you can see the little speck on the beltway, where the slowdowno the rest the beltway looks okay.ustin finch is out there. tell me how things have progressed in the past0 minutes or so. >> hey, melissa. for this to happen around 3:30 this morning, we're seeing significan progress ha oen in the tiut there. you mentioned the two left lanes here in the beltway. behind us that scene. if you look past the left lanes, you see the backup we're talking about, just past the crash here. we saw much sloweea ier. now, it's moving as a faster speed here. and looking at the scen you see the big rig tow isn i place, preparing to hoist and move that truck at some atpoint. half of the work done this morning. we know that crews are working to clean up the fuel that spil td froms tank of this truck after it crashed overnight. progress is being made. the movementn tehicle being towed away here. you want to avoid because there's so much going on out here. if you can afford not to come through the beltway around this crash, i w >> avoiding that area is the best idea today. rockville, southbound 270 bef

a tractor-trailer overrned on the beltway. melissa will have your alternate routes . >>> "news 4 today,"egins with breaking news. >> trouble on the beltway as we begin this holiday weekend. >>his tractor-trailer jackknif jackknifed. >> we have team coverage, before we check in with chuck bell before the forecast. what are we looking at here? >> as you said, this is in maryland, the beltway, inner loop here. chevy chase, the inner loop after connecticut avenue. only one left lane is open because of that jackknifed tractor-trailer and the fuel spill. we spoke with police and they said it wil take a while for them to get the big rig t truck in there. when we widen out, you can see th rest of the beltway looks okay. we're starting tsee the delays the top of the beltway there. justin finch just got out there at the scene. justin, tell me what you're seeing there, in terms of the cleanup and the whole progress. >> reporter: hey, melissa. asou can see behind us, quite a big mess here. that tractor-trailer hitting the median over here

we're starting tsee the delays the top of the beltway there. justin finch just got out there at the scene. justin, tell me what you're seeing there, in terms of the cleanup and the whole progress. >> reporter: hey, melissa. asou can see behind us, quite a big mess here. that tractor-trailer hitting the median over here and taking up three lanes ofc, traf as well. i'll step out of the way and give you more of a look at the scene. we have firefighters beginning the cleanup process. we saw them dropping sand around that truck. there's been a spilling of the fuel from that truck. that makes this a bigger mess. they have to get this truck towed away from the scene and also make sure that the roadw is safe and secure for other drivers. that means theye will ho bring in the sand truck to begin to absorb some of that fuel to reopen the lanes entirely. as for right now, we're not getting an et when that might be. but traffic is moving in that r left lane. as for a cleanup time, just bear in mind that as we start the holiday, as more cars enter the roadw

had that earlier work on the beltway that is now ne. 66, going to the beltway, going 66l ironically, you get there in eight minutes. no problems, earlier work on 66 that is now clear. 301 and 5, no problems there. prince george's county looks good. >> at the live desk, we're following breaking newsre two accused of murdering k jong-un's half brother. in malaysia, they're saying there's enough evidence to move forward to a trial. there is evidence of a conspiracy between these two women. last year, jong-un half brother was standing in an airport i kuala lumpur. these two women are accused of smearing a deadly nerve gas on his face. he died within 20 minutes, aaron. >> thank you. >>> it's 4:53, this is a terrible way to end shopping for a car. a woman in klein crashed into the building when she hit the gas instead of the brakes.ne this hap when the driver was trying to park the car after the test drive. yououreak it, bought it. >> oh, no. good news, nobody was seriously hurt. and we can talk about it. no word if she ended up buying the car, that's the real question. >> iav guess they i

the rest of the beltway actually looking pretty good. member, all of these green splotches are radar, showing you where rain is falling across the area. in germantown, 118 at erwi, a crash there. that's cleared out of the way. it's dry up there right now.ou nort 95 in virginia before stafford here this morning, righ now we still have the right side blocked by a disabled vehicle. that is slowing things down. 19woodbridge, northbound the ramp to 123, the ramp is still blocked by the locrash. of green here showing us we do have rain falling around town. we'llutalk more a that problem, top of the beltway here with live pictures from choer 4oming up in just a minute. aaron? >> thank you, melissa, 6:02. five d.c. children waking up on this first day of school without hos. this is video from the 1300 block of north capital street a between flori new york avenue. you can see large flames coming from the rooftop here overnight. the red cross was called in to help. no word on what may have caused the fire. >>> the lazy days of summer are over f o

most of us around the beltway have seen the rain leave. flood warnings are uparor of fairfax county down to faulkner county until 7:00 a.m. some of the flood warnings may go until 7:45. in the ars, we had heavy rain earlier. we could be seeing some flooded roadways. never drive through the flooded waters. we have a lot of c rain aud cover in the forecast the next several days. later today, we have the for severe weather potentially where you see the yellow shaded area.tl this is m north and west of d.c. we could see severe storms later this ening withamaging winds, heavy rain and lightning and hail. we'll be watching that going through tonight. temperatures before you step outside, mid to low s. here's the future weather, going throughout the morning hours, we start to dry by. noon, fairly dry, mostly cloudy. then through the evening, there you can see the chance north and west. that's going to be mainly after 6:00 p.m. tonight. but weet could some strong storms. tomorrow, another rain day, especially in the afternoon showers and thunderst

rest of the beltway looks okay. information about this one and be back in a couple minutes. thank you, melissa. >>> the va medd.al center in is losing its cool, literally. the news4 i-team is shed something light on a growing problem keeping the building cool enough for patients and to eep items insidesafe. there is a placeer where ne is a member of the board and shareholders are known for sharing. where coins don't make change people do where wealth is measured by the number of lives touched ze and the f a check is powerless against the size of a heart. in this place we call home t payingck doesn't come in the form of an iou comes from asking what can i d >> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." >>> it's 5:23,me amid the s heat, a temperature problem inside a major medical center. >> an investigation by the news4 i-team scott mcfarland reveals a disruption in the hospital taking care of veterans in the d.c. area. >> reporter: this is the type of gsace you simply can't have trouble keeping thool. a flagship medi

looking at the beltway, you can see the slowdown here at the bottom of the beltway.u're headed northbound on i i-95, you have to bail out because of the slowdown. this looks like a bad crash. we spoke with police a couple minutes ago. they sd, yes, we have juries. a> we did see one person being transported as wived on the scene here. looks like everybody is out of the vehicle. now, the cleanupgi . what a serious cleanup. two overturned vehicles. one more involve in that rollback behindhe fire truck. as we turn chopper 4 here, i can show you the delay, absolutely terrible. we see the brake lights just before the mixing bowl. but the express lanes are s lookingmooth. that's worth the money this morning. >> arlington, were shut down near westmoreland. we will look at the travel times and update on the beltwayg problem, com. >>> good morning,y. everyb what a wonderful way to get thursday started. this is the kind of weather -- when people ask, why would you live in maine? to have summers just like this all summer long. >> pretty cool all summer long up there. but here, i

a tractor-trailer, jackknifing and striking the wall here of the beltway. again, in just the past few hours, seeing progress out here, traffic moving at speed. seeingthe wreck, we're some slowdown. a far cry from what we saw a few hours ago. traffic movingt a much greater clip. back to you in the studio. >> all right. juyoin, thank u. >>> that crash may impact some travel plans. the holiday weekend is and millions are expected to hit le road for a weekend trip. >> here's ae look at the areas that will be impacted. reagan national airport, the bay bridge and the road to ocean city. >> a lot of eyes are on the forecast, as you expect. as are chuck bell's eyes. all four of them. on the radar here, firis thing morning. rumbles of thunder to get your friday morning going, near n, charlest west virginia, near harper's ferry. near the bluemont area. e western half of frederick county, maryland, and parts of washington county, early morning rumble that's about the only game in town for now. it's indicativ of how unstable the air mass is in place. temperatures in th

>>g a look at the beltway.till have this inner loop of the beltway before georgetown pike with the right lane getting bring the work zone. rest of the belt way, nebraska ave.. one lane getting by in each inrection this mo t in virginia as you're headed northbound here,e a look. quantico to the beltway. you get there in about 17 minutes. same situation headed in bound on 395. so from the beltway into the district, take you about 13 minutes. nice and clear. a remindser, talking about this in the live desk on marc. camden lines delays and cancellations. definitely check before you head out this morning. aaron? hank you.a, we are getting you ready for school. you probably already syorted back to school shopping. >> one of the first things on the list is probably a backpack. while the kids are looking for cool, yy're proba looking for some safety also in there, right? then ame academy of pediatri pediatrics recommends wide straps and they remind guides to use both shoulder straps. >>t can strain muscles.g, > and the

fairfax parkway to the beltway and 95 north in rginia. 37 minutes. quantico, the beltway there.look there, taking a look at 271. again, wtop 105 fm is where you want to the tune in when you hop in the car. >>> sheena, thank you. a warning for lead-footeddr ers on the beltway, speed cameras are clicking away. t >> sincey've been up ine' prince georgs county, those cameras have raked in millions of dollars. we're talking about ones in the construction zone. let's make it clear, this is a construction zone. wealthway and suitland road. aaa says at least 341 drivers are getting a ticket every single day. that's more than 124,000aickets year. and that's $40 a pop and that equals $5 million in fines. this camera is the second mostl profitne in the state of maryland. >>> 6:55. here are 4 things to know this morning. metro'sar lst union is planning to hold a rally at metro's center station aton . the union is connuing its call for general manager paul wiedefeld to resign. the union said the metro gave special treatment for the unite the right ray. >>> christopher watts of denver lorado

top of the beltway, green. heading to the tom of the beltway in and out of town, bw parkway, 95, route 1, everything good, in order and southbound. 66,ou fairfax cnty parkway to the beltway on time. going to take you eight minutes inbound, aaron. >> melissa, thank you. >>> he5:21. as t kids are heading back to class, some ks areid as your home becomes more connected, you need fios to keep up. and fios is the 100% fiber-optic network which means you get phenomenal capacity for your tech. now, get $200 toward a range of google and nest smart he devices plus the fastest internet available, up to 200 tv channels, phone, and a 2-year price guarantee, all for $79.99 per month with a 2-year agreement. ayou'll get a $150 visa prepaid acard. 31st, go to getfios.com. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. ♪ >>>well, prince george's county students are weeks away from going back to reschool. behat happens, though, their teachers awitc s are bing students. all of these teachers took part in a new teacher's boot camp. t

when we're talking about the beltway this morning, the beltway is looking pretty good and pretty dry.s the north and east you'll see is pretty dry right now, probably will change throughout the morning. aaron? >>elissa, thank you. it's 5:32. so long summer. we knowf a lot you are helping get your kids ready for school this g.morn >> kids in d.c. are among the thousands hoded backlass today. justin finch is showing us som students that will weome students at van croft elementary school. >> reporter: tt's right, tens of thousands of students, here at bancroft is coming back to sc ol, joined by principal arthur moloff. >> so excited here in the mount pleasant community. it's a state-of-the-art building with beautiful pieces of art, amazing gymnasium behind us. >> eye catching when you walk in. >> ohi of the firsts you notice. >> also the murals here, you're see ng these murals are beautiful to look at, but have a messle about the schoo and the community. >> it's bilingual, in english and spanish. we or a dual language immersion school. this mural and the one over here shows aten least s

chopper 4 at ee top of beltway. outer loop in maryland. still quite the backup at the p of the beltway from an earlier crashhich was outer loop and georgia but we see the delays. tysons, outer loop before leesburg pike, we had a delay in the middle of the road, the shlder now but still delays there. fort washington, norbound indian head road, before kirby. and manassas, between euclid and 28, those left les blocked. northbound, police dtivity. taking a look at your travel siles looking okay on 66. 95 north slow. quantico to the beltway, 32 miles per hour. 270 looks quite good. southf the ltway, you see that pain we were showing you on the map a minute ago. remember to listen to wtop 105 fm when you shop in the car today. >>> the veteransr medical cen in virginia is losing its cool literally. th news4 i-team is shed something light onng keehe facility cool fornn >>ncer: you're watching "news4 today." oppressive summer heat, there are problems inse a major medical center. >> news4's scott mcfarnd is investigating a problems.f >> reporter: th

the beltway is slow here this morning. this is intner loop after 45th 's causing delays this morning. the rest of the beltway looked okay. falls charge, inner loop after gallows. looks like that's been pushed off to the shoulder that's good elnews. laastbound scaggsville road. feat's blocked by a trash. crash uned. looking at 5

beltway inner loop and outer loop no problem. >>> breaking news this morning. five children and six adults are waking up withoutomes after a large fire overnight. this was in the 1300 block ofrt noh capital street northwestbe een florida and new york avenues. you can see the video from d.c. fire. the american red cross isin hethose displaced families right now. still no word on what may have caused that fire. >>> school bells will be ringing morning.istrict this a fresh coat of paint, some new desks are some of the things welcoming kids back to class. final touches put on several roads and buildings in the district. also the first day of schl for interim chancellor amanda alexander. estigation team i uncovered nearly 1,000 teachers who have not been officially licensed to teach. >> all of our teachers have passed background checks. all of our teachers are regularly evaluated by their administrators, often formally anrm inly. all of our teachers engage in rigorous professiotl developmopportunities, and in those ways we're able to ensure quality. >> they were sup

the beltway is slow here this morning. this is intner loop after 45th 's causing delays this morning. the rest of the beltway looked okay. falls charge, inner loop after gallows. looks like that's been pushed off to the shoulder that's good elnews. laastbound scaggsville road. feat's blocked by a trash. crash uned. looking at 95 northbound. quantico to the beltway, 17 minutes. right have breaking news no chris lawrence at the live desk for us. >> a roa crew member has been hit by a truck working at the site.s this our first video coming in from the scene. we learned that the worker was air-lifted to the hospital after getting hit by t truck. this but in the area of monument drive and monument wa that road was closed down. it has reopened to traffic. here's a map to give you perspective of whehis happened. the worker was hit at a work site at this intersection. that road is reopened. we working to figure out how they are doing and how it happened. we'll bring you the information. >>> 5:02. we're following a developing story

beltway, inner and outer loop, looking good thimorning.tt drive west of wootton parkway and south glen between glen mill and glen road shut down because of that flooding. as far as your travel times go, 66 inbound looking good. 95 northbound. o big issues this morning. inmaryland, 270 and the top of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop rolling along nicely. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. esmore on the pian coming up. >>> melissa, thank you. it's 5:54. you may have driven by the exxon gas station at the foot of the bridge. it's been shuttered to make room for condos, apparently. closing that station has commuters and lawmakers worried about finding gas in the district inhe future. >> you're running out of gas, you need someplace to stop for gas, otherwise you're outf luck. >> we're running out of gas in the city. we'll be manhattan soo where you have to leave the town in order to buy fwas. i almost never buy gas in d.c. it's not clear when the gas station will be torn down and the condos will start goingup. >>> also thi

rest of the beltway looks good, too. through prince george'sounty, earlier problem inbound branche av is now gone this morning. in trginia, quantico the beltway on 95, rolling along nice nicely. go7 miles per hour, going to get there in 17 minutes. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. it's 5:02 right now. we could be hit with another round of strongtorms this afternoon. >> two families can't go home because of the damage caused by yesterday's storm. nicole jacobs is live where a o tree crashed i two homes. nicole, good morning. >> reporter: eun, can tellou the downpours have been relentless as you well know. in many cases it's caused some damage. just as in this ca. you can see the red caution tape as well as the debris left behind here. want to get you to video iving you a closer look of exactly what happened. you can see the tree completely toppled over. gy're told it is the result of the s ground giving way to this tree. we spoke with the homeowner who ofls us the timing of all this will hit her in the wallet. >> from what i

are quite slowp top of the beltway. georgetown pike, an overturned vehicle and right side here blked by a crash. >> thank you. 6:02. cleanup will contie today in prince george's county where severe storms caused a lot of mage. >> one person in college park said it felt like a tornado hit that area last night. justin finch is live on kennesaw street in college park where a tree is right in the middle ofe oad there, justin. >> reporter: that's right. there are neighbors waking up on kinney saw street have a lot of this on the ground. trees, branches, debris strewn everywhere. ennesaw ree blocking street and pulling down several t.wires with weave seen several sights like this at college park. chopper4 got a great view yesterday after this m stormed through. large trees pulled up from their bases, falng ontoomes and cars and pulling down power lines and leaving stretches of this area without power for some time. some customers, we derstand, are slowly coming back online weth their power as of right now. ave seen crews move

. >>> the beltway is looking good right now. talking a little while about the issue we were thinking about on the outer loop near 202. we september chopper 4 to check things out. this is the situation nice and clear. outer loop before 202 this morning. inner loop and outer loo eer lo looking good. in orquantico,bound before triangle. that crash is cleared. a new one to mention. 95 at point parkway there. a new accident there in fredericksburg. >>> developing this morning, ja sonville, florida, is the latest city to experience a mass shooting. a man went on a rampage, killing two people before looting him investigators say 24-year-old david katz shot two people before killing himself. justin finch is live in chantilly with his experience. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what an expience that s. dangerously close to that gunfire. so close, he was almost hurt himself. he was in jacksonville when the gunfire was goingon. he shared what that was like. just got shot up. i'mnever comingwac. i'm so lucky, the bullet hit my wors

ns 5:00, they're movinge the beltway. they'll be here by 6:00. the game could be delayed for hae braves. we'll keep chance until 9:00, 10:00 tonight. clouds tomorrow morning to start a little bit of fog. temperatures around 90ur on ay and friday. unfortunately, rain chances return for the weekend. we keep the rain chances around for the beginning of the week as well. >>> good morning, melissa, how is traffic looking? >> good morning. this is the good .ne greenbelt northbound bw parkway before powder mill. had the one lane getting by the crash. things have cleared out of the way. that's go chevy chase, outer loop to connecticut avenue, two lanes ge the rest of the beltway is fine. inbound on 66, you can see that tiny bit of a slowdown before 29 in centerville. single lane gets by. stafford, before centerport parkway, left lane gets by. >>> 270 southbound, frederick to the spur, 69 miles per hour. getting there in 2s. minu >> melissa, thank you. it's 4:52. the'rext time ysick, you may be able to get treated through your smartphone. hmm. cvs plans t

two hot spots on the southbound george washington parkway just inside t beltway with a tree that fell near the park police headquarters. all lanes are closed and traffic is tur near the 14th bridge, there's a downed tree now getting the left lane by. and we had high-standing water dn the ramp of the southbound gw parkway inboun on the 14th street bridge. angie and eun, back to you. op> 4:32. and devg this morning, the state department is warning all americans traveling overseas to enroll in an emergency contact program. >> this comes after a d.c. couple was killed in a possible terror attack in ckajikstan. the two were killed just outside the country's capital. the couple washere as part of their year-long cycle trip around the world. coming up, we'll have messages of remembrance from the couple's love ones. >>> the man convicted of murdering two teens the night h before theh school graduation will spend the rest of his life in prison. jose canalis janez was sentenced to life without parole. he shot and killed an 18-year-old teen last year. canalis janez was angry with him because of

they're there after the beltway. n't have anything reported.und 95, quantico to the beltway, on time.67 iles per hour going to get there in 17 minutes. if you continue on 95, no problem on prince george's county. we look at 270 here coming up. >> thank you. >>> our hot, wet weather has caused a spike insq mtos around here. today, the fairfax health department will try to ge ahead of the problem there. work crews will be sprayinosfor mosqu that will happen between 8:00 a.m. and noon at ted grefe park. officials want to make sure they prent the spread of the west nile virus. >>> there you have it. hawaii wins it. >> look at tha f another oneor hawaii. honolu honolulu's team wins the litle eague title. they were crowned champions in williamsport. proud momma. holt led the way with eight hits outs and allowed two the entire game. >> pretty impressive. the state's third world series title in 13 years. >> impressive. congratulations. >>> look at this. the miami dolphins' football player makes a tackle and gets lost on his way to the sideline. this wa

top of the beltway a little slow. 95 to 270 there.oop 66ou i and 95 northbound and no complaints on my part. a little friday giftr you there looking pretty good overall. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. guy >> thank you, melissa. >>> enjoy these last weeks of summer at a county fair. so much fun. wokingithersburg this morning. >>ews 4 molette greenre is th with rides and fair foods. hey, molette. >> no one shared any of the food with me. we're live athe montgomery county fair. everything kicks off in a few hours later this afternoon. a check and talk about the excitement this year for the fair. which is somportant in the state of maryland. >> montgomery county. this is the biggest event here. it happens in august and this is our 70 mcicare.com and 11 and under is free ery day. >> we love it. and the big theme for this year? >> the theme this year is tradition to treasure eon our 70th year. >> everything kicks off this afternoon at 3:00 when the gates open. $10 online and $12 at the gate. kids 11 and under get

a lot of polic activity on the beltway outer loop. local lanes down on the wood row wilson bridge, we'll hear what's going on. back to you. >> jack, thank you. >>> we're staying onop of the breaking news about the missing 12-year-old girl from china.ia virgtate police say jinjing ma is in extreme danger. here's a picture of her. she's 4'11", with brown eyes and black hair. she is visiting from china. >> reporter: we know that jinjing w ma at reagan national at 8:15 in the morningx what happened is a mystery. we have the last images of her and the two adults that may be with her.fi t, a look here at jinjing. she is 4'11", 90 pounds, 12 years old. the u.s.raveling in with a tour group from china. we have a new image of a man and woman at reagan national. that woman is suspected in jinjing's disappearance. image, too, of jinjing and the woman together. the woman wearing the bck dress. she's described as middle aged and asian. they may c havenged clothes, jinjing and that woman at the airport, before going out of view of surveillance came

top of the beltway is slow.er loopu as proach connecticut avenue, remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm before you hop in your car f he's being a trickster. snnlt everybody is walking away from the desk. i'm standing right here. where is everybody going? what is happening this morning? >> we've got a beautiful sunrise. that's what's happening outside. gorgeous conditions. the sun came up about 6:15. that's going to lend to some stronger instabilityater this afternoon. we could have heavy downpours.so severe weather this afternoon. lead to the nats ga being delayed. hopefully we get a win in. does the humidity fall? some for your thursday and friday. it's coming back for the weekend. ie weekendgoing to be wet. kusht temperatures, 60s and 70s. 've got patchy fog but a dry. we'll be watching this frontal system, it's broken right now. it's going to head our way and see rain out of that. low 90s, closer to 100 degines the afternoon. for the nats forecast, again, could have a delay. about a 60% chance.nu thesers are ri

is rest of the beltway looking good here this morning. we'll look at 270 in a minute. >>> it's 4:01. we're following a developing ory. neighbors living on 56th street say the are fedp th the vie l violence. >> this happened less than a mile away that mahkai wilson was killed last month. police are looking for an acura with wing ohe back and a license plate in the front window. all of the victims are expected to be okay. the shooting comes in a deadly weekend that had the 99th homicide of the year. >>> if you're going through the county, the intersection o monument drive and monument wha been shut down. police are responding to a report that a road crew member was hit by one of the trucks at that site. the worker was air-lifted to the hospital. monument drive and monument way will be closed for the investigation. nicole jacobs is going to the scene. we get the live information coming up here.h >>> the sea continues for a pennsylvaniaan wanted for threatening to kill champion. authorities believe he has stolen two weeks. allegedly threatene

inner and outer tloop ofe beltway, looking nice and clear here. looking at 270, from fedarcrede to the spur, nice and clear. >>> coming up, keeping your child's idtity safe. how the devices you use every day, could help croo steal na their persoinformation. >>> tense moments at a beyonce and jay-z concert. >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> b sk toool means hitting the books and getting back online on a regular basis. >> angie goff i here with the adjustments students face this school year. >> cyber criminals arta constantly evolving, coming up with new ways to trick and target your kids. >> we give them the cell phones that can be so much more dangerous than a knife or a weapon, and we don't train them. >> reporter: staying safe online means going where the danger is. >> this technology cell phones and apps are not secure by default. >> reporter: it's up to yo to do the work or run the risk of strangerle being ab to track and find your child. go to the device's privacy setting, deable the location services and make sure your camera isn't bein

as for the beltway, we have road work. we'll talk about thatn one second.outhbound indian head highway after swan creek. here's the beltway. after allentown road, you have to work around the bridge there. work zone with the left lane b gettin there. and a live look, 95 north of triangle star. you see that volume headed inbound. >> whoa. >>> heidi klum is brave. what a nail-biter that is. tonight's "america's gottalent" ll not disappoint. heidi klum has her head. >> the show can only have seven to go through to the semifinals. >> you can catch it tonight on nbc 4 at 8:00. >>> t washington mystics are hoping to expand their lead in the wnba semifinals. they tip off game two gainst the atlanta dream tonight. the mystics are coming off on exting win. they beat the dream after atlanta missed a buzzer-beaterot after tonight, the best of five series will move to d.c. for game three on friday night. tonight's game is at 8:00. hear it for the mystics. >>> serena williams back on the urt and hungry for a u.s. open title. she defeated the polish dennis start. a win wo

e a can see we do h situation on the beltway right now. we're talking about the outer loop for georgia, two left lanes getting by. north ramp, outer loop blocked this mornin 66, no problem into town or out of town. that looks quite good rightnow. outbound, left lane blocked there. and 95, northbound, qntico to the beltway going to take you 17 minutes, eun. >> melissa, thank you. your time is 4:02. we begin with a state of emergency ahead of thaty dea rally there. safety is a hundred sass hundreds of white nationalists make their way to washington for another uni the right demonstration on sunday. news4 was the only one in t room when council asked about a briefing fm peter newsham. >> one was a failure to cooperate with otherge aies and the other is to keep the two groups separated. i can tell you that's going to happen. >> wit physical barriers? >> with whatever we need to do. >> sunday's uniht the r rally will come one year aft heather haier was killed. >>> new this morning, a shooting during a traffic stop in buoy is under investigation

we'll start with the beltway. top i'd side outer loop.here was a work zone and that was in the process of being cleared the along t left side, it sound hike we have a cow official crashes, separated by a bi but both along the left side, completely out of the roadway. maryland state authorities are consisting to get it out edmpletely. he towards myersville and south mountain, headed westbound, at the rest area for south mountan, we have accident, with only the right lane getting by. it caused a little delay. plan ahead so they can get it out of the roadway. you'll experience a slowdown. >> thank you. >>> it's 5:32. we're staying on top the breaking news story of a missing 12-year-old girl. take a this is the picture, jinjing ma is believed to be in ext danger. she was abducted from reagan national airport yesterday morning. she's 4'11", with brown eyes and black hair. she is visiting from china. >>ch justin f is at the airport. >> reporter: we know she was at the airport before she disappeared. and we have images of the two adults that may

the rest of the beltway pretty good. that city.et over to the fairfax station, a vehicle off the roadway the this morning. travel time looking good. 66 inbound and 95 northbound. no major issues there. 270 soutlooks great. just a little slow there. >>> the mural outside n's chili bowl is lalmost as iconic as the restaurant. the latest design was unveiled last spring.ea itres prominent verican americans tied to d.c. >> for the 60th anrsary celebration, molette green spoke to the artist himself. >> reporter: the mural that's a big part of the d.c. restaurant's history and upcoming anniversary celebration. >> ben's chili bowl, 60 years black-owned business. >> reporter: images of legends past and present. he has a story to tell in all of the faces. >> wh harriet tubman, you know, holding a torch. that's the title of this mural, "the torch." it starts with her. it trickles down. everybody is significant the favorite has to be prince he's pointin he has a look on his face and looking at the viewer. he's pointing at you like,

another piece of roadwork on the beltway, as well. the center of the roadblock. stay two lanes to the left and the right of that work zone there. ner loop and outer loop everywhere else, looking nice and clear. don't hav anything slowing us. we have the roadwork. eastbo ad 66, little roadwork causing some slowdowns as you approach the beltway. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. story , to a developing in northeast washington. this morning, a man is rekong after beir afte being stabbed on the metro bus. police say three men and the victim started fighting when one pulled out a knife. the man who was stabbed is in stable conditio >>> now, a story you see only on news four. d.c. police is looking for three men who beat up an f-ty police officer. >> he was on a scooter stopped at a red light when the men attacked him. this happened at potomac avenue in southeast. cameras captured thesetu ps of the subject. he wants them arrested before they do something like this to someone else. >> while they're out there, they're going to continue to do this. if they do this with no con

you'll hit the upp 60s and outside the beltway, hitting the low 70s.onight i'm going for an overnight low around 70 degrees. showers possible south of d.cry muggy out. there it will stay muggy today and tomorrow. we're also looking at a cfonce some patchy fog for your monday. planning your monday, here's what you need toknow. as i said, patchy fog to start us off. temperatures tomorrow in the low 80s. so not quite as warm as today. still pretty humi and threat for rain, very minimal. probably a few stray showers. primarily those tl is drizzle and clouds building in as we get ing stham ise impe going to bring more rain on tuesday. here's future cast. monday, notice the time amp. 2:00 p.m. lots of clouds. we see the light green on the moid will. it doesn't mean it's going to be showers in all the spots. very light rain coming down. we move througho about 7:00 p.m. still seeing some light rain throughout the region. some drizzle. but tuesday is going to be the really big wet day for us. we're talking showers and thunderstorms. that's also gng to be next c

southbound on 95 in maryland from2 down to the beltway. you can see you're on time going 71 miles per hr and speeding and you'll get there in ten minutes. >>> your time is 33. we have breaking news out of new york city and angie goff is at the live desk with more. what is going on? >> this is out of newark, new jersey. a coach bus carrying passengers rom d.c. to newark penn station has crashedinto an overpass. the company arranged the bus for thepassengers. and the company tells our nbc station in new york that the bus was nearing its trip to penn when it barrelled into that being operated by a group called liberty coach which has yet to release a statement on this. we're told this happened shortly shtly before midnight, 50 people on that bus and many were treated in area hospitals there. at thipoint r, officials saying according ton nbcw york that everyone is expected to survive. looked at video earlier ark g to gather more of this. this appears to be a two-level bus and thero entire of it looks completely ripped off. we te going to conti

no problems top of the beltway. outer loop at colesville, listen to wtop o 103.5 fm whe you hop in your car today. >> melissa, thank you. thinking inside thebox. how some parents are by passing the crowds to get newfolothes yir kids for the new school year. >>> shopping for school clothes with your kids. >> it's not an enjoyable experience. they tend toun run a in all different directions. >> let's face it. they'd rather be plpaing. nts like lisa and news 4 reporter scottrl mace have things they'd rather be doing too. >> whastate has the capital of tallahassee. >> which is why they turn to a box to skip the stress and t return to store. >> the idea of not taking them shopping is nice. >> lisa tried kid box. one of the services that ships clothes to her door. she submitted an onliz about her son's style and person amount. from there kid box style sent severalms quality iy well-known brands. >> do you like the clothes? >> yes. >> you only pay for the onesou want which is in his case was the entire box. box, she paid a

we're going to look at the top of the beltway.er loop, before georgia, left side is blocked by the crash. look at the delays. it has been building. allow extra time if this is your route. that is going to be slow for y this morning. bladensburg, has the right side blocked by a crash. massvenue at waterside drive. the ramp is blocked.ic fred at araby road. you can t see yourvel times, looking good on 270 at the beltway. that's because of the problem outer loop at georgia. both p44 mil hour. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. >>> coming up,eeping your child safe online. the internet can be a dangerous place. but there's plenty of ways to monitor what your child is doing and who they may be talking to. >>> and caught on camera. a story that shows >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> welcome back. 6:24. with kids back in class, no doubt they will be using a computer the internet more. >> for parents, it means doing what you can safe online.r kids >> angie goff is here with the warnings about being onlicense >> repo

as far as the beltway goes, l innep after the toll road, right b lane that work zone. an annapolis road on the left lane. >>> an elementary school at prince george's county will not see students this year. >> a mold problem m nes the scho safe for class. justin finch is outside of that school this morning. what is the plan for students to start the school ar >> reporter: the mrplan is this. school will be held next month and next school year completely offcamp offcampus. while students are away at the forestville high school, crews wille working to make sure the mold does not come back again. that comes from the ierim ceo at the first school board meeting of the year last night. shealled for evaluation of the air quality bre. they camk with levels that were deemed unsuitable. the call was made to locate classes for the school year. in n2017,s 4 told you about the air quality concerns here from students and staff here at district heights,f complaining breathing issues here, as well. ventilation fans here were fixed. this decision o an overhaul of the system here is bein

beltway, inner loop and outer loop, nompig ints there.ooking good on the beltway and inbound single lane getting by a crash.ut ound as you're approaching spo inspotscivania. und 66 no problem there's from fairfax county parkway and quant q quantico on up is just fine. listen to wtop fmhe you hop in your car today. guys? time.55 is your four things to know. a coach bus carrying 50 passengers romd.c. to newark, penn station crashed into an overpass. this is video from the scene. everyone is expected to survive. look for the latest in the nbc washgton app. >>> university of maryland football coach dj durkin is on administrative leave. the decision over the weekend comes after an explosive report about abuse allegations within e football program. a player died in june after collapsing afterti pracce. the attorney for the family wants durkin fired. >>> calli for paul wiedefeld to be fired gichking special oard aodations to private train car to the rally yesterday. you can read more about the controversy and metro's response in the nbc washingt

the top of the beltway, outer loop. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. melissa.morning, happy friday. tgif is finally here. need toour things you know about the next couple of days. for today there will be a chance r stronger thunderstorms late this afternoon into early% chance of rain tomorrow. notll an day rain event but you need backup plan. a lot more clouds around. next completely dry day doesn't come until nday. dry along the i-95 corridor near the bay. there had been rain showers near martinsburg. future weather carries thatno hbound into pennsylvania. the remainder of the morning commute will be dry. future weather stops at 4:30. frederick, maryland, down to as ille, gainesville. 4:00, 5:00. 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, the chance of scattered storms comes into the d.c. metro area. temperure wise, it's just so sticky outside this morning. already in the upper snd low 80s. not the best cool day in the worl going to be blazing hot and super humid. rain chancesin easing. the gardening forecast, that's at 6:15. there's yr ten day now. good news there. today mig

and just opening the lane on 7 westbound inside the beltway at 66. there was a downed tree. has bee cleared. and we may have issues near coal run mill. the lanes of are being evaluated. we'll see if traffic continues to move eastbound and westboundy we'll kee posted through the morning if this is your norm path of travel. angie and eun, back overu. to >>> and 6:55, it was a really good day for nats' fans. we didn't lose bryce harper and celebrated with a huge win. >> left side, here comes mark reynolds on the run. game over. game over. that is not a typo on the score board. the nats swept the new york mets 25-4. my goodness. the game that fansr will remem for years to come. it was the highest scoring game in franchise history. way to go. >>> wow. looking at 6:56, here are four things to know today. there's a search for a killer in prince george's county. police say a man was shot and left to die in the street late last night. you're loong athe scene on putnam lane at richie road invi forelle. look for updates on the nbc washington app. >>> and blueprints untraceable for the

on the beltway, mclean, inner loop after the dulles toll road. and on lanham,oo inner 450.ran brandywine inbound, left side blocked by a crash. 66, beltway on time. >>> want to make sure your chilt s safe on a colge campus, there's an app for that. >>> and facial recognition technologic dulles >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> welcome back. 4:22. we know that college can be expensive. but there's special perks for students trying to save some cash.i. studens can double as discount cards. for the last-minute buys for li sues, amazon prime offers students the first six months for free. if you need a new laptop or tv, experts say try to wait until black friday. >> they find aay to get you with the sales to lure you in. they're so good. winded. i reason to my desk. >> are you all right? >>> with students returning to college campusesacross the area, safety is a major concern for schools and families. >> technology is playing a bigger role in making their safer. they are using an app as a life license pla line for the communities. campus law enforcement is stepping u focus

we're seeing some stronger downpours just inside the beltway right nowe and outs the beltway though you can see pretty much montgomery county and prince george's county coming all the way do you fauquier county and dry for now. more rain off to the rest and this is where we're seeing heavier rain andot seeing any lightning. can't see any lightning out there and definitely heavy rain from winston to charleston and leaving alexandria and pushing its way right into the district. this will continue to funnel intour

to which the folks inside the beltway are saying what, chad?st talked to mark warner from virginia. he is the top democrat on the senate intelligence committee and was asked about that very remark and statement from the president and he said does this white house ever look itself in the mirror? warner raised some questions. he called this nixonian. it sounds like an enemies list. these are the water gate terms. he wondered allowed if the next target to have the security clearance pulled might be robert mueller. he said this is effort to distract from the investigation, manafort trial and omarosa. david: robert mueller for the record has never said anything political as john brennan. cia directors, kind of fade away. they don't come out and play politics the way john brennan has. chad at any rate, thank you very much. good stuff. appreciate it. >> anytime, thank you. melissa: disaster in italy. emergency crews are desperately searching for survivors after that terrifying bridge collapse. we have a live update from italy. that's next. some only c

chopper 4 is flying outer loop of the beltway. newt crash right here at colesville road, it's in the two right lanes. you have the shoulder and the left lanes getting by. it's slow all the way out past georgia avenue. >>> it's 6:54 amazon m narrowing down the finalists for its new headquarters. the tech giant is considering 2h finalists ose including montgomery county, n virginia and d.c. the "new york times" is reporting they'll cut the list significantly this month and ask finalists for their best and final offers. amazon said the new headquaers will create 50,000 new jobsand $5 billion in construction investment. >> pep cois declaring a peak rs.ings day for its custo they expect an increased demand in tyelectri they're encouraging maryland customers to reduce use between 1ks and 5:00 p.m., you get a credit for every reduced kilowatt hour used. >>> here are four things to know before you head out the door. election day for several states. eyes will be ohio for a race there. a democrat is trying to unseat a republican in the stat

you can see here flying in fairfax county parkway to the beltway. take you about eight minutes here this morning. no worries on have that one situation and sterling whitewater drive aar sandbank sand all lanes blocked there and police on tor scene to wk you through there and prince george's county. no major issues. >>> 4:32 right now. we return to our top story now. protests in the streets ofhe nation's capital. these groups were on alert when white supremtists, but it was the folks protesting them that made the most noise. some peoples identifying a anti-fascist clashed with police. this incident happened more than an hour aft the white nationalist group left d.c. bottom r went off near had white house.sp ite the tense moments, police report no majorproblems. >>> compare that to the than 30 people who showed up for the unite the right 2 rally. our cameras were there as group members boarded the metro trains on their way into d.c. yesterday. it is that ride that really has people talking this morning. >> chris lawrence is live at the vienna metro st

he inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no problems. durwood westbound, shady grove after the access road, 370, left lane getting by the work zone there as you're headed into town. and now for prince george's county looking good into town and out of town. branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue. aaron. >>> it's 4:32, the man accused of shooting a woman outside a busy fast food restaurant in virginia killed himself. >> detectives say sllist the victim. office tracked him in a wooded area miles from mcdonald's and that's where they say he took his own life. the victim's name has not been released but we're told they knew each other. she's in critical condition. >>> suspects are wanted for the murder of16-year-old kevin wilson jr. wilson was found dead in a parking lot monday. he lived in montgomery county and was ado stanut athlete at montgomery blair high school. detectives tell us t y're looking for a third suspect. >>> heads up this morning. d.c. polic says this surveillance video shows a fake uber driver and his accomplice. they say a vicd

silver spring, southboundgi ge beltway, left side blocked by the crash. speaking of turn around, don't drown, several issues overnigh we still have the rel nanmnants morning. shut down bween glenn mill and glenn road closed because of floodingoa and washed away. at sick lynn, waterford, near bankfield road, washed away by the heavy rain. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 4:32. we turn to two developing stories we're following. two men, one connected to president trump are bothfeacing ral crimes. >> the president's formerey attorn, michael cohen pleaded fwaelt to tax a evasionnd campaign finance violation. for the purpose of influencing the 2016election. he'll be sentenced in december. >>> in alexandria, a jury found the president's former campaign chairman paul manafortuilty on eight counts of bank t andax fraud. the judge declared a mistrial on other counts. this was the first trial by the office of special counsel robert mueller. we'll have a reaction from capitol hill and live report from susan mcginnis. >>> neighbors want answers following the deadly shoo

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