inner loop just past braddock road, no major delays. we are seeing some slowdowns on southbound 95. congestion from route one until 123. some road work causing quite a bit of backup. you will see some brake lights in the area as well, so use caution through there. jummy: thank you. new this noon, federal marriage benefits on the way for all couples. attorney general loretta lynch announced hours ago that the program for veterans and disabled americans will apply to all marriages nationwide. before, those benefits were not given to same-sex couples in states that did not recognize their marriages. developing now the confederate flag is coming down in south carolina. the house voted 94-20 last night after more than 13 hours of contentious debate. marcy can dollars has details on the emotional change coming to the state. >> and historic day in south carolina. the controversial confederate flag will comen from the state capital. the bill passed by house lawmakers overnight after nearly 14 hours of passionate debate. >> for the widow of senator pinckney and his two young daughters, that

he was killed off north fayette street near the braddock road metro station. >> there are huge drug problems. tom: neighbors are worried. >> we have heard gunshots in the neighborhood. tom: there have been a series of shootings in the neighborhood since february. they believe the same dozen people are connected. >> individuals helping each other, targeting each other. tom: the neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying and there is tension. >> you have to accept us like we accept you. sir! tom: there was also a call for unity to the police catch the killer. >> there is no such thing as snitching. >> i hope that somebody will feel the need to come forward. tom: the police say there were witnesses to this homicide. they are asking those witnesses to please come forward and help them make an arrest. live in alexandria, tom roussey abc 7 news. leon: operations at the walter reed national military management center, this after reports of gunshots and a lock down today. the police searched all the buildings and found nothing inside. they issued an all clear hours later. thousands of workers and patients

the passenger said he took his 4-year-old into the braddock road station because his daughter had to go. the incident happened in may. michael said, the station manager originally did not allow them to use the restroom because it was being cleaned. then there was a back and forth and the manager agreed to let the girl go inside. then things escalated. >> i guess he decided that he would indeed let her use the bathroom. and that's kind of what i started reporting. >> please -- >> you disrespected me. >> get away from me. you don't yell at me in front of my daughter. >> now, according to a police report, investigators determined the cell phone video did not show evidence of an assault. but metro did release a statement saying appropriate action is being taken. >>> 4:58 now. we told you big budget cuts are coming to montgomery county that affect a lot of public services including fire and ems. the fire department needs to cut at least $4 million out of the budget that starts this month. recruit may be delayed until next year. another would limit overtime tourfor medics. they will take r

. >> when i went out and found three french and indian war cannonballs in one hole on the braddock campaignbly gave me a bigger high than this .25-caliber shell casing. >> but hinks and several colleagues were happy to do what they could, despite the fact that harshman's farm was several hundred acres. >> but there was so much trash out there, so much farm equipment, this is the place where they would throw the garbage along with the tin foil and toothpaste tubes and all the junk went out there. so the challenge was working through 130 years of trash and picking up the little single, .25-caliber automatic shell casing that we were looking for. >> modern metal detectors use computer processors to measure levels of conductivity, which enables them to identify the type of metal and the depth of an object underground. >> there are basically computers that can pretty well tell you what happens down there, how deep it is. it does everything but dig for you today. >> hinks and his team found many shell casings, but none that were .25-caliber. [ beeping noise ] then hinks got a signal near a clothe

beltway at braddock, moving along nicely as well. 66, 95 there in virginia nice and green and you are at speed and at 270 no problems headed out of frederick or headed northbound to the spur. back in ten minutes. >> all right, thank you. >>> a big developing story in d.c. where police are looking for a suspect in a deadly stabbing on a metro train. police are looking for jasper spires. they think he killed american university graduate kevin sutherland at the noma metro station. the stabbing happened on the train just as it was pulling up to the platform.

an unacceptable tragic different david heckler said they had issues in the neighborhood near the braddock road metro station, culminating in that shooting. each was connected to a group of about 12 people. >> individuals that know each other, individuals targeting each other the >> reporter: but each time, victims and witnesses refused to talk. now, they say that violence took the life of this 22-year- old and, once again, no one is talking. >> we know that there is somewhere in the community that can assist us. >> reporter: the meeting with a tense at times. the voice that everyone was quiet for was linda tibs. >> i am the mother >> reporter: she made her way to the front of the crowd. and after some pressure. >> give her the mike. let her talk >> reporter: the police handed her the microphone. >> this is a shame because my son was an innocent bystander. >> reporter: she said that her son didn't live here, was here for two weeks and went back to school. she drove her from woodbridge to ask someone to help. >> the fact that no one is coming forward like this, it's saying that they are oka

this is what's left of the house in north braddock allegany county. company is investigating the calls of the leak. it had recently installed a new meter and checked the lines inside the home at the end of june. robert costco described the moment the blast happened. >> i was up in the bedroom. my wife was downstairs. the animals -- all of a sudden it just boom like c4. i seen -- the door fell on me. >> as you can see there the front of their home is gone. a side wall was knocked off the foundation and debris was thrown everywhere in their yard. >> 4:39 now. coming up on "action news," the young boy from chicago who is urging his city to stop the violence. the eight-year-old's message to keep people safe is next. >> more than 150 robo calls to just one person? well, the calls are now costing a cable company big money. david. >> once again this morning we have dewpoints up in the 70's again an indication of how saturated the air s it does feel muggy again as you head outside. there is some relief in the accuweather seven day. i'll check it for you comin

north braddock home exploded with a man and his wife still inside this morning. the owner told reporters he was upstairs, his wife was in the basement when it all happened. they're hurt. spokesperson with a gas company says the house got new gas meter two weeks ago and right now investigators trying to figure out what set off the explosion. he was in charge of children now this former principal is facing charges 62-year-old george simons was arrested and charged in chester county on friday. police say the wilmington delaware man had inappropriate contact with a teenaged student while he was principal and teacher at concept school. the west town school said simons had been fired. he's out of jail tonight after posting $100,000 bail. >> it is a hot commodity so much so new jersey lawmakers are trying to regular date breast milk. lawmakers looking how to over seat buying and selling of it. one bill calls for the state department of health to set up licensing requirements between non and for profit companies. it would create procedures for shreking and screening brea

beltway at braddock, rolling along just fine. taking a look at 95 northbound don't have any issues. southbound you can see as you pass 234 just a tad slow. a little bit of yellow on my screen this morning. that's because of some late-clearing road work. see you right back here at 5:01. >> melissa thank you. >>> it's the hack that a lot of people scrambling this morning. not just to protect their personal information, but to save their marriage. what a cyber security expert has to say about the ashley madison cyber attack. >>> and why the number one rule in real estate could be the biggest factor in your child's education. location, location, location. iran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. iran has violated 20 international agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism. >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> 4:57 now. a new gun shop in arlington will not be opening after opposition from residents and business owners. we told you about this first, the deba

the complex would go somewhere around patriot park on braddock road. >> that's exciting news. that place is growing a lot. the county parkway's going to be even busier though. >>> 4:59. stay with us. "news 4 today" continues right now. >>> a major heads-up if you are headed out of town for the weekend. a massive watermain break it is having an impact on your drive. it is 5:00 a.m. >> we have you covered on how much this is going to affect you and your plans. first let's hand things over to mellissa malay. >> we have quite closure. take a look, southbound georgia avenue is closed between shorefield and arcola avenue. northbound coming southbound, you are pushed over to the northbound la

morning, it happened last night outside the fields of oldtown on north quaker lane, not far from west braddock road. crews rushed him to the hospital with a gunshot wound. the victim is expected to be a kay. >> several men with guns are guarding military centers. the pentagon is asking armed volunteers across the country to stand down and stop guarding recruiting centers. this is in response to chattanooga shooting that is killed five members of the military. the gunman turned the gun on himself. >> mass shootings are something we talk about all too often these days. with the shooting in la fayette, many are wondering how it happened again. peter alexander has more on the shootings that are becoming the new normal. >> reporter: if someone asks about the theater shooting, the response could be which one? right now, a colorado jury is deliberating whether james holmes should get the death penalty for the massacre three years ago. >> at what point are we saturated or become numb? >> we have mass murders every week now. come on. let's do something. >> reporter: across america, dozens of mass shoot

the passenger took his 4-year-old inside the braddock station because she had to use the bathroom.he manager did not allow them into the station because it was being cleaned then the manager agreed to let the girl go inside and that's when things escalated. >> i guess he decided he would indeed let her use the bath room. that's kind of when i started recording. >> police -- >> you disrespect me -- >> hey get away from me. you don't yell at me in front of my daughter. >> according to police, investigators determined the cell phone video did not show any evidence of an assault. but metro did release a statement saying appropriate action is being taken. >>> bethesda's representative in the maryland house of delegates facing trespassing and indecent exposure charges. montgomery county police arrested ariana kelly a few weeks ago. wtop says they was dropping her children off at her ex-husband's house. his fiancee was there apparently and those documents say that the fiancee being there upset her so kelly started arguing with them and then flashed them. >>> big budget cuts come into mont

and add braddock road, a disabled car off to the shoulder. prince george's looking okay this morning. >>> good morning, as you step out the door you're going to notice a fresh change has moved in. there is the sunrise. live view. temperatures are in the 60s. by 8:00 low 70s. then by noon time it's going to be up in the low 80s, so say gradual climb in temperatures with low humidity. an absolutely gorgeous summer day under way. we'll have plenty of sunshine. temperatures right now are in the 60s throughout northern virginia and most of maryland. right near the bay waters. and low to mid-70s. more weather and traffic on the 1s as amelia joins us with the walk to work forecast. >>> new this morning, investigators trying to figure out what caused a deck to collapse. in a wind rider way and apple brook circle in columbia. everyone is expected to be okay. >>> now a serious situation out in silver spring. carbon monoxide started leaking from the tacoma flats apartments on eastern avenue last night. montgomery county firefighters evacuated 30 to 40 p

area and a pair of downed wires and poles in camden county to avoid and one in winslow at 73 near braddockwe'll check it again coming up in the 5:00 hour. >> so glad we are getting xoited that the phillies are tied. we'll take what we can get. something else to get excited about as we step outside, the beautiful live shot looking at cape may tonight, a beautiful picture on this beautiful evening. >> meteorologist, cecily tynan has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> beautiful there the blue cumulous clouds and breeze and low humidity, one of the days you want to get outside. stormtracker 6 live double scan definitely getting a break from the action dry conditions are out there and we should stay dry right through the first half of the weekend. right now if are you on the beach congratulations we are jealous, a land breeze means that temperatures are not that cool, avalon 83 and cape may 81 degrees, the ocean temperature in the low 70s, 71 degrees, and inland temperatures the same 84 degrees and allentown 81 and trenton 83 and poconos cool and 73 degrees, satellite 6 along with

a passenger said he took his 4-year-old inside the braddock road station because his daughter had tooom. he said the station manager rip neal didn't let them into the restroom because it was being cleaned. the man allowed her go inside. >> i guess he decided he would indeed use the bathroom. that's kind of what i started reporting. >> you did not use the bathroom -- >> please! >> you disrespect me. >> hey, get away from me. >> you don't yell at me in front of my daughter. >> investigators determined the cell phone video didn't show evidence of assault. but metro did release a statement saying appropriate action is being taken. >>> we told you big budget cuts are coming to montgomery county that would affect a lot of public service including the fire and ems department. the department needs to cut $4 million out of the budget started earlier this morning. future recruit classes may be delayed until next year. another proposal limits overtime for medics. they would take recertificatefication courses while on duty, instead of isn't the shift. >>> news4 your health, flu vaccines have bee

this is north braddock. that's just southeast of pittsburgh. emergency crews just got on the scene. you see them on the ground there. we'll continue to follow this breaking news and get information to you when we get it. >>> a florida state university quarterback has been dismissed from the team and charged with battery after an altercation with a woman at a bar. the state attorney's office made the video showing johnson public. the freshman turned himself in last week after a search warrant was issued. in the video you can see johnson tussling with women before punching her in the face. head coach jimbo fisher immediately dismissed johnson from the team. >>> convicted boston marathon bomber tsarnaev wants a new trial. his lawyers filed the motion yesterday. the move comes less than two weeks after tsarnaev was sentenced to death. jurors convicted him in the 2013 attack of the boston marathon finish line. three people were killed and more than 260 injured. >>> and let's give you a live look in ecuador where pope francis is celebrating mass in the capital city. rain soaked the crowd

beltway at braddock, moving along nicely as well. 66, 95 there in virginia nice and green and you are at speed and at 270 no problems headed out of frederick or headed northbound to the spur. back in ten minutes. >> all right, thank you. >>> a big developing story in d.c. where police are looking for a suspect in a deadly stabbing on a metro train. police are looking for jasper spires. they think he killed american university graduate kevin sutherland at the noma metro station. the stabbing happened on the train just as it was pulling up to the platform. sutherland was a graduate from a.u. two years ago and he worked as a strategist for a digital strategy firm. online, a former co-worker called him a beautiful soul. also, the a.u. alumni community tweeted out this morning some of their thoughts about how they're feeling right now. sutherland interned for connecticut congressman jim hines who called sutherland, quote, self-less and decent and a wonderful friend. megan mcgrath will have more in ten minutes. >>> a baltimore mother faces two charges including child neglect. 26-year-old sa

d.c., the beltway, right now braddock, this whole area sliding east southeastward, areas of southern maryland, oxon hill, mount vernon, 6:19 vernon square by the time you get to 6:27, fort washington, 6:28 to 6:30 or so wet weather moving in. breeze out of the southwest, mid to upper 80s, 85 right now, reagan national airport, going to drop to the upper 60s to low 70s by tomorrow morning. showers around early in the day for sure likely for your morning commute thursday, pack the umbrella week and a half two for the commuter forecast, 9 to 11 a.m., storm chances mid to late morning into the early afternoon, impacts, roads wet, likely moderate impacts have on your morning. by afternoon, a thunderstorm chance again 11 a.m. noon, lunchtime, 2 p.m., what happens after that just a few showers will start moving through. i think dry up and ending by the time we get to late afternoon and evening. a green light for road conditions late tomorrow. here is a look at 6 a.m., start you out, clouds early on. showers lexington park, 9 a.m. still some showers around there is your isolated thunderstorm

the north braddock home exploded with a man and his wife still inside this morning.er told reporters he was upstairs and his wife was in the basement when that explosion happened. they were not hurt. a spokesperson with the company says the home got a new gas meter installed two weeks ago. right now crews are looking into what set off the explosion. >>> so the women's worlds cup championship frenzy continues. >> the mayor of new york announcing there will be a parade to hahn are in the team on friday but today thousands of fans showed up to los angeles to support the team. cheers erupting as the new world cup champs took the stage in la this morning the teams first stop in the us since beating japan on sunday the women got a special phone call of congratulations today from the president and our own carli lloyd got a special shout out. >> mr. president, how are you? >> i'm not as good as you but i'm pretty good. >> what have you been eating? >> i want to do what you're doing. >> come on the and run on the field with me if you want. >> yeah -- no. i'll do that for abou

night, a 22-year-old woodbridge man visiting the neighborhood was shot to death just blocks from the braddocketro station. >> it was here but also thinking this is coming. >> reporter: no arrest has been made tonight. tonight, alexandria's police department will meet with residents to answer questions and address concerns. zuban and members of the citizens association board say it is time to put more officers on foot in the neighborhood and to consider some new approaches. >> they need to allow things like secure and i surveillance cameras so they can catch perpetrators. >> reporter: not all west old town neighbors think there is a problem. long-time resident phil case former police officer and retired naval officer, who has high praise for the police department. >> been the occasional loss in the area but generally we found the neighborhood to be safe. we can go out at night. we leave our property around and generally, we are comfortable here. >> reporter: now, as for those shots fired called, an alexandria police department spokesman says the number of calls in the old town neighborhood run

this explosion happened around 11:00 this morning in north braddock about ten miles southeast of pittsburgh. right now the home is still standing, but you can see the front is basically blown off. the cause of this explosion has yet to be determined. >>> rescue crews say big four ice caves in washington state are too unstable to recover body of a person killed there. the victim tied when part of caves collapsed yesterday afternoon and four other people including a child, were hurt as they were exploring those caves. >>> all right. we told you we'll get back to this story. our nbc10 delaware bureau today, the state taking a big step to limit where smokers can use electronic cigarettes. nbc10 delaware bureau reporter tim furlong live in middletown to now tell us all about it. tim? >> reporter: today in delaware the governor signed a new law that adds e-cig rhetts to the state's clean indoor air act. basically wherever you can't smoke a traditional cigarette, you can't smoke an e-cigarette. stores may 80% of the revenue from the devices and the juice they put in them. more and more teenagers a

. >> and ex-con mitchell braddock, aka mico, is cuffed on suspicion of pimping. >> technically, i feel a good thing by protecting someone. >> but mico doesn't see himself as a pimp so much as a protector and guardian angel to lost and wayward souls. >> because i'm more -- ever since i experienced the prison experience, since i've been out, i've been totally on a spiritual path. >> yeah, i kind of see myself as like the kwai chang caine of the adult entertainment industry. if you know who that is, that was a kung fu master from a series back in the '70s. i try to show those that are lost, i try to guide them back into the light. i try to teach them martial arts and transcendental meditation, yoga and stuff like that. any girl i'm associated with, i try to build them up. i want them to feel strong. i want them to feel empowered, you know. i want them to eventually do something else, go to school. but i think they need someone like me currently to show them the way. >> the saga of master mico began on detroit's east side back in the 1980s. as a teenager into boxing and the martial arts, m

we heard kimberly mention between this point at the inner loop from braddock to the g.w. parkway you can use the shoulder. it's typical working to the american legion bridge. what is not typical is the 66 delays. you have this heading in at 18 miles per hour. earlier crash gone. heading outbound on 66 bumper to butcher delays in some -- bumper to bumper delays in some spot. but a crash. take a live look on the area at 66 to nuttily street. they are moving the camera around but you can see activity over there. this is bumper to butcher in both directions. let's go ahead and move to the maps. i want to focus in maryland. the one issue we have been working is an accident involving an overturned vehicle. spencerville road in burtonsville is closed off. near old columbia pike. briggs chaner road is the alternate. this is west of columbia pike. we did have a tweet that we can show you picture of this overturned vehicle. we did have that. but it is pretty bad situation in the area. of course poles and wires are down. keep in mind it will be a while. briggs chaney road is the bes

look where this is here, this extends from just the west of braddock, 495, south of tysons corner, backd the reston area this flash flood warning goes until 9:30 this one until 7:30, this one until 8:00. once again do not drive through flooded roadways, continue to hear about reports of potential water problems out there, people driving through flooded roads. guys? >> thanks doug. >>> if you illegally pass a stopped school bus in arlington county there's now a better chance you'll get caught. the school system just added cameras on the outside of their buses. the type is not cheap. if you drive past a school bus with the sign out, you are liable to get as 250 ticket. school officials say it's the best way to make sure that kids stay safe while getting on and off the bus. prince george's county, montgomery county and frederick county, maryland, all use similar cameras. >>> we have all heard of pothole palooza, the district's, aggressive effort to quickly fill thousands of potholes. today, mayor bowser introduced alley palooza. standing in an alley in far northeast d.c. in the lamont ridg

so i would suggest some pretty good rains in cameron and eventually toward braddock and eventually into the i-95 corridor in the next 45 minutes. to the north we go. this was heavy at 1 time. now it's kind of moving down to the southeast, moving down for a shower in frederick at about 5:24. temps not as hot as yesterday mainly because of cloud cover. it's about the same air mass. 91 downtown, 90 in leesburg. we'll factor in the humidity and it feels like it's 98 downtown and in leesburg. we'll come back. the cold front itself is still back up towards pittsburgh. we'll tell you when the showers will finally end and how long the low humidity will last behind the front. >>> a neighbor goes off on pcp stabbing four women and leaving one of them fighting for her life. bruce johnson is standing outside live by d.c. superior court with this story and the victim's own terrifying words. >> reporter: we've heard in the past week the city leaders talking about the dangers of synthetic marijuana and pcp. well, today we got the chance to talk to people who in the past 24 hours survived a very viciou

north america has several examples of what can happen to an army in enemy territory, like braddock'setreat from pittsburgh. and saratoga. these behemoth armies groping through the woods, being hit -- picked off by hostile population. what prevented that from happening in the carolinas? aaron: the simple answer is there is no men left. south carolina had lost a high percentage of its men. i know virginia better, but i think south carolina is close to 90%. i think 85% of men of military age or already in military forces. 15% left. by 1865, most of those men are in girly units -- are in guerrilla units or somewhere else and are predisposed not to participate. there is also an enormous amount of fatigue. sherman's army is a particularly powerful force moving across the landscape. lori and foot at texas amm -- nm, she is working on it book about confederate pows. in the process of moving them from andersonville to florida, hundreds of them escape. they moved, as she said, like a plague of locusts across the south carolina countryside. you do get in the spring of 1865, not a guerrilla war,

the problem is a little further north in the annandale annandale, just west of braddock road before youat 23rd street northwest, and if you have to make a drive from the strength of interchange, heavy and slow as you get closer to the pentagon on three hundred 95 making your way to the 14th street bridge. your drive on 66, finally cleared some accidents that we had in manassas. is down delays are in place into centreville. jummy: activists plan to protest outside the old office -- the old post office can billion the site of donald trump's new d.c. hotel. the demonstration comes as trump surges in the polls. 450 members of the national guard are being deployed to southwest asia part of units based in suffolk leesburg, and winchester. the deployment begins in september and is expected to last about a year. the news continues live with "good morning washington" on ne [ beatboxing ] >> did you guys see this video? >> incredible. >> the father/daughter duo. [ beatboxing ] >> battle. more than a million views for their throwdown. >> love it. daughter nicole in the past but maybe things will c

a live look at the beltway looking pretty good -- pretty good on braddock road, shut down for crash cleanas a look at the forecast. jacqui: it is going to be a wet day, best chance of rain all week long, spotty showers with better chances for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon peaks of sunshine but highs in the mid to upper 80's. showers coming to an end, mild and muggy overnight tomorrow partly sunny with a slight chance for an afternoon thunderstorm, warmer with drier conditions through much of the weekend. jummy: the brazilian police officer killed in our area will begin the trip home today. he sustained the injuries and a bike race. the city plans to renovate 64 alleys, eight of them in each of the eight wards. for traffic, weather, and news ♪ >>> good morning, america. it's 8 a.m. the super bowl champ and a-list pop star making headlines for holding back. >> you can really love somebody without that you can really love somebody. >> russell wilson revealing he and ciara, well they're waiting for marriage. ♪ i know you lie ♪ >>> all american woman. the story behind this selfie th

angela: once you get to braddock road we have a collision that takes your right lane eastbound as youridge, we ours of dealing with closures in takoma park. piney branch road, closed between carroll avenue and new hampshire avenue due to a block tree. we are still shut down on foxhall road due to the fallen power cable at cathedral avenue. traveling south round the crash reported at 370, delays as you approach this her. melanie: -- the spur. melanie: we will learn more today about security plans for this year's fourth of july celebration in the nation's capital. park police have scheduled a news conference to help the public plan for activities on independent they. meanwhile, park police may be a little worn out after cleaning up that storm damage on the national mall. strong winds tipped over port of potty's overnight. it even knocked down a big tent set up for the fourth of july celebration. more news, traffic, and the weather on "good morning washington >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the animated film, "inside out," amy poehler. and performing his new sit "coffee

we continue to block a lane with that crash area traveling to centreville, act as an activity on braddocknear the boulevard, blocking alain at piney branch. delays,e still it those 395 off and on delays or the alexandria area as you head towards the 14th street bridge. jummy: top stories right now, the former state are beneficial with a felony status hearing today, the general earlier this year attempted to illicit sex from a minor. he had been chatting online with a e-mail detective posing as a 14-year-old girl. an eight-year-old man believed to be the youngest nation ever to receive a double hand transplant. he underwent that procedure at children's hospital in philadelphia and is said to be doing well this morning. weather, head over to good morning washington. right now the news is always on at wjla.com. ♪ just keep your eyes on my i said -- >> welcome back to "gma." look at those lifeguards. listen to the music. thousands casting votes for your favorite lifeguard in the surf n' turf. lots of submissions coming in. the tally is in. the three finalists heading here to battle it out liv