a new outdoor smoking ban begins today. where you can still light up and what it means for people who vape. [ cheers ] we did it! we did it! >> and we're sad to say good-bye to the cup, but it's nice to see another team rn its fi title. how st. louis fans are celebratingis morning. it is 4:00 a.m. now. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. it's a rainy thursday morning. wasoming down when we were coming in. let's begin with the forecast and commute. melissa mollet is standing by with first 4 traffic. >> we'll start with amelia draper in for chuck bell looking at the radar. >> hey, you'll want to grab the umbrellas stepping out the door. i'm tracking widespread rain across the area and pockets of moderate rain in southern maryland, into fauquier county, even around the top of the belsay. you can here the brighter colors out there around

bethesda, out by the spur. it's going to be a rainy mu co. you want to budget extra time. we're dealing with two waves of rain today. the first happening right now. and this is going to continue until 7:00, 8:00 a.m. we'll see a lull around the midday hours before this rain to the west and far west virginia moves into the area. is could touch off some thunderstorms between 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.h because of tat we are in storm team 4 weather ert mode. we're at 67 degrees right now. e steady rain continues againti about 7:00 a.m. as we move toward 8:00, 9:00 a.m.ca we see more sered showers. drying out around0 10m. before storms return later in the day.t here is the chance for some severe storms. i'm going to have more on that in ten minutes. for now, imelissa, the rain causing any issues on the roads? it is going to be a big slow situation for a lotf people this morning because of the rain. want to mention the situation from last night we talked about at 11:00 p.m. if you were watching then. outer loop before 270, that earlier jackknifed

tractor-trailer has now cleared. everything has reopened. that is good. as amelia's been saying, all of this radar showing where the rain is falling. it'sretty heavy in spots even right now. no work zones on the beltway at ois point. that's because the heavy rain that's moving through. just allow extra time if you can. arlington, 66 athe rosslyn tunnel. left lane getting by the work zone. that is in each direction. eun? >> thank u. we're following breaking omery county. police are warning people to st awayfrom the 1500 block of randolph street as officers search for peopl involved in a burglary at a gun shop. officers say that as the burglars fled the scene, theyst ruck a cruiser. an officer fir some shots, but we don't know whether anyone was hit. news4 has a creweheaded to th scene. we will update you as we learn more information. this morning, a man who worked with children in the district is accused of sexually abusing a young girl. >> now d.c. public schools is temporarily suspending its

lationship with his former employer that provides ftfore and aer-school programs. 21-year-old justin hickman is accused of having sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl atto capihill montessorie at logan in northeast washington. police say the abuse happening from january until mayis of year at the school. hickman was a contract employee working for springboard education in america wich runs after-school programs at several d.c. schools. our news partners at wtop reporl capit hill was the only school he worked with while employed by th meanwhile, police are searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself at a target store in fairfax. tohis is a pho from the store on new guinea road last month. police say employees found the man outside pants down.th his he quickly left after seeing staff members. the man was spotted at the same target last week when a customer reported someone acting suspiciously. bun of the lastavens for semiticers is disappearing.

today officially it's illegal to smoke on patios at restauras and bars in montgomery county. the new smoking ban applies to vaping also. the countyn council uanimously approved the ban in march. if someone is caught smoking on a patio, the restaurant could be fined $50. some people think it's a good idea, while others say it goes too far. >> this idea because of smoking for public health. >> honest opinion, i'm not a smoker. but i think it's -- it's somewhat discrimination against nmokers. >> outdoor smokingontgomery county will still be allowed on a rooftop or balcony. hockey players and skaters in bowie maye losing their ice rink, but they're not going down without a fight. in ari move that surpd a lot of people, the city council voted to freeze efforts to build a new arena. the city has already spent $5 million of a scheduled $20 million project to replace the aging bowie ice arena. supporters of the new arena hope the council will reconsider its

decision at the new meeting on june 17th.>> > just about 4:05. today marks one year since the death of jordan mcnair. the 19-year-old university football player died two weeks after suffering heatstroke during a football workout. today coaches and players will a partici in a health and wellness sports clinic in honor of mcnair. they want to increase awareness aboutheat-related illnesses. an independent investigation into mcnair's death determined that trainers at the sce did not follow proper those trainers and the head coach, d.j. durkin, were fired. turning to the massive college admissions cheating scandal. >> the first defendant has been handed down a sentence -- one day in prison. stanford university's former sailing coach appeared before a federal judge in boston yesterday. he was sentenced to just one day in prison, two years of probation, and a $10,000 fine r his role in the scandal. van de moore admitted to taking

$610,000 in bribes to dry get privileged students admitted to stanford. prosecutors asked for 13 months rison, but his defense attorney argued for leniency saying used the money to pay for sailingor unifms, equipment, andsttaff co >> i have taken responsibility for my actions, and i'm accepting the consequences of those actions. nt this morning the sece is being closely watched by 22 other defendants who have pleaded guilty including actress fefmicity hufan. lori loughlin has been charged in the scandal but has pleadedi no. now to a developing story. president trump tells abc news that he would likely take t information a political rival from a foreign government in the upcoming election. the president was asked whether country such as russia or chna offered his campaign informatioould it accept the information or call the fbi. here's his response. >> i think maybe you do both.hi i t you might want to listen. there's nothing wrong with

listening. if somebody called from a country, norway, we have information on your oppent -- oh, i think i'd want to hear it. >> during that exchange, the president was told the fbi director says you must notify the agency if this happens. the president said the fbi director is wrong. coming u in the next half hour, news4's tracie potts with more on the president's com>nts. >> 4:07. this morning the mayor in prince george's county wants to set tho re straight about why she is resigning. upper marlboro mayor tonga turner says his decision to step down doesn't -- her decision to step down doesn't have anythingw to doh racism or bigotry. she says she wants to spend time with her children. she explained how she's been the victim of multiple incidents of racism including slashed tires. >> it was never my intention to give the public the impression that i am being pushed o or scared into leaving my role, a role i desperately love.

that is simply not true. >> turner acknowledges that racism ino upper marlbeds to be addressed. her last day will be june 30th. an interim mayor will be appointed until a sctcial elen can be held. the lieutenant governor is working to clear his name. now jusfan fairs legal team is challenging prosecutors to charge him if they believe he is guilty of sexual assault. this is the virginia lieutenanto gover fairfax's lawyer sent letters to d.a.s in massachusetts and north carolina saying, quote, if an investigation wero determine that the allegation is true, it should be criminally prosecuted. but they go on to y, quote, just as no serious crime should go unprosecuted, no innocent erson should have his reputation tarnished by a false allegation. fairfax's attorneys say if he is in bocent, the matter shou closed, and the public informed. his accuse have called for the state general assembly to hold bipartisan hearings on the allegations instead.

the lieutenant governor says law enforcement is better equipped to deal with the claims. he says the encounters were consensual. 4:08. new, u.s. catholic bishops are taking steps t confront theex abuse crisis plaguing the catholic church. >> they're holding an annual conference in baltimore. yesterday they voted to create a new sex abuse hotline. it will field allegations cgarding bishops who have committed abuse overed it up. people can call or make nlcomplaints through an one link. the operators will relay allegations to supervisory bishops. >> a reporting system that goes to two of the lay members of our review board, t judges, to law enforcement. >> the national hotline is expected to be operating within a year. d.c., maryland, and virginia already have some form of sex abuse hotlineoperational. on capitol hill, a bill to extend the 9/11 victim compensation und is moving to

the full house for a vote. no date has been set. a house committee unanimously passed the bill a day after jon stewart accused congress of failing first responders. the fund helps thousands of first responders and w others developed health proems from breathing toxic air at ground zero. minority leade chuck schumer is asking for the republican leadership in the senate to take up the measure as soon as the house bill passes. if congress does not approve the, tension, the funds will run -- the extension were the funds will run out next year. denvkevin durant is recover after season-ending surgery. he posted this picture on instagram yesterday. he tore his achilles tendon f during gameve of the finals against the raptors. he says the road to recoveryar st now. his team, though, is still on the road to the championship.s the warrior need two more wins to lock up their third state title. if the raptors win one more, though,t will be the first nba

title for any canadian team. game six from orlando tips off at 9:00 tonight. a half century wait is over for st. louis hockey fans. >> the blues dominated game secretary ofme -- ga secretary of to bring home -- game to bring home the first franchise championship in history. that is exciting. the blues stunned the bruins and had a 3-0 lead in the final period. fights like it one -- sights s.ke this one probably look familiar to fa used to be a sea of red. those are fans failing the enterprise center where the ues normally play, and busch stadium where the cardinals play to watch game seven last night. the caps won in las vegas, too, remember? >> yeah. pretty huge. >> doesn't matter. stanley cup is the stanley cup. congrats to the st. louis blues. 4:11. next, a retired police officer is hiing the road to encourage

first responders to reach out for help. plus, food allergies are becoming more and more common. but half of new food allergy patients are adults. we'll explain why doctors think that's happening. how about the wrather? >> g the jacket as you step out. widespread rain until 8:0a.m. started thunderstorms moving through between 2:00 and 7:00. with the storms later we could see heavy rain, strong, maybeg dag winds, and the chance for hail. i'm timing it out withuture i'm timing it out withuture wea fth not all water is created equal1

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[ applause ] take a look at this. it's official. 3 e andrd streets in southwest washington is renamed hiddenur fig way. we previewed the story yesterday morning. nasa dedicated it to katherine johnson, dorothy vaughn, and mary jackson. the three african-american scientists helped to advance nasa's space program during the '40s, '50s, and '60. their story inspired the film "hidden figures." wonderful tribute. great movie. >> very deserving. a recent study found that police officers are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. >> that's part of the reason why one officer turned his badge -- urned in his badge so he could hit thead and help first respondehe get . jeff shepherd is starting a cross-country tour to bring his

message to police departments america. he's going to be driving that w big,te truck with a special e message to h officers. he started in d.c. at the mpd academy where cadets learn how to be police officers physically and mentally. >> you got to get over the station ma that i'm going to be -- stigma that i'm going to be labeled as weak. i'm going toose my job. departments need step up. >> officers at the academy say that culture is changing.e th department now offers workshops promoting well-being and asks officers to speak up when another officer is struggling. you or someone you know needs help, we have mental health resources in the nbc washgton app, search "changing minds." news4 is working 4 your ealth. chances are you someone you allergy. a food food allergies have more than doubled in the past ten years. doctors say half of people the food allergy will develop it as adults. researchers say a big part of ayat is genetic. medical experts s it's important to get your kids even

as young as 4 to 6 months exposed to foods we often associate with food allergies. some of those foods include peanuts, dairy, and fish. te the idea that you can raise a child in too sle of an environment. the research that even if you're raising a baby and toddler in the presence of a puppy or dog is good for them and decreases the likelihood that they'll develop allergies later in lifet >> s say instead of introducing hose foods one by ne, it's best to regularly expose your child to those od fos. and check out this new vi o. there were scary moments for visitors on the sky deck ledge at chicago's willis tower. they heard a cracking noise and looked downnd saw cracks forming on the glass below their fe. oh, my goodness, gracious. >> that's why i'm not going up there. >> now i'm scared to go, too. this happened at the former sears tower that is 103 stories and more than 1,300 feet in the air. officials say the n glass did crack, but the protective film

did. it is similar to what's on your. smartphon you have that film that you put on there. i've seen that crack, too. no one was in danger, and the protective film has been replaced. that's the key. no one was in danger. >> no. >> except for the heart attack you suffered as it started it splintering. >> someone should let you know so you don't panic thinking you'll fall through. >> if i see a windshield like that, i think somebody is trying to break into the car.ss the glas -- no way. >> rain? >> yeah. it's a rain start. i don't know about you, but the rain woke me up this morning. >> yeah. >> we'll continue to see widespread rain out there until about 8:00 a.m. it will be moderate in spots. maybe heavier rain, but it could slow the morning commute.on this is of the reasons why we're in storm team 4 weather alert mode today with rain during the morning hours, then storms later in the day. check out your headlines. morning rain, we get a break ound the midday urs. then we'll have hit-and-miss showers and thunderstorms moving through with an upper level

disturbance between 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.he some of tstorms could be on the strong to severe side. the other reason we're in weather alert mode. tomorrow it is breezy, su y, really nice. it's pretty much like our tuesday. and as we look to the weekend, mainly dry for fher's day weekend. storms potentially later on sunday. here's the current check of storm team 4 radar. you see for most part around i-81 and areas to the west looking mainly dry. the entire metro area through southern aryland andhen through the fredericksburg area dealing with rain. all this rain continuing to push up from the south. is is 5:00 a.m. you see most of us still dealing with rain. 8:00 a.m., we're starting to see the rain change over to showers and become more intermittent out there. hold on to rain until 10:00 ., a.mnoon. i'm seeing by 10:00 a.m. a significant drying trend out there. most of us look to be dry between t10:00 a.m. and 2 p.m. look at 4:00 a.m. p.m., look at

the -- 4:00p.mlook at the colors around the winchester, hagerstown area, that's the potential for gusty winds, hail, heavy rainfall.0 p.m., the broken line moving through the metro area until about 6:00. is8:00, all of this activity out of here, off to the east. we clear out and dry out overnight tonit. here's your storm team 4 five-day forecast. i'm going to have more on the weekend and the complete ten day coming up theext half hour. 78, beautiful, breezy degrees tomorrow. so today, kind of the blip out there as we are in weather alert mode. on saturday, plenty of sunshine. warmer, the humidity's still in check. temperatures in the mid 80s. it's hot on father's day with highs around 90 and maybe some late-day storms. melissa, how are the roads on morning?rsday >> we now have a pretty big problem. this just popped up. inhb is ound 95 before franconia road. take a look. you're only getting by on that far right side. looks likeat might be a situation that's around for quite some time.

this is field, 95 north -- this is springfield, 95 north before franconia road. outer loop before 270, we had that shut down last night. if you were watching at election, th jackknifed tractor-trailer has cleared. all lanes are now open. this rain really causing a mess in a lot of spots. beltsville, northbound 95 after the beltway, left de blocked by the crash. that should be out of the way soon if it's not already gone. s for the beltway, no work zones, heavy rain moving through. allow extra time no matter which way you're headed. aaron? >> thank you. 4:21. next, don't pay more for medications that are not as effective. we run down the best over-the-counter treatments picked by pharmacis> >>nd lairt on "ellen," aubrey plaza gets a scare from chucky. >> oh -- [ scream ] >> i think i'd pee my nts.

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welcome back. walking down the pharmacy aisle can be confusinconfusing. tdre are many products an price points. >> we reveal which

over-the-counter medications pharmacists say work best. >> reporter: adl was the top pick among pharmacists for treating headaches, back pain,le and muaches. the generic for advil is ibuprofen. like any momication, it c with benefits and potential risks, including stomach and cardiovascular issues. so make sure to talk to your doctor about this choice. for allergies, zyrtec was the top oral antihistamine for adults. and for kids, pharmacists recommends children's claritin which comes in a chewable tablet or syrup. if you've got a bad cough, delsyn was the number-wound cough suppress ants while the best treatment for iflu-l symptoms was dayquil cold and flu medicine. for pain relief and fevers in children, chilnen's tyle was the favorite. but dosing here is really important. if you're going to give it to a child under 2, please consulta doctor first. bug bites are an unfortunate reality for all of us over the

summer.sq before the motoes get really bad, pharmacists say to stock up on this product, after bite. it contains baking a soda ammonia. while it won't prevent bites, it can relieve irritation. and it's small enough to throw in your beach bag or your purse. solarvaine, ol-school remedy, came in as the number-one choice to soothe sunburns. it includes lidocaine and aloe vera. if keep it chilled, it feels even better when you apply it. it's beenround forever. remember, just because it's sold over the counter doesn't mean it's safe for neev. so please talk to your doctor before you try any new medication. >> we posted the complete list of topon pharmacist pic line. just search "over-the-counter products." still ahead on "news4 today," we take vacations to relax -- sometimes. depends if i'm taking the kids or not. word of a con that if you fall for could make youror wries worse. >> working 4 you with the things

to keep an eye out for before your next trip. e>> and we're in storm team 4 weather alert mn this thursday. unfortunately, the kiddos dealing with rain at the bus stop today. temperatures around 66. i that said think a lot of us could have recess outdoors with a lull around the middayhours. scattered showers move in around scattered showers move in around ckup and for the afterpi-s not all water is created equal1

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it's 4:30. overnight showers turning into a morning mess. rain coming down for many across the region, and it may hang around for some time.ad yeah, we h to take out the umbrellas this morning into work. >> a lot of ponding i noticed coming off rock creek parkway. >> need the galoshes maybe. good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> i was driving -- >> i know, but some people to wait at the bus stop. they have to drive to their cars. >> good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. let's start with a check of the fomucast and come. melissa mollet has the first 4 r affic. let's start with amelia draper and an update on the weather alert this morning. amelia? >> i'll help you out. i wore my bo s