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you can commit to bw parkway if you have to. white oak, southbound new hampshire avenue near lockwood drive, right lane getting by a crash there. beltway, no major problems here this morning. looking nice and clear white's ferry still shut down again today. northbound on 95 as you're approaching the outer loop this morning, the right shoulder still blockedy a disabled vehicle. eun? >> melissa, thank you. >>> the stage is set for a blockbuster hearing today on capitol hill. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sual assault, dr. christine blasey ford, will testify before the senat judiciary committee. during her testimony, dr. ford will detail t alleged assault that happened at a high school party in montgomery county. this is video of dr. ford taking a polygraph test to verify her accusations, which she passed. kavanaugh has said the incident never happened. you can watch this morning's hearing here on nbc 4 and in the app. we'll have an nbc news special report beginning at9:30. >> prosecutor rachel

and a look at bw parkway. that crash is on the shoulder. an the rest of the beltway looking good rig now. aaron? >> all right, melissa. thank you. >>> we turn to that developing story in southeastwashington. re than 100 senior citizens lost their home in a massive fire in southeast washington. >> this video shows you how hetense those flames were yesterday near navy yard. the roof couldn't handle the heat and fire and partially collapsed. this happened just after 3:00 p.m. >> megan mcgrath is live outside that building. i was out tre for about 1/2 hours yesterday, constant flames there. how long did it takete firefi to really get this under control? >> reporter: it took them a long urtime. this fned for hours. they were still pouring water on thelames at 11:30 last night. as you said, it started a little after 3:00. behind me, you c o see some the crews pulling out here, some of the fire crews. they're ratcheting back their presence here on the scene. this was an enormouskire. take a lt the video. it started in th roof area. the flames spre

chopper 4 over bw parkway. everything is rolling along. as lonas we see movement, that's good. alexandria northbound, 395 after the beltway, middle ofoa the is blocked with a new crash. have to keep our eyes on that that could develop into something bad quickly. stafford northbound after garrisonville, a crash involving a tractor-trailer. sounds like it's offer to the side. no major problems on the inner loop oruter loop. 270 looking good. bla brandywine, one lane blocked by a crash coming inbound. school is getting out early for some kids in the area. it's because of the heat. >> jintin is live in adelphi on what prince george's county schools plano do today. >> reporter: aaron, parents and students have to adjust schedules today. different schools have different schedules. we do know that all prince george's county public schools will end their day early cutting it short by two hours on the second day of school because of this hot weather. we now have coming our way in the forecast. it is going to feel at points today lik more than100 degrees. the county posted this decision

northbound bw parkway before 202. right side still bloed by the crash there. beltway not bad this morning looking good all things nsidered, especially considering the rain. 270, top of the beltwayve looki normal for your travel time. 66 inbound. no major prlem. 95 north quantico to the beltway. 30 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. you got something -- >> what? >> it's a piece of candy. >> can you get it >> may get it? >> ah. thank you. >> oh, jack. the wait is over.nb tonight' this is us returns to tv. season 3 kicks off right after the voice. it starts tonight at 9:00 right here on nbc 4. be sure to stick around for news 4 today to catch this is us star mandy moore on the "today" show. listen, the acting,he writing, the emotion. >> jack is >> oh, he is. i love them all. >> mixed reaction to weight wa thers decision rebrand and change it's name. >> it's changing it's name as consumers ditch the diet for overall wellness.am so the will simply be ww. the move is in part to expand the company's focus beyond just weight

chopper 4 over bw parkway. northbound,in southbound m pretty well. typical traffic there. 355 here, germantown, damascus area at 27, had the earlier crash. looks like it cleared out of way. stafford, northbound 95 after garrisonville, a crash involving a tractor-trailer. soun like it's on the shoulder. that helps. the beltway, inner loop and outer loop, no big issues there right now. brandywine, northbound before climber drive, one lane blocked by thera there. travel times, no big problem right now in maryland at all.g lookite good there. virginia 66 is fine. 95 north quantico to the beltway, looking good. listen to 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >>> thanks, melissa. a new kind of speed camera making drivers think twice before hitting the gas peld dal. they're getting smaller and popping up all over t district. they have high resolution sensors and the ability to t record u 20 vehicles at a time. right now, we don't know how many of the cameras are in e. but they've gone up in places where cameras have been eviously vandalized. >>> amazon hit ano

southbound bw parkway whilehae debris there in both lanes this morning.ive look at 270 at clarksburg road. rain there. it's going to be slick in a lot of spots. >> melissa, thank you. do you have any home improvement projects you have been putting off? coming up we' working for you. how getting in gear could help you save on atsurance. >> this afternoon on ellen. >> she said what are you going to wear forellen. i said i'm going to wear - is it -- >> well, i'm wearing like trouse trousers. >> modern family has now been on for a ildecade. one of the best shows. you can check out ellen right here on nbc 4. julie is ming funak >>> did you know they could also lower your insurance rates? >> suzansan is workingit for you upgrades that can help you save. >> replacing the roof can be one of t most expensive home repairs. >> it's a significant up front cost. >> but prents even more expensive issues caused by water leaks. >> it will reduce the insuran claims. >> you could see discounts ranging om 5% to 35% depending on where you live and what kind of roofing materi

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morning, ma colombian inner loop after the toll zone, right lane getting by and green belt northbound bw parkway and that work zone. >>> 4:01 and right now d.re police looking for the man who stabbed a woman in a logan circleho neighb. >> this morning she is listed in grave condition. police say the man staed her on the sidewalk outside of the asian-american two chinese carry out on p seet lastnight. she stumbled into the restaurant and collapsed. when paramedics arrived she was not conscious. employees of the restaurant reported seeing the man run down west street and 11th northwest. >>> new details against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. his accuser christine blaseys ford say she will not testify unle there's an fbi investigation. republicans want to move forward and question kavanaugh with or without ford. on cnn ford's attorney said testifying will be premature. >> a hearing is not an investigation. >> it is under oath. >> it is but the investigation should occur before the arg. the hearing should be as a result. investigation. noing of substan or legitimate can happen by mond

in laurel, northbound bw parkway between nasa goddard and 197 had the right lane getting by there. first oakton igeastbound, lane is blocked and then arlington inbound near fairfax drive, left lane gets by the work zone there. >> thank you, it's 4:31 and new details in the murder of a d.c. jogger. more than 200 pple gathered to rememberz wendy marti her heart broken fiancee was among those that spoo the supporters. they were planning a december wedding here in ad.c. then another celebration for family in columbia. wendy loved running so much. she was helping him train for his first. marath he hopes to still run the race without her. >> wendy, i loveou and i know that you're in a better place. >>> coming up we'll hear from r mother and her message to the man charged. >> the suspect in thiscase, h name is anthony crawford. the 23-year-old made his first court appearance yesterday. a judge ordered him held without bond. d.c. police say crawford stabbed martinez tuesday night. he was arrested wednesday night in a park in northwest. poce don't have a motive fortt the ak the officers ent

moving straight up 29 and at the bw parkway there. rain pulling out of fairfax at this point in tim but more rain lingering out to the west and rainfall potential for today and these hit and miss t hnderstorms yoe a very high likelihood of leaving almost nothing in one spot and nearly t inches in another. just know that if you get under ese showers today, a quick inch to an inch and a half of rain is possible. so flash flood watches have been posted until 6:00 for all of the d.c. metro area. this floarning that goes right up the i-95 corridor here goes until8:30 this morning. so be careful. you can also get push alerts on any severe weather warning on our nbc washington app. download that and you get all the information in the p your hand. there's your ten day forecast. a crazy thing is going to happe tomorrow. the sun is going to come out and you we might get 3 or 4ays in a row. the weekend rain chances are ushed back to primarily sunday. >>> thank you. the home opener for the washington caps.'s hat time again. they take the ice as w

rampbound bw parkway, the to inbound 50. chopper 4 showing us a little dey there this morning. sounds like we have some slowdowns as well because of a crash. shefrly westbound 50 after landover road, disabled vehicle there.g one lane all of the green patches on the radar here showing you where it's raining around town. it's pretty hit or miss. you may hit it as you're headed into work or school today. silver spring outer loop aftke georgia, b down trash truck now on the shoulder. westbound 50 in springdahe before beltway, right side blocked by a crash there. melissa.you, >>> it's now 6:31. we are staying on top of breaking news in nst d.c. >> you're taking a live look at the area where polic say a man who is wanted for rape by the arlington pole has barricaded himself inside a home. this is right around mt. pleasant streetr n park road in northwest d.c. negotiators have been trying to get him to come we'll have the latest at 6:45. >>> the stage is set f a blockbuster hearing today on capitol hill. supreme court nomineena brett kah and the woman accusing him of sexual assault, d

brand new problem here in t, greenbouthbound bw parkway, all traffic stopped. a vehicle fire just poppedp. we're going to look into this more. white's ferry shut down today. high water on the potomac is the reason. that's been happening a lot lately. wisconsin avenue and massachusetts avenue there in northwest, looks nice and dry and clear at this point. tysons, inner loop of the beltway after the dulles rellway, two right lanes a getting by the work zone there. >> melissa, thank you. >>> 4:55. new this morning, new crash tests show improvements are being made to tractor trailers to protect you in a crash. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you on the changes being made to keep your fsaily on the roads. >> well, the insurante insti for highway safety tested the metal bumpers on the back of semi trailers. those actually prevent you from going under the truck in the event of a ceish. t north american manufacturers passed all three hetests, earning tough guard award. that accounts for about 80% of trucks on the road in the u.s. theiihs says its testing i

southbound bw parkway. overturned car right now. traffic phed off on to new york avenue. chris, how are things looking out there right now wh that jackknifed tractor-trailer? >> yeah. melissa, there's been a lot of movement in the las minutes. we just got pushed back because i think at this point what t they're goi try to do, they have been trying to drain some of the fuel from the pumps before they try to move that trailer off the side of the they have been doing that for the past 20 or 30 minutes. they have been trykg to h up some of the hydraulic hooks to it t to tryo get it off. one of the things that one of the crews mentioned to me was they were worried about that it took out about 100 feet of guard rail and they're w ried that this could be a lot of guard rail wedged up under there which makes it a lot harder to disengage thate trailer and m it off the road. as we swing around a little bit you can see one lane is getting through on the right side and they're making progress h e so hopefully they will be able to get this clear before the bulk of the rush hour gets i

on saturday, he was eulogized bw former presidents, fellow senators and family.n though president trump didn't attend his funeral, his daughter and son-in-law did. senator lindsey graham says he extended the invitation with the blessing of cindy mccain >>> this morning, the search is on for a kler in prince george's county. police need your help. officers found a woman on the ig floor in this orhood of oxon hill early yesterday morning. she died on the scene. but not much information is available at this point. we're working to see if police made any arrests. >>> and four people are missing after two river boats collided and sank in california. ten people were sent to the hospital after the boats crashed saturday night in moabi regional park. police say it was dark and lack of visibility could be a factor. >>> the father of an iowa college student who was ralegedly murdered by an undocumented imm, wants politicians to stop using his daughter's death in their agendas. in an op-ed, ron tibbetts asked not to use his daughter's death for political purposes. christian

a lot of peoe used the bailout of bw parkway.'t blame you.do yot have to do that this morning. clarksburg, northbound not a big impact. southbound is where you see all of that pain. eun? melissa, thank you. 6:32. we have an update now on breaking news we've been following. new york avenue is reopened in northeast after a crash involvin a d.c. police suv. we're still waiting to find out exactly what happened and whetherny officers or other drivers were hurt in this crash. >>> now to the latest on the confirmation ctroversy surrounding president trump's take a look the the scene here. e group ultraviolet projected an image onto the courthouse on constitution where brett judge.ugh serves as a they don't want him confirmed. we're learning about who will questionnd kavanaugh the woman accusing him. >>> arizona prosecutor rachel mitchell will take the lead. democrats will give their own questions. yesterday president trump emphasized his support for kavanaugh and cticized t democrats. we'll have more coming up. >>> an unexpected moment

northbound 95 after the beltway and college park, brand new crash there and northbound bw parkway before 198 crashe along ight side. 270, rockville southbound, 270 near 28 two crashes. really some slow downs there. southbound connecticut at beach drive there. we still havehat crash hanging around. northbound is a little bit slow as well because of that.us folks looking across the sl there. camp springs northbound branch avenue right lane blocked by a crash thend arlington 395 before the bridge crash right lane. travel times in maryland are slow there on 270 fore what just showed you. south of the belt way this morning. on 95 on 66 and inbound both normal. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. >> thank you. it's 6:53 now. it could soon cost more to ride metro when there's a special event. the transit agency drafted a proposal to charge peak fares when service is beefed up. riders had mixed feelings about oposal. metro says it's a way to recoop the cos extra service without having to ask the local money.ent for more >> 6:53, coming together in the time of need. that's

laurel northund bw parkway at 197, still have a crash really slowing things.irginia,d lorton northboun 95 before lorton, right side blocked by the crash there this morning. and in mclean, look at that. southbound gw parkway after 123, crash in the left lane. >> melissa, thank you. >>> a check your forecast iup . ome guys! hi! you are gonna love the neighborhood! it's totally wired for fios. is that a good thing? good? fiber-optics can move crazy amounts of data at even crazier speeds. and fios is a 100% fiber-optic network, so you can stream, game, and watch 4k shows all at once. kid's right about that! see! we are gonna have so much fun here. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. get the fastest speeds available for the best price with the fios gigabit connection. >>> good morning, everybody. a little filtered sunshine coming through our clouds right now. otherwise, a pleasant enough way to getr friday going. it's friday, after all. that's the best part of the forecast. rain upo our northnd west is going to be arriving here later in the day todaysso rain

ew woodruff: touring the n "murphy brown" set in queens with 72 year-old candice bw gen, i saw hoherining role as straight-talking tv newswoman "murphy brn" has stayed with her all these years, and how today's story line is written to be on top of theews. there are some things that a w exactly liket they were? >> they have gotten as close as possible to the original set. ndat was 3,000 miles away, 30 years ago. >> woodruff: it was clear that murphy brown's "georgetown lidng room" had been update with the times, too, complete with journalist bob woodward's latest bestseller about the trump white hous "fear." i sat down there with bergen-- who received five emmy awards for her role-- and creator, writer, producer diane english. so, what made you think bringing it back was a greaidea? where did this come from? >> it came from hillary losing. >> yeah. we would not have really entertained the idea of coming back, if she won the election. >> woodruff: and, last night the program brought on a surprise guest-- >> hello, i'm here to interview for the secretarial position. h illary? >> yes, hi

in laurel, northbound bw parkway near nasa still have that left lane getting by the work zone. a little delay northbound and southboundutthere. ound 270 looking pretty normal. top of the beltway, you see those delays going 21 miles per hour. and 95 north, quantico to the beltway, pretty slow on both. 19 miles per hour on 95 northbound. member to listen to wtop 103.5 fm w hn you in your car. >> thank you, melissa. >>> 6:54. did you stay up late to watch talent"?'s got it was the finale. we were hoping the electronic violinist from here in our rishington area would win the million-dollar p. >> despite an incredible run, brian king joseph finished third during last night's iffinale. over night we heard from hik. >> i feel i've opened up a path not just for myself, for a bunch of people, a wholeot of ople out there. i'm just so excited. i feel like my career is starting today. i couldn't be moredrateful. >> gor him. >> absolutely. another self-taught star was declared the winner. congratulations to shin lim the magician. >>> it's now 6:55. four things to know before you head out th

of documents that we've been talking about, but also the fact that the president has been fingered bw his on personal lawyer as under criminal yoinvestigation. are these kind of things that the democrats kept on returning to as themes and the anomaly of a president nominating someone to oues hicourt when that person may very well sit in judgment of him. 't you have these oddities. but, really, i dhink we learned too much about the judge. i feel bad for judge kavanaugh. he is a lovy man. he's been one of the most hardworking judges on d.c. circuit. but he has, in should sense, thi ortune of being nominated by this particular president at this moment in time. : mash ahow much does the fact that he was nominated by donald trump, being in thpoe controversiation that he's in at this moment in american history, how different is that, i want to as than the typical supreme court nomination? >> well, it's very diffeofrent becausll that is surrounding the trum administration right now. donald trump was not the invisible elephant in the room. i mean, he was the visible elephant in e room today.

a tractor-trailer bw a tire and smashed into the greyhound bus. 25 injured and including three childrenrs after the crash, a pregnant woman who survived the collision gave birth to twins. >>> caught on camera. a commercial s planed off the runway in russia. c itshed into a fence before falling into a river bed sparking a fire. all of the passengers escaped. 18 people werju d, including three children. no word on what caused the accident. >>> and y will love this story. tennis star serena williams emi ddo u.s. open. serena easily won the match in straight sets by a score of 6-1, th 6-2. most lopsided win against her sister. serena not wanting to celebrate the end of hersister's run. the first match against each othe since serenaave birth to a little girl. >> congratulations >>> also this morning, an update to the story we have been following for months. the homeless mang giv his last $20 to a woman in need. after that actf kindness went viral, the couple raised $400,000 on go fund me. >> says he hasn't seen a lot of the money and the judge set a deadline for it to be handed over. he iti

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last year, bw delivered only 15,000 beatles.ng problems for farmers who grow coffee for starbucks. emily chang spoke with the ceo, kevin johnson. >> what we're hearing from farmers is, with global warming, is it as created the manifestation of coffee rust, a disease that gets on the leaves of copy trees. we have worked to create a hybrid rust specific coffee tree that we give to farmers and we work with farmers to develop best practices on how to get the best quality and the best yield. >> that is your bloomberg business brass -- flash. francine: thanks so much. we have been covering the collapse of the lehman brothers. one of our writers worked at lehman at the time. he walks us through what he remembers. >> ima macro strategist at bloomberg. 10 years ago, i was a trader at lehman brothers in london. by late 2007, it became clear we were heading toward some sort of financial crisis. thinknaive enough to lehman brothers was one of the safer banks. searched a full-time job out of the university and i enjoyed it. the atmosphere wa