let's get right over to chuck bell and 4 things to know. from thursday off to a rough start this morning. some very strong storm moving in. no watches or warnings yet, but that will change almost for sure here. another chance for storms later on this evening. depends on how much sunshine we get today as to whether or not those will be as strong as these. here is the strongest storm i'm watching right now, this is moving in to madison, virginia here by 5:37. 5:55 into culpeper. so this is the first of the real strong cell that we will be watching, but already plenty of thunder and lightning out here. some of my weather watchers out near sterling, virginia reporting thunder and lightning there, as well as knoxville, maryland. so this whole shield of rain is moving in. stronger thunderstorms are just down to our south and west, but they're lifting in our direction. so things will go downhill fast. or be late. back into you. >>> we're following breaking news. a person is fighting for their life. >> darcy spencer is live at the scene with the la

chuck bell. good morning, everyone. we're watching traffic i-95 authorize bound in dale city, the genesis of a volume delay, but with the reassurance that lanes are open heading north. reminder, safetrack in full effect, metro orange and silver line trains are not running across the anacostia. that's the latest. back to you. >>> 5:23. and vaccine for the zika virus may soon be a reality. the new progress giving doctors positive results. >>> seven weeks until rio. the rush to finish a major project before fans arrive for the games. your time is 5:23. ay with us. st >>> experimental zika vaccine will come in the next weeks. it is expected to introduce genetically engineered material that mimics the zika virus. animals tested developed antibodies to the attack. results are expected by the end of 2016. >>> subway expansion meant to transport hundreds of thousands of athletes during the rio olympics is still not finished. brazilian officials insist it will be done in time for the games in seven week. however, frequent delays

chuck bell, what do you think about the weather? >> i think you will like it. check out our early morning sky ablaze with color. there is the u.s. capitol, great looking day to be outside today. school day forecast then, some clouds around here this morning. temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s now. i'll give recess an a plus. even with clouds away, no chance for rain, no puddles on the play grounds today. temperatures by later on this afternoon will be up in the low 80s once again. so shorts, t-shirts and sun block for your june day at school. one of the last few before we call it a day and get on to summer vacation, my favorite time of the year. jack taylor, what was your favorite time of the year? >> summer vacation exactly. get out of school and maki to get out of the house first thing this morning and be gone until dinner. i-70 between 40 and 29, ongoing activity blocking right lane. baltimore-washington parkway near 198, work soezone hanging there. rails, orange, silver, blue lane possible additional delays both directions due to unscheduled track re

chuck bell has 4 things to know. >> you said fascinating and i showed up. outside this morning, the four things you need to know about the forecast, know this. good-bye coolness and cool weather and low humidity. hello to the heat and the 90s as we go into the weekend. both saturday and sunday now look like they will be 90 degrees or higher. not much of a threat for rain this weekend, but rain chances are technically not zero. so i can't give you the guarantee for dry weather. outside this morning, college park, you're down to 59. 61 in rockville. 64 in brandywine. it is friday, that is all that matters. sunshine and beautiful today, temperas low humidity and a light breeze. so that is excellent news. we'll talk more about the weekend and the draft fforecaste pride parade and all the stuff going on coming up. what is going on in traffic? >> enjoying a quiet friday morning. moving south 270, good to go leaving i-70 headed toward 109. all green. 70 leaving frederick headed out toward baltimore, also green. 15 down near point of rocks, looking good. metro not

chuck bell will clear it all up for us. a closer look at that and your school day forecast. >>> and a teaching assistant under arrest, what he's accused of doing with students. >>> and imagine buying a storage freezer and finding a body inside. that happened to one lady. we'll tell you why she was told itas there and why that wpe >>> i opened the freezer immediately after the tfirst tie and saw the foot and decided i should call 911. >> authorities say the body was real, but they don't think there was any foul play here. the north carolina woman made the disturbing discovery from a keep freezer she bought from a neighbor who moved was the person's elderly mother. they ruled the death as natural. the seller of the freezer could still face charges. >>> just about 5:41 on this thursday morning. >> chuck bell with a look at what we're expecting today. f >> never do anything more than just lend a hand to your neighbor. visibility down to a quarter of a mile in frederick, maryland. that's where the thickest of the fog is. so be o

let's turn to chuck bell. >> thanks, guys. quiet enough start to the day after thunderstorms late yesterday evening. what do you need to know about the forecast? number one, a cooler start this morning. 10 degrees cooler than at the same time yesterday. watch for falling humidity this afternoon. a nice breeze, tons of sunshine, not much to worry about. pessimism now for the 4th of july. i'll give you that forecast at 4:51. a cool 64 now in college park. 66 in fort belvoir. what a change from yesterday. a breeze, plenty of sunshine. low to mid-80s. that's cooler than average. we love saying cooler than average in the summertime. save a little money on the ac bell. sant that right, jack at wp o. t. >> i like it. if we're going to right around the beltway, everything is up and running. should find all the lanes available. nothing wrong getting there. 95 and bw parkway. nothing wrong out of fredericksville park. quiet so far in virginia on 66. 95 on 395. but if you're riding 15 as you normally do between luck et cetera and leesbur

weather and traffic on the 1s. >> chuck bell, what do you have for us? >> i got a lot of good news coming your way for today, tonight and tomorrow. beautiful weather on tap. and for those of you that like heat and humidity and i know you're out there, everybody, the weekend is looking warmer and more humid. for now though it's a good looking clear sky out there early morning color, there is capitol hill in the distance. and unlike yesterday, not that many ripples on the potomac, so nowhere near as between 40 to 50 miles per hour at all three regional airports. but for today whargs t to expec nice summer chill. less wind. temperature-wise 40s and 50s now. but we should be in the mid-60s by 9:00, 10:00 this morning. and afternoon temperature, mid to upper 70s. some places like culpeper and fredericksburg might make it all the way to 80. gaithersburg and damascus hold in the mid-70s. going out tonight, perfect weather to your favorite sidewalk cafe. temperatures near 70 early. falling back to the low 60s by 10:00 tonight. and by this time tomorrow morning,

to chuck bell, we can root for you. >> we love you. we love this breeze. >> and you're forgetting that so today is the day we ask him for a raise. because he's in a good mood. >> good call. >> shorts, t-shirt and sunblock, that's all you'll need for the kiddos this morning. mild temperatures in the 50s and 60s now with a lovely northwesterly breeze out there. temperatures today hovering in the upper 70s and low 80s. plenty of sunshine. we all know it can't last. i'll let you know when the changes next. let's go over to jack taylor. >>> we have a little bit of a delay on 95 this virginia. just volume. up near the prince william parkway. nothing wrong. should find all the travel lanes open. metro another monday as we ride the orange and silver line with single tracking, long term work between east falls church and ballston. camden line marc, running 20 minutes late. otherwise brunswick and penn running without any kind of a delay. >>> time is tragedy in orlando. that show support is next. >>> and another tragedy in florida over the weeke

chuck bell getting us ready for the day ahead and the weekend, chuck. >> that's right. #finally friday, that's what we've been waiting on all week long. and if you're planning to getting out and enjoying a little sunshine today, you're only going to have a few hours of sunshine today. up to about lunchtime into early afternoon. lots of moisture in the atmosphere. thunderstorms near pittsburgh this morning and a couple showers in northeastern most maryland. those aren't the ones that will be bothering us. these right lane showers southwest of petersburg will be in the shenandoah valley in the next little bit. nothing all that heavy. but once we put daytime heating into this mix, we will have a better chance for thundershowers coming our way later today. now, what about the weekend? tomorrow saturday very warm, quite humid, a risk of a couple of thundershowers around tomorrow, but mainly after about 7:00 or 8:00. so most of your saturday will be dry. sunday the whole other story. 80% chance for rain on sunday and some strong thunderstorms maybe even severe weather is a po

you are clear and sunny skies. >> chuck bell has four things to know this morning. chuck? >> good morning. welcome to wednesday morning, everybody. sunshine making a comeback. on the breezy side, 10 to 20 miles per hour today. strong storms are possible tomorrow. tomorrow will be yet another weather alert day. very optimistic the weekend is looking nice. still a little bit of fog hanging over the potomac early. tyson's corner under an increasingly clear sky. 7:00 a.m. today, nice morning, near 70. 7:00, mild, less humid, breezy, mid-80s. a few rain drops at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. i'll let you know, severe weather chances ramp up after lunchtime tomorrow afternoon. for now, trouble on the roads. unit boulevard. here is jack taylor. >> sounds like chopper 4 arrived on scene. ni authorities are on scene of a crash. chopper 4 is flying over it as well. redirection or at least police assisted direction through the area. a couple vehicles involved. otherwise, we have been kind of quiet. we are off to a decent start beltway wise. new hampshire to georgia, nothing around the wilson b

chuck bell has the day off and i can leave. that would be awesome. >> no, no, we need you to do the forecast, sorry. >> outside today it's a beauty of a morning. this is the view looking westbound from the rockville camera out west towards tysons corner in northern virginia. a good-looking day with rays of sunshine there on the eastern faces of the buildings. the next couple of days, tomorrow and today we have cooler, less humid air in place for the next few days. really, today wi thursday and friday also look nice. getting into saturday, a chance, a 30% to 40% chance of late day showers or thunderstorms coming in. not looking like a big threat to your saturday plans. just know that saturday night there may be a late night shower or a rumble of thunder. for today, rain chances 20% or less. here's future weather by 8:45 with the smallest chance today of a quick-passing shower. these are five-minute rain chances that most of us won't have to deal with at all. and we'll dry out during the second half of the day. as you plan out yo

. >> here's storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. good morning to you, chuck. >> good morning, aaron and eun. a mild summer morning out there for sure. not too terribly humid yet. our dew points, which is a real measure of moisture in the atmosphere, as long as the number is below 70, not too bad in the 60s this morning. rain chances will be coming to a peak here as we get to friday. that information will start dry. nothing out there on storm team 4 radar for you close by this morning. current temperatures in the 60s in the suburbs to right around 70 degrees downtown. it will be a nice day to be outside today. plenty of sunshine early. bubbling up fair weather clouds later on with highs in the mid that's plenty warm. a little warmer than average. there are cooler days coming. we'll tell you about nose a few minutes. for now, good morning, greg taylor. >>> good morning. the ramp to 122 has been blocked northbound on 270. you can see a couple vehicles there as they try to clear out the tractor-trailer on the shoulder. it never caused a

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. >> chuck bell with what is expected to be maybe some rain returning. >> yes, not a complete loss of a weekend, but rain chances are definitely back. clouds are back in place again this plenty of cloud cover today. breaks of sunshine this afternoon, but that will lead to chances for showers and maybe a thundershower or two later today. limited weekend sunshine. we'll get most of the sunshine this weekend on saturday. sunday is looking quite stormy. there is a chance for stronger to potentially severe weather sunday. there is bonnie off the outer banks. we just have a couple lighter rain showers around here. temperatures they're 70 now. we'll be in the low 80s for high temperatures today. let's go over to jack taylor now at the wtop studios for a traffic update. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on the beltway. looking good inner and outer loop. should find all your travel lanes open this morning. no problems early at this stage. 50 toward the bay bridge, the both lanes open at this point. obvious set for rush hour. in have a 1r we're looking good. possibly some light rain,

good morning, dave dildine. >> good morning, chuck bell. we can't compare with those tower camera shots of yours with the sunrise and moon set. near river road slow traffic heading south 190 toward legion bridge. debris swept up. traffic has not yet recovered. we're focused in on 295 route 50 corridor in prince george's county. we're watching volume on the increase inbound on 50 and southbound on 295. that's the latest. back to you. >>> it's 5:53 right now. happening today, the senate will take up votes on gun control. this comes just over a week after the orlando shooting. nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us this morning. what will lawmakers be voting on today? >> four measures today. the strictest is the dianne feinstein bill restrict sales not only to people on terror watch lists which includes the no fly list but others under fbi investigation. the republican alternative to that would be a three-day delay if people try to buy a gun and they're on a watch list so a co redefining how you define the mentally ill in terms of b

. >> chuck bell is here with a big >> doesn't that feel nice, everybody? wow, oh, so nice. humidity on vacation for the next couple of days. the only real knock on the day will be a gusty wind, but it's a northwest wind with wind gusts up in the 25 to 35-mile-per-hour range. still tracking a small chance for showers on your weekend. the high resolution computer model, a mostly sunny start. we'll pick up building clouds but one or two straight five-minute long showers here during the front part of the day and mostly sunny by later this afternoon. hourly temperatures, no more 80s in the next couple of days. we are only in the 50s and 60s. it will be a perfect day to open up the windows. so nice of a day, in fact, jack taylor, you can sit in traffic with a happy face because of the cool weather. >>> maybe we'll put the top down, we'll see how that depose. thank you. the orange and silver line this morning, this morning number 3, we'll see how this monday was one thing, tuesday is another as we lived through it yesterday. falls church and boston is a single lane. surge number o

we want to check the forecast with chuck bell. after all the storms, what can we expect today, chuck? >> a chance to breathe easy after the round of powerhouse storms yesterday. winds with a tornado up in howard county. that was the only tornado confirmed but wow, a lot of straight line wind. breezy, lower humidity. the storm chances are back tomorrow afternoon and evening. right now, it's 64 in manassas, 70 in arlington and manassas. the next 24 hours look quiet. sunny and nice outside. mid to upper 80s for highs today. risk of show morning. more about the timing of the next thunderstorm chance coming up in a few minutes. let's go to wtop and find out the latest. >> thanks. good morning. hanging for another hour, this is northbound near 198. crews blocking the right lane. that will be in place until 6:00. more volume and starting to turn orange so be careful. at the kennedy center, the right lanes blocked. one direction at a time. aaron, back to you. >> thanks. this morning, people in howard county are dealing with the aftermath

but chuck bell says that is not the case today. the beautiful day ahead as well as your cool stronger is blasting without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything in ours. stronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> 6:43. now 70 degrees in falls church, 66 in manassas. school day forecast, it will be be a good one. recess gets an "a" today. sunny and warm. temperatures near 70 this morning. we'll be in in the mid to upper 80s by later this afternoon. now our orange sky is looking good. what about the orange line? jack taylor at wtop. >>> it will be one of those mornings that we'll figure it out. but good news that i want to pass along, crash on the outer loop top side after georgia avenue hea

but first let's check in with chuck bell with an eye on the rain headed our way. >> yes indeed, rain chances will be climbing as we get in to the afternoon hours today and sunday looking very stormy indeed. so as you're making your plans for the weekend, outdoor plans will be best completed on saturday. sunday could have some severe weather to concern ourselves with. tropical storm bonnie is born again now off the outer banks of north carolina. fortunateliy it's moving away from us and the coastline. just a few raindrops north side of montgomery and prince george's county. temperatures are muggy mid-60s in the shenandoah valley. grab your umbrella, rain chances today 60%, but it won't be a washout. highs in the low 80s. and we'll start out the weekend dry, but sunday storms could be impactful on your outdoor plans. more about that coming up. for now let's take a check of the beltway with wtop. >>> on the outer loop, live look at a couple things going wrong between new hampshire avenue and colesville road. one spun out facing the wrong direction blocking the left lane. and a broken do

back chuck bell. >>> 5:31. 4 things you need to know about the forecast, a dry start to the week. still some clouds left in our sky, but those are moving on out. there will be one or tuesday showers tomorrow, but rain chances tomorrow only about 30%. a big break from the warmth and humidity coming our way. keeping a close eye on tropical storm collin owing. it will stay close to the coast, but should not have much if any impact on any of our weather. right now temperatures upper 60s. turning more and more sunny as the day goes along. sun doesn't go down until 8:31 this evening. >>> your time is 5:32. developing on the potomac river, search teams will go back out to the water this morning to look for two missing boaters. witnesses first called police yesterday morning after seeing one of the men clinging to a branch near point of rocks. police say the missing men are lawrence gray jr. from brunswick. search teams recovered their boat yesterday. >>> police are trying to figure out who killeded a 24-year-old man in woodbridge. naji alexander mason was shot at this apartment complex.

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. >> chuck bell is here with the latest. >>> it should be a good day. get out to enjoy it. no 90s just yet. rain is looking more and more likely as we get closer and closer to friday. good news is the weekend should start drying. i don't think we'll keep the dry all weekend. more about the weekend outlook coming up in a bit. out the door you go, the upper 50s in the shenandoah valley. the upper 60s in the nearby suburbs to 70 downtown. here's how the next 24 hours are shaping up. out the door at 6:00 a.m., 81 degrees. not much of a rain threat. we'll talk about how much the rain threats are going up tomorrow. here's jack. >>> 270 southbound out of frederick this morning, you're in good shape making the ride southbound. we'll get a that will change soon. here's 495 near connecticut avenue. we are clearing the work zone. the cones have been set up along the right side of the roadway. now they have all travel lanes open on 95 in virginia headed to the prince william parkway. a little heavy traffic but nothing so far. i'm hearing callers from the overnight work zone that may ha

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. that's aaron gilchrist right there. >> how are you doing? >> doing great. thanks. nice looking morning outside. skies are mostly clear right now éwi:jç temperate into the comfy zone for sure. convertible owners, another top-down emergency kind of a day coming your way today. sun is already up on the last day of june. 66 degrees right now. light wind averaging only six miles per hour. hourly temperatures 50s and 60s to get your day started. we'll be in the 70s by 9:00, 10:00, this morning and into the 80s by lunchtime. highs this afternoon, 85 here in town. 79 by the bay in annapolis. 81 the forecast high in frederick maryland. for tomorrow, warmer, more humid, and storm chances are back for tomorrow. a little chance in the morning but a better chance friday afternoon and evening. keep in mind, the weather will have a moderate impact on your plans for tomorrow. strong storms likely especially after 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon, up until 9:00 or 10:00 in the evening. main threat for to

all that work nasa does. >> and speaking of space, a guy chuck bell. >> he means that in a good way, chuck. in because you're a meteorologist. >> i sense criticism coming from all directions. nice looking day to be outside for today. i know you're just teasing with me. it's a mostly clear sky over national harbor here early this morning. not much of a rain threat here for the next couple of hours. may want to have the pocket umbrella, though. a quick chance of a shower between about noon and 5:00, but rain chances only about 30%. so not a guarantee. and then sunny and nice weather, breezy and much cooler afternoon highs tomorrow should be about ten degrees cooler than today. tropical storm coal lip oig just offshore from about hilton head island in south carolina, it will be racing away from the coastline here. it will hover just off the carolina coastline up to about the outer banks, but make no approach toward coast or northeastern part of the u.s. so this will not be a big problem for any more than just about another 12 to 18 hours. lots of rain from virginia beach all the way dow

and chuck bell says that should stick around today. closer look at that and the school day forecast. >> i saw bodies falling, people screaming. >> just sitting there having a great time at a club and then to hear what sounds like fireworks and balloons popping and you assume it's part of the show. >> i thought i was going to die. like i didn't know if he was going to come (whispering): what are you doing up? (whispering): mom said i could have a midnight snack. (whispering): well, i say it's late, and you need to go to bed. (whispering): why? (whispering): because i am the boss. (whispering): you're not the boss, mom's the boss. ll, technically, we are co-bosses. (whispering): technically, mom's the boss. mmmm. shhh. mmmm... yoplait. >>> the team that beat the capitals are celebrating this morning. hard to watch. the penguins dominated in the stanley cup playoffs and won it all last night. in sf in. >> fans crowded the streets in were mostly peaceful. it's their fourth championship. >> penguins, it's like the cowboys of hockey f

not bad right now. >> we turn to chuck bell. here with four things to know about your forecast. >> open window commute in this morning. low humidity and temperatures mostly in the 60s. later this afternoon it will be a summer sizzle for sure. back up into the 90s for most neighborhoods today. still watching a chance for showers coming our way for tomorrow as we flirt with 90 once again. even though we have a couple chances for rain during the week, looks like the weekend will be dry. that's always excellent news. for this morning, 61 frederick, maryland. 69 in arlington. 56 in culpeper. it's a nice one. have your sunscreen and shorts on for today. temperatures will be upper 80s and low 90s. let's go over to wtop and find out the latest from dave dildine on your summer slowdowns. i like that. >> we can talk about westbound traffic. that's not an issue for westbound drivers cameras here. westbound u.s. 50 watching this very carefully heading away from the sunrise. it's volume. it's starting to slow down. it's one of the corridors

and some of it could be severe. >> let's turn things over to chuck bell. i feel for people who have to stand a bus stop or walk to anywhere this morning. >> you got that right. it will be an ugly wait for the bus or train here early this morning. your ride in and out of work could both be affected by rain. this morning very stormy, lots of chances for wind and lightning, temperatures near 70. there is a chance we could have another round of thunderstorms later this afternoon, but i'm thinking probably after 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 tonight as opposed to 2:00, 3:00 like we had the other day. for now though, light rain here in the washington area, but reports of thunder and lightning now. you can see the flashes off to the west of heaviest of the rain in our area is this little pocket of heavy rain just down to the south and west of fredericksburg moving on to i-95. so going to be hit hard by heavy rain within the next 15 to 2030 minutes. over to jack taylor now. >>> edsall road remains closed as the repairs continue. you add water to a morning rush hour, it reeks h

first, though, chuck bell tracking rain with your out the door forecast. >>> welcome to friday morning. more clouds than rain drops. we'll be staying nice and cool not just for today, but cooler that be avera than average as we go into the weekend. but raindrops can be found north of the martinsburg area. those showers are drifting southeast bound. so can't rule out a raindrop or two in gaithersburg up north. next 24 hours, just a few showers. upper 60s this morning. may be a rumble or two of thunder this afternoon, but rain chances only about 30% in the metro area. and then tomorrow off to a fog if i but rain free start and the rest of the weekend looking much nicer. more on that coming up. but now a new problem on a main road into town. >> not good. outer loop of the in alexandria around telegraph road headed toward route 1. the crash separated from a few hundred yards. left side of the roadway tied up first and then you zigzag through and then a secondary accident. so traffic building very quickly before telegraph road in the local lanes. so plan ahead. georgetown pike remains close

. >> 4 things to know from chuck bell. >> this is about as night as it can be around here. 4:31 on a thursday morning, a little june chim in the aichille air, but almost as nice as sweating in january. winds gusted to near 50 miles per hour yesterday afternoon. today those winds will be in the 20 to gusts. flawless weather today and tomorrow. still some indications, though, we may be able to touch 90 for the first time this year either saturday or a little bit more likely on sunday. but hard to believe there may be a 90 in the forecast because it is chilly. 48 in college park and manassas, 49 in ft. belvoir. so definitely need a little wrap early this morning. if you're headed out the door, temperatures near 50 now, we'll be fear 70 by noontime and afternoon highs mid to upper 70s, some spots might make it to 80. school day forecast in ten minutes. good morning, jack taylor, how are things at wtop? >> so far quiet. we'll take is it while we can. green, green, green that the hour of the morning. i'm sure complications will a rise later. for now we're in good shape on start things off.

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is in with what else you need to know. looks like it will be pretty bad. >> it will be an ugly thursday morning commute, everybody. so for today, what to expect, we have two chances for have a veer weather. the primary threat will be this morning between now and 9:00 or 10:00. but there could be more strong storms later this evening. may or may not be as much of a show. and tomorrow, just a couple showers away. more clouds than raindrops on your friday, but the weekend still looks good. radar, here is the leading edge

. >> here is meteorologist chuck bell. both of you and aaron red ties today. well color coordinated. >> well, i feel very special that we're all looking like we're on the same team. getting dressed as a group in the morning. we'll have areas of thick fog very early this morning especially north and west of the metro up into parts of frederick county, maryland. more clouds moving in later this afternoon. best chances for rain today will be in the shenandoah valley, but those rain chances may be in the metro area by early this evening. temperature-wise we're in the mid-60s in the shenandoah now, nearer to 70 around the metro area. not much going on before lunchtime, but after lunch, the shower chances move from the shenandoah out to parts of northern montgomery and northern loudoun county. we'll talk about the school impacts coming up. >>> it is quiet right now, we had the work zones on the beltway top side and inner loop after connecticut, everything is open. w everything available to you. now, if you're leaving frederick on i-70 eastbound as you get beyond 15

chuck bell is here with us. >> that's right, aaron. skies cleared out nicely. still a few clouds on the horizon, but not rain-making clouds. they're heading out. we'll be left in dry weather the rest of today. sunshine and nice. temperatures this morn so that is very comfortable indeed by late june standards. your ride in this morning, sunny and dry. temperatures, 67 degrees for the ride in and about 82 on the ride home this afternoon. if you're traveling today, no worries from new york city to raleigh. only airline delays possible, boston, houston and new orleans. a look at the weekend and the beach in a few more minutes. it's traffic time. good morning, jack taylor. >>> good morning, chuck. the rock creek parkway, you're used to this. near the kennedy center. crews hanging out until 6:00 in the morning doing the paving project. volume is usually light at this hour. no big delays. be aware it's out there. otherwise, we're very quiet. off to a great start. in or out of virginia, travel lanes are open. topside on the outer loop. 95 to georgia avenue, no issues s

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storm team meteorologist chuck bell has more on your forecast. >>> looking nice outside this morning. temperatures in the 50s and 60s now. we'll see a steady rise in temperatures today up into the low and mid 80s, but that's a couple of degrees cooler than average. we love that. but the humidity and higher temperatures and increasing storm chances return tomorrow. i'll show you future weather coming up at 6:51. >>>z:q developing right now in d.c., a man is dead and police this happened last night on bladensburg road in northeast. megan mcgrath is live on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: this happened in the area that you see behind me here. this is thele 00 -- 800 block at bladensburg road, all of the roads closed during the investigation they have reopened in time for rush hour this morning but certainly this remains an active investigation as the shooter is still at large. it was about 10:00 last night. that's when police got a call for a man down. when they arrived, they found the victim. he was unconscious but he was still breathing. he, however, died later on at the hospi

chuck bell is keeping an eye on the warm-up around here coming this weekend. >> that's right. hasn't been 90 degrees since last september and i think we're about to put that streak to an end potentially with back on back days in the 90s over the course of the weekend. for now though on your friday morning, sun is up on a beautiful day outside. going to be mostly sunny throughout the day. we have actually been a little behind in rainfall even with all the rain we had in may, we're still technically about an inch to almost an inch and a half now behind average for rainfall this year. about 3 inches behind where we were a year ago. high pressure that brought us the nice weather and cool mornings, that is moving off the east coast of the u.s. as it moves away, the winds come back around to the south and southwest on the back side of that area of high pressure. as a result, guess what lives south and southwest of us, heat and humidity. it's moving in. overnight tonight, you'll notice the change early tomorrow. for today though, sunshine, no chance for any rain. any showers tonight

meteorologist chuck bell here with four things to know. hey, chuck. >> i've got a sunny disposition to go along with the great weather that's outside. the things you need to know about the forecast then for today as you're making your plans for a wednesday are off to a way cooler start. 5 to 10 degrees cooler than it was yesterday morning. watch for falling humidity this afternoon. it will be a great day to be outside. the weekend i'm optimistic about. i'm starting to be concerned with the fourth of july itself. i'll have that with the seven-day forecast at 6:51. the next 24 hours, nothing to worry about. 67 degrees and mild and dry at 7:00 a.m. this morning. after a great day to be outside. a beautiful wednesday evening. temperatures near 80 tonight and back into the 60s morning. we'll get into the seven-day in a moment. if the travel includes the bw parkway, here's jack taylor with the latest. >> the accident activity, chopper 4 is over the scene. delays in the green belt toward an incident. sounded like they may have traded some informa

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is preparing you for the threat. hello! it's our new intern, bart's first week here at td bank, he's a robot from one of those other banks. we're training him to bank human. i am banking assistance & registration technology. banking assistance & registration technology. hi amy. thank you. thank you. that is not protocol manager jenna. that's ok bart, it is here. at td bank we do things differently, like having the longest hours of any bank. don't just bank. bank human. >>> good morning. 6:11 on a tuesday morning. skies are partly to mostly cloudy over washington here this morning. there will be a chance for some strong to severe thunderstorms today. so keep that in mind. our primary threats will be damaging winds and some hail, but there is just enough instability in the atmosphere where tornado risk is low, but not zero. shear a coal front, that is the firing mechanism that we're watching as that front sags down into our moist unstable air later today that is the reason for thunder

chuck bell joining us here. and we've dealt with some of the muggy stuff yesterday. >> still no 90 degree days yet. >> but we know it will happen. >> we average 38-90 degree days a year. had 56 last year. you're right, though, it was a warm one yesterday. 87 was our high. dry weather on your way out the door, but you may a little umbrella if you're planning on doing anything outside mid part of the afternoon. no severe weather, though. a little bit on the breezy side and quite a northwest wind coming in tonight in to tomorrow. for now though there is that plume of tropical moisture from tampa bay to the outer banks of north carolina. there is tropical storm colin, it will stay well off 6 of our coastline here. biggest impacts will be just rough surf and maybe just rip currents. so be careful if you dare to get in to the water. otherwise the rain from associated with colin only as far north of virginia beach. our rain chance is coming from this cold front here, doesn't have much along it now, but with the additio

. >> chuck bell is telling us more. is the rain out of here, chuck? >> kinda, sorta. in and out of here. the heavier rain from last night is gone. there will be another opportunity for some thunderstorms today. probably not as much coverage as we saw last night. we're off to a dry start. best chances for thunderstorms today moves in after 3:00. lower humidity comes in tomorrow and the holiday weekend looks pretty nice. most of the remaining rain drops across saint mary's soint and southern calvert county, even a few rumbles. on the way out here for early morning jogging, temperatures to low to mid 70s now. humidity. late today, afternoon high upper 80s. your chance of getting rained on are 60%. let's talk about the holiday weekend forecast coming in ten. >>> unfortunately, we have rain roll through last night and at one point there were four feet of water on the roadway. we had to have a high water rescue last night for the small compact car that unfortunately drove in the water. you are going to find it blocked between the fairfax county parkway and jeff todd way. th

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. all eyes on the weather department down across the gulf of mexico as tropical storm colin formed late yesterday afternoon into the overnight hours. center of the storm now here just to the west of tampa, florida. it's moving to the northeast at 16 miles per hour. it will have very little of the way in impact on our weather. here's washington, you can see the forecast cone from the national hurricane center keeps the real influence of the system well to our south. and most of the punch on this storm is on the right hand side of it, so as a result we'll get even less of an impact. we're dry around here, but if you're traveling down towards florida or georgia, an awful lot of very unsettled weather down well. talking about our weather locally and how nice it's going to be midweek in just a couple more minutes. back to you. >>> breaking news in the freddie gray death case out of baltimore. we're just learning the officer facing the most serious charges will not face a jury. this morning c

chuck bell tracking how soon thunderstorms will be in your neighborhood and what you should wear out the door. >>> left alone on a hot school bus, what a mother is now demanding on this doesn't happen to other children. >>> and the latest county trying to raise the minimum wage. how muchorkers could soon be w >>> welcome back. time for weather and traffic on the 1st. well, it is summer, right? >> it is. >>> it is more humid. thunderstorms will be in here this morning luray 7:07. temperature-wise, it is mild outside this morning. temperatures way warmer than yesterday. mid-70s on the way out the door. have your umbrella ready for later this afternoon. but now it's traffic time. >> very no need for wipers yet thankfully. but on the rails, we are keeping a close eye on the orange and silver line. no service between benning and eastern market and blue line trains essentially no blue service downtown whatsoever. rock creek parkway, northbound blocked near the kennedy center. they usually wrap that one up around 6:00 a.m. back into you. >>> the mother of a d.c. second grader says it is una

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we want to check your forecast. >> chuck bell has our weather headlines. >> good morning, everybody. hope your honest off to a quiet start. rain is over for now. next little chance for a shower comes up tomorrow, but that is only a 30% chance on your tuesday. plenty warm today, temperatures today mid to upper 80s running 4, 5 degrees warmer than quiet weather for most of the coming week. "7-day forecast" at 5:21. will this y there you see most of the rain staying away from us, so a quiet way to get the school and workweek started. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s this morning. low to mid-80s at 7:00 tonight. and dry start tomorrow, again just a few chances tomorrow afternoon for some showers. we'll talk more about that coming up. for now here is jack taylor at our traffic partner wtop. >>> could be an interesting one for sure if you're headed out this morning especially 25 to 26 seconds ago the gates would have opened, so we are now into safetrack for the morning rush hour. orange and silver line will be single tracking for the next 10, 11 days. so just be aware. also again this

chuck bell says the rain may not be done with us just yet. a closer look at that in just minutes. >>> 4:58 right now. a second body has been found in the search for a family off the gulf coast. ace kimberly and his three teens had been living in a sailboat for months. the family left ft. myers last sunday when a storm hit. the coast guard recovered the first body on wednesday. a family member telling nbc news the first victim is 17-year-old rebecca kimberly. search teams also found a bucket filled with birth certificates, a cellphone and gps. >> they were good people. they were courteous. he taught his youngsters to have respect for people. >> the coast guard says it still has hope the remaining two family members are out there. >>> an update now in transgender building. the school board will let him use restrooms as other boys. the aclu brought the lawsuit on before of the boy arguing the school board's policy was seg segregated transgender students. >>> and police need your help bringing runaways home. you can see their photos here. her oth

chuck bell tracking the conditions you will see during your commute and when we could see our first 90 degree day. >>> breaking news out of iraq. after a pair of suicide attacks overnight in baghdad targeting civilians. dozens are dead. who is claiming resnsibility poco vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me ♪ ♪ ♪ double down on your candy and coffee cravings with dunkin's new heath and almond joy candy bar flavored iced coffees. america runs on dunkin'. >>> good morning. coming up on 6:11 now on your sunshine for the ride into work here early this morning with ride-in temperatures in the low to mid-50s. coming back home this afternoon, sun sunny and light breeze. traveling conditions, nothing to worry about locally or regionally. miami, ft. lauderdale, twin cities or chicago metro airports may have dela

bell has any >> i'm going bow a con district tore. >> poboring? >> really? i'm going to tell my pet boa constrictor that you don't like him. i'm glad i don't have one. 72 in washington. and a much cooler 55 out in luray in the shenandoah valley. so school day forecast, a mild day today. we'll be in and outf the clouds and sunshine, not much of a rain threat for today. temperatures eventually climbing municipal to the low 80s. so kids are leave the umbrella at home. shorts, t-shirts and sunblock. check of the "7-day forecast" in ten minutes. big troubles on the roads? let's find out from jack taylor. >>> sounds like we have the work zone in the clearing stages within the next half hour. bw parkway north at 198. left side getting by right now. a milling and paving project. this may be in place until about thursday or friday of this week. on 15, moving from lucketts and point of rocks bridge, still have traffic will alternate by. st. clair lane is the first work zone, the other at sump town road. >>> the tragedy in orlando is having a big impact on t

check bell tra chuck bell tracking the chance for rain. new developments out of france. >> yes, that's right. where police are revealing new information about the suspected terrorist who stabbed two police officials to death. >>> good morning. not much going on weather-wise today. so your travel plans will be no problems at all. sunny and warm here locally, regionally no worries up to the i-95 corridor into boston. if you're flying today, oklahoma city, dallas, ft. worth, chicago and seattle could have flight delays. but the ride in this morning, nice and mild. just fair weather clouds around. temperatures in the upper 60s. coming home today, jack taylor, high temperature 83 with no need for the >>> we can use that. hopefully this will clean up accidents quicker. 15 down between leesburg and point of rocks, overnight work zone that was in the clearing stages. unfortunately someone ran into the equipment as they were trying to leave the roadway. 15 in lucketts closed this both directions. 410 also in takoma park, yesterday's water main brea

>> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is here with 4 things door. chuck? >>> good morning, everybody. a mild summer morning, nothing on radar just yet. and by and large, your chances of getting rained on today are only about 5% to 10%. just never say never to mother nature. not too terribly humid out there. humidity will start to increase a little bit later on in the week, as will rain chances. looks like the best chance for rain between now and the weekend will be coming on friday. i'm optimistic that the weekend will at least start on a dry note. so for now, hazy sunshine out there. the sun came up at 5:45 this morning. we're at 63 now at dulles international airport. temperatures will be back up into the upper 70s and low 80s before lunchtime. the and the afternoon today, a slight chance for rain is perilously low. it is traffic time, here's wtop's jack taylor. >>> thank you. we have a crash near 123. vdot is on scene and everything has been chopper 4 is flying over the scene watching the delay that is are big. nothing huge so far. we have a crash on 10

let's check on the forecast with chuck bell. >> thank you, aaron. outside, sunshine here in washington. there's one shot of rain dropping into parts of northern maryland. may graze the northern western neighborhoods of the metro d.c. area. not going to last long. but i can't rule out a five-minute-long rain shower. we'll be back to mostly sunny skies by later this afternoon. back up closer to 80 for thursday and friday. saturday. >>> coming up, we'll have a live report from clarksburg high school graduation. ♪ >>> from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. you made it. uh-huh. it's hump day. it's wines day wednesday, june 8th. that's philmore by headlight. >> don't we have a fun show today? >> we do. emmy-winning actress patricia heaton in our kitchen. >> look how cute she looks. >> yeah. i wonder if the lord knows she's wearing that dress. she

you really do when you're driving. >> it is a beautiful day today, chuck bell. >> top down weather. >> it's going to enjoy everything it brings today. >> absolutely. >> it's going to get hot though, right? >> yeah. there are a lot of people around here that have been reminding me that some folks love the heat and humidity, the steam of a d.c. summer. i say, well, we got a saturday and sunday planned just for you. outside today another day for those of us that prefer a little extra springtime in our lives. temperatures today climbing up into the 80s, plenty of sunshine. highs in the low 80s and a lovely little breeze out of the north and northwest about 5 to 10 miles per hour. not as breezy as the last few days. so on the weather scale for today, sunny and nice. now, as we get into tomorrow i move it up to the hot and humid, or down to the p.m. showers, and because it's a weekend and you care more about the rain chance, figured i would give you that. 30% chance of a scattered shower or thundershower tomorrow. primarily later on in the day. probably after sundown. here's the radar now,