throughout morning. ou can see that far lane over ere, one lane of traffic is now getti by this wreck.th wreck is taking up three lanes and tow truck on the scene but not much movement yet to clean up and get this trler moving here. i want to take you closer to the crash. this is video from earlier. you can see this thing er jackknifed seval hours ago now and crashing and spilling is payload of lots of magazines. 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. meagan, how are things looking at this point? this is a crash investigation. >> reporter: part of theood news this morning it does look like traffic is just now starting to me along the

westbound lane of ther outeop before university avenue because according to maryland state police, the backup is miles. now to give you an idea of whatt happened ou here. we got chopper 4 flying above herto help give youome tisuals of what is happening here. y tell us that it was just 4 before00 this morning when a vehle going down the westbounep. lane othe outer loo here somehow lost control of its vehicle and c ishingto the wall.rails and the they being hushed to the hospital. o word on where ythat person lost control but we know one vehicle involved in the crash and that person taken to the hospital and their condition unknown. the good news it looks like traffic is just now starting to move along. melissa, back to you. i know you're monitoring a lot of other issues that we are seeing around the are here. >> we have other problems.

here is a look at those. sound like they have one lane open at that fairfax staon crash. it's raining out there this morning. even though it's too soon to know, it could be a role in these crash. >> absolutely. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck noell is joining us what are you seeing, chuck? >> four thing to know on your tuesday. i think you'll like most of them. off to a wet start. heavy rain late last night has moved out. there is still a lot of puddles around. shower linger into the afternoon but it's going to be so much cooler today. in the 70s for high temperatures with the cloud and the rain

today. there is the rain we are dealing with late morning and afternoon hours. all of the rain across the enandoah valley and roanoke and far southwest virginia. till not a whole lot of rain impacting the immediate metro area yet. that will change here over about the next hour or two. temperatures in the 60s to only 70. rain moving in, hourly temperatures todayhould peak only in the mid-70s for afternoon highs. we will track the return of sunshine tomorrow comig up. >> you can hear that wind. this is how is sounded and looked yesterday. .esterday, mt. airy was under a tornado warning people are waking up to a big mess to clean up. >> take a look at this from our tower camera. one of the cells from

yesterday's storms blowing across the district. >> severe weathe for at least one death in maryland. a tree fell on a home in carroll county, killing a man inside. tree branches are down all across the region, including in this yard in northwest washington.am our cas were out there. firefighters in tinnily town overnight were checking for damage. drivers all over the area had a tough time navigating through the driving rain. luckily, today will be the start of some much better weather, as chuck was mentioning, we look forward to that. this morning, a gesture of goodwill for a family coping with tragedy this morning. an online funraiser has raised nearly $2,000 for rachel parkerson's family. she died this weekend while hiking on intense heat in the billy goat trail in montgomery county. the heat index was about 106 when she collapsed. children.as a mother of the

right there, people living in southeast d.c. walking ai t gun violence last night in the district. this comes after four days of gunfire that killed seven people, including 11-year-old karon brown. police arrested 29-year-old tony mcclam for the killing of the young boy. according to charging documents, mcclam admitted to police that he fired the gun into the car in self-defense and didn't know the boy was in the car. this is one case from the violent outbreak and d.c. leaders want your help. admayor muriel bowser ple with the mmunity to turn anybody in who has a gun, even if it means a relative could go to jail. >> it's better to be arrested for having a gun than for murdering a child. call us. >> d.c. police urge anyone with information about these recent shootin to give them a call. a bill to fund the septembe 11tctims compensation fund

is expected to pass in the today, but not without some controversy. the fund compensates victims injured and the families who lost loved one in the 9/11 attacks. republican senator rand paul blocked it last week. paul says lawmakers need to focus on the nation's debt andel y san yesterday, new yk city firefighters union blasted paul's decision. >> if he was so physically responsible, he would have announced it before the instead of keeping it secret until oments before senator gillibrand brought the bill up for unanimous consent. >> without authorization, the fund will run out of money next year. once the bill does pass, president trump is expected to sign it next week. former d.c. councilman sterling tucker will lie in repose at the wilson building . from 11:00 a.mtil 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. he was the first elected chairman of the d.c. council and later served as hud assistant secretary under president jimmy carter

former virginia governor douglas wilder is fighting claims he kissed a 20-year-old college student without her consent. that young woman filed a formalp int in december and an investigation was conducted by an outside attorney hired by virginia commonwealth university.a thinvestigation found that wilder, who was teaching at the university, was responsible for nonconsensual sexual contact. wilder say the investigation was biased and he is contesting the findings. developing this morning. growing protests with intensifying pressure against othe puerto rico govern rossel lo. from the air to the ground here styou can lien to the chants here. thousand in the streets. the protesters began a week ago after 900 pages of chat were released and published. he is accused of making comments

about his rival politicians and jokes with the victims of hurricane maria and antigay slur against singer ricky martin. rossello is stepping dowd as te he his party and won't run for re-election next year but protesters want him out now. take look here. they protested yesterday at the national museum. they protested in solidarity at the african museum of culture. president donald trump called 's government corrupt but bragged about hosting two miss universe pageants there. a person who pretended to be a doctor and psychologist for years is facing a multimillion dollar lawsuit. she worked for years at a pediatric practice.

former patient turned to her for t on to quickly cau some red flags. >> he met with friction in geing proof of her certifications and education and he thought that was o. >> police say that they learneda ry was not a psychologist, does not even have a college degree. 51 families have contacted police to say that thy or their children are victims here and avery's criminal trial is set for mid december. >> we know it's fruspeating. hapning today, you can help improve i-95 in virginia. if you've driven on you know it can be a mess. pretty much all day. a study found the worst bottleneck on the entire interste is over the aquacon river that stretches over it.sp peopld 1 million hour a year on that one-mile southbound stretch. transportation leaders want to hear from you. there will be a community meeting at james monroe high school in fredericksburg today and that meeting begins at 6:00 this evening. a virginia woman is lucky to be alive after a lawn mowing accident sent her down the side of a hill. th >> i ought i heard a goat.

mistakenly, it was her. ll 80-year-old juanita mus lives in rgpound, viia. when a delivery person tried to drop off a package at her home, he thought something was wrong. he found her dog and she was nowhere to be found. he found her 50 feet down the hill. >> i yelled for juanita and i heard her yell and i found her on the side of the hill. i saw the mower beyond it. i fnd her. >> mullins survived without water for more than two days in the scorching heat. her family hopes this encouraging more people to check in on elderly loved y.es every da >> glad she is okay. >> yes. >> 6:11 is your tin . next oews4 today," we are going to check back in with that breaking traffic news out on the beltway. there are several crashes out there that will make it hard for you to get work today. >> a busy morng for sure. alcohol spiked with dangerous chemical compounds is

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we have a fatal accident on the outer loop at new hampshire

avenue. on the right side of the rened truck tow on thecene and chopper 4 showing you about three miles worth of delays. we have right side here inner loop at connecticut avenue and full details on all of these issues and more coming up. get ready. exactly one year from today, the world will come together for the 2020 summer games in tokyo, japan. international olympic organizers say tokoyo is the best prepared o mpic host city ever. the summer games will be unlike any other. four new sports mat.ng their de karate, skateboarding, and surfing, and rock climbing. >> i'm surprised some of those have not already been event. i need to work on my fan clacking skills. >> i won't even try.

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country and the second leading cause for 10 to 34-yr-olds in that state. nationally, sued is at a 50-year high. the students hope the problem behind this will create a honest conversation about mental health. a warning for people planning to vacation in costa rica.eo the are getting sick. health officials say 19 deaths n linked to methanol poisoning from counterfeit products. methanol is used as an alternative fuel source and even a pesticide or chemical solvent. the cdc says consuming it could cause issues including seizures, kidney failure, or even death. we are working for you for ways to protect yourself when you're overseas. official say video mixed drinks. instead, consider bottled beer and wine what you can watch a r bartendeopen. or even just buy your own alcohol at a duty-free shop.

let's get over to melissa mollet for a traffic alert. >> outer loop at new hampshire avenue still have this situation. this is a six-mile backup asre yo heading southbound on 5095 and over new hampshire avenue a fatal crash there. a tow truck on the scene and hopefully get this out of the way but the backups will hang around and a mess for some time noatter what. inner loop loop at connecticut avenue a jackknifed tractor-trailer lost a load of magazines. everybody on one lane and very slow there. fuel spill there. good morning, chuck. hopefully, your morning is a ittle calmer than mine?calmer, for sure.s

cloudy es and waiting on the wait in downtown washington. it's not too far away. grab your umbrella before you head out thoor this morning. temperatures ar inhe rain-cooled 60s and low 70s now. they are going t stay that way the rest of the day. a significant change to theeat wave we just now official that is over. the ld front compress the moisture into the region so all of that rain in central virginia is all going to get squeezed up into the d.c. metro area here. a rainfaunts another quarter to half of an inch of rain spread out much of the day.dg leading ee of the range in this warrenton, virginia. not on the capitalw belt but won't be much longer before it encompasses the immediate d.c. met area. rainfall ready for today. future weather carries light to derate rain through the tail end of the morning commute and on up into lunch time. i once you getto the afternoon, the rain will begin to come to an end across the i-81 corridor earlier than the i-95 corridor

and should be out of most of the metro area no later than about 6:00 or 7:00 is evening. thereafter things will start to improve rather dramatically and stay cloudy tonight. next on "news4 today," talking about your credit score. >> we are working for you this morning explaining what does and doesn't hurt your credit score. if you're home this afternoon, don't miss "ellen" at 3:00 and then your nus ews at 4. i swited from dodge.

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about 6:30 here. the rain contins to fall this morning and we are tracking serious crashes on the roadscr

as the d.c. region. good morning to you. i'm jummy olabanji. >> i'm adam tuesday. aaron gilchrist and eun yang have the dayf. of we are it is turning into a messy morning all across the area. >>uck bell is standing by with your ecall-important forast but let's begin with melissa mollet with update on first 4 traffic. >> this is a mess here this morning. guys, so many different issues here and there. let's start with outer loop at new hampshire avenue. a six-mile backup southbound95 down on to the outer loop of the beltway because of earlier fatal crash investigation so very slow through thatea. southbound bw parkway an issue there. another problem here this morning. right now we talk with justin i finch w down on the ground. what are you seeing where you are in a different spot? >> reporter: not seeing much in the way of cleanup yet regarding that crash. behind me i want to show you what we are seeing now.

we do have sinkhole in the traffic on the far l that is moving but as you might expect, there is a great deal of backup behind tha so knowhat coming up here. this is the inner loop by exit 33. onnecticut avenue. a tractor-trailer crashing overnight. also with it lots of magazines on board creating quite a mess here this morning. we have not seen much yet in thp way of clean at this time but you're seeing here on the scene there are three tow vehicles here standing by ready to move that truck and trailer with it when the time is right. looking to the far right here you can see on theuter loop the traffic is moving. if you're making walker way out this morning know outer loop and inner loop you might encounter backup. it looks like they are beginning to do something here with the tractor-trailer removal.

the tow truck are beginning to move into position here. we will bring you much more on that as we see it develop. news4 meagan fitzgerald is tracking traffic trouble. you have ane updat well, right? >> reporter: justin, as you mentioned, iis slow moving today, especially here on the outer loop of the beltway. there was a crash earlier this morning just before 4:00 and that update is just coming in to our new room. we are learning it was fatal. that person died. you're looking is live at the westbound lane of the oter loop before the university exit here. traffic moving along. this is an improvement what we have been seeing throughout the morning. what maryland state police tell us before 4:00, a person going on the westbound lanes here los contro their vehicle and slamming into the jersey wall losing control of their car. unfortunately losing their life. police out here for several hour investigating that

just within the last 30 minutes police opened 3 of the 4 lanes here which is why you can see traffic moving along but justin mentioned if you' heading out here for your morning commute, make sure you allow extra time becau you'll need it.n melissa mollet is monitoring other issues across the area. >> we are working forwi you an alternate. you might want to think about the icc this morning because of so many different problems at the top of the beltway. new crash outer loop at connecticut. travel times here.

good morning, chuck. good morning, melissa. storm team 4 keeping close eye on the skies because rain chances are increasing as we get into the morni commute around the d.c. metro area. not much rain here on our tower camera just yet. you can see from about charlottesville to lynchburg to roanoke toward christians burg and blacksburg moderate rain pointed for us. it will be a rather rainy tuesday morning. rain likely to continue well into the afternoon as well. loud and rain chances mean the heat wave is done. we are only in the upper0s to around 70 now and your planner for today with all of the clouds and the showers will stay in the low to mid-70s today. 80% chance for rain. more about the return of sunshine just ahead.

it doesn't matter where you were. nearly everyone in the region saw some sort of storm yesterday. the storm started in the afternoon and continued into the eveninpe a lot of le grabbing umbrellas for the heavy rain and even strong wind out there brought down tree limbs and power line. our ceras were on salem street northwest and marked yellow police tae. a few thousand people across the area were without power.ll a of that stormy weather in the d.c. region is leaving be for one man proved to be dangerous. >> he had to be rescued after getting stuck near the little falls dam in montgomery county. luckily, his dogs ran off and caught the attention of nearby cyclists. firefighters say you should not undestimate the dangers of mud. best thing you can do when you're trapped is call for help. they say the more you move in it, the worse it becomes. update in the makiyah wilson case. u.s. marshals have doubled their reward amounto $10,000 to

track down isaiah murichison of d.c. this is a picture of him from u.s. marshals. he is one of 11 people indicted by a grand jury in connection to wilson's death from july 2018. arged with first-degree murder. the 10-year-old girl was shot just trying to buy ice cream in her northeast d.c. neighborhood. this week, theews4 i-team is working for you. highlighting and dangerous concerns with air travel. >> a mother's near death experience on flight back from vacation is now raising some serious questions here. scotamacfarlane and the i-tem explain. >> reporter: a woman on a flight home from orlando after a trip to disney world said she nearly died aboard the airpofne because hat was circulating in the recycled air. tricia powell had a severe allergy of nuts and called ahead of her 2017 flighto warn the airlines but she said that doesn't stop the flig nt attendant serving peanuts to other passengers. >> reporter: what went through

your mind? >> praying to god. oh, my gosh. >> reporter: unable to breathe, she used her epipens and received oxygen and said she in still went to shock. the crew made an emergency landing.te the i-team wanto know how often these allergic reactions happen on flights and the uldn't release internal figures and neither they, nor the faa, are required to keep count.mb we found mes of congress having difficulty to get answers. >> as far as i'm concerned unimaginable that the airlines can't respond appropriately. >> reporter: tonighturs part of oull new i-team report what airlines are doing to protect passengers with severe allergies and why health experts say this may impact more people than you think. at reagan national airport, scott macfarlane, news4 i-team. still ahead, new leadership for a struggling franchise. >> detail s

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the rest of the morning commute will be covered up by rained so your car washing forecast? probably not today. but sunshine returns tomorrow. the weather goes from super to awesome to fantastic as we get closer to the weekend. first 4 traffic alert. major problems on the road. inner loop at connecticut avenue jackknifed tracker trailer lost jackknifed tracker trailer lost its load of magazines. i switched from dodge.

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welcome back. 45 on thus morning. it has been a messy morning on the roads. >> all morning long, we have been tracking multiple accidents. some of which are causing big backups. this morning news4 has team coverage of the wreck and the impact. >>ch melissa mollet and pper 4 tracking alter national and justin finch and meagan itzgerald are monitoring t situations on the beltway. >> justin finch has an update on the tractor-trailer crash on the inner loop. >> a fourth tow truck that has arrived the scene here on the inner loop. not only four tow trucks but a p united statesst office truck now here on the scene as well. we mentioned to you earlier, there were magazines on board

that tractor-trailer that crashed here overnight.to postal inspec are likely here on the scene. take you now to a look at above here, what this looks like from the skies here. you can see it's quite a mess. it's tractor-trailer jackknifing here oovernightn the inner loop of the beltway here right by exit 33.s thatonnecticut avenue here. that has been the focal point throughout the rning. we have seen that far left lane f traffic, a single lane get by. lots of backup behind it. the outer loop area is slowing down as drivers look over to sea wis happening. right now there appears to be movement that perhaps very soon work will begin to move this mess out of the way and tractor-trailer as well. meagan fitzgerald is looking alsot a tractor-trailer on the outer loop. right? >> reporter: exactly right. before t:00 this morningt a vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle crash and coming in to our newsroom, we are

learning that person haspassed away. if you take a look behind me here you're looking at the aftermath of that crash. traffic very slow moving on the outer loop of the westbound side before the university exit. i want to get to chopper 4 to give you a better look at what we are seeing out here. slow moving traffic for the last 45 m or so. this is actually an improvement from what we saw earlier this morning when traffic was at a standstill. maryland state police were out here for hours investigating that single-vehicle crash. they tell us that driver somehow lost control of their vehicle, slamming into the guardrail and then immediately, of cours being transported to the hospital. we know that person has lost their life. right now, 3 out of the 4 lanes that are open here on the beltway. if you g areng to be commuting this morning for work and going to where you need to be, make sure you look for extra time because it is absolutely slow moving on the beltway. >> a mess out there, megan.

thank you. melissa mollet will join us with an update on thesish. itke sure you're following first 4 traffic on twr for the update as they come in and download the nbc washington app for updates as we in the house and hundred more in the senate. >> but tomorrow all eyes are on just one man. >> special council robert mueller will testify before two house committees in a little more than 24 hour from now. focus on his russia investigation. nbc kristen welker has this report from the white house. it appears we may be trouble getting her package there. we do know she will have much more on this story coming up on

the "today." in the meantime, we have new detail on atory we first told you about yesterday on "news4 today." equifax will pay up to 700 l million dolars. this is one for the books, melissa. >> quite a mess here this morning. let's start with the inner loop at connecticut avenue. you are getting by on the left side. tractor-trailer lost its load this morning. it has been a mess for hours.

inner loop at connecticut a four-mile backup. you might think about the icc. brad freitas is up in chopper 4. tell me what you're seeing. >> reporter: we got here two hours ago and copper 4 brin you the first aerial of this and working you to help you getou ar this. three right lanes closed 37 the reason why the cleanup had not started until now, we were waiting f a u.s. postal service inspector because that mail is protect as it make its way towards its destination. still two miles of backup and growing as only the left lane gets by single file. >> very slow. that add to the pain of other issues this morning.r anotheone. outer loop at new hampshire avenue. we are st reopened but still slow here. southbound on 95 and outer loop talking about a seven-mile delay this morning. here is a brand-new accident in

hyattstown. northbound 270. overturned tractor-trailer and fuel spill. s anotheruation i want you to look at here. listen to wtop when you hop in your car today.

>> just listening to that, i need a metal health day!e they are frein oregon. if you can declare a mental health day andnot haveo go to the office after that traffic report,hat is my recommendation for you! a perfect day for staying at home and taking a n ! after 12 days in a row 90 or higher, the heatave is done. today, we will be staying in the 70s. w don't make it to 80 degrees today, that will be the coolest day since june 14th. it's going to feel good with the cloud and the rain in and out of here during the day. a very pasant day for some extra long nap time if you can get away with it. 67 martinsburg and 64 in front royal and rain. and 6 and rain in warrenton and moving inern rain h in the washington hear. here is your planner today. mid-70s perhaps for highs today? that will the coolest since the first week of june.

rain heaviest in e rain this morning.g rains taperin off to showers late in the afternoon and i think most of the rain done by 8:00 this evening. cold front to our west will put a pinch on us and squeeze that moisture in southern virginia right in our direction here over the next couple of hours. steadier rain towards charlottesville now is inbothd t d.c. metro area. e weather e on fut pockets of light briefly moderate rain from time to time up through now and lunch type. we get into the afternoon the steadier rain will migrate east of i-95 and westbound rain hit and miss and occasionally showers into the afternoon and b evening time the rain will last longer in southern maryland and on to the eastern shore. look at there ten-day fost. oh, my goodness. send me money for this kind of weather! heat and humid lovers you can

pay me next week when we are bag back in the 90s next week. still no word from new england patriots quarterback tom brady. after the instagram post here social media showing him and his 6-year-old cliff jumping in costa rica. he mnd of pulls her in with and holding hand and brady jumps first and his daughter kind of pulled in behind. o sosocial media criticizing be him saying his daughter appears to hesitateefore jumping in. others say she came dangerously close to the rocks below. nats will show offhis safety net. >> the team was going to debut the new protective netting around the stadium yesterday bu storm cancellee game last night, so fans will notice a change at tonight's gack against the s. the decision to extend netting

was made after a young fan was struck by a ball lasmonth during an astros/cubs game. t that is what this is about. we want to protecour fans, the children and adults and everyone who comes to the game tnd make surey have a good time without worrying about being hurt. several other teams, including the white sox and the rangers, also plan to extend netting at their ballparks. i think a smart move here. pple are saying how do you catch a foul ball? you don't want a line drive coming at you. >> not at all. here are four things youd neeto know. a bill to fund the september 11th compensation fund is expected to pass in the senate today. it is to protect families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks. toch more coming up on "y." give your final respects to former d.c. council chairman sterling tucker who lies in repose from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. stay with us for updates on this rtory. in virgsportation leader want to hear from you out how to improve i-95. good luck! a community meeting at james monroe high school in fredericksburg today that begins

at 6:00 p.m. go to nbc washington app and search i-95 in virginia for details how you can weigh in. u.s. marshals have doubled the reward amount to $10,000 to track down isaiah murchison who is 1 of 11 indicted in connection to the murder of 10-year-old makiyah wilson. look for more in our nbc app. ngton use the interpret radar feature in the nbc washington app to track the rain in your neighborhoods today. horain off and on throug most of the day. you're beach-bound or mountain-bound for the weekend, the weather looks fantas jic. >> it it beautiful. first 4 traffic alert. connecticutig avenue side blocked and mail all over the road. the postal inspector just

arrived. that isprocedure in a situati like this. now the cleanup can begin. can you see the front-end loader working there. the icc might beeyorth the mon today. delays on the outer loop. thank you, chopper 4, for all of those pictures r urs. >> definitely worth the money to take that alternate route. my goodness. look at those magazines. h thank you for joining us. "today" is next. see you in 25 minute for your weather, trafc, andfi

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