yang. >> isle molette green. aaron or miami preparing tonight's presidential democratic debate. >> it's wednesday. >> we made it. >> that's way halfw through the workweek. we are working for you helping ahead.t ready for the day >> let's start things o with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. lots of sunshine today. the heat is on, right? >> oh, you bet, molette. yesterday made it back to 90 degrees at national airport. we will all be -- all three airports tod are likely to be back above 90 yet again. this is the beginning of what will be a long stretch of 90 weather. four things to know about the forecast, it's relatively comfortable this morning. most of the suburbs are in the 60s. loads of sunshine today.ot most if n everybody. the only spots it will stay below 90 today are higherio elevat out into the mountains. and the heat is here to stay. 64 in front royal, 69 in quantico. 73 now in district heights. your hour by hour planner for today, a comfortable morning but a sunshine means big-time warmup today. afternoon high in d.c. right

around 93 degrees. and more of the same coming our way for tomorrow. closer look at the weekend and the get away weather to the beach that's coming up. for now, speakin of getting way, how is the traffic doing dave? >> well, trying to get away but this crash is really tangling things up westbound 66 it isn centerville will traffic is getting by in a column ofwestbo j tammed wewost of fairfax coun parkway. apparently we just got the all clear on the eastbound disabled vehicle the 428 centerville. caller says all lanes are open, t damage done. it's slow out of manassas on 66 east. at least your lanes are open. chopper 4 is heading there should be there at about ten minutes. betway is okay. volume delays building here and there in virginia and maryland. that's the very latest from the trafc center. back over to you. >> dave, thank you. 6:01. a major development on capitol hill. >> former special counselmu robt eller has agreed to testify in public before two congressional

committees next month. >> he iste expec to discuss details about his 22-month investigation into russian interference during 2016 presidential election. nearly a month ago mueller said he would prefer not to testify publicly, but he was subpoenaed. members of the house judiciary and intelligence committees say the american public deserves to hear directly fromll mueer about his investigation and conclusions. we have the opportunity to flesh out what the russians did, how they did it, what the role of the trump campaign personnel were what were the counterintelligence issues, what was the process used to handle the counterintelligence concerns, where are the findings? all of these questions and a great many many. i> mueller will speak with both the house intellnce and judiciary committees on july 17th. president trdip did not rectly respond to the news, but he did tweet the words, quote, presidential harassment, last night. stay with news 4 and the nbc washington app for the very

latest. mueller's investigation and the contents of his report no doubt will fuel part of the conversation tonight during t firsmocratic debate of decision 2020.t he first round of candidates takes the stage in a matter of n hours. >> aalchrist is working for you from the venue in miami. he hast suggns on what to watch for this evening. >> the candidate pool is packed. you guys know that. but now is the time to sink or swim. ntght behind me here inside the performing arts ce, 20 democrats who want to be president will take the stage. take a look. it's all ready to go. the finishing touches are done. podiums set up here in the 2,000 plus seat concert hall. now, for the first debate night you'll see senator elizabeth warren who i might add is increasing her standings in the poll, leading isome cases, e'll be right next to beto o'rourke flanked by booker and klobuchar. conventional wisdom says they'll be in a key spot to get the most attention, if you will, to get attention from the moderators ad really to have their messages front center in front of this national tv audience.

look for the guys on the end, the mayor bill de blasio of new york, john delanie and really everybody in between to take a run at the leaders to try to give their campaigns a shot in the arm. we talked with delanie, we have that interview for you and pre-debate analysis from the nbc news political team as we kick off news 4's coverage of the first democratic debate. in miami, aaron gilchrist, news 4. >> and aaron will have live po res tonight on nbc 4. don't forget, you can watch both nights of the debate right here en nbc 4 starting at 9:00ach night. new this morning, two u.s. service members were killed in afghanistan today. right now their names are not being released. it is still not clear what led to their deaths. no other released.n has been there are about 14,000 u.s. forces in afghanistan. this morning, two people are dead following a three-vehicle y ash in page county. this happened mondternoon

along route 211. jonathan kite, the assistant principal at breyer woods high school in loudoun county was one of those killed. investigators say kite ran off the road and collided head on with another vehicle. both drivers died at the scene. hthe impact of the crash waanother driver, but she s not hurt. a frederick county, maryland community is mourning the sudden loss ofo vinvolunteer firefighter. the body of michael powers was escorted to the medical examiner . witnesses say powers bent down to clear some debris from the road and collapsed. he was a member of a liberty town volunteer fire department. update this morning to story we have been covering. we now know a woma died in monday night's crash on the bw parkway. a suspect on the run from police hit her car in green belt near the ramp to 495. the woman hasn't been

identified. earlier in the evening, the suspect allegedly ran into a police cruiser in northeast d.c. a tip helped detectives find a woman caught on camera lighting a fire intm an aparent buildice lobby. poli say that lakesha hazelwood set the fire that damaged a building last monday. on pennsylvania avenue southeast. more than a dozen windows were blown out and there was smoke damage throughout the building. no one was hurt. metro's police cef is asking the u.s. attorney's office to review this stun gun case. a man was tased by a transitff oer over the weekend. the man said he was trying to nglp a group of teenagers he thought was bei treated unfairly by police. metro originally said he was interferingith an investigation. charges have been dropped against the passenger and the teens. the national rifle association is pulling the plug on nra tv. >> according to "tew york times" many mra board members

have been concerned that the production strays far beyond gun rights. here is a look at nra tv's youtube page. rathe times reports the n plans to send a letter to members today announcing this split. dea's chief executive says the organization is unoing a significant change in its comnications strategy. it's now 6:07. one of d.c.'s longest-serving elected officials is ready to talk. d.c. councilman jack evans is accused of using his position for personal gain. tuesday he pled with otherco uncil members not to strip him of a powerful committee post. he says he didn't dong anythi wrong. >> i believe that if my colleagues hear my side of the story and i respond to all of your questions, you will not take any action at this time. >> evans will meet next week with council colleagues. the council will decide a week after that whether to sanction him. >> senateri maty leader mitch mcconnell making some promises to 9/11 responders just weeks

after being publicly scolded on capitol hill. mcconnell has agreed to have a senate vote on a bill that would extend funding for first responders. $7 billion were put into the 9/11 victim's fund in 2011 and most of that has been paid out. ow payments on new claims are being cut and the fund will run out all together by the end of 2020. >> to thousands of men and women across our country because they came together on september 11th and the days and weeks after. >> mcconnell has set the senate fundg vote for august. there is a house funding vote next month. the bill would extend funding for the next 70 today members of congress will put politics a aside pick up their gloves for the congressiol baseball game that's tonight at 7:05at nats park. >>asews 4 justin finch h a preview of tonight's game.

>> reporter: hey there, eun, olette. good morning. that's right. taking a look here right at the diamond we can tell you they're getting ready, gearing up right now for practices that start in just a few hour. take a look here, the field here, the diamond hereooking pristine as ground crews go ahead and get it ready for those congress people in jt a matter of hours. and also look back there as well, secret service here on the grounds as well making sure that this event is going to be se re. again, that first pitch is set for 7:05 this evening. republicans versus this is set to be a grudge match, too. we're talking about two teams, of course, obvious opponents. republicaning looks to snap a long-time democrat win streak. nine of ten games they won recently. theiy have new blood on t side to hopefully pull out a win. we'll see what happens, though. they've been practicing, working very hard.y' th have their last practice here today so we'll see how that goes, too. butnn the mi of so many will

be what happened at their practice two years ago when that shooter opened fire injuring four people, including congressman steve scalise. they pe in theears after that event they can now focus back on what's important and that's the game and raising money for d.c. areacharity. we're back here at 6:45, i think, with the trophy they're all squaring off for. bare on that when we see you later. inside to you. >> should be a good game, justin finch live at natspark, thank you. up ne summer safety is top of mind for a lot of parents right now. >> yeah from the playground to the bike path we're workin for you highlighting things you can start to think about now before your little ones go out to play a little later today. plus, robo calls are annoying. they canven be frightening. we know more this morning abeut thgovernment's plan to crack down on the businesses behind these harassing phone calls. chuck? >> alright. it is hump day in the nation's capitol. that means it's time to start

focussing on the weekend. beaer bound to the east shore, sunny 85 on friday. near 90 on saturday.d no weekshout at the beach or here either. there's a chance for shower

>> announcer: you're watching "news 4 today." welcom back. 6:13. a new law in virgin is strengthening surrogacy rights for gay and straight couples as rell as single rthaenpa signed jacob's law yesterday. it's named for a 3-year-old who w nearly taken away from his fathers. jay timmons and rick olson. the couple live in virginia but decided to go through the surrogacy processn wisconsin.

six beaks before jacob was born a wis judge stepped in. >> took away our parental rights. he left jacob annd orphan a he put us on a for-year horrific journey. >> it took several trips througu iple courts before they wonpe rmanent custody of their son. the family pla to jacob' the country. it enses state surrogacy laws are gender utral. we have summer safety tips. medical experts want you to keep a few things in mind as the kids head out to the playground. make sure your children aren't y exposed to annails, bolts or hooks, plastic and metal surfaces can also get very hot. check the slides and see if they are cooled off before your kids go down. and parents should be watching little ones closely while they are on any type of equipment. other important safet kids er, make sure your gear up before riding the bike scooters and the skate boards.er exp want you to wear those helmets, elbow and knee pads.

t kids should be riding in the direction of traffic and should always stay alert. robo call scams cost americansillions of dollars each year. now the ftc says its cracking down on some of the worst offenders. the ftc announced yesterday it filed nearly 100 legal actions against operations responsible for more than a billion illegal robo calls. this is part of a new joint initiative with law enforcement called operion call it quits. officials say the nationwide sweep is a step in the right direction. >> w will never stem the tide of illegal r cboalling until we prove we have the resolve and the wherewithal to make offenders pay. >> officials say the best way to cut down on the number of robo calls received is to block those numbers ll s-bcking dyoevuricetm on your land line. if a roboon call gets through, report it to the ftc. so annoying robo calls.

clie mate change teatening to destroy ancient history in athens, greece. scientists say air pollution and acid rain are eroding the marble ontsnd a temples including acropolis, one of the most visited archaeological sites on earth. there is a debate how to protect the monument. some suggested covering them with domes. news 4 is committed to bringing you stories about the changih climate an it impacts your life. open the nbc washington app and search climate for stories about what climate change mns for you. it's 6:16. staying cool in the summer isn't easy, especially when you are covered head to toe in orange fur. irgroup of orangutans took matters into thwn hands, take a look, showering themselves with hoses and buckets. pretty smart. some managed to make their own drinks filling up their plastic cups with ice cold water. another orangutan used a wet blanket to cool off. looks like fun, too. temperatures are set to rise above 104 degreeus inia

later this week. heat wave there too, chuck. >> absolutely. france, all-time record high for france in the month of june is in jeopardy 41 degrees cen'sgrade. that 104 degrees. the all-time record for france is 44 degrees centigrade that's 111 degrees. >> whoa. >> and that one may fall this week as well. so, really super hot weather across europe. if you're going on summer vacation, be ready. a lot of those older european se cities tho old buildings are not very well air-conditioned. speaking of a.c., you need it around here. sis up already. comfortable enough on a wednesday morning. rain chances are down at zero percentor today and for tomorrow. no chance for rain with high pressure settling on in. rain chances begin to inch up little bit for friday and saturday, but i think most of us will have to wait until sunday for our next best chance for some rain showers. the sneezing season report,

trees grasses and weed pollens e allow but the mold is high. allergy problems, it's probably mold. temperatures are in the 60s and 70s this morning. really not a bad start to the day. typically when we have these 90 degree afternoons we don't get much below 70 during the morning hours, but that front that came through yesterday, lowered the dew point. that's the way we easure humidity in the weather department. so temperatures this morning are 5 to 10 degrees cooler than we were this time yesterday morning. and tomorrow morning won't be bad either. your wakeup weather then all sunshine, temperatures staying in the 70s through 9:00. expected ernoon high to reach 93 degrees for today. and quiet weather for most of the mid-atlantic down into parts of the southstern u.s. so that is welcome news. again, no chance for rain around here today. future weather keeps us all dry today, tonight and through tomorrow as well. as we get into friday, littan ch for an isolated shower mainly around the maryland/pennsylvania line. then saturday, a little higher chance w go from a 20% chance

of rain on friday up to 30% on saturday and then an actual cold front will come through here ons day. that will be our best chance for rain really out of the next five to sevendays. once that front gets south of us on sunday evening, monday and tuesday of next week we'll get little break from the humidity once again. so, a little built of good news in there. here is your extended forecast andt is ahot one. no doubt. 93 today and tomorrow.fr 96 on ay. and the humidity will be coming back as well. so could have heat indexes up close to 100on degrees both friday and saturday. dave, that means it will be all closed window commutes. >> yes, sir. we're in traffic alert mode. chopper 4 flying above i-66 westbound just minutes ago got the crash out of the left shoulder with all lanes open westbound before virginia route 28. that is good news. but with the backup that extends back to the frfax county

parkway westbound on 66. chopper 4 seeing it from above. we're on top of this one andtb eand delays from manassas towards center vooville, brokenn vehicle cleared. no major incidents reported. minor issue on the shoulder of the ramp. eastbound water main break traffic sent on to beachstreet. apparently that light is malfunctioning. very lar from the traffic center, back over to you. >> dave, thank you. 6:20 now. next on "news 4 today," criminals are getting smarter. >> ut we'reworking for you helping you tell a scam from the real thing. when we co back, cyber experts explain the latest scams involving your phone and your s. email account and this afternoon, ellen welcomes maya rudolph and kri en bell. those are some funny ladies. ellen airs at 3:00 p.m. right here on nbc 4. then be sure to stick around for news 4 at 4 with pat and

>> announcer: you're watching "news 4 today." welcome back it 6:24. remember years ago wh we warned you about scam emails from a nigerian prince claiming you justed inherit thousands of dollars? today cyber scammers are getting much more sophisticated. >> so we have to aswell. news 4 drew wilder is working for you with advice on ways that you can fight back. >> reporter: these extoion attempts aren't like the scams from years ago full of misspellings. the fbi says they're sophisticated. scammers pretending to work fors a busineinance department and tricking a cfo into approving a payment. these scammers also create websites that look just like the ones you frequent and they're tring to get your password >> these scammers are able to

create almost identical websites from what you would go on to any business site. >> reporter: the fbi reports email extortion complaints jumped 242% just last year and virginia had the fifth most of any state and it worked. tin 2018, americans wereen for $2.7 billion. fairfax police say on an individual level they have the popular cell phwne game words h friends. inside that game you can chat with your opponent. police say scammers start a simple conversation and then work it into a conversation about their mother and the scammer makes a move by trying to get the victim to give their mother's maiden name. >> and right there, they have one security question that we're all very familiar. you log into anything you have those list of security questions. there's one. >> reporter: in noriahern virgin, drew wilder news 4. still ahead, two local townc couilmen under fire for comments they made about each other about juneteenth and pride month. plus caught on camera, a local homeowner says this man m

stole flowerse yard. but this isn't the first time the complaint has been made in this neighborhood. chuck? gh don't steal your nr's flowers. that's a terrible thing to do. >> right? come on. >>a gardening forec it is best to get your yard work done early today with temperatures in the 70s. it will be plenty hot later. want pretty flowers in the yard to give color all summer, buttrfly bush ande

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>> announcer: "news 4 today" starts now. good morning, everyone i'm eun yang. >> i'm molette green in for aaron this morning. he is on assignment in miami ready to cover the democratic presidential debate. >> right. >> we want to begin with a check on your forecast and commute dave frm wtop is in for melissa mollet this rning but let's start with storm team 4 atteorologist chuck bell. oh, this hot wer we're getting. >> i like that he's on assignment. , e old joke walter cronki his sailboat was named assignment. walter con cite is on assignment. feel that aaron may be yachting instead of covering the debate. what do you need to know about the next couple days?

it's going to be hot all the next four days. not too humid today and plenty of sunshine the next few days and very lorn chances until the we get to the second half of the weekend. sunshining over washington, it's 73 in the city. 71 in prince georges county. 72 in leonard town maryland. 62 in fredericksburg this morning. planner for wednesday, sun is up now until 8:37 this evening. today's high tempature is a hot one, dave, at 93 degrees. >> it's going to be a scorcher. 66 chopper 4 looking down at some heavy trafficua residy. we're coming to you from a different view from our chopper. westbound 28 all lanes are open. that crash is lined up t on median strip. damage done westbound. eastbound volume delays extend manassas through terville as well. there's also a crash on 28

northbound. tough day in centerville, north it's blockinge right side of 28 northbound. northbound 28 look for delays out of manassas a water main park on claren don. inbound traffic has recovered. light cycling at chain bridge. the very latt from the wtop traffic center. ank you. special counsel robert mueller announced he will appear before two house committees to testify publicly next month h aboutis work on the russia report. weeks to go he said he preferred to let the report spk for itself but that wasn't enough for the chairman of the house and judiciary committees. mst nightller was served subpoenas from both of them. the back-to-back july 17th hearings will no doubt be of the highly anticipated congressional hearings in years. mueller worked quietly for more thea two never speaking publicly until weeks ago when he announced he wwn stepping do

from the position of special counsel. president trump has not commented yet but after the news broke late last night he tweeted, quote, presidential harassment. and breakg this morning, the associated press is reporting that a third summit th betweene united states and north korea is in the works. the last time president trump and kim jong-un met was four months ago in vietnam. they tried to come to an agreement about northkorea's expanding nuclear program, but so far have failed to do so. the two countries first met just over two years ago in singapore. ook for more on this coming up on today. two lees burg councilmen are und scrutiny because of their words this morning. one is accused of making inappropriate comments about juneteenth, the other about pride month. >> the a and members of the community are now demanding they be held accountable. the trouble started when the rg lees b council celebrated the end of slavery with a

proclamati proclamation. councilman john steal is in hotk water after ming a comment about a lees burg pride proclamation everyone is equal. identity don't help.ar >> people really scared right now and you had an opportunity to do something respectful and you failed. >> and all of a sudden groups and individuals are coming in and telling you, you don't know how to run your town. >> councilman dunn and steal declined our invitatioto omment on camera. 6:33 we go back into the co ewstrict ser riders could be dealing with some rules very soon. >> lawmakers are laying out some changes for riders here. news 4 megan mcgrath is live on 14th street in northwest with more the proposal. what are we talking about here, megan? >> reporter: well, we're talking about changes in the rules bauds of the popularity here., noalk around the city street and you'll be sure to see them. we have one right here down on the next block there's another

one and all morning long i have been watching people go by riding these electric scooters. now, with the rise in popularity, though, some on the d.c. council are saying thatge channeed to come in the rules and regulations to keep everybody safe. and we' expecting that a bill will be formally introduced in the fall to do just that. take a look at the specifics here. now, if hepassed, t bill would ban electric scooter use from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. you wouldn't be able to ride them overnight. it would establish a hot line for reporting illegal parking, reduce the sidewalk speed limit to 6iles an hour and increase the street speed limit to 15 miles an hour. the bill would also payment to cover damage that might occur to any public ou property if yot into trouble there with your scooter. now, electric scooters are relatively new to the io transportatscene. last couple of years, but they're very, very popular. we're seeing them everywhere. the idea here is that laws,

rules, regulations they need to be changed in order to kee up with this trend. we're expecting to see perhaps those changes sometime in the fall. back to you. >> all right, megan mcgrath live in northwest ington. megan, thank you. in prince georges county a confrontation caught on camerah more than a million views on twitter. two black women say a white man harassed them at a local pool. >> i've never talk to you. >> i'm orry. >> that's funny because your video is going to be a bunch of lies. >> now the women here were considering living at the addition apartmentsin le hyattsviuntil a potential neighbor took issue with them having a glass bottle at the poo t and thre was this confrontation between nick star and the women. the women left andst r-street followed them. he was involved in a similar situation at the same pool the day before and in both of the incidents police did not press

charges. one of the wo en did file a restraining order against starr-street. we have reached out to him, but have not heard back yet. it's now 6:36. here is a look at the other top stories we're following this morning. police have released more information about monday night's deadly crash on the bwparkway. a woman was killed. officers say they were pursuing the car that hit her. she has not been identified, but the suspect was also injured. he is recoverin in the hospital. well, police say they have arrested this woman lakeish hazelwood of southeast d.c. and charged her with arson. they say she set a fire that il damaged a bung on pennsylvania avenue last monday. no one hurt. the building did get that smoke damage and more than a dozen of the windows were blown out. officials say tips from the public helped them to make this arrest. metro's police chief wants the u.s. attorney's office to review this weekend's incident. officers used a stun gun on a man who was coming the aid of

teens he thought were being treated unfairly by police. metro originally said he was interfering with a vestigation, but those charges were dropped yesterday. still ahead, mor staff shakeups in the wes wing. we details on who is leaving and who is replacing them. plus, d.c. has some really great restaurants, but where is the best place to eat in the world? this morning we know and we're going to tell you when news 4 todaycontinues at 6:37 this morning.

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6:39 this e back at morning san francisco is now the first u.s. city to ban the sale of e cigarettes at least until the products receive a full fda approvitl. s of the ban say it will hurt retailers, but city leaders say the ban will help protect children. theor centers f disease control and prevention says the number

of students that are vaping is on the rise. >> and sticking to that topic for the first timever the u.s. preventive services task force is including e cigarettes to its list of tobacco products. the task force says nearly 90% of smokers try their first cigarette before they're 18 years old. because of that the task force is urging doctors to ta to their younger patients about the health related dangers of e cigarettes. >>now, who doesn't like to eat? >> we loveto eat? it's one of the greatest joys of life. >> uh-h. pizza. i can just go down the list. okay. how about eating atrl the wo's best rest raunts? >> this morning we know which restaurant has that coveted title. mirazur in the french riviera was named the number o restaurant in the world. this video is from t ceremony held in singapore for the world's 50 best restaurant. only 5 american restaurants knead list. hot spots from in new york, san

francisco and l.a. they won the icon award with work with world central kitchen chef jose andres. now, here isur cnbc morning business report. >> good morning. arget has an answer for amazon's primeay. the retailer announcing today a sales jvent will be onuly 15th and 16th, the same days as prime day. target says that shoppers will be assigned items that are rarely on sale as well as discounts on exclusive home, apparel and toy brand. one day event last year was one of the biggest online sales day for target. >> thank you so much. let's get back to the forecast, chuck. >> dog-walking forecast for today, take a chance on mr. chance here. 7-year-old smooth black and tan. 7-year-old guy would be a great buddy for your summer afternoon siestas. temperatures near 70 now will b

lot more where that came from. ten-day forecast just ahead. it's been a tough morning on i 66 incenterville. delays both ways, chopper 4 looking down on the action earlier issues cleared. going to break it down for you com

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>> anuncer: you're watching "news 4 today." mark your calendars now, july 17th is theay special counsel robert mueller has agreed to testify publicly before congress. he'll sswer question about the investigation into ussian involvement in our election and how the trump campaign and administration handled it. >> in the opinion of the chair that aye have it and the journal stands approved. >> late last night theouse passed an emergency border bill which will set aside biions of dollars in aid to help care for migrants and children detained at the u.s./mexico border. house speak nancy pelosi says those funds will help keep families together an ensure children have food, clothing and medical care.

immigration, mueller and t on going situation with iran alo pics that will no doubt be brought up tonight during the firstar democratic prim debate in miami. >> 20 candidates qualified for this first debate. t's been divided into two nights. northbound peter alexander is in miami this morning with a preview. >> announcer: hey, eun and molette, good morning to you from here in the miami heat. they have to introduces themselves to the american people, contrast themselves with the other 2020 contenders and frankly make the case why they should be the next commander in chief while doing it all without making any embarrassing mistakes, that is the challenge ahead of tonight's first democratic debate. on stage tonight,iz ebeth warren. frankly she is tonight's front-runner. joe biden will compete against bernie sanders and some others on night two. we'll have the latest on all ofw it and h the different candidates are preparing when we see you coming up this morning on "today." back to you in washington. >> and reminder, aaron gilchrist is also in miami covering the

debates for us. you can check out his reports tonight beginning on news 4 at 4 and also follow him on twitter e for liv updates on the debate.7 6 now this morning. we have details on two big staffing changes in the trpm istration. >> with sarah huckabee sanders on her way out, president trump has selected a newress secretary. stephan stephanie grisham is currently the first sslady's pre secretary. grisham will remain in that position and take on the duties of the white house press secretary and the white house communications director. grisham has been with the trump team since 2015. he administration is also losing a top official, the acting commissioner of customs and border protection isst ping down on july 5th. the agency has been under intense scrutinyecause of questionable conditions at facilities on the u.s./mexico border. and she's still very much a member of the trump administration, senior adviser kellyanne conway may be in trouble with congress. conway is accused of violati

federal rules.t members of he house oversight and reform committee will try to force her to testify before lawmakers. yesterday the white house announced she would not testify. the oversight committee is expected to vote to subpoena her in an effort to force her to ti t. tonight is the congressional baseball game at nats parea >> yh. republican members of congress areng ho to end their losing streak. nning.mocrats have been news 4 justin finch live this morning in nats park with more on tonight's game. hey, justin, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, molette, eun, good morning. as you mentioned the democrats have a crazy streak going winning nine of the past ten matchups out here. so, right now republicans hoping to get in there and snatch that win this evening. behind us here the f eld is getting ready for tonight's big game. you see a lot of rope out here to preserve that grass. practice here set to begin soon. seeing someone approach the field right here as we speak

right now. democrats and republicans will square off tonight again 7:05 returning here to nats park here to t settle score. this of course has become a friendly competition over the years. at times put politics aside and focus more so on the game itself. we can tell you as well a lot of focus will be going on, too, turning the page ofears past. you might recall just yoars ago that shooting happened during practice in alexandria, four people were hurt, including congressman steve scalise. they are all recovering now. steve scalise set to be here at the game this evening as well. and back out live i want to show you something here, too. t this is why're going after this, this brand new trophy. >> look at that. >> it is a big lift here. prey big, right, guys? this is what they're after a win and hopefully this trophy. it has not been engraved yet. so hopefully the winner will see

their names on thisere soon and this will be the other prize to go after in years to come, guys. back inside to you. >> that thing looksso heavy. >> that's a serious trophy. and of course they get bragging rights, too. justin finch, getting his exercise in. >> it's a lift. it's a good 30po ds. all right. nice and shiny. y thanks, justin. for severalears neighbors in dupont circl haveeen complaining that someone is tealing flowers out of their garden. >> this is not very neighborly. there's surveillance video of re a man walks up the stairs to this house. he grabs several flowers out of the ground and then he just walks off. that happened in may near o and 21st streets, that's a few blocks away from theupont circle metro station. m you have any in addition about who thisht be or any other theft, call d.c.police. p> some metro passengers will have tok a small fan paps along withtheir patience this summer. news 4 learned that a permanent fixo the cooling systemt dupon

circle will be delayed. so, those are all along the red line. metro will tell us while trying to fix the pipesly that supp the cool air the workers hit lamp post. metro now has permission to move it but officials say it won't able to restore the clled air to the stations unt metime next month. news 4 found that temperatures inside those stations can routinely stay in the 90 degree range. hot, folks. >> uh-huh. if you can't get to a pool, there are other ways to cool off. check this out. news 4 camera spotted this group of kids and their parents staying refreslad by png in the water at the spray park in northwest washington. i love when the adults get in oh e action. similar scene again today. hotter temperatures are expected. we'll see just how hot we'll get with storm team 4 meteorolbeist chuck . >> uh-huh. yeah the sounds of summer. pray parks. there's one only a block or from where i live as well and it

was packed yesterday. right now sun is shining brightly over the washington area. temperatures are still in the comfortable range for the next hour or two before we turnin sizzlhot later on in the day. look at all the 60s on the map. 63 in gaithersbg. 63 at dulles airport. lees burg to frederk, maryland. along i-95, 73 in washington, 69 quantico, 68e ricksburg. the lower humidity air yesterday is the reason we have been a e to get so many spots down below 70 degrees this morning. a little bit of a warming trend as we get closer the weekend as humidity levels increase. your commute today, sunshine on the way in. sunshine for midday errand running and sunshine on the way home, high today 93 degrees. you will be able to get the car washed and keep it cle for a wile. our next tiny rain chance rolls in here on friday, but today and tomorrow both will be s ny and hot. no chance for rain today or tomorrow. again, that will start to cttane

a bit as we get later on into the weekend. weater front will try its darnedest to slide down hereov er the course of the weekend. we're starting now at 7:00 a.m. on friday. friday afternoon i think any little chance for rain will be along the pennsylvania border n and up parts of southern pennsylvania. on saturday, that front gets just a little bit closer, so hit and miss rain chances up to about 30% chance on your saturday. and then as the front tri to get all the way south of us on sunday, i think that's our next best chance for rain across the region. so here is your ten-day forecast. nine out of the next ten days are expected to be in the 90s and mid 90s at that friday and saturday. a little break from the humidity returns on mondayda and tues but 4th of july looks hot and humid, dave, with highs near 93. > that's why we keep the lights dimmed in the traffic center to make us feel cooler. choer 4 flyingbove the latest crash on i-66.

we had a lot of them this morning westbound between fairfax aounty parkway route 28 blocking the right half. two to the left getting by once again this iswestbound. eastbound there's rubber necking. on route 28 in centerville, northbound, one off to the road to tight side that was causing deys as well. northbound on 28. ugh morning in centerville, virginia. we go to maryland the beltway traffic is uneventfully slow on the outer loop. around bound towards georgia avenue. 270 southbound, 42 minutes at times sluggish minuthb soutnd out of frederick county towards gaithersburg, rockville. no incidents blocking 27 4 i-i-95 between the baltimore and capital that's the very latest from wtop traffic center, back over to you. >> dave, thank you. 6:54 now. trecord number of americans is expected toavel this july 4th. aaa predicts 49 million people

in total, 1.2 million will be from our area. the group says most people will be hitting the road while about 4 million will fly. a small portion will be going on a train, bus oripcruise sh that must be nice. aaa says lower gas prices are the main reason for the increase in >ravel. well, overall spending is down this independence day. the national retail federation says fewer americans are celebrating the holiday this year which means less money being spent on food. about 73 bucks per person. it's not as cheap as it sounds, though. in total, americans will still spend $6.7 llion for the holiday. >> yep. this morning, we're getting a look at the medal of honor ceremony at the white house that we told you about yesterday. >> president trump awarded the nation's highest mitary honor to a new york man for his heroic actions during the aq war. in 2004, david bellavia and his platoon were ambushed andtr pped by enemy fire.

he is credited with saving the lives of those in his squad. e is the first living iraq war veteran to receive the medal of honor. congratulations. 6:56 here are the four things to know. former special counsel robert mueller has agreed to testify testify in public before two congressional committees next month. he is expected to discuss details about his investigation into russian interference during the 2016 presidential el ction. stay with the "today show" next for the latest. several d.c. councilembers pushing for more rules for scooters in the city. riding ke no late-night and setting speed limits for sidewalk and street riding. find out more on the nbc washington app, j search scooter. play ball. the annual congressional baseball game kicks off tonight at 7:05 at nats park. the republicans are looking to end the democrats winning streak. justin showed the big trophy up for abs. l the proceeds from tonight's game goes towards d.c. area

charities. tonight is the first democratic debate for 2020. the race for the white house. here is a look at tandidates taking part. a second group will debate thursday night. and this is all taking place in miami. you can watchi livet here on nbc 4 at 9 tonight. >> aaron gilchrist is tre on assignment and will bring us coverage tksight. thanor joining us fors "new 4 today." "today show" is nell. >> we'be back in 25 minutes with a look at your weather, traffic and local news. traffic and local news. >> have a great day. geico makes it easy to get help when you need it.

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