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remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car today. aaron?ssa, thank you. >>> these days there's an app for just about everything out there. that includes tree watering in the district. today d.c. mayor muriel bowser will launch the watering in all eight joords windows smashed, valuables stolen. it's not the way anyone wants to find their car but it happens often. ahead at 6:30, how one police department is fighting back and the tips to remember before you leave your car. >>> first, are your kids financially fit? it's never too early to teach them about money. up next,ome si smp nendorses dr. wralph northam. mr. northam would make the better governor. and virginia progressives agree. ralph northam is the only candidate who stood up to the nra after the virginia tech shooting. dr. northam led the fight to stop the republicans' transvaginal ultrasound law. ralph is a leader for education, expanding pre-k for thousands of families in virginia. ralph northam: making progress means taking on tough fights, and as governor, i won't let donald trump

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m.u hop in your car. >> nice start to this tuesday morning. we'll take a look at some of the headlines for today. well, you can expect a decent tuesday today. we have a mix of sun and clouds. sunshine. cooler tomorrow. talk about that coming up in a minute. otherwise, the weekend will be warmer. 90s returning in the forecast. talking about a heat wave coming. show you that in just a minute. 67 degrees currently in the district. 66 in frederick. clinton coming in at 65. comfortable start. we are dry. rain up by philadelphia but as we go into the -- hey, gu >> we're hanging out. >> you get to see behind -- >> can you bring it back? >> plenty of room. >> angie really wants us to go back there. we'll get back to you. beautiful look outside behind them though. as we go through the afternoon, well, we could see a couple isolated showers. very small chance. >> okay. so angie, you got your witch. >> if i canning myself. >> adam shaking your head. >> i love it. anyway -- >> any tricks this mornin

listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >>> you might remember this video. do you see the man in the uniform right in the middle? do you see him? stafford county deputy who went viral because of this pep rally last fall. >> now he's getting some play on the main stage. ♪ >> that's right. you can watch him perform on er tonight. he's from maryland and he has moves. >> he certainly does. the fact that he does it in full uniform, that's talent. this is a preview of what you will see on the show, ameri"ames got talent" at 8:00 p.m. here on nbc4. i'm telling you, it's a family favorite in my house. you see all kinds of acts. >> one of the shows you can watch together. >> exactly. >>> one of the best basketball players in the world waking up with more honors after the nba awards. we'll tell you which award the wizards john wall went home with. >> make sure your summer is safe and secure. up next, the reminders you need to hear before you light up e bathrb >>> crabbers may have to cut back on their harvest this year. that means you may have to start paying more for

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. right now mr. bell is up and you must listen to him. >> the speed on 95 starting to slow down. a good looking day to be outside. there's the live view from our tower camera looking down towards capitol hill. hopefully you can get out and enjoy the weather. 4 things to know about the next four days. friday, flawless. saturday, super. sunday, sizzling. monday, miserably hot. 95, 96 degrees possible sunday and monday. the difference between the two is that monday is going to be more humid than sunday. be ready. the temperature trend just on our seasonal average for today, 82 with the sunshine. tomorrow still low humidity. plenty warm though if you're going to be outsi f length of time tomorrow, remember to stay hydrated. then on sunday and monday, yes, indeed. the intense heat comes roaring back into the area. right now nothing to worry wh about. clear skies. temperatures 61 downtown. still 50s in most of the outlying areas. 53 at dulles and manassas. 51 gaithersburg and germantown. as you're planning

outbound remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. >> it's 5:02. team coverage of the congressional baseball shooting this morning. we are live at nats park where congressmen will take the field in a few hours for a charity event. meanwhile, their practice field in alexandria remains a crime scene this morning. >> where is he at? >> i assume people have been calling 911 already. >> that was the scene almost 24 hours ago. dozens of gunshots turned simpson baseball field into a battlefield. target, members of congress. now the fbi is trying to figure out why. >> three people remain in the hospital this morning, including house majority whip steve scalise. he is in critical condition. doctors at med star washington centers hospital say the bullet did a lot of damage. lobbyist matt mika is in critical condition after being shot several times. crystal griner is in good condition. >> take a look at this. shooting happened at the simpson stadium park in the del ray neighborhood. neighbors described it as a quiet, close knit community. >> now it is swarmin

out of the gate there was a nats game tonight when i first got here, leaving was george wallace from wtop radio. he calls the congressional game each year. he told me last year there were more than 10,000 fans here and they expect more than that tomorrow. the gates open at 5:00. the game kicks off at 7:00 tomorrow evening. if you want tickets you can search congress game tickets. mark segraves, news 4. >> that game is a fundraiser for some local charities. >>> the last member of congress injured by a gunman tweeted out her support. gabby giffords said her heart is with the victims and calls for congress to unite. the former arizona congress woman was critically wounded during an assassination attempt >> before this morning's violence many members of congress were looking forward to an event to honor victims -- >> the sandy hook promise gala recognizes people for their work in gun violence prevention. tonight's event is in northwest washington brought together lawmakers and parents of the sandy hook victims. >> sometimes you don't think about this issue and what you can do to prevent it un

our news partners at wtop says maryland's transportation secretary wants them not to sign any construction project. they put a stop to hiring for the proposed federal rail line. they're putting a hold on funding and stopping purchases of any land near the rail rights. >>> after backlash and a lawsuit, you can soon park for free at reston town center. it will roll back parking fees that many shop ones owners and businesses call confusing. during the week the first hour will be free and parking will be totally fre weekends. >>> we warned you about local scammers using movie money, now there is a new reason to be on the lookout. the manager of a wawa in fredericksburg said over the holiday weekend two people came in and asked for change for a $100 bill. the kind of cashewsed for movies similar to the scam we saw a few weeks ago. police released images of the two people involved in the most recent case. give police a call if you know who they are. >>> he goes. game over on the appeal. >> all right. so a couple of things to be happy about this morning if you're a nationals fan. first, they swep

that's the very latest from the wtop traffic center. >> thank you.eak and then check your forecast next. >>> happy friday, everybody. i hope you have a nice, long, safe fourth of july weekend. the temperatures in the low to mid 70s now. up near 93 downtown. a slight chance of thunderstorms primary out in the shenandoah and then drying out after that. tomorrow, better chances for thunderstorms in the d.c. metro area, 63% chanceat day. staying hot all the way between now and the fourth of july. >> chuck, thank you. >>> another local news update in about 25 minutes. >> now back to the "today" show after this short break. >>> >>> 7:30 now on a friday morning. it's the 30th of june, 2017. we are heading into a long holiday weekend. let us begin on a friday morning with a check of some of the headlines. just this morning, msnbc's mika brzezinski and joe scarborough are responding to president trump's controversial twitter attack against them. take a look. >> i'm fine. my family brought me up really tough. this is absolutely nothing. but i think for me pers

according to our news partners at wtop, u.s. numbers are being used in a spoof being scam. this is when you actually get a call from a number that's not what it appears to be. the crook makes callers believe they need to settle a fictitious warrant and sksz for money, gift cards and also bit cohns. police recommend you end the call immediately if you're asked for personal information. >> remember the days when we were longing for warmer weather, they're here finally. today it's going to be a really hot one though. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell back with what you need to know before you leave the house on this weather alert day. >>> and he was appointed to appoint allegations between russia and president trump's campaign. now he could be out. why robert mueller's job may be on the chopping block. >>> and there's taco tuesday and then there's free taco tuesday. narrator: the washington post endorses dr. ralph northam. and virginia progressives agree. ralph northam is the only candidate who stood up to the nra after the virginia tech shooting. dr. northam led the fight

just remember, you can always get the storm team 4 four-day forecast on wtop every ten minutes on theothing says summer like good old summer camp. what about weather camp? the next few minutes we'll explore the awesome education opportunities we have here in our own backyard. if you're a young scientist, a future meteorologist, you don't have to wait until college travel far or get an amazing head start to learn about the fascinating world of weather. look no further than the noaa center at howard university. every year they offer the career weather camp where high school opportunities stay at dorms on howard campus for two weeks and do real weather experiences while meeting with some of the most brilliant minds in weather. >> each day is devoted to burning additional atmospheric concepts. we may have an interactive visit to the noaa's climate and weather center. >> making sure planes are safe in the sky to bringing your forecasts on the evening news, meteorologists wear many different hats. the first hat they wear is a graduation cap. i spent time at the university of maryland's atmo

let's check in with dave dildine at wtop for the latest. dave?aaron, we're talking about detours for the crash investigation. maryland 210, indian head highway remains closed eight hours later north of independence road and south of 228, near pine lane, near where the crash occurred. indian head highway remains blocked. you probably want the alternate route. >>> in virginia, focus on i-95 today. it will be a busy get away. so far so good. traffic not so bad in woodbridge northbound and southbound. light volume. that's the latest from the traffic center. we've got a hotter forecast now with meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, good morning. >> good morning dave and good morning everybody. off to a lovely start here on a

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m.ou hop in your car today. >> thank you. >>> it's a terroristic attack apparently in the middle of london. >> you are looking at new video showing the chaotic moments of the attacks saturday night in london. people rni gunshots ring out. >> the deadly take started on london bridge when a van swerved into people before coming to a stop. that's when the suspect got out and started stabbing people. this video appears to show the attackers here. they were later shot and killed by police. 7 people killed, 48 injured in the attack. isis is claiming responsibility. >> police in london saying they're getting information today. angie goff is at the live desk. >> reporter: good morning, eun and aaron. the investigation that has led police to say they are at the point where they can i.d. the london attackers. right now they're not releasing the names as they work to determine if they were part of a bigger network. the raids continue in connection to the weekend's ban. the 12 people being arrested

according to our news partners at wtop, police chief stressing that his department does not want immigration raids with i.c.e. he says it's been a policy since 2007. he told the crowd that they only get involved when there are criminals in the u.s. illegally. he is urging people to still contact the police if they are in danger or need help from police. >>> the sun, oh, it is out on this sunday. you will start to feel the heat. starting out cool, but that will change. tom is tracking the warm-up. >>> and finding new inspiration, the big surprise for students with severe developmental challenges and how it is changing their lives for the better. introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for the second year. get fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo for 1 year and multi-room dvr service for 2 years. all with a 2-year agreement. switch now at fiosgigabit.com. [[dad] hello?d] [woman] hello? wa [woman] hell

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. >> the outrage is changing.have the first hour of parking free. in january they instituted the $2 hour weekday change. more than there was free. the change was met with lawsuits, protests. they say their businesses trooped by 40%. >>> good morning, i'm kate rogers. the creator of the roomba wants to do for your garden what he does for your other plants. the device is solar powered and it's got a launch program and it costs $300. >>> 5:56. we all know those claw machine games that never actually give you the prize it seems like. one little boy in maryland decided to take things into his own hands. he crawled into the arcade machine and he got stuck in there. the boy was in there for hour found the key and brut it to let the buy. >> he didn't get the toy because there is no way to win that game. you know what game this is, the claw -- >> no, you have to move it with the joystick, get it, it drops. it's rigged so you can't -- don't tell -- i know because i've wasted some money on that. now i know. >> let us know if

listen to wtop, 103.5 in your car. >>> new this morning, if you wonder where your tax dollars are goingagon wasted $28 million in the past decade buying uniforms for the afghan army. coming out of us arch today. the sticking point over a woodland camouflage pattern only appropriate for a small part of the country. the afghan defense minister picked it over free camouflage schemes, wicswitching would sav $71 million. >>> it is a headache you often have. you'll love amazon's newest offer. landon dowdy joins us with these hours, taking the guessing game out of picking out your clothes. >> would save us a lot of time. amazon launched a service called prime wardrobe. allows prime members to try clothes, shoes, accessories. it is similar to other services. customers charged for items they keep, get higher discounts if they buy a lot of the items. this could be a game changer. >> we're going to look into that. >>> tiny twirling gak et cetera many kids are obsessed with these days may be dangerous. a nonprofit says they're unsafe. they're expected to release a full list of other unsafe toys. >>

remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. hi, chuck. >> hey, how are you doing, melissa.at looking picture to share with you. wow, check out that. that is an amazing eruption of a vol tan this is a volcano i dare not try to pronounce, shiveluch. this volcano had been dormant for 250 years. quite the explosion there. volcanic ash in the atmosphere as well. that could delay some inational flights going through that part of theworld. outside of washington right now, we really do need some rainfall. so far the entire month of june, more than two weeks in, only a trace at national airport. closing in on two inches behind in rainfall just for the month of june. dulles fared better. bone dry in june. four things to know about the weather, no 90s for today or tomorrow. shower chances today mainly west of the city out towards the shan then upper 60s and low 7 os on your way out the door this morning. temperatures in the low to mid 80s. again, maybe a few showers in the shenandoah valley. little better chance for a stray shower tomorrow and then saturday and sunday afternoon, chanc

lauren will be in doing wtop radar. tomorrow more than the mugginess will hit you. a high tomorrow of 92. so a touch warmer than today. and tomorrow night, it's muggy, sticky, 88 degrees. so your weather outlook, the commute dry both ways, but if you bike or walk to work, it is uncomfortable especially later in the day. exercise is muggy probably earlier the better. pool, perfection there. if you're having dinner out tomorrow night, ite it's sticky. indoors probably the way to go. as we take a look at the 10 forecast, friday talking about some of the remnants of cindy along with a front will bring us some rain and thunderstorms as times especially later in the day. but not a washout. we'll have plenty of dry time as well. 86 for a high there. chance for rain and thunderstorms at about 50%. on saturday, take a look at the forecast, 40% chance of morning rain. this is pretty early in the morning about 6:00, 7:00, 88:00. after that, rain looks to move out. but we could have heavy rain saturday morning. so keep it in mind if you have an early tee time. might want to sch

wtop reached out to attorneys who are under a gag order so they wouldn't confirm or deny the tooth is goon ne. liyons were 10 or 12 and never seen again. welch burned the bodies back in 1975 and foinformation on ren sicks experts could examine the tooth. and prosecutors have not listed any of those experts in their court filings. >> chris lawrence, thank you. >>> retired u.s. diplomat launched extraordinary criticism at president trump today. nicholas burns is a former u.s. ambassador to nato. in senate testimony today, he blasted president trump for not addressing russia's interference in american address. his remarks come just a day te castigated the media for reporting what she called the russia-trump hoax. >> we've been going on this russia-be tru trump hoax for the part of a year with no evidence of anything. >> i find it dismaying and objectionable that president trump continues to deny the undeniable fact that russia launched a major abocyberattack. if he continues to refuse to act, it's a dereliction of the basic duty to defend the country can. >> ambassador burns says he beli

. >> wtop's jason fraley, you still have me on "baby driver." >> wet the whistle. >> see you in a bitit's a busy one in the storm center. >> we're going to see a couple of storms. the big deal tonight will be rain, heavy at times. you can see the rain now in loudoun county, toward the blue ridge and shenandoah valley. a lot of flash-flood warnings back here, around luray and points to the south. all of this will move into the d.c. metro area the next couple hours. weather alert, because we want to alert you we're in for rain across the area tonight. take the big umbrella if you're heading >>> starting to see more colors popping up on the radar. >> yeah, if you've got dinner plans tonight, you might want to think about getting inside, because all day it's been really nice. >> yeah. >> on the humid side, but the rain's coming. we're in weather alert mode, not just because it's a severe weather event, but because we have heavy rain moving in when most of us are trying to get out. trying to get our weekend started and look at that rain. right now, fauquier and loudoun county, lu luray und

remember to listen to wtop, 103.5 when in the car. >>> had a great time around golden triangle districtf downtown washington, one of the judges picking the prettiest planter boxes. there's the winner, beautiful white elephant ears and lilies. great day to be outside. another winner coming today. i will have pictures on my facebook and instagram. and any time you need weather, download the nbc washington app and it is there for you. 62 in washington under a clear sky. there had been 40s on the map earlier, but sunas to around 60 degrees. no chance for rain today, tomorrow or friday. perfect day for splishing and splashing in the pool. mid 70s this morning, up to 83 for a high today. great night for baseball. nationals and cubbies, first pitch 7:05. no chance for rain delay. let's hope it leads to a win. tomorrow is not as cool as this morning, still not too bad. then warmup starts tomorrow, up to 91 degrees. check of the weekend, fourth of july, let's go to sheena. good morning. >> good morning, chuck. enjoy today. talking low humidity today, makes you feel comfortable. starting tomorrow

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >>> right now if you're taking metro this morning, you might need to bring something with you to beat the heat. two busy stations are still having cooling system problems. >> like those little fans to cool you. adam tuss is looking at what metro is doing to fix the issues. hi, adam. >> reporter: hey, angie. i'm not sure the fan would work this morning. let's take a look at dupont circle this morning. we've got 77 degrees we are definitely already feeling the heat. these metro riders at dupont circle and farrington north have been dealing with cooling issues. they've had fans set up. this is a problem that's been going on for years, guys. the problem is that metro has cooling systems known as chillers. they're not really air conditioners. they get cool air over pipes. then it gets pumped into the metro system. these have been leaking over the last couple of years. so metro has had to shut the whole system off. people are dealing with hot, sweltering conditions and on a day like today when it gets to 90 and above, it is going t

appeals to, the donald trump appeal to absolutely and the obama administration was working true to to wtophe town demonstrations as we are going to do things our way because america first, right? has been a popular message with his base. the question is what would the negative repercussions be and how quickly would they be filmed if others retaliated in national security to block u.s. products? are you were a? >> the steel industry and its narrow sense is not a bigot trigger for an massive trade war that would really have those long-term repercussions but it is still a risk. charles: when all thank you very much. i think the stocks stocks are sick of a higher net like century aluminum. think that's going to be huge when free big meantime of a program alert you to check a "wall street week" tonight. here's a sneak peek with special guest carlie fiorina. >> i actually hope that this bill is the first up in the reform part -- process and not the less. what ultimately is to happen is we need to restore competition to the health insurance market. we haven't had a competitive market in decades.

according to our news partners at wtop, police chief stressing that his department does not want immigrationaids with i.c.e. he says it's been a policy since 2007. he told the crowd that they only get involved when there are criminals in the u.s. illegally. he is urging people to still contact the police if they are in danger or need help from police. >>> a live look at union station. we'll get well into the 80s. tom is tracking a big warm-up. and also tracking some showers or the start there's work to be done. it's not going to be easy but there's grit inside of you. and if you need extra motivation the grad fund at strayer university can help push you forward. because up to your last year of classes could be on us. that's right. on us. today is the day. >>> it will be comfortable between now and noon, but getting hot during the afternoon. you want to stay hydrated. temperatures will be in the mid-80s, midafternoon to maybe upper 80s around 4:00, 5:00. and by 6:00 pcback down to the mid-80s. not much humidity around. we'll have quite a bit of sunshine. rain moves in tomorrow. i have the new

remember to listen to wtop 102.5. >>> take a look at this dash cram video. imagine driving out of a parking lot. and having a random person jump up and stomp on your windshield. she said she turned this video over to atlanta police. and they're now searching for this guy. >> jumped up there, stomped and walked away. >> so bizarre. >>> the police trainees learn all sorts of skills. now, they're getting a lesson in history. still ahead, a look at the field trip the museum. >>> and exercising while you cool out in the mool. up next, we'll explain why water workouts are great for everyone. even if you haven't hit the gym in years. >>> and on ellen show, mark wahlberg stops by. and his life as a father. >> all had been its who stood up to the nra after the virginia tech shooting. dr. northam stands out with a consistent pro-choice record and led the fight to stop the republicans' transvaginal ultrasound law. ralph is a leader for education, expanding pre-k for thousands of families in virginia. ralph northam: making progress means taking on tough fights, and as g

remember to listen to wtop 105.2 fm when you hop in the car this morning. >>> i'm angie goff here atsk where we're following breaking news out of reston, virginia, where fire re skscue the scene at 1500 block of greenbriar court out and putting out hot spots. we're also told that a firefighter was injured when he fell through one of the floors. townhouse while they were respondi responding. now, i hospital and not believed to have life-threatening injuries. we will continue to update his condition. mean while, everyone was able to get out of their home safe. we're told that the fire started in the rear of the house. once again, still on the scene there in greenbriar court. such a big emergency defined presence, though. we'll send it back to you. >>> a florida mother is under investigation after letting a red rat snake bite her 1-year-old daughter as a lesson. you can see it in this video here. the mother says she wanted to introduce her kids to the snake that she found in her driveway. the snake had bitten her and her son several times without leaving a mark. so she said she thought

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm in your car today. hi, sheena. >> good morning. gorgeous conditions to start off your tuesday. now, we're not getting much in the way of rain right now. but look at the cloud cover. this is a beautiful shot this morning. we had the cloud layer. we see the sun coming up on the horizon looking really nice. it feels really comfortable, too. we have a few showers on i'll show you that in a second. the chance of a shower for the morning commute, not for everybody. most of the area stays dry. despite the cloud cover, i think you could get away with sitting outside in many areas for lunch. humidity will be low. the pool will be comfortable. you'll just see more clouds than what we had yesterday. tomorrow will be fantastic. i'll show you that forecast in a second. 70 in the district. 61 leesburg. 57 in manassas. 55 in frederick. 62 clinton. we still have very comfortable areas this morning as far as temperatures are concerned. here's the radar. few light showers in rhagerstow. just light scattered showers here. you may run into them this m

remember to lis zwroen wtop when you hop into your car today. >>> i'm molette green at the live desk.ant to show you a gaping hole that forced a plane overseas -- there it is. that plane had to make an emergency landing. look at the jagged hole. passengers on the flight from sydney to shanghai describe hearing a massive noise and then smelling something the china airlines moved all of the passengers to the left side of the plane and they landed safely. aaron, back to you. >> molette, thank you. >>> 5:54 right now. for the first time we're seeing dramatic rescue of michelle chapman held captive by a serial killer. deputies cut into a locked shipping container to get to kayla brown where she had been held captive for two months. this was held last november. they found brown handcuffed with her neck chained to the wall. she was assaulted by her kidnappers. minutes after finding her, deputies asked about her missing boyfriend, charles harper. >> todd kohlhe pe p shot charlie car very three times in the chest, wrapped h put him in a bucket. >> investigators later found three bodies on todd

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop into your car. aaron? >>> 5:55.ic we're working to make sure your weekend is as stress free as possible. you can try to avoid i-95 in the dale city. starting tonight at 10:00 crews working to repair a hole in the not far from the mall. the hole is the size of a football here. it's expected to last through monday at 6:00. they warn that this work could cause extensive delays in both directions. >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. facebook wants to create a messaging app just for kids. they're working on a chat app aimed at teenagers. it's likely it would be restricted to users 13 and older. it would come with strict parental controls. the app would require users to have a separate facebook profile. this morning i'm landon dowdy. >>> if you want to jump out of work a little early to start your weekend, apparently today is the day to do it. today is national leave the office early day. there really is a day for everything, isn't there? this holiday apparently celebrated each year on june 2nd to ins

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. sheena. >> hey, melissa: today will be a much better day. we have the storms and storm cleanup today. if you are unfortunately dealing with the storm cleanup, we're going to have better weather today. you don't have to worry about the storms moving pack be in. we have 90s this week. so it is going to be pretty hot going into the weekend. we have showers moving back in and chuck will talk more about that. currently, 71 degrees in the district. plenty of sunshine, glare on the roads obviously. but this afternoon, we'll be continuing to see the -- evening sun glare too. 71 in the district. 70 quantico x 67 dulles. it files more pleasant outside because the humidity is lower than a couple hours ago. plen neighborhood. that's pushing to the south and east. cold front caused that. now, behind it, we have sunshine and drier air. if you're walking the dog today, gra grady is available. beautiful afternoon. getting sunny and warm. i mentioned the warm sun. >> good morning sheena. poik to work.

wtop's dave dildine is in for melissa and will have a lock at the roads. >> what everyone wants to hear about, the weather. the humidity is coming back up. chuck bell is outside to tell us more about it. good morning to you, chuck. >> good morning. what a great day to be outside today. there's a nice south wind out here. got my hair blown over a little bit. going to be warm today. be ready. today will be the first of many 90-degree days coming as we get out of your holiday weekend. another chance for thunderstorms later on today. i'll let you know where that thunderstorm chance is highest coming up. >>> and chuck, we're watching a crash on 95 in woodbridge and it has all northbound north facing e-zpass express lanes blocked. the vehicles overturned on its roof and northbound between the prince william parkway and 123 where all traffic remains at a complete stop in the e-zpass lanes. main line gets by. to the right past the rescue party. in maryland, issues in fairland, northbound 29 is blocked near randolph road and cherry hill. traffic is sent on to the service road. this affects north

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remember to listen to wtop good morning, chuck. >> good morning, melissa. good day to be outside.tures below 60 degrees at national airport in the morning. it's that time of year where this is more and more of a rare occurrence. on average our last day below 60s is june 5th. the middle of september was the last time they will drop below 60. we're well below 60 this morning. even 40s out across the shenandoah valley and the rural areas this morning. we may be below 60 again tomorrow morning, then that's it. the heat wave moves in on sunday. enjoy it today. temperatures around 70 in gaithersburg, 69 in winchester for a high today. 74 in washington. another nice day coming up. temperatures early on friday morning. back into the 50s one last time. friday afternoon up near 80 degrees. here's a look at the ten-day forecast. 87 on saturday afternoon. sunday, capital pride festival down on pennsylvania avenue. it will be a sizzler. by monday, tuesday, wednesday we will be hot and humid, both, and we may be flirting with record high temperatures on both monday and tuesday. saisy good-bye t

wtop's jason fraley is with us now. is it worth it? >> i like how you said "taking off the wrap."ually, i think we should wrap it back up and bury it. the brendan frazier ones in 1999 and 2001, they were a lot of fun and they launched the rock's career as the scorpion king. for all those saying, how dare they remake remakes of the ones from the 1930s. universal wanted to do this with the mummy, frankenstein, the wolfman. to me, it's not what it's a remake. the script is pretty bad. it opens with a pretty school pla -- pretty cool plane crash, there's intrigue, but for me, it goes downhill really fast. it becomes more like the walking dead than indiana jones. and they worse in russell crowe as dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. he doesn't need to be in there too. i think you could skip this one. >> guess you didn't like that. >> not at all. >> what about the tony awards, they're coming up this weekend, what do you think? >> leading the way is a musical called natasha, directed by a silver spring native, a local tie. and there's three other shows that are up for the big prizes. dear evan hans

. >> listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop into your car. >>> tropical storm cindy is moving on shoreaking landfall as a tropical storm. mass winds 40 miles an hour. right along the southeast coast of louisiana, heavy rain about to really move o louisiana shore. now we have to watch the tropical storm closely. the track is going to pull it here in the morning. keep that in mind. rain in the forecast and showers towards frostburg. most of the area dealing with some cloud cover. we'll stay dry through most of the day. can't rule out an isolated chance early on. mid to upper 60s. mid 70s in the district. it's a warm start and going to be hot this afternoon. if you're exercising, plenty of water. it's about mostly cloudy. highs in the low 90s today. future weather showing that rain moving in tomorrow morning. big break possible through much of the afternoon tomorrow. then we see rain returning saturday morning. then that humidity drops by the afternoon. closer look at the weekend forecast with the rain and also our beach forecast with lauryn. good morning. >> good morning, sheena. showers

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car.i, chuck. >> good morning, melissa. cloudy skies await you. a little sunshine around lunchtime but more clouds than anything else. temperature wise up into the 80s again later on this afternoon. keep the 90s at bay for a little while. four things to know, finally rain chances are going up. 60% chance for rain today and monday looks very stormy. stormy weather is likely also for our commute home from work later on in the day. mainly dry this weekend. rule out a stray shower or two saturday or sunday. it will be 71 in washington. temperatures elsewhere in the upper 60s and low 70s. there's a marginal risk for strong to severe thunderstorms later this afternoon. not looking for big, severe weather outbreak but any individual thunderstorm could certainly pro of rain. sprinkles outside this morning going up i-95 in maryland and a few showers out here in southern fairfax and prince william county. rain chances will go up as we get later on into the afternoon. for more about the father's day

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. time to listen to professor bell.kies have gone cloudy during the overnight. there are areas of light rain to be dealt with early this morning. nothing major. we will have a better chance for thunderstorms coming our way later on this afternoon. there are the cloudy skies out there now. we need the rain around here. it's been very, very dry. so far for the entire month of june more than halfway through now. only a trace at national airport. almost 2 inches behind in rainfall just for the month of june. so wet may is now a distant memory. right now 60s to around 70 degrees. radar shows a cluster of showers across central virginia. it's waning a bit as it comes northbound. thunderstorms out here in the mountains of western virginia. it will try to slide our way later on today. umbrella is a good idea today. sprinkles on the west side of the beltway out near ties sons. a few showers on the fairfax/prince william town line. nothing heavy. no thunderstorms out there just yet. that will be changing though areas of light rai

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. right now chuck bell is outside.huck. >> reporter: good morning, melissa. good morning, everybody. finally friday is here. this morning giving a little friendly shout out. something free and fun for kids of all ages 6 to is 1:00 tonight right here on the national mall. they'll be handing out free solar observing sunglasses and stuff and there will be a bunch of telescopes out here to look up to the moon and jupiter. come out here. so this morning we have temperatures and sunshine in the 50ed and 60s. low humidity now and the remainder of the day. 62 currently in washington. that's far and away the warm spot. only 55 in leesburg. today's forecast sunshine start to finish. sun doesn't go down until 8:30. sunshine will be in the upper 70s. low 80s around the nearby suburbs. 84 on the national mall. a lot of stuff going on over the week end. for more on the weekend forecast and beach outlook, let's go to my colleague, sheena parveen. >> good morning, chuck. fantastic day. tomorrow looks really nice. take a look temperatu

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m.n you hop in your today. >> reporter: you can hear the mon moaning there. these are the scary moments that happened on a plane overseas. a man shouted that he had a bomb, tried to enter the cockpit. this happened on board a malaysia airlines flight on the way to kuala lumpur. the passengers subdued him, tied him up with seat belts until the plane landed. they said this was not terrorism related but rather a man, young man, about 25 years old who to receipt up on hip history. >>> if you're in the car, you hope the airbag in your car will protect you. it appears some some of those cars could have used airbags on a recall list. you should see where the airbag came from. in some cases the mechanics installing the airbags have no idea that the bags came from a recalled car. >>> 5:56. after backlash and a lawsuit, you can soon park for free again at reston town center. there is a catch. it's limited parking. reston town center says it will roll back parking fees that many call confusing and