i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm molette green.taylor is in, and storm team 4's chuck bell, it's steamily. >> all of our regularly scheduled ladies have the day off. hope they're enjoying it. those of us at working that's how the cookie crumbibilit

hey, justin. >> reporter: molette, good morning. know before you go.is critical on a day like today. you don't want to get all the way down here within sight of the washington monument and then be forced to leave something behind. you can bet that's happening right over there right now in one of eight security checkpoints that opened here just about an hour or so ago. we have seen several people pass through those gates and seem to know what to do. they have their bags out and ready for searching. we can tell you want to arrive here that some items you'll want to bring actually are welcome. we're talking about your coolers and smaller ba things that you can leave at home. take a look here. not allowed today. we're talking about alcoholic beverages, drones, fireworks, glass containers, grills, and weapons. leave all that stuff at home. those items may seem minor to some, but they are a critical part of the security strategy here. >> the visitors, the spectators who will be here, they're our first line of defense against anything so it's said time and ag

then we'll hit the roads to look at a crackdown with speeders with melissa molette -- and molette. >>dows down, this is the perfect time of the day for a little fresh air. >> yeah. right now. because later on today, it's going to be pretty hot. it's going to be another day around 90. we're talking about the heat and humidity. not just today but wait until you see the forecast later this week. it's definitely

i'm molette green. >> and i'm eric gilchrist. the unprovoked attack of a new york city police officer. at this hour, fellow officers from around the country are spending their support to the nypd through social media. >> officers stood in front of the hospital and saluted as the slain officer's body was being taken to the medical examiner's office this morning. the ambush happened just after midnight. officer m ios otis mamilia was sitting in her car when a suspect shot through the window and hit her in the head. >> she was sitting in the vehicle and he came up and fired a round into the vehicle, could be more unprovoked than that. >> other officers shot and killed the suspect near the scene. he's been i.d.'d as 34-year-old alexander bonds. he spent time in prison and on facebook in september, ranted about the treatment of civilians by officers. officer familia was a 12-year veteran of the police force. >>> right now, a man is dead in prince george's county. news4's derrick ward is live with the latest on this homicide investigat

. >> molette green is live at magic 102.3 to tell us about the special tribute planned t molette? >> good morning, guys. we are in inside the studio here. the popular radio show host will sit in that chair, his show kicks off at 6:00 a.m. right away they're expecting to take tribute calls and we expect the phone lines to light up. because so many people just felt this magical connection to jim vance. albert, the executive producer is in the studio now waiting to hook that all up when russ par walks in. we have heard tributes for vance from near and far. so many people wanting to share their special memories from the everyday ordinary folk to high-profile dignitaries, including the reverend jesse jackson. >> he really was an international journalist on a local station. vance because he set the pace. all artists have some jim vance in them. >> i just want to show you this special moto from mlk day 2016. vance was a guest panelist. i had the honor of moderating that discussion on race and the media and as always, he was a rock star telling it like it is. being real, being cool and ta

i'm molette green. the news this morning more charges could be coming for a former teachers aide charged with sexually abusing students. carlos bell is charged with abusing at least seven students, some of the allegations of abuse happened inside benjamin stoddert school in waldorf. any potential victims can contact police through the hotline. we have that number in the nbc washington app. >>> prince george's county police are searching for a killer. this he say a man was found shot to death on darel drive in suitland around 1:30 this morning. as you can see from this video the investigation is centered around an apartment complex there. police say they are witnesses to give them a call. we will put any updates to this story in the nbc washington app. >>> let's get you up to speed on the first 4 traffic now. >> good morning. take a look. outer loop before bw parkway is finally cleared out of the way. the problem is still have about a seven mile backup there this morning. so disabled vehicle finally on t

i am molette green. >> i am angie goff.. >> love it, lauryn. we are in d.c. you know how summer is around here. it's good one day and bad the next and then cold and then hot. we don't have any cold temperatures this week but we have hot ones and i will show you the 10-day forecast coming up in just a bit. a gorgeous morning, full of sunshine. we have a light wind. and plenty of sun, and it's on the lower of the humidity side. your weather out look, exercise looking good. the pool looking great. and cleaning the car, we have rain on monday, and we are going to time it out. we will let you know when we can expect that coming up. >>> 7:31. this morning's warm temperatures and low humidity whittier fire. it already destroyed eight homes and dozen other structures. we know more than 1,900 firefighters are battling the blaze and it has grown to 17 acres already. >>> and reeling from a five alarm fire in a tropical paradise. look at the scene there highlighting the dangers in buildings that do not have life-saving equipment. it cr

take a look at all of that and your travel times coming up. >>> molette green at the live desk. want to fill you in on a story you may see on social media as you get up this morning. a delta airlines flight attendant assaulted, forcing the plane bound for beijing to turn around last fight. a spokesperson for seattle/tacoma international says a first class passenger assaulted the attendant about 45 minutes into the flight. several passengers helped take him down. police waited on the tarmac to arrest the man. two people had to go to the hospital but they are expected to be okay and that flight was resketsled. >>> it is 6:13. a montgomery county mother is not competent to stand trial. police say catherine hoggle was the last person to see her children alive. according to a new report doctors say there is still a chance hoggle's condition could change. jacob and sara hoggle they've never been found. prosecutors say they've been building a murder case against their mother. another hearing is scheduled for the end of august. >>> police have charged a georgia mother with murder after

molette, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. let's admit it.we're all a little bit bigger than we used to be, right? and once you get on the airplane and the seats are smaller, they are a lot smaller than they used to be. the smaller seats equate to less safe experience on the airplane. that is what a d.c. federal appeals court ordered the faa to look at. policies over all of this. a passenger's rights group has closely argued very hard that this could create an emergency situation if you're trying to evacuate or a safety health issue such as blood clots. even though the airline industry maintains the seats meet all of the safety standards. >> the seats are too -- i'm not looking forward to it. probab g out of it. let's pray i don't have to do it. >> reporter: we're looking at passengers making their way through the tsa check here. the ruling does not force the faa to set a minimum seat standard but it does force the faa to come up with a better explanation as to why seat safety and size aren't related. back to you. >>> it was video that went v

molette green is telling us more. >> reporter: they're getting new escalators at the station here. be a lifesaver for many passengers. we know that water and electricity don't mix. in order to fix the arcing insulator problems, metro is trying out this new waterproofing technique that will involve a lot of drilling and then injecting a high pressure grout deep into the tunnels. that's going to mean service changes for all of the riders on the red line. we're talking about weeknights starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. with single tracking between friendship heights and medical center and then every weekend in july for the first week of august wp suspended train service on both tracks. here's what one red line passenger had to say this morning about this. >> a lot of people will be frustrated with the met pro. they raise prices, now scheduling is changes, making it hard to use. plus the incompetent convenience. now it's becoming a problem. >> reporter: we want to program. this is just testing out this new waterproofing technique and only involves less than 3% of the problem area along the

molette green shows us, a the lo of you called into the radio. >> reporter: radio persona them. here at radio one, there are several stations broadcasting from these studios with audiences that vary from the very young to the much more mature audiences. we heard from listeners who loved jim vance, talked about him on "the russ parr morning show" the radio host tells me they would not have their careers without vance's influence. >> good morning, how are you doing? >> caller: he was always one of the cool east, most hip guys. he made you feel like he was part of his family. >> the fact that, you know, he's gone -- i remember we were down on the -- we were doing the wall. when i saw him, i was like, wow, he is out here smiling and he's joking, his voice was betraying him a bit there. he was a trouper, and he will be missed. >> my joy and my price, when i got the word a month or so ago that all y'all had voted poor ass little me to sit on the chili bowl's wall. >> reporter: for generations he inspired so many from all walks of life. they felt a connection, even those who never met

i'm molette green, news4. >>> metro is considering several proposals to increase revenue. one is charging more for parking. metro increase the length of time you are charged to park, including now charging on the weekends. transportation reporter adam tusk tweeted out that information, another proposal we reported last week, selling naming rights to certain tase. >>> if you plan to take the train to new york city this summer, you'll likely notice fewer trains because of repairs under way until the end of august, between d.c. and new york during the week. there are no changes to acela express service. one year ago today, seth rich was shot and killed as he walked ohm in d.c.'s bloomingdale neighborhood. d.c. police say they thing rich was the victim of a random robbery attempt, but the family is still searching for answers. some conspiracy theories have emerged about his death. no arrests have been made in his killing. >>> today families at a manassas mobile home park are hoping for the news they've been fighting hard for. the city council will decide whether the group coul

. >>> i am molette green. ad adam has the day off. >> and i am angie goff.ngs are going to heat up. >> we could use ice cream. how about chocolate almond right now, lauryn. >> reporter: we start talking about the ice cream, and we have been talking about it all morning and i have been hungry since 4:00 a.m. for ice cream. you will want ice cream because temperatures are warming up to 90 degrees. similar to yesterday. today the humidity still in check. we will have plenty of sunshine. the only thing we won't have today than yesterday is the nice breeze coming by. we will be back in the upper 80s earlier this afternoon, topping out around 90. enjoy it, because by monday and tuesday, storms on the way and then could we have triple digits on the 10-day forecast. that's coming at you in just a few minutes. >>> this morning warm temperatures and low humidity making this worse. the whittier fire ripping through the los angeles padres national forest. you can see how it lit up the sky. the destructive wildfire broke out last week and prompted immediate evacuation pz

. >> i'm molette green.ack taylor is in, and storm team 4's chuck bell, it's steamily. >> all of our regularly scheduled ladies have the day off. hope they're enjoying it. those of us at working that's how the cookie crumbibilit rain chances are low for today. a slightly better chance tomorrow. four things to know. awesome day for being out at the pool. it will be plenty hot. drink those extra glasses of water today. stay properly hydrated, keep the spf on. one or two stray showers, but nearly perfect by this evening. 91 in frederick, maryland. plenty hot today. a little higher chance for storms tomorrow. i'll show you tuesday and the five-day forecast coming up. jack taylor says there are some trek tricky spots on 270. >> the about news, the run after 121, everything got put over to the shoulder. the sizable delay has lessened a tad. still a bit of volume trying to make it through clarksburg. chopper 4 flying over the top side of the beltway near colesville road. that's nice to see. if you're headed out fro

molette green. >> donald trump jr. is back in the spotlight because of another report in "the new york times." >> this one claims that he was told in an e-mail that his meeting with the russian lawyer was part of a russian government effort to help his father's campaign. tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, break down for us what this all in washington. the senate intelligence committee wants to talk to donald trump jr., the fbi we don't know yet if they'll want to talk to him about their investigation. according to the times, it was a publicist who helped arrange that meeting who told donald trump jr. that this information was coming from the russian government and that it could be helpful to his father's campaign. donald trump jr. has hired a criminal attorney, someone who made a name for himself working for the mob, cyber security cases and that attorney issued a statement saying that don jr. knew that there was information on alleged wrongdoing by hillary clinton, the front-runner and that it was coming fr

that's the latest from the area, molette green. >>> 6:34, your child could attend an old school with a new name. the intense debate over changing the name of jeb stuart high school has been going on for two years. the haas was named in honor of the confederate general. it could be costly if they change the name. keep your eye on the nbc washington app for the results on that vote. >>> as families get ready to send their kid back to school, there's a number of recruitment ir right now, the greatest need is elementary school teachers. if you or someone you know want to apply for a classroom position, we have information in our nbc washington app. >> kaiser permanente is offering free immunization for student at its largo center. the exclusion letter is provided. clinics open at 9:00 a.m. >>> we are working for you with this latest foot recall to tell you about. there's a voluntary recall of papayas. due to salmonella. 47 people were sick across country. five in maryland. the only papayas a brand label. they were distributed between july 10st and the 19th. >>> we have new information on

back to you guys in the >> molette, thank you. >> also new this morning. now he will never leave prison. >> back in 2004. he raped his step daughters in gaithersburg. they were 6 and 8 years old at the time. then he skipped town before trial. he fled to el salvador. he did come back to the area a few times but was never caught. police never stopped looking for him and neither did his step daughters. >> he turned himself in. i think he had a sense of guilt. i think it was the acute and sharp sense of these young women to keep searching facebook for their step dad who assaulted them. >> montgomery county police went to houston, texas to pick him up. he was sentenced to 75 years in prison. >>> developing this morning, d.c. police are searching for two suspects they say were involved in the shooting of a one-year-old baby. the shooting happened last night on 123th northeast. this is a block north of the h street corridor. the baby was outside when the shooting started and was accidentally hit. officers were in the area and arrived nearly immediately to help tr

now let's go back to molette and aaron. >>> coming up, a local teen who's not just running a shoe businessut making six figures doing it. >>> if you're just joining us, we're working for you on this july 4th holiday. what you need to know before you head out to the parade and fireworks. >>> and the disturbing story of a school worker sexually assaulting several chiren and ld fios is not cable. and we believe everyone deserves faster internet. so with fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs 20 times faster than most people have. and it's just $79.99 a month online for the first year. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years. all with a 2-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com. ♪ the moments that connect us happen one morning at a time, and one cup at a time. folgers, the best part of wakin' up. >>> prince george's county native kevin durant

in northwest d.c., molette green, news4. >>> take a look at this man. he stole rims and tires over and over again in loudoun county. now he's going to prison for more than 100 years. a jury sentenced jason brooks to 137 years behind bars. prosecutors say he stole tires and rims from people's driveways and left their trucks on cinder blocks. brooks is also facing similar charges in fairfax and prince jersey. >>> in just a few hours, a woman arrested for trying to get on to the white house grounds will be back in court. alicia kepler was arrested on july fourth while running along the south fence of the white house. it was the second straight year she tried to get on to the grounds. last year's case was dismissed when kepler agreed to undergo mental health treatment. >>> this afternoon, former congressional staffer will be arraigned on cyber stalking charges. mccullum is accused of posting nude photos to social media. the house member was stacy plas ket from the virgin islands. another former colleague faces charges for obstruction of justice and is expec

i am molette green in for adam this morning. >> i am angie goff. thank you for joining us. a lot of sun expected in the forecast. >> ice cream sundae's on the mind, too, on this national ice cream day, lauryn ricketts. >> they have been talking about ice cream and i can't wait for it this afternoon. temperatures will be 90 degrees today. we are at 80 already, and plenty 6 sunshine out there, but again the temperatures headed up before noon. we will take them into the mid-80s. we will talk about rain chances for the beginning of the workweek coming up in a few minutes. >>> we're getting a fresh look at how people view president trump's job performance in the counties that fueled his 2016 victory. these are numbers from a brand-new nbc news "wall street journal" poll we got in. it shows just 50% of people approve of his performance, and the national poll last month was on the overall approval rating at 47%. let's dig deeper. in the trump surge counties, areas where the president out surge is 56%. and then there are the flip counties, and president obama won it four years earl

i am molette green in for adam this morning. >> and i am angie goff.

. >>> molette green will look at the case of of the incredibly shrinking airline seat. >>> the heat and humidity are returning. still a little time to get out and enjoy this nice weather, sheena. >> going to be a nice day. eun, temperatures, i guess you can call it comfortably cool. as we go through the day, i think you're going to like it. the dry stretch sticks around for a before the next rain stretch. we'll talk about the timing and if it's going to impact this coming week straight ahead. >>> mosquitoes are no match for prince george's county. what's happening there today that could give hope to neighbors who want added protection. >>> forget the solar eclipse. the other out >>> good monday morning. we're looking at a beautiful start to the week. temperatures not too hot today. nice and warm. the humidity will be at a comfortable level. coming up, we're in a dry stretch. rain heading our way quite a few days from now. chuck will show you the forecast straight ahead. >>> angie goff at the live desk. a story we're following closely abroad. we could get the -- it's been condemned by th

i'm molette green in for eun yang. you are with fog and all kinds of stuff happening in the weather. >> our team is working on a story. we want to start things off with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we know northern virginia is waking up without power. you are outside with a super big umbrella. >> i have the storm team 4 umbrella. you need a supersized umbrella for the next hour tor two as the wave of moderate to heavy rain coming straight up i-95. rumbles of thunder. heavy rain along i-95, north of fredericksburg. the heavy rain is moving into fairfax the next 20 to 30 minutes. the next hour, arlington and the district. montgomery county, light rain across the area. it is an umbrella ready morning. temperatures recover from upper 70s to 80 later on today. best way to stay ahead of the weather, have your nbc washito be tweeting updates on the forecast on my twitter handle and find my favorite weather pictures on forecast4you on instagram. you are going to get rained on at least two times today, maybe three. de

. >> molette, thank you. >>> president trump didn't waste time reacting to the vote this morning. he tweeted three republicans and 48 democrats let the american people down. as i said from the beginning, let obamacare implode, then deal. watch. end quote. a look at what happens next in a live report from capitol hill in about 15 minutes. >>> police will return to the trail in fairfax county where a woman was stabbed. they'll be looking for clues in the crime that happened yesterday morning around 7:00 in vienna. she was headed to the metro station when a man came up behind her, stabbed her in the neck and ran away. that woman is expected to recover. but people in the neighborhood are still on edge. >> it's a little unsettling. this is in general a pretty safe neighborhood. people always walking around with the metro there. that path is utilized so often. >> police only description of the suspect. the attack was unprovoked. this is the third major crime on a local trail in two days. yesterday, a man's body was found in delphi, maryland, yards from homes and where kids play. a man a

. >> and i'm molette green. >> let's start things off with the weather. chuck bell, good morning.or the fireworks tonight? >> i'm optimistic most fireworks will be able to go off without a hitch. there may be showers and thunderstorms. things should start to settle down after about 8:00. let it know that it's not going to be and humid outside on the fourth of july p you know that in washington. roughly low 90s. very, very humid. some storms are certainly likely. the peak chances to get rained on are between 3:00 and 8:00 tonight. fireworks will go off after 9:00 p.m. i'm optoptimistic most will be . fingers crossed. outside temperatures this morning, 60s and low 70s out there. your fourth of july planner of a forecast, today's high up near 93 degrees by 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon. and, again, showers and storms likely to bubble up with all that heat and humidity around. i'll show you the future weather and why i'm optimistic and can't give you the all out guarantee. we'll take a look at the weekend. that's coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we're following breaking news in

i'm molette green.'m aaron gilchrist. in the news this morning, breaking news in prince george's county, a man is dead after an suv crashed with a csx train early this morning, it happened about 3:40 this beltsville. prince george's county police tell us that train's conductor and engineer both survived, no one else was on board. baltimore avenue is closed from powder mill road to naples avenue. >>> also in prince george's county list say a man hit by a car is in the hospital in critical condition, it happened just before midnight at pennsylvania avenue at brooks drive in suitland. prince george's county police say the driver did stay on the crash. >>> security is tight on the national mall for today's fourth of july celebration. the national independence day parade begins at 11:45 on constitution avenue northwest. a capitol fourth concert dwins at 8:00 become on the west front of the capital and at 9:09 p.m. the fireworks show is set to start. >>> metro is the way to go, running until midnight tonight

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. >> and i'm molette green.yone wants to know if it will rain on the fireworks. >> chuck bell live on the team 4 weather deck and the forecast and what exactly is headed our way on this holiday day. jeff? >> good morning, aaron. welcome to fourth of july, everybody. hope you have a happy and safe fourth of july. i wish i could give you the pure weather forecast. unfortunately we'll be dealing with rain showers this afternoon. keep that in mind. will's a live picture of the city over washington. four things to know. most lookly chance, not a big severe weather threat. a le we've got the pinch play. a cool front coming in from the north and moisture arriving from the west. that's the reason we had to move our rain chance up from 30 to 40%. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. it will be a hot one. i'll show you future weather and help you plan out your day. always the best thing to do to track thunderstorms when we're not on the air is have your nbc washington app downloaded ready to go. of course, we're on the air be

>> three republican senators helped democrats deliver the latest failure to deliver part of -- >> molettesenator john mccain casted the decisive vote in dramatic fashion surprising his name was called, stretching out his hand and saying no loudly. loud enough for all of them to hear. the vote rejected with a 49-51 margin here. in all, we're talking about three republican senators. susan collins, lisa murkowski and john mccain voting no along with the 48 democrats. the vote was a major blow to senate leaders and president trump who all promised in campaigns to repeal and replace. here's reaction from the floor after that vote. >> i regret that our efforts were simply not enough. >> we are relieved. not for ourselves but for the american people. >> republican leaders including vice president mike pence pressed mccain for his vote for nearly an hour in the chamber while senators waited in tense anticipation. now, mccain eventual no vote was met b

molette green is showing you where you will want to slow down some prince george's county.ak you have if you have a lead foot. if you're on the beltway, in north print georges county, you need to look alive for the work zone and the new enforcement on speeders. the post the speed limit is 55 miles per hour. if you go 12 miles per hour or more above that, you're going to get a warning in the mail. this is happening today for the next three week, the speed enforcement, and then you're going to get the the mail august 7th. that's a $40 ticket if you're call speeding, 12 miles per hour more, and all this was designed for safety. maryland state highway saying when you come in those work zones where there are speed barrels, where there are narrowed lanes, and whether workers in many cases when an accident happens, it's the drivers who get hurt. in many cases the workers are not hurt, but it's a safety issue that we're talking about, you need to be aware when you're in this area near suitland road. that's the latest from along the beltway, back to you. >> 11:3123 you drive or take