. >> i'm eun yang. we're working for you on this hot and humid sultry thursday. >> sultry, a good word. melissa mollet has aoo and chuck and sheena just stepped outside. does it feel good, guys? >> fantastic. >> chilly chuck and sultry sheena. got it covered. >> that's why chuck is wearing a jacket. he's a little chilly. >> either that or i'm mentally ill. one or the other. another hot day to be outside today. if you liked yesterday, you're going to love today. no doubt about that. temperatures in the 70s and 80s now. a heat advisory from noon until 7:00 p.m. for the highlighted counties there. basically from route 50 southbound. heat indexes could be as much as 105. >> kmuk is going chuck is going scarf on. >> around 100 to 105 in and around the city. if/when there's heat relief coming, we'll let you know. let's go into the studio to magnificent melissa moll. today. you guys should probably come back inside. feels better in here than out there. outer loop on the american legion bridge, we still have th

. >> i'm eun yang. we'll get back to our tributes to our good friend, jim vance. >> you may have heard the storms that moved through the area overnight. we're hearing reports that a tornado may have touched down. >> angie goff is at the live desk. before we check in with the >> good morning, eun and aaron. we're seeing photos from the damage from a possible tornado in queen anne's county. residents being told by police to shelter in place after a lot of trees, a lot of wires knocked to the ground. most of the damage seemed focus in the bay city area of bay city, maryland. this is just across the bay bridge, route 50 in the area. we know it's closed according to police. we have about 9,000 people without power. tracking the outages as well. police say there are structure collapses, gas leaks, a lot of damage, a lot of it focused around route 8 through stephensville. justin finch, this is a live picture of him on the bay bridge headed that way. he's going to get on the ground, survey the damage and keep u

eun? >>> thank you, melissa mollet. team coverage on the extreme heat continues. >>> justin finch joins us live from the rockville volunteer fire department. he's breaking down how they're preparing to help folks in need today. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. already going to be a busy day. they're bracing for that. 75 degrees right now. it's going to grow significantly as the day wears on. the heat index set to touch triple digits so far. we asked, what can we do to prepare ourselves for what's coming our way. we were told simply, you want to get by one of these, an ac unit or a fan. here are more tips on what you can do before coming out for work and school. >> water every single day. that's going to help you. this morning, drink a bottle of water when you get up. that's going to help you significantly. second, if yo right? stay out of the sun and the heat as much as possible. >> reporter: very simple tips there. stay hydrated and cool. stay out of that sun. the water will be huge today. again, the advice he

eun, aaron. >> angie, thank you. it is 5:45. you can expect that plenty of people in prince george's and fairfax counties are disappointed this morning, this coming after news broke that the fbi headquarters will stay put in the district. >> news 4's molette green is at the greenbelt metro station where some had hoped it would be something that would help lure a new headquarters to the area. >> reporter: it's a huge blow to the national capital region for those who of this in. they have pushed very hard, put up two prime locations, one here at the greenbelt metro station. this is a loss that could have a devastating ripple effect. the promise of thousands of jobs, new businesses and, of course, the millions in revenue. much like the pentagon complex changed the landscape of northern virginia and all of that now goes right down the drain as the government now pulling the plug on relocating the fbi headquarters. here's what one man told me just this morning as he headed to work in northern virginia. >> it's a big blow. i'm sure th

eun? >> angie, thank you. developing out of texas this morning, a terrible discovery in san antonio. we'll send a truck driver to federal core. nine people dead, 30 others hurt after being found in an overheated tractor-trailer. the truck was found in a walmart parking lot on saturday. federal agents say this is a case of human smuggling. some escaped into the woods or hitched rides when police a riechltd many were riegd in shom dangerous conditions. >> they were very hot to the touch. these people were in the trailer without water. a lot of heat stroke and a lot of dehydration. >> investigators have not revealed the nationalities of the victims. more case. more details at 6:45. >>> seven minutes after the hour right now. today, president trump will issue a statement on health care. >> the white house says the president will meet with people they describe as victims of obamacare. the president tweeted about this issue sunday saying if republicans don't repeal and replace the disastrous obamacare, the repercuss

eun? >> angie, thank you. it's 4:48. president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner is heading to capitol hill to answer questions from the senate intelligence committee. he'll be answering questions about his meeting with a russian lawyer and lobbyist before the 2016 election. he won't oath, though. >>> today's meeting gets under way as donald trump jr. and paul manafort agreed it talk to congressional investigators. sarah dallof joins us now with more. >> like you mentioned, this hearing is not going to be open to the public. jared kushner will not be under oath. that's prompting some concerns from democrats. his attorney, however, released a statement saying that kushner will fully cooperate with this investigation. now, he's expected to be asked about his relationship with russian officials, specifically his meeting in 2016 linked to the kremlin as well as if he assisted in setting up any back channel communications with the russians. now, on tuesday he will appear before the house intelligence committ

eun? >>> angie, thank you. 6:15 now. investigators are trying to figure out whether a driver who plowed into a crowd did it on purpose. it happened yesterday afternoon. half a toz people are recovering this morning. the driver did stay on the screen. >> it could be two weems before power is restored to banks island of north carolina. two con stroux crews cut all three cables that my kmooi power to the island. the governor of north carolina also declared a state of emergency. a notorious tunnel in mobile, alabama that apparently hates tractor-trailers has claimed another victim. tp got stuck inside a tunnel. it cleared the 12-foot entrance but the trailer slammed into the concrete ceiling and spilled hay everywhere. we're told there is a warning system in place for that tunnel. turn the radio down. let that sound come so you can hear the warning. >>> new this morning, we're hearing about the worst restaurant foods from the 2017 extreme eating awards. these foods aren't necessarily -- but they're not good for you. the chee

. >>> i'm eun yang. we're working for you to get you up and out the door on time. >>> a look at the roads and rails with melissa in a minute. but first a look at your forecast. chuck and sheena have moved outside. what do you think, guys? >> i like it. it's nice outside. nice and quiet, nothing to worry about. >> i think it's fantastic. i'm trying to move around so the bugs don't bite me. >> you forgot your bug spray. >> it's a little bit sticky. it's a little muggy this morning. but it's going to be another hot day this afternoon. look at these temperatures comfortably mild. 77 degrees in the district. 72 sterling park. 72 fairfax city. if you're in prince george's county, mid to low 70s. 72 port washington. annapolis at 73 degrees. monday commute is looking good. dry roads. 7:00 a.m. muggy. by noon, you'll want the air on. 87 degrees. we're heating up to around 90 this afternoon. couple thunderstorms. keep an eye to the sky. isolated storm chances there. tomorrow is going to be much of the same. then w

justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. alexandria police believing they have a local case of road rage on their hands. one that left that maryland woman in stable condition this morning after she was shot here on the eisenhower connector. right over there. her accused shooter is now behind bars this morning. he has been identified as 59-year-old ernest stickel of mechanicsville, maryland. he fled the alexandria crime scene. he opened fire into that woman's suv after she and her male passenger reportedly left that suv and confronted stickel in wednesday morning. most road rage stays on the road. like this big rig and car going toe for toe in texas. a aaa survey is going beyond here, finding 80% of drivers, more than half reporting they purposely tailgated other cars. 45%, though, took it out on the steering wheel with that angry honking. 33% used angry gestures and 24% even said they tried blocking cars from making lane changes. back out live. aaa also finding some 7.5 million drivers admitting their road rage did boil over

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're working for you on this hot and humid sultry thursday. >> sultry, a good word. melissa mollet has aoo

it's aaron and eun in the main studio. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> angie, thanks. >>> now on "news4 today," a brazen jail break. the search under way right now after a dozen inmates escape. >> an entire family gone. an area woman and two young boys who haven't been seen in days. >> the faa forced to size up shrinking airline seats. what it could mean the next time you fly. >>> 4:27 your time right now. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. we're working for you on monday morning. always a little tough on mondays. >>> wtops jack taylor in for melissa taylor. >> first we start with chuck bell and sheena parveen. >>s >> that's the first thing -- really nice out. need a life jacket, what do you think, chuck. >> you needed a jacket. the one gentlemanly act was offering you my jacket and showed up on social media. temperatures this morning are in the upper 50s to mid 60s in most of the suburbs. 68 downtown in washington now. it's going to be a nice day. what a beautiful morning it's going to

. >> reporter: hey there, eun. good morning. if in measure passes, it will not be happening overnight. instead, montgomery county would ease into a $15 minimum wage over the next few years. you may recall, the county council has been in this position before considering a $15 minimum wage by the year 2020. they each have support from the national group fight for 15 campaign. they were behind this as well. this was last up for vote in january. but county executive ike leggett businesses in montgomery county uneasy. now the proposal we now know is back with a revised plan to get businesses with fewer workers until 2022 to hit that target. the sponsor of the bill, if it goes up today, rather once it goes up today, it will be on this agenda for this afternoon. back to you. >> justin finch, like in rockville for us. thank you. >>> we did a quick survey of our area. d.c. lawmakers have passed similar legislation raising the hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2020. in prince george's county, the minimum wage will go up to $11.50 this october

eun? >> angie, thank you. 5:06 now. today families at a manassas mobile home park are hoping to get the news they've been fighting to get for months. the city council will decide whether to group catholics for housing can buy the troubledize end mobile home park taking on the responsibility of fi the city was going to buy the park. that would have been meant the 55 families would be evicted. the meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. >>> metro is using a new method to fix the arcing methods. it's using curtain grouting. crews will put a rubber-like membrane on the outside of the tunnel wall in an effort to prevent water from leaking into the tunnel. that will mean red line trains will single track starting at 9:00 p.m. during the week between friendship heights and medical center. molette green will let us know how this could affect your ride on metro. >>> if you travel between rock creek parkway, road changes between the kennedy center. parkway between f street and bridge will be reduced to one lane monday through thursday nights

eun? >> angie, thank you. developing now, investigators in los angeles are trying to figure out whether a driver who plowed into a crowd did it the busy intersection, half a dozen are recovering this morning. four of them are were taken to the hospital and two treated on the scene. the driver did stay on the scene. >> why are you being arrested? >> i have no idea. >> that is one of the suspects arrested in a terrorism investigation in australia. authorities made the arrest after a terror plot to bring down an airplane was foiled. the suspects are believed to have been inspired by islamic ideology. they were planning to use an improvised device to attack an airplane. three others were taken into custody on raids in sydney homes. so far none of the suspects has been charged. >> today, prince george's county state's attorney angela brooks will announce her run for county executive. it will take place in camp springs. she will join a democratic field including anthony muse. she is the hnd muse. baker can't run aga

there's room for three, aaron, eun? >> take a you. >>> let's get you back to the breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> melissa mollet is tracking the traffic. >> this breaking news in prince george's county. ft. washington. chopper 4 over this on both sides of the road. northbound and southbound closed because of this double fatal accident. just a bad situation there. terrible situation. indian head highway between kerby hill and palmer. your alternate. you can see the closure in the purple right there. nothing is getting through. northbound bw parkway between 197 and 198, still a crash blocking the left bound lane there. crash blocking two lanes as you head inbound. beltway avenue, no problems there. beltway looking pretty good overall. you can see here behind me and taking a look at your travel times to 70 south is issues there. 95 northbound in virginia looking okay. listen to wtop when you hop in your car today, guys. >> thank you. you know it's friday. it's hot. you know -- >> we were talking about -- >> it's the en

molette, good morning. >> aaron, eun, good morning to you.is a mystery as to what happened some 200 yards past the east capitol street bridge behind me. no arrests, no motive given in this case in the shooting death of a man and his dog. they were found dead during the wednesday morning rush. witnesses, they heard gunshots about a half dozen reported gunshots during the 8:30 half hour of the morning. this bike trail is an important part of this river terrace rebound. it gets quite busy with bikers during that time >> it's terrible. this is the first time i've heard of a violent act like that occurring on the trail since i've lived here. >> i mean, it's a shame how people live these days. people should live decent. >> reporter: police at this time are saying they don't know if this was random or a target ed killing. they only have a vague description of a person they want to speak with, someone on a red mountain bike. that's the latest. back to you. >> molette, do we know what happened to the other dog that survived the shooting? >> reporter:

that's the latest, eun. back to you. >> angie, thank you. >>> there are less than 12 hours now for kirk cousins and the redskins to agree to a long-term contract. reports say that is unlikely to happen and that he will play under the franchise tag again. that means he will be paid about $24 million this season. $24 million. if they don't reach a february, that number could go up even more the other option is to let him walk away. >> which is not really an option. we don't want that to happen. >>> 6:09 is our time right now. >>> a boat with a mind of its own. riders ejected when a boat takes off. how it lost control and the legal trouble its driver could face. >> good morning, it's 6:09 on your monday morning. the most important part of your forecast, what's the weekend look like. looks like the temperature will be close to average on saturday and sunday. at least a chance for showers at this point in time. we'll keep the forecast updated through the rest of the week. sheena is talking about today's weather i

eun? >> ang ig, thank you. the man accused of killing his stepfather and posting a selfie with the body could be in court. this happened saturday morning. police found the suspect near central avenue. a chase led them back to buoy where he was arrested police have been to their home before for violence between the suspect and his father. he said to the witness i told you i would do it. once we've learned more we'll alert you in the nbc washington ap app:. >>> d.c. fire officials say someone intentionally set a at this home in southeast. a neighbor captured the massive flames on camera early yesterday morning on wheeler road. investigators are checking to see if an aksel rapt was used. one homeowner showed us the mess left behind. adults and children were forced to rush from the nearby homes and they're thankful to be alive. >> i'm thankful all my kids got out. >> they can get another house. it's the family and everybody came out safe. thank god for that. >> one firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor i

aaron and eun. >> sara dal love hill. sarah, thank you. >>> survivors of the u.s.s arizona will make history again at the white house again. president trump and mike pence will meet with three of the five survivors of the attack. they're being awarded with a pure silver commemorative coin. >>> the situation in northern california is getting worse. at least 50 single family homes have been consumed by the detwiler fire. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes as firefighters try to get a handle on this. sadly, just 10% containment right now and 1500 structures are in its path. still, more danger. back over to you guys. >>> erika, thank you. it's 4:47. right now there's a search for this 18-year-old man. israel thomas curtain. montgomery county police say he's from germantown and last seenn members at their home on leather back way. police and his family are concerned about his emotional welfare. call police if you know where he might be. >>> an update to a murder mystery we've been following for you. prin

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eun? >> ang ig, thank you.f killing his stepfather and posting a selfie with the body could be in court. this happened saturday morning. police found the suspect near central avenue. a chase led them back to buoy where he was arrested police have been to their home before for violence between the suspect and his father. he said to the witness i told you i would do it. once we've learned more we'll alert you in the nbc washington ap app:. >>> d.c. fire officials say someone intentionally set a

good morning, eun. three issues to be aware of on this vote. really not a final vote but to move things forward. will they repeal and replace obamacare right now with a replacement that not a majority really likes. will they repeal it now? get rid of it and try to replace it with something later which leaves a question of what happens in the interim or will they repeal it and try to replace it with not what's on the table but something different to try to sweeten the deal for those too who don't like what they're seeing right now? the technical thing isn't at all likely what we're to see at the end of the day. >> tracie potts on the hill, thank you and welcome back. >>> now to an important race unfolding in virginia. the governor's race is a dead heat between republican nominee ed gillespie and ed northam. the monmouth university poll found gillespie and northam tied with 44% each. cliff high rah drew 3%. 9% are undecided. president trump is having n impact on this race. 4 in 10 voters said the president was a factor in their choice for governo

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. it is 6:00 a.m. right now. >> thanks for waking up with us. >> wtop's jack taylor is in for melissa mollet. >> we begin outside with chuck bell and sheena parveen. sometimes we feel bad. today, not so much. >> aaron watches the countdown to 6:00. >> it's all smoke and mirrors. beautiful start, though. >> the big debate was whether or not to use the word autumnal to describe the weather. >> you did use that word. you are admitting there's a little bit of a chill. >> i'm admitting that you thought that. >> you are admitting that. >> chuck told me it was cold before we came out. here's a live look outside. clear skies. that's part of the r

eun? >> melissa, thank you. it is 6:02. we have breaking news. a double shooting in prince george's county. angie goff at the live desk with details. >> we're following this developing story. two people have been shot. it's happening in the 1500 block of forest drive in district heights maryland. now, it happened just after 2:30 this morning. that's what police are telling us. they're not releasing a lot of details. but they say they don't believe it was a random shooting. we're going to bring you more as we get it. we know that one of the two men has died and the other is expected to survive. >> angie, thank you. developing this morning, tired passengers who had to spend the night in the airport are hoping to make it on to a plane today. >> an evacuation at the faa facility in leesburg brought air traffic over our region to a ripple effect this morning. justin finch as reagan national with more. things are moving behind you, justin. >> aaron, good morning. moving in d.c., hustle and bustle. the passengers stranded earlier have now packed the bla

. >> i'm eun yang. we're working to get you up and out the door on time. >> melissa keeping an eye on the roads and rails this morning. let's start with chuck and sheena who have made their way outside to test things out. what are you thinking, guys? >> another sticky morning. like yesterday morning. it's warm and humid and not a good hair day. >> not a fan. >> no. >> we were talking feels like someone put a wet electric blanket on you. >> that's not a good analogy. sounds dangerous. >> temperatures are a lot cooler in the shenandoah valley this morning. 64 winchester. gate urs berg in the upper 60s. the urban heat island effect. it's 78 right now. plan on more than enough sunshine to get temperatures into the upper 830s and low 90s like yesterday. doesn't sound like much. only a 30% chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm. but they'll be slow moving super soakers. just like yesterday. some folks might get an inch or more. most of us won't have to worry about that. it will be hot and sticky. >> especia

>> reporter: eun, good morning. that cruiser badly scorched the house. we're on scene searching for a cause. firefighters alongside putting out hotspots. because just a few moments ago, that badly burned home was still smoking. i want to take you down to video from chopper 4 showing the extensive damage on the 2600 block of haney avenue. this fire breaking out close to 3:00 showing severe damage to the side of that home and the police cruiser parked next door. now firefighters from montgomery county in our areas arrived to the scene. they had to put out the house fire and the cruiser fires within minutes of arriving here, they heard blasts coming from that cruiser. a series of blasts at that. they know there was live ammo of some kind left inside that vehicle perhaps in a box. the damage from both fires resulting in severe damage to a parked black suv and silver car in the driveway as well. back on the ground in daylight. you really do get a sense of the extent of this fire. i can tell you this home next door is scorched on the side facing this house fir

eun? >> thank you, melissa. a jury is expected to hear closing arguments in a deadly wedding day stabbing case. for the first time, they heard directly from the suspect. bonds took the stand in his own defense yesterday. he stabbed wedding caterer john after a wedding in chantilly in august of last year. bonds was a fairfax county parks employee argued that he stabbed johns in self-defense. bonds told jurors he was backed into a railing by johns. he testified that the caterer had her hands-on his neck and that he couldn't breathe. the argue um was record-- argum recorded on his cell phone. boy -- blp. >> [ bleep ]. >> oh, you stabbed me. >>> p friends said she was a soft, sweet person. >>> it's a crime that has shaken up parents after -- now we have learned that the case against caraway will move forward. he's now satisfied with his violated by those representing him. some of the alleged abuse happened at elementary school in prince george's county. >>> in its final day, the running of the bulls in spain has lef

this is news4 today, i am aaron >> i am eun yang. a check of the weather in a second. >> we are going to get a phone call. >> are you laughing at us? >> first i fried the chicken, then got rid of the spider. wow. >> those spiders are invincible. i have seen them coming right back. >> tony has the wiper on still. >> i bet you he will bring a couple of friends next time, too. >> you can count the hairs on his legs, it was so clear. >> big spider. we were zoomed way in on that. >> that was funny. >> that was quite a start to the news cast. >> that was funny. anyway. >> let's talk about the weather. >> it's nice outside. >> any further conversation about aaron's reaction to the spider don't go well for him. we have a little cloud cover outside this morning. one or two lone some sprinkles in anne arundel north of the bay bridge. could be a stray sprinkle chance between the beltway between now and 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. otherwise, most of us don't need to worry about rain today. mix of clouds and sunshine, upper 70s, low 80s today. hop

hi, >> reporter: hi, eun. temperature is 79 degrees this morning, but as you have been listening to chuck and sheena is it going to get toasty today. feel like temperatures between 100 to 107 extreme heat is not something that we take lightly because according to the cdc 618 people are killed every year in the united states because of extreme heat. this is something to keep in mind today and tomorrow. few reminders. water is your friend. we will take it a step further. even a lighter meal is a good idea, salad for lunch is a good idea. light colors, loose fit clothing. this is something we talk about a lot, if you are driving, if you live in a busy city, people have places to go, if you drive with kids in the car, great idea to throw something in a back seat that would make you around and look back. people are interrupted, something to make you look back, make sure you don't leave anything or anyone important in the back seat of your car, temperatures are dangerously hot today and tomorrow. here at dupont circ

back to you aaron and eun. >> thank you. chuck. it's 6:04. new this morning, we know everyone is going to survive. this is an awful scene. this happened at east-west highway overnight. >> it is back open now. to bury their child. that is the painful reality after her son was shot and killed inside her home. this morning, she has a strong message for the killer who is still on the loose. you did something to my son who was innocent. now you have to come after me. may god get you. >> 20-year-old john christian webster, also known as jc was shot and killed. his family and friends gathered to remember him at a vigil last night. the shooting happened inside his home on belvidere boulevard in silver spring. jc's mother said she saw the killer come into her home come into her home and shoot her son. >> i saw what you did. i chased you to your car. so you know that i recognize you and the car. >> detectives believe jc knew the shooter. investigation said montgomery county police are looking for three possible suspects in a dark-colored honda. >> toda

. >>> i'm eun yang. to speed on what's og going on this morn. >>> let's check in with chuck and sheena this morning. >> may have another of those slow moving super soakers. >> you saw the storms. you know how much heavy rain that could produce in a short period of time. locally, though, we're at 78 degrees right now. it is very warm outside. we're going to stay warm as we go through the morning. we're going to stay sticky. it's going to get hot this afternoon. about the low 70s for the most part. remember yesterday with the humidity felt hotter. it's going to be like that again today. 8:00 this morning, 81 degrees. by 9:00 a.m., 83 degrees. we have that small storm chance this afternoon. chuck and i are back with that in a little bit. let's check your commute with melissa mollet. >> thank taking a look at the beltway after bran ach avenue, the work zone is blocking the right lane. as you look at the map of beltway, inner and outer loop both behaving themselves this morning. no big problems. 270 -- southb

eun? >> thank you, melissa. >> the repair bills are piling up after a summer party went out of control at one man's house. the only problem is, he never invited anyone. the teens accused of breaking in. and a warning for parents. >>> just when you thought they had done amazon cooks up something else. the industry the company may be getting into that couldraphy illusion eyes how you make -- revolutionize how you make dinner. >>> firefighters are recovering after battling this two-alarm fire. look at those flames. molette green is just arriving on the scene and will bring us the ♪ the moments that connect us don't happen overnight. they happen one morning at a time, and one cup at a time. folgers, the best part of wakin' up. fromto the wobbling yogis.kers to the stationary race winners, we all need lean protein. and it comes in a jimmy dean's delights breakfast sandwich. shine on. you get to do the dishes.ed... bring 'em on. dawn ultra has 3 times more grea

. >> hey, aaron and eun, good morning. we know what the republican leadership has done to sweeten the deal but it didn't work for one conservative and one moderate. rand paul and susan collins who are still no votes. which means every other republican, 50 of them, have to be convinced to vote for this bill or it dies. here's what they did to sweeten the pot. for moderates, agd $45 billion for opioid treatment. keeping the taxes for the wealthy. and $70 billion in subsidies to help low-income families pay for their health care. conservatives, using health savings accounts, pre-packed money to pay for insurance premiums. catastrophic claims, plus the plans that ted cruzit would cost less and cover less. it's all in the pot now ee sngsly and now lawmakers have to convince each other to vote for it. here's the timeline. the congressional budget office weighs in by monday and senate republicans are still hoping for a vote next week. again, they cannot afford to lose one more person. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us.

. >> reporter: eun, good morning. we're being kept back a bit. they want to remove the trailer portion from the roadway. that's a pepsi trailer back there. inside, lots of burned up soda cans and that structure is totally damagedment look down a bit, perhaps you'll see it's missing tires in the back. that fire broke out close to 3:30 this morning. the inner loop, we're seeing movement here. it's been slowing down at portions over the course of the morning. those left lanes are moving towards pennsylvania avenue. however, there's a right lane where you're going to find that tie-up and cleanup. the crews telling me that one issue will be moving that entire trailer structure because it is so damaged because the wheels are kind of damaged as well. it won't be an easy haul out of here. it could have issues as they move the structure out to get it of that could be where the next tie-up comes this morning. back to you. >> justin, thank you. developing right now, prince george's county police are still looking for clues in suitland. this happened near a

but eun, you're right.e have a little bit of humidity in the forecast this morning and through the day today. we're going to see more clouds. it will be warmer. you'll notice the humidity increasing through the afternoon. then we have a chance for a now, tomorrow, that is the day where you want the umbrella. pretty much through the entire day. morning will be the quiet he's time. even though we can have a few showers. heavy rain and rain will linger into the weekend. right now, it does look like sunday will be your better day. sunday looks windy as that rain starts to move away. 74 right now. 72 is the temperature in leesburg. 78 in manassas. 71 gaithersburg. later on this afternoon, we can have a couple spotty thunderstorms. not much, though. early tomorrow morning, clouds are here. we start to see showers and thunderstorms flaring up in the afternoon. 8:00 p.m., heavy rain and an area of low pressure that looks like it should be developing on top of us. that will linger into saturday and we'll start to se

. >> good morning, aaron and eun. clearly, it shows that mitch mcconnell believes that this is a razor-thin margin that he's dealing with. right now, you have two gop senators who are on the record saying that they oppose the current iteration of this bill. susan collins of maine and also rand paul of kentucky. well, he can lose those two, but he can't lose anyone else. now with john mccain being out for at least this week after this surgery over the weekend, u have the votes. yesterday, susan collins was on meet the press and she feels that there are eight to ten republican senators who have problems with this bill. so at this point, it appears that mcconnell still has work to do to get everybody into the fold. >> so, chris, they've had stumbling blocks. does it appear that this delay may hurt to or help the effort to repeal and replace obama a kair. >> like everything in washington, he thinks the longer it goes, it's going to hurt. as more people get to see, in his opinion that this is not really a repeal of obamaca

that's the way you're headed, eun. >> thank you, melissa. miracle baby. that is what one mother is calling his child after he is hit by a stray bullet and survives. hear about his report ahead. >>> plus, a veterans home vandalized, his american flag set on fire and he's not the onlyct >>> plus, a voting rights debate. which maryland city could soon allow nonu.s. citizens to vote >>> this morning a man is being held without bond after what alexandria police call a brutal attack against one of their own. claude reynolds is accused of hitting a policf injured. this happened in the old town section of the city yesterday morning. we're told the officer was responding to reports of a man smashing windows and cars. investigators say the officer feared for her life and fired her gun. no one was hit. >>> just one day into a crime crackdown in prince george's county and they've taken a murderer off the streets. investigators say he shot and killed two people in district heights last week. the victims were two of 12 people killed in the county in the span of 11 days

. >>> i'm eun yang. >>> we want to get to your forecast. there's a few changes after a few days of beautiful weather. we could be dealing with rain today. >> chuck bell and sheena parveen are outside with the forecast before we check in with jack taylor with traffic. sheena? >> yes. it is actually, i know you felt this when you walked in. a little sticky out here this morning. it's all a sign of things to come. >> warmer, stickier for sure today. unfortunately, that leads to rain chance that is go way up the closer we get to the weekend. all the rain is a long ways to the west. >> so if you're headed out today, this afternoon, nothing to worry about. warm and humid, good weather for the baseball game. a noon first pitch. no rain likely today. but tomorrow, could have rain as early as the morning commute tomorrow. nt storminess later on in the day. we'll have a storm team 4 weather alert for tomorrow. if you're thinking about going to the beach this weekend, well, at least you won't have to pack the sunscreen. >> i like it. >> where's the su

. >>> i'm eun yang.st a minute as well as a look at traffic and weather. >> jack taylor is i melissa. as well as a look at weather and traffic. >>> a massive police presence in fauquier county. a death investigation under way on black well road. a body was found near the dumpster behind the store. justin finch is on the way to gather details. a live rorp at the top of the hour. let's take a look at your forecast. >> because the humidity starting to creep back in. >> just a little bit -- >> you know the fog comes back in. >> this is another saying. >> i don't know the saying. but yes, eun, you are right. there's a little more humidity in the air. what's going to happen today, we'll notice more clouds around. we have a chance for isolated thunderstorms later in the day. we have a weather alert for tomorrow. we thunderstorms in your friday forecast. you don't want to be caught off guard. make sure you have you are umbrella. 69 in clinton. not as cool as it was yesterday morning. pretty cool. 76 by 9:00 a.m.

. >>> i'm eun yang.conditioning is working or else you'll feel the effects of this weather climbing today. chuck bell and sheena parveen are here with forecast and we'll check in with melissa mollet for first 4 traffic. good morning, guys. >> we were talking about how to stay cool and sheena was recommending that melissa wear her daisy duke shorts and hold the hose. >> a lot of people do it. >> in this state, though. probably not. >> not when they're 8 1/2 months pregnant. anything to stay cool. >> chuck, people get hot. you need to cool down so that you don't have heat issues. no one is judging. currently, though, we're at 81 degrees in the district. it is warm outside. 75. 81 in quantico. annapolis at 81 degrees now. as we go through your morning, going to warm up quickly. by 8:00, 84 degrees. humid. by 9:00 a.m., heating up fast. the 86 mark. closer to the lunchtime. heat advisory today from noon to 8:00 p.m. all the orange shaded counties feeling close to 100. we'll talk more about what you expect in

. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. by the time the storms make it to our area, they could really create chaos. sheena before we look at the roads with wtop's chuck taylor. >> nice and quiet outside now. we were talking about this yesterday morning when we were looking at the computer guide. this does not look like a july storm. it has the makings of an october-like storm. >> the wind direction is going to bring us unseasonably cool temperatures in the 70s, mid to low 70s. look at the map. all the counties in green, that's a flash flood watch. 2:00 p.m. today to tomorrow. we're looking at the potential for localized. flooding. it's fairly quiet. as you wake up and walk out, your morning commute should be on the drier side. this is going to be the driest point of the day. temperatures in the upper 70s to 80 degrees. as we go into the afternoon, that's when the heavy rain is going to ramp up. that's when the flooding threat will be aroun we'll show you a closer look at the timing of that coming up. let's head to jack tayl

deadly storms are slamming arizona. >> angie goff is at the live desk is details. >> good morning, eunews are going to pick up that search for that missing man who flood. a storm opened up over a swimming hole in arizona. this happened without warning. at this point, nine people, including children, were killed in that flood. it happened at a family gathering. the person who is still missing, by the way. a 27-year-old man. several people were hurt. they are out of the hospital. the storm still slamming that state hard. more than 8,000 power outages from reported. just north of the phoenix area overnight. we'll bring you more as we get it. >>> all right, angie. thank you. developing this morning, d.c. police are investigating two different crime scenes in two separate parts of the city. one man was shot and other stabbed. this comes at a time when crime numbers are down in the district. but police are working to prevent a summer spike. the first incident happened on 9th and d streets northeast off maryland avenue. around midnight, someone shot a man. the man was conscious and breathing

eun. >> thank you.next. >>> well, it's going to be a hot one as we go through the day. heat advisory until 7:00 p.m., all the counties shaded in orange mostly south and west of the district, feeling like 105 degrees and same thing tomorrow, actual highs in the upper 90s, even over the weekend, but then we have storms moving in. >> thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes, but for now back to the "today" show. >>> it's 8:00 on today. coming up breaking overnight senator john mccain diagnosed with a brain tumor as messages and support pour in from friends and colleagues. >> this disease has never had any more worthy opponent. >> the latest on his condition and what's next. >>> plus kermit controversy. the puppeteer who took over the iconic role from jim henson now fired. the battle with henson's kid. >> he's not kermit. he's a performer hired to do kermit. there's a difference. >> what really happened? we'll talk to the puppeteer live. >>> throw-back thursday at the gym. bob harper tells us how

eun and aaron, back to you. >> erika, thank you. as erika reported, one of the men attended loyola university in maryland. the school held a prayer and candlelight vigil for him last night. patrick finished year with distinction. they have not formally named patrick as -- he's not been seen since last week. an update is expected at 11:00 this morning. >>> here's a look at other top stories. d.c. police have taken a man off the streets accused of hurting two people with his dump truck. ishmael alvarez is accused of hitting two people. he hit a gallon debt student. the student went through surgery. alvarez was charged in 2016 but never showed up for trial. >>> in a few hours, we'll find out exactly how you and your family will be affected by the senate's new health care bill. the plan is expected to keep billions of dollars in cuts to medicaid. but republicans have put more money into a fund to help lower income people pay for medical costs. the latest plan is aimed at getting the support of wary republicans who weren't happy with the

i'm eun yang. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist.d your family to get you out of the house on time this morning. you probably will like the way it feels when you step outside. >> feel the nice breeze. much cooler. let's get to chuck and sheena before we taylor in for melissa mollet. what a big difference. >> no kidding. you will notice a change the instant you walk outside this morning. so much more comfortable. >> it's the humidity obviously has a lot to do with that. as we go through the day today, you can stay ahead of the weather by downloading the nbc washington app and you can follow mr. chuck bell on twitter and facebook. as we go through the morning hours, you're going to notice that big change in humidity. take a a tlook at these temperatures. it feels comfortable with the humidity. if you're planning the next 12 hours. by 10:00 a.m., 73 degrees. plenty of sunshine. through the afternoon, we'll be getting into the 80s. mostly sunny skies, low humidity. very, very comfortable. i think you'll really like it. coming up in a bit

good morning. >> good morning, eun and aaron. just in on the victim's condition.ive desk. one woman is in serious condition after she along with another man were shot along stuart lane in silver spring. you can see the investigation still under way. crews on the scene. also dogs helping and assisting in this investigation. now, at this point police have not released any information about a suspect. but we stin to stay in touch. aaron? >> angie, thank you. developing this morning, a 1-year-old baby is being treated for a gunshot wound after a shooting in northeast. this happened at 13th and i streets northeast. just a block north of the h street corridor. d.c. police say the baby was outside when the shooting started and was accidentally hit. officers were in the area and arrived immediately to treat the child. d.c. police are looking for two suspects. two prince george's county firefighters were taken to the hospital late last night after a basement fire. it happened inside a home on burton street in district heights before that's off of tip ling parkway. four peo

eun yang, news4. >>> and don't miss news4 tonight. eun will give us a bird's eye view of the olympic venues in the mountains of pyeongchang. >> it's summer in south korea there. didn't exactly make me feel all that much cooler. >> we're not going to get relief from lauren right now. >>> definitely not. we will get some relief, but it's not going to be until early next week, so weather alert day for today, dangerous heat, temperatures are going to be in the upper 90s but feel closer to 105 s 106, 17 degrees this afternoon. better chances of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow but one could pop before noon but we could have severe weather on our hands by tomorrow night. and then we're also looking at the same deal on sunday with showers and thunderstorms, some of which could be strong. the frontal system will come through on monday. plenty of clouds on monday, maybe a chance of sprinkle but lower humidity and lower temperatures tuesday, wednesday, thursday. >> no relief in the next four days. >>> that's going to do it for news4 midday. w

good morning, jack. >> good morning, eun.rds i 95. on the ramp north sounds like a w springfield to the 14th street bridge. the lanes are open. 95 headed southbound at the fairfax county parkway that crash along the right side. 66 east at 123 crash in the right lane. back to you. >> we will take a quick break and check your forecast next. fo rs . the students of strayer university. time has taught us, the strength in them is in us all. and to all who seek their true potential, we say, let's get it, america. >>> good morning. a beautiful start to your tuesday, 74 degrees right now, north wind at 15 miles an hour, that's responsible for the dry air in place and it's going to stay pleasant through the afternoon. if you're heading to the pool today, less humid, mid 80s. no thunderstorm chance. into the weekend friday we do have a big storm chance. >>> get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. >>> this morning on "today's take," the stars of "million dollar listing" reveal the six real estate secrets we ne

>> eun, thank you., the intersection before a amherst avenue and the lanes are blocked eastbound. the traffic you see moving is eastbound. the westbound lanes you're basically being turned around. the beltway otherwise we pretty much got out unscathed. inner and outer loop through maryland and virginia your typical delays, but nothing wrong along the way. back to you. >> thank you, jack. we will take a quick break and check your forecast next. bp developed new, industry-leading software to monitor drilling operations in real-time, so our engineers can solve problems with the most precise data at their fingertips. g satisfied. and always working to be better. bp engineered a fleet of 32 brand new ships with advanced technology, so we can make sure oil and gas get where they need to go safely. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. >>> good thursday morning. the clouds are pretty much locked in, we will have the clouds around all day, 76 degrees, currently, but later on

good morning to you, i'm eun yang.ur first four traffic. >> we do have breaking news in rockville. falls road still shut down between nantucket place and bells mill. all lanes blocked because of a transformer that exploded. eastbound university at colesville have a crash reported there in silver spring. northbound 295 before bening a crash might be blocking two lanes. >> we will check your forecast next. stay with us. >>> good friday morning. temperature up to 81 degrees. right now in washington 80, quantico 79, leesburg 80, dulles 77 in clinton. pool forecast for today another hot one nearing 90 degrees. during the afternoon strong to potentially severe storms during the forecast. over the weekend we dry out and it will be much nicer. eun. >> looking forward to that, sheena. thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show. >>> it's 8:00 on "today." and coming up, nbc news exclusive. we're learning there was someone else in that room, when donald trump jr. and other campaign officials m