d.c. united wins the inaugural game. here's what rooney had to say after a victorious debut. >> open the new stadium, it's important we got the win. which we said before the game. whatever happens on the pitch, we have to try to come in with a fe points. probably played fantastic football. scored some great goals. >> rooney saying he can't wait to play more minutes, more t gas building coming up. we talk about the atmosphere of playing in theiew a field. back to you opinion. >> lots of great games ahead. live atudi field for us tonight, sherry, thank you. >> want to switchgears now, right now, d.c. waters test positi forcontamination, a water safety warning remains in effect for parts ofea nor d.c. neighborhoods east of the metro tracks servicing university heights, michigan park, queens chapel and parts ofly brookn are being asked to boil their water before drinking or cooking with it. they updated water warning is affecting about 7,000 d.c water customers. water taken from pipes servicing thosebo neioods tested positiv

now, d.c. police told us they got a cl for the fireworks on fairmountlsee s.troun a d.c.e telling us they were made are of it because of that article and they wanted the make sure that it wasn't going to happen this year. at d.c. poe headquarters, i'm melanie 43 ishe teight now. secretary of state mike pompeo is inort friday meeting with north korean leader m jong un. friday's meeting is expected to include plans tole dismant north korea's nuclear program. after north korea pompeo willda denuclearizization. pompeo will that end his week in bruels where he'll join the president at the annual nato summit. tend make america greatmp will again rally in great falls montana. the president is expected to address his tax cuts job creation aio illegal immigrat back here in d.c. candidates for the supreme court vacan will go through more .rve cprisesen pick monday. ounia. th 7ar i b hospital ony. wng treated with antibiotics. his skesperson said hoyer islooo being -- forward to being back at workoon. ♪

the d.c. water said there was a boil advisory. >> reporter: he learned of the boil advisory from social media. fortunately he had already started his morning ritual. >> i woke up, drank some water, brushed my teeth, started my day as i was getting out of the shower, checking my phone. then real be a lot this morning already. hope i'm okay. >> reporter: fletcher is boiling now along with tens of thousands of other d.c. customers. including paul. >> i'm not sure what to think. what do you do? >> reporter: a open valve at the pumping station caused thed in water pressure in d.c.'s water distribution system. making it possible for ntaminants to enter. the boil advisory covers large sections of northwest and.c northwest and running the entire width of the district from east to west.r cust are asked to bring water to a rolling boil for three minutes before drinking or cooking with it. now, testing is under way. but at this point it's unclear how long the boil advory will remain in effect. if you're

that's west to the d.c./maryland line. that's three miles of road that will be repaired that could open fall of 2019. get yourworkarounds ready now and be prepared when it begins with that closure. a lot of changes here on beach drive here. to keep track ofthose,ext beachdrive to 888777'l and y get real-time updates about progress here on beach ive. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >>> today, there will beic a puearing on whether to rename a stretch of "u" street after ben's chili bowl. ben's chili bowl way. this will be from1t to 13th street. ben's is pparing for its 60th anniversary. and city leaders want to speed up the name change process so all of the road saigns can be update ed for celebrations. >> ben's is a beacon in the community, one that burned down so many years ago. >> one that i live five blocks away from, and one in a i can appreciate. once in a while. nothing as nice as a half-smoke. >>> not much of a half-smoke he eater in the summertime. >> i hear you. >> clear skies on monday morning. it will be

d.c. officials are warnings resident about a new synthec drug that's come into the city that has never been seen before. substance they are calling highly dangerous. fox5's paul wagner is live inor southwest wite on this one. paul. >> reporter: hey tre, yeah, city officialsere brought u down to the crime lab to talk about i they said that they tested this material yesterday and said they'd never seen it before so ty want to get the word out. it's a cannabinoid and we talked to dr. jennifer itla of the crime b. let's let you hear what she sa about what she found. >> t cannabinochan o them forge nt reasons. that's why having the >> reporter: so, you have w wit noen thet synthetic cannabinoids we have hridentifiough various mps elever. >> not here in theep district. >>orter: now city officials are calling this, veryry 100 overdose patients transported in just the last four days according to d.c. fire and ems with symptoms related to synthetic marijuana. medics transported about 10peopg four a

the d.c. water authority issued the boil water alert after consulting with the federal government at the environmental protection agenc and that tookg eit hours. >> signs like these were commonplace all across the tis icket today as a boil water alert is impacting tens of rtousands of us. the problem s here at the breezy point street pumping station which handles about 60 million gallons ofater each day when a huge valve like this one was open by mistake. it resulted in some homes and businesses losing water completely. >> the problem was discovered about 8:30 last night.y it o took about one hour to fix and reore pressure. that was long enough to raise concer that caused the bacteria to grow inside the water pipes. it took another seven hours to notify the public that their drink water m not be safe and then another five hours to alert public that the boil water alert could last up to two days. c. emergency management's director say they alerted the publics as soon d.c. water se the e decisio

questions for commute at erin fox d.c. on twitter i you have covered if anythingevelops you need to be aware of. >> thank you erin, coming up on "fox5 morning" a woman strapped for a week without food explains how she survived you. >> bryce harper diskusz his future with the nat's organization. we're going to break t how abouthat. ouve leak outside r 50 west of the bay at 4:3 with. west of the bay at 4:3 with. in a moment time 4:39 back with stories you're engaged with on social media. >> good morning guys, everybody, missingn o woman found alive around highwa 1 is opening days after driving off a cliff. in aoo faceb post angela rnandez says she use aid ol until her car do escape bu was so far from the rolled no one could hear her cries for hope. she used car radiator those use fresh water dripping from a patch of months. when she saw two hikers headed dreaming remains in thewashe injuries.with serious amg story. >> and aon rd virginia public school is using tee shirt sales to help fay pour the school's name change. last m

i can you from personal experience, d.c. police are out here towing cars, if you park illegally. >> yikes. darcy spencer, thank you for that. warni let's keep talking about the new stadium. new stadium, new star player. for more on the huge night in d.c., we g to sherree burruss live on the field. >> reporter: this is the one of the biggest sports weekends this summer here in d.c.a ppy hello from a brand-new audi field. they officially opened on monday, but shortly fans will have their first chance to step inside. they're saying goodbye to rfk and hello to audi field, 18 months after breaking ground, we're here for openi night. d.c. united taking on the vancouver white caps. united has the worst record in the league, but hoping a lot of home games here nt their stadium will help turn the tide. another way they're hoping to turn things around getting wayne rooney out here on the field. the international superstar making his debut with d.c. united, here tonight signed to much fan fafare in the last mon. he's known for his succ

d.c.'s says a strike would be illegal. >> i expect that the union and the general manager will have discussi discussions. a work stoppage of that kind would viote the law. >> the union has not released a list of demand >>> want to send things out to nats park. the all-star game about 14 hours away, now. eun, you're out there ready to fill us all in, right? >> yes, arnl. remember the last time we were on the balark field? it was freezing cold. it was for the home opener. i put on my winter parka. >> i wasn't here. but i'll take your word for it. >> it's a beautiful day for the midsummer classic. b our ownce harper took the title of the home run derby. he's only the third t playe win on his home field. here, take a look at one of the amazin e runsly in the competition. >> on a dime. a few good swings. he just hit seven home runs in a minute. justi >> you heard that. 7 home runs in 60seconds. that's incredible. he took the title in last night's home runy. derb this is his second appearance and

think the fit with d.c. is perfect and hopefully the has been more successful >> you mentioned what you needed. how cs t experience start and envision in helping you, not only as a player and person as you looked at success herend then beyond a new career?n >> the positiohe team is in. i can come in and help the team and also the team obviously can help me so i think it's the right time for me. i wouldn't want to come here at 35, 36 and not be red, not be able to handle the physi of it so i believe it's the right time for me to come in and be able to do that. >> rooney's first workout with d.c. united is friday and his first game will be july 14th and e same day as audi field opening and maybe celebrating wayne rooney day with aca c, guys. >> very good. he deserves his very own. that's going to be a big day on the 14th. thanks so much. >>> well, a pd.c.olice officer is getting somn praise o social media for his acrobatic skills. check this thing out. >> it started when the police department posted the video

d.c.'s fire chief says since saturday, his department has taken more than 100 overdose patients to the hospital. compare that to all of last july when there were 105 overdose calls for the entire month. we saw the emergency response firsthand today. fire and rescue tending to 11 people near the intersection of fourth and eeets northwest. they say a bad batch of synthetic marijuana or k2 is circulating the district. >> if you see people that are falling down, collapsing, ou uncons vomiting, call 911. allow us to come and assist them. >> chief dean tells us the overdoses are happeng all across the district, not a single neighborhood. >>s proteutside the white the third night in a row, demo against what they see as corruption. the sign reading trump is not above the these demonstrations kicked off the night he returned home from that controversial appkirance in he helsinki. tonight in an interview with cbs, the president says he accepts that russiaed meddl in the 2016 presidential election and

but here in d.c. and up to the north through maryland, we should keep it dry.me high todaa degree better tomorrow, 89 degrees. no excuses. beautiful weather for the zip trip we he s to you up in thurmo,, maryland. all r that's a check of the forecast. off t eff. n >> ro375:ht r niglines still on time. crash in bowie just north of at the intersection of enterprise road. ide from that crash the rest of your secondaries looking rthbound dale city to thew mino5 beltway you can see the headlights coming towar us. because of volume 21 minute b ride right nowut any time it's under a half hour i still say you're in pretty good shape.d route one looks once you cross the mixing bowl. 395 in good shape. five not dealingith any problems at 301 theplit. traffic.ur >> 5:37 is the time. mike talked about this. this week's zip trip almostk here. this we're in frederick county, maryland,omorrow morning, maureen, aie, tu headed to thurmont. they're going to be on the east main street near the pnc bank beginning at 6:00

d.c. this evening. pat? >> reporter: take a look over my shoulder. youan see friends and family members gathering here at the murder scene. 're expecting the mother of the victim to come here in a short time andalk about what ppened here. in a few moments, you're going to see tt surveillance video of the gunmen who opened fire in this clay terrace court. you'll see the gunmen get out of the car, but pay close attention to the driver's side door. thdriver's door never opens which means there was probably someone behind t wheel the whole time. that would make suspect number five. now pice have recovered the killers' car, but those killers, they're still at large. the black infiniti sedan used by the killers in this clay terrace attack reovered by pol today. sources say it was located in the oxen hills section of prince george's county. the murder victim, makiyah wilson, gunned down in front of her home. she was just 10 years old. at the place where it happened today, mike deangelo, he's maki

workers at a popular d.c. restaurant absolutely devastated after their general manager died after being shot during a robbery. christian broder, general manager of millie's died last ght at a d.c. hospital. police say a 17-year-old boyrl shot him n two weeks ago in atlanta. he'd been transferred to d.c. broderas waiting for an uber with family after a wedding reception. they thought the car that pulled up was their uber driver. instead, it was a teen with a gun. police have arrested the teen. broder leaves behind a wife and 9-month-old daughter. >>> students from maryland dending something be done to keep them safe in their classrooms. they're concerned about the lack of unreform, especially after the parkland school massacre in florida, the deadly school shooting in great mills, and the capital gazette shoing. aimee cho has more on their message. >> we can and wl be heard, and no one can silence us. >> reporter: as the rain pouredo , the people still showed up, not letting the weather get in the way. their go

if you'veeen i d.c. awhile couple of high profile been incidents here involving guns, a couple of shootings bonut occasily the smithsonian does put in screening for high profile events but this is ermaneto be screening from now on. the plan does still need federadilng and it also still needs to be approved by the national capitol planninisg common. they do plan to review these proposed changes at their meeting next week. live at the nationaloo, i'm s.lanie alnwick, fox5 new ♪ >> time right now is 4:35 and we've leaed the man accused of kstling five people la week in the attack on the capital-gazette news room may have also targeted virginipaa per. police say jarrod ramos sent a letter to the virginian pilot that arrived there yesterday. it's unclear what was in that leer whether it was addressed to anyone specic. but we do know a reporter who used to work for the capital-gazette wadho ramos h sued now works for the virginian pilot. norfolk police have turned the fletter over to thebi and police have sa

d.c. police reveal they did find get away car that the gunman used in the suitland district heights area of bridges county yesrday but so far no arrests. four other people were hurt in that shooting including makiah's 18-year-old sister. >>> so hard to watch that mom. >> it really. >> nooning it. >> right. >> no undstanding it. 9:14 is the time right now. we turn to a story that many have reacted t w thisk. maybe there's no understanding this. either maryland couple who got in big ftrouble making controversial videos of cruel pranks on their children have been back at it recently. >> that is until thisn week they -- new spotlight was shined on the martin family. that had you taking action. annie here now with more on the controversial family of five. annie? >> reporter: good morning. youtube is taking actionac in f they have banned the channel so if you go to it this is what you're going toee here. youtube shutting down the account for good. th maryland couple is banned from youtuic and me

d.c. water issued th. warn >>> happy friday. chris lawrence in for aaron this morning. >>'m eun yang. the weekend is hours away now. it will be a spectacular weekend, especially for baseball fans. >>oh, boy. all-star game. just days to go until the big game, d.c. is t place to be for sports fans. this morning, we'll look at what's going on around town >> we want to check on your coute and forecast. >> we will get to me llissa in moment. chuck, what can we expect from the day? >> mother nature giving us a slow pitch for this fridea. theer will be cooperative for all of your outdoor plans. don't worry about cancelling anything. a fantastic friday. the weekend looking. 90% d if you have any rain chance, late inisolated shower the day on sunday. most of the weekend plan looks great. the humidity comes bac on sunday. and the next chance for what is much-needed rainfall, doesn't arrive until monday or tuesday until next week. there's sunrise over washington here this cumorning. ent temperatures

. >> reporter: the d.c. council is going to roll out require. it involves a -- >> thanks, justin. >>> we're following breaking news out of prince william county. the police department needs your help looking for a missing pe teenage world. her physical safety is at risk. >>> an unusual face of limit. they were on "i" and second streets. below, the pieces smashed windshields of the cars. >>> did a life of a dog get ave saved as it goes on to orida? >> forome of you, it's not as cool as it was. 80 degrees in some of the are es your business internet provider promise a lot? let's see who delivers more. comcast business gives you g-speed in more places. the others don't. we offer up to 6 hours of 4g w eless network backup. everyone else, no way. the others don't. we let calls from any of your devices come from your business number. them, not so much. we let you keeinan eye on your bs 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

're happy here in d.c. in iegrees outside right now but feels veryorble. 73 for quantico, 72 at leonardtown, 60' off to the north and west. 65egrees in gaithersburg, 69 this morning at dulles. 64 up towards frederick. nice t pleasant start to day. quick look at the satellite ande radar. clearing skies out from some clouds that hav moved in overnight and expect temperatures to t out i in the upper 80's today with, again, low humid,y. all r that's a check of your weather forecast. erin como has got your traffic. how ls trafficking erin. >> right now i'mal justking in because we ve a new issue. wisconsin avenue northbound 's in northwest before willard eenue. we have somtility workk twoy lanes in the chev chase area. keep in mind because volume is so light we don't see any slowdowns but i still wt to make you aware of this.n wiscavenue northwest by willard avenue you may be dealing with some issues there. aside fromhat one, we are seeing quiet conditions on all of our majors including 295, 395, the beltway, no

and thear d.c. artment said they werere article and they wanted to make sure it wasn't going to happen this yr. live at d.c. police adquarters, i'm melaniealnwick,. >> ♪ >> still celebrating the fourth. like the fourth hangover. >> yeah. >> 5:05 right now. checking the forecast and of course traffic.y oh, msh, erin. >> it's a mess out thereel unforty already. >> yeah. we'll j get to you int a second. mike thomas les do this. >> weather has been very similar to all week to be honest, nice humid start with temperatures once again arting off in the 80's. we just haven't been able oo break itver the past several days. but relief ieekend ilot one today, still a humid one to getou thr tow. there's satellite and radar. some clouds out the for now. and off to the north and west there, there's bit of green showing upit atl l there n satellite and radar and zooming in here on storm trackerar, maybe southern portions of frederick county, northern portions of montgomery countynd even into parts of loudoun cou

d.c. fire eeted this video of a mail truck off of the road there. the driver was nowhere to be found, the driver was later found okay. two other peoplead to be rescued nearby on grant road, after their car was stuck there. you look at this rain pouring into a red line train, during rush hour. it created a miniflood near the train door. over takoma park, storm drains were overflowed. m thishole cover was no match for that. >>> and downedrees are stopping everybody this morning. >> justin finch f when things could clear up. >> we're on russell road here in alexandria. a lot ofeople take russell down to king street. but not this morning because of the work going on behind us. perhaps you can see, we have several utility trucks down here, working on one downed tree. it's blocking a lane of traffic out here on russell eroad. roblem spot is at russell and east windsor avenue. two cherry kick pickers atwork. dominion energy reporting that 285 cusmers have been knocked offline with theirltower as

d.c. water says 34,000 customers are impacted but remeer that the utility is counting an apartment building, a home, aau rant, a hotel, a hospital as single customer. this tells the story. anyone who falls in the blue highlighted area that stretches across the city from brookland to columbia heights andarts of georgetown is affected. >>> we have a team of reporters lointo what went wrong, the criticism over the city's response and the potential pa on your health. let's start with news 4's mark segraves who tells us some splash parks and pools are closed down now because of this >> that's exactly right. normally this splash park wld be wet a filled with kid and out of anau abundance ofon they closed the reck parks and pools. they didn't want the kid to be drinking the water that might possibly be contaminated this. started last night with with a malfunctioning pump at a pumping station in northwest washington, but it took eight hours for d.c. water to alert ridents that their drinking water

court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. i have served with 17 other judges, each of them a colleague and a friend. my judicial philosophy is straightforward. a judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. a judge must interpret statutes as written, and a judge must interpret the constitution as written. informed by history and tradition and precedent. for the past 11 years, i have taught hundreds of students, primarily at harvard law school. i teach that the constitution's separation of powers protects individual liberty, and i remain grateful to the dean who hired me, justice elena kagan. as a judge, i higher four law clerks each year. i work for the best. my law clerks come from diverse backgrounds in points of view. i am proud that a majority of my law clerks have been women. i am part of the vibrant catholic community in thhe d.c. area. the members of that community disagree about many things. but we are united by a commitment to serve. father john endler is here. 40 years ago, i was an altar

future cast 4:00 in d.c.. that's a good things. soop ter gets through the beer and they by 8:00 tonight look at that we clear things out and beaches dealing with thunderstorm activity and here in town we're drying things out just kind of scattered clouds out there. withwe n'it h m and here's all star game four cast. 5 by this by 2sh.erow an tidsem.pe by the80 i one or two stormd ws rotormis linste of s crosses later today. thyear heatike o intense at tw.ro much there. thursday gorn us asut wellriyigm for that and this weekend things get more unsettled.thst weekend looks like sunday trers versionsaturday. again details on that to be eeaermined as we headgh thhr t wit.h traffic from nats park. hey, erin. >> it's turning into such a beautie.l morning out her the sun ist usrise.tistar debts spite the humidity and nice cool breeze keeping us on po and let talk traf fi nof proceed closuresw. place aroat congestion. metro getting all star game it best opening and they'll be accommodating riders open later. let's look at maps and camtas an

d.c.. firefighters are tloded with people overdosing on k 2 o spice. >> we now learned they linked four deaths to the synthetic drug. "fox5" lindsey watts broke this story. she joins us live from ownorthwest n,aitlin. korey, shawn we're here at third and d. d c. pocers is behind us and two blocks homs t. this has been a big area for overdoses. we have seen people caulk around lookingike sdom business. an hour ago four people were treated on the cornernd this morning not too far awayhe this we'll show video from dead. earlier this evening. and we watched as first responders treated a man who was barely moving. d.c. fire says so far 140 people have gotten sfrik k 2 and saturday that doesn't count all the calls from tonight like this one. take a l this was the scene at the corner of 3rd and e 5:00 in the afternoon an a woman who works nearby got this video rce firefighter who responded says it remonded time of night of the living dead and 11 sick and several had to be hospitalized and he said

semech d.c. s. >>> this heat we've been talking about isn't just dangerous for peop, but forpets, as well. this yorkie, named jack, from a hot car. officers tracked the car down, jack got some water and reunited it with his owner. never leave a pet aunatended ina car. >> we siay it all the time. >> you can't do it. for a car to get towed. >> and nody realizes it, how long? >> even the pavement right now can be hot to the touch. >> the asphalt, you might get them running. >> how hot is it going to be today? >> did youer like yey, aaron? >> no. >> okay. it will be like yesterday. on't goside again. just peek through the blinds today. you know, if you're hitting the pool or heading to the beach, lucky now. that will be a great place to cool off. aaron asked how hot it will feel this afternoon. it will feel like 105 degrees. no relief from the 90s until we get some rain on friday. thursday for ce some showers but friday will be the bigger rainfall. heat advisory, again. we have poor air qualityagain.

d.c. was written.lly needed about three weeks since we had meurable rain in d.c. and when when it rapes and powers and dulles over an inch bwi 3 over" of rain yesterday. it didn't rain all day but app hour, hour and a half in most locations a lotn,f asttle time, gw parkway w shut down because of all ther down there. i think we're ready for a break even though we had one rainy day in d.c.. 7 it washington outside rights now. feelsy. come for ab 63 gaithersburg and 66 dulles. 70 at leonardtown at this hour and then there's dew points. which have been falling all morning al continue to as we work our way into thern aften. lower 6 of 0s replacingower 70 yesterday and feel going and lo at 50s into the mountains north a west. 50 dew point. extremely comfortable this time of year. satellite and a dar. cloudsgi clearing re west to seeing the and sunshine break out andom dates weatherpattern . when they come from many tinada tme o year they bring dry air w it sunny, warm, temperature mid to upper 80s. enjoy the next couple days in 9.c. the headed to friday. few more clouds

d.c. does not use the x-lites. now, the maker of the x-lite insist that is the guardrail is not defecti and says many factors play into the outcome of the deacs. carter's 19th birthday is coming up next week. to honor him, his family has startedam a pro to provide clean water to families in need. we have a link. search marine fund-raiser. >> susan hogan reporting. >>> doug is back with a moreut our weather and more about the timing on whether the stormy weather tomorrow could affect the game. >> the timing today was absolutely perfect for the home run derby. >> it cools you down. >> it was so hot. we werit out there our sweat towels just sweating. the heat index at one time was close to ar5 in of the area. those showers came through this afternoon and boy did theyel really to cool things down. within an hour the feels-like temperature fell by nearly 20 degrees because of those showers. i think we could say t same tomorrow. 98 d.c., officially the hottest day of the year in d.c. 97 in leesburg. that heat index was w

d.c. water says it fixed the problem at its pumping station on bryant street. >> there was a malfunction at that station last night. it left customers with low pressure or no water atall. >>> a tumultuous tenure is over for the man leading schools in typrince georges co >> but getting rid of the school ceo is creatin e anirely different controversy. >> justin, tell us about the controversy surrounding this outgoing ceo. >> reporter: hey, there. as you mentioned, tumultuous tenure with the county. on the way out, more of the same here. in almost five years as ce dr. maxwellas said that his establishments have been overshadowed by the scandals over the but the allegations of secret pay raises for central school board staff were among those issues ised. years of protest from teachers and parents, as well as a grade changing controversy, and thate loss ofal funding for head start. last night, there was a tense board meeting with kevin boroughs telling tracy wilkins, that eubanks attacked him a

the d.c. a watedvisory we're taking every praution to protect ourselves and our customers and will be serving bottledd water elivered ice. we apologize for the inconvenience. we will not be serving coffee, soda or tea. >> so i guess it's like one bottle forwo cut americans an as you finish it you'll be replenished with more water. >> reporter: is that enough for you? >> no, because i w drinking mimosas this morning and would i have liked toor have had m water, not just a bottle of water. >> reporter: atostco customers are stocking up on bottled water. they say there's a line for water inside the store. >> well, the lines are getting longer and people are buying, you know, ieay want gallons but i had to buy single bottles, you know, because the supply is running out quick. >> reporter:d.c. closed public pools and spray parks like this one here at the kennedyeck center. these kids with a center city charter school summer program are disappointed. >> we come here every friday. so fun fridays for

>>> and firt 4:00, d.c.'s baseball close-up. all-star activities in full swing all over the city asede get for the main event, the mid-summer classic tomorrow night but first w h have the run derby this evening and leon harris is in the southeast where there' plenty to do even if you don't have a ticket. leon. >> hey, there. >> hi there, ladies. yeah. there's a lot to do aroundhere, and almost everything here is free, so, folks, if you want to come down here to enjoy t festivities and just sort of take part in the vibe that's building down here, come on down. there's lots happening at play ballpark. we'll talk about that in a bit, but we're in our customary position over by the right fieln ance. behind me, there are people sitting down before the gates open. they don't even open until 4:30. gates are locked, and folks are alreadyining up toet inside. the big storyk inside the par will be the home run derby, anh 's what we've got as we head into it as our big headline. bryce harper is expected to be the star of the show tonight.

d.c. that's going down as a record. today's poolorecast will be hot, in the mid-90s. feeling like 5. make sure you have the spf on. if you're heading to the beach, coming up, let's head over to melissa. are you okay? >> good morning. i'm fine, now. having a little attack. i'm allergic to all ohe hot weather, i guess. metro blue line, delays to glenmont outside of dupont circle. i have to change that tohe red line. chopper 4 at new hampshire avenue, we had an earlier disabled vehicle. now, it is on the right side of the roadway. 50 here. bay bridge, no problems rig now. leave early if you can. and to manassas, sudly road after 66. you can get around it, there's a detour in place. >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's 6:02. if you plan to hit the you won't be alone.ll ns of people will head out of town for the fourth of jy. >> justin beltway with how traffic is looking so far. so far, so good, justin? >> reporter: yeah. so far, s good, erika. on this terrible tuesday, aaa says your travel times on

and i love that he was wearing a d.c. bandanna.ha i hope tt's a good sign for bryce because his contract is this mo th this season. people are worried about the sheena.uck and what do you say? >> i say there's an 80% chance we're going to be rained on today. but the devil is in the details. most of the rain chance, is coming in and out before the game. >> that's go. we were keeping our fingersd crosor this. the good thing, yesterday, the timing lked similar as it does today. that's good. we don't like to see too much of a chang for our rain timing. for today, it looks like the afternoon hours. it is warm outside. eun told you it is warm. it's 78 degrees in washington. 80 in annapolis. 77 in quantico. and with the humidity,it's feeling a littleyarmer. we're ligright now. you see the showers and the storms off to our we p. thatt of a cold front that will be moving through shortly after as the kids head off to summer camp, a 9:00 a.m. dry. and as we go toward 3:00 p.m., we have storms moving through. it's all about the l-sta

d.c.'s department of corrections says it performs mentalealth screenings on all inmates once they enter the central cell k, blnd they have added new safe cells for high-risk inmates,ells that are free of physical structures like towel racks and radiator vents from which inmates can hang themselves. >> you can't make a jail entirely suicide attempt free. >> reporter: maryland prisons say they put two inmates in cells which reduces the risk of suicides and pay inmates to perform suicide watch. >> ine the f world you have all these numbers to call and in these services, but se ton all you have a agerehoie including virginia's department of directions say theyui r mental health training for officers, including recognition of scidal behavior and cpr training, too, but nia says there are reasons not to tell them you're feeling suicidal. >> they put me in a cold room with a metal bunk, no mattress, and a gown that was suicide preventive, and if you know what's coming and it's going to take away yo

the fit with d.c. is perfect. now, rooney reportedly agreed to 2 1/2-year contract worth ughly $13 million. >>> this heat that we've been dealing with isn't just dangerous for people but for our pets, as wec.. olice rescued a 7-month-old yorkie named jack from aot car yesterday. the owner told police the puppy was in the car when it dpot tgo towed. officers gave jack some water and reunited him with his owner. d.c. police tweeting a never to leave your pet in a car. >>> we say it all the time. we tell everybody, all the time. but imagine doing that and then your car gets towed. my heart would drop. >> scary. you can't stove how dangerous this heat is for everybody. >> exactly. especially if you're outside for long periods of time. people not to do that because we have abair quality alert. if you have asthma or issues, you don't want to be outside for a long period of time. esbeautiful look outside. 82 deg is the temperature, but it fls like 87 degrees. same weather pattern, looking like dangerous heat. here's a lo

d.c. fire tweeted this video of a mail truck off of the road there. the driver was nowhere to be found, the driver was later found okay. two other people hado be rescued nearby on grant road, afterheir car was stuck there. you look at this rain pouring into red line train, during rush hour. it created aminiflood near the train door. and the rain went right into the railcar there. >> over takoma park, storm drains were edoverfl >> the heavy rainfall also took a toll on local. rive chopper 4 capturiac the i on the monocacy river. some homeowners say they found water in their basements. the threat of more rain apprs to have subsided, flooding impacts could linger thrghout theday. stay with use 4 on our air and efforts or our cleanup and impact. >>> virginia state police have issued an amber lalert. chrirence at the live desk, what do we know? >> a man abducted a teenage girl and there's an urgent move to find her. grace galliher was abducted by richard itester. 52. galliher is 17. they were seen at a hotel in marion, virginia. he abducted her just south

d.c. united fans made a point to sad d.c. uni had a championship between t skins super bowl win and stanley cup cup. >>> today, france squares off against belgium. it's been 12 years since the french have qualified for the semifinals. this is that team's first time in the final four since 1986. >>> still ahead, deadline day for the trump administration. a huge ordered why these are we united today? why theay administration s that won't happen. > and michael flynn goes back to court. i wander what he will consider for his lawyers. stay witus.h m> "news 4 today" starts now. >> it is honor and privilege to announce that i will dinate judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court.ft >> days of speculation and debate, president trump announces brett kavanaugh for e the suprurt. ic decision that will no doubt dominate the conversation today. just about 6:00 this morng. >> this morning, we have complete coverage of the nomination of brett kavanaugh, including his local ties. >> we want to begin with the forecast and your

court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. i have served with 17 other judges, each of them a colleague and a friend. my judicial philosophy is straightforward, a judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. a judge must interpret statutes as written, and a judge must interpret the constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent. for the past 11 years, i have taught hundreds of students, primarily at harvard law school. i teach that the constitution's separation of powers protects individual liberty, and i remain grateful to the dean who hired me, justice elena kagan. as a judge, i hire four law clerks each year. i look for the best. my law clerks come from diverse backgrounds and points of view. i am proud that a majority of my law clerks have been women. i am part of the vibrant catholic community in the d.c. area. the members of that community disagree about many things, but we are united by a commitment to serve. father john enzler is here. forty years ago, i was an altar

a sight d.c. soccer fans have been waiting for, wayne rooneyi ho up that number 9 sweater and jersey. d.c. united isdu intng him at the museum today. proclaiming today wayne rooney day in the district. a big move for the soccer mega already star who has almost done it all in the sport. he told our davns j the timing was right to come to the mls. >> i it's what i needed, and i think it's the right time for me to come here. i think the fit with d.c. is perfect and hopefully it will help them be more successful >> you mentioned what you needed. how can this experience and how do you envision helping you and as aa person us looked at success here and beyond in your career? >> the position the team is in and i believe i can come in and help the team but also the team obviously can help me, so i think it's -- as i keep saying, it's the right time for me. i wouldn't want to come here for 35, 36 and not be ready or ready to handle the physical side of this it. i believe it's the right time for me to be ab

d.c., amy con barrett of illinois, thomas hardiman o massachusetts and raymond kethledge of michigan. republicans ready t solidify a conservative majority on the high court see all as good options. >> republicans are holding four lottery tickets, and all of ther winners. >> i think they would be fine justices of the supreme court. i do think the president those think about who is the to get confirmed here. >> reporter: but democrats wore' right-leaning court could change americans' lives on issues including abortion healthcar and more. >> this next nominee will be the swing ve t overturn "roe v. wade" and equally important to -- if it's right, the protection of millions of americans who suffer from pre-,isting conditio healthcare rights, workers' rights, gay rights and investigate rights. >> repter: republicans with a razor-thin senate majority face a tight confirmation vote and a short time frame to confirm a new justice t before november mid-term elections. the republicans' fear is that

d.c. he was going to te part and every fan thatre was last night certainly got their money's worth. if you were watching along with the rest of d.c., bryce harper owned that homerun derby. inning with 19 homeruns in the fal round beating the chicago cubs, shosher who had 18 homeruns \am/many his dad was also out therein pg. his dad who was of course aelief. after the ga lot of fans wanted tuc we i got. hee hhe the best fan all of baseball. that'sin krenl momt notore,y onl but organization and theshi nationals fans. there you have it. like father, lane son. c i also say how good he the headband, the hr. he wassot momentum and there had been some criticism of bryc towards the homerun derby itself. where is your d.c. pride, butt was just n what, since 1969 that weadn all star game here. so much to watch. we mentioned about the stars coming out to play. before the game they walked the redpe car brit mack henry i out and about. it wasgh there,l enjo that goes joyed it and the players still.e lo

his 12 years on the d.c. circuit puts him, i think, about as long as any recent nominee in terms of time on the appellate court. >> alito was longer, but none of the others. >> he was back in the early 2000s. >> so he has a lot of decisions. you're going to look at the decisions. this aca decision that we're talking about, now you have to read the decision because he didn't go after the aca. >> not at all. >> but the way he didn't go after it was by saying, well, the colorable action here is about whether or not it was done right from a legislative perspective, and the bill did technically start in the house. >> actually, this is slightly different, chris. this was the anti-injunction act one. e equally boring sounding to our audience, i'm sure. the key one where he didn't reverse the aca's individual mandate, that's when he said it was because it was premature to look at it through the anti-injunction -- >> what happened when it got sent up? >> then the supreme court, through john roberts flipping his vote t

a d.c. council committee heard testimony when a bill requiring all kids under the age of 2 be placed in a rear-facing child safe seat. about a dozen other states including virginia already have similar laws. supporters say that this protects young kids better in case of a crash. a d.c. council transportation coittee will likely decide whether to push this bill forward in september. for more of what you need t know about car seat safety, search child safety seats on the nbc washington app. 141 votes, that's all that separates the two leading democratic candidates fro montgomery county executives in a race that's still too close to call. council member mark elrich has a slight lead over david blair. the board of elections is reviewing provisional ballots one by one. they hope to have most of them counted by the end of today, and they hope to finish counting all provisional andal absentee bts by sunday. the final count won't be certified until july 16th. >>> remember back in march president tru

some places on t d.c. waterfront has found that metal straws can set them apart. >> it's a wow factor. they will take it. they tap it. they play with it i and use like any other straw. >> do they take them home? >> some people have. some people have. >> a d.c. counsel memberaid he will ask for anmendment to the ll. he's speaking an exception from hospitals and nursing homes that depend on plastic straws for thr patients. >>> the will to walk is motivating a college football player. >> he broke his neck on the field. but the injuryak didn't b his spiril. terrell wliams said he almost lost his life during a georgetown university football game about the thrree years ago. he's been in rehrying to remain positive. >> what gets better will get better, if andhen it gets better. >> his hard work and attitude has paid off. hehi graduated spring. he was able to take a few steps across the stage to h receive diploma. >>> still ahead"nn s 4 today," the cost of your commute could be going up. tails on the proposal to r

the d.c. council just started its meeting and they are going to introduce legislation to appeal initiative 77. 's that's tha mean? tip worke,. bartenders waiters. if this passes they would keep on making $3.33 an hour plus their tips. what d.c. voters hav is to do away with the system and basically raise everyone up to a $15 minimum wage by the year 2025. in effect the council would be going against the will of the voters. but a caveat here. a lot of bartenders, waiter people likat, say they like the old system just fine and feel they mad more money off he. another issue t council is considering. emergency legislation to limit the use of amplifiers. now, this would affect street performers. it would make itll iegal to amplify songs at a public place where folks can still hear it about a hundred feet away. there wouldn't be any jail time, but it would slap them with a $300 fine. some residents say they cant hear they are tvs. or, you know, huge trombones rattle their windows. and others say, no

d.c. a woman ran in to pay for her gas, and when she came back, w r ca gone. >> it is a crime that could happen to any one of us. ws4's justin finch is live on pennsylvania avenue at the gas station with more. justin? >> reporter: erika, aaron, good morning. this hpened in broad daylight, fourth of july morning here at this exxon on the 1200 bck of pennsylvania avenue. it is a reminder for us all at the gas station to keep our car doorsocked and our keys on us or risk winding up being carlesut check this surveillance video. you'll see a red lexus pulling up alongside a dark mercedes. that mercedes belongs to d.c. ouncil chairman phil mendelson's girlfriend. you'll see a man hop out from that lexus and then hunch by that mercedes' dver's side door. he then opens the door and gets behind the wheel. it takes no time for him to itess start and pull off with the car, the purse, with the keys, and with the fuel hose there still attached. that red lexus that swoops in behind, and both vehicles ri

d.c...c. now her mother is talking to "fox5" about the moment that changed her life forever. >> and unforgettable ordeal.rl they spenty three weeks in a dark cave and now we're hearing from the you associating players about what life w i likenside the cave. news at 10 beginsht now. >> and we'll beg with breaking news in montgomery country, maryland. sky fox over the scene now where a train hit and killed two people in germantown and it happened on csx tracks an hour and a half goingreear peachst drive and we don't know how this happened and we're working to get more details a emergency crews on the scene again. two people were killed when hiy b csx train or train on csx tracks and we'll keep you updated withon any informa. >> breaking news out of montgomery county. this time what's described as hazmat situation. crewsere at the scene n of a home in north pa potomac forecastoarding. and animals being removed from the house as we speak hazmat crews reevaluate immoania levels inside that home

. >> community outrage over d.c. police tactics.t' it says going after illegal guns but tonight some say the s era op and frisk is not over. >> and 13 years after her family fled to d.c. because of hurricane katrina. >> you have to stay resilient. >> how a local woman beat the odds. >> news4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news. >> we are following several breaking stories right now on news4 including a widespread water outage in the district. i'm leon harris. >> d. water spokesperson just said service is slowly being restored now. several neighborhoods in nnortheast andthwest d.c. started reporting no or low 9:00r pressure about tonight. brooklyn, wood bring bridge and other neighborhoods. >> d.c. water says you should notice improvements immediately with ful restorationing in about hour. the problem was a pumping station malfunction. we'll bring you updates as we get new information. >> also breaking, the school board made some big and controversial decisions at a contentious meeting. > members finalized seven ss pac

you see this line w movingl to the north of the d.c. metro area. d.c. metro may not see a lot tonight. just swer activity. we'll talk about tomorrow morning and what this means for your wednesday. a little different scenario for see you back here in a minute. >> the national wther service confirms tonight a small tornado touched down this morning in northern vi. you can see the damage on the athletic feeds at thomas jefferson high school high school inal andria. an ef-0 with winds of around 70 miles hour. no one was hu. >> we'll be all over the weather story again tomorrow morning on "news4 today." you can get the updated forecast and see how the rain is affecting traffic. we're on every morning from 4:00 to 7:00 a.m. >> developing right now, d.c. police are searching for a ronman who opened fire just steps if their own front door. someone shot a man near the entrance to the third street tunnel around 6:30 tonight. that is less than a block from d.c. police headquarters. news4's jackie bensens live for us near third and d streets northwest with new deta

died last night at d.c. hospital. police say a 17-year-old boy shot him nearly two weeks ago in tlant. he had been transferred to d.c. he was waiting after a wedding reception. they thought it was a uber. instead a teen with a gun pulle. leaves behind a wife and nine month old daughter. >>> street musicians in d.c. sometimes they are the one.>> people study outside in d.c. fell on hard times.rperform. became homeless, but relied on music as his escape. nonprofit pathway to housing d.c. helped him bnce back and today while playing, he noticed a big tour bus thatulled up and out popped kevin bacon. liked what he listened to. his band, kevin bacon and the bacon brothers band came out for impromptu jam session. >> when you're playing music, i don't care what kind of music it is. don't get hurt.an i he had a great sound. >> he said today's experience only motivated him to keep grinding away towar a betterds >>> marble reaction tonight following the death of 17 people who i died a boat accident in branson missouri. nine of