it's 5:00 a.m. and we have to still get to 7:00 a.m. >> not the yet. melissa is looking at your first 4 traffic but we start witheo metlogist chuck bell. >> i think you'll like your friday. i can't give you 100% dry forecast for today t i can give you 90% dry forecast. there could aquick little raindrops or two this onafterno no severe storms or no severe weather. skies this morning a little bit of early morning daylight showing here on thengest detail of the year. four things to know about the weather. oh, that is better! the winds have changed. a northwest wind will be blowing this afternoon. it will drop the humidity and the temperatures so cool mornings are coming. w about this? 100% sunshine over the weekend. there are still a few straggling spots in this area so i can't give you a guarantee of dry weather for today butny rain will be quick moving showers

this afternoon. very low impact. temperatures in the 70s now. the northwest wind will keep us from warming up too much. afternoon highs today only in the low 80 close look at the weekend and the beach forecast i coming up. melissa. do i wish i was at the beach this weeke we still have this d sutown at pimmit drive. eastbound lanes of 7 near pimmit drive. nice and oen westbound on 66 and looking good. beltway, no big issues on the inner loop and outer loop. breaking news. a stray bullet hitn a woma while she was in bed in northeast d.c. >> the woman was shot in th head and police are still

workingur to fig out exactly what happened. megan mcgrath is joining us from the police headquarters n

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herndon high school students may never know they were victims of a former teacher who allegedly placed hidden cameras at their school. rafael slusski has been in jail since april. that is when a woman working at his home called police after finding hidden camera. police then found 32 recordings devices with more than 100 videos and most of the videos were taken at the school showing teens changing clothes. now the former drama teacher is facing more than 30 fony charges. at the hool today to help with anyone needilp he breaking news. crews are respond to go a refinally fire in southwest

philadelphia. this is video of that fire. you can see the flames there and the smoke. this is at the philadelphia energy solutions plant. >> our sister station in philly is reporting it started at 4:00 a.m. and two explosions there, apparently. we don't know what exactly is burning at this point but the wind is blowing all of that smoke int other parts of the city. also no word on injuri at this time. we will keep an eye on this for you and update as you as we learn more. news concerning escalating tensions in the persian gulf. flying over international waterp

and while king in the on the president said he believes the situation would have been far more serious if someone had been inside an aircraft. >> i would imagine it was a general or somebody that made a mistake in shooting that drone down but we didn't have a man or woman in the drone. we had nobody in the drone. itould have made a big difference, let me tell, would have made a bi big difference. >> the white house and pentagon have not commented. nbc news is work to go confirm "the new york times" report. rotors is reporting that the president sent ao message t iran asking for talks. we will post any updates to this story in the nbc washington app. before than a year anyone stands trial for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in d.c. last july, makia wilson was killein a gang shoot-out in her northeast d.c. neighborhood. ten men and a woman were indicted in that celast month. the firstts six defendaho have spent the most time in jail will go on trial in august of 2020. if you're near t national mall this weekend, you should expect your phone to push out an

emergency alert. d.c.'s department ec homeland ity is doing a test involving cell phones on or near the national mall. if you're in that area throughout tomorrow around 11:00 a.m., your phone could buzz loudly and receive a message. district leaders say it's only a test and people who get the alert don't need to do anything. >> topgolf lovers can travel to the national harbor for theirs sports fix. the newest sports and entertainment facility opens today. it's the third topgolf lation in the metro area. nde company is also in loudon and alexandria a fourth one set to open in german town. topgolf says the new location created 500 full and part-time jobs. >> it is a huge plot of land and a net at the far end. up hit balls, as many as y can. they charge you for each one. food is good. beer is good. i here. next on "news4 today," people in their 20s and 30s are

iveloping a condition usually seen people much older. why doctors think this is cappening. plus a lo football player who made it all the way to the super bowl takes us on a trip down memory lane. >> you know, this is where everything started for me. the culture made me who i am. >> when we come back, rodney mcleod talks about growing up here and how he is giving back. nice and breezy today and flawless weather coming your way for your weekend plans. good news. y if're pull a chuck and head down to the eastern shore, perfect weather at the beaches. maybe a shower or two on your friday but saturday and sunday look absolutely perfect.

welcome back. school is out. summer vacation is just starting for many. >> parents know that this time of the year can take a toll on the bank account. bankrate.com research shows that many busy american parents will go into debt thisummer to pay for day care andba sitters.

>> the survey found the average cost of summer child care is about $1,000 per child. however 1 in 5 parents are expected to end twice ofhat amount and that is especially true in expensive areas like ours. consumer reporter susan hogan is working forey your mon with advice on smart ways to cover the cost of summer child care. open the nbc washington app and search summer child care. if you're like many of us in the newsroom, this story will have you reach to the back of your head. >> x-rays show that cell phone addiction may be causing a bizarre horn-like growth on people's necks. researchers in australia examined x-rays and fou people from 18 to 30 who use their phones more than 4 1/2 hours a day developed a growth near the base of the skull.s cientists say these are bone spurs and common in elderly people after decades of poor posture.

the solution they say is to prop up tablets on a pillow, hold your screens higher or put the phone down altogether. >> or get lazy and lie down. a new survey ranks the best mobile carriers in the district and where you live would make all the difference. p.c. magazine ranked the top four carriers for speed and izliability. ve received the best marks and at&t seco and t-mobile third and had trouble with speed with capitol hill aolumbia heights and sprint came in fourth. people say people in georgetown and tinnily town had the best overall speed no matter which carrier you have. >> news4 sports spoke with rodney mcleod who is preparingo f a big football camp in the communitwl >> super bo champion and prince george's county own

rodney mcleod is back home in manassas. you have a you football camp and we will talk about that in a second. you are back in yoan high school d looking at these memories. what comes tour mind right now? >> champion. this is where everything started for me. the culture made me who i am. this is what i identify with and it's a brotherhood here. >> reporter: why wast so portant for you to host this at your alma mater? >> it was important for me to host it here. this is my roots. growing up for me, i don't really rememberr recall too many camps that i was fortunate enough to go to, so now, myself, as well as a lot of my otr peers, have now taken upon ourselves to provide these opportunities for these kids. the game is not for long. you know? that is what the nfl also stand for for a lo us players. i did not solely plan on making it to the nfl but it also does take a lot of hard work and you should also believe in yourself

ould also chase your dreams, but if it doesn't happen, that shouldn't be the end for you. there is more to life and that is really my messageso these kid >> coming up in our next hour of "news4 today," we will visit live with some of the kids and coaches attending the football clinic. scholars have contributed money $1 50 million in scholarships. they held a summit yesterday in d.c. andod merated the panel. they provide resources to asian and pacific island american students to increase their access to higherd eation and provides mentoring service so the students can successfully transition from thelassroom to the work force. thank you to them for inviting me. these are the lo fingers. koreans do the love fingers to show some love. >> i like that. >> okay?

do you see the heart? >> 150 million bucks will make a fference so good for them. >> when we talk about leadership it's worth noting meteorologists on trying to take more issue on the climate change andeducating. >> what i'm wearing here on my jacket is not the fr ch flag although that is what it looks like. hese are global temperature maps from 1850 where the blues are until current. blue to red. the global temperature has really increased dramatically courtesy of the industrial revolution. about the relationship between co 2 and concentration of the atmosphere and global atmosphere since 1857. it's not new iformation and it's settled science. hat we need to do about it, we can debate this all day long but he debate scientifically is essentially over. we can workac on the impt but global temperatures are going up and having an enormous impact and not for the better.

you say what another degree and a half? if your body temperature goes from 98 1/2 to 100 that is only a degree and a half and you feel terrible with a degree and a half warmer. o need t find our way to cleanable and renewable sources asap and mitigate the damage we have already done. it's a global challenge and america really needs to assume the role ofeadership in this challenge because we are the richt country in theworld. you can't go to places with no resources and ability to do the leading. america needs to be the leader on this. i was at the conference last week in san diego. the chinese govement is investing three and a half times the rate in clean renewable energy than we are right now.ak they are tg the leadership position. we need to hourry up and get in the game. in the washington area it's nice around here for the weekend. cold front is through the area this morning bull tt the rainy

is through the area. o a chance a shower or two during the afternoon but rain chances 10%, 20% at the most. ture weather, dry for the morning hours with the daytime heating today maybe bubbling up a quick moving shower to about 2:00 and 3:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. past peek heating 5:00 or 6:00 the showers will diminish and dry and perfect weather for the game if you're going to the nats and braves game at 7:00. emperature wise in the low 7 so the cooler hair has not settled in just t but it is on the way. windy and cooler today about an isolated shower. if you're looking for something to complain about today it will be on the windy side. northwest winds up to 20 to 30 miles an hour at times. what about your weekend plans?m torow, the suburbs pretty much outside the beltway and away from the chesapeake bay in the 50s.

shenandoah valley, northern maryland get to 53 and 54. i can't keep it that way forever.mi 90s and huty return on monday. >> i'm iusressed jt what you've done for the weekend so you get credit for that. leesburg pike westbound is closed because of that water main break. you canee the watern the roadway. 66 east 64 miles per hour gets you there in 9 minutes. outbound on 96 nothing in your way. we just got a call about this northbound 295 right lane by the work zone. take a look at those delays. those are building pretty quickly. up next, we are working for

you with fun things to do this weekend with your family. >> there are several food-related options, including a chance to sample the best barbecue in town. news4 tommy mcfly will have a look at what is happening around town. this afternoon, be sure to catch "ellen" at3:00 and your news at 00. we4: w

tomorrow you can get thes get to get dirty or go for a food run. >> i'm going for food over mud. >> tommy mcfly is here with wat is happening over the weekend in the area. >> mud slinging and barbecue and snacking while you run. i'm tommy mcfly for what is up for your weekend. first of all, pennsylvania avenue will smell like barbecue this weekend and maybe have more an usual, because the giant barbecue battle is taking over from third to seventh street northwest. we are talking 30 bands, more than three stages. and actually national champions will be crowned in different grilling activities. in montgomery county, it mud fest. the second annual #moco mud fest. check these photos out from last year.

they are basically filling up d pues full of mud in the woodstock park from saturday from 11:00 to 4:00 and 15 bucks for your entire carload of people and you can see they are already filling up the puddles. they are getting ready for mud fest! enjoy. it wants you to get back to nature and sling some mud and make mud pies and have good old clean/dirty fun with the family this weekend. normally a run in our area. granolathe run and get bar, right?5k not at this estival. it's happening at old town rf square in faix. along the 5k route, you can actually yeah.on healthy food. when you're doing the run. check out these photos from last year. they want to make sure you balance a healthy lifestyle and you have a good balance of calories earned versus calories burned, by i recommend make sure you're done chewing before you

start running again. at look on the scene page. we have your look ahd to fourth of july activity for the family and 100 awesome things to do this summer around the enltway and beyond. with 4 your wee i'm tommy ly mcf, news4. s? who will clean up the k hose them down? >> leave them out on the porch. ,still ah new efforts to solve the murder of two transgender women killed weeks apart in the same neighborhood. plus, new details on the first of its kind bike lane in d.c. dog waing forecast time. on a beautiful friday this morning, this is chex. chex is for kids and he would make a great buddy for your family and years of happiness and smiles with mr chex. go to humane reliance.org to find out more about adopting a

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>> no rain chances our saturday or your sunday. a tiny chance after shower this afternoon but not a severe weather threat. you canreathe easy. you don't have to worry about that until early next week probably. early morning color on the longestay of the year. summer solstice occurs today at1 47 in the morning. 14 hours and 15 minutes of daylight today. 72 at dulles airport and 70 in upper marlboro, maryland.

on the windy side. the braves are in town for a weekend series. if we beat up on the braves like the phillies, that is good for thenats. doing some gardening this weekend? temperatures will be in the low 80s tomoow and mid-80s on sunday. ten-day forecast is coming up which promises the return of heat and humidity so enjoy today, melissa. >> i will. thank you. taking a look anotherhere. take a look at those delays that we are seeing at that construction site. somebody called in and said it is quite slow. a crash has been reported there at this. pennsylvania avenue southeast at 30th street has an accident. kestbound leesburg pi at break.pica water main you can see the water flowing on the westbound lanes.

eastbound lanes looks likele peopre going through this parking lot to get around it. we are following breaking news concerning escalating nsions betweenhe u.s. and iran. >> the federal government aviation administratio is prohibiting u.s. aircraft from flying over the persian gulf and gulf near iranue to rising tensions. the notice follows a report by "the new york times" citing multiple anonymous senior admistration officials that president trump had approved a military strike against iran last night but abruptly called it off. he strike would have been in retaliation for the downing of an unmanned u.s. surveillance iran state-run tv released this video of a missile launch claiming it shows the missile hitting a u.s. drone. this morning, reuters is reporting that the presint sent a message to iran asking for talks. nbc news is work to go confirm these new reports. more breaking news this morning in northeast washington. >> that is where a woman was hit

by a bullet while she was lying in bed. news4 megan mcgrath joins us live from police headquarters with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this began with a shooting outside of an apartment complex in northeast washington. one of the bullets that was fired went into a nearby apartment and struck a woman. a taook at the video here. this happened at about 11:30 last nigt. the woman was bid when that bullet came through the window and grazed her in thehe d. now this happened atn a apartment complex at chaplain park apartments outside of 44th and benning road in northeast. police could be seen processing evidence last night pregnant down a number of evidence marke in the street outside of the building. while it was a close call, the woman is going to be okay and she is expected to make a full recovery. she was graed in the head. a close call here and scarn situatr her. as for the shooting that

happened outside of the apartment building, at this point, no arrests have been made and there is no informati on look out for the suspects either. back to you. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. tonight, a vigil will be eld to honor kammal nashid who was killed several days ago when he was hit by a car at his home in bowie. a vigil is plannednto hoor two e transer women both killed prince r in the same george's county neighborhood. carmen and spears were killed among months of each other on the maryland side on eastern avenue. police and government official from d.c. and maryland met yesterday at an office of an advocacy organization and agreed to share information to solve the killings. the vigil begins at:30 at 559th

avenue and the second at 7:30 at dupont circle. dade thomas circle where new york avenue meets in d.c. they are trying to buy that piece of land and make it a better experience. the taxable value is about 7.3 million dollars. the current owner of the property bought that propery in 2016 over $2 million. you do the math. that owner stands to make a good profit if they sell it to the city. no deal has been reached yet. a protected bike lane is being built in northwest. our news partner at wpot report that construction is happening at 14th street and n s for commuters, the project begins at florida avenue northwest a run to thomas circle. this is to make the commuter va route more lible, drivable, and bikable. top ere is a look at the stories we are following this

morning. embattled d.c. councilman jackan evehas resigned from the metro board. he admitted to "the washington post" that ethics investigation found he violated metro's code of ethics. yesterday, he announced he would resign altogether. we now know the trial date of 11 people charged in connection with the 10-year-old makia wilson who was killed in a gang shoot-out. first six defendants go on ial in august of 2020. the second trial for the others will beginar in janu of 2021. the supreme court ruled that this peace cross will remain standing. controversy began when argument that the cross violated separation of church and state because sits on public land

but the supreme court disagreed with that saying it did not endorse religion. >> today we will see the autopsy report of nine americans who indied while on vacation he dominican republic. all of the deaths are considered suspicious but, so far, there is no evidence linking them. officials say the victims died after suddenly becoming ill. >> they say all is fair in love anar but a man might add divorce to that. ht a winning lottery ticket worth $30 million and now he'll have to share the winnings with his ex-wife. rich and his wife had been separated two years when he bought a llmegamiions ticket in 2013. the divorce was not official at the time. it wasn't legal. now a michigan judge says he must listen to an oer of an arbitrator who says that ticket is marital property so he must pay his ex-wife mary $15 million! their divorce was finalized last year. >>

you'd have to catch me first. >> marriage is 50/50. >> no! >> i'm saying egally. legally. opinion. aking an >> all of a e sudden, givme some of that after she wants a divorce? they are separated. it's over, it's done! >> not legally, though. it's just my opinion. >> we should move >> yes. still ahead, a warning for anybody who smokes electronic cigarettes. catch a ride.iv less buses are popping up in d.c. we are giving you a closer lo. stay witokh c

rt documents show he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time. he is cing five counts of assault. engine troubles force a t small plane land in the middle of a street in southern california. look at that sight. the imagine landing happened onsterday afterno. fire officials were on the scene to help the single-engine plane from leaking fuel. the two peopleho on board include the pilot was not injured and no major damage to the plane. that is pretty incredible. >> good for them. this morning, a warning

about the dangers of e-cigarettes.em >> one of xplode inside a teenager's mouth, knocking out several teeth and shattering his jaw. this is not an isolated incident either. look at the x-ray here. there are recent viral videos have captured moments that e-cigarettes have e loded or malfunctioned and at least two people in e u.s. have died from it. more than 2,000 people have been to the emergency room for e-cigarette burns and injuries. the food and drug administration is in charge of regulating tobacco products including e-cigarettes and they say the problem centers arou the lithium ion batterio that pwer these devices. the tee has recovered even though the incident was terrifying. something good came out of it because he said he has quit smoking goe ining for good. >> i go home and tell my kidsab t this right away. a small chance for a quick

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right now first 4 traffic. take a look at this. us bw parkway is shut down because of a b fire. everything is shut down. we are trying to get more information and bring you that in the next a couple of minutes. less than twodays after hope hicks testified in.!í ased hou judiciary committee hearing, a transcript of what she had to say is now public. she is the former white house communications director and named more than 180 times in rert mueller' report. >> hicks refused to answer 155 questions this week. news4 craig boswell joins

live from capitol hill to explain why and to walk us through what else we have learned here. craig, good . morning >> reporter: good morning. we have the 273-page transcript of hicks seven hours of losed door testimony. lots of questionsunanswered. attorneyblocked her from answering 155 questions. she had five attorneys there with her during that closed door testimony. she was asked about any efforts to remove special counsel robert mueller. objection. she was asked about the mueller report and about the russia report and every time that came up and anything time with her inside the white houti, objecn and played out times. decrats say shef was asked desk the location of her er the oval office -- objection. she did answ questions about positiono research from freign powers and where she oke from

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this cruising speed of this e i >> leisurely. >> don't be in a rush. >> no. >> it's hard for me not to be in rausch. move it! >> nats are growing a number of mar league baseball teams extending a protective netting to keep fans safe. >> foul balls have injured people across the ballparks across the country. julie carey spoke with a mother and son who are happy for this change. >> reporter: for a b who recently had surgery for a badly

broken nose, adler looks surprisingly good. ts was may 24th when he and his family were at naark and he tried to catch a foul ball heading into the stands behind third baseline. >> i don't remember much. >> reporter: but mom remembers. >> my son put his glove up to try to catch it and he had it ovobably just right here and it just missed his instead of his glove, it went to his nose. >> reporter: pain and pouring blood. o a rush to the hospital ttreat a badly broken nose. later, a specialty doctor called it one of the worst knows -- nose injuries he has seen in a long time. the nats joined the cubs and other teams today in adding netting. at nats park, it will run nearly to the right and left field corners. the tollefson's are happy to hear it. >> i think that it's great because if it means that less people are going to get hurt. >> the speed of the balls and the velocity they are flying at eyople, it's good that th are going to take steps to go ahead and protect their fans. r,>> reporter: as for adlee missed the last two weeks of

school recovering, making it back just in time for his fifth grade graduation day wearing a hat said "straight out of nose surgery." i'm julie carey, news4. >>. a traffic alert. >> northbound bw parkway after 197 laur you can see the northbound lanes are shut down. a tour bus fire trying to get happened here. firefighters now on the scene and trying to put that out. the rear of the bus was fully engulfed a a couple of minutes ago. right now southbound lanes just one side getting around it just below this picture here we do have a fire truck there blocking some of the lanes. all northbound lanes blocked. one southbound lane getting by. this is a major ms for a lot of folks. your alternate when it's 95 a weird morning, right? alternate is 95 through the same section. washington 295 closed down

there. travel timehere. we will talk more about this issue on bw parkway coming up. listen to wpot when you hop in your car for the latest on any problems. good morning, chuck. a good tgif to you out there. sun is coming up. officially it's been up about ten minutes now her on t longest day of the year. summer solstice occurs before noon today. what is that? the sun's northernmost extent north of the equator. starting tomorrow, it begins its trek back southbound and believo it or not toow three seconds less daylight than today. come on now! you'll never notice the three seconds!

14 hours and 54 min of daylight today and compared to six months from now, only 9 ho/ s of daylight. in washington 4añ degrees. wids have not come around to the northwest but a breezy day today. it brings lower humidity and lower temperatures just in time for the weekend. your commute today will be unencumbered by raindrops. rain chances down 20% or less. much more active weather out across partssof the grate plain this morning. for us this departing area of low pressure and storminess is rathe unsettled day from new boston. if you're around the washington area points east and south the good weather is just about ready to settle in. i did mention a tiny chance for a shower today. not much of a rain chanceinhis morn but the peak of daytime heating at 2:00 or 3:00 or 0,4:0 there might be one or two minute rain showers. no severe lightning but just a quick shower and will n e impact

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this. >> or the day after that or the day after that. bertha, thank you. a prince george's county nave is giving back to the y communitd sharing some of his super bowl success. >> "news4 today" justin finch is live atdematha high school with a major football camp with rodney >> reporter: football friday. i'm here with rodney mcleod, he plays for the eagles and hometown hero here. i imagine you're excited for what is happening this weekend? >>yovery excited about my h camp taking place where i started at this high school at dematha. >> he is pumped up and we will have hey babe, what's the password for the cable bill? rollerbladeking22. capital "k".

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a bus f on the bw parkway. look at the flames pouring out of the back of this bus. traffic is blocked. >> another bus behind that that is on fire. crews put out the fire. now working to find out whether anyone was on the bus.

a lot of developments this morning. about 6:00 w.no good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eunyang. it's friday. a lot of news to catch up on before we move on. >> meteorologist chuck bell is here with a look at your weekend tr forecast but we start with melissa mollet. >> big problem. bw ptrkway. firs traffic alert. northbound shut down after 197. you saw the video. this tour bus was fully engulfed in flames in the rear partthat . firefighters are on the scene and we are trying figure out yoat exactly happened and we don't believe an was on there and had to be pulled off. t uthbound lanes only one side is getting by ais point. you can see the delays here on the map. they really are extensive. wf you want to leave your house early for k, school, wherever you're heading, a nice alternate is 95 at this point. right now