ck to you. >> megan mcgrath, thank you, megan. >>> there is growing ccern out the fire risk for hundreds of thousands of drivers. hundreds of kia vehicles have caught fire with the driver still inside. >> the department ota transpon says its own inspector general is failing to deal with the problem.nb s tom costello has more. >> reporter: it happened on the lbj expressway, desperate for her to get over. >> motioning for us to get off the road. >> reporter: she and her son got out just in time. t >> nextng the car just exploded. was like a mission impossible movie without a tom uise. >> get over! get over! >> reporter: same thingto happed his woman's k. a sorento in orlando. >> get away from it! >> reporter: kia and hyundai cars are under recall but the national traffic safety administration said nhtsa is failing to monitor recalls, d saying its not sure that remedies are reported completely and in a timely manner. nsumer advocates say the kia fire danger deserves a recall. >> sadly we say make sure you bring a fire extinguisher in your car. if you smell something burning itca probably yo

back to you guys. >> all right, megan mcgrath. thank you. >>> continuing coverage this morning on a possible metro strike. metro's largest union says it is making proess for a labor dispute. both sides met wednesday for the second day in a row. rkers have been without a contract since july 2016. theyave been calling for a strike. another meeting is scheduled for monday. >>> news 4 was first to tell you about major problem with concrete onalong the sec phase of the silver line. now, there's indications the problem may not be as bad as first feared. according to a lawsuit f a twhistleblower,he wrong type of stone was used in the project and some was improperly mixed. our news partner, wtop reports, in a so far, the results have found no significant issues. >>> new development about russia's meddling in u.s. elections. the "new york tim" says that putin first ordered the hryking in jan 2017. you'll remember, in the news conference with putin in finland, president trump said he believ putin that he had nothing to do with the hacking.

back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath on u street this morning. megan, tha you.>>meanwhile, the days of strolling into the national zoo without a lot of security around you could be coming to an end. the smithsonian institution wants to make significant security changes. that includes more perimeter fencing and reducing the 13 pedestrian entrances to 3 securp chnts. the proposal will be reviewed next week. >>> so, it looks like, talking about the national zoo, we're ot going to be seeing a new panda cub any time soon. the giant panda mei xiang willi not give this year. scientists at the zoo say she experienced a pseudopregnancy over the pasew months, and they expect her to return to her normal routine in a couple weeks. the panda exhibit is open this weekend. >> and we know who's going to be upset about that. >> i know. >> eun yang. >> maybe the news hasn't gotten to her omt. >> we'llpletely hide it from her. >> just don't mention it. >> it will be great weather for the zoo this weekend. >> oh, yes. >> it will be beautiful for that >> i love tzoo, and this would

back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath live for us. thank you. >>> breaking newsn finland, where it is just afternoon. president trump, just one hour away from his first in-depth meeting with russian president strp vladimir putin. the summit with president putin will begin with a sitdown. only the leaders and the translators will be in the room, foe lol e followedy an expanded meeting. president trump promised to press putin on russian's meddling in the 2016 election. there won't be a perry mason here. but i will firmly ask the question. we will follow the story for you. listen for an update coming at 5:45. >>> your commute may slow down as metro workers move closer to a strike. >> justin, this could be a big deal for riders and the entire system. >>el absol right. this could be crippling. you have thousands of rers and tourists, as well, including those in town for the mlb all-star game. alling it closely, because they could have to find new ways to get around very soon if the strike moves ahead. let's take you to sunday, where thousa

. >> megan mcgrath is live on what officials actually discovered there. megan, take us through that. >> well, they discovered something unusual. a very large kamen, which is in the alligator family. it was a tip that an r- alligake creech earp was inhi waston that was brought to the atten on ofauthorities. ething youe video, s don't see every day. police, along with workers from the humane workers. that's when they foundhe kamen in that bin. it is illegal to own them in the district of colombia. she was con ifconfiscated and i habitt. habi she has a pink baby pool and a heat lamp to simulate her natural environment. and authoritiesth made a unexpected discovery. >> we're there searching fli the alligato animal. wi found suspicious items that were consistent dogfighting. this is alleged. this is alleged. it's being investigated. >> so, a separate search warrant was executed and 12 dogs -- six adults and six puppies were nfiscated from that house, as well. as for the allegation of dog fighting, that's still under investigation. quite an unusual situation at

back to you. >> megan mcgrath, live for us this morning. thank you. >>> it is 6:36. this morng, molette green is hanging out with freshmen firefighters. molette? >> yeah.ng everythi about this camp is built around teamwork. ok at this hose line, depending on everyone in this line to keep this and put out a fire. we're going to talk, next, about hehow all of campers are ready and certified to save a life. stay with us. >>> first, hon for courage. 141 women share the stage accept an inspiring award. we'll show you the moment from the espys you want >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> a touching moment at last night's espy awards. a nearl two-minute standing ovation, as the victims of team usa gymnastics, dr. larry nassar took the stage. >> the women received the arth c ashe award frage. these are the women who gave powerful testimony against nassar. he was sentenced up to 175 years in prison. >> the award the given to those who mirror the spirit of former tennis start and human rights advocate, arthur ashe. three of the coaches who died in parkland, florida, were me

. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. >>> 5 5:05 breaking news out of new mexico. police searching for a man who broke into a tv station. chris lawrence at the live desk. >> this happened not once but twice last night. and the intruder is still out there. fake take a look at this. thiis a tweet from a reporter at that station, saying everyone is safe. albuquerque police say the man went into th cbs affiliate building and walked on to their set. they h to put up color bars duringthe broadcast. the man was escorted off of the property and th wentback. police did not find him the second time but cleared the scene. nbc affiliate was told to shelter in place while the officers searched for that intruder. this comes just days after the horrific deadly attack at "the c capital >>> the fire started on a 15-foot boat near selden islandh ee people were on the boat at the time. these are new pcrtures of fire ws putting out the flames. they rescued all three people on the boat. with the help of lauden county, crews put out that fire. but investigators say the boat sank before

. >> megan mcgrath is live on the scene. what is going on? >> reporter: pretty scary moments for some of the residents who live outside in this complex. a fire broke out in the second floor. and residents describe smoky corridors and chaos. just spoke to one woman who was pulled out by the fire department by a ladder. three people have been taken to the hospital for evaluation. we don't have an update on their condition. folks are waiting to have more. up.ll break it >>> the world is watching what today in finlan president trump arrived in helsinki to meet with the russian president talks with vladimir putin. >> both leaders are set to arrive at the presidential palace, waiting for us. how is the supposed to begin. >> good morning. it will begin differently than the hi-level foreign diplomatic surmtmmits. the two men will be the only two in the room. thisas a request of president putin to the white house quickly answered yes to they say they enjoyed the opportunity for the president to go one-on-one with his counterpart from russia.si the pnt

megan mcgrath has more from lls church. >> reporter: there's a number of recommendations on the tabres you said, the security review was ordered in the wake of the tiparkland sh. and the board could vote tonight on those recommendations. let's take a closer look at the plan. it calls for enhanced lockdown drills with one a year happening during the lunch period or between classes. the plan calls for replacing outdated locks and requiring classrooms to be locked at all-times. also, the hiring of 18 mental health professionals. this will low the school system to have mental health experts in the middle and the elementary schools, as well as high schoids. ate schools and resource officers in elementary schools, those are not part of the recommendations. it was determined that additional discussion was needed. ote could happen tonight at the meeting at 7:00. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us in falls church. >>> a mother reacts to the prison sentence handed down to the earn responsible or her son's death. george mason university student spend threars behind bars. he sold lsd to me

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megan mcgrath was on the scene but we cleared everything. in the southwest southbound 3rd street, we had all photographtr. that's change southbound 295, single lane getting by the crash there. the beltway ioong good this morning. no major problems there.> e're tracking two developing stories this morning. four people wereed stabbfter a soccer game in silver spring. take a look. this was the view from chopper 4 above new hampshire avenue. you ican see the ambulances taking the victims away. no one was seriously hurt. it's unclear what started this incident. it happened near hillandale park, south of the fda's office. no word on possible arrested this morning. >>>now, to the other developing story. the water isack on for customers in northeast and northwest. d.c. water said it fixed the i problem a pumping station on unit street. a malfunction left customers with lowo no water pressure last night. >>> there's a new person leading the public school system this morningn prince georges county. it agreed to end kevin maxwell's account last night w

megan mcgrath is live on the scene with the latest. what's haooening?e news is, that most of the residents are back in their apartments. there's just a handful of people affected byca we of the damage and the smoke. siu can see the smoke and the way it stained th of the building here. take a look at the video. around 2:00 his themorning, that's when residents were awakened by smoke detectors going off. many people describing the conditions as they try to leave their apartments and go out in the thicky, just smoke conditions they found. many people were able to self-evacuate. think were on the street already. hers could not get out on their own and they needed some assistance. >> we were streaming and we were like, we need a ladder. i have kids in here. we can't get out. >> that's what was done. taye put a ladder up against the building and found that the smoke was too much. they didn't want to go o in e hallway. three people were taken to the hospital to be evaluated. not sure of the update at this point. the cause of the fire, the cause of then, invest

. >> megan mcgrath is live with details on the bizarre discovery. what else did they find there?unusual situation. imagine going down into a thsement and finding a large caiman. at's what happened. look at the video here. it was an anonymous type reporting anlligator-like creature in a house on brother's place, that brought this to the attention of authorities.li ce along with animal humane research folks, found a caiman in a four-foot bin. she was confiscated and is now one the facility on new york avenue. she has a habitat fo she's got a little paddling pool with water and a heat lamp. searching for the caiman, authorities made another discery. >> we're there, f searchi the alligator-like animal. we found items that were consist tempt wi you know ent with dogfighting. this is alleged. this is being investiged. >> authorities came back on another day wi another search warrant. 12 dogs, 6 adults and 6 puppies were confiscated from that location. they had t scarringt would be consistent with dog fighting. that's not confirmed ye a strange situation. strange finds at this home in d

megan mcgrath is going to look at how this is going to affect your budget. >> reporter: if you look at the sign, the pilot program is scheduled to expire on july 30th. but thero m board is expected to vote to extend the changes. the $2 fee on saturday would contin continue. and the nonrider fee, for people that use the lots but don't ride metro. there would be a tweak. the board is also expected to extend the expanded parking hours. that vote is happening later today. these cnges could become permanent after a public hearing and another vote in the fall. back to u. >> thank you, megan. >>> 5:07 right now. the cost of courmute could be going up. more tolls on i-66 inside ofhe beltway. single drivers pay extra if they are headed in the direction of rush hour traffic during peak times. the worse the traffic, the higher the toll. d a new proposal, with toll divers going in either direction, during both rush hours. as you can imagine, drivers we talked with, they don't like it. >> absolutely not. period, photograph. >> it's a mp-off. iny mind, that's a rip-off. >> there's evidence that the

megan mcgrath hamore from falls church. >> reporter: that security review was ordered in the wake ofoting in parkland. it calls for enhanced lockdown drills with one a year happening during the lunch period or between asses. the plan calls for replacing outdated locks and requiring classrooms to be locked at all-times. also, the hiring of 18 mental health professionals. this will allow the sc system to have mental health experts in the middle and the elementary schools, as well as high schools. at middle schools and resource officers in elementary schools, those are not a part of the atcommendations. it was determined additional discussion was needed. back to you. >> megan, thank you. >>> we're halfway through july but some families are waiting to find out final past school year. the school system says a technical error is to blame. new copies are being sent out and should be received by next friday. >>> are you ready for football season? the redskins return to the field in just hours. we're going to get you rea >>> just hours away from day one of redskins training camp. the hometown

megan mcgrath is working for you and what you need to know about the road closurern megan, good g. >>eporter: good morning. it will be a busy couple of days. lots of eventsre planned. we're down here ongside nationals park at "n" and 1st.e there's a polficer on the scene. a big police presence. in about noon, they will start with the road closures. we'll see a lot of parking restrictions, as well. areas impacted the most. the neighborhoods around the coceention er, nationals park and the yard. take a look at the map. 9th street,th, "l" those will be closed around the convention center, aroundls natiopark. van and half streets will be closed. potomac avenue will be open to westbound traffic only, they are looking torward to crowds coming to the area. but the advice is to leave your car at home. it's going to be hard to get around. if you're attending events, use public transportation. the closures are going to exnd into wednesday morning after they tear down. the new socce stadis also opening, and that will bring people to the area, as well. a great time but very crowded. >> it will be

. >> news4's megan mcgraths live on u street with details on a potential name change for the street thereear ben's. megan? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. well, it's a landmark. asben's chili bowl h been here on u street since 1958, but the address may soon be changing from u streeto n's chili bowl way. the d.c. counc is considering an emergency resolution that woul change the namf the block in front of the restaurant to ben's chili bowl way. so, we're talking about the th etch from 12th to 1 streets. now, ben's chili bowl stayed open and survived the 1968 riots and haseen aathering place for so many people for decades. our own recently departed jim he vance is on mural on the side of the building. so, a real landmark her in the d.c. area. the restaurant is celebrating its 60th anniversary in august. the emergency designation to this resolion is designed to speed things along so that they can change the street name and all theigns in time for that 60th celebration. back to you guys. >> megan, thank you. your tim is 6:37. >>> all summer long, we are bringing you ideas for staycations. mol

megan mcgrath joins us live from northwest d.c. with more on the issues ther men? >> reporter: yeah, we are seeing all kinds of problems. look at the large tree that has fallen across broad branch road here. the problem here is what happened with broad branch. that's the body of wer that alu're seeing right here. looks allm and normal now, butast night a totally different story.e thater came up, left its banks, went actually over this wall. look at this video that was shot by a man who lives -- you can see just all of the water that flooded out on th street and caused those trees to come down and also caused some erosion on the sides of the roadway as the water gushed downhill. it didn't take long for all of this to happen. it started rning hard at 6:00. by 7:00, that's when the water st started gushing into the street. so that's the situation that haened not just here in northwest but all around the dmv. while you're out and about, keep in mind you might find some trouble spots here. just toive you an idea of how i badt got here last year, you can see the debris r