For the r of the day. And really lorain chances, not just fo today but all the way through the rest of the workweek and on into the weekend. So more nice weather to come. We have certnly earned it. Check out these numbers this w statten andharrisonburg all in the 50s on a wednesday morning. Thats really good, really good for opening window weather for sure. Temperatures in the upper 60s around town. So your forecast then for today hour by hour forecast, afternoon highs only in the low to mid 80s. Well talk future weather and any rn chances on the end of the five day forecast in a few. Chuck, thank you. News. The work speaks for itself. Any testimony from this of ce would not go beyond our report. The report is my testimony. Happening today, former special Counsel Robert Mueller will do the thing he said he did not want to do and that is testify before congress about the russia investigation. Thats right. Mueller will be a reluctant witness today, but his testimony will frame some discussions here about collusion for the foreseeable future. Nbc kasie hunt takes us inside the room where its all going tp han today. Reporter when Robert Mueller sits down here, it will be the 89th time hesestified before congress over a long career in public le. Tmocrats know this might be their last chanceconvince the American Public on impeachment. So they tell us they plan to keep their questions sharp and targeted. Now here is what you will and you wont hear today. Justice department sent mueller a letter laying out what he can and cannot talk about. That letter says he can only speak about what is in that report. And hes been instructed notu to talk abredaction, privileged information, decisions made during the investigation and any mmunication with the president. Pmocrats here say its aloy to cover up collusion. Republicans, though insisting theres nothing to hide. Today is part of the on going coverup by the administration tn keep rmation away from the american people. Theres nothing there. Were going to see that tomorrow. Our justin finch is live from one of the many bars opening early for theer muell testimony. This is peak d. C. As jummy was mentioning here, justin. Reporter , absolutely peak dc. In just a few hours union pub will join the fold here. We have historymaking moemgts like this here in d. C. You can count on our tars to openir doors and make the most of that moment. Thats what union pub and many others will do today, alwing patrons to come inside early and watch history play out with either a coffee or a cktail. We have a list of some that will be opening in just a few hours here. They include union pub her of course, shaw tavern, duffys irish pub, the midlands w asl as hawk n. Dove. Bear in mind, they open between 8 and a 9 00 a. M. Today each has their own drink or menu specials specific to each bar. Pretty long list there. Another look on our nbc washington app. Bear in mind, you might find more bars, more specials, too. If you do, let usnow so we can connect to it as well. Justin finch, news 4. Im looking forward to the food specious. Thank yjustin. You can watch live coverage starting right here at 8 00 a. M. , just about two hours from now here on c well also stream the coverage on the nbc washington app and on our website nbcwashington. Com. Family, friend Neighbors Holding a vigil last night, calling for an end to gun violence in the district. They. Caer together toeb 11yearold karon brown who was thot and killed not far from his home in southeas. C. Last week. Brown was one of eight people who were shot and killed in the district since thursday. And as communoies areng together here to support the brown family, there were two shootings thated happenust yesterday in d. C. One of those shootings happened outside a home along j ny helen boroughs and street in northeast d. C. And witnesses tell us they heard five to six shots and they watched two men run off from that scene. Those gunmen left a man shot in the middle of the street. Neighbor Linda Witherspoon says shes disgusted of these. Shootin im not safe. I dont feel safe. I want this to stop. I want something to be done. And its the community that has to do it. The victim in that shooting was conscious and breathing when hewas taken to the hospital. Meantime, another man was shot last night, that one in the shaw neighborhood in district. It happened in eighth and o streets in northwest. No word on that victims condition. Time rightow is 6 06. New this morning a u. S. Army reserve soldier is dead after a large tree topped after a Training Exercise in southern virginia. Saying the severe storms caused that tree to fall in fort pickett. Two others were hurt. Were trying to learn their ide wtities. Re learning more about that 89yearold man who was killed during severe storms in carol county. Harry swan was trapped under a tree in finksburg on monday night. He was standing on hisdriveway on bloom road when the tree fell on top of him. The National Weather service is trying to figure out if a tornado touched down there. This morning d. C. Police arg tryio find this person you see on your screen shooting fireworks at a police isfficer. Ideo was recorded on the fourth of july on Fourth Street southeast. Police say that guy walked up and fired fireworks right at the officer. The suspect will face charges, felony charges of assault on a e police offi the officer by the way suffered nonlife threatening injuries. Montgomery county police trying to rebuild trust with the community this m ning after several controversial incidents in just oer ayear. The acting police chief spoke to he county council yesterday he told them a few incidents shouldnt reflect on the entire department. Back in may, an officer was video taped using the nword and this month another officer was seen kneeing a suspect who was handcuffed on the ground. Theres the video right ther that officer has been charged ilth assault. There wbe no internal review started until the criminal case has been adjudicated. Jones says the department is in the process of revising its se of force policy. Expression of approval is not permitted in the gallery. Congress has passed an extension of the 9 11 Victims Compensation fund. All thatus appla from the above the senate floor coming after the bill passed 972. This ensures the financial safety net for those sickened by toxic exposure at ground zero. Only after several of those ickened First Responders had to testify before congress on the need to keep that fund going did it actually pass. An the bill exte the victims fund through 2092. More than 40,000 people have more y filed claims and than 5 billion worth of benefits have been awarded. Much needed relief for First Responders who are still dealing with health problems. This bill means a lo financially to a lot of people. To be honest with you, i would give all the money up to be healthy. I thinkmeverybody feels the sa way i do. The president is expected to sign this bill friday afternoon in a ceremony with some of the First Responders who g helped that bill passed. 6 08, a local officer came to a mothers recuse and is p beingised by thousands of people. Yeah. This also kind of sparked the caught fire on social media we here, viral. Taylor took to facebook to thank the Metro Transit Police officer for helping her son andrew. T she took pictures moments after the officer offered a helping hand to her son who has tism. Right by the tracks he was just rolling in the dirt, pulling my hair and kicking me. It breaks my heart becauseth res nothing i can do about it. Officer dominic case not only helped her calm andrew done but he rode with them all the way home. As for andrew, check it out, he not only made a new friend and got something to remember the officer by, a patch from his uniform. Good for that officer for stepping in there and helping out. Great to see that. Almost 6 10 here. O next news 4 today, former First Lady Michelle Obama has a simple but strong age for a group of local studatts. Th right. Plus, a week at the beach with your family sounds pretty great, but would it actually make you sick. Well tell you what new numbers are at some of the most popular beaches in our area. Watch as a Police Officer pulls a man rht from a burning car. And good morning, everybody. Its wednesday. So the weekend is on the hori n horizon. Headed down to the beaches this weekend, great weather for all of your plans. High temperatures only in the low to mid 80s and hardly a cloud in the sky for friday, saturday and sunday. T l along the eastern shore. T l along the eastern shore. Fivey forecasfor rigdaht i switched from dodge. We switched from ford. I switched from ra switched to chevy. We switched to chevy. We switchehevy. For dependability. For telogy. For the muscle. And st look at it. Adios, lexus. Bye, bye, ford. We switched to chevy. Ieand i couldnt be happr. See for yourself why people are switching at the chevy allstar open house. Or add another chevy to your driveway. Current gm owners can get over 5,100 below msrp on this equinox. Find lew roads at yourocal chevy dealer. Announcer youre watching news 4 today. Good. Ay you have to get from this car. Sit up. Sit up. Pretty dramatic stuff right here. Rescue caught on camera in california after a single car crash. The car was on fire when officer crawled in through the back to get to that driver. Both thankfully me it out of the car without getting hurt. Not exactly clear what caused this crash but goodrk by that officer. Yeah. Right place, right time, you know . 6 13 is your time. It was more than just business as usual at Howard University yesterday. There were some students there who heard s from a verycial guest, former First Lady Michelle Obama. She was at howard for the fifth annual beating the odds summit. Its an event for First Generation College students. As news 4 cory smith shows us, mrs. Obamas message was simple but powerful. Reporter each person on this Howard University stage First Generation College students listening to them have beat the odds to get here. Now as they aim to reach higher, theyre getting sound advice from a group who knows their struggle, including a very familiar face. Hey, yall. Reporter former First Lady Michelle Obama started the reach higher 2014 with thpigoal of insng students to go to and finish college. First Generation College graduate herself, she knows the expectations and obstacles facing thesetudents. This is not a mistake. You know, you were here becauser you we more than capable of doing it. Reporter many in this crowd have friends or family who couldnt go to college or didnt finish once they got there. The message from mrs. Obama then transiill be tough but you cannot quit. The people in my life who were afraid of that feeling of incurity during transition those are the people who were stuck. Reporter an Important Message for anyone trying to beat the odds. Cory smith, news 4. At 6 14, new this morning, more than 30,000 deaths in the United States have been to air pollution. Thats according to a new study from the epa. Re searchers found that between 1999 and 2015 poor air quality contributed to cancer, lung disease and hea attacks. The leading cause of pollution during that time, you probably guessed it, cars and power plants. We arein learnmore information about a new study that suggests some of our favorite beaches might be potentially unsafe. This is according to researchers with environment america. They tested more than 2600 beaches last. Year the organization deems beaches potentially unsafe if bacteria levels exceed the epas recommendations which could cause swimmers to get sick from the water. One cause for thoseacteria levels fecal contamination. The Organization Says that could be caused by runoff, sewage leaks and overflows. Take a look at the list here. Ocean city, maryland, eight potentially unsafe days last year. Virginia beach, 15th street site, had four days and Rehoboth Beach faired well with three fe unsadays. Were committed to bringing you stories explaining how Climate Change impacts our familys health and budget. You can look on our app by ng searching cng climate. Take a look at this chopper 4 over bw parkway near 197 northbound. This was the fully engulfed vehicle that we saw just a short time ago northbound lanes we noe have t left side getting by. Nobody injured. Amazingly it was just a mes here a short time ago with those northbound lanes shut down. Southbound we also have a lane blocked, so we have delays northbound and southbound bw parkway near 197. Inner loop near st. Barnabas road, lanes blocked on the left and right side. Outer loop right side blocked by an accident ere. As we zoom in just a little bit, northbound third street tunnel befre new yorkavenue right side blocked by that accident. New issue here in virginia, 66th and 95 eastbound 66 crash on the left side. Good morning, chuck. Good morning, melissa. Looks like things are moving along smoother this morning than they did yesterday. Thats always welcome news. Weather forast also way mor pleasant weather for the next couple days. We earned a little break from he heat. So far in july alone, we had 17 days 90 or higher, 31 so far in the year and april, may, june and now july have all been warmer than average for the year now, 2019 inin washon is about 3 degree warmer than average t year date. Right now we get to enjoy a couple days with temperatures will little below average. Well take it. 69 in washington with a north wind averaging 12 miles per hour. A comfortable north to north westerly breeze today. The drier r also allowed for temperatures to fall below 60 in a few lucky spots. Winchester,ni v, 57, la ray at 59 and Prince Georges County in the mid 60s this morning. A comfortable day for sure. Afternoon high today 8 4. That would be 4 degrees cooler than average. Thats a win. Tomorrow, still cooler than average, a littlearmer than today, though. Highs tomorrow back up to 86 degrees thankgh pressure that was originated from Northern Canada which is now settling down into parts of the great plains and midwest centered about st. Louis, missouri, this morning. That is going to take several days for it to progress all the way from there to here. As a result, our rain chances are drying up pretty fast. Couple of clouds left along to the east of the i95 and a lonesome rain drop o or twoer the lower bay as well. Rain chances today are very, very slim. Generally under 20 . I cant give you cant give you 100 dryer forecast, ths residual moisture in the atmosphere. Low humidity tomorrow and hardld a clouo be found all the way through at least the first half of the weekend. Ill give you the tenday outlook in the next half hour. K bac the news. Well see you then, chuck. Thank you. 6 19, up next on news 4 today, trade and tariffs seem like big picture issues that dont impact yourlife. Thats right. The wallet could feel the effects of those thing. Well show you which items on your childs back to school lisd cokyrocket amid talks of a trade war. And this afternoon, dont miss sara paulson on ellen. Her show airs at 3 00 p. M. Right here on nbc 4 and make sure you stick around for news 4 at 4. Well be right back. Apribut you dont need tonata hit a papiermache unicorn to get stuff you want. Justecome an aarp member get health tips, learn about the latest tech, have nights out at local restaurants and more. Get your aarp membershipoday. Announcer youre watching news 4 today. Welcome back here 6 22. Talks of new tariffs between the u. S. And china have been on going for months now. And if theyre imposed, your budget could tak a hit. This all comes adds a lot of us are getting ready to make some big p school shopping. To our justin finch is working for you explaining what it could all mean for your bank account. Reporter though it seems s like classejust wrapped up, pretty soonhe kids will be back to school. Thats why a lot of families have their eyes on new ipads and new iphones. The gadgets are topping 539 llion in imports to the u. S. From china last year a record. That as our exports to china were much lower, aroud 120 billion, part of why the president called for tariffs or billion in chinese goods. It would be historic if we could do a fair trade deal. Eporter though tariff tensions have cooled as of late, should they happen, retail insiders say youll likely notice. We project that the average American Family of four would face 2,300 in lost income and hier prices. Footwear costs more, clothes costs more, toys costs more and Christmas Lights cost more. Reporter thats david french, a National Federation retail senior vice president. A long list of others testified last month before u. S. Trade officials. Were trying to make the case for our consumers that the tariffs are the wrong way to go. We agree, we need to fix the way china does business, but there are better ways to do it rather than taxing American Consumers anamerican businesses. Reporter french says if tariffs come down, retailers would feel it first but many can only carry that burden for so long before passing it on to you. Retailers try to deliver the highest value goods at the lowest possible prices. So everything thats going on in terms of trade is making it more complicated, more expensive for haretailers to deliver tkind of value. R reporest advice, in perhaps buyyour bigger ticket itemsooner than later, cost comparing and keeping an eye o for deals. Justin finch, news 4. Achoo. We have been askingfor all of your videos of your pets doing atricks for new segment called pats prized pets now we have a winner. Thats right. Maggie thedog won with her achoo tissue trick. The owner hdnt call over. She said achoo and maggie got up and got her a tissue. Yesterday pat presented maggie and her mom kathy with the first ever food bowl award. Kathy and maggie, winner of pats prized pet bowl. Its all