right along the virginia, west virginia border. we will be dry today and tomorrow around the ity. ursday is our next best chance. as early as lunch time thursday into the afternoon and evening commute thursday. showers and storms will be likely. after that heavy rain yesterday our ground is super saturated and keep you posted on any flood threats thursday afternoon and evening and less humid on friday and sunny and hot. er good morning. chopper 4 ov one of the washed-out roads across the area this morning. this is prosper ist avenity ave morningside drive. look at that water. this rection of thedway is shut down as they try to repave this and get that debris out of the way. kirby road near 23 and mclean flooding and damage from the rain there as well. tw rest of the belay is okay. crash in the middle of the roadway at connecticut avenue and randolph road but now cleared out of the way. >>> next up, we are checking ett sng fun and new for your whole family to try. >> like a roller coaster and go cart loop put into one thing. ride? if you will? or track? >> what? huh? >> it will mak

virginia beach, number 21. chesapeake, virginia, 42. d.c. was number 80. now your cnbc busines report. >>> space x successfully launched 18th cargo mission for nasa. the rocket blasted off with a cargo dragon capsule carrying nearly 2.5 tons of supplies to the international space station. the capsule is carrying research and technology payloads that concentra on cellular science and it marks the capsule's third trip into space. with your nbc business report i'm frank hold on. >>> temperatures i the 50s and 60s a perfect opportunity to walk a few extra miles. here is an available walking buddy available at humane dog rescue alliance. a perfect walking buddy and he is 4 years old. mid to upper 80s in the afternoon. your forecast is ahead. >>> three mile backup southbound 270 germandown road for the overturn tractor-trailer blocking a ramp. real delays and other problems coming up. z3g2yz z1jnz y y3g2yyny >>> breaking news. traffic is backed up for hours as crews try to get a tractor-trailer off 270. it lost control and crashed into police cruise which then c

we know the victims were a remarried couple from ston, virginia. authorities say the couple was riding together a jet ski when they suddenly crashed into marker on the south river early sterday morning. fire officials later recovered the body of elizabeth howell and edgewater.sion i we are told neither were wearing a life jacket. this happened not far where a secret service agent died while kayaking near annapolis. six deaths in anne arundel county in the last week. >>> a judge in montgomery couoy ered a new psychological evaluation for a mother charged with killing her two children. catherine hoggle has been in a psychiatric hospital ever since her children were missing five years ago and charged with murder even though the bodies of sarah and jacob have never been found. she is deemed to be incompetent tos tand trial but prosecut think she is faking her mental illness. a judge ruled they can have their own psychiatrist evaluate her. p >>>lice say two shootings on tuesday afternoon in fairfax county appear to be gang-related. the first shooting ha

why could folks in virginia seer the forks and not in d.c.? we had a light westerly wind coming across. so we kept seeing the smoke pile up in the district right wherfi the reworks were happening and, virginia, you got a little bit of clearing. >> a nice explanation from amelia. >> i was north of the lincoln memorial so i was able to see one side of it really well and the other site you could was filled with smoke. ifeel bad who couldn't see it. >> i do too. that was theirst time the fireworks were launched from west potomac park. >> the president's speech forced tithem to change the locaon of where the firework are normally launched from. new this year was a string of impressive military flyovers. aircraft from every military branch flew across the sky. the crowdoo'd and ah'd. president trump honored each military branch in his salute to america speech. >> we celebrate our history, our people and the heroes who proudly defend our flag. the brave men and women of the inited states military. >> despite the elay, the event at the lincoln memoria

in virginia, sherree burruss, news4 sports. ext on "news4 today," a popular local coffee shop is closing its doors. this will impact a lot of people. we will tell you how much time you have to enjoy dean & delucav >> do you he a backyard? you might want to make extra cash. we will tell you about a new side hustle that is combining both of those thing. >>> our molette green is working for you in the community this morning. what is going on today? >>reporter: thousands of kid, including chris, who will fly the plane. fly the plane, chris. learning about aviation at the invention convention here a the >>> at creative idea that could help ease outage shortage in housing around the country. a new start-up in san francisco, california. experts say they want to use backyard space to build granny units. ehey woulget 50% tncheofom i >> they certainly need to do something about housing out there. >>> we want to tell you new this morning. dean & deluca will close its doors on august 1st i georgetown. it has been a staple on m street since

. >> some virginia lawmakers boycotted the president's speech. they held an event in richmond commemorating the 400th in an effort. it was held at the lu kin's slave jail a place toriously known for holding slaves. >>> a nortirrn vginia congresswoman has joined the chorus callingim for eachment inquiry. jennifer wexton released a statement on tuesday saying, quote, i did not run for office with the purpose ofpeaching the president, but i did take an oath to uphold the constitution. wexton says she believes president trump would be indicted for obstruction of justice if he were not a tting eresident. thre now more than 100 representatives in the house calling for an impeachment inquiry. >>> disappointing news for metro riders who use the re lin fix to cool down the dupont circle will take longer than expected. metrt says the projecas encountered several delays that require design changes. new pods that circulate cool water into the stations are expected to be delivered in the coming weeks. the project should be completed by mid august. metro will

chopper 4 head to go5 in virginia prince william parkway northbound. sounds like a left lane blocked. eastbound 66 west moreland byreet crash on the right and only getting on the left side. if this doesn't get out of the way soon or scoot everybody wer, thatl build up quickly. >>> we are getting ready for the fourth of july and preparations are under way right now here in the district. president trump will hold a campaign style event that is being called salute to america. it will be held on the o stepsf the lincoln memorial. military tanks will be on the national mall and there will be ahter jet flyover. the president says this fourth will be theiggest gathering in the districthi tory. >>> this morning, not everybody is happy with the president's plan. >> district leader, includid. delegate eleanor holmes norton are worried about the cost of the event and the strain the tanks may put on d.c. streets. >> i'm incredibly disturbed that the president owes the nation's capital, the district of columbia, over $7 million for the inauguration and hasn't put a

virginia marksin00 years the settlement of jamestown. it is considered the first american democracy established in america. the celebration could be overshadowed by president trump attending the event. earlier this month a group of virginia democrats vowed e boycott thent if the president attended. state lawmakers accuse the en presidt of using, quote, racist and xenophobic rhetoric. trump first tweeted that a group of minority female congresswomen should goack to where they came from. then he blamed decades of trouble in baltimore city on maryland congressman elijah cumming >>> one of the most talked abouh players in e world will be playing in d.c. today. coco gauff will be competingatn a singles this afternoon at rock creek park. she won her doubles match last t mcnally. the two advance to the quarterfinals. last night was gauff's first u.s. appearance since beating serena williams i wimbledon match. for young fans, she has become a role model. >> no matter how old you are, your ethnicity or your gender, it don't matter. that you can d

hapning today, you can help improve i-95 in virginia. if you've driven on you know it can be a mess. pretty much all day. a study found the worst bottleneck on the entire interste is over the aquacon river that stretches over it.sp peopld 1 million hour a year on that one-mile southbound stretch. transportation leaders want to hear from you. there will be a community meeting at james monroe high school in fredericksburg today and that meeting begins at 6:00 this evening. >>> a virginia woman is lucky to be alive after a lawn mowing accident sent her down the side of a hill. th >> i ought i heard a goat. mistakenly, it was her. ll 80-year-old juanita mus lives in rgpound, viia. when a delivery person tried to drop off a package at her home, he thought something was wrong. he found her dog and she was nowhere to be found. he found her 50 feet down the hill. >> i yelled for juanita and i heard her yell and i found her on the side of the hill. i saw the mower beyond it. i fnd her. >> mullins survived without water for more than two days in t

county in virginia. and also the eastern tip of west virginia there.hl that highted area, there could be high fast moving water and a quick inch of rain o of that slow moving storm as well. turn around, don't drown. if you can't see the road, probably best not to driven it. turn around and find a better way to get there. >> take ago look at southbound bw parkway. all lanes are open. the road was closed there for sometime sointill s a little bit of delay and all of that green showing you where the rain is falling across e area. now thr gettiey are getting rai through that section. northbound i-95 near wood bridge still a lay. earlier crash with the vehicle middle of the road is now on the shoulder. listen to wpot 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >>> next, itmay feel like summer is slipping away but there is still plenty of time to plan a vacation. >> when with we come back, we are working with you with advice from travel agents how to save money on a last summer get-away. > don't miss "ellen" today at 3

they live in virginia. she's so good at tricks that she's actually an american kennel club certified trick dog. who knew there was such a thing. >> i know. i want to see what else she can do. send us more videos, kathy. >> fantastic. >> congratulations. er> still ahead here, a local construction work killed on the job. we'll opdate you the investigation now under way. >>> that's right. plus a look at a recent robberfully maryland and tell you thhy police ink it could be connected to other crimes in the area. >>> chuck, a beautiful day on tap? >> yes, indeed, perfect weather to get some gardening done. perfect weather today. temperatures cool than average. pretty loraw rain chances.ee k your lawn to 3 to 3.5 in height. this helps the shade and soilto eep your yard pretty all the way through the rest of the summer. more about the weekend coming up in the next half hour. (whispering) ever since she got her new havertys furniture, she's been hosting all sorts of things. ok ladies, tonight is all about letting l

. >>> new details this morning about a northern virginia retirement communit fighting an outbreak of illness. a third resident at the greenspring retirement community in springfld has died. 63 residents have become sick with an upper respiratory il eness. 19loyees have also reported symptoms. the retirement community is working with the cdc which has not yet determinedhether the deaths are related to the illness. a look at some of the evidence precutors use to put james field behind bars for life. >> earlier thiseek the self-avowed wyatt supremacist was sentenced for ramming his car into acrowd in charlottesvillein 2017. prosecutors showed judge this video that counterprotesters recorded. the feed broadcast on periscope captured the peaceful crcanting mahers and chaos as fie barreled down the street. that rampage he killed h 32-year-oldeather heyer. >> oh, my god. that car just plowed through them. >> the state police captured a bird's-eye view of the rampage. they tracked h fields untilwas arrested that day and they released prison recordings of fields talking with his mother since

thousands of wine lovers will be head to go virginia this weekend fo the food and wine festival. >> 30 vendors and three craft brewers and continuous music and arrtay of art exhibits and a demonstrations. come on out and enjoy the fun. >> reporter: tmo ticket corates the 50th anniversary of a love for tourism campaign. across the bay bridge on the island is a crab festival. all benefits to a local fire department there. d you can all you can eat crabs if you dare or a la carte menu to enjoy also. maryland summer on the water? what is better tn that? speaking of on the water. it's the lily festival in anacostia park. saturday and sunday, you can giget up and close to the full bloom. this festival is not only about he flowers, but a full roster of music, entertainment, arts, crafts, and plenty of instagram opportunities. and just when you thought the fireworks were over, alexandria to the rescue, everyone. they are celebrating on saturday, independence day, the 243rd birthday of america, but the 270th birthday of alexandria. going to have a tn crier to celebrate the festivities and cake

other side of the potomac, lawmakers are backing a plan that would expand a major roadway that connects virginia to maryland. they approved the proposal to widen route 15 north of lees burg. this wouldme beco a four lane rivch. the plan ge is expected to cost upwards of $217 million. ♪ >>> let's get a look at the roads this morning. >> good morning. a lot of different problems. is one of them. here is herndon. a motorcycle crash investigation northbound fairfax county parkway near franklin farm right now that left lane getting by.

in virginia, you must now be 21 years old to buy e-cigarettes or tobacco product. enand minimum wage. take a look. now these are just a few of the laws that are taking affect today. there are a lot more and we have a complete list on our nbc washington app. back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath, live for us dntown, thanks. >>> two pele are under arrest ndis morning in maryla, accused of trying to smuggle painkillers in two different prisons. a 20-year-old man was taken into custody saturday aa facility a in jessup, on friday, an attorney at a state prison in hagerstown was accusedf hiding narcotics in his binder. >>> jetblue airways will end its nonstop service between reagan national and charlest, south carolina. uhe final flight is schedd for october 26th. the low st carrier started service in 2014. two other airlines will offer nonstop service from d.c. to charleston. >>> here is a look at other top stories. ten people were killed when a plane crashed into a hangar near dallas. it waseading to florida. all of those who were killed were in the plane. no one was in t

virginia, sterling southbound 28 at old ox road fuel spill. probably won't be cleaned up until noon. fairfax old lee highway road closed wires down. 66 inbound 95 northbound no problems ur travel time. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. guys? >> thank you, mollet. >> 6:52 right now, call it mixing the old with the new, a brand new stem exhibit is opening in an unlikely place. >> news 4 molette green is live at the dun barten house museum in georgetown with tades. molette, good morning. >> good morning to you. yes, we're looking at the stem exhibit throughout the who house. inside this case is a 1770s ceramic figureine and behind sit its 3d printed model designed to help the visually impaired. i have the curator with me. >> it's great because it allows everybody to experience the museum. doesn't matter if you're impaired.or hearing it gives you another way. >> we have the girl scouts and other fans of the museum. inside the case is a brick, old brick from the 1760s and you have a 3d model of that same brick righ

here is a look at collins' space suit that is kept in a northern virginia laboratory. the museum removed the suit from display in 2005. it had been in the "columbia" command module ever since the muse opened in 1976. now rewind to 1969. they had no know those suits. if thee was an emergency in th spacecraft, they only had 20 minutes to suit up. >> you had three guys and these suits and having to get into them, you can only really doe t on a time, so you have to go in sequence and not panic, not have any disorder, so they were all very methodical a they new what they needed to do. he>> there is no word on w collins' and aldrin's suits might go back on display. the museum hopes that t research done on armstrong's suit will help place more collection on display. wouldn't that be cool to see so many of the itemsrom that mission? and so many other mission in space. >> they raised $720,000 in th kick-starter campaign in the armstrong suit so the extra money will go to work on the other suits so they can be on display. >>> ahead, shocking developments in a new york city cotro

. >>> tomorrow, presient trump will visit williamsburg, virginia. last week, the white house confirmed he will attend an event marking the 400th t niversary of jamestown. because the presidll be there, several democrats say they will boycott that celebration. in a statement, the democratic leaders of the virginia la legre said, quote, the current president does not represent the values we would celebrate. jamestown was the first representative democracy in anerica. 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

a virginia family is mourning police in richmond say someone aftern they saw the 10-mon girl was rescued an adu the baby in the no charges are filed but police also new this morning a with assaulting young right now pasay is being held invest askinga one pasay to call the montgomery i divis sterli tucker served as he also ran the washington he was 95ars old. >> justin paul stevens left the leadin liberals. jummy has more on his career and tributes to the la the president praised his in part, his work of nearly 25 legal framework of o nation to come. his passion will soon be missed. he supported limits on police power, favored free speech but school old.ears he stayed outspoken. >> if he saw a case differ think twice aboutti wri an opinio writing a dissent and he was 99 years ol aaron and un, back over to after hours of political drama ettack on four minority the rlution is adopted. presid tweet, referring to the resolution specificall have, quote, legitimizedear this resolution carries no legal prosec have ordered the accord to the associated press, prosecutors say he was of >>> resident

. >>> a new f ghtis brewing among virginia's democrats and an invite that was extended to president trump to attend the 400th anniversary of representative government in america and scheduled for ju 30th in james town. democratic state lawmakers threaten to boycott any ceremony attended by the the president saying president trump didn't represent the value the event is celebrating. they slammed governor ralph northam for inviting president. 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 h

as for our travel times in virginia right nowlooking good on 66 and 95. 270 is okay. outer loop 38 miles per hour. outer loop 38 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 (phone rings) big health insurance, inc. how can i help you? hello, i'm calling because i've been paying more for my medicines on medicare and hear there may be discounts. sure, we work with middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers to negotiate discounts. oh great! so, i can get those at my pharmacy? nope. that's not the way it works. so, you get discounts on medicines, but you're passing them on to us? hello...? hello? >> announcer: you're watching "news 4 today." >>> welcome back it's 6:24. if you have been out to eat recently at a chain restaurant, you have probably seen the calorie counts next to the items on the menu and your meal is almost ruined. >> exactly. the chains areir re to put that information there. but if you're looking to eat more healthfully, that's not the only way that you'll want -- g only thinyou want to keep an eye on. news 4 explains why. salmon has heart healthy o m

is woman's message viral in 2017 and now she is turning it into a political springboard in northern virginia. >>> an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed and died later. police relsed a picture of a possible suspect but so far, no arrests. it is 6:00 a.m. >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. thanks for joining us on this friday. t to the end of the workweek. we have been tracking the breaking news all night and have an update moment. >>> remember also tracking another day of dangerous heat in our region. a live look outside for you right now. the sun is already up and at 80 degrees already at 6:00 a.m. >> our melissa mollet has a eye on the roads for you in your first 4 traffic but storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with a look at the forecast. >> our mid summer misery continues. skies will be hazy today for sure. not anything in the way of a rain chance. sun just coming up. the first little peek of sun hitting one of the buildings on our easte facings. temperatures this morning still 80 degrees. our official low, 79 for one hour at national rport. w back up to 8

will be sentenced in virginia on ge state char fields was found guilty of intentionally driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a unite the right rally in charlottesville in 2017. heather heyer was killed and dozens others were hurt. >>> this morning a bowie man accused of arson knows his fait. fate. >> joseph clark will spend more than a decade in prison arter stting fire on utility vehicles. he accepted a plea deal on charges he set multiple vehicles on fire at the bowie public works facility. you can see some of what was left behind on these photos from the prince george's county police department. clark will be locked up for more than 13 years. and also placed on five years probation when he is s leased. >>>rning, a 42-year-old e man is recovering after being hit by a policcar in reston. this happenedne the intersectionf reston parkway and sunset hills road on sunday morning. the woman was hit after stepping off the sidewalk into the road there. she is expected to be okay. >>> we have learned the fairfax acounty school board hasroved changes to the way students are