orm team 4 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 itself. from the district to 295 before

you get on the baltimore-washingtorkway kenworth avenue northbound there is work and to go north on that stretch that ramp remains closed. you will find westbound span closed so eastbound is running two-way traffic and still in ay that two-w traffic pattern. for now traffic is light and not causing that much of a delay. back in to you. th morning, former vice president joe biden is defending his record on race after a tense texchange during night of the democratic presidential primary debate. >> he was one of ten candidates on the stage last night. heres alook at all of the candidates who were a part of the debate. ten other candidates took part in tht debate the nigh before. it was senator kamala harris who dnfronted about his

record. you may remember biden caused controversy earlier this month when he spoke about having a respectful relationship in the '70s and '80s with two senators who opposed desegregation. harris accused him of working with those senators to prevent african-american dents from being bussed to schools. >> but mr. vice president biden, doyou agree today -- do you agree today that you were wrong to oppose bussing in america then? do you agree?id >> i dot oppose bussing in america. what i opposed is bussing ordered by the department of education. that's what i opposed. i did not oppose -- >> the failu of state to integrate public schools in america, i was part of the second class to integrate berkeley, california, public schools almost two decades after brown v board education. > that is where your board of occasion made that decision. >> that's why we have thei civl

rights act. >> biden went to his efforts to change drug senncing laws which many feel disproportion e disproportionately -- black americans. swawell suggests the government buy back all assault weapons out there. when sanderstried to explain his plan, swalwellp ounced. >> we end the straw man provision and i believe in 1988 and i believe to y. >> whywould you -- >> assaultweapons. assault weapons. assault weapons are weapons in the military and they should not america. streets of >> your plan leaves them on the streets. you leave 15 million on the streets. >> we ban the sale. we ban the sale. >> are you buying back?ha >> tt's what i believe for many years. >> will you buy them back? >> people -- the government

wants to do that -- >> the government? buy them >> yeah. >> there were many more moments from the debate that people will be talng about today. our coverage continues in just a few minutes. >> a man was pulled out of a sunroof by the secret service and cght on video. the dramatic scene played out near the white house yesterday. you can see agents dragging the driver out onto the hood of the car. the person who recorded the video saying the man was blocking the street near northwest avenue and saying the driver was shouting about politics. secret service could not confirm the ranting. he was arrested for failure to bay. -- obey. >> thieves are targeting families inm rning. police say two men in the falls church area have stolen purses from parked cars at area cemeteries and then went on a shopping spree with the credit cards. suese are rveillance photos from the stores where the men

went shopping. if you recognize them, call police. 4:35. here is a look the other top stories we are following for you this morning. arlington investigators are trying to figure out what caused a tree limb to fall and kill a woman. this happened yesterday afternoon on luckywhrun trail the woman was out for a walk. it's nhe clear if weat played a role in the limb coming down. the man accused of killing heather heyer will be sentenced top. james fields jr. was convicted of intentionally driving into a crowd of counterprotesters in charlottesville during a white natnalist rally. heyer was killed and many others were injured. prosecutors say life in prison is the only appropriate sentence. police say the manho was hit on the bw parkway yesterday morning was a father, husband, and grandfather who ran out of sas on the highway. mark johnson waalking to a gas station when he was hit. officers say it's possible he was struck by several cars, none

of which stopp d. his family is asking for anyone who witnessed it to come forward. today marks one year since a gunman opened hire in the offices of the capital gatte. now june 28th will now be known as freedom of the press day in n maryld. these five were all killed. last night, news4 celebrated a living legend here. our barbara harrison. >> we love her so much. for years so many of you started your mornings off right here on "news4 today" watching barbara and joe crebs. last night we playcelebrated. she has been a pillar of our community and newsroom. she is such a magnificent story

teller. her wednesd have brought to many people to families brought together and she really cared abou the people e covered and think that made the difference. she has a huge heart. >> huge impact in the community. she mentored us and gaves great advice and hugged on us d never hesitated to give us some encouragement. i'm getting a little teary-eyed here. >> this is not good-bye. just see you later to barbara harrison. thanks toher for sure. a woman on the u.s. soccer team slammed trump and this morning defending her words. did you get a flucoach in o

rfathletes they are peect just the way they are. gale watterson's sister-ilaw nominated her to be a hero to the director of her cheer and dance team. it's clear they all love performing together and they love celebrating who they are. >> by having unified team it has really helped to bridge a gap in our local community for

inclusion and respect and acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities and kind of spreads the word we are probably more all alike than different. >> gail watterson is our harris' hero and you don't want to miss her story tonight at 5:00. pier 1 imports will close 60 stores in the coming months and a dozen more than they planned to close initially. the thmpany's ceoe could be more closings to follow. they are stores across the u.s. and canada. target is holding its annual tteacher discount nex month. teachers can get 15% discount on selected items including school supplies and disinfectant and wipes and clothing and more. you have to verify you're a teacher to get the special

discount. ourave a link to sign up on washington app. a story of a disturbing picture to make sure our families are not exposed to graphic content on social media. >> people are paid as moderators to review the worst of the worst and keep it from our social media feeds. according to a report from the perch, moderators make t lessn 30,000 a year and get a 9-minute wellness break a day to see an on-site counselor. they say the job causes mental illness and post-traumic stress disorder because of what they see. >> they get mad if you take d n their posts for the wrong reason, right? they get really, really mad if you leave up something horrible. >> a tough job for those moderators. facebook spokesperson responded saying, in part, quote.

i could never do that job. i can't imagine sitting there and watching the most disturbing videos to sdecide whether that s content to be hosted. chuck, let's look at those temperatures. 75 on the screen there already. >> very humid outside this ogmorning. dalking forecast, get your extra miles in this morning. this is jacks. i met him the other day. he is friendly and make a great addition to your home and would love a long walk this morning. temperatures will be in the 90s again today. again today. not much of abreak we have to be able to

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>>nator kamala harris delivering one of the more memorable lines of the nieve. we are joined from miami by sarah dollop. >> what are other big moments people will b talking about today? >> reporter: well, good morning. you know, for the second night in a row, this arena behind me nter of the he political universe and for good ason. last night was all about star power. four of the five front-runners in early polling were on stage enenga engaging on heated debates from health care to guns to immigration and you touched on race earlier. joe biden was on the defense for several other issues as well, hi including age. o atne point, being prodded about itg bein time for him to pass the torch an joe biden saying nt mains a strong hand hold on that torch. we also saw some moments of

levitydethroughout the bate. when it was all done, here is i how broke down. former vice president joe biden spoke the longest out of all of the candidates, followed by senator kamala harris and then senator sanders. voters this morning, waking up with a clearer picture of these 20 candidates and what they have to offer for this presidential run in 2020. back to you. >> thank you, sarah. we have breaking news this morning. we are following news out of the district where offi say a man was shot andtilled las night on $14 street before a rec center. is body wase found nar 3:00 a.m. the area is still closed in both directions on 14th street. as soon as we learn more, we will tell you. this morning, a 4.6 bill dollar border funding bill is awaiting president trump's

signature. after brief negotiations, the house voted to pass the senate's version othe plan. the house bill would provide more protection for migrants, s protection tate's bill did not address. theund will go through improving the living situation for migrants housed government-run facilities. the president is taking part in the g-20 summit. the leaders of all the participating countries took time for a class photo. here it is.ig the ssue that will be discussed are expected to be climate change and the current crisiswith iran. leaders are also expected to hav asideline discussionsbout matters involving their own countries. president trump is expected to meet with china's leader to talk about the ongoing trade war. while that is being set up, the president was saw talking with russia president vladimir putin and some white house journalists have asked hi if he would be confronting putin with

russia's election meddling. the president would not give an answer. >> the senate will vote on an amendmt which would block president trump on the military strike without congressional approval. the amendment would be added on the act which pass earlier ts year. democrats are pushing hard for this but republicans don't think it wil havehe 60 votes required to pass. we have new details this orning on the investigation oeto those bing 737 max jets. the federal aviation administtion has id a new potential risk in software update that was suosed to fix the problem. troblem was discovered during a simulator test last week. boeing tells nbc news it now xpts xp expects it won't be able to do

this. doctors say this year's flu shot was a bust. centers for disease control say its overall effectiveness was only 29% but that is just an season.for the who in february, the flu shot was 47% effective. but then a second strainmerged toward the end of the season and the shot could not handle it. its effectiveness plummeted to just 9%. doctors still say it's important to get a flu shot. >> some protection is better than no protection. this morning, u.s. women's soccer teamcocaptain megan rapinoe is doubling down on her comments not going to the white house if the teamar did not en the world cup and president trump chimed in she was being disrespectful and win or lose they are still invited and she said she doesn't want to go. >> i would not want to go and will urge my teammates for those

who don't feel the same way and don't fight for the same things we fight for. >> the u.s. women's team plays this afternoon against france in the >> go usa!als. >> yes. they have been on fire. they are such good ambhesadors to sport. they have been fighting for equal pay f so long as well. awesome women. >> absolutely. it is blistering hot speaking of on fire. >> those women playing in that heee? >> 98 de in paris yesterday. that is hot for sure! luckily, the game today wie b played relatively late after the sun goes down, i believe, in hance. 3:00 e which i believe would make it 8:00 therehen they play the game. >> yes. >> any way. skies are on the hazy side ouor now. if hink it seems like we have more hot days than we used to? you're right. since 1970 after 2018 we have had an increase almost 12 extra above average days each summer. so, yes, indeed, the summers are getting a little hotter around

here. no doubt about it. temperatures will be above average today. ou h averagegh now is 87 degrees and i'm forecasting 94 today. that is 7 degrees warmer than avekege. much liyesterday, that much heat and humidity will probably lead to a chance for thunderstorms later this afternoon and then we will do it all over again tomorrow. there is ae lit break coming on sunday. that is certainly welcome news. traveling today could be some delays in the fir part of the day in chicago and detroit storms are likely there. for us, we have to wait until much later on in the day before we worry uout storms aro here. probably after 2:00 or 3:00. future weather. storms around the blue ridge 2:00 or 3:00 and reach the metro 5:00 or knob not everybody will get rained on.

we good into the soup for the fourth of july. >ack taylor,o good morning t you. good morning. i can see one 80 in there. that works. on the beltway top side maryland inner loop and outer loop they have cleared as we speak. trouble in virginia. down in manassas area. prince william parkway northbound a crash at sudley manner drive. here are two more. back to you. >> jack, thank you. she is not even 5 months old but has seen more than we have. she landed in alaska yesterday and officially checking off all

50 states from her list.en her par wanted families across the nation to meet their daughter so they hit the road and they are planning their next cross-country road trip where they hope to spend more time in the state. >> that smile wonderful! >> she has do . researchers discovered a new dinosaur species. so exciting. >> look at a computer animation. the dinosaur is abt five feet long and traveled on two feet. look at that. researchers believe it lived in brazil, at the time, was a desert. they also sa it had a unique claw noticed in its fossils. archeologists who come up with the image. apparently it was from a ar cnivore. >> it's cute on the animation but not when you got to confront

it. coming up on "news4 today," good news for those of you who get up early.nc your chaes of getting a certain illness is maybe lower than people who sleep later. finally something good about our shift. >> i know. >> a woman in her 70s shows no mercy when she finds an intruderer in her garden! a venomous cobra was hanging out among her flowers! >> gross!

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now "news4 today," disturbing allegations against adults trusted to care for children. we explain the new revelation from severals different chools. the key moments from last night's presidential debate. e fourth of july isn't rotil next week, but you can celebrate now f fireworks to food. we have ideas to keep your family busy this weekend. good morning. welcome to "news4 today". i'm eun yg. >> i'm mollet gr aaron gilchrist who is in miamic ering the democratic presidential debates. it is friday!

>> jack taylor has your traffic today. he is in for melissa mollet. first, let's check in with storm team 4ol meteist chuck bell. >> we are not into july and i'm sick already of the heat and humidity. more heat and humidity to go before a short-lived break late sundato monday. the muggies are here. you'll notice them the minute you step out the amp highs into the low to mid-90s but feel close to a hundred degrees today with the humidity. like yesterday, we have to keep a close eye on the radar this afternoon. there could be isolated storms developing once again. your hour-by-hour planner. sun, heat, humidity into the morning. kely to be above 90 degrees as early as about lunch time with high 94. yourain chance at 40%. more about any w