thank you, justin. >>> staying in fairfax county. some families say their adult children with disabilities are losinsetheir jobs all becauof a change in policy. fairfax county use a local nonprofit company that employees these workers to helpith recycling computers and other electronics. but now the county has awarded the contract to a north carolina com and those disabled workers will be out of their jobs. parents say the county should really reconsider this decision. >> a resident and a taxpayer, toy my son's job that i worked very hard with hiet is now being outsourced to another state. >> besides the fact that we are employing people with disabilities and we are in this county and we are creating jobs for this county, all that aside, apples to apples, company a to company b, we are much better. >> the nonprofit company has opened an official protest which fairfax county has ten days to review. be county maintains it made the best decision onehalf of the taxpayers. >>> happening today. a grnd breaking f a major construction projec

fairfax old lee, 6 and 95 look okay. aaron? >> melissa, thank you.>> > don't let the rain threat stop you. there's plenty to do to celebrate the fourth of july tomorrow. next up, some of the fun ents happening around the region. >>> and tune in this afternoon for ellen starting at 3:00 p.m. and then keep it reeg here for news 4 at 4 that's all this afternoon on nbc 4. take-off. and this a loving reminder from his wife. this is will finally depositing that expense check. oh, and this is will pay zg his brother-in law ble for their annual camping trip. and this is will finally relaxing for the long flight. this is your right here, right now bank. this is wells fargo. >>> welcome back. today 14 people will compete in a burger eating contest here in d.c. at starts noon at the z burger teniallytown location. w spectatorsll receive a free burger after the competition until 2:00 p.m. one of today competitors is molly skiel ler, the number one ranked competitive eater in the world. she ate 28 burgers in 10 minutes back in 2016 at z bur

. >>> we are workato go learn wh sparked this fire at a home in fairfax on friday. chopper 4 captured the flames shooting through the roof of at room on clarks ranch road in great falls. two people were inside and able to escape and one firefighter suffered a min injury and is expected to be okay. >>> workers at the washington convention center could go on tien center already ntract with insurance.a >> we want fair contract. aramark came in and after six years try to replace us with robots and we have no work and we have families to take care of and trying to get a fair contract. >> 98 i strike in the sports da scounty ra reportedly findur-year million. he is suffering from aorn achilles now but when he is back on the court he willel have hp from kyrie irving and deandre jordan who are also on board. the nets made the playoffs last season. now, the expectation in brooklyn will b even higher, i think, with that trio coming on. >> oh, yeah. what is going to happen to the r warri they spent all of those years building it. >> interesting to watch. >>> next on news4, cou

in fairfax, the fairfax high school is having a celebration st 7:00 with balloon artiand face painters and thing for the arddie. mattie stepanek pwill have a live celebration. they say drones are not allowed which i think make sense. in prince george's couthey are having a celebration in parking lot 1 at umd. show up for the fireworks and so much more. show up. there are many, many, many, many, more fireworks all around our region. of course, we have the fireworks finder for you up on the nbc washington app. searcwifireworks. th the scene, i'm tommy mcfly, newse >> if you'r looking to enjoy home, we h of july at are working for you with an important reminder. >> we want to show youju how dangerous fireworks can be. these demonstrations show in seconds how a firework can take a nasty turn. most typesf fireworks are illegal in d.c. you can see a few listed on your screen. the punishment for illegal fireworks in d.c. is a jail time or a fine. the d.c. fire marshal plains. >> these fuse tend to burn very quick and that misjudgment could be very costly. >> all fireworks are illegal in montg

. >>> the president of the fairfax county naacp resigned. copon posted on facebook while others are promoted to dedicating equity, i no longer believe the overall culture nature of the naacp prioritize the schools. he also said his resignation is linked to former confrontation with the former president. sent a series of angry text messages after she had he was too confrontational when dealing with police. >>> happening today. >>> virg since the settlement of jamestown. the colony is considered the first representativera democy in america. one of the attendees today is president trump. earlier this month, a group of virginia democrats vowed to boycott the event if the president attended. state lawmakers accuse the president of using, quote, racist and zenophobic rhetoric. trump first tweeted that a group of minority female congresswomen should go back to where they came from. then he blamed decades of trouble in baltimore city on congressman elijah cummings. >>> david ortiz is sharing his first social media post since he n s shot in the domin

the letter claims there is a witness who supports fairfax's account. it reads, in part. watson's attorney responded to the letter saying, in part. fairfax's attorneys responded to this statement saying the lieutenant governor has never changed his story. >>> the man who ka caught was caught on camera setting fire pleads guilty. they say he set a gas can back in april. security camera captured the suspect running from the scne. he allegedly told fbi agents he was hearing voices. >>> while the d.c.egion brace for another round of potential flooding, new orleans is cleaning up after a storm caused this mess yesterday. the french quarter was filled with flood water. the trouble came quickly. man s touristsd they became stranded at t shops and restaurants they wereti visi and unable to get back to their hotels. public transportation had to be shut down. it has the potential to turn a tropical st m is brewing out in the gulf now. it has the potential to turn into a hurricane. million of people in the storm's path now and they are preparing for the worst. flooding, storm surge

yesterday, people in fairfax attended this free e scooter safety class at town square. people learned the basics of balancing, starting, stopping, and how to use the app. if you missed out on this session, don't worry. t e pilot training program will run through nexmmer. >>> if you happen to be walking near the lincoln memorial, you may have seen a rare sight. baptisms took pl e there. the light of the world church held a religious ceremony yesterday. the church has a following of 5 million people worldwide and located in guadalajara, mexico. a sight you don't necessarily see a lot of the time in washington. >> it was nice out there yesterday. >> the good thing about today, the humidity is a lot lower. so more comfortable to be outside today.ki lo good. even though we are getting ready to head right into the d oh, no. look at that sunrise out there right now. sun coming up. 5:55. it's just below the horizon right now and givingus those beautiful pinks out there. that c burnt orangeor and we will see the sun come on up. it's going to be a beautiful day. clear skies out t

we have tracked that out in fairfax county and prince george's county. no severe weather expected today. these showers may not really end up materializing to too much but i don't want to give you the guarantee of a dry day. good news after 6:00, thing will dry up very quickly. your friday night plan. sun is not down until after 8:30 so sunset skies will clear out and we will be dry the rest of the evening so your outdoor plans tonight no problems at all. tomorrow sunny and hot. maybe less humid. that should be sunny. jack taylor, as long as it's not raining on your weekend, who cares. >> exactly. a closure on canal road between reservoir and foxhall because of roadway that washed away from monday's storms. road work in maryland on 270. left lane is getting by there. >>>ne wi tasting in virginia and cookouts in maryland and late independence day celebrations. tell you what is happening this weekend on "the scene" with tommy mcfly straight ahead. >>> stay with us all day long. "ellen" at 3:00 this afternoon and followed by c did you knowomcast business goe

the fairfax county couple in the suv suffered serious injuries. >>> u.s. marshals need help to track down a man wanted for kill a 10-year-old girl in d.c. s name is isaiah merchantson. he is one of 11 indicted by a grand jury in connection to the death of makia wilson who was killed last july while on her way to an ice cream truck and several feet away from her front door. police say the suspects were part of a street gang. marshals are offer on $5,000 a rew for information leading to the capture of rmechantson. >>> a local minister apologized to his victim at a hearing. yesterday, judge sentenced baird to three he was also sentenced to three years probation. baird was accused of having an iodecent relathip back in 2014 with a teenage generically at the life church in manassas. he was charged with inappropriately touching a then 16-year-oland sending her sexually explicitmessages. baird was 23 at the time. >>> july fourth has come and one. questioremain about how president um's event called salute to america was paid for. the event at the lincoln memorial

we do have that crash but not t.eing much of a delay eastbound 66 fairfax county parkway, disabled vehicle has cleared out of the way. everything is nice and open. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, don't have any complaints on the beltway. no road work either. those eastbound lanes clo d another water main break in arlington, northeney betwe north quinn and north oak street. eun? >> thank you. ne> it's 5:01, a controversial arrest has turd into charges for a montunmery coty police officer. >> the announcement was made on tuesday. now people in the county want more accountability from police. news 4 justin finch is li at police headquarters in gaithersburg now with more on this story. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, eun, good r mong. those charges came down yesterday, second degree assault and misconduct in office for officers kevin morris.he he is t officer seen in that video that first appeared on twitter back on july 3rd appears to sow morris with arnoldo in custody. he is 19 years old.ho appears to s him being slammed on to the ground, the officer kneeing him in the head.

fairfax county school has suspended him. >>> 60 out of more than 200 greenspring t retirement community in springfield have become sick. two deaths are associated with the outbreak as well. 23 people had to go to the hospital. health officials say what is striking about the outbreak is the number of people are d affected that they are getting sick in the summer rather than the wint. >> d.c. police are warning about a pick-pocket near the union station. police say a teen took advantage of kindness of strangers. they say a rson dropped pamphlet and when a victim stopped to help, another man bumped him from behind and took his wallet. olice say there have been several similarincidents reported recently. they are warning people to be alert. >>> here is a look at the othere top stories re following for you this morning. >>> police in prince george's county are investigating a homicide. a man was found shot to death around 10:30 on richborough road. we are still working to learn his name and if police have any suspects. >>> police say someone fired shots into the iheart buckding on roville pi

instead of movingit to fairfax ounty. president trump may have opposed the move because he didn't want commercial developers to take over the property and compete h directly withe trump hotel and feel the fbi headquarters are acting and too small. >>> we are learning new details about another shoppers set t a close in oura. in a statement to news4, shoppers says the store near falls church will have a liquidation sale on monday and sale xpted expected to last through august 3rd.expected to august 3rd. the location will be turned into a giant food store this fall. last month, employees protested outside the store saying the company has kept th a in the darkut which stores are closing. >>> things could start disappearing off the nu at taco bell. find out more about the problems that could stop you from enjoying your favorite meal. >>> setting off fireworks can be fun than any show but you'll want to hear important safety tips before getting your party started. >>> how about our weather? >> heading to the pool today? best ti

. >>> we are staying on top of a story in fairfax county. another person was died in a retirement community and the officials are not able to track down the source of the ill license. >> megan mcgrath joins us outside of greenspring retirement community in springfield with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we oave new information thare with you this morning following an update from fairfax county health official. we have learned that therebe ha n a third death here at the greenspring retirement facility or communityd that a total of 60 residents have gotten ill from a respiratory infection. the three residents who died were elderly and we are told they had other compli medical conditions so health officials say they don't yet know the extent to which the respiraty illness contributed to their deaths. health officials are also saying that they are dealing with reports of a second outbreak at another assisted living facility in virginia. 25 people have come down with il thatess in that location but no reports of deaths. health off

lieutenant governor justin fairfax plans to attend, releasing this statement, quote. the white house has not confirmed if the president will attend. >>> in puerto rico, thesland's e vernor refused to resign over the weekend but hdid say he will not seek re-election next year, and wi step down as head of his political party.or the govern ricardo addressed the situation on facebook following a week of prests in san juan. all of the troubles began after local media gained access to some of his private messages. they then published them. he had made profanity-laced and even homophobic remarks. >>> a deadly violence in the district. eight deadly shootings in d.c. since wednesday. >> today, d.c. mayor muriel bowser and police chief peter newsome will address all of this violence.s4 "newtoday" meagan fitzgerald is live where that news conference willhappen later on this morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's truly been a devastating an troubling last week here in the district. to give you some perspective, we are talking about 93 people being murdered in the city since the

and fairfax westb66nd after 123 right lane blocked disabled vehicle through prince georges coty we look good. 95 and maryland no is tes. >>nk you, melissa. >>> 5:01. the third street tunnel here in the district is open this morning after a gunman opened fire on another driver in the middle of traffic. >> police are still trying to find a shooter. news 4 justin finch is at the tunnel this morning with the latest on the investigation. justin, what are you learning so far? >> reporter: well, eun, aaron, this of course was a crash that turned into an argument that turned into a shooting that resulted in a three-hour long investigation. a man is now fighting for his life and police are now looking for a suspect and a shooter in this case as well as a vehicle of interest. i want to take you now over the tunnel. this is where it a happenedll yesterday just before 3:00 p.m. tuesday. that left the northbound lanes of 395 closed to tffic for hours. just under that third street tunnel right by the mass avenue exit is where this all took place. d.c. police saying a beige ford ex alorer rear ended d

he has not responded to any question from we have learned that fairfax and state of virginia have launched investigation into this accident and another person was injured. >>> the opponent of the professional boxer who died after that fight last weekend at mgm national harbor will not be back in the rinquite a while. has been suspended for 30 days. he won in a knockout. after that fight, maxim collapsed and was in a coma and later died. we have posted mattias entire statement in our nbc washington app. >> the plot thic quarterback. long time redskins backup colt mccoy is 100% healthy after suffering a broken leg last season and he will compete with nine-year veteran case keenum and this year's pick dwayne haskins. >> reporter: new year. samgoal for the redskins. make the playoffs. that journey starts here ok now it los like the burgundy and gold will be trying to do that without pro bowl left tackle trent williams who is still holding out. head coach jay gruden eiaecting willms to be back, eventually. >> hope is not a word i'll use. i expect him to come back and he understands what this fr

democratic lieutenant governor justin fairfax said he will attend tuesy's ceremony. >>> they have proven their soccer skills so, tonight, two world cup champions will take a crack at baseball.vób rose lavelle and mallory pugh will be there to throw the ceremonial pitch at the nats game. they they will me with national players and tour the park as well. i'm sure kid waiting to get close to hem as well. >> the washington spirit play a game august 24th so you can see them hereneuu in d.c. >> pretty cool. >>> 5:09. >> next on "news4 today," iv surfer surves a shark attack. hear him describe what happenedr in the wat. >>> plus, parasites in the pool. the invisible danger that can ruin summer funin we are workwith you for tips to protect your family. >>> and a mom buys all of the shoes at a local payls shoe before it closes. we wnsl tell you what she pla to do with them all. >> muggy out there. 6:07 sunrise. let's talk about the spotty showerdmaybe this afternoon an talk lyles can finish. >> ran into problems. noah lyles has test man of all time in this lyle is the 800%-meter national champio

this morning, fairfax county police, though, want toell you are investigating the death of a young construction worker. >> we're told that young man was younger than 18 years old. he died yesterday while simply on the job. the construction site is in mclean, virginia. police say a second construction worker there at the site was injured. that ditch they were working in somehow collnesed. s 4 spoke with the man who lives near the construction site and h says he often saw the workers there and never noticed any unsafe conditions. >> seemed to be, you know, really managed, coordinated type of effort going on. my prayers go out for the person whoir lost t life. >> right now we don't know how old the worker whouz died but d virginia labor laws says you he to be at least 16 years old to wrk in nstruction. the other worker who was trapped is expected to be okais >>> time 5:34. police say the sameerson is behind several burglaries in maryland a they're trying to stop this suspect before another business is targeted. first, on the fourth of july in the early morning, the suspect smash in the glass door