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Going. Rain already coming. Rain chance is 60 and climbing. Temperatures are way milder. Temperatures in the low 80s. I show you future weather, let you know whether those Storm Chances look all that high or low coming up in a few. Stay with us, melissa. Thank you, chuck. Chopper 4 over the outer loop afteror gea. We were hearing about a problem with a crash and the left side of the roadway being blocked. Not seeing anything from above. Hopefully it is being cleared out of the way. Chillum, accident there. Route 1, still have that crash hanging around. Or nbound 395 after seminary, brand new problem with a lane blocked. You can see the delays headed in bound. 66, 95, no major issues there. Aaron . Melissa, thank you. 6 02. New development in the investigations of deaths of a local couple in the Dominican Republic. We k a third american died just days before. Justin finch is live outside of the Dominican Republic embassy. Good morning. Reporter eun, aaron, good morning to you. We are hearing from the families of those dead american tourists who are all wondering if theres more to their deaths than whats being said. We have a statement from the brother of pennsylvania tourist. He pinned aem statt about her her husband dr. Daniel warner was with herhen she abruptly experienced acute physical distress an collapsed. He goes on to say, why didnt the deaths of the maryland couple cynthia day and Nathaniel Holmes trger an inspection . Have there been more deaths he wonders. They were staying minutes from another pperty where the prince gorges county couple died five days later. Cynthia day and nathanialho es were sending back pictures apparently having a lot of fun. They arrived the day warner died. All thre died of respiratory failure. The Death Investigation into the ouples death turned out Blood Pressure pills found in their room but daves sister is sayinw those pillse not her sisters. I know for a fact that my sister was not sick. I know for a fact thatshe was healthy and i know for a fact she did not take Blood Pressuret medicn. I know for a fact. Reporter and we can tell you this. Again, in all three cases, each of those americans were reportedly dying of respiratory failure. The u. S. Embassy says they are looking into all three of these deaths but at this time cant say if any connection can be made betwe all threeof those dead american tourists and their causes of death. Ba inside for you. Justin finch outside the dominican embassy. Thank you. News 4 broke isstory last week and we are staying along with it av wards. You can see our reports on news 4 startingater day. The deaths of two americans on vacation in the South Pacific are being investigated this morning. Authorities in fiji said david and Michelle Hall died from an unidentified illness michelle texted perfect parngts and said the two could not be saved. They were work with fijis government on the investigation. Today in stafford county. Christopher raps debtor of public joorks meanwhile, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is calling the General Assembly back into the area. Governor northam wants people to reconsider half a dozen gun measures that didnt make it out of the area. He universal nclude background checks, a ban on ssault weapons and a one begun a month assault record. Lawmakers will be proposing their own measures. They told jewely carry at none veof the measures would haaved lives during fridays shootingni happeng now, it is President Trumps final day of his state visit to thennited gdom. He just arrived in portsmouth, england. You request see marine one there. He will be joined to commemorate the dem mop administration. Jay gray is live in normandy. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, eun. Good morning, aaron. A special time here as you might imagine. Final preparations underway. You talk about president dent arriving in launched nt as a nair and afl operation ever, this is something that is written in the minds and spirits of so many people here. Ha we ve been lucky enough during and leading up to this anniversary, the 75thni anversary of the d day invasion to chat with some of those who were here at the time and to get their memories, hear what they remember from that time. The noise is nbelievable. One of the things that i remembered afterwards more than anything else was the noise. t i caneven imagine what that noise must have been like at one of the sights, what it must have been at tha time. The cost of the mission, he have department and overwhelming really from the moment you set h foot on soil. Its amazing to see what theyve done here to remember those veterans. The president travels here tomorrow. Hell be joining families and thousands who have gathered to pay th respects and honor the courage of d daytona rvivors. Very powerful. 6 08. Maryland public worksl add toll lanes to the maryland side of the beltway. It was an idea conceived by governor larry hogan. Not without controversy. Leaders arent convinced and are pushing for alternate ideas. Todays vote would allow private citizens to vote on the 11 billion project. Also happening today, an official Ground Breaking for projects 5i78d at easing congestion along i95 near fredericksburg. It will extend the express lanes ten miles south to keep the project moving. The area has been describe as one of the worst bottlenecks in our region. Majorworkers can be fired for illegally using medical marijuana. People who are in safetyoy ems face termination in the next 30 days. Its now 6 09. Were working for your health this morning with news of some surprising developments about what to eat and how much to exercise. For years the advice h been chicken is better than red meat when it comes to your cholesterol. They can be equally bad. Itshe saturated fat. There are a good number of those in chicken, especially the skin. Thats what we fght for . The skin. Make some mmm. Weve been hearing more and more that we should friday to thatr numbe isnt based on scice tafk tifk evidence. Maybe twitter can tell me. The 10,000 issteps, that equivalent of three miles . I think thats what i read do you have that down . It wasssstrei meng out. I have people talking technology that w yld allow to talk to drivers in other cars on the road. What would you say . I dont know. Were taking a look at how it all would work. I dont want to know what other people have to say, myself personally. At the rate its befo 9 00. Its an up on that and any strong storms later today. Coming up. Stay with us. Women Business Owners arewo king out a plan for success. How women are getting the boost that they need coming up on youre watching news 4 today. Welcome back. 6 14. Your smartphone can soon ynnect withur smart car. Automakers are racing to deploy new technology that allows cars to t to everything around them. Were seeing this in fords latest rollout, wchhould be in cars in three years. Its called cv 2 x. That stands for cellular vehicle y. Everything technol takes a look at what happens as a scooter comes from out of sight. We cant necessarily see whos pulling up from the side but as we pull up her you can see that weve got a message here on the infotainment system. There was lots of beeping. The heads up display, depending on the lights, that theres a scooter that we neeed to avoid. Connected car drivers would have to enter into an agreemt not to break the rules or else d they cou possibly be reported. Ford says itswi working h you. Thats the idea. I guess it would be okay. Not to take out your road rage. Well aays find a way. 6 15 now. This weekend is a chance for women across the area to secure their economic legacy. News 4s molette green is live in southeast washington with details on sisternomics. Hi, molette. Reporter good morning to you guys from anst artihose work is right here to a fitness coach building up her business. Black women are all over being Business Owners, but one big thing that they lack is the resources, the capital to get started and build up their business. Lauren buckner got a grant from the National Coalition of black women. Lauren, come over here and talk to me. Were in the middle of this fitness class here. Talk about how many, infusion of cash have helped you. I used the grant to hire a social branding specialist to help me hone in on the ideal client. I used this money to help me go to the next level. Reporter go to tht level. Thats what its all about. I want to bring onmarieco bennett to talk about why this is important to have this economic summit coming up this weekend. What is the whole purpose of this . Our purpose was to make sure fwlak women owned businesses in the nations capitol, h access to clients for our vendors. We wanted to make sure that black women had money in their pockets. Reporter black women have money in their pockets. So you have another grant that youre going to give out this weekend. I know ourrtist over there, ren renisha franklin is a contender to get money to build up businesses. This is very important. I dont want us to not hone in on that point aboutthe resources. Absolutely. Its so important that we make sure that black women owned businesses have resoues and access to capital. We are the National Coalition of black women and we said well th provide at support. How many Business Owners are in this room . All right. So theyre here. Let me show you whats going to happen. You can still register. You can come out this saturday itarting at 8 00 to this empowerment summ and get good information to build up your business and work it out like this. Thats the latest. Were back in a little bit with more. Back in to you. Great to see that and you have those businesses to build. Thank you, molette. 6 17 right now. Lets turn l. Chuck be its a weather alert day, chuck. Whats going on . Alot of cloud cover and this ma actually help reduce our risk of Severe Weather. Were in w ther alertmode. Let you know theres a possibility. Well see whether or not we need to stay in weather alert mode. Right now just some areas of light rain moving into the mountains of West Virginia and the southern parts of the shenandoah valley. Theyre coming eastbound. Theyll be in the met Washington Area by 8, 8 30 at the latest. These are not severe storms. This hit and miss scattered storms coming in the general direction. Theres a lot of moisture out to the west. There have been overnight storms. Any time you get thund, thats a little bit unusual. W youll have tch this very, very carefully. The risk for Severe Weather hasf been loweredor us today. This is not a guarantee severe storms. Yesterday that slight risk included the d. C. Metro area. Today it does not. The reason the risk is lower is because the clouds have moved in a little sooner. We might n bes warm today. That being said, youre a lot warmer. The 50s and 60s. If you have some to do in the yard, get it done. It will be breezy and warm. Maybe some thunderstorms later on in the day. Ll with af the rain weve had over the last couple of months. Its important to help co the mosquitoes. The best way to dont thatr is eliminate any areas of standing water in and around the area. Make sure you are rinsing out the bird baths t make sure that water is clean and not fullaof 60 chan you need that umbrella today. Take it with you. Tomorrow no more than a passing shower in the afternoon and then dry weather ret ns for friday and the weekend, of course. Weekend, capital pride parade is saturday and the festivals sunday. Nbc will be there in force. Lets go to Melissa Mollet in first 4 traffic. Taking a look route 1 northbound. Campus drive and college park haveerhat iction partially blocked because of this accident. Choppers, thank you for this shot. Ties sons inner loop at 123, tiniest slowdowns. Rest of the beltway looks okay. 5 north after seminary, still slow there because of an earlier sue. Travel times, 270 southbound looks good. Top of the beltway, 32 miles per hour. Rginia travel times, 66 in bound, 95 northbound, no complaints there. A big shoutout to my buddies at the annual b. Mitchell friends golf natournt. Full of slecelebs. 100,000 for lls and childrens hospital. Big thank you to james roberts, community wealth, for putting it together. Hes inspired by his brother who battled cancer and son who is a compare comcast business to your current provider my Current Service provider does not provide half of what you provide. And to know that i could save money . Id be thrilled. This sounds like a whole business package, which would be incredible. So what are you guys waiting for lets do it. laughs comcast business gives you more. Switch now and get fast, reliable internet for a new low price of 39. 95 a month. Plus, get free installation. Better, faster . Ig i mean sn me up. Call today at 18005016000. Comcast business. Beyond fast. You watching 23450ugs today. Welcome back today at 6 23. Its something your kids may talk about for years t come. The story of 3. 7 billion years of life on earth displayed at theon smithsan Natural History museum. Were talking about dinosaurs, of course. After a five year, 110 million renovation, news 4s corey smith was able to get a sneak peek at the dinosaur and fossil halls before the reopening this weekend. Reporter remember being a kid and walking into the museum for the first time . Thele sn your face as you gazed up in awe. At the smithsonians dinosaur and fossihall, you can go back, way back and feel like a kid. As a kid i came to this museum. I remember the old fossil hall. Its amazing. Reporter for project manager, the halls reopening feels more like an old friend reopening, it takes visitors on a journey of dee time using the story that started 3. 7 billion years ago. More than 700 fossil specimens are on display. Of course theres the stars of the show, the fossils,any of them posed in biologically accurate positions, like the t. Rex enjoying its lunch. Its the difference between reading a book and enjoying a book. The book coming to life. Reporter though the hall shines a light on the past, it asks visitors to ponder the future. Paleontology actually has ale very c message that so it most important of all, the museum wants your imagination to take flight leaving visitors, both young and old, with me tries of ame long ago. Corey smith, news 4. So right now on the nbc washington app we you inside the exhibit with more pictures. You can search dinosaur. Its so cool and to think long ago. Were just a little blip on the radar of the universe and the universe of life to come. Wo its h remembering smithsonian is free. This is something you can go check out. Cool exhibit. Very cool. 6 25. Coming up, a warning for people hoping to travel to cuba, even if youre planning an educational trip. You may need to make some changes. And a Fortune Cookie lead to airmilliona chuck . Look at this cute little puppy, 2 1 2months. This is cookie. Cute little dog there. They have other animals available for adoption at humane rescue alliance. Org. Find out how to add a little cookie to life. Tter chancto getbe t in the community this morning. Hi, molette. Reporter good morning. She left her legal career and were smack dab in the the fit ps dream business. Uhoh, looks like someones still nervous about buying a new house. Is it that obvious . Yes it is. You know, maybe youd worry less if you got geico to help with your homeowners insurance. I didnt know geico could helps with homeowners insurance. Yep, theyve been doing it for years. What are you doing . Big steve . Thanks, man. There he is. Get to know geico and see how much you could save on homeowners and renters insurance. Youre watching news 4 today. Welcome back. Its just about 6 40. The Mega Millions jackpot rollea over ain last night. Friday will be your next chae to win a prize estimated to be worth 530 million. You may want to consider w stickingth the same numbers each time if they feel lucky to you. Special numbers, right . Thats exactly how North Carolina man just won the powerball jackpot. Charles jackson said he played numbers from a fortuneco ie his granddaughter gave him for years. It took him a few days to realize he had a winning ticket. Jackson told his wife that they h won 50,000. Then he realichd he mat all of the numbers. She said, how much is the whole thing . I said, i dont know. I just play it. I dont know what is. She said, well, google it. I hope it dont change me a lot. Im going to try not to chae my life. Like i said, im still going to wear my jeans. Maybe newer ones. Nothing wrong with little update. Right. He deserves at least that much. T turns o jacksons winningic tket is worth 346 million. Not 50 grand. Hell ta the lump sum, 233 million. Not too shabby . Nem he like a great guy. Get yourself some new trucks heres your cnbc morning business report. Good morning, im rahel solomon. Uber has started rolling out a test version of the app thatcl ines the popular food delivery service, uber eats. Its rolling it out in some rkets. It now appears at the top corner of the map. When you click on that it opens the page within the uber app lowing riders to order food without fr having to use the stand alone app. The test version is in cities and works with 20 of the android users. And im storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. Storm team 4 weather alert to let you know, first of all, youre goingto need your umbrella. Rain moving into the shenandoah valley. Orning commute, not too much anticip bed it. All right. J reporting and we were shut right now President Trump is in england remembering the 75th an strer sari of d day. Hes joined by Queen Elizabeth and others who we there onthe omrmandy beaches. This event c as the president is wrapping up his official state visit. Peter alexander is live in london. Good morning. Reporter hey, aaron and eun. Good morning to you. Ter dinnersted by the queen earlier, on tuesday night President Trump was the one who controlled welcoming Prince Charles and camila and others. The president shared thoughts of the royal host t

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