husband does it. outer loop and inner loop lookinokay. northbound in your way nothing if you're heading to the airport today. bw airport is also looking good. 66 and 95, don't have any big complaints there. travel times looking good in and out of town. this morning, the search is on for a group of teens who brutally attacked a virginia man outside the washington hilton hotel. >> justin finch is joining us live from there with new sveillance video that is pretty incredible, right, justin? >> reporter: really a shocking piece of video. ore shocking that the people who are involved appear to be

children, just young teens police say seen on video attacking two men and one pretty badly and plays out in front of the washington hilton here and appears to escalate after a teen boy appears to strike an older man before a groupes c over, eventually forcing that man to the ground as that secondr olde man runs inside. those teens appear to stop that victim as more join in. boys and girls. one deliveralng a fin violent kick to that man's face before a girl comes over and apparently spits on that victim as he lies on the ground just feet from that front entrance here of that hilton hotel. those teens then run off towards connecticut. now back out live as you saw a pretty violent attack. police do believe that those teens are between 13 and 14 years old. they believe as well that someone out there knows who those teensare. as for that man who was hurt, he was taken to the hospital and treated f injuries, including

damage to his eye socket. a pretty bad attack. we are live in the northwest, justin finch. back inside to you. >> hopefully, somebody can help the police. >> tough to watch tha for sure. >> justin, thank you. aat dramic rescue, steps away from one the district's biggest attractions to tell you about. it was a beautiful evening at the wharf but it turned chaotic when with police say a woman went into the water off district pier and she did not come back up. it took divers about 25 minutes to find her. the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >> since the wharf has been opened, to my knowledge, the first time we have had this kind of event. >> police are still investigating whether the woman purposely went into the water or if she fell. t hours ofstimony at the end he of the russia investigation or the starteaf the impment hearings, depending on what side of the aisle you were on.

democrats saying it exposed the trump campaign potenti criminal behavior. most lawmakers focussed the questions on obstruction of justice. the former special counsel dismissed the president's claims of total exoneration. >> he did not get into the game of trying to create a narrative or narrate his own rert or tell his own story. so in that isense, i don't th it's what the democrats were anticipating, but he ao pushed back against the republicans clm hiswn staff was made up of mainly clintonal loyts. t >> the c house intelligence committee tried to make the case that the president's campaign should still be investigate the president repeated his claim that this entire thing was just

a witch hunt and it's a sentiment that muellerd. reject house democrats say they will continue their investigation and impeachment remains on the table. of course, you can stay tuned for much more of wednesday's hearings and a recap later on this morningfrom "today" that starts at 7:00 this morning after "news4 todayde presi trump's fight to keep his tax returns from being released head to court. mr. trump is now suing a io congressl committee and new york state official. the lawsuit seeks an injunction against a new york law that would allow the house ways and means committee to access the president's new york tax returns. the committee has requested six years of tax rurns and has filed its own lawsuit against the treasury department and the irs in returns. to get those the president's attorney saying that the lawsuit is atattempt o end what he calls presidential harassment. developing this morning, there were cheers and celebrations in puerto rico. embattled governor ricardo rossello announced he will

resign. there are those cheers. thousands of people lining the narrow streets outside of the governor's palace in san juan overnight. rossello made the announcement last night. ae faced intense pressureo looming impeachment hearings after a series of damaging chat messages between him and his top advisers were leaked. late last night, rossello id he could no longer crediblma in power. this morning jeffrey epstein is on suicide watch. e urces close to t investigation here say that he was found injured in his jail cell. he was reportedly in a fetal position on the jail room and s semiconscious with markn his neck. no word on his ndition atthis moment. a suicide attempt or assault has not been ruled out here. epstein is being held during his

trial for conspiracyd sex trafficking. his next court date is set for wednesday. he denies all of the charges against him. justice for the family of another district teen who lost his life to gun violence. derekncesir has been sente to 34 years in prison for the with murder of malik mercer thaa happened at bus stop in 2015. police say desir shot mercer to death at the bus stop because mercer and a friend had ased him. a political battle is brewing this morning in sea pleasant. earlier this week, an employee took to facebook live to announce her intention to run or mayor against current mayor t eugene gran but when she got to work yesterday, she was escorted off the prerty. riley says an ema was sent to all city employees telling them that she was not allowed in government budings, including the city's police departme s wheree was an assistant. >> i alrdy knew that i was going to receive backlash for my announcement. i was humiliated and treated like a criminal being escorted to my car. i'm a resident here. >> the current mayor eugene grant is on his fourth term.

he told news4 he can't comment on riley's case because it's a personnel matter. riley is not sure if she wants to get her job back. butis she definitely planning to run for mayor and is not deterred by all of this. > maryland is considering a major change to add tolls to i-270 the beltway. >> the state has agreed to conduct a more detailed review of a plan that recommends sending express lanes on virginia's portion of the beltway as well. "news4 today" megan mcgrath is live on the beltway th morning with more on the story. >> reporter: good morning. we are traveli along the express lanes here on 495 in virginia. take a live look here. now, the plan is to expand these toll lanes into maryland. the question,thugh -- in order to ease congestion but the question is how best to do that. another proposal has now been put forth by montgomery county in term of the transportation

plaers to look at. our news partner wtop is reporting that m-dot will review a plan byontgomery county that would extend the 495 express lanes in virginia over a rebuild american legion brge into montgomery county. those toll lanes would then go up 270 to gaithersburg and would join the icc where traffic could then connect with 95. now this is not a done deal yet. maryland state transportation officials are going to take a closer look at the plan over t next couple of weeks. there are several other proposals that are in the mix but a new one now considered. back to y guy. >> megan mcgrath live for us on beltway, we will see how that workout. thank you. let's get you now to a story that can be pretty hard for any parent to watch. believe me, i just kind went through this with my 3-year-old. this boy is in the hospital after climbing on to an airport baggage conveyer belt in atlanta. security footage here capturing

the terrifying moments earlier this week. police say the litt boy's mother put him down at a spirit airlines kiosk to print her boarding pass. he got away and road on the baggage belt ten minutes before he land inside a tsa bggage room. it was a tearful reunion between a metro transit police ufficer and a 4-year-old little boy. yomay remember andrew pamia who has autism. on friday, he had a bit of a meltdown on the metro ride home. a picture went viral showing qu officer dominicase helping him on the train. yesterday, the two got a chance to see each other again. later on today, officer case will be honored at the metro bohird meeting for all of help with that family and andre and hither plan to attend.

england's flamboyant new prime minister made a promise yesterday that could mean economic disaster for the uk. we will tell you more on that plus, could kim ashian be doing more work on prison reform? we will have that coming up on "news4 today." good morning, everyby. your wake-up weather is easy to take this morning. in fact, in the shenandoah valley temperatures are in the 50s. your metro area wake-up weather, sunny and nice. temperatures in the mid-60s and jump into the mid seven-70s by 9:00 take-off.

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this is wells fargo. across the pond in the uk, today will be conservative party leader boris johnson as full day as prime minister. he spent yesterday meeting with een elizabeth but h also met with protester. and he made one thing very clear, the uk is leaving the

european union. >> and we are going to fulfill the repeated promise of parliament to the people and come out of the eu on october 31st. no if's or but's. >> johnson has said if no deal is reached by halloween, there will be a no-deal brexit which experts say could be an economic disaster. johnson replaces former prime minister theresa may who announced her resignation last month. authorities in virginia are looking o is repeatedly responsible for vandalizing the confet ratstat -- confederate stat statue. robert e. lee monument. was found covered in graffiti.robert e. lee monument. it was found covered in graffiti. relatives reported jeffrey

clark to the fb after heas riled up after that october attack. they say he followed the uspected gunman on media and referred to him as a hero in a post after the shooting. clark face up to ten years behind barn. in 2017 a judge scienced mill to two to four yea for violating probation and that led to high profile suort. he became a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform. yesterday, the court granted the bpper a new trial on the original chargeause of alleged police corruption. the court said he would likely be acquitted if prosecutors retried the case and prosecutors have not said if they p. n to do that reality tv star kim kardashian west is on a mission ndo fix prison reform ahat cause has brought her to d.c. a spokesperson for d.c. jail telr us kim k. visited thei correctional facility yesterday. they are are not goinga det

but saying it has to do with a special project she is involved with. last year she lobbied on johnsoa who s sentenced to life on a first-time drug offense. president trump commute that sentence afterim she spent te behind bars. we have learned dutch actor rutger hower was died. his loved ones confirm the news saying his funeral was held yesterday. the versatile actor died at his home in the netherlands a week ago followg a brief illness. he starred in several dutch classic films. he was 75 years old. >>eda new initiative to ruce the harmful impact of climate change on all district residents and beginning with the makeover of nearly 100-year-old building. as part of news4 commitment of changing our environment, chris gordon shows us how the center is designed to save money and save lives. >> reporter: solar panels save

money for the low income residents who live here at the recently renovated maycroft department building in columbia heights. high tech batteriesn the basement can provide power for three days to the community toom. it's the distric first resiliency center in an affordable housing development. in case of a blackout in case of an emergency or blackout, residents can come here to charge phones, monitor newste refrigera medicine and power life saving devices. >> i currently have copd and they havelo machines that alme to continue to assist me in my breathing situation. >> reporter: without that, it could threaten your life? >> it could be a lisi and death tuation. >> reporter: this clean energy initiative is part of the district government's solar for all project. >> we have a target toeduce clean house gas emissions by 50% by 2032. re >>rter: the d.c. government is commit to more energy-efficient affordable

housing and call it environmental justice. chris gordon, news4. >> do you have solar panels?ve >> we ha 135-year-old row house and we put them on in january and it's saving about $125 to$150 a month off of our electric bill. >> is that right? >> they will certainly pay for haul.elves over the long better still, they help your roof last longer because the rain land on the solar panels and not directly on the roof so ood stuff. and it was free with all of the tax credits and stuff like that. >> we know how much energy your hair drye uses to get your hair in working ordervery day. >> looking good is not cheap or easy. >> that's right, chuck. >> hopefly, we have sun today for those panels! >> yes. and the sun also lightens your hair up. be careful as you get older. like ame, your will lighten up a little bit. >> i'm already starting to hear it, buddy y >> aren'tou turning 40 this year? >> stop it! just get to the weather! >> if he is going to be here for

e week, we will go ahead and pick on him. aaron is not here for my temperatures way comfortable this morning. 66 here in washington. northwest winds will be in place again for a today andth keeps humidity levels down. but that northwest wind also brings in cooler air aloft and so just like what happened ay yesterdthere will be a slim, but not zero percent, chance for rain today. ehooy the morning rs. a dry start to the day. lots of sunshine. andoah 50s in the sh valley. most of the d.c. suburbs are in the low to mid six. 70s by the warm waters of the potomac. high today 87. like yesterday, rain chances are less.r look at the places that didn't get a drop yesterday. but over half an inch aic frederburg and national airport coming down 4:00 to 7:00 or 8:00 time frame. this area of high pressure is providing that cool air aloft is the last day we have to worry about that. starting tomorrow, that area of

high pressure will be sitting on top of us and terrain chance away completely for friday and the weekend. here is a review through yesterday afternoon.no again, ce how many places did not get a drop yesterday. but there were rain showers from downtown washagton, a r delay at nats ballpark there. so this is sort of what it's going to look like later on in the day. here istoday's future weather. dry through the morning just in time for the later parts of the afternoon. a bubbling up of a few hit or miss rain chances between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. not a big severe weather risk but i couldn't rule out a quick little burst of rain when you needed it or wanted it the least. average temperature now is 88. 87 today and 88 tomorrow. rain chances hardly even a cloud to be found with high pressure sitting on top of us, we will b really in good shape for all of your weekend plans whethe

u're going to mountains, the bay or the beaches. the weekend is looking great. it will turn a little bit ho er and more humid next week and more about that in the next half hour. now it is time to hear from melissa mollet. >> beltway inner loop and outer loop is open. no big complaints. same situation through the bottom of the beltway. pennsylvania avenue branch avenue 110 everythingooking good there into town and ou up top here. bw parkway 95 route 1, 29 rolling without any issues. ndnorthbound is also nic clear. they have had that northbound work zone before montross that is not there this morning. 66 at west ox road, no problems in or out of town. ood, sweat, au=ñ tears aren't what you think of when it comes to ice cream but it's what it took for aet woman toer business off the ground and now this d.c. ice cream shop is

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westboulcome back. the dream to open a new ice cream store may sound sweet but doesn't come easy. >> we talked to one local store owner who put a lot of work into getting her business off the ground but she is not only providing the treats to customers,he is also providing lessons to her young employees and she hopes she inspires other people to do the same. m i love ice cream. i think that it jue people happy. >> reporter: it's hard not to tsmile when you walk intos small vibrant ice cream shop on llrginia avenue in northwest. here is karen se's new business, a dream of 15 year in the making. >> i'm a member of the national ice cream association. i've traveled all over. >> reporter: the washington, d.c. native had been a hairstylist for 20 s but always dreamt of having her own ice cream shop.

bein the first black female ice cream shop in this neighborhood was no easy feat. >> it was very hard getting to thsos point. verme but it was all worth it. >> reporter: karen said it took blood, sweat, and teard a whole lot of money but good thing happen to good people her father always said and for karen that good fortune came in the form of several grants including $50,000 from grape street funding and now karen is passing on all of the business lessons she has learned to her young employees, many of whom are young d.c. natives. >> but i also want to teach a lot of youngeople how to prepare their sale for that foundation. >> most importantly, she is creating economic development and we are very happy and we are going to be behind her 100%. >> reporter: the scoop's menu ea also ftures cookies and cakes from other local women, looking to one day open up their own store front. for karen, this space isn't just about serving the community, but also giving back to it, something she also learned from her father. >> i've gone through the press

and i've learned a lot to get to this point and i want them to understand it is possible for them to do the same tng as well >> welcome to the scoop! >> karen grew newspaper neighborhood -- up in that neighborhood and never saw an ace cream sh and so grateful to bring that ice cream shop to that neighborhood. >> it looks so good. i'm glad she is giving back. next on "news4 today," a man takes his phone to a local store for some service and then he ends up behind bars. we will tell you what sprint employees found in that phone that made them call tolice.

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good morning. welcome. 5:30 is your time on thursday, dely 25th. we are almost m it to the weekend. >> we are so close! >> so close. >> a purple sunrise under way this morning. a little bit dark out there still but a beautiful day on the horizon or so our meteorologist tells us. we will check in with i hima second. thanks for being with us. i'm adam tuss. >> i'm jummy olabanji. aaron gilchrist and eun yang have the morning off.o melissa met is here with a look at first 4 traffic. >> but first let's start with

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> i think you'll like the way the day is going to turn out. like yesterday, plented of sunshine through the morning and deep into the afternoon hours fore cloud begin to build up just a bit later on in the day and there will be just like yesterday, at least a chance for a shower or a thunder shower later today. not worried about severe weather or an all-day rain-out but a small chance for late day showers like we endured yesterday. comfortable this morning in the 50s in the shenandoah valley. 66 at national airport. u that issually cool for the middle and later parts of july. gaitherburg and german town down to 69 and nice day for baseball today. 05 game. unlikely time for a rain delay but i said that yesterday and they had a rain delay. so i'll let you knee gameime temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s and a slim chance at a shower but nothing that will mess with you too much tomorrow. rain chances dry up once and for

all. let you know if that lasts into the weekend coming up. for now, let's go over to melissa. >> good morning. wood bridge new problem northbound 95 near prince william parkway, left shoulder blocked, disabled vehicle but we are seeing delays through that area. this is adding to the normal delays northbound 95 as you hit 5:30 in the morning and where we are right now. 66 at west ox road in and out of town we don't have any big issue there at this point. inner loop andevouter loop rything is nice and clear through the beltway. no complaints there. princgeorge's county looking good in and out whichever way you want to see it and 0 northbound and southbound is open. nd >> like to see that. thank you. aan virginia m faces charges after a store employee found child pornography on his cell phone. police arrested 46-year-old jose luis torres of booedbridge. they say the employee found theo

imagesthe found at the sprint store on prince william county parkway last saturday. the store manager called the police after the porn belonged to torres. he is held this morning without bond. news4 justin finch is at the washington hilton hotel where brutal attack happened. >> reporter: it happened july 14th, close to 1: a.m. when a man was beaten police say right outside of the washington hilton here just feet from the front door s d.c. police. they are telling us on the report this escalated after one person in that group singled that man out saying that is him. th surveillance video shows the situation escalating as well. one young man appearing to hit one of o oldermen. the group of teens quickly charge over in this case, knocking that man to the ground,

kicking and striking him while he is down. that second older man runs inside as more teen boys and girls appear to come over and join in the attack. one boy stopping the victim's head very violently before a girl comes over and appears to spit on that man as he lies on the ground. the teens eventually run off back towards connecticut avenue and this morning,ore than ten days after that attack, those teens remain at large. police believe they are between 13 and 14 years old. they believe that someone out there knows who those teens e. as for that man, he was treated for several injuries, including a pretty bad one to his eye sock. if you know this area of hotel and know it's popular of tourists and an attack on that l has a of people on edge here this morning. back inside to you. >> youin can image a lot of people waking up and seeing that video. >> tough to watch. thank you, be justin. >> thank you. a quick lookt some of thi

morning's top stories. a dramatic rescue step away from busy restaurants and bars at the district wharf. a woman went into the water last night and did not come back up. police found her after 125-minue search and she was taken to the hospital in critical condition. this morning jisfrey epstein on suicide watch. sources close to the investigation here say tunt he was foinjured in his jail cell. r he waseportedly in a fetal position on the jail room and semiconscious with marks on his neck. epstein is being held during his trial for conspiracy and sex trafficking. his next court date is set for tdnesday. he denies all of charges against him. people are reacting and in puerto overknit rico as the governor announced he will resign. he says his resignation will be effective next friday. rossello is the first governor to resign. protesters started ainst him after the leaking of privatech s between him and official. i stickith the language

that you have in front of you. it's not in my purview. a matter being handled by others at the department of justice. >> a sample of what we heard repeatedly yesterday. report said in may his was his testimony and he stuck to that vow yesterday and refuse to go elaborate. >> this morning, both republicans and democr s are claiming victory here. the democrats are seizing on mueller's confirmation that his investigation d not exonerube the repcan of wrongdoing. >> the president still continuous to call this russia as a hoax. >> get over the election of 2016. >> there is likcey no ch that house democrats will drop this issue. coming up in about 5:00, we ill dig into what their next move will likely be. new developments this morning after a teenager died

after he was trapped in a collaps ditch at a construction site in mclean. we have learned the teen was 16 years old and in virginia, you can work cstruction at that age and the permit for the construction work is licensed to tom digs. he has not responded to any question from we have learned that fairfax and state of virginia have launched investigation into this accident and another person was injured. the opponent of the professional boxer who died after that fight last weekend at mgm national harbor will not be back in the rinquite a while. has been suspended for 30 days. he won in a knockout. after that fight, maxim collapsed and was in a coma and later died.

we have posted mattias entire statement in our nbc washington app. >> the plot thic quarterback. long time redskins backup colt mccoy is 100% healthy after suffering a broken leg last season and he will compete with nine-year veteran case keenum and this year's pick dwayne haskins. >> reporter: new year. samgoal for the redskins. make the playoffs. that journey starts here ok now it los like the burgundy and gold will be trying to do that without pro bowl left tackle trent williams who is still holding out. head coach jay gruden eiaecting willms to be back, eventually. >> hope is not a word i'll use. i expect him to come back and he understands what this franchise has done for him and he understands what he has done for hiis franchise. hopefully we get m back soon. >> the plot thickens at quarterback. long time redskins backup colt mccoy is 100% healthy after suffering a broken leg last

season and he will compete with nim -year veteran case keenu an this year's 15th overall pick dwayne haskins. s at the end of the day i our job to figure out which one, week one will give us the best chance to beat a division rival. a reporter: gruden has laundry list of want's in his starting qb, meaning thi ebattle couldend past training camp. in virginia, sherree burruss, next on "news4 today," a popular local coffee shop is closing its doors. this will impact a lot of people. we will tell you how much time you have to enjoy dean & deluca. >> do you have a backyard? you might

it is a creative idea that could lp ease outage shortage around the country. a newtart-up in san francisco, california. they want to use your backyard space to build granny units. they would get 50% of the income and start-up get the other %. >> put in the money now and wait for it to bay back in the future. the rent is high i the bay area so we are able to make our money back pretty quickly with 50% back. >> 20 homeowners have already expressed interest in this idea. >> take uses to having people living in your backyard but if you're makingoney off of it. >> that is the goal. what you got on the weather, chuck? >> a chance for showers later on. ♪ not all water is created equal.

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this was aar mhon session. >> reporter: it was long! it was hours of testimony. here is some key take-ways. robert mueller wasn't really the big show that democrats were hoping. what they wanted was him in his own voice reading what they considered some of the more damming details from this report. instead they got a lot of short answrs and a lot of nonanswers. hundreds of them over nearly sim e than six hours of testimony. also in that testimony, ed that president trump, who was not indicted in this -- he didn't recommend indictment, could actually be indicted after he leaves office. and next up, they a trying to get don mcgahn, the fo house lawyer, to come and testify, going to court for enforce his subpoena. >> tracie potts live for us on capitol hill, thank you so much. we want to tell you new this morning. dean & deluca will close its

doors on august 1st in georgetown. it has been a staple on m street since 1993. the first dean &eluca in that rea. it is reported they are closing because the building is about to undergo renovation and dean & deluca is trying to cut costs and does not plan to open elsewhere in the district. maryland is considering major change to its plan to add toll lanes to i-270 and the beltways. >> the state has agreed to conduct a more detailed laview of a pthat recommends sending express lanes on virginia's portion of the beltway as well. "news4 today" megan mcgrath is live on the beltway this morning with more on the story. >> reporter: good morning. we are traveling northbound on 270. not too bad and still early in the rush hour but all that have is going to change. the goal here, again, is to reduce and ease congestion in the region. the question is how to do that.

ow tobest do that. a new plan to do that. our news partner wtop is reporting that m-dot will review a plan by montgomery county that would extend the 495 press lanes in virginia over a rebuild american legion bridge into me montgoy county. those toll lanes would then go up 270 tgaithersburg and would join the icc where traffic could then connect with 95. now this is not a done deal yet. maryland state transportation officials are going to take a closer look at it over the next couple of weeks. it's one of several different options that are be splofed to ease gre ease congestion in the reion. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us on beltway, we will see how that work out.

thank you. you might one of the millions using tsa precheck for a smoother airport travel experience this summer but some flyers are telling the "news4 today." i-team they are not always getting what they play for. scott macfarlane explains. >> reporter: if you're part of a tsa precheck program you spend extra money get through security but some travelers tell the "news4 today" i-team they are not getting what they paid for. john morris is one of 20 million americans with a mobility issue but a wheelchair after a 2012 ur crash morris never thoght of giving up his passion for traveling the world. loves to fly. >> reporter: to make things simpler he enrolled in tsa precheck for a faster trip and easier trip through security. but he discovered washington national is one of a handful of airports nationwide are not wheel-chair accessible. >> the down side now you have to remove the itemsuthat you're pposed to be able to leave into your bag. >> reporter: often shifting him to the standard line where he says he has undergone the

pat-down and slow downs he paid to video. not what you you paid for?y >> extremel inconvenient. definitely not what i paid for. >> reporter: a spokesman for reagan nional says new tsa checkpoints are under completion and 2021 they will wheelchair accessible. coming up, the other frequent complaint the federal government is getting from passengers with disabilities. who travel through reagan and her airports around the country. for now, scott macfarlane, "news4 today" i-team. good flying weather today on if you're heading out to our local airports. skiedare clear an early morning flights will have no trouble getting in and out of the washington area without delay. a small chance for s fewwers later on in the day today much like what we had yesterday. yesterday, over a third of an inch at national airport. for the month now, nearly 6 1/2 inches of rain. that is 3 1/2 inches above average. but still not as much as we had last july. right now, 59 in gaithersburg

and leesburg and 55 winch and 65 prince george's county d 67 in quantico. plenty of sunshine the first half of the day and extra o buildup cloud cover later on in the afternoon d a tiny chance like yesterday a tiny chance under 20% that you'll get rained on later in the day today. this area of high pressure has been providing cooler air at the mid levels of the atmosphere. that what allowed the showers to bubble up yesterday and could also happen again today. with time, that area of high pressure will be sitting right on top of us srting tomorrow and lasting through the weekend. dry a result rain chance up almost completely. here is the long review of yesterday's radar. you can sort of get a sense things developed pretty quickly over washington and notice how not everyone got rain but where it came down,it came down fast and furious for a short period of time. here is a look at future weather going through what will hapern latin the day today. clear skies and sunshine through the first half of the day but

3:00 and 7:00, there is an opportunity for a quick little rain shower or two. not severe weather. no hour's long deluge or anything like that. much like what we had yesterday. enough to interrupt your outdoor barbecue plans. let's go to first 4 traffic. good morning. taking a look at choer. t's start with that here. this is chopper 4. not working. i don't know why h this morning but we will take a look instead at this. everything looking good northbound and southbound and volume in the southbound lane. 50 at church rote in and out of town, no problems through maryland here this morning. taking a look at the beltway inner loopd outer loop

looking good. here is a look at travel times. remember to listen to wtop 10 3.5 fm when you hop in your car this afternoon. tell us what is being done to fight a legal gun trafficking in the district. dective say thatrví illegal gun are beyond the recent rash of shootings and homicides. yesterday, we learned of a heartbreaking connection between two killings. 11-year-old karon brown was gunned down last week. now we know a man who was a coach in the sports program brown atte killed.also shot and jamal bandy died sunday. michael xanders knew both victims. >> we can't give us because >> we can't give us because these are our babies. these are our young people. our future.

>> xanders said he has buried sombers of his sports program before but it's thing he'll never get used to. happening today, friends and loved ones will say final byes to sterling tucker. yesterday, many paid their respects to the former d.c. council chairman. a wake and vigil at trinity church was yesterday. last week, tucker passed away at the age of 95. his services start later this morning at 10:00 a.m. at washington national cathedral. i'm frank holland. samsung says it's fixed problems with the galaxy smartphone and release it in september and samsung suffering a major embarrassment after several reviewers repoed problems including screens that broke easily. samsung says it has improved the design of the phone and the phone is expected to cost about $2,000.> >> facebook is payir the price fomishandling your personal

information. the federal trade commission slapped facebook with a $5 billion fine. the biggest fine the ftc has evanr issued on a tech compy. facebook has to create new board level committees to oversee privacy. the agreement also extends to what's app and instagram, both of which facebook own. >> these corporate governanceha ces widen the number of people looking of privacy of facebook and they elevate the privacy of facebook. when problem arises, more p aple will heut them and more people will be empowered to take action. >> critics say the $5 billion fine is just a slap on the wrist to a huge companyfa like book. get ready for a stem explosion in prince george's county. >> we are checking out great eations from kids preparing for the magic invention conventionen molette gres live in upper marlboro with detail. i hope i said that right. >> reporter: good moo ing t

you. we are celebrating and marking 25 years of the thing a ma jig convention! it's an invention convention. so in a matter of hours, we are going to have many more campers like the ones you see here. some of them are holding up their creations, what they reated for this experience using recyclable material. this young lady has a whole community back here that she has created. so coming up in the 6:00 hour, we are going to talk to the folk from the ymca and the folk from the americaeart association about why this is so very important to do. the 6:00 hour of "news4 today," stay with us. we have even have drones flying around behind us thing a ma jig > thank you. coming up at 6:00 on news4, it's usually a hot spot for d.c. night life. last nit a scene of search and rescue.

about00 on this thursday 6 morning. quick action on the potomac. firefighters rescuing a woman who fell into the water near the wharon >> caught camera. a vicious attack on a street f

outside o a d.c. hotel and now police a hoping yo can help them find the teenagers behind this beating. mueller taking the stand. the man behind the russia probe talk with congress in hour'sng lo testimony. lawh kers are botsides are trying to spin it in their favor. it is thursday rning. ank you for being with us. i'm adam tuss. >> i'm jummy olabanji. aaron gilchrist and eun yang have the week off. thank you for waking ups. with u 6:00 is your time. most of washington was glued to the tv yesterd to see former special counsel robert mueller's congressional testimony. >> it certainly had moments. we were doing the same thing here and we will have much more on that hearing coming up. but, first, we are tracking what you need to know for your thursday morning. melissa mollet is tracking the road ahead of your morning commute. >> let's start, though, with chuck bell. are we going to see some su