we want to get you up to speed on the morning commute. >> here's wtop's jack taylor. ood morning, jack. >> good morning, guys. inner, outer loop, we're in decent shape. this is the tip of the iceberg. 16th street going northbound, still closed between m and o. occasionally a step outside, it's flooded. also for our rail riders this morning, please be aware we had activity on the n line. train 413 was canceled and the next train coming out, it will leave about 7:10. back to you. >> all right. thank you, jack. a beautiful way to get your workweek started around the nation's capitol. it is a clear sky and cool and comfortable out there. july is going to go in the record books. we were going to have a top ten warmest july but instead thanks to the heavy rain and coolest weather, we have a top ten wettest july instead. looks like it's going to go down driest june. temperatures two degrees above average and haven't added 90-degree days to the pile. 67 in washington. temperatures are going to stay cooler than average over the next day or so. all eyes focused on parts of the w

. >>> wtops jack taylor in for melissa taylor. >> first we start with chuck bell and sheena parveen. >>s >> that's the first thing -- really nice out. need a life jacket, what do you think, chuck. >> you needed a jacket. the one gentlemanly act was offering you my jacket and showed up on social media. temperatures this morning are in the upper 50s to mid 60s in most of the suburbs. 68 downtown in washington now. it's going to be a nice day. what a beautiful morning it's going to be today. temperatures are going to be right at or a couple of degrees cooler than average. highs today in the low to mid-80s. no humidity. jack taylor, that means it's a jeep with a roof off kind of a day. >> jeep hair, don't care. >> jeep hair, don't care, exactly. 29 headed northbound this morning. we had one work zone. >> beltway is looking great. inner, outer loop. all available. this morning there's been one work zone on the outer loop. closing the ramp to -- the active -- sounded like a paving project. they should be wrapped up pretty soon. back in to you. >> jack, thank you. 4:29 now. developing this

. >> wtop's jack taylor is in for melissa. first we turn to chuck and sheena to talk about whether we can keep the nice weather going a few days longer. >> absolutely. we pay for it. that friday, saturday was an ugly turn. we have earned it this time around. >> we have earned it. all the record rainfall we have. we have quickly seen nice improvements. the good news, they're going to stick around for quite a while. temperatures right now are pretty cool in some areas this morning. centreville at 58 degrees. potomac, 60. washington 69. prince george's county has 50s on the map. upper marlboro at 61. [000:04:58;00] 70 degrees. mid-70s at 8:00 a.m. a beautiful start to your way. this area of high pressure will keep us nice and dry really through the week. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, sheena. hope you enjoyed that great weather. if you didn't, today will be almost just as nice. four things to know, then, about the weather. for today, a beautiful morning. yes, indeed. low humidity for now. dry most of week. next real chance

. >>> checking in with wtop jack taylor who is filling in while she's on maternity leave in a minute.ena. what are you going to say, i was going to say chilly. it is so weirdly cool. how about that. >> i think it is really >> saw him adjusting the pocket square and shoved it back in the pocket. >> watching him on the preview, take it around, nah. anyway, it is comfortably cool outside. back in the upper 50s in the shenandoah valleys, 60s in the neighborhoods. 71 downtown and by the bay. a nice day today. partly sunny skies. there's risk of a sprinkle or two. watching the radar on the northeast side of baltimore, two more on the other side of the bay bridge, they're drifting westbound. between the beltway and bay, maybe a sprinkle or two this morning. no big rain chance today. jack taylor, good wednesday morning to you. >> chuck, good morning to you. unfortunately we start off with very bad news for anybody coming in from the eastern shore. 50 west after bay bridge, there's a serious crash that's blocking 50 west. all traffic diverts to st. clair road. investigation is on-going the nex

don't forget the umbrella tomorrow. >>> we'll check your drive with jack taylor. wtop. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. we had a trouble spot toward bwi marshall after 32. right at the ramp, joins on to the bw parkway with a vehicle fire. only the left lane is getting by. it has caused a delay north of 197. also, we had trouble out in vienna. hunter mill road north of the -- we had a downed tree. make sure things hopefully were getting by. we'll have more word on that. hopefully, everything will be >> thank you, jack. 6:32. here's a look at the top stories. one man is dead and seven others hurt after a ride malfunctioned at the opening day of the ohio state fair. the people were thrown from the fireball spinning ride there. that ride was inspected thoroughly before the fair started. governor john kasich had all the rides shut down until more safety inspections are done. >> decision to ban transgender people from serving in the u.s. military. it was the president's judgment allowing transgender service to erode readiness and -- >>> a death investigation under

. >>> we want to check in now on your commute with wtop's jack taylor. jack?as been quite a morning for virginians on 66 headed westbound leaving the beltway to the vienna. there's been debris. the thought was there's an overpass that may have been not sure if that's confirmed. the debris was strewn across the roadway. you can see the right lane is getting by. two lanes are getting by in the main lanes. it's caused delays. george mason, westbound near 123, sounds like we had an overturned vehicle in the intersection. authorities are on scene. westbound had been blocking the lane. that could very well change the configuration once fire and rescue arrive. you'll probably be under police direction. back to you. >>> jack, thank you. >>> turning to our forecast now. >> very rainy. >> cloudy skies now. slivers of sunlight. just enough to cause a little bit of a shadow here early this morning. that won't last long. the entire month of july. we're morning above average for the month of july alone. over 5 at national airport. inches of rain an the end of the day on sat

let's go over to wtop's very own jack taylor. >> thank you, sir. a water main break dealing with it along south osborne road. authorities should be on scene and remain there for the time being. between brentwood way and carroll way. the lanes should remain closed. 410 near takoma avenue. authorities on scene of wires down and 410 is blocked at scene. be aware. we had crews down at the rock creek parkway working at the kennedy center. traffic alternates one direction at a time utilizing the southbound lane. they'll hang out until 6:00. about another half hour or so. it should be gone hopefully by the time you hit the roadway. aaron, eun, back >>> it was the shooting that shook a quiet suburb. now the sounds of the congressional baseball shooting are being used in a new ad. we'll show it to you and tell you who is behind it. >>> plus, sickened at chipotle. more customers coming forward after a local store's temporary shutdown. what you should know before your next order. >>> and need a few extra laughs on this tuesday. set your dvr or tune in at 3:00

let's go to jack taylor at wtop and find out about the monday ride to work. >> chuck, thank you. good morning. we'll start with the belvoir riders. be careful on route 1 near giles run. >> two-lane stretch. anything affects either direction. unfortunately, you will have delays. apparently the southbound traveling blocked. may be alternating by one direction at a time. plan ahead for that. down near scott circle. 16th street northwest. the weekend flooding with the rains messed up the roadway. there's debris that needs to be cleaned up. d.c. crews are still on scene. 16th street is blocked. between o and m. normal path of travel. >> jack, thank you. it's 5:54. it's a good way to get out of the saturday morning shores. there's a robotic you. they've long been something that state crews used to keep roadways well-manicured. homeowners are catching on the game. catching up on this. take a look at this device here. it will regularly cut your grass without you breaking a sweat. >> cuts low maintenance. does its thing without me worrying about it. it's been helpful. >> you can also prog

wtop jack taylor has alternate routes. let's head to chopper 4.ching this from above. >> reporter: aaron, a horrific crash. let me zoom in a bit, not too close, point out a few things. two cars damaged, almost unrecognizably. they're working on the third vehicle in that second circle. it is important to note delays on the inbound side of route 50 have reached back to the start of just getting off the bay bridge. they're diverting jack taylor. how are they doing? >> that's it, they're heading off at cape st. claire road. you hit the service roadway, puts you back on baydale drive beyond the scene of the accident investigation. westbound lanes remain blocked. only thing is left is tractor-trailer. everything else off at cape st. claire. eastbound, left lane is closed. westbound lanes remain blocked probably through majority of the morning rush hour. we also had activity on the rails. metro, trouble on the red line, delays both directions, and green line from earlier train malfunctions. that's the latest on roads and rails. for the weather, here is c

good morning to you, i'm eun yang. >>> we want to get right to wtop's jack taylor who is following breakinguniversity boulevard westbound, if you head over toward george avenue, the intersection before a amherst avenue and the lanes are blocked eastbound. the traffic you see moving is eastbound. the westbound lanes you're basically being turned around. the beltway otherwise we pretty much got out unscathed. inner and outer loop through maryland and virginia your typical delays, but nothing wrong along the way. back to you. >> thank you, jack. we will take a quick break and check your forecast next. bp developed new, industry-leading software to monitor drilling operations in real-time, so our engineers can solve problems with the most precise data at their fingertips. g satisfied. and always working to be better. bp engineered a fleet of 32 brand new ships with advanced technology, so we can make sure oil and gas get where they need to go safely. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. >>> good thursday morning. the clouds are pretty much locked in, we will

let's go over to jack taylor at wtop. >> chuck, thank you. good morning.e'll start things off on the beltway where things are nice. no delays but we have our new trouble spot moving to springfield out of newington on 95 northbound. springfield parkway, a crash may have now only the far left side getting by. a major crash there. an enormous amount much equipment

but first over to jack taylor and wtop. >> jack, good morning.ts to rain. there on the beltway and maryland. just after branch avenue. it's not causing any kind of a slowdown. no problems to worry about. it's clean and green. let's get a live loo maryland south out of frederick. kind of making that ride. nothing compared to what's happening. dry roadways. that's how we're starting things off. see how -- fingers crossed, how well things go. back to you. >>> the ayes are 49, the -- senate republicans fell short in the latest effort to repeal parts of the affordable care act. this vote came down just hours ago and after a long day of negotiations. >> three republican senators helped democrats deliver the latest failure to deliver part of -- >> molette green is here to talk about this. >> senator john mccain casted the decisive vote in dramatic fashion surprising his name was called, stretching out his hand and saying no loudly. loud enough for all of them to hear. the vote rejected with a 49-51 margin here. in all, we're talking about three republic

morning to you, i'm eun yang. >>> right now let's get a check on your morning commute with wtop's jack taylorspot as you leave new hampshire avenue towards i 95. on the ramp north sounds like a w springfield to the 14th street bridge. the lanes are open. 95 headed southbound at the fairfax county parkway that crash along the right side. 66 east at 123 crash in the right lane. back to you. >> we will take a quick break and check your forecast next. fo rs . the students of strayer university. time has taught us, the strength in them is in us all. and to all who seek their true potential, we say, let's get it, america. >>> good morning. a beautiful start to your tuesday, 74 degrees right now, north wind at 15 miles an hour, that's responsible for the dry air in place and it's going to stay pleasant through the afternoon. if you're heading to the pool today, less humid, mid 80s. no thunderstorm chance. into the weekend friday we do have a big storm chance. >>> get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. >>> this morning on "today's take," the stars of "million dollar listin

let's get right to wtop's jack taylor and your first 4 traffic. >> erika, good morning.n prince george's county on the beltway inner loop as you get just past kennel worth avenue, one left lane is getting by the scene of the crash. authorities are on scene. traffic is pretty much standing still. 66 westbound out near nuttily everything has been contained to the shoulder it's basically at the end of the on ramp from nuttily. bratd dock road at 123 we have a crash, it's in the intersection, you are definitely under police direction. back to you. >>> today is a weather alert day. we will get a check of your forecast coming up next. now at havertys furniture, special pricing and financing make this a great time to save. through august 7th, find savings in every room. makes every decision that much easier. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. i'm going to the movies with britney. hurry in...these savings end soon. havertys. life

for now, let's go to jack taylor at wtop. worried about with storm damage, anywhere off of 50, especially on route 8 where justin finch has been. the downed trees and debris and power outages, dark traffic signals. please be very careful. otherwise, we'll go to virginia. 95 northbound, a little bit heavy now as you ride north. that's about it. between fredericksburg and springfield. a live look at maryland in 270. germanto germantown. more rubber meets the road, the roads are drying out. so far this morning, we'll keep you posted. that always changes and always seems to. aaron, eun, back to you. >> jack, thank you. it is 5:34. in our top stories this morning, the man behind the wheel of an overheated tractor-trailer in texas is expected to face federal charges today. at least nine people are dead and dozens of others injured, including two children. investigators say they found the migrant workers packe truck without air conditioning on saturday night. >> today, president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, jared kushner w

let's go back to jack taylor at wtop. >> chuck, thank you. breaking news in anne arundel county, 50 westbound. we had an overnight crash before baydale drive. all traffic 50 west will divert to cape st. claire road. chopper 4 has been overseeing. at this point you'll find two mile delay westbound. there's no option. coming off the bay bridge, you're in slow traffic. traffic will divert onto the service roadway, return to 50 west off baydale drive beyond the scene of the crash. eastbound had been some activity in the left lane. northbound ramp to george washington parkway is closed us accident. sounds like on metro rail red line, delays both directions because of a power problem at medical center. back to you. >> thank you, jack. >>> investigators in fairfax county say a woman's routine maintenance call ended with a disturbing result. police say a maintenance man left behind a recording device in the woman's apartment. the device looks like a charger. here it is. this happened in the julian at bear lakes apartments. they found more images of p

let's get a check on your commute from wtop's jack taylor. >>> thank you.he memorial bridge had a couple cars involved in a fender bender. everyone's left the scene now so will ease. we had an accident montgomery county west of new hamp spire avenue near locksly lane. update on metro red line and green line no longer single tracking. red line had residual delays from an earlier problem in weeden. green line had an earlier problem outside southern avenue. back to you. >>> a check of your forecast coming up next. fios is not cable. your first four traffic drive times are brought to you by jiffy lube. 20 times faster than most people have. and it's just $79.99 a month online for the first year. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years. all with a 2-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com. >>> good morning, everybody, we're in the 60s and 70s n

jack taylor from wtop. we have breaking news, jack. >> beach drive is blocked. a tree across the roadway. >> bingham, unfortunately, going to find yourself rerouted at this stage. also, issues on the red line on the metro rail. train service has been suspended between grosvenor and friendship heights. outer look at the beltway. a crash under river road. authorities have arrived on scene. the left side is getting by. if you're exiting, plan ahead south of the spur because of this crash at river road. aaron, eun, back to you. >> hank thank you, jack. let's turn to chuck bell with a >> we picked up an inch and a half of rain. yesterday at national airport, most of it after the sun wept down. >> 3 inches above average. rainfall, more than 3 degrees above average in temperatures as well. here's a time lapse of the severe weather from late last night starting around midnight and then eventually this is the cell right here that goes over the bay bridge. that's the time frame right there. in all likelihood we did have a tornado in stevensville, maryland on the other sid

let's go over to jack taylor at wtop. >> chuck, thank you. good morning. we'll start things off on the beltway where things are nice. no delays but we have our new trouble spot moving to springfield out of newington on 95 northbound. springfield parkway, a crash may have now only the far left side getting by. a major crash there. an enormous amount much equipment rock creek park warks kennedy center, traffic getting by one direction at a time. should be cleared by 5:30, 6:00. that's the latest on the roads. >>> jack, thank you. >>> a massive police presence at a cvs in warrenton, virginia. fauquier county there. a death investigation is under way on blackwell road. >>> police tell us a body was found behind the dumpster. justin finch joins us live on the scene. what's going on? >> reporter: eun, good morning. the police are telling us no danger to the public right now. as you mentioned, a body found behind the store on blackwell road overnight. an extensive death investigation under way at the moment. crime tape rope around that cvs drugstore as they searc

frid let's go over to jack taylor and wtop. >> we've been dealing with the problem on 29 in silver spring near dale drive a couple vehicles involved in the crash. one pickup truck on the side. fire and rescue showed up. they have to get this thing back on its wheels and towed out of there. the top of the truck was taken off to remove the occupant of the vehicle. also you will find we have heavier than normal traffic in virginia on i-95 coming northbound. some activity before the triangle. it moved over to the left shoulder. the lights will always grab attention. back to you. >> jack, thank you. >>> good morning, i'm susan li at cnbc headquarters. ford seen makie ing great progr on putting self-driving cars on the road by 2021. ford giving weekend and they're relying on a startup for the technology behind it. it was cofounded by former google and uber employees. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm susan li. >> thank you. here are four things to know. prince george's county police need help to find witnesses of a deadly shooting on the beltway. 55-year-old adriano lombre was killed

let's go over to jack taylor at wtop and happy tgif to you. >> and to you as well.a drivers on 66 headed west leaving the beltway. sorry. we've got activity out near nutley in the vienna metro. tw something occurred with a couple tractor-trailers. not sure if there was debris struck but there's a lot of equipment on scene. at this point, two left lanes are getting by. abrupt slowdown leaving 495. connectivity in service roadway. that's got one right lane getting by. things are better in springfield. 95 northbound. up in the express lanes. fairfax county fairway. it's been contained not shoulder. volume is still pretty light. the delays have nicely eased. >>> which one is yours? are you okay? where is the other person? >>> this morning, we're getting a look at new police body cam video. it shows police responding to the fatal accident involving tennis star venus williams back in june. >> williams drove into an intersection where the two cars collided. she's been cleared of any criminal charges. the family of a 78-year-old man who later died from the injuries has file

jack taylor now at wtop. good morning. >> chuck, thank you. good morning sir. 66 going eastbound. a live look at manassas. gainesville, toward centreville. a bit of a delay past the rest area. past sudley road. prince george's county west of 301. between brentwood and carroll way. the roadway is compromised from this water main break. traffic will be rerouted through the evening rush hour. latest on what's happening on the rails, green line trains are single tracking between l'enfant plaza. you can expect delays in both directions. that's the latest from the roads. back to you. >> chipotle health scare, the dramatic change in a local case and the reason so became sick. >>> forgot your work badge at home? no worry. one company is implanting employees with a microchip. >> what? >> coming up on ellen, the show is jam-packed with stars, zack braff, demi lovato and ed sheeran w >>> your time is 6:24. we're now learning that the number of people who became something a a local chipotle h now doubled. 135 people reported feeling ill after eating at the location on triple 777 road in sterl