Program. The second bill will allow the police chief to rehire retired sergeants and detectives to help train new investigators. Lets check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to find out what kind of day were going to have. Good morning to you. Good morning. A serene scene at national harbor. More humidity. This is the four things to know for the week ahead. Thats moving in later today and then our Storm Chances are increasing tomorrow. We have a small chance today but a likelihood during the day on wednesday. Here comes another heat wave. Its starting on thursday. Classic july weather here for washington arriving mid week and all the way into the weekend and Ma I Jack Taylor in for mow list melissa mow lay. Whats going on. A v dot truck was rolling through the work zone, it hit a sign. The express lanes are open. Main lanes on the inner loop are open. All the travel lanes are open. Also, surge number 4, blue and yellow lines, youll find them closed between Reagan National airport and city. Now to an exclusive story. A rockville family called 911 over and over again during a medical emergency but only received a busy signal. Help me. Sunday night, the backup 911 system for Montgomery County shut off for about two years. Marlon somarriba died. They eventually called Rockville Police directly and they sent out an ambulance. My wife knew 911 phones were not working at all. We will have answers as to a, whether or not there was a correlation between the deaths and b, what we have done wrong if anything. A 91yearold woman also died during the outage. The county says it has resolved the 911 center problem. It also affected the dispatch centers sunday night until 1 09 a. M. Monday morning. Investigators believe that the system shut down to prevent overheating. They did their best to notify people through the alert montgomery warning system. The only way you could find out was social media. During the outage, the county activated its 311 Emergency Center to help answer calls. Today, a former National Guard is appearing in court. He met with someone he thought was a member of the isis. We will find out today if the man accused of killing his university of Mary Washington house mate willsp of his life behind bars. Stephen briel strangled her in his apartment. The jury recommended life plus 11 years. On the onemonth anniversary of the deadly attack on the pulse nightclub in orlando, there is a petition to Congress Calling for a ban on assault weapons. There are 1 million signatures in support of gun reform. Surge 3 of metros safe track program is over but you still wont be able to catch a train to Reagan National airport this week. Surge 4 closes the blue and yellow lines from the Airport North of pentagon city. Shuttle buses will be an option for getting around the closures. Passengers say they are rolling with commute. Instead of stopping here, were going to get off at pentagon city. So its not going to be much of an inconvenience. Out of the regs i see no longer riding, they have done a pretty good job handling is so far. The next line shut down wont april until april until october. Ths a big day for Hillary Clinton. Shes expected to get the endorsement of Bernie Sanders. One of the names rumored to be on her short list for Vice President , virginia senator tim kaine will be there. He said he doesnt think he will be her pick. In my gut, eight years ago, i didnt think it was going to go that direction and i got to say in my gut right now i feel like im going to stay in the senate and continue battle on armed services, and budget issues that make me a happy senator every day. On thursday in annandale, virginia. As for the republicans, donald trump will try another potential vp pick today. Indiana governor mike pence will with him today. Trump was on message monday addressing the Dallas Police attack. Its time for time for hostility against our police and all members of Law Enforcement to end and end immediately right now. Trump went on to tie the recent Police Shootings to the cycle of poverty and violence in inner cities. Right now, the best Baseball Players in the country are in san diego. They are playing in the 87th allstar game at 8 00 tonight. The nationals have a team record five players there, including outfielder bryce harper who will be starting in right field. The others are catcher wilson and max sherser. The orls are playing for the American League team. It should be a lot of fun to watch. The home run derby was really fun too. Coming up, a shocking moment caught on camera. A couple out for an afternoon walk almost gets hit by lightning. A young man known for his dedication to politics is now a murder victim. What his mother is telling us about. The air getting thicker again today. Storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking the return of it was supposed to be an uneventful stroll outside all of a sudden when people are struck by lightning. You see two people fall to the ground followed by a tree behind them right there. They are expected to be okay. Very lucky for sure. And the tree came on, you know what i mean 4 41. No Severe Weather in the forecast for us today. Thats why we always say, when you hear thunder get inside because you are close enough to a storm. Even though the sun may be out, you may be hit by lightning. Weve got a small chance of a storm later this afternoon. Theres one little shower here south of metro area. Theres the washington monument. Heres your planner for tuesday over the next 12 hours. Sock 10 00, well be near mid 80s. A chance for a storm 4 00 to 6 p. M. Or so. Look at the Storm Chances over the next ten days coming up in ten minutes. Now jack taylor is looking at an issue on rock creek parkway. Traffic alternates by one k headed toward tysons. The work crew are just about wrapped up. Making sure sure to get all the cones out of the roadway so we can get into this mornings rush hour. Back to you. Northeast washington fire station is home to one busiest fire stations in the country. Why the fire chief says thats a problem. What hes doing about it. 36 days after Hillary Clinton became the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party for president , Bernie Sanders is finally expected to endorse clinton. How did this endorse many come together . There are some things that Bernie Sanders and his supporters really wanted to see in the democratic platform. Concessions they got on minimum wage, Death Penalty and Climate Change and once all of that is or much easier for him to move closer to this endorsement. They got that rally happening in portsmouth, new hampshire. If you recall, it was a short five months ago when Bernie Sanders beat clinton there by a whopping 22 points. What about donald trump . He seems to be vetting a lot of potential candidates for Vice President. What do we know about his choices and a final decision . Newt gingrich says expect a decision by thursday or friday. Hes believed on that list along with Chris Christie who appeared with him yesterday in virginia. They were talking about the Police Shootings. Today hes going to be at a fundraiser in indiana with governor mike pence. What he really needs is a conservative. He wants someone with more political than military experience which could bump off Lieutenant General flynn off that list. Thank you. Good to see you. Thanks. A 27yearold who the Democratic National committee was shot and killed a block away from his home. This happened in the blooming dale neighborhood in northwest d. C. Seth rich was walking down w street talking to his girlfriend before he got home, he was jumped and shot in the back. Police told her he may have been the victim of an attempted robbery. And yes, they never took anything, so it even on top of being totally ridiculous, they said was a robbery, they didnt do what they set off to do. The acting Police Captain of the Fifth District says he could not comment on whether the killing was related to recent robberies in that area. 4 47 right now. In light of recent robberies in bloomingdale and the death of and repairing lighting and improving visibility and adding additional security. The fbi is missing two guns. The bureau says someone broke into an agents car sunday morning in northeast washington. A handgun and long gun were stolen the fbi will not give the exact location of where the guns were stolen. A former Alexandria Fire Department employee could lose they are pension for allegedly embezzling money. Monique Johnson Asante has been indicted for money laundering. She is accused of creating fake invoices for money. The city is seeking full restitution. In a statement, city Officials Say they have hired a Third Party Auditing firm to review internal financial controls. In alexandria for two women accused of sending money to the terrorist group al shabaab. Prosecutors say they sent money to that al qaeda affiliate. One defendants attorney admitted she supported them voelk but denied sitting money. The women claim they were expay tree yats sending money back to their family. The fire chief is looking to reduce the numbers of 911 calls. It is the fourth busiest in the country with 7,600 emergency calls last year. He wants to hire a nurse to screen calls and help reduce the load. Moving to have nurses who can talk to acuity types calls. The chief says a car or taxi service might be an option. People are refreshing their phones over and over right now. They are trying to score the best deals on amazon. It is amazon prime day. Black friday in july. They are offering deals and discounts all day long. It started this last year in honor of its 20th anniversary. Walmart is giving free shipping. Our expectations is coming up. I want a tv for 100. Like the large screen, the whole thing. You dont want it for 100. You get what you pay for, you know . Sounds like my mother now. Tom is in with us this morning. It warmed up pretty good yesterday. It was still a dry heat for the most part. Im sorr it was great beach and pool weather. The humidity is returning. Theres a live view of the capitol camera and the capitol dome looking fabulous since they have done the renovation there. They still have some of the scaffolding up but its gradually coming down. You see a little more haze in the air there. As we look at our temperatures here Going Forward by the rest of the day, by 10 00, it will be up around 80 degrees with high clouds around, but then the clouds Start Building by 2 00 p. M. , well be in the mid 80s. Weve got a chance of a passing thundershower. Only a very small chance of any storms 6 00 p. M. To 8 p. M. , back to upper 70s by 10 00 tonight. Right now its comfortable. Were in the 60s from the mountains to the bay. Downtown, low to mid 70s. Storm team radar showing one fredericksburg. Going forward over the next ten days, after we reach the upper 80s this afternoon with the steamy humidity, weve got increasing chance of showers around on wednesday. In the morning, might get a passing shower tomorrow. Highs reaching upper 80s and then, hazy, hot, and humid, all the way into the weekend. Afternoon highs, mid 90s on thursday and friday. Only a small chance of an afternoon storm both of those days. Now, saturday it looks like the best day of the week, but it will be hot. Pretty good chance of some storms around on sunday, highs low 90s. As we get into the next week, a chance of afternoon storms perhaps as we get into the first part of next week but a bit cooler by the following wednesday and thursday. Jack taylor in this morning. Whats going on now . The crews final ended up on annandale on the inner loop of the beltway. This red line we unfortunately some delays. Everything is open. All lanes are open. By the time you hit the roadway you should find all lanes open. Right now, the metro surge 4 work should begin in 7 minutes. Blue and yellow will be closed between the airport and pentagon city. And crews are still working out in gainesville. Back to you. Jack, thank you. Staying on the roads, some major summer construction would start messing up your days. We have a warning about three projects that could slow you down for necht few days. Plus an alert before you head out for your morning jog. Well break down a new recall affecting hundreds of thousands jogging strollers. A terrifying trend in northern virginia. Someone is shooting off rounds at their home and this isnt e th right now, you are looking live at the dallas skyline. It is lit up in blue in honor of the officers killed there last week. The president will visit that city this afternoon for an interfaith memorial service. Funeral Services Start tomorrow. In our next 15 minutes well take you back live to dallas for a report. And here at home were monitoring a cool start to your morning. Most of you are in the 60s but that cool crisp air will not be with us much longer. How soon youll feel the and humidity when tom kierein joins uses at 5 01. A Fairfax County man is sleeping with his mattress against the wall for protection. Bullets hit his home not once but twice. Police found one bullet inside the homes kitchen. Three days earlier, a bullet became lodged in the mattress of a sevenyearold girl in that home. Family members say they are making plans to leave town. My dad is thinking of moving somewhere too. Hes thinking of moving toward West Virginia now. A source close to the investigation says shell casings were found in a field behind that house. So far, police have not identified a suspect. Today, three michigan families impacted by the flint water crisis will be on capitol hill. The families say their children have been seriously impacted by lead contamination water in flint. They c establish a Victims Compensation fund. They say they are not receiving adequate help from the government. More than 217,000 jogging strollers are being recalled. Its because the front wheel can detach which could lead to a crash and fall hazards. Its instep and schwin models. Its the time of year that construction crews are busy patching up our roads and that can mean a slow down for your commute. There are three Major Projects you may want to avoid. River road between goldsboro and the d. C. Line. Thats in Montgomery County. That work comes after utility work in the same area. Crews are working in the middle of the day. It is a pain, you know. It would be just more convenient for everybody if they did it at night. S i dont understand. It doesnt make sense. You want to avoid work at third and mass avenue in northwest d. C. And a new project along i66 inside the beltway where crews are adding electronic tolling systems that will take effect next month. Aaa says its handing out more speed camera tickets. There were more tickets handed out during the first four months in the fiscal year than all of 2014. Starbucks employees have something to look forward. They will all be giving a raise. There is a range of at least 5 later this year. They will get new benefits and stock awards. We may know where some of that money is coming from. Starbucks is raising prices by 30 cents. Extra shot, caramel, it adds up. It should if you want all that stuff. Stay with us, news 4 today continues right now at 5 00 a. M. Good morning, everybody. Im aaron gilchrist. And im eun yang. We want to check on the weather right now with tom kierein. Good morning. A pleasant start to this Tuesday Morning although the humidity has been creeping up while you were sleeping, and its going to be getting a little steamy here by mid morning and quite humid by the afternoon hours. Here are temperatures Going Forward over the next six hours. Well stay in the 60s through 6 a. M. , by 7 00, beginning to jump into the mid 70s, upper 70s by 8 a. M. , all the way up into noontime. Clouds building as well. Right now e were off to a clear