inch inches of rainfall. tropical storm andrea is believed to have spawned several tornados there. investigators believe one tornado was an ef-1. don't forget you can get storm team off rage wicoverage with or app.

all the counties in green are under a flood watch. tropical storm andrea spinning away here still looking like the track is going to pass well to the southeast. this evening is growing to be right near the mouth of the chesapeake bay. between now and then through noon time expect light rain and heavier downpours moving in from the south. by theen temperatures in the low 70s. the wind s may get gustgusty. good morning. we are getting reporting of an accident involving a tractor

trailer. we have no lane information yet. also flood on the roadways. woodburn road is closed at spicewood drive. we have flooding on the beltway. watch for standing water on the roadways. >> today another former dc council member will fights charges. they will charge michael brown with bribery. prours say he accepted a laoan from two fbi agents. >> one of the country's top inten gens officials is fewer use that somebody leaked

information. privacy advocates are furious about one of the programs themselves. another program collects phone records. it doesn't bother me one bit for them to have my phone number. they are trying to find out what terrorists group have the information and who they are calling. >> the white house says president obama is confident the program protects americans and their civil liberties. >> the u.s. is the last stop of a four nation tour. he has visited mexico and

trinidad. the two will mead in palm springs today. and we will be keeping a close eye on the labor department today. most expect the unemployment right to remain 7.7%. >> the late center frank lautenberg will be laid to rest today. he died on friday. the former world war ii veteran was 89 years old. he was the last remaining world war ii veteran. >> the salvation army said the

four story building was demolished when it saved in. six people died. a woman who works next door is suing the building contractor he was one of the first people rescued. >> 38 vehicles were involved in the wreck. two of the victims are in critical condition. >> work some extra time into your commute today. trines will will be closed today. trains will arrive at stations every 18 minutes. the work will last through

sunday. >> this morning rescue crews stru struggle. >> front row seat to disaster. up next this time it wasn't a storm chaser who captured it on camera. tropical storm andrea

two men are safe at home after a storm cap sized this boat in texas. a coast guard helicopter found the men sitting on top of the boat. >> this morning we are getting a look at the deadly tornado that ripped through oklahoma. the police releashed the dash cam video. you can see it picking up speed. it killed more than 20 people and caused widespread damage throughout the state of oklahoma. >> we want to see if tropical storm andrea is affecting our

weather. as we approach 4:41. good morning. reet now we are getting light rain, little bit of drizzle. scattered showers and husbanban rain. radar showing moderate to rain. heaviest rains associated near charleston south carolina. that is going to be arriving by noon time. temperatures by mid afternoon. moderate rain showers during the afternoon. and then this evening moderate to heavy rain should end by midnight. into the upper 60s. i'll show you the updated track

coming in ten minutes. we have flooding on the roadways. woodburn road will be closed all morning. accident on the inner loop of the beltway at connecticut avenue. continuing north you are looking at a 13 minute drive. back to you. >> new this morning local parents and school board members. what they were talking about p that kept the meeting going past 1:00. >> and we continue to track

coming down and we are processing the information. it is packing 45-mile-an-hour winds. the eye is not far from hilton head island. areas as far as 140 miles from the center heavy rain right now. it has also spawned tornados. storm team 4 forecast at 4:51. >> good morning we are learning that a medical helicopter crashed overnight in south eastern conditikentucky. there is the photo.

officials are saying that three people onboard that chopper died. a pilot, the flight nurse and the pilot. the chopper had come from a hospital where it dropped somebody off. it came from a parking lot of a el men industry school. people are reporting that there was fog there at the time of the accident. >> 15 before the hour. fairfax county school's discipline policy will not change drastically. they met to discuss amendments to the discipline policy. the issue is ( tall notification. when should parents find out that administrators are questioning their kids.

>> what we have said tonight is that even an 8 or 9-year-old student does not have the right to have their parent called when they are suspected of a serious offense of board policy. >> police are searching for the man in this video. this morning we are hearing from one of the victims. this happened outside of pizzoli's miss sa. he flashed the gun and demanded what he had and told them to stay calm. he escaped on a bike and says he is happy nobody is hurt.

>> i'm thankful the way that it did. my friend lost cash whu it is not work your life. but it was an eye opening experience. everything you have been vanish like that in an instant. >> police are looking for a manp th that attacked a won woman. the 60-year-old woman said he had a taser and handcuffs. >> the sheriff's office is trying to find the man accused

of robbing a bank. the sheriff's office says this man robbed the bank yesterday. if you see him call blipolice. 4:48 now. one of them happen ed at robert bran nan's house. they climbed in through a window and took a tv and cash. >> the thing is you feel violated. that someone would come into your home and do this to you. >> he lives within blocks of a similar home invasion and one happened earlier in the week. police say because of the locations the crimes could be related. >> this is what is left after a

home exploded. several propane filled appliances were inside. the homeowner was treateded for a headache. damage to the property close to half a million. massive wild five is finally close to ton tcontainment. the names have done more damage than thought. we know 53 buildings are es troyed. the fire hats consumed more than 43 square miles. temperatures are expected to dlim nearly 100 degrees today. >> blood test to tell you more accurately if your child has

down's syndrome. they say it is less likely to give them a false positive result. don't be offended if someone says your newborn is acting like a monkey. they say baby chimps use the sa same gestures as babies. >> well the flooding in germany forced a petting zoo to move to higher ground. many of these animals are being moved to farms and other cities. days of rain are moving across

europe. this is nick willenda. he canp selled a practice walk due to lightening. look at the wind whipping the pasts. he is two feet off the ground. the high winds fw s gave him a challenge pu this is practice where he won't be two feet off the ground. >> well he is higher than that. >> tom is here this morning and andrea is working her way toward us. >> you will need an umbrella. the pavement is wet and we have had up to an inch since last night. watch out for the ponding of

water. it may look like a keep puddle. look at this heavy rain in north carolina. this is all a part of the main circulation. it is right near charleston south carolina. it came in minutes ago and it still looks inland across eastern north carolina and into south eastern virginia. that is going to be perhaps a position by around 6:00 p.m. it will be near the mouth of the way and heading up toward new england and came cod. it is going to be late this afternoon and this evening. it will give us one to three inches of rain. that includes the suburbs and

eastern shore. by noon time we could get the heaviest rains and still more moderate to heavy downpours. as we get through the morning hours not much rain but we could pick up up to four inches of rain. it moves out late tonight. party sunny saturday and sunday. as we warm into the 80s. afternoon storms monday, tuesday, thursday next week. f good morning. >> tom thank you let's check in with the live desk with details about flooding. i want to show i was a lot of people will be encountering today.

this is the outer loop before eisenhower avenue. there is standing water. officials have had to close two lanes there. so again, this is something you are going to see at the morning continues. more roadsingi blocked off. >> good morning richard. be careful on the roadways folks. look at charles county. watch for standing water on the roadway this morning. looking at a 55-mile-an-hour commute. here is a live look at route 301 and route 5. >> watch for that standing water. accident on the inner loop on the beltway. >> only the shoulder is getting by. elsewhere in virginia we have an accident, two right lanes are

blocked, erin back to you. >> thousands will head back to the largest community wide event. it runs through sunday and features 300 exib eithers. the ticoncert features everclea live,sponge. i think it is live. >> i'm going with live. >> 4:55. coming up, talking about for your health. why doctors say it is not good, why talking can help in certain situations. up next why fans cashed in on the storm. >> many people are bracing for the storm and that includes us.

a look at the

if you feel your heart racing when you get angry you hey need to talk it out. difficult math problems while evaluators fwaf them new

feedback. they had a sharp increase in their heart rate. those who were able to talk it out remained more calm. >> does that make sense to you? >> when i'm angry leave me alone. >> close the door turn out the lights. >> now to a baseball promotion. last night was guaranteed good weather night in south carolina. >> they made that bold promise even with the tropical storm taking aim at the coast. most of the night. according to the rules if a tdrp of rain fell the fans would get a free ticket to the future rain. the skies opened up at the end and that ensures free tickets