A likelihood of strong to severe storms. The storms arnd 6 00 this evening. We will keep you posted here and download our app. By 6 00 tonight, there is that likelihood of strong to severe storms. Be weather ready today, you guys. Lets get to our Traffic Alert now. Fiery crash has shut down the outer loop of 66. Megan mcgrath is live on the scene with the latest. Is what oing on now . Reporter we have seen a stttle bit of an improvement here within la few minutes. They have been able to reopen the express lanes. You can see the traffic going by here. They are traveling in the express lane. That is all that has reopened at this particular time. The l outerop is completely shut down at westbound 66. They have maneuvered cones and moved all of the response crews off to the righthand side of the road. So they are o trying ton those two left lanes and we are expecting that to happen any time now. But it just hasnt happened yet. For the time being, all of the lanes on the outer loop still shut down because of this tractortrailer accident. Take a look at the video. Tracrtrailer went over on its side on the righthand side of the road there. It then burstnto flames. What they are waiting on rightis now ne of those big wreckers to come to right that truck so they can haul it out of the way. They still have work to do. Hope here is that at least minimally they will get two left hand lanes open for the rush hour. Unfortunately, the right hand lanes will remain closed for a while. So we are going to see this traffic tieup continue through rush hour but they arking on the situation and we are seeing a little bit of improvement and let you know when the other two lanes open up. Wit more we send i over to melissa for more traffic. A lot of slow downs through this area because of this csh. If youre coming from maryland take the outer loop to the beltway and work your way aund this. Outer loop shut a down heret 66 because of this overturned tractortrailer and fire. All traffic being pushed on to westbound 66. Looks like some folks are making their way around that this morning. Travel times not so bad. Take a look at that coming up in a couple of minutes. We have been folwing developments in the persian gulf region. A u. S. Drone was shot down that was flying in International Airspace and according to two mo anony u. S. Officials. Here is a look at the drone we are talking about here. We are told the drone was shot down above the straitof hormuz. A gateway critical to the oil industry. One of the Oil Officials consider this an unprovoked attack. According to the associated president they say it isar cle message to america they say the drone entered iran air space. Now, thereof also been recent attacks on two oil tankers in that region. The u. S. Has blamed iran, while hean denies any involvement. There have beeghtened tensions between the two countries over its collapsing nuclear deal. More on this coming up on today show. Back here at home at 6 05. A former teacher in Fairfax County is being charged. Police are still working to identify his victims. Justin finch is live at the reporter nnirg. Fairfax county investigators telling us mostly girls a the victims here intermediate while changing clothes using hidden cameras here in Herndon High School intermediate without thank you knowledge and some learning this week that their ust and privatery were violated. Police this man here rafael, former drma teacher here at Herndon High School is the man responsible. He has been in Police Custody since apri after he was accused of using hidden cameras in his home to in a home he shared with his fmily and one coming to Police Believe she was intermediate without her permission. Furth review of the evidence talking about in thatas c showed students in various stages of undress captured various students here at Herndon High School. These cameras are small. Like we see in this case and other cases, they are hard to e. Se we do Ask Community members when they are in a location, you know, maybe where ty are getting changed is be observant. Look around for things that looi susous or out of the ordinary. Reporter a warning for the rest of us after this case. It turns out rafael has been linked to other hidden cameras cases in other states. They were able to identify ten students so far. Th have been able to reach out to nine. They are thinking it may soon they have to reach out to more as well. For a time reference here, this will impact students at herndon high between may of 2017 to june of 2018. He is facing more than 20 felonies. Police say many more charges are to come with this new development. You. Inside t justin finch for us in herndon, thank you. Happening today, Supreme Court will hand down more decisions bere this springs docket. We are still waiting for rulings on two local cases. One centers around this. The merial is dedicated to local soldiers who died in world war i. Challengers sued to have it removed claing it violates the executi constitutions ban on favoring one religion over another. Dramatic moments played out on capitol hill during a hearing about reparations. A committee in the house is considering a bill to study the damage done by slavery and a reparations proposal to address slaverys legacy such as gaps between black and white americans in wealth and opportunity. Yesterday, the writer of a 2014 article that reignited the debate spoke during the hearing. Me noted by the time of the emancipation, the n, women, and children who have been enslaved comprised the largest single asset in america worth 3 billion in 1860. The method of cultivating this asset was neier gentle nor persuasion, but torture, rape, and child trafficking. The National Reparations policy is moral democratic and economic imperative. I dont think reparat tns for somett happened 150 years ago for whom of us currently living or responsible is a good idea. Yesterdays hearing also included testimony from new jersey senator cory booker. He and se president ial candidates support some form of reparations. A vital line of communications between d. C. Officials and lgbtq support groups have been br. Now some advocates say they are kept in the dark about recent violence against their community. Irlean budd is Response Team and regularly received emails from d. C. Police and officials when there was a need to help a transgender victim or create ness between a crime pattern. Until she says the emails stopped months ago. It allows me, first and foremost, to make the rest of the community awareimhat these cr that happen, not just the murder, but the assaults or whatever the case were. Since march 2, two transgender women were murdered on the eastern side of eastern avenue. And on sunday a gay couple was robbed and beaten on u street in d. C. News4 spoke to the dictor of the mayor spoke to the office of the Lgbtq Affairs and saying it was only supposed to be halted temporarily but now will be back online. Happening today. If you need a free coffee will help pick you up . Wawa is opening up a new location. The first 200 people in the dore receive a f tshirt and any sized coffee is free through sunday. The fourth wawa open in the district and a fifth will open later this year. Ople get excited about these wawas. I think i need to check it out. Get a sandwich. Go for it. 6 10. A consumer alert for anody who shops at farmers markets. The hero pilot who landed a plane on the hudson river has some things to sayout those grounded boeing airplanes. What captain Sully Sullenbergero says needs happen before those jets are back in the air. His Facebook Post went viral. The wanted criminal vowed to turn himself in if he received enough likes. Now the guy is making headlines again. We will tell you why. Four things to know about the weather the next couple of days. Today is focused on Severe Weather between 3 00 and 9 00 today. Thereafter, thepreather imes dramatically in time for the weekend. If youre going to beach wnre feathert aot ther he coastline and good weather at home. Your forecast is coming up. 6 14 this morning. Boeing 737 max is gaining new reaction. We are hearing from a man who is possibly the most trusted pilot in america. Retired Airline CaptainSully Sullenberger appeared on capitol hill yesterday. He was the hero on the miracle on the Hudson Landing ten years ago. Now captain sully just flew tsi max in thlator said pilots must have Simulator Training on x jets before they can flight those plains again. Our Current System of aircrace design and ification has failed us. These accidents should never have happened. We must experience it firsthand in a simulator before we can face a crisis in flight with an airplane full of passengers and crew. Boeing has opposed mandatory simulator time. Be ore last octobers crash, boeing never told pilots of an antistall system and that system is blamed for the two crashes that kille a total of 346 people overseas. Boeing says it is still s dressing faa concerns and hat yet scheduled a test flight with the faa. A connecticut man wanted by the police promised to turn phimself in if his wantedter on facebook gathered enough likes. Turns out he stayed true to his word. L e were searching for jose sims who failed to appear in court on a variety of charges. He agreed to surrender if his wanted poster received 15,000 likes on facebook. The page surpassed that number, but there was no sign of sims for weeks. He finally turns himself into police yesterday. You think he was tinngh about if he had to stay true to his promises . Probably not. Really . Helping families in need is the number one goal for one; lt community in our area. Thec fauquier nty food drive started a few minutes ago. Here is molette green with more. They want the shelves stocked and overflowing with food and folks are come coming in here to stock the shelves here in Fauquier County. I want to bring in the Food Bank Director sharon ames to talk about the need in the community and put a face on the folks who come here, sharon. I think they come from all walks of life. It could be an older generation or a person beside you in church or a person in a Grocery Store with only two items or a mother and father working and they need help also. Reporr you were telling me we get big donations around the holiday. You them 365 a days year. They are very hungry. 365 days and that is very important. So many people from the community are donating n prepared to come throughout the day here as this food drive continues from warrenton and surrounding areas. One of the big donors tim crop is here with all of the folks surrounding him. I want you to taut why its important for everybody to suppoortab a plklace like this its a great organization. We are proud to be aart of it to give back to the community. I highly encourage as many people as possible to come down here and bring yoon dions and we could use everything we can so come on dore. Rter coming up later on in the hour,ot we have g a big surprise for theFauquier County food bank and how people get a Grocery Store exrience in this community. We are here until 2 00 p. M. To take your donations for Fauquier County. Good reminde people tend to forget during the summer months. A lot of times during the holidays the donations increase but an important reminder for this part of the season. A yearlong reminder. A s stickyart today and hot and humid and breezy and then we are going to have concern ourselves with Severe Weather chances later parts of the afternoon and the evening. A storm team 4 weather alert. Best tdong you can is prepare now. If youre spending the afternoon at the pool or kids re at sumcamp or playing golf later on this afternoon, keep an eye to the sky. Our app will send youpush alerts should any watches or warnings should be issuednd i if you fully expect that the case later in the day. Hot and humid and thunderstorms bubbling up in all of that humidity. Very unsettled today. Peak timing for Severe Weather in and around the city as early as and goes up at 9 00 this evening. We are not alone today. Up re Weather Threat goes and down the i95 corridor from philly to richmond. Even higher Severe Weather chances across n parts ofth carolina. If youre traveling or flying toward charlotte be on the lookout. Wave in the atmosphere. Severehunderstorms near chattanooga, tennessee. Isthe ripple in t atmosphere pointed at us and 12 hours away 6 00 ts it here between and 7 00 therng. We could s haverms before or later than that. Future weather has a pretty good handle on this. It could have late night rumbles of thunder as well. All of this is gone tomorrow morning when we get up. A breeze brings in fresher air for your friday. Perfect weather for the wekend. Saturday morning 63 downtown but the suburbs will be in the 50s on saturday and sunday morning. That will feel good, melissa. Absolutely. First 4 traffic. Ertraffic al outer loop at 66, we have lanes just reopened. We are still slow through this section so the outer loop near 66 two lanes and all express lanes have reopened this orning. Elsewhere, taking a look. Travel times here some shoppers go to farmers markets assuming fresh and local means safe. But there are risks you need to know about so we arerk wg for you to make sure the food you feed your family does not make them sick. Make them sick. We will be righ girls are not in school because of Economic Issues and they have to work. At the malala fund, we help girls stay in school. The malala fund invests in Education Champions who work in the community and pave the way so that girls can actually go to school. To have our Financial Partner guiding us is very important. The fact that citi is in countries where girls are vulnerable ensures that were able to get funds to the people that were working with. When girls go to school, were going to maximize their talents. We could have a solution for Climate Change in that girl. That girl could be the next Nobel Peace Prize winner. Some shoppers go to farmers markets assuming the fresh local food. There are risks you need know about. We are working for you to make thre the food you feed your family wont make sick. Susan hogan is working for you to help you shop safely at the farmers market. Farmers market are a favorite for good reason. They can offer fresh local foods but that doesnt always mean s ey are safe to eat. Food at farmrket could present food bourn dangers likd e. Coli anlmonella. And listeria. Reporter by milk and cheese that is pasteurized. Pasteurization is a process that heats products like milk to a specific temperature for a certain amount of time. This kills dangerous bacteria and also extends the shelf life of food. Ter bring multiple bags keeping ready to eat items separate from raw meat and video look to make sure vendors are using gloves to help handle unwrapped food and that cold items like eggs and meats are being kept co. A typical refrigerator should be at 40 degrees. If cold food set at tempetures warmer than that, then bacteria can grow pretty quickly. Reporter also make sure you pack yourself a cooler with lots of ice so you can put all of the things that you just boughsi in to keep them cold and safe for your trip back yome. Safe for your trip back yome. Back to not all water is created equal. Only 1 billionth of 1 is filtered naturally. And emerges crisp and refreshing enough to bcalled deer park 100 Natural Spring water. Born better® with licensed agents available 24 7. Its not just easy. Its havingawalrusingoal easy roooaaaar its a walrus ridiculous yes nice save, big guy [chanting] its not just easy. Its geico easy. Oh, duncan. Stay up. No sleepies. A h and humid start to the day but come this vternoon, seere storms have the potential to pop up and impact your commute home. Im eun yan good morning. Im aaron gilchrist. 6 30 is your time. Overnight on the beltway First Responder had to dole with ryaftermath of a fierash on the outer loop of i66. You are looking at live pictures from the scene. Megan mcgrath is there and join us with a full report in a few minutes. Bell s begin with chuck and a look at this forecast. Hot and steamy. If youre a summe nner, i suggest taking the morning off. We have a couple of morning tomorrow and over the weekend which will befar more pleasant to spend quality time getting your heart rate upid ou cloudy and humid and muggy and unpleasant start to your thursday morning. Orm team 4 weather alert. Likelihood of thunderstorms later on into the afternoon and evening. Out the door weather is steamy. Dog walking forecast for today, best weather for walking will b here in the morning because later in the day thunderstorm chances are up. Aif you miss shadow here is one you can add to your family. There has to be some black lab in his familytree. A good looking dog there. Forecast today 70s now. Near 90 lunch time. 90degree plus weather forof mo us this afternoon. Future weather is coming up and we will time out the chance of day e weather late in the coming up. Right now, first 4 Traffic Alert. Beltway was shut down outer loop at 66 but now a couple of lanes are getting by this overturned tractortrailer an cash frorash overnight and Megan Mcgrath will have a live report coming up. Expressway lanes have reopened. Eastbound 66 after the manassas rest area crash on the left side. Other problems. That one only getting one lane by. Aaron . 6 32. Lyirfaxounty are looking at students secr videoed at scherndon high ol. Justin finch is live at the high school with