Down near 50 there. Northwest broad branch at brandywine, still have the tree down, roadclosed. The work speaks for itself. Any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report. And the report is my testimony. That, of course, former special Counsel Robert Mueller and he will do the thing today he clearly said back in may there he did not want to do. He will testify befo congress about that russia investigation. Thats right. Mueller will be a reluctant witness today but his tel imony wiame discussions about collusion for the foreseeable future. Nbcs casey hunt takes us inside the room where its all goingo go down today. Elporter when robert muer sits down here, it will be the 89th time hes testified before congress over a long career in public life. Tomocrats know this might be their last chanconvince the American Public on impeachment. So they tell us they plan to keep their questions sharp and targeted. Er now his 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 not to talk about redaction, irivileged information, decisions made durng the investigation and any communication with the president. Democrats here say its a ploy o to r up collusion. Republicans, though, insisting theres nothing to hide. Today is part of the on going coverup by the administration to keep information away from the american people. Theres nothing there. Were going to sethat tomorrow. News 4 justin finch is live from one of the many bars that are opening early for thell mue testimony. Surprised theres not already a line out there this morning, justin. Reporter hey there, adam, jummy. Good mueller morning. A lot of people right now are waking up not for work but for bars like this one here at union pub. No doubt these sea are going to be filled this morning because for many this is a moment in history thatthey are choosing to watch on the big screens in bars with breakfast and booze. We have a list of sps that ll be opening in just a few hours spread across the district from northwest to southeast here. The bars will opostly between 8 00 a. M. And 9 00 a. M. They include shaw tavern on fo avenue and northwest. Duffys irish pub. Union pub were here in northeast close to the capitol h miadd. Hawk ndove between third and Fourth Streets in southeast. Also a place where youll likely find a lot of capitol hill influence, too. As we come backut hereive anoth wo toearn mind, other bars will also be opening perhaps as well and for this e list, mordetail is on our nbc washington app to find out more about the specials, the food fferings as well and other things to look forward to today with this pretty big day here in washington, guys. Back inside to you. Perhaps the most d. C. Thing ever. Justin, thank you. And of course you can watch live coverage starting at 8 00 in the morning right here on nbc 4. We will also stream coverage on the nbc washington app and on our website, nbcwashington. Com. Well, family friends, neighbors hld a vigil last night calling for an end to gun violence in the district. They came together to remember 11yearold bkaronown who was shot and killed last week far from his home in southeast d. C. Brown was one of at least eight people who were shot and killed in t district since thursday. And as the Community Comes together to support browns family, there were twoti shoos yesterday in the district. One of the shootings happened right outside a house on nanny helen boroughs boulevard and j street in northeast d. C. Witnesses tell news 4 they heard five to six gunshots and watched two men run off from that. Scene the gunman left a man shot right in the middle of the street. One of the neighbors around there Linda Witherspoon says she is disgusted and tired of all the shootings. Im not safe. I dont feel safe. I want this to stop. I want something to be done. You heow . Its t community that has to do it. A lot of people agree with her. The victim in that latest shooting was conscious and breathing when he was taken to the hospital. Then we learnnother man was shot last night in the shaw neighborhood in the district. That happened at 8th and o streets in northwest d. C. No word on his condition. U. S. W this morning, a Army Reserve Soldier is dead after a large tree toppled during a Training Exercise in southern v ginia. The Virginia National guard says severe storms caused that tree to fall on monday at fort pickett. Two other soldiers were also hurt. Were working to learn their identities. Well post more information when we get it in our nbc washington app. Meantime, were learning more about the 89yearold man killed during severe storms in carol county. He was standing in his driveway when a tree fell on top of m. Thetional Weather Service is trying to determine if a tornado touched down in that area. D. C. Police are trying to find the person you see right here on your screen shooting fireworks at an officer. This video right hereas recorded on july 4th on Fourth Street southeast. Pold e say that suspect walke up and then started firing the fireworks right at the officer. That suspect will face charges of felony asault on a Police Officer. The officer by the way suffered nonlife threatening inries. And the Montgomery CountyPolice Department is trying to rebuild trust with the communafy ter several controversial incidents in just over a year. The acting police chief spoke to the county council yesterday and he told them a few incidents shouldnt reflect on the entire department. Back in may when an officer was veo taped using the nword an then earlier this month anotherr offic was seen kneeing aug dr suspect who was handcuffed and on the ground. That officer has been charged with assault. The acting chief says hell lett the invesation run its course. There will be no internal review started until the criminal case has been adjudicated. Jones there says the department is in the process of revising its use of force policy. Expression of approval is not permitted in the gallery. A lot of applause there. Congress has passed anxt eension of the 9 11 victims compensationfund. All that clapping coming right enter the bill passed 972. This sures a financial safety net for thoseck siened by toxic exposure at ground zero. A the pentag shanks,ville, pennsylvania only after several had to testify before congress t to the need keep that funding going and the bill extends the victims fund through 2092. More than 40,000 peoplere have aly filed claims and more than 5 billion worth of benefits have been awarded. Muchneeded relief for First Responders who are still dealng th 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 think everybody feels the same way i do. To he president is expect sign this bill friday afternoon in a ceremony with some of those First Responders who g helped the bill passed. 5 08. And a local oicer who came to a Young Mothers rescue is being praised by thousands of people. Yeah. This kind of caught fire on social media well. You see taylor took to facebook to thank the Metro Transit Police officer for helping her sonandrew. She took that picture moments after the officer offered a helping hand to her son who has autism. Right by the tracks. He was just rolling in the dirt. Pulling my air. And hes kicking me. It breaks my heart because its just nothing i can do about it. Metro Transit Police officer dominic case not only helped her calm andrew down, he rode with them all the way home. As for andrew, check that out. E hot only made a new friend he got something to remember the officer by, a patch, from his uniform. Very cool. So cute there with his bow tie. Yeah. Little things that make a difference, you know what i mean . Great to see an officer do that. 5 09 is the time here. Next on news 4 today, former first ladyichelle obama has a simple but strong message for a group of local students. Yeah. Plus ac week at the beh with your family sounds pretty good, right . But could it actually make you sick . Well tell you what new numbers heshow about how clean water is at some of the most opular beaches around here. And a heartstopping rescue all caught on camera. Watch as a Police Officer pulls a man right from a burning car. Good morning, everybody. Its wednesday. That means its over the hump today and downhill to the nd weeke if youre planning a trip down to the ocean, its going to be great weather, friday, saturday and sunday. Rd ha a cloud to be found. Temperatures in the low to mid 80s. Our weather here for the weekent our weather here for the weekent ist looking bad einth not all water is created equalo only 1 billionth1 is filtered naturally. And emerges crisp and refreshing eugh to be called al deer park 100 natur is fspring water. Ally. Born better® whishes been hosting all got her nesorts of things. Ture, ok ladies, tonight is all about letting loose. So fill up those glasses and lets paint sigme where do you want screams tom . Lets talk havertys Summer Savings event is going on now. And we put everything on sale get big savings on sofas,gs dining sets and more. These deals will make you. The hostess with the mostess ve ys life looks good. Did you know comcast business goes beyond fast with a gigspeed network. Complete internet reliability. Ce advanced voiolutions. Wifi to keep everyone connected. Video monitoring. Thats huge. Did you guys know we did all this stuff . No. Im not even done yet. Wow. Business tv. Cl oud apps and support. Comcast business has th solutions you need. Oud apps and support. Get stntt with fast, reliable inet for just 39. 95 per month. Its everything a Small Business owner needs. Call 18005016000 today. Announcer youre watching news 4 today. Good. You got to get away from this car. Sit up. Situp. Whoa, dramatic rescue caught on camera california. Happened saturday night after a single car crash. That car was already on fire when an offner crawled i through the back to get that driver. You see here, both made it out of the car without getting hurt. Thankfully its not clear what caused that crash exactly, but this just goesow to show you h brave some people are and how theyre out there to help peofue. Thanky he was able to get there so quickly and breakthrough the glass and get him out. Greatork there. 5 13 now. It was more than just business as usual at Howard University yesterdats some studeneard from a very special guest, first former first lady that is michelle obama. She was at howard for the fifth annual beating the odds summit. Thats an eventfi fort Generation College students. As news 4 cory smith shows us, mrs. Obamas message was simple but powerful. Former first Lady Michelle obama started the Reach Higher Organization in 2014 wi the goal inspiring students to go to and finish college. College eratio graduate herself, she knows the expectations and obstacles facing these students. This is not a mistake. You know, you were here becauser you were me than capable of doing it. Reporter many in the crowd have friends or family who couldnt go to college or didnt finish once they got there. F the messagem mrs. Obama the transition will be tough but you cannot quit. The people in my life who were afraid of that feeling of c insity during transition, those are the people who were stuck. Reporter an Important Message for anyone tryin oto beat thedds. Cory smith, news 4. Well, we are working for your health this morning with an update on that massive Measles Outbreak across the country. The cdc now reports that 30 states have confir of the disease. 25 newaseaessles cases we cre reported last wek bringing up this years total. And since the start of 2019, there have been more than 1100 cases. This continues to be the largest Measles Outbreak in over 25 years. Officials say that the majority of the patients are those who have not been vaccinated. Thfis morning, ofals are investigating a potential outbreak of an intestinal illness across our region. Theres been an upick in cases maryland, virginia and d. C. This illss were told caused by a para site that can hide in certain foods and water and been linked in theast to imported fresh produce. It causes diarrhea, weight los and nausea. If you think you might have it, call your doctor immediately. Check this out, new this morning, more than 30,000 dths in the United States have been linked to air pollution. Thats according to a new study from the epa. Reenearchers found that bet 1999 and ty2015 poor air quali contributed to cancer, lung disease and heart attack. The leading cause of pollution during that time, you guessed it, carsd power plants. 5 18. Were learning about a new study that suggests that some of our favorite beaches rig here in the region might be potentially unsafe for swimming. Now, this is accor to researchers with environment america. They tested more than 2600 beaches just last year. The organization deemed beaches potentially unsafe if the bacteria levels at the beach recommendations which could cause swimmers to get sick from being in the heter. One cause for t bacteria levels is fecal contamination. The Organization Says that could be caused by runoff, sewage leaks and overflows. Right now we want to show you that local list. Ocean city beach, maryland, had eight potentially unsafe days. 15th street Virginia Beach had four days and rehoboth had three potentially unsafe days. Re wommitted to bringing you stories explaining how Climate Change impacts your familys health and your usehold budget. For a look at our special series, go to the nbc washington app and just search changing climate. Its all connected. It really is. We have seen more and more evidence of that. Yeah. The epa was saying that contributed to some 30,000 a deaths inerica to air pollution the last couple years. Globally that number is staggering, 4. 5ll mion people a year. Yeah. Die from poor air quality worldwide. Unfortunately the car is the m. Or contributor there if you can cut down on your driving, its a good thing to do. Automobiles and power plants the twmain contributors. It has been a hot year so far here in the washington area. Yesterday not with standing, yesterday was thees cool day in about six weeks around here. 90 degree days, well, so far wh have 17 days in the 90ed just in the month of july. 31 so far for the year. And average monthly temperatures for april, may, june and july have all been warmer than r avee. March was right on average. February was a little colder. But the last couple months it has gotten crazy warm around here. So enjoy the little respite from the summer heat, haze and umidity we have coming. Weve earned it and got to enjoy it for a couple days. Winchester down to 59 degrees. 63 in montgomery village, 64 in south mountain, maryland, up there, frederick county, 69 in stafford and fredericksburg. Your planner for your wednesday no, weather worries today. Theres only the tiniest little chance for a stray shower or two. Will not have thunder or lightning to worry about. Tomrow hardly a cloud. The full forecast is custom tailored right down to your zip code in the nbc washington app and find and follow me on my social media pages. High pressure is going to bring us great wstther not ju for today and tomorrow but i think youll like the weather all the way into the weekend. Check out your five day forecast. Mid 80stoday and tomorrow. Upper 80s with 100 sunshine on friday and saturday. Little bit more humid and back to about 90 degrees coming up oa sun Melissa Mollet, your weekend plans will not be messed with by the Weather Department. I like that. Much. You very temple hills inner loop, brand new problem getting a report of a crash with some lanes blockedd on the left and the right side. Possibly an overturned vehicle. Well follow this closely. Inner loop, van dorn, that is now on theshoulder. Also on the beltway, outer loop near 66 right lane is getting by tha work zone. Broad branch road at brandywine treeroad, we have the road closed. Southbound 270 at clarksburg, looking okay. Okay, melissa thank you. 5 19 is your time. Next on news 4 today, trade and tariffs can seem like big picture issues that dont impact your life. Thats right. But your wallet could soon feel the effects of those things. That got your attention. l weexplain which items on your childs back to school could backfire. Dont miss sara paulson on ellen airing at 3 00 p. M. On nbc 4. Stick ar for welcome back. You know, tas of some n tariffs between the u. S. And china have been going on for months now. And if theyre imposed, it could take a hit on yourd t. Thats right. It comes as many of us are looking ahead to some big purchases like back to school shopping. Our justin finch is working for you explaining what all this could mean for your bank account. Reporter though it seems like classes just wrapped up, pretty soon the kids will be back to thool. Ts why a lot of families have their eyes on new ipads and new iphones. A gadgets topping 539 billion om imports to the u. S. China last year a record. Hat as our exports to china were much wer, around 120 billion. Part of why the president called for tariffs or taxes on 300 billion in chinese goods. But it would be historic if we could do a fair trade deal. Reporter 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 higher prices. Footwear costs more. Clothes cost more. Toys cost more. Even Christmas Lights cost more. Reporter thats david french, a National RetailFederation Senior Vice president. He and a long list of others, testified last month before u. Se traofficials. Were trying to make the case for our consumers that the tariffs are the wrong way to go. We agree we need tox the way china does business, but there are better rather than taxing American Consumers and american businesses. Come nch says if tariffs down, retailers would feel it first, but many can only carry that burden for so long before passing it on to retailers try to deliver the highest valued goods at lowest possible prices. So everything thats going on in terms of trade is makng orit m retailers to deliver that kind of value. Reporter best advice, in perhaps buy your bigger ticket items sooner than later, cost comparingngnd keepi an eye out for deals. Justin finch, news 4. H wee been asking for those videos of your pts doing tricks for a new segment. Now weve got a winner. Thats right. This is maggie the dog. She won with her achoo tissue trick. I hope they didnt really use e tissue. Yesterday we presented maggie and her mom kathy the firstever food bowl ard. Take a look. Kathy and maggie, winner of patsized pet bowl. Its all yours now. Thank you so much. Loank you. At your bowl. Yeah magg is an 8yearold golden lab mix. Nd she a kathy live in viinia. Maggies so good at tricks that shes an American Kennel Club certified trick dog. How about that . Very cool. Ra colations to that. Hope this will encourage more people the next time pat does a contest we want mored s. 5 26 right now. Switching gears. Still ahead a local constructiwo er killed on the job. Well update the investigation thats happening right now. And plus a look at the recent robbery in maryland. Well tellyou why police think it could be connecd to other crimes in the area. And no complaint for the Weather Department today. No, not at all. No matter how frowny and crumpled up poor seizers face looks, hes not unhappy a ut the weather. Hes just looking for a new home. Adopt mr. Ceaser here. Hes 10 years old so hes a nice low energy buddy to have around the house. L temperatures today wil can my side be firm . And my side super soft . With the sleep number 360 smart bed you can both adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. So, can it help us fall asleep faster . Yes, by gently warming your feet. But can it help keep me asleep . Absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to lykeep you both effortleomfortable. Will it help me keep up with him . Yup. So, ill wake up ready for anything . Oh, weve got your back. So, you can really promise better sleep . Not promise. Prove. And now, save up to 800 on select sleep number 360 smart beds. Ends saturday. Announcer news 4 today starts now. Ne good weday morning to ou y. If you hadnt guessed aaron and eun have the day off. But this is a big day in the district, specifically on capitol hill. Robert mueller is set to testify this morning in front of two hose committees. After that 22month investigation into russianem involvt in the 2016 election, it led to 34 indictments and it really all comes down to today. We do have compleoverage of the day ahead. But first we want to get a check of both the forecast and the commute. Thats right. Melissa mollet is standing by with your first 4 traffic, but begin with storm roam 4 meteogist chuck bell. We have been waiting for some nice weather. It wont be t hot or too humid like goldie locks just right on your wednesday. Couple degrees cooler than average. Sun is coming up little more than half an hour from now, 6 02 is sunristt li Early Morning daylight starting to appear. 63 in loudoun county, virginia. 63 in gaithersburg and frederick. A little warmer, the warm waters of chesapeake bayre Holding Temperatures for our bay side communities in the low to mid 70s. Your commute for today will be unaected by the weather. Other than maybe a little sun glare, temperatures in the 60s for the ride in about 80 at noontime todaynd low 80s for daytime highs today. So really nice weather to get out and enjoy it. Car washing forecast, you bet. R go foit. Dry weather will stick around the next couple days. Little warmer trend, though. Well talk about that with the tenday forecast. Melissa mollet, lets hope today goes easier than yesterday. After yesterday, i think i deserve a week off. It was a rough morning. People on the roads deserve it even more. Ls temple h inner loop near st. Barnabas road, we have the left and right side blocked by an accident. Fit report was an overturned vehicle but just seems like a crash at this point, normal c sh. Outer loop between 66th and little river turnpike right lane still getting by that work zone. That should clean out of the way pretty soon. Southbound 270 is slow because of a work zone. Allow extra time for that. In northwest, b ad branch we have video of this at andywine street. This is a tree dowoa the rd is shut down in northwest. Again, broad branch shut down aa brywine. Thank you. 5 31 is your time. Today will really be one for the history booksou could say. Former special Counsel Robert Mueller will testify before congress about his investigation into Russian Election meddling. swe dont know what going to happen here, but a lot of people dont want to miss out on what he might say. Thats why news 4 jstin finch is live with details on some watch parties that are being planned across the district. Stin, some people are already lining up in certain spots here. What are you seeing . Reporter i wouee love to s someone join me out here, adam, but not quite. We know bars across d. C. Just a fewours like union pub will be filling up and filling up fast with people with their eyes e glued on thig screens, beers in hand watching Robert Mueller testify at last. A few of the bars we have up on the scre for you there, they include bars across the di,rict, shaw tavernduffys irish pub, union pub, the midlands and hawk ndove. They range 8 00 a. M. And 9 00 a. M. And each bar has their own drink speshls. Another look at that list on our nbc washington app, might be smart to show up early, perhaps not quiteea as rly as i am but within a few hours to get a seat, be there on time and see u it play a lot of excitement for this big moment. Back inside to you. Thank you very much. Lot of excitement. Our coverage of the mueller testimony will continue in just a few minutes. This morning, Fairfax County police, though, want toell you are investigating the death of a Young Construction worker. Were told that young man was younger than 18 years old. He died yesterday while simply on the job. The construction site is in mclean, virginia. Police say a second construction worker there at the site was injured. That ditch they were working in somehow collnesed. S 4 spoke with the man who lives near the construction site and h says he often saw the workers there and never noticed any unsafe conditions. Seemed to be, you know, really managed, coordinated type of effort going on. My prayers go out for the person whoir lost t life. Right now we dont know how old the worker whouz died but d virginia labor laws says you he to be at least 16 years old to wrk in nstruction. The other worker who was trapped is expected to be okais time 5 34. Police say the sameerson is behind several burglaries in maryland a theyre trying to stop this suspect before another business is targeted. First, on the fourth of july in the Early Morning, the suspect smash in the glass door of the exxon on mcarthur boulevard in bethesda. He looked around and left withoutaking anything. Three days later, the same light colored suv backed up to the ca nt door of the spicy Ame InternationalGrocery Store on lkwood drive in Silver Spring and smashed the glass door here, took cash from the register. Less than two hours before that breakin, police in buoy say he was spotted breaking into beijing cafe along crane highway. Theres a 10,000 reward for information in this case. A proboxer who fought at Mgm National Harbor on friday night has died. He took several hard head and body shots. He was rushed to Prince Georges Hospital where he had surgery for bleedinon his brain, but he died on tuesday. He is originally from russia but he fought in the u. S. Since turning pro in 01 the Russian Boxing Federation announced it would investigate whether anyone was at fault for s death. Your time is 5 35. Here is a look at top stories were following this wednesday morning. Right now d. C. Police are f tryg nd the man who shot a firework at an officer. This is video oft recorded incident from the fouh of july in a neighborhood in southeast. The officer had to go to the hospital but did survive. The man in that video faces a felony charge once hes arrested. Violent stretch of days in the district continued with a shooting on nanny helen boroughs avenue northeast. A man was shot multiple times yesterday in the middle of the street it in mdle of th day. The man is going to survive. Police say theyre looking for u two people no motive is known at this time. Meanwhile, friends and family of an 11yearold killed last week in the district gather for a vigil. Karon brown was killed on thursday not far from his southeast d. C. Home. Those who were at the vigil spoke out about gun violence. Own was one of at least eight people who were shot and killed in d. C. In less than a week. Today, Boris Johnson will take over as Prime Minister of the uk. The British Press had a field day. Johnson sa controversial ia politi politician. One of papers calling his plan quote dirced from reality. Johnson will replace theresa may who failedo produce a brexit deal despi multiple attempts. Amazon is proving toe the goto stop for everything you need. Now including a new home. The online giant has partnered up with the resalential re estate Brokerage Company to create a new slervice cal tursey. Now thi service would allow customers to begin their home search and lin to real estate brokers. And if t you usehe service, to buy a property youll also reive credit to spend on a selection of amazon home serviceas you might ell keep it in the family. Keep the devices flowing and theyre gettinger into evything. Coke and pepsi are gettin serious about preventing plastic pollution. Thats good news. This comespifter green ece started a campaign that named the beverage giants as the top two offenders on the planet. Greece peace estimates a truckload ofte bottles enr the earths surface every minute. Bo companies tell greenpeace theyll end their motorbikes with the plastic lobbying group and will look at other ways to t distrib their beverages without using plastic or other single use containers. Yeah, because coke and pepsi own so many juices and water companies. Sports drinks. Think about around the world how much is going right into the water. Still ahead, history will no doubt be made on capitol hill in just a matter of hours. Ng were g to continue our coverage of todays testimony of Robert Mueller. Plus, sharing his story. Remember that man whose dogs got him helpter he became stuck in the mud on a hiking trail . In the mud on a hiking trail . Hes talking toews 4. N big health insurance, inc. How can i help you . In the mud on a hiking trail . Hes talking toews 4. N hello, im calling because ive been paying more for my medicines in medicare and i hear there may be discounts. Sure, we work with middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers to negotiate discounts. Oh, great so, i can get those at my pharmacy . Nope. Thats not the way it works. Oso, you get discountset thoson medicines,acy . But youre not passing them on to us . [hangs up] hello . Hello. . Announcer youre watching news 4 today. B if you cieve it, we are one year away from the start of the 2020 olympic gas in tokyo. And were getting a lo at the mascots for the olympics and paralympics. Th blue one right hereamed miratoa is based on japanesat words ean future and eternity. And the pink one right there isb suty. Its name is derived from a Cherry Blossom variety and a phrase that means so mighty. It comes complete with Cherry Blossom sensor. Of course stay with nbc 4 for all of your olympics coverage. Well, this morning, we have an update to a story we first brought you yesterday, one of your favorites of the day. Were hearing from the man who needed to be rescued after he was stuck in the mud. The dogs are the story here. 87yearold lamar nevil was trapped on aai popular tr get a picture of his legs. The mud was up to his knees. Looks like he was wearing socks. He was stuck for nearly an hour before his dogs helped catch the attention of nearbyis cycl who then came to help. If they hadnt been with me,h i dont know w i would have gotten anybody. I was totally stuck in that mud. It wasnt just gentle sand and dirty sand coming down there. It was deep mud. He has a good attitude about it. Firefighters can use a device like this if youo find yourself stuck in the mud. They demonstrated how taking two pipes and blowing bubbles nderneath can help loosen your legs. Those dogs love him. Yeah, absolutely. Sat right by his side, chuck. No you kall about dogs. Theyre loyal to the end. They most certainly are. My two knuckle heads, noway. I would let go of the leash, they would be out mustnting squirrels the rest of the day. I would be stuck in the mud. Y. Good morning, everybod temperatures in the 60s to get your wednesday started. Its going to be a great morning to get outside and do a little walking, jogs or bike riding today. Tenday forecast and the return of heat and humidity coming up. Plus, Robert Mueller in the hot seat. We are looking ahead to what onl no doubt be historic day capitol hill. What you need to keep your eye out for. Well announcer youre watching news 4lcoday. Wee back at 5 45. Yeah, after nearly twoctnts, itl comes down to today. Just hours from now, former special Counsel Robert Mueller is going to testify before congress. During two hearings that will no doubt find their way into the history books, we know that these hearings are ging to last much of the day. Yeah, but beyond that its anyones guess. News 4 tracie potts joins us now live from capitol hill. Tracie, what can we expect to should y and also wha we keep an eye out for . O should we keep an eye out for also because in addition to Robert Mueller were going to see one of his lotime aides, another lawyer sitting with him during this testimony. Ts was a late development, although mueller spokesperson says they talked about it a week ago. But the number two in charge of the russia investigation coming with him to advise him. But according to a Committee Spokesperson not to be sworn in and testify. Robert mueller faces two committees and five hours of questioningrom democrats and republics about his report on Russian Election interference. Wa democrats to get into details which they think people have not heard leading to concerns about obstruction of justice with the president , evidence but not enough evidence to indictmrt. Ublicans want to take a look at how this investigation started and whether it was based on bad information. It all gets under way in just about three hour t a l look forward to today. Thank you, tracie potts on the hill. Well all be watching. Nbc news, of course, will provide special coverage of the mueller testimony today. Coverage begins at8 15 this morning. Its expected to continue well into the afternoon. N joi afterwards right here at news 4 at 4. Were going to recap it all for you. Th week, more than 150 distillers from across the country came to capitol hilleot in hops of seeing mueller but c theyreling on congress to reauthorize a Craft Beverage tax cut. This tax cut was first enacted in 2017. It is set to expire in december. Many of them say they fear theyll have to cut costs and even staff if it isnt passed again. One business ner says it saved hi more than 110,000. Developing this morning,u press is continuing to grow against puerto ricos governor. Ths right. Hundreds of thousands of people have been occupying the streets of san juan. You may have seen it. Theyre demanding the resignation of th governor. This is the largest in recent history protests. The protests are sending one main message to government theres been rampant corruption and we need a change. We need the governor to resign. The protests began more than a week ago after pages of a private groupchat were leaked. In the chat, the governor is accused of making personal attacks against rival politicians, jokes about the victims ofhurricane marie yand an antigay slur. Thanks to high homeosts and hgtv, the concept of tiny houses has become pretty popular over the past few years. And in the coming months we may see more of those tiny houses in our area. They unanimously approved a new zoning ordnance that would allow construction of accessory dwelling nits onaller lots. Now supporters say this will create more affordable housing. Adit are l to 10 of a lot. They must be less than 1,200 square feet. H the cange is expected to take place at the end of december. Ianust want rv. I dont want a tiny house. On thef ther side othe potomac,awmakers are backing a plan that would expand a major roadway that connects virginia and maryland. The louden times mirror reporting this morning that the county board of supervisors approved a proposal to widen route 15 just north of leesburg. It would become a urlane roadway up to the river and also include a bypass. N the plan c is expected to cost upwards of 217 million. Not cheap there. All right, this week the news 4 iteam is working for u. Were looking into all the ways you can keep yourself safe while ghure flying. Thats ri we know hackers are always after credit card and Social Security information, right, but as our Investigative Reporter found out eaterinformation is at a risk when you travel. Reporter when most of us come here to the airport, were thinking about the business trip or better yet vacation. Yoore not thinking abut where to plug in your phone or who ight want the information inside. Neure not thinking about where to plug in your pr who might want the information inside. It can happen in just a few moments while your phone is still in your hand. When you connt up to one of these power charges, youre connecting up to a computer you cant see. At the airport, hotel room and rental car or ride share, anywhe you connect with a usb port could put the data stored on your phone at risk. Using a traditional plug is safer. You have to be savvy. Wherever there is thity for somebody to siphon off your data, theyre going to try and you need to protect it. Reporter Cyber Security expert james lee says stored pass words and pin numbers are most valuable but even legitimate businesses also want to know your screen names, emaie addes, where you shop and what you buy, like when youre prompted to log into your accounts while ordering your lunch. It can be hard because theres a lot of convenien obviously on your iphone and a lot of information collected thats hard to see. Reporter the Electronic Privacy Information Center says that data is then shared with other trd parties and almost impossible to stop today on news 4 today other common places that put travellers information at risk and what you neo. D to know before you g jody fleischer, news 4 iteam. Look at in chopper over this car fully engulfed in parkway rthbound bw northbound 197. Fors just got on the scene trying to put this out here in the next couple minutes, but at this point in morning you can see that we have those northbound lanes, northbound bw parkway near 197 sh down. Its going to be shut down for ysome time as we tr to get this out and get folks around t that the left. Northbound bw parkway near 197 weutont know anything abo the person that may or may not have been in this vehicle. Ny we dont see ady standing nearby. Well make calls and try to figxae out ely whats going on. Thats what you call a fully involved vehicle fire, hopefully nobody injured. Northbound bw shut down at 197. Thes st. Barnabas road, lan blocked by a crash. Rest of the issues on the beltway have disappeared. Road, ound 270 clarksburg we had a big backup from an earlier issue. 66, 95 looking okay for your travel times. Trav times in maryland on 270 and the top of the beltway also not bad. G ood morning, chuck good morning to you, melissa. Good morning, everybody. Wednesday is off to a butiful art outside. Couple of fair weather clouds around, but no rain on storm team 4 radar. Yo morning commute is guaranteed to be dry today. Our 90 degree day count so far this year 31 days. 90 or higher. Thats the fifth highest count to this point in the year on recd. July has been a warm one. 17 days in the 90s, just in the month of july alone. Temperatures for the month are 2. 5 degrees warmer than average and almost all because of that monday deluge a few weeks ago were more than 3 inches above average in rainfall for the month with still a full week to go. But rain chances are down close to zero for most of the next 5 to 7 days. Inrrently 63 montgomery conty. 70 downthe road in quantico. 74 in annapolis this morning. 66 in upper mar bro. The nats have a doubleheader first game at 1 05. Temperatures will be around 80 degrees at lunchtime. Mid afternoon temperatures will peak only in the low to mid 80s and theres another game tonight starting at 7 05. If youre going down to that one, plan on game time temperatures in the 70s. Lets just hope the nats can get them both from the rockies. For tomorrow, more sunshine. Another nice day. Temperatures still cooler than average. Full forecast is always available in the palm of your hand on ourc washington app and also find and follow me there on my social media pages. Its all quiet in the Weather Department for the next couple days this big area of High Pressure over the middle of the country. Were on the right side of things for the next cple things. We get into the weekend, lit turn little warm and a bit more humid, but the intense heat and humidity we just finished up, thats probably not coming back any time too soon. Next week back in the 90s before we get more unsettled with higher rain chances later on in the week. Good moing im frank hollanded a cnbc headquarters. Ups is going seven days a week. The company will add sunday delivery starting early next year as it responds to huge growth in online shopping. It will bes asted by u. S. Postal service. Ups is also adding more pickup locations for packages inside thousands of cvs and advanceda o parts stores. Im frank holland. Thank you, frank. Well, its happening. Redskins, theyre reportg to Training Camp today. Ho among tse who wont be there, though, linebacker mason foster has been released from the skins. His agent makinncthat annouement yesterday on twitter. Starting tomorrow fans will be able to attend camp. We always hear of how important it is to wear your sunscreen, but before you step outside, Health Experts want to warn you to check the date on the bottle. They say putting on expired sunscreen is risky and may not o protect u from the sun. trow it out after three years if it doe have an expiration or if it changed color or consistency. Time right now is 5 on this wednesday morning. Coming up next on news 4, we have much more ahead on the Robert Mueller testimony that is coming up today. Plus a lookan at your weather d traffic. Well be back right after this. Announcer news 4 today begins with breaking news. On thend northbou lanes of the bw parkway, this is near laurel and buoy road. Yeah. Were trying to get the chopper video up for you right here. The chopper was over the scene just a few minutes ago. You can see this car fully engulfed in flames here. Now, we have spoken to park police. The driver did get out and is not hurt. But this was quite the scene on the northbound lanes of the bw parkway in maryland by 197. We did see recent chopp video where the firefighters had actually put that fire out. Good news here, nobody was hurt, but obviously be awef youre driving through that area this morning. Absolutely we say good morning, 6 00. Aaron and eun have the morning off. Thank you so much for being here with us. This is a busy day here in the district. And really all across the country. Today is the dayohat fer special Counsel Robert Mueller is going to testify on capitol hill. But theres also a lot more news to get you caught up on. Storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has a great forecast, but first we want to check in with Melissa Mollet who is tting you out the door with first 4 traffic and an update. Good morning, guys. N thbound bw parkway near 197 chopper 4 was over this before firefighters were at the scene. So we still have everything shut down northbound bw parkway near 197. You can see that vehicle fire io out. We understand the person that was in the vehicle got out safely as well tnk goodness. As chopper zooms out, you can see some of the backups building here this morning so northbound is closed. Southbound we have that left lane blocked aswell. Going to be a slow ride through there as they try to get this towed out of way and everything cleared. Inner loop near st. Barnabas lanes blocked by the crash there. New problemin Potomac River falls road. Not quite sure whats going on. Well check in and be back with you in a couple minus. Good morning, chuck. Good morning, melissa. Four things that you need to know about the weather for your wednesday. Its a very comfortable morning. Temperatures have fallen below