it's near 70 and raining there as well as much of montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. a little bit of break in the rain in loudoun county, washington, fauquier. farther to the east-southeast is what's coming down a little harder, northern neck, southern maryland, and eastern shore. we are near 70 throughout most of the region. and upper 60s to mid-60s in the shenandoah valley and the mountains. drippy sky over washington. that rain continuing to fall with a little light fog. it will be here off and on through noontime. this afternoon sun breaks out. high near 80. overnight tonight, i'll show you that, the "night planner" at 6:11. danella sealock, how's traffic? congestion is building. i want to start off with rails. rails looking good. metro, marc, and vre all running on time or close to schedule. that's good. we are having problems in virginia. check out this 66 east. your delays start from 234, 66 east as you travel up past 7100 and make your way up to route 23. again, the roads are wet. allow extra time as you're traveling this morning. a live look right now 95 north at fairfax county parkway. you can see we have volume building. i'm happy to report no accidents on 95 north. here's a look at 270. this is 270 and shady grove road. traveling 270 south, your delays are going to start from route 80 as you make your way towards route 121. again, it's wet out there. bring your umbrella as well as your patience. eun, joe, back to you. >> all right, danella. thanks. police are investigating a disturbing discovery this morning. a man found murdered in his apartment with duct tape wrapped around his head. this happened in the 1300 block of levis street in northeast washington. tracee wilkins is live with more on the investigation. >> reporter: good morning, joe. this man was discovered at 6:00 p.m. yesterday. police are still here on the scene. they're still working inside of that row house where the man was found. we're told the victim is a 61-year-old man. neighbors say he lived inside of this home for years. this row house is now the center of this murder investigation. police are calling this a homicide. a police source tells news 4 the man was found dead inside of his home with his head wrapped in duct tape. police have not revealed the manner of death here. at this point, there's no report of any gun or knife being used in this case of murder. we don't know if anyone else lived inside of this home. no information on if there was forced entry either. still a lot of unanswered questions. another important point. neighbors are telling us they heard this man was beaten just a few days ago inside this house. we don't know by whom or what part any of this is going to play in this investigation, but definitely detectives will also be asking questions about that. at this point, we also have no suspect information. i'm tracee wilkins live in northeast. back to you all in the studio. >> tracee, thanks very much. new from overnight, police are investigating a possible connection between a shooting and an armed robbery. officers found a man shot on chi chillam place in northwest tk. he wasn't hurt badly, but he was uncooperative. nearby police arrested two people for armed robbery. investigators believe they could have also been involved in the shooting. a woman in ohio will undergo a mental health evaluation this morning for making a bomb threat that grounded flights at reagan national airport. the woman made the threat at a dayton airport ticket counter, claiming that a bomb was on u.s. airways flight 2596 en route to d.c. fbi officials searched that plane and luggage and interviewed all 44 passengers on board. no explosives were found. the threat did shut down the airport, though, for '20 minutes. passengers we talked with said that airport officials handled the situation well. >> when they first told us that, you know, to get off of the flight, we were a little nervous, but everybody went very orderly, and everybody from the flight and from the airport, and it was wonderful. >> no charges have been filed against the woman, police say, who made that threat. and the man who caused a scare near the pentagon last week is in fbi custody. early friday morning, jonathan mellakou from arlington was caught wandering around arlington national cemetery in off hours. police initially thought the 22-year-old marine reservist had bomb making materials in his backpack. authorities shut down the roads around the pentagon for hours, which snarled traffic. later the detective said the items were not explosive. he remains in custody until the fbi completes its investigation. no word on why he was at the arlington national cemetery in the first place. a traffic alert in the district this morning. the national park service will close lanes of constitution avenue between henry bacon drive and 17th street in northwest washington. this is part of the constitution avenue reconstruction project. that work was supposed to begin at 5:30 this morning, but the rain has postponed that work for now. when construction does begin, crews will close lanes in both directions all this week from 5:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in northwest, ddot will open a temporary bridge so drivers can get around sinkhole repairs. broad ridge road has been closed between brandywine. a temporary bridge will be opened to run southbound in the morning and northbound in the evening. drivers have to use a right of way system to cross. the sinkhole repair should be finished by late july. he's been called the next tiger woods. some say he has the best swing in golf. now a young man from northern ireland has a u.s. open title to his name. >> another u.s. open champion from northern ireland. an unreal performance from rory mcilroy. >> 22-year-old rory mcilroy led the tournament from day one and was never threatened, completely dominating the competition at congressional country club. he blew away the field, winning by eight strokes in the end and smashing the tournament record with a final score of 16 under par. mcilroy says it's a day he has dreamt of since he was a little boy, which, as a matter of fact, was not all that long ago. >> to sit here at 22 years old as a major champion, it's a very nice feeling. i'm sure it will take time to sink in. i never thought about it that much. i always dreamt of one day being a major champion. to sit here and be able to call yourself one is very nice. >> pretty amazing. at 22 mcilroy is the youngest player ever to win the u.s. open and to do it on father's day, to be able to greet his dad and give him a big hug after the tournament, what a great thrill. >> that's the first thing he said to him. he said happy father's day, gave him that big embrace. so nice to see it. everyone was made such a big deal about what a great guy he is too. congratulations. >> good luck to him in the future as well. 6:07. now 70 degrees. why the wildfires burning in arizona have turned into a debate over illegal immigration. plus a new i'm laura, and this is my cvs. i just transferred a prescription to cvs because they have care 1on1. it's where the pharmacist stops and talks to me about safety and saving money with generic prescriptions. laura, let's talk about possible side effects. it's all about me. love that. get care 1on1 and talk savings, safety, and side effects when you transfer or fill a new, ongoing prescription. i'm laura, and this is my cvs. it's all mine. the hottest team in baseball, but all streaks must come to an end. the orioles beat the nats yesterday to end the nats' eight-game winning streak. the nats now fall back two games below .500. that's all right. we can make a comeback. >> we just have to start another one. >> what a great run it was. >> hope things have turned around. that would be nice. >> meteorologist tom kierein is going to start things off with a wet forecast. still kind of soggy out there, tom. the rain has held off for the nationals and for the u.s. open over the weekend. i was at the game on saturday at nationals park. it was great run, great crowd there. had a huge crowd there yesterday. this morning, yes, the rain is now falling around the region. we had this rain continuing since late last evening, and we have -- don't really have any thunder and lightning, but light rain falling over virginia. only a couple of tenths here in washington. only .4 in the western suburbs. shenandoah valley, central part of the valley, about 1.5 inches. central maryland and parts of the northern neck, only about .33 to .80 inches. a little sun breaking out this afternoon as temperatures climb to around 80 degrees. partly cloudy this evening. here's your monday night planner. we'll be in the 70s through the evening and 60s by dawn tomorrow. a look at the rest of the week into the weekend in ten minutes. danella sealock, how's the commute? >> the roads are wet, and we have some congestion starting out in virginia right here. you're slow from prince william parkway as you make your way 95 north to the occoquan. you're going to see major delays there. 66, problems as well from sudley road. just as you head up here past 7100 all the way to route 23 on 66 east heading towards d.c. i want to show you a live look. here's 66 east east of sudley road. i want to show you jammed stop and go. this is your normal commute. this morning on 495 it's jammed from new hampshire avenue as you make your way towards georgia avenue. a look at our rails. luckily, our rails are on or close to schedule right now. everything from metro, marc to vre, looking good on the rails. back to you, eun and joe. >> danella, thank you. ourv welcome back. first lady michelle obama is starting a week long trip to africa. she left last night with her two daughters sasha and malia as well as their grandmother and cousins. they'll make a stop in johannesbu johannesburg, south africa, and head to botswana later this week. mrs. obama plans to tell children there anything is possible if you are passionate about education and work hard. and libya nato has taken responsibility for an air strike that killed civilians. libyan leaders say nine people were killed in the strike. they say the strike occurred in an area where security forces have recently put down anti-gadhafi protests. nato says a weapons system failure may have caused the incident. some members of congress are now start to go question u.s. involvement in libya and criticized president obama about the matter. >> the president has done a lousy job of communicating our involvement in libya, but i'll be no part of an effort to defund libya or to try to cut off our effort to bring gadhafi down. >> last thursday nato also accidentally bombed rebel forces when it mistook a line of rebel vehicles for those belonging to gadhafi's troops. at 9:00 this morning, week five of testimony begins in the casey anthony murder trial. she's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee. over the weekweekend, the judge scold the lead defense attorney and threatened to hold him in content of court. the defense called a forensic anthropologist to the stand but did not reveal him to the prosecution, which is required by law. a second witness for the defense said that duct tape found over the toddler's mouth did not cause her death. congresswoman gabrielle giffords is back in houston to begin months of outpatient therapy. giffords visited with family in tucson, arizona, over the weekend. this was her first trip home since she was shot in the head while meeting with constinuents back in january. giffords was released from a houston rehabilitation hospital last week but will stay in houston to continue to visit the hospital for outpatient therapy. authorities have ordered more evacuations after strong winds sent that massive wildfire -- started that massive wildfire in arizona down a mountain and into a heavily populated area. 7,000 people were forced to leave their homes near the town of sierra vista. 50-mile-per-hour winds pushed the fire toward the area over the weekend. so far 44 homes have been lost. the fire has already consumed 500,000 acres. it is just 38% contained. meanwhile, the u.s. -- john mccain is causing a stir by suggesting that illegal immigrants are to blame for starting some of the wildfires. according to cnn, mccain said that during a weekend news conference. this morning the u.s. forest service says there's no evidence that mccain's statement is true. and the flooding continues in parts of the midwest along the mississippi river this morning. levees are failing to hold back floodwaters in parts of missouri, nebraska, and iowa. farmland and several homes are completely under water now. the river crested at 45 feet, breaking a record set back in 1993. in "news 4 your health," authors of a study released overnight says a number of children with health allergies is a substantial public health problem. 1 in 13 children in the u.s. is allergic to at least one food. of them, about 40% have severe reactions, including skin rashes, wheezing, and difficulty breathing. peanuts and milk were the most common allergic triggers. the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases released the study overnight in the american pediatrics journal. a study just out this morning. this study shows that during the summer months in this country a child drowns every five days in a portable pool. the study from nationwide children's hospital in columbus, ohio, finds that between 2001 and 2009 more than 200 children drowned in pools like these. the vast majority are under the age of 5. most drowned in their own backyards. the association of pool and spa professionals says that parental supervision is the key. they add that supervision means actively watching your child without any other distractions. we have a new miss usa this morning. alyssa campanella from california. the 21-year-old took the crown last evening at the pageant in las vegas. as miss usa, she'll represent the united states at the miss universe pageant in september in brazil. miss tennessee was the first runner-up, and contestant fs fr our area also had a strong showing. miss maryland also made it to the top eight. >> congratulations to her and all the others. time again for weather and traffic on the ones. >> meteorologist tom kierein joins us now to give us the latest on the forecast. wet start to the day, tom? sure looks gray behind you. we've got a lot of rain falling since last evening, but not enough to cause any flooding. around the region, we've had anywhere from 1 to 1.5 inches in the shenandoah valley. the other places only about .25 inches have fallen. over the last half hour, light rain in montgomery county, prince george's, the district, arlington, fairfax county. southern maryland, the northern neck, they're getting a little heavier rain, that area of yellow crossing the potomac that's about to move into charles county. right now near 70 throughout most of the region. as the day progresses, the sky will brighten but still be a bit wet. occasional light rain through noontime. during the afternoon, sun out. up near 80 by then. overnight, partly cloudy. 60s tomorrow morning. near 90 on tuesday and partly cloudy. tuesday night might get showers and storms. maybe a morning shower or afternoon storm wednesday and thursday. hot and humid both days. then friday, saturday, and into the weekend, maybe more storms friday and saturday. sunday looking nice. danella, how's traffic? well, our congestion is building. it's that time of morning. again, the roads are still wet. so allow yourself extra time. i want to take you to 270 in maryland. here's 270 south at father hurley boulevard. you can see 270 south. that traffic is building. there is a lot of volume. allow extra time. let's check out right now. 66 east of sudley. you're still seeing that problem, 66 east of sudley as you make your way towards the city. it is jammed. and the 14th street bridge. traffic is moving. lanes are clear. you are seeing significant volume. back to you, joe and eun. >> thanks very much, danella. 6:22 now. a local man was almost the best senior speller in america. we say almost. this is 66-year-old michael petrina of arlington, virginia. he came in second place at this year's aarp spelling bee in wyoming. this is the winner, tony johnson. he won in the 39th round beating 40 other spellers. to win the title and the $5,000 prize, johnson correctly spelled uakari, a type of monkey. petrina missed the word uncinariasis. that's a disease found in dogs and cats. if i had to spell it, i would spell it u-n-f-a-i-r, unfair. that's too big a word. >> that is. who knows what that -- come on. those are tough. >> i guess if you're a veterinarian, you know that. >> i guess that's why it's a spelling bee. they have to have tough words. >> that's what they do. the first family celebrated father's day last evening with an ice cream outing in georgetown. paul needleman happened to be inside the store and snapped these photos. president obama along with daughters sasha and malia stopped at thomas sweet ice cream shop. the president's niece and nephew joined them as well. the store is known for its homemade ice cream, frozen yogurt, and fudge. the president shook hands with people inside as well as onlookers watching outside. as you can see from the crowd, caused a lot of hubbub over there. >> thanks to paul needleman for getting those pictures inside the store. talk about a scoop. >> oh, joe. it was a wonderful way to spend father's day, right? >> perfect day. perfect way to do that. our time 6:27. coming messy monday. rain sweeping across the area right now making for a wet ride for the morning rush hour. good morning. welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. we're going to take a live look outside. it's 6:30. it's 68 degrees out there. it was drizzly and rainy throughout part of the region this morning early. rain still around the region. it's a soggy start to your work week. tom is here to tell us more about the forecast and when we'll see an end to some of this rain. not enough rain to cause any flooding, but certainly enough to slow down traffic. as you know, it's fender bender weather whenever we get wet roadways and streets around our region. we got that this morning. we do have a live picture for you too around hanes point showing the drippy sky. just some light rain now falling there at hanes point. you can see the washington harbor there. and we do have this light rain not only here at washington but farther to the south and east, where it's coming down a little bit harder. those areas of yellow you see on the radar, those are heavier downpours that are moving from southwest to northeast, out of the northern neck and heading into southern maryland. farther west and north, just scattered light rain across much of the sean an doe wa valley and the piedmont region. these are the rainfall totals the last couple of days. only .1 inch. this has happened overnight in washington. farther south and west, about .5 inch. temperatures are near 70 throughout most of the region. we'll have this cloud cover, maybe a little light rain all the way until around noontime, especially areas south and east. sun back this afternoon. highs around 80. a look at your "night planner" in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> we are seeing significant delays. 495, the outer loop of the beltway, you're slow from 95 to georgia avenue. we do have an accident right here westbound randolph road at dalewood drive. there's an accident blocking your two right lanes. going to show you a live look at that right now. as you can see in the distance, you can see we have police activity, and it's blocking your two right lanes. i've been watching this road. it's not too much traffic, which is a good thing. normally, you know, everyone is off taking their kids to school, but not this morning. it's not too much of a delay, but i want to keep you abreast of it. 95 north at the rest area, you are slow all the way from prince william parkway as you make your way towards 395 this morning. it's a little drier out, but the roads are still wet. allow extra time. joe and eun, back to you. >> thank you very much, danella. 6:32 now. police are investigating a disturbing discovery this morning. a man found murdered in his apartment, duct tape wrapped around his head. it happened on the 1300 block of levis street northeast of the that's where news 4's tracee wilkins joins us live with more on this investigation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. this man was discovered 6:00 p.m. yesterday. as you can see here behind me, police still here on the scene. detectives working inside of that row home. we're told the 61-year-old victim in this case was discovered in a basement apartment of this row house. we're also told by people who live in this community that he had lived here for years. now this home is the center of a murder investigation. police sources tell news 4 the man was found dead inside his home with his head wrapped in duct tape. police have not revealed the manner of death in this case at this point. there's no report of any gun or knife being used in this case. so we don't know exactly how this man was killed. we also don't know if anyone else lived inside of this home, and we have no information on if there was forced entry or not. but neighbors tell us an interesting piece of information. they say that a couple of days ago this man was beaten inside of his home. now, we don't know if police were called to the scene after that incident happened. as it stands, we have no information to report for that. neighbors also didn't know if police got involved in that. surely, that will be a part of this investigation as detectives continue their work here. they are looking for suspects. i'm tracee wilkins. live this morning in northeast. back to you all in the studio, eun. >> tracee, thank you. new from overnight, police are trying to figure out whether a shooting in northeast washington was connected to an armed robbery. investigators found a man shot on chillam place. police say he didn't want to offer much information about who might have shot him. meanwhile, police arrested two people after an armed robbery nearby. after questioning that pair, investigators believe they could have been involved in the previous shooting. police have not made an arrest in the double stabbing at the father's day cookout in northwest washington. it happened yesterday at the marvin gaye recreation center on banks place. it started as the cook-out was ending. one person was stabbed in the back three times and another stabbed in the stomach. one person taken to the hospital in critical condition, and the other in stable condition. the medical examiner in baltimore will perform an autopsy on a body found in the chesapeake bay. a boater spotted the body floating near the bay bridge yesterday morning. investigators say it had been in the water for some time, and they are trying to identify the victim. controversy and scandal have plagued the first year of d.c. mayor's vincent gray's administration. now a new "washington post" poll shows all this bad news has taken a toll on public opinion. in january, 60% of voters had a favorable view of gray. 16% had negative ones. according to that new poll, now 47% of voters say that they have a positive view of gray. his job approval rating is even lower with just 41% of voters approving the job he's done so far. gray's administration, council chair kwame brown and council member harry thomas jr. are all currently under investigation. happening today, a group of mayors from around the country will gather at the white house. the president and vice president will hear from the mayors about their efforts to create jobs and boost their local economies. mayors from across the country spent the weekend meeting at their annual conference in baltimore. it is now 6:36. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ welcome back. it's 6:40. 66 degrees out there. you can tell it's a soggy morning in the nation's capital. we started with rain. tom says raining on and off throughout the day. let's check in with him. he's standing by in the storm center. weather and traffic on the ones. hi, tom. >> hi, eun. good morning. starting off this monday, yes, you'll need your umbrella. we have rain falling. area showing areas of green and blue. light rain from colesville to annandale, mitchellville, laurel, berry farm, light rain falling. and just an area of lighter rain farther west and north that's just scattered. a steadier, heavier rain is in the northern neck of virginia, and in southern maryland now, that's advancing off to the north and east out of the southwest. and all around the region, generally near 70 near washington, but 60s elsewhere farther west and north and on the eastern shore. there's the cloudy gray sky over washington on this monday morning. by 9:00 we'll still be in the mid-70s, maybe a few sprinkles, maybe a few lingering sprinkle s around noontime. near 80 by midafternoon. partly cloudy, 70ing near evening, and we'll find it near the 60s by tomorrow morning. danella sealock, good morning. how's it looking now? major delays in our area. you can see here we have delays in maryland right from 95 on the outer loop of the beltway as you make your way towards georgia avenue. look at this inside the beltway on 66 and 395 in virginia, we have major congestion. i want to check on this accident right here westbound randolph road at dalewood drive, accident blocking your two right lanes. i have a live look. police in the distance are still on the scene trying to clear this accident out of your way. as we look at 66, i want to take you down 66 east. you're jammed from 234 bypass as you make your way towards the beltway. it's going to be a slow ride for you this morning. here's a look at 66 east of sully road. you can see we are majorly congested this morning. please exercise patience as you make your way out of the house. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thank you. our time right now is 6:42. the "today" show comes up at 7:00. let's check in with matt lauer to see what they're working on this morning. happy monday, matt. >> to you, joe, happy monday. coming up on a monday edition of "today," we're going to talk about the new evacuation that's have been ordered as high winds fan the flames of wildfires in arizona and new mexico. we're live with the latest. also a costly blow to the defense. what casey anthony's lead attorney did to draw the judge's anger. plus are you obsessed with your kid's happiness? why letting your children fail on occasion could actually be the best thing for them a little later on in life. and what is the real story 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and it was wonderful. >> no charges have been filed yet against the woman police say made the threat. and the man who caused a scare near the pentagon last week is in fbi custody. early friday morning, jonathan mellakou from alexandria, virginia, was found wan erring the cemetery in off hours. investigators originally thought he had bomb making materials in his backpack. officials shut down the roads near the pentagon for hours, which caused traffic. he remains in custody until the fbi completes its investigation. no word why he was at arlington national cemetery in the first place. a virginia assistant elementary school principal arrested on child pornography charges will appear in court today. the prosecution is expected to ask that joshua myers be held without bond until his trial. myers, who was assistant principal at brumfield elementary school in fauquier county is accused of downloading graphic videos of children as young as the age of 2. a search warrant affidavit also says he told an undercover agent he went to california to have sex with children 9 and 14 years old. 6:47 now. a germantown man wants his day in court over an unusual ad campaign for his business. david abraham was fined $500 for getting the word on the street, literally. he used a type of spray chalk to write on the sidewalk. the product he used washes away in 30 days, even sooner with some rain. abraham says it is creative advertising. public officials, though, say it's defacing public property. >> i figured, if i wrote it on the sidewalk, maybe somebody would see it. if i saw movement on the site, i thought, it's a creative way to watch it off. >> abraham has started a petition asking for clarification in the law. so far, he has nearly 100 signatures. there's a new study out that americans are starting a new adage when it comes to saving money. nicole lapin joins us live with more on the story. good morning, nicole. no proverbial coffee can these days. most americans don't have enough money set aside for a rain day. bankrate.com finding only 24% of consumers have enough put away for emergency savings. i know the recommended amount is pretty steep. it's about six months worth of expenses, but another 24% don't have any emergency cash whatsoever. bankrate says with 6.2 million americans out of work for six months or longer, this just underscores how unprepared a lot of people are at a time when job security, as we well know, and the economy are huge concerns. also this morning, sega is the latest company to fall victim to hackers. the video game maker says info from 1.3 million consumers on its online network were stolen from its database. this includes names, e-mail addresses, and passwords although it's great to hear that credit card information is indeed safe and sound, and a pretty strange twist, joe. the hacker group behind the attacks on sony and the cia has actually offered to track down those responsible for the sega incident. so it's kind of like a real life version of "catch me when you can." bad guys are now helping out. >> that's what it sounds like. sometimes the best secrets come from those who know what they're doing. those who break the law can tell you how to avoid breaking the law. thanks very much, nicole. >> thanks, joe. well, no needs tiger woods when golf is watching the rise of a new young superstar? some say he has the best swing in golf, and now the young man from northern ireland has a new u.s. open title to his name. >> now the u.s. open champion from northern ireland, an unreal performance from rory mcilroy. >> 22-year-old rory mcilroy led the tournament from day one and was never threatened, completely dominating the competition at congressional country club. in fact, he blew away the field, winning by eight strokes and smashing the tournament record with a final score of 16 under par. mcilroy says it is a day he has dreamt of since he was a little boy. >> here at 22 years 'oold as a major champion, it's a very nice feeling. i'm sure it will take a little time to sink in. i never thought about it that much. i always dreamt about one day being a major champion. to actually sit here and be able to call yourself one is very nice. >> at 22, mcilroy is the youngest player to win the u.s. open. congratulations to him. >> mcilroy's blowout performance left little drama for the final round once it became clear he would not collapse again. but there was some controversy off the course. >> and to the republic for which it stands. one nation -- >> order. ho! >> with liberty and justice for all. >> whoops. nbc's opening montage for the final round included children from nottingham elementary school in arlington reciting the pledge of allegiance. gone were the words, at least that you could hear, "under god" and indivisible. the omission was quickly picked up on social media, and nbc issued an on care apology. dan hicks said the montage was meant to capture the patriotism of the championship and the editing of the pledge was not meant to offend anyone. >> i think a lot of people were offended, at least scratching their heads as to why they would take that line out. it seems like it's a silly -- who knows? tom is here to tell us about the weather. it is raining, and going to be wet all day, tom? >> no. we ought to be drying out this afternoon. that's good news. thankfully, it did hold off for the u.s. open, no interruption yesterday, even though there were showers and storms lurking in the region. those did eventually move in overnight as the storms diminished. we just have had rain falling off and on since late last evening. it continues this morning. the moving color is mostly light rain. the greens and blues light rain. right now those areas of yellow that you see in southern maryland right now there in st. mary's county, they're getting a rather heavy downpour there. no thunder and lightning reports, though. scattered light rain farther to the west of washington. right now in washington, southern montgomery county and most of prince george's county getting light rain. arlington and fairfax county getting light rain. right down interstate 95 from fredericksburg to washington and baltimore getting wet. the roads are all wet. these are the rainfall totals we've had around the region. generally locally near washington anywhere from .25 inch to .4. higher amounts to west and southwest. near 60s in much of the region. near 70 in washington and near the bay. out in the mountains, cooler. near 60 there. upper 60s eastern shore. as the day progresses, we'll climb into the upper 70s near 80 this afternoon. ought to get sunshine back by then. then during the day, we'll have an overnight clearing. temperatures mid-60s tomorrow morning and during the day tomorrow, near 90 and partly cloudy. then maybe some storms tuesday night, and off and on wednesday and thursday. hotter and more humid wednesday and thursday. friday and saturday, could get more showers and storms. a bit cooler, though, and sunday sunny. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning. we have a problem on metro here. if you're traveling on metro op the red line, you're going to see delays. the problem is at the takoma station at the track. they're single tracking between silver spring and the takoma station, going to cause you a little trouble. this accident at randolph road and dalewood lane is still blocking the two right lanes. going to see delays as you travel westbound on randolph road. and dale city traveling north to fairfax county parkway, really the delays are going to continue as you go to 395. here's 95 north at rest area. you can see you are stop and go. here's a look at 395 north of duke street. look at that. volume is significant, and the roads are wet. back to you, eun and joe. >> danella, thanks very much. 6:54 now. traffic alert before you head out. watch out for construction on constitution avenue between henry bacon drive and 17th street this week gets near the national mall. rain has been delayed. rain has delayed crews from starting this morning, but workers will eventually close lanes for bumps in the road. and a temporary one-lane bridge will open today as ddot makes repairs. a tunnel for a creek failed and opened up a 20-foot sinkhole. the new runway bridge will run southbound during the morning rush hour and northbound in the evening. during off-peak hours drivers will have to use a right of way system to cross one at a time. the sinkhole repairs should be finished by late next month. let's check in with kimberly suiters in the news room with a look at the day's top stories. kimberly, good morning. >> good morning, eun and joe. 6:55 right now. police in d.c. are investigating a homicide this morning. they found a man murdered in an apartment with duct tape wrapped around his head. this in the 1300 block of levis street northeast. police say the man had also suffered a beating. also a father's day cookout turns violent at the marvin gaye recreation center on banks place. a fight broke out. two people were stabbed. both were rushed to the hospital. 7,000 people have been ordered to evacuate as firefighters continue to battle a massive wildfire in arizona. 50-mile-per-hour winds help propel that fire over the weekend. it's already consumed 500,000 acres in 44 homes. and it's only 38% contained this morning. and first lady michelle obama, her two daughters, plus their grandmother and a few cousins are all starting a week long trip to africa. the obamas have been criticized of late for not focusing on africa more than other first families. mrs. obama's message, get educated, work hard, and anything's possible. eun and joe, back to you in the studio. >> thanks a lot. >> thank you, kimberly. one last look at the forecast before we leave. you'll need an umbrella this morning. later this afternoon, radar showing this rain here now, that will be gone by this afternoon with some sun back. highs around 80. tomorrow near 90. could get storms tuesday night. off and on wednesday and thursday, hotter and more humid both of those days. friday and into the weekend, maybe more storms on friday and again saturday. sunshine on sunday with highs in the mid-80s. eun and joe? >> thank you, tom. >> thanks very much. that is "news 4 today." thanks for starting your monday with us. will fios really give me the best hd picture quality? is fios really america's fastest internet? as fios installers, we get a lot of questions we like to say yes to. but one question we get asked more than any other... do i have to sign a term contract? and the answer simply is "no." because service this good doesn't need a term contract. 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