megan mcgrath is on the scene. do have that fuel spill clean-up still underway and that ramp again to the icc as you just saw is closed. your alternate there to avoid this altogether, b.w. parkway or 29. wide look at the beltway, everything else looking great there on the beltway. no major issues. 66 just east of 28. eastbound and westbound rolling along nicely here. otherwise, looking good and beltway at st. barnabas, no major issues there. more on the breaking news in a couple of minute. >>> we have an update now. new information from d.c. police on that shooting that we told you about this morning in southeast. now we know that one man was shot. we are told he's in serious condition. the shooting happened at 3:45 this morning in the 1600 block of galin street in southeast. we are trying to get information on the suspect that the police may be looking for. back to you. >> thanks. >>> if you in ward 5 you can two the meeting with the d.c. mayor to find out how the police are handling the recent spike in murders. i

i-95 northbound at the icc megan mcgrath on the scene. she's going to be live for us in a couple of minutes. all the main lanes are blocked. only getting by shoulder as you're approaching the icc. that fuel spill clean-up is underway from the fatal crash. a jackknifed tractor-trailer. right now just talked to megan mcgrath there. the ramp to the icc is closed. your alternate is b.w. parkway or 29. 270 at falls road, no problems there. northbound and southbound looking good. 66 overall, 95 overall, everything moving quite nicely. same thing in prince george's county. more on the breaking news when i'm pack. >>> they're supposed to show you both sides of what happens so why are hundreds of police body cameras broken? >>> is whole foods overcharging you? the investigation under way. >>> breaking news out of arizona where we're learning abo >>> we have breaking news right now. a construction worker is dead this morning after an accident involving a tractor-trailer in laurel. this happened at the icc in laurel. maryland state police tell us a

again megan mcgrath live on the scene for us this morning. megan this is a pretty serious accident there. >> reporter: yeah. very serious accident. if you take a look behind me you can see the damage done to the two cars here. there's been a couple of developments since we last spoke to you. first of all, you can see the tow trucks are here on the scene. they're beginning the work of taking the two cars and loading them up on the tow trucks and opening up the roadway here. they're not -- they're just starting that process right now. so we still have the closure but hopefully it won't be too much longer because obviously this is going to be a major, major choke point for traffic this morning. we have got suitland parkway inbound closed at firth sterling. the other developments since we last talked to you moments ago really they opened an outbound lane on suitland parkway so.d you can now -- so you can now go outbound. that just happened here. if you're heading into town, however, they'll force you to take the right on to firth sterling. you can

news4's megan mcgrath is on the scene. we'll get an update from her. all lanes are open on shady grove. 66 headed out of gainesville, manassas headed into the beltway and it's looking good. and no reports of delays on 395. 95 at powder mill road, some volume is building. we have the closure in muncaster mill road and when you hit the road, tune in to wtop for more information. >>> it's 5:54. health officials are watching and waiting after a person showed to show signs of ebola. >>> a lot of people make bucket lists but for your dog? we'll te >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back. there is a new possible case of ebola. the person recently returned from sierra leone. >>> a sick dog's bucket list yes, he has an instagram account. he was diagnosed with kidney fail year last january. the owners took him on a cross country trip. it inincluded the white house and they stopped in 35 cities spanning 12,000 miles. i hope he's having fun. >>> today the rockville city council is talking about cutting off development for a new school. it would halt dev

news4's megan mcgrath live on the scene with more on what happened there. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, aaron. you can see behind me here that the northbound traffic is still being detoured off of the g.w. parkway on to the spout run parkway. and that's going to be the case here for a little while longer. now, within this last 15 or 20 minutes or so however we did see a truck loaded with sand arrive here on the scene. that sand is going to be used to mop up the oil spill that is further down the road. that's what's causing the problem here. overnight, there was a car that had a problem with their engine th and metal debris across the northbound lanes of the g.w. parkway. that's why it's closed. take a look at the map here. you'll get a better idea for the trouble spot, the area that's close. we're talking about spout run and the cia exit. not sure exact he how much longer it will be closed. but they are making some progress. they have got some additional crews and some equipment here on the scene so hopefully we'll start to see some relief

right now, megan mcgrath on the scene for us this morning. megan, what are you seeing and what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, melissa, we may be getting a clearing here of this accident scene. look behind me. literally just moments ago, some of the traffic started getting by right now. i'm not sure if people are ignoring the flares and going around or whether or not they have opened the far right lane allowing people to go northbound on 295. we're keeping an eye on the situation. this literally just happened moments ago. we had a complete closure here beginning at 1:50 this morning. a very serious accident involving two cars. one person we're told is in critical condition and the detour was at 295 northbound, closed at pennsylvania avenue. but literally within just the last few moments we are starting to see some traffic go through. it's little confusing here because we have some flares up, but you can see how traffic is going around those flares. so we may have some lanes opening up here. we'll keep you updated here. hope to get some mor

megan mcgrath right now out there on the scene. tell us what's happening right now. >> well, melissa, you can see the detour behind me here. this is spout run all of the traffic being detoured on to spout run because the northbound lanes of the g.w. parkway are closed. not a classic accident. we have got actually kind of a different situation here this morning. there was some sort of a vehicle engine explosion further down the line near 123. and so we have oil as well as pieces of that engine across the roadway. so it's not safe for traffic to travel on those northbound lanes until they can get that cleaned up. no word yet on how long that clean-up effort will take place. so people who normally take northbound g.w. parkway just be aware they are going to detour

news4's megan mcgrath is by the l'enfant plaza metro station where smoke filled the tunnel back in january there. megan, what's happening today? >> reporter: well there's a big hearing that's going to be taking place, eun so metro is going to be under the microscope and they have to answer a lot of questions. the ntsb is beginning a two-day hearing today into that deadly smoke incident that happened in tunnel near the l'enfant plaza metro station. a woman died back in january when smoke went into the train. the train was in the tunnel and the ntsb wants to know what went wrong and what needs to be changed to make sure such a thing never happens again. the investigators will be focusing on a couple of different things. specifically let's take a look. metro's infrastructure and conditions leading to the electrical arcing that produced the smoke down in that tunnel. they're also going to look at emergency response and the evacuation. there's been a lot of criticism about how long it took to get people out of that tunnel and to safety. the hearing gets underway at 9:00 a.m. and will continue t

news4's megan mcgrath has more on this breaking news. megan?f you look behind me here you can see that the water has receded. this ever been -- they have been able to shut off the water from the water main break, but all of the gravel and the debris that we have here across the roadway. now this is westbound king street. you can see that we're down to one lane getting by to the left because of the water main that broke overnight. we have an issue with 395. headed south on 395 that ramp taking you westbound on to king street that ramp is completely closed. we'll make you go off to the left, head east. at that point you could do a u turn. a light volume of traffic. still kind of early this the morning so we're not seeing any major traffic tie-ups. but of course they haven't begun the repair work yet. so this is going to be with us for a while. this is obviously a very heavily travelled road. king street, so we are expecting some traffic tie-ups later on this morning as they wait for this repair truck to come and then get their work underway. now

news4's megan mcgrath tells us what else is part of this new plan. megan?porter: well, eun it's a significant shift in drug enforcement policy here in the district of columbia. later on this morning, the mayor and the chief of police are going to be announcing a new strategy the target -- that targets drug suppliers instead of low-level drug users. the mayor will announce new legislation that will allow police to crack down on the sale of synthetic drugs. there was a mass overdose situation, 11 people got sick taking bizzaro, a form of synthetic marijuana. d.c. has seen a sharp increase from synthetic marijuana and it's believed that many of the overdoses go unreported. so as part of this announcement we're expecting to learn more about the -- how the district district health department will be working with hospitals so that the reporting of patients who come in with synthetic marijuana overdoses so that they can track those numbers a little more closely. this is going to all happen at 11:00 this morning. we're expecting to learn a lot more about this new d

news4's megan mcgrath is talking to riders and getting their reaction after learning that some doors were opening while the trains were in motion. megan? >> reporter: well, eun we have moved down to the platform here at the west falls church metro station. a train pulled out seconds ago here. so as you can see it's pretty quiet, but it's very early in the commute. we are expecting things to get very, very crowded later on this morning because metro has taken 100 of the 4000 series cars out of service so they can do safety inspections. here's why. take a look at this video. this was shot by a passenger using their cell phone. you can see the doors to the 4000 series car are open. they have been having a problem with those doors opening unexpectedly. you can see here that the train is actually in motion going through a tunnel. so obviously some safety concerns there. and that has prompted metro to take 100 of these 4000 series cars out of series so that i can make repairs if necessary. so we are expecting crowded conditions along the rails here today, friday and through the weekend. the

news4's megan mcgrath live at reagan national with what cab drivers think of this. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning aaron. if you look behind me here you can see all of the activity here. a lot of traditional taxi cabs, but right now ride hailing companies like uber and lift they're not allowed to wait for fares on airport property. they have to wait nearby off site and travelers can use an app to request a ride. well, the washington airport authority is considering changing those rules. the first of four public hearings gets underway to discuss the role of the regulations that would be imposed. under the proposal uber drivers would be able to drop off and pick up passengers at those two airports. if they get a permit from the airport's authority. there would be a $5 fee to and from the airport. now a lot of people, passengers they like the convenience of these ride hailing companies. however, taxi cab drivers not too keen on it. one cabbie said it's already difficult to make a living as it is. is it getting tough to drive a cab? >> very, very tough. pe

megan mcgrath has more information. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see behind me they're making some progress in hooking up the crash -- smashed up vehicles. the tow trucks are on the scene but right now all of the lane closures are still in place. 95 only squeezing by on the left-hand shoulder. the ramp to the icc is completely closed. you can't get on the icc from northbound 95. this was a fatal accident that happened around 1:30 this morning and a construction -- in a construction zone that had been set up on the northbound side of i-95. a tractor-trailer was headed through the area right near the accident for the icc, that truck hit a construction vehicle. it was one of the crash attenuators with the arrow on it. it continued on further, hit a second construction vehicle. there was a construction worker who was standing beside that second vehicle. the worker was struck and died later at the hospital. the worker has been identified as 62-year-old randy jury of halifax, pennsylvania. he's a construction worker -- a contractor working for st

news4's megan mcgrath with what we know right now. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, aaron. you can see the police cruisers behind me here. police continue to watch over this house around the clock. now investigators have been going over the crime scene now for weeks and we are learning more about the kind of evidence they have found and what they are still looking for. according to search warrants just unsealed, police are looking at phone records for jordan wallace. savvas savopoulos's personal assistant and driver. he delivered the $40,000 to the houses in the hours before the fire was set. now, wallace's movements are being looked at and they're looking at his text records. he is cooperating and has not been charged or named as a suspect. we have also learned that there was forced entry into the home. the french door was kicked in. a boot print or shoe print found on that door. and we are learning now that the victim's cell phones were stolen and are still missing. three cell phones still unknown exactly where they ar

megan mcgrath on the scene for us. as far as some issues on the rails, marc penn north, 20 to 30 minutes behind. penn north 502 cancelled this morning. travel time, 270 southbound no major issue there. outer loop to 270, it will take you 17 minutes a little slow this morning. in to town on 66 from fairfax county parkway you're fine. quantico to the beltway, eight minutes behind. not bad for a weekday. remember to listen to our friends on wtop when you hop in your car for the latest on traffic. >> thank you. >>> a new ban in effect in montgomery county. why leaders say restrictions on those popular e-cigarettes are necessary. >>> breaking news right now in southeast washington where we've just learned new information in that deadly crash overnight. that had the suitland parkway shut down for hours. the person police are now looking for right now. your time is 6:44. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bi

news4's megan mcgrath is live with a look at what the park will look like. good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning eun. it was the deadliest accident in metro's history. nine people lost their lives on this day back in 2009 when two trains collided on the tracks near the fort totten station. later today, a park is dedicated in honor of those victims and we're standing in the park here. you can see some of the design elements that we have. there are a number of these stone benches where family members can come and reflect. there are also nine abstract stone pillars representing the nine victims who died in the crash. now, it's called the legacy memorial park and it's located at the corner of new hampshire avenue and south dakota avenues. near the overpass across the tracks where that accident happened. and later on this morning there's going to be a dedication ceremony. we're expecting a number of family members to attend as well to honor the victims and dedicate this park. i'll have more coming up later in the show. back to you guys in the studi

. >> megan mcgrath has what we need to keep in mind about fireworks safety. >> reporter: the sparkler piece of america that. a symbol of fourth of july fun. did you know that a sparkler burns at 2,000 degrees? that's as hot as this. a blow torch. just look at this infrared heat image. the sparkler and the blow torch are the same color. >> if you don't to run around with blow torches, we recommend you don't let them run around with sparklers. >> reporter: this demonstration showed the dangers of the fireworks fireworks. look what this can do. it's illegal for a reason. m 80 can blow off your hand. a bottle rocket if used improperly, once it launches off the stick it can go anywhere, including someone's eye. laws about what's legal and what is not vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. to stay safe this holiday, you may want to leave the pyrotechniques to the expert. all the laws and rules can be confusing. if you want to know what is legal for you, we have the nrvegs on our website www.nbcwashington.com. megan mcgrath news 4. >> p congratulations to annapolis, among the top ten all am

news 4 megan mcgrath is live with more on the scary statistics here. >> reporter: security checkpoints like the one you see behind me at reagan national airport, the assumption is all of these checks keep dangerous things off of airplanes and now comes an alarming statistic. the screeners failed to find fake bombs and weapons 95% of the time during spot under cover checks by teams from homeland security. the tsa's acting administrator has been reassigned and major changes have been ordered. now, during the investigation, agents smuggled a variety of mock contraband past security including fake explosives and weapons. investigators slipped the dangerous items past airport screeners in 67 of 70 tests. that's a 95% failure rate. now, nbc news reports that in one case an alarm sounded and the screener did a patdown of the agent and still did not find a fake plastic explosive taped to that agent's back. we've been talking to passengers here at reagan national airport and they find it all very disturbing. >> i actually got through a corkscrew at one time and i was shocked they didn't find it

news 4 megan mcgrath is live at reagan national airport.this is down right scary. >> reporter: it's very alarming these statistics. tsa airport screeners failed to detect fake bombs and weapons 95% of the time during under cover spot-checks made by teams from only land security and now the tsa's acting administrator has been reassigned in light of these findings. homeland security teams smuggled a variety of contraband including fake explosives and weapons. nbc news reporting in one case an alarm sounded and a screener did a patdown of one of the agents and still did not find a fake plastic explosive taped to that person's back. these under cover teams have been spot-checking the security checkpoints at the busiest airports around the country for the last 13 years, but of course these results 67 out of 70 tests, the tsasm has been ordered to revamp procedures and training. >>> thank you. >>> today, we could get a better sense about whether a drug rehabilitation center the center would be built at a former presidential fishing spot near camp

news 4's megan mcgrath is live and can tell us more about what's happening today. good morning. >> reporter: well good morning, barbara. if you look behind me here you can see people began to arrive here at the church just a short time ago for the service, of course as you would imagine there is a tremendous feeling of sadness here this morning. the savopoulos family spent so much time giving to others less fortunate. they are in their prime, their young son so full of promise, and now they're gone. a somber farewell to a family taken in a shocking act of violence. savvas savopoulos his wife amy and their ten-year-old son phillip were found murdered inside their burning northwest mansion. also killed, their housekeeper vera figueroa. the savopoulos family is being laid to rest today. family and friends still reeling from the loss. police have arrested daron wint a former employee of savvas savopoulos. investigators say wint entered the home and held the four victims captive overnight, even ordering pizza during the other deal. a source tells news 4 that dna on a pi

news4's megan mcgrath at the shady grove stadium to see the first one off. megan? >> reporter: yeah, melissa 7:01. that's the maiden voyage of the new 7000 series car. it will be leaving from the shady grover metro station. we'll be on board of it, as well as a number of passengers who are looking forward to the new car. look at this video here. this is the car being delivered over the weekend. you can get an idea for exactly how it looks. riders will notice a big difference in terms of its look. it has a blue interior. much more updated look. gone is the orange and brown color scheme of the 1970s. also gone, the musty carpet. no carpet at all in the 7000 series. they actually have a non-skid flooring which is going to hold up a lot better for folks. there are a number of other changes as well including one of the big things people are going to notice it's simply more comfortable. >> it's a wider aisles, it has more leg room for the passengers and it has digital automated announcements. >> so they'll be easier to hear? >> yeah, hopefully that is the point. >> repor

news4's megan mcgrath is live in northwest with more. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning eun. i am standing in front of the office of personnel management on "e" street and all around me are federal buildings and many people work for the federal government. so this could have a huge impact. a very large breach potentially 4 million current and past federal employees may now have the personal information at risk. china is suspected to be behind the hack. those hackers broke in to the computer data system for the office of personnel management, opm. personal information including names, social security numbers and birth dates may have been compromised in this. there's particular concern because opm approves security clearances, although a u.s. official tells nbc news that this does not appear to be a worst case scenario where identities of covert agents were reveal. federal employees will be notified, those notices expected to come out on monday. and they'll also if they're impacted affected by this, you'll have access to identi

news4's megan mcgrath live at headquarters with what we can expect from the mayor this morning. >> reporter: well, aaron, it is being billed as a significant shift in policy in the district of columbia. the mayor and chief of police are announcing a new strategy that will target drug suppliers. instead of low level users. now, the police will be allowed to crack down on the sale of synthetic drugs. earlier this month there was a mass overdose situation that at least 11 people got sick taking bizarre-o. d.c. had seen a sharp increase in overdoses and many cases go unreported. the health department is working with hospitals to improve the reporting of patients who come in because of synthetic drug use. we're expecting to learn more about how that is going to work out later on during this announcement as well. the mayor the chief of police will be out at 11:00 this morning providing detail on this new enforcement strategy and we of course will continue to follow that and bring you those details as soon as they become available. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. >>> 5:03 now and parents in prince ge

on i-95 megan mcgrath, news4. >>> there were hugs all around for three officers from d.c.'s chief of police early this afternoon for going above and beyond. officers thomas moore, shannon strange and thomas moore were all honored with the act of valor award. the trio came to the aid of an 8-year-old boy who had been shot in the head last october in northeast. rather than wait for an ambulance the officers picked up the boy and rushed him to the hospital and those actions probably saved his life. >> it was a terrifying day. we have to act fast and just go on with our job. >> i'm going forward. glad he is doing a lot better now today. >> police chief kathy lanier says beyond the police work, all the officers were successful because of the relationships they formed with the community. >>> if you live in montgomery this is the man officially responsible for your fire rescue service. scott load steen was sworn in today as fire chief. he has been the acting chief since january and been in the department more than 20 years. he rose to chief of the operations division before this.

from the shade day grove metro station megan mcgrath news4. >> all right, thanks, megan. if you want to see more differences between the old cars and the new we posted imams on nbcwashington.com. you can just go check it out during the break. >>> well, not only is the washington area a magnet for millennials, it is also near the top of the list for retirees. bankrate.com did a new survey which found the alexandria arlington area ranked second on the best places to retire based on factors like weather, cost of living, crime, health care and things to do. and northern virginia is the only area on the east coast that made the top five. phoenix came in number one. >>> the video is getting thousands of shares on social media. a texas police officer crashes a neighborhood pool party. how his boss is responding. >>> and we continue to work an alarming developing story, two murderers on the loose after pulling off an elaborate prison escape. the clues police are chasing down right now. >>> and watching a very strong storm cell for fauquier county moving in toward prince william c

news4's megan mcgrath is live now at dca with what's under consideration today. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, aaron. if you take a look behind me you can see the activity we have at the terminal here at reagan national airport. we see traditional taxi cabs but right now, ride hailing companies like uber and lift they're not allowed to wait for fares on airport property. they have to wait nearby off site and travelers can use an app to request a r airports authority is considering changing those rules. the first of four public hearings gets under way to discuss the role of ride hailing companies at reagan and dulles and possible regulations that would be imposed. under the proposal, uber drivers would be able to drop off and pick up passengers at the airports if they get a permit from the airports authority. there would be a $5 fee for every fare to or from the airport. the first public hearing gets under way at noon today at dulles airport. there's also another second hearing at dulles tonight at 7:00. and then here at reagan national airport tom

we'll go to megan mcgrath who is taking a look at the weather. we are already sitting at 71 degrees. how are you doing, megan? >> reporter: good morning. doing well. right now people in our area are -- or parts of the area are waking up to storm damage. that storm packed quite a punch in some spots like reston. that's where we are this morning. take a look at this tree. a very large tree snapped right around the base, came tumbling down. fortunately for the homeowners on trotter lane, the bulk of the tree missed the house. however, it did come crashing down on top of their garage and you can see the damage they're dealing with today. this is just one tree on this street that came tumbling down. a little further down in the cul-de-sac, another tree that came down. take a look at this video. shot by one of our viewers. some areas actually saw marble sized hail and you can see and hear it coming down. this was actually -- this video was taken in the chantilly area. this was quite a storm, quite a sight to see. and unfortunately some people are dealin

news4's megan mcgrath is live now with the look at the park. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. you can see behind me here that work crews are here putting the finishing touches on this park, cleaning up in advance of today's dedication. now, this was the deadliest accident in metro history. nine people died back in 2009 when two trains collided on the tracks near the fort totten station. today, this park is being dedicated in their honor. it is called the legacy memorial park and it's on new hampshire avenue near the overpass where the accident happened. there are a number of architectural features including these stone benches. benches where family members can come and sit and reflect. think about their lost loved ones. there are also nine of these pillar pillars, stone pillars. they represent the nine victims who died in that crash. there's also a memorial wall as well. now, the dedication ceremony gets underway at 11:00 this morning. we will be there. we'll be covering that on midday. we are expecting a number of family mem

along the national mall megan mcgrath, news4. >>> fallon benched. why the late night host had to undergo the knife and call off an episode of the show. >>> and a traffic alert the project that could ham >>> take your kids, take your sense of adventure along but don't take your selfie stick. walt disney world is now banning selfie sticks from all theme parks. the new policy takes effect next beek. park officials say the sticks have become a growing safety concern for both guests and disney cast. last month, disney just banned them from rides. now it is the entire park. disney joins a growing list of museums, music festivals and sports venues that have all had enough of those selfie sticks. >>> a busy afternoon for storm team4 on this friday. what is the latest right now doug? >> right now, tracking the rain back to the west we are not seeing it right now around our region. we have dealt with the clouds most of the day, breaking out into some sunshine most of the area, but there is our storm system back to the west. you can see all of that rain making

news4's megan mcgrath there was today for the opening of a new memorial park in d.c.t honors the victims. >> reporter: a permanent tribute to the nine people who were lost. their names now etched in stone, one pillar for every life lost. >> it's gonna have to take some time. going to take more time, six years have gone by. >> reporter: she and her husband plan to be investigate lar visitors the park. >> my husband and i can come here now that's retired, take a solo walk, drives midday it is going to work. >> reporter: it was june 22 2009. two metro trains collided on the tracks near the fort totten station, nine died. many more were injured. >> it's very hard. i can hardly believe it's been six years. my stomach was queasy today coming knowing that you know, it's a good thing, but -- >> reporter: the memorial park is located just down the street from the crash site. although small now the trees will eventually form a shady canopy. benches provide a place for family members to sit and reflect. clark lost his brother and sister-in-law. he is glad there is now a lasting

news4's megan mcgrath is following this developing story and has more on what you can do to protect yourself. megan? >> reporter: well, eun, it's a huge hack. and millions -- potentially millions of former and current federal employees are at risk. those employees potentially had their personal data breached in all of this and china is suspected of being behind the hack. now, the hackers broke into the computer data system for the office of personnel management, opm. personal information including names and social security numbers and birth dates may have been compromised in this. opm approved the security clearances, although a u.s. official tells nbc news it's not a worst case scenario, where identities of covert agents were revealed. federal employees though who were potentially affected in this will be notified and they're going to have access to identity theft information. they're also being advised to keep very close tabs on their personal accounts. banking accounts, other types of financial accounts just to make sure there is no activity occurring without their authorization. meanwhil

. >> thank you, megan mcgrath. >>> the purple line is getting a nudge. maryland's transportation secretary is backing the project as long as the price tag is cut. it was recommended that larry hogan approve the project, but caan wants it reduced. it would connect without going into d.c. governor hogan is expected to make a decision some time this month. >>> while you were sleeping two stranded hikers were rescued near the potomac river. they got on to the island, but were unable to get back because it was too dark. a police helicopter spotted them, trapped on some rocks. montgomery county fire crews guided the people to boats and got them safely back on land. this was near old anglers inn. no one was hurt. >>> a man is in serious condition after being hit by a driver of a car in wisconsin avenue. this happened during rush hour last night. the man was in a crosswalk near van ness street when he was hit. the driver who hit him stayed at the scene. the d.c. police, they were on the scene for several hours trying to figure out what happened. >>> already warm

leaders will hold a ceremony this morning and news4's megan mcgrath will have a report coming up in the next half hour. >>> the so called free range parents are back in the spotlight. why they were cleared of wrongdoing. >>> it's an error that could have your kids retaking the s.a.t.s but will you have to pay again? >>> looking live outside this morning where we're already in the 80s in some spots. that is hot and only getting hotter. storm t >>> child protective services ruled in favor of the montgomery county couple who says it is okay to allow your kids to walk home alone. according to "the washington post," the agency says the my fives did not neglect their children. the police picked up their kids when they walked home from a park. they have been investigated multiple times but have not been charged. >>> 15,000 students can retake their s.a.t.s. that's how many were affected by the reprint version. the booklets told students they had 25 minutes to finish a reading portion of the test, but the proctor only gave them 20 minutes. students affected will be able to retake it for free. t

megan mcgrath is working on that, but first, let's go straight to tom and what we can expect today. >> those storms overnight have dissipated a lot and right now a few scattered sprinkles north and west of the metro area. no more thunder and lightning. this is continuing to really dissipate. but we are still getting a few sprinkles in the shenandoah valley and in parts of loudoun county, western fairfax and montgomery. many of the roads are still wet from the overnight showers. because that is still very humid, mid to upper 70s right around the bay. inland away from the waters west, across the rest of southern maryland, virginia and maryland, in the upper 60s to near 70. reagan national now at 73. there's the washington skyline this morning. all quiet. temperatures by 6:00 will be in the mid 70s with a cloudy sky. then by 8:00, upper 70s and near 80. by 10:00 in the low 80s. getting steamy and uncomfortably humid with the warming by later on this morning. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at our neighborhood highs for this friday. that's coming up at 5:11. melissa has an updat

megan mcgrath news 4. >> and right now the temperature is 77 degrees with plenty of clouds across the area. in the afternoon and evening hours, there's the chance of showers for those of you south and west of washington around areas like charlottesville. charlottesville seeing rain already. the high in washington 83. tomorrow a rainy day with flash flooding concerns throughout the day into the evening hours. if you have something to do tomorrow, the best time is during the morning hours. into the midday the afternoon and the evening hours tracking heavy rain and again the potential for flash flooding, especially later in the day with thunderstorms in the afternoon. i'll be showing you future weather with the timing of tomorrow's rain in about ten minutes. >> thanks. more on our breaking news now. the supreme court ruling that grants same sex couples the right to marry across the night. reaction is pouring in from presidential candidates to people outside the court. our continuing coverage after the break along with the sporting event bringing thousands to our area starting this weeken

in southeast, megan mcgrath, news 4. >>> and temperatures in the mid to upper 80s across the area. washington at 86. hazy hot and humid. day two of the heat wave. this is how it feels outside already close to 100 degrees in leesburg. feeling about 94 in washington. heat advisory in effect from noon until 8:00 p.m. today for washington, arlington, al alexandria. everybody needs to be cautious because of the heat. reloose the outdoor activity and make sure to drink plenty of water. coming up in ten minutes we'll have the high temperature in your neighborhood and the late check with isolated thunderstorms possible this afternoon.ed to a shooting last night. we brought this to you breaking last night at 11:00. someone shot two people near route 450. it's not clear how badly the victims were hurt. >>> we learned that cameras may be going up along both the gw parkway in virginia and the bw parkway in maryland. a recent investigation revealed some officers are worried about blind spots. they expect to have six new cameras on the bw parkway by january but they are not police cameras. they

let's get right to megan mcgrath. she has been on the scene all morning. megan, what's happening right now? >> reporter: right now, traffic is back to normal. it came to ia grinding halt early on i-95 and the i.c.c. a tractor-trailer drove right into an overnight work zone killing one of the workers. >> a wrecker hauls away the smashed construction truck. 62-year-old randy jiri was standing next to the truck when the tractor-trailer came barreling through the work jiri died at the hospital. the rig also slammed into a crash at ten tu way tore truck. why the driver didn't yield to the arrow signs and warning lights is part of the warning. >> the proper warnings were given. there were sign boards posted stating there was a construction zone ahead. everyone appears to have all of their emergency equipment be on the amber lights. the arrow boards were up. there were construction barrels up. >> the accident happened at 1:30 in the morning and serves as an example of just how dangerous highway work zones can be. the crew of contract workers was doing guardrail wo

news 4 megan mcgrath. >> now to a developing story. more than a dozen people were hurt in upstate new york. the u.s. coast guard says the 286 boat hit. we're told 17 people had to be taken to the hospital. nobody was seriously hurt. all of the water had to be drained from the lock. the ship will have to be moved. the cause of the crash is now under investigation. >> in the last two hours we've learned a 2-year-old found at the bottom of a pool this week died. on sunday the boy was found in a three to four foot deep area of the pool. the boy had gone to the park with his parents and siblings. life performed cpr and the boy was taken to the hospital. the incident is under investigation. >> we're still working to find out more about this deadly shooting in northwest d.c. the shooting happened just before midmidnight. the victim was shot in the back and later died at the hospital. police have not released any information about the victim j suspect or motive. >> a big step in the search for missing prisoners and why today is the reason you

megan mcgrath is live and talks to some riders this morning. what did they have to say megan? >> well barbara we got different opinions from different people. some folks say, yeah, they thought it was a little more crowded today than usual. others, though, say, no it was a typical day. crowded yes, but nothing nuls. the bottom line here is that there are 100 fewer rail cars out there to move people around. right now there are fewer eight-car trains. shorter six-car trains dominated the rails this morning. some noticed the difference. >> very crowded. more so than usual. i had to wait two trains just to get here. >> reporter: but others did not. >> it's par for the course. >> always crowded. >> always crowded. >> reporter: metro have taken 100 of the older 4,000 series rail cars out of service for safety inspections. the problem doors that open without warning. this cell phone video was taken by a passenger, the doors seen wide open as the train goes through a tunnel. she has seen it happened and it's dangerous. >> just opens and you're going to fall out and god knows what can

news4's megan mcgrath live at headquarters and talked to police chief kathy leneer. >> reporter: in theowing that shooting police have been piecing taking witness accounts and they have a much better time line for what happened. that time line begins with a dispute between the victims and several men in another car along the gw parkway. if you saw something strange right around 8:40 in the morning on the gw parkway, last thursday police want to hear from you. it ended in a hail of gunfire on 295 during the height of rush hour last thursday. pedro alvarado was killed, his brother-in-law seriously wounded new information helped investigators tighten up the time line they are looking for eyewitness accounts of an altercation that happened before the shooting. altercation that happened in virginia. >> a lot of people out there. very good callers that called in but we need additional information. >> reporter: pedro and his brother-in-law left alexandria at 8:30 thursday morning, just a few minutes late around 8:40 they got into some kind of altercation with people in another car at the gw pa

news4's megan mcgrath is telling us what this means for commuters this morning. megan, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning eun. it means that things will be crowded on metro not just today but friday and through the weekend. so that they can do safety inspections on these 4000 series car. passenger using their cell phone. it shows the problems that they have been having with the doors on these older 4000 series cars. they open up unexpectedly and in this case, the train was actually traveling through a tunnel when it happened. obviously a big safety concern so metro has pulled 100 of these 4000 series cars. they have been taken out so inspections and repairs can be done. metro will be running fewer eight-car trains and running six-car trains instead. of course, fewer cars, shorter trains, that means more crowded trains. so we are expecting to see some pretty tight conditions here beginning this morning with this first rush hour. now, we're here at the west falls church metro station. they just opened their doors a short time ago. very early. the f

news4's megan mcgrath with what's causing this problem. good morning to you. >> reporter: well, aaron, good morning. it was a water main break that blew overnight. just in the last few minutes or so we are seeing equipment arriving. we have a backhoe here and the crew is standing right there at the top of that ramp. the water -- they have been able to shut that off and it's receded but we have all kinds of gravel and mud and there are cracks in the pavement where the water was gushing up earlier this morning. actually, we have some video to show you of that water coming out of the crack in the pavement there. now, this water main broke overnight. we have quite the impact here on king street. king street headed down to one lane getting by on the left. so we are starting to see traffic slow down a bit as they go through the area. also a very busy ramp. the king street -- westbound king street ramp off of 395 that ram is closed completely you to go to eastbound ramp and do a u turn in the area. they haven't started the repair work so this wil

news4's megan mcgrath is at the station right now. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning yeah, these are new. they're high-tech. they're comfortable. 7000 series trains are coming to the red line in just a matter of hours this morning. a lot of excitement about that. now, 7:01 that's when the car is going to make its maiden voyage. you can get an idea of what the new car looks like, it's already riding on the blue line. but as i said, today is coming to the red line. riders are going to notice a big difference in terms of its look. it has blue interior. that's replacing the old orange and brown color scheme from the 1970s. that old musty carpet, well, that's gone too. the new car has non-skid flooring. there are flat screen message boards, also digital recorded announcements so you'll be able to hear the announcements a lot better as opposed to the muffled, garbled system we have grown accustomed to. each car -- so the car can fit more passengers. and of course the new 7000 series cars are safer. they're going to be repl

news4's megan mcgrath joins us live with what we know so far. megan? >> reporter: well, aaron you can see the police cruisers behind me here. police continue to watch over the house around the clock. now, police have been going over the crime scene for weeks now and we are learning more about the kind of evidence they have found and what they are still looking for. according to search warrants just unsealed, police are looking at phone records for jordan wallace. that's savopoulos' personal assistant and driver. he delivered the $40,000 in cash to the house just hours before the fire was set. police are tracking wallace's movements in the days and hours before the murders and they're looking at his text records. now, wallace is cooperating and has not been charged or named as a suspect. we have learned that there was forced entry into the home, that the french door was kicked in and a boot print was found on the door. we also know that the victims' cell phones were stolen and still missing. also stolen the recording device for the security system at th

news4's megan mcgrath where they're getting ready to educate people how to have a safe holiday. >> reporter: well good morning. theed a advice is don't do it at home. 200 people are hurt every day in the month surrounding the fourth of july. the injuries are serious. now, nbc's jeff rossen is joining me here this morning. you're getting a graphic demonstration of the dangers of fireworks. >> yeah, i'm glad you're covering this. we're here at the national mall we have a watermelon set one the fire work. it could be your arm or your face. we have a mannequin out there and even a child with sparklers. this is not just about the big fireworks that you say, oh i would never use that. there's a new warning out there this morning and the hidden danger with the sparklers that i used as a kid i don't know if you did but we'll take something away from that as well. >> reporter: i know the laws differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and people are confused. >> that's part of the problem. you have to check your local state laws. it's legal in one state and then illegal in another state. you have to p

news4's megan mcgrath live on the national mall with what we need to know. >> reporter: hey, good morning. every year the consumer safety product commission puts out a warning and they do a graphic demonstration about the dangers of at-home fireworks. later on this morning they'll be doing that with jeff rossen from the "today" man. they'll blow up watermelons to demonstrate the dangers of the fire works. 200 people are injured every day in the month of july and despite the fact that fire works are illegal in most places. now, the laws vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. so there's often a lot of confusion about what the rules are. take a look here at our laws in our area. d.c., anything that explodes is illegal. suburban, maryland, so prince george's county and montgomery county, all fire works are illegal including sparklers. in alexandria, all fireworks are illegal. that includes sparklers as well. fairfax nothing that explodes can be set off. they're putting the warning out there. people do get injured despite the fact they're not supposed to be lighting off fireworks and of cours

the ntsb hearing will go on for two days and news4's megan mcgrath is outside the l'enfant plaza metro station with more on what we'll hear. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. metro is going to be under the microscope later on this morning as the ntsb begins a two-day hearing into that deadly smoke incident that happened in a tunnel near the l'enfant plaza metro station. a woman died back in january when smoke filled a train that was down in that tunnel. now, the ntsb wants to know what went wrong and what safety procedures need to be changed to make sure that it never happens again. investigators today will focus on a few specific areas including metro's infrastructure and conditions leading to the electrical arcing that produced the smoke down in that tunnel. they're going to look at emergency response and the evacuation. there's been a lot of criticism about how long it took to get people out of the tunnel and to safety. the hearing gets underway at 9:00 a.m. this morning and at ntsb headquarters and will continue through tomorrow. back to you in the studio. >> than