player award. >> some baseball legends and stlebrities completed in a softball game laight. >>> molette greenve at the fun and free event you can tead ov today. hi, molette. >> we're at play ball park. we're at the batting cages. we're going to talk to the coache and the players, coming up next. >>> first, rats inside a restaurant. disturbing video where t >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> look at this video. i cat. the baltimore bakery is back open after a rat wasgh c crawling all over the food last thursday. ew. this is buttercup bakery in lexington market. someone saw the rat on the cookies d cakes and everything. the bakery was shut down as a result so the workers could clean up and inspect the area. how much cleaning do you think you have to do? throw out everything. >> i can't eat it.ge the general masaid he may have left the door open and when he tried to catch the rat, it was too late. >> that's pretty awful. >> beyd gross. >>> cvs is apologizing after a black customer says a white c store manager cago accused her of trying to use a phony coupon. >> cell phone video of that incid

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it's a deal you can get excited about havertys #life lks good >>>'m molette green, following some breaking news out of northern california. the explosive so-calle carr fire. you can see it on your screen. it has claimed a life here's part of an emotional press conference held overnight. >> we have had a private higher dozer fatality. e operator was working on an active sectionca of th fire. >> that fire has burned three firefighters while destroying o doze homes and forcing thousands of residents who evacuate. the fire has reached the city of reading, a think of 92,000 and the largest in the region. the fire is only 6% contained. we'll stay on top of the developments. back to you, now. >>> back to a developing story we've been following. the meeting at trump tower between trump campaign officials and the russians is in the news today. michael cen is supposedly trump knewstify that about that before it happened. >> tracie potts has more on about the president's story on that meeting.w do they plan on responding to this? >> he may respond on twitter. he may rpond before cameras later today.

. >> i'm molette green. the temperatures today will hotter.be >> that's why it's a storm team 4 weather alert day here. we're going to look at your comm but first, sheena has more on the weather alert.le >> the weather today because of the heat advisory and the dangerous heat, with the t humidit you can feel when you walk outside. we're talking about temperatures feeling like105 this afternoon. we have a heat advisory from nonuntno noon until 8:00 p.m. all of the counties shaded in orange with this heat advisory. if you have respiratory issues, you want to avoid long hours outside today 75 in washington. 72 in frederick. 79 in annapolis. take a look. here's the future heat index. when you factor in the humidity, by lunchtime. we should be feeling around 100 degrees byte the oon. topping out anywhere i would say close0 to d 105. it is going to be a hot day. don't expect any rain relief in the forecast until potentially fourth of july. we'll show you those small chances. and fourth of july forecast is coming u

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 med coaches of the year. >>> also at the espys, capitals captain alex ovechkin w

molette green is trying her hand out at kick boxing.ermantown with details. >> reporter: hey, guys. i took off my pink boxing gloves because i have to talk. we're wrapping up a full hour of getting fit for a great cause. every check-in at an i love kick boxing studio, goes to providing water lean drinking around the world. just use hash f tag the month. this year, it's #givewater. erica is going to talk to me works.ll of this i can check in on facebook or instagram, right? >> yes, ma'am. >> check in with my locion and my hash tag. >> you tag our location, i love kick boxing in german dotown, y #cleanwater. you areelping them. >> reporter: you do a new charity every month. >> every month. >> reporter: how do the people whoome here feel about this way of giving back? >> we're a dedicated group. we're usually the t five in the country. number one a few times because we're r dedicated. >> reporter: fit for charity, the mind/body benefit, as erica just explained. you can do this from your home. you don't have to come workout but the whole id

>> thismorning, our molette green is at the wooden sanctuary in chevy chase, checking out ways that yound your family can take in the great outdoors. hi, molette. >> hey, guys. lo at the giant bird's nest these campers have been working on this we're on this 40-acre property of just spectacular beauty here at the audubon naturalist society, and executive director lisander joins me this morning to talk about why this is such a t great thing for campers and for the regular public, right? >> that's absolutely right. our wooden nature sanctuary is open 365 days a year, and we want everyone to get outside in nature this summer, young and old. we have an online guide with 11 activities that will help parents get their kids outside and into nature. we hope all kids go to summer camp so they can build nests and dig in the dirt and be outside. >> this is a great little staycation idea. i mean, we're right in chevy chase. >> yes. >> but i feel like i'm milesway. >> i like to say, it's always cooler here because the treesre provide shade. there are wonderful things to look at. we have forests and

we go to molette green at the li desk. >> remains of 55 fallen soldiers on their way home. hours ago, u.s. servicemen and women line up on the tarmac to receive the boxes from the north. u can see the boxes draped in the blue u.n. flags. the transfer is meant to fulfill a commitment made at the summit between kim jong-un and donald trump. those remains will be honored at a ceremony next sunday. after the ceremony, those will go to a base for testith. agreement in a ultimately put an end to the korean war was signed 65 years today. >> molette, thank you. >>> a developing story this morning, the deadline to reunite separated families h come and gone. and the health and human services say they have reunited all eligible families. a court filing says the government has reunited 1,400 of about 2,500 with their parents. the government says 400 kids whose parents have already been departed are being held. esd there's no time line to reunite the fami government lawyers say some parents voluntarily left their r ch behind. >>> one of the founders of the freedom caucus is working on a

. >> before you turn up the grill, molette green, has tips to stay safe. >> reporter: when you get away from the usualurgers and dogs, the risk of foot c contamination >> wash your surface. >> when it comes to grilling chicken, thermometer placement is key. >> inserting it halfway into the thickest part of the protein is the important piece. wait five seconds and you'll get an accurate reading. >> reporter: chef marshal recommends at buying preprepar d ed meats. >> you're not dealing with cross contaminationpfactors. >> frush your grill down if you're using it for different meats to prevent cross-c cross-contaminati cross-contamination. vegetarian operations on one side and paul prowlri and beef on the other side. >> don't be afraid to try something new. >>> we have four easy recipes to spice up your picnic table this fourth of july. if you're making grilled chicken, a dish marinated in p r peruvian chilies. grilled portobello mushrooms. seafood mighte m you nervous, but you can start off with shrimp. andav you can bargers with lacon and cheese inside the patty. hese recipes can be foun

molette green is live at the conveniton center a sneak peek of the all-star fanfest.hat's going on >> my goodness. o have a video game experience happening with little leaguers. there y see them inside with the virtual reity goggles. this is what he is seeing. we will capture a shot of the monitor here. peter is here in charge of games. >> this is the most itoersive way wing a bat. you can swing just like the big guys in the home run derby. we're in v.r. here. this is the tournament. >> the top 32 players will b great prizes an we're going to play the final game inhe stadium. >> you like this game? >> yeah. fanfest picks off at 9:00. there's discounts for military, first responders and the like. this is buy one get one free friday.9: to 8:00 p.m. this runs until tuesday. want to thank all of the little uers from the various teams and parents cnding out and spending the morning with us on news 4 today. 40 interactive games, a whole bunch ofexhibits. is is a baseball love's dream, isn't it? back into you guys. >> very exciting. molee, this is going to b an awesome weeke

. >>> molette green is in fairfaxr ahead of t big parade. good morning, molette. how is it looking out there? >> oh, my goodness. the participants in the parade, many more have arrived. the marching librariansre there. it has been fun seeing everybody come together. in front of this homemade hook and ladder. the fire department, a big part of the parade here. more tha 200 participants. we want to talk about fireworks safety. woreworks are legal in the city of fis. the chief is here to talk about that. >>. they're legal but there are stipulations. >> they sure are. we don't want them to explode.pa thes can't go more than 15 feet high and we don't want them to move. some of them go across the ground, we don't like this. >> 280 people a day averaging hospital visits in the month of july? >> yes. they can be very dangerous. don't let children use them. make sure there's an adult. shoot one a a time and have a bucket of water to put them in afterwards sohey're disposed of rrtly. >> this homemade hook and ladder here is a big hit in the parade. you're going to see all o

molette green has been out all day and w >>> we have a sny y, as you know, but we keep mentioning it because it's been so long since we've seen this gorgeous bright light. sadly this weather will n with us for long. amelia will be back soon to tell us about the chances of severe storms entering our'l area. help you plan out your weekend. >> school is right around the corner and some students in our area do need extra help making the grade and you cant be a p of that. we're working for you. news 4's molette green is at the woodmore town center collecting donations forey students and have what they need to succeed. >> we've got a little bit of a lull in the giveaways and donations actually. backpacks for kid campaign in full swing. we're here until 6:00, and we need your help. we're right near the copper canyon restaurant here in the parking lot in prince george's county, and guess what the managers of copper c yon are here, chris george and jarred fightingale. what do you have for us? >> four copper canyon gift cards. >> here's the challenge. >> we've got a challenge, okay. the fir fo

. >> i'm molette green. the temperatures today will hotter.be >> that's why it's a storm team 4 weather alert day here. we're going to look at your comm but first, sheena has more on the weather alert.le >> the weather today because of the heat advisory and the dangerous heat, with the t humidit you can feel when you walk outside. we're talking about temperatures feeling like105 this afternoon. we have a heat advisory from nonuntno noon until 8:00 p.m. all of the counties shaded in orange with this heat advisory. if you have respiratory issues, you want to avoid long hours outside today 75 in washington. 72 in

we go molette green at the live desk. >> remains of five soldiers on thei way home. hours ago, u.s. worvicemen and n line up on the tarmac to receive the boxes from the north. you can see the boxes draped in the blue u.n. flags. the transfer is meant to fulfill a commitment made at the summit. those remains will be honored at a ceremony next senunday. after theceremony, those will go to a base for testing. the agreement in a ultimately e put an to then korea war was signed 65 years today. >>molette, thank you. developing story this morning, the deadline to reunite separatedil famies has com and gone. and the health and human services say they have reunited all eligible families. rt c filing says the government has reunited 1,0 of about 2,500 with their parents. the government says 400 kids whose parents have already beenb departed areng held. o d there's no time line reunite the families. government lawyers say some parents voluntarily left their children . >>> one of the founders of the freedom caucus is working on a promotion. if republicans keep the to rity, jim jordan pla run fo

molette green will be out there. >> he's not giving away two tickets and a bat to everyone who votes for him, is he? >> not that he doesn't have the money. he has the money. o it's going pretty hot for all these events. >> any sor of an outdoor event in july in washington, you have to plan on it being'r hot. the in the twin cities a couple years ago. they had terribl and had to postpone it for quite a bit in the past. >>> as long as you like hot weather, you'll be all right. keeping a close eye on hurricane chris out in the open waters of the western atlantic here. it's a category 2 storm with winds up to 105 miles per hour. so s at 111 miles an hour becomes category 3. that's a hurricane. the hurricane center did think it cefld b reach category 3, major hurricane status lat today or tonight. once it gets a little farther north in latitude, the water is colder, it will weaken a bit. fortunately, no threat to land in the united states. only newfoundland has the threat of a land strike. we're protected along t eastern seaboard by a weak weather front just down to the . so the northwest

. >> molette green was collecting backpacks for kids. we collected enough money to provide 200 elementary with new backpacks filled with supplies. >> our next event is august 8th at the apple federal credit union. that's in the kingstowne branch. >>> social media is buzzing after roseanne barr's latest apology. she appeared on fox news and apologized valerie jarrett about the infamous tweet. however, barr ended the apology with an insult about jarrett's hair. >>> police discovered a ve oot caimannside a d.c. home. the humanecu re alliance received a tip that there was an alligator-like animal in brother's place. they found 12 dogs and puppies that appearedscarred. >>> tina will say good-bye to her husband and, childr who browned in tha duck boatn incident i missouri. funerals for the other five members are scheduled for saturday. >>> michael cohen is going to tell the special counselna that dold trump knew about theme ing between campaign officials and a the president said he knew nothing aboutet this ining until after it happened. more

. >>> i'm eun yang, live along with molette green.re ready for the all-star game, joining you from nats park. it's gorges out here. we have everything you need to know about what is happening for the all-star game. whether you're coming down here or watching from home. we have coverage ofstonight's al game, coming up. bold meets sweet with dunkin's new brown sugar cold brew. sweetly balanced with brown sugar. >>> developing now, a child killed, shot while playing on her street. what we know about the gunmen that took the life of a little girl. i have president putin. he just said it's not russia. >> he praised putin and slammed the elect investigation. how president trump is backpe ling after a day of backlash. >>> plus, rain is on the way. st im team 4s tracking some yowers. what tan mean for your tuesday and tonight's all-star ga. >> "new 4 today" starts now. >> good morning, everybody. 5:29 right now. look who is joining us from nats park. eun is out there this morning as we get you ready for the game. >> whether you're going tonig

molette green is suiting up at the special freshman firefighter camp in manassas. >> i love it. i love it. hold this? this is a hose line. juliana i right behinme. it takes team work to make this happen. okay. i'm going to turn it off. right, kevin? all right. julianna, you've got, this and everybody else. earlier, we talked about how you have to suit up in one minute. you te taking themough the drills. >> right. >> so these risingigfreshman hh schoolers? >> certified in cpr, ems. they got to do bunch of fun things yesterday. cpr and ems are a big part of ourjob. are ems calls. these kids learn how to get into that school and care of kids that they run across that may be having medical emergency. >> i love that about this. these are high school freshmen. they get to come back next year when they're sophomores and take a much more advanced camp training at the firehouse? >> we advance them up a little bit more. they get to take out a flame fire, cut up a car, repel. they stay with me throughout their high school career. >> that's why t four things these young people take away fro

news 4 molette green is in manassas firefighter camp. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. high school freshmen. they got up early this morning to do jumping jacks and so much more, as part of the first week of this fire and rescue camp. ey're going to learn all about what it takes to become a firefi tter. one of this they have to do is get in gear in one minute. i'm going to challenge them on that in the 6:00 hour of news 4 today. welcome to camp, everybody. we're going to be back. >> very cool, thank you. >>> still on news 4 today, we're working with you on a consumer report. anybody of you that have to davel, it can be stressful, especially if y't have the right luggage. >>> plus, tragedy on the tracks. two people hit and killed by the same train. we're taking you to the late-night scene asat invests search for an answer to the question, how could this happen? stay with us. ♪ ♪ start the day with the chicken you love. get the feeling of chick-fil-a, for breakfast. ♪ ♪ ♪ summer's calling. the 2018 escalade is ready to move. our best offers on the 2018 escalade are here. j

. >> i'm molette green. we're going to be hotter today. >> it' storm team 4 weather alert. we're going to check in withja taylor for a look at the roads. first, sheena parveen ts here tell us about the heat wave we're getting through all week long. >the heat wave is going to last for the rest of the week. 90s today. 90s throu friday. make it umidity will feel even hotter. temperatures really heat up once the sun starts to warm us up. 78 degrees. a little hazyn suns here's the heat advisory. all of the orange counties from noon until 8:00 p.m., feeling like 105 de for some of you in the afternoon. if you have respiratory issues like asthma or the elderly, you want to avoid the heat. have the higher spfn. and stay hydrated. look at what is going to happent as we closer to lunchtime. here's the heat index, the li fee temperatures. by lunchtime do we feel temperares around 100 degrees. feeling hotter as we go through the afternoon. the fourth of july, if you're heading to the beach, tat's coming up. good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning. we'll start in arlington. southbou

. >> molette green is in fairf ahead of their big parade. molette, good morning to you. is it looking out there? >> reporter: happy fourth of july everybody. we're here in the old town square in fairfax. in the city of fairfax. they have started already with this pre-show here with the u.s. army pipes and drummers. that's fancy and sir tuney. i'm going to bring in the mayor, david myer to talk about what's on tap today when the parad kicks off. >> hi, molette. we're inown square. the parade begins at 10:00. over 200 entries and groups. everything from formal marching bands to the county librarian. >> i want t to seehe marching librarns. >> the librarians withheir book cart precision drill team. >> over 200 entries. we're jus w previewint's going to happen later today. i want to throw up a graphic really quickly to give folks an idea. the parade kicks off 10:00 to noon at the old town square. people have beenamped out hours.the wee i found one man at 4:30 this morning camped out here. then you have the evening show nnd the fireworks which kickff at5:30 at the high school.

. >> this morning, molette green is puttingom on boxing gloves, checking out a cool class where peopleetting fit for charity. >> reporter: right now, in the middle of warming up for i love kick boxing here in germantown. danielle who is leading this class is no joke. and what is going to happen is every time these folks check iny e providing clean water to places around the world. we're going to talk more about this great cause connected to fitness, coming up in the 6:00 hour of "news 4 today." >> all right. looking fitward to >>> still ahead on "news 4 today," door-to-door, a new, dangerous drug hits the streets of d.c. the message the medical examiner has for all ofyou. >>> wild weather hits the midwest. dozens of tornadoes across the plains, knocking down homes and se trucks flying. a look at the damage, next. m>> breaking this morning, a powerful storm sys hits the midwest, leaving miles of destruction in its wake. >> is ity? coming this >>> plus, an updated death toll from investigators looking into that missouri boat accident. this, as the search for survivors carries into daybre

showed up and dropped off school supplies for students in prince george's county today.s news 4' molette green spent the day out in woodmore taking donations. ng the bishop who stole the show at the royal weds fighting cancer. >> the late dr. hemartin l king once said, and i quote, the love, love is the only way. >> bishop michael curry has prosta cancer, ande says he's planning surgery next week and that his prognosis looks good. curry's love is the way homily at prince harry and meghan markle's wedding in may brought him international attention. prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in american fter skin cancer. according to the american cancer sociy 1n 9 men will be diagnosed with it during their lifetime. risk factors include age, race and history. the older a man is the greater of chance of getting cancer and african-americans are at a higher risk and while prostate cancer is high it's often treated successfully if it's caught early. >> facebook's historic fall on wall street. think you're having a bad day. give you some perspective and at led to the social network's record-bre

>> morning, molette green is at the sanctua in chevy chase, checking ways you and your family can taken the greatne outdoors in anensive way. ter: don't be laughing at me, erika. listen, we are among these wonderful, happy campersn here this 40-acre sanctuary here at t the audubon nationalistet so and they're learning about ttture with a bird's nest. the flies, the birds and all that, maybe a giant pterodactyl bird is going to swoop down once this is all done. we'll tell you much more about what's going on here and howiche puan enjoy this property as well, just outside of washington h and yes,e sprayed on the bug spray, but it's not working. we're having a lot o fun, though, this morning. we're live here this m tning on "neway" in the 6:00 hour, so come on back. stay with us here. >> some great lessons for the kids to learn. we'll check back with you in a bit. >>> also ahead on "news4 today," embattled ohio congressman jim jordan's problems get worse. a fourth man has come forwardal ging jordan knew about abuse while coaching wrestlers at ohio state. how the congressman is now respondi