the nortide side of the as you're able to go and you have to exit here. this was a deadly pedestrian and run and happened right around midnight. not a lot of information about exactly what happened. we don't know, for example, why that pedestrian was down there on the bw parkway. also no information, no make or model on the vehicle that struck the pedestrian but, obviously, anyone who happened to be in the area and perhaps saw something uspicious, you're asked to contactvariationsinvestigators. we don't have a firm idea how long this will be closed. i'm told there is a rath large debris field down there on the parkway itself, so thereis some cleanup involve as well as some accident documentation, reconstruction that has to be completed before th can open these lanes. right now, ere, the bottom line for commuters, southbound lanes of the bw paway closed. we are in the area of green belt. you'll be doured on the snroout

loop of the beltway. now for more is jack taylor. >> thanks. for those in that geral area you may find yourself wanting to drive possibly i-95. southbound bw parkway diverting on the outer loop of the beltway. ride up ride the ramps because the ramp on the southbound side is open. the outer loop of the beltway so go th on the bw parkway remains closed. northbound bw parkway completely unaffected. only other delay big so far this morning is alexandria you'll find work between eisenhower avenue and van dorn street. lready.usy morning let's check on your forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. afternoon highs all three made it above 90 degrees.

that was three in a row at naisional. today number four. 68 currently at dulles airport and66 in montgomery county. 69 prince george's county. wake-up weather by 7:00, once the sun is up. it's up before 6:00. temperatures in the mid-70s and kly into the 80s especially around do you want. we willbe above 80 degrees before new mexi 9:00 a.m. today's high 93. northwest breeze for today. hot, not terribly humid. more than yesterdabut you'll notice the humidity as we get into friday. that added humidity will lead to slightly increasing chances for rain as we get into the weekend. show you future weather and five-day forecast is cing 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 it was only round one. >> ten more candidates make their cases as they try to burn the white house blue. covering ilchrist is the debates for us in south florida and working for you with highlights from the spin zone. >> reporter: we saw very fiery first debate r the democrats here. i talked to the head of the dnc tom perez. he sa d we saw last nigh exactly what he would expect, a heated exchange between folks who are friendly, who are friends and, yet, an oprtunity forthem to really have a discussion about ideas and to see which ideas would rise to p. the to one of the highlights, i think, of the evening was the conversation around immigration in particular. i think news of the day influenced some of the conversation aroundimmigration. you may remember yesterday, we saw the image, that photo of the father and y hisoung daughter who died trying to cross the river into the united states. lingten to some of the excha that was had last night among e

some of thcandidates on the stage. that, number one, we end the ice policies and custom and border policies violating the human rights. >> the way we used to treat this when somebody across the border not to criminalize desperation, to treat that as a civil violation. >> for 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 a big conversation tonight. ten new candidates taking the stage and joe bidennd bernie sanders at the center of thege and they will be trying to make their mark. aaron gilchrist, news4 >> a lot of talk last niurt about thee of your health care, how much you need and who will pay for i m in about 30utes, we will show you how the candidates art d to set themselves from one another on one of the biggest issues our country faes. social media was buzzing about the debate as well,

especially the moments when the isndidates answered immigration questions in sp twitter also went wild when the moderators asked elizabeth warren if she had a plan to deal with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. warren's reply, "i" do was a big hit. hedio problems plagued tart of the second hour so that was a topic of discussion. president trump watched the debate on air force one on h way to japan for the g-20 summit. he tweeted his initial reacting, saying, quot boring, on the candidates on the stage were asked about the crisis at the southern border involving migrant children. our coverage does aat end here. ron will continue working for you with live reports from miami and you can watch the secon debate tonight at 9:00 right here on news4. it's 5:05 now. > a heart-broken motherlks about the loss of her daughter after a deadly crash on thbw 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. burks wasni a howard ursity student and studying to be a dentist. her family speaks about her as a person with ago spirit. >> i told her all the time, mom, something going to happen. we just devastatemy own child. >> police say darnell bassett hits burks. he w on the run from police on monday night when he rear-ended her vehicle. bassett is 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 at breyer woods high in ashburn and one of two people

who died a head-on crash in page county after leaving woron monday. he was known for his hard work and his ability to have fun and his crazy socks. school leaders say he was a ta rising sr in loudoun county schools. t' >> to say is a shock is a huge understatement. >> he is so extraordinary and just brought love, which is really the only thing that matters and everybody felt that from him. ee >> kite hadwith loudoun county schools since 2011. administrators and staff were talking about what they can do to honor his legacy when students return in the fall. >> now to some incredible video you'll only see on news4. a scooter rider lucky to be alive after a collision with a car. the scooter rider went into 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 woodmont avenue in bethesda. the rider was a woman. r she wasushed to the hospital. police say bawdo many scooter riders don't wear is lucky she wasn't killed.

re supreme court will ase final decisions before a long summer break including a decision on a high ile gerrymandering case. this involves a district that stretches from montgomery county to western maryland. judges said democratic state officials unconstitutionally e drew thstrict's boundaries with a goal of public influence. the democratic attorney general appealed that to the court in december. the court will have major implications how map makers can go so far in pursuit a political damage. the board is expecs d to addresthe scandal of jack evans for the first time in open session today. mean ile, evans wants the public to keep an open min hand wait foris side of the story. news4 mark segraves asked if he

he was being treated fairly and he quoted a phrase from "the godfather" movie. >> this is the profession i've chosen so whether it's fair or , 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 a statement at today's meeting. he says he planto resign from the board after its ethics investigation. he does remain d.c. councilmember. cycling season is going on now. justin finch is live in kensington where people are gearing up for cycling in the circle. ll me what this is all about. >> reporter: hey there. good morning out there. i want to tell you this. we are live here at wrner circle park. behind me one of the major draws that i likely for that cycling in the circle even. that isub called a p track

there. take you to video so you can see it in action. it has ups and downs and pretty tight turns. the kind of track you'll want to be safe on and, again, safety will be a major theme here for that cycling in the circle event. helmet safety sometimes knee pad, elbow safety as well. let's come back out herelive. other big safety tips they will be sharing such as your children with their bikes in traffic on the roadway, what to know and how to be safe are among the few topics here that will be diomussed and much moreg up when we see you later on "news4 today." live here in kensington, justin back inside to you. >> thank you, justin. next on "news4 today," video you will not believe. we don't to show you quite yet to give away the shock. but the story will make your jaw drop. we are working for your money this morning. are you paying too much for ch icken? there is a new investigation into allegations poultry

companies are ripping you off. plus, which fast foo restaurant to your kids ask to visit the most? think about it in the break and we will tell you how your choice stacks up to other families. time to start thinking about ea fern shoreday and saturday and sunday, very good beach weather. ocean water above 70 degrees. that is nice. temperatures mid-80s on friday and 90s owe coastline and even on saturday before afternoon storm chances increase a bit on sunday. our

good morning. baltimore-washington parkway southbound a live look. you can see all traffic diverts on the outer loop of the beltway. serious accident investigation ongo g. outer loop to the baltimore-washington parkway is closed but inner loop you can go south on the bw parkway and northbound travel unaffected at this particular time. >> jack, thank you. we are working for you this morniut with details abo a federal investigation into that could be impacting your family's food budget. the department of justice is investigating allegations that the top chicken producers e

loring production, and sharing data. the allegation datd back to 2008 involve more than a dozen companies including tyson, pilgrim's farms.ansanders and those comps are denying those allegartons. staing next week, restaurants in d.c. could be fined hundre of dollars for giving you a plastic straw. dcs reports the grace period for switching to more environmental friendlstraws is ending. starting on july 1st, d.c.'sde rtment of energy and environment will start issuing fines. restaurants are required keep ome plastic straws on hand f customers with disabilities. 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 data solutions, the average person with not pay for meum priced homes the market which costs about

$25es,000. the rarch found that price to be less affordable than the historic average. k- chicl-a, you're the winner. america's favorite restaurant. that is the word from nearly 23,000 customers who filled out a survey by the american customer satisfaction index. chick-fil-a scored 86 out of 100%. second place to panera bread. ong the burger chains, mcdonald's came in last place.no >> i'm t surprised by that. >> they hang been struggli bit. the waffle fies at chick-fil-a. >> i likethat fried chicken andwich. eople try to do grilled chicken. if you're going there, go all the wa two incredible pieces of video. a car smashed through glass hitting a group of people inside a florida business. one person was trapped underneath the car but expected

to baokay. ther 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 instead. police say she will not face any charges. this terrifying momec caught on amera. a teenag was able to catch that toddler who fell from a second floor window in tuey. 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 cooking. so grateful for the young men there. >>hank god he was in that exact locationnd looking up to see the toddler was falling out of the window. >> luck counts. >> it's a miracle she is alive. hello chuck bell. 9again. >> keep it going. it's summertime! this is it! you know? >> our average high is up to 87 degrees. five degrees warmer than aver as statistically our hottest time of the year is still just ahead of us here the last two

wks of july. statistically are the hottest time of the year. but we notched another 90 into the book yesterday so that is ten so far in 2019. with our continuation of above weather expected to continue through the end of the month we will have 14, 90-degree days by the ends of june. yesterday ten by the end of ju and 11 in 2017 and five in 2016. behind two other years. 19 days in the 90s befde the en of june in 2015 and 21 such days back in 2010. 201 is the record holder for how many 90-degree days have we ever had in a year that was 67 days above 90 in 2010.on i d think we will break that record but stack up the 90-degree days the next couple of weeks. 66 in springfield, virginia and 77 now in washington.

your planner for today is all sunshine and hot. 93 expected high today. omeven hotterrow at 95. one difference a higher chance for a cooling rain shower tomorrow as this little ripple in the atmosphere moves in oure ge direction. rain chances are low, low, low, for today and for tomorrow. but at least there's a chance. any little opportunity for a cooling rain shower today is really well southstand we of the d.c. metro area down towards charlottesville so if you're traveling that way you have a better chance of a thunderstorm today. out west of the blue ridge also. tomorrow, future weather on your friday. a dry start. a little better chance of asc tered thunderstorm or two tomorrow afternoon. rain chances under 20% today and tomorrow. higupr chance on sat o 30%. ahead of that front the humidity

build friday and saturday.ly not onid-90s for temperature but heat indexes close to a hundred degrees. the weather front is expected to arrive late in the day on sunday. that will maximize rain chances but it's a relatively dry front so still not a guarantee for rain on sunday. if we are going to have one day next 10 to 14 days below 90 degrees,t is monday. now time for traffic with jack taylor. big story, unfortunately bw parkway southbound. all lanes closed from investigation of hit and run over the beltway. southbnd bw parkway detours on to the outer loop. outer loop of the beltway ramp to go south on the bw parkway also closed with thet acciden investigation. unaffected inner loop out of college park the ramp to go south on the bverts you're fipw

fine. on the inner loop of the beltway maryland from river road heading to legion bridge toward river road, sounds like a tractor-trailer may be involved in an issue, potentially a spill. right side of the roadway is tied up and a lot of equipment on the scene but the beltway is green so volume still light and not caus a big slowdown. back up to.us >> b day for first 4 traffic. thnk you, jack. next on "news4 today," a boy fighting a rare disease refuses to let it stop him from living his dream. >> stay with us for this. we will take you out to jointba andrews and introduce you to the military's newest pilot. >> what we can do is replay the bad memories with all of the good memories. this afternoon llen" welcome welcome welcomes

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welcome back.rn this mog, a 13-year-old is ying on cloud nine. yesterday, he received a very special honor. >> he became a pilot for the day ndrews.t base news4 drew wilder was there to see him sworn in. r

>>eporter: inside joint base andrews, a boy lives out his dream. swearing in 13-year-old o'ryan jolly off to be a pilot for the day.ir fst, a little training in the same simulator the air force trains with. >> good. >> see how excited he is? awesome. >> reporter: a few years ago, o'ryan developed a rare and terminal mital chondrial brain disease. >> we can't wait to see my child smile and -- sorry. be able to do this, you know?op because pele don't realize what you have when you have it and wdon't. >> reporter: which is why the nonprofit check six and colonel robert balzona selected o'ryan for the pilot for a day program at andrews. >> we can't change what is happening with him and what the outcome is, but we can replace all of the bad memories with alo

of the memories. >> might help you. >> reporter: see th?e bracelets o'ryan makes those and sells th and donates the money to the children's hospital specifically to fund research for his disease. >> i make them and i fl hope around the world. >> reporter: he will only be a brigadier general for one day, but his service will ch countless lives forever.ange on joint base widrews, drew lder, news4. our coverage of last night's debate continres. >> we aooking at the how the candidates responded to questions over heal care. chuck, how hot? back in the 90s today wity air qualit the poor range. limit have heart or respiratora

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breaking news. a portion of the bw parkway is shut down following a deadly hit and run. good morning, everyon . i'm euyang. >> i'm i molet green for aaron this morning.pe this is hapning on green belt road in the southbound lanes.

let's go to "news4 today" megan mcgrath who is life near the scene. what can you tell us now? >> at this point, in the rush hour, we basically have a standstill situation. we are looking down on the southbound lanes of the baltimore-washington parkway and up on t 193 erpass. you can see traffic not moving at all. there is the detour just i ahead there.an all l of the southbound side of the bw parkway are closed. they are detouring traffic on th northbound side of the beltway. that's as far as you're able to. go this morni this is all because of a deadly hit and run accident that happened early this morning. you can see the emergency crews that are still on the scene. they are still documenting this accident. not a lot of information about exactly what happened. for example, we don't know why the pedestrian was down there oe arkway at this hour.o also n information on the vehicle that struck that pedestrian ath then left scene. certainly police are lking for anyone who may have been in the area, may have witnessed

something to come forward here. but the bottom line is because of this deadly pedestrian accident here, we now have alla l of the southbound side of the bw parkway closed. you'll be detoured on to the beltway and as we have seen volume begin to increase this morning, we are definitely seeing the backups here. it's bsically at a standstill at the detour itself and looking down the parkway re, we have nothing but standstill traffic as well. a tough go through the area and we don't have an estimate, unfortunately, when this will n. reope with more on this situation wet send over to jack taylor. outhbound bw parkway ramp to the outer loopremains closed. chopper 4 is heading to the scene. trouble on the outer loop why you're detouring to kent worth avenue and exit 23 rash.

one broken down blocking the lane. issue in maryland on the inner loop off river road exit 39 a tractor-trailer that broken down over on the shoulder. he was leaking a little bit of fuel and not calling it a spill at this point but on that inner loop stretch the right lane is closed and volume is light but be aware when you head that area, activity along th far right side of the roadway there in bethesda. ea storm t4 meteorologist chuck bell brings you your weather. >> the air is getting gunkier with rain across the area so poor air quality today. plenty warm. 77 downtown and annapolis. some suburbs are cooler in the mid to extra 60s. plan on anoth day above 90 degrees today. most of the suburbs about 91 or

92 for a high aowd down closer to 93 for a high today. not much of a rain chance today. see you in a few minutes and talk about increased rain chance farther into your weekend. stay tuned for that. race for the white house is officially on. last night ten of the democrats r president appeared in the first of two primary debates hosted by nbc in miami. there were some testy exchanges but all of the candidates agreed on one t -- someoneoas t defeat president trumpin 2020. the candidates alsoh agreed health care was a human rht and that all americansvehould ha coverage. >> they were split on how they would accomplish that goal. ght now, many americans have health insurance thrgh their employers. the candidates were asked ifny wanted to do away with the private pls and put in place a government-run system for everyone. that idea is referred to as medicare for all. senator elizabeth warren andmanw

york or bill deblasio are in favorite of that plan. others would allowed to keep their run but agovernment-rti op for those without insurance. >> i spent a bignk of my life studying why families go broke and one of the numberisne reasons the cost of health care, medical bills. that is not just for peopleho don't have insurance, it's for people who have insurance.lo ok at the business model of an insurance company. it's to bring in as many dollars as they can in premiums and pay out as few dollars as possible for your health care. >> when beto o'r offered his opinion -- they should be able to keep it, de blasio ponced. >> no. i think the choice is fundamental. >> wait, wait, wait. private insurance is not working erto tens of millions of ans when you talk about the copays, the deductibles, the premiums, the t-of-pocket expenses, it's

not working! how do you defend it's not working? president trump and republican party a saying edicare plan for all is reckless because would kick millions off their insurance plans. >> the audienceas receptive to many candidates but the biggest april applause afterhe "meet t press" moderator chuck todd asked them their thoughts about the biggest global threat to america. listen to washington state governor jay inslee's answer here. >> i totally get it. go ahead governor inslee. >> the biggest threat to the security of the united states is donald tmp. >>.ongresswoman gabbert >> greatest threat -- >> other answers included climate change, the current confli with iran, china, russia, and the threat of nuclear war. >>ur coverage of last night's debate will continue and look ahead to tonight's deba with

joe biden, senator kirsten gillibrand and pete buttigieg. wh we are hearing from a park police officer shot and killed a man on the gw parkway in 2017. >> in aco new rt filing, the officer said he opened fire in self-defense. 25-year-old bijan ghaisar was unarmed when he was shot to death by two park police officers in fairfax county. vineyard is named in a civil suit as one of the firing officers. in response to the lawsui s neyard said ghaiser's injuries were the result, quote, his own intentional and legal and/or otherwise wrongful conduct. lawyers for the officer say they expect the justice department to ffecide soon whether the oers will face charges for civil rights violations. here is a look at other top stories we are followin mfor you thisorning. a scooter rider is

recovering after a collision with a car. mygoodness. look what happened here on woodmont avenue in bethesda. the woman was rushedthe hospital and police say she is lucky to be live. president trump heading to japan to take part in the g-20 summit. bone area of focus willthe issue with trade with china. the two countries have been at odds for months over this issue. there is also some question about whether the president will meet with russian president vladimir putin. the president has expressed interest but, as of now, there is no indication that will happe. the democrats winning streak on the baseball diamond continues. they beat the rep lican team last night 15-7 at nats park for the congressional baseball game. that game raises cash for local charities. and brgs people together for a a night. still ahead, our coverage of last night's democratic debate continues. we are looking at the biggest moments and looking ahead to tonight's round. lus we all hate the robocalls. sngress is working on a way to stop them but nowome of you may hold the power to do it yourself.

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russell terrier mix and could be a cute dog to g to your family. dog walking weather get those ngiles walked this mor because the pavement will be plenty hot later on in the day today and temperatures will once again be above . ten-day forecast isalso a sizzler and i'll share that with you in about ten minutes. trouble you see is southbound on the baltimore-washington arkway. allaffic detours on the outer loop of the beltway with the ongoing investigation over the beltway. northbound affected. outer loop ramp to the southbound bw is blocked because of the

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welcome back. two hours, ten candidates and dozens of questions. night one of the first democratic debate isveand the voters and candidates are looking back on what was said and how it may impact the campaign. the debate was held in miami. this morning, that is where news4 tracie potts is live for

us. >> she is going to d break itn for us this morning. who had the best night and what happen happened. >> reporter: first of all, they covered a lot of ground. everythi from the economy to afghanistan and iran and a lot of talk about health care. number two, tes candida did not always agree health care is a perfect example where not everyone signed on to elizabeth warren's medicare fo all. and we also saw some of the candates who didn'tave the highest name recognition get a chance to get out there and tulsi gabbard was captain in the military and talking about whether we should get out of afghanistan. he said we may need to stay to insure america's safety and she said our troops need to come home. >> let's look ahead to tonight's

second debate with another round of candidates. here is a quick look at them. what are you expecting to see from them tonight? >> reporter: so tonight, we see a lot of the heavy hitters by that i mean four of the top six polling democrats are in tonight's debate. those that you mentioned and six others. a lot of pressure on joe biden who hasn't even mentioned last night but you can imine that as the front-runner, some of these candidates may want to take aim at him tonight. >> tracie potts live for us in miami this morning, thank you. aaron gilchrist is also in miame to cover t debates and reaction. catch more of his reporting this aernoon and tonight on news4. covering politics closer to home. the future of sports betting on a mobile app has hit a snag with the d.c. council.

>> members are split over whether to award the lucrative contract to the same company that operates the lottery. betting at places like net bar and capital one arena will still offer sports betting no matter what the counsel decides on the app. there are some limitations of baat you can bet on. they include d.c.-d college sports team. you will be allowed to bet on maryland football but not georgetown basketball that is. betting restrictions will also juply to tv contests with es like "the voice" or "america's got talent." this morning, the unitea sttes department of state is confirming another american has e traveling to the dominican republic. khalid atkins of colorado was ij the country onune 25th. our nbc affiliate in denver reports that atkins fell ill and passed away before being able to fly home. ay yesterda funeral was held for nathaniel holme he and his fiance both from nc pgeorge's county county passed away in the dominican republic last month. autopsies were done in the caribbean but their families had autopsies complete here in th

u.s. the results of those tests will not be released until next month. despite the recent reports, the state department says the number of americans who have died in the dr is not going up, but delta airlines is responding to the concern by waiving changed fees for flights to the dominican republic. delta says anyone with a flight booked throughun punta conta booked to them through august 15th is eligible. you can either change your stination or cancel your flight and put the value of your ticket to a futurerip. justin finch is at a where people are gearing up for a cycling event. >> summer season and bike riding go hand in hand but you want to makre you're doing it safely and the goal of cycling in the circle here.

coming up this week, more onha t in a second. i'm joined by the mayor. we are in front of something new here. >> this is a bmw pumpack that montgomery parks has loaned us this weekend. we are very excited about it. i actually didn't know anything about pump tracks. hi to google it because i didn't know what the heck it was. i thought you actually blew it up. this is so cool. kids have already been out here. it's up for two days. we are just really excited to have it. there is going to be many other items going on about cycling in the circle on sunday so very excited. >> also one of things you think about, too, is the helmet. we are seeing a helmet on our bike rider here ian thand that important. >> absolutely. we came out this morng to talk about the event, bring your helmet. you got to have your helmet. that is very. importa >> thank you so much. we will move over here and speak with jason ferman with friends of the circle park.

jason thurmond. sorry. i'm making you guys related here. why is this such a big draw here. >> i think the bastory is kensington has a longstanding fourth of july bike parade. the seed of the idea was promote bike safety in advance of that so all credit to katherin wood who is kansas city -- kensington resident like i am. we moved from doing bike safety cheke checks to have a park about kids to learn about safe riding around town and have a safety course in which they could learn rules of the road so that was the impetusdo to t and blossom into what will happen on sunday. >> the event this sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at warners circle park. we will backith more coming

up. ak bng news. chopper 4 is giving us a bird's-eye view. what are you seeing? >> tragedy struck last night shortly before midnight when a pedestrian was struck here on the southbound side of the bw parkway on the overpass of the capital beltway. all lanes remain closed now for hour number six as they continue this cleanup and investigation. we have also now got a crash on the ramp to the outer loop attributing to more delays. you can seeat center screen. multiple vehicles and ems on the scene. delays continue to build on the southbound side of the bw parkway approaching the beltway. about a two-mile backup at this point. the only access you'll have to the southbound side of the bw parkway is right here offof the inner loop. you can see the closer on the outer loop ton get ohe bw parkway south is still in effect. i am seeing that the victim was finally removed from the scene. so we may have cupdatesing up

here shortly at about a reopening. for that we go to jack taylor in the traffic center who is tracking an incide in bethesd afthesda. >> ter river road. you see flashing light. tractor-trailer leaking a little bit of fel and not considered a spill but the right through lane on the beltway is closed and not causing that bill of delay for now. trouble on canal bridge. police are on scene and alternating traffic past the crash one direction at a time may cause a slowdown for now. tlet, back in to you. >> augh morning on the roads. we turn our attention to torm team 4 and that beautiful picture there, chuck bell. >> speed. the u.s. capitol building. the sun is already up. you can see the first rays of sunshine bouncing off the northeast facings of some of the

buildings. a very hot day today and air quality is also because we haven't had rain in a couple of days, airquality is getting gunky as well. code orange air quality today. most of the suburbs in the mid to0s upper this morning but downtown next to the bay temperatures well up into the mid to upper 70s already. your commute wll be unaffected by rain for today. there will be a hot one. sun glare out there first thing this morning. sun is not down until after 8:30 so not much of a sun glare issue for the ride home. car washing weather? absolutely. low rain chances for now. we will see increase in rain chances tomorrow. 95 the forecast high for tomorrow after 93 today. there will be a little chance for a thunder shower to rrow. we are watching for a little area of disturbed weather to roll our way later on into the week and into the weekend, a weather front, cool front we will call it because it's not that cold i didn't want it but a cool front due to arrive on sunday. future wodather for t keeps

the rain chances such slim as they are out near the blue ridge and stanton harrisonburg in charlottesville and i don't to think we need orry about rain around the city for today. tomorrow a lile betterhance for a shower or thunder shower area wide. friday 2:00 in e afternoon owers bubbling up along the blue ridge and might have a ance to migrate into the d.c. metro. look at that ten-day forecast. let's go over to cnbc. >> good morning. i'm rahel solomon. fda have discovered a new issue on the 737 max could keep the plane grounded longer. the issue is separate from ftware changes that boeing made to the total system which

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chopper 4ve is over the scene of that breaking news. take a look. a deadly hit-and-run crash on the bw parkway. rightow at the beltway. >> southbound lanes of the parkway shut down. we are working for you and jack taylor will help you get through and around these closures. >> our team coverage begins with megan mcgrath who is live at the scene of the crash. what are you seeing? >> reporter: everythig is still

closed down in the southbound direction. we are seeing movement there. the cones havbeen picked up. we may see this reopen shortly. for the time being it' closed but -- they are moving the trucks right now. it looks like they are startin n the lanes of traffic. yep. that is exactly what is happening here. so we have had a longstanding closure here for the first part of the rush hour because of a deadly hit and run pedestrian accident. but as you can see moments ago, they did reopen all of the lanes in the southbound direction. however, we still have significant delays in the area. you're looking at chopper from the air ther giving you a vantage point here. because this has been closed for quite a while, we do have quite a backup in the ar. so that is going to stay with us a little while at least whilet ngs start to clear up in this area. we also apparently had some kind of an accident, a fender bender that was on the ramp where they