eun and aaron, back to you. >> dave dildine at wtop in for melissa.ntial tragedy as temperatures climb. some of the things you can do to avoid leaving a child behind in a hot car. >>> the new security features you notice today if you apply for a new drir's license in ve >>> right now we're learning about a number of heat related deaths out west. arizona confirmed four people died due to a massive heat wave. in addition to those deaths, the heat fueled might have major wildfires across the southwest and there's no relief in sight. the heat is expected to stay in triple digits through the week. >>> with the fun of summer comes the danger many parents don't like to think about. hot car deaths in the past few weeks four children have died after being left inside a car and overheating. advocates with kids and cars.org say that tragedy. they suggest making a habit of checking the back seat every time you get out of the car. they are also calling on automakers to help remind drivers. >> we want to challenge all automakers to include a reminder and some type

now time for our traffic partner wtop's jack taylor. >>> thank you.i was on the scene before at 66 and eastbound after route 50 but before 123. two lanes are getting by to the right. this will cause a big abrupt delay getting in from centerville. just be aware. and half the t the westbound freeway heading to main avenue, that accident is gone. eastbound is unfortunately still there with delays on to 395 in the main and hov lanes. getting on to the freeway eastbound, the lane is going back to south capitol street. >>> thank you. 6:32, police are looking for the man who walked to school tuesday morning on silverbrook road in fairfax county. the man grabbed up and took her around her waist. then she screamed and ran away to the school. police are working on a sketch for the suspect. >>> and jermaine hailes was found guilty pate. for the first time in maryland, a judge ruled in their favor and hailes faces life plus 20 years in prison. >>> and an auto shop is dealing with more than parts. they discount sounds and security and dealing in stolen goods. they

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let's go over to jack taylor at wtop for a check on traffic. >>> good morning p. in manassas north on 28, some sort of an issue. callers here say nothing is moving on 28 northbound after manassas drive. not sure if it's an accident or police activity. we'll try to get you more information. but 28 north up after manassas drive so far nothing moving. also in virginia, just about to wrap up the work zone on 95 northbound after lorton. crews have been there blocking two right lanes. last of the barrels being picked up. it will take a good 15 minutes or so before we truly get in to the morning's rush hour. so orange and silver line, everybody trying to avoid single tracking. you may find again high traffic patterns. back into you. >>> chuck taylor in for melissa. thank you. today the first day back for students in maryland after three classmates were killed in a gruesome crash. this morning we're hearing from some of the victims' parents. >>> something ang lee jolie helped to put a face. the brca ghe ♪ stand by me vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy

over to wtop. >>> good morning.wo hot spots on the beltway both in maryland, outer loop coming around from 95 to georgia avenue, you have the norm. sounds like or looks like now chopper 4 over the scene that had been near the northwest branch. we believe thousand we may have all travel lanes open. earlier the fender-bender had blocked the lefte. open, but very slow ride. other problem spot in prince george's county on the outer loop trying to get past branch avenue headed up toward allentown road, the incident blocking two right lanes thousand on the beltway outer loop. tractor trailer leaking fuel. back to you. >> reporter: prince george's county police need your help in identifying a suspect who followed a woman from a metro station and then sexually assaulted her. live report coming up. >>> not in our town. the message richmond police chief wants would be protesters to hear before trump's rally tonight. >>> heated exchanges and some pa parents forced to leave as the school move sir, this alien life form at an ala

here's jack taylor at wtop. >>> chuck, good morning. we have two problems, northbound on the baltimore-washington parkway moving between 197 and 198. both are along the right side of the roadway. we'll have a brief delay northbound. southbound is completely unaffected so far, but we'll hope to get them cleared from the roadway quickly. this is rush hour morning number three with justice continuing to be made for the orange and silver line. single-tracking this morning between falls church and ballston. just a new adventure every morning. back to you. >>> 5:13 and breaking news, three high school students are dead in montgomery county. they were in burnt hill road in damascus. kristin wright is live at the high school with more, what have you learned? >> reporter: the high school students here, we just learned that three students were killed. jacob dennis, 17 years old, patrick shiplet, 18 years old and carrie green, 17. we have video here from the scene overnight. burnt hill road here near kingstead road. the boys were in the pickup tru

let's go over to wtop and the glass enclosed nerve center. >>> good morning. tracking volume delays on 295 south from root 50 toward pennsylvania avenue. crash quickly cleared eastern avenue. lanes open, expecting a little bit more in the way of heavy traffic here with safetrack and the orange and silver line work across the anacostia. in maryland through frederick county, i-270 heavy southbound past 118 with no incidents towards the lane divide. that's the latest. >>> coming up on 13 after the hour. a d.c. mother wants to know how her son ended up being left on hot school bus all by himself. she says her 7-year-old antonio boarded the bus at 7:00 a.m. school officials say antonio fell asleep before he got to school. the driver didn't notice and parked the bus at a nearby lot. an thotonio woke up and managed pry open the doors. someone passing by took him to school. the mother says this is unacceptable. >> i mean, it's proper protocol for the aide to wake him into the school and nobody checked to see if all the kids or even to check if they left their book bag

let's go over to jack taylor at wtop for traffic. >>> good morning.in this morning is our first morning to deal with metro and safetracking. we'll have single tracking going on between east falls church and ballston, so we'll keep an eye on everything that is going on. we also had i-70 a couple things going on between hagerstown and frederick. milepost 30 and headed also toward 40, we are hoping all travel lanes are open along the way. route 108 west of 216 out near the howard and montgomery county line, we heard from callers there may be a tree down in the roadway, this could be affecting 108 in a bad way where traffic may be being turned around until they with remo also singles are dark this connection with the treei inbei down. >>> we all get the robocalls every once in a quhwhile. and one u.s. senator wants do something to stop them. chuck schumer is introducing a bill that would require phone companies to offer a free service to block robo calls from bill collectors and politicians like him. according to a voice mail provider, two new york city a

let's go over to jack taylor now at the wtop studios for a traffic update. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on the beltway. looking good inner and outer loop. should find all your travel lanes open this morning. no problems early at this stage. 50 toward the bay bridge, the both lanes open at this point. obvious set for rush hour. in have a 1r we're looking good. possibly some light rain, so give yourself some time. >>> today we're bracing for the first major impact of safetrack which gets under way tomorrow. this afternoon paul wiedefeld will talk about last minute preparations ahead of the system's first 13 day safety surge. the first part of the plan will happen on the silver and orange lines in virginia. if your route takes you between east falls xhurchurch and balls trains will only run every 18 minutes on those lines. metro recommends taking alternate trains during rush shower. mayor muriel bowser is rolling out a plan to ease traffic congestion because of extra cars and buses on the roads. starting monday, the city will expand rush hour parking restrictions

according to our news partners at wtop, cabs will begin offering shareded rides anywhere within one mile of a metro station or at a cab stand while safetrack is under way. >> we have set up a special section in the app and you can see all the scheduled closures. just search and coming up, we'll have oon interview with paul wiedefeld about the safetrack program and its impact on your commute. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. and depending on where you live is where you saw severe weather. i didn't much of rain. >> i didn't either, but we he know there was some. >> nary a drop in most locations. northern maryland was hardest hit. but 4 things you need to know for today, number one, we're off to a dry start to the work and school week, although the school weeks are getting fewer and farther between. one or tuesday showers. just a little rain coming our way tomorrow ahead of refreshingly less humid air. you'll love wednesday and thursday the way things are going. colin is going to be close to the coast, but big push of cool canadian air should keep colin off our part of the we'll

let's go over to jack taylor now and wtop for the latest. >>> good morning.a drivers, morning number four as we deal with the metro single tracking long term work zone on the orange and silver lines. also we had a little bit of a caveat on the red line. they had trouble spot that was putting it up with potential for delays out towardglenmont. nothing wrong 270, 95, bw parkway. so far so good. back to you. >>> it's 6:32. happening today, former high school student charged in a crash will be sentenced. prosecutors say he was speeding and driving drunk when he lost control of his car after a house party back inin june of 2015. two classmates were killed in the crash. >>> today students at clarksburg high school will return to classes with heavy hearts. three classmates died in a bad crash tuesday night. parents say they were coming home from a pre-graduation party. alcohol does not appear to be a factor. they say the driver 17-year-old jacob dennis was going too fast down the country road. is pickup truck left the road and slammed into a tree. dennis and patrick

let's go over to the traffic partner wtop and jack taylor. >> good morning. takoma park is our trouble spot. according to twitter, would we' seeing most of this on side roads. chopper 4 will head over. outer loop top side from 95 toward georgia avenue, see this kind of pace as you ride around that stretch. traffic light. building toward new hampshire, but good to go toward the temple on 270. should find everything available. angie, eun, back into you. >>> this was an act of terror, and an act of hate. >> please stand and join in a moment of silent reflection on this tragedy. >> please keep us in your prayers and hopefully this madness will stop. >> please join us on this one. ♪ we shall overcome, we shall overcome ♪ >>> we're staying up to the minute on this tragedy. aaron gilchrist is in orlando right now. >> and with breaking developments, we're learning they're continuing to come into the newsroom. here is david culver at the live desk with more. >> just into the live desk, islamic stat gunman omar mateen one of the soldiers of the caliphate in america. th

let's go over to wtop and jack taylor. >>> tough one right now in maeps 066 eastbound.ivity 429 centreville, camera shot shows the tractor trailer on the right side. beyond it there is also activity on the left side of the roadway. so a rough ride. on metro trail, we've had our issues. orange, blue and silver lines fixed itself out. silver line right now, delays potentially in both directions. there is a switch problem outside of west falls church. blue line, delays outside largo. so you to have the potential for a little bit of a rough ride this morning. back in to you. >> reporter: i'm derrick ward in montgomery county. we're outside gaithersburg high school where grief counselors will be on hand after the death of a freshman y afternoon when santos escobar-villatoro was riding his bicycle along route 355 not far from the school when he hit a sign that was on the sidewalk and fell into the street. and he was run over by a car coming the other direction. that car stayed on the scene. the investigation continues, and the grief also continues here at the school as anothe

here is jack taylor at wtop. >>> headed south out of frederick on 270 so far so good. allege heavy traffic down here 85, so far fine out of urbana. live shot near 109, just a little crowded but no brake lights to speak of at the scale. baltimore-washington parkway northbound, still have heavy traffic from the work zone that cleared about 20 minutes ago. northbound bw parkway at 198, that should be in the wrap-up stages. lucketts on 15 clearing, but shall be unfortunately ran into one of the dump trucks. northbound lanes of 15 right now closed in lucketts. we'llav it becomes available. back to you. >>> 5:21 right now. why trump stripped the "washington post" of its media credentials when it comes to his cam campaign. >>> a familiar show is returning. access hollywood live will start airing at noon. the hour long version of the show aired in our daytime lineup a few years ago. different from the evening >>> welcome back at 5:25. a man is in police custody accused of a triple murder in west virginia last night. sheriff deputies say eric shoot shot three men over some sort

according to wtop, there were many cars involved and three people were trapped at one point.of the victims have very serious in figure out exactly what caused the crash. >>> shifting gears here, 9:15. we have a brand new member of the nbc 4 family. and probably more tired than usual co-anchor here. >> a lot of coffee. >> welcome little deacon. you had a baby boy. >> i hdad a boy. i have two daughters and i would have swore that this was going to be another girl. and it was a boy. we didn't find out, so it was a total surprise and the doctor did a great job of surprising us and keeping it a secret until the very last moment. thank you for the baby sound effects. i don't hear enough crying at home already. there he is me looking at him face-to-face. 7 pounds 10 pounds, big by the tuss family standard. but great moments in our house. >> and a video that i'm going to tweet out of june bug, he handed over the baby asking if she wants to hold it out like a no. >> she didn't understand. she was like this is not a toy, this is a real kid. p but everybody is getting along. thank you v

let's go over to wtop and the number one deliverer of traffic info, jack taylor. >> thank you, sir.tart things off on the metrorail obviously. continued work on the orange and silver line. single tracking between east falls church and ballston. chopper 4 has been flying over after 216, dealing with the cleanup of a crash p. vehicle left the roadway into the woods. single right lane remains blocked. bw park south, 295 down near root 100, report of a new crash. you can see this is a huge delay, plan ahead. >>> angie goff at the live desk with new numbers just in that show it's still a very tight race between the presumptive nominee for president in decision 2016. according to the new poll, hillary clinton has a four point lead over donald trump. that is a two point bump from last week. but when you throw third party candidates into the mix, those numbers change. clinton drops to 39%, trump slightly tops that with 40%. libertarian grabs 9% >>> while we're talking about decision 2016, hillary clinton has a new title, nbc saying she's the new presumptive nominee clinton secured enough su

let's go over to wtop. >>> we have an early crash on the baltimore washing parkway northbound just beyond the beltway headed up toward greenbelt road. traffic literally zigzagging through. a couple more tow trucks have been requested. work zone northbound up near 198, single line to the left. also paving project between lucketts and leesburg on 15. traffic causes a minor delay through the overnight hours. back into you. >>> right now crews are still pumping water from a massive water main break in alexandria. >> the 12 inch water main broke and began shooting out water beginning yesterday afternoon. hundreds living near edsall road and south van dorn street are still without water this morning as many tried to make their way home yesterday, they had to stop and just watch the water rush down the street. >> i was just kind of worried and scared because i have no idea what is even going on. we were trying to get that way and a then there was so much traffic, so we had to make a u turn. >> megan mcgrath is on the scene, she will join us in just a few minutes for an update on how things are l

let's go over to our traffic partner wtop and get from mr. dave. >>> watching a fairly up eventful rush hour. decent start to it. one bump in the road, route 50 west, 295 south, there was a crash near eastern avenue. that was moved out of the roadway. you can see it's a little sluggish heading west 202. expecting extra traffic because safetrack. off in virginia, 95, 395 and i-66 included. that's the very latest. back to you. >>> when there are gaping holes, when literally our enemy is telling people to exploit these holes to kill us, we've left these loopholes open. >> frustration from democrats as all four gun control measures before the senate failed. tracie potts joining us live on capitol hill now with where this issue goes next. >> reporter: well, capitol hill to the campaign trail. we're already hearing from hillary clinton, she tweeted enough with the names of the 49 victims. democrats frustrated asking what to they say to the victims of those 49 -- to the families of those 49 victims unable to approve democrat or republican proposals.

let's go over to jack dtaylor nw wtop. >> wet and morning rush hour never a good combination.rash on air park road near muncaster mill. authorities headed to the scene. a live look along 270 southbound, it's been volume driving through some of the rain showers. so more stop than go. this is just going to be how it goes this morning. give yourself extra time. dealing with chuck's complete show as we've been calling it with all the lightning. so give yourself extra time and don't overdrive the conditions. ba back in to you. >>> scary news as many of you head out for your summer vacations. health officials expect an ohio 18-year-old died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba. this happened when she visited the u.s. national white water center in north carolina. the raft lauren was in overturned in the water. and now no one thought much of it, but a week later, lauren died. >> very common for people to come in contact with, but very uncommon for people to develop this kind of infection with it. >> cdc officials are nowi collecting samples. the amoeba is usually found in fresh wa

good morning, jack taylor at wtop. >>> good morning, chuck. we've got a crash on 66 eastbound trying to get to fairfax. the accident is in the middle of the roadway. the virginia state authorities and vdot are on the scene to move everything to the shoulder. the left hov lane remains blocked causing a minor delay. but the longer you get into the morning rush hour, a lane block causes big delays. we have troubles northbound in lorton due to a work zone. callers drove through and said at this point they still have loose gravel and some dirt causing some problems. and we have rocks flying into the windshields on 95 northbound. plan ahead. rail riders on the redline, we have visual delays expected due medical center. we have delays in both directions. plan ahead if you're riding on the red line. >>> jack, thank you. arlington county police are dispatching more officers during school dismissal. that is due to several recent reports of suspicious men approaching children. news4's derrick ward is live on north stafford street in arlington where the m

according to wtop, there were several cars involved and three people were trapped at one point. four of the victim has serious injuries. officials are still trying to figure out exactly what caused >>> get ready for some delays in and around arlington this morning. the air force association is hosting its annual cycling challenge ride today. the events get under way at about 7:00 this morning and here is a look at the race route. this means areas around the pentagon, crystal city and air force memorial will be closed to traffic until after 10:00. >>> it is warming up. soon temps will be back up into the 90s. tom is tracking how long this sunny and warm stretch will last and what you can expect for your monday morning commute. >>> and developing right now, five people including children hit by a car. how police were able to catch up with the suspect ♪ ♪ >>> a suspected hit and run driver now in custody after hitting five people in las vegas while they were walking along serious injuries. the force of the accident actually knocked the runaway driver's license plate right off his c

jack taylor with wtop. >>> good morning. 66 westbound before the so headed toward 495, you will find the right shoulder only thing getting by. traffic heading away from us will get up around the bend and then hit the brakes. an early morning accident involving an overturned vehicle. also sounds like the crash in maryland was discovered on 50 westbound beyond 301. it is indeed blocking the right lane. in virginia, 95 northbound getting in to springfield, broken down tractor trailer there also blocking the right lane. back into you. >>> i thought i was dead. well, it's over now. >> carl unger is one of the survivors in the shopping center shootings in montgomery county. spoke to shomari stone about the moment he thought his life was over. unger was in the westfield montgomery mall sparking lot when he and his friend mike winffel heard a woman cry out for help. she was being carjacked by eulalio tordil. tordil was on the run after wife. >> he looked dead at us and start shili insmiling before he shooting. >> moments later tordil killed h claudina molina. >>> things became tense outside

we've been doing wtop radio. anyone from exit 126 to 133, that's where we're seeing the heaviest rain and just right along route 17. we have that tornado warning until 5:45. these storms will continue to the move to the east at 25 miles an hour. we have a flash flood watch pretty much for everybody. that goes until tomorrow morning. we have not only this cluster of storms around fredericksburg and leesburg. look at that. route 7, route 9 really been getting pounded. if your traves this area of route 7 towards leesburg, leave yourself extra time. wait until these storms travel through. don't wait until too long because we have a lot of storms and a lot of rain back off to the north and west. look at all that coming through morgantown and up through western pennsylvania. now these warnings, we have some severe thunderstorm warnings in that area. this line is going to continue to travel through our region. it's going to be a pretty active weather night as we continue into the evening and even into the overnight. onc

let's check with wtop and jack taylor. >>> we're off to a good start on a thursday morning. are dry. inner loop, branch avenue, nothing wrong in virginia, springfield north, headed toward tyson. all travel lanes are open. met row rail, single tracking, track condition outside national airport with obviously expected delays in both directions. back to you. >>> it's not what we are all about. it's not what we are. >> senator john conclude minute -- mccain hitting donald trump after the presumptive republican nominee renewed his call for torture for terrorists. tracie spots is live on hill with the latest. >> more from mccain where he says the solution that donald trump wants, water boarding, torture tactics, he says we need to fight fire with fire. mccain says it's not going to work. when you torture people, they pretty much tell you what you want, whether or not it's true. discord between top republicans and also continuing between democrats and republicans. here on capitol hill, a closed door briefing on the fight against isis and after that briefing, senate republicans comi

according to our news partners at wtop, be cabs will begin offering shared rides anywhere within one mile of the metro station or at a cab stand while >>> and beginning tomorrow morning, another option to help folks. a woodbridge man inside ta instigating new slug lines. at vienna and foggy bottom. there is an app that lets you know in real time whether slugs or drivers are available. >> we always have the unpredictability about how do i know if people are there waiting in the line or drivers are waiting. the app gives you the real time status of home people are wait in line. >> go to our nbc washington app and search slugs to get the app. >>> heavy rain and strong winds headed our way. that's why it's a storm team 4 weather alert day. lauren is tracking the >>> and wildfires are ripping through california. incredibly emotional out there. the danger as first responders do anything they can to fight back those poor mouth breather. allergies? stuffy nose? can't sleep? take that. a breathe right nasal strip instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than allergy medicine alone. mouthbreat

for now, let's go to jack taylor at wtop and see how i-95 is holding up. >> it's not great, unfortunatelygot a crashes it's in the interchange before springfield. it's on the inner loop of the beltway heading toward van dorn. fire and rescue have yet to arrive on scene. left lanes are blocked for now. it could get worse back toward eisenhow eisenhower. blue and yellow line, there's a track problem outside national airport. back to you. >>> a step toward a new name. the action involving a fairfax county high school today that is certain to stir up debate. >>> plus the end){z of an era a local business shuts its do >>> today is the final day to grab a bouquet at the falls church florist before it closes for good. after more than six decades in business, the owners mike and diane flood are retiring. that business opened in 1949. mike's aunt and uncle opened it and it's been a staple in that community. >>> today, as youre the fourth of july weekend, the consumer product safety commission has a reminder for you. today on the national mall they will demonstrate the dangers associated with firew

let's go over to jack taylor at wtop and find out the latest on your tuesday commute. >>> good new.fter a couple hours literally of a closure along 15, chopper 4 flew out into lucketts, traffic now moving. traffic had been alternating and now all travel lanes open. southbound back in maryland delays. otherwise beltway pretty decent shape. just normal delays 95 to georgia heavy near the wilson bridges but all travel lanes open. back into you. >>> right now d.c. police investigating four shootings in four hours. at 1:0 this morning, police found a man shot on 37th street, no word on how he's doing or suspect information. at 1:00 a.m., two people shot on 53rd street, a man and a juvenile. police say both should recover. no suspect information there either. around midnight, a man shot, his condition unknown. male suspect was seen leaving. and at 9:30 on 5th street, police found another man who had been shot, no suspect information there. his condition unknown, as well. >>> donald trump is taking media privileges away from the "washington post." the presumptive gop candidate revoked the

let's go back on into jack taylor now at wtop.this morning, on the bottom of the parkway, a big early delay to get intee the active inside the beltway. police are headed to the scene to assist. northbound on 210 after ft. washington, an accident blocking the left lane. that's a delay toward austin hill. back to you. >> jack, thank you. >>> not your average delivery. how one company is getting around d.c.'s ban on drones. >>> the extreme step that a dad takes to make a point about his daughter a hernd >>> new this morning, a major recall. toyota says some prius and lexus cars have defective airbags. it's recalling close to 1.5 million cars because inflators may be cracked. it's not related to the takata airbag recall. toyota says there's reported injuries or deaths. if you have one of the cars, you want to get in touch with toyota right away to get the problem fixed. >>> starting in september, drone deliveries is taking a first step forward in d.c. now, we say steps, because this is the drone that does not fly. you're looking at st

jack taylor over at wtop keeping an eye on the road this morning. how are things on >> so far, so good, but be aware for another hour or so, i guess, crews are going to be hanging in there. they usually clear about 6:00. this is 15, between lucketts and leesberg. traffic will alternate by one direction at time. the rock creek parkway, crews are hanging on around kennedy center. again, one direction at a time. and clarksburg road near lewis dale road, power lines are down. you will be rerouted. >>> we expect kathryn hogle will be in court, she was the montgomery mother who was the last to see her missing children. sarah and jacob disappeared from the family's clarksburg home in 2014. she faces neglect and obstruction charges disappearance. >>> d.c.'s first delegate to congress a man said to have helped planned the 1963 march on washington with martin luther king spent the night with police. he passed a bad check in maryland for $50,000 and didn't show up to court in 2009. today's hearing will decide whether he will waive extradition to maryland. >>>

for now, let's go to our number one partner in crime, wtop's jack taylor. >> chuck, thank you. crews at usual working out of the rock creek parkway at the kennedy center. traffic alternating by one direction at a time. the volume is very light in the morning this hour. not causing a big delay. be aware if you're headed out now. crews could be there for half an hour. otherwise, a live look in virginia at 95 coming northbound. headed towards the prince william parkway. a little more volume at the prince william parkway near the octagon. north on to 395, across the 14th streetdg >> jack, thanks. >>> the safetrack shutdown will cause headaches tore air travelers in and out of reagan national airport. that work will take place over seven days and then another week-long shutdown will happen at the airport between the airport and pentagon city. riders are planning ahead. >> instead of going to this stop by bus, i'll have to reverse my bus route and i have to take two transfers instead of my usual straight shot in. >> metro's general manager says that safetrack has so far been successf

afternoon high up near 92 degrees.g"bgy rain chances going up for dildine at wtop. >> we're watchingg to see what kind of íkeñ impact the metrorail surge 2 will have on traffic. know that orange and silver line trains are not going to be running at all between minnesota avenue and eastern market. there's not going to be any blue line service between arlington cemetery and rosslyn. no blue line service downtown at all. now, what kind of impact this will have on roads? right now we it tell you volume is still light on d.c. and interstate 295. >> thank you, dave. >>> today you can get your hands on a redesigned driver's license in maryland. >> the state begins issuing its new licenses and i.d. cards today. this is what they look like. officials say the%i design bet protects marylanders against identity theft and fraud. it features ea unique bar code o verify the card was issued to the car holder. senator tim cane and mark warner will tour the memorial bridge. funding for the bridge according to the national park service will be forced to close to traffic by 2021 without $250 million fo

our news part injuries at wtop there practice.he morning began with a bike ride to the council office building leaders to share ideas hon on how to improve the county's bike story. >>> father's day came early with an annual breakfast to honor local essay writers. the theme this year's christopher riley father's day event is hashtag, father's matter. news 4's sham ari stone delivered the address. comcast and nbc 4 are proud corporate sponsors. >>> families in fairfax county got an up close and personal look at the tools the fbi uses in their investigations. they took a tour of an fbi mobile command bus at today's fbi truck touch event. police officers and firefighters also brought out their equipment for folks to check out. it took place at bailey's elementary school. children got their faces paint there had, and they got to play games and they couldn't have asked for better we amelia? >> exactly right, kristen. spectacular today. if you like today, you will like tomorrow. the weather pretty much a carbon copy. it will be a few deg

jack taylor now with wtop. >>> we had work zones on the beltway this morning, inner loop up toward connecticuty boulevard. everything has reopened. so all travel in virginia, 95 northbound, after lorton, that has also cleared. a live look 395 north at duke, everything is available to you. back in to you. >>> we are just two days from the start of metro's safetrack plan. it is a year of big maintenance projects. today mayor bowser and wmata coo will discuss what kind of impact this will have on you. there will be 13 straight days of single tracking will be between the ballston station and east falls church station. it also marks the end of the late night weekend service. all stations will impact midnight. we have a list of all the alternative travel options on our nbc washington just search "safetrack options." >>> new video just like that showing up on instragram and it shows a dirt bike rider doing dangerous stunts on a street in d.c. today mayor bowser will address that problem. you can see the rider moving dangerously close to an suv coming in the opposite direction. police say he's the sam

let's go over to our partner in crime and traffic, wtop. >>> we'll be dealing with a closure this morning of georgetown pike, there was an accident yesterday, vehicle left the roadway. and he did hit the power pole. wires, power pole damaged. authorities are on scene closing georgetown pike, so not sure how quickly they can reopen this. you will have to be rerouting yourself this morning. also 15 south between leesburg and lucketts, the overnight work zone. you will get by one direction at a time. a flagging operation. brief delays through the area right now. hopefully that will clear by 5:00, 5:30. aaron, eun, back into you. >>> it is now 4:33. today the connecticut congresna they want to expand background checks and put measures this place to prevent terrorists from buying guns. this comes just a day after a 25 hour sit-in over gun control by house democrats. >>> a prince george's county school was put on alert after a d.c. teen threatened to shoot up his ex-girlfriend's school. search warrants reveal the 17-year-old sent threatening text messages to a student at eleanor roosevelt high

over to jack taylor now at wtop. how are you this morning, jack? >>> good, chuck. thank you so much. we have you're work zones still in place hanging in there. there are two of them on 15 south point of rocks headed down toward leesburg. traffic alternates by both directions. first one just south of the bridge, over one near lucketts road. again, traffic alternates past. these should be in the wrap-up stages. also just about to wrap up inside the beltway, 66 eastbound headed in toward washington boulevard. left side of the roadway had been tied up, you'll find the right lane getting by. last of the barrels to be pulled. should find just a minimal if any delay. back into you. >>> it is a text message no parent wants to get. the final son described before the club shooting. >>> and another tragedy in florida over the weekend, shooting death of a singer who gained fame on "the voice." how friends and family are paying tribute to her later today. >> it's all a blur. i wish i could still weighiake from it, but i can't. >>> we're following the latest developments in the

let's go over to jack taylor now at wtop. >> if you're riding in virginia headed toward maryland or vice versa by way of 15, zones going on. milling and paving project. 15 up near st. clair lane, and also we have activity down near sump town road putting it at lucketts. traffic alternates by the paving project. also a work zone in place in maryland until about 5:00 this morning. on the baltimore-washington parkway going north up at 198 where the left lane gets by. otherwise southbound lanes unaffected. in good shape inside the beltway headed down toward the district. >>> i'm kristin wright at the live desk. this just in, a suspect is in custody in a triple murder near a west virginia state pack. a pennsylvania state police actually arrested eric shoot sometime this morning in chester county, pennsylvania. police say he shot and killed three menst a dispute over firewood. back to you. >>> it is 4:35. turning now to the latest on what we know about the shooter omar mateen. the fbi is investigating whether he visited the pulse night club before the attack. agents are also looking into claim

now a check of the friday morning commute with wtop's jack taylor. >>> good morning. you for the humidity. it will be tomorrow. glad i mowed yesterday. rock creek parkway, not a big delay, just a minor nuisance. the work zone until about 6:00. traffic alternates by one direction. this work zone is scheduled through september, but again, it goes until 3about 6:00 every morning. 15 ought of point of rocks bridge, traffic alternates by that work zone. no big great start. no trouble spots. you're good to go early so far without any kind of a delay. if you're headed through virginia, orange and silver line, long term project, single tracking between east falls church and ballston. tuesday, wednesday and thursday were not attractive. we'll see how things go this morning. >>> his own father wrote a letter defending his rape division. now the letter vice president joe biden wrote to the stanford student victim. >>> he was supposed to be in his kindergarten classroom, instead he was a mile away. the changes on the way the roast looks good dad. how good? 162 likes. did i get an

let's go over to wtop for the glass-enclosed nerve center. >> we had an incident at the 11th street bridgeeopened and that vehicle was cleared. and crews are working at rock creek parkway at kennedy center. the work on montgomery county, inner loop, traffic is very light at this hour. >>> your time right now is 4:29. we have new developments right now, police are raiding neighborhoods looking for any information about the deadly attack at the istanbul airport. 42 people were killed when three attackers opened fire and blew themselves up on tuesday. the turkeyish government believes isis was behind the attack. >>> faith and community leaders will plan next steps on combatting hate. march leaders say more than 20 interfaith groups are already involved. we expect an update on the plans thrng at 10:00. >>> d.c. residents are demanding that police crack down on gun violence. tempers flared last night. residents living on the eastern are frightened by gunfire in their neighbor. >> the police comes in and makes them move from one corner to the next. >> neighbors raise concern about repeat offende

time for traffic at wtop. >>> breaking news in the district this morning, we are just learning aboutcondition right now after he was struck by a car on d.c. police say the car took off. so they have shut down minnesota avenue in both directions near n street. we're working to find out more and get you an update. stay with us. >>> let's check on the rest of the morning commute now with jack taylor. >> sounds like we'll have dry roads for the next 45 minutes or so. crews can finish quickly. work zone on i-95 in maryland up near 198, two left lanes getting by. bw parkway, a paving project at 198. and eastbound i-70 between new market and mt. airy, only left lane getting by that work zone. they should be in the clearing stages pretty quickly. >>> breaking news this morning, the house has adjourned after a 16 hour sit-in. it's not over, though. democrats wouldn't bunch until the house passed gun control legislation. erika gonzalez, how does this all wrap up? >> we're still watching it, it there are still democrats on the floor still speaking. a sit-in that has gone well over 16 hours. rea

for now, over to wtop where dave is tracking the roads this morning. good morning. >> good morning.he roads at the moment actually. road conditions range from dry to damp in some cases. on inner loop near telegraph road, police activity but clean and green getting past up to wilson bridge and old town alexandria. i-66 moves well. a crash in fairfax county on lehighway near monument drive and southbound laes blocked. back to you. >>> that sound of heavy rain and golf ball size hail went on for hours in middleburg, virginia, overnight. the line of thunderstorms with powerful wind gusts snapped trees, cars were also pretty badly damaged. look at that because of the hail. those are big hail. some neighbors put down sandbags to keep the water out while others were without power for hours. >> the storms even spawned a confirmed tornado in martinsburg, west virginia. look at this picture here. you can see the funnel cloud. we also have some video. unclear if the twister caused any damage. >> weather was a problem for those trying to get out of town. someone tweeted us this video while stuc

let's go over to jack taylor at wtop. >>> we'll start off with the work zone that is here through septembere old kennedy center overhang. traffic alternating one direction at a time. we'll take a look at the big beltway, no problems to report. all green. in lanes are open. off to a great start. one row maemaining work zone, 9 north after garrisonville. should be wrapped up very quickly. back to you. >>> good morning. we're learning about a bicyclist struck and killed in hagerstown. the washington county sheriff he's department says happened just before 10:00 last night along dual highway. apparently the cyclist pulled out in front of a car and the driver couldn't stop in time. we'll try to get you more information. >>> new details in a homicide. police have arrested two brothers in connection with the death of jabari jones. investigators say the two were involved in a fight with jones. jones was found dead behind a house after police went to do a welfare c george's county are looking for the man in these photos. they believe he sexually assaulted a woman in landover early yesterday morning.

for now let's go over to wtop with the man himself, jack taylor. >> we had our trouble spots on wednesday along edsall road. unfortunately, still closed again this morning due to closed between van dorn and whiting street. georgetown pike, there was a crash yesterday, authorities told us that there was downed wires. pole damaged. georgetown pike right now blocked both ways between river bend road and lee mill road. so plan ahead. >> thank you, jack. >>> police investigating what they are calling a sudden death at a store. in the video you can see smashed windows on an suv. police shielded part of the car during the investigation. we'll keep you updated on this. >>> in the day ahead, the former fairfax county officer who shot and killed an unarmed man will be sentenced. adam torres pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter for john gear's 2013 death. the lee calls for one year in pr and would be credited to time served. he is the first fairfax county police officer convicted in connection with a deadly shooting. >>> and today trial for a bishop mirk michael turner. he's accused of sexually a

for now, let's go over to wtop. >> we're watching the roads. nothing unexpected happening.s camera shot. work zone haymarket is being picked up. traffic should get by the right. all quiet around the beltway and beyond or heading to it it on 2 look at all the green. safetrack orange, silver line trains no service ben to ie ben eastern market. >>> following the breaking news, a terror scare in brussels. a shopping mall remains closed off after police arrested a man who claimed to have an explosive belt on. police swarmed the area. you're looking at the scene. the prime minister saying the situation is under control. sources telling nbc news that the so-called explosive belt turned out to be fake. the country has been under a threat level since the paris attack and xt brussels airport. >>> and right now, a group of protester s pushing for a ban o assault weapons. ♪ this also light of mine, i'm going to let it shine ♪ >> right now the pro gun control group is holding a special ceremony to remember the victims of the orlando night club shooting about 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. marks

let's find out from jack taylor at wtop if it's an easy morning to drive around. >> a few work zonesre. one that will be a paving project going on for a little while, between leesburg and basically point of rocks bridge. 15 in both spots, up near st. clair lane and down near summit town road, it's a paving project. 95 north at the fairfax county parkway, two left lanes getting by. and inner loop, pothole repair crews at 50. arlington boulevard, two right lanes getting volume still light. >>> this morning we're learning more details about the deadliest shooting in u.s. history. all 49 people who died in the pass shooting inside pulse night club have been identified. the youngest was 18 years old. investigators have removed all the bodies from inside the club and are beginning to recreate the shooting scene. they're also digging into gunman omar mateen's past including claims he visited the night club several times to the shooting. on thursday, president obama will travel to orlando to pay his respects to the families. >> and as the investigation continues, millions around the country

according to our news partners at wtop, cabs will begin offering shareded rides anywhere within one mile station or at a cab stand while safetrack is under way. >> we have set up a special section in the app and you can see all the scheduled closures. just search

let's go to wtop and find out the latest. >> thanks. good morning. hanging for another hour, this is northbound near 198. crews blocking the right lane. that will be in place until 6:00. more volume and starting to turn orange so be careful. at the kennedy center, the right lanes blocked. one direction at a time. aaron, back to you. >> thanks. this morning, people in howard county are dealing with the aftermath of a tornado. take aays you can see the trees snapped like twigs around these homes. the weather service say as tornado with 80-mile-per-hour winds touched down in the it was 500 yards wide, but stayed on the ground more than 12 miles. chopper 4 saw trees down. no reports of injuries. >>> take a look at this. look at the scene there. rain turned the cleveland park metro station into a water fall move the water. the station is back open this mo morning. >>> turning to waldorf, the storms caused a house to go up in flames. it snapped a tree that sparked power lines. the tree fell on the garage. it took 50 firefighters to put out the flames here.

police officer adam torres was released days after a judge sentenced him for the deat our news partner wtop radio captured his first moments of freedom. he shot and killed geer during a stand off in august of 2013 while geer wasn't armed. friday a judge sentenced him to a year in jail and three more years suspended. geer's mother called the sentence offensive. because he's served ten months behind bars already, torres was released today. >> new information about the man shot and killed by the d.c. police. it happened monday outside an apartment complex on var numb street northeast. sherman evans. police say they opened fire when evans who is 63 years old refused to put down the weapon. that weapon turned out to be a b.b. gun. investigators are looking into the possibility this could be a case of suicide by cop. >>> well, for the first time in what seems to be a long time we have a sunny afternoon with no no rain in sight. doug tracking the conditions. we are looking ahead to the fourth of july weekend. >> we are looking ahead for the weekend. looking very nice today. yesterday, a heat index

jack taylor at wtop. >>> it will be one of those mornings that we'll figure it out. good news that i want to pass along, crash on the outer loop top side after georgia avenue headed down the hill has safely been shouldered right. so all your travel lanes are open. news chopper 4 has been on scene. so you should find the d tracking between east falls church and ballston, day one of morning rush hour. we'll see how it goes. back into you. >> reporter: metro's general manager joins me live with his message to >>> brace yourself to what could be madness on metro. >> first morning commute is under way since the start of metro's massive maintenance program. but some people aren't taking any chances. >> i'll probably bike to work now. >> probably uber a lot. maybe look for ways to take a bus. >> a live interview with the agency's general manager and how to make sure metro's safetrack program doesn't derail your plans. >>> we are starting to see it, crowded trains and stations on this first monday morning commute since metro's safetrack program started. trains are single tra

. >> reporter: speaking on wtop he said it is up to the judicial system to make the determination. >>porter: the supreme court will hear arguments july 19. ahead at 6:00 the forceful words by the governor about the backup plan if he loses. back to you in studio. >> julie, thank you. it's a wbig night in the pool a we count down to the summer olympics. katie lidecky is getting ready for her second race. the most decorated olympian of all time is also set to hit the pool. we are also seeing a young crop of young swimmers emerge from team usa. jay gray is live in omaha where the finals for swimming trials will get under way in a matter of hours. jay? >> reporter: in fact, i don't know if you can hear it but they are practicing singing the national anthem here before the big event tonight. should be a huge night. you talk about the talent on the team. i call them the new kids on the swimming block. there will be more than a dozen first time olympians on usa swim when they make it to rio. while the veterans like michael phelps are still trying to swim their way onto the team. in fact, phel

let's take a look at the top of the beltway with wtop's jack taylor. >>> unfortunately, we've got a new trouble spot. callers warn of a crash on the outerbeltway, coalsville road. it's blocking the lane. otherwise, we're there could be a slow down obviously if we have a crash. we've had some activity between damascus and clarksburg germanntown on 27 with a paving project. traffic will alternate one direction at a time. southbound will take the bigger delay. >>> 6:12. first on news 4, one man's tweets have landed hip in federal capital. a man from alexandria repeatedly threaten senators, even saying he planned to shoot some of them in their faces. kyler schmitz attorney and his fiance both insist the tweets were a form of political protest against guns. the series of tweets began in the days following the orlando nightclub shooting. his fiance says he doesn't own a gun. >> it was a twitter profile of a character. >> satire you are saying. >> satire. it wasn't him as a real person. it was just a character playing out in a book. it was >> a license plate reader spots the schmidt's car. >>>