plusea tense id and key ideas raise th democratics presidential debate. you can celebrate now from fireworks to food and we have ideas to keep your family busy this weekend. 6 \s good morning. i'm eun yang. >> i'm mollet green covering for aaron gilchrist who is in miami this week covering the democratic presidential debates. >> jack taylor has your traffic today. he is in for melissa mollet. first, let's check in with meteorologist chuck be. >> we are going to add heat and humidity to the atmosphere. as a result much like yesterdaya at least incrng chance for afternoon storms help cooli ths down. o although so those soakers yesterday put down a quick inch of rain. we will watch that carefully this afternoon. the muggys are here before any

cooling showers have a chance to develop. feel close to a hundred degree mid-90s with temperatures and keep an eye on the storm chance betwe 3:00 and 9:00. to get you out the door 60s and low 70s most of the area and hot and humid today. afternoon highs low to mid-90s. about 94 in washington your rain chance has been increased up to 40%. we will show you future weather and start talking about the weekend coming up. jack taylor, good morning. >> good morning to you, chuck. eltway work. both the inner and outer loop work onbu both sides the right lane is blocked so traffic is moving. 395 in the northbound direction between edsel and duke construction there. and thenhis construction site. left lane is only getting by so

traffic is moving but in the in bed direction a little bit of ad slow n. back in to you. >> thank you, jack. the democratics presidential debate is in the books. >> aaron gilchrist ismi in mi covering the first democratic debate of decision 2020. he has a quick recap of the moments everybody will be lking about today. >> reporter: going into last night's debate, there were questions about who would have a breakthrough moment.k i thineveral people had several moments on the debate stageso and of those moments i think llone-liners that wi favor for some candidates and other one-liners i think can be used as am mixer in future. take a listen to some of those moments. >> i was 6 years old when a presidential candidate came to the democratic california convention and said it's time t pass the torch to a new generation of americans.

that candidate was then senator joeid b. >> i'm still holding on to that torch. >> women's reproductive r hts are under assault by president ump and the republican rty. thirty states are trying to overturn roe v wade right now. >> you say we are beating donald trump by having all of these noplans, you have ather thing coming. he didn't win having a plan. he simply won by saying make america great again. >> trump is a phony and turump s a pathological lie. >> my community is in trouble. >> it is up to voters to decide who won last night's debate. i imagine polls came out this weekend will show some of the changes at happening in terms of front-runners and then there is next month when there is another democratic presidential debate in detroit. in miami, aaron gilchrist, news4. here in d.c., political

debates with be like sporting events. we caught up with viewers while eywatch party was ending. >> th told our shomari stone they were impressed by two candidates. >> kamala harris has been my favorite. >> i haven't made up my mind entirely. i'm pretty big fan for kamala harris. i think she has the rigof mix experience. >> because he already has presidential experience bybeing a vice president already. >> there is plenty of time for opinions to olve. the first contest of decision 2020 will be the iowa caucuses in february. twitter is still buzzing about the debate. the most tweeted moment of the night was an exchange about ract en senator kamala harris and former ve president joe biden. social media lit up when the candidates were asked to quickly name the first thing they would do as president. users mostly criticizedid candates for lackluster

answers to a question they should have known would be asked. and senator harris food fight comment was a big moment on twitter. she was trying to stop fellow candidates from talking over one another. we will show you that clip in about 30 minutes. if you can't stay withus for more analysis, open the news4 washington app. search debate backcheck. n this morning. more than a dozen employees at a private school is being accused of sexual misconduct. a null released reportaid the incidents all took place from the 1950s to the early '8 at the national cathedral school and beauvok school and st st. albans. those employees were accused of enging in behavior ranging from inappropriate jokes to rape. school officials say they reported the findings to police

and eployerswhere those people might have had contact with children. the report did not find any evidence of sexual misconduct by any current employee and said the schools all have strong protections in place. the investigation was concted by an independent law firm. this morning, police in frederick, maryland, are investigating a deadly shooting. police say a man was killed overnight in the 1,000 block of columbia drive. that is a mile from the hood ca college mpus. police say a woman suffered life-threatening injuries. no arrests have been >made. afternoon walk turned deadly in arlington. a falling treemp lb killed a woman on a lucky run australia that runs -- trail that runs through a residen neighborhood. the woman was walking on the trail when a tree limb snapped and crushed her. the death shocked people who use

the trail. >> this path is very heavily used because you have a residential area. it's an excellent place to walkg your dnd constantly you'll see young children in strollers. you'll see toddlers following the stroller. >> investigators are trying to figure out what caused the ltob break. they say thereren't any signs of tree rot or disease. update now to a story we brought you as breaking news yesterday morning. we nw know the manwho was killed on the bw baverparkway, father, grandmother and on his way towork. he ran out of gas while on the bw parkway. the driver didn'tstop. lost in t want my dad the news as just a name, an sden, another hit and run on bw

parkway. his nakmas mark johnson sr. and he has ain lovg wife and grandkidssa >> police it's possible that more than one car hit johnson and none of them stopped. the family is asking for any witnesses to come forward. today, the self-proclaimed white supremacist convicted of killing heather heyer in 2017 with be sentenced. heyer was a protester in ate whi nationa nationalist protest in charts lots lotsvil charlottesville. field's attorney says because he was 22 and had a traumatic ch dhood, he doesn't deserve life in prison. june 28th will now be known as freedom of the press day in

maryland. gerald bshman, ro and wendy and fiveho s dead. the gazette was award. ed a pulitzer prize for its time recovering the news while in grief. the shooter has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and is awaiting vial. >irginia beach community is remembering peoplewho were murdered in a senseless act of violence. ayity emploee opened fire inside a city building on may 31st. the gunman was killed in a shoot-out with police. >> there is a new chairman of metro's board of directors embattled c. counselship councilmember jack evans resigned and will be replaced with paul smedberg who is one of four members of the metro ethics committee anda found

violated the code of ethics. evans did not mention the investigation in his final remarks. >> 20 years later, again, after my second stint on metro, i believe firmly that i am leaving metro in a better situation than i foundit. >> next tuesday, he is seduled to meet with his d.c. council colleagues in an attempt convince them not to strip him of his chairmanship of the council very powerful finance committee. we are less than a week away from the fourth of july. 's this year celebration is certain to look different from what we are used to. the president will give a speech from the steps of the lincoln memorial whi means more security. people will have to use one of half of a dozen security to get to the mall and those who want to see the president will have to go througan additional screening

through the secret service. despite the crowds and security requirements, for many d.c. en resids, there is place like the mall on the fourth of july. >> i am going tohe mall. my parents are coming in town to see president trump so i will be there. >> i'm staying away from the mall. >> wh >> crowds. >> if you plan to spendthe fourth on the mall, park service says bring plenty of water and leave your pets at home. for more independence day events around the region, head to the nbc washington app and s rch the fourth of july. it is a tradition in the washington area. it.we love what would you do if you found a snake i your yard? . d be moving im i >> i'd be calling my husband and screaming. >> a woman didn't think twice when she found a cobra in her garden! >> it looked around at me like what are you doing, lady? i said i'm going to have to kill you, pa >> i like her! can she be my native?

cobras are not common to the area. we will show you why that one was hanging around. >> if you're up this early for s you may be a morning person. getting up early means you're less likely to develop a certain illness. >> one reason to get up early, chuck. >> temperatures steamy this morning and 75 washington and 73 in frederick, maryland. another day in the sweat box

i said that is a bleep cobra! >> a pennsylvania grandmother says she was just looking out for the kid when she stalked anl kid a venomous cobra. she snap add few pictures of the snake before the execution this week. the 73-year-old woman was not a bit afraid when she saw the snake easement i nudged its tail. he stopped. he raised hi hos hood. he turned around and that is when i got him. >> wow! we know what you're thinking. what the heck is a cobra doing in pennsylvania in the first place? >> few months ago, wildlife

officials removed 20 venomo snakes in that same apartment complex. this ketest sna makes 21! >> that is a lot! >> if somebody tried to get away ith getting a cobra as a pet td it got away, now what? we had grandmaaking care of it. >> the hat was cute too. we are working for your health morning with good news for early risers.wa ing up early could reduce a woman's chances of getting breast cancer. ritish researchers looked at data from more than 400,000 women and found women who were earlye riser likely to develop breast canr who said they are night owls and k increased ris when you sleep longer than themm recoended seven to eight hours. amazon and rite aid are joining force p you canick up your packages in more than 100 rit aid stores nationwide and services will

expand for more than 1,500 rite aids by the end of the year. new trend is hitting the shelves in one of the ggest names in the pet industry. stores including petco is growing and selling freshly grown foods in their store. last month they stopped using artificialts ingredien and peuso is focing on freshng idients like humans eat. since it started, it is a hit. >> not because it tastes better but because it's healthier. >> people spend a lot of money on their pets. fresh food is more expensive than dry kibble. pet stores are hoping people will be willing to pay more. news4 susan hogan tried it for her dogs and head to ahe washingt to see how is looked for her family.

a brutal heat wave is moving p through europe. spain will hit 109 today. zoos are giving polar bears to munchn frozen treats. what is inside these blocks of ice? mostly fish with a mix of carrots and fish. healthy. >> going to town on is that thing! >> you have to feel for the polar bears. >> i feel so bad for the polar bears. they are not built for this kind of weather. >> no! they are polar bears! they have almost 90-degree weather all the way to the tip of andinavia. 110 in southwest france.

crazy hot weather. could be all-time temperatures for any month let alone june and across europe. it's hot here, too. fortunately t fnot in the hundr degree range but in the 90s the next couple of days. you have to have hope. sunday the humidity levels will drop and although we are wasting it on a monday but monday it looking nice. winchester and uncomfortable 75 here in washington. temperatures around 90 as early as lunch timef and arnoon in the low to mid-90s. like yesterday, storms coming back into the picture. the computer models did not have a good chance for yesterday's storm chance at all. so 40% today and tomorrow. the cold front coming through here on sunday if we can get

that front in here before lunch time it will take the rain chance out of your sunday afternoon and leave us high and dry for mond and tuesday.or toow in the mid-90s. you can see storm team 4 radar not much going on across the region for now. a dry start. haze, poor air quality again today. here is 4:00 in the afternoon. doesn't look like much but storms could drop an inch of rain. jack, even a brief break from the humidity is good. >> that would be good if you can work on that.e her work on 27 ridge road both directions between kings valley and hawks road.

traffic had been alternating through the paving project going on. virginia 95 main light northbod after 123 work zone in place with two right lanes getting by. better news up in prince george's unty on the inner lo work zone h two left lanes getting by and it has cleared. heads-up on the outer loop of the beltway to connecticut avenue work there so under direction at times the ramp remains closed. back to you. were helping you find something fun to do with the family this weekend. >> that includes where you can go to get an early start on urth of july fireworks and how to see the blockbuster "hamilton." >> it's spectacular. "ellen" airs at 3:00 on news4 and stick around for the news at 4:00.

welcome back. f looking family event for the weekend? >> news4 tommy mcfly has a look what is up for your weend. >> reporter: "hamilton" is coming to town. sort of. plus early fireworks. i'm tommy mcfly for what is up for your weekend.

first, every regionof the united states and hundred different american indian tribes all represented at the smithsonian folk life festival going on since 1967 mall so don't miss it on the national mall.is "hamilton" starting its run and very much like when "hamilton" cme to the kennedy center, a few tickets left and you have to hand over handfuls of hamilton's to see it before it ends on july 21st. how about early fireworks? lake fairfax park open up at dawn and the park stays open until the last firework disappears in the night's sky.m usic, fun, food, entertainment and if you're a floirework kindf move a whole bunch over the next week and a half or so at the washington app and search

firework finder. >> plenty of options there. our coverage last night's democratic debate continues. senator kamala harris took on e former vicesident joe biden in arguably the night's most dramatic exchange. >> we will show you that when we come back. pulled out by the snroof by the secret service. we will tell you what led up to this wild moment outside the white house. chuck is heating it up for us again. >> yes, indeed. if you're gardening over the weekend, sunday is probably the better day to do it. lorraine chances and lower i humidity and a breeze on sunday. saturday, i'd get anything you have to get done early because it is going to be another hot dad humid right now we are in the

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meteorologist chuck bell. why is it getting hotter, chuck? >> why? you should be happy it was properly forecast. >> yes. >> i can't do anything once it's heremy but it's job to let you know it's coming. it's miserable outside. kind of a humid start. your commute for today, muggy ere between now and about 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning and a quick warm-up just like yesterday. lely to be above 90 by noon time and most of the afternoon in the low to mid-90s. there will be a chance for storms. car washing forecast? you can take your chances. not everyone is going to get rained on but chances today and tomorrow. sunday is the next probably the next best day get the car wasd or the cheap in your case, jack. >> exactly. it will take care of