if you're in your car, wtop. weather and traffic on the he's. when it breaks we will send push alerts through our nbc washington app. flash flood threat is high today ter monday's rain. turn around, don't drown. don't be caught like on where people were driving through water covered road.> >>hank you, chuck. >> the new for today. >> the "today" show is next. enjoy your day. >> make it a great thursday, everybody. >>> good morning. breaking overnight. state of rtergency. pas of the gulf coast now under a hurricane watch. a dangerous storm that's already flooded new orleans. >> we're just completely stranded here. >> bearing down thismorning. al tells us where it's going and when it could hit. >> immigrationcrackdown. a new record those raids set to target thousands of undocumented migrantscross the country will happen this weekend, and the 's w nbcne n ews exclusive on allege sexual assault at a border detention center. the latest in a live report. >> devastating mix-up. an outraged couple sues after they claim a fertility clinic er

. >> wtop jack taylor is in for melissa mollet today but let's chart with ouror st team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. i don't know if our region can any more storms. lo> i'm with after last monday's flash f emergency here. we know what the folks in new orleans is dealing with. they had a flash flood emergency yesterday and 5 to 6 inches of rain in a couple of hour and are all too familiar with that around here after monday. unfortunately, another storm team 4 weather alert day today. an opportunityor not only thunderstorms this afternoon and evening but because the ground is saturated, a brand-new flash flood watch has been issued. no heavy rain outside early this morning. the flash flood watch begps at 2:00 . this afternoon and goes until two a.m. friday morning and includes all of the d.c. and baltimore metro area so keep ndat in mi. be weatherlert today. your evening commute could be seriously impact by rain, jack tayl taylor. >>> beltway outer loop breaki traffic. trouble through at least on this morning's rush hour there on the beltway outer loop. so far more of an inbound pattern th

a lack of substitute teachers but created a plan to fig that problem accordin our news partners at wtop. they will change hiring requirements. instead of asking all potential subs have a bachelor's degree anyone with an associate's degree or 60 hour of college credit will be considered. >>> the bning of july and summer vacation is in full swing for students all over the d.c. bregion. >>ut some of them aren't spending their days at the beach. they are spending them in the books. news4 chris gordon explains. >> reporter: school buses arrive at the start of the newyechool . you heard right. this is not summer school. these students are being welcomed back after a short summer break. two montgomery county elementary schools in silver spring are testing this extended shool year pilot program. >> only bad thing is that we can't go on a family vacation but it's good to get a against the other kid that have not started yet. >> reporter: this is a title 1 school and means high number of kids from low income families. the extended school year program is meant to increase their performance in lite

for now over to wtop. >> planodfor it t again. canal road still closed between reservoir d foxhall for the damage done. 270 in the northbound direction. i think crews just wrapped up. lanes open. overnight milling and paving project and delay a haeased. their friday has just begun. a little delayss from mana hopefully will begin to ease. >>> 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 s

that is from wtop's dave dildine, which you can hear on traffic in your car on wtop. he is on right now. of course, traffic and weather on 8s. i am also o wtop as well. dave dildine, a talented photographer. and he is a good weatherre foster as well. and listen, like he sent me this picture yesterday. absolutelyorgeous. of course, you can send me pictures. instagram. althe forecast on my stories. it's actually kinda cool. facebook of course and twitter. but, yeah, look at that. really neat. if you are headed to the pool today you are not going to have to dealwith lightning until late they are afternoon. by noon we will have a few showers wst. temperatures mid-80s today. after lunchtime we will start to see some heavy rain that is going to cometsown in she similar to how it did yesterday because there has so much moisture in the aem. tratures out there right now in the low 80s. 70s back towards the shenandoah valley. nothinght happening rig now. however, yes, i saw this earlier. they do have a flash flood warning up there just to the south and east of right now because

our news partner wtop is reporting that m-dot will review a plan byontgomery county that would extend the 495 express lanes in virginia over a rebuild american legion brge into montgomery county. those toll lanes would then go up 270 to gaithersburg and would join the icc where traffic could then connect with 95. now this is not a done deal yet. maryland state transportation officials are going to take a closer look at the plan over t next couple of weeks. there are several other proposals that are in the mix but a new one now considered. back to y guy. >> megan mcgrath live for us on beltway, we will see how that workout. thank you. >>> let's get you now to a story that can be pretty hard for any parent to watch. believe me, i just kind went through this with my 3-year-old. this boy is in the hospital after climbing on to an airport baggage conveyer belt in atlanta. security footage here capturing the terrifying moments earlier this week. police say the litt boy's mother put him down at a spirit airlines kiosk to print her boarding pass. he got away and road on the baggage belt ten m

now over to wtop and jack taylor has a lot on hislate today. >>> not great news. canal road is closed until further notice between foxhall and reservoir. for monday's storms, very severe structural damage done on the roadway so it will remain closed. stick with arizona avenue to macarthur and cost you more time but a lot of overflow traffic on macarthur. this accident, tractor is on the right shoulder and upright and leave it until after the rush shower and rubber neckingelays now. what an early slowdown there at clarksburg. until further notice, plan for the due tour here. >>> good morning. we are only about a month into summer vacation but pants are already preparing for the upcoming school year. new report estimates that consumers will spend nearly $28 billion on items this year. that is $519 per household ande p are expected to spend more on computers than gadgets. >>> all in favor of equal pay say aye! the women's national soccer team! >> another win for the u.s. women's soccer team last night at espy's award. it wrapped up a long day of br ing that started i

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 may ba 3s. but according to consumer reports the sodium and sugar count is more than half the amoungthat you should be havin in a whole.day ask for the fis

chopper 4 was tre le it a tl le remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your ctoda >>> we are getting an early look how amazon is planning for their headquarters. >> so far it looks good for walkers, cyclists, and public transit users. the first proposed buildings are 22-story towers at metropolitan park on southeast street in pentason city. thengton business journal reports that amazon expects 64% of hq employees to use metro rail, bus, or walk to work and 6% will bike. 500 space, 58 showers and 750 locker rooms. the towers less thanoalf a mile frthe pentagon city and crystal city metro stations and nearby bus stops, 16 of them and four new traffic signals to make that area more pedestrian friendly. know.our thing to >> take sometime to repair the damage lefthind by yesterday's flash flooding. crews in potomac are still working to patch a massive sinkhole that opened after the heavy rain. we have a photo gallery of all the flooding throughout the region in the nbc washington app. >>> d.c. police and the fbi a arching for the person who fied shots toward a police officer.

remember listen to wtop 103.5 fm when ye whn you hop in your car today. >>> coming ed coeeig f y bre.sew, iol d sounds pretty good on a hot summer mornin, but it ca be filled with those hidden calories so working 4 you to drink a healthier cup.ho >> if you're this afternoon, don't miss jesse tyler ferguson on "ellen." then stick around at 4:00 for the news. did you know comcast business goes beyond fast with a gig-speed network. t complete interliability. ut advanced voice solions. wifi to keep everyone connected. video monitoring. wifi to keep everyone connected. that's huge. did you guys know we did all this stuff? no. i'm not even done yet. wow. business tv. ap cloud ps and support. comcast business has the soluons you need. get start wit fast, reliable interne for just $39.95 per month. it's everything a small business owner needs. call 1-800-501-6000 today. >>> for many coffee lovers, summer is the time t switch to that cold brew, but is it healthy for you? hogan c breaking through the buzz. r >> i'll take a cold brew to go. >> reporter: cold brew used to be one of those specialty c

for now over to wtop and jack taylor. >> thank you. look at tri barcades. not getting through canal road that is blockedn betwexhall and reservoir and closed until further notice. delays building on the freeway off the 11th street bridge. very slow head to a crash before the third street tunnel block the left lane and two of the right lane getting by and crews hope to be out of there within the next hour. 270 northbound direction between 118 and 121. only left lane getting by. >>> good morning. i'm here with your cnbc report. human workers record conversations between users and its google assistant software. how it listens to conversation by accident. google takes precaution to protect user identities and protection in place to prevent [ inaudible ] google assistant activates on its device without a wake-up word like google. ? ? ? if you love guacamole expect to pay more. the price for avocados has spiked due to low price. the national averageow is more than 2nd and double the price when comred to this time last year. experts say the wholesale prices of avo

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hopo in y car. >> i'm it's kate rogers. a federal judge has blocked ther trump adminision from requiring companies to disclose price the government says ten of the most commonly advertised drugs cost roughly $500 a month >>> one of the most highly protected species on earth. officials in china say they have now spotted two rare all white langur. locrs villagers found the fi in 2016 by chance and another one has been spotted in a nature reserve where monitoring equipment is set up for scientific research. fewer than 2,000 all while langurs exist in the world. >>> check this little guy out! that is a 16-foot long python and they just caught this thing in the florida everglades. official say it's one of he largest snakes ever captured. the python was found under a home! how about that? >> bye! >> 165 pound and there were eggs too. had to get rid of all of that stuff. >> this is an pinvasive sies and no pythons should be anywhere in this country! >> when we go awayod t 50 years since the apollo 11 blasted off from the keedy spa

remember to list to wtop when you hop in your car, 103.5. >> i hope evebothat 70 crash. any idea what kind of candy is in that truck? >> we will have megan mcgrath find that out. >>> finding growth in an unexpected place. >> he is the keeper of hundreds of plants and counting and the author of a best selling book. i'm justin finch here. i'm one-on-one with hilton carter to showcase ways to make your own plants grow. >>> if you're home this afternoon, don't miss nus at 4:. . we switched from ford. i switched from ram. i switched to chevy. wewitched to chevy. we switched to chevy. for dependability. for technology. and just look at it. fadios, lexus.. bye, bye, ford. we switched to chevy. and i couldn't be happier. see for yoursetc why people are swing at the chevy all-star open house. or add another chevy to your driveway. current gm owners can get over $5,100 below msrp on this eqnox. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> some of you may have a house here or there and some may couple of dozen house plants. >> here is justin finch with one of those special few wh

l right took credit on wtop. now another platform i can take credit for it. have you been outside yet?n >> >> i haven't either. we've been here since 4:00 a.m., 3:30, really. >> it is beautiful out there. low humidity. sunshine. i see a whole bunch of cameras from outside, from all over the area. but it is absolutely gorgeous! now, the humidity is coming back overnight. so get outside and enjoy the day today. because the heat, it's coming. it's on the way, and it will arrive tomorrow. in fact, temperatures today right around normal, but usually we have the humidity. we don't have that today. but we will tomorrow and temperatures will be in the low to mid 90 tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, and those heat indexes will be close to 100 after today. but no heat index measurableut there today, because we just don't have any humidity. and that's what we get when we get the humidity and temperature combined,hat number -- feel-like factor of the heat index. current temperatures now, 80 at quantico, 80 in warrenton, 80 in annapolis, but everybod

wend from our wtop news partners that this was carrying magazines, mail perhaps as well. the u.s.ostal inspector has to arrive on the scene before they can really begin the br t of this cleanup here.oo i'm lng down here live at the scene, workers doing il on-scene surnce to make sure they have things in place where they can begin to move the tractor-trailer. f you are traveling in this area, that left lane, one lane of traffic is getting by for the most part here. you want to take it sl and perhaps fine another way to get this re you are going morning, right, melissa? >> absolutely. a lot of different problems you have possess maybe take your favorite alternate here to get around everything. another shot, another vantge point where justin is this morning. inner loop at connecticut avenue and you're just getting by in one lane. a long time before that gets cleared up. two-mile backup and looks ling rain movihrough and not help things at all. top of the beltway, outer loopw at nempshire avenue where megan fj is wiitzgerald is ther. we e getting by one ride of the road. meag

our news partner at wtop report the new students rights and handbook includes mor two dozen changes. one change says schools are now required to notify parents of the situation before the studen is questionedministrators or signs a statement about the incident. we are told the changes are meant to streamline the way indiscipline is handed dowhe school system. >>> your time is 6:35. here is a look at t other story this morning. >>> police arrested the driver of an suv after rescuing him from the suv overturned. he icers say yesterday driver took off during a traffic stop on v street lincoln road. a dog was also in car but was not hurt. >>> electrical o age on saturday in new york city put nearly75,000 people in the dark. blocks were impacted, including times square and broadway. mar bill de blass io said an attack of cyberor terrorism has been ruled out.> a billionaire excused of sexually abusing young girls is expected in court. a bail hearing was scheduled for jeffrey epstein who has been held in jai since his arrest more than a week ago. prosecutors want to keep him in jail while h

remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car, 103.5. >> it's a great radio station. >> we are partners, you know that? >>> get ready for a stem explosion in prince george's county. >> we are checking out the great creations for kid preparing for a specialconvention invention and molette green is working for you in the community and she has got details. i like that plane behind you. >> they put it back together. >> they did. g thank for styrofoam, right? 2,000 to 4,000 kid will fill this arena today. we are standing by the trophy for the pridential challenge winner. some of the bikes to the some of the rwinne the kids who came in early for us are holding up some of their inventions and their creations made with recyclable ary janice william is the brain child of this and the kid will also be helping for cpr training. aviation will be taught. a drone was flying around throughout the whole hour and i want to bring in aubrey farad to talk about that. you have a foundation and your whole purpose is to inspire young mind to go into this field. >> we want to introduce the field of av

and this morning the situation put drivers in a tough spot.mo from our news partner wtop explains the problem. >> we have a unique problem here in washington when heavy traffic and flooding combine, often it's not as straightforward andrn tug around. in the case of this morning, it was one way, inbound so a lot of drivers closest to the deeper awater couldn't turnon. they were blocked by drivers behind them. a walk and a hard place, water rising in front of themrs and ca behind them and essentially those dryers were stuck. they didn't have any other options. >> and as we've been tellg you lots, lots of roads in our area are still closed. we have the latest list on the nbc washington app. search road closures. what day. >> let's get to the storm center right now. doug and amelia are standing by with a look at what exactly happened this morning. >> hey, doug. we hear about flash flood watches all the time, but a flash flood emergency is rare. what's the >> a flash flood warning happens when you have rain in a certain area, and you're seeing floodwaters coming up very quickly across part

wtop was on the scene as crews were dousing the fire. with war, the foyer marshall's office confirminging they're investigating it as a lightning strike when lauren is talking about this being potentially dangerous weather, you've got the proof rigt here. back to you all in the studio > thank you. >> it's been too hot to be outside, but some people inom montgery county are having trouble cooling down inside their own homes. >> that's why officials in montgomery county are considering what would e the first law of its kind. news4's megan fitzgerald explains the new air conditiing bill and has some video proof of just how dangeroushese temperatures can be. >> when temperatures soar into the 90s. >> it's really hot outside.d hyrating and staying cool is highly re ammended. >>ll buildings should have central air and heat. >> most buildings should have a's but thatot always the case, we went inside one unit that war >> allen cassidy d his wife are in their 70s, for years they've been living at the charter house, which is a 55 and o apartment

featured military flyover and tanks on the national mall and a speech by the presidenr news partner at wtop report that they are asking the accountability office that the event prohibited any lawsfo r taxpayer money. >>> lawmakers will begin a pecial session called by governor ralphnortham. he ordered the session shortly after the virginia beach massacre in may. the governor is calling on lawmakers to vote on measures,di inclu universal background checks, assault weapons ban and one gun per month limit. there is plenty of support and opposition to this specia session. julie carey will have live reports later today on news4. >>> in a mat of hour, d.c. councilmember jack eevans, th council is voting whether to remove him as chairman of afi nce committee and r cide whetheto hire a law firm to see if evans violated his position. evans has be forced toresign from the metro board. he say he plans to stay on the council. >>> we are proud of you! >> the family of an international enage phenom shouting their support. he fourth lost in round yesterday and surprised the world by making it as far as sh

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 right in your hand. >> exactly. this is a wonderful brick comes fr just down the street made by enslaved people at dun ston hall. you can see the fingerprints here and experience it yourself with the 3d model. >> we'll s

but there is aresponse here under way.ou news partner wtop telling us this truck was carrying mail and that a postal inspector has tov arrin the ground before the bulk of the cleanup can be completed here. you can see right now, a big mess and big rig taking up several lanes of traffic here and to the left of that one lane of traffic moving. ahead of us it is moving a bit slowly so if you'aking up and planning your commute, if you're coming through this area, you'll have to contend with this and have to slow down and might be smart to have a way around this. >> thank you, jstin finch. >>> 435 lawmakersin the house, 100 in the senate but tomorrow all eyes on capitol hill on this man here, former special counser rob mueller. he will testify before two house committees in a little more than 24 hours from now. the focus will be his work leading into that russia investigation. >> news4 tracie potts is joining us live from capitol hill. this is going to be one of the most watched congressional testimony in american history no doubt. what is each party trying to accomplish here? >> reporter:

. >> wtop jack taylor is in for le melissa molt this morning. >> let's begin with storm team 4 with chuck bell. >> a high chance you have to deal with some form of stronger thunderstorms later on in the afternoon. the risk areas includes the d.c. and metropolitan areas and north and west. everyone has chance with the highest chances will be around the city. no severe weather this morning. there will be some rumbles of thunder in the mountains of west virginia overnight and a few on the north side of pittsburgh.o er than a few straggler raindrops in the shenandoah valley, a most dry star to the day. umbrella. you'll likely need it. very soupy outside this moing and relatively cool start the laugh few morn is a thing of the past now. a warm front has brought way more moisture in. the deep moisture will be turned to thunderstorms this afternoon. a likelihood of strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging wins gusnd because of what we had on monday the flash flood threat is very high for later on this afternoon. i'll show you future weather in a few. jack taylor, good morning. >> good mornin

wtop, 103 f.m.hen you hop "news combining work aftern don't miss ellen. >>> we are back at 6:24. just newsroom. amazon says this year's prime in a press release amazon says 175 million items during all of those items range from devices y prime d is also the biggest ala. everyo shopping. back over to you. i did buy something. >>> when it's as hot as it's you're now. t what ab a suit that wicks news 4's justin finch shows us about. electr bonded >> rep pinch between resear could help answer fashio bigges question. teemed u with the textile answer that led to this martber mper sweat a little bit, it gets like humid. and soon this maryland made athlet innovating. you ma already know their yoga appare but their office travel commut and items like they blend the fabric and the airpor maybe even a business our news 4 interns gave it a go. how are you feeling in those pants? >> i feel great. they'r very stretchy. easy move. i can move around in them.e thy'r breathable o.to questi could we work better wardro innova and another for justin finch, news 4. >>> good morning, everybody. dog wal

our news partners at wtop report the doors were opening properly at most stations but they were also unexpectedly closing automatically. the agency+ wanted train operators to manually cloxd the doors to speed up trips. metro is looking into why those oors were automatically closing. originally intended to have automatic door operation but stopped after tne red li crash back in 2009. >>> now to a bizarre crash here in thedistrict that claimed the lives of two men. the vehicle crashing into a park just a fewÑi blocks north of th whilp house. mark seagraves joins ust( livew now. tell us how this happened. >> reporter: still a lot of peestions around thafÑi very question what hd here. take a look, you canñr see thes orange cones that mark where those parks benches toi] be. it appears the twoÑi men k here were either sleeping or suv plowed through the small this happened about110:30 last police say the large suv was traveling westbound on pennsylvaa avenue when it crossed several lanes of traffic, jumped the curb and drove through this park killing two men, leavingq their belongings

our news partrs atfá wtop first ported on monday'sq report by the amtrak office of the inspector xdgeneral. so here is one of the issues pointed out in that report. it sayse1 that this car drove o to the platform and right on to the tracks earlier this year. the inspector general says passengers and staff are also put at risk due to broken surveillance cameras andqlax monitoring ofñr entrances. qnitoring ofñr entrances. read necess!%cñ qt(part, quote ads in part,quote, we have taken important steps for aress the vulnerabilities the oig identified at the station and yardok by septemberok of 20 end quote. ti> severale1 democra presidential candidates are pushing for uversal health care. a new governmentÑi survey done commonwealth fund found that 90% of americans have health 30 million of those who are uninsured are eligible for c health insura through existing programs. but the report pointst( out tha the 44 million peopleab led as under insuredq struggle just to pay their deductibles and their co-pays. >>> all new tonight, a fatherok after the hot car deaths of his twin babies. what th

. >> wtop jack taylor is in for le melissa molt this morning. >> let's begin with storm team 4 with chuck bell. >> a high chance you have to deal with some form of stronger thunderstorms later on in the afternoon. the risk areas includes the d.c. and metropolitan areas and north and west. everyone has

our news partners at wtop report details of the settlement were not ereleas both lawsuits were from 2016. one woman says she reported a bus division supervisor f sexual harassment. he was reassigned but she lost out on a job assignment. another woman says she was demoted and asgned after reporting harassment by a bus division rvsupeor. >>> georgetown will be getting a little less sweet thismmer. >>> the ben & jerry's shop will be closing next month. we're talking about the shop on wisconsin avenue northwest. it's been there since -- for 25 years but a company spokesperson told the washington business journal that the store will close for good at the end of gust. the contents of the store including the cow shaped bench outside will be going upr auction. >>> well, business owrs who e lied on the metro crowds feeling the pinch during the suuter shwn. see how they're getting by while the major work continues.r and your gl could be more dangerous than the fireworks if you're not careful. some helpful tips before you fire up the grill on the fourth of july lauren? >> have a backup plan as you

our news partners at wtop first reported on monday's report by the amtrof office inspector general. so take a look at this. the report says this car was able to drive on to the platfort and rig on to the tracks earlier this year. the inspector general says passenrs and staff are also put at risk due to broken surveillance cameras and lacks monitoring of entrances. amtrak agrees withthe safety recommendations. amtrak released a statement and reads in part, quote, we have aken important steps for improvements such as creating a plan to document how we will address the vulnerabilities oig identified at the station and yard by september of 2019. >>> people who have paid their debt to society are getting a second chance at cleaning up their records. it's thanks to a local church. first baptist church of glenarden hosting this free expungement fair today. they brought in judges and lawyers to offer people free advice. the group reviewed residents' criminal records to see if they were eligible for expungement. a peopleso got advice on getting their voting rights restored. >>> we continue t

be remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >>> next up, uptick in ticks. >> doctors are seeing more case of tick-borne illness. we ar working for your health with information how quickly you need to remove a ck before it can make you sick. >>> if you're home this afternoon, courtney kardashian is on "ellen" at 3:00 and tn watch theh when i was diagnosed with ms, the first thing i thought about was my family. i came home and cried. but, as i've seen my disease progress, the medicine has progressed right alongside it. trying to maff medications more adable 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. >>> welcome back. we have a health warning as you head out today to perhaps hike, bike, maybe relax outside. tick-borne illnesses are on the rise with cases reported in every date. >> also a tickou may not have heard of and itsite could make ou allergic to red meat. news4 doreen gentzler explains. >> reporter: summertime is prime t

. >> both of those pictures are from dave, an incredible photographer at wtop. he's on air right now telling everyone about the trees that have come down. >> not a lot of rain this weekend, guys. >> make some plans, i know you backstreet boys tonight. >> that's right. >> no rain when you're waiting in line to get in. >> en if you want to sit outside for dinner, you're going to be out and about later on tonight. leave it at home for once. we have plenty of sunshine out there right now, a few clou in some portions of our area, not looking toobad out there. early -- i guess we shouldn't say early on this friday morning, early for some people. taking a look if you want to get that car washed today. go ahead and do it. we're going to be try for today and dry forwe the end. i'm going to show you that on the radar coming up. less than 20%, very dry over the next few days. we're going to have that go up, go down, and then come back up. right now it's up. feels like the upper 80s out there, 89 degrees will be our today. high stray shower, mainly south and west of the str

that's according to our news partner wtop. bashir has been indicted on 14 counts for allegestly king two mental health professionals and setting fires at the homes. you may remember, bashir was found not guilty by reason of insanity for this shooting oy. peter la bo >>> ate bitrsweet moment for a local couple seeking justice for their three children killed in a car ash. thomas hawks pleaded guilty t yesterday at deadly dui crash in december. he ammed into the back of alexis' vehicle. 5-year-old twins and their 1-year-old brother were killed. >> we just want this all to end. we want this to be over with. >> i know that my beautiful children are looking down. and are saying g d job mommy and daddy for fighting annfor contiuing to fight.aw >> hks faces nearly 40 years e prison,l be sentenced in september. >>> new video shows the tall ship providence sailing into town just in time for th 4th of july. it's a replica of the 1770s continental navy warship. and it also appeared in the movie, pirates of the ribbian. the ship was damage

. >> david dildine from wtop. from upper northwest to the southeast where the rains is shutt down capitol streets at malcolm x avenue. you can see the roof of some kind of car that was in the high waters there. we're woing to find out if that area is okay. >> even the white house not spared from the flooding. water gushed into theen basem work spaces for the press. that's near the white house's west swing. workers are still watching for theource of this league. what a mess there. >>> all right. the question is now when do we get to dry out? >> that's the question for doug and amelia. the timing of all of this. how long is it going to take, guys? >> well, the rain isout of here and that's the good news, and we're going to see not just the dry on the interior, but we're dry for the next ten days. >> we were actually issued a flash flood emergency, something that wasat in -- for many people -- you think about "ellicott city" and, the one today. first off the last couple of hours starting atm 6:00 a this morning. sort

listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >>> arad titio often appears on a lot of people's st bucket li but usually end in ca some injurye look at the scene here! yi're running bulls! and they are going to gore you. this year, two americans were hurt at the running of thebulls in spain. the california man needed surgery for neck injuries and a d n from kentucky was gorein the thigh. four others were hospitalized. you have to know going in this is a resk. >> risk. >> i used to want to do this. >> then you grew up? >> exactly. another buck list item for you is showing signs of decay. official say wind, sunheavy rains over the centuries on the great wall of china. the sheer volume of tourists is also causing surface damage. they put in concrete but it didn't work out so they are going to try other things. >> incredible structure that you can see from space. i do want to visit it someday. >> it featured prominently in the disney film mulan. is!i'm so excited about the trailer for the live action version dropped yesterday during the world cup final. take a look. >> my duty. i >>

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. i'm frank holland at cnbc. boeing take a charge due to the grnding of the 737 max. the company is bracing for pop payments to airlines who have cancelled thousands of flights since march and for a delayed deliveries of those planes. boeing is to report its earnings report next week and unclear when the planes will fly again but boeing suggests the max could return to the air by the end ofhe year. . for your cnbc business report, i'm frank hoitand. >> not good to be outside the next couple of days. >> if you've run out of ideas, we have you cord and molette green is live in bowie with a cool idea for you. >> ah-ha! >> reporter: you betcha. we got on jackets! we have inside the bowie ice arena. i have a whole bunch of hockey players and figure skaters on the ice with mend came out to celebrate "news4 today" beating the heat. this is for everybody. they have publi sessions and they have skates, the shade days coming up. you can beat the heat so we will talk about all of that and this arena just opened back up in r

let's get to wtop's jack taylor with a look at our. >> hey, aaron. canal road, story all morning, unfortunately closed betwe servoir and foxhall. a sinkhole that opened up from monday's flooding. took that long for everybody to realize. it is blocked. it will be for a white. gw parkway, arizona avenue, and mcarthur boulevard running a of extra volume. two troubles in maryland. baltimore parkway, the right lane is getting by. an accident between 190 and 197 on the shoulder, but debris was on the road.ll >> we' have a look at your forecast. >>> thunderstms are expected between 4:00 and 8:00 today. some of them could be severe with damaging winds, and also, some brief periods of very heavy rain. our flash flood threat is high. the flash flood watch is up for later on this afternoon. as theses storm come rolling on through here. during the evening commute. keep thatind mind as well. could be a long, slow ride home. your five-day forecast. stormy today. hot and humid tomorrow, but dry for your weekend plans. >> all right, thank you. you can get the latest

remember to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop can your car today. >>> good morning. amazon prime day is officially under way. annual shopping event now stretchesver 48 hours. amazon promising more than 1 million sales and hopes to avoid the website crashhat hampered them last year. other retailers are running sles to compete with amazon. walmart summerings event runs through wednesday. big discounts on electronics and everyday items. target's deal days runs today and tomorrow. i'm rahelon solom at the cnbc headquarters. >>> molettegreen is live at summer in the square. good morning. reporter: good morning. look what is going on receiighte in the middle of the rockville town square. try the wheel pottery happening here. hands-on lessons. he free one of activities you'll be able to take advantage of. summer is not over. we are still looking for things to do in the y.communit and here we are right here. so we are going to talk a little bit in the 6:00 hour ofto "news day," how you can make this happen and the other opportunities that are out here, alo wth matt hutchinso

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wend from our wtop news partners that this was carrying magazines, mail perhaps as well. the u.s.ostal inspector has to arrive on the scene before they can really begin the br t of this cleanup here.oo i'm lng down here live at the scene, workers doing il on-scene surnce to make sure they have things in place where they can begin to move the tractor-trailer. f you are traveling in this area, that left lane, one lane of traffic

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 just a great way for everybody to beat the he. not just the figure skaters and hockey players. >> absolutely. our building is 60 degrees all day long. come out and join us. we have public sessions. we have camps and lessons and free sxtating netuesday and thursday. come out and join us. stay >>cool. reporter: i love it. we have somebody here as young as 4 to somene who is 70 plus. >> he is 72 and he does ice dance with us every week. >> reporter

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >>> tennis tournament isnder way here in washington. >> molette green is live on the program helping ng players. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are on stadium court.th is isn washingtosummer city tradition. look who is behind me. young tennisro players f southeast d.c. hey! are you ready to play some tennis? >> yes! >> reporter: they say they have been playing for years. it's important to point out we want to talk about bringing access to tennis to young players to bring them in line. let's talk to rebecca who is the president of theshington tennis education foundation. the group that brings tennis to the young people in their communities. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >> reporter: very important to have them part of this event and part of tennis. talk about what you guy do and why this is so important. >> we provide a rare combination of tennis and education for children living in after-scol programming and summer programming free of charge. our organization is designed to provid

listen to wtop when you hop in your car today 103.5 fm. >>> the push for localo sced food leads to new rules for garden and farmers market. >> but people in one neighborhood are not happy about the changes. stirring up a little bit after garden fight. >> this afternoon "ellen" welcomes jake gyllenhaal and henry winkler and stick around at 4:00 for the news. at havertys we know efferent tastes. and this independence day we're making it easy to find your style at havertys 4th of july sale. and right now, get free financing for up to five years. it's big savings on furniture that's already marked down! with more styles and custom fabrics to choosfrom. celebrate your independence with furniture that fits you. havertys life looks good ♪ >>> storic carousel at glen echo park took its last ride over the weekend. it need work. it's over a hundred years old. over the months crews will repair and modernize the building and the antique ride itself. the work will cost about $1 million. the carousel will reopen next spring. >> we have been out there with the cankid and the community ant is so coo

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car > toda ck in the day, summertime in almost any community was typically filled with kid in the street jumping rope. >> if you were go at it, it was double dutch and this morning we throw it back to a popular pastime for a lot of people.ou the women y're with, molette green, are trying to rediscover his love of double dutch and joining a movement too? >> reporter: this movement is growing. let me tell you we he got women out here as young as 44 all the way to 58. a ncer survivor in the group. these women who came from philadelphia to join us on "news4 today." mela robinson is the founder of the 40 plus double dutch club. her mission is to get womenall over the world moving again with this childhood pastime. pamela, let's talk about it quickly. sorry to stop the game here. whole goal is get people moving? >> yes, that is thegoal. some of these women have been any type of organized exercise in 10, 20, 30 years since we were 12 or 13 year old but we are out were and are jumping and we are getting fit and we are developing friendshi

keep it on wtop. of course, w'll keep you updated throughout the afternoon and into the evening with any storms that do develop.th at looks beautiful out there right now. that's not necessarly a good thing. we have this sunshi. that's creating the instability that we're going to see bubble up around the regn. so sunshine and a situation like this, not necessarily good. flash flood watch, as you can see. pretty much for everybody, with the exception of southern maryland. southern maryland, you see, we' got these little orange spots here in calvert county and st. mary's county, a heat unvisory. so you guys arohere probably make it up to 105 in terms of the heat index. everybody else right around 100. so that's cool compared to what we had overe weekend. but a flash flood watch is really what we're concerned about. again, heavy rain with any of these storms. and we're going to have multiple rounds of storms likely in the same reas. so we will see some, flooding possibly flash flooding. that means it's go

listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >>> i'm kate gers. ep an eye on nemt fltflix. he stock is slammed after they reported first quarterly decline in decade. underwhelming performance and number of rivals including disney and nbc universal set to launch their own service the coming months. netflix contributing to lower growth partly to the lineup change. the new season of "stranger things" didn't premiere until later thismth. that is your cnbc morning report. i'ate rogers. >> it is the middle of the summer. before you know it, schools bells will ring again. >> we are working for you. lour molette green isive at backpack kids collection in prince george's county this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are here at the whole foods market in the riverdale park community and we are ready. i know it seems too early. summer is here to t lk about back-to-school but it's just weeks before the kids go back. ook at my friend here partnering with the folks at whole food market. we have got backpacks going into the bin. we need to fil

. >> our news partners at wtop recorded this video. after the couple pulled over ti the s of the road and called an ambulance. >> zylah jackson is her name born before 5:00. 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and we're happy to report to you that mom, dad and baby are all doing just fine. >> she's going to hear that story for the rest of her life. baby. icc >> there you go. up?susan, what's coming >> i'm just amazed that she's calm. that's crazy. still ahead at 5:00, anpdate into a dangerous road in our area and the number of drivers being busted for dui. plus, a conoumer alert ab a hidden hazard that could cause a fire in your home, and three years after a mysterious explosion in central park, badly injured a teen from our area, the case is still unresolved, but now there's new hope for his parents. the clue uncovered by police that could finally lead to a break in th case. we'll, of course, see you soon with those stories and much more, pat. >> you've got it, susan. we'll see you here in just a bit. >> we' be right back. take-off. and this a lovin

a picture from wtop showing just howuabad the siton was this morning. people standing on top of cars road.on canal the water up to the car windows. the situation was widespread. police tweeted these pictures out just before 8:00 this morning fromfrederick, maryland, and reminded people not to drive through standing water, which is what happened at carol parkway and kline boulevard. a ar was stuck there, you can see. police named more than a dozen roads inck frede covered by standing water. and the rain has slowed down, but has not totally moved out of our area. let's get an update now from storm team 4 meteorologist chk bell. what's happening now, chuck. >> flash flood warnings remain in place fm waldorf, northbound to upper marlboro, brandywine, fairfax county, the district, and montgomery county all under the flood warning until 1:45. as you meioned, thoug the area of heaviest rain has moved into far southern charles county, and is just n ming into st. mary's county. so i do think that flood warnings will be extended down into calvert and st. mary's c

tr times inbound 66, 44 miles per hur. 270 mileour miles per hours southbound. 103.5ber to listen to wtop fm when you hop in your car. good morning, chuck. >>> good morning to you as well, melissa. beautiful sunshine is expected pretty much start to finish oned your wnesday as you look there over northwest washington. our summer so far has been a hot one. 31 days so far have been 90 or higher. 17 of them alone just here in the month of july. for the month now, we're more than 2.5 degrees warmer than average and for t year to date we're also nearly 3 degrees warmer than average. it's been a wet july as well. 3.3 inch rainfall surplus for the month is the exact amount we received a couple monday's ago in the flash flood event. 59 degrees in winchester this morning. 60 in martinsburg. 59 in laray. 60 in warrenington. very comfortable open window weather really across parts of shenandoah valley. nationals are playing a doubleheader today. f thest game gets going at 1:05. noontime, temperature around80 degrees. 4:00 p.m. wrapping up game one and prere for game 2, temperatures in the low 80s. s

remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when youhop inyour car today. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. >>> 5:54 right now. call it mixing the old with the w. a brand new stem exhibit is opening in a pretty unlikely place. >> news 4 molette green is live at the dun barten house museum in georgetown with details. molette, good morning. >> good morning. i'm standing inside 4,000 square feet of history really. this part of the house tells the first 30 years of washington, d.c. so,yes, that stem exhibit is in full effect here.as we go inside some of the rooms here, you can get a better picture of the stemch tenology. it's all about preservin the 18th, 19th century from the architecture to the furnishings. and we'reo talking abut preserving the paint, the wallpaper, all right, everything, from ceramic figurines as well. so they bring in the girl scouts to really teach them all about this stem technology and make it a fun experience h dre at th barten house. now, we're going to talk to the curator in the 6:00 hour of "news 4 today" to see how they incorporate all this s

our news partners at wtop report the doors were opening properly at most stations but they were also unexpectedly closing automatically. the agency wanted train operators to manually close those doors to speed things up m soro is now looking into why those doors were automatically closing. ro system intended to au have tomatic door operation by now but stopped after the red line crash in9. 200 >>> well, let's get a look at this weather, which is pretty nasty out there. this is a live look at the conditions on t roads right now. you see cars just backed up. not helping rush hour. >> that camera shot there includi the lens, that tells you everything right there. doug kammerer standing by with the latest. how do things look right now? >> a little bit of a lull in d.c., but just to the east, to the south, to the west, to the north, it is pouring out there. charles county, prince george's county, fairfax count and eastern prince william county. along potomac riveruntil 6:00. we'll show you where the storms are. you see the storms that have already move tlood uh, a little opening with some