oh, well, still pretty. >>> let's check on the mid-day traffic with danella sealock. pretty smooth moving out, there, danella. >> i-95 southbound, you know how that goes, especially during a holiday weekend. here's where your delays start. in virginia approaching route 123 heavy on the brakes in this area. live look right now and delays continue as you make your way towards the occoquan river bridge. very slow. i'll give you a travel speed, from the beltway, 4 5 miles per hour. not terrible, but take you over half an hour to make that trip. angie, i'm back in a little bit and we'll talk about the bay bridge. >>> still ahead, shake it up. can you hear it? grab a glass and some ice and we'll show you how to make a few drinks perfect for your end of the summer celebration. >>> danella is back and sits down with steve harvey to talk about his new talk show and how he made his dreams come true for a few laughs. but, first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. come on, kids. we gotta go! oh, nah, i gotta go. oh, can you make that to go? these days, nobody has ti

let's get a look at traffic right now with danella sealock. >>> good morning. your "first 4 traffic" report looks like a lot of construction, that's what it looks like. luckily, light volume, no accidents to report right now. let's first start on i-270 as you make your way northbound. this is at west montgomery avenue. still have the cones up in the through lanes, blocking the right lane, so either take the local lanes or sck to the left. again, volume very light in this area, so it's not slowing you down too badly right now. let's head over to 395 in virginia, southbound this time as you make your way towards seminary road. the exit ramp is shut right now as construction is still taking place. so, if you're trying to get to, actually, little river turnpike heading eastbound, that ramp is closed right now due to the road work, but hopefully, it should be ending right around 5:00 a.m. so, wait a little bit, have some coffee and then head out of the house and it should be open again. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. 4:32. >>> breaking news. a plane headin

here's danella sealock with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. here's the situation. taking the outer loop of the beltway. two miles after vw parkway. right after the you pass 450. heavy on the brakes here. cars are getting by single file. you can see here the car that's on fire is in the shoulder lane. fire departments on the scene and police and they are blocking the right side of the roadway. and this is a view from chopper 4. i'm going to show you delays right now. as you pass route 50, absolutely jammed as you continue on the outer loop and try to make your way toward vw parkway. expect delays while authorities are still on the scene. i'm back in about ten minutes with another update. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> all right. tom kierein is here with a look at our forecast. >> it's turned humid overnight. it's going to stay steamy here throughout the day and actually for the next 72 hours. and then a break for the weekend. but right now streaks of high cloudiness coming in over the region from the southwest heading northeast. it will

let's go to danella sealock with a look at the delays. >> eun, it's a mess this morning.e is the scene now. this is on the ramp to fairfax county parkway. traveling northbound i-95 you cannot get on or off of fairfax county parkway. you can see quite an active accident scene here. as chopper is over the scene, also getting able to take a look at the delays. delays are serious. really as you make your way from dale city on i-95, it's slow going all of the way from fairfax county parkway. the right lane still blocked by emergency response workers. again, big delays. please avoid i-95 to allow cruise time to work. checking out other roads in our area. you can see not too bad here. as far as delays. seeing delays just a bit as you make your way westbound on 50 in maryland heading from 201, slow to new york avenue and also seeing delays outer loop. back to you. >> 6:33. >>> this morning police hope new video will help lead them to the people responsible for brutally beating a man in the district's eastern market neighborhood. they packed a community meeting last night. kathy l

danella sealock. >> i-95 southbound hitting the brakes from route 123 and sluggish past the occoquan pass. from the beltway to the occoquan that drive will take you 15 minutes and maybe even longer at this time. barbara, back over to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> it's 11:21. it may not be the weather to blame for some people who sweat excessi excessively. a closer look at the medical condition and how it could be treated. >>> see the scary moments as a >>> see the scary moments as a ride-on bus slwow,d into a look at this bed! this nightstand! this wardrobe! what are you doing here? you're in ikea. my dream bedroom is in ikea? yes. what's that bedroom over there? that's your husband's dream bedroom. whatever your style, take home your dream bedroom together. ikea. the life improvement store. >>> we've been following a shooting in new york city. a shooting outside the empire state buildsing. commissioner kelly speaking now. let's listen in. >> we know that two people were killed. one of those two was th

. >>> let's move out to the roads and see how things are going and danella sealock has her eyes. >> we have seen problems all morning long, big delays in both directions. emergency bridge work is the eastbound lanes are now carrying both and here is some footage from chopper earlier today. the eastbound lane is carrying eastbound and westbound volume. that's two lanes getting by in the eastbound and you're seeing delays in both directions and let me give you a live look of what my camera is looking like now, my camera looks frozen, but it's not. as you get on the bay bridge, you are mmed, again, delays in both direction. barbara, back over to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> new on news 4 midday a 15-year-old student is being charged for opening fire inside one of maryland's largest high school. the suspect is charged with attempted first degree murder and first degree assault for yesterday's shooting inside perry hall high school in baltimore county. police are releasing very few details about the suspect. according to wbal in baltimore, the suspect posted this message on his facebook p

with more details on how to get around today, here is danella sealock. >> here's is situation, until that, right now your alternate is make a right on old rolling road. that's what police are directing you right now. from there, make a left on to brooklyn road. then you can reconnect right now to 644 franconia road in that area. for now, if you can avoid the area, please do so. i want to show you i-95 because we are starting to hit the brakes. just be cloe at lorton. delays really start at prince william parkway. 37 miles per hour. to get to the beltway. that drive is taking 21 minutes. traveling alon i-66, things look better eastbound at fairfax county parkway. nice and clear as you head toward the beltway, you're at about 52 miles per hour. that's not bad. eun, back over to you. >>> 6:32. right now there are storms out in the midwest that could spell trouble around here. but before they arrive, some summer relief outside right now. the temperature dropped overnight and it does not feel like august out there this morning. >> no, it doesn't. meteorologist tom kierein is out on the st

danella sealock is here with that. >> we're down to two accidents let's start with the inner loop athappened earlier this morning and now the right lane is blocked. the outer loop of the beltway at 355. crash there is still blocking the right lane and you're absloa absolutely jammed. rock solid delays. delays really start out of college park and it's very slow. i can't express that enough. if you can avoid the beltway, i would do so in montgomery >>> good morning. storm 4 radar showing one shower in northern montgomery county near poolsville and later today an isolated thundershower this afternoon, as well as tomorrow and more likely on friday. aaron? >> thank you, >> pretty cool. >> 7:30 on wednesday morning, august 8th, 2012. not a bad way to make an entrance. i didn't know you could drive a stick shift. >> left side to left hand. that is new. >> this is the official team gb car, the mini cooper. this is the car used in the queen's jubilee. >> i like this thing, i really do. you see these all over great britain. it is the official sponsor of the olympics and paralympics. >> i feel

let's check in with danella sealock. >> in virginia, the mixing bowl, trying to get on the beltway at tysons corner. right now all of your lanes are blocked due to the crash in that area. and delays are still growing. let's look right now as you make your way past fairfax county parkway. still jammed in this area. over a three-mile backup i-95 northbound in virginia. this is going to be a mess. if you need to take i-95 northbound, your best bet is to jump on route one because it's going to be a serious backup. for now, all of your lanes are still blocked in that area. over to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:31. time to check on the forecast now. meteorologist tom kierein, starting off cool. feels like fall. >> so good back to school weather for students in prince george's county and teachers. thousands of teachers are getting up this morning. good morning. back in the routine of school and checking in on the weather every morning. we'll have it for you each school morning. storm 4 radar is showing a few sprinkles. you can see those at area moving color. just now moving into western fairfax c

i'm tracee wilkins, with more information, we're going to go back to danella sealock in the studio. >> good morning. here's the situation in the area. avoid fairfax county parkway all together. that ramp is shut down. you want to get to the northbound i-95, take either beckwith road or jump over to franconia parkway at this time. other areas in your area to keep your eye on, if you're traveling across the key bridge, utility work going on again today. blocking the outbound lanes. you are able to continue outbound toward virginia heading into rosslyn. what's going to happen is slow down and use caution and follow direction. richard, over to you. >> thank you. >>> i can't tell you what will happen over the next four years but i can only stand here tonight as a wife and a mother and a grandmother, an american, and make you this solemn commitment, this man will not fail. >> romney brought the republican national convention to their feet last night, help americans get to know the softer side of mitt romney. ann talked about their marriage, their family struggles and spoke almost exclusivel

let's ask danella sealock. >> still seeing the ramp closed. been closed all morning due to the earlier crash involving a tractor trailer. so, if you're traveling fairfax county parkway, you cannot get on to i-95 or get off on to fairfax county parkway. that ramp still shut down but hopefully opening soon. inner loop of the beltway as you make your way towards braddock, i'm seeing delays here. but right now slow from robinson terminal to just past braddock road and looking at the beltway in montgomery county. earlier outer loop was a mess but right now things are looking good. back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> a year after the martin luther king jr. memorial it is going to be fixed. it reads, "i was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness." well, apparently, that is not sitting well with critics, including poet ang lieu who says that inscription is not a true quote. she says it makes him sound arrogant. they will begin work on changing the inscription next month or some time in october. >>> this morning, we're hearing the f

danella sealock, what is going on on the roads? >> multi-vehicle crash that was blocking the left lane and now off of the roadway and your travel lanes are open and this is 66 at lee highway. be aware of that as you're making your commute. the outer loop looks a lot better and earlier had a crash at georgia avenue and it was jammed here, but travel speeds, you're not bad. 43 miles per hour and just taking 13 minutes to get from i-95 to i-270. barbara, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> 19 after 11:00 now. still to come, a maryland lawmaker injured in a a boating accident that sent several people, including two children to the hospital. we'll have an update for you ahead. >>> and the cooking segment that just wasn't meant to be is meant to be today. we're finishing that story that was interrupted by the earthquake one year ago because we got come on, kids. we gotta go! oh, nah, i gotta go. oh, can you make that to go? these days, nobody has time to get sick, but minute clinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can d

danella sealock is at the news4 super screen for more of today's events. >>> the women's soccer team is chasing the country's third straight olympic gold medal. they will play canada today in the semifinals. the winler take on either france or japan on thursday. lolo jones is looking for redemption in the women's 100 meter hurdles. she fell in beijing finishing a heartbreaking seventh. and it's been a tough road back to the olympic games for jones. last summer she had surgery for a tethered spinal cord. jones placed third at the trials. now to gabby douglas. gabby is flying solo today. the all around winner will go for gold again in the unevened parl legal bars final me she's likely to be one of only two gymnasts to perform without a spotter. the virginia beach native is the only american competing in this event. now here's a look at the latest medal count. china has retaken the lead with. team usa is just one behind china with 60. and in third place it's great britain with 37. coming in fourth place is russia with 35. now, back to you. >> thanks to danella. and our own dan hellie is

danella sealock has more on the events. >> it could be redemption day at the gym. the american men crumbled earlier this week falling to fifth in the team competition. today the team's two best gymnasts can rebound. he qualified for the all around with the highest score and is expected to challenge for gold. john once considered a medal contender will have to overcome a disastrous performance in the team final. and at the pool, michael phelps is looking to build on history. check this out. with the gold, as well as a silver, michael phelps broke history. a 48-year-old record with 19 medals throughout his career. 15 of them gold. and he isn't done yet. he could end up with 22 medals by the end of the week. today his attention turns back to his rival ryan lochte. both men will try to qualify for the 200 individual medley final this afternoon, which they both could medal in. lochte will also try to qualify for the 200 meter backstroke final where he is favored to win gold. all this success at the pool has the u.s. tied for first in the medal count with china. both hav

let's take a look at traffic now with danella sealock. >> thank you, veronica. your first 4 traffic report right now. we're going to start with road work in virginia. if you're traveling the outer loop of the beltway. work zones set up along 123. right now it had only the left lane getting by. it should be wrapping up soon. also your traveling on 7 trying to get to the outer loop or on the dulles toll road, right now the ramps also have construction on it and it may be blocking your access to get to the outer loop of the beltway. let's head to prince george's county. exit 22, 295, construction there set up on the right side. and in montgomery county on the inner loop at university, had the cones set up. they were blocking the right side of the roadway. they took to be completely gone. if not, they are in the final stages so you should be okay. >>> new overnight. a controversial and hotly debated plan to expand gambling in maryland will be sitting on governor martin o'malley's desk this morning. the general assembly approved the bill in a late night vote. melissa

here's danella sealock at the news 4's super screen with a preview. >>> the u.s. women's track team is loaded with some of the best sprinters in the world. today they will come together to try to win the 4 x 100 meter relay for the first time since 1996. karm liter jetter comes into the races as one of the most decorated races in london. she won a silver in 100 meter and a bronze in the 200 meter. also on the team, ali on felix, she over came to secure her gold wednesday night in the 200 meter dash. >>> the dream team returns to the hard court tonight against argentina in hopes of managing it to the gold medal game. it is the second time the two teams will face-off. they last met monday which turned out to be a 30-point blowout in favor of the u.s. it also stirred up some strong emotions which came to a head late when it appeared an argentine player gave carmelo anthony a bit of a cheap shot after a three-pointer. if the u.s. wins tonight they will go on to play russia or spain in the final. >> and the u.s. is entering the last three days of olympic competition wi

danella sealock is at the preview of the events. >>> history today with an all-american women's beach volleyball final. misty may-treanor and kerri walsh-jennings will go for a third consecutive gold medal. they on a remarkable run, only losing one set in their entire olympic career. they will face april ross and jen kessy. kessy is making her olympic debut but has experience. she and ross were the 2009 world champs. you can catch the gold medal match live online at 4:00 this afternoon or right here on nbc4 in prime time. it's also a huge day on the track. the race to watch today is the women's 200 meter final. team usa's allyson felix is determined to win gold. she won silver in the event in the last two olympics. and two other team usa sprinters will also be vying for a medal. carmelita jetter who already won a silver in the 100 meter dash and sonya richards-ross who won golds in the 400. they will all be challenged by the world's fastest woman, 100 meter gold medalist shelly ann frazier price from a jamaica. >>> the men will also be in action with the semifinals and finals with the

danella sealock has a preshoe of today's action. >>> gabby douglas has a chance to put a per performanceehind her today and add to an impressive gold medal hall. both she and women's team captain aly raisman will compete in the balanced team today. race man and jordyn wieber. >>> on the track, the game's most electrifying athlete will try to secure his chance for a second gold. usain bolt will run in the first round of heats for the 200 meter dash. bolt lost both that race and the 100 meter to countryman blake at the jamaican trials but he says those losses helped motivate him in london. >>> one of america's most popular and polarizing track stars will also be running today. lolo jones finished a disappointing seventh in beijing and she had to overcome injury. but after winning her first round heat in the 100 meter hurdles, she will look to move past the semifinals today and into the finals later tonight. and finally, the u.s. is looking for a sweep at the beach. defending gold medalist misty may-treanor and her partner kerri walsh jennings looks to move on to the gold medal match today

danella sealock takes a look at what's on tap today. >> lots of action today in london, starting with what could be the final showdown ever between michael phelps and ryan lochte. both men will look for their fourth medal of the games in the 200-meter individual medley. a gold for phelps would make him the first man to win an event at three different olympics. it's also likely the final time america's two best swimmers will face off if phelps goes through with his retirement plans. now, some locals will also get their feet wet today in search of olympic gold. as we speak, katie ladecki from bethesda is performing in the 800-meter freestyle. at 13, she is the youngest olympian in london, but is a legitimate contender. let's watch her, actually, in the pool here. even though she's only 15, she's a strong one. ladecki crushed the competition in the u.s. trials at the 800-meter and set a record for the meet with a time of 8:19. her competition, another local, kate ziegler from great falls. she swam the 800 in beijing but didn't medal. this year's sweetheart in the pool is missy franklin,

now a look at our traffic, "first 4 traffic," danella sealock back. good morning. >>> good morning, and thanks, tom. still looking at road work. this time, head down i-95. if you're traveling in the northbound lanes making your way towards 234, road work is blocking the left lane and the left-center lane and you are slow as you approach. let's check your travel speeds, under speed at about 34. . that's not terrible, just a little slow. let's head up to 395, this time southbound lanes at edsall, left side and central lane blocked with road work there. just be aware of that, and it's alternating closures, so hopefully, it should be wrapping up shortly. and if you're traveling northbound 395, not seeing any issues for you. i'll give you a look as you make your way northbound crossing over that 14th street bridge heading into d.c., no issues to report, nice and clear. back in ten minutes with another look at your traffic. aaron and eun? >> we will see you then. thanks. >> 4:42 now, 69 degrees. >>> still to come, why health officials are warning it will on

here's danella sealock with the first 4 traffic. danella? >> in our area, lots of delays.ute 22 and continue to route 50, jammed. here's a live look at 410 east/west high way. it's slow. jim, back over to >>> good morning. around the region, we had some passing showers. right now storm team 4 radar showing that right near shadyside and anne arundel county. else where, sunshine breaking out and highs in the mid and upper 80s and a bit of a blustery northwest wind and delightful weather after that, ♪ >> 8:00 now on a tuesday morning, the 28th day of august, 2012. labor day weekend fast approaching. there's still some time to have summer fun, especially when it comes to music. we're going to start things early on thursday, a live concert on the plaza. if you're a fan, come on down. friday, jason mraz taking to the holiday stage. bring a sign. jason will give one lucky fan free tickets to an upcoming show. good morning, i'm savannah guthrie outside the studio in new york. matt is in tampa for the republican convention. >> by the way, it's not all business, some people are havi

let's go right to danella sealock for more. >> a mess on i -66 all morning long.nes and the delays are significant. here's a live look at sudley. your delays are about seven miles long and urging viewers to skip i-66. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan are always on the move. so they can't get to the bank to deposit a check. instead, they use citibank mobile check deposit. it's easy. they just snap a pic... ♪ hit send... and their checks are deposited right to their account. well almost all of their checks. stand back. seriously? [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. when a crowd is cheering. that's why you have 1,317 friends. but who's counting. put your goals on the line, online. get started at facebook.com/healthy. powered by ge. >>> good morning. tom kierein storm center 4 right now around our region, we've got heavy downpours in southern maryland, charles and st. mary's and southern calvert counties and stationary unloading quite a bit of rain. else where, high clouds drifting over a

here's danella sealock. because of the earlier truck fire. delays on i-95, still seeing them. the good news is at least you're not completely jammed. northbound your delays about 31 miles per hour and 24 minutes from prince william parkway. >>> good morning, the air is fresh and cool under a clear sky. we're in the 60s to near 70 now and the suburbs and rural areas out of the mountains it's near 60 later today into the mid-80s. lots of sun with low humidity and looks like we'll repeat this tomorrow and little more humid on friday and saturday and increasing clouds saturday and maybe some tropical showers sunday, monday, tuesday. >>> 8:30 now on this wednesday morning. a happy energetic crowd at rockefeller plaza. if they come back tomorrow they will get a great concert, former "x factor" sensation will be here. i'm sg alongside natalie morales. al covering the storm. a lot more music. >> friday morning grammy winner jason mraz with special guest. a cool half hour of music. bring a sign because jason will giv

danella sealock has a look at today's events. >> he's already the world's fastest man. today he could do something that's never been seen in olympic history. usain bolt will run in the final of the 200-meter dash this morning. and if he wins, he would become the first man ever to win back-to-back gold in the event. he'll face stiff competition, however in fellow countryman yohan blake, who beat bolt at the jamaican trials. there could be history on the track for team usa as well. 24-year-old decathlete ashton eaton will look to claim his first gold medal and break an olympic record at the same time. he set the new world record for decathlon points at the u.s. trials and is on track to come close to that mark. two locals are also looking for a podium spot today. julie zetlin of bethesda is looking to break a european strongle hold on the sport. she is the 2010 u.s. champ and 2010 pan am champ. she is also the first american to make the olympic sport since 2004. and finally, it will be a marathon day for tae kwon do athlete terrence jennings. the alexandria native is the

danella sealock has the latest. >> now we have good news.as the blue line. metro single tracking between braddock and van dorn and then also on the yellow, braddock and huntington due to a disabled train. train. aaron, b[ ringing ] hello? [ sea ] hi! this is the sea calling. i'm talking to the sea? is this for real? sea: [ laughing ] yeah! what's what what what is what... [ sea ] i want you to close your eyes and imagine a place in the middle of me where the world revolves around you. can i go now? [ sea ] sure! ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] now sailing from baltimore. >>> good morning. tom kierein in storm center 4 right now near 80 degrees. steamy humidity and a lot of clouds around. storm 4 radar showing the moving color and light showers now in fairfax, the district and into prince george's county and moving east and fredericksburg and later today a little sun break out mid-day and highs this afternoon, upper 80s near 90 and maybe an afternoon isolated thundershower and getting more humid and chance of m ♪ [ applause ] >>> and we're back with

danella sealock is here with your first 4 traffic. >> thanks, richard.you're taking the beltway, looking about a five-mile backup. the inner loop of the beltway at pennsylvania avenue. earlier crash was cleared and blocking the left lane and delays remain on the inner loop. heavy on the brakes, again, solid delays all the way to pennsylvania avenue. back over to you, richard. >> danella a, >>> another gorgeous morning. low humidity. we have a clear sky. good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. 50s slennen doa valley into the mountains under a clear sky. terrific day today with high pressure over the region and highs reaching the upper 80s and lots of sun. sunny, again, tomorrow low 90s. might get tropica president clinton: this election to me is about which... candidate is more likely to return us to full employment. this is a clear choice. the republican plan is to cut more taxes on upper-income... people and go back to deregulation. that's what got us in trouble in the first place. president obama has a plan to rebuild america from...

danella sealock is at the news4 super screen with more on today's events. >> it could be redemption daym. the american men crumbled earlier this week falling to fifth in the team competition. today the team's two best gymnasts can rebound. danell lyva qualified with the highest score and is expected to challenge for gold. john will have to overcome a dissass strus performance in the team final. and at the pool, michael phelps is looking to build on history. check this out. with the gold, as well as a silver, michael phelps broke history. a 48-year-old record with 19 medals throughout his career. 15 of them gold. and he isn't done yet. he could end up with 22 medals by the end of the week. today his attention turns back to his rival ryan lochte. both men will try to qualify for the 200 individual medley final this afternoon, which they both could medal in. lochte will also try to qualify for the 200 meter backstroke final where he is favored to win gold. all this success at the pool has the u.s. tied for first in the medal count with china. both have 23 medals and the u.s. is closing in

traffic now with danella sealock. >> right now still keeping an eye on the situation northbound i-95. here's a look from chopper 4. if you're planning on heading out of town, heading through baltimore, northbound lanes are all blocked. this is really at 695, your forced to go westbound on to 695 heading toward the situation. a reportedly fatal tractor trailer accident here has all of your northbound lanes blocked. i-95 just past 395. first off, just before that. if i were you i would plan an alternate route because it may be closed for some time. let's head over to centerville. still seeing northbound lanes of pickwick road. just that right lane blocked. still to the left. aaron, over to you. >>> breaking news. two u.s. service members dead after an afghan police officer turned his weapon on the troops who were training him. this happened in the western province of farah. the gunman was a member of the afghan local police force there. he was recruited five days ago to a village defense force. he was shot and killed by other service members during this incident. six other service membe

let's check in with danella sealock. any problems lingering from the rush hour? >> no, not from the rush hour. on i-66 let's take a closer look. pretty good outside the beltway. closer around nutley you're a bit delayed here because there's roadwork just happening in the left shoulder lane. drivers are slowing down a bit as they make their way to the beltway. travel speeds, though, from fairfax county parkway to the belt way is at 33 miles per hour. nsdz the beltway on i-66 no incidents to report in either direction. nice and clear. barbara, back over to you. >> all right. thank you, danella. >>> we have breaking news we're following from montgomery county. police tell us a ride-on bus has crashed into a house. the bus crashed into the house at the intersection of avondale drive in silver springs. emergency crews are on the scene there, and we have a new crew on the way. we'll bring you more information tlult the day as soon as we get more information. we will bring it to you. you'll also find it on nbcwashington.com. >>> and new this morning, police are looking

danella sealock is at the super screen with what's free in the dmv. >> here are some fun ideas or free and fun things to get into today and tomorrow. first for today, you can get the last chance to check out the comcast film festival. bring your blankets or your lawn chairs to the midpipe plaza in rockville, listen to music from d.c.'s own chris styles bacon, and watch the matt damon movie, "we bought a zoo." the music goes from 5:30 to 8:15, and the movie will begin at 8:30. also tonight is a free dance performance that's part of the annual dance d.c. festival at the kennedy center's millennium stage. you can catch asia in masquerade from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. tomorrow sunday fun day is the writer's center. you go there and listen to three poets that have recently released new collections. that's in bethesda, and it's from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. >> all right, danella. the "today" show is coming up next on nbc 4. let's find out what they're working on. >> lester holt joins us live from new york. good morning, lester. >> good morning, richard and angie. >>> tropical storm isaac, as you all

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danella sealock at the news4 superscreen with more on that and another chance for gold in the gym todaydanella? >> lots of action in london today. starting with what could be the final showdown ever between michael phelps and ryan lochte. both men will look for their fourth medal of the games in the 200-meter individual medley. a gold for phelps would make him the first man to win an event at three different olympics. it's also likely the final time america's two best swimmers will face off, if phelps goes through with his retirement plans. this year's sweetheart in the pool, missy franklin, will also be back on the blocks today, looking for her fourth medal in the 100-meter free. turning to gymnastics, virginia native gabby douglas already has one gold, and today she'll look to use that momentum for individual glory in the women's all-around. the 16-year-old from virginia beach was the champ at the u.s. trials. she also has the 2011 world team gold under her belt. and douglas has also trained with shawn johnson, the 2008 silver medalist in the all-around. and how's this for a nickname,

here's danella sealock. >> if you're thinking of taking the outer loop of the beltway, crossing the american legion bridge, you're seeing some delays as you make your way across, because of roadwork at george combs pike. you are seeing delays from the american legion bridge, very slow all the way past georgetown pike. let's head over to the 14th street bridge. bridgework continues again today. takes away the right side of the roadway. you have to stick to the left to get by. and it's just a bit slow as you make your way into the city. barbara, back over to you. >> thank you. see you in a little bit. turning to the weather and a nearly picture-perfect day out there, look at that sky. storm 4 meteorologist veronica johnson is here. tom kierein off today. we're glad to see you. tell us what you've got to tell us. >> barbara, it's the little things in life that do it for me, and you know, a day like today, i am happy. one happy camper. it's sunshine throughout the area right now. we're at 83 degrees. we've really see that temperature move up, and the dew point temperature, down from yesterday. j

danella sealock has a preview. >>> gabby douglas has a chance to put a poor performance behind her today and add to an impressive gold medal hall. both she and women's team captain aly raisman will compete in the balanced beam today. raisman and jordyn wieber will also have a chance for an individual medal in the floor exercise. >>> on the track, the game's most electrifying athlete will try to secure his chance for a second gold. usain bolt will run in the first round of heats for the 200 meter dash. bolt lost both that race and the 100 meter to countryman blake at the jamaican trials, but he says those losses helped motivate him in london. >>> one of america's most popular and polarizing track stars will also be running today. lolo jones finished a disappointing seventh in beijing, and she had to overcome injury. but after winning her first round heat in the 100 meter hurdles, she will look to move past the semifinals today and into the finals later tonight. and finally, the u.s. is looking for a sweep at the beach. defending gold medalist misty may-treanor and her partner kerri walsh-

let's hit the roads now with danella sealock. >> thanks, veronica. let's head over to the dulles toll road. if you're traveling on the dulles toll road, travel speeds right now. as you make your way to the beltway, you're at about 56 miles per hour. that drive taking six minutes. heading to the beltway from the dulles toll road checking the outer loop. outer loop speeds heading to the interchange. not bad. travel lanes are open in both directions. but travel speeds, though, 63 miles per hour about 13 minutes to get to the dulles toll road. rails, minor delay. it's small. five minutes on the marc, brunswick east, train number 87 0. right now, metro vre no not reporting delays. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> curiosity is preparing for its first drive on mars. nasa mission managers say the mars rover survived its brain transplant. they upgraded the rover's flight software over the weekend switching it from landing mode to surface mode. it will be now be able to use the roboting arm and drive around the red planet. >>> today we should

danella sealock is keeping an eye on the roadways. >>> if they're driving on the inner loop they're gripping the steering while tightly. the right lane is blocked on i-66 and the delays start at arlington boulevard. look at 295 looking good from the beltway exit 222. no issues there. rut 50 is nice and clear inside the beltway. here's a live look past east-west highway in both directions towards new york avenue. nice and clear and no accidents to report. barbara, back over to you. >>> power crews had to respond to an overnight crash on j street in northeast washington. the accident happened just after 8:00. p police say wires came down on the car trapping the driver inside the vehicle until crews could safely rescue him. the driver was taken to the hospital. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> a man wanted for murder turned mims in to police. p prince george's county police say james brady killed 37-year-old trevor johnson. the victim was dating johnson's ex-girlfriend. brady is charged with first-degree murder. >>> this afternoon family, friends and co-workers of the prince g

we hit the roads again with danella sealock. >> thanks, veronica. checking on the beltway first 4 traffic report, earlier in virginia, had a work zone set up between arlington boulevard and 7 on the inner loop. it's now gone. nice and clear. travel lanes are open there. let's head over to prince george's county. this time on the inner loop and outer loop. right near 295. as you make your way past 201, too. they had just one lane getting by. that's nice and clear. you can see in both directions on the out ore loop as well as inner loop of the beltway. you're traveling on i-66, i have your commute coming up in ten minutes. aaron, over to you. >> all right, thank you, danella. >>> today the government is urging parents to look before they lock their cars. it's launching a campaign hopes will save kids from being stuck in hot cars during the summer. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius and ray lahood will lay it out. nearly two dozen kids have died. >>> it is almost that time. back to school. it is just around the corner. tonight rockvi

let's hit the roads again and get another look at traffic with danella sealock. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at chopper 4 flying over the outer loop of the beltway. as you make your way just past the white oak exit here you're going to see police activity. looks like a disabled vehicle. delays as chopper zooms out. really starts right around i-95. you're pretty sluggish. jammed even passing new hampshire avenue but it is stop and go toward georgia avenue. your travel speed, 36 miles per hour. to get to i-270 that drive taking 16 minutes. let's head over to i-95 just sitting at the occoquan. very sluggish all of the way to the beltway. had an earlier crash there. it's gone. the damage has been done. about 22 miles per hour. over an hour to get from quantico to the beltway. and taking a look at 395, if you're traveling on 395, volume from the beltway, slow to seminary road. underspeed, about 38 miles per hour. about 17 minutes to drive from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. aaron, over to you. >>> millions of americans will be popping into convenience stores and supermarkets to buy

danella sealock is at the super screen now for more on today's events. >>> the women's soccer team is chasing the country's third straight olympic gold medal. they will play canada today in the semifinals. the winner will take on either france or japan on thursday. lolo jones is looking for redemption in the women's 100 meter hurdles. she fell in beijing ,finishing a heartbreaking seventh. and it's been a tough road back to the olympic games for jones. last summer she had surgery for a tethered spinal cord. jones placed third at the trials. now to gabby douglas. gabby is flying solo today. the all-around winner will go for gold again in the uneven parallel bars final. dowel glass qualified sixth ♪ olympics. she's likely to be one of only two gymnasts to perform without a spotter. the virginia beach native is the only american competing in this event. now here's a look at the latest medal count. china has retaken the lead with 61 medal overall. team usa is just one behind china with 60. and in third place it's great britain with 37. coming in fourth place is russia with 35. now, back t

let's see what's going on on area roads now with danella sealock. >> thank you, veronica. >>> following breaking news on i-95, still serious delays this morning. the good news is the earlier crash at backlick is out of the roadway. the bad news is, check out this view from chopper 4. i-95 northbound in dale city, jammed. these delays continue as you pass fairfax county parkway and make your way towards the beltway. very sluggish this morning. let's head over to 395 southbound, the exit ramp to 3b still shut down because of the earlier accident in that area. not seeing delays there, though. checking things out in maryland, not bad just yet. outer loop just a bit under speed past colesville road, but it's not terrible at all, about 42 miles per hour. 13 minutes to get from i-95 to i-270. checking the beltway in prince george's county as well, inner loop and outer loop is clear. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. 6:42 now. >>> breaking news. police are searching a plane heading from new york to moscow because of a bomb threat. the russian airliner aeroflot says someone called new yor

danella sealock is at the news4 superscreen with a look at the day's events. >> he's already the world'stest man. today he could do something that's never been seen in olympic history. usain bolt will run in the final of the 200-meter dash this morning, and if he wins, he would become the first man ever to win back-to-back gold in the event. he'll face stiff competition, however, in fellow countryman yohan blake, who beat bolt at the jamaican trials. there could be history on the track for team usa as well. 24-year-old decathlete ashton eaton will look to claim his first gold medal and break an olympic record at the same time. eaton set the new world record for decathlon points at the u.s. trials and is on track to come close to that mark. two locals are also looking to earn a podium spot today. rith mist gymnast julie zetlin of bethesda is looking to break a european stranglehold on the sport. zetlin is the 2010 u.s. champ and the 2010 pan am champ. she is also the first american  to make the olympic sport since 2004. >> did you see the eaton kid on the long jump? he almost jumped out

danella sealock has a look. >>> he's already the world's fastest man and today could do something never seen in olympic history. usain bolt will run in the final of the 200-meter dash this morning, and if he wins, he would become the first man ever to win back-to-back gold in the event. he'll face stiff competition, however, in fellow countryman yohan blake, who beat bolt at the jamaican trials. there could be history on the track for team usa as well. 24-year-old decathlete ashton eaton will look to claim his first gold medal and break an olympic record at the same time. eaton set the new world record for decathlon points at the u.s. trials and is on track to come close to that mark. two locals are also looking to earn a podium spot today. rhythmic gymnast julie zetlin of bethesda is looking to break a european stranglehold on the sport. zetlin is the 2010 u.s. champ and the 2010 pan am champ. she is also the first american to make the olympic sport since 2004. and finally, it will be a marathon day for tie kwon do athlete terrence jennings. the alexandria native is the u.s. tie kwon d

danella sealock is at the super screen with more on the day's events. >> lots of action today in londonting with what could be the final showdown ever between michael phelps and ryan lochte. both men will look for their fourth medal of the games in the 200-meter individual medley. a gold for phelps would make him the first man to win an event at three different olympics. it's also likely the final time america's two best swimmers will face off if phelps goes through with his retirement plans. now, some locals will also get their feet wet today in search of olympic gold. as we speak, katie loe decky of bethesda is starting in the 800-meter freestyle. at 15, katie is the youngest olympian in london but is a olympic contender. let's watch her in the pool here. even though she's only 15, she's a strong one. lodecki set a record for the meet with 8:15. her competition, another local, kate ziegler from great falls. she swam the 800 in beijing but didn't medal. this year's sweetheart in the pool is missy franklin, also back on the blocks today, looking for her fourth medal in the 100-meter fre

let's check in with danella sealock with more on that. >> situation on reno road and right now closedar fire blocking two of the left lanes there. connecticut avenue have an accident there that's blocking the left lane and you're absolutely jammed at i-27 o. eun, over to >>> good morning. near 80 in washington and by the bay, else where in the upper 70s around the region now. low to mid-90s. high humidity and slight chance of an isolated storm as well as tomorrow and saturday and then a greater chance of scattered showers and storms around on sunday, perhaps into monday and then lower humidity for monday and tuesday, highs in the 80s both of those days. that's the way it looks. back to you. >> thanks, tom. >>> nbc 4 is your >>> and we're back now with more of "today" on a thursday morning, the 2nd day of august 2012. we're here at our home in olympic park on what is right now a glorious morning, lots of sunshine, lots of screaming fans gathered around us. we always like that. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker. team gold, they have to keep their head in the game b

let's check in with danella sealock. >> had a crash southbound at powder mill road. it's now clear. on the beltway because of the earlier crash, outer loop pretty much jammed starting in college park. a live look right now as you make your way past new hampshire avenue, very slow. delays continue as you head towards i-270 as you drive about 27 miles per hour. that drive taking 21 minutes. aaron, over to you. [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi to deposit checks at the nearest citibank branch. ♪ like this one. ♪ or this one. ♪ or, maybe this one. ♪ but when it's this easy to use citibank mobile check deposit at home...why would he? ♪ woooo! [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. you don't need an olympic-sized pool. or an olympic-sized stadium. you just need an olympic-sized audience. put your goals on the line, online. get started at facebook.com/healthy. powered by ge. >>> welcome back. a cloudy sky out there right now. even light showers falling. those clouds today will hold temperatures down a bit,

. >>> let's check in with danella sealock for a check on the roads.such a treat this morning. they have been waiting ten years for this, to see 98 degrees back on stage together. they still sound good. may i add, they still look good. >> dare to say, they have not missed a beat a decade later. >> they have one more song. we'll bring that in a little bit. >> great to watch you sway. >> i've got my sway on. not as good as they are. >>> everything hot in movies, music, a bonanza of pop culture. >> cornucopia. >> in "today's" kitchen, we've got a 13-year-old prodigy chef making ways. we're going to meet him. he taught himself to cook when he was 10 because he didn't like what his mom was making for dinner. he's hoping to follow in the footsteps of a world renowned chef. we'll check in with them. also we'll find out about bon appetit magazine pick for the top ten restaurants in the country. >> the top stories of the day. natalie morales at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, natalie, savannah, al. presidential hopeful mitt romney is battling pers

let's go to danella sealock with more on that. >> thank you. here's the situation.n northwest. your alternate road is georgia avenue. we are seeing delays in the area. now let's head over to earlier accident. 295 southbound at east capitol street. it is clear. you are still seeing delays. as you make your way towards 50 headed to southbound. very slow. route 50 slow from landover road. you will hit the brakes as you make your ty new york avenue. let's head over to tom with a look at our forecast. >> puffy white clouds floating in a blue sky over washington on this monday morning. live view from our hd city camera. right now 76 at reagan national. dew point, humid 70. it is going to stay hume tid rest of the day with highs mid and upper 80s. could get late afternoon or evening thundershowers. tomorrow and into thursday, low humidity. beautiful weather moving in. beautiful weather moving in. >> he's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all