and available for medicinal ssrposes in maryland. this morning, pure is mounting to pop laws making it to have it. it was in god's hands and happened for a reason and that i would be okay. >> a teenager saved by her phone. now she wants everyone to know about the app that led to her rescue. it is 4:00 a.m. od morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> chuck bell is back from study time away, abroad, if you >> is san diego abroad? >> you get the point. >> what do we need to know about today? >> jet lag has made me tired. mother nature doesn't want me to be too relaxed too long.

a slight chance to strong to severe storms this afternoon and may come earlier tha ormal. we have had overnight thunderstorms in west virginia. so with thunder and lightning already going on across partsf o the mountains of west virginia chances increase a little earlier than normal today. those storms not severe at this point in time. likely to be moving into the winchester area. around the city have to wait until 1:00 in the afternoon. teperatures, is it muggy outside? 60s to low and mid-70s to get your monday started. gre than warm enou upper 80s to near 9 today. t sohat will help increase our chances forhunderstorms this . afternoon obviously, doug will be here in u ahead rnoon to keep of anything and you c use our nbc washgton app. mo of the ek's high and lows are coming up. how about another high with

melissa mollet? >> oh, chuck, thank you.ut soound is nice and clear. you don't have to worry about anything southbound. college park. right lane is getting by that work ea. 6 95, no big complaints. the bottom of the beltway, prince george's county everything is nice and green. morning a ing th graduation party in philadelphia took a tragic turn. a guan openeire killing one person and injuring five others. >> the gunfire started around 10:00 last night along a dead jed street. investigators say 60 people were at the celebration. two cults and four teenagers were hit by bullets and one adult was killed and the others are pected to survive. it was a tough father's day

weekend for a local family whose 14-year-old on was hitand killed by acar. >> he just graduated from eighth grade in georgetown day school in d.c. and was an honor student there. the school released a statement saying, in part, quote. princ george's county police say he was hit by a car on sat afternoon. they say he ran into the crosswalk before traffic stopped. people who live near that area have complained about that intersection for years. >> cops ce out here a lot to, i guess you could say, catch the speeders but there is a lot of accidents so we arealways, like, when is somebody going to put a four-way stop or a traffic gnal. >> reporter: police say the driver stayed on the scene and so far no charges have been

filed. montgom ry policee investigating a crash that happened on snowden farm povertpovert parkway. they say mario collided with mcki thana who died at the scen a man was dead in a backyard cool in fairfax county. mark herring wrote an op-ed in the daily press newspaper laying out the reasons he thinks small amounts of marijuana.ed he says criminal prosecution cost the state millions of

dollars and affect african-americans. we asked people from virginia to weigh in. >> the criminal justice system has been overbearing on the use of drugs and possession of cannabis, so by all means, i think it's definitely that should be definitely lked >> people should have the right to use cannabis responsibly. >> small amounts, i'm totally behind it. >> reporter: herring, a democrat, hopes to make marijuana use legal in virginia. t in maryland medical marijuana is legal and recreational pot is illegal but you can't best arreed for having ten grams or ls. in d.c., marijuana is legal for recreational use b it's illegal to sell pot. there is a bit of calm in hong kong after this massive edmonstration yesterday. protesters pack major roads and shut down business. the protest is over a controversial extradition bill with china.

the hong kong government has decided to suspend the bill but pro democracy groups want the bill withdrawn altogether and calling people to boy cost asses and work today. president trump is making headlines for his cabinet nterview with abc george stephanopoulos. >> the russia investigation came up several times. >> reporter: no collusion, no obstruction because the attorney general who is a great general and highly reected man, based on the evidence given, said there is no obstruction here. >> you're -- >> rodinrosenste which is a big thing, he agreed with it. >> the 2020 election was also a big part of the cversation. the president refused to acknowledge he is behindn a head-to-head matchup withat democr candidate and former vice president joe biden. >> well, i don't believe that. no way he beats me in texas. even your own polls show you're behind right now, don't

they? >> no. my polls show i'm winning had a meeting with somebody who is a polster and i'm winning wierywhere. >> the presiden officially kick off his re-election bid with a campaign event in florida this week. tragedy in laurel over the e ekend. a horse guide during race was caught on camera and a warning some may fie th footge disturbing. >> oh, no! >> h thisappened yesterday afternoon at the laurel racetrack. the horse named petals collapsed during one of the afternoon races. earlier reports indicate the horseuffered a heart attack but track officials a necropsy abll be done. the joique was to walk off and get on a different horser afte that. 4:07. d.c. police are investigating a second allegation of sexualmisconduct involving a former after-school employee. hickman was arrested last week

and previously accused of having sexual contact with special-year-old girl at capital mill montessori school in logan. he was employed by the springboard education before they fired him. d.c. has cancelled th after-school activities for wringboard. over theekend a teenager was accidentally shot and wounded while playing with a loaded gun in virginia. he was ant to know how able to get access to that firearm. this happened on surday afternoon. the norfolk police department said they were playing with the gun inside a home when it fired. the teenager is expected t be okay. happening today, two round table talks about how to stop mass shootings and gun violence. virginia senator tim kaine will host meetings in richmond and

frederickr fredericksburg. a man time he'll spend behind bars. daniel beckwith wasound. gu he hired kofra. overloaded power strip stalled that ki koa. beckwith faces 30 years in prison. this is the first week on the job for the new head of the smithsoni smithsonian. he is the first african-american to hold this position which oversees 19 museums and the natnal good. very exciting. this weekend the was a special mass at d.c.'s basilic of the national shrine of the national conception. >> hundreds of coupl were recognized who are celebrating wedding anniversaries and it ranged from 2 to 75 years.

of those in attendance more than 300 couples have been married for 50 years or more. >> wow! >> one wife offered her secret to a long marriage. >> try to understand each other and love. an love. and being always together when you go to mass. >> during the mass, there were ten couples that were recognized for having been married for 70s year or more. it's an emotional sunday morning in paris. around 30 worshipers attended the first mass of the notre dame cathedral exactly two months after the catastrophic fire there. e fire cause the spire and part of the roof to collapse. the french president macron wilo resre the building in five yrs but the reconstruction

will last for decades. it's 4:11. up next a raging fire caught on camera at a popular vacation spot. sang monday by sending your kids to summer camp. who can take advantage of a certain tax break. don't waste time getting new tires on your car. we will tell you how to get the mechanic to come to you. >> keep thmbrella handy. perhaps severe thunderstorms today and rain chances tuesday, wednesday, even into thursday. any hope for friday?

we have new video to ow you this morning from new jersey. a vacation spot that is popular with people om thisarea. a fire on sunday in a water-front shed spread to a fuel tank and a shing boat take a look at the back smoke filling the air here. a nearby house was damaged and two people were hurt. the carolina coast is also popular summer destination for people living in our area. over the weekend, an 8-year-old girl was bitten by a shark in bald head island, north carolina. the boy was rushed to the hospital with puncre wounds on his leg. he is expected to be okay.d

the chil is the third person to be bitten by a shark off the coasth of nort carolina this month. >>they need to put warnings or something like that. those numbers are pretty frigin frighten we are working for to you camp. our child to summer >> the irs is reminding parents you save about $1,000 perld ch through a tax credit. there are conditions. to receive that credit you have to be working or acti seeking a job. if one pounce stays home your limily does not qua. overnight camps don't count either but day camps too. children must be younger than 13. mesacenters for disease con says there have been more than 1,000 cases of measles in 28 states including virginiand maryland. now the outbreak is causi growing concerns for summer camps. health officials strongly recommend measles vaccinations

for all campers and sta but loopholes. not all camps have to imply. >> thousands of camps across this country and thousds in new york alonehe they are unregulated. parents have to make sure they are sending their kids that is licensed by the department of health. >> measles is highly contagious but isen prevtable with proper vaccination. a warning for travelers concerning the measles now.le 's see. did we just do that story? >> right. >> we will do it again. centers for there is a record of numberses measl cases in europe. travelers should receive the recommended vaccinations before health g to europe and officials say over 41,000 measles cases from january to june and most since the 1990s. a teenage in north carolina sa her faith and a location app on her phone helped save her

life. last week in macy's smith car careened over an embankment and ulnning her inside. she was co't reach her home but puther hand her baseball for comfort. family members tracked her down usin the my family friends app. >> if you hadeen through what i was, you would say you never want that app. >> smith has a fractured app and a long road toecovery ahead. her mom says she is grateful for er dghter's faith and her grit. those appears are usually used for kids to figure out where their friends are hanging out as a social app. now you can see it can have other purpose. >> absolutely. good to know. welume back, bell. >> thank you very much. >> you brought the mugginess with you. t. actually, i did it was nice in san diego!ha >> what ppened? >> it was almost -- almost chilly. >> stop it shrm. >>! >> that ocean water in the spask

cold. most afternoonsrely got in i wasn't complaining about that the l 70s. i wasn't complaining about that. most afternoons barely got in the low 70s. i wasn't complainirn about that the low 70s. i wasn't complaining about that. humidity and heat will be back later on this afternoon a the wind will turn back around to the southwest. getting your week started?ow 70 n in arlington. 76 dulles airport. a bit cooler in the shenandoah county. 89 degrees high but a likelihood of storms this afternoon. a slight risk for severe weather today.so ited thunderstorms possible anywhere with the highest chances for any severe storms will be really right through the heart of the d.c. and metro o areas to the bay and eastern shore. for now, a little swirl of low pressure out he across parts of southern ohio. out ahead of it, we have had a line of storms which have kept the thunder andng lightni going overnight hours in parts of

central west virginia and those storms are tracking off to the northeast. o they are aimed at t northern and central parts of the shenandoah valley. have had showers across northern maryland the last fewours but it will be dry for most of us between now and about lunch time with the lone exception there of the shenandoah valley. later on in the af closer to 90 you get today the higher your chances for strong to severe storms in the afternoon. here is3:00. storms in montgomery and loudoun county. moving intofairfax, arlington and prince george's county. today's storm chance is earlier y.than normall more on the 1:00 range and waited until 3:00 or 4:00 but plan on storms likely starting to begin around 1:00. we will keep you posted on our

nbc washington app. >> definitely don't the rain chances. brand-new problem on the ltway. traffic only getting by in the center lane so we have crash activity on the left side and right side.we are red there right now. meaning volume really is already building in the backups are building. college park, inner lop right lane traffic getting by.th here is ano work zone. you look at 66 here this morning fairfax county.>> what boeing plans to do t make its planes safer. savvy car owners are finding

a new way to make their rides to make aoney. >> no-brainer for me. >> we will explain how peer-to-peer car sharing is all about and why it may not be a side hustle option for very long. this afternoon, catch

the country's largest airline will keep theboeing 737 max 8 out of service for longer. americanairlines announced they are keeping it grounded through early september. it w taken out of rotation earlier this yearfter it was involved in two deadly crash. one in indonesia and the other in ethiopia. 346 people were killesh car ing is a popular side hustle. some people who own cars would walk or take mawo transit to are renting out their vehicles. think of it as airbnb for your cars. >> people who'twn cars' don use them on a regular basis to share them with others and earn money withg their cars earnin around $500 a month from sharing their cars with other neighbors or travers who are visiting their town. >> car rental companies are pushing back against this idea. 34 states are considering

legislation that would require car sharing companies to play by the same rules as rental companies. >>w i know horticular you are with your car. would you let aone drive your ?a >> no. would you? >> no. my car is disgusting! so i don'know if it would make much difference. we all lead busy lives and little to spare and the last time we want to do is spend time waiting for the car at the repair shop. >> susan hogan is working for you to you get precious time back. >> reporter: we spend a lot of time on the road and all of that wear and tear on our cars means a lot of upkeep but the next time you need tires, don't take your car to t shop. let the tires come to you instead. >> roll is a whole new way of buying t tires that gives yme

back. >> reporter: the new concept offers three options. >>

now on "news4 today," running wild and causing trouble. yikes! a black bear pops up in a local neighborhood much to the surpri of everyone who lives there. this morning, we are talking --e they ar talking to news4. a chemical smell evacuates an ;b$ñapartment. we know the caumy. >> eco is booming but making it harderhe for t fbi and we will tell you why they are mo spending big ney to change it. we begin this half hour with

a live look outside. you're a fanf highway, humid summer days with a chance of afternoon storms, what is wrong with you? why would anybody like that? there is a