same situation in fairfax. traffic lights ose becau 3,000 customers without power through that area. make sure you treat it as a tour-way stop. cambridge road a 44th street a crash reported there in arlington this morning. outer loop and inner loopo problems there. travel times here. arsten to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your c today. >>> find we will show you how eed and a lot of water are helping change the outlook of young people one of d.c.'s greenhouses. en i was diagnosed, the first thing i thought about was my family. i came he and cried. but, as i'vesseen my disease progreci the medine has progressed right alongside it. trying to make medications more affordable is important, but if washington isn't careful we might leave innovation behind. let's fix the system the right way. innovation is hope, and the last thing you want to lose in life is hope. yeah. you got yyeah?omework? hey, give me a kiss. anno ocer: what's the roa car company? [ kisses ] t announcer:o take your kids to and from school? don't f

. >> parents in fairfax county are fired up over a potential change where their kid can go to >> fairfax county is cons bound idganage ili poo wde hitasal s parents concerned. some of that language reads school identified for boundary adjustment shaladhere to the one fairfax policy. some critics are calling this social engineering. >> i beg you to identind address current hot spots of overcapacity now and stop this ridiculous attempt to manipulate our schools to reflect your idea of social justice. >> the school board chair said in a statement, quote. >>> in fairfax county, some say their adult children with disabilities are losing their jobs because of a change in policy. fairfax county used a local nonprofit company that employed these workers to help with recycling computers and other electronics, but now the counar has d the county to a north carolina company and those disabled workers will be out of y eir job. their parents sae county should reconsider its decision. >> a resident and a taxpayer, why my son's job that i worked very hard with him to get is now being outsourced to anot

a motorcycle crash investigation northbound fairfax county parkway near franklin farm right now that left lane getting by.

. >>> we are working to learn what sparked this fire at a home in fairfax on friday. chopper 4 captured the flames shooting through the roof of that room on clarks ranch road in great falls. two people were inside and able to escape and one firefighter suffered a minor injury and is expected to be okay. >>> workers at tco washington ention center could go on strike as early as next week. the workers who sell food and in at the convention center are already demonstrating and demanding a fair contract with e aramark, tood and beverage contractor that took overra opeons at the convention center on april 1st. the union is concerned about pay and job insecurity and also affordable health insurance. >> we want a fair contract. aramark came in and after six years, try to replace us with robots and automation. and we have no work and we have families to take care of and trying to get a fair contract. >> 98% of union members voted in kefavor of a stri if the contract negotiation. c but thetract negotiations failed. >>> big news in the sports world now. kevin durant is leaving

in fairfax, the fairfax high school is having a celebration at 7:00 with balloon artists ann face paters and things for the kiddies. mattie stepanek park will have a live cebration. live music. they do note, drones are not allowed! which i think makes sense. in prince george's county they are having a celebration in parking lot 1 at umd. show up for the fireworks and so much more like the fun and nysic. there are many, mmany, many, more fireworks all around our region., of coursewe have the fireworks finder for you up on the nbc washington app. search fireworks. with the scene, i'm tommy mcfly, news4. >>> still ahead, if you have thoughts about the push to make d.c. a state, now you have anc ch to speak your mind. >> we will tell you when. plus stepping down. virginia's lieutenant governor leaves his law firm months after he was accused of sexual assault by two women. what he had to say about it. >>> lauryn ricketts? >> we have humidity coming back in today and starting this morning in the n60s a0s. but middle part of the morning, temperatures in the 80s. a hot day out there day. your fo

northbound fairfax county parkway near franklin farm road, a motorcycle crash and investigation. centerville eastbound66 at bull run bridge crash on the left side. good morning, chuck. >> good morning. melis >>> hope everybody had a good night's rest. temperatures have fallen into the 60s for most, even a few lucky locations down in the 50s this morning. nice golden glow to our sky on a wednesday. 65 now at dulles rport. 69 in washington. 64 in prince georges county. but look, 50s on the map. in statten and harrisonburg. 59 in petersbur west virginia. 59 in winchester, virginia. that's the good stuff right there from mother nature.t your forecfor your commute today no, weather worries for the ride, the ride around during lunchtime or ride home today sun is not down unt 8:27. car washing forecast, go for it, dry weather expected to last for another couple days. we'll be talking tanmperatures d a look at the dog-walking forecast coming right up. hank you. >>> the work speaks for itself. any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report. the report is my testimony. >> to

fairfax old lee highway near rebel run road closed because of downed wires.on constitutind independence fencing for the independence festivities down in the middle blocked adway and lane there. eun? >> thank you, melissa. >>> the country is getting ready to celebrate tomorrow could be the busiest independence day in d.c. in a long time. it will include the annual capitol fourth concert, drs rehearsals begin in a few hours. our megan mcgrath will have a preview in just a few minutes. >>> the biggest headline will come with the president's salute to america event particularly the display of this country's military power. look at new cell phone video shows miliry tanks moving rough the streets of d.c. late last night in the southwest. check this out, this video shows those tanks inat place the lincoln memorial. tomorrow's program will include 24 different aircraft representing each brach of the military. president trump will make a 0-minute speech at the lincoln memorial. all of the events will be open to the public and there is a ticketed section for reserve for vips. there will also be p

. >>> fairfax 28 south at orchard bridge drive south of 66. right now, you can see chopper 4 circling this pole and serious damage there and tis is a crash investigation but we don't see a vehicle. some lanes getting by in each direction so as soon as we kw more, we will tweet about it from first 4 traffic this morning. as far as anything else happening, here is left lane still getting by this crash. outer loop and inner loop good remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in you today. >>> almost everybo is looking for place to beat the heat the next couple of days. >> if you're running out of idea, don't worry. we have you covered. molette green is live in bow a o stay cool. hey there! >> reporter: look at me. in a puffer coat this morning on the ice here at the bowie ice arena which just reopened after routine maintenance in july. i want to bring over the synchronized skaters! they are here! look at them! i they are all formation. christine briton will talk to me hile the hockey players do their thing right behind me as well. this is

lieutenant governor justin fairfax plans to attend, releasing this statement, quote. the white house has not confirmed if the president will actually attend. >>> today, congressman jerry connolly will host a round table discussion at 11:0is morning he says he wants to encourage participation by communities who may be fearful afteruresident tr's failed push to add the the shape questi- citizenship question to the census. >>> fefighters battling triple temperatures and fire sparked on the roof of a two-story restaurant on 14th strt. d.c. firefighters said the heat impacted their ability to put it out quickly. nort one hu and no cause yet. >>> gnome the heat that marked this past weekend but severe storms as well. >> this morning, plenty of peple in our area are still cleaning up. strong winds, rain and lightning brought down a lot of trees and it even knocked out the power for some. news4 megan mcgrath joins us from montgomery county with a look at the damage left behind. i see that tree behind you. >> reporter: very large tree behind me. we changed locations and moved

. >>> this morning, the fairfax county sheriff's office is hoping an autopsy will explain -ow an 18-ye died in custody. kez amir green was found sun unconsciousin his cell. he died the next day at the hospital. authorities said they found no signs of foul play. >>> we are tracking the latest images from tropical depression barry. take a look at the rainhat barry leftn baton rouge, louisiana, over the weekend. water was everywhere. >> jummy is ck with more on this. >> reporter: even though the storm did not unleash catastrophic flooding it did ack a punch for folk in the gulf. take a look at the video of a u.s. coast guard that shows a rescue inm louisiana f saturday. the governor of louisiana says dozens of rescues like that one had been mad thankfully no storm-related deaths have been reported and no serious damage reports either. st will have a lot to repair. the storm surge there involved some louisiana neighborhood. in alabama, major roads were consumed by water and workers are struggling to restore power to thousands left in the dark. in new orlns, there is a sigh of relief this m

time stop on 6:00, severe weather possible in fairfax down to prince william county parkway between 5:00 and 7:00. e flash flood watch in effect at 2:00 this afternoon and until 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. moisture fromarry could bring us heavy rain thursday of next week. now let's go to wtop. >>> yunfortunatelcanal road remains closed until further notice. now between reservoir and foxhall. big sinkhole there and unfortunately it's closed until further notice. expect a lot more traffic along arizona avenue and macarthur as everybody trying to avoid this closure. outer loop before kenilworth avenue, a truck upright now. back to you. >>> all in favor of equal pay say aye! the women's national soccer team! >> another win for the u.s. women's soccer tealast night at espy's award. the show honors the year's greesest athletes and coach world cup champions, it wrapped up a long day of celebrating that started in new york with the parade and ended in l.a. they were given a key to the city. >>> canal street is closed between arizona avenue and foxhall road. crews are repairing a sinkhole afte

fairfax county is trying to make it a littleasier for you. they are offering freely physicals and vaccineto kids who don't have health insurance and the clinics are put on by nursing students from george mason university and they are getting practice as well. parents say it's helpful. >> i just got a new job, so i don't have health insurance yet. so why i came here to this clinic they offer what is amazing. >> eight free clinics located around nthern virginia. so far, they have provided almost 2,000 free physicals for local kid. virginia does allow parents to opt out of those immunizations but you must submit the required waivers to do that.o back tyou. >> thank you. >>>ancer survivors are not just left with emotional scars. may have had to live with physical ones too, until now. plastic surgeons sayhey are doing more reconstryctive surge than ever. plastic surgeons are helping survivors get rid of visle holes in ace like their noses ands lipom removing cancer. doctors say social media is increasing the command for surgery. >> i've had multip

p >>>lice say two shootings on tuesday afternoon in fairfax county appear to be gang-related. the first shooting happened e outsid music studio on telegraph road in the alexandria section of the county. one person was injured there. shortly after that, police respond to do another shooting a few miles away on janes drive. two shot there and all three victims are expected to be okay. >>> new this morn we have learned off-duty d.c. fi police ofcer who shot and killed a man last year will not be charged. the office of the u.s. attorneyi for the di says the unnamed officer will not face federal or district charges in the death of 24-year-old dekwan young. young was shot near the brentwood recreation center on 15th street in the northeast. estigation found young pulled a gun on the officer and did not follow commands to put it down. >>> virginia's general assembly will hold a special session next week to discuss new gun safety measures and new poll shows ere is proud support for this kind of change that lawmakers are considering. 54% of virginia voters say it's more important to co

. >>> fairfax county police arees ingating a deadly accident involving a pedestrian. this happened near leesburg pike and payne street in the baileysr crossroads a. the area was closed off for the investigation overnight but open now. police are only saying that the victim is an adult male and the driver of the carinvolved stayed on the scene. >>> also developing this morning, two people are dead atm a local retirt community and health official are trying to figure out if it's because of an illness that rehabilitate sicena handful of residents. >> megan mcgrath i livehere with more. >> reporter: good morning. this outbreak began 12 days ago and 1 in 5 residents at the skilled and assisted livingon secere at greenspring have come down with a respiratory illness. health official areve igating whether that are whether that contributed to the deaths of two residents that also had other complicated health issues.en now 18 resid have been hospitalized. 7 of those residents have since returned to greenspring after getting treatment. 54 residents have gotten sick. the retirem

whether you're young at heart, the fairfax parade had a focus on everyone. they focused on military and first responder, honoring them. then parade. marching band and floats, they also hit the streets in wood acresta leesburg and tacoma . in 15 minutes, tommy mcfly will run down the concerts and fireworks hap and you can find the information in nbc washington app. search the scene. >>> emergency room visits spiked after the fourth of july. what to watch out for this weekend. >>> amazon's admission. a new letter reveal details about the information the company may have on users like >> a warning about heart disease. you don't have to be at a pack a day smoker to be at a dramatically increased risk. >> yesterday was the fourth and plenty of fireworks to go around. mothers the 5th and will nature bring fireworks of her own? we will let you know >>> men, women gather before me today who just raised their right hand and now join the ranks of the freest and most prosperous nation in the wistory of theld. >> vice president mike pence there welcoming 44 new american

democratic lieutengovernor erstin fairfax said he will attend tuesday's cony. >>>hey have proven their soccer skills so, tonight, two world cup championsill take a crack at baseball. rose lavelle and mallory pugh will be at nationals bark and throw out the ceremonial firstt pi in the game tonight against the brave they are returning after bringingeam usa their fourth u.s. title in the world cup.ry >> ve exciting! >> washington spirit have a game augt 24that home. >>> 6:10. next on "news4 today," poor parasites. the visible danger that could ruin summer fun. we are working withou for tips to protect your family. >>> a savvy shopper buys all of the shoes from her local payless shoe before it closed. we will tell you what she plans to do with them. >>> we have got a warm day out there. a few degrees warmer than yesterday. we could have a stray shower as we head through the afternoon. mostly just hot wth increasing humidity. let's talk about more rain chances and more heat coming our way before big changes. th is coming up inat when i wasiniagnosed with ms, the i t

sound like they have one lane open at that fairfax staon crash. >>> it's raining out there this morning. even though it's too soon to know, it could be a role in these crash. >> absolutely. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck noell is joining us what are you seeing, chuck? >> four thing to know on your tuesday. i think you'll like most of them. off to a wet start. heavy rain late last night has moved out. there is still a lot of puddles around. shower linger into the afternoon but it's going to be so much cooler today. in the 70s for high temperatures with the cloud and the rain today. there is the rain we are dealing with late morning and afternoon hours. all of the rain across the enandoah valley and roanoke and far southwest virginia. till not a whole lot of rain impacting the immediate metro area yet. that will change here over about the next hour or two. temperatures in the 60s to only 70. rain moving in, hourly temperatures todayhould peak only in the mid-70s for afternoon highs. we will track the return of sunshine tomorrow comig up. >> you can hear that wind. this is how is sounded

the fairfax county couple in th suv had serious injuries as well. >>> u.s. marshals need help to track down a man wanted for kill a 10-year-old girl in d.c. he is one of 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 offering a $5,000 reward leading to the catch of mchantson. >>> a youth minister apologized yesterday. a judge sentenced jordan bairdt to ee years. he was also sentenced to three years probation. baird was accused of having an indecent relationship back in 2014 with a teenage girl at the life church in manassas. he was charged with ginappropriately touchin then 16-year-old and sending her sexually explicit messages. baird was 23 at the time. >>> july fourth has come and gone but questions remain how president trump's event called "salute to america" was paid for. the event at the lincoln memorial featured military flyovers d tanks on the national mall and

taught drama fairfax public schools has suspended him without >>> outbreak of respiratory illness at a northern virginia retirement community home. 60 out of more than 200 residents at the greenspring retirement community in springfield have beco sick. two deaths are associated with the outbreak. 23 people had to go to the hospital. health officia say what is striking about the outbreak is thember of residents that are affected and that they are getting sick in the summer rather than the winter. >> d.c. police are warning about a pick-pocket near the union stion. police say a teen took advantage of the kindness of strangers. "the washington post" reports that the person dropped pamphlet and when a victim stopped to help, anoer man bumped him from behind and took his wallet. police say there have been several similar incidents reported recently. they are warning people to be alert. >>> 6:34 is your time now. >>> here is a look at the othe w top storiesare following for you this morning. >>> police in prince george's county are investigating a homicide. a man was found shoto death arou

. >>> we're getting new details out a murder mystery in fairfax county. >> a man is on trial accused of killing his wife and tryi to cover it up. prosecutors say he shot and killed his wife donna and then shot himself to try to cover up murder. they say he staged his wife's death. prosecutors say their 13-year-old daughr came home and found her father in the bathtub with a gun. she also found her mother shot and ki bed. she also had a gun. prosecutors say dona, the wife, could not have shot herself. this happened back inar janu of 2017. next weekishe defense expected tot presen its case. >>> 6:35 our time right now. and some really nice news to hear about a local vietnam vet this morning, william holly has been wireunited the family heirloom he thought was lost forever. his wife's uncle served in world war i. when he diedheurial flag was given to them. well, it fell out of a moving truck about two weeks ago. another veteran found it in prince georges county and immediatelyiz re its significance and turned it over to police. holly's daughter later saw onhe tews that officers were sear