beltway is looking pretty good. inbound 95 is seeing a little bit of red on the screen there. 40 miles per hour in me nanses and no problem north or south. back in ten minutes. >>> breaking news from the live desk. charter communications just confirmed it struck a deal to buy time warner cable. this is a acquisition that does create a power house. charter paying $55 billion for this deal. >>> it's 6:24 right now. outrage over a t-shirt at pacific sun wear. you take a look here. a lot of people posted angry messages about this black and white t-shirt with an upside down american flag. the original post received nearly 5,000 shares. the company pulled that shirt from its shelves. it also released a statement on its facebook page out of respect for those who put their lives on the line for our country, we have decided to stop selling the licensed flag t-shirt. >>> how long could you go without television? pope francis says he hasn't watched tv since july 15th 1990. he made the revelation to the argentine argentinean ne

alexis you're tracking an accident on the beltway already? >> we have an accident on the beltway. at georgia avenue. here's a live look at connecticut avenue. we have two left lanes blocked. you see cars moving over to the right in this area. we are seeing some slowdown here as you look at the map of the beltway. slowest spot is at georgia avenue because of the accident on the inner loop. elsewhere, naylor road, good hope road is closed in both directions due to police activity. 95 near dumfries avenue, that work zone has been cleared. for more traffic when you hop into your car tune into our friends at wtop. >>> it could be months before construction crews repair parking garage at watergate. that means months of road closures for you. how long it will take, coming up. >>> the secret service will start making changes when it comes to the white house security. the major overhaul starting today. >>> we are just learning about a shooting in northeast washington. kristin wright is working hard at the live desk trying to >>> breaking news right now in the district. a man has been shot

the beltway -- the outer loop of the beltway has dealt with onlooker delays. those of you traveling eastbound on the inner loop of the beltway from areas like bethesda. for those of you traveling along i-270, we're starting to see residual delays like montrose road as a result of the accident in chevy chase. we'll have an update for you on the situation around the beltway coming up in ten minutes. >>> the centers for disease control is investigating how live anthrax was accidentally shipped from a lab in utah to as many as nine states, including virginia, maryland and delaware. the pentagon is downplaying concerns this morning but precautions are being taken for potentially exposed workers and labs where the samples are sent. >> no known risk to the general public and no suspected or confirmed cases of anthrax infection. >> there are reports this morning that the anthrax was sent via fedex. the company has not confirmed those reports. >>> investigators now believe the thieves behind a security breach at the i.r.s. are based in russia. they appear part after so

we have breaking news involving a major mess on the beltway. take a live look from chopper 4 right now. this is the inner loop of the beltway near georgia avenue where traffic is slowly getting by an overturned truck and fuel spill. >> alexis davies is here with more on the problem area. >> that's right, aaron. this is a mess. the inner loop of the beltway, over 3 1/2 mile backups, due to this accident. the fuel spill is in the process of being cleaned up. only getting by on the right shoulder. now, we are also seeing backups on the outer loop of the beltway. volume related and also this accident related as people are looking over to see what's a going on. we are seeing backups on 95 headed southbound to the beltway as well. elsewhere, 270 delays headed out of frederick. checking to see if there are incidents there. 95 at prince william highway, volume but no reports of incidents. 66 near the beltway, we have the right lane blocked due to an accident. amelia, we have some showers on the way. do we have any severe weather? >> not tracking severe

the beltway, slow. but that's not unusual for this time of morning. eastbound 66 about 11 minutes. northbound 95 29 minutes from quantico to the beltway. for more traffic when you hit the beltway, tune into our friends at wtop. >>> the largest auto recall in history is growing. the latest carmaker to add to the recall and how the gocht is trying to make it easier for you to find out if your car is on the list. >>> plus making amends for a mistake made decades ago. why a question from his daughter convinced a man to reach out to a former >>> this just in this morning. major flooding in central texas. dozens of people had to be rescued as the state struggles with the wettest may on record. you're looking at an area about 50 miles south of dallas. you see so much water there. about a dozen people had -- were caught in flood waters had to be rescued. homes there are simply inundated with water. we'll keep watching it. >>> it is 6:16 right now. we're getting new numbers in about the rainfall totals in the da

the rest of the beltway is looking good. traveling 95 in virginia newington up to the beltway, we are seeing the volume there. no reports of incidents. traveling in virginia 50 looking good in maryland from annapolis to ward d.c. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:24 now. teachers and staff at belieu high school in southeast d.c. need to reapply for their jobs. the school will be restructured for the second time in five years. the school will add a new hospitality and tourism career academy, teachers will undergo more training. there will be more alternatives to out of school suspension. principal reeves will remain at that school. >>> more than a dozen students are facing charges in a high school texting scandal in new jersey. a female student told school leaders a group of male students shared naked pictures of her friend. police say the students from a high school and middle school in south jersey shared the pictures through text and social media. all 20 students are charged with invasion of privacy. >>> some students might

4 over this problem on the inner loop of the beltway. a bus fire has shut down the inner loop at braddock road. the express lanes the only thing getting by. down on the ground here, inner loop at braddock, you can see the passengers off the bus here at this point. this morning, here's what you need to do. the express lanes are open. you can take the express lanes. the other thing to think about, the last chance to get off the inner loop is back here. chopper 4 over the scene, we'll tweet about this. we pushed it it on the nbc traffic app. we have a wide look at things. beltway look good. 66, 95 in general, no major problems. looking pretty typical. same thing when you look at prince george's county. eun? >> thank you, melissa. >>> take a look. these images show it all. throwing sticks, looks of disappointment. just complete dejection. oh on the ice and on the hardwood. it was a rough night for d.c. sports. my heart is breaking. at the caps season is over. alex ovechkin guaranteed a win before game seven against the rangers. a lot of rang

i want to take you right now to the beltway here. this is at river road. the beltway free and clear of any issues for drivers on both the inner or outer loop. again no problems in that neck of the woods. andrea and nick, over to you. >>> a car made famous in a movie 30 years ago drives on to the national mall today. >> should we get a test drive? the deadline is approaching for tom brady to appeal his punishment for his role in deflategate. >>> stephen strasburg is expected to make his next start in his hometown of san diego, california on sunday. the first six weeks have not been kind to strasburg. as a matter of fact, his average is the eighth worst of all of major league baseball n. is stephen strasburg we're talking about. he's also battled ankle and back discomfort but can things get any worse? of course they but his talent and track record suggest that they'll only get better. that's narrator: rural communities across the country are coming back thanks to bipartisan support for the renewable fuel standard. expanded renewable fuel production has creat

again this is the outer loop of the beltway. you can see bumper to bumper so we're asking drivers to add anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes to your commute time to account for these delays that we're seeing right now. seems like it's going from bad to worse so you want to account for this because it looks like it's going to be around at least for a while. if you're going to be traveling on the beltway on the inner loop, no major issues to report this morning from georgetown pike to new hampshire avenue. you're looking at about a 15- minute commute. eastbound we are seeing delays mainly in the manassas area but those are volume delays. if you're going to be heading from sudley road to l street northwest a 39-minute commute. northbound on 95 from areas like cardinal drive to 395 a is a-minute -- a 15-minute commute. and a 17-minute commute from mlk to 4th street. >>> we're going to start with breaking news from the world of soccer. bribes, kickbacks, back room deals for television rights, some of the allegations fever f.a.a. is facing

. >>> we have breaking news on the beltway. a deadly pedestrian accident is blocking two lanes on the inner loop. this is near the bw parkway. melissa is closely watching the situation. she will tell you what you need to know and how to get around it. >>> the new information we're learning about the parents who made headlines for their free range parenting style. what we're learning about the investigation and the charges they face. >>> and new jersey man died from a rare viral disease and what you need to know >>> 5:08 is your time now. a new jersey man has died from a frightening infectious disease he appears to have contracted on a trip to liberia. centers for disease control confirm the man had lassa fever. the disease is not spread through casual contact and there is no cause for public harm. the u.s. is better able to deal with infectious diseases. the man has not been identified. >>> this morning, one man is dead and four swimmers are missing along beaches in florida. one rough created dangerous conditions for swimmers.

in the beltway itself.re looking pretty g. we'll start out -- pretty good. we'll start out with mild temperatures. 64 right now in downtown washington. 57 in frederick. 61 in hagerstown and 59 right now at andrews. a beautiful sunrise. looks a little bit hazy, though. you know what that means. we could see some thunderstorms again this afternoon and early evening. the best potential for storms will be between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. 82 degrees your afternoon high. that's also our 1:00 p.m. temperature and 4:00 p.m. temperature. we'll track those storms for you coming up with 9 futurecast. allyson has the first alert seven-day in a few minutes. right now time again for timesaver traffic and larry miller. >>> for those of you traveling eastbound on i-66, you're going to see some volume delays starting to pick up mainly around centreville and fairfax right now. i want to give you a live look and show you how things are shaping up on i-66 just west of nutley street. you can see the volume on the eastbound side. so i

we're dry right here on the beltway but not for too long. areas off to the north and off to the south have some rain. we're sandwiched in between there but we will see light stuff in just about an hour or two. it is pretty light. the heavier stuff will come after lunch time and really for areas off to the south through fredricksburg and through southern maryland, that's where the heaviest stuff will be. frederick seeing light rain and also farther south near fredricksburg headed south of la plata and mechanicsville. count on rain through the midday but we're not going to warm up much. we'll stay in the 50s to lower 60s. clearing out for your drive home. >>> we're off to a great start. no issues on the trains or the buses this morning. so certainly some good news there for your commute this thursday. we do have an issue going on right now in prince george's county on the bw parkway southbound between 32 and 198 where we have an accident blocking the left lane. sky 9 is in place to show us the situation and growing delays we have going on on t

the beltway doesn't look so bad. a little slow at the top of the beltway and then remember 70 west at east patrick street had the ramp shut down because of a crash. more in ten minutes. aaron, over to you now. >> all right, melissa, thank you. >>> back to the breaking news in philadelphia this morning. five people dead six others in critical condition after a deadly train derailment here in philadelphia. you're looking at some video from earlier this morning where you can see those cars some of them lying on their sides. some on their roofs and there are crews on the ground, investigators, engineers from amtrak and other agencies. the fire department all starting the process of looking into more deeply what exactly may have caused this train to derail here late last night. and leave five people at least dead at this point. 140 people injured as well. we know that the ntsb is beginning its investigation today as well. and more equipment is arriving on the scene here. news4 transportation reporter adam tuss here on the

and we have a new accident on the beltway. >> new crash on the beltway. chopper 4 got over this one. we're showing the accident off to the right side but this truck kind of blocking that one lane there. causing a little bit of a slow down. this is the outer loop at colesville. 66 unit will you -- until you hit chantilly a little slow. southbound just fine. overall prince george's county your typical volume on branch avenue pennsylvania avenue indian head highway nothing major right now. look at 95 b.w. parkway, 29 looking pretty good. not often that we see the green there. 270 at montrose, some light volume here. and then remember 295 northbound at the is 11th street bridge a four-mile backup. >> all right. >>> a traffic alert this morning. you are going to start seeing some new road closures around the third street tunnel in d.c. news4's megan mcgrath has more on when the closures will start. megan? >> reporter: yeah it will be over the weekend. the third street tunnel project has been on going for a while and we have seen traffic tie-ups and congestion

two lanes blocked on the outer loop of the beltway. our traffic camera shows the delays in that area. that is the situation here. you see police on the scene traffic being able to get by. looks like one lane closed at this point but still expect some delays out in that area. sky 9 is over the scene of a fatal accident, this out in greenbelt where we have two right lanes blocked, traffic getting by on the left-hand side so we're asking drivers to stay away from this area in anticipation of the delays fl we'll have an update for you in about ten minutes. >>> it is tuesday, may 26 and it's already been the deadliest may in baltimore since 1999, five more days to go. so far 35 people this month have been killed. police are investigating nine murders and more than 26, almost 30 shootings that happened this memorial day weekend alone. that includes a 9-year-old boy who was shot in the leg. this record setting violence all happening in west baltimore. you may remember that's ground zero for the freddie gray riots and protests. known drug deal

they are diverting traffic as they are concerned that wires may fall onto the beltway. we are seeing backups outside of this area. our assignment editor making calls. they say more than 2,000 people in that area without power. that includes some streetlights on van dorn street. we'll let you know as soon as we hear when fire could be restored there. make other top stories this morning. police in the district need your help identifying this person in the video. tough to see but look closely. they say this person was seen driving a porche stolen from a scene at a triple homicide in the northwest. four people found dead in this home set on fire. >> we are also david, about to learn more about a murder arrest. vilardos found dead on mother's day. tomaszewski arrested. we'll push updates through our nbc washington app. >>> a very busy morning in news. time to check on forecast. >> head outside to chuck bell. he's standing by. chuck, are you thinking a chance of rain today? >> yeah much better chance of steady rain coming up later this afternoon. out here on the front lawn th

for those of you on the outer loop of the beltway no -- inner loop of the beltway. no issues this morning from clara barton parkway to kenilworth avenue. 18 minute commute this morning. eastbound 66 to north lee highway at 27 minute commute this morning. northbound i-9 r5 from joplin road up to i-395 a 21 minute cute this morning. for the friends in prince george's county, you are issue free in your neck of the woods. to o. street northeast a 15 minute commute. sky 9 a live look of the split. the i-270 split. you can see no issues there just volume building up on the southbound side. for those of you traveling on the i-395 corridor, making your way to the 14th street bridge, you'll have no problems traveling on that area just make sure you take it easy because of roads are being wet. mike over to you. >>> thank you larry. if you're just waking up the other stories we have for you. the death toll in nepal earthquake is now past 6,000. rescue teams pulled several survivors from the rubble yesterday. but as wendy gillette reports there are still many more stories of lo

beltway at kenilworth no problems. wide look at things again, no major issues as we take a big look at the beltway. 95, overall looking having good here in virginia. don't have any major issues. remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car for your drive to work or school this morning. southbound is also fine and right now, first 4 traffic tracker on 66 east on to the outer loop of the beltway going to head down to 95 to check things out in person. >>> it's set to close in months but that's not why a virginia college campus is considered endangered. new developments on sweet briar college. >>> a man wakes up to find >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back. 4:44. a woman remains in serious condition after jumping in front of a metro train. this happened at the silver spring metro station yesterday morning. police say she intentionally jumped on to the track. trains had to single track for several years. no delays expected this morning. >>> firefighters say the location of a smoke alarm m

inside the beltway, upper 60s. outside of the beltway. getting into the evening hours, heading home on your friday, isolated storms in the forecast. no most likely you're not going to need it. you're tacking other issues on the roads, one of them around 95. >> i am. first to the district. we have reports of a water main break. first street and g street northeast. two lanes are blocked in each direction. traveling elsewhere, taking a look at the beltway, amelia just showed you this shot. looking good on the outer loop and inner loop. no reports of delays there. overall, the beltway is running smoothly for this time of day. no complaints there. 6/6 eastbound, higher volume but nothing major. >>> one of our residents was gunned down. sharnese milton was a very active resident in the district of columbia. a reporter. she lived east of the river. >> the police need your help in finding the mushd suspect in the death of a local reporter. her parents say milton was used as a human shield when gunfire broke out at good hope road and alabama avenu

wide look at the beltway, no major problems as you are taking a big look at the beltway. dale city is going to be your slowest spot. a little bit of sheen on the roadway still. things drying. >> it is 5:54 police in prince george's county have a better description of a man they believe sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl. this happened wednesday morning. the mother of the girl knocked him down after spotting him on friday afternoon. the girl's mother says he was african-american with several tattoos, including one on his neck that said blessed and a star on both shoulders. if you know who he is police want to hear from you. >>> a d.c. council member is working to make the city quieter at night. at large member vincent orange proposed a bill to punish bars if they caused too much noise after 9:00 p.m. bars would have to measure how loud it is outside and send those numbers to a city agency. if they are too loud the bars could face a suspended liquor license or as much as $1,000 fine. >>> it's like the modern day version of a jukebox, spotify is teaming up with starbucks

take a look at travel times, 270 south to the beltway, german town to the beltway, you are about tenins there. taking a look at virginia now, 66 inen pound, that's going to run you 17 minutes and 95 north quantico to the beltway that's going to take you 37. listen to wtop when you hop in your car for the latest for traffic. >>> we've seen the video. kids dodging cars while getting on or off the school bus. now the news 4 i-team is digging into the problem we're seeing around here. the most dangerous stops they found in our area. >>> breaking news right now in nepal where another powerful earth quick has hit the region sending people scrambling in the streets in fear. what we're learning about the casualties after a >>> first out of nepal, where a powerful earthquake hit overnight. angie goff is gathering new numbers on the casualties at the live desk. >>> we're keeping an eye on metro for you after the worst day for the transit agency in recent memory left thousands of riders stranded after numerous problems on monday. tom is helping you get ready for the hottest day of the year. >>

top of the beltway, typically slow there. 29, slow southbound as you approach the beltway. 95 looks quitegood and b.w. parkway two little patches that are slow into and out of town. typical slow downs, 295 as you're passing 50. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. >>> new this morning, a man is in critical condition in montgomery county. police there say a car hit him on in -- in germantown. happened on route 355 between the fox chapel and middlebrook village shopping centers. he was crossing the street there. >>> a big metro project starts today that will be an inconvenience for many of you. the west entrance to the van ness entrance is shutting down. this is the entrance next to udc and the starbucks. the current escalator is nearly 35 years old and the entire project is expected to take about three years. >>> 6:55. four things to know. students at the university of maryland can see the movie "american sniper" on campus tonight. the university group originally postponed that screening because of concerns the movie was anti-muslim. >>> and in a few hours the law enforcement agencies will be inv

wide look at the beltway, typically slow at the top of the beltway and inbound 395, four miles you're slow and then it opens up a bit for you. b.w. parkway still slow southbound even approaching 32 from the earlier crash. but you're going about 40 miles per hour which is better than it was for sure. beltway at indian head highway inner and outer loop looking good. northbound and south looking good as well. guys? >> thank you, melissa. >>> 6:54. our fallen military heroes will be honored at arlington national cemetery. the old guard will honor them with the annual flags in. more than a thousand soldiers will place a small american flag one foot in front of and centered at more than 200,000 grave markers. soldiers will place an american flag at the foot of each columbarium. >>> the design competition kicks off here in d.c. and this is a two stage international design competition. you can submit your proposals whether you're a design professional or a student or someone who likes to draw maybe, go for it. submissions are due july 21st. the finalists will be named in august and the winnin

on the inner loop of the beltway we're problem free this morning. certainly good news there especially if you're going to be traveling from river road to kenilworth avenue. an 1-minute commute this morning. eastbound on i-66 no problems there. just volume as you approach centreville going from sudley road to constitution avenue northwest, a 30-minute commute this morning. looks like 95 is probably the biggest culprit on the southbound side as we're starting to see a lot of volume mainly in the occoquan and dale city area. but if you're traveling northbound from dale boulevard up to 395 a 12-minute commute this morning. westbound on 50 from our folks out in prince george's county we're problem free in that area by the way. from crain highway to n street northwest you're looking at an 18-minute commute. a live look shows you how things are shaping up on 50 where we were just talking about. again no issues if you're traveling westbound going through crofton, mitchellville, even bowie. you can see all the roads there are clear this morning. and again no

beltway looking typical. light volume here. 66 at the beltway. isn't that a nice thing to see especially right before the weekend. >> indeed. melissa, thank you. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with any breaking news. >> make it a great thursday, everybody. ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl plays in the background ♪ a great entrance never goes out of style. get a free necklace with purchase. the eva mendes collection. exclusively at new york and company. is . >>> good morning. breaking overnight, tornado outbreak. >> it threw car on me here. it is bad news. >> dozens of tornadoes reported across three states. at least 12 injured, homes destroyed and damage at a zoo set live animals on the loose. we are live in the hardest-hit city. displays displain the nfl weighing reports against tom brady as the league bring as down the hammer on its biggest star. >>> nick loeb why he i

parkway a little slow as you're inside beltway. no reason for that just seeing some volume delays there. no actual problem. look at 270 out of frederick here a little slow the entire way down through clarksburg. and then it opens up. remember to listen to our friends from wtop when you hop in your car this morning. travel times in ten minutes. >>> more breaking news. prince george's county police found a plan dead in glenarden and that's where news4's megan mcgrath is live on reed street off of martin luther king jr. highway. what's the latest? >> reporter: you can see that we have this closure in effect a crime scene over large area actually. it's impacting a couple of roads in the area. about 2:30 this morning that's when the call came in to 911. the report of a car crash in the 3200 block of reed street. when police officers went up to that car, that's when they found a man dead inside. now, i spoke to a security guard who was reporting to work early this morning. he said he heard several gunshots here on reed street. >> oh man,

no problems around the beltway.ound baltimore avenue and ewing where we have an accident there, use caution if you'll be heading in that area. >>> cbs this morning is next. you'll get a look at the brand new technology that's bringing virtual reality into the operating room and how it can revolutionize brain surgery. >> we're in las vegas with the backlash over the mayweather- pacquiao fight. >> i wanted it to be exciting. larry and i will be back in 25 minutes with traffic and weather updates. >> get news, weather i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin'. man: i see the steam rising off the cup 'cause you know it's a fresh pot. man: one cup a day for sure. two if need be. and it's usually "need be." dunkin' -- your place for coffee. [beeping] ooo come on everybody, i think this is my grandson. [lip syncing] ♪little girl you look so lonesome oh my goodness. ♪i see you are feeling blue ♪come on over to my place ♪hey girl ♪we're having a party happy birthda

again if you're about to step out the door, no problems along the beltway. a look right now how things are shaping up on i-66 this is eastbound from sudley road to north lee highway, you're looking at a 26-minute commute this morning. been on 95 from dumfries road up to i-395 a 16-minute commute this morning. and westbound on 50 from crain highway into town to east street northwest, a 23-minute commute. a live look right now shows you how things are shaping up on i- 395. traffic is moving on the northbound side. no issues to report. sky 9 giving us a live look right now at how things are shaping up on the beltway in rockville. no issues there. mike, over to you. >>> thank you. mike hydeck here. 6:17. here are some of the other you right now. more bad weather possible for parts of the plains and midwest. yesterday severe storms and tornadoes tore through kansas, nebraska, oklahoma causing extensive damage there. adriana diaz has more. >> reporter: this massive tornado is one of dozens that tore through the central part of the country wednesday from kansas to

wide look at things the beltway is looking pretty good right now. no major problems on the beltway.rs crossed that things stay that way. 270 south in germantown, 17 minutes. top of the loop, on time. 66 inbound it will take you 11 minute froms fairfax county to the beltway. quantico eight minutes behind. listen to our friends from wtop when you head out the door for the latest on the weather and traffic. >>> attacked by a man wielding a hatchet. this morning one of nypd's finest speaks out about that attack. >>> it's recently gained a lot of popularity and now lawmakers want to tax it. the push that could cost you more (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> the white house says it's too early to tell whether there is any isis connection to that shooting outside of an art exhibit in texas. the group is taking responsibility for the attack and at least one of the dead attackers was known as an islamic extremist. federal authorities are lookin

this is the inner loop just on the bm paperwork wayd bw beltway. inner loop after bw parkway, headed that way to show us some of the volume that might be building here this morning. 95 in virginia don't have any problems there. taking a look at 66 eastbound, westbound, everything looking quite good. remember to listen to our friends on wtop for the latest on traffic when you hop in your car this morning. southbound fine. northbound as well. >>> we've been talking about how warm we've had may, in terms of may. it is memorial day, but it's the turning point. >> i get it. it can be really warm. may if everything goes the way it's trending now, it's going to be the second warmest may since 1874. >> that is warm. >> we're in fourth place now for warmest may on record. number one is 1991 and we're not going to be able to get to first place. i think we got a solid run at probably a solid second or third place for warmest may since we started keeping records in washington. that was 1874. it's been a while since we had a may anywhere near this warm. early m

and 45 from quantico to the beltway. remember to listen to wtop this morning. >>> more cases of measles popping up in our area. we're working for you to find out when and where those people may have been contagious. >>> it is the biggest recall in u.s. history. we're talking about those faulty air bags. >>> coming up on 15 before the hour. right now we are minutes away from a rush hour campaign. what d-dot will be focussing on to make sure you're safe headed to and from work. but first, the weather. >> what i have for your ear is irresistible. the temperatures are now 50s and 60s with low humidity. a bit of a blustery wind, but it will settle down in afternoon. highs reaching the mid 70s in the afternoon. >> 395 inbound at duke street we have a crash blocking two lanes. we just pushed that out on the nbc washington app. and then 70 east at 27, overturned tractor-trailer with only one lane getting by. chopper 4 on the way to that one. >>> an air bag manufacturer admitted to a deadly problem in its products. leading to big

areas north of the beltway, you're probably going to stay pretty dry. a light stray shower at best. 83 for today, tomorrow and sunday. not too bad. we're staying above average. as we head through the weekend, we will see a good nats game, the home games for the nats will be good. go caps as we. by next week we see the temperatures soar but that's all ahead of a cold front that brings showers and storms and by next week wednesday and thursday back to the mid-70s. >>> your time 16:16. marc train riders everything running on schedule so no issues there. if you're going to be heading out soon, going to be traveling on the inner loop of the beltway, no problems if leesburg pike to new hampshire avenue. you're looking at a 20-minute commute this morning. looks like i'm tongue tied. ready for the weekend, right? eastbound 66 from lee highway into town, d.c. northwest, a 25- minute commute. heading northbound on 95 from dumfries road up to i-395 a 17 mints commute and westbound -- 17-minute commute and westbound crain highway to florida avenue, 18 mince. travel

on the inner loop of the beltway wearier and problem free.to be ming from the boulevard to baltimore avenue. a 21 minute commute this morning. no troubles eastbound unnailing 66 just looks like -- on i-66. a 3 # minute commute this morning. northbound on 95, that was from dumfries road up to i-395 i believe that was 13 or 14 minutes? probably does about that. on a rather from westbound from crane highway to eighth street northwest a 21 minute commute. a live look range now shows you things on i-66 on the fairfax county parkway. again no issues that are going to impact the morning commute. your next update in about ten minutes. mike? >>> thank you larry. good morning everyone. it's 6:17. this is mike hydeck with some of the things we have in the news right now. the trial of the colorado theater shooter james holmes now turns to whether or not he was legally sane when he killed 12 movie goers and injured dozens of others two years ago. as rick sallinger reports -- >> do you remember the day you were arrested? >> yes. >> what day was that? >> ju

this is actually the beltway here. that's the fog.f the issues we've been talking about is the fog. you can see it up in the distance. it's starting to go away which is certainly good news but still an issue for drivers along areas of i-66 as well as issues along 95. make sure you give yourself take time and drop the speed so you're safe on the roads. >>> here's a look at some things in the news right now at 6:18. >> texas and surrounding states has taken a beating from torrential rains, flash flooding and tornadoes over the weekend. >> don champion is in texas with the latest on the wild storms. >> reporter: van is the latest texas town hit by a reported tornado. dozens of people were injured. nearly a third of the town was damaged. some hopes completely destroyed. this video of a tornado ripping the roof off an iowa school shows the winds blasting through the midwest and plains all weekend. >> i thought my ears were going to pop. >> reporter: from the twister that tore off the top of a church sunday in south dakota. >> we came out o

sky 9 is over -- looks like the beltway here at 95. again no issues there. traffic moving freely for the most part. from our virginia camera shows you how things are shaping up in that neck of woods mainly on 26 west of 29 in gainesville. you can see the eastbound side traffic building but no issues as you make your way into town. your next update in about ten minutes. >>> our top story this morning, the takata airbag recall. it's the largest car-related recall in u.s. history and it's believed to be the largest recall of any consumer product, period. >> the recall from the japanese manufacturer affects 11 car makers and some of the most popular vehicles on the road. mike is here now with a look at what this could mean for you. >> good morning, guys. chances are either it's your car or somebody you know that could be affected by this. takata is the world's largest airbag manufacturer and they've now agreed to declare nearly 34 million of its airbags are defective. >> this is probably the most complex consumer safety recall in u.s. history. >> it doubles the

so, you know, the beltway writes him off. just like the beltway writes off bernie sanders, running on economic populism with an exclamation point. the beltway does not get and has never gotten economic populism. people really like it. beltway doesn't get it, so the pundits will rule these guys out on the basis of their old school marxist sounding message. people will like it if they get their message out. if anybody can get the message out, he can. on this economic populous thing which the beltway does not get, both of these guys will do better than they are expected to do. this is the field as it stands right now. 7 people officially in. it will be eight as of tomorrow when george pataki dives right in. but if guys like george pataki and john kasich are seeing no reason to bow out. it's possible that we will have a field of 19 plus whoever we forgot to put on the list. and that field is incredibly flat. the front-runners, honestly, they all have deep flaws or in some cases lack important skills. and the supposed also lower r

top of the beltway looking typical.this sectionrince george's county not having any problems at the bottom of the beltway. through dale city you're going 38 miles per hour. >>> may is water safety awareness month and today leaders will tour some outdoor pools in the district to make sure they're ready for the summer swimming season. especially because it's starting to feel like summer already. >> yeah kristin wright is live at the anacostia pool in southwest d.c. what do we need know? >> reporter: swim in designated areas, supervised by lifeguards. that is key. pool safety right now, so important. so today, council member mary cheh will tour the anacostia pool. she'll be alongside the department of parks and recreation. this is the start to the series of tours of outdoor public pools and aquatic centers. council member cheh will visit several pools to see if i they're ready to prevent unnecessary delays or opening because of broken equipment or poor maintenance. in the past there are a few issues at other pools, so you

melissa has slowdowns on the beltway. >> slow downs on the beltway all thanks to construction. seeing

overall the beltway is looking good. back to you. >> thanks, alexis. >>> former senator rick santorum is set to officially announce today he's running for president. santorum is speaking today near his hometown of butler pennsylvania. he heads straight to iowa to begin campaigning. his victory in iowa in 2012 pumped up his campaign in a way many hadn't expected. he said he's an underdog again this time. after santorum, four more are expected to follow suit. here they are. george pataki is expected to announce tomorrow. on saturday former maryland of go governor martin o'malley is expected to announce. senator lindsey graham says he'll join the race on monday and rick perry will announce next thursday. >>> the state department now says it wants to release new batches of e-mails from hillary clinton every 60 june 30th. a vice news reporter sued to have the e-mails made public. the lawyer for the reporter says releasing the e-mails every 60 days is too slow to allow an informed discussion. last friday the state department r

looking good as you travel the beltway. here's a live look at the beltway at colesville road. 95 road at king street. turn on wtop when you hop in your car. back to you. >> thank you. >>> hearing from the irs isn't usually good news. but they may be contacting you soon and not for reasons you might be thinking. >>> and caught on camera. a man in his 60s knocked out cold and robbed. wait until you hear how much his attacker took. >>> and breaking news overnight in the soccer world. angie goff at the live desk gathering detail behind the arrest of several fifa official >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> well we kept -- you know trying to pump her, breath breathe, come on babe. >> that is a woman who tried to save a 7-year-old girl who fell in a swimming pool and grouped in northern virginia. two mothers and a lifeguard did everything they could to save the girl. the 7-year-old was lovingly nope as effi. she spent memorial day with friends at the community pool and her mother was called to the pool and she and her husband a

when you look at the beltway, nice and green.t of compton road a tiny sheen there still on the roadway. but at least it's not coming down how it was a short time ago. west of there, 29 gainesville, a little bit of precipitation. the beltway at kenilworth avenue is moving along nicely. >> thanks melissa. >>> a group of women and girls kidnapped by boko haram is on their way back home. nigeria's military released these photos of the rescue of nearly 300 women and girls. it's unclear if they're the same girls kidnapped from a school over a year ago. that set social media on fire with the #bring back our girls. >>> a massive fire that destroyed three homes is now under control. the fire broke out in a west seattle neighborhood yesterday afternoon. around 100 firefighters fought those flames. no one was hurt although some pets are still missing. >>> more chilling testimony at the movie theater massacre trial in colorado. we heard from some of the first officers on the scene at aurora. some officers were so shaken they broke down on th

branch avenue once you get to the beltway not having any problems there.e look at things overall no major problems when you are taking a big look at the beltway. 66 headed into town pretty typical. back in ten minutes. >>> a review by the news 4 i-team reveals more than 2,200 drivers in our area have been charged with ignoring stopped school buses. that's just in the past three years. the i-team put under cover cameras at three of busiest bus stops in our area. drivers passed the buses even with children in the close proximity. >> did you see the bus? >> i see it. >> think about these numbers, between 2011 and '13, more than 800 drivers were cited in arlington and fairfax counties. most of those tickets were in fairfax. almost 950 drivers were cited in prince george's and montgomery counties. >>> as you put on your make-up this morning, you may want to take a closer look at the label. so many products promise to improve wrinkles and uneven skin tone and erase dark circles and provide spf protection. the food and drug administration is cracking down on what

again no issues on the beltway.om fairfax county parkway to north lee highway, you're looking at a 26 minute commute this morning. if you're going to be traveling northbound on 95 coming up from courthouse road up to i-395. a 32 minute commute. we are issue and problem free on the 95 and virginia side this morning and westbound on 50 to kindle street northeast a 15 minutes commute. the situation in frederick, this is i-270 between maryland 80 and 85. accident right now on the shoulder but we have residual delays going on there. so we're asking drivers to add anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes to your drive time to account for the delays in that area. all right, mike we'll sended over to you. >>> here's the things we have now at 6:18 this morning. police are investigating a deadly train accident happened an hour ago in southeast d.c.. a witness saw a person walking along the tracks close to the 1900 block of m. street and a csx train striking that victim. at last check the investigation is not impacting traffic in that a

i'm peggy fox live in vienna. >> vdot also plans to convert i- 66 lanes inside the beltway to express lanes. it's a plan now. it faces challenges from arlington county which opposes the expansion of i-66. >>> district is going green in an effort to reduce sewer overflows in heavy rains. city hall and federal agencies announced a plan to integrate green infrastructure into the system. basically that's using vegetation, soil and natural processes that mimic nature to soak up and store rainwater where it falls so it doesn't flow even and overwhelm the city -- sewer lines. >>> -- city's sewer lines. >>> it is enough to creep you out, a little league umpire charged with distributing child prince george's county, surae chinn with more on how investigators busted 66-year- old donald essex. >> reporter: parents and coaches and the little league are in shock. they're angry about this. don essex is a well known umpire, not just here in alexandria but across the country. >> almost everybody knows don essex. he's a renowned umpire. he's the go to guy in northern virginia for umpire training. >> r

just inside the beltway is a little bit slow. nothing is actually happening but we do see those slowdowns about 30 miles per hour.ccomb street seeing some standing water and this is the case in a couple of spots around the region. as far as travel times, 95 north quantico to the beltway it's going to take you another 15 minutes this morning. listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car. >>> it's a nus san we deal with every summer. the rain we've seen means we'll be seeing a lot more mosquitos in the weeks ahead. we'll show you where d.c. ranks. >>> putting himself in harms way to try and save >>> police are looking for a driver who may be in the river. brock ridge road is closed between whiskey road and brock bridge road. there is a flash flood warning in effect in that area until 6:30 this morning. chuck bell is on the scene. >>> it is 6:16 the u.s. coast guard is working to find out how a 10-year-old girl drowned in a pool in a cruise ship. it sailed back to port ka 1/2 ral florida yesterday. >>> at least 170 bikers

beltway also looking good. >>> the

beltway looking good.of the beltway is getting slow on the outer loop.k at 270 into and out of town everything looking good. in prince george's county no major issues. just the normal slow downs inbound branch and indian head highway. 66 west of ox road looking good with the light volume. tom? >>> some of the rural areas we have a little bit of fog that's showing up. got this photo posted on my twitter page by patricia sherwood. this is in charleston west virginia. you see fog in the area, eastern sky lit up on fire this morning there with a few high clouds coming in. at good news on the pollen count. the oak tree pollen is peaked and is now decreasing. but the pollen count itself is still high. some mulberry and pine mixing in as well. highs today feeling like summertime well into the 80s. partly cloudy to our west. lots of sunshine around the met row area and the bay. >>> 6:33. the justice department expected to announce it will launch an investigation into the baltimore police department. the agency will look into possible excessive abuse use allegati

southbound 270 from frederick toward the beltway no issues there this morning. live look right tbhow now -- right now shows you how things are shaping up along 395 why we have no issues and problem free. here's a check of the weather with allyson. >> thanks, larry. >>> we're starting off cool and breezy and it's going to be windy almost this afternoon with winds gusting up to 25 miles per hour. 65 degrees. even though the sun is out and is going to be out all afternoon, we're still going to see the temperature drop maybe another degree or so by mid- morning because these northwesterly winds continue to push in a lot more cool and dry air. we are into the 50s for some spots through martinsburg down through winchester, front royal and into the 60s as you head to southern maryland and the eastern shore. by lunch time 6 # degrees. still breezy. 72 degrees this afternoon. so not a lot of temperature variation throughout the day but it's definitely a lot cooler, almost 20 degrees cooler than we were yesterday. >>> breaking overnight five men shot, one dead. we've off