adam tuss live in northwest d.c.ith a look at the new road and the other closure that's going to be happening. adam? >> reporter: that's right. but let's focus on the good news first, aaron. throw your hands up everybody. we've waited a year for this. there are no road closed signs here at beach drive. of course, this is right where rock creek parkway hits beach drive. it's back open for the first time in a year. take a look at this map. i want to show you the closure points. if you see the red on your map there from tilden street up to joyce road northwest, that's a new closure point going into effect. this is a multiyear project, remember. beach drive, the green section here that runs from rock creek parkway up to tilden street, that's the section that so many vehicles use and past the national zoo. that is now back open. we had a chance to drive on beach drive recently. take a look at the new road surfaces, new drainage, better pedestrian crossings for people getting to and from the zoo. there's a trail. the tunne

adam tuss is at the hospital where that firefighter was taken. >> first, we want to give you a quick check on your weather and traffic. sheena parveen is outside with the forecast. sheego another warm, humid start to your morning. it's going to stay dry at least for the first half of the day. as we go through the afternoon, another hot day like you expect in the summer with a chance for a few afternoon stray storms. right now 73 degrees outside. mild still. 7:00 p.m. we quickly heat up by lunchtime today. 89 degrees. 5:00 p.m. low 90s. outside for lunch. i would highly recommend you sit in the shade today. 69 in clinton.

adam tuss is live at med star washington hospital center with the latest. adam? >> reporter: eun, this is obviously a very serious situation that's going on here this morning. 28-year-old dane smothers jr. who had been on -- with the d.c. fire and ems as a probationary officer. was getting off of his fire truck when he was struck by another fire truck. where he just came out of surgery and is said to be in critical condition. obviously members of d.c. fire and ems here to show their support. but this has been developing situation since last night. want to show you live pictures of the scene here of that house fire that happened last night on f street in northeast d.c. obviously, it was a serious situation as multiple people responded. we have video of the fire truck that struck dane smothers jr. as he was getting ready to battle that fire. now, we're told that he was wearing his proper fire gear, which means that he would have had some reflti that gear on. not sure why he was struck by that truck. dane smothers jr., 28-year-old member of the force is here in just

i am angie goff. >> i am adam tuss.want to check in with storm tea meteorologist, lauryn ricketts. >> it's a good sunday forecast. if you liked yesterday you will certainly like today because it's more of the same. plenty of sunshine and low humidity. it will be hot. temperatures are around 90 degrees once again today, but that sun coming up right now. an official sunrise was at 6:27 a.m. a beautiful-looking morning out there. if you want to get anything done, it's 71 degrees and feels great because the humidity is on the lower side. changes to your eclipse forecast, and i will let you know the next chance of rain will come up in the 10-day forecast. >>> 7:01. dick gregory has died at the age of 84 here in d.c. he was one of the first standup comics to find success with a white audience in the 1960s. he spread messages of social justice and nutrition. he ran as a third party presidential candidate in 1968. he shares a spot with our own jim vance on the new mural, and he was seen in public for that unveiling in june. he

fire and back to you. >> adam tuss, live on the scene for us at med star washington hospital center. adam, thank you. >>> there were three fires. you can see on the map where each one was. it stretched from the heart of d.c. to the maryland state line. we're working for you with video of the fires. in northwest d.c., a house fire sent one firefighter to the hospital. that firefighter is expected to be okay. flames broke out in the basement of a home around 1:00 this morning. that fire is now out. >>> in northeast d.c., two d.c. police officers are among four people hurt at a fire there. flames broke out at a home on buchanan street after 12:30 this morning. another person is in serious condition. d.c. fire says that fire is now under control. >>> if you are heading out the door, we'll keep you updated on these developing stories. we'll be tweeting out details as we work during that news conference. we're updating the story i 5:10 right now. a woman told deputies she and her two children were held captive inside a home by their children's father. news 4 was the only news organization a

adam tuss looks at the options. >> reporter: route 28, no matter what section you're driving on, it will usually look like this, whether you're here or here or here. the traffic on 28 is simply relentless. >> it's always this bad at this time in the morning. >> reporter: day after day after day. >> you just have to deal with it. >> there's no other way. >> it is really amazing to watch the traffic pile up along this section of the stretch between the prince william parkway through manassas on up to bull run has been called the single biggest source of congestion for traffic in all of northern virginia. and that's saying something. and now some are trying to identify a way to fix it all. there's talk of widening the road but that would likely take moving businesses and drivers aren't sold. >> you're going to make it worse. the more you widen it, there will be more cars. >> reporter: the solution may be to connect this area. northern virginia transportation leaders are studying all of the concepts but admit they are not cheap. something needs to happen to this entire corridor as it crawls

news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss is on the road right now. am, there are lots of options apparently. >> reporter: yeah. absolutely, aaron. taking a look at the live drive camera here, we're on 28 in fairfax county. at 5:00 in the morning, not many people out here. 28 is one of those road through fairfax county, manassas, manassas park to william parkway. it's a really busy road that spans much of the region. if they're trying to figure out when what to do from the bull run area. matt, a better idea of what we're talking about potentially doing work to. engser expanding the road in that area, it's probably a nonstarter. there are probably a few businesses that would have to be taken or moved. that would be expensive. the virginia transportation authority is coming up with a plan to basically connect some of the side roads that parallel 28. we'll have to see if that comes into focus. there is a big public meeting coming up in the next couple of weeks. we'll follow it or for you. in the meantime, we'll see if anything happens on this road o to ea

can get the downtown system here all wired up then we will just all be hearing each other talk >> adam tuss in sterio. >>> i have been waiting for adam to call me. david culver is calling me. even better. we are just days away from the total solar eclipse. we have been telling you about the importance of having the right safety glasses to watch this event. howard countyficials say do not use those glasses that were handed out at the solar fest on the 8th of july. they will not safely protect your eyes during the eclipse. howard county recreation and parks says they bought the glasses on amazon and amazon has not confirmed that the supplier got them from a recommended manufacturer so throw them away. >> weigh in. what are your plans for the big day on monday. so far the majority of you say you may check it out briefly, just have the right eye wear and tell us what vote on our nbc washington facebook page. >>> one person who is going to be definitely looking upward to the heavens is our doug kammerer for the eclipse every second of it. he will be live on the air and online monday from clemson

adam tuss is putting the new technology to the test for us as the transit agency tries to improve your cell phone service on the rails. >>> holocaust museum you can't ask for better. >> david culver with a reunion you will see only here on news 4 after more than 70 years a holocaust survivor reuniting with a family who saved his life >>> we are working for you as we count down to the big solar eclipse on monday. excitement is building ahead of this rare event. we still have questions about how to protect our eyes. >> amelia is separating fact from fiction for us at the air and space museum. let's begin with doug to break down the timing. >> the timing on monday really looking good as far as our forecast is concerned here in the d.c. area. we are going to see a show. it is going to be a show around 1:17. really getting going in our area hour. a peak of 82% right at 2:42. you can see that on the graphic. we will see darkening skies. you look outside at 2:45 and it will look fairly dark compared to where it normally is by 4:00 it is over there. we are going to see beautiful weather. take

transportation reporter adam tuss says it will even impact you even if you're not on the beltway. >>when it comes to fixing up the beltway, drivers like anton spencer say get it done. >> take care of it now while you can before it becomes an issue later on. >> the inner loop between seminary road and the split just got a makeover. now it's the outer loop's turn. chopper 4 and you can tell the difference. that's the outer loop on the left with the potholes and craters. the inner loop which got a facelift is on the right. now, the work on the outer loop started today and it's going to take place outside of rush hours. >> it's been at least 15 years since we've resurfaced that area. >> charlie with the maryland state highway administration says while the work takes place, it's important to stay alert. just last week a highway worker was hit and killed in the ft. meade area. >> our contracting people, they have place toss go home to every night, too. >> crews will be out and it's all about fixing guardrails and the road resurfacing is still months away. that means drivers will find anoth

news4's adam tuss is live in hyattsville with a look at what's ahead. hey, adam. >> reporter: there this is a -- this is a huge deal for our county. everything wrapping up for the conference and event. the banners have been going up. you mentioned construction. this construction will start here and will be actually an operation center for the purple line. earlier governor larry hogan started the construction. he climbed aboard one of the excavators. and there was a building here. he knocked that down. and then construction got to work. now what does the purple line mean? okay, of course this is going to be 21 stations, 10 in montgomery county, 11 in prince george's to new carrollton. it is not going to be part of the metro system. a lot of people get it confused that it will be part of the metro system. this is entirely a state of maryland project. and it will be a light rail-type system. kind of like the street car that's in northeast d.c. and how that operates. it's going to carry hundreds of thousands of people over years, and it's expected to bring e

. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss out on the roads this morning to talk about plans to ease the congestion along one of our busiest commuter routes. but would it businesses? i'll have the details coming up. >>> good morning. it's going to get hot going through this afternoon. temperatures will be in the 90s. but feeling like triple digits. i'll show you fill your home with well-crafted oupieces at affordable prices. and through september 4th, enjoy free delivery. plus save $100 off every $1000 you spend. hurry in. summer is ending and so are these exceptional offers. with havertys, your home can be perfect, even when life isn't. come in today to save $100 off every $1000 you spend at havertys. life looks good. >>> the sun is just rising this morning. look at that gorgeous live pictu picture. but oh, my goodness gracious, it's going to be hot today. it's like we're making up for the solar eclipse yesterday. take a look at the temperatures at 6:30. it's only going up from here. >> that's why we're in a weather alert mode today. meteorologist sheena parveen is here with how hot it's going to

. >> adam tuss is live at the white house now with the impact this is all having. adam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. it was a martha started here at the white house. it ended just a few blocks away at the trump hotel down pennsylvania avenue. take a listen. >> no kkk. no fascist usa. >> reporter: overnight, we also ha president's advisory council on manufacturing because of the way that the white house has handled the charlottesville situation. of course, so many of us know under armour ceo kevin plank out of baltimore, he says he left the council because under armour engages in sports and innovation, not -- >> the ceo of merck left the council because of the president's reaction after the violence between counter protesters and the white supremacists. president trump tweeted saying that now that ken frazier has resigned from the president's council, he'll have more time to lower rip-off drug prices. we had a third ceo, brian krez nach of intel who stepped down saying he was stepping down in response to the way that the charlottesville situation w

transportation reporter adam tuss is live along the trail and chevy chase where work is going to have an impact soon. >> that trail is going to close for years, am i correct about that, adam. >> you know people love this trail. it is a widely used trail. what's going to happen is a temporary trail is actually going to get set up. they've got the signs that have. >> that is the trail that's going to be set up and people are a little bit upset because it goes down some busy roads and it goes down tom safe. people here love the ga -- they don't want to have to go off of it. there are a lot of people who want the purple line to come here to montgomery and prince gorg georges county. they're not looking forward to this pain. >> my wife is saying, you're not going to ride on those busy streets. and and it takes you out of the way and -- >> and nobody says you can't go down any certain street. you don't, necessarily, have to follow the temporary trail, but you can't be here starting next tuesday, september 5th is when the georgetown branch trail is going to close for purple line construction

. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss. a huge change coming for people who drive along this busy corridor. ready for more toll lanes? they are coming. i'll tell you what is happening next. >>> when jim vance died our community lost a legend. the moment you could put this iyourselfment. in the driver's seat of a new mercedes-benz. come to mgm national harbor and enter the choose your ride giveaway. the more you play, the more chances you earn to win your share of $350,000 in prizes including a new mercedes-benz convertible, sedan or suv. join m life rewards and enter the choose your ride giveaway for a chance at your share of $350,000 in prizes and freeplay®. this is monumental. >>> if you drive the 395 corridor in northern virginia major changes are coming. construction started today on express lanes. the work stretches from ansel road to the d.c. line. our transportation reporter adam tuss went to today's ground breaking and explains how it will impact you. >> reporter: turning the dirt on a brand new transportation project that some didn't think would happen. >> i would like to see a any

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back to you. >> adam tuss for us live at vienna's metro station. thank you. >>> we want to check on the it's been a messy commute. >> wtop's dave dildine in your first 4 traffic. dave? >> you're telling me. it's messy on 95 northbound in maryland. northbound between 212 and the icc on rain-slicked pavement. the truck jack-knifed. there it is under the overpass for old gunpowder right. if you're headed to laurel, if if you're going to be from the beltway, take route 1 or 29. perhaps the baltimore washington parkway. early delays across the board with the wet weather. inbound on 395 on to the zone because of a waterfront project. that's the latest on the rain-slicked roads. more with weather and sheena. >> let's take a look at the roads from the roads. we're seeing a lot of rain falling right now. we have a live picture for you. this is the beltway. rain coming down. well, maybe we'll get that picture in a minute. either way, the radar is looking very wet. here's a live look at the radar. we have the steady light rain shown by the green. maybe we'll

transportation reporter adam tuss joining us live early from the vienna metro station to tell us about this big regional summit that just happened, adam. the focus million more. that's a lot of money. >> reporter: a lot of money per year, angie. a lot of metro riders say don't i pay enough on my cards to cover metro's operating expenses? it actually doesn't. it only covers half of metro's operating expenses. that's why this regional summit happened yesterday. we had d.c. mayor bowser and the governors of maryland and virginia getting together to talk about a dedicated funding source for metro. there's no consensus about how to do that. that's the region's challenge at this point in time. how do we come up with a dedicated funding source to help metro and get this funding challenge taken care of. now, the district has said that they support something like a $.01 sales tax on everything that you buy. so that could be a way to fund this system. but virginia and maryland have not agreed on that. we'll have to see how it goes. there's going to be talks on this going ar again, guys, no conse

i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff.on "news 4 today," power knocked out, trees down, cars like that under water, the danger left behind from all those powerful storms. storm team 4 closely tracks what you can expect for the start of your weekend. >>> we're continuing to track more storms later on this afterno afternoon. we have rain out there right now, we will let you know exactly where that rain is and how the storms could impact your afternoon, just how strong they will be coming up in a few minutes. >>> and violent protests, white nationalists clash in charlottesville while this rumble may only be the start as police take action to try to keep this from happening again. >>> and a lesson in positivity this saturday, the unique schools, how students are changing mind and trying to solve a problem that's been around for generations, all that and, please, join us live, we will go live on facebook around 9:00 a.m. and we will be on for the rest of the hourhrough t >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> cars under water, debr

i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. >> the thunder was so loud last night. >> i worked over at wtop, and we are news partners over there, so there's a lot of weather moving across the region last night. we will not see anything like that for sometime. it's beautiful. what a gorgeous sunri 6:01 a.m. a few storms through southern maryland, but, again, those will move out of here and we will start to dry out. we are at 70 and you will step outside and you will notice the humidity. >> lauren, thank you very much. >>> now to the disturbing images out of charlottesville, showing the moment of a car plowed through a crowd killing one woman. this act has sparked the justice department to open up a civil rights investigation. the attorney general, jeff sessions, says the violence and death strike at the heart of american law and justice. as that car went through the crowd, people were thrown to the crowd. a 32-year-old woman died and 19 hospital, including five people that do have critical injuries. charlottesville police arrest

adam tuss got an exclusive tour of the work. >>> from huge demolition dust and tear down, to this, a clean, bright, open environment full of glass and most importantly space. >> oh, that's super nice. >> sarah flies out of reagan national all the time. she's one of the thousands that will benefit from this new terminal on the north end of the airport. right now she doesn't even have a terminal where she catches her flight. >> i'm going to take a shuttle and back from the plane when we're land. it's kind of a hassle. >> no more shuttle. lots of new space with shops and restaurants plenty to do for passengers. >> a brand new larger security check point, also coming here. construction is ramping up. airport leaders are working to minimize the impact to you. new security check point is expected to open in 2020. the new terminal on the north end of the airport in 2021. pat reagan national, adam tuss, news 4. >> till the end of may, calls it the m the history lesson behind this community frozen in time t giveo you each drive a ford pickuyes.ght? i'm going to show you a next generation pick

i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. to check in with lauryn ricketts, and one thing we noticed this morning was humidity was lower and it felt refreshing. >> you are right, angie. feeling refreshing and temperatures in the 70s across the board. a nice be

transportation reporter adam tuss is working for you to help you navigate this change. adam, what are you >> this is going to change for walkers, bikers, people who are out here and even for people who have to get to school. >> the purple line is going to change the landscape in suburban maryland and it is going to change many lives in suburban maryland. and a lot of people who talk to news 4, simply aren't happy about it. >> i'm very -- i'll say disgusted. >> sheila lives in krefvy chach she rides his bike along the branch. but now because the trail has to close for years of construction, and because temporary trail is being set up that instead goes down busy streets. she doesn't want him riding the bike. >> my son rides his bike to school, takes him about ten minutes. without the bike, he can take a bus, it takes about 40 minutes each way on that bus. stops picking up students from all over. there are similar stories along the path. john simon is the long-time owner, the purple line is going to go right next to his business and he's not thrilled. >> i don't think it's

i'm adam tuss in for david. >> good morning. i'm meagan fitzgerald in for angie goff. we're in store for a great low humidity. good time for outside sports. how is it? >> reporter: finally the clouds are gone. i wish the camera was a bit wider. it is gorgeous as we see packets of sunshine and sweeping through the area taking the clouds through it. the northwest winds, 13 miles an hour. 74 degrees right now. i do believe our temperatures could drop maybe a degree or two and headed back to low 80s today. nothing too crazy out there. 90 degrees yesterday. you can see the clouds around baltimore, east of i-95 with that front moving through bringing us sunshine. when can we see more rain? we will be talking about that on that 10-day forecast when i join you back inside maybe. >> maybe. pack a lunch out there. >> thank you very much. right now, a fairfax county family n man, 74-year-old man went missing last night. he went for a walk near leesburg pike in alexandria and didn't come back. he's visiting from libya. call police if you know where he might be. >>> the family of a

i am adam tuss. >> i am megan fitzgerald in for angie goff.or a nice day ahead. >> that's right. lauryn ricketts is here to tell us more about if we can break out the grill today. >> oh, definitely. you could have broken out the grill last night and definitely for today. the grilling, you may have to put it away for tomorrow because we

transportation reporter adam tuss has been driving around the area. checking on prices. he joins us from maryville, virginia. adam, what does it look like there? have you noticed a difference? >> a little bit of an uptick in northern virginia. about 20% of the and that's going to have an effect on people who are here filling up. especially in places like northern virginia. now the national average is about $2.37 a gallon. but aaa is saying that that could go up anywhere from 20 to 25 cents in the coming days and weeks. of course harvey is having a big impact on the gulf coast and it's expected to be pretty significant. but nothing like hurricane katrina. if you remember back to that timeframe, gas prices shot up 30 cents virtually overnight. so we'll have to keep an eye on it. things are starting to tick up around the metro region, the national average is $2.37, here in the region, things have gone up slightly. a lot of drivers say they have to get out there and drive. >> i have to drive, i drive all over the country. and drive a lot. i really, just have to pull up and pa

plus, new reaction to president trump after he did not >> reporter: i'm adam tuss. i'll tell you why some say there should be tollways around the beltway. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. it is 6:30. i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. let get straight to your storm team 4 forecast. >> chuck bell is here with a look at why you may still need that umbrella today. what is going on, chuck. >> a little chance for showers coming our way later on in the day. a quiet and dry start. sun is officially up. it's going to be a great way to get the workweek started. a few things to know about the weather. nice and quiet to get you out th there's a chance of a stray shower or two. rain chances not too low today. rain chances will be drying up after tomorrow. there's the rain from charleston, west virginia down to roanoke, virginia. they're listed northbound. if they held together, they'd be here six hours from now. the day after, that's when the rain chances will be the highest. higher rain chances along i-81 and i-95. our friends in shenandoah valley, jack taylor. the

in chevy chase, adam tuss. news 4. >> the u.s. is hitting back after the russian federation forced more than 700 u.s. diplomats out of that country. now, the state department is closing three russian diplomatic facilities here in the u.s. and that includes this annex that's on wisconsin avenue. the russian consulate in s new york will also be closing. the u.s. is not kicking any diplomats out of the country and people who worked in these buildings they can be reassigned to other consulates. >> a cocktail, thrown into a liquor store with two employees inside. police tell us it was personal, but the store manager disagrees. coming up, why he says his employees were attacked. >> a local shelter taking any homeless animals that came from inside the flood zone in texas. we were there for their arrival. >> you go to the hospital to get better, right. but there's a chance the op site happens. doreen takes a closer look at hospital safety and what but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some

back to you. >> adam tuss on i-66. thank you, sir. 636.hat stinky flower that gets thousands of you to line up to take a whiff, a glutton for punishment, it is going to be blooming again this year. it will be extra smelly when three corpse flowers bloom later this month for one day between august 17th and 22 be botanical garden. >> they say it is like a p potpourri of rotting fish and garlic. >>> police like you have never seen them before, synchronized in the pool. why officers are hopping to swim just for you. >>> the whole story is a nothing burger. >> "saturday night liv there's work to be done. it's not going to be easy but there's grit inside of you. and if you need extra motivation the grad fund at strayer university can help push you forward. because up to your last year of classes could be on us. that's right. on us. today is the day. strayer university. let's get it, america. >>> tgif, everybody. temperatures are in the upper 60s and low 70s. won't be all that warm of a day as rain chances are friday night and your weekend trip t

i'm adam tuss. here is what's happening. a tractor-trailer overturned on the inner loop of the beltway this morning. can you see how the front of that truck here was smashed in. maryland state police say the driver is expected to be okay. apparently that driver fell asleep behind the wheel. families today will receive help in starting this new school year off right. prince george's county public schools hosting a back to school fair today. it's going to be at prince george's starting 9:30 this morning. free immunizations will be available. news 4's derrick ward will be shaping up to be a v >>> looking like a good start to our saturday morning. storm team 4 meteorologist lauryn ricketts with more on that. >> it's going tab beautiful day today, especially but want to head outside for a run. temperatures under that 80 degree mark. just fantastic. that humidity on the low side, too. 81 for daytime high. again, very comfortable. it's a little refreshing out there now. a little cool. tomorrow will be cool as well. temperatures onl

our adam tuss is working for you. he is handing out the special glasses you need. >> building crowds of goodwill all over the area. from northern virginia. adam, where you are are you? >> we're at the dupage circle metro station. some followed me from clarendon the last stop. we've got our friends irv and art here sunglasses on there. excellent. look at these guys. amazing with the glasses on. let me tell you something, you can't see anything with the glasses on. >> i can't see a thing. >> it's completely dark. >> completely dark. >> what do you think? you like the glasses? >> i think they're awesome, very stylish. >> super cool. listen guys, you want to see me at dupont circle. i'll be here for 10, 15 minutes. are you guys excited? >> high fives all around. we've got a good crowd. had a lot of people follow us. you guys need glasses? i'm like the most popular guy in the city this morning, guys. this is ridiculous. we've had people chasing us. more here at dupont circle. thank you for coming. ep joy the eclipse. be saf

i'm adam tuss. meteorologist warned it would be catastrophic. the fear is reality. >> 211,000 homes are without power on the texas golf course. the storm made landfall just after 10:00 last night. >> let's take a look at video. roofs ripped scattering debris everywhere. as daylight comes over we're getting a better idea of the damage. we're going to an nbc news special report now on the damage. >> announcer: this is an nbc special report. hurricane harvey. here is craig melvin and sheinelle jones. >> good morning. this is an nbc news special report. i'm sheinelle jones. >> i'm craig melvin. we're tracking hurricane harvey. that storm is pummeling the texas golf course. the storm made landfall around 10:00 p.m. central time last night. it was a category four storm. >> it's been downgraded this morning to a category one storm but it's still an extremely dangerous and devastating situation. let's head to victoria, texas. that's where nbc's kerr sanders is standing by this morning. kerry, what can you tell us? >> reporter: right now winds are gustin

i'm adam tuss. coming up. >>> and we're going to have an update on the brown water prlems in parts of our aobre pro tip: gianraspberries for prices on produce. john... strawberries for amy... what's a jicama? thanks! take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. >>> starting today, crews will begin making improvements to one of the most iconic memorials in our area. >> and that means in the months to coming the marine corps memorial, known toy the iwojima memorial, will be harder to get to. adam tuss is live with the details. >> reporter: asthma jest majest inspiring as this place is, it needs a makeover. >> today is the first day of the rehab. >> reporter: the statue of the men who bravely lift the flag will be scrubbed and polished, waxed and brightened. but the grounds need work too, with over 1 million visitors a year, the roadway itself taking a beating. >> as part of this work, we're repaving the road. actually, that's a cool part of this project. it's currently asphalt but becaus

i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. we want to check in with lauryn ricketts, and one thing we noticed this morning was humidity was lower and it felt refreshing. >> you are right, angie. feeling refreshing and temperatures in the 70s across the board. a nice be northwest. everything is so green considering how much rain. the north wind suppressing the humidity, and full sunshine will be out there today. our average is 86 degrees, and we will stay in the 90s and then take a dip toward the end of next week. we will talk about the cool down and covering the eclipse and what kind of weather to expect around here coming up. >>> and then tributes pouring in following the passing of gregory. >> the last time we saw him was in june. >> i'm known as a i'm one of 100 comics. if you can't say i'm one, then don't say nothing. >> derrick ward joining us live at the memorial and talking with some of his fans. he had people cracking up still. >> reporter: until the end. that's what people are telling me about him, people that knew hi

transportation reporter adam tuss makes a look at the growing cause to expand around the entire area. >> express lanes around the entire beltway. that will be very helpful. it's a polarizing issue. >> i hate 195. >> virginia governor terry mc mc mccola has put the issue. at some point we ought to have express lanes go all the way around the beltway, out of the entire circle, i would fully support that in virginia. >> the beltway is 64 miles all the way around, less than a quarter of it has express lanes right now, so there would be a lot of work to be done. we found deep wallace reading our tweets about the story today and he had a strong opinion about expanding mass transit use instead of drones. >> pick the metro, be smart. i hate -- >> he says, absolutely, bring on the express lanes all the way around the beltway. >> yeah, definitely. and having expressway is definitehe toll to get around. >> yes, i am. >> transportation leaders studied the possibility of ring of express lanes that would go around the capitol beltway. >> listen, this whole issue has sparked a lot of debate online i

series of public hearings on the matter expected in the coming along the 28 corridor, adam tuss, news. >>> the power ball jackpot for wednesday night's drawing has jumped to $700 million. it's $443 million cash view. it's the second highest jackpot for the game which was 1.6 billion in january of last year. it increased because of all the high ticket sales. the odds of winning the top prize of power ball, you know, that decreased, so one in about 292.2 million, you know that's it. no one's matched all the numbers in the drawing since june 14th. >> that is amazing. it's now everybody is going to play it this time. >>> we've all seen what the solar eclipse looked like from earth. how about from space. check out these pictures you see that there? the international space station captured these images of the massive shadow that the moon created. and they captured some more incredible video of the slowly moving across the contin continent. they say it was the most observed and photographed eclipse in history. correct me if i'm wrong, amelia, because you're the expert, call me the um bra tha

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i'm adam tuss in for aaron gilchrist >> i'm eun yang. our big story this morning. tracking hurricane harvey. it's a big one. >> that's huge. a dangerous situation on the gulf coast. we're going to check your commute from wtop's jack taylor in a moment. but first the friday forecast with sheena. what do you got? >> we're talking about cooler temperatures this morning. that's nice. as you're standing outside or heading outside, i'm outside on the patio. we're looking at really nice conditions this morning. a few showers passed by quickly. but today will be dry. again, we're talking about hurricane harvey. eventually this will bring us some rain. maybe for more weekend. category 2 hurricane. it's getting close to texas now. bringing rain bands on shore. coming up, somara theodore will be back in a couple minutes with a closer look at the hurricane and the impact on texas. locally, i talked about the cool temperatures. we're in the 630s right now. take a look at this. 67 degrees in washington. 60 in gaithersburg. 55 in winchester. 59 warren ton. 63 in clinton. 67 in qu