now let's go over to melissa mollet. >>> good morning, chuck. taking a look at the roads here now. an update on the situation i fairfax. blake lane between 50 and nd, the northbanes are now open. we have that downed wire there. southbound lanes are still shut down here this morning. a warning for youthere. into town on 66, into town on 95, both loo ng quitegood. his radar again, that gre showing you where we have rain falling right now. 270 southbound fromtoermantown the spur is nice and clear from frederick actually headed southbound. beltway inner loop and outer loop no problem. >>> breaking news this morning. five children and six adults are waking up withoutomes after a large fire overnight. this was in the 1300 block ofrt noh capital street northwestbe een florida and new york avenues. you can see the video from d.c. fire. the american red cross isin hethose displaced families right now. still no word on what may have caused that fire. >>> school bells will be ringing morning.istrict this a fresh coat of paint, some new desks are some of the things welcoming kids back to class

>> yes, melissa mollet is here to talk about the commute this morning. >> yes. that'shy aaron got tongue-tied. >> i just didn't kno what to say when i saw you. >> it comes with emotion. >> is that what it is? >> it's like he's never coming back. >> you surprised everybody. >> that's right. i ran out of vacation days in the middle. week. that means i got to come back. >> you got to earnn back vacat days. you came back at the right time. >> with a little sunshine. it was so hot and humid down in florida, there will be no rerea rearea real relief, until the weekend when unfortunately rain chance are creepingupwards. there are showers way up in west virginia. those are fading out as w get closer to the sunrise hoyers. i don't think there's much of a chance beforehe lunch hour today. future weather shows all of that rain staying west of the mountains forou the nexte hours. later on in the day there could be a stray shower or thunder shower that bubbles up in the heating of the day but not a high afternoon event. highs up around 90 degrees. the chance of getting rain

. >> melissa mollet is back with > us. elcome back, melissa. >> thank you. >>> we're tracking more storms this afternoon, ladies. >> we had storms yesterday afternoon. severe weather. >> i think more later on this afternoon. >> little mor widespread today. you know, we're going to see some into the eveningte ially. this could be a late evening. we're going to be wating it throughout the day. still sticky outside. patchy a little bit of fog around this morning too. temperatures as you make your way out the door. a little b of acooldown in leesburg. although, it is pretty muggy out there. 64 degrees 76 washington. 72 manassas. 72 in annapolis. we'll still be in the 70s. similar morning to what we've had over the past few days. dry a we go through your morning. we're not expecting the rain for your morning commute. heating up to 80 degrees. humid. feeling closer to 100 through the da if we do -- way off to the west we see broken up showers and thunderstorms early this morning. that'sll part of a cold front giving us a higher c

let's head to melissa mollet who thhas a look a roads. ng, melissa. >> good morning, new problem here, top of the beltway just got off the phone with police. outer loop after georgia avenuee crash now on the right shoulder. ot we're really seeing a lot of delays there topthe beltway. as you're headed on the outer loop, georgia satisfactoeorgia e of the the beltway is okay. we called because we see a little redo the must be something going on. georgetown, and a crash reported there and ft. washington, bo ind, iian head, a vehicle. >> a man accused of s woman outside a busy fast food restaurant in virginia shot himself. >> detectives say anthony ellis shot the victim outside of a mcdonald's around 2:00 yesterday. officers track him just miles away from the mcdonald's that's where they say he took his own life. the victim's name has not been released. we're told she and ellis knew each other. condition.critical >> a heads-up, d.c. police a fake ube driver is robbing riders. theyni say on saturday mng, the victim called an uber and got into th

let's head over to melissa mollet who iback. welcome back melissa.ck of the roads from you. >> laurel northbounbw parkway near 198, crash reported this is brand new. trying to get more information on that one this morning. capital s, walker mill road at rollins avenue. i mentioned this because there is a police and ambulance response on the scene. you may see delays through that area. prince george's county, looking pretty good. inbound on branch avenue, indian head highway, all looking nice and clear. 66 and 95 also rolling along nicely. 270 southbound frederick to the spur, 65 miles per nhour. yo see you get there in seven or eight minutes. eun? >>> thank you, melissa. probably the basic piece of cooking equipment in your kitchen. is your cuttingoard harboring germs? reporter susan hogan has tips and warning youight not have does your business internet provider promise a lot? ve let's see who de more. comcast business gives you gig-speed in more places. e hers don't. we offer up to 6 hours of 4g wireless network backup. everyone else, no way. we le

melissa mollet is back. good morning melissa. >> good morning. have a new problem. this.r 4 over this is the outer loop after the mixing bowl here right now. eing real slowdowns, chopper 4 showing the delays ght no have that left side of the roadblock. everybody is being shoved to right and seeing the backups starting to kick i that is the problem here. right now this morning. that's the main slowdown onhe beltway. up top here, outer loop as you're approaching coleville, owu can see a wn there as well. 270 looks okay. top of the beltway. u're seeing that slowdown. 66 inbound. no majorms prob quantico to the beltway, you're okay. remember to listen to wtop 103. fm when you your car. >> melissa, it's 6:21. it's the most basic o piece cooking equipment in your kitchen. is your cutting board harboring germs. consumer rorter susan hogan ha (announcer) there's a freedom about asheville. ns anken invitation to discover who you really are. come up for air. asheville. discovery, inside and out. you have a new job now, i do. it's a busy, busy place. whenever you're ready. yoi

let's check onit the commute melissa mollet. >>> taking a look at the roads. manassas piper lane at 28, still has the lanes blocked because of street flooding. commuters, youseave to another entrance to get in there if you're trying to get to the broad run station. that isup one of a of issues here regarding the water from yesterday. leesburg, at sycolin, tree down d flooding. waterford, near bankfielde, dr road washed away by heavy rain. repairs under wayhis morning. in rockville, flooding along branch. scott drive. south glenn between glenn mill and glenn road closed right now. >> it's 5:02. we continue our team coverage on the heavy ran.nd stor erika gonzalez at the live desk. >> aaron, let m continue on what melissa was talking about. getting the new details from montgomery county. sligo creek parkway, brighton dam road, that's are still issues this morning because of all of that. ra these are pictures that have come inrom montgomery county fire and rescue. they conducted fult am water rescues. we understand five rescues due to flash flooding. one happened

melissa mollet has another look at the traffic impact. >> it is a big.'re talking about a ten-mile delay southbound on 270 as you approach thisproblem. you can't take 355 through that area. allow lot of extra time. 70 to through damcus, it is moving but it will take you a hile. guys? we also have sun blare on the roads too. sunnhot, high of 91. tomorrow, still in the 90s. even friday, the highest humidity will be friday as well with tmperatures in the mid-90s. then rain chances headed into the weekend. doesn't look too bad. cooler on sunday. >>> tomorrow on "news4 today," sending the kids back to school can be a relief for some of the kids but it can be nerveki r for kids dealing with allerg.s at scho we have a look at if they're safe in the classroom. news for today. we appreciate you starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in >> make it a great wednesday everybody. aerosmi >>> good morning. sins of the fathers the bombshell new report revealing be seven decades of was in the catholic church in pennsylvania. more than 300 m

. >> melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the weathtraffic. >> hard to believe, school is going back in for our local counties. >> i wonder if the kids are happy. >> i'm happy. >> why are youhappy? >> they need to be learning. >> i alwaysir dreaded the day of school. everything felt too new. well a little if its they're standing at the bus stop. kids moth s might be seeing so. off to our west near 81 and areas west of that some of theh er elevations looking at a dense fog advisory. manassas half mile visibility and gthersburg under 2 miles visibility. be aware of that as you're driving around. temperatures are vermild, 73 in clinton and as you wake up and walk outside, you'lly ee that patg by 7:00 a.m. byos 8:00,y warm and temperatures by the 70s but we are going to be dry. for the most part this morning, showers around baltimore and areas north. later today the chances go up. check the afternoon forecast and send it over to mu lissa and see what's happening on the ro >> southbound after malcolm x right there and sterling white water drive at sandbank square. 50 bay bridge here this mor

melissa mollet, turn around, don't drown. >> got to remember that. people think they can get through and it's not good idea. rockville, one problem, one in sier spring. shady grove at 28, crash there. silver spring, southboundgi ge beltway, left side blocked by the crash. speaking of turn around, don't drown, several issues overnigh we still have the rel nanmnants morning. shut down bween glenn mill and glenn road closed because of floodingoa and washed away. at sick lynn, waterford, near bankfield road, washed away by the heavy rain. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 4:32. we turn to two developing stories we're following. two men, one connected to president trump are bothfeacing ral crimes. >> the president's formerey attorn, michael cohen pleaded fwaelt to tax a evasionnd campaign finance violation. for the purpose of influencing the 2016election. he'll be sentenced in december. >>> in alexandria, a jury found the president's former campaign chairman paul manafortuilty on eight counts of bank t andax fraud. the judge declared a mistrial on other count

let's go to melissa mollet. we want an easy commute, melissa. >> i know, i give it to you every day. right now, though, pretty green on my maps here right now. beth this sa, inner loop after e pike. you have two left lanes getting by. as you take a look at the rest of the beltway, you can seeyt evng else is actually looking pretty good this moing. inner loop and outer loop. 120 lien dol mison and the parkway, you can see that slowdown, you can get through, but a bit throw. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's 4:02 and the lights are back on at rage national airport after a blackout plunged travelers into darkness. ravelers shared video and pictures from inside the terminal. you can see people wandering arou in near darkness. backup generators did evepually power but that was only for critical systems. escalatortnd got pretty hot inside the terminal because air conditners shut off, too. passengers said it went without any warning. >> i've never sen anything lik that before. >> everything s off. the lights went o

melissa mollet is here with a look at the commute. >> we begin with sheena and chuck and a look at our forecast this morning. hotter today at this point than yesterday. >> a little warmer for sure. and we've been stacking up the -degree days one after another. but they've bee 91 but not 98 or 99. a little bit of a ibreak. >>s a little bit of a break, it's been feeling like 100 i degree sunny, florida. >> like 100 degrees, i promise u. >> you know what happens, blisters on the bottom of your >> i've been out of the water. >> the sand is heating up there. as we hit 90 today, that's going to be sixow days in a so, we're still watching for the hot temperatures in the afternoon. one thing you might notice, humidity dropping just a little bit. not a huge drop. temperature 77 degrees in washington. yes, little milder than yesterday morning. 78 degrees in annapolis. 're dry on the radar but as kids are heading to summer camp, just watch out for an isolated chance this afternoon. that could mainly be i c., but temperatures near 90 for most of the day. we'll check in with chuck a little bit and

melissa mollet standing by with a look at the roads. let's start with chuck bell and the weamoer. >> gooing everybody. wow, what a lamb bsting we took. the severe weather threat is gone. waters are still rising as they try and rover from the heavy rain. look out for high water this rn g. especially before the sun comes up. in the 60s and 70s. won't notice a big change in air mass. boy, is there a change coming. heavy rain threat is over. that's the best part of the forecast. quick shower this afternoon. nothing compared to what we saw yesterday. turning humid and our humidity vacation is on the way. there's a shower chanc for later in the day. at least it's not raining now. still a lot ofigh water. highlighted areas are still active flood warnings. turn around, don't drown. don't be like the maniacs wred that drove their car into three feet of water. planning the day ahead, breezy this afternoon. melissa mollet, you're going to love it. >> i already know am. we've been talking about it. i'm excited. taking a look at the road, southbound

for more ofthat, we want to go to melissa mollet. >> this first 4 traffic alert. clar burke, as angie is saying, a large structure fire means a large closurehere. 355 between old hundred. 109 and 121rk clasburg road, lanes blocked. oneane southbound, one lane northbound. when we'realking about that section, look how big that is. that's a fourile section of roadway. at this point that's what firefighters and police and investigators have shut down, that section of roadway. that closure could get smaller as the investigation kind of rolls on. butots of people who use 355,ve you to instead use 270. that means you might want to leave little earlier than normal. that's going to get bu. rockville, exit for montrose, the exit and ramp blocked by construction as you get on montrose road headed in the eastbound directn. no other major issues right now. a little bit of roadwork on the beltway but not slowing things. good morning, chuck. it looks pretty nice out there. >> comfy. open window weather again this morning for the ride into work. rrent temperatures in the 60s and

k> melissa mollet is standing by with a l at your commute. we begin with chuck bell a sheena parveen. today?e we expecting >> it looks better today but feels better, still a shower chance but nothing like yesterday afternoon. >> way lower coverage and pefully less punch in the storms. those are pretty powerhouse storms yesterday afternoon, winds gusting over 50 miles an hour for some. this morning, a much quieter start. they're not rain-making clouds yet. there is a chance for rain today. a pool of cooler air aloft will rotate over the

for now, let's to melissa mollet.ple different problems and befallentown road still have the right side blocked by a crash and still eing some delays there and headed inbound here. stanton road near mississippi avenue lanes blocked there for a police investigation and shotss fired all we know right now. in the district, as well. soubound 295 after laboratory road crash in the right lane there andng arn inbound 66 at fairfax drive right side blocked by the crash. you can see that delay there. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. >>> 5:32. back to that breaking news out of prince george's county. a suspect in police-involved shooting is now dead. this happened la last night in landover. >> megancgrath is at palmer park with more on what we know. good morning. >> good morning, guys. that's right. the person in all of this that was shot by a prince george's county police officer taken to the hospital last night. we haveedow lea that he has died from those injuries. now, take a look at the video here. investigators say that the m

let's go to melissa mollet. >>> good morning, chuck. silv spring has this pedestrian struck accident. been transported to the hospital. that personbe is gone t treated for injuries. we don't know how long the road could be i know it's a major road for a lot of y in silver spring. the beltway, looking good. piper lane near 28, lanes blocked for fooding. commuters, might want another entrance. leesburg, shreve mill road at sycolin. road washed away by the heavy win. lots ofk for folks here this morning. aaron? >>> melissa, thank you. we continue our teenl coveraam n >> crews are working well into the night performing numerous water rescues. we're hearing that five rescues have happened since 11:00 last night. these are pictures from montgomery county fire and rescue who tell us they nducted the multiple water rescues throughout the county because of flash flooding. one rescue hang near glen mill road and glen road in potomac, another at orchard road in north potomac. the national weather service says each year more deaths occur from flood

k> melissa mollet is standing by with a l at your commute. we begin with chuck bell a sheena parveen. today?e we expecting >> it looks better today but feels better, still a shower chance but nothing like yesterday afternoon. >> way lower coverage and pefully less punch in the storms. those are pretty powerhouse storms yesterday afternoon, winds gusting over 50 miles an hour for some. this morning, a much quieter start. they're not rain-making clouds yet. there is a chance for rain today. a pool of cooler air aloft will rotate over the dmv over the course of this day. highest rain chanc is washington northbound. even our friends in southndn marynd fredericksburg. you have a rain chance but higher the further north you go. 64 in a leesburg 64 in arlington, highs today, mid to upper 80s. 87 for high in washington today. 83 in winchester. let's go over to melissa mollet for the first 4 traffic commute coming along. >> first 4 traffic alert, blue line service suspeed between franconia and van dorn street. they are running buses. that is a powerbl

. >> melissa mollet keeping an eye on the commute across the region. let's look at the bus stop. >> start getting ready for the kids to get to school. >> i never liked the first day of school. i justikidn't it. i didn't like the newness of everything. i liked things to be worn in. >> i didn't like the last day. >> the last day is t best, what are you talking about. this morning as we are talking about the bst , dense fog advisory for areas near theah shenan valley and also manassas seeing a half mile visibility and warrington half mile visibility. temperatures in the upper 60s to mid-70s in the district. 74 degrees comfortable in leesburg and still little muggy. later on today, we'll see heavy rain for part of the area. flash flood watch for northern virginia and maryland a off near the shenandoah valley, as well. late-day showers and storms developing. we have some thunderstorms early is morning but heading up to the north. we'll see more development later on, ough. not this morning. this morning we're dealing with patchy fog and fairly dry out there.

melissa mollet has your first 4 traffic. ood morning, aaron.sburg pike. fairfax 66 at 50 in bound delays this morning. king a look at 270 from 70 down to the spur, going to take you about 45 minutes. slow areas in the normal spots. south of rockville is the slowest down to the spur. >> all right. melissa. thank you. your forecast is coming up next. first ative look our annual backpacks for kids drive in fairfax county. you can drop off supplies at the apple federal credit union kingstown branch. you've got to stop and look around a little. come. shed life's layers in asheville. let the child inside you outo play. remember who you are. life is for the taking.ea remember who you are. not for taking it . asheville. discovery, inside and out. >>> well, we will have storms. some of them could be strong. e'll keep that changed t midnight tonight. heavy rains and localized flooding. possible.ds all by tomorrow and friday plenty sunshine. more rain for the weekend. right now we'llake you back to the "today" show. > hey, everybody. welcome back. 8:30 no

chuck has closer look but melissa mollet also has a closer look at thes, ro good morning, melissa.. good morning, sheen tha the beltway looking clearer than it was. the outer loop looking clear. but we still have delays stretchi over to georgia avenue this morning. again, not as bad as they were. you can see them right here. rest of the beltway is just fine. fort washington, indian head, before kirby hill, left lane. manassas,orthbound liberia between euclid and 28. just got off the phone o this one, no injuries but they're trying to get this out of the way. elridge, northbound 95, a lot of folks head northbound on 95 weekday mornings. guys. >> melissa, thank you. >>> a young father's dreams of playing basketball overseas were cut short. someone shot and killed him in broad daylight. now, hisam devastatedy is speaking out. >> news4's megan mcgrath is live outside the prince george's police headquarters i palmer park. megan, do investigators have any leads in this? >> reporter: they don't have a whole lot to go on. and at p thisnt no arrests have been made so the gunman is still on

right now we're going to get a n check on your g commute melissa mollet and your "first 4 traffic." ght side of the road is blocked. take a look at all of the getaway traic this mornin it's 8:00 a.m. it's already starting to back up there, 95 southbound. 395 northbound, express laneshe before pentagon, broken-down vehicle in the right lane. bay bridge toll plaza looking good headed to t beach. allrigh melissa, thank you. we'll ta a quick break and for so many things. it's got this creamy sort of light, fluffy texture. a little bit of acidity. a little bite to it. m itakes a tomato taste more like a tomato. it makes bacon taste more like bacon. it makes everything that it's with better. it tastes like real ingredients because it's made with real ingredients. i would never use any other mayonnaise in cooking. if you really care about putting out a quality dish, there's no reason to not give duke's a shot. i think you'll be convinced. >>> gooing, everybody. still some rain up across parts of northern maryland and the panhandle of west virginia, but that's about the only raihe around are

good morning, melissa mollet, how is the commute. >> as you look at the beltway, everything is green and rling along well here. inner loop and outer op. a little bit of a slow down because it's 5:30 on a week day morning. as you're approaching the wood bridge area. a little bit of a slowdown. very typical for this time of day. same situation 0 south through urbana and just volume there. no actua problem. southbound on 95 in maryland from2 down to the beltway. you can see you're on time going 71 miles per hr and speeding and you'll get there in ten minutes. >>> your time is 33. we have breaking news out of new york city and angie goff is at the live desk with more. what is going on? >> this is out of newark, new jersey. a coach bus carrying passengers rom d.c. to newark penn station has crashedinto an overpass. the company arranged the bus for thepassengers. and the company tells our nbc station in new york that the bus was nearing its trip to penn when it barrelled into that being operated by a group called liberty coach which has yet to release a statement on this. we're told this h

. >> melissa mollet has a look at theweather. >> more on our forecast. good morning. >> good morning. happy friday, everybody. these two-day >> friday for you. yesterday was your monday and you wake up and it'sfriday. i normally do that with tuesday and then i get depressed. >> this is the kind week i could have every day of the summer. >>forunfortunately, you're workg weekends. but, the friday forecast looks good, especially if you're heading to the beaches. today looks good. the roads will be dry but the weekend we have some big changes. 76 degrees right now in washington and upper 60s for dulles, gaithersburg and we'll start warming up in about the next hour or so. into the 90s again today. s that would maven days in a row nice and dry on the radar. zoom out and lookut to the west. an area of disturbed weather and rain into the weeke and fo today we're not going to see that rain and it will look pretty good. heading into the p and get into the low 90s, again. spf 30 or higher. stay ydrated. chuck is back with a closer look at more rain for the weekend

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let's go to melissa mollet and find out how the roaoming along on a friday morning. >> not so bad right now. couple pieces of road work. eastbound 7 still diverted this is from yesterdayo river creek parkway and lanes blocked by the work zone there. 66 and 95 look okay. alexandria and eisenhower avenue we have that water mainreak d it is pretty new. careful throughnd that area not sure how long it will take and we will keep you updated on that. inner loop and outer loop had earlier issue there along the outer loop near connecticut avenue. that has eared. 270 southbound from 70 to theur sp. you are on time. aaron. >> all right, melissa, thank you. >>> some breaking news now out of prince george's county where the suspect in a police-involved shooting is dead. this is theun police say belonged to that suspect. >>s tppened last night around 9:15 around fedex field. policeve recei a tip from someone about an armed suspect sellingdrugs. authorities swarmed the area. they confronted the suspect and tackled him as he tried to run away. that's whe police say they saw e officer reaching for him

. >> melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the >> sheena will be joining us live throughout the road talking when clear the shelters. your opportunity to bring a new, if you are y furry friend into your home. outside, boy, is it warm. temperatures a steamy 79 degrees. national airport 80, 81 in st. mary's county. even the c shenandoahnty in the 60s and it hasn't gotten low 70 degrees yet. it's all aboutnd humidity a increasing rain chances for later on on your friday. showers here out acrs northern west virginia. have your umbrella ready to go. it is going to be ath steam of a friday afternoon. temperatures in the low, perhaps eveno briefly ie mid 90s with increasing rain chances later on into the the evening and unfortunately the rain chances are going to hang around to the weekend. no total washouts but you need l backup. >> we'll do. fair warning there. thank you, chuck. inner loop before georgetown pike had the right lane getting by the work ne. had inner loop near rockville pike. that has disappeare roslyn with a work zone blocking one le between georgetown and roslyn. 66 and 95 no big

. >> melissa mollet is standing bi th a check on your commute but first to our meteorologists. what too we expect today. what do we expect today? >> it will be different totay. a of people doing cleanup. >> veryty g wind gusts over 40 miles an hour at bwi0 and miles an hour at the national airport. a lot of wind energy yesterday, lower storm coverage tod. p

now let's get a check on your rning commute with melissa mollet and your "first 4 traffic." > good morning. frederick right noouthbound 270, that ramp to buckeystown pike, crash on the right-hand side, so delays are stretching back on to 70 etbound and270 southbound approaching rckeystown pike. triangle northbounte 1 at fuller, joplin there, police direction, follow that around the crash in the intersection. overall, beltway looking pretty good. >> melissa, thank you. >> we'll take a break now and check your forecast ne >>> good morning, everybody. it is a bright and sunny start to the day. 76 now atai national ort, 78 in annapolis, 70 in leesburg. going to be a hot one today, afternoon high up near 91 degrees. not much of a rain chance today, but chances go up, up, up head into your weekend. and if you are headed for the beaches this weekend, also 60% chances of showers both saturday and sunday afternoon, but probably still worth the trip. no total washouts this weekend. >> all right, chuck, thank you.n another locs update in about 25 minutes. >> for now, back to the "today"

today, melissa mollet, make surl the winds wipers are at the ready. >> i will do that. thanyou, chuck. right now starting with metro, slow downs. still this week running through august 26th. orange and silver and single tracking between singl square and smithsonian. as far as the blue line goesrv e between franconia and d.c. or maryland because of all this track work happening now. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, nice and clear here this morning. no road work there. soutound 95 after 123 two work lanes blocked by the zone and 270 looking goodrom frederick down to the spur. aaron? >> thank you. >>> we are helping you get ready for school now. shoppers in maryland don't have to pay sales tax on certain items. you take a look here. maryland's tax free week, i i guess,s a week that started yesterday. it will run through august 18th. is that a ? yeah, that's a week. you don't have to pay sales tax on clothing and footwear that costs r $100ss per item. in addition the first $40 of a bookbag will be tax free. >>> the baltimore orioles rolled out theed r carpet to the ma

let's head over to melissa mollet and get a >>check. this finally cleared. bw parkway crash on the right . si that is now gone. that, obviously, is some good news. inner lp anduter loop of the beltway rolling along nicely. earlier delay and rockville pike and connecticut avenue and that is gone, as well. alexandria and a wateross the roadway and pretty new situation. we'll keep an eye on that and see if that develops into any major delay for people. eastbound 7 diverted here just ke yesterday. to river creek parkway and lanes blocke by the work zone there. >>> it is 4:22. an event that is usually for presidential hopefuls. why stormy daniels' lawyer is speaking we'll explain after the break. >>> keeping up with work while at home could be f stressful everyone in >>> your time is 24. his twin brother kidodied and lesson that inspires peace. spoke at the annual right direction award ceremony last night. his brother was shot and killed walkine from a convenience store last september. he made it his missi a message of nonviolence across the country. his bncgest

now let's go over to melissa mollet. >>> good morning, chuck. taking a look at the roads here now.n update on the situation i fairfax. blake lane between 50 and nd, the northbanes are now open. we have that downed wire there. southbound lanes are still shut down here this morning. a warning for youthere. into town on 66, into town on 95, both loo ng quitegood. his radar again, that gre showing you where we have rain falling right now. 270 southbound fromtoermantown the spur is nice and clear from frederick actually headed southbound. beltway i

. >> melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the >> sheena will be joining us live throughout the road talking you are y furry friend into your home. outside, boy, is it warm. temperatures a steamy 79 degrees. national airport 80, 81 in st.

melissa mollet is timing out your traffic this morning. >> the timing looking pretty good. a little bit of a slowdo in greenbelt. northbound gw parkway. temporarily shut down. that is just becau we have a tow truck on the scene trying to get everything out of the way. we'll reopen and be back -- through prince george's county, looking od. into town, out of town. inbound branch avenue is now gone. before connecticut avenue, two left lanes getting by. southbound connecticut, that's to the outer loop again. closed for the work zone there. as you're looking at 66 here fairfax county park to the beltway, that will take you about eight minutes. aaron? sniefrnlts n >>> thank you melissa. he hasn't seen his daughters since saturday. they disappeared on hunters gate court from their home. he says they ran away and without any necessities including their glasses. he says his daughters often hang out at the westfield wheaton mall. anyone with information is asked to call montgomery police. >>> there's no sign of a missing 12-year-old girl fro virgini and her grandmother. elizabeth and

leto over to melissa mollet and check on the roads. >> in clarksburg, update. 355 is now closed between old hundred road and clasburg road. 121 closed because of a large ructure fire. trying to get more information. if 355 is shut down, that's tough for a lot of people. you're going to haveo use 270 this morning until the apparatus is out of the way and are able clear that. >>> in rockville, northbound 270 the exit for montrose, the et d the ramp blocked by construction. i drove by that on my way in this morning. inner loop of the beltway, one right lane gets bye the work z there. more on this issue in clarksburg coming up. ,eun? >> melis thank you. it looks like a trendy office in silicon valley, b b it may the futuref education. we'll take you insid a high school unlike a other at nyno this morning, we're getokng a t a high school unlike any other in northern virginia. >> theew academys of loudoun will open. the fac feels like a trendy silicon valley office. it's leesburg on 120 achee. there's open space, lounges and walls for students to jot down ideas. the specialty offerings range

let's go to melissa mollet and we have issues o the roadways. >> but let's begin with sheena parveen with the forecast. sheen sheena, we're starting the week with more sunshine but that ans more heat, right? >> that's right, more heat, more humidity. awaiting the pattern. with the wet grod around. it almost feels like a sauna in the afternoon. and today, we' t goingbe bag around the 90s like yesterday. we're going to be staying through the afternoon like yesterday. if you're heading outside have the smf 30 or higher, no matter what you're doing today. outside, an isolate storm is possible. 75 degrees as you're washington out. 72, leesburg, 75 in quantico. we're dry on the radar there's one thunderstorm that really hasn't moved. it's in northern sections of calvert county near sunderland. this one is pretty heavy. we've seen lightning. it's ver this thing is remaining. it's stationary. we'll be watching it and the forecast when we'll have more rain relief, if you want to call it that,aight ahead. let's head over to jack taylor to see what's t happening on roads, good morning, jack. >>

. >> melissa mollet is back with > us. we're tracking more storms this afternoon, ladies. >> we had storms yesterday afternoon. severe weather. >> i think more later on this afternoon. >> little mor widespread today. you know, we're going to see some into the eveningte ially. this could be a late evening. we're going to be wating it throughout the day. still sticky outside. patchy a little bit of fog around this morning too.

. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a check of our commute.s need to know what? >> hi kids. hope you enjoyed your summer vacation. >> they look happier. th teachers or chuck bell? >> oddly, chucks very happy about other people's childrenbe g in school? >> children should be in school learning. it's all very selfish. fewer kids at the community pool this way. 's like adult swim time again >> the grocery store. i'm hap for you, chuck. congratulations. >> i'm happy for me. id think the will like the back to school forecast. >> i think they wiho. we'll them the bus stop. let's talk about your commute this morning, chuck. chuck's commute is going to be fine. let's talk about the kids, though. temperatures this morning, upper 60s through the suburbs. 73

>> yes, melissa mollet is here to talk about the commute this morning. >> yes.ust didn't kno what to say when i saw you. >> it comes with emotion. >> is that what it is? >> it's like he's never coming back. >> you surprised everybody. >> that's right. i ran out of vacation days in the

let's get to melissa mollet with a look at the first four traffic. >> taking a look the beltway.d suitland parkway, have a disabled vehicle with the left lane blocked there, and woodbridge northbound 95, we have a crash. theex ess ramp is blocked. >> thank you. we'll have a check on your forecast when we come back. stay. [music playing] at havertys we know it's hard to get a good night's sleep.ha rtys mattress sale is here to help. with our wide selection of top brands and our price match guarantee you can find the perfect mattress for everyone in the family right now get a free box spring when you purchase a serta icomfort, icomfort hybrid, or beautyrest black mattress. it's time everyone got a good night's sleep. havertys life looks good >>> going to be a hot and humy. day to there is a small chance for showers and storms. here's future weather at 5:00oo this afte firing up along the blue ridge. wanted to say the thunderstorms could reach the western suburbs. most of us won't be hit by rain today, and we'll be rain-free for tuesday and wednesday with high temperatures in the mi

. >> melissa mollet is keeping an eye on the weathtraffic. >> hard to believe, school is going back inlocal counties. >> i wonder if the kids are happy. >> i'm happy. >> why are youhappy? >> they need to be learning. >> i alwaysir dreaded the day of school. everything felt too new. well a little if its they're standing at the bus

melissa mollet is in4 "firs traffic." >> good morning.hbound gw parkway at washington boulevard, a crash is blocking ts left lane t morning. as we zoom out a bit, you can see the beltway and the main rout a into town out of town overall looking pretty good. >> all right, melissa, thank you. we will have a look at your forecast when we come back. stay with us. >>> good morning, everybody. it is a very hid stao your friday. temperatures are in the mid-to-upper 70s already. a couple rain drops out here where 66 and 81 meet out near the blueridge. that will dry up, but more rain chances develop later today. some of those could be on the strong side, so stay with nbc washington here for the rest of the day. today a steamy 94. pretty high chances for rain but no s this weekend total washouts. >> thank you, chuck. you can get the latest news and weather in the nbc washington app. ♪ >>> 8:30 on a friday morning. our crowd is raringo go because we have the one, the only cole swindell. his first "today" sw concert outside, guys. we are pumped up! w

. >> melissa mollet and chuck bell.it later sheena parveen will join us with a live preview of tomorrow's nbc 4 telemundo's shelter event. she's holding a turtle. >> a turtle? >> not just dogs and cats. >>> so start with chuck bell. >> also have a rabbit there, too. you get both the tore toysnd the a herr in the big thing. we're trying to find our four legged friends a new home. outside it is all about the heat, haze, humidity. we've had a m lot ofnings where the suburbs are down in the comfy 60s. not the casehis morning. 73 in chantilly. gaithersburg, washington. 8 0e degrees still in annapolis. there will be high rain chaps earlier today. any rain will be along the i-81 corridor. so cool day? well, you're going to be sweatinghet out at pool. afternoon high today 94 degreehe index is up close to 100 degrees.rd back barbecue this evening? well,eep an eye on that. close skbrer look at the rain chances. going to melissa. moll >> chopper 4, outer loop at new hampshire avenue. just a littlwn slow because of the disabled tra

. >> melissa mollet and sheena parveen will be with us ter. she's live to preview tomorrow's clear the shelters event. >> that's a big dog. >> you could almost ride that thing. shelters are waiving adoption fees. >> let's start with news 4's chuck bell. >> what a cut i puppy dog s right there. and he's up for adoption as well so if you like that big, fuzzy face coming to your home, you can adopt them. parts of the shenandoah valley, i-95 corridor. not much of a rain chance around the d.c. metro area.th later on i day, that will be anging. current temperatures, 75 in gaithersburg. 78 in washington. mapper for today, plan or heat, haze, humidity in abundance. today's rainhances moved up to 60%. some of those storms could be a little on the strong side, melissa. we'll keep you posted oenthat. >> all right. thank you, chuck. king a look at the roads. northbound in hurricane done. dale city here this morning. eastbound dale boulevard, right side blocked by a crash. 66 and 95. northwest nebraska, new mexico single lane getting byn each direction her

right now we're going to checko on morning commute with melissa mollet. >> hi, eun.rback and avery, a crash there well. >> melissa. thank you. we'll take a break now and check your forecast ne.. stay with >>> good tuesday morning. ofwe go through the day, mix sun and clouds. temperatures in the 80s this afternoon. around 87 for a high. later this afternoon and evenina we haveut a 40% chance of some passing showers.rw ote tomorrow dry back in the 90s. even for thursday. by friday evening we have a understorm chance and that chance does hang around for both saturday and sunday with temperatures about the 80s for the weekend, eun. >> sheena, thank you. get thet news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. have a great day. >>> good rning, everyone. i'm megyn kelly. we have aoto get to this morning. controversy over the casting of bat woman to the question whether or not kids should have cell phones in schools. one country doesn't think so and they are actually banning them. joining ple to discu what's making the rounds nbc correspondent stephanie gosk and jo lin

let's get right over to melissa mollet with your first 4 traffic. >> good morning.oo taking a at theslow up top. outer loop approaching connecticut. evner loop at the bottom of the beltway. ything else is looking okay on the beltway. northbound 395, right side blocked by a crash there, and 270southbound looks okay near clopper road. northbound has roadwork, very rare to see delays northbound on 270. >> thank you. a check on your forecast next. stay with us. >>> good monday morning. 72 degrees right now, washington. 69, 68 in leesburg. very comfortable temperatures as you make your wayid ou make sure you have a small umbrella with you. only a 30% chance for a stray shower later on, but mostly cloudy with a high of only 82 degrees. tomorrow, afternoon and evening storms. some of those could be strong te re. by wednesday, looking drier with low humidity in the afternoon. thursday looks gorgeou low humidity to the end of the week. >> we'll have more local new in minutes. for now, back to "today" after this short break. >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, high-seas rescue. >>m i very luc

news 4's melissa mollet ntinues our coverage with first 4 traffic. >> here is a look at the road closuresin ta about a pretty extensive set here. 15th to 17th streets in northwest around the white house between k and constitution, 18th to 23rd betwe pennsylvania and e. e, f, and g between 17th and 23. let's take a look at the rails here right now. ted 's going to be imp because of the rally. so orange line, unite the right marchers gather sunday at 2k p.m. at vienna. silver and orange lean this weekend, no intras running between foggy bottom and federal triangle.ns tr every 20 minutes outside of that particular closure. blue lines, service between franconia and arlington. no service in d.c. or maryland. >>> the city of charlottesville remembering a deadln day its history. >> certainly a tough day for them and the entire thuntry. is a live look at the memorial service in charlottesville. they are celebrating the life of heather heyer, the woman killed at last year's rally. >> they're getting ready for that remember balance ceremony to begin. a lot of folks in the area have shut down their bu

let's go to melissa mollet in first 4 traffic. >> good morning.e a crash top of the beltway causing slowdowns inner loop and outer loop georgia avenue, right center lane. the update is we're getting two left lanesoing by that the rest of the beltway looks okay, the green splotches, that's the radar showing you where it is raining. germantown, 118 at ,wister crash reported there. this is 95 northbound before 630, stafford, disabled vehicle on the right side of the road. woodbridge, northbound 195, ramp to 123 westbod, ramp blocked there. quantico to the beltway looking good. 270 southbound no problems. the top of the beltway, outer loop, 95 to 270 slow, doing about 30 miles per hour, will take you up to 18 minutes. >>> an arizona hospital is asking what is inhe water. this after 16 co-workers all announced pregnancies. the banner desert medical center says the women are all nurses and they all work in t same unit, the icu, the intensive care department. all of bthem, the way, due within september and february. what the heck? >> they're going to hav

. >>> good morning and welcome to news4 midday, i'm melissa mollet. >> and i'm eun yang. this afternoon, you can expect it to feel like 100 degrees or more. everyone who kept coming in this morning was saying how hot it was out there. this is prompting a heat advisory that starts at noon. >> chuck, how's it feeling? >> it'sgl to be outside today. heat haze and humidity, there's a few of oure downtown skyl here, and you can tell rather than a nice azure blue sky, it's sort of that gunky gray out there today. four things you need to know. it's gross to be outside. poor air quality so those with heart and respiratory issues need to limit outdoor activities today. the hea indexes this afternoon will be over 100 degrees for most of these shaded areas, including all of baltimore and washington and annapolis, and the panhandle of west virginia. poor airor quality f these highlighted areas, basically the urban centers along the i-95 corridor. if you have heart or lung ailments, this is not the day to be spending considerable amounts of tdee out temperatures are closing in on 90 d

melissa mollet is following breaking news ic.closures in effect. we're hearing from our desk this has jus wrapped up. perhaps a suspicious pkage. they're cleari ing the scene. taking a look at the map. in great falls, walko road south of beach mill, all lanes blocked. 66 still slow, and virginia is okay. so is the beltway. >> thank you. a check on the forecast when we come back. 52 good morning, everybody. hope you're having a good monday. current temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. there's a likelihood of rain and thunderstorms later this afternoon. highs today in the low to mid 80s with a 70% chance of rainhi s in the upper 80s tomorrow with a 40% of showers on tuesday. >>> 8:30 on this monday rning, augus 13th. you know what today is? rst of all, a day that it's raining, but it happene birthday of vale and poppy. so we just wanted to say happy birthday to your two girls. born o the same day. how awesome is that? >> birthday twins, one year apart. >> we have a tradition where we get together and eat cake. >> we do. >> as