parkway are shu. down police have not said about the suspect or person killed in this incident. "news4 today" has a crew on the way to the scene and much more later this morning. let's check in withw t rich hunter for a look the roads and the rest of your commute. >> traveling s on thethbound lanes baltimore-washington parkway this occurred at midnight and outer loop of thebeway have been diverted. olice are expecting to be out there a while longer. if you're on the outer loop you cnot get this to but folks from the inner loop can get to the outer lanes of the bw paray at this hour. at last check, between kenilworthe avenud exit 23 and 25 and route 1 college park are getting by on the right past

milling and paving. >> rick, thank you. let's check up on the forecast. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell, it's thursday morning. how are we looking on this da l >> asng as you like it hot, you'll like the forecast for your thursday. comfortable enough this morning. 70 in loudoun county and 68 in front royal, irginia. 61 clinton, maryland. 76 here in washington. mild enoughtart to the day but 100% sunshine again and that means anotherno after with temperatures going ba0 above 9 degrees. most of the suburbs will be around 91 or 92. downtown locations today closer to 92 or 93 degrees. it's going to stay hot for the o reseeable future. your future forecast is all coming up. the first ten democratic candidates turned up the heat last night in miami.

two hours of plans, promises and policy kicked off the first major test of decision 2020 and only round one. >> tonight, ten more candidates will make their cases as they try to turn the white house blue. >> aaron gilchrist is covering the debates for us in south florida and working hith you withhlights from the spin zone. >> reporter: we saw very fiery e first debaor the democrats here. i talked to the head of the dnc tom perez and he said we saw last night what exactly what he would expect. a heated exchange between folks who are friendly and friends and a discussion about ideas to see which ideas would rise to the top. one of the highlights i think of the evening was the conversation around immigrionn particular. obviously losu of other is were brought up and lots of heated exchanges about them. the immigration conversation lasted a long time and i think news of the day actually influenced some of the conversation around immigration. you may remember yesterday, we saw the image that photo of the

father and his young daughter who died trying to cross the river into thete united stas. listen to some of the exchange that was had last night among some of the candidat on the stage. >> day one, i will make sure ice, numbe one, we end the policies and customer and bord policies violating the human rights. >> the way we used to treat this border ebody across the not to criminalize desperation, to treat that as a civil violation. >> all of the american citizens out there who feel you're falling behind and feel the american dream is not working for you, the immigrants didn't do that to you. >> you should expect immigration tonight.nversation ten new candidates taking the stage and at the electric of the stageids joe ben and bernie sanders irying to make the mark. >> a lot of talk last nightt about the of your health care, how much you need and who will pay for it. about 30 minutes, we will idates u how the ca tried to set themselves apart fromne another on one of the biggest issues our country

faces. social media was buzzing about the debate especially the moments when the candidates answered immigration questions in spanish. twitter also went wild whenhe t elizabeth asked warren if she had a plan to deal with senate majority leader cconnell. her response "i do" was a big hit. audio problems plagued the part of the second hour so that was a topicf o discussion. president trump watched the debate while on his way to the g-20 summit. he tweeted it was boring. our coverage does not end here. aaron will continue working for yoiv with l reports from miami and you can watch the second debate tonight at 9:00 right here on news4. a heert-broken mothalks about the loss of her daughter

after a deadly crash on the bw parkway this week. 27-year-old brittany burks was sitting in her suv when a car slammed into her and kill her at the scene. she was a howard university student and studying to be a dentist. her friends talk about her. >> iold her all the time, mom, something going to happen. my own child, i'm devastated. >> reporter: police say burks h was by darnell basse on the run from police on onday night when he rear-ended her vehicle. bassett is being held in >>jail > this morning, a school community is mourning the loss of a special educator who had a special connection to his students. jonathan kite was the assistant principal in ashburn and one of two people who died a head-on

crash in page county after leaving work on monday. he was known for his hard work and his ability to have fun and his crazy socks. school leaders say he was a rising star in loudoun county schools. >> to say it's a shock is a huge understatement. >> he is so extraordinary and just brought love, whh is really the only thing that matters and everybody felt that from him. >> kite had been with loudoun county schools since 2011. administrators and staff were talking about what they can do to honor his legacy when studts return in the fall. ew> now to video you'll only see on "ns4 today." a scooter rider lucky to be alive after a collision with a car. >> oh, my goodness. >> yeah. ke a look at the security video. the scooter rider is in the path of a car and flipped over the hood and on to the pavement there. that car was turning into a private parking lot on woodmont enue in bethesda. weare told that driver is a

military served in the and she was rushed to the hospital. police say so many scooter d riders't wear helmets she is lucky she wasn't killed. >> you see the footage. you can see the initial contact was pretty severe. the operator of the scooter was flipped up over the car but it's a lot of times when they come to contact with the pavement, if they come head-first, serious trauma occurs. >> oer drivers who use the private parking lot say the construction in the area can make it hard to see things like scoo er riders. the speed limit for scooters on the road is 20 miles per hour in bethesda. police believe that limit will be lowered soon for safety. >> my goodness. i hope she is okay. supreme court will release final decisions before a long ngsummer break includi decision on a high profile gerrymandering case. this involves a district that stretches fr montgomery county to western maryland. judges said democratic state officials unconstitutionally i

drew the drict boundaries with a goal of public influence. the democratic attorney appealeo that t the court in december. the court will have major is lications how map makern go so far as political damage. > the board is expected tore add the scandal ofjack evans for the first time in open sessiontoday. meanwhile, evans wants the public ton keep aopen mind and wait for his side of the sty. he was asked if he was beingd treatefairly. >> this is the profession i've chosen so whether it's fair or not fair, who knows but i want an opportunity to be able to address some of the concerns that people have raised. > evans is expected to make statement at today's meeting. he sayse plans toresign from

the board after its ethics ve inigation. he remains d a. councilmember. in prince william county voters will decide what major road projects to fund in the supervisor. the board ofrs county super put a measure on the ballot and asked voterso decide on 355on milli dollar road bond that wod put half of that money ward widening route 28 or build a bypass in the manassas area. in doing so funds for seven other projects would be slashed. the democrats winning streat on baseball diamond continues. they beat the republican team last night 15-7 at nats park for the congressional baseball game. the annual game has taken on added significance beyond yu putti putting beyond party. steve scalise a few years ago was nearly killed while practicing forhe game. the game raises money for local

charities. >> great he is back. >> yes alr tdy look atis adorable thing. it's a new addition to the zoo. red panda b. the national zoo says the cub and mom moonlight are doing as well. we are toldoonlight has been nursing and grooming her cub. the couple stay with moonlight until it's one year to 18hs mont old and hopefully go to the national goo zoo in the northwest and we will get a cnce to see it. >> i like the black andhite ones but the red es are cute too. >> we need t make sure we as rs the numbe have been declining. video you will not believe.l we wiive you the shock. the story will make your jaw drop. we are working for your money this morning. are you paying too much for chicken? there is a new investigation

into allegations poultry companies are ripping you off. which fastau food restnt do your kids ask to visit the most? think about it in the break and we will tell you how your choice stacks upto other families. temperatures in the 60s and 70s now but with not a whole lot of air mass change, ourir is etting dirtier and dirtier s code orange air quality today. ruality i poors

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> a details about a federal could be ion th impacting your family's food and budget. the department of justice is investigating allegations that top chicken producers are ly illegal fixing prices. loring production and sharing data. the alleges date back to 2008 ve and invo more than a dozen companies including tyson, ri pilgrim's and sanders and farms. the three deny t allegations. starting next week, restaurants in d.c. could be fined hundreds of dollars for giving you a plastic straw. d.c. reports is hi it work. they will start issuing fines. d.c. says they are based on the number previous violations irsiness has. for example the f violation, fine is $100 and go up from there. restaurants are required to keep some plastic straws onhand for

customers with disabilities. a lot ofthe restaurants have switched over alread t paper straws. this morning, we are working for your money. new research shows it's becoming harder to afford a home in the united states despite a booming economy. according to the study, they cannot afford medium priced homes that cost about $255,000. they found that to be less expensive than historical average. chick-fil-a is america's favorite restaurant. ank you, chuckor that. >> not surprised. that is the word from nearly 23,000 customers who filled out a survey by customer satisfaction index. chick-fil-a scored 86 out of 10i s. second place? panera bread. among burger chains, m came in last place.

>> our family loves chick-fil-a. i've tried expensive verons at restaurants. myit is perfection in book. >> we were just talking about this yesterday! ters hen one of my dau loves popeyes. i have to go nowhere near that. we love shake shack in our house too. a car smashing through glass hitting a group of people inside a florida business. one person was trapped underneath the car another was pinned to the car. all of them are expected to be okay. the driver told investigators she meant to hit the brake but pressed the gas pedal instea police say she will not face any charges. moment terrifying caught on cama. teenager was able to catch that toddler who fell from a second floor window in turkey. the 2-year-old girl survived without any injuries. local media says the toddler

approached the open window of the apartment while her mother was coking in the kitchen. thank goodness! >> you can't leave windows open a i toddler who exploring. my goodness. the fact he was there and looked up just in time. >> just in time. >> wow. >> that is a miracle in my book. my goodness. >> neighbor of the year! >> exactly>> he humidity is creeping up, chuck bell. >> yeah. today will probably be our last day before it gets back to the swamp around here as is so often to the case as we get closer to july and august. d.c., summertime is in full effect. temperatures will once again be eclipsing 90 degrees today. "toda today is our third dayin a row above 90 and not the last one. 9 out of the next 10 days at least are above and could go ten more in a row. here are the current temperatures.

your planner for your thursday, sunny, sunny, hot, and sunny. afternoon high today 93 degrees and not much o a rain threat tofor most of us ay. there is a little ripple in the atmosphere across parts of the ohio valley and that is trying o skirt down here late on i the afternoon. highest rain chances west and south of the d.c. metro area. future weather. all sunshine today. here is what i'm talking about. a little chance for an isolated shower along the blue ridge up into the mountains of west virginia but even that, that is a low chance. i don't think we will have to worry about that around the city day. dry again overnight and dry start to your friday. friday afternoon there will be a 20% chance of a hit and miss shower about anywhere. highest rain chances tomorrow will mainly be north and west of the d.c. metro but i couldn't completely rule outat an isol little shower. don't count on mother nature giving you much of a cooling

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we are back weath brking news on the roads at 4:23. a deadlyit and run on the bw parkway. >> let's check back i with wpot rich hunter. >> still have the bw parkway diverted to the outer loop of the beltway. work.ent investigation no word when they are opening those lanes.

for now the diversion isn't creating much of a delay yet. so still in good shape. keep in mind if you're on the outer loop you cannot exit to go south on the baltimore-washington parkway. that blocked this part of the investigation. if you're on the inner loop you can continue down toward the district. elsewhere on the beltway in maryland they were working ont outer loop between kennelworth avenue and route 1 college park and that work has been picked up and clear so good news for folks heading that way but not good news in alexandria. late work in this area. you're down to a single left lane through the work zone. very heavy and slow headed south toward the interchange so give yourself extra time. >> rich, thank you. thir-morning, a 13-yeaold is flying on oud nine. yesterday, he received a special honor. >> he became a pilot f the day

at joint base andrews. news was there to see him sworn in. >> reporter: inside joint base andrews, a boy lives out his dream. swearing in 13-year-old o'ryan jolly off to be ailot for the day. first, a little training in the ame simulator the air force trains with. >> good. >> see how cited heis? >> reporter: a few years ago, o'ryan developed a rare and terminal might rter chondrial b disease. >> we can't wait to see my child smile and -- sorry. be able to do this, you know? because people don't realize what you have when you have it and we don't. >> reporter: which is why the nonprofit check six and colonel

robert selected o'ryan for the pilot for a day program at andrews. >> we can't change what is happening with him and what ute me is but we can replace all of the bad memors with all of the good memories. > might help you. >> reporter: see those br celets? o'ryan makes those and sells them and donates the money to the children's hospital specifically to fund research for his disease. >> i me them and i feelpe around the world. >> reporter: he will only be a brigadier general for one day, but his service will change countless lives forever. on forty base andrews, drew wi>>der, news4. our coverage of last night's debate continues. >> we are looheng at t how the candidatesesponded to questions over health care. chuck, almost 80 degrees now! >> you know it's a hot one. temperatures back above 90 later today. today. y chancean

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breaking news. adeadly hit-and-run crash has shut down a portion of the baltimore-washington parkway. good morning. i'm eun yang. >> i'm molette green. i'm in for aaron this morning. let's get to wpot rich hunter ts show where this is going on. >> traveling southbound on the s baltimore-wngton parkway all traffic diverted to the outer loop as a result of a serious morning crash thatnd remains u investigation. it occurred over top of the beltway on the southbound lanes of the parkway. so they are diverting it to the outer loop for now. no significant delay getting into that diversion. keep in mind if if you're on the outer loop and you have to go south on the parkway you can't do it. that is blocked but the inner loop is the parkway is open to go down to the outer district. back to you. >> rich,lehank you. 's check on your forecast for