sheena parveen with us this morning. she's tracking the weekend warm-up and how hot exactly it's going to get. >>> with weather like that, it's a great time to hit the pool. the new way to get that workout in, also get a >>> good saturday morning. it's going to be a nice one today, nice and hot it's 5 degrees right now in the district. your pool forecast today looking really good if you're heading to the pool good idea as we go into the 1:00 p.m. hour. we're looking at temperatures in the upper 80s. by the afternoon near 90 degrees. isolated chance for a shower. i'll show you that plus tomorrow's forecast coming up. >>> see you in a few minutes, sheena. 7:14 is your time on saturday. he lost both of his arms and a leg while serving overseas. this morning former army sergeant waking up with a new roof over his head. introduce you to christopher walker. brand-new state-of-the-art home in alexandria. it's designed especially for him inside. got the lights, thermostat, even blinds can be control by the simple touch of an ipa

we've got sheena parveen with us saturday. she's tracking a she'll tell us how hot it's going to get. >> with weather like that, take a dip in the pool. get a good workout as well. a little >>> good saturday morning. i think you're going to like today still hot. if you're exercise, looks mostly dry. towards noon temperatures in the 80s, by afternoon 90. isolated shower. otherwise, you'll notice the humidity a lot lower coming up for the entire week for your forecast and beach forecast. >> see you in a few, sheena. >>> he lost both of his arms and a leg while serving overseas. this morning a former army sergeant is waking up with a new roof over his head. chris walker. we'll introduce you to him there. has he a brand-new state-of-the-art home in alexandria. it's designed for him. ips the light, thermostat, epa blinds can be controlled by the simple touch of an ipad. the home is did he signed to give him mobility and freedom. >> everything is set up to where i can idot mysedo it myself, i a every small detail makes everything th

sheena parveen joining us. we're in a very different place. nice place. >> feels so nice. >> aaron is in mishap i place. >> yes. >> it's that kind of weather, when you walk outside, you're automatically in a good mood. it feels so nice. we had a cold front move through. winds have switched. there's a drier air mass with us. much more pleasant today. not just the morning hours but a pleasant afternoon. we'll not be in the 90s today. so a relief, a break from the heat and humidity. our next chance of storms doesn't return until friday. that's when we'll start to heat up again. we go into the weekend. early rain chance on saturday. otherwise your weekend is looking pretty good. temperatures right now in the 730s. 75 degrees washington. 74 in lort 73 in clinton. there's the cold front i told you about. it moved through overnight. it's now to the south. the north wind always pulls in the drier, more comfortable air for us. it's going to be a nice day today. the exercise forecast looking good. recently we've told you to get out early. today you can

. >> chuck and sheena keeping an eye on that. let's check in with them before we look at the roads. >> good morning. there's a sticky start out here early this morning, and still a waft of bug spray in the air. >> i did spray bug spray, i was rubbing it in. happy i am not getting bit any more. next time we'll bring one of those bug fly swatters out here. right now it is 78 degrees in the district. very warm and humid. 78 quantico. here's the full 11:00 a.m., 89 degrees. by 4:00 p.m., temperatures in the mid 90s. but for today we're feeling close to 100 with humidity, feeling 105 tomorrow. big relief for the weekend. we'll show you numbers in the forecast. let's check the roads with melissa. good morning. >>> good morning. everything in and out of town top of the beltway, 29, route 1, 95, is looking good. no problems there northbound or southbound. remember northbound 295 after malcolm x, still have a single lane getting by. that's the one that caused trouble yesterday. rock street parkway at the kenld center, traffic alternates t

. >> sheena par vin giants you. sheena parveen joins us. a great day for the pool, for the kids who are out of school. by noon today, 87 degrees, by 2:00 p.m. we're looking at temperatures in the upper 80s. by 4:00 p.m., hot, you will definitely want the sunscreen today, right around 90 degrees this asp. we had a couple thunderstorms flaring up, but these are heading into del acare. currently we'll remain on the dry side. coming up i'll show you when our rain chances do return and some triple-digit it temperatures in the forecast. >>> the double shooting happened in a alley near a strip mall across the street from the census bureau. two men died. one of the victims ran into the popeye's. there was a reward leading to information and conviction in the case. >>> investigators hope to learn how a 4-month-old baby girts died. the baby was with family members in a advance over the weekend. we're told the family may have been living inside of that van. family members called police earlier in the day to report she wasn't breathing. the medical exa

sheena has our five-day forecast coming right up. >>> chuck, thank you. if you're riding the beltway this morning, we're in good, good shape so far. the roadways are dry. there was a work zone cleared. we're hearing of one trouble spot on 66 westbound near nutley. a lot of fire and rescue. the potential for a slowdown if you're headed out. be aware, you could be out there 66 west. back to you. >>> now to a developing story. a northern virginia community is concerned about its safety. >> a woman says she was stabbed walking to a metro station on this trail. megan mcgrath is live in fairfax county with the latest on this. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the entrance to this path is just behind me here on the other side of the crosswalk. in a few hours, police will be returning to the scene of the crime and handing out these flyers. they're looking for witnesses who saw yesterday's attack. anyone with information that could help them find the person who was responsible. now, this is a popular trail used by a lot of folks here. it's imme

good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning.he beltway off to a few random work zones in the clearing stages. hopefully within the next half hour. for now, off to a nice start. looking good. 95 in virginia going northbound. after 6:00 in thornburg, we have a paving project going on. that is the left lane getting by. off 14th street bridge, toward lower 14th. we have a work zone up the single right lane, not causing any delay. back to you. >>> thank you. a week after it was forced to close doors for cleaning, we're learning more about chipotle where hundreds became sick. some people came down with norovirus. >> talk about the right place at the right time. what was in one man's car that saved the life of a complete stranger. >> she's been called one. wst beautiful 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 download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit

i'm eun yang. >>> chuck and sheena, ventured back outside. we'll start with melissa and breaking metro news. melissa >>> in first 4 traffic. take a look at this if we can. on the yellow line, we're talking about train service being suspended between pentagon city and mt. vernon square this morning. that's not the only issue. between navy yard and mt. vernon square. all of this they're calling late -- this is the picture from justin finch out there on the scene. this is the right side of the roadway. this pepsi truck has been there for a couple of hours. we are getting by on the left. no doubt if this sticks around. we expect it to stick around for a bit longer. this is causing problems through district heights. no other major problems on any roads there. right now, justin finch out there live at the scene. justin, tell me what you're seeing and what will happen in the next few hours. >> reporter: seeing a few things out there. traffic is moving on the beltway here. inner loop to our left. we're in the right lane where traffic is not moving at

the ten-day doesn't look cooler, sheena. >> no, it does not.ing of cooler, we don't have rain relief in the forecast for thursday and friday. over the weekend, hot to upper 90s. we have a chance for showers. we're watching that closely. >> sheena, thank you. it's 6:55. the i a racist slur made its way on to walmart's website. >>> there was an ad selling a weaving cat. they noticed the racist color description. it used the n word to describe the cat. walmart apologized and blamed a third party retailer. it is a clear violation of our policy and has been removed. we are investigating the seller to determine how this could have happened. that third-party retailer said someone hijacked its brand to sell a fake version of their cat. >>> 6:56. the senate's health care plan is dead. two additional republicans announced their opposition to the current bill overnight. >>> d.c. fire investigators will find out what sparked a fire. it started inside one row home and eventually caught other homes on fire. molette green will have more on twitter for updates

good morning, melissa mollet. >> hi, sheena. in bethesda eastbound at seven locks, this should start wrapping up shortly. all lanes blocked by utility work. right now the westbound lanes carrying two-way traffic. inner and outer loop of the beltway, no everything rolling along nicely. 636p rolling along -- 66 rolling along pretty well. 270, we'll look at that coming up. >>> search teams continue to scour central arizona for a man swept away by a flash flood. this morning, we're getting a look at nine other people who didn't survive as the threat of another monsoon looms. >>> she was entrusted with keeping a pair of kids safe. but police say she bolted out of the window when they confronted her for doing the opposite. the area baby-sitter on the run. >>> dinner could get ea in new herbal essences it's bio:renew a blend of sea kelp, aloe and antioxidants that help bring your hair back to life. new herbal essences. let life in. >>> the desperate search for a missing man thought to be swept away by floods -- >> he and his extended f

good morning, jack. >> sheena, thank you. good morning, breaking news is in anne arundel 50 westbound. serious crash. chopper 4 has been flying over it before baydale drive. all travel lanes closed. diverted to cape st. claire. the delay on westbound 50 back to the bay bridge. closure will remain the majority of the morning rush hour. other news, rail riders, metro rail red line, delays both directions, power problem at medical center. green line, delays to branch avenue from earlier train malfunction. that's it for the roads. back to you. >>> the ultimate invasion of privacy, camera set up in a woman's home bathroom. we will show you the device, tell you how it ended up there. ♪ >>> the maryland chicken getting a chance at national fame. a second shot on ♪ >>> this is completely normal. or not. there's a chicken playing the piano. this happened in may on "america's got talent." the chicken trained in germantown. >> a local chick. was back on "america's got talent" with help from her >> come on! >> nothing worse. >> you know

. >> chuck and sheena are outside with more on what we can expect. i think the bugs are liking the heat. >> in the last 30 minutes, the army of gnats around here, we've been swatting around like crazy the last couple of minutes. this is unsuitable for flying. you think they would call it a day. >> this is the best time to get out. the bugs know it, too. >> they are forming around your head right now. >> weather >> it's going to be uncomfortably warm today. temperatures going to get very close to the record. the record at reagan national is 100. dulles is at the 97. all of those are somewhat out of jeopardy. as you plan out your day, heat indexes likely to be 100 or higher as soon as lunchtime. the heat advisory goes from noon until 8:00 p.m. only a very slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm to cool things off. the big story today, heat indexes much of the afternoon near about 105 degrees. check on your friends and neighbors, go to that community pool and sit there the afternoon. >> can i say the bugs are literally flying at my eyelashes which is

good morning, jack taylor. >> sheena, good morning. we're going to start things off with metro rail this morning. unfortunately, a track problem on the red line. the red line service has been temporarily suspended between friendship heights and grosvenor due to this track problem outside medical center. shuttle service has been established. it's closed between bingham drive and -- authorities are headed there. it's literally blocking the entire road. back to you. >> jack, thank you. >>> he is one of the fastest men in the pool. but can michael phelps take on a shark? the story you're probably going to hear about in your facebook feed. >>> we are tracking breaking news this morning. a possible tornado touchdown in marylan a ld.i you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. don't be late. even when we're not there to keep them safe, our subaru outback will be. (vo) love.

we turn to sheena parveen. it is a weather alert day because of heat threat. >> weather alert day today and we expect it again tomorrow. look at this. 830 degrees. feels like 85. wait until we go through the afternoon. going to feel like the low 100s. coming up, chuck has a closer look at that and how long it's going to last. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. no big problems right now. you can see the beltway inner loop and outer loop. everything rolling along nicely. no problems there. outer loop the american legion bridge, that crash on the right shoulder. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. >> o.j. simpson will find out whether he will be set free after almost nine years in prison for an armed robbery. simpson will make his case for freedom in front of the nevada parole board. this puts o.j. simpson back in the sp >> jay gray is outside of lovelock correctional center in nevada. explain how this will work today. >> good morning eun and aaron. the process will take an hour, if that. what we'll see is simpson

for a look further down, let's go to sheena parveen.my colleague. >> normal high this time of year. 88 degrees. we're going to stay a tad below normal. we'll be heating up toit the week. still a fantastic day. the dry -- it starts with the warming temperatures as we go through thursday. look at the numbers. 88 for a normal high. 89. wednesday and thursday in the 90s. quickly, it will start feeling like summer again. here's your uv index outlook monday through thursday. really even into friday. looking at 8 to 9. very high. sun burning off. if you're heading to the beach already. if you're making the weekend plans, 81 degrees. late chance of a shower or storm. saturday looks like the day unfortunately where we'll see widespread rain and we start to dry out. let's look at the ten-day chuck. >> 86 today. 89 tomorrow. flirting with wednesday, thursday and friday. the next chance for a single drop. >> showers look -- sunday will be the prettier day of the weekend. >> chuck, thank you. looking good. it's called the oscars for the d.c. area fo

good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning. we'll give you a live look at frederick on 270 southbound near 109. that's about the only heavy stretch. toward the lane divide, this is your crowded spot. 410 in takoma park. near takoma avenue. 410 is temporarily closed. there's wires down. so all lanes are blocked. the rock creek parkway to the kennedy center, all traffic -- no slowdown right now. brentwood road and carroll way, all lanes are blocked because of a water main break and it's closed through the evening rush hour. back to you. >>> thank you, jack. >>> the other top stories. senator john mccain will be back on capitol hill today. it will be his first time back since his brain cancer diagnosis. the senate will be moving forward with its debate on health care bill today. tracie potts will have more on that coming up in a live report. >>> tonight the washington national will hold a moment of silence in honor of our friend and colleague jim vance the patriarch of our news 4 team died saturday after a battle with cancer. we'l

we'll begin with chuck bell and sheena parveen and a nice sunny stretch ahead. there's nothing to complain about in the weather department the next couple of days. it's really, really comfortable out here this morning. >> it is. i'm comfortably cool. you don't need a jacket but you can wear a jacket. and you wouldn't be hot. >> i think that's true. people would think you're crazy. >> not too crazy. it's nice out. >> 59 degrees. winchester. in the district, clinton 58 degrees. now your monday commute, you know i did not -- >> i think i picked the wrong picture for that. or i was just trying to fool you. it's not going to rain today. >> this morning, you can put the windows down. this is

sheena? >> yes. it is actually, i know you felt this when you walked in. a little sticky out here this morning. it's all a sign of things to come. >> warmer, stickier for sure today. unfortunately, that leads to rain chance that is go way up the closer we get to the weekend. all the rain is a long ways to the west. >> so if you're headed out today, this afternoon, nothing to worry about. warm and humid, good weather for the baseball game. a noon first pitch. no rain likely today. but tomorrow, could have rain as early as the morning commute tomorrow. nt storminess later on in the day. we'll have a storm team 4 weather alert for tomorrow. if you're thinking about going to the beach this weekend, well, at least you won't have to pack the sunscreen. >> i like it. >> where's the sunscreen? don't need it this weekend. >> our weekend here at home as well. that's all coming up later on in the show. let's go to jack taylor. >> so for those of us apt to burn, i might have a good weekend at the beach. thank you very much. 95 in virginia, going northbound, we're stil

see how it's looking out there. >> good morning sheena. taking a look at the american legion bridge. it's not slowing down any lanes. wanted to mention, it is still hanging around. that was around for quite some time here. the past couple of hours, inner loop and outer loop, the beltway. rest of the beltway, had that problem. rock creek parkway at the kennedy center. traffic alternating through the work zone there. overall, just fine this morning. so is 270. right now, overall, looking pretty good. eun? >> melissa, thank you. they are the hottest choice out there right now. possibly even literally the new warning about fidget spinners and why some pose a fire hazard. >>> you find yourself going to more than one grocery store just to save a few bucks? why the days of one stop shopping may be a thing of the past. >>> ahead at 5:00, it is something a lot of people suffer from. sill celiac disease. why i ...studying to be a dentist and she gave me advice. she said... my daughter is... ...dad go pro with crest pro-health. 4 out of 5 dentists co

sheena. >> yes, erika. we like the good news.ome areas with flooding, but tomorrow morning we are looking at significant changes. you may have already felt them if you have been outside recently. the skies are clearing. the rain has pretty much left. we could see a few sprinkles in parts of maryland but the area of low pressure has moved off-shore, taking the rain with it. the clouds are starting to clear out too. look at the temperatures dropping off by the morning hours. some suburbs could be in the upper 50s. as you wake up though sunny skies, cool temperatures. coming up, we will take a look at >>> that will be a nice walk to get the morning coffee. sheena, thank you. >>> the rain causing a number of issues throughout our area today. in northeast d.c. the humane rescue alliance's building has a lot of flood damage so they're asking for donations of old blankets and towels to replaced damaged bedding for their animals. montgomery county closed all of their outdoor pools this afternoon because of the rain. in laurel a power pro

good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena. chopper 4 at clarksburg road, everything looking good and 270. nice light volume. love to see that. eastbound 66 before 28 we have that slowdown because of this on the right side of the roadway. we're taking up part of that right lane here this morning with that crash. northbound 110 at iwo jima. multiple work zone northbound. outbound is just fine. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway looking pretty good here. no big issues there. 270 from germantown to the spur. chopper showed you there. 95 to 270. rolling along just fine. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. 66, fairfax county parkway to the beltway looking good as well. so is 95 in virginia. northbound quantico to the beltway, if you're going 45 miles an hour, going to take you about 26 minutes. listen to wtop 105 fm when you hop in your car today. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it is 6:20. side hustles are becoming a popular thing for a lot of people, apparently. that's the extra income get. bank rate.com found that more tha

good morning, jack. >>> sheena, good morning.ter news for those riding in virginia along i-95 headed to springfield. the crash near the franconia-springfield parkway. rt back into woodbridge but beginning to recover. broken down vehicle may be in the roadway. fairfax county authorities have hunters hill closed near the dulles toll road. hunter mill road was blocked because of a tree down. it was unclear if it was quickly moved or if it's still closed. calls out there to make sure. be careful as you head out. possibility being rerouted. back to you. >>> all right, jack, thank you. we have a warning for anyone using a specific atm in woodbridge. police found a skimming device attached to an atm at the apple federal credit union at the potomac festival shopping center. if you recently used the atm there. check your bank accounts for anything suspicious. >>> if you plan to fly anywhere soon, get ready to see big changes at the security lines. tsa is putting in place, tighter security travel. you will have to remove all electronic ite

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>> actually, looking pretty good, sheena. thank you for this nice weather. 66 looks okay. 95, no problem. northbound as you approach quantico is a little slow. live look at 66 at waples mill. seeing the headlights headed inbound here this morning. taking a look at the beltway now, inner and outer loop of the beltway, everything is rolling on on 270 northbound and southbound, looking good as well. 95 in maryland and prince george's county coming up. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. in a matter of days, o.j. simpson could be a free man. >> a hearing expected to get under way later this week and what indicate owe >>> we are remembering two hollywood greats this morning. oscar winning actor martin landau died this weekend much he's best known for his hit tv show mission impossible. he also won an oscar for best supporting actor in 1995 for his role in ed wood. landau was 89 years old. he's known for night of the living dead. he was 77 years old. >>> o.j. simpson has been in prison since 2008 and this week he could go free. >> simpso

meteorologist sheena parveen has more on the timing. what are you seeing, sheena? >> right now we're not seeing too much on radar locally except all this heat. 89 degrees is the actual temperature, feels like 103 and this is going to help to fuel thunderstorms. here's a look at the radar. we have a couple showers right near hagerstown, but later today, here's where we could see storms popping up and moving through. it's our entire area that's under risk. so as rwe the day, mainly dry, 3:00 p.m. storms north and west of the district. by 6:00 p.m., strong storms moving through d.c. and the beltway, by 8:00 p.m., still have the chance for shorwers bu going into the weekend, some changes. >>> we're following a developing story in damascus where neighbors woke up to explosions and intense flames on haney avenue. >> news4's justin finch has been following this story all morning long. he is live with more on what those explosions were and what's being done to help the police officer whose home was badly damaged. >> reporter: erika, good morning. what a scare for that poli

let's chec t sheena parveen back joining chuck bell outside right now. good morning, guys. >> good morning. back on probably the warmest and most humid morning i've felt in a while. >> it's thick outside again this morning. temperatures in the mid 70s now, and rain chances come in bunches as one chance here early this morning and another chance later today. first wave of low pressure will bring us our wave of rain chances this morning. light rain falling on i-66 through manassas, the manassas area towards warrenton and janesville and the plains. showers along the i-81 corridor. muggy 75 in washington. planning out the day today showers around the first part of the day. plenty of sunshine i think during the course of the afternoon. that will get temperatures up into the upper 80s by later today. and a chance you could get rained on for dinner and a movie on date night. keep that in mind. after you go to the late show you're going to need that umbrella. meanwhile, traffic on a friday morning melissa mollet let's hope that's going smoothly. >> not so bad. a

sheena is back with us this morning. just that sort of ugly, nasty, angry heat. >> it's not that bad. >> how bad does it have to get? >> when it feels around 105 i guess you can call it nasty. you're in the water it doesn't feel so bad. it's all relative. depends on what you're doing, right? if you're in your car with the ac on it's not that bad when you look through a window. for your weather outlook today you want the air on. the good news the commute does look dry. the bad us? we don't have much rain relief with cooling down those temperatures. if you're heading to the pool, going to be a nice day. have the sunscreen uv index is high. exercise either right now or indoors later on. it will be too hot to run around outside. grilling out, it will be feeling like around 100 degrees today. this afternoon. if you're grilling out keep that in mind. head to the shade for the grill or just cook inside. here's a look at the temperatures currently. it's warm and humid. 77 degrees in washington. 70 frederick. 69 manassas. high pr

sheena has a sizzling forecast coming up. >>> d.c. police trying to solve a shooting at the water front. >>> we've learned the teen that was killed was kennedy javier from maryland. another man in critical condition. police have not yet told us his name. the two were shot whitehurst freeway. no arrests have been made. >>> angie goff here at the live desk with wildfires. more than a dozen wolves being evacuated. they had to leave a nevada refuge. they were moved into crates. crews fighting the fire. today, they're working against more challenging weather conditions again. been a tough fight all weekend. the fire has grown to 315 acres. as of this morning, it's only 10% contained. back to you. >> ang you, thank you. >>> if you need to hop on amtrak, fewer trains are headed to new york city. >> amtrak reduced service because of extensive repair work in new york. northeast regional service cut in half between d.c. and new york during the week. that means there will be three round trip trains until september 1st. there are no changes to th

let's go to sheena. good morning. >> good morning, chuck.t least one weekend day where week get outside and make your plans. we're looking at the rain lingering into the weekend. like chuck mentioned. heavy rain tonight and into your saturday as we go into saturday on future weather. we're starting in the early morning hours. 7:00, 8:00 a.m. showers lingering. the model has been updating. trying to pull these pieces together. i think we'll see showers around to start your saturday. in the afternoon, we could have showers lingering again until it clears out on sunday. big temperature swing across the weekend. take a look at what's going to happen. normal high is 88 degrees. look at tomorrow, 74. that's going to be pretty cool. maybe even chill toy many of you on sunday. upper 70s, rebounding to the 80s on monday. let's look att 100% for heavy rain. later today. at least through the first half, three quarters of the day. late saturday night, hopefully the rain stops -- back up close to 90 degrees for the second half of next week. little chance

good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning. a broken down vehicle along the far right side of the roadway. authorities are going to remove the vehicle. iverson street and southern avenue, reports of a vehicle fire. authorities should be headed there. also from the big storms over the weekend, 16th street and northwest still has debris removal between o and around scott circle. no traffic moving on 16th street. the movement from top is -- they're checking it out as we start the morning rush hour. back to you. >>> jack, thank you. he looked toward the sky and found a life changing lesson. the inspiring way a d.c. man is making a difference and helping students soar to success. >>> bethesda's golden girl living up to her name. the major accomplishment from our local olympian and the lessons she hopes to learn for next time. >> ellen is talking to jesse ferguson and james cordon. look for a music from panic at the disco. that's today fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connec