we posted the list of items in our nbc washington app. >>> important trouble for metro. we'll show you what a new review is uncovering about employees and overtime abuse and the action the agency is now taking. >>> a sign of freedom and a community coming together. how neighbors are showing their pride after flags were found torn and burned. you each drive a ford pickup right? yes. pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. stronger the better. and best of all, this new truck is actually- (all laughing) oh my.. the current chevy silverado it's the chevy summer drive. get 17% below msrp on all silverado 1500 lt pickups. that's over eight thousand two hundred dollars on this chevy silverado. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> disturbing and disappointing, how he feels after a review found an employee abused overtime. the employee was a track supervisor now let go. metro's inspector general found the supervisor was getting paid significant overtime earnings, including for times he

you can watch it all live on the nbc washington app. >>> we've got something else live.tly one month from now on august 21st 2017. it's going to move and block the life of the sun creating a total eclipse here on earth. >> the dark shadow, up to 70 miles wide, will be sweeping across the united states. meteorologist chuck bell visited nasa and found out how you can get ready for t event. >> for many, it will be a once in a lifetime chance. >> the most amazing ast -- astronomical event and that's a solar eclipse. >> it doesn't happen often. >> it's been almost 100 years since we've had a total eclipse go from one coast to the other coast. >> as is the case with all eclipses, not everyone gets the same view, it depends on exactly where you are. >> it's going to be around 80% zl that's for metro dc. >> everyone in the continental united states, actually all of north america, central america and a good portion of south america will get to experience at least partial e collapse. it's going to start in oregon around 10:15 a.m. local time and the shadow of the moon will united

we have a link to that on our nbc washington app on how you can help. we are live in damascus. i'm justin >>> right now, i want to show you some live images of the rally underway. this is all organized by the people behind the women's march in january. the group will march 18 miles into downtown d.c. today. news4's megan mcgrath is live in fairfax with a look at why the group is coming together and what this will mean for your travel plans today. megan? >> reporter: hey, yeah, negative been rallying here for about an hour outside nra headquarters here in fairfax. you can see they're on both sides of the street here. one group over there listening to speeches, another group lining the roadway here with signs. we also have an ambulance that's coming in here because of the extreme heat, apparently someone has had some difficulty with the heat and so that's what that ambulance is about here. now, the folks here are calling for gun control, things like background checks for all gun purchases, a ban on assault rifles. after the rally, though, noon, the group will march to the departm

you can check out the nbc washington app for a list of the great winners.see, now we're hungry. >>> i'm landon dowdy. if you're planning a hawaiian vacation. you could get a fine in honolulu for looking at your phone or the street. the city's mayor says it's a reminder to use common sense. fine $15 to $35 for the first offense. cnbc business report, i'm landon dowdy. >> landon, thank you. >>> here are four things to know. a mother, her son and his cousin from loudoun county have disappeared. take a look at their pick tushs. the sheriff's office says courtney ash was last seen a relative's home on saturday night. for more on this, look at the nbc washington app. >>> trying to figure out whether a driver did this on purpose. half a dozen people are recovering from the crash yesterday. the driver stayed on the screen scene. >> john kelly will be sworn in as the new chief of staff. he takes over from reince priebus. the "today" show will have a look at his day ahead, coming up. >>> senator john mccain will begin treatment for his brain tumor today. his office w

always stay ahead of the weather using our nbc washington app. and the interactive radar feature.t about the weekend i'm promising lower humidity, you can deliver on that right. >> yes, i think we can, chuck. it's going to be nice as we go into the weekend. big changes from, of course, what we had yesterday and what very muggy outside now, but i think you'll like your beach forecast. today if you're heading to cape may a chance of showers later on today. saturday and sunday looking good. sunday and saturday looking like the hottest day. sunday will be date with the lower humidity. rehoboth beach looking pretty good. tomorrow 88 degrees, slight chance of a shower but overall fairly dry. low humidity on sunday. ocean city very similar today. we still have the chance of a shower or couple thunderstorms saturday and sunday. looking good. down in virginia, this is where we will be in the 90s closer to the waerpts. by sunday looking at the clearing up, 84 degrees by sunday. for the rest of the area for the weekend, tomorrow we'll see a chance of some early showers. can't rule out a stra

full lists on the nbc washington app. we can tell you organizers now brace for hundreds of thousands of people to descend down here today and that is why they're asking each and every guest there to be observant. they say on days like this with so many people and so much at stake that everyone who sees anything suspicious should bring that information to an officer on the scene or call ll to make. however, being safe and having fun go hand in hand for events like this today. back in to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> back to that breaking news in prince george's county now, a man is dead after an suv crashed with a csx cargo train. aimee. >> reporter: we're in the 11500 block of baltimore avenue. the train says by the time it saw the suv, it was too late and they stopped. police have been trying to get the body out of the car. it's tough to get him out. both the engineer and conductor survived. no passengers on board. they're trying to figure out how that car got o traffic is also impaedad baltimore avenue. aim yee cho, "n

we have a map in the nbc washington app. >>> in the next few hours.l get back to work to look for the last person missing in flash flooding in arizona. the man in the photo you see here has not been found obviously. he was with his family at a swimming hole in arizona when the rain came down. the water swept many people away. nine people were killed, including a 2-year-old and other children. four people were rescued. >>> as soon as today, one of two former hill staffers accused in a nude photo scandal could appear in court. juan mccullum has yet to go before a judge. mccullum is accused of taking nude photos of his boss's phone and posting them online. that boss was congresswoman stacey plaskett from the virgin islands. his former colleague has already pled not guilty to obstron president trump's legal team is downplaying donald trump jr.'s meeting with a russian lawyer last year. >> one of them won't on a sunday show made clear that the president was not involved in that meeting. >>> the president was not at the meeting. wasn't aware of the meeting.

keep an eye on nbc washington app with the decision on that vote. >>> the start of a brand new seasoncarol maloney is there with the team right now and in the nbc washington app. >>> good weather for training cam today. not so much the next couple of friday afternoon and friday night, the steady rain may linger into saturday morning at the least. >>> that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >>> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes for breaking news. we leave you with -- >> look at the beautiful family. >>> look at their face. >> melissa's new family. >> there she is. >> make it a great thursday everybody. nicholas philippoussis. kolaos p. >>> g breaking overnight, horror at the ohio state fair. a ride breaks apart throwing passengers into the air. >> the ride broke. >> at least one person killed, seven others injured. what went wrong? >>> all a twitter, the president's new communications director fires off then quickly deletes an angry tweet about the latest white house leak. was he accusing trump's chief of staff of being behind it? >>

watch for her report on news 4 and in the nbc washington app. >>> swing and a miss on the fastball at8. bryce harper was been tossed. he slams down his bat. >> he's kicking the dirt. they're shouting, arguing. he threw his bat. that's how you get ejected. >> textbook. >> bryce harper struck out while the game was tied. he was frustrated. afterwards, he said his music maybe fired him up a little too much. >> little too much. now we know that harper is known for his -- >> people online had stuff to say. some said he's passionate. others called him a punk. the nationals added six more runs after the ejection. they play the brewers again this afternoon. >> he was just kicking the dirt out of his own frustration that he struck out, not against the ump. he's confused. >>> enjoy the calm weather now. we are in for a storm team 4 weather alert day tomorrow. >> i'm telling you, john mcenroe of baseball. we have a weather alert day for tomorrow. look at the rain on the radar. that's going to be here friday. later today, isolated chance. but what you can expect tomorrow and into the weekend. >>>

we'll bring you more details as we get them on air and of course on our nbc washington app. for now, we're live here in warrenton. i'm justin finch, news4. >>> also developing, there is a search right now for a suspect in a stabbing. fairfax county police say they're looking for a man in a black hoodie. police believe he is 5'4". the police say that man stabbed a woman in the neck. the woman is expected to survive. >>> and in southeast d.c., a man was shot and killed last night. police just released his name, 38-year-old daniel parker of southeast. the shooting happened on fair lawn avenue in anacostia. kramer middle school and o are rr elementary school are both closed in that area. >>> developing this morning, president trump is facing a big backlash over his serving in the military. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are criticizing the decision, and according to "the washington post," some activist groups are preparing to challenge it in court. by now, you've seen the tweets. the president cites the burden of, quote, tremendous medical costs and disruption as the reaso

you can go to the nbc washington app to see jim vance's final story. he interviewed lonnie bunch, the founding director of african-american history and culture. >> he couldn't remember the last time he was so excited for a story. that says a lot, too. take a listen to their interview where they talked about bunch's local ties. >> howard university. why howard? >> part of it was it's 1970. so there's this desire to really understand who i am, who america is and howard has always been the capstone of black >> and to experience that interview and the museum through vance's perspective is always such a treat. you feel like you're learning so much. that whole story, because i know you're probably interested in seeing that interview, it's on the nbc washington app. >> vance did that interview in march. it never aired. he announced he was sick a few months after that interview. he was looking forward to it. it's an incredible experience to walk through there. >> after decades of reporting stories and the man has seen everything. still to feel excited about th

you can find out more on the nbc washington app. we're having excited about this.ming up in just a bit, we'll talk more about the beach forecast and take a look at the weekend. >>> check this out. the national building museum released this video yesterday. so cool. it's a time lapse of the construction of its new "hive" exhibit. it takes a lot of it features three domes made from more than 2,700 paper tubes. the largest dome, 60 feet tall, and this morning, that exhibit is one of our ideas for you to take your family to this summertime treat. it's free, free fun, and we love that. >>> and we brought you ideas this week from prince george's, montgomery, fairfax county. >> this morning, our series wraps up with a treat for people in the district. it's going to be the most instagramable spot of the summer. just opened to the public so d.c. residents are invited to visit "hive" with complimentary admission on these so-called ward days. >> the residents of those wards will be invited to come see the installation, to meet their council member, and come in for free admiss

you can find it in the nbc washington app. all you have to do is search science. so excited for this, i get to go down there, as well. we'll be live down there. the sunday before, we'll be out there during the day on monday. it's going to be total about 2:30. we'll be live. so, again, the afternoon shows. i cannot wait. >> he's been in a full e collapsclips. -- eclipse. >> i went in 1969 in eighth grade and it was almost. >> it's dark. it's very cool. >> and we get to wear these things. >> we have shoe box and this thing you use. >> but the hole, it suddenly gets dark. >> i can -- >> i love that temperature drop, you talk about just like that. >> i mean, to go -- i. >> guess one of those you get some rain showers here, that will do it. let's take a look and show you. nice seg way. there you go, there's the eclipse, that came because of some rain that was out that way. rain right now backwards the winchester area. look at the heat index, around 104 especially closer to the dc monaco all coming in at 104. here are the showers, jefferson county, these are really dyin

you can find it on our nbc washington app. search prachg ton damage. >>> the fight for 15.ework bill sets montgomery county on a path to a $15 minimum wage by the summer of 2020. the proposal eases the minimum wage higher over the next three years. it gives small businesses more time to phase in the increase. companies with 26 employees or less have until 2022 to get to that level of $15 an hour. the bill requires yearly impact studies and gives the montgomery county executive the power to halt increases if money gets tight, but the subject remains polarizing among folks who live in the county. >> they will be able to provide for their family and live comfortably as opposed to living in a way in which they are very stressed. >> they motivated themselves to really -- >> county executive vetoed a similar bill back in january but he left the door opening to considering a revised bill. this one could have legs. we did a quick check to compare minimum wages across our area. the hourly minimum wage to $15 by the year 2020. right now virginia's state minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.

we have a map now of each murder location in our nbc washington app. >>> boy, this is a story angie andave been looking at over and over. some neighbors in florida still trying to recovery at a sinkhope swallowed two homes. nbc's kerry sanders has more on this very delicate situation. >> reporter: this morning the terrifying sinkhole that swallowed two homes near tampa. >> it's literally eating the house >> reporter: officials say it handle got bigger, residents now breathing a sigh of relief, but still nervous. >> in our minds and our hearts, you know, that is not 100% guaranteed. >> reporter: this morning two homes are gone, destroyed, five others remain tun mandatory evacuation. authorities says thor residence can go back today just to recover some belongings. the sinkhole is, 225 feet in diameter. you could almost fit a 757 jumbo -- this is know as sinkhole alley. official say it could take months. emotional damage much longer. >> picture yourself leaving for work in the morning and you come back and there's nothing left. >> reporter: take a look at this drone shot. it's somewhat de

if you're heading to the pool download the nbc washington app and you can get the late of the forecast and radar and you can see if any thunderstorms are developing and get the kids out in time. dinner out tomorrow night and more so than the chance of a stray thunderstorm. it will be hot and you might indoors. as we look at tuesday the chance for another late-day shower or thunderstorm, but once again, that risk is pretty low at 30%. 91 for a high on tuesday. as we look to wednesday we'll keep it dry, that should not be the 40% is chance of thunderstorms and on wednesday it will be partly sunny and we are going to keep it dry, mid-90s and erica, upper 90s on thursday, and 96 on friday. >> listen, this is my friday so the commute to the pool tomorrow is all i'm worried about. >> it will be fine. >> thank you, ma'am. >>> coming up in sports, new developments in the kirk cousins contract saga. is the quarterback any closer to sign fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with dow