For the most part here. You want to take it sl and perhaps fine another way to get this re you are going morning, right, melissa . Absolutely. A lot of different problems you have possess maybe take your favorite alternate here to get around everything. Another shot, another vantge point where justin is this morning. Inner loop at connecticut avenue and youre just getting by in one lane. A long time before that gets cleared up. Twomile backup and looks ling rain movihrough and not help things at all. Top of the beltway, outer loopw at nempshire avenue where megan fj is wiitzgerald is ther. We e getting by one ride of the road. Meagan, how are things looking at this point . This is a crash investigation. Reporter part of theood news this morning it does look like traffic is just now starting to me along the westbound lane of ther outeop before University Avenue because according to Maryland State Police, the backup is miles. Now to give you an idea of whatt happened ou here. We got chopper 4 flying above herto help give youome tisuals of what is happening here. Y tell us that it was just 4 before00 this morning when a vehle going down the westbounep. Lane othe outer loo here somehow lost control of its vehicle and c ishingto the wall. Rails and the they being hushed to the hospital. O word on where ythat person lost control but we know one vehicle involved in the crash and that person taken to the hospital and their condition unknown. The good news it looks like traffic is just now starting to move along. Melissa, back to you. I know youre monitoring a lot of other issues that we are seeing around the are here. We have other problems. Here is a look at those. Sound like they have one lane open at that fairfax staon crash. Its raining out there this morning. Even though its too soon to know, it could be a role in these crash. Absolutely. Storm team 4 meteorologist chuck noell is joining us what are you seeing, chuck . Four thing to know on your tuesday. I think youll like most of them. Off to a wet start. Heavy rain late last night has moved out. There is still a lot of puddles around. Shower linger into the afternoon but its going to be so much cooler today. In the 70s for high temperatures with the cloud and the rain today. There is the rain we are dealing with late morning and afternoon hours. All of the rain across the enandoah valley and roanoke and Far Southwest virginia. Till not a whole lot of rain impacting the immediate metro area yet. That will change here over about the next hour or two. Temperatures in the 60s to only 70. Rain moving in, hourly temperatures todayhould peak only in the mid70s for afternoon highs. We will track the return of sunshine tomorrow comig up. You can hear that wind. This is how is sounded and looked yesterday. Esterday, mt. Airy was under a Tornado Warning people are waking up to a big mess to clean up. Take a look at this from our tower camera. One of the cells from yesterdays storms blowing across the district. Severe weathe for at least one death in maryland. A tree fell on a home in carroll county, killing a man inside. Tree branches are down all across the region, including in this yard in northwest washington. Am our cas were out there. Firefighters in tinnily town overnight were checking for damage. Drivers all over the area had a tough time navigating through the driving rain. Luckily, today will be the start of some much better weather, as chuck was mentioning, we look forward to that. This morning, a gesture of goodwill for a family coping with tragedy this morning. An online funraiser has raised nearly 2,000 for rachel parkersons family. She died this weekend while hiking on intense heat in the billy goat trail in montgomery county. The heat index was about 106 when she collapsed. Children. As a mother of the right there, People Living in southeast d. C. Walking ai t gun violence last night in the district. This comes after four days of gunfire that killed seven people, including 11yearold karon brown. Police arrested 29yearold tony mcclam for the killing of the young boy. According to charging documents, mcclam admitted to police that he fired the gun into the car in selfdefense and didnt know the boy was in the car. This is one case from the violent outbreak and d. C. Leaders want your help. Admayor Muriel Bowser ple with the mmunity to turn anybody in who has a gun, even if it means a relative could go to jail. Its better to be arrested for having a gun than for murdering a child. Call us. D. C. Police urge anyone with information about these recent shootin to give them a call. A bill to fund the septembe 11tctims Compensation Fund is expected to pass in the today, but not without some controversy. The fund compensates victims injured and the families who lost loved one in the 9 11 attacks. Republican senator rand paul blocked it last week. Paul says lawmakers need to focus on the nations debt andel y san yesterday, new yk City Firefighters Union blasted pauls decision. If he was so physically responsible, he would have announced it before the instead of keeping it secret until oments before senator gillibrand brought the bill up for unanimous consent. Without authorization, the fund will run out of money next year. Once the bill does pass, President Trump is expected to sign it next week. Former d. C. Councilman Sterling Tucker will lie in repose at the wilson building. From 11 00 a. Mtil 3 00 p. M. This afternoon. He was the first elected chairman of the d. C. Council and later served as hud assistant secretary under president jimmy carter former Virginia GovernorDouglas Wilder is fighting claims he kissed a 20yearold College Student without her consent. That young woman filed a formalp int in december and an investigation was conducted by an outside attorney hired by virginia commonwealth university. A thinvestigation found that wilder, who was teaching at the university, was responsible for nonconsensual sexual contact. Wilder say the investigation was biased and he is contesting the findings. Developing this morning. Growing protests with intensifying pressure against othe puerto rico govern rossel lo. From the air to the ground here styou can lien to the chants here. Thousand in the streets. The protesters began a week ago after 900 pages of chat were released and published. He is accused of making comments about his rival politicians and jokes with the victims of Hurricane Maria and antigay slur against singer ricky martin. Rossello is stepping dowd as te he his party and wont run for reelection next year but protesters want him out now. Take look here. They protested yesterday at the national museum. They protested in solidarity at the African Museum of culture. President donald trump called s government corrupt but bragged about hosting two Miss Universe pageants there. A person who pretended to be a doctor and psychologist for years is facing a multimillion dollar lawsuit. She worked for years at a pediatric practice. Former patient turned to her for t on to quickly cau some red flags. He met with friction in geing proof of her certifications and education and he thought that was o. Police say that they learneda ry was not a psychologist, does not even have a college degree. 51 families have contacted police to say that thy or their children are victims here and averys criminal trial is set for mid december. We know its fruspeating. Hapning today, you can help improve i95 in virginia. If youve driven on you know it can be a mess. Pretty much all day. A study found the worst bottleneck on the entire interste is over the aquacon river that stretches over it. Sp peopld 1 million hour a year on that onemile southbound stretch. Transportation leaders want to hear from you. There will be a Community Meeting at James Monroe High School in fredericksburg today and that meeting begins at 6 00 this evening. A virginia woman is lucky to be alive after a lawn mowing accident sent her down the side of a hill. Th i ought i heard a goat. Mistakenly, it was her. Ll 80yearold juanita mus lives in rgpound, viia. When a delivery person tried to drop off a package at her home, he thought something was wrong. He found her dog and she was nowhere to be found. He found her 50 feet down the hill. I yelled for juanita and i heard her yell and i found her on the side of the hill. I saw the mower beyond it. I fnd her. Mullins survived without water for more than two days in the scorching heat. Her family hopes this encouraging more people to check in on elderly loved y. Es every da glad she is okay. Yes. 6 11 is your tin. Next oews4 today, we are going to check back in with that breaking traffic news out on the beltway. There are several crashes out there that will make it hard for you to get work today. A busy morng for sure. Alcohol spiked with dangerous chemical compounds is making so tourists sick. We will tell you where its happening. We all felt like taking a mentahealth excuse from work t d now kids can use that as an excuse to be absom school. L we wil tell you how they made it happen. Look at that. Itus coming for plane on a rainy tuesdaytoday. Ding dong, we have a fatal accident on the outer loop at New Hampshire avenue. On the right side of the rened truck tow on thecene and chopper 4 showing you about three miles worth of delays. We have right side here inner loop at connecticut avenue and full details on all of these issues and more coming up. Get ready. Exactly one year from today, the world will come together for the 2020 summer games in tokyo, japan. International olympic organizers say tokoyo is the best prepared o mpic host city ever. The summer games will be unlike any other. Four new sports mat. Ng their de karate, skateboarding, and surfing, and rock climbing. Im surprised some of those have not already been event. I need to work on my fan clacking skills. I wont even try. That was good . Nod not bad . We are excited about oneear away. One of our own will be there. Fivetime olympic hampion and thesda native Katie Ledecky is games but in th having trouble this week. A medical issue forced her to pu out of two races this morning at the world hi champions which are held in south korea. U. S. Team officials expect her n to get back he water but they are waiting for test results to figure out what is going on on here. She had one of the biggest losses of her career yesterday coming in second in the 400meter freestyle race. We are working 4 your health morning. Many americans it looks like are using antibiotics without a prescription, according to new research from Baylor College of medicine. It found many people use leftover medicine, whe others an got biotics from friends, family, even online. Experts say this is aerous practice and it could increase the risk of side effects and antibiotic resistance. A hile, millions of america who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack and may be at risk for other health problems. The american heart sociation recommends against daily aspirin use in elderly adults those with you will certify disease because it can lead to intestinal bleeding. A new studied found 6 Million People were taking a without a doctors me recomndation. A group of High School Seniors lobbied Oregon Lawmakers to allow Mental Health days to be excused absences. The students say their biggest goal is just making sure everyone knows that Mental Health is just as valid as physical health. One of those student lobbyists s say the is a personal one. Beingarked absent or unexcused, cant make up the assignment, because i dont have the willpower to go to school today because its just too much and there is no system set in place to help me. Oregon has one of the highest rates of teen suicide in the country and the second leading cause for 10 to 34yrolds in that state. Nationally, sued is at a 50year high. The students hope the problem behind this will create a honest conversation about Mental Health. A warning for people planning to vacation in costa rica. Eo the are getting sick. Health Officials Say 19 deaths n linked to methanol poisoning from counterfeit products. Methanol is used as an alternative fuel source and even a pesticide or chemical solvent. The cdc says consuming it could cause issues including seizures, kidney failure, or even death. We are working for you for ways to protect yourself when youre overseas. Official say video mixed drinks. Instead, consider bottled beer and wine what you can watch a r bartendeopen. Or even just buy your own alcohol at a dutyfree shop. Lets get over to Melissa Mollet for a traffic alert. Outer loop at New Hampshire avenue still have this situation. This is a sixmile backup asre yo heading southbound on 5095 and over New Hampshire avenue a fatal crash there. A tow truck on the scene and hopefully get this out of the way but the backups will hang around and a mess for some time noatter what. Inner loop loop at connecticut avenue a jackknifed tractortrailer lost a load of magazines. Everybody on one lane and very slow there. Fuel spill there. Good morning, chuck. Hopefully, your morning is a ittle calmer than mine . Calmer, for sure. S cloudy es and waiting on the wait in downtown washington. Its not too far away. Grab your umbrella before you head out thoor this morning. Temperatures ar inhe raincooled 60s and low 70s now. They are going t stay that way the rest of the day. A significant change to theeat wave we just now official that is over. The ld front compress the moisture into the region so all of that rain in Central Virginia is all going to get squeezed up into the d. C. Metro area here. A rainfaunts another quarter to half of an inch of rain spread out much of the day. Dg leading ee of the range in this warrenton, virginia. Not on the capitalw belt but wont be much longer before it encompasses the immediate d. C. Met area. Rainfall ready for today. Future weather carries light to derate rain through the tail end of the morning commute and on up into lunch time. I once you getto the afternoon, the rain will begin to come to an end across the i81 corridor earlier than the i95 corridor and should be out of most of the metro area no later than about 6 00 or 7 00 is evening. Thereafter things will start to improve rather dramatically and stay cloudy tonight. Next on news4 today, talking about your credit score. We are working for you this morning explaining what does and doesnt hurt your credit score. If youre home this afternoon, dont miss ellen at 3 00 and then your nus ews at 4. I swited from dodge. We switched from ford. I switched from ram. I switched to chevy. We switched to chevy. Wewitched to chevy. For dependability. For technology. For the muscle. And just look at it. Adios, lexus. Bye, bye, ford. We switched to chevy. And i co dnt be happier. 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 new roads at your local chevy dealer. You probably heard your credit score it important. Ollows you everywhere put a lot of people arent sure what affects their credit score. Consumer reporting susan hogan is working for you separating fact from fiction. Reporter how much do you know about Credit Scores . Loans . Mortgages . How many credit cards i have if i ever am late on paying a credit card. Paying my credit card bill on time . Reporter what helps or hurt your credit can be down right confusing. Consumer reports is clearing up with its own credit score quiz. First, unpaid Library Fines. Really . No. Make it worse, i gus . No. Unpaid library fine. They keep calling you but theep they dont rt to the credit bureau. Ib overdue lry book fines will not affect your credit. They are reported by municipalities or Municipal Court records, but they wont go on your Credit Report. Reporter nepat . Unpaid ing or traffic tickets. I have a feeling it does because it does have to do with the government. I dont think so. Parking and traffic tickets like Library Fines are from municipal records and they are not reported to any of the Credit Reports. Report opening up a bunch of credit card at the same time . I think it make it better. Opening up a bunch of credit cards in a short period of time can affect your miedit report. It suggests you ght be in credit trouble. Reporter does frequently checking your crepot ding your . I feel like that used to be a myth but i believe that is not. You can check your Credit Report any time without it affecting your credit score. Reporter dont forget you dont have to pay to check your Credit Report. You get one free report a year from each of the three credit bureaus. Susan hogan, news4. Still ahead here, a local man find himself in a dangerous spot and has his dogs to thank for his rescue. The heat wave is over. We are show you the changes coming to nats pa this week. This week and tomorrow and thereafter perfec baseball weather. This is cute care bear. 1yearold dog available for adoption. Go to humane dog rescue alliance if you want to add care bear to your life. Hit and miss opportunities for walking the dog and not getting about 6 30 here. The rain contins to fall this morning and we are tracking serious crashes on the roadscr as the d. C. Region. Good morning to you. Im jummy olabanji. Im adam tuesday. Aaron gilchrist and eun yang have the dayf. Of we are it is turning into a messy morning all across the area. Uck bell is standing by with your ecallimportant forast but lets begin with Melissa Mollet with update on first 4 traffic. This is a mess here this morning. Guys, so many d