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jack taylor from wtop, what's going on?reporter: well, we're got delaysolling through on centerville, crews doing what is called emissio testing. now, our delay confined to manassas, they hlaye concluded those tests but expect slowdowns, nonetheless. also expecting activity on the district, heading through the third street tunnel. we've got a broke down vehicle. and now i'm hearing there's a van in the cente of the roadway. what a inmorn aaron, angie, back to you. >> thanks, jack. >>> it's 6:32, we want to check in with sheena with the forecast for anotherteoty day. >> oh, yeah, another hot steamy day. we'll have updates on the traffic in just a bit. this morning outside, maybe aaz little and humid. as we go through the day today, humid ang to be hot and lot like yesterday. we were in the 90s yesterday with theck sess and made it feel quite a bit hotter. today is th same thin we're starting off with temperatures in the low to mid-70s. if you wake up and walk oside you' mostly at 7:00 a.m. with sun glare on the road for you.

$100,000.at th according to preliminary figures the mayor's office provided to our news partners at wtop city officials say they plan to seek reimbursement through a federal fund set b upcongress. >>> the next time there's a demonstration at the national hall dm the fees.s could get the nationalce park ser already has fees. >>> some news o cut colorado. on the disappearance of a pregnant woman and her two young daughters. chris lawrence on that. chri >> aaron, the woman's husband and the father of those two little girls is now in custody. police, they may be working on recovering their bodies. sh shanann watts is pregnant. officers took her husband chris watts into custody yesterday and ficials say he has admitted to killing all three. detectives have been collecting evidence in the family's home overnight. you're looking at video from that scene which undstandably is the entire neighborhood on edge. as you take a look at some of othat. we als want to call your attention to a tweet that we just got. 's from one of the neighbors, katie eastman. she said the neighbors have hammered a cross

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. >> that's right, wtop's jack taylor is standing by with a check on your morning commute. as i mentioned we wanted to talk about storm team 4's forecast. we're going from warm to cold real ick,right, sheena? >> that's right. it's warm this morning but this afternoon, you can call it i oppressive you thought yesterday was oppressive, because the humidity was very it felt like a sauna. and that's because the ground is so wetnd we have this warm air moving in from the south.oi that's g to be the same today. temperatures in the low 70s across the area. a wm start to th morning as you step outside. we are dry, but we're one shower in parts of anne arundel county. it's very slow or me yapderring north. and sunderlan seeing right rain. that's the only one in the area. we could have an isolated shower this afternoon. most of us stay dry. just hot and humid. take a look at the morning temperures, mainly inhe 70s. about 10:00 a.m., we'll see it jump in the 80s. bylunchtime, some of you could see temperatures in the upper 80s but feeling hotter with t humidity. wait until you see the

but they need -- an internal review reported by wtop. metro says e problem is not a safety concern but a reliability issue. the report found wire crimping defects that went undetectede nufacturer. the problem could lead to lengthy delays and poor reliability. it could take a year to repair 548 railcars that have the problem. the wor is not expected to impact service. >>> china has t banned release of the latest winnie the pooh movie. the chinese government tea nied disney's request to show christopher robin in that country according to sources. it's not why it was denied entry. in the past, the government censored images of winnie the pooh after they likened the bears appearance to president xi jinping. >> he's a cuddly cute little thing. >> xi jinping? >>e winnie pooh. and his friends, eeyore, piglet. >> i love piglet. >> side by side. >> i don't see it. >> police in florida received extra help from an unusual group to help track down a suspected car thief. >> a look this helicopter footage. >> if you see the large group of cows, they'r

remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. >>> coming up,eeping your child safe online. internet can be a dangerous place. but there's plenty of ways to monitor what your child is doing and who they may be talking to. >>> and caught on camera. a story that shows >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> welcome back. 6:24. with kids back in class, no doubt they will be using a computer the internet more. >> for parents, it means doing what you can safe online.r kids >> angie goff is here with the warnings about being onlicense >> reporter: alecia was 13 when she was tricked on the internet. >> on new year's day, a man she thought was a boy, was a mannd kidnapped her and took her to his house. >> reporter: alecia was luckily rescued. officer says parents should share this kind of story with their kids. >> it's not private. if you're monitoring your social media account and you see an inappropriate picture, so does the rest of the world. >> in addition to random phone c , restrict devices at bedtime and come up with realistic rules. in shannon lee's house, having a phone is a

remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. eun? >> thanks, melissa. >>> if your kids are getting enough sleep before school, it could hur their ability to learn. we're getting youeady r for years it was your dream house. now it's your home. ♪ it's where your family feels ready to take on anything. jump in with confidence with the suntrust smartguide mortgage application. visit onup.com or speak to the suntrust team to help buy or remodel your home. suntrust confidence stas here. >>> welcome back it's 6:24. for some parents and kid the summer days of sleeping in or barely sleeping at all are over. >> with school starting up again doctors are encouragingamilies to develop healthier sleeping schedules. it's a simple habit that could help your ds do better in hool. >> reporter: d k youw each school day your child is taking in several streams of formation at any given moment. and we're not talking about just what's on their smartphone or ta>>et screens. n the classroom, kids are attending to five or six different things at once. the les

listen to wtop when you hop in your car.s a little cool out there this morning. >> a nice, crisp, fall-like feel this morning. if you are in all traffic or about to be, at least you can roll the windows down. windows down morning. low humidity. over the next few mornings, it will feel like fall to some of you. the weekend is looking fantastic. sunday, hotter and more humid. 66 degrees. sun and northwest breeze coming in. the wind is goingur to keep humidity down throughout your entire thursday. it's 60 in gaithersburg, 63 in annapolis. the wind at 55 degrees right now. the dry air is moving in and it's helping to cool the temperatures. by lunchtime, if you're exercising, this morni looks fantastic. if you do it by lunchtime, exercise, it's a gorgeous day to do it. into the weekend, it looks just as nice, dry across one of the last weekends of your summer. 85 degrees on saturday. 89 sunday, with rising humidity. at thebeaches, going to be cooler. tomorrow, degrees. you need the spf 30 or higher.ar by sunday, thest day at the

remember to listen to wtop 105 fm when you hop in your car. >>> thank you.cameras, superheroes on the walls. l soune a dream for any kid. >> these items are especially comforting for little ones seriously ill and confined to a rospital . the home for henry is kicking off in a brand-new hospital across our area. news4's molette green is live with details. this is such a wonderful effort. >> reporter: it really is, what is inside this bag, eun and aaron can really impact a sick child's life in a hospital room. and it was the idea of lrie strongin, to come up with this in your incredible organization ho for henry. you've done this already. you launched thiso days children's -- at georgetown, medstar algeorgetown hosp tell me about the impact? >> so, the kids, i think it creates a sense of home for them while they're in the hospital. and it's something that we saw de such a huge difference for our son henry when he was in th hospital. >> reporter: yeah, i want to go to some of the former patients. how can something like this really help? >> it relieves the stres

remember to liste to wtop, 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. good morning, chuck. it's pretty nice out there. >> pleasant morning. temperates into the 60s for most of the suburbs. it's going to turn into a sunny and hot day today. heat and humidity are in the recast again fortomorrow. our next chance for rain shows up late in the day on friday that couldinger into the first part of the weekend. but your wednesday morning, nothing to worry abou skies are mostly clear. a lovely 64 in loudoun county. 65 montgomery county and 73 in articleern. arling if your kid don't have to go just yet and more districts go back today. it's a perfectay to spend quality time by the pool it's going to be hot. around 90 degrees today. high pressure pushed our rain chances away for the next couple of days. no rain today. no raintomorrow. rain chances come back on friday evening. high today88 in gaithersburg. 91 in fredericksburg. good night to do grilling in the backyard as well. temperatures below 90egreesy 6:00 this eveningment down into the low 80s by 8:00. notice now, our sunset time

remember to listen to wtop 3.5 fm when you hop in your car this morning. good morning, mr. bell. morning ms. mollet. a sunny start to your dnday. a far cry from the way tuesday ended. sunshine all over the dmv. rainfall yesterday was immense. 90-degree days in check for a while. but next week, we're going to add o ttot total fast and furious. temperatures this morning, though, 68 fderick, maryland. 68 in martinsbg,est virginia. 68 at dulles. 74 in annapolis and in prince george's county. your planner then for today, still a lot of high water around the area. flooding is a concern. be on the lookout. at least now the sun is up.e you can he high water in front of you. if you can't see the road below, urned breezy today. northwest wind bringing cooler, less humid air in. it will come with a shower chance, already a broken line of scattere showers now across the west virginia mountains. that is the rain chance that will be arriving in the i-81 corridor. around about 11:00 a.m. or noontime. arriving in the d.c. metro area and i-95 between 2:00nd4:00. here's future weather.mo updatel t

remember to listen to wtop 105 ro when you hop in your car today.. >> thank you, melissa. >>> watch this terrible way to end the day shopping for agh ca. through the door. a woman in china crashed into the dealership when she hit ts nstead of the brakes. you can see she went right through the door and into the showroom. into the reception stand there. this incident happened when the driver was trying tohe park car after test driving it. >> the good news here is n one was seriously hurt. no word if she ended up buying the car at all. >>> meanwhile, a savvy 6-year-old delivered a big t surpri her parents meet caitlin lutz. she loves pying with barbie dolls. er tocaitlin's mom allows go on amazon to buy a barbie h doll for birthday. caitlin secretly ordered more than$300 worth of toy. and mom found out. >> first day there were about ven boxesnd i think we received three more. sh probably ordered about $600 worth of stuff. she's not in too much trouble. rouble if in lots of it happens again. >> funny. the family was going to return the items but decided

. >> that's right, wtop is standing by. but we want to begin with sheen parveen. we're prepare for a heat wave. >> yes, it was hoty. yester i'm sure you guys felt the hot and humid. we're starting off hot and humid again. we're not going to see relief from the move tilt. it is a warm start this morning, temperatures in the low t d-70s. the radar is dry except for northern parts of calvert county. and sunderland, this is going to continue slowlyeandering west to east. the overall pattern as we go through today, the pressure bringing in hot and humid air from the southeast. as we go closer to lunchtime we'll be rising in upper 70s to low 80s. some areas by lchtime could be the upper 80s. and the humidity is going to make it feel hotter. we'll take a look at the rest of the afterno and for the week coming up. >> reporter: hey, sheensheena, morning, we've got problems in woodbridge. the southbound lanes are closed. the rigane on connecticut, right lane and ramp to connecticu avenue osed. they should be wrapping up at this point. they usually clear abon 4:00 the mornin

spoke with us at wtop >> the report will paint a very dark picture bause it goes back over 70 years. >> priests were raping little boys and girls. and the men of god who were responsible for them not only did nothing, they hid it all. for decade. >> in a statement, cardinal worrellaid he acted with concern for the victims and to prevent future acts of >>> new information on the growing troubles for the university of maryland football program. school will take full responsibility for the death of football player jordan mcnair. at least for now, head coachj durkin is still the head coach. mcnair died from a heat stroke in june after collapsing during a foball workout in may. rick cou resigned over this. they apologized and said the university accepts, quote, legal and moral responsibility for his death. >> you entrusted jordan to our care. and he is never returning home agai >> head coach d.j. durkin and other assistant coaches are on paid leave following an espn report claiming widespread abuse in the proam. williamloh will investigate. >> metro leadership is lying and that it in fact

other agencies spent over $120,000 according to eliminary figures according to our partners at wtop. city officials say they plan to seek reimbursement from the federal government through a fund set aside by congress. now, the next time there's a rally at thema national , demonstrators could be get stuck with the bill. the money would help to recover some of thest >>> some breaking news now that is creating some shock and sadness. new developments om overnight. in the colorado missing persons se involving a pregnant mother and her two young daughters. chris lawrence is at the live desk. >> the woman's husband and father of the twoittle girls is now in custody. shannon watson and her two daughters were the subject of an intense search since reported monday. yesterday, police and family say officers took her husband chris watz into custody. and officia s hes has admitted to killing all three. that's according to our affiliate in denver.te deives have been collecting evidence from the family's home overnight. you can see them working overnigh there. chris watz himself spoke to news ut h

w he spoke earlih wtop radio. >> the reportill paint very dark picture because it goes back over 70 >>years. riests were raping little boys and girls. and the men of god who were responsible for them not only did nothing, they hid itall. for decades. >> in a statement today, cardinal worrell said he aced with "concern for the victims and to prevent future acts of abuse." >>> tonight the university of maryland is tsping sibility for the death of football player jordan mcnair, bu for now, the school is not firing head coach d.j. durkin. his family says her son died of heat stroke after collapsing during a football workout in th may. university announced at a news conference today it parted ways wit strength and conditioning coach rick court over the incident. the president of the university and the athleticet director with mcnair's parents today. they apologized andm told t the university accepts "legal and moral responsibility for the youngman's death." >> you entrusted jordan to o care. and he is never returning home again. >> head coach d.j. dkin and other assistants coaches are on l

. >> that's right, wtop's jack taylor is standing by with a check on your morning commute. as i mentioned we wanted to talk about storm team 4's forecast. we're going from warm to cold real ick,right, sheena? >> that's right. it's warm thi

that's according to an internal review first reported byur news partners at wtop. not asays the problem is safety concern but a reliability issue. the reportound wire crimping defects that went undetected by the manufacturer. it could lead to lengthy delays and po reliability. it could take a year to repair 548 railcars thatave the problem. the work is not expected to impact service. >>> china has banned the release of the latest winnie the pooh movie. the chinese government denied disney's request to show christopher robin in that country. it's uncar why it wa denied entry. in the past, the government censored online images of winnie the pooh after opponents likened the bear's appearance to be president xi jinping. >> he also doesn't wear pants. people find that -- >> theen pres >> winnie the pooh. >> it's a scraggily looking -- >> it's the original winnie. from a.a. millne. >> that's not the real win. it's now 4:16. police in florida received extra help from an unusual group to help track down a suspected car thief. >> take a look at this helipter footage. >> the

that's according to an internal review first reported by our news partners at wtop radio. metro says the problem i not a safety concern but it could cause unreliability. at issue, the cars wiring. report found wire crimping defects that went undetected by the manufacturer that cou apparently lead to lengthy delays and pore reliability, all 54 of the cars have the issue. something that could take a year or more to fix. metro says it's working with the manufacturers and says the 7,000 railcars remain the most reliable in the fleet. they do not expect any impact on service. >>> a maryland dmv worker says a man reeked of marijuana was about to take his driving test. that led to more than just a drug bust.po ce arrested reginald wooding of baltimore yesterday at the glen burnie dmv. while waiting in line in his mother's car, a worker says wooding smelled so strong, she called for an officer. police discovered almost a pound of pot, a loaded handgun and $15,000 in suspected drug related money. he faces a long list of crges including drug tracking. >>> i guess he didn' pass t tes

we want to get right to wtop's jack taylo in your "first 4 traffic." how's the commute, jack?before 355, vehicle overturned, blocking two right lanes. two to the left will get you by. it's caused a t delay backard i-95. we weren't doing too bad otherwise. northboundeorge washington parkway slows into that new work zone after spout run. single lane northbound, two lanes southbound without delay. bris near the toll road of the beltwall hope that will be cleared quickly. >> we'll take a break and check your forecast ne >>> rain drops have moved ino much of fairfax and montgomery counties, now moving into southern maryland as well. this is all liftingreorthbound so rain chances remain high the rest of the day. current temperatures in the mid-70s. we'll squeak our way into the upper 70s and low 80s today, but one to asuch as three inches of rain today, tonight and early saturday. clearing out tomorrow afternoon. >>> it's 8:0 on "today." coming >>> 8:00. coming up, a white house divided, while the president takes aim at the russiave stigation. >> now we're being hindered bya the rus

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. melissa.morning, happy friday. tgif is finally here. need toour things you know about the next couple of days. for today there will be a chance r stronger thunderstorms late this afternoon into early% chance of rain tomorrow. notll an day rain event but you need backup plan. a lot more clouds around. next completely dry day doesn't come until nday. dry along the i-95 corridor near the bay. there had been rain showers near martinsburg. future weather carries thatno hbound into pennsylvania. the remainder of the morning commute will be dry. future weather stops at 4:30. frederick, maryland, down to as ille, gainesville. 4:00, 5:00. 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, the chance of scattered storms comes into the d.c. metro area. temperure wise, it's just so sticky outside this morning. already in the upper snd low 80s. not the best cool day in the worl going to be blazing hot and super humid. rain chancesin easing. the gardening forecast, that's at 6:15. there's yr ten day now. good news there. today might be our last day in the 90s for the next week or so

begin, your nbc washington app, away from going to be the tv, going to be in your car, go to wtop radio. if you're way from tv and radio, go to nbcwashington.com or download our nbc washington app. tomorrow is when we start to turn the corner. it will still be cloudy and humid in the morning. with time, northwest winds will bring in cooler, drier air. you're going to feel the change starting late inay the tomorrow and thursday, friday, saturday into the rest of the weekend will be fantastic around here. average high is 86. that's where we'll be tomorrow. thursday and frid, afternoon highs below average. these are downtown and bay side temperatures. our suburbs will be down in the 50s thursday, frida and maybe saturday as well. i'll give you the ten-day foreca, coming up. >>> making allegations of his own. the colorado man accused of killing his wife and two daughters says he's late wife is also responsible. the latest on hised alleg confession to police and today's courtappearance. >>> why police say this clerk was attacked. when a new breast cancer patient comes to cancer treatment cen

remember to listen to wtop when you hop in yourcar. >>> hi, chuck. >> good morning, melissa.ine day to be ready for your big trap to the beaches or the mountains. honestly, weather will be pretty good for most of the holiday weekend. we'll be hitting and missing on somehower chances and thunderstorm chances today and tomorrow. right now, at national airport, a steamy 80 degrees, already a heat index of 84.t away from the city and the water. 72 in gaithersburg. 73 in frederick, maryland. your planner for your getaway, hit and miss chances, peaking at 5:00 this afternoon. temperatures will stay in the 80s becausef the higher rain chances. it doesn't look like an organized weather system around us it isn't. there's a lot of moisture around. this area of general low pressure that's overhead this morning, is keeping thunderstorm chances around rumbles of storms in hagerstown, maryland. some showers out towards persville and berriville, and falling waters, west virginia. future weather keeps most of thc rain c today from the d.c. metro area and points north.es but somet these compu

some fol taking off today and not doing the normal morning commute. 270 looks remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car. >>> good morning, chuck. >> good morning. your forecast, looking a littley clere as we get our holiday weekend over national airpint. at plane t their airplane run. number 35, there they go, up the river.th tre flying northbound. at least untily flip the field around. later in the afternoon, winds out of the east and south. they may have to flip itaround. 79 degrees, down at national airport. lower 70s, in fairfax, montgomery county. and by the bay there in annapolis. as you plan out your day, your friday will be filled with a lot of clouds. some peeks of sunshin before thunderstorms become likely later on in the day. this morning, not a l of coverage area. we are getting rumbles of thunder here. headed towards frederick county and towards the haguerstown area. your gardening forecast, make sure the hanging baskets are soakedll the way through. here's your five-day forecast. lowest rainhances are the holiday itself, on monday. it will be the warmest day ofe e

p in n tot( wtop when you your car. >>> coming up, children can spend hours each month playing onlineble to infiltrate the gaming communities. >>> and ase couple r nearly $500,000 fore1 a homeless man. >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> if your child likes to play games online, listen up. >> predators have found ways to taeset your kids in those gawo/ angie goff looks at what's>d putting your children at risk. >> i worry about them logging e1 on. >> reporter: shann's kids i] don't do social media but they're online.e1 >> they might play a game or two with their friends before they i go to bed.ar >> reporter:ts beware. online gaming means kids can play in real-time with people from anywhere, making them easy targets.a5 >> child predators are using this technology to track and find your children. >> repoer: strangers posing as players are getting kids to give them names, phone numbers, locations and pictures.rzo the dange, chat rooms.m.p >> you really want to go in and tell your children, no private rooms, o privatekkrpáting. unfortunately, current games today, don't have that as

listen to wtop when you hop in your car this morning. >>> it's aoo little out there this morning, huh it sure is. >> a good kind of cool. >> you wear your suit jacket? >> no. my regular shirt. do you think i drive in shirtless? >> i don't know what you do. as long as you have clothes when you get up here. >> we don't need to g with this conversation, guys. >> very pleasant outside. the temperatures will stay below average again. yestday's high, 81, the coolest day of the month. 12 days in the month of august alone i 90s. there's more 90-degree weather ahead. it's been a wet august, almost five inches of rain about double our coverage. the dew points, thas the way we measure moisture in the atmosphere. down in the comfortable 5s this morning. anytime the number is below 60 a degrees,s pretty good. tomorrow, this point dew point is about 60. monday-on, when the dews poi go above 70, that's the sticky stuff that everybody xlcomplain about. bagh pressure for now is keeping all that at pushed the humidity offshore. southerly breezes bring this moisture up to the northeast. that will migrat

listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. looking good at 52?wait a minute. >> you assume that melissa is nice and thennot so much i will admit to being 51, not 52. hazy,gunky looking sky this morning. the sun is coming up here. heat, haze and humidity. we will be building quickly here over the next couple of days. we're going to pile on our 90-degree day count. 34 days or higher. the last one on august 18th. it's been a break for the s, the last week or so. that comes to annd today. upper 60s, north and west of the city. mid-70s downtown and bay side. plan on it being a hot one. 88 degrees by noon and 92 for a high today. a slit chance for a shower or thunderstorm today, mainly from the blue dge westbound. they can squash rain chances complety. and more chances for storms thursday into the holiday weekend. here's a little ance for an isolated shower or two. along to the west of the blue ridge. should stay all dry around the met area. y but steamy. tomorrow, every bit as hot and humid. heat indexes tomorrow, up close to 0 degrees. wednesday's go

. >>> now let's check your commute with wtop's jack taylor in your first 4 traffic., jaood morning. >un. good morning. we'll start trying to get downtown onhe freeway west off the 11th street bridge. crash blocks two right lanes. sizeable delays o the 295. outer loop top side, the original crash at coalsville road has one on the shoulder.hb nond on 395, the hov lanes riding up towards 14th street bridge just put a crash over onto the right shoulder, back to you. >> jack, thank you. >> we'll take a break now. we'll check your forecast next. stay with us. does your business internet provider promise a lot? let's see who delivers more. comcast business gives you gig-speed in more places the others don't. we offer up to 6 hours of 4g wireless network backup. everyone else, no way. we let calls from any of your devices come from your business number. them, not so much. we let you keep an eye on your business from anywhere. the others? nope! get internet on our gig-speed network and add voice and tv for $34.90 more per month. call or go online today. >>> well, you may head into a little bit

listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. >> there you have it, hawaii wins it. >> look at that.nother one for hawaii. honolulu's team wins the little league title. they were crowned champions in williamsport. proud momma. led the way with eight strikeouts and allowed two hits the entire game. >> pretty impressive. the state's third world series title in 13 years. >> impressive. congratulations. >>> good morning. i'm kate rodgers at cnbc headquarters. youtube ads are getting less skippable. any channel can make money from its videos can implement nonskippable ads., previously select channels have that option. retailers pay money for nonskippable ads. earlier, youtube set the maximum length for those ads at to 20 seconds. i'm kate rodgers. >> thank you. >>> tonight kicks off the first pa the finale of "american nija warriors." >> watch out. >> the top competitors from across the country are competing for a $1 million prize. >> the stage one includes eight obstacles for the warriors.is you watch and it's nuts. watch out for gavin ross. the sprint canoeist was invited to las vegas.

now let's get look at the morning commute with wtop's jack taylor.f problems becausef the rain overnight, jack. >> we certainly do. one of the big ones if you're familiar with ridingn 7 near the mill, eastbound lanes closed and all traffic has to divert on to colvin run road. walker road putting you on to georgetown pike. westbound lanes are open. difficult run. a lot of water running across the roadway this morning. >> thanks, jack. we'll take a break now. your forecast is nex stay with us. >>> the heavy rain overnight is gone, but we still have a slight risk f strong to severe storms this evening especially out in the shenandoah valley. keep that in mind. stay weather alert during the day.tu current tempes mid 70s. mid to upper 80s today. tomorrow, very high rain chances. download our nbc washington app. stay ahead of the forecast any time with it right there in the palm of your hand. >>thanks, chuck. more local news in 25 minutes. >>> for now, back to the "today" show after this break. have a great day. pas >>> we are back 7:30 on wednesday mornin

he spoke yesterday with wtop. >> the report wl paint very dark picture because it goes back over 70 years. >> in a statement cardinal wuerl goes on to say i sincerely hope a jus assessment of my, as past and present and my continuing commitment to theroction of children will dispel any notions otherwise made by this report. >>> now to the latest on the terror attk in london. investigators are still searching for a motive. but have identified the suspect this man, according to reuters and nbc security sources. he is a 29-year-old british citiz citize officials say he drove a car into a group of cyclists and then headed for the most heavily guarded building inta b, parliament. searches have been carried out but police say that they are still no additional arrests. >>> at least 39 people are dead after a highway bridge collapsed in italy. th number could rise as crews is search through debris for possibleor surv kerry sanders. >> reporter:s on this nightmare from genoa. >> reporter: rescuers are frantically searching for survivors, digging tough the rubble. overnight, tse images taken byve d

remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car this morning.you go out this morning, it's refreshing out there. yikes. >> i was trying to end on a happy note. >> i heard you're goingri to eight miles per hour. or runners, that's a 7 1/2-minute mile running pace. if a jouger passes on the road, that's why. yesterday was the second day this month that has been cooler than average. 12 of the first 23 days of the month have been ave 93 degrees. temperatures three degrees above the average for the month. this little break in humidity and the bak in the high temperatures is appreciated by most. humidity levels stay in the comfortable range here for the rest of today. start inching their way up a little bit, as you get towards tomorrow, as the dew points are near 60. next week, monday, onward dew points. heat indexes up to the mid-90s for most of next week we're on the cool side of this high pressure right now. as that works its way offshot, the heand the humidity will come our way. it will probably be a while before we worry about anything in the way

remember toen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >> thank you. >>> your time is 5:5 theof summer don't have to be sad. they can be big fun for your entire family. just soak it all in. >> we're working for you at the montgomery county fair. molette green is there at some of the new attractions this yea >> old mcdonald had a farm.hi when you about fairs, you think about the food, the rides and theanimals. and you know this fair is one of the largest in the state of maryland, bringing y so much education about animals and i want to take theseu g right over here t these cute goats. one of the attractions here. you can come in here and learn about the goats, but before we wrap up, i know, we ave somuch in ell you coming up next the 6:00 hour, i'll showou tank. 2,300 pound cow. it will be a lot of fun. stay with me in the 6:00 hour. right? >>> also ahead, tests that found something dangerous in th m watr ore than 200 places inm tgomery county schools. the problem is being fixed, but some parents are still concerned. >>> the skins took the field for the first time this year and

we'll help you navigate through with the forecast and wtop's traffic. stay with us. right? i do.t's a busy, busy place. whenever you're rdy. it happens every time. i've got it. and every time, she wins. you always do this. no, no. i insist. it's on me. alright. but you have the bb&t app with zelle who are you texting? oh, uh no one. i really should go back. b and can pay the biore she even leaves the restaurant. beth! ah... the taste of victory! bb&t. all we see is you. >>> it is 6:29 and we are going back to the weather alert. a live look right now from chopper 4 flying above flooding that is causing a lot o issues across our region this morning. if youit slept through here's a look at why we are dealing with so much water this morning. avy rain was falling all over the area for hours. well, the good news this morning is that the rain is now moving out. know. but unfortunately, it's left a lot behind. we have team coverage as you start your wednesday. we'll check in with everyone for a look at the forecast, the roads and more, but first we want to head out to brad in chopper 4 t

that's according to an internal review first reported at wtop. says the problem is not a safety concern but a reliability issue. the report found wire defects by the manufacturer. the problem could lead to lengthy delays and poor reliability. it could take aear to repair 548 railcars that have the problem. the work is e notected to impact service. >>> china has been banned the release of t latest winnie the pooh movie. the chinese government denied walt disney's request to show chrin opher robin iat country according to sources. it's unclear why the film was denied entry. in t past, the government censored online images of winnie the pooh. some opponents likened the bear's appearance to president xi jinping. >> that's a compliment. adorable. he's a beloved character. f>> but it's the leader your country. you're so cute, you look like a stuffed animal. you don't want that. some people have used the bear as a symbol ofesistance, too. >> maybe there's that. i think he's adorable. >> not that one. >> that's the original one. the a.a. milne. >> i like

listen to wtop when you hop in your car. aaron? >> all right, melissa, thank you. >>> 5:55 right now. we're helping get ready for school and right now shoppers in maryland don't have to pay sales tax on certain items.ry nd's tax-free holiday started yesterday and will run through august 18th through saturday. until then, you won't have to pay sales tax on clothin or footwear that costs $100 or less per item. the first $40 of a backpack or bookbag will be tax free. >>> the baltimore orioles rolled out the red carpet to welcome mamie hnson's little league team from thedistrict. the first predominantly african-american team to reach the mid-atlantic tournament making our area so proud. >> they were recognid at camden yard before the game and alsoetdam jones. jones helped to pay for the team's transportation to the regional championship in connecticut. >> how awesome is that? >> pretty cool. >>>ur rest you have been wanting to try in the d.c. area but you haven't madet out yet, this could be your week. the restaurant week kicks off tod

listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car.ore on the pian coming up. >>> melissa, thank you. it's 5:54. you may have driven by the exxon gas station at the foot of the bridge. it's been shuttered to make room for condos, apparently. closing that station has commuters and lawmakers worried about finding gas in the district inhe future. >> you're running out of gas, you need someplace to stop for gas, otherwise you're outf luck. >> we're running out of gas in the city. we'll be manhattan soo where you have to leave the town in order to buy fwas. i almost never buy gas in d.c. it's not clear when the gas station will be torn down and the condos will start goingup. >>> also this morning, we're celebrating a milestone for wlben's chili . that iconic restaurant is marking t 60 years he community. molette green is kicking off the bration for us live at ben's on u street.go morning. you're ready to get this party started. >> reporter: i know. we're ready for a block party. the workers are setting up thea for the big ceremony. the bloc

remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today.thank you, melissa. >>> enjoy these last weeks of summer at a county fair. so much fun. wokingithersburg this morning. >>ews 4 molette greenre is th with rides and fair foods. hey, molette. >> no one shared any of the food with me. we're live athe montgomery county fair. everything kicks off in a few hours later this afternoon. a check and talk about the excitement this year for the fair. which is somportant in the state of maryland. >> montgomery county. this is the biggest event here. it happens in august and this is our 70 mcicare.com and 11 and under is free ery day. >> we love it. and the big theme for this year? >> the theme this year is tradition to treasure eon our 70th year. >> everything kicks off this afternoon at 3:00 when the gates open. $10 online and $12 at the gate. kids 11 and under get in free. you get in free if you're under 11. ba into you guys. >> they get in free either way, parents areay g. >> you have to pay. >> thank you. >>> 6:55 right now. here are four thing

let's go to wtop and jack taylor. g >> we've a few hot spots this morni ing as you head to 3. find the four left lanes are getting bay. a transition lane will get you by 123. inner loop on t ltway, on e local lanes. woodrow wilson bridge, there was police activity. everybody in the clearing stages already. still slow on the topside of the beltway, trying to roll towards georgia avenue. there's been accident activities on the right shoulder. it's getting quite a look, as we're solid from 95 to that point. >>> your time is 6:32. staying on top of the breaking news of a 12-year-old girl. jinjing ma is believed to be in extreme danger. she was abducted from reagan ti onal airport yesterday morning. she's 4'11", with brown ey and black hair. she is visiting from china. >> the fbi believes these two people are involved in her disappearance. they wereth seen arriving a airport yesterday morning. the next time the woman appears on camera, she walking with the 12-year-old girl. the two changed clothes and disappeared out of video view of the security cameras. >> police believe the man

there's sheena on wtop radio where is where you should be way from once you're your tv and on your way this morning. meanwhilen nbc4, w have a cloudy sky greeting us this cmorning. aple of raindrops around the city. most of the steadier rain was to the south. c it's aing to an end. most of us will be rain free by 10:00, 11:00. we'll have breaks of sunshine later today. no real heat of humidity for the next couple. da it could be stormy late tomorrow afternoon. a storm team weather alert for t tuesdaynoon and evening, not for today. lengering rain drops into parts of loudoun county. really nothing more than a couple of pessing sprin and a light shower of rain in andhe around city. the heavier rain south of fredricksburg is starting to dru kly. future waegt weather, carrying ances of rains through the early afternoon. cooler than average. we'll take that in the month of august. 68 in leesburg, 69 in the panhandle of west virginia, 68 in frederick, maryland, also in clinton, maryland staying mostly cloudy through the morning hours before more sunshine later to i dachlt sun is down at 6:56

resulted in appropriate actio earlier today cardinal kwoourl spoke by phone to our news partners a wtop radio. >> the report will paint a very dark picture because it goes back over 70 years. >> reporter: pennsylvania's attorney general believes there'sds thousore allegations that they could not find because the catholic church vered up the trut >> theho cli atcrcvictims. >> reporter: now, again, cardinal wuerl has put out several statements toy, both rejecting some of the findings of the grand jury report and also pointing out that decades of work that he says that he'sn donee catholic church to both help survivors and to help prevent further abuse. t that very latest. doreen, back to you. >> all right. mark graves reporting. we post >> you can read that on our nbc washington app. >>> the university of maryland has parted ways with a strength andin tra coach as it opens up about the sudden death of jordan mcnai our bureau chief tracee wilkins park toin college explain how the system says it's taking responsibility. >> the training coach at head of a lot of these allegations nows gone f

andditional $100,000, according to preliminary figures that the mayor's office provided to our news partner wtop. city officials say they plan to seek reimbursement from the federal government through a fund set aside by congress. the two dozen white supremacists fwho did show up the rally were far outnumbered by the counterprotesters. >>> a smoother commute home on the key bridge tonight. but that wasn't the case a few hours ago. traffic cam captured smoke that played out here after car caught fire on the bridge. firefighters doused those flames as traffic started to build up. things back to normal now. we stillly don't know exact what caused this fire, but no one was hurt. >>> the fire at a recycling plant in clarksburg, maryland is still burning. it could take several days to put it out. the warehouse on frederick road caught fire early this morning. nobody was inside at the me. route 355 was shutdown for hours, though, and traffic in the area backed up for miles. a limited water supply made it tough for firefighters to put out the flames. that fire is contained.st inveigators are still tryin

reporter: turns out governor alph northam was listening and shared his reaction with me today on wtop's "ask the governor." >> i was very upset when i heard that and we're making changes make sure we take care of these companies. >> reporter: the governor tells me he put vdot on notice to makes things right and vdot confirms they've conacted with a new home relocation company. >>ay when somebody you need to move, we're going to tear your house down. that is snificant. i'm very sensitive to that and wa want to treat these people the right way. >> reporter: we checked balk with dolores. she's encouraged by the governor's progress and the meeting he just had with ot. >> i encouraged he's on board with us and he's going to do the best he can to get the ball rolling, too. >> reporr: a delegate who represents the five homeowners on accidestenhouse place helped residents sound the alarm. >> i'm glad they're on top of this. i hope we can expeditehe process. these folks have waited too long to get answers from the government. >> reporter: residents me the real test is still ahead when they find

nal foundings from an int metro review today were first report bid our news partners to wtop radio. tonight news 4's mark segraves digs into e latest problem plaguing metro.in >> sce they first hit thek tracks b in 2015 the 7000 series rail cars have been oted as a critical part of metro's promise t improve safety a reliability. but this interm report from metro's dartment of quality assurance found that every one the new cars has a wiring problem that has to be fixed. the report cited wire crimping defects that went undetect the by the manufacturer c thatld cause lengthy delaysoo and reliabilities. all 48 cars have the defects, and it's estimated that it will take one year to fix them all. the report also found that 2nt ew 7000 series cars have an additional problem that needs to be corrected. that work is so me-consuming the entire staff at this rail yard in green belt is dedicated to working on it. that work is estimated to take two years to complete. riders we spoke with today took the latest problemsor the transit system in stride. >> that's tough. i mean, it's coined of -- it'

earlier today cardinal wue spoke by phone to our news partners at wtop radio. >> the report will paint a very dark picture because itoes ck over 70 years. >> reporter: pennsylvania's attorney general believes there could thousands of more victims his investigation could not find ucause he says the catholic church covered the truth. >> above all else they procted their institution at all costs. as the grand jury found the church showed a complete disdain for victims. >> reporter: now, again, wuerl put forward in several statements the work he's done over decades to h gp victi the help that he needs, and he says they continue to pray for thtie v every day. that's the very latest in the news room, mark nsegraves,s 4. >> all right, mark, thank you. >> you can findomplete or read more from cardinal wuerl in our nbc washington app. >>> one. coaches at the center of the oniversity of maryland football scandal is longer with the school. the strength and conditioning coach w among those scrutinized after a player's death. jordan mcnair died after suffering heat stroke during a team since then a

. >> reporter: today on wtop, i ask governor ralph northam about sidents' concerns. >> i was very upset when i heard that and we're making c that we're taking care of these families. >> reporter: the governor tells me he put v d.o.t. on notice to make thingsig. consequently there has been a change in the relocation company assigned to assist families. >> our home is our special place, and when someone knocks on your door a says that, you know, you need to move, we're going to tear your house down, that's significant. again, i'm very sensitive to that and ireant toat these people the right war: >> reportedolores' worries were only growing becausehe has knee surgery set for monday and can't house hunt right now ut she's encouraged by the governor's promise and the meeting residents just had with vdot. >> it's encouraging he's on board with us and he's going to do the best he cano get the ball rolling, too. >> reporter: residents tell me the real test is still ahead when they find a new home that meets their needs. will vdot and the company put the money on the table quickly enough so they

let's get right to wtop's jack taylor in your first 4 traffic. >> good morning.ound we were jammed off 295 coming across the 11th street bridge. the accident activity aft main avenue has only the right shoulder getting by unfortunately. you'll find in virgini 95 northbound before norton, the big rig broken down. the continues activity up in howard county. northbound 95 ramp to 100 west. 100 west to 95 southdnd north wo route 1 all affected by this ongoing police investigation. >> thank cyou, jack. ack of your forecast is coming up next. stay with us. >>> good thursday morning. we'll see a pretty nice day setting up. you might notice a little less humid through the afternoon, but then we'll have a chance of a couple passing showers later on today. 91 degrees again and into theom weekend big changes. we'll see clouds move in, scattered showers acros saturday and sunday. that's going to hold temperatures into the mid 80s inrough the bng of next week. inking. finding smarter solutions. that's what makes cancer treatment centers of america one of the leaders in precis