we've got a hotter forecast now with meteorologist chuck bell. k, good morning. >> good morning dave and good morning everybody. off to a lovely start here on a

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell down on the national mall with a look at that. no jacket on, chuck. >> no jacket required today, phil collins. beautiful morning outside. skies are clear. it is in the 50s across most of the area. even right here in downtown. we made it down to 58 degrees here on the national mall. absolutely spectacular day to be outside. we'll be coming up in a few more minutes in the show talking to someone from the national science foundation about astronomy night out on the national mall, that is tonight. plan to come on down and take a little tour of the sky with some star gazers. temperatures 50s and 60s. what a great day it's going to be. come if i and cool. upper 70s notice shenandoah valley. it will be a fantastic friday. sheena's going to take a closer look at the weekend forecast for now it's time to go back to melissa mollet in the warm, col comfy studio. >>> westbound i.c.c., it's cleared out. we're waiting to see if we're still diverted at layhill. the rest of the beltway inner loop and outer loop looks okay. prince george's county i

chuck bell is outside to tell us more about it. good morning to you, chuck. >> good morning. what a great day to be outside today. there's a nice south wind out here. got my hair blown over a little bit. going to be warm today. be ready. today will be the first of many 90-degree days coming as we get out of your holiday weekend. another chance for thunderstorms later on today. i'll let you know where that thunderstorm chance is highest coming up. >>> and chuck, we're watching a crash on 95 in woodbridge and it has all northbound north facing e-zpass express lanes blocked. the vehicles overturned on its roof and northbound between the prince william parkway and 123 where all traffic remains at a complete stop in the e-zpass lanes. main line gets by. to the right past the rescue party. in maryland, issues in fairland, northbound 29 is blocked near randolph road and cherry hill. traffic is sent on to the service road. this affects northbound 29 heading north toward cheney. the southbound lanes are open. luckily, volume on the right side in -- back to you. >>> we're following bre

>>> good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell.oing our best to get you ahead of the heat and help you stay cool as we challenge record high temperatures. >>> along the national mall where, now, yes, it's going to cost you to park here. i'll tell you about the big change that starts today coming up. >>> and break-in warning. no one wants to find their car like this as they start their day. how one local police department is fighting back using social media. >>> news 4 begins now with storm team 4. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm angie goff. eun yang is on assignment. you are going to feel why today is a weather alert day the moment you step outside. >> so, of course, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is outside on the weather deck for us. going to check in with melissa, too, with a look at the roads. chuck, how's it feeling? >> this time i walked out i went ahead and shedded the jacket before i came out. it's already very, very muggy out here early today. be very cautious today. make sure you stay hydrated.

right now chuck bell is outside. hi, chuck. >> reporter: good morning, melissa.morning, everybody. finally friday is here. this morning giving a little friendly shout out. something free and fun for kids of all ages 6 to is 1:00 tonight right here on the national mall. they'll be handing out free solar observing sunglasses and stuff and there will be a bunch of telescopes out here to look up to the moon and jupiter. come out here. so this morning we have temperatures and sunshine in the 50ed and 60s. low humidity now and the remainder of the day. 62 currently in washington. that's far and away the warm spot. only 55 in leesburg. today's forecast sunshine start to finish. sun doesn't go down until 8:30. sunshine will be in the upper 70s. low 80s around the nearby suburbs. 84 on the national mall. a lot of stuff going on over the week end. for more on the weekend forecast and beach outlook, let's go to my colleague, sheena parveen. >> good morning, chuck. fantastic day. tomorrow looks really nice. take a look temperatures around 60 degrees. nice. plenty of sun thro

we've got a hotter forecast now with meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, good morning. >> good morning dave and good morning everybody. off to a lovely start here on a temperatures are noticeably warmer than we've been the last couple of days. however, there's at least a nice breeze out here. it's a comfortable way to get your day started. currently at 74 at national airport. in maryland, one of the few spots below 70. winchester at 70 degrees. i was supposed to show you this a few minutes ago but the computer ate it. here's a fresh look at the ten-day forecast. 93 today. a chance for a few thunderstorms around tomorrow. 60% chance of storms. know i don't know how -- i'm not that convinced of the coverage area. but i want to give you the heads-up that any of the storms that fire up tomorrow could be on the strong to severe side. i'm optimistic that it will be dry for the fireworks on the fourth of july. the beach forecast, a lot of you are beach bound like myself later on today. that's coming up. >>> chuck, thank you. 5:01. breaking nugs out of sprin

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell on a cool thursday morning. a lot of people are starting to plan their trip down to the beach this weekend. what a great beach weekend it's going to be. friday, sunshine and 77 at the coast line. highs in the low 80s. we'll be a lot warmer than that here. i have your ten day forecast next time i see you. >>> we are also working for all you virginia drivers who use i-66 to get to and from work. when you can expect to see new lines testing and then willing to. >>> first, the latest on the james comey testimony. >> all eyes will be on capitol hill today as former fbi director james comey testifies before the senate intelligence committee. while we already know at least some of what comey will say, it could set the stage for interesting questions for lawmakers. >> all of it having a big on how the russia investigation moves forward. tracie potts is here. tracie, has the release of comey's prepared statements going to affect the way lawmakers ask questions today? >> what it does, eun, it gives them an opportunity to

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. high heat and humidity coming our way this this afternoon. if you're working outside, take it easy. extra hydration. may want to reduce some of the strenuous activities. if you're going to eat outside today, do it right now or wait until after 7:00 today. ten day forecast coming up when i see you next. >>> 14 before the hour as the white house deals with the fallout in the russia investigation. it's trying to move forward in the push to repeal and replace the affordable care act. today a group of senators will go to the white house to talk to the president about where things stand in the senate. right now the timing on when a senate health care bill will be made public and voted on is up in the air. >> well, it has been a month since president trump erased the possibility that he had tapes of conversations with james comey. yesterday the secret service said in the trump white house. the white house says he would make an announcement, quote, when the president is ready to make it, end

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is on the weather patio. he's out there to explain and chuck i mentioned to you when we walked in, it is warm and breezy. >> you bet. you'll notice the minute you go outside, you can hear it rippling across my microphone. this morning. when it's this windy this early in the day, that tells me as a forecaster, there's a lot of wind energy aloft. we're going to be dealing with it later today. sun is up, a beautiful morning. it's breezy and warm. upper 70s to 80 degrees everywhere. nobody is escaping the mild start to the day. warm and breezy this morning. storms near i-81 early this afternoon. severe storms most likely between 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. today. all types of severe weather in play. heavy rainfall. a flash flood up. the storms, slow moving, could put down several inches of rain in a short period of time. high winds and hail also a possibility. today's high, 87 degrees. the odds that you'll have to deal with raindrops today, 80%. some of the storms likely to be strong to severe. we'll keep you posted throug

now i just talked to chuck bell in the weather center.e said the good news is it's headed back into the sea and the chance of it boomeranging back is slim. chris, eun. >>> sometimes you need a story to bring a smile to your face in the morning. a new miss senior d.c. has been crowned. >> all right. the pageant took place at the university of columbia yesterday. here you're seeing the past winners were reunited and competed at this year's ceremony. they we they wore fashions representing the year they took part in the competition. they were judged on elegance, talent and community service. the d.c. office on aging sponsored the annual event. this year, eight d.c. residents, 60 or over competed for the title. frances curtis johnson took home the crown, miss senior d.c. congrats to all who competed. >>> new information from melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. >> breaking news on the beltway? >> breaking news. take a look at this. inner loop here at van dorn street. we're shut down. have a two-plus mile backup here that's built up in the past

. >> check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen. they made their way outside. how does it feel? >> yes. feels fantastic. nice breeze. very comfortable. >> i'm a fan so far. it's not raining on us. always appreciate that. >> not yet. we'll see the rain moving in. cloudy skies, local rain. around charlottesville, the rain is reading in our direction. for your my 7:00 a.m., 73 degrees. kind of scattered. by 5:00 p.m., wet roads. chance of showers. things starting to wind down. before you leave this morning and get in the car, grab the umbrella. melissa mollet, the good news is it's not raining right now. >> that is good, good news. right now, no big problems on the road. we do have this situation still, inner loop at braddock. this crash is now on the shoulder which is, of course, good news. inner loop and outer loop, not seeing any of that. 66 and 95, no big problem there. taking a look at 270 from frederick on time. going to save you 26 minutes. >>> it's a terroristic attack apparently in the middle of london. >> you're looking at ne

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it's thursday. it's june. it's a summer month. plans at the beaches, friday, saturday, sunday. ocean city to rewho he beth. sheena has our ten day forecast coming up in about five minutes. >>> and he's accused of doing the unthinkable at a sacred site. the search underway for a man who groped a girl at arlington national cemetery. >>> could be the difference between life and death. could be in your car right now. the safety feature being recycled putting some drivers at risk. >>> 15 before the hour right now. hearing of people around the country, maybe the world will be watching closely. >> former fbi director james comey has light to testify in public next week. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill next week. tracie, will comey talk about his interactions with the president? >> reporter: theoretically, he will. he's gotten the all clear from robert mueller to do this testimony not behind closed doors but in public. he is detailed, writes notes, writes memos. he has said that the president pressured him to drop or back of

we'll start with chuck bell on the weather alert day. st 80 degrees already in d.c., chuck. >> those of us who live in the urban heat aisle, it doesn't cool down a whole lot at night. national airport part of the temperature trend temperatures during the overnight. also annapolis, our friends and neighbors by the chesapeake bay. bay waters getting warmer and warmer. it's getting difficult to cool down in annapolis. washington, 76 degrees. once you get away from the water and city, isn't too bad. 66 in gaithersburg, front royal, marti martinsburg. hazy and humid by 10:00 a.m. in the 90ed by lunchtime today. very poor air quality. if you have outdooryard work to do, do it early or very late. for filling up your gas tank, either do it before 8:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. because the fumes that come out of your gas tank make the air quality all the worse. temperature trend over the next few days, we have to swelt ter through today and tomorrow. those routes are just fine. don't have any big worries there. inner loop and outer loop of the beltw

chuck bell busy in the weather center. we're in weather alert mode. >> we started putting this on the social media platforms over the weekend. promising a round of strong to severe thunderstorms today. a flash flood watch just issued. does include all of the immediate d.c. metro area. prince william, parts of southern loudoun county, arlington, the district, prince george's, montgomery, anne arundel and howard counties all under the flash flood 3:00 until 9:00 p.m. storm team radar, not much out there yet. there are thunderstorms in southeastern parts of ohio. they're coming in our direction along that front. be weather ready today. have the app ready. find me on twitter and facebook as well as the facebook page. today 87 degrees. a chance of thunderstorms today. melissa mollet, 80%. that means be umbrella ready. >> i will be. thank you for that warning. >> prince george's county, no issues there. into or out of town. no roadwork or anything. 270 from 70 to the spurt, you're on time. 26 minutes if you're speeding a bit. if

chuck bell with us on the weather alert day. are you sweating, chuck?> the reason i am not sweating, because i have a little fan. it's a little moist and slightly cool out here early this morning. man, is it humid out here. record highs likely today. that's one of the four things you need to know. today's record is 95 and i think that is in grave danger of being tied or very poor air quality as well. haven't had a change of air mass in a couple of days. each day the pollution stacks up a little bit more. that's not good. people with respiratory issues need to take it easy outside today. so we're in the 60s and 70s as you start out your monday morning. high today, 95. again, that would tie the record at national airport. would break it at dulles airport. we're going to stay hot here the next couple of days. the temperature trend is not your friend until we get to wednesday and thursday, but between now and then, melissa mollet, all sweat all time. >> you make it sound so lovely, chuck. >> don't i though? >> thank you. sounds great. taking a look at a cou

good morning, chuck bell. >> good morning, melissa.ne of the best ways to stay cool is start thinking about going to the beach. we are in weather alert mode for a 95 degree day. beach weather friday, saturday, sunday. way cooler than that. 70s down at ocean city in rehoboth. low 80s over the course of the weekend. rain c better than a good day at work. ten day forecast still coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, chuck. >>> they are really good at playing soccer. >> but are they as good as d.c. united? tonight we are going to find out if a group of amateur players sponsored by a liquor store can run against the pros. the name of the liquor store is christos. they're taking on the team tonight. both pro teams and amateurs can compete. christos is the only amateur team left. >> did anyone pick you to win be a game against -- nobody does. >> never. >> never. >> is it because you don't practice? >> i think that has a lot to do with it. >> brotherhood. you know? it's like we fight for each other and drink together. that's all there is to

we want to check the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen. they're outside. looks nice out there. >> beautiful. grass earlier. what did you get? >> look at the size of this mushroom. another cloudy, cool may and this mushroom weighs about 3 pounds. >> wash your hands. >> theer's the view on the first sunrise of june. welcome to summer, everybody. we had a few lingering rain drops and there may still be one approaching great falls, fairfax county in the potomac. otherwise, 99% dry as we head out the door. nice and cool. 56 in manassas, 57 in gaithersburg. hour by hour planner, clouds will be gone by 9:00 or 10:00. we'll be left with 100% sunshine today. afternoon highs up in the low 80s. if you're looking for something to complain about, might be a little breezy. perfect kite flying weather. we'll have more about the outlook of season might look like. for now let's go to melissa mollet. >> thank you so much. i sort of look like the sun this morning. before columbia pike, we have chopper 4 over this, looks like a fuel spill. right so he had of

sheena parveen and chuck bell are outside. we'll check in with them first. hey, guys. >> the sun is shining, sheen is aback from hawaii. everything is coming up roses. >> there we go. i picked a good day for t yesterday not good with the storms. but today, total 180. it's nice. >> beautiful day to be outside. there's a picture of the sunrise over washington. today and tomorrow the longest two days of the year. summer solstice after midnight tonight. lower humidity today and tomorrow. just super summer weather for sure. 90s not back in the picture until thursday and rain

a live report from >>> i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell.'t get too used to the cool, comfy temperatures. no chance for rain now. when i see you in a few minutes, the five-day forecast. we'll see if there's any chance for rain between now and monday. >>> and an update right now on this one, westbound 50 before kenil worth avenue. delays because of the crash. we'll take a look at the beltway and travel times. >>> the mgm grand casino in prince george's county is six months old. what's the report card look like from county officials? i'll tell you coming up on news 4. >>> ahhh. >> relax. >> ahhh. >> advisory neighborhood commissioner kendall simmons is back in the news this morning for a domestic violence incident in maryland. cell phone video captured him being arrested by police in the district last week. we're learning about another incident involving simmons in prince gege police arrested him for domestic violence on tuesday at a wegmans. simmons is due in court on monday. >>> in news 4 your health this morning, today leaders in prince geo

good morning, chuck bell. >> good morning, melissa. keeping a very close eye out here. apparently they've adjusted the sprinkler schedule around the front lawn. >> yeah. >> it's dry. we're going to get sprinklers right in back of the head. >> there's one trng this way. the patio is all wet. >> we'll bring our umbrellas out. >> showers likely to come your way. rain drops around. full cloud cover outside earlier this morning. temperatures comfortable. it's nice out here. temperatures around 70 degrees. 72 leesburg, 68 front royal, prince george's county. radar shows rain coming from the sky anyway out across prince willi william and falquier day. rain chances really increase much more dramatically by later on this afternoon into this evening. have your umbrella ready to go. today's high up near 85 degrees. take a peek at the weekend coming up in a few more minutes. for now, back into the news. >> you don't see this often. rare show of unity. democrats and republicans coming together. it was time to line up for the annual congressional baseball game. house whip steve scali

. >>> and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. my special place, outside on the front lawn enjoying a refreshing breeze and the last of our cool, a peek at the very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the leg. we couldn't be any happier. now at 5:30, warming up. high temperatures headed our way just in time for your holiday weekend. how hot it's going to feel as you celebrate. >>> plus, the new push for new leads after a frightening explosion. police taking a closer look at the bomb that left a virginia man without a leg. >>> and they're the photos getting attention all over our area. teens handcuffed for selling water. what one local lawmaker is doing to make sure this doesn't happen again. >>> good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. thanks for waking up early with us on this thursday morning. we're working to get you out this morning. melissa mollet will have a look at your commute. >> first a ak loot our forecast with chuck bell and sheena parveen. >> we are loving

quick check of the forecast with chuck bell and sheena parveen. good morning. >> good morning. a fantastic needed a light jacket. >> lot of color in the sky. debating if you can see the spectrum. go to max 1. take a peek at the rising sun. beautiful orange color, temperatures in the 40s to around 50 degrees. there we go. 63 in washington, 46 in winchester. today's forecast, a nice day to be outside. sunshine, low humidity, light west wind. 83 today. if you're planning your weekend at the beach, friday, saturday, sunday, really good beach weather. temperatures in the mid-80s. slight chance for shower saturday and sunday. still worth the trip. ocean water temperature at 80 degrees. let's go to melissa. >>> breaking news, again talking about the rails. big prob 7:00 a.m. they say trains not running between d.c. and philadelphia. what does this mean for marc. brunswick uneffected. southbound camden, stop at greenbelt this morning and no penn line service. metro will be honoring tickets. as far as metro, green, orange line. either of those work as you are headed in. inbound new york

meteorologist sheena parveen and chuck bell. good morning, guys. >> good morning.tside right now. right outside the studio. we have rain on the way. grab the umbrella. >> a beautiful weekend. hopefully you had a chance to get outside and enjoy it. i did. i emceed the stan event. stop child abuse network. a couple of guys on big harleys there playing a little croquet with us. they were nice to me. they gave me a really good strawberry -- >> what were you eating? >> a crepe. thank you for the invitation. cloudy skies have come back. upper 60s around 70s. rain drops in charlottesville to fredericksburg. temperatures in the 70 weather threat. this is not the only day this week that we're going to be cloudy. going to be cloudy much of the week. let's go into melissa mollet who's always a beam of moonshine. >> never any clouds. still have this delay through virginia this morning as you're headed out through triangle this morning. a couple mile backup because of this over turned vehicle of the right side of the roadway. a triangle. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway

chuck bell, nice day to be outside. absolutely perfect days for sitting outside with a tall glass of iced tea. >> a little chance for a shower coming our way tomorrow. nothing to worry about here. skies go from partly to mostly cloudy. and a mostly cloudy start to the day, even though i think the computer may be overstating the amount of coverage here, still i think about a 20% chance of a quick-moving short-lasting shower during the afternoon tomorrow, so keep that in mind as you're planning out your day on tuesday. beach forecast, friday, saturday, sunday, near perfect beach weather. here's our hawaiiwhole ten-day forecast. a little chance for a thunderstorm in the afternoon. >> thanks a lot. chuck. >>> that will do it f midday." we're back on the news first at 4:00. >>> and we hope you have a great day, and we'll see >>> stand by, everyone. we're live in five, four, three, two, one. ♪ ♪ >>> bruno mars kicking off the bet awards. scott adams, nina parker here today. welcome, guys. i love that move. what was that move?

let's get to chuck bell before we check in with melissa. chuck, we hit a record yesterday. will we get close to that or hit another record? >> we will be within a degree or two of record highs. 95 at national airport. the record is 96. it depends how the cookie crumbles or how the cookie melts out. we have partly cloudy sky over northwest washington. temperatures 76 degrees out here on the storm team 4 weather deck. 70 in front royal, virginia. 70 in front royal, maryland. today's forecast, 95 degrees. that's only half the story. there will be a chance for an isolated thunderstorm. there's our high resolution model. rain chances today, below 30% here in town but not 30% for a rain chance up in the shenandoah valley. we'll start talking about a downward trend in temperatures coming up soon. it is traffic time. how's tuesday morning holding up, melissa? >> okay right now. not too bad. we do still have this crash northbound 295 before malcolm x avenue. left lane isti left lane is what is getting by. beltway, inner loop and outer loop, we look quite good this morning. no major

all while we're under a flash flood watch. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is on the weather. he's out there to explain and chuck i mentioned to you when we walked in, it is warm and breezy. >> you bet. you'll notice the minute you go outside, you can hear it rippling across my microphone.

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen delivering good news today, guys. >> it is niceutside this morning. >> we believe in standing out here and taking pictures of sunrise. >> of course. >> and the dew on the grass. chuck has been taking pictures of the grass. there are areas of fog this morning. good to see a huge deal though as we look outside. we are going to take a look at the current temperatures for the area. we have some nice conditions out currently. temperatures will be staying in the 60s. 67 degrees in the district. 63 manassas. 65 in clinton. temperatures going through the day talking about upper 70s. isolated chance this afternoon. most of the area will be staying dry and we do have a heat wave in the forecast coming up in the ten day. chuck, you've manage d almost 70 degrees. >> almost 70. >> that thing is old and very heavy. >> let's check the roads on a beautiful tuesday with melissa mollet. >> good morning. sun glare out there this morning. be careful. just remember that. chopper 4 over this problem in bowie, this is northbound 301 after central avenue.

. >>> and i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. is now officially coming up at 5:45 on this june 1st morning. a spectacular sunrise over capitol hill this morning. 50s and 60s as you head your way out the door this morning. we'll be up into the low 80s for highs today. sheena will look at the ten day forecast which is looking oh, so much better for your weekend plans. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> 15 before the hour right now. it's a rite of passage for a lot of teenagers, but often time an angst for parents. talking about driving. >> a new report out this morning says new teen drivers are three times as likely to be involved in a crash. news story for you. >> megan mcgrath has ways to keep an eye on them when you're not even in the car. >> reporter: you're right. it can be an exciting time for teens. all the excitement of getting behind the wheel. once your child, once your teenage driver pulls out of your driveway, a lot can happen. a lot of it very bad. it can be a terrifying time for parents. there's a study out by aaa, ne

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell.here's radar showing a couple of raindrops across parts of southern maryland. a rumble or two of thunder. rain chances will be drying up over time. we'll give you a check of the forecast for tod on into tayhe >>> "news4 today" begins with breaking news. >>> that breaking news out of prince george's county. mangled metal. a car flipped on its side. someone died in a terrible crash on silver hill road. >>> now we want to look at the scene live in district heights. not far from pennsylvania avenue. part of the road has reopened in the past hour and investigators are trying to figure out what happened. >>> good morning. it is 6:30. another busy morning for you. we're following a number of developing stories at this hour. we have crews spread out across the region tracking developments on prince george's county's allegations and learning about the impact of the crash in district heights. >>> first, let's start with rain popping up this morning. chuck, sheena, what are you seeing? >> had a f

storm team meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen are outside this morning. the sun is up. >> yep. >> is it already going to work? >> a beautiful day outside. >> it's my thursday and her friday. another day off. i have to look into this. there needs to be a full investigation. >> i'm going to be sick next week. that's what's happening. >> that's what it is. good forecast, sheena. hope flip she'll get to enjoy her long weekend and hopefully everyone at home will enjoy theirs as well. >> beautiful skies over washington. temperatures, a few spots in the 50s. frederick, maryland, leesburg, virginia in the 50s. everyone else, low to mid-60s. it will be a hot one today. upper 80s in the suburbs. about 91 in washington. not too terribly humid yet. the humidity will build as we get into tomorrow and over the weekend. we're off to a comfortable start. next best chance for rain will be coming up on saturday night. to the beach, again, that late-day chance saturday, saturday night. but sunday, monday and the fourth of july all look really nice. water temperature around

we'll start with chuck bell and lauren rickets who have stepped outside this morning. feels a lot better today than it did yesterday. >> certainly does. definitely. going to bed earlier, it's a little more comfortable when you step outside. >> i'll take it. >> me, too. >> get outside and run this afternoon in a couple of days. four things you need to know about the forecast. number one, no 90s today. awesome. chances for some showers today. mainly out in the valley. not much of a rain threat. sunday looks like we may be back into the 90s once again. if you're planning out your thursday, temperatures in the 60s and 70s now. look at that, a much lower slope on the temperature climb for today. afternoon highs up near about 85 degrees. rain chance 30%. most of that rain threat is focused west of the d.c. metro area. take a look at the five day forecast. cool weather, beach weather coming up in five minutes. for now though it is traffic time. >> taking a look at a couple of things that have cleared now. southbound 95 at 17. found the right lane is getting by. inner lep expr

sheena parveen and chuck bell are outside. we'll check in with them first. hey, guys. >> the sun is shining, sheen is aback from hawaii. everything is coming up roses. >> there we go. i picked a good day for t yesterday not good with the storms. but today, total 180. it's nice. >> beautiful day to be outside. there's a picture of the sunrise over washington. today and tomorrow the longest two days of the year. summer solstice after midnight tonight. lower humidity today and tomorrow. just super summer weather for sure. 90s not back in the picture until thursday and rain a few sprinkles in southern maryland this morning. those won't be latsing much longer. 60s to 70 now. afternoon highs today with full sunshine. up into the mid 830s across the area. enjoy it everyone everybody. it's going to be a nice day to be outside. >> i think you can hear the breeze a little bit in the microphone. >>> let's go back into first alert traffic. good morning, melissa. >> the northbound branch avenue, shortcut road crash as part of shortcut road blocked here this morning. we h

we'll start with chuck bell and lauren rickets who have stepped outside this morning. a lot better today than it did yesterday. >> certainly does. definitely. going to bed earlier, it's a little more comfortable when you step outside. >> i'll take it. >> me, too. >>

chuck bell. >> beautiful weather.for the weather. >> you had a nice barbecue, too. you were there for the ams conference. >> good barbecue. >> lucky guy. >> the cold front passed us by in kansas city on friday evening. i enjoyed a fresh evening friday evening in kansas city and had the same front pass through here on saturday afternoon. i got the same front twice. i was pretty happy about it. mild for your monday today. our little humidity break is going to continue. humidity on vacation the next few days. that means that mornings will be nice and cool and most of the week looks like it's going to be on the dry side. out the koor this morning. plenty of 50s on the map. 55 in front royal. 56 manassas. 72 in the urban heat island at national plan on sunshine and low humidity. some of the things that people love to hear most. especially in the last week of june. we'll take a look little farther into the week in a few minutes. for now, it's melissa mollet. >> good morning, chuck. inner loop near allentown road. roadwork o

. >>> first we'll check in with meteorologist chuck bell and lauren rickets first., guys. >> good morning. >> quiet start to the day. >> yes. not as humid out there and not as warm out there. >> fortunately. it got a little steamy out there yesterday. luckily the rain chances stayed away yesterday. for the most part we're going to be staying away from the rain chances today. there's a slight chance for a few showers. we'll have the umbrella as a precautionary tale. noticeably cooler this morning. this time we were 80 in washington, now only 73. about a five to ten degree drop compared to yesterday. today 85 degrees. best chance of rain will be along the i-81 corridor. chances for rain sneak up a little bit as we head into the weekend. more about that coming up in a few minutes. for now, good morning, melissa. there before braddock road, we have the entrance blocked because of a paving project. doesn't seem to be messing anything up too seriously at least right now. in northwest, eastbound r street between 20th and 19th blocked right now for an emergency utility work

. >> check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen.y made their way outside. how does it feel? >> yes. feels fantastic. nice breeze. very comfortable. >> i'm a fan so far. it's not raining on us. always appreciate that. >> not yet. we'll see the rain moving in. cloudy skies, local rain. around charlottesville, the rain is reading in our direction. for your my

. >> to do that we'll head over to melissa mollet before we get this to the forecast from chuck belln rickets. >> as you're headed into the district this morning, breaking news benning road shut down between oklahoma avenue and 295. very hard to see this in the distance. th i inner loop between little river turnpike and gallows road, blocking the left lane. outbound river road after little falls parkway, have some road work happening there. some lanes on the left sometimes are blocked and then one on the right so just be careful as you're headed that way. guys? >>> thanks, melissa. quiet start for the day today. rain chances creeping up a smidgen. >> yes, and humidity creeping up as well, and the heat. >> and the other thing, if we could just find our clicker. lauren is going to push the button because i'll be doggon if i can find the remote control to move the maps this morning. like looking for your glasses in the middle of the night. where is the darn thing. radar showing your maps down in virginia. increasing rain chances. we go through the remainder of the day. most of the rain

i'm chuck bell. 86 ingatorsburg, maryland this afternoon. sheena is checking out that ten-day forecast including a look at the fourth of july. stay with us. >>> hwa people in new york city do. being a tourist and it almost killed him. how officials hope to solve the now cold case that changed the life of a fairfax county man. >>> a major heads-up for certain metro riders. a line shutting down for the next several weekends. >>> 4:46 now. a portion of president trump's travel ban goes into effect today. >> this comes after monday's ruling by the supreme court and will affect foreign travelers from the six muslim majority countries you see on your screen. tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, how did the administration set these new guidelines overnight for how this will be implemented? >> all right. seems like she's having trouble hearing us. tracie, can you hear us? >> yeah. i got you now. cut out for a second there. what the travel ban means is if you are from one of the majority muslim countries, you won't be able to come into the u

chuck bell's actually outside. we're going to go live out to him outside at the 5:00 hour.y tuned for that. currently nice and dry. clear skies in the forecast. later on today, plenty of exercisin exercising, taking advantage of it. 79. 84 degrees by noon. future weather, we're going to stay nice and dry. 4:00 p.m., a few clouds. clouds staying up around the philadelphia area. some clouds are around, but a nice saturday. we're looking dry. most of sunday is looking dry and then late sunday, 9:00 p.m., that's when we start to get that rain chance moving back in. so i really think most of your weekend if you have any outdoor activities, you're going to be able to get those in. keep an eye on late sunday. 87 degrees on sunday. rain chance increases carrying over into tuesday. then back into the 70s. we quickly go back into the 80s on our way to next weekend. let's check your roads on this tgif. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena. westbound i.c.c. the tractor-trailer involved in the crash, i believe they just trailed it away. we had a fuel spill as well. could be a

. >>> chuck bell now to talk about the forecast. we are moving into summer apparently. >> that's right. and i'm all smiles for now but next week you will see a big, frowny face on me. >> we'll all melt. >> get ready for the meltdown. it is going to be scorching next week. if you like the nice late spring/early summer weather, these next two days are for you. right now it is 60 degrees at national airport. light wind 5 miles per hour. temperatures fallen into the 50s across most of the suburbs. even a few cool spots. fort meade, maryland, 46. west virginia, 55. 5 in fredericksburg. 59 in annapolis and edgewater. hourly temperatures up in the 60s by 8:00 in the morning. 70s by 10. upper 80s for most. miles an hour. perfect night for baseball. had a big win over the orioles. tonight the rangers are in town for a 7:05 game in the ballpark. temperatures in the upper 70s. whether you're eating a ballpark frank at the ballpark or whether you're ballpark franking them in the backyard, a little bit of a north westerly flow around here. there

. >> chuck bell and sheena parveen have a look at your forecast in a moment.issa mollet has a look at the commute. >> single-car crash into a pole. one person dead. we're going to talk more about this throughout the morning. take a look at the map and what is shut down at this point this morning. silver hill road between brooks drive and approximapennsylvania avenue. all lanes blocked. inner loop after pennsylvania avenue, looking quite good this morning. 270 live look at montrose road northbound, southbound, no worries. back to that fatal crash in prince george's county. we toss it over to angie goff at the live desk. >> this happened around 1:40 this morning. as a result, we have police still there on the scene investigating as melissa mentioned. what you need to know if you are headed out early in that part of prince george's county. as we take a look at that car after crashing into the hole as melissa mentioned, this is in the 5400 block of silver hill road. it is closed in both directions. and that driver running into that pole. at this point, the police

we want to get to chuck bell. we will be checking in with melissa mollet.record. chances we can do that today? >> it's going to be close. we made it all the way to 95 degrees, our hottest day of the year at this point in time. today's record is a little higher, it's 96. because it's one degree warmer, we may have a little harder time reaching it, but record or no record, it is going to be another day with high heat and humidity and very poor air quality as well. right now it is 77 at national airport. 78 in annapolis. 73 leesburg, 67 in warrington. everybody is a tic warmer than yesterday morning. four things to know about the weather, another steambath coming up today. code orange air quality today. heat indexes like yesterday back up to 100 degrees. still watching for a little better chance for thunderstorms tomorrow. there is an isolated chance for a shower or a storm. melissa mollet, it's another day to stay huddled up in the air conditioning. >> sounds pretty good for me. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, we have cleared the work zone. outer lo

. >> chuck bell and sheena parveen first. it's muggy. >> it's muggy.l go from muggy to rainy. >> no one cares if it rains on monday. a camera outside, a cloudy sky this morning. not a whole lot of rain. that will be changing later on. temperatures have held. the heaviest rain is still down in the southern part of the shenandoah valley. northwest of lexington and virginia. right where 81 and 64 meet there. this is all trending in our general direction. even though it's not raining now, i would have your rain gear ready to go. most areas staying in the 70s. nice and cool. a lot more where that cool weather good morning, melissa. >> good morning. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no big issues. a little bit of construction at branch avenue. as we doom in now, this river road situation we were dealing with all of that construction in bound there with lanes blocked, that is now to the outbound lanes. westbound lanes this morning. that's what you're going to be dealing with this morning probably for the next hour or so. 66, in bound. fairfax county t

meteorologist chuck bell with your forecast. >> good morning angie and everyone.west virginia, that's the line of strong storms that we're expecting around here this afternoon. we're under an enhanced risk for severe weather. timing on this will be about 3:00 and 9:00. here's future weather. storms in shan endoa valley this afternoon and during the commute between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. but be ready anytime after 2:00 or 3:00. >> all right. thank you, chuck. . >> your first four traffic drive times are brought to you by jiffy lube. the it senses your everyere with move and automatically adjusts on both sides. right now save on sleep number 360 smart beds. plus, it's the lowest prices of the season with savings of $500 on our most popular p5 bed. gnchts morning, i'm melissa mollet with your traffic. 95 maryland southbound at paf letter road we are seeing some pretty good slow downs as you're approaching the beltway. near 50 crashes now on the shoulder rest of the beltway looks okay. angie. >> thanks, melissa. another local news update in 25 minutes but now we'll send i

our team is working for you this meteorologist chuck bell. defrost this morning when i got in the car. >> the defrost? >> it wasn't frost, it was fogged over. >> sol moisture that has created a sheen that i couldn't see through the windshield. >> if you were talking about frost, i'm leaving. >> maybe we should call it the defogger. >> okay. it's not hot outside is what i'm saying. >> you've got that right. a nice, cool, comfy start for the day. mostly clear skies. clouds around this morning. nothing major. no real rain chance for the day. lingering showers. this is showing no real signs of coming in our direction. we have a dry forecast starting for today and going on through the weekend. you are right, aaron, it is nice and cool this morning. 49 now in 48 in frederick, maryland. 48 in winchester, virginia. 41 in manassas. national airport down below 60 degrees this morning at 57. cool and comfy this morning. plan on a nice, dry day. a mix of clouds and sunshine staying cooler than average for today. that will not be the case for long. we'll

bell and sheena parveen. >> what are you looking for, chuck? >> it just started raining. >> it just started light raining i'm keeping the water drops from getting on my lens. >> i thought i was having a good hair day until now. >> yeah, a lot of clouds outside and the mist and drizzle has now started in northwest. here's a view in our tower camera looking eastbound. notice little drops appearing on the lens there. on radar, it doesn't look like much, but it's certainly a little bit of a fine mist and drizzle out there early this morning. this is going to be the case for the remainder of the day. temperatures will be a lot cooler than yesterday. we're in the 50s to barely around 60 degrees in most of the area. with the clouds and mist and drizzle coming in, we will be stuck. most areas will not make it above 70 degrees. downtown washington, and the bay map might be the lone exception for that. it will be a cloudy and cool day to be onhe let's hope the rain drops don't snarl the wednesday morning commute. >> yes, let's hope. brand-new problem thi

>> storm team 4's chuck bell and sheena parveen are here with the forecast and then the commute with melissa mollet. it doesn't look so bad out there now? >> oh no. we have the umbrella just to be on the safe side, now that we have it, of course, it stopped sprinkling. >> eun, don't you worry, we are lucky with the weather after today. today is one of those gray days. it is chilly in those areas. 52 in warrington, 53, dulles, 53 in the district. here's the radar, we have sprinkles mostly around the district currently. as we go through the day today, well, we still are going to see the gray skies all day. temperatures staying cool. only aroun still a chance of showers. just have the umbrella in case. we're seeing the spotty showers we're seeing across the area. not a whole rainy day but the commute should not be too bad. speaking of commute, let's check in with melissa mollet on this wednesday. >> i hope not. i think it will be just fine this morning. no major problems right now. one of you will kind of take a wide look at things here. allentown road, though, between 5 and auth, we st

. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell going to bring us the forecast from outdoors. >> hey, good morning. sunrise almost here in washington. our friends and neighbors well to our north in the great state of maine, the sun's already up. sunrise this morning in down east maine was at morning. they are not only much farther to the east but they're also a lot farther to the north. that's why they get so much longer days in the summer. there's a great look at our sky in the morning. sunrise ready to occur in the next 10, 15 minutes. cool and comfy this morning. if you slept with the windows you needed your little blanket this morning. it will be a reasonable day to be outside. no chance for rain. plenty of chance for sunshine this morning. we will have midday clouds around. no chance for rain so your outdoor planner running, you bet. biking weather. cool? well, if you're going to find something to complain about, it won't be the best pool day but eating outside lunch or dinner, not a problem. coming up in a few minutes we'll start talking about that and the weekend forecas

we're going to check in with chuck bell and sheena parveen. melissa. >> great news in northern virginia. inner loop at van dorn street. we're shut down. a four-mile backup here this morning because of this crash. so we understand from v-dot this is a collision reconstruction situation. that means it could be around for a couple of hours. take a look at the backups on the map. all of these folks already in trouble this morning. if you need to head that way, you can do franconia road and do duke street depending where you're to or headed from. right now they don't look so bad. lots of people going to try that same thing to avoid this, this morning. major, major mess. we'll keep our eyes on it this morning. >> good morning, sheena. >> good morning, melissa. chuck and i are out here. it is nice outside. >> nice. early sunrises like this are all back lit. >> this is nice back light. >> it's in my eyes. >> i can't see traffic. i know you're there. >> here's the sign of beautiful sunrise to start your monday. just fantastic. 69 degrees in the distric

we'll send it over to chuck bell taking a look at the temperatures. hard to believe 80s means it's cooled off. >> that's true. the average high at this point in the year is 84. we'll be closer to average. we spent the last four days in the 90s. so i'll take the little bit of a break from the higher heat for sure. it will be back before you know it. we still have all of july and august in front of us. will not be disappointed between now and end of summer. 81 in washington. temperatures elsewhere in the upper 70s to near 80. not a big risk for severe weather today. thunderstorms are more likely in the valley, panhandle of west virginia out into western virginia. not much if anything in the way of a rain threat from i-95 eastbound to the bay and eastern shore and even where there are thunderstorm possibilities today, no organized high-end severe weather is expected. radar tracking showers here in coal pepper counties not moving fast. so could be a couple hundredths of an inch. no rain in and around town yet. here is future weather to bare out what i'm e