. last night the president tweeting that mexico agreed "to take strong measures." had a deal not been reached opresident trump planned impose a 5% tax on mexica -- mexico goods on monday. many disagrd. returned kers rapidly to mexico. mexico will t people in for humanitarian reez ar'ts awaiting asylumth processing re and both countries will re-evaluate the deal in 90 days. read more about it in our nbc washington app. "s same street" celebrating a golden anniversary. the crew is taking over district for 50 years on television. they stopped by famous spots lie ben'shili bowl for lunch. take a look. >> come on, oscar. this place is top notch. we'll see about that.

. >> by the way, oscar approves of ben's. how could you not? they stopped by the monuments, count von count tells us he loves, ha, ha, ha. sorry. >> this is marvelous. i have been counting the monuments and the museums and, you know, doing what i do. ha, ha! >> they spent time with d.c. maier yoel bowser at the nonprofit yndterday as well a if you didn't know jim henson had a show that aired on our station which politicals right here in northwest d.c. in our station called"sam and friends" where kermitot hisstart. right in our own studios. then henson went on to create many of the characters you know rom says smi street a"sesame st muppets." great stuff.

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welcome back. brothers g maryland are banding together to create something a little unexpected. hand pouring and cutting wicks or candling and giving back to people across the district. news 4 shomari stone has their story. >> reporter: a brothers of a shining example of bright entrepreneurip and lighting up the candle business because of these. thek three and macandleses repr the gill broebs. >> 13-year-old. >> colin.

>> reporter: 10-year-old. >> ryan. > reporter: and 8-year-old. >> austin. >> reporter: recently received the an pra pra entrepreneur awa >> empowering. e received these awards all in one week. >> reporter: the talented trio launched a candle business two years ago to get more money for toys. it means gill brothers in french. why did you start the business? >> we had a monthly allowance to get like two video game as month and wanted more. >> reporter: the d.c. area boys sold,0 nearly 1000 soy-based scented candles that are hand poured in their home studio. they first sold at pop-up shops and expanded to 30 stores and in the process of being sold at macy's. >> it makes me feel good about myself. >> i feel good. >> go on, go on! >> reporter: and feel good playing those videos. game

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welcome bpik. cal pride weekend is here and there's a lot happening all over the district, of course. two pillars of the local lgbtq community are honored for decades of aocating for equality. a look at how far they've come. >> i remember my first capital pride in 1980. >> reporter: after so many years of friendship and so many pride weeks between them you can understand why donald and e israelenould struggle to remember the early days of capital pride. at the st. stephen's school, the park. i remember that. >> reporter: they should have no trouble remembering this year, honored at pillarsf the lgbtq

community. israelene serving at grand marshal. >> out on the ballots field. >> reporter: combined 50 years they fought for lgbtq rights. >> progress made realistically but emotionally it's hard to say. >> reporter: a transgender woman especially clear now. morthan 30 transgender women killed in the last two years. majority of them women of color. among those mourning the murder of ashante carter killed in march. >> and being a part of the lgbtq communitwe've come, evolved but have a long wayo go yet. >> reporter: they continue to be advocates and social workers. donald began his efforts in the mid-80s at a time he could have given up on life. >> eventually i started volunteering in the hiv community because it affected me. >> reporter: she won covers but never about the accolades for her. >> e i'm trying to help somebody not to have to go

through what i went through coming up as a transgender woman. >> reporter: this week as she shine in the pride spotlight they do ithe knowing t next generation will look to them. >> taking part in the pride parade today. if you'd like to learn more search pride guide in our nbc washington app and i got to tell you, never been there it is fu >> so fun. >> it's fun. >> like a mardi gras celebrat n celebration. you and i have gone a couple years in a row now. >> yep. and i asked because we ran out of beads, we have tons. tons of other stuff to hand out incht was basically dumping bags of beads. r >> why w out so quickly. yeah. so come down, say hi to us. we're all going to be down there and have a big double-decker bus. can't miss us. >> kind of oud. >> and i have a mega phone,

which i don't need one. so -- >> here to tell you, ladies a gentlemen but let's hope for sunshine today. right? >> yeah. because last year i remember my hair was out to here w it so humid. >> frizz ball. >> i was a frizz ball. a sweaty mess last year, but this year it's not going to be. i mean, sti going to be hot. yes last year -- laughing. >> humidity. >> not that humid this year is pretty much what i was getting at. us.e join otherwise if out and about today, the day to do it, because rain is in the foreroast thughout the day tomorrow and on mond. again, showers in the forecast and not for today. so today, dry. it's a beautiful view out there right now. as we wake up this morning, latk hat. temperatures will be right around 70 degrees. not bad out there.hu idity will drop through the day. you may feel a little mugginess, a little stickiness out there this morning, but that will continue to drop thut the day. partly sunny. again, more clouds than sunshine as we go through the.ay today especially heading into tonight.

83 the daytime high today. that's not 56. again, in to the 80s into the afternoon. around 80 degrees. notba that weekend outlook, a nice saturday. the pool. not a lot of sun but some out there. put on the n block. yardwork, do it today, you need to, because we've got the rain in the forecast for tomorrow nd, again, see widespread rain for your sunday and monday, but dry out there today. we even have rain lasting to tuesday morning. we'll dry out tuesday afternoon. then come wednesday afternoon, wednesday night, more rain in th the reason we'll see rain out there for tomorrow is because we have a frontal system down to the south. i'm still keeping fredericksburg, and extreme southern maryland a slight chance of shower here or there. mostly you'll be dry. dangerously close the rain is, g traveliouth into virginia, heading into rain pap frontal system draped itself and set up shop through southern virginia anomay slip a little to

the south before it starts to move back north of the warm front. why we'll have showers later tonight and through much of the day tomorrow. starting off on a not bad note. a cool note. temperates in the of60s to around 70. futurecast it for you. streaksoud cover, a few of sunshine out there. continuing through the day mostly dry. here comes rain heading into the overnight. exutct rain heading o to church services tomorrow. we have waves of rain throughout your sunday. this, into sunday night. into your monday morning commute and we'll have rain for most of nday, looks like. tomorrow, i temperatures the upper 70s and lower 80s once again. we will be breezy today and tomorrow as well. we get into your monday. we do have a 90% chance of scattered showers. showers early onesday morning, and then wednesday night some more rain and that will last into the end of the workweek, cod have a few thunderstorm getting into your thursday. right now next weekend, not

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tenor axe t or any of guitars. no, no. this is a sax player. >> reporter: herself an internationally recognized musician, myrna sislen knew exactly who broke into her store about 12:30 thursday morning. >> it's a very special interrupinterrup instrument. maybe most famous of the gerald albright is what everyonewants. >> reporter: in fact, sislen never before had a break-in at the store she's owned since 2002 has a hunch three similar break-in attempts sin last august where the work of that same man obsessed with the workmanship of a very special saxnhone which comma a significant price. >> $4,400. >> rorter: as she keep as watchful eye on the busy store a haven which has budding musicians, the wrries of

e all business owner. will her insurancpay for a fourth $ 00 door repair? she can't even think about the financial loss of the saxophone and hopes it will somehow be recovered. >> it's a ve distinctive horn. if anybody sees that, call the police. tell somebody, because there are not that many players in town who have that horn. we're thinking there's nobody who has it, except this one guy. >> reporter: the music store burglar also stole one other thing. a modestly priced flute.sl sin tells us it is ♪ ♪ ♪ rhythm is a dancer ♪ it's a soul companion ♪ you can feel it everywhere ♪ lift your hands and voices ♪ free your mind and join us

>> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. 7:00 on t is saturday morning. here's what we're following for you. the streets are going to be shutting down soon for another capital pride parade. we'll get you ready to join the big party today. a trade war dies with a tweet. the president ends the tariff standoff with mexico saing they are fixing the border crisis. and learning more about theb problemneath the pavement that caused this powerful geyser at a maryland complex. welcome in at 7:00 on this saturday morning. thank you so much for being with us. i'm adam tuss. it is a sunny start to our saturday. 70 degrees, but will the rain make an appearance today? there's one person who has our answers and her name is lauryn ricketts who is with me this morning. beautiful dress, lauryn. and cheery. >> oh, my god. thank you. >> yes. and a lot of people out for the pride event.

what's the story? >> i wish we had a different tie. you need a pop of color. >> you needed to text me. seriously. about time you get a complemey. >> probabl the first one in a long time. anyway, guys, talking about my shower activity to the south of us but not raining on anybody's parade. tuus and i wi tuesd tuss and i will be down there. come see us. and the sun coming's a little before 6:00 a.m. about 5:43. 70 degrees, the temperure now. winds pick up a little throughout the day but out of the seanortheast. again, get cloud cover in here but really not much rain. could be a few showers well south. fredericksburg neck and extreme reuthern maryland but the most part dry out the today and

temperatures top out in the low 80s, upper 70s to the south. we do have rain chances heading through the day tomorrow. scattered showers pushing into our area. again, the rain is to the south right now.tu evenally sinks farther to the south and then startsre spading north. t''ll time out the rain for you for tomorrow t coming up in 15 minutes. lauryn, thank you. following breaking news on theltway this morning. take a look here. track still backed up in virginia after a person was hit by a tractor trailer. this is a live look at northbound 495 near leesburg pike. state pice say around 12:30 this morning a person locking along the road was hit by a semi. that truckriver pulled over but another semi crashed into the parked big rig.e' continue to follow this story and bring you the latest development. meanwhile, three people seriously hurt after a truck

crashed into a utility pole in montgomery county. this happened hours ago in the brinklow area. slammed into a pole near brighton dam road. one of the victims of the crash was electrocuted and caused power outages in the area. we'll working to learn more andp will ute you throughout the morning. capital pride weekend is finally here. thousands expected to pack streets across out of region. there are traffic closures you need to know about. today's pride parade starts west of dupont circle, marches through the streets. ends near loganir e. be aware several roads had shut down much of the afternoon and evening. if you plan going don,paking is tight. metro is thees bet b speaking of the parade nbc 4 and telemundo 44 will be. there this from last year. we are working for you before the festivities even begin. learn more about the events and map it out in our nbc washington app. all you have to search is pride guie.

also a heads up. metro riders in virginia. work on the sier line extension closes a busy station through the weekend. the wheelie reston east station today and tomorrow so crews can connect the existing tracks with the new part of the silver line eventually taking passengers intoy. loudoun count the six new stations are expected to open next year and in the meantime, metro will run free shuttles between t wheelie reston east station and spring hill. al tell you this morning we are expecting to learn more about a major deal between the trump administration and mexico that is expected to avoid tariffs. in exchange, the united states says mexico will launch a big campaign to crack down on migrants at the southern border. last night the president tweeting here that mexico agreed take strong measures, if a deal has not been reached, president trump planned to impease a 5% tax on all mexicann goods monday. many from his own party disagreed with the plan and highlights of the agreement

te ording to the s department. asylum seekers who cross the border in the united states will be rapidly returned to mexico. mexico will allow people into their country for humanitarian reasons awaiting asylum claims to be processed there. both countries will re-evaluate the deal in 90 days. read more details in the nbc washington app. time, 7:05. new this morning, a man found shot to death inside a car that had been involve in a crash in annapolis. what we know sor, police called for a report of a shooting on newtown drive. once there discovered a carcr hed not far from that scene and found a man inside who was shot pt he waslater pronounced dead. so far no arrests announced and we'll post the i latest our nbc washington app once we get more. detail new details on a disturbingm der/suicide that happened not far from our station in tenleytown. officers called for a welfare

check yesterday morning and police had to force their way io he house and found 51-year-old jason reiff holding a gun. tauthorities tried tolk to him but he later shot himself and died. police searched at home and found his wife 45-year-old lolla golomova. >> matter breakingo hear something so shocking so close to home. >> the couple was in the process of divorcing and supposed to hi have a c custody hearing set for yesterday. the pair had two small kids in school at the time of the shooting. the family of the victims here flying in now to take care of those children. meantime, terrifying moments at an elementary school in pritye george's coun. it was placed on lockdown while police responded to a call of an active shooter. look.a at the elementary school in upper marlboro. mrcamp entered the school, made threatens statements. witnesses say he apparently took

off some of this clothes leaving police later learned the suspects's grill lighter was mistaken for a gu the school day was already over but a small group of students were still in the build for an aftercare program. no one hurt thankfully and campbell later placed in custody. today marks eight day since that shooting massacre at a h virginia beac municipal building and now survivor's story playing into the hands of the governor as he takes a measure, july 9th, day for a special session of the general assembly. a worker inside the municipal building says the shots did not sound like a gun. that likely delayed people from running for cover, but the shooter was using silencer as we now know and the o legality silencers likely is among the issuesre to be consideat that special session, along with universal background checks and a ban on assault rifles. republic leaders say they have their own ideas how to curb gun violence which they'll put

forward in seat special sion? a live look at the national cathedral, bathing in the morning light and looking beautiful as ever, but w it glowing orange last night. lit that way as part of national gun violence awareness day, and wear orange weekend. we got this aerial footage from opper 4. great shots here last night. at 9:00 they rang the bell more than 100 times in memory of americans who died from gunfire daily in our country. where orange started in memory of a 15-year-old chicago girl gunned down just a weekafter performing in president obama's second inaugural parade. and we now know what caused this massive geyser. look at this. that opened up in a, paing loss in gaithersburg ona thur old pipe said to be the reason. the water main broke likely because e wear and t on an eight-inch cast iron pipe in the ground nearly half a centy. three families displaced including one that lives in a

townhome cle by for nearly 20 years. their home deemed unsafe and likely a total loss. >> the experience is trauma. they won't stop talking about it as well. my kids as well. for kids, a veryau trtic experience. >> nobody hurt in the incident. the red cross is helping the use families who have been displaced here. those families are also getting help navigating the insurance claim process as well. time now, 7:09 on this virginia is celebrating half a century of history behind its slogan. how the commonwealth is showing even after 50 years virginia is still for lovers. still for lovers. that story

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its way through thcommonwealth marking the 50en anniversary of the iconic campaign, "virginia is for lovers." the first sto loudoun county. [ horn beeping ] >> reporter: first stop on t summer of love tour, tidy hillsborough. known as hillsborough in the gap because it's situated in the gap of the short hill mountains.y onl 120 people call the town home with an old schoolhouse once one of the first public schools in town. now serving as town hall and the first venue of the 50th anniversary tour of the iconic virginia is for lovers" ad campaign one of the most successful in history and you're invited to a woodstock-themed party here. >> we think hillsborough is the perfect place to start because it combines so many of the fabulous ingredients that make virginia for lovers

>> reporter: forever in love etched in brick pavement outside city hall. >> it was lust at first sight. f reporter: married 50-plus years, their lols every room of this historic home that's right on the main street filled with 1h and 19th century architecture. >> after 55 years, i love what you do, i love what you are. i guess that's love. >> it's more than lust now. it's so much.e' it's -- w together. we're one person. we're best friends. >> molette green reporting there. a first in the area, cider in the area. lost boy cider. featuring six hard cidersn tap made from virginia apples and don't have the sugar content the commercial products have. >> our focus is to make sure

that you taste every single ingredient we actually use. just the true, raw, like, the fresh effort form of that re ingent. >> we are limited to 79 people in this space. so wee expecting a big crowd. if you come and we can't let you in, get to the counter, grab a to-go can or bring your crawler and we'll fill for you and come back later when we're n so busy. >> sounds like a plan. the grand opening continues tomorrow as well. we put more information about this in the washington app. search cider. but if beer is more your style, crack open a good oa for good cause. third year in a row brewing a pride pilsner. saying more than 28,000 cans are made available at more than 100 stores and restaurants. all the money raised will benefit the foundation run by the washington blade as well as the smile foundation, which supports and mentors young lgbtq advocates and leaders. we puthe list of places you can buy the special

brew in the nbc washington app. of course, we've got all of the capital pridevents in there as well. osearch capital pride inur app. time, 7:14. what will theeather be like for the pride parade today? a live look outside. high clouds, sunshine, 70 degrees. degrees. will we stay so, jardiance asks...

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so like -- i covered during myareer a lot of trials. it's like waiting for ther juy to come back with the verdict. there is incredible tension in the courtroom whe jury walks back in to the room, because you don't know what they're going to say. >> good to see you. >> officially good to see you. >> reporter: sounded good, b would the scan show? >> these are your lungs. >> reporter: he pointed out an area that could have suffered injury. >> every time we radiate something we do risk damaging part of your lung. >> reporter: the hope and prayer is that these scans will continue to bring good news. >> i hope so. >> reporter: meanwhile, the ntinue to plan for the future. maybe a trip to alaska next year and before that a dding for their daughter in the fall. >> t's going to be a happ happy occasion. >> reporter: and joe, as always is never lost for laughter. ft >> a the wedding, go out to the garden in the back and dig up e bucket to see if there odymore money left. >> joe's such a gouy.

barbara spoke with joe again who says he's feeling great and won't need another scan until july. what comes after is to be decided. all and all in news on joe is great today. of course. joe's such a good guy. a lot of other things going on around town. right? >> yes. >> soccer gamesrt and biday parties. right? every weekend. >> every weekend. you said you have two birth parties? >> a soccer game, birthday party, another birthday party tomorrow. in between that downat the pride parade today and let's hope for no raindrops. >> hopefully won't be and not hot like last year. >> a steamy mess. >> absolutely right.is th year looking a lot better. in fact,ven when you step outside now' you notice a difference. a lot of games going on. talking to somebodyn last ight, kids' soccer games thattart at 8:00 a.m. >> did you know that? >> lauryn, the's a lot that

starts way earli than 8:00 a.m. with kids. >> i know. goodness. utwell, we'll see abo that. anyway -- as far as we are ccerned out there now, cloud cover, but if the you're waking up early to take those kids to those 8:00 a.m. gatees, lis not looking bad. rain and gotten the short end of the stick over the last cole of weekends, now not that bad this morning and mostly dry throughout the day today. scattered showers moving in overnight and sticking with us through much of the day tomorrow. some of the warch waves of rain be heavy. could be a stronger or lighter ce but again dry throughout the day. good news. and rain dies down by tuesday afternoon. rain tuesday morning, and comes back in by wednesday afterno , wednesday night. so nothing happening out there right now, but if you're traveling and heading to the south you' head into rain. astalled to the

south. seeing reinforcing shots from charleston, to richmond down to virginia beach. keeping a very, verry ve small chance and as the morningears on, a chance ofshowers, extreme southern maryland, northern throughan fredericksbur culpepper. areas to the south, a frontal system sinks toef the south be it starts to move back to the north as a warm were front tomorrow. again, we are looking at scattered showersgh overni and through much of the day tomorrow for everybody. you walk outside, it's not that bad. in the shendoah valley you may need a light jacket. temperatures in the 60s. headed into upper 70s and low 80s out there today.ai ag partly sunny out there. re clouds building in tonight. and again, most of the rain coming in heading through the overnight hours. rain tomorrow morning especially heading into early church services. waves of rain through the day morrow andaves of rain leading into your monday morning. that monday morning commute could be on the messy side as wel 77 degrees tomorrow, about as

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>> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. 7:30 on this saturday morning. thank you so much for being with us. i'm adam tuss.e hope you'r enjoying the start to your weekend so far. forecast looking bright, but that could take a rainy turn laterke this wed. lauryn ricketts is tracking what son the way. a lot going on around town, lauryn. ohat do you say? >> we valuate gg on around town. absolutely right.