thousands of lines are still down. they lost four substations. the more damage in the neighborhood the longer it's going to take to get the lights back on. they have to get the trees off the line. >> think it's time the put lines underground? >> you know, when i lived in richmond, the lines were underground. never had a power outage. even under the worst ice conditions. >> europe is like that as well. the lines are underground. but the cost to do that would be astronomical. here this morning, good morning. low humidity still in place. still great weather from recovery efforts. right now 72 in washington. now into the mid and low 60s. arlington, fairfax, montgomery and prince georges county. in many locations out in the mountains this morning it's only in the 50s. and on the eastern shores, it's in the 60s. so quite a wonderful break from high heat and high humidity. as we've been looking at the last 12 hours, clouds around the carolinas and southwestern virginia. those might produce an isolated thunderstorm. a slight chance. partly cloudy this afternoon with highs in the 90s. getting more humid tomorrow. could could storms late thursday. lower humidity returns for friday. how is the traffic? >> we're obviously dealing with power outages in many locations, particularly montgomery county in the district. heads-up for that. we'll follow as best we can. along 395 and 14th street bridge, pretty quiet start. getting through the work zone. we'll head over and check out i-270. again, very, very danchlth a lot of traffic lights are out, including the overheadlights that light the interstate. so be very, very cautious. widespread power outages caused by the storm made interesting commutes. as of last night, 200 traffic lights were still not working in montgomery county. while crews have been working overnight to get the signals back on line, outages are going to cause even more headaches this morning. jackie benson reports. >> reporter: as monday evening's rush hour wound down, montgomery county police officers were still directing traffic in kensington. when more than 200 went dark after a sudden massive thunderstorm sunday afternoon, emergency plans went into effect. >> from a manpower perspective, we brought in officers that normally don't work the road, detectives, we put them in uniforms and had them manning intersections and holding shifts over the night. >> reporter: but even with the extra resources, there are not enough cops for every affected intersection. in those cases, drivers are required to treat it as a four-way stop. and river radio and the parkway in bethesda it was often a case of every man for himself. >> i never stop at a four-way stop without a light. unfortunately most of the people driving towards us do not. >> it's supposed to be a four-way stop. >> reporter: from the air, a long line of cars can be seen stretching from downtown silver spring all the way to the beltway. 24 hours after the storm, montgomery county officials continue to issue a plea normally heard only during a snowstorm. >> if you don't need to go out on the road we ask that you don't. people don't have air-conditioning, electricity and might need to go out. if you can avoid being on the road, it will lessen the amount of traffic. >> officials are reminding tuesday morning rush hour drivers to bring extra patience. jackie benson, news 4 today. there is some good news for maryland residents. water restrictions for montgomery and prince georges counties were finally lifted last night. the storm knocked out power to the plant in potomac for 12 hours. it took several hours to get the plant back online. >> that was the good news. bad news, power outages are affecting many montgomery schools this morning. 59 buildings are still without power. there will be no summer classes, summer camps, recreation programs or meal programs at those buildings today. for an updated list visit the montgomery county school system's website. stay with us throughout the morning for the latest power outage numbers and how it will affect your commute. you can find the latest information at nbcwashington.com. today we may learn what caused the deadliest crash in metro history. national transportation safety board is meeting with investigators before holding a final vote on the probable cause of the redline crash. the boorld issue recommendations on how metro can avoid a similar tragedy in the future. last june, nine people were killed when one train slapped near the fort totten station. it has set aside $30 million to carry out any changes that result from today's meeting. two people are behind bars in oakland, california accused of kill a fairfax county man. police say they shot 45-year-old kang. he was in oakland for a job interview with google earlier this month. police say this surveillance video helped nab the suspects. they believe it shows them just minutes before they robbed and killed him. kang leaves behind a wife and three children. this morning a hate crime investigation is under way in montgomery county after an act of vandalism at a synagogue. someone sprayed anti semetic messages and swastikas. >> not sad for what happened to us. we'll get through this. we have already done a huge job bringing the community together and cleaning up. but i'm sad that there are people out there who are still so hateful and walk around with these misconceptions about other people. >> police are offering a $1,000 award for information leading to an arrest. bp will soon have a new executive managing its disaster in the gulf. tony hayward will step down effective october 1st. meanwhile, bp released a dismal earnings report. nbc's leanne gregg has more on bp's latest problem. >> reporter: at the center of a firestorm, controversial ceo tony hayward is out at ceo, stepping down in october to take a job with the company's joint venture in russia. he left company headquarters monday. >> he has been the wayward ceo and not a ceo who has legitimacy to leave. >> reporter: news as bp announces the company's grim quarterly report. hayward had a series of blunders that caused a public relations disaster, including this one. >> no one wants this thing over more than i do. i would like my life back. >> reporter: a little sympathy about coastal residents whose way of life has been. >> i wish him well in his retirement. i hope he'll donate some of that money to the gulf coast. >> reporter: more than three months after the disaster, a bp management shakeup as final preparations are under way to permanently seal the well possibly by mid-august. leanne gregg, nbc news. it's 4:39 right now. still ahead, a tough new anti-stalking bill on capitol hill. ohio lawmakers decided to crack down on people convicted of that crime. dirty details. one local sporting venue has some of the worst health code violations in the country. plus, how hot will it get today? tom's got your forecast right after this break. promise me low 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[ female announcer ] low prices you can count on. at safeway, that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. time for weather and traffic o ones. good morning. it's 4:41. we have a pleasant start to this tuesday morning. right now 72 in washington. low humidity in place under a mostly clear sky. that bright moon in the western skies. 60s in the suburbs and rural areas. mountains, 50s now. eastern shore right around 70. and later today, as you climb to upper 80s, a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm. wednesday and thunderstorm, more humid. 90s both days. a chance of passing showers late wednesday night and off and on on thursday. lower humidity moves in for friday with cooler temperatures. highs in the mid-80s. a look at the weekend coming up in ten minutes at 4:51. jerry, how is traffic looking? >> still power outages aplentiy. the interstates and the major, quote, secondary roadways doing fine headed into town. all the other bridges, including douglas bridge, doing all right. we'll pop over to check things out, the trip around town. wilson bridge, through northeast, right now we're doing great. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. 4:43. still to come, the white house is in damage control mode. leaks of more than 90,000 classified documents. why the government is now giving you permission to hack your own phone. our top stories this morning, it could take days to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people around the washington area after a storm downed power lines and trees and left four people dead. utility crews worked overnight repairing power lines and restoring electricity. several crews were at the staging area in gaithersburg. reporting more than 100,000 people without electricity. bge, 3,000. and dominion just under 400 without power. today we will learn what caused the deadliest metro crash in history. national transportation safety board will hear from investigators during a board meeting, then vote on the probable cause of the accident, and recommendations to avoid a similar tragedy. last june nine people died in the red line crash. happening today, a bill cracking down on stalking on capitol hill. stalking victim and espn reporter erin andrews will help promote the new legislation. nbc's tracy potts reports. >> reporter: espn erin andrews said she was angry when this man posted pictures of her on the internet. he got 30 months behind bars. >> i won't get it done in 30 months or 30 years. >> reporter: her crime can never be erased online. she'll push for an update that makes cyber stalking a federal crime. >> our laws are not as sophisticated as the crooks who are breaking them. >> reporter: when the violence against women act was past in 1994, only one in seven americans used the internet. today three and four do. and most all happen online. the new law would make stalking on social networks a crime, create a database of cases, and make it easier to prosecute. >> this will allow a person to be prosecuted even if the person who is being stalked is not aware of it. >> reporter: it's one area where democrats and republicans agree if criminals are in cyberspace, the law should be too. three and a half million people become victims of a stalker, usually someone they know. >> the obama administration is doing damage control as the upon the gone assesses the leak of afghan war documents. the site posted 76,000 classified reports sunday night. it plans to release another 15,000. they describe combat incidents dating back to 2004. some apparently documenting civilian as well and some accusing them of helping the tal pan. >> i'm not going to stand here july 26th and tell you all is well. i will tell you that we have made progress in moving this relationship forward. >> reporter: documents show serious concerns about the war effort among u.s. military commanders. they repeatedly claim a corrupt afghan government. wyclef jean could add another title to his resume. how about president? the musician may run for a five-year term in his native haiti he was named ambassador at large in 2007 and was instrumental in getting aid there after january's earthquake. he was born in support awe prince and left as a child. haiti's current president cannot seek reelection. two leading candidates locked in a tight race for governor according to a new poll. o'malley just ahead of ehrlich by three points, 45-42. voters appear to be leading toward ehrlich. o'malley with a nine-point lead over ehrlich. every single concession stand in the verizon center is in violation of heating codes according to a new study compiled by espn. they looked at health inspection reports for stadiums across the country. 100% of the vendors had some violation on record, the most of any stadium in the country. mouse droppings found in food prep area in at least ten stands. if you leave near quantity coma reason base, don't be alarmed if you hear big bangs and booms. at 6:00 this morning the base will start emissions training. these will run through midnight. the noise will vary depending on the weather. the noise and vibrations are likely to sound more prominent. it's 4:50 right now. tom? >> we to the floor the overcast. it won't be quite as loud but it will be a wakeup call. we have low humidity in place. a wonderful break from what we've been experiencing. it certainly is helping recovery efforts from the big storms on sunday. there's capitol hill. live view from our city camera. you can see visibility excellent this morning. viewpoint low 6 0s. low humidity in place. 72 at national airport with a southwesterly light wind. right now temperatures are in the low 60s to mid-60s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince georges county. eastern shore reporting temperatures generally in the 60s right now. and on the blue ridge mountains, eastern side of there as we have reports coming in the mid-60s. just near 60 in the shenandoah valley and in parts of west virginia and maryland. dewpoints in the 50s. right around washington, that's comfortable dry. temperatures in the low 60s. western maryland, west virginia, it is in the 50s. last 12 hours, high pressure coming off the great lakes, coming down our way, giving us this wonderful break from the high heat and humidity. that will increase our southerly flow and increase the humidity the end of the day. between now and much of the daylight hours it should be comfortable dry. a slight chance of an isolated storm as some of that humidity begins to move in. later this afternoon with highs around 90. overnight tonight, we'll be in the 70s by late evening. low 70s by dawn tomorrow. humid on wednesday. highs in the low 90s. partly cloudy. wednesday night we could get storms as the front begins to approach the midwest. it will be moving through thursday morning, the mountains and into the metro areas the middle part of the day with showers and storms likely. highs 90 or so. less humid thursday. lower humidity in place friday. highs in the 80s. a small chance on sunday and monday. and now how is it looking with our traffic, jerry? >> tom, could be another game of chicken out there and not in a fun way. be very, very careful. again, we said it yesterday. i'll tell you what, it came close. we did have accidents at unmanned intersections. great caution. interstates very quiet. oxen hill, looking good, 210. so far south capital street doing just fine. so good news. i'm going to sneeze, so back to you. >> thanks for the warning, jerry. it's 4:53. bless you. a warning for parents. thousands of baby recliners are being recalled after one child died. plus, want to keep your team from texting and driving? ñq the death of a 4-month-old baby from michigan prompted a nationwide recall of portable baby recliners. 30,000 of them are being recalled. the recliner is supposed to help fussy babies sleep better. the baby who died was reportedly found hanging over the side. the nap nani is made by a pennsylvania company, baby matters. iphone owners can download any app without breaking the law but you will face consequences from apple. you can break electronic locks. this is called jailbreaking. apple is not happy with this. jailbreaking is an unauthorized modification of its software. customers who decide to do it will not be able to take advantage of software upgrades. a dangerous habit illegal in the district and virginia. some still send text messages while on the road. one company is promising a solution. all you need is a smartphone. julie chan has the details. >> reporter: we see it more and more. people not willing to put down their phone even while behind the wheel. >> distracted driving is one of the biggest causes of motor vehicle accidents, injuries and deaths in the united states. >> reporter: travis and his colleagues at web safety in irving created a block for texting, e-mail while driving. >> it uses a gps sense on the phone and senses motion. >> reporter: when your car is going 10 miles per hour the app, called cell safety, blocks all other applications that connect you to the web, e-mail or texting. >> that's what happens. it says blocked by motion. >> reporter: more than half of all american teenagers say they have been distracted while driving by the independent allstate organization. to reach out to both groups and employers, web safety is partnering with dallas cup, an international soccer tournament that attracts more than 100,000 people. >> if a parent has an opportunity to protect their children, i think they're going to take that opportunity. >> reporter: before you think you can get around cell safety. >> any time somebody tries to uninstall or shut the gps off or a variety of other things, it sends an e-mail and text notification to the administrator of the account letting them know somebody is trying to circumvent the technology. >> this app works on most smartphones but the company is working on a software for the iphone. we're talking about texting and driving now. >> yes. scary stuff. >> big conversation. news 4 continues right now at 5:00 a.m. it is the second day without power for tens of thousandings of people in our area. what's being done to fix the problem, and how long can it last? a year after metro's deadliest accident, we'll finally learn what went wrong. i'm kimberly suiters. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. today july 27th, 2010. we can actually see the building. an indication of a little less haze in the air this morning. it's only 72 degrees outside the studio. it feels really nice. >> beautiful, beautiful morning. great weather for all the crews looking to repair power lines and remove trees. the effort is huge all around our region. we have many, many crews that are out there. we have the great weather for that. right now 5:00 in the morning it is 74 at national airport. we're in the mid-60s in the suburbs. rural areas, many locations, west of interstate 95 just near 60. south and east of i-95, near 70 by the bay. elsewhere inland it's near 60 to low mid-60s on the eastern shore. 50s on the mountains of maryland and west virginia on this tuesday morning. over the last 12 hours, the high pressure that dropped our humidity is right over our region now. we'll be moving south and east. winds will be shifting into the south later today, increasing humidity by tonight. it will be in place. higher humidity tomorrow. highs near 90 each day. there is a chance for storms coming in late wednesday night and off and on on thursday. the front comes in. it will usher in lower humidity and cooler temperatures on friday. and now let's check traffic for this tuesday morning. jerry, how are we doing? >> 95 in virginia as you begin north out of stafford over the river there. no hangups. right now all travel lanes are open. very good news there. let's see how we're doing elsewhere. no big deals to report so far. we will head over. inbound side of the roosevelt bridge looks good. 66 inside the capital beltway through falls church in boston. no worse worries. and over the prince william parkway, so far, so good. a little volume. secondary roadways, be careful and check out for power outages. it could take several days to restore power to the washington area after the storm this weekend. >> pep co, 150,000 people without power. bge, a little over 3,000. dominion just under 300 without power. adrian fenty says the power companies are not moving fast enough to get the correct information out. businesses and homeowners are trying to live without power. craig melvin shows us the cleanup efforts after the storm. >> reporter: aaron jones heard this pole snap during the snap. >> we came out to walk our dogs. it looked like a war zone. >> reporter: too many d.c. neighborhoods still did monday afternoon. and lashed out at pep co. >> you cannot just say it's going to be days and weeks. people need specifics and fast response. >> reporter: many customers share the mayor's frustration. monday afternoon the power company acknowledged its own system was giving out wrong information. >> i want to say very directly, i apologize. that shouldn't have happened. that was a system glitch. >> reporter: ceo joe rigby said it should be fixed tuesday morning at the latest. >> when we have a microburst like this come through, the sheer level of damage will require it's a multiple day event. >> reporter: because so many of hundreds of them onto lines all over the d.c. area. the hardest hit, montgomery county. >> i can't use the computer, conveyor. i have to use a flashlight. go in the back. >> reporter: despite no power, customers can drop off at the dry cleaners off river road in bethesda. but no one can get a sandwich at the deli next door. they're open only to run a generator so the food doesn't go back. whitefoot mall, there was partial power. >> welcome to p.f.chang's. we haven't had power for two days. everything in the refrigerator has gone bad. >> reporter: businesses in the dark. an angry mayor. pep cohopes this is the answer. poles, new transformers and an army of out of state trucks rolling out. >> they want folks to know it's going to take time. thousands of lines are still down. they lost four substations. the more damage in the neighborhood the longer it's going to take to get the lights back on. they have to get the trees off the line. >> reporter: from the staging area in montgomery county, i'm craig melvin. >> they are still affecting many montgomery schools. 59 buildings are still without power. that means there will be no summer classes, kampts, recreation or meal programs at those buildings today. for an updated lift of the schools, visit montgomery county school system's website. last night more than 200 traffic signals were not working in montgomery county. they are expected to treat affected intersections as a four-way stop. >> we put detectives back in uniforms and had them manning intersections. and holding shifts over the night. >> reporter: but even with the extra resources, there are not enough cops for every affected intersection. they issued mandatory water restrictions for all customers on sunday. the storm knocked out power to the plant in potomac for 12 hours. it took several hours to get the plant back online. stay with us for our continuing storm coverage. the latest power outage customers and how it's affecting your latest commute. you can find information any time on nbcwashington.com. two people are now behind bars in oakland, california this morning accused of killing a fairfax county man. police say hughesly and hughins shot kang. he was in oakland for a job interview with google earlier this month. police say this surveillance video helped nab the suspects. they believe it shows them just minutes before they robbed and killed him. kang leaves behind a wife and three children. new today, nato says the body of a missing navy member has been recovered and the search continues for the other missing sailor. the two disappeared on friday in logar after an armed sport utility vehicle was seen driving into a taliban-held area. so far six insurgents have been detained in connection with the disappearance. the time now is 5:06. more than a year after metro's deadliest crash we may get some answers. what investigators are going to say about the exact cause of the accident. a leak of more than 90,000 classified documents. and will we have cooler temperatures today? tom will have your forecast after the break. good morning early on this tuesday morning, we have low humidity in place. time for weather and traffic now. at this hour we have the low humidity with us. and there's a live view from our city camera showing the eastern sky now beginning to brighten up a bit. we're just beginning to emerge from the earth's shadow. the sun will be coming up in about 50 minutes. sunrise this morning a little after 6:00. right now 74 in washington. we're in the 60s in the suburbs and rural areas. western maryland and the mountains of west virginia, it's only in the 50s this morning. and it's just in the low and mid-60s around the bay and the eastern shore as well. a delightful start to this late july morning. right now temperatures in the 60s. we'll climb to the 70s in the next few hours, then 80 by noon, and 90 near midafternoon. some humidity begins to return late this afternoon. then it's going to get more humid tonight. and it will be humid tomorrow and thursday. highs both days near 90 or so. and likely passing showers and thunderstorms on sunday. and then some lower humidity moves in on friday with cooler temperatures. a look at the weekend in ten minutes. how is the traffic now, jerry? >> tom, for the most part, we're doing pretty well. everybody cautiously heading out of the neighborhoods, as you should. once you get to the interstates generally speaking, you're doing okay. passing germantown down to the split. lanes are open. self stretches the lights are out. it is very, very dark. let's head on over. 66 eastbound, overnight road work approaching the capital beltway. coming through vienna heading for 495, all is well. out to the wilson bridge, no concerns there. we're doing okay. southeast corridor as well as northeast off to an uneventful start. back to you. >> we like the way that sounds. thanks, jerry. 5:11 now. bp ceo is officially on his way out. who will take over his responsibilities. plus, wyclef jean for president? what the singer our top story, it could take days to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people around washington after a storm downed trees and power lines. utility crews worked overnight repairing power lines and restoring electricity. dozens of pep cocrews were at the staging area in gaithersburg working 24/7. just under 150,000 people without power. bge reports 3,000. dominion, under 400 people without power right now. crews have been working around the clock to restore that power. d.c. mayor says pep coneeds to do more to get the area restored. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. you can see behind me the help, the reinforcements that pep cohas gotten from other states here. we have seen power crews from pennsylvania. other states as well. they're coming in to help out. this is a tremendous job. hundreds of trees fell in this storm all across the area. many of them taking down power lines with them. that's the main problem here. so there needs some help from other jurisdictions. apparently a job they cannot do alone. now they're staging here at the montgomery county fairgrounds. we have bucket trucks as well as other support vehicles. at 6:00 this morning that's when they're going to get their marching orders. they're going to figure out the strategy, the game plan for today. then all of these trucks will be deployed. they will assist crews that are already out there working. they will go about the business of trying to restore power to all the people who have been without electricity since sunday. we saw about 150,000 customers that are still in the dark here. mayor adrian fenty not happy with the response and the information that's been given to folks without power. of course there are a lot of residents, customers who have been in the dark since sunday. they, as you can imagine, are not happy either and want to know when are they going to get their electricity back. they are working on it. they have crews that have been out there all night long. they're going to work around the clock until they restore service to everyone. that, they say, is going to take some time. the estimate is that some folks could be without power as late as thursday and some even as late as friday. so certainly not good news for folks in those areas. some neighborhoods were really particularly hard hit. there was some talk yesterday that possibly there had been a tornado in an area in montgomery county. that turned out not to be the case. it was just very strong, heavy, high winds that caused all this damage. but we do have real trouble spots where a lot of trees went down. that is going to take some time to remedy. they have to chop up the trees, get them out. then they've got to repair the lines. it's going to take a while. certainly not good news for those still sitting in the dark. they have refrigerators where everything is melted. freezers, they're having to throw everything away. of course they don't have airconditioning and other amenities either. not a great situation. we're hoping to get an update. >> thanks, megan. authorities say sunday storms caused three deaths in the washington region. the intensity snapped a tree in half in loudon county, virginia. it killed eric lawson, who shortly just left with his family. and 44-year-old michelle him men nez. she was in a mini van with her family. neighbors say she will be missed. >> great person. great mother and wonderful friend to us. it's very difficult. >> authorities are also blaming a third death on the storm. 63-year-old warren douglas smith was killed while jet skiing in annapolis sunday afternoon. today we may learn what caused the deadliest crash in metro history. national transportation safety board is meeting with investigators before holding a final vote on the probable cause of the redline crash. the board will issue recommendations on how metro can avoid a similar tragedy in the future. last june, nine people were killed when one train slapped near the fort totten station. it has set aside $30 million to carry out any changes that are required after today's meeting. metro received final approval to buy rail cars. the washington examiner reported the federal transit administration signed off on $886 million to buy 428 rail cars from kawasaki railcar, inc. the cars would replace the old 1000 series cars involved in last year's deadly metro crash. the obama administration is doing damage control on the leak of classified afghan war documents. the website wikileaks plans to release another 15,000. they describe combat incidents dating back to 2004. some documenting civilian deaths and some accusing pakistan of helping the taliban. >> i'm not going to stand here on july the 26th and tell you that all is well. i will tell you that we have made progress in moving this relationship forward. >> the documents do show serious concerns among the war effort among u.s. war commanders. they complained about a lack of resources, unreliable afghan soldiers and the corrupt afghan government. bp will soon have a new executive managing its disaster in the gulf. embattled ceo tony hayward will step down effective october 1st. meanwhile, bp released a dismal earnings report. nbc's leanne gregg has more on bp's latest problems. >> reporter: at the center of a firestorm, controversial ceo tony hayward is out as bp ceo, stepping down in october to take a job with the company's joint venture in russia. his vehicle rushed by cameras as you left company headquarters monday. >> he has been the wayward ceo and not a ceo who has legitimacy to leave. >> reporter: news of hayward's departure as bp announces the company's grim quarterly report. hayward had a series of blunders that caused a public relations disaster, including this one. >> no one wants this thing over more than i do. i would like my life back. >> reporter: little sympathy about his firing about coastal residents whose way of life has been. >> i wish him well in his retirement. i hope he'll donate some of that money to the gulf coast. >> reporter: more than three months after the disaster, a bp management shakeup as final preparations are under way to permanently seal the well possibly by mid-august. leanne gregg, nbc news. it's 5:21. time to check in with tom. what a gorgeous sunrise. >> the sun is getting a little bit brighter on the eastern horizon. the first rays of sunlight hitting the upper atmosphere. it's not going to be reaching ground level until 6:00. just a delightful start to this tuesday morning. 74 in washington. we're in the 60s in montgomery county, fairfax. weather watchers checking in around the bay. low sxz there. as well as the shenandoah valley. western maryland and virginia, 50s this morning. high today near 90. plenty more humid tonight. we'll have the higher humidity in place tomorrow and thursday with highs around 90. we could get some storms wednesday night and off and on on thursday. just a slight chance this afternoon. on friday, low humidity moves in with highs in the 80s. in place throughout much of the weekend. a slight chance of a storm sunday and monday. how is the traffic, jerry? >> a little sampling along the area. 66, headed into the capital beltway, very heavy, very slow. coming in from at least metley street, we are loaded up this morning. live look on 395 headed for downtown. all the travel lanes are open. all the lights are on here across the 14th street bridge. kim her bett kimberly, aaron? >> it's 5:22. a hate crime in montgomery county. what vandals did to the local synagogue. plus, the dirt on a local 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at health inspections reports for stadiums across the country. 100% of the vendors at verizon center had some violation on record, the most of any stadium in the country. mouse droppings were found in the food prep areas of ten stands. capitals and wizards owner has promised to remedy that situation. in half an hour you may hear big bangs if you live near the marine corps. base. don't be alarmed. this is just a test. just after 6:00 they will start munitions training. the noise will vary depending on the weather. apparently if they get low clouds out there it muscles. >> no, it will be louder because of the reverb ragz. >> heads-up for you. wake up. all right. right now it's 5:27. tens of thousands of people in the area still in the dark. coming up, how long will it take for everybody's power to come back on? cracking down on stalkers. the new law being unveiled on capitol hill. are you looking to lose a few pounds? why still in the dark. more than 100,000 people in our area are still without power after a weekend storm. how long it could be before the lights come back on. crash report. more than a year after metro's deadliest accident investigators are finally ready to reveal what caused the two trains to collide. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm kimberly suiters. it's july 27th, 2010. taking a live look outside at a stunning morning. it's actually a little bit cool. >> i actually had to roll the windows up a little driving in this morning. >> so did i! >> take a look at the western sky just past full moon, getting low in the western sky. live view from our sky watcher camera here in upper northwest washington looking off to the west. right now temperatures out there. and to our west, only near 60 this morning. in west virginia it is only in the 50s right now. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince georges county, low to mid-60s. in washington, low 70s. eastern shore in the 60s. and mostly clear sky starting off this tuesday morning. winds shifting into the south later today bringing in increased humidity this evening. it will be in place wednesday and thursday. highs near 90 today. tomorrow and again on thursday. slight chance of an isolated storm today. greater chance wednesday night and thursday. how is the traffic, jerry? >> a live look this hour. river road, one of the very few traffic cameras and traffic lights that actually work between the beltway and the district line on river road. lots of traffic lights are out. treat them as a four-way stopment yesterday was backed up well from the capital beltway. i suspect it will be that way again, not only river road but other roads. as you make the trip in headed down towards the 3rd street tunnel, travel lanes open. metro trail, vre all reporting no delays. mark is telling us that the ticket machines at rockville are not working. purchase your tickets on the train without penalty for mark. back to you. thank you, jerry. it could take several more days to restore power to thousands of people around the washington area after that weekend storm. >> right now pep cois reporting just under 145,000 customers without power. bge, just over 2,100. and dominion has under 400 customers without power right now. crews have been working around the clock to try to restore that power, but it's proving to be a very big job. megan is joining us live where pep cois staging its crews. megan, what are they waiting for? >> reporter: well, that is the big question. it seems odd to see all these trucks behind me and none of them are actually moving. here's the answer to that question. this is what's going on. pep cobrought in hundreds of crews from neighboring jurisdictions. they're coming in to lend a helping hand. they were arriving last night and through the night. later this morning they have to be briefed. these are crews coming from other states. they're not familiar with the area. they're not familiar with the procedures of pep co. so they have to have a safety briefing later this evening. they have to get maps of the area so they know where they're going. crews will start to send crews out to the areas that had the most damage to start bringing back the power lines, getting them back on track, getting people back up and running. that is going to happen later on this morning. about 7:30 after that safety briefing, that's when they hope to send the crews out and start the repair work. this is a huge job. the wind brought down just so many trees. but they have power lines down all over the place. they're tangled with the tree limbs. it's kind of a double job there. they have to remove the trees, get those out of the way before they can begin the work of restoring the lines themselves. so it's a complicated job. they are working around the clock. pep cocrews are out there making the repairs. now they have the reinforcements getting under way a little later this afternoon they'll be getting out and working as well. the hope is they can start to make real progress. the estimate, though, is not what a lot of people want to hear. thursday, or in some cases friday, that's when some customers will be put back online. so certainly not an ideal situation if you're someone who has been without power since sunday. we are expecting additional problems this morning. a lot of traffic signals that are out. hundreds of them at 60 major intersections. police directing traffic. but not at all intersections. so that will be a problem. light at the end of the tunnel as far as reinforcements coming in. those are still affecting many montgomery county schools as well. 59 buildings have no power. that means no summer classes, camps, recreation or meal programs at those buildings today. for an updated list of the schools, visit montgomery county school system's website. martin o'malley toured the storm damage with local officials, including montgomery county executive ike leggett. >> i have reiterated to pep coand county executives that any help that is needed from the state and in terms of additional crews, we'll do everything in our power to provide. this is hard work given the amount of lines that are down. but fortunately i think there is progress being made. dporchor governor o'malley visited a cooling shelter. one colesville couple is recovering this morning from carbon monoxide exposure after using a portable generator to power their home. this was on buccaneer road in colesville, maryland. the elderly pair was using a gas-powered generator in their screened-in back porch and fumes entered their home making the couple sick. they're expected to be fine, but fire officials say generators need to be operated at least 25 feet from any enclosed structure. how about good news now for folks in maryland this morning. the water restrictions were finally lifted last night. wssc issued mandatory water restrictions for all customers on sunday. the storm knocked out power to a plant for about 12 hours in potomac. it was restored but it took several hours to get the plant back online. stay with us throughout the morning for continuing storm coverage. we will have the latest power outage numbers for you and how it's acting your morning commute. you can find information on our website, nbc das washington.com. two people are behind bars in oakland, california accused of kill a fairfax county man. police say they shot 45-year-old kang. he was in oakland for a job interview with google earlier this month. police say this surveillance video helped nab the suspects. they believe it shows them just minutes before they robbed and killed him. kang leaves behind a wife and three children. this morning a hate crime investigation is under way in montgomery county after an act of vandalism at a synagogue. someone sprayed anti semetic messages and swastikas. a rabbi think this is happened overnight. volunteers helped scrub away the graffiti. and hundreds of people were at last night's services in a show of solidarity for the community. >> not sad for what happened to us. we'll get through this. we have already done a huge job bringing the community together and cleaning up. just in the afternoon. but i'm sad that there are people out there who are still so hateful and walk around with these misconceptions about other people. >> police are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. still ahead, we may finally learn what caused the deadliest accident in metro history. what investigators are expected to say when they meet today. and you have seen self checkout at the grocery stores. what about self boarding on an airplane? the airline that's about to give it a try. a nice, cool start to the morning but how warm will it [ female announcer ] why is travel these days about what you give up, and not what you get? like electricity, for gadget power at your seat. room to stretch your legs, and your wingspan. food when you're hungry. and taking off your shoes, only if you feel like it. these 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[ male announcer ] amtrak guest rewards members earn up to 9,000 bonus points this summer. details at amtrak.com. 17 billion dollar investment, and what do you see? at at&t, we see the dreams and ambitions of everyday americans coming true. we see an economic recovery taking root as businesses grow and prosper and add jobs, thanks to the amazing power of an open internet that works. america needs an internet that is always getting faster, safer, and more secure. at at&t, our investment last year of more than 17 billion dollars in the wireless and wired networks of tomorrow is what's fueling innovation today and creating jobs and opportunities now. we invest because we know the internet works. it's working for our children, our families, our economy and our future. and if there were ever a time to stick with what works, now is it. the future has always been our business. and the future begins now. time for weather and traffic on this tuesday morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom. a refreshing start to this day with low humidity. temperatures in the comfort zone in the 60s to low 70s around the region. out of the mountains, 50s. highs near 90. slight chance of an isolated storm. a greater chance wednesday night and thursday. tomorrow and thursday, both days more humid with highs around 90. lower humidity moves in for friday. a look at the weekend in ten minutes. how is the traffic now, jerry? >> for the most part we're okay. heavy traffic on 66 trying to get to the beltway. we're told travel lanes are open. as you head en route to the capital beltway, look out. no lanes are blocked. 270 pretty quiet. i-70, no concerns. parts of river road from potomac to the district line, 95% of the traffic lights are out. no police direction. just rely on your own good judgment. so use it wisely. back to you. 5:43. more freedom for i-phone users. why the government decided you should be allowed to hack your own phone. want to keep your teenager from more than 100,000 households throughout the washington area are still in the dark this morning after sunday's storm. right now pep cois reporting more than 140,000 customers, plus all their spouses, partners, roommates and kids, without power. bge is reporting just over 2,000. and dominion has just under 400 customers without power. 14 before the hour. today we may learn what caused the deadliest crash in metro's history. the national transportation safety board will hear from crash investigators during a board meeting today. tracee wilkins is live in northeast with more on that. hey, tracy. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. 13 months ago when the red line train was trying to get to fort patton station but had a terrible crash, the deadliest in metro's history, killing nine people. today we may know why. ntsb is investigating what led to the crash, that includes mechanical issues but also an overall examination of metro and how the transportation system approaches safety. a number of interviews and hearings all leading up to answers for what went wrong june 22nd. eight passengers and the train operator killed when a red line train to fort totten struck a train. the crash ended with the lead car on top of the rear car of the stopped train. ntsb suggested changes throughout its investigation. metro officials say they have put aside $30 million for the next three years in anticipation of what may come out of this investigation in terms of changes for metro. it is expected to start at 9:00 a.m. investigators will be presenting their conclusions to the board. tracee wilkins, live this morning. aaron, back to you in the studio. >> tracy, thank you. metro finally received federal approval to buy rail cars. . continental is test self boarding at its hub in houston. passengers swipe their boarding passes at a kiosk at the gate which opens a turnstyle like on the subway. no agent is present to take your boarding pass. someone is typically around to handle problems. self boarding is common the many foreign airports. vicenza started using it in 2003. happening today, a bill cracking down on stalking on capitol hill. stalking victim and espn reporter erin andrews will help promote the new legislation. nbc's tracy potts reports. >> reporter: espn erin andrews said she was angry when this man posted nude pictures of her on the internet last year. he pled guilty and he got 30 months behind bars. >> i won't get it done in 30 months or 30 years. >> reporter: her crime can never be erased online. she'll push for an update that makes cyber stalking a federal crime. >> our laws are not as sophisticated as the crooks who are breaking them. >> reporter: when the violence against women act was passed in 1994, only one in seven americans used the internet. today three and four do. and most all stalking cases happen online. the new law would make cyber stalking on social networks a crime, create a database of cases, and make it easier to prosecute. >> this will allow a person to be prosecuted even if the person who is being stalked is not aware of it. >> reporter: it's one area where democrats and republicans agree if criminals are in cyberspace, the law should be too. every year, three and a half million adults become victims of a stalker, usually someone they know. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. maryland's two leading candidates for governor are locked in a tight race according to a new poll this morning. the latest poll by gonzalez puts martin o'malley ahead of ehrlich by three points, 42 to 45. vice president joe biden is taking time to check out some of america's most beautiful parks. biden visited yellowstone national park yesterday with his granddaughter naomi. it wasn't all fun for the vice president, though. he got a firsthand look how recovery act funds are helping the national park system. yellowstone received $12 million for recovery projects. the national park service said they have always been in need of additional fund to go push through overdue projects. >> you can say in general the park service always had infrastructure issues. >> this has multiple effects. it's not just a job project. it's things we should be doing anyway. >> the vice president's next stop, the grand canyon. 5:51 right now. time for weather and traffic on the ones. today might be a nice day to get out and enjoy nature a little bit. >> we have our own national parks around the blue ridge and the george washington national forest. all of that region there. it is a wonderful morning under way with the low humidity in place. but the heat waves have taken their toll in our area. in fact, we've had 17 heat-related deaths so far in maryland due to the 2010 heat waves. virginia has had nine. district of columbia has had one. this is a continuing decline. in fact, we could get several more deaths related to the heat just from the last heat wave. it usually takes a week or two before that determination can be made. heat kills more than all other weather types combined. in the u.s. each year, about 700 people succomb to high heat. humidity is low. calm wind. 60s in the suburbs and rural areas. except out of the mountains of west virginia. it is just in the 50s this morning many locations in pennsylvania in the 50s. that's the core of the high pressure that's passing just to our north now with the dry air with it. look at the eastern shore. salisbu salisbury, 60. on the beaches at the waters, low 70s right now as well as around the bay. a clear sky for the most part. just a few clouds coming through right now. they'll be with us from time to time throughout the day. there's a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm developing along the piedmont of virginia. some humidity begins to move back in. already getting one thundershower this morning. there's a slight chance of an afternoon storm west of i-95. some of the humidity does begin to creep back in. highs near 90. overnight, we'lling back to the 70s by midnight. a steamy pattern in place wednesday and thursday. highs will reach near 90 degrees. and the likelihood of storms increases wednesday night and off and on on thursday as a front begins to move west-northwest. that front will bring in lower humidity for friday with cooler temperatures. that low humidity should be in place saturday as well. check the weather any time. weather channel on cable. doing pretty well. low volume. some, not all, but certainly some of the traffic lights on the 29 corridor coming out of white oak to the beltway and silver spring are back in order. hopefully that will assist a little bit this morning. let's see if things are moving along well. a little sluggish. all in all not bad to the 14th street bridge. all lanes are open. 395, beltway headed into town looking pretty good. out to the rails we go. no concerns right now. very good news there. metro rail, mark, and vre. ticket machines in germantown and rockville for mark are not working. purchase your tickets on the train with no penalty. aaron? >> all right. thank you, fare. we have a recall to tell you about for a portable baby recliner designed to help calm fussy babies. consumer product safety commission says people should stop using the nap nani made by baby matters. 30,000 of the seats were sold. the warning comes after one infant died. if you have a nap nani, contact the company to get a new instructions for that product and, in some cases, a coupon for a new one altogether. logging on to et weight loss web sites might help you keep off the pounds. people who regularly updated their diet progress online tended to lose more than those who use the sites less often. the best results came from users who tracked their weight, exercise and food diaries at least once a month with interactive programs. iphone owners can now download any app without breaking the law. they will face consequences from apple. the library of congress's copyright office said iphone users can break electronic locks. it is called jailbreaking. the companies it is an unauthorized modification of its software and customers who decide to do it won't be able to take advantage of the software upgrades. sit a dangerous habit that is illegal in the district and in virginia, but some drivers still send text drivers while on the road. one company is promising a solution. all you need is a smartphone. julie chan has the details. >> reporter: we see it more and more. people not willing to put down their phone even while behind the wheel. >> distracted driving is one of the biggest causes of motor vehicle accidents, injuries and deaths in the united states. >> reporter: travis and his colleagues at web safety in irving created an app that blocks texting, e-mail while driving. >> it uses a gps sense on the phone and senses motion. >> reporter: when your car is going 10 miles per hour the app, called cell safety, blocks all other applications that connect you to the web, e-mail or texting. >> that's what happens. it says blocked by motion. >> reporter: nearly half of all american teenagers say they have been distracted while driving by the independent allstate organization. >> parents are two times more likely to text than kids are. >> reporter: to reach out to both groups and employers, web safety is partnering with dallas cup, an international soccer tournament that attracts more than 100,000 people. >> if a parent has an opportunity to protect their children, i think they're going to take that opportunity. >> reporter: before you think you can get around cell safety. >> any time somebody tries to uninstall or shut the gps off or a variety of other things, it sends an e-mail and text notification to the administrator of the account letting them know somebody is trying to circumvent the technology. >> this app works on most smartphones but the company is working on a software for the iphone. the time now is 5:57. coming up at 6:00, dozens of trucks are lined up and ready to go to work on those power problems. when you can expect to see them in your neighborhood. a live update from pep co. the problems plaguing arlington national cemetery may be far worse than first thought. a live look outside. it is 5:57 right now. 73 degrees. we're coming right back for news 4 at 6:0 out in force. looking live at an army of utility trucks getting ready to hit the roads, trying the get the lights back on for hundreds of thousands of people still in the dark. final findingsment federal investigators prepare to release what they believe ultimately caused last year's deadly metro crash. and bp ceo is stepping down and getting a new job with the oil giant. thanks for waking up with us this morning. i'm kimberly suiters. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. joe krebs is off today. welcome to news 4 today on this tuesday morning. a live look outside as the sun is up over the nation's capital. look at that. 72 degrees it says on the screen this morning. this is the time to get outside and do whatever you need to do. right, tom? >> give us an hour. >> right. >> or maybe after the "today" show and news 4 midday. how about noon time? right now 73 at national airport. it is in the 60s in the suburbs. sunrise is about five minutes away. eastern sky is glowing in bright orange and gold. it could take several more days to restore power to thousands of people around the washington area after that weekend store. pep cois reporting just over 140,000 customers without electricity. bge under 2,000. and dominion has just under 400 without power. crews have been working around the clock to restore the power but the mayor says pep coneeds to do more to get the electricity restored. pep cois staging crews this morning. they've been watching on line as the numbers of outages have been dropping. we see all the trucks behind you standing still. doesn't quite jibe. >> reporter: the trucks behind me are trucks coming from other states. you can see they're the reinforcements lined up in rows at the fairgrounds, coming as far away as ohio and pennsylvania to give assistance to the crews working around the clock. this is a huge job. pep codidn't have the number of personnel they needed to get it all done. so they brought in crews from other jurisdictions. why are they just sitting here? it's a little odd to see all the crew waiting to get to work when so many people are still without electricity. here's the answer we're getting. keep in mind these are crews coming from other jurisdictions. they are not familiar with our area. they don't know the roads. they don't have the maps and the lights. they also need to get a safety briefing. again, briefed on pep coprocedures and how things are done in this area before they can then get to work. that is happening here shortly. we are expecting all these crews to be dispatched around 7:30 this morning. the out of town crews will get marching orders. they will go out and begin repairing some of these downed lines. there are a tremendous number of downed power lines. we had a tremendous amount of wind associated with the storm. the wind brought down the trees, the branches. they got tangled up in power lines. that's really what's causing the huge problem. unfortunately what we're hearing is it could be thursday, possibly friday before some people are back up and running before they get their electricity. the mayor is not too happy about the status of the situation. he said they need to be better about providing information to their customers. >> you cannot just say it's going to be days and weeks. people need specifics and fast response. >> reporter: and we still have several hundred traffic signals that are dark. some have police direction. others do not. back to you in the studio. >> megan live in gaithersburg. thanks, megan. >> reporter: sure. >> power outages still affecting montgomery county schools. 59 buildings are still without power. there will be no summer classes, summer camps, recreation programs or meal programs at those buildings today. for an updated list visit the montgomery county school system's website. martin o'malley toured the storm damage with local officials, including montgomery county executive ike leggett. he also checked out the power outages that crews are trying to restore. >> i have reiterated to pep co and county executives that any help that is needed from the state and in terms of additional crews, we'll do everything in our power to provide. this is hard work given the amount of lines that are down. but fortunately i think there is progress being made. governor o'malley visited a cooling shelter. residents until the power is restored. news 4 ahead, covering the storm and throughout the aftermath. stay with us for continuing connell of the cleanup. we'll show you through the morning until all the problems are fixed. today we're going to learn what caused the deadly crash in metro's history. last year nine people died in the red line crash. news 4 tracee wilkins is live with the latest in northeast. tracy, what do you know? >> reporter: nine people who died in that accident. nine people died. the deadly crash in metro's history. hopefully today we will know exactly why that crash happened. as you said, it's been 13 months and we still don't have an exact reason. that includes mechanical issues but also an overall examination of metro's culture and how the transportation approaches safety. there have been re-enactments and a interviews, hearings all leading up to what went wrong. eight passengers and the train operator killed and dozens injured when a red line train struck a second train outside fort totten. it ended with the lead car on top of the rear car just before the train station. ntsb investigators have been suggesting changes through the their investigation. metro officials say they have put aside $30 million for the next three years in hopes of actually starting to do some things to fix them. now, they are actually going to have this meeting at 9:30. nstsb board. tracee wilkins, live at fort totten. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, tracee. ahead, bp ceo pushed out. what his next job will be. a report that will make you think twice about grabbing a bite to eat at the verizon center. one of the coolest mornings we have seen in a long time. weather and traffic look inside a more than 17 billion dollar investment, and what do you see? at at&t, we see the dreams and ambitions of everyday americans coming true. we see an economic recovery taking root as businesses grow and prosper and add jobs, thanks to the amazing power of an open internet that works. america needs an internet that is always getting faster, safer, and more secure. at at&t, our investment last year of more than 17 billion dollars in the wireless and wired networks of tomorrow is what's fueling innovation today and creating jobs and opportunities now. we invest because we know the internet works. it's working for our children, our families, our economy and our future. and if there were ever a time to stick with what works, now is it. the future has always been our business. and the future begins now. good morning. time for weather and traffic on the ones. sun is up. partly cloudy skies over northeast washington. live view on this tuesday morning. low tumdity in place. 37 in washington. six in the suburbs and many of the rural areas. out of the mountains of west virginia, only in the 50s now. highs today upper 80s to near 90. just a slight chance of isolated storm west of i-95. great chance thursday. we'll take a look at the weekend coming up in ten minutes. >> tom, we will check things out. mont dpomry county, 29, chopper 4 over the scene. you can see police officers directing traffic at this intersection. traffic lights still out. that is not the case at all in intersections. so as we said yesterday, treat them as four-way stop? proceed with great caution. let's head over and see the bridge. no worries there. northeast, new york avenue, kenworth, moving along well. southeast corridor is very quiet. there's a little positive out there. that's how we're doing kimberly, aaron. 12 minutes after the 6:00 hour. still ahead, don't be alarmed. where you may hear big booms starting early today. plus, from aspiring terrorist to informant. the local man being held on terror charges. up next, bp ceo getting a new gig, f new fall out this morning after the gulf oil disaster. an american will soon take over bp's recovery operations and the company for that matter. the current ceo tony hayward will likely step down october 1st. that's been confirmed. at the same time his american colleague, robert dudley, could replace him. leigh-ann dpreg has more. >> reporter: at the center of a firestorm, controversial ceo tony hayward is out as bp ceo. stepping down in october to take a job with the company's joint venture in russia. he left company headquarters monday. >> he has been the wayward ceo and not a ceo who has legitimacy to leave. >> reporter: news of his departure as bp announces the company's grim quarterly report. hayward had a series of blunders that caused a public relations disaster, including this one. >> no one wants this thing over more than i do. i would like my life back. >> reporter: little sympathy about his firing of coastal residents whose way of life has been. >> i wish him well in his retirement. i hope he'll donate some of that money to the gulf coast. >> reporter: more than three months after the disaster, a bp management shakeup as final preparations are under way to permanently seal the well possibly by mid-august. leanne gregg, nbc news. robert dudley, his likely replacement is a 54-year-old mississippi native. the obama administration is doing damage control this morning as the pentagon assesses the impact of the leak of classified afghan war documents. the site wikileaks.org released 60,000 sunday night. it plans to release another 15,000. it describes combat incidents back to 2004, some apparently documenting civilian deaths and some accusing pakistan of helping the taliban sfoo a local man trying to join a somali terrorist group has been denied bond. he considers him a flight risk and danger to the community. prosecutors also revealed that he apparently tried to enlist the fbi to help him travel overseas after his arrest. instead, they arrested him last week. he tried to leave the country twice to join an al qaeda link terror group. two people are behind bars in oakland, california accused of kill a fairfax county man. police say they shot 45-year-old kang. he was in oakland for a job interview with google earlier this month. they believe the video shows them just minutes before they robbed and killed kang. kang leaves behind a wife and three children. happening today, a bill cracking down on stalking will be introduced on capitol hill. stalking victim and espn reporter erin andrews will help promote this new legislation. nbc's tracy potts reports. >> reporter: espn erin andrews said she was angry when this man posted nude pictures of her on the internet last year. he pleaded guilty and got 30 months behind bars. >> i won't get it down in 30 months or 30 years. >> reporter: her crime can never be erased online. today with lawmakers she'll push for an update that makes cyber stalking a federal crime. >> our laws are not as sophisticated as the crooks who are breaking them. >> reporter: when the violence against women act was passed in 1994, only one in seven americans used the internet. today three and four do. and most all happen online. the new law would make cyber stalking, like stalking on social networks a crime, create a database of cases, and make it easier to prosecute. >> this will allow a person to be prosecuted even if the person who is being stalked is not aware of it. >> reporter: it's one area where democrats and republicans agree if criminals are in cyberspace, the law should be too. every year three and a half million people become victims of a stalker, usually someone they know. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. vice president joe biden is taking some time to check out some of america's most beautiful parks. biden visited yellowstone national park yesterday with his granddaughter naomi. it wasn't all fun for the vice president, though. he got a firsthand look how recovery act funds are helping the national park system. yellowstone received $12 million for recovery projects. the national park service said they have always been in need of additional funding to push through overdue projects. >> you can say in general the park service always had infrastructure issues. >> this has multiple effects. it's not just a job project. it's things we should be doing anyway. >> the vice president's next stop, the grand canyon. you may hear big bangs if you live near the marine corps. base. don't be alarmed. this is just a test. the noise will vary depending on the weather. let's check in with tom. >> mostly clear this morning. so the effects of the explosions there won't be quite as loud. around the recently the story is lower humidity. it's still in place. certainly was a wonderful day yesterday. a perfect summer day. today more of the same, except there's a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm later this afternoon. off to a cool start now. temperatures generally in the 60s. low 70s in washington. highs near 90 with low humidity. humid tonight and tomorrow and thursday. highs near 90 both days. could get storms wednesday night and off and on thursday. cooler temperatures. sunshine returns on friday and saturday. then a little more humid sunday and monday. there's a small chance of some passing storms sunday and again on monday. highs in the 80s. now let's check traffic for this tuesday morning. jerry, how is it looking? >> traffic lights aplenty particularly montgomery county. very close to the capital beltway where the traffic lights remain out. this intersection obviously no police direction. treat it as a four-way stop. chopper 4 is flying side ways today i guess. old georgetown road. be careful. report of a transformer fire near this intersection. firefighters should be on the scene dealing with that. wilson broad, northeast, southeast, not to worry. looking good. out on the rails this morning, everything is lovely. that's how we're doing right now. back to you. >> thanks, jerry. >> time is 6:22. still to come, an update on the efforts to get the lights back on. tens of thousands of people still without power. when things are expected to improve. plus, if you're an iphone loser you can now break out of jail and you won't be breaking the allow. and the dirt cancer details of a new report that may make you think twice about a trip to the concession stand at the verizon center just in time for breakfast. we need to tell you every single concession stand in the verizon center is in violation of the health code, according to a study by espn. the "sportscenter" compiled a record looking at stadiums across the entire country. 100% of the vendors at verizon center had a violation on record, the most of my stadium in the country. mouse droppings were found in the food prep area of ten stands. the ceo promised to remedy that station. other stadiums faired much better. fedex fields, the number, 36%. the two major baltimore stadiums, though, proved to be among the best. only 4% of vendors received violations. and orioles park at camden yard also performed well with 9%. . you can download any app without breaking the law. but they will face consequences from apple. iphone owners can break electronic locks to download apps not approved by apple. the process is called jailbreaking. apple is not happy with this. the company says anybody who takes part in jailbreaking won't be able to take advantage of the software upgrades. 6:27. ahead this morning, a sickening sight at a place of worship. how this hateful display brought the members of a local synagogue closer together. plus, who is saying the problem that article ton national cemetery may be more widespread than even thought. and next who pep co is calling on for thousands of the cavalry arrives. pep co receiving a surge of outside help to get the lights back on for something close to 150,000 customers. and the cause of the crash. metro riders expected to find out today what federal inspectors ultimately believed caused the deadly metro crash. thanks for waking up with us this morning. this is news 4 today. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm kimberly suiters. if you're lucky enough to be off this morning, you're going to enjoy a gorgeous sunrise, 73 degrees. low humidity, too. let's check in with meteorologist tom for today's treat. >> yes, indeed. a beautiful morning for outdoor recreation and for the crews working to clear trees and repair power lines. northwest washington, low humidity. you can see the potomac river. 73 in washington. six in the suburbs and rural areas. the bay, eastern shore, 60s as well. atlantic beaches, 70. mountains of west virginia, temperatures in the mid-50s this morning. we have hd over the region bringing us this low humidity. it will drift off the coast and increase humidity by tonight. as the humidity does begin to increase, there's an slight chance of isolated storm. more humid tomorrow and thursday. chopper 4 with breaking news in montgomery county as we reported last time now. the problem is a transformer fire on old georgetown road and wingate drive inside the capital beltway. that's one of the problems crews will be facing. they may have some issues. old georgetown at wingate drive inside the capital beltway. power line on fire. you can see the fire department on the scene right now. as far as traffic goes, looks like they're squeezing by okay. the big issue continues to be the power outages. so there's a possibility there was powerback in the area. it may be off again. again, one more thing all the crews to deal with as they reenergize the power lines around the area. we'll keep you updated on this situation. chopper 4 doing a great job for us. 395, volume. tons of it from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. all travel lanes are open. good news to report. metro, vre and mark, no delays. reminder that the ticket machines for mark are not working. purchase your tickets on the trains with no penalty. kimberly. >> thanks, jerry. here's the latest on the recovery act of the storm. more than 100,000 households remain without power. most are in mopt goalry county. dozens of traffic lights are still not working. you'll want to treat those as four-way stops. 350 out-of-state crews are now helping to restore power. crews have been working around the clock to try and fix the power, bring it back to the people. news 4 megan mcgrath joins us from gaithersburg where pep co is staging its crew. any movement from there, megan? >> reporter: we are starting to see the crews arrive. they're getting their trucks ready. getting a little something to eat before they take off. many of them are coming from quite a chance. we have crews from ohio, pennsylvania. other locations around our region as well to help try and get the powerback on. i'm joined by clay anderson with pep co. the big between, when can people expect it to get restored. >> thursday is the target date. we know the clock is ticking. we have over # thun,000 customers out. we have hundreds of crews here now. we're going to get the job done and continue throughout the effort today, into tomorrow, wednesday. by thursday, as of now we want to have the overwhelming majority of our customers back. >> a lot of folks have been asking as they see these cars parked stationary behind us here. why are they not out and operating? >> you'll see crews leaving at 7:00 a.m. what they have had is their morning safety briefing. they have information on certain target areas where they have to go. maps, diagrams, things they need to do. basically they have their crew assignments. they're going to continue to move throughout the day. not only in montgomery county, even though the lines are in montgomery county. they're going to be in prince georges county as well. >> we should make it clear. the crews are from out of town. >> you're looking at crews from ohio, pennsylvania, our sister company delmarva power is here as well. so, yeah, we brought help in. >> okay. thanks for joining us. there you see it, kimberly. all the extra crews coming to help out the situation. the hope that most folks can be restored by thursday. some won't get their powerback on until friday. that will be a small number. >> that's a long time. thanks, megan. the power outages still affecting many montgomery county schools. 59 buildings are still without power. that means no summer camp, classes, recreation or meal programs at those buildings today. for an updated list, visit the montgomery county school system's website. stay with news 4 every step of the way as crews slowly get things back to normal. you can find much more information on our website, nbcwashington.com. this morning a hate crime investigation is under way in montgomery county after an act of vandalism at a synagogue. someone spray painted anti semetic messages and swastikas all over the synagogue. the rabbi thinks it happened over the night yesterday. volunteers hechd to scrub away the graffiti. volunteers helped scrub away the graffiti. and hundreds of people were at last night's services in a show of solidarity for the community. >> not sad for what happened to us. we'll get through this. we have already done a huge job bringing the community together and cleaning up. just in the afternoon. but i'm sad that there are people out there who are still so hateful and walk around with these misconceptions about other people. >> police are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. 24 before the hour. we're learning that a graves in the cemetery could be in the thousands. democratic senator mccaskill and her subcommittee are investigating fraud. 211 discrepancieses between burial maps and grave sights. she says that report was limited to a small section of the cemetery and the number of errors could be much higher. it's 6:37 right now. the "today" show is come up next at 7:00. let's check in with mayor death vieira to see what they're working on. good morning, meredith. >> hey, kimberly, good morning to you. coming up on today on this tuesday, the leak of some 92,000 documents tied to the war in afghanistan? if so, how do we get access to such sensitive reports. we'll have the latest. an overnight announcement by tony hayward will be replaced as the company's ceo. wait until you hear how much his severance package is worth. i'll try to enter the digital age with a complete technology makeover. that's when you get started on a tuesday morning right here on today. >> thanks, meredith. >> good luck with that. 6:37. a day many people remember 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of the many issues that crews and helpers are facing once power lines are reenergized. we have several other problems being reported. it's going to be a long process. 395, all volume but tons of it as you make the trip to downtown. be careful and plan accordingly. >> good advice. >> 6:42. after the break, a routine traffic stop becomes anything but. >> the cold showered. where bp is sending tony hayward. next, 13 months later, the final word on what federal investigators believe caused the deadly crash today we will learn what caused the deadliest metro crash in history. these images are burned into the memories of many of our people in our area. last june, nine people died in the red line crash. today, 13 months later, the national transportation safety board will hear a final report from crash investigators during a board meeting. tracee wilkins is live in northeast. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning, kimberly. nine people were killed in the crash. as you said, it was the deadliest crash in metro history. ntsb is investigating what led to the crash, that includes mechanical issues but also an overall examination of metro and how the transportation system approaches safety. everyone is waiting to hear what happened. ntsb investigators have been investigating what led to that crash today, that includes mechanical issues but also an over y'all examination of metro culture and how the transportation system approaches safety. there have been re-enactments of the crash, a number of interviews, and hearings all leading up to answers for what went wrong june 22nd. eight passengers and the train operator killed when a red line train to fort totten struck a train. the crash ended with the lead car on top of the rear car of the stopped train. ntsb investigators have been making suggestions for changes the system could make. and some of the changes have been implemented. metro said they have already put aside $30 million for the next three years in anticipation of what they believe ntsb officials will be suggesting in terms of changes that the agency needs to make. ntsb investigators will be presenting their proposal to the board and also wrapping up their investigation and telling them what they think caused this train accident at 9:30 a.m. at ntsb headquarters. kimberly, back to you in the station. >> so many theories out there, it will be interesting to see what they finally decide. metro received final approval to buy rail cars. the washington examiner reported the federal transit administration signed off on $886 million to buy 428 rail cars from kawasaki railcar, inc. it ran into trouble earlier this month with federal rules, but that has now been cleared. the cars would replace the old 1000 series cars involved in last year's deadly metro crash. . a local doctor wanted for sexual battery of a female patient has been located and arrested. a patient reported that he inappropriately touched her. she says it happened at the family caramel center in al alexandr alexandria. since then a second woman has come forward. he's being charged with two counts of sexual patry. a huge drug bust while making a routine traffic stop. police recovered 100 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop last week. they pulled over a tractor trailer on 495 for equipment violation and then found the drugs inside the trailer. two miami men, 38-year-old alexis xavier paz and 45-year-old felix rodriguez were both charged in the bust. paz was also charged with possession of cocaine. maryland's two leading candidates are locked in a tight race for governor, according to a new poll this morning. the poll puts democratic governor martin o'malley ahead of ehrlich by three points. that's within the margin of error of 3.5. the last poll in january had o'malley with the lead. overnight news from bp now. in the wake of the gulf oil disaster, the oil giant reported a big loss and a big shakeup at the top. cnbc's courtney reagan joining us live with more on that. not a big surprise, courtney. >> reporter: no, it's not. people are usually astonished at how much they make. this time it's the total opposite. a record quarterly loss, $17.5 billion as the company sets aside $32 billion to pay for the cost of the gulf oil spill, including the fund they set up. and bp claiming embattled ceo tony hayward will step down from that position, but not until october. he is being reassigned to bp's joint venture in russia. many parents will rely on smartphone and social networking to find bargains. more than half say they will change how they spend, only buying what's on sale or only what they really need. and continental airlines testing self boarding at its hub in houston. passengers swipe their boarding passes at a kiosk at the gate which opens a turnstyle like on the subway. no agent is present to take your boarding pass. self boarding is common the many foreign airports. back to you, kimberly. >> thanks, courtney. >> reporter: thank you. many canning up on 6:51 right now. and time for weather and traffic on the ones. tom is here with a little bit of a forecast. >> good morning. thankfully we still have low humidity in place here on tuesday morning, which is great for all the crews working hard to repair power lines in the wake of the big storms on sunday. before that we had the heat wave and the heat waves of 2010 have taken their toll. we've had 17 heat-related deaths in maryland so far. nine in virginia. and one in washington. and this could climb higher. now, as we look up to the east from our vantage point here 300 feet above northwest washington, live view from sky watcher. golden sunlight flooding the landsca landscape. humidity is at about 70%. but the humidity drops as the temperature rises. with the low humidity in place, we have it down into the low 60s. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, it's higher in southern maryland. upper 60s, 70s near the bay. 50s of western maryland, west virginia. high pressure moved in that dropped our humidity late on sunday and yesterday is now over the region. it will move off the east coast and will see a southerly flow that will bring moisture in. this may move up farther to our west, west of i-95. later today, a slight chance of an isolated storm with a high around 90. overnight tonight, humidity increases. 70s by midnight. low 70s by taun tomorrow. hot and humid. low 90s. could get storms wednesday night and off and on on thursday. and then lower humidity in on friday. and highs in the 80s. and more of the same on saturday. slight chance of storms on sunday and monday. >> off we go taking a live look around the area at this hour. for the most part you will have to be very, very cautious and proceed very cautiously as crews continue to deal with power outages, traffic light issues and unfortunately in some cases wires that catch on fire. old georgetown just inside the capital beltway. fire department still on the scene. we have had problems on georgia avenue and silver spring and north washington street in downtown rockville. let's head on over. 395. land mark to shirleying ton. maybe a lot of folks took the day off. mark rail with one delay. eight minutes behind schedule. aaron? thank you, jerry. crews have been working around the clock to restore power to 100,000 people left in the dark after the storm. megan joins us live from gaithersburg where pep co is staging crews with help from all over the place. >> reporter: that's right. we have several different states represented here. folks from ohio, pennsylvania. they're also coming from other parts of maryland to help out. you can see everybody staging here at montgomery county fair grounds. 7:30. that's when we're expecting crews to get their marching orders so to speak and to leave this location and to go out and start fixing some of the lines. a lot of people wondering why aren't they out there working right now. these are folks from other states. they're not familiar with the area. they have to have a safety briefing. they need maps and other information before they can go out and work on repairing these down lines. there were so many trees that came down. so many lines are tangled up all around the area. but it is a huge job. that's what the crews will be doing, not only dealing with downed power lines but they will have to take care and remove the trees as well. >> we have tree trimmers. men and women in bucket trucks. we have a lot of wires down. we have to deenergize and cut the trees. the story will be tree guys will come in. we'll turn off the power. tree guys come in, move the trees, chop up the trees. we come back in, fix poles, fix wires, fix transformers. >> we have seep the numbers in terms of the numbers of customers without power go down. so they are making progress. they are stillwell over 100,000 customers in the dark. they plan to make a big dent in the next 24 hours. it could be thursday before some customers get powerback. in fewer cases, friday. >> may live for us. thank you, megan. >> power outages still affecting schools this morning. 59 buildings are still without power. that means no summer classes, catches, recreation or meal programs at those today. visit mont dpomry county school system's website. a final look at some of the top stories of the morning. neut(vnato says the body of a missing navy member has been recovered and the search continues for the other missing sailor. the two disappeared on friday in logar after an armed sport utility vehicle was seen driving into a taliban-held area.% so far six insurgents have been detained in connection with the disappearance. two people are behind bars in oakland, california accused of kill a fairfax county man. police say they shot 45-year-old kang. he was in oakland for a job interview with google earlier this month. a bill cracking down on stalking will be in capitol hill today. it will focus on the growing issue of cyber stalking and stalking on social networks. espn reporter and stalking victim erin andrews on the hill to promote that bill. and 6:56. time for one last look at weather and traffic. >> thankfully low humidity still with us. highs near 90. tonight and into tomorrow, small chance of an isolated storm today. greater wednesday wednesday night and thursday. more humidity moves in for friday and saturday as we head toward the weekend with highs in the 80s. now jerry, has is the traffic. >> chopper 4 over old georgetown road. just an example what crews face with power outages, getting the lines back on and making sure it's safe. be careful. tread accordingly. and be very, very careful. look out for the other guy. >> thank you, jerry. >> that is news 4 today. thanks for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is coming up next. hope you have a great day. hope you get your powerback on today. wake up tomorrow morning. we start bright and early, 4:30 in the morning. 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