>> we're at nautical way to light now where we can see litupe bit of the sun coming just below the horizon. enough where you can still see outside. it's not pitch black dark out there. sun coming up at 5:42 this morning. again, a beautiful sunrise in play. temperatures the 50s now. we're headed into the 70s today. a little cool when you walk outside early this morning. again we will start to see those temperatures come right on up. it will be breezyout there today. temperatures again will be in the upper 70s for daytime highs. we have a few showers out there right now. to the west, all of those are dying out in the mountains. we are looking good here and looking dry. can't keep the whole weekend dry. certainly i can't keep next week dry. we'll talk more about that, chances of rain, but also let's talk about the roads right now with melissa. good morning. good morning, appreciate that dry weather here this morning. looking gopo at this nt. 95 at powder mill road,

northbound, southbound, everything looking quite good at 212. arlington eastbound t66, ramp to 11blocked by a words n-- by right now. near kenilworth, the left lane getting by, that's notng slowi anything. the rest of the beltway looks good. new mpshire between adelphi and the beltway, left lane is getting by the work zone there. aaron? >> thank you. it's a plan steined to ease congestion -- desned to ease congestion on some of the most popular highways. >> now we have an idea of when maryland's first plans to toils on i-270 and the beltway. justin finch is live driving along 270 now with more on thiso sy. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you're right. on the table here, each of the 2008 told lanes and how to fund them which has set up a debate between the montgomery county council as well as the governor

over which end of the corridor to prioritize and when. the governor saying he wants to roll out the beltways on the outhbound lanes of i-270 between the beltway and i-370 first. he says, you know, those parts k kennedy to ba up a lot in the early community. the plan here iso tve your private partners tolls to fund the less luke ranch lanes of -- lucrative lanes the corridor that extend toward 370. it the council saying wait a minute, we want to you pri prioritize te0 to intate 70. that's what they were fighting or. the cost between $9 million and $11 million paid for, again, develop the partnership ofto el as well as the public/private four at will add up to lanes of the maryland stretch of

the beltway 270 to frederick. as we l looke going soukd, not seeing much traffic yet. we know how itan get. the governor say figure we take care of this first, get the tollways rolled out here, they can eventually pay for the northbound sides. that's the montgomery county council wants to see it fixed soon. a t of a tit for tat. we'll see how it goes. no word on when exactly they're talking about rolling up defici reduction, guys. back to you. >> justin finch along i-270. thank you. it's 5:03. developing this morning, four armed and dangerous suspects are still on the loose. they've been on the runor 24 hours since robbing a gun story in rockville. >> we brought you the story yesterday morning. around 2:00 a.m. the suspectsed crash an sufficient into theit gun shop. they stole several guns. the suspects used the second stolen vehicle to ram into a responding montgomery county police officer.

that's when the officer fired. one suspect was found dead in the car. the other four were able to drive a few blocks away before the carr broke down. the men ran into the neighborhood and ditched several guns behind aouse during the getaway. >> anybody in the neighborhood see the anything, your back light comes on, something with your shed, don't check it out. we'll check it out for you. >> police are investigating whether it crime i committeded to a similarrg bury in fulton, maryland. that case as many as 20 guns were stolen. new, we're learning about a womanilled at a waste transfer station in montgomery county. police say -o35-ye gladys lauren melendez fuentes died after she became buried under huge piles of tree branches, brush, and tree stumps. she was a contract worker at the shady grove transfer n.statio other workers found her when shy heard her two-way radio. it was toolate.ay

officials s there will be grief counselors for staff. a former maryland basketball player l isooking forward to his career after a jury acquitted him of rain charges. damonte dodd was accused of raping a woman in 2017. his accuser admitte tobeing drunk before meeting dodd at a bar and leaving with him. dodd said they had consensual sex, but prosetors say she was too impaired to give her consent. news4 spoke to dodd after the very. he told us the accusations have hurt his career. >> you look up my name, and it's the accusations. they always ask, what's going on with that? it's always been rough. >> the prince george's county state's attorney said sex assault cases are the motor challenge, but her office will continue to seek justice on behalf of all victims. d.c. police are inestigating one of their own. 42-year-old officer pearc then accused of assaulting a woman

during a therapeutic it happened at roche's spa in the mt. pleasant neighborhood. then was off duty at the time. he as been withe force for seven years. his police powers have been rejoked, and he's been assigned to duties where he s no publicct conta. the police chief f actions said to be a disgrace to everyone wha parties a e. the fallout after a school contract employee was accused of sexually abusing a young girl at hool.. >> nearly two dozen schools in maryland and the direct have suspended a private companyf operating after-school programs. 21-year-old justin hickman is accused of having sexual coact with a 13-year-old girl at capitol hill montessori school at logan, not fa there union station. him man was an after-school employee for springboard education in america before he was fired. during the investigation, springboard was not able to iovide the required criminal background checkormation for many of its employees.

that prompted schools in maryland aic the distr to suspend the company. parents say they're upset. >> we need to know that every time our kids stepot f in a i'll ask they are safe. and whoop we -- and we don't know that now. officials will complete a revie of the process. executives say the company is ih e process of conducting anal inteinvestigation into this hitter. an update ts morning on the virginia beach workplace shooting. authorities plan to interview 240 people as they try to find out why dewayne craddock opened fire last month in the city's g. museum buildin 12 were killed, 14 were hurt. he resigneuhis position ho before the shooting. allegations that he was confrontational and argumentative as well been corroborated. an update on a bizarre a judge refused to order a new trial for daniel beckwit, he was

engage friday a fiery blauz. inckwit hired t himo dig underground termal illness for a nuclear bunker at his bethesda home in september, 2017. authorities say overloaded power strips started the fire.sa the id didn't think there was evidence enough to prosecutor him. he faces up to 30 years in prison. bowie skaters and ice home players are fighting for money to build the rink. hundreds signed a petition calling on the security council to reconsider its decision ton approve a contract for a new two-shoot ice facility. s the twoes were scheduled to meet last night t try to push the issue to a referendum. supporters say a new rink is important for the commu [ cheers ] aleppo the summer camp here before actually joining the team, i started to make friends. and it was really fun. >> it's awful -- the adults that are making these decisions need

to think about the community and the kids. and stop thinking about the money. >> but for theowie city council, the issue is a numbers game. the project would cost more than $21 million. today school leaders and community members will break ground on a new george mason high school in falls church. it will be behind the currents one on leesburg pike. voters approved the $120 million referendum more than a year ago. that groundbreaking ceremony will happen this afternoon. can you hear the cheers? today is the last day of schoolu for snts in d.c., prince george's county, and montgomery county public schools. >> a big sigh of relief. students in arlington have one more week to go. fairfax county and udoun county classes wrapped up classes. many school districts will offer free lunch during the summer. 5:49 n. [ cheers ] >we the nort no we theons, the rap torts, the 2019 nabl

champs. >> wow, look at all the celebrating. home buyer in t nba. the toronto raptors became the first canadian team to win the nba nba finals. they only needed two times to data the warriors. they pulled off the win in a back and i forth shoot-out this cumberland. fans went well. kawai leonard was named mvp.is h is his first time with t team. this is the first time they've won a major professional league since 1993. i know the warriors were trying to get wayne f kevin durant who's injuredd maybe out for a while. it shows how much they need him. >> good point. hopefully -- for folks who like the warriors, nextyear. >> there you go. coming up, we've been briend reminding you all week, but in case youforgot, floodwater is ahead. plus from boys it men,

they've known each other for seven decades. >> this morning we're talking to an accomplished group of guys about lifelon friendships. and we're also talking abou theol. if you're headed there maybe today, tomorrow, might be a good day. it is going to be hot and humid on your father's day. we also have some storms in the forecast for sunday. hey babe, what's the password for the cable bill? rollerbladeking22. capital "k".

ok... what aut the phone bill? it's the entire alphabet backwards. z y x w v... i got it. i got it... ut what abolectric? shrimp. uh uh. lobster? it didn't work. try all seafood. the words "all seafood" or like different seafoods? no, just like work your way thugh the ocean. what? forget all your passwords. pp bill pay on the td bank mobile keeps all your bills in one place. compare comcast business to your current provider. my current service provider does not provide half of what you provide. and to know that i could save money? i'd be thrilled. this sounds like a wh e business package, which would be incredible. so what are you guys waiting for? let's do it. (laughs comcast business gives you more. switch now and get fast, reliable internet for a new low price of $39.95 a month. plus, get free installation. better, faster? i mean sn me up. call today at 1-800-501-6000. comcast business. be nd fast.

welcome back at 5:14. this kewee, dads will be celebrate on sunday. >> and shthey should. we focus on themoms. dads, too. e you're searching for perfect gift, we have ideas. if your dad i a techie, check this out. the base stays hub from nomad. it will keep his gadgets charged and cost $100. >> if dad likes to travel could a smart wallet might be the way to go. it will make sure his money stays safe with him on the road and c also be tacked through a smartphone app. if if he loves music, sdwr bjbl clip is a hot gift. it cost a budget friendly $40. >> you can have it by the poor, in the back yard, the it's reasonably loud for what tractor-trailers. >> soy many of these gadgets are vailable at stores such as best

buy. if you are stretchim the for you can order after amazon with the free one-day shipping. not all items qualify. forred in, economic out the nbc washington app. thrive been best friends since kindergarten. a after 70-plus years, thrive gone from boys to men and through a lot of good times and bad. they say anacostia was fertile ground for their success. molette green with more from the school where they met. >> reporter: garfieldsclementary ol is very seven decades. friendship started. >> okay. >> back home. >> reporter: they're affectown as the kindergarten crew. much a class where so heade changed sinc 1945. >>d surprisewe were ever this small. >> reporter: all best friends today. >> we didn't have gun or access to guns. we protected each other. >> reporter: ten in all, several have now passed on when they were boys, living in

anacostia bonded them. >> our community really more a village. in joft can -- there was great sense of pride if our community. >> reporter: what did they love most? >> the girls. >> i think my favorite memories was the relationship that we brought from the community to school. >> the person i never lost contact with wasec hse we lived directly across the street from each other. >> reporter: when they grew up, they married, became fathers, and spread at the wings in the sky as champ kwlon swimmers with decorated moral careers. and because teachers and owners, live well lived. >> seems like we kept meeting at sfunls. and i -- so that's one of the things that led us to start

doing joyful things. >> we left part of the group. >> reporter: and get together every month. >> when we have our drinchlgsks hand we salu >> reporter: boys to men. molette green, news4. >> i just love that story so much. >> yeah. staying good friend for so many years. >> i know. i really think that's a test acts to life, to have friendships. >>good stori. lauryn? .> it's frid it's actually my monday. >> you know what, sorry. >> i was thinking about that. >> i'm happy your here. >> i'm happy, too. yes, hi. >> i see you. whoa. all right. >> okay then. listen, it's going to be a beautiful friday morning. we've got the sun ming up at 5:42. again, an talent morning. it's a little cool out there. temperatures in the 50s and low 60s right now.

62 annapolis. 62 at tuxent river, mostly 50s. the system will clair out, and we're going to havelue skies today. looking beautiful. the main story once again are .he winds gusting up to about 30 miles per hour rain showers just to the west. they're dying off in the mountaiki. we are loo good here. as far as the pool forecast, temperatures in the 70s later on this afternoon. it's a little below normal. we should be in the low to mid 199 80s. we'll top out at the 70s. 78 today, a beautiful day.no tomorrow's going to be either great day, 85. lighter winds a lope humidity out there. now here we go. let's g through saturday apes dry. we get into sunday, sunday morning, not looking to bad. eaded to church services looking good. by the afternoon, keep an on the

scott. it is be hot a muggy on father's day. we have chances of scattered showers not only on monday morning t monday afternoon. to your father's day, that temperatures nearing 90 degrees with increasing chapses of rain storms about noon. we'll have storm every ternoon, wednesday, two, thursday, friday, rain -- not the whole time. we have more coming uphe in t next week with the unsettled patter. good morning, talking about land yoifr hills --. landover hills. here at university boulevard, everything is moving just fine. eastbound 66 before the rosslyn tunnel, we have some delays headed that way. we have the work z e hanging around there. eastbound 66, also the ramp to 110 blocked by a work zone. 66 and the beltway looking quite

good.n? eu >> thank you. coming up, we're working for you, sharing ideas that you can do with your dad, kids, maybe even your dog. >> and later today, gladys z lauren melenentes is on "ellen" ell -- later today we have more. >> she touched my face and went, "i'm oprah." she touched my face. >> that's sweet. >> my wife has not been allowed then.uch my face since >> that like she's all knowing, is that what -- oprah. >> yes, i know. she knows all. >> she does. "ellen" airs here on nbc 4 at 3:00. then stick ar ou

welcome back at 5:23. if you to stay here for the weekend, we're working 4 you. >> maybe you want to do g somethinecial your dad or ur-legged best friend. tommy mcfly highlights the fun things to do this weekend. >> reporter: puppies, bark? and aircraft. i'm tommy mcfly with what's up for your weekend. first, another l.a. and new york thing making its way to d.c. smorgasburg is popping up the waterfront. they offer more than 30 outdor ndors to enjoy food and fun outside, maybe something

to bring dad to this father's day. in virginia at the steve f.hazi center, thifsmithsonian hazi center, the smithsonian air and space near dulles, they are doing 50 years of flights with their day of flight innovation. bring the family outpnd talk to ilots and crew who have piloted over 50 years of aircraft from antiques to current-day models. fairfax has got their fido fest. they promise it to be the, quote, wholesomest eience for your pet lovers. this is happening in the me to dog park at 11000 berry street. activities, vendors, demonstrations, ana canine splash zone for you to enjoy. >> the festivities start at 11:00 and go to 2:00 p.m. we have vendors, and we have rescue groups coming in to the park. and they will be here with information, with adoptable dogs cd all sorts of dog products. it's a fun time e with your doing, enjoy the doing

tommy mly with what's up for your weekend right here on news4. >> namaste. another favorite event, the antique car show at sully hundreds of antiques will be there. some will be for sale. there's also live music and a flea market. we've posted more ideas for the weekend in the nbc washington app. search "the scene." now to new video of a new ride at universal orlando. take a look. >> it is "harry potter's" motor

bike adventure ride. >> wow. >> this opened to the public yesterday. look at this -- it had fawns lined up for hours. at one point, the ride had a ten-hour wait. hours?rry -- ten your not while -- you're whole day is done. people lined up for tohe ride a dawn. harry potter" fan. read all the books. but ten hours? you could be reading the be ks whilyou're in line and get them done. >> i haven read the books or seen that ride, but i have been to the park and done other stuff. butter beer, i'm not drinking that -- >> you're not, come on. >> give it a try. >> i love nbc. still ahead,eorgetown university now under investigation by the u.s. department of education. we'll tell you why. plus, he was once one. our area's most notorious drug kingpins. rayful sedmonds' lifetence may be reduced. now the public is being given a

chance to weigh in. the temperatures are going to be below normal. mid to upper 70s for day home highs to ay. we're starting in the feats and low 60s on our way to the upper 70s. the main story ofhe weekend, more rain on the way. we're the slowskys.

we like drip coffee, layovers- -and waiting on hold. what we don't like irelying on fancy technology for help. snail mail! we were invited to a y2k party... uh, didn't that happen, like20 years ago? oh, look, karolyn, we've oot a mathematician onur hands! or reschedule anointment, can schedule a callback a even on nights and weekends. today's xfinity service. simple. easy. awesome. i'd rather not.

when you get the diagnosis of cancer you don't know how u're going to handle it. you really don't know what's coming down the road for you. i was diagnosed with stage 4 oral cancer the doctors at g w hospital were fantastic. they were willing to advocate for an alternative treatment that had better outcomes for me. a better life over a longer term with fewer side effects. i want to say thhrk you for getting me tough cancer treatment and back to living my life. folife's defining moments i want to say thhrk you for getting me tough cancer treatment the george washington university hospital defini medicine.

5:30 on a friday morning. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. let's begin with a check on your forecast and commute. our melissa mollet is standing by with your first 4 traffic. >> storm teamst meteorologi lauryn ricketts is in for chuck this morning. you ready? i'm ready. let's do this. i'm ready. let's go. 5:30. you guys got a beautiful flag behind you. we had a beautiful flag right there. flag day. flag day. happy flag dayboo everydy out there. beautiful day out there, as well. we've got plenty of sunshine that is going to be coming up roughout the morning. few more clouds left over from that system that passed through yesterday. again, it is a beautiful mornint othere. sun coming up in just about 12 minutes now. official sunrisec. in 57. a little cool out there to start. we're going to have breezy northwest winds today. those temperatures are going to move on up into the mid topper 70s.

but it is going to be comfortable. winds are going to be gusting up to abou miles per hour. still, a gorgeous looking day. a few rain showers. if you're traveling west and through pennsylvania, they had a few sprinkles. all that dying off in the mountains. more rain on the way for this weekend. we'll show you that coming up. first to the roads and melissa. good morning. > good morning, lauryn. landover hills, annapolis hills near bw parkway, still have an accident reported. taking a look to the west and north, gaithersburg west famond ear bureau drive, an accident reported there. live look top of the beltway, uter loop, inner loop, colesville. the outer loop moving along just fine. don't have any big complaints. eastbound 66 before the rosslyn tunnel, doidave the right blocked with some roadwork. 66 n you're looking at outside of the beltway, into town, out of town looking good. same thing on 95, i should say, in virginia. nortbound near woodbridge, tiny slowdown, very normal for 5:30 in the morning. eun? >> thank you so much. drivers on i-270 could be once step closer to a faster

commute. >> we have an idea of where the first toll planes will be built in the massive transpo ation project -- toll lanes will be built in the massive transportation project. justin finch is live on i-270 with more on the story. justin? >> reporter: going nobody on 270. everyone knows what a problem this stretch can be when the trafic begins to really b up. we now know the cost to fix this problm to roll out the toll lanes should cost between $9 billion and $11 billion with ths of the toll lanes here. now we know where the governor wants to put them. per the post and our news partners at wtop, the governor is talking about building toll lanes on southbound 270 beten the beltway and i-370 first and then using the money from those tolls and a private partner fee to bring tolls to north of 037 this is not what some on montgomery county council were hoping for. they were hoping the governor

bound 270 ritize nor from the beltway to interstate 70. bu eventually we should see with time up to four lanes on the marylandtretch of the beltway that will use tolls. then from 270 from the beltway to frederick, where they all agree is that this is a major traffic concern for the entire region here in maryland and one that might be best remedied with the use of some t change an change in use of lanes which could include tolls. at this point we're not getting a tget date for construction. we're told from mdot and the governor's office they want work to begin very soon. sot we could seeperhaps sooner than you think. back inside you to. ti jus finch live along i live 270. thanks. should a notorious drug kingpin receive an early release from prison? that's the question being debate in d.c. rayful edmonds hlped fuel d.c.'s crack epidemic in the 1980s by running a major cocaine trafficking ring.

edmonds is now currently serving a life sentence without parole. ut a judge could soon set him free. >> prosecutors are requesting edmonds get an early release for helping to convidr other dealers. many in d.c. are divided over the possible release. at a community meeting, neighbors weighed in on this idea. >> he may feel he has shared the scope of his criminal enterprise to meet early release.us however, it m not be lost to the minds of others that communities were devastated. >> i feel like the 30 years that he served is sufficient time. >> rayful edmonds still faces an additional 30 years in prison in pennsylvania for selling drugs in prison. now prosecutors in pennsylvania are considering reducing that sentence, as well. here in c., he is expected to appear before a judge in october. new video now of a man arlington police believe sexually assaulted a woman in an evator. this happened thursday in a

building along jeff davis highway in crystal city. he cornered the victim and inappropriately touched her. the man ran when a witness showed up. police say the man you see heret is abosix-feet tall with an athletic build. a star player for the washington mystics is calling out d.c. leaders over the gun violence in southeast. it could lead to a media blackout tonight. during her visit to henley elementary, guard natasha cloud learned a bullet broke a school window on wednesday. the librarian told her the school has been hit several times. later she spoke about it wither 20,000 followers in a series of instagram posts. >> when it you're talking about changing a culture, when you're talking about ending a cycle, whenou're talking about empowering our youth and giving then opportunities it starts with an education. our kidsnan't eve feel safe to go to school right now. >> cloud has called for a media blackout starting after tonight's mystics game. she says she will only talk about the violence in d.c. untii

she meets th mayor bowser and council member trayon white. the mayor's office says someone will reach out to cloud soon. new this morning, georgetown stiversity is one of two schools under invegation by the u.s. education department over foreign funding. georgetown and stamm have been ordered to turn -- and texas a&m have been ordered to turn over financial records. the department wants to determine whether both schools have fully reported foreign gifts and contracts to the federal government. $250,000 or ed at more bulb reported. georgetown university officials say they will cooperate withhe investigation. we're following breaking news from denver. the owner of the denver broncos, pat bolland, has died. bolland had battled alzheimer's for several years. he was elected to the pro football hall of fame and was the first owner in pro football history to have his team win 300 gad,s. ahea new show sets a record on netflix. plus, sarah huckabee sanders may be leaving the white house,

but is she doing it to pursue her own potical aspirations?li you know when you're at ross and you find.hmmm. ...at a price that has you, like. okay. that's yes for less. say yes to the latest spring trends at 20 to 60 percent off department store prices every day. at ross. yes for less.

and you find that perfect spring dress at that "oh, yeah" price? yes! that's yes for less. score the latest spring dresses at 20% to 60% off every day. at ross. yes for less. there are thousands of families in our area living doing k to paychec their best just to get by. tonig the story of a unique organization that steps in to help them out but without ever taking the credit.

ron fitzimmons and his sister created alice's kids in memory of their mother. they rememberrowing up poor d the shame they felt from accepting charity. they created this organiprtion that ides monetary help but does it totally anonymously. >> we vowed that if weould we would make the assistance totally anonymous so the child has no idea that tre getting charity. if we write a check to a summer camp, the pare can say, hey, johnny, this summer you're going to a camp. >> you are gog to love this family. don't miss this story. tonight on news4 at at 5:00. i didn't see anything. >> kevin -- son right to see my now. right now. >> netflix says "when they see us" is the most-watched series on the streaming service in the u.s. it premiered on may 31st. the drama series tells the story ng the wrol convictions of five teen boys of color in the rape and beating after a while

central park jogger in 1989. they spent between six and 13 years in prison before their overturned. were a surprising turn of events in flint, michigan. prosecutors there hve dropped all criminal charges against eight people who were charged in connection to the city's contaminated water. >> prosecutors say they want to start the investigation from scratch. the original charges femme sistr an outbreak of leginnaires' disease. it's believed to have been caused by contaminated water. the city offlint began using the flint river as its water upply in 2014, but it didn't treat itr corrosion. at least 12 people died and more than 70 people became sick.d anit's insane to think that people in flint are still dealing with the lack of having. clearwate guys, listen, that sun right there -- just coming up right now. 5:42, out 15 seconds is our official sunrise here in d.c. plenty of sunshine out there plenty of sunshine out there today.

the big carriers are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. thns're neglecting small tow and rural communities, leaving them on the wrivg side of the digitale.

if approved, only the combined availableresources of t-mobile and sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands needed to quickly bring unprecedented 5g connectivity across the natn. 16 before the hour now. this morning the future of one of president trump's closest

advisers is uncertain. >> a watchdog agency says kellyanne conway has broken the law repeated and advises she should be removed from office. a report says conway publicly disparaged the democrats running in 2020s which a violation of the hatch act. the hatch act prevents many federal employees from engaging in political activity. while the white house says conway will not face any discipline action, many say she should step down. white house press secretary sarah sanders is leaving the admintration. she announced that she'll step down at the end of the month and return to her home state of arkansas. sanders may not be done with politics, though. she says people in arkansas have spoken to her about running for governor. president trump continues to face crism following an interview with abc news. >> when asked what he would do if a foreign government came to him with incriminating information about a political rival, he semd he'd list-- he s

listen to them. ith more.tts >> reporter: s the presidents it wouldn't make sense if he had to report to the fbi every time he met with as foreign leader he's done recently. the issue is accepting incriminating information. as you pointed out, his own fbi director said should alert the fbi. now the ahead of the fec, the federal election commission, is weighing in saying information just like money fom a foreign government is something of value, illegal based on u.s. law. we're getting a l of feedback from democrats and prosecute republicans, even allies of the president like lindsey graham who say that was ju w theng answer. but they rejected an attempt to require candidates to report all contact with foreign nationals. republicans said the way it was wr tten, it was just bad. >> all right. tracie potts, live on capitol hill. thank you. >> we continue to follow a developing story half a world away. two oil tankers exploded near the persian gulf.

and u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo is blaming iran. iran has denied this, but the country has been at odds with the u.s. for weeks. the u.s. issued economic sanctions against iran over its support for extremist groups. 7.5: this morning, a consumer alert about those grounded boeing 7 3 77 max 8 jets. >> the timeline for their return to service could impact your vacation plans. ncsouthwest annou the max 8 will remain off its schedule through september 2an. amerairlines announced a similar move earlier this week. the max 8 has been grounded since mid-march after two deadly crashes killed 346 people. the federal aviation administration say it does not have a timeline to bring the ma 8 back into service. the tsa is using a new type of technology designed to make x-ray machines smarter. a california company has produced software that rt incorporatesicial intelligence into the scanners.

the a.i. is modeled after the human brain and isto designed catch things the human operator. may mis the technology has been used at the san jose airport since last >> the difference is the a.i. algorithms, they don't get tired, they don't fatigue, and they don't have biases. they continue to learn time and time again. >> some say the technology will eventually take away human s.job but the interventer says the idea is to free up srsurity offio perform higher level tasks such as interacting with people to preempt threats. and i think humans will be -- they're t first one events, they can detect that -- >> things that machines can't. ghevt.t's what ilibee.ri bs who knoweally if the machines will win. the computer system for noaa, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, the weather people for the government, computers are getting an upgrade. this is the first time in 40 years sinceme improvents have been made. they are using data to forecast

eather.es of extreme the equipment will not go away, but the new computer system will be able to better track weatherveyance and analyze the data and provide danger warnings earlier. the spokesperson says we should think of the new computer system like a cssic car -- getting a brand new engine that will help it goer fast every effort counts in the push to make the planet a better, cleaner place to live. >> a gro of high schoolers had an idea they that would would add to the solution, not the problem. they founded a reusable straw company called sipsy. >> news4's aim u cho shows their work and how they're being recognized. we put out an extra -- >> reporter: to run a booming business, every detail makes a difference. >> be careful -- >> reporter: as these forecast high schoolers will tell you -- fairfax county high schoolers will you it, it's the same with plastic straws. they wanted to help. >> as the health of the earth is declining, i think it's partly

our fault. i think we have to doi somethng to give back to that community. >> reporter: that something -- sipsy reusable straw. the distance designed it themselves. it's made of stainless steel and comes in two sizes, the s one and a bigger one forin slurpg up smoothies. >> it feels awe. some i'm not going to lie. eo's cool. i feele don't take me seriously at first. after i explain and tell them our numbers, they look impressed. >> porter: the numbers profferits in the thousands -- profits in the thousands, and they hope to see it in schools and restaurants in the nation. aimee cho, news4.ju >> they had a moment. >> we're happy to see each other. >> clearly. >> happy to be alive. >> i know. >> on friday! >> and it's friday. >> yes. >> you're going to be here with me this weekend. >> that's right. tomorrow morning. >> that's going to be good show. >> you want to come in? >> i'll be watching from home. >> okay, good.

>> no, she won't. >> i actually have to do not intervi-- to do do an interview at 9:30. >> reporter: it will be a nice day. is it outside? >> it is. >> it will be a beautiful day. t only today, also tomorrow. we get into your father's day. that's where we have a few c'rnges. but wetaking a look at the flags out there right now. yes, it's flag day. this friday, when we adopted the u.s. flag. beautiful out there today and tomorrow. the good news, staing off on the cool side. we're going to continue to have warming temperatures. still below normal this time of year. next chance of rain coming on sunday. then unfortunately, looks like we're going to have chances of rain almost each and every day next rrweek. cuent temperatures out there right now in the 50d an low 60s. again, a little cool. ou might need the jacket, especially as the wind picks up. we'll have northwest winds gusting up to about 30 miles per hour throughout the day. they'll settle down after about 6:00 tonight. if you're planning to eat outside, by this time this

evening, were not going to quite see the strong winds. they'll settle down quickly. plenty of line? for your day. again, temperatures are going to be in the mid to upper 70s. lv your travels take you to the west into pennsyania or into portions of west virginia, western maryland, you'll head into a few showers. you can see howt lot of t moisture is stopping once it hits the mountain ranges. we are looking dry through our area right there. for today, mid to upper 70s. and again, just a beautiful and delightful day out there. tomorrow, temperatures are going to be in the d 80s. lighter winds tomorrow, they'll be about ten miles per hour as opposed to 30 miles per hour. you may feel a breeze at times. definitely warmer tomorrow. still a beautiful day. as i said, theransition comes on sunday. so frontal system will come through on sunday, getting really close to us. could have a few showers well north oand west d.c. on sunday morning. but as we go after lunchtime, ndances of rain will increase, especially by su afternoon. we'll have a few showers and thunderstorms. that will lead into your machine morning. likely going to breuring the day on monday, then more showers

monday night. now, for your father's day, we'll start off on the hot and humid side. and again, temperatures are going to be nearing 90 degrees. we'll have the increased chance some rain and storms as we go through the day. headed to the beaches, maryland and delaware specifically for this forecast, all sunshine. beautiful weekend at the beach. even through sunday. temperatures rising into the 80s. we'll number t 80s tomorrow. near 90 by the time we get into your sunday. then we stay in the low 90s on monday. still humid alle way through thursday of next week. and daily chance of rain. not gong to be raining all day each day, but at least by the afternoon we'll have chances of rain. typical summertimepattern. we'll look at the roads with melissa. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lauren. aght now chopper 4 over annapolis road bw parkway. had a report of a cra there. we are not seeing anything in that area. we think everything is nice and clear through there. volume looks good. northwest, 16th near harvard, a crash reported there. as bee head a little north, gaithersburg west diamond at

bureau drive, anci nt reported. fredericksburg, northbound 95 parkway.nterport crash on the right shoulder there. as far as your travel times, a 95 looking good at speed. 270 southbound, no issues. top of the beltway, 49 miles per hour. all of those, a big old thumbs up. listen to wtop 103.5 today. i'm at cnbc headquarters. airbnb ists expanding i fast-growing experiences business. it's launching a collection of more than 200 trips that last between three days and a week that go beyond the typical city walking tour. the list includes tracking lions on foot in kenya, ufo hunting in the southwest, or trekking through the amazon rain forest. the ultimate trip around the world in 80 days takes you there for $10,000. this costs the itinerary price and accommodations.

th your cnbc business report, i'm rahel solomon. >> what a trip thatwould be. some local students are being honored internationally. >> they were among the thousands from around the world being awarded at the nional history they contest. yesterday more than 500,000 students dpeeted in the research project in college park. they were competing for a chunk of the $80,000 prize and three scholarships. >> we love having the opportunity to like all get together. we're from different places, and really like delve deep and ouplore new things that we never would learn ab otherwise through history. >> smart kid. this is the 45th nearof the lyntest. this prob is something you'd never thought you'd see in baltimore. >> baltimore? >> yesterday, two bowls were spotted -- two bulls were spotted roaming outside a downtown apartment complex. the steers escaped a nearby slahter how house and hit the r. took a half an hour to corral the bulls and -- i don't kn

what happened after that actually. i kind of do know what happened to them after that. d.>> makes me sa next on "news4 today," father's day weekend is here. we are helping you with last-minute gift ideas. >> a god steak might be a good idea -- >> stop it, aaron. >> a hearty t-bone. maybe your sdads into musis int technology. we'll tell you the latest.

now on "news4 today," commuters could be one step closer to ar f drive to work. new details about the first phase of construction maryland's toll lanes. plus, parents are worried now that a school worker is accused of rape. how the company thatred the man is saying it's working to protect children. on this father's day weekend, a group of dads explains the lessons learned during their 70-year friendship. fast approaching 6:00 a.m. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm enn yag. it's friday morning. we want to begin with check on

your forecast and commute. our melissa mollet is standing by with yourirst 4 raffic. >> she's sitting actually. we also say standing -- >> i think people understand the terminology. >> standing by. >> right. >> they are standing by. >> just making sure. let's storm with nbc 4 meteorologist lauren ricketts in for chuck. >> i'm standing. >> are you? >> yeah. >> step back. >> i sh i was sitting. if i step back too much, people think i'm on house arrest because i have the mic and fb. people always think that. they're my mic and ifb on my ankles. beautiful sunse, came up just about 19 minutes ago. we've got a few clouds leftoverover from yesterday's system. they'ring out, we'll have plenty of sunshine. it's cool this morning, es temperatur in the 50s and low 60s. we'll top out low 60s by the ou 6:00 a.m. then into near 70 by about 10:00 a.m. comfortable, main story today, the winds gusting up to about 30 miles per hour throughout the afternoon.