the new government guidelines are focusing on how businesses can prevent swine flu outbreaks and keeping operating at the same tim >> strategies include giving workers plenty of time for leave and an opening to work from home. businesses should rethink how they do business this flu season. here's brian mooar with details. >> reporter: children back in school and so is the swine flu. now the government wants businesses to get ready for the inevitable spread of the h1n1 virus and plan now to accommodate workers that may be sideline. >> in america we love to praise the puritan work ethic. and with reason. but this fall it would serve the country better to praise common sense and responsibility. >> reporter: if employees get sick they should go home and stay home. businesses should draw up contingency plans to keep operating. some vital industries like oil and gas are already taking

action. >> their critical employees have backup cross training occurred. telecommuting has been explored. >> reporter: hhs secretary kathleen sebelius is playing down this week's news and only 45 million vaccine doses will be ready when the flu season takes off. >> we are very much on target. we are working with five different manufacturers. >> reporter: in nashville doctors began the first vaccine tests for children. would weeks after the adult trial started. for children like luke donahue, it is no big deal. >> a regular shot. nothing much. >> reporter: his mom, a doctor, thinks otherwise. >> we realize how important it is and how minimal the risk is compared to the benefits. >> reporter: back in washington, representatives from 37 countries are comparing notes and swapping strategies on fighting the flu. experts say it all boils down to

two words -- hands and home. keep your hands clean and go home if you get sick. at the commerce department in north west, i'm brian mooar, news4. >> schools in our area are waitinfor more guidance from the government as to how it will administer swine flu vaccines when the time comes. some teachers have been asked to only up with lessons that could be put on line or distributed in packets if schools have to close down. there were fireworks last night at a health care reform town hall meeting in massachusetts. democratic representative barney frank was at the center of it all. the town hall meeting took place at a senior center in dartmouth. frank was talking about health care and financial issues. a woman holding a small poster that showed president obama with a hitler-type mustache accused frank and the president of supporting nazi policy. she said the plan they support seems to mace value on some lives over others. frank listened and then lashed out.

>> compare the -- to increase health care to the nazis by answering you with it is a tribute to the first amendment that this kind of vile nonsense -- >> reporter: barney frank chairs the house financial services committee. he held a town hall meeting to reassure people that most taxpayers would not suffer under the plan being considered. a soldier from our area has been killed in afghanistan. sergeant first class william woods jr. was from chesapeake, virginia. he died on sunday in germany at the medical center. he was shot two days earlier while on patrol in afghanistan. sergeant woods was assigned to the second battalion in maryland. he was 31 years old. the final equipment and ballots are being delivered to the most remote corners of afghanistan for use in tomorrow's presidential

election. the materials are delivered by truck as far as the roads go and are then put on donkeys. the contest is between current president karzai and his foreign minister. karzai's strategy is to build alliances with tribal leaders. abdullah has been promising to build roads, schools, and hospitals in rural areas. the contest is reportedly a close one. there has been a wave of explosions today in iraq. at least 95 people have been killed. the iraqi's foreign ministry building was one target. a car bombing spread debris for blocks. bombs also damaged iraqi parliament buildings. police facilies and commercial areas. some believe the attacks are an attempt to disrupt upcoming elections. there has been an escalation of attacks since u.s. troops withdrew from the urban areas generating fear that government troops aren't able to provide the necessary security. the broadcast team world mourns the loss of another news

legend today. cbs news producer don hewitt, creator of "60 minutes," has died of pancreatic cancer. hewitt produced "60 minutes" for 36 years after its debut back in 1968. the show was the realization of hewitt's dream, to put news magazines like "life" into a tv format. the show won 73 emmys with hewitt at the helm. before that he produced the very first televised presidential debate between john f. kennedy and richard nixon. hewitt was 86 years old. the mayor who got beaten up for coming to the aid of a grandmother and her granddaughter is speaking out for the first time since the attack. tom barrett of milwaukee was attacked as he tried to help the woman and the 1-year-old child near the wisconsin state fair overing the weekend. he suffered a broken hand and gashes on his face and head, and he lost a few teeth. barrett says he was just doing what any good citizen should have done. he has gotten hundreds of calls from well-wishers, praising him

for his action including the president. >> i think -- and i hope and i'm confident that the response i got is the same response every single citizen in this community will get. i think that's something the citizens can be proud of. >> the grandmother says the man arrest medical the attack is the little girl's birth father. well, it has been another warm sticky day. though not quite as warm as yesterday. and there are some cooling storms on the way. get ready. veronica johnson has your first forecast from the storm center. >> mott quite as warm as yesterday. especially if you are just south of fauquier county, around alexandria and into areas of southern maryland. that's where the storms have been. you can really see how the temperatures have cooled into the 70s here. 78 degrees right now in reagan national. 79, quantico. pax river hanging on at 85 degrees. lots of cloud cover from early on today. we had few breaks but you can

see where all the lightning is south of the area. spots there, charles county, as well as spotsylvania county, heading into caroline county. so right down areas south of us, i-95ooking pretty wet right now. that's where the biggest cluster is. lightning with those cells. up until about 7:00, 8:00, you can expect those thunderstorms to continue moving east, staying south of d.c. we will cool to about 79 degrees by 11:00 p.m. temperatures will continue to drop. a wet evening then for some of us on your fast forecast. we will have a repeat of it all once again tomorrow. d d what about bill and the weekend? will bill, hurricane bill, be affecting our coast? i will tell new just a few minutes. pat n. >> thanks, veronica. the with aer should be coming back on soon in alexandria. the water main break forced hundreds of people to go without ruy. da wh da y. e ai mnkero b m broke on south odsn south reynolds and made things st and made things ff t icdi pfouleeortpl a ffdiicult for people att a neay hotel.

megan mcgrath has that story. >> reporter: we are going to walmart to get water. not exactly the kind of vacation experience they were looking for. the family visiting from portsmouth, virginia, woke up to find their hotel without water. >> no water. couldn't take a shower. >> not too good. you know, we will make it. we are going to the zoo now. we will be gone all day. hopefully it will be back on when we get back. >> reporter: a 12-inch water main burst early this morning on south reynolds street in alexandria. the pipe is right out in front of the washington suites hotel. at 83% capacity, the break left 300 guests high and dry. >> no water at all, none. not lean bathroom, nothing. no water, period. >> rorter: also affected, the condominium complex. officials say it could be 8 to 12 hours before the water comes become on. >> going to west virginia tonight. getting out of here. >> for the weekend.

i won't be here. >> reporter: south reynolds street has been closed in both directions. a gush of water from a pipe undermines the asphalt and cracks the pave many. >> we are mott sure how much of the water was leaking from the 12-inch main undermined the roadway. we want to, as a precaution, close the road. >> reporter: it is unclear what caused bat water main to break this morning. but official was the water company say this pipe is likely very old. in alexandria, megan mcgrath, news4. more budget cuts coming to virginia. it will be even slower going for metro riders. schedule even more time for their trips. here's a look at four other stories making headlines in the washington area today. in the district, there were more worries about leftover world war i munitions. and mustard gas and the wealthy springs valley area of the city. d.c. representative eleanor holmes norton toured the neighborhood and promised the army corps of engineers would

continue a cleanup that began 16 years ago. some residents of spring valley complained there isn't enough being done to protect them. norton says she has been assured the neighborhood is safe. virginia governor tim kaine says his state should get ready for another round of budget cuts. the governor says more reductions are necessary to close a $1.billion gap in next year's budget. governor kaine says everything is on the table and he will release a specific plan to cut spending early next month. metro trains will continue runng a little slower than normal. the transit agency announced plans to continue operating every train manually. the shift came after the june 22nd crash that left nine people dead. metro general manager john catoe says trains won't run automatically again until problems related to the crash are fixed. may be easier for some folks to afford a getaway this fall. amtrak is extending its discounted fare promotion through december 16th.

prices for one-way train tickets in the northeast are reduced 25%. that means round trips are available for prices as low as $66. places like philly, new york, and even boston. amtrak says plenty of customers have already taken advantage of the promotion which is why it is being extended through the fall. when "news4 at 4:00" continues, in car dealers hit the brakes on cash for clunkers. they say they are not getting paid. "survivor" richard hatch is behind bars. his sister is speaking out now about his arrest. > a case of day jew view for a paramedic. the surprise he got when he was dispatched to help deliver baby. should she or shouldn't she. latest controversy surrounding michelle obama and her casual wardrobe.

we have breaking news right now out of great falls, maryland. that's where six hikers are apparently dehydrated and had to be pulled from the water. chopper 4 live over the scene now. you can see the rescue crew loaded the hikers on to boats and taking them now to safety.

this, again, from great falls, maryland. the hikers are said to be okay. new rules designedoe giv t g credit card users more information and stop policies many consider abusive are beginning to take effect. the bulk of the new rules won't take effect until next year. two provisions take tomorrow. michelle franzen has that story. >> reporter: a swipe of relief could be in store for millions of credit card holder. new lending and interest rate laws kick in thursday. designed to protect users and offer more control over their accounts. many consumers say it is about time. >> i feel they are not regulated enough and need to be regulated. >> should be 50/50. but it is definitely leveraged trds the credit card companies and can change it but i'm not allowed to change it which drives me crazy. >> reporter: the new credit card rules give users more notice when changes are made to the account and tools to say no to higher rates and fees.

banks are now required to send statements 21 days in advance of the due date instead of just 14. it gives customers a better chance of paying a bill on time. if a payment is missed users have more options if the company wants to raise rates and late fees. >> any adverse changes in terms has to be noticed by us 45-day notice and that notice has to tell you how to cancel the card and avoid paying the increased fees and penalty it is you don't want to. >> reporter: consumer advocacy groups say credit card companies and banks are also making changes to counter the new laws. raising end rates and fees across the board. even for customers with good crit. lenders say it is the rising cost of doing business. >> the loan means many businesses and people will be -- harder times getting their credit card and limits will be lower and in the future interest rates will be higher. >> reporter: next year more key provisions the legislation will go into effect.

including limits on the rates companies can charge on existing balances. michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. as we mentioned earlier, we were on the eve of the electrics in afghanistan. they are voting for a new president tomorrow. chris gordon is working on a very fascinating story coming up on "news4 at:00." spent the days of voice of america where everyone in afghanistan gets their election news coverage from a special nightly newscast. >> not everybody but about 50% of the audience and that newscast originates right here in washington, d.c. southwest washington at third and c street, voice of america. and what the have there, they have been broadcasting by radio for about 25 years to afghanistan. past couple of years, tv. and what they do is they have two different newscasts back to back because there are two languages. so it will be just like you are moving from the 4:00 news 4

newscast to the 5:00 in spanish. same content and different anchors and different language. >> for would years they have been doing it. it obviously doesn't reach a large part of the country that's so rural. we -- we showed donkeys, i think, haul something election equipment earlier today to some of the remote spots. but for two years, they had getting their nightly news from washington. th is world news and american news. or what? >> world mousse but, of course, now they are focusing what they call an historic election because they had an election in 2004 but this is the first time they will run it themselves. and the big question is will this have legitimacy. to answer that, they are going to be watching very closely to make sure that the ethnic groups get a chance to vote and that all the votes are counted. >> you talked to the anchors there and talked to a former ambassador. is that right? >> right. some of the anchors and reporters actually grew up or were born in afghanistan and

came to the united states and they are hoping that this election will mark the beginning of democracy in their country. as far as the ambassador he says that the reason we are having so much violence in the run-up to this election is the taliban believes they are going to lose and they are trying to disrupt and it trying to scare people away from the polls. >> we will be watching tonight at 5:00. gordon, thanks so much. coming up, the results of a surprising new study about baby boomers and drug use. plus, bartering for health care. some folks are paying for dock visits without cash or insurance. a famous burial hits the ebay auction plot. why a woman is selling her husband's plot.

we have some stormy weather nearby. >> st. mary's county, severe thunderstorm warning until 5:00 p.m. so here we go again. just like yesterday afternoon. north of e area yesterday, take a look at the viewer submitted photos. trees down in central park. lots of lightning and at least a dozen trees down in central park. for our storms across this area, we could see some high winds.

and the possibility of hail. let's talk current conditions so we can quickly get to the radar. temperature at one pointay temperature at one point today up to 88.eave he ut we have coo of af with passing storm. w e dew powit sat 71 degrees. still fully sticky and balmy out ilere. rainfall at reagan national at .12 of an inch of rain. we start down south. st. mary's county. here is the area we are looking at. under the warning until 5:00 p.m. storms aren't lingering. they are passing a big fairly quickly but dumping a lot of rain and there is the possibility within some of these of hail and high winds, golden beach area. solomons, lexington park. mainly south of golden beach as this heads directly off to the east. now let's talk about what else is across the area. that's one cluster we are watching. there is another further south down around the fredericksburg area. i-95 is awfully wet. heading down this location. and stafford area, caroline county, all wet.

belvedere to bowling green heading towards brandywine. there's plenty of lightning with the cells as well. look at annapolis. three-quarters of an inch of rain and almost a half inch of rain today at andrews. the air is really juiced up. we have claudette lingering down here, too. temperatures cooling here to the 70s. 87 in atlanta. not much heat left with all the clouds. and we are going to see more clouds and showers through the workweek because here's the weather front that will slowly be advancing off to the east. probly now saturday looking wet, too, saturday could be a rough one as bill a sizable storm, category 4, packing pretty good winds. due to at least hold its strength with these warm water temperatures in the 80s. and here's the track. it will move closer to bermuda and to the eastern seaboard. over the weekend at the beaches we could have rough surf and as well as some between four and five feet. for us, again, into the weekend,

not so great at the beaches. for the next 24 hours, here is your futurecast. showers up until 7:00, 8:00, southern maryland. more storms throughout the area tomorrow and especially friday. so warm and humid and 84 to 9 degrees. cooling off to only the low 70s by tool morning. we start dry and we will get more storms during the afternoon. and upper 80s. a look at that 7-day, jim, and pat, in jus a few minutes. what's the best beach getaway? rehoboth beach versus dewey tot to d iiden ourn tempstco etition. >> cane v wotecoe w vote for v r itetionusinesses vying forrvse.c bth services. torvt couasr yeot v visit com. >> i think i'm with you. let's vote for both. still to come on "news4 at 4:00" -- "survivor" richard

hatch behind bars after doing an interview on the "today" show. now his sister is speaking out. cash for clunkers has been a big success. and dealers are putting the brakes on the program. delivery deja vu. a paramedic gets a big surprise when he is dispatched to help deliver baby.ot

welcome back to news4 at 4:30. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. a look at the top stories we are following for you at this hour. government officials are calling on u.s. businesses to help manage swine flu this fall. new guidelines issued today encourage companies to get vaccines to vulnerable workers and allow liberal time for sick leave and telecommuting. employees are all encouraged to stay home if they have any symptoms. on the eve of presidential elections in afghanistan, voting equipment is being delivered into the country's rural areas. some of it being delivered by donkey. the elections tipped president karzai against his foreign minister and the race is expected to be a close one. some of the new credit card

rules take effect tomorrow. rules meant to give credit card users more information and stop policies many consider abusive. the new rules give consumers more notice when changes are being made to their accounts. and tools to say no to higher rates and fees. there are new and growing concerns about the federal cash for clunkers rebate program there yet some car dealers are pulling out of the program now because they say they are not getting paid. jay gray takes a closer look now at the complaints and the government's response. >> reporter: the cash for cluners are rebate program has hit another roadblock. >> owed $45 milliont this point. >> reporter: car dealers across the country say they made deals that hinge on a government refund but still haven't been reimbursed. >> we have well over a quarter million dollars right now invested. so we are -- we think that hopefully soon, you know, we will start to get some more of that money.

>> reporter:stimates from the national automobile dealers association show nationwide tens of thousands of clunkers' contracts are pending with millions of dollars hanging in the balance. >> the dealers have advanced this money object half of the customers. that's -- that's money out the door that the industry is now trying to collect from the u.s. government. >> reporter: today transportation secretary ray lahood aggressively defended the program. >> this program is working. >> reporter: he is urging frustrated dealers to tap the brakes when it comes to concerns about a payout. >> they will get their money. we have the money. congress provided the money. they are going to get their money. >> reporter: the ceo of america's largest auto retailer, auto nation, agrs and says part of the problem has been the overwhelming response. >> it is so successful beyond everyone's expectations that the department of transportation was not prepared to deal with this unbelievable surge. they are on it and adding more

resources every day. >> reporter: the national highway traffic safety administration is, in fact, in the process of tripling the number of employees working the process claims. work that can't come fast enough for dozens of auto dealers still struggling just to stay in business. jaygray, nbc news. the original "survivor" winner, richard hatch, has been sent back to jail. today his familiar sly blaming an interview he granted to the "today" show. he was picked up yesterday by a sheriff's departmentsy at his sister's home where he was under house arrest. it happened hours after the interview aired on the "today" show. >> he was more concerned with finding the battery for the ankle bracelet than reglifring rich an explanation at that point. and as he sent me off to get the ankle bracelet, i hrd him tell rich he did an interview and that's why he was going back to

prison. >> richard hatch and producers from the "today" show confirmed the interview was approved by the federal bureau of prisons. hatch was convicted back in 2006 for tax evasion connected to his $1 million prize on the first "survivor" show. when a paramedic arrived at a couple's home in illinois to help deliver a by by, both he and the new parents were in for an unexpected surprise. jennifer stringer had just delivered her third child on the family's living room floor and her husband, rick, called 911 for help. when the pamedic pulled up it just happened to be the same guy who was sent to the house to help deliver the couple's second child last year. >> 80%, 90% sure it was their house. couldn't be positive. pull in front of the house. like at the house and i go -- not again. >> he has only been on the job three years. yet, he has already helped with four deliveries.

that's more than any other paramedic in his unit. so he's now pretty much an expert at doing that. >> part of the family there, too. coming up next or "news4 at 4:00," americans are living longer than ever before. we will break down the numbers for you. >> surprising results after new study about baby boomers and drug use.

national weather service issued a tornado warning for st. mary's county until 5:15. that's a tornado warning until 5:15. for st. mary's county. you can see the cell we are look at now. this is around leonardtown area. the cell pushing south-southeast ward. by 4:43 affecting leonard town, st. mary's by 5:19. so this is just a couple minutes ago. detected by rather day around the areas there in st. mary's county. bull run area with that cell that's moving east-southeast wardward. towards lexington park. remind you and get you updated on what to do.

until 5:19, st. mary's county. most of the cells we have been watching this afternoon have been sliding just south of d.c. south, southeastward. frederickburg area a good cell south of there heading through caroline county. again, we go ahead and zoom in on this area. one we are looking at is where the national weather service just issued tniar l tiun wngni until is ais l5:tf. o e er ais lt of things to do. you want to, of course, head to the lowest part of your home basement inside of a closet or bathroom and stay away from windows and doors and we will be keeping you updated. right now tornado warning out for st. mary's county until 5:15. zoom in just a little tighter here and show you the cell we areatching. this isroarund cver acres area. holly hopes, bluff wood. i will go ahead and pan back on

it a little bit. actually take the radar off, too. so that you can see just a little bit better with more detail the locations where the warning is up. holly oaks, bluff woods, brighton area. maple run, calloway, and herring creek, st. mary's city, evergreen park, dameron, kitty acres location. this is right there in saint marys county. these are some of the neighborhood if year anywhere near these neighborhoods where you will want to take caution and get to the safest place of your home. residents, we will be keeping you updated. we do not have any damage reports yet in the area. we will be keeping tune to our scanners and keeping you updated. again the latest, st. marys county, tornado warning until 5:15.

on erage, americans on are living longer than ever before. that's according to the latest research on the national center for health statistics. most americans are living to be nearly 78 years old. 77.9 to be exact. that's an indprees the last study conducted in 2006. researchers found that men lived to be roughly 75 years old and women lived to be about 80. the study also showed the death rate in the u.s. also reached a new record low. fewer people died in 2007 than the year before. that's roughly half of what it was 60 years ago. still to come on "news4 at 4:00," imagine paying for your next doctor's appointment and not with cash, not with a check but with veggies from your garden. we will explain how some are bartering for health care. growing green and are shorts appropriate

. welcome back. getting you update order isolated severe weather. a tornado warning out for extreme southern saint marys county until 5:15. i have taken the radar off here for right now on our digital doppler xt so you can see the locations we are looking at and where that cell is headed. it is pushing east-southeast towards areas around leonardtown and saint marys city. for extreme southern areas of saint marys county. tornado warning until 5:15. let me put the radar back on for you with more detail. i will zoom in and show you

exactly where that cell is right now. we will get a little tighter in here, holly oaks, and bluffwood, tintop hill location. earlier there has been a tendency of rotation as indicated by radar. national weaer order this. but it is headed southeastward towards britton beach and calloway area. extreme southern saint marys county until 5:15. the tornado warning. we are keeping an eye on this cell very closely. earlier there was just a severe thunderstorm warning for it. but just a couple of minutes ago, national weather service warned on it for possibility of rotation and we will pan out a little bit further and you can see where -- further south there's other cells that we are keeping an eye on, too, heading towards the northern neck out of caroline county. but become to the one cell that's being warned on. tornado warning until 5:15 for

southern saint marys county. we will continue to monitor it closely. leona leonardtown and saint marys is where the cell is located. stay safe. away from windows and doors and we will keep you updated. >> veronica, thank you. we will beight back.

welcome back. veronica johnson in storm center 4 keeping you update order severe weather moving through southern maryland. southern areas ofst mary's county, tornado warning until 5:15 for this one cell that we have been watching very closely. now, it looks like there's tendency it is starting to weaken a bit. but a couple of minutes ago national weather service did warn on it with possible rotati in it. it has been pushing to the east-southeast. some of the locations where the cell will be moving to, lexington park, st. mary's,

southsgate area. if you live in this area and want to stay safe, get -- stay in your home and residence, away from windows or doors. we'll take the radar off so you can see the locatns we are talking about in southern st. mary's county. dover, colton's point area. you can get other neighborhoods out of there. redgate area, calloway, dukes retreat. all pushing east, southeastward. eventually to st. mary's city, too. as i said, paul timber as well as dutchman's cove. so that's what we are watching right now. tendency of this cel to start decreasing in intensity. but earlier, national weather service did warn on it with possible rotation in it. there it is. st. mary's county and tornado warning until 5:15. go ahead and pan out a little -- little bit further.

really high top on -- on this particular cell just south of the area. and again, pushing southeast ward. it is the main one that we are watching right now. and, in fact, the only warning that's out for the area. so lexington park, st. mary's city, you folks -- in and around the neighborhoods of southgate until 5:03, shortly after 5:00, the warning stays until 5:15. tornado warning in st. mary's county. so just some things to keep in mind. under tornado warning. you want to stay away from windows and doors. hopefully to the lowest part of your building or residence, if you can. tornado warning until 5:15 for southern st. mary's county. i will be keeping you updated. back to you in the studio. >>ver only cars thank you. imagine paying for your next doctor's appointment, not with cash or check or insurance but with vegetables from your own garden. we will explain how some people are bteng for

bob ryan, storm center 4. want to keep you posted with snow weather. tornado warning remains in effect for st. mary's county. those are the areas under the gun right now. you can see southen parts of st. mary's county and especially this storm does have a history of rotation. right now around leonardtown and heading towards great mills and then st. ma'scity. don't take any chances if you are inside, stay put. look for an interior room away from windows. and, again, this had a history so far no confirmed reports of a tornado but a history of rotation and also the doppler radar indicated hail could be as large as three to four inches. very, very severe thunderstorm, possibly with a tornado in southern parts of m mary's county stashgs put and stay inside and stay safe. tornado warning in effect until 5:15. >> thanks, bob. nearly 46 million people in

this country don't have health insurance. still many he figured out a way to get the care they need without paying for it. at least not in the usual way. nbc medical editor dr. nancy snyderman has more in today's "insider report." >> reporter: how about paying for a doctor or dentist visit not with cash or a check but with child care or clothes, even tomatoes from your garden? throughout this recession, as americans lose health benefits, more people are turning to old-fashioned bartering to help pay for health care services. everything from physicals to fillings. bartering allowed uninsured or underinsured people to receive health care that they otherwise couldn't afford. offering everything from web design to plumbing services and even music lessons in exchange for health care. some doctors or dentists barter directly with patients. others do their trading on soon exchange. you can check out international monetary systems at

imsbarter.com or itext.com. connecting barterers with health care providers. bartering depends on your ability to provide a good or service the doctor needs. it can be tricky. and not every health care provider will consider it. typically smaller medical and dental practices accept bartering. but it never hurts to ask. and know that health care providers rarely accept bartering as the only form of payment for expensive procedures. no matter what it is that you are bartering you have to report it to the irs. dr. nancy snyderman, nbc news, new york. >> that's "news4 at 4:00." "news4 at 5:00" starts right now.

tonight on "news4 at 5:00," interstate closures, major icc work about to get under way and drivers should expectit dey.ys nagtry.weav we nkac l at n iide lack at the mind of the gunman cho. good evening. welcome to "news4 at 5:00." i'm jim handly. >> i'm eun yang in for wendy rieger. we begin with some severe weather and tornado warnings right now. bob has been tracking these storms. he is up in the storm center with the up-to-the minute information for us. bob, what's the latest. >> that's for folks into southern maryland and st. mary's county, officially still a rnado warning in 5:15. let's go right to digital doppler xt and you can see the line of severe storms. it has had a history of rotation and i will zoom right down to where it is now. right around leonardtown. let's track this storm. you can almost see also that there is the hint of a hook echo and with the rotation. it has been moving at about 20 to 25 miles an hour. there's the small towns that are

in the threat and in the -- line of this. right now, obviously, leonardtown, but from here spots like great mills, st. mary's city in the next five to ten minutes. and obviously with the tornado still in effect for another 15 minutes for you folks into st. mary's county, i want to stay safe and stay inside. if you hear the wind come up. this storm has had a history of building as high as 50,000 fee. that's really something that would be out on the mid part of the country and doppler radar and indicated that the possibility of very, very large hail. again, this is for st. mary's county. also, in the lower part of the potomac. you can see that it will continue to move on into the very tip of st. mary county and that's the area that's still under a tornado warning until 5:15. as veronica did, i will take off briefly the radar so you can see exactly those areas that are in red are under the threat of the tornado, tornado warning, because this a