the suitland parkway. that is blocked off for the motorcade right now so it is traffic issues right now here on alabama avenue. as you can see behind me. we were driving around before they started to close the roads for the essentiallyt was just a normal rush hour if you will. normal afternoon rush hour. that is changing however here in southeast d.c. as the motorcade gets ready to hang in the district. of course the pope essentially going to the vet can embassy and the president we are told going back -- vatican embassy and the president we are told going back to the white house. this is a normal rush hour. show you a view out the front. alabama avenue. right now.around other than at the suitland parkway. a lot of areas is the normal rush hour but that is about to change as the motored r through theading city. the pope going to massachusetts avenue in northwest and the president to the white house. to bes what you have careful of and avoid those areas. of course the suitland parkway from andrewsng as well

> also ahead, what we're learning about the crash that sent a person to the hospital and had the suitland parkway closed overnight. >>> we're in the 10:00 hour now on sunday morning. i hope you're having a great one. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm molette green in for angie goff taking the day off to enjoy. on "news 4 today" we welcome you and, you know what, this is going to be a great day to get outdoors and enjoy the last blast of summer. meteorologist tom kierein in the weather center with what we can expect. good morning. >>> it is a perfect late summer day. on this sunday morning starting off, you will notice the lower humidity in place. it is still comfortably cool in the akts to around 70 degrees and our camera overlooking uni station. showing a gentle breeze there flapping the flag and we are flooded with sunshine all around the region, less humid today. a little more humid tomorrow. here comes another heat wave that will be moving in later this week ahead. right now we are near 70 in the metro area. mid-70s in washington and nearby suburbs. mid-70s around the bay. and shenandoah vall

new this morning we're working to learn more about a crash on suitland parkway.own all between branch avenue. one woman was extricated from her car there. paramedics rushed her to the medical center. no word on how many other people were involved in the crash. all lanes on suitland parkway are back open right now. >> a call for help is now a death investigation. police in southeast d.c. say they found a body inside a burnt-out vehicle. if you have our app, you got the alert. police went to xenia street. that's when someone called about the car on fire. today we could learn more about the person who died and the circumstances of his or her death. >> today we may learn more about a woman who died after a car ran into her near a bus stop in fairfax county. all three people inside that car are in the hospital this morning. police in springfield say the driver hit another car yesterday after running into the woman at the bus stop near greeley boulevard. and today we're expected to learn more about a drowning in ocean city. they say a 7-year-old girl died after drownin

suitland parkway back open after being shut down both directions.as a bad crash between alabama avenue and branch avenue. one woman had to be rescued from her car. no word on how many other people were involved in the crash. >>> we'll work today to learn more about the body d.c. police found inside a burned car. fuse 4 went to xenia street near valley avenue last night. police told us they only found the body after firefighters put out the flames. >>> it's back to practice today for the redskins. despite a bumpy preseason, rg3 will be on the roster. the team opens the regular season next sunday night at home against miami. and that means football is back, and there is much rejoicing all over the world. >> i know. but we're not having football weather yet. we've got to enjoy the last of summer. time to check on our forecast. very important this weekend. >> tom kierein is here to tell us all about it. >> and summer doesn't want to give it up either. we had the heat wave and now a break from the high heat and the high humidity on this sunday morning. g

it's further south between malcolm x avenue and suitland parkway that we have some issues.alk you through the trouble spots and give yo y0 >>> well on back. we have a few sprinkles trying to get through the shenandoah valley. elsewhere a little bit of drizzle here and there with temperatures mild, in the 60s. if you can leave your jacket at home, you're going to be fine. i think we could see a peek or two of sun this afternoon but also a spotty shower. highs upper 70s to around 80 degrees. enjoy it. it gets cooler for the second half of the week. time for traffic. here's larry miller. >>> looks like we have a headache on the maryland side again on 295 southbound it malcolm x avenue and suitland parkway. you can consider mlk avenue as an alternate but i think the delays on 295 are minimal at best. so you certainly would be good to go this morning. want to give you a live look and show you how things are shaping up along the beltway at pennsylvania avenue. you can see got some volume on the inner loop of the beltway but no incidents or accidents to slow you down. same for i-

spectators in the area of suitland parkway near alabama avenue.ause of that police have shut it down. that is going on right now. really the only closure that we have in place in that area parkway,tland pennsylvania avenue is now open. forfor afield -- garfield and fulton street. this area you should avoid until thursday afternoon. that is a look at traffic. back to you. leon: all right. we'd like to avoid bad weather to thursday or friday. maybe friday afternoon. alison: right! it sounds like we are going to. at least today is spectacular, doug. nicelyt has turned on with the sun returning this afternoon. sunshine and warm temperatures tomorrow. turny will start to cloudy and cooler. is from john champe high school in aldie. the clouds come in. you think it won't break up 1:00 or 2:00 it started to clear and turned into a beautiful day. the winds now out of the north little bit.a 69 degrees. fredericksburg. heading to the everything hours, it's diminishing cloud cover. theas worked out on schedule as we hoped and figured out. high pressure now in

another spot we were telling folks to avoid, suitland parkway. this area, again, things are moving through very quickly but these are spots where you could see a slowdown. also pennsylvania avenue as well. so, again, going to be keeping an eye on things here as the pope is headed into northwest washington, have some additional closures. of course, we're going to talk about a little bit later this hour. then the metro situation for tomorrow as well. guys? >> all right, melissa. >> thanks. we know he's been tweeting. we assume the fiat has gps, too, to get him there. >> let's go back to chris out at joint base andrews. chris, we understand you spoke to some folks, some students at a high school today. they're going to be performing for the pope. that got to be extra special for them. >> reporter: pat, i got to tell you, from moment this visit was announced catholic students across our area have been preparing for it. perhaps nobody had a tougher job of that than the band at the dematha catholic high school. they said usually they have a lot of lead

and suitland parkway there. now, it is not clear what impact this will have on the beltway. might want it avoid that area, stay away during that part of the day here today. taking a look here, downtown here, in northwest washington now, thinking about other roads, we're talking about wisconsin avenue, massachusetts avenue, right here in front of the embassy. and 34th street northwest, also going to be a no go because that's where the embassy is. high security there where pope francis will be sleeping the next few nights. avoid wisconsin avenue, which i mentioned, which can be closed. vatican officials and security not telling us what route the pope will take tonight. it is just best to stay away. i'm pretty proud of myself. we were thinking this wasn't going to go so smoothly. >> doing good. doing good. round of applause. absolutely right. good job. you got to put a little motion into it the next time. that's what i would suggest. cloudy skies, a little light rain, a little drizzle to contend with this morning. there are puddles on the local sidewalks. temperature now 58 in

or take suitland parkway. but know a lot of people are using this as a bail-out. a backup. currently now 12 miles per hour heading southbound. the 14 street bridge and douglas bridge. we have delays on 395 leaving the city, only averaging in the teens. emergency roadwork in place. get ready for single digit. prescription georgia's county working from college park to green belt. and beltville. the emergency roadwork is at 450. two lanes are blocked. this is a solid stretch of bumper to bumper traffic. inching along. we are seeing the same thing on 95 in virginia. let's take a live look to show you a crash we have near the fairfax county parkway. this is the volume and get ready for delays on 95 in virginia. back to you. alison: thank you. well, people in burnett county, texas, are allowed to return to their home after a brush fire forced them out. it broke out monday afternoon burning 45 acres. threatening about a half a dozen homes just north of austin. the fire was 100% contained early this morning. no one was hurt. no homes were damaged. what sparked the fire is

terrifying scene in suitland caught on camera. brad: police say they leave fires for firefighters and the firefighters say the bad guys are left for the cops. but last night this lines were blurred. the officers raced in to save a man's life without regard for their own. >> on the police dash cam video you can see the officers run without hesitation toward the burning car. through the name they spot the driver of the vehicle in the driver's seat. neighbors say it was a terrifying scene. playing out after midnight in suitland. >> they was breaking a window hollering "get out, get out, get out." brad: now look at the video. you can see the officers breaking the car windows. a firefighter arrives on scene. he, too, runs to the blaze. and then they make their move into the flame. they pull the man out. there is no doubt they saved him for what has been fatal burns. this afternoon rita thomas looks at her daughter's car which was burned in the wreck. she is still stunned by what she witnessed. >> lord, i never want to see that again. i

they say they may know who pulled the trigger on 28th street near suitland parkway. that new homicide investigation hours after a deadly shooting in northwest d.c. police there are offering up to $25,000 to anyone who can help them lock up the person responsible. officers say someone killed a man in a back parking lot behind harvard towers around 7:45 last night. the d.c.-owned senior citizens complex is in mount pleasant, a few steps away from rock creek ç park. >>> it's 6:00 on the dot. i'm angie goff. >>> two big stories, the pope is on his way, he's on his way to cuba for his first visit. >>> and the joint force st. andrew base is on the way. >>> and we're off to a summer-like start. good morning, tom. >> we are starting off feeling like summer in september. we have patchy, dense fog right there at andrews air force base, the joint andrews base there. it's a quarter mile visibility and some patchy, dense fog. elsewhere we have patchy dense fog as well in southern maryland and around the bay. watch out for that. it's a cool morning. mid to upper 50s, shenandoah va

gathered on the overpasses to watch the black pontiff down the suitland parkway. how is it affecting the rush hour? tom roussey is live in mobile track 7 with the latest. tom? this is where the pope is saying on massachusetts. the folks are lined up. they are letting you drive by inbounds on massachusetts avenue. letting you drive by if you are going outbound. you will see that in a moment. gather see the folks around here near with the pope staying along massachusetts avenue. overall, the rush hour, once the motorcade were done for and president obama, things weren't that bad. going going to keep straight here as far as we can to show you the scene. i believe the road is open if to go straight. you can see all of the folks lined up here. cameras.v a lot going on here. this is where jay korff went live earlier. inbound onsee massachusetts, they are letting you get by right now. outbound is a much different story. lot of police officers blocking where the pope is at the vatican embassy. navalgoing by the observatory now. traffic overall moving well in the city at t

inner loop to 395 do have a brand-new crash in the area and eastbound suitland parkway.l times in ten minutes. eun? >> thank you. >>> later today, stafford high freshmen will get their first look at their brand-new school. stafford county inspectors just gave the school the green light to allow teachers and students in just in time for orientation. there will be an open house tonight. stafford high had to push back the first day of class because of delays in obtaining occupancy permits. classes start monday. >>> fairfax county is just starting the school year, but next year's budget is already a concern. the school board met with parents to explain the budget last night and asked for ideas on how to balance it. the county is predicting major shortfalls next year of between 50 and $80 million. >> we know the next rounds of cuts would have potentially serious consequences but what's most important to us for our students in the schools and in the classrooms. so we felt like we had to have the community engaged with us in maing these decisions. >> the school board wants to h

admirers stood for hours on suitland hoping to catch a glimpse. others who gathered along massachusetts avenue got a closer look including one woman who gave him a hat and a note. >> he changed lives and i had the opportunity, thank you, god, for bringing this kind of person to us. >> just those few fleeting moments, absolutelying amazing and overwhelm with joy. i'm -- overwhelmed with joy. i'm shaking. >> it's amazing what kind of power he has. >> even her little 8-month-old baby was happy. the pope seemed most comfortable and energized around people working crowds, shaking hands, giving hugs and blessing children. >> whatever joy people gave the pope he gave it right back. our mola lenghi is in studio now with that story. >> the feeling of joy seemed to be mutual. the pope looked like he cared about everyone and everywhere he went everyone cared about him. while he was in d.c., he certainly made an impression. [ cheering and applause ] >> from his first day to his last in the nation's capital everywhere pope francis went there was love. >> i lov

then make his way here, which likely means rolling closures and motorcade along places like the suitlanday and the southeast/southwest freeway. metro, that's another story. they had a bad day yesterday with the transformer fire outside a stadium armory. they have that fixed. but we already saw a problem on the blue, orange and silver lines. they have that fixed. we'll stay on top of any delays over the entire three days. we'll be out here for you. back to you. >> thank you, adam. >>> 6:33. if you're a federal, woulder, the office of personnel management released its plan for the pope's visit. take a look. they tweeted that agencies should allow employees to telework while the pope is in town. this is the best way to keep the government running and support safety on the roads. today, be sure to check with supervisors about what the teleworking plan is for your office for this pope's visit. >>> to try to ease some of the traffic tomorrow, the i-95 sxra express lanes in virginia will change. on wednesday and thursday, the lanes will reverse direction an hour earlier. northbound switches to

there in the background of this dash cam video came from a car on fire along lakewood street in suitland. you can see officers rushing to help. firefighters also helped pull the driver out. the officers were quick to shrug off too much praise when we went to talk to them. >> i wouldn't say heroes. brave, yes. but we're first responders and it's our job to do that. i think the fact that we put others' lives before ours is what we're trained to do. >> the man they saved is expected to survive. >>> now to the images that generated a lot of buzz on social media and a scare at the national zoo. he climbed over a fence at the lion's den. news4's darcy spencer obtained the photos and asked zoo officials if any changes need to be made to keep intruders out. >> reporter: a spokesperson says this happens very infrequently at the zoo. someone climbing over the first line of protection between the public and the lion's den. the spokesperson says the man had no access to the lions and they could not attack him, and there are no plans to update security or the enclosure. >> nuts, nuts. why even attemp

what we're learning about the crash that sent a person to the hospital and had the suitland parkway closedus, the developing story we're watching right now after a body is found in a charred car in southeast d.c. good morning. hope you're having a great sunday morning so far. >>> a beautiful start to your sunday morning. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with us. what can we expect on this day ahead, tom? >> how about the best day

. >>> we have an accident reported on route 4 westbound at suitland parkway with backups.muters will need to add additional time to your commute time to account for that. we've been telling you about the papal road closures and many in place along areas of massachusetts avenue as well as constitution avenue and parts of michigan avenue as well. here's a live look at 15th street at constitution avenue. this is close to where mike hydeck is stationed this morning so you're looking live at the people that are congregating there getting ready for the festivities that will take place later on this afternoon. metro an option. earlier issues have resolved on the blue line. still delays on the green line. account for that with additional time. muay with us. ch more news, weather and traffic and more papal coverage coming up after the break. >>> have i gotten smaller or this app gotten bigger? of course it has. we have everything you need to know, road closures, what you can bring, schedule of events and you can watch the mass live. we'll stream all the coverage. hey, redskins goin

. >>> some incredible video out of prince george's county county tonight, this car fire in suitland broke out around 12:30 this morning. the first two police officers on the scene found out the driver was still inside but could not get him out because the flames were just too intense. two more officers arrived and they had to use a baton to lift a door handle and start to pull the driver out. two tires exploded causing even more problems and finally with the help of firefighters they pulled the man from that car with severe burns, but he is expected to survive. >>> the unemployment rate hit a seven year low, 173,000 people found work in august bringing the unemployment rate down to 5.1%. the numbers were lower than the predictions, but there is good news for white collar workers. experts predict starting salaries for professionals will go up 4% next year and tech jobs are expected to jump more than 5%. paul mcdonald from the robert hafh employment agency said demand for good workers keeps on growing. >> technology again in 2016 is projected toed have highest salary increases. >> -- to hav

also suitland parkway and pennsylvania avenue. and without a doubt, the beltway, 495. all should be offlimits. now around the embassy, consider massachusetts avenue a definite no-go. also include 34th street. because this is where the pope is going to be sleeping at night. wisconsin avenue could also be shut down. we're giving you all these scenarios because we aren't being told exactly what route the pope is going to be taking tomorrow evening. it's part of the intense security blanketing his visit to d.c., new york and philadelphia. something we'll take an even closer look at in just ten minutes. doreen? >>> turning to our weather now, we still have some showers hanging around on storm team 4 radar. it is rain we really need. but doug, how much longer is it going to stick around. >> it won't stick around too much longer. you hit the nail on the head here. it really is much needed rainfall. it's coming at night right now. of course we did rain out the nationals game unfortunately. but the rain is needed. and so far we have seen close to a quarter inch of rain at some

and we watched as they canvas crime scenes, including after a violent assault this summer in suitlandounty crime records show a 40% drop in homicides in the past three years. but there is a cost, paid full-time prosecutors are assigned to just a handful of the hundreds of cases the county must handle each year. and the county said it will need more than a million dollars in state emergency aid next year and each year to pay for it to target this handful of suspected criminals. >> we may be talking about 25 or 30 individuals who wreak havoc on our communities. >> and forever change the lives of people like trey turner's mom. >> i will never get over it. i'll never have grandchildren from my son. i'll never be able to see my son get married. >> reporter: the naacp of prince george's says it's received no complaints about this unit, but that it's important only violent offenders be included. they say it's worth remembering many criminal defendants don't have the money to hire high-powered defense attorneys to make their case in court. scott mack macfar land. >> everybody wants a repeat.

. >>> a woman is dead tonight after a fatal crash overnight on the suitland parkway. the crash shut down that parkway for several hours near nailor road while rescue workers tried to extra kate the woman from her car. >>> well turning to the weather. get ready to turn up the heat. just how hot and sticky? i know someone that knows. first alert meteorologist howard bernstein. >> yeah deb, the 90s are coming back tomorrow. the humidity comes in tuesday. it'll be around for a few days. big change, what a beautifully comfortable dry day. low humidity levels, plenty of sunshine on the satellite and radar composite. the temperatures right now if you look to the west to columbus and charleston and toledo, mid to upper 80s. while we're only 84 now, there's a lot more orange and red to the west, which will invade our region over the next few days. we're expecting late summer heat. beautiful evening. look at that weather camera, fantastic stepping out, hey no problem. clear to partly cloudy, upper 70s and the lower 70s by midnight with a patch of fog overnight. now i'll come ba

same thing goes for suitland parkway, avoid that. pennsylvania avenue will be a route you want to avoid coming into the city. it is not clear what impact this could have on the beltway, you might expect there will be some and the experts suggest that you try to stay away from that as much as you can as well. in d.c., you'll want to stay off of massachusetts avenue, let's see, there we go. magically appears for you. stay off of massachusetts avenue -- not quite. there we go. and right around the vatican embassy and the naval observatory. the pope gets in, he'll be going to the embassy here, 34th street, also going to be a road you want to avoid in northwest because this is where the embassy is and where pope francis will be when he's not out in the city. you might also want to avoid wisconsin avenue, which could be closed at different points as well. the vatican officials and security, they're not telling us exactly what route the pope will take tonight, so it is best to just stay away if you can. >> thank you, aaron. >>> looking ahea

nicholas clayden, and jeremy perch were on patrol around 12:30 this morning on lakeland street in suitland. the man crashed and his car bust into flames, trapping him inside. you can see officer morris immediately run towards the flames. >> there was a lot of flames. it smelt like gas. but it was so quick. it was very quick. >> reporter: moments later, officer nicholas clayden jumps out of his patrol car. >> it was an intense fire. the heat was overwhelming. the tires were popping. explosions were going off in the car. i've never experienced a car fire before. so i was very nervous. >> reporter: police say they arrived moments before fire ems units showed up. officer clayton used his baton to pry open the door, while volunteer firefighter daniel collins grabbed the man and pulled him out. the driver was on fire. >> we were trying to get him away. we were trying to save his life. >> reporter: and they did. medics rushed him to a hospital. tonight the man has serious burns, and he is in critical condition. >> i believe it wasn't for me and my fellow officers, there is a good chance that he p

it was -- >> michael, nicholas, luis and jeremy were on patrol in suitland. the car crashed and burst into flames. officer morris immediately ran toward the flames. >> there was a lot of flames. it was so quick. very quick. >> reporter: moments later, nicholas jumps autoof his patrol car. >> it was intense fire. the heat was overwhelming. explosives going off in the car. i never experienced a car fire before, so, i was very nervous. >> reporter: police say they arrived moments before fire ems units showed up. they used a baton to pry open the door while a volunteer firefighter grabbed the man and pulled him out. the driver was on fire. >> we were trying to pull him away and save his life. >> reporter: and they did. they rushed him to the hospital. he has serious burns, in critical condition. >> if it wasn't for me and my fellow officers, there's a good chance he wouldn't have survived. >> reporter: i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> a man literally walks into the lion's den at the national zoo. why are officials not planning to update security when it comes to th

. >> michael, nicholas, lewis and jeremy are all on patrol around 12:30 early this morning in suitland. the man crashed and his car burst into flames. officer morris immediately runs toward the flames. >> there were a lot of flames. it was so quick, very quick. >> reporter: moments later, nicholas jumps out of his patrol car. >> intense fire. the heat was overwhelming. the tires were popping, explosions going off in a car. i have never experienced this before. i was nervous. >> they arrived moments before fire and ems showed up. a volunteer firefighter grabbed the man and pulled him out. the driver was on fire. >> we were trying to get him away and save his life. >> and they did. tonight, the man has serious burns and is in critical condition. >> if it wasn't for me and my fellow officers, there's a good chance he wouldn't have survived. >> reporter: i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> a great point there. it could explode. >> i know, the man is still in critical condition. we are hoping for the best. true heroism at work there. >> all caught on video. >>> a man literally walking into the li

suitland parkway is congested. we are seeing a lot in the d.c. area. 395 will take you 35 minutes getting from the downtown area continuing toward the mixing bowl. i want to focus in on the biggest issue we have. that is the delay. getting from the 270 spurt to 95 and continuing on the inner loop. that is a 14-mile stretch continuing closer to 450. emergency roadwork put in place. with that you have the two lanes blocked. everyone squeezing to the right-hand side. you didn't mishear me. it's 14 miles of slowing from bethesda continuing closer to land. you may be late for dinner tonight. unfortunately. back to you. alison: okay. thank you for the warning. a sea turtle is blowing minds in the science world. take a look at why. the turtle glows in the dark. the first reptile ever seen with what is called biofluorescence. that is the ability to reflect the blue light of the ocean as a different color. this sid owe was captured in july by a scientist in the south pacific ocean. the phenomena is not the same as the biolume necessary sant because that i

someone shot and killed a man on suitland parkway. police found a honda civic nearby. they believe it may help them identify a suspect. >>> and a homicide investigation hours after a deadly shooting in southwest d.c. the d.c.-own senior citizens complex is in mt. pleasant. police are offering up to $25,000 to anyone who can help them lock up the person responsible. a lot going on on this saturday morning. thanks for joining us, i'm adam tuss. >> it sure has been busy early on. i'm angie goff. so glad to have you join us for news 4 today. we want to start off with this weather. >> tom kierein here with the forecast. >> enough for patchy, dense fog that's formed since predawn and over the last hour. some of the fog beginning to break up a little bit. live from the steam team 4 tower camera. sunshine breaking through, the fog kind of rolling on through the metro area now. that sun is breaking out. over the fog it's a mostly clear sky. so once this fog does break up we'll have quite a bit of sunshine breaking up. all these areas in gray under this dense fog advisory until

again still keeping a close eye on that accident along the suitland parkway westbound at forestville road. found out from police that apparently a car and a deer collided. i don't think that this situation is going to be much a big deal for that much longer. it should wrap up soon. i'll give you the all clear as soon as we get it. on i-270 from frederick to the capital beltway going through west montgomery avenue, no major issue. you'll see a little bit of volume but nothing to slow you down as you approach the capital beltway in bethesda. the next traffic update in roughly ten minutes. we'll send it over to you. >>> new this morning police are investigating d.c.'s latest murder. a man was shot last night in northeast in the 4200 block of east capitol street. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. this is the 111th murder in the district this year. >>> also new this morning, one person was killed in a motorcycle accident in forestville. the motorcycle control lieded with a tractor-trailer -- collided with a tractor- trailer. the cyclist keith heinz of silver spring was kil

no issues on south capitol street and suitland parkway. all lanes are open.nd on i-66 traveling as far west as areas like haymarket, gainesville, front royal all lanes of traffic are open but you will see increasing volume as you get toward manassas, centreville, even parts of fairfax. but no issues as you make your way into rosslyn over the key bridge into georgetown. we'll have your drive times around the metroing a up after the seven-day -- metro coming up after the seven-day forecast. >>> a 5,000% increase for a 62- yard drug. >> cbs this morning investigate -- 62-yard drug. >> cbs this morning investigates what's behind the dramatic jump. >> good morning. today on "great day washington," this town is gearing up for the pope. we'll talk with an author about a visual book that captures the pope. >> she'll be here live it's intelligent enough to warn of danger from virtually anywhere. it's been smashed, dropped and driven. it's perceptive enough to detect other vehicles on the road. it's been shaken, rattled and pummeled. it's innovative enough to brake by

right now, we're hearing suitland parkway and alabama avenue there in southeast, we have the intersectionagain, closed because of a large amount of bepeople that were there, trying to get the fwoolks out o the way. believe it or not, delays on vre, stoppages from union station a while ago. a little slow. fredericksburg 307, ten minutes behind. manassas 329, also ten minutes behind. right now massachusetts avenue in front of the embassy nice and clear. northbound lanes are shut down. talking a little bit now about tomorrow as we look ahead. of course, we're going to be talking a lot about road closures tomorrow morning on "news 4 today" but also wednesday's metro schedule, again, they're going to be open here just like today, 5:00 a.m. to midnight. all the stations will be open. some entrances you might find would be closed for security reasons. when we're talking about the brookland station, of course, right there near the university. it will be exit only before the mass there, entrance only after the mass. buses will be brought in between brookland, rhode island, and ft. totten to get fo

it happened yesterday in the town of suitland.river wound up trapped in his car as it burst into flames. an officer used his baton to pry the car door open you can see the driver being pulled out by rescue crews. he was rushed to the hospital with burns. but amazingly he is expected to survive. >>> a bit of uneasiness on busy h street tonight after a shooting last night left a man dead. it happened near the tla as music fans waited in line to see a show by up and coming rapper. police taking several people into custody after that shooting but no one has been charged. fox 29's joanne pileggi talked to people out on south street today about the violence. >> it's crazy. we hard three gunshots. people just started going nuts. people started following us into our store there was mayhem. everybody screaming. >> reporter: what difference, though, this morning along south street with beautiful end of summer weather at hand. despite the appearance of calm, there was a sense of uneasiness and fear here locals talking about a fight followed

. >>> the suitland parkway certainly having its problems right now eastbound at nailer road. two lanes blocked as a result of an accident. a tow truck is on scene so it should clear up soon. want to let you know, this just into the traffic center about 30 seconds ago. georgetown pike is shet down in both directions for a crash. just minor injuries. >>> escalating tensions as russia sends troops and weapons into war-torn syria. should the u.s. be concerned? >> if you want to read up on nikki's story about fairfax county school's $100 million budget gap, we have that on our mobile app. >> larry and i will be back with traffic and wept near 25 -- weather in 25 what did iran's supreme leader get in the nuclear deal? to start with, $100 billion. they keep their nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles. there won't be surprise anytime-anywhere inspections. and after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. congress should reject a bad deal. we need a better deal. i to the acidity in any foods.ht never thought about the coffee i was dr

the old sheridan terrace community is now sheridan station located off suitland park way near the anacostia. check it out. the $100 million project provides 327 mixed-income apartments and town homes and most are rentals and most are set aside for affordable income programs. all of them are families that make up to $64,000 a year. >>> a high school player injured during a game never recovered. up next, learn how this tragedy on the field has impacted an entire school community then new at 6:00, a look at donald trump's tax reform plan and who it >>> a school and mourning the death of a high school foo will player. a star quarterback died after collapsing on the field friday night and condolences came in from governor chris christie and the new york jets. nbc's jim maxfield spent the day at the school as classmates remembered 17-year-old evan murray. j friends of evan murray are gathering to remember and to pray outside a memorial at the football field. >> he doesn't deserve it at all. he was the nicest kid. >> the 17-year-old h seemed to have it all, a three-sport athlete, starring quarterb

the flames the back ground of the dash cam video came from a car on fire along lakewood street in suitland. you can see officers from prince george's county rush in to help. firefighters also helped pull the driver out. the officers say they are not heroes, just part of the job. >> i wouldn't say heroes, yes, brave, first responds, our job to do that. i think the fact we put other lives before ours is what we are trained to do >> the man they saved is in the hospital in critical condition but expected to survive. >>> this evening a county clerk in kentucky still in jail on contempt of court charges and marriage licenses are being issued to same-sex couples in rolen county. nbc's jay gray reports on those choums are among the first to get the paperwork that they have wanted >> reporter: a couple and community celebrate this morning outside a county courthouse in kentucky. >> i feel like we are accepted. we are part of everyone else. >> reporter: the supreme court legalized same-sex marriages in june but today, was the first time gay and lesbian couples were issued a license in rowen county.

want to give you a live look and show you how things are shaping up at south capitol street, the suitlandkway. no issues there this morning. certainly some good news there. for those of you traveling in areas in maryland especially along the capital beltway here, no issues on either the inner or outer loop along the 63-mile stretch. watch out for some volume starting to creep up in areas of college park and even parts of bethesda. no accidents or incidents to slow you down. we'll send it over to you. >>> 6:17. in the news right now, leaders of the european union are calling on countries to help with the latest wave of migrants. the eu says its 22 member states should be forced to accept another 120,000 people in need of international protection hundreds of thousands of migrants are crossing the boarder from syria into countries like germany and hungary. >>> meanwhile thai police are learning more about the bangkok shrine bombing. a key suspect told them he met with a bomber outside a train station. he said he handed the bomber a heavy backpack just before the blast. last month's attack ki

george's county officers were on patrol around midnight early this morning on lakewood street in suitland them saw this car on fire, fully engulfed in flames and smoke, burning the driver. the officers jumped out of their cruisers and ran out to rescue the map. officer nicholas clayton used a baton pry open the door, broke the window. a firefighter helped them pull the man out. he was on fire, but medics rushed him to a hospital and right now he is in critical condition. police are investigating what caused the crash. again, this man is expected to survive, thanks to these four heroic prince george's county police officers. live in prince george's county police head quarters, i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> new at 5:00, a apology coming from prince george's county schools after a furious mother tol news4 that a bus driver let her two sons off in the wrong neighborhood. it happened earlier this week. the school district admits it did get this one wrong. the 5-year-old and his second grade brother both attend barack obama elementary school in upper marlboro. on tuesday night, the 7-year-old b

>>> overnight a woman died after a car crash on the suitland parkway. the road was closed for several hours after this crash which was near naylor road. the woman had to be extricated from the vehicle. the roadway is now open in both directions. >>> police found a body inside a beened out car in southeast d.c. saturday night. the fire was discovered in the 400 block of xenia street at 9:15. police say they were called out for a car fire but when they got there that's when they found the body. it's unclear if the person was dead before the car was set on fire or not. >>> three young men are waking up in jail this morning accused of fatally shooting a virginia teenager as he walked to school last week. >> a 17 year old juvenile suspect, a 20 year old and 18- year-old have all been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 17 year old danny miranda. the teen was shot and killed while he walked to his school bus stop on friday in sterling. lowden county sheriff michael chapman says the victim and suspects knew each other. >> there may be some gang a

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suitland parkway with a crash at stanton.thwest freeway from the 14th street bridge be alert. tied up two lanes blocked with crash eastbound on the freeway at potomac park. that's a peek at the commute. back to you. >> thank you. top stories. heavy rain caused flooding in parts of the region and further south. look at this. students at james madison just in hairstonberg captured this video. flood waters ripping through campus yesterday. one person body surfing. that's how strong the current was. >> and the clock is counting down. lawmakers have until midnight tonight to pass a budget deal or our government will shut down. and a stopgap bill has passed the senate but a major sting point as it heads to the house, is funding for planned parenthood. >> you can get more news, traffic and weather updates on good morning washington. on newschanel 8. have a great wednesday. oh, well that's a good price. seriously? i'll grab two. get ready to save. love the honey nut cheerios. the safeway stock up sale is on. stop in and stock up on a