i'm justin finch,s n angie, eun, back to you. mi 5:03. t want to get a head start on your commute right now. the g.w. parkway construction project started just now. >> adam with what you need to know before you hit the road. >> good morning. good morning, to you guys. look out the windshield camera of ourve cle. we can show you what's going on here. we are headed in thed southbo direction. basically, they're doing a big bridge rehab in this area. it's shrinking the parkway down from four lanes to three lanes. you canll see wheref this merges and how it will be tricky getting through this area right now. the police out here right no directing traffic. this is why speeds are going to get narrowed and you're gng to come through this area into a snake-like if you look at the map, you can see where the bridge is. it's not far fro the parkway. this work just started. be aware this is going to cause delays for sure over the next couple of week ps th es. thect everything to wrap up. you get a better bridge on the parkway. you see how we have to m

we're live now on the mall, i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you in the >> all right, justin, thank you. the road closures downtown we've been telling you about have gone into effect officially. we also have this map in our nbc washington app. our team coverage on this independence day continues. let's head to city of fairfax. >> that's where we find molette the bigve ahead of small town parade that gets under way at 10:00 this morning. good morning, molette. >> reporter: fairfax parade, they say it rivals the d.c. parade. we got a sampling of some of the -- 200 groups in this parade. everything from the little people to e big people. we'll be able to enjoy. the firefighters have a huge role. iant to bring in firefight dave bryson to talk about old-fashioned firefighters day. look, that water looks pretty good. >> yes, it does. >> right after the parade and for years, an old-fashioned firefighters day where a lot of local community fire deptments come together and our goal and objective is to spray down the crowd and get everybody wet a

justin finch is live at the scene's school in fairfax with moren what police say caused it justin. >> reporter: very sad story. we don't have much information yet about the agesr names of those involved. but we know that they're all students here atin rn secondary school. police are pointing to speeding as the cause of the crash. the driver losing control of the vehicle hitting a tree and tn also a fence. now we have two teen boys and a teen girl left badly hurt.pe ch 4 was over that scene esday afternoon near colesville estat road. it's a winding and curvy road out there. the 2005 suv was heavilyge da responders had to act quickly. the most seriously were sent to the hospital and a third via otbulance. word out to neighbors in the community about the crash and, of cose, they're hoping for the best. >> three robinson high school kids, two in critical condition. it's like, oh, my gosh, these roads are not designed for kids learning how to drive. >> reporter: and police are continuing to investigate this crash. we can tell you that this is coming in the 10 deadliest days between memoria

justin finch, news 4. ck to you guys at the studio. >> justin, thank you. >>> since it is so hot outside, metro will allow riders to carry and drink water on trains and buses today.al it's usu not allowed. the chillers in all the indoor metra stations are helping riders cope with the heat. >>> if you're headed to the mal for the festivities, catching that is the best bet. the system open at 7:00 and close at 11:30 tonight. move the crowds to and from the national mall more quickly. >>> now to the other top stories. a woman is badly hurt after an explosion inside a fireworks e. warehous this was the massive scene in missouri. she was trapped insideut crews were able to quickly rescue her. there were as many as 90 firefighters battling that fire. >>> livere pic here from northern thailand as rescue teams are racing bad weather. a soccer team and their coach have been trapped in a cav11 fo ays now. they are surrounded by floodwaters and more heavy rain in the forecast. the thai official overseeing the operatio

we're live here in southeast, justin finch, news4. >> justin, thank you.t's 6:50 now. >>> and just when we started a thinki hope may have been lost for the nats, they have their best game of the season. this was ae game you'll talking about today. it didn't look good if you watched early on. theer marlins w up 9-0 in the fourth, but the nats rallied. and by the sixth, they were only down three when trai turner career grandrst slam to give the nats a 10-9 lead. turner brought in two more runs later in the game. the nat broke their five-game losing streak with a 14-12 win. >> that's the biggest ever comeback in team history.e looks l that players-only meeting may have had some sort of iact on this game last night. >>> all6:right, almost , time to check on the forecast with sheena parveen. >> well, good morning, guys. is friday and we're finally seeing a break from the heat wave. we've had seven days of temperatures in the 90s. all those days in a row, but this morning we're going to see that break. temperatures are in the 80s for some of you, b we're also wa

justin finch is live along long beach t driexplain. >> good morning. we are on beach drive here, close to t d.c./maryland line. that's the next phase of the repairs coming up. let's g you to the good news. the national park section is going to open segment 3 tonight. this is bheeeach drive, about a mile ae. a half stretch th their plan is to have this open andea fully by the morning rush on tuesday. that means your morning rush here, driving on beach drive here, sho have no potholes whatsoever. then, what is next binning on tuesday, as well, it's going to be yourll segment for of this. tohe d.c./maryland line, that

sheas heading back inside when shooting began. >> news 4's justin finch is live at d.c. police headquarters with a look at surveillance video from that shooting scene. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. i can tell you there is anger, to find nd resolve these suspect. these four men who opened fire monday night without any regard for life. that's why police have put out this new surveillance video they want you to see. take a look. it shows a black four-door infiniti sedan pulling up to the area on monday night. four men jump out and then they begin shooting. they're wearing masks as they ire their guns into crowd of people nearby, including children, including 10-year-old makiyah wilson who was shot and killed. that black sedan then pulls away. police know it's missing the rear bumper. this crimemitted in just seconds. we also spoke with makiheh's grandmwho says though the men are hiding right now, they will soon be found and soon pay. god is going to see that they get their justice. answer going to have to for it whether it's down here or up there. t

we're tove in clifn, justin finch. news 4. back to you. >> justin, thank you.t's 5:34 o this wednesday. here's a look at some of your other top stories. for the first time in more than two week the entire wild boar soccer team is waking up outside of that flooded cave in northern thailand. the team is in a hospital now recoveringge the boys rn ages from 11 to 16. thailand's pme minister says the outpouring of moral support made the difficult and dangerous mission a success. >>> president trump is in belgium today for the nato summit and it's off to a tense start already. the president clashed with ento's secretary general over russia and d spending during a breakfast meeting this morning. you're looking at footage from the meeting. we'll let you hear some of that apchange live from col hill in ten minutes. >>> d.c. voters are frustrated the council moved forward with overturning a bill they just voted in. it's the bill to repeal initiative 77. that initiativwould have raised minimum wage for tips workers by 2025. supporters say by overturning the initiative, th

we're live outside police headquarters, justin finch, news 4. baudk to you in the so. >> justin, thank you. now to breaking news out of thailand. angie goff has the latest. what's happening? >> we did just ee the boys, the t thai soccer team leave the hospital after the dramatic rescue last week. tw they're getting prepared for the first timey're going to be speaking to the edia. speaking publicly to everyone. heregoe this is video just takeninutes ago. you can see some family members and some of the boys, members of the team. the dozen boys rescued getting into that vanheaded out to their next stop where they will hold that joint pre conference along with their coach. some of the rescuers were told will be there. all theuestions they will be asked they know about already. they've been vetted. there's aood reason. the officials say that they want them to be emotionally prepared for this. it's still very, very new. it's only been a week since we saw theseh images, whicwe followed for over two weeks. they were stuck in that cave for 17 days that fl

back to you in the newsroom. >>> justin finch in frederick coty, maryland justin, thank you. >>> thenado warning that storm team 4 tracked for you live yesterday morning turned out to be an actual tornado. thomas jefferson high school in alexandri the fencing and the batting cages there, badly mangled. it was an ef-0ou with winds arnd 70 miles per hour. we know nobody was hurt. nj> this morning, one d.c. firefighter ised after battling this fire in northwest. the firefighter is expected to be okay. fire officials say the fire started on the rooftop deck in the bar andrdburned downw. the four-story bar is i near and 7 -- >>> breaking news from greece. the prime minister of country describing a deadly wildfire as, quote, unspeakable. chris lawrence at the live desk with the latest. >> we've been watching the imagea for the few days. getting better. at least 79 people killed by the flames. that number is expected to rise. it swept through an area near arathens. crew on a gruesome search through these charred homes and blackened cars to find the remains of anyone who couldnot outrun the

justin finch is le near the beltway with conditions out there. hi, justin. >> reporter: hey., erika. it's been rough. if you're among the millions of americans traveling forur the of july, i can tell you, the roads will be rough, beginning this afternoon, with aaa forecast, terrible tuesday. the beltway -- >> i think we may have lost stin's micthere. >> -- for the holidays. d.c. metro -- i back up great. in the d.c. metro area, expecting a millionr more people to be hitting the roads, guys, and planesll as if you're going to be traveling today, by car, some spots to ok out for here. u.s. 50 west, about 1:15 this afternoon could be rough. same for i-95 south about 4:00 p.m. the beltway between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. 270 north about 5:00 p.m. if you're goi to drive this independence holiday, you can expect a lot of company. >> the majority of people traveling for the holiday will be traveling by car. 40 million people will be getting in their car and heading to their destination. areeporter: the bugs crashing my shot. the best advice is to leave early or late to avo traffic crush.

i'm justin finch, news 4.angie, back to you. >> thank you, justin. >> the tornado warning that we tracked live for you yesterdayed morning turut to be an actual tornado. you can see the done to the athletic fields thomas jefferson high school in fairfax county. >> the fencin and batting cages, mangled and twisted. he was an -0ef with winds around 70 miles per hour. thankfully, though, nobody was hurt. >>> we continue our team coverage now with a check on the forecast to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has that. >> absolutely, aaron. more rain. the last thing we need is rain. we're close to 100%. yesterday's rainfall amounts, a third of an inch atti nal airport. .75 inches at dulles. a record -- pardon me. 4 inches of rain at bwi marshall. that was jusesrday. for the months now, bwi, i believe this i their second rainiest month on record in erbaltimore. nune on list that i could find, 18 inches of rain, augu of 1955. that record is within reach because widespread are of rain, heavy in spots is likely toda

metro w mkers areing closer to a strike. >> justin finch ilive from the metro station now.do we know about this? what happens next? >> good morning. what's next actually remains unclear here. thousands of metro riders want answers and wants them soon. th would come after we saw some 6,000 members voting to strike. the union says it voted overwhelmingly to do so. they will make the final call on improving that strike. and they meet today. they are hearing from the union president. if this happens, we're talking about 9,000-plus train operators off of t jo two walking off. this rike, of course, a worst ter years of talks, of contracts between union and metro. this morning, we met riders who say they hope for a resolution here because a strike would be a major blow to their lives and routines. >> getting places would be difficult. i have to figure out a way to . make that happ what i do and what other people do every day, how they get to work, without that, we don't have what we have today. the law prevents them from doing so. anyone who does strike, they could be fou guilty o

news 4' justin finch will join us live in a nfew minutes how things are shaking out so far. >>> presidentmp has launchea twitter rant towards iran. the president tweeted, neveren threhe united states again or you will suffer consequences, the likes of whi few throughout history have ever suffered before. that tweet followed by a warning from iran's president earlier in the day. he said, quote, war with iran is the mother of all wars. >>> and today, therecounn the rails of montgomery county executive begins. david blair lost to mark elrich. the board of elections suggests that recounts will only take one day. the process begins at 9:00 thi morning and anyone can drop by the to watch. >>> ritz crackers recalled. we have the warning that may ause you to take a closer look at your kids'snacks. >>> a massive firefight under way at a home in clarksville, ma land. we have team coverage on the ground and from the air, with chopper 4. that's ahead. does your business internet provider promise a lot? let's see who delivers more. mc t business gives you gig-speed in more places. the others don'er we

we're live in i'm justin finch, news 4. you. >> thank you. >>> 6:51 folks out for a nice sitdown dinner had the meal interrupted by a falling ceiling. >> that is what happnied to folks ng at the ser restaurant last evening. parts of the ceiling started falling. that's a lot of water. eventually, everybody evacuated the restaud nt. patrons staurant workers were stunned. >> it was raining inside. that's the only real way to describe it. once it started going, it was taking ceiling tiles witit. it took marble out of the d seafr. it was enough volume that quickly, it did a lot of damage. >> good thing is nobody was hurt but the restaurant won't be able to open for a few weeks. >> after all that, we get one day of repriev >> and most of tomorrow. >> i think we earned it. >> i think we earned it. most of the rainfall for the month of july has come between last saturday and yesterday. i thinkt's just unbelievable this point. it's been raining day after day. we're finallyeeing a break today. we're going to see the morning with fog

we're live in northwest, justin finch, news 4. >> thank you very much. new tails thisorning on security in fairfax county schools. last nights, the school board approved spending millions of dollars to install new safety measures. >> the board decided to take action after the school in florida, that killed 17 people. the initiatives included enhanced training for students and staff. a requirement that classrooms be locked at all times and the hiring of 18 more mental health professionals. keudents and teachers we s with agree with the safety moves but some say that the district could have done more. i hink 18 might be a good start. but we would need a lot more to real address the problem. >> it's good for us to learn how to deal with the situation in different scenarios. >> some students say ty wish there was more money for police. >>> now, to a bizarre discovery in one man's basement in d.c. >> megan mcgrath is live on what officials actually discovered there. megan, take us through that. >> well, they discovered something unusual. a very large kamen, w

i'm justin finch, news 4. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. >>> it's 6:04. a spike in drug overdoses has d.c. first responders on alert and asking for you help. yesterday, 11 people were found near 4th and e. streets needing medical attention. nearly 100 overdose patients were taken to the hospital. you compare that to jy of last year. responders received 105 overdose calls for the entire month. the fire chief says a bad batch of synthetic marijuana or k2 are to blame here. >> you see people falling down, collapsing, vomiting, call 911. >> chief dean says the overdoses are happening across the district, not just in ahoingle neighb. >>> continuing coverage this morning on a possible metro strike. metro's largest unionay sit's making progress to solve a labor dispute with the transit agency but no deal. ayth sides met wedne for a second day in a row. workers are without a contract since july of 2016. union members have authorized a strike, something neither to see happen. >>> news 4 was first to tell yoj about problems with concrete along the second phase of t

she was killed outside of her home on monday night. >> justin finch is live with police headquartersithhat her mother has for the four gunmen. justin? >> reporter: well, she's calling them cowards. she wants them caught as soon as sapossible. sh the pain that she is feeling, she could not wis on any other mother. she was supported by friends and families at her ome in northeast d.c. that's where bullets blasted on monday night. her mother says her older sister and neighbor had just gotten back from the pool. she ask for money to go to the ice cream truck. on her way to the ice cream truck is when the bullets began blasting. wilson said she ander h older daughter, held her in her arms as she took her last bath. >> y'all are cowaans. i justice for my baby. >> reporter: her last words to calm down and that the could feel the rning. her 18-year-old daughter is being held on outstandi ining warrants. a gofundme page has been set up. we have a link on our nbc washington app. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. >>> we34 right now. ave video from a sex assault investigation in nort

crews are working hard to fix that proble m justin finch, news 4. >> justin, thank you. >>> it was a close callor folks up near baltimore in ellicott city during the height of yesterday's rain, howard countyd warne people near main street to move to higherground. >> a steady rain caused water levels to rise. officials monitored the rivernd for hourso flooding was reported. >>> virginia state police have issued an amber alert. rd grace galliher was abducted by a man named r tester. tester is 52 years old, galliher is 17. investigators say the they may be in a nazy blue trail . it has a tennessee tag. b710v. investigators say the pair was last seen yesterday at a motel in marion, virginia. police say tester the girl in bristol, tennessee. investigators think they are heading north.>> u.s. embassy officials confirm a man detonated a bomb outsidef the u.s. embassy in bebing. the b was desibed as a firecracker device. there may be a second incident here. a woman sprayed herself inut gasolineside of that same u.s. embassy. >>> 11 gop lawmakers have launched a bid to fire deputy attorney ge

. >> justin finch has more. how much is he getting for pay to leave? >> reporter: the outgoing ceo will leave with $800,000 in back y and other benefits, concluding what has been his five-year tenure, which is marred by controversy. you might recall thet allegations of secret pay raises for some central school staff protests ongoing from tchers and principals. the fallout and probe as aoss federal grant for head start. sparks flew at last ghs school board meeting with kevin burrows telling tracy wilkins that the board chairmanen thre and attacked him because of his comments about the maxwelltt ment. they did come to terms but not without debate. >> it's n so simple t make a decision to fire someone or to not pay them in some way. is partially a legal issue in addition to being as fairn issue. and the choices a complicated. and so, sometimes it seems like a simple thing to do. but it just in.r. >> reporter:monica goldson is deputy superintendent now. the county is hoping they can move forward from that scandal that rocked maxwell's letting him going and

i'm justin finch, back into you. >>> it's 5:35. here's a look at the top stories. d.c. water is examining the way it notifs customers, following a boiled waterue i over the weekend. the water is now safe. there's not been reports over illness connected t the advisory. >>> millions of french soccerfa are sill celebrating this morning. while the team celebrated on the field, tens of thousands of people celebrated in paris. >> this is a look at the first all-star game in d.c. tonight, the home run derby. tomorrow is the all-star game. the nats will be represented by bryce harper a max scherzer. this is a lot of closures. we will be live tomrow morning with all of the excitement. >>> take a .lo the natsce bry harper will be featured in his second home run derby tonight. harper is the sixth all-star collection. this is his seventh season with the nats. ba in 2015, he received the national most valuable player award. >>he's so young. nd still so awesome. >> all-star ek has brought a lot of action to nats park, too. there's a baseball field, food truck, all kinds of guests. it

i'm justin finch. >> justin, thank you. >>> it's 5:04. today, the first of the five victims killed in "the capital gazette" shooting in annapolis will be laid to rest. we go toregan mcgh ou tide of office. >> the memorial has grown here. people laving behi flowers and messages. the life of one of the five ictims will be celebrated later today, in a private memorial service that will be held for rob hiaasen. that will happen in the baltimore area latertonight. as family and friends continue to grapple with the loss, "the capital" is dealing with death threats. that's according to an editorial in sunday's paper. since thursday, the paper has received threats and e-mails, celebrating the shooting. the editorial goes on to say, we won't forget being called an t enemy of people. meanwhile, the public outpouring continues. avigil was held at st. annes church on sunday. participants rembered the victims and placed candles in front of each n victim'e in a show of support and community solidarity he. also, we're hearing from the woman who was stal

we're live from falses church, i'm justin finch. >> thank you, justin. lotf parents keeping an eye on that. >>> these are e top stories 're following for you today. this morning, a family in virginia is planning their 17-year-old son's funeral. conner mcgowan was one of three teenagers inside this jeep on tuesday wh it crashed in ifton. he was speeding. a girl inside the car was hurt. and a 15-year-old boy is still being treated from injuries. >>> the father at the center of an amber alert in maryland is now facing charges that dwight perry stabbed his girlfriend in the back during an argument. then, took off with his 9-year-old son and 19-month-old daughter. he surrendered at a firestation. now, he's charged with first-degree and second-degree assault. >>> papa john himself is stepping down from the pizza chain he founded. he used the "n" word during a call last may. he con anymored the report of his language and apologized. >>> right now, if you park in a tro garage but you don't ride a metro train, you're paying a nonrider parking fee. the board is lo

justin finch live with us on the national mall, with the age group that's most vulnerable when we're talking about the dgerous weather. stin? >> reporter: hey, molette. watch out for your neighbors a children. we're seeing the exercisers up early, getting that workout. that's smart because we know it's going to get warmer today and quickly, as well. right now, the heat has been rising all morning. we've been feeling it out here. but we're keeping our eye out for the heatadvisory, due to come our way between noon and 8:00. that's when we're told the weather will feel hot. upwards of 100 degrees what you want to do, make sure you're staying cool and staying high draydrate hydrated, as well. we're keeping an eye on our elderly toy. >> during heat epidemics, when we see a lot of deaths,it's not in the young working population. it's in the older people who are sick. if you are living near a person who, has health issues, please check make sure they're okay. people that don't have air conditioning at home, needs to spend part of the day in the mall or the supermarket where it's cool. >> re

live from false church, i'm justin finch. >> thank you. a lot of parents will be deeping a close eye on that one. invite you to look a this video. >> yeah. a couple in edgemore part of bethesda are missing $40,000 wort of jewelr >> they were saying it was stolen when the couple went to run an errand. take a good look at the it shows the two women who police think may have pulled off e job. a car kept circling the home during the robbery. and police say the door to t home was left unlocked. >>> comfortable humidity levels as you walk outside. 73 in washington. 67 in clinton. look at frederick coming in at 61 degrees. a little cooler this morning than yesteceay morning. nd dry on radar. we're going to stay like this. look what fure weather does. there can be showers mostly east and south o d.c., trying to form here. if you're walking the dog, this is doughnut. his name is doughnut. he'st available the humane rescue alliance for adeposition. by noon today, we'll be warming up. mid-80s, it will feel the best to go for a long walk. this afterno

justin finch with more on the search for suspects here. justen? >> just an awful story.nd the hope is the new surveillance images will help police track down the four men wanted for the shooting and bring justice for the family. look at the images here w. close to 8:00 p.m. this car pulled up and four masked men got out of the car and began opening fire in the direction of 15 or 20 people. a playground is nearby. a man and woman was hit and was the 10-year-old. she did die at the hospital. driving home the importance of getting the guns off of d.c.nd streetshe impacts of gun violence. >> when people can't come out on a summer night, without the fear of being attacked and killed, what ow, you have to ask the city is coming to. >> and police do not believe she was the intended target of that shooting. just kind of caught in the cross fire there. police are looking forth tips i case. they are looking into two men who were found to have been shot, trying to see if they're connected to the llooting, as we'll bring you more as we get it. we're live outside of police headquarte

justin finch is live along long beach t driexplain. >> good morning. we are on beach drive here, close to t d.c./maryland line. that's the next phase of the repairs coming up. let's g you to the good news. the national park section is going to open segment 3 tonight. this is bheeeach drive, about a mile ae. a half stretch th their plan is to have this open andea fully by the morning rush on tuesday. that means your morning rush here, driving on beach drive here, sho have no potholes whatsoever. then, what is next binning on tuesday, as well, it's going to be yourll segment for of this. tohe d.c./maryland line, that will beim closed for a year's or so. it could reopen by fall 2019. if that's yourroute, you want to have your workarounds ready for the commute tomorrow omorning. backhe studio. >> thank you. >>> it is 5:10 right now. steve bannon is no longer working at the white house. that didn't stop a woman from harassing him in a bookstore ind rich he's the latest person to be confronted in a public place. the bookstore owner says he heard a woman aski

justin finch is live at police headquarters with more on the ooting and how the community is responding. good morning, justin. >> reporter: good morning. well,angie, police are pointing out they are working to target illegal weapons and those who carry tthem. fose communities who live close to gun violence, there is fear and frustration. neighbors feel they have to lied in their homes for safety. tho more shootings and two more dead. first happened close to 5:30 yesterday evening, on the 1400 block o maryland avenue, right around the corner where there is sha shooping and restaurants and bars. as killed in daylight hours. then, in southeast, the 1500 street.f 19th two men shot, one killed. the other got himself to the a week and a half ago, maybes say a woman was raped and killed in that searea. yis constituents not only need safer streets, teed outlets for the youth. >> when you don't have itductive stuff going on, leaves a lot of productive stuff happening in the community. it's the brubt nt of it coming k to t communit >> reporter: and homicide rates are ticking up. this time last ye

iin northeast,'m justin finch, news4. >>> thank you, justin. metro's largest union is set to meet today with metro management. the union say progress is being made but there are no formal agreemene. members hoted to authorize a strike. the strike isorbidden under the collective bargaining agement with the union. they have had a contract since july 2016. >>> and a social media response from president trump to iran's getting strong attention for the strong languagend secondlyor the all caps. more on what prompted that tweet. >> i would say i heard at least 20 shots. a >>> a developing story out of toronto, a mass shooting leaves one person dead. what we're earning about the gunman. hey! havertys is having a big sale. #newlivingroom you know, do peoplt actually use hashtags when they talk. #thisgirldoes ve like that. no one does that. #havertysboom stop it. #youstopit havertys summer sale is on and the deals are as awesome as summer everything, even our most popular items, are on sale. #life looks good it's a deal you can get excited out havertys

. >>> justin finch has a look at signs that your basement could be flooding, and how t stop it. >> though ashaw sim somp has lift in this home for years there was one h part of thee she was avoiding. >> i would love to enjoy every part of my house but i'm scared of mybasement. each time it rains water comes under the doors, throu the walls, and the windows. >> reporter: she's not the only one with a basement battle these days. days of heavy rains homes across our area taking on water in their basements, too. if you think you has been spared, think again. not seeing water doesn't mean it's not there says john bryant, owner of auction with a guard waterproofing and president the basement health association. >> people don't think about a microsofty odor or white powder on the walls, cracks, discoloration on wall s.coveri all of those things are warning signs telling you the base men may leak one day. >> reporter: keep an eye out for any of these drains. once they back up, you can run into problems, problems that grow the longer you ignore them. >> make sure the sumpumps are working. make sur

ws4's justin finch is live on pennsylvania avenue at the gas station with more. justin? >> reporter: erika, aaron, good morning. this hpened in broad daylight, fourth of july morning here at this exxon on the 1200 bck of pennsylvania avenue. it is a reminder for us all at the gas station to keep our car doorsocked and our keys on us or risk winding up being carlesut check this surveillance video. you'll see a red lexus pulling up alongside a dark mercedes. that mercedes belongs to d.c. ouncil chairman phil mendelson's girlfriend. you'll see a man hop out from that lexus and then hunch by that mercedes' dver's side door. he then opens the door and gets behind the wheel. it takes no time for him to itess start and pull off with the car, the purse, with the keys, and with the fuel hose there still attached. that red lexus that swoops in behind, and both vehicles ride off into the unknown. and we do have the statement now from chairman mendelson. he says, 'm thankful for the many expressions of concern. it's clear that these thieves have done this before. i will support the

news 4's justin finch has more. >> reporter: a fun and free flowing number by d.c. performance collective, aerial woman. they have happen to be dance trained and in search of an outlet. >> applications for capital fringe are open. that's a deadline and that's a show. we appliednd now we're doing it in just a couple days. >> accompanied by accordion, the fanciful footwork symbolizes life. >> the sort of drama of the various ceremoniesn people's lives. i think religio or weddings. >> as for the curtains -- >> they're sor of beautiful and silk and float around but also ridiculous. >> they can't wait for the but. it began in 2006 and welcomes new and returning artists every year. >> over 400 performance, 11 venues,t stages, five over 75 different artists. >> you can binge watch shows on netflix. people come to the festival to binge watch theater. >> actor director, they're both returning for capit fringe and are eager to meet their audiences. >> we're all in this together. >> something special this year. the fringe's new backdrop, southwest d.c. and the waterfront. orga

let's continue our team coverage with justin > finch. 's driving along i-270 and checking out the road conditions early. looking?how are things >> reporter: hey there, angie, aaron. so far good news. we haven't se mu rainfall here at all really. we saw some sprinkling happening at one point. even that has gone away. taking a look at theroad. traffic is moving at speeds. the road is by all accounts dry given all the rain the past several days. the roads not looking too bad. i can tell you, the neighborhood streets, you might want to look out for ponding and flooding out there. but the highways andbyways so far have not been that bad. more rain is coming and drivers should be on guard for that. make sure you're aware of the conditions outside as you're making your way to work this morning, guys. back to you in the newsrom. >> thanyou, justin. >>> the tornado warning storm team 4 tracked for y live yesterday morning turned out to be an actual tornado. t> you can see some of the damage it l behind here on the athletic fields at the thomash j

justin finch, news 4. >> the capesalval runs until july 29th. ticket schedules and mn the nbc washington app. searchit c fringe. >> a d.c. lawmaker wants to outlaw plastic straws in the district. a bill has en introduced to the counsel toil outlaw single use plastic straws. many switched to papertrs for environmental reasons. it could be sometime next year. landon dowdy reports on another no straw decision. gettingcan airlines rid of plastic straws and drink stirrers on flights and airport lounges. it will switch to biodegradable straws and getting rid of plastictensils and using ecofriendly flatwear. they start this month and in november they will eliminate 71,000 pounds pfstic per year. you can get a free brain freeze today. celebrating the 91st birthday by giving away free small slurp eeees. prepared to d be wait in long lines. they gave away nine million slurpees on 7-11 day each year. >> maybe a glass of wine sounds better than a slurpee,out how muchou know about the wine you are drinking? >> susan hogan is breaking down the wine buzzwords

justin finch is live at the rhode island met fro areas. >> that's righ if you are a red line rail rider, take note, theon stati will be closed for some time. right here, we're watching repairs on the track level here. this ishe scene until september. this inconvenience will give crews time to make repyres here. they had reports of concrete falling here. they will address the aging platform. the rd island station is metro's oldest outdoor station. how will this change the commute. look as if this is going on through september 3rd. back out live, what you see is what we're seeing. we'll get the bus service between rhode isld and metro station. union station will get you around here. just know, you can access the stops. but build in some t timjust learn your new commute that will be lasting more than a month. back totu you in theo. >> thank you, justin. >>> 5:11. >> it's all good. >> imagine this, trying to get description. and thet pharmacfuses to fill it. >> it's a legal move some places but a kra sis in alabama is trying to make amen. >>> 5:12 on a monday morning, and if you haven't e h

justin finch, ns >>> right now a local mother is having to do something no mot tr should havdo. she's saying good-bye to her little girl. this little girl, 10-year-old mikiyah wilson was killed while going to buy ice crea nicole, a difficult day for an entire community. the entire region, really. >> reporter: absolutely. this is something that isust so difficult to understand. no 10-year-old child should ever die this way. ou c see friends and family are gathering here to celebrate her life that ended so sragically. >> reporter: it enseless and she was innocent. now hundreds are heartbroken as they gather.y >> we're trying to hold strong. this is a hard thing for us. >> reporter: they gather to mourn 10-year-old makiyah wilson. theyile in, each step heavier than the first. she was shot to death on her doorstep last monday. she died in her mother arm. her killers still at large. >> just came upn the car and just, bullets don't have a name. >> reporter: the community and members of the police department all here for support. momentw just taking this to be in the moment. to remembe

. >> news4's justin finch has the details. justin? >> reporter: hey there. good morning. of course a lot of raised eyebrows about thenumber. close to $800,000 in compensation for kevin maxwell. he only serves five years in office and has time left on that contract. as you might imagine, that was rred by controversy. also ongoing disputes between the ce and teachers and and ipals and the fallout the loss of federal grants for the head start program. now, that history no doubt played a role in last night's contentiousng as well where several members voiced concern not only about maxwell's leadership, but also the large number attached to the number. what were among your concerns last night? >> ove $800,000 of tax dollars wasted. that money could have gone to the classrooms, the school supplies, paying teachers more. that'son a lot of to give away. especially when you look at all the controversy you just outlined. >> reporter: when you think about the tensions vousurroundi that number, of course tempers flair. last night you were saying you were assaulted b member of the boa

justin finch is live at police headquarters with more on the suspects. the this community is outraged and rightfully so. >> good morning. you're right. just crushing news f the neighborhood in the northeast. and also for the family of the girl who was shot, not far from her own home and later died. police are showing surveillance images of a vehicle they believe was involved. they're hoping that leads them to their suspecteds. we have a photo for you now. they show a block sedan pulling into a courtyard just east o divisienue. this is close to 8:00 p.m. four masked men got out of that car, police say. and they t began open fire in the direction of 15 to 20 people with children playi out nearby. the investigation went on for hours last night. in theend, three people were hit, a man, a woman and the 10-year-old who was playing nesh. police were urging the public to help. >> all the hopes and dreams her family had for her is gone. and we have to betraged. we have to work with the police. you have to work with us to remove illegal firea.s from our ci the may

justin finch has more on what to expect. >> reporter: good mornin it just sounds so ominous. terrible tuesday, it's when aaa says that millions of americans are trying to get to where ey're trying to go, at about the same time. the beltway, luckily now, looking okay. but pretty soon, it will get busy. and you don't have to get caught in that. just so you know what you're up against, the d.c. area, we'll e about a million people traveling 50 miles or more. and most do plan todrive. expect the roads to getus b around the p.m. rush here. teeas you may want to avoid if possible this oon, going to be u.s. 50 going west, about 1:15 p.m. i-95 going south about 4:00 pe. eltway gets busy between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. and 270 going north h gets around 5:00 p.m. aaa says no matter where you're going, if you're driving, you can expect a slow ride. >> this days going to be terrible. around 3:00 in the afternoon, in major cits lik d.c., l.a., new york, you can see commutes that are two-times to me three- worse than a normal day. >> reporter: yikes. what can you do toll avoid that? you got two

justin finch is live at police headquarters with mn the shootings and the community's response. good morning, justin. g >> reported morning. that's right. two more shootings and two men dead. d.c. police saying they're working to solve both of those cases and in the midst of an ongoing effort to get illegal guns off of city streets.t at 5:30, they call of a man shot. this is on the 1400 block of maryland avenue by the bars and restaurants. that man was later pronounced dead there on the scene. and hours later, in an unrelated shooting, police are saying in southeast, on the 1500 block of 19th street, this is rig by "f" street, another man was shot and killed. another man got himself to the hospital. he was also shot. strict and local leaders say they are concerned about gun violence i that area. for some time. a commissioner saying that the city needs leadership on gun violence. >> we suffer from community brutality and the mayor and chief of police don't have a clue what to do. >> reporter: that commissioner also pointing out about a week and a half ago, in that same area, a wom

. >> justin finch, news >>> good morning. don't forget the umbrella before you leave today. high rain chances really the entire week. i'll show you the timing for all this for your monday,in c up. >>> in prince george's county, a death investigation now under way. how did the man wind up dead on a ft. washington street last night? i'm justifichblnch. look for our live report coming up. >>> a natiols star at the center of a twitter controversy. what the team is saying about what the team is saying about the racist amy ♪ what the team is saying about the racist amy ♪ start the day with the chicken you love.in get the feelg of chick-fil-a, for breakfast. ♪ (birds chirping, a running ahh.k,) the new deer park sparkling atis made with real spring. ♪ it's so refreshing and delicious, you don't need slo-mo models to sell it. s reing water, real fruit flavors and refreshing bubbles. just what's refreshingly real. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >> your time is 6:30. we're taking a live look outside right now. a beautiful start to your monday morning. enjoy it while you can because th

. >> justin finch has more. >> how much is the outgoing ceo getting for schools?> reporter: toutgoing ceo will leave with $800,000 in back pay and other benefits, concluding what has been his five-yeatenure, which is marred by controversy. you might recall the recent allegations of secret pay raises for som central school staff here in prince georges county. there's ongoing disputes with teachers and principals, as . we and also, the grade-changing allegation and scandal resulting from that. have the loss of the federal money for head start here in prince georges unty. last night, a dramatic meeting sre, centering on maxwel contract and payout here. member kevin burrow telling tracy wilkins that the board chair eubanks attacked and threatened him for the maxwell package. but they did come to anag ement here and said there was time to move forward. >> every move forward towards healing, we need to wor togeth and agree to support our next leader of this great school system. >> y're looki at the interim ceo, dr. monica goldson. she was recently a superintendent with

you have to take care of yourself in this kind of heat news 4's justin finch is at the national mall with some advice on how to stay safe and cool. >> reporter: by now you've either heard abo it or felt it for yourself, that we are off the to a sizzling start to this week, and today is just going to get hotter a heat advisory going to be in effect today between noon and 8:00 p.m. we're talking about a temperature that is going to feel like 105 degrees. the real temperature, somewhere in the upper 90s. so we have these tips for you today, as you make youray out to this soupy, hot weather. you're going to want to make sure your clhes are loose and lightweight and also brightly colored to get that heat off of your body. you do want to take breaks, doctors say, if you're outside for long periods. every 45 minutes or so, is about the right time. also, makeou surere staying hydrated. that means drinking water or morts drinks. also,e sure you're wearing sunscreen of spf of 30 or above. that will protect your in and make sure you're replying every two hours or so. here ama the , we met peopl

in southeast, justin finch, news 4. back into. >>> we have new video this morning of what d.c. fire officials say was one of several fires they fought overnight. in this video, you can see blames bursting out of this dumpster. is was along randolph place in northwest. this is a reminder to only purchase legal fireworks. fire officials say when you're done with the fireworks, you should leave them alone for about ten mutes and then submerge them in water. >>> a man in an arundel county is treated for catastrophic injuries caused byllegal fireworks. this happened tuesday night in e millersv that man held a mortar tube in one hand and dropped a lit mortar into it with the other explosioing an he is expected to recover. no one else was hurt. >>> now to another day of heat and humidity. our heat wave started at the end of last week. an it's still going strong today. >> it is. let's check in with our meteorologist with more on what we can expect today. another hot one. >> yeah, we're in syen of the heat wave. right now 87 degrees out there. the feel like temperature at 96. man, it is

news 4's justin finch is working forooou with a at some other signs your basement could be flooding and how to stop tat. >> reporter: thos woman has lived in her northeast d.c. home for years, there was one part of her home she was avoiding. >> i would love to enjoy every part of my house, and i'm scared of my basement. each time is rains water comes under the doors, through the walls and the windows. >> reporter:he's not the only one with a basement battle these days. daysvy of h rains have left homes across our area taking on water in their basements, too. if you think yours has been spar, think again. not seeing water doesn't mean it's not there says john bryant, owner of aquaguard water proofing and president of the basement health association. >> some people don't think of a musty odor, white powder on the wall,s, cra discolorations. all of those are warning sig telling you that the basement may leak one day. >> reporter: a simple solution can you do around your home is keep an eye out for any of these if these start to get backed up, they will run into problems and the problems ca