>> that is what happens when you have a guarantee. you loose. >> stay with us we tip right now at 5:00 am. >> right now when we will see the storm in our area. look at the force the bring to our area. all right take a look the season's first named tropical storm working its way up the coast at this hour.

right now crews are working to restore power to thousands of customers in our area. the most outages are in our area. novac has 70 outages. as we get an idea of when we will see the brought of the storm let's go to tom for the latest. it is going to be a heavy rain event. light rain and drizzle.

but the heaviest rain is in northern carol. the rains are in yellow and orange. that is advancing north. it is near the mouth of the bay. close enough to us and then to the north and east by saturday. another one to three inches of rain possible. the areas in green. here is how the morning is looking light rain through 10:00. i'm pack in ten minutes with a look at the radar again. now to traffic. >> breaking news on the roadways accident on the outer loop of the beltway. two right lanes are blocked. you are getting by to the left.

there is standing water in that area. the inner loop of the beltway near connecticut avenue. tractor trailer spun out there. the right lanes are blocked there. route 29 the right lane is blocked there as well. route 66 at fairfax county parkway. >> thank you. this morning we are getting a look at the damage left behind by an dree thea. we made lantfad fall. six days into the hurricane season. you don't expect it into the

year. we get a traps heavy rain and larrish wind. south florida is clearing up damage this morning. but this is believed to be at least three tornados. the twisters are causing significant damage as you can see in the video. investigators believe at least one tornado was an ef-1 with winds up to 100 miles per hour. you can get breaking news updates and forecasts sent to your phone. today a former dc council member will face criminal charges. he's also learned that brown will plead guilty to that charge

next week. he accepted a loan from under cover fbi agents. >> now to a developing story one of the countries top intelligent officials is furious someone leaked information about two surveillance programs. one is called prism it monitors e-mail activity and another program is collecting phone record. >> the information should be chilling. >> it doesn't bother me one bit for the national security administration to have my phone number. they are trying to find out what terrorist groups are calling. >> president said he is

confident that the program protects civil liberties. >> still ahead how a community pulls together after a fire. >> how people are cutti inting >> good morning. right now light rain around the region but heavier raining coming ip later

february 22nd. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration in the virginia legislature. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell, tea party republicans refuse to support the plan. but terry mcauliffe thinks this is too important a time for partisan politics. mcauliffe reaches out to democrats and urges them to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first.

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>> hi tom. >> good morning getting light rain and patchy fog. the heaviest rains are well to our south. radar showing heavy downpours now about to cross into virginia. that is going to move north into the metro area. here is how the morning is looking. by then moderate to heavy downpours. we could get strong gusty winds. here is the evening. heavy rain until 10:00. that will likely cause creeks and streams. look at saturday your weekend in ten minutes. how is traffic. >> we have breaking news on the roadway. don't on the outer look.

two right lanes are blocked. use caution only the left lane is getting by. route 50 in maryland. no reports of incidents traveling in. the roads are wet use caution. elsewhere we have an accidenten maryland between connecticut avenue and 355. tractor trailer involved and rate lanes are blocked there as well. >> we are getting reports of a new accident. >> just ahead the crawler that disrupted a weather man. >> and tom klerein continues to track the storm as it comes up the coast.

you can see the winds whipping along the coast. this storm is moving up the coast toward our area. the storm is hard to miss. it is whipping up winds of 45 miles-an-hour. >> people in jack csonjacksonvi florida are filling up bags with sand to protect their homes. the heavy rains are creating issues with standing water. >> flooding a major concern with south carolina as well with andrea bearing down on the

coast. drivers were dealing with this yesterday afternoon. 7 to 8 inches of rain to fall by the time the storm passes by. >> two men are safe at home after their boat ap sicap sized. one man called the family saying they were taking on water. they were sitting on top of the boat when found. >> new this morning the salvation army says two employees were killed when a building collapsed on their store. the building caves in. six people died. a woman is seeing the owner for negligence. she was one of the first people to be rescued.

>> at least three people were killeden a helicopter crash in sen sen. this is a photo from the scene. the crash happened near a school parking lot. the helicopter dropped off a patien patients. new this morning fairfax county schools discipline policy will not change drastackily. the sish is notification. 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 the more serious of bode policies and that is yopbeyond disappoints. >> a student took his own life after being dispelled and forced to transfer. >> police ask tyour help to fin this man. the victims say the man walked up to them asking if they had money. after getting $200 and an iphone he escaped on a bike. >> i'm just than kful that it turned out the way it did.

my friend lost catch but it is not worth your life. but it was an. experience that everything you have can vanish like that. >> it is a crime they have never seen before. >> man arrested for two cases of assault in apartment building. the man tried to pull her clothes off. detectives say he tried to do the same theing last july. king is facing several charges including attempted first degree rape. >> police hoping that you can find a man near rock creek park. he knocked on the door and

claimed he was delivering a package. when she opened the door he hit her in the face. she fought him off and he ran away. fire investigators are cautious about entering the store. the report says that the store will be open saturday. >> the threat of flames is almost gone from a fire in california. we are learning that wild fire has done for damage than

believed. we now know 53 buildings are destroyed and the fire consumed more than 47 square miles. the weather may work against them again. temperatures are expected to climb to 100 degrees. >> vermont and this might look like wild fire damage. this is where a house explosioned. the homeowner wasn't hurt he was treated for a headache. >> and this morning we are getting a look at the tornado that ripped through oklahoma last month. the new castle police desment releaseded dash cam video. you can see the tornado pick ping up speed and strength.

>> it doesn't look safe from that distance. wouldn't try. >> let's check the forecast. tom klerein raining out there? >> yes, it is. there is a live view of the airpo airport. here in the weather center reporting up to an inch of rain and the suburbs as well. showing light rain south to north. downpours to the south. spinning away near charleston south carolina. yellow and orange are into north carolina. getting up toward richmond as the storm latest track shows it is still south and east of us.

heading over cape cod by tomorrow. as we get ip to the afternoon hours we could get two, three inches of rain on top of what we already had. it is a watch out for high water into this evening. we'll have winds gusting to 30 miles an hour. we will get the heavy raining ip to the evening. party sunny saturday and sunday. small happens of a shower each day. afternoon storms as well as each afternoon. highs low to mid 80s. >> and we have breaking news on the roadway. inner loop accident between

connecticut avenue and 355 has two right lanes blocked. >> you can see the scene. in the distance there. we have a jackknifed tractor trailer. it was ap empty car carrier. it has not flipped over. so, this is the best case scenario. it is dpeing to try to spin that around. they plan to open up the lanes. we have delays and we'll send it back to you. >> incident on the outer loop of the beltway. on the beltway at land over road that has been cleared.

davidson sthxt vil road. serious and involving injuries. bang to you guy. >> before you go on vacation you might want to check with the hotel for services. they are now giving up the extras. families have beeen living without thoughts things now. >> they think about the things they can give up. >> you won't be able to save money on fast. prices are expected to keep rising this summer. >> we want to show something that might make tom klerein freak out here. a scorpion crawled ip to the weather center there.

nobody not hurt. >> i would have exited the building. it is a scorp yop. >> they are poisonous. >> would you get rid of it in. >> coming up into developments on the peninsula. >> greeted by protesters why the people lined the streets. >> and the big story. tropical storm andrea is headed our way.

tropical storm andrea is racing up the east coast. north carolina you can see the trees are whipping in the wind. the winds are hanging around 45 miles-an-hour. there are tornado warnings out in north carolina.

we are tracking the storm suspect it moves north this morning. >> welcome back to news4 today. we look outside for you live. you can see a swirling mass of precipitation. i want to check in with storm team more with tom klerein. radar showing light rain now. showers beginning to show up around the northern neck of gingin. anytime we get a tropical system it moves to the south and east. it is moving rather quickly now. peak winds is moving off 0 the north east. an adecision al one to three

inching of rain. so this morning, light rain and by lane morning and noon time heavy down twors possible. dm. >> good morning tom, we have an accident northbound route 29. blocking the light rain. no problems being reported. all lanes are open. we are following a developing story. the government is defending it's use of two programs that track

who americans protect americans online. good morning. the aclu is concerned saying this could have a chilling effect on privacy. they are not listening to conversations but they can track you by telephone number. new information about a separate program tapping into the servers of internet companies. some of those companies say they have no idea what is going on. as for that phone program unlikely support here. >> how long is it kept and who

monitors it and protects it. the phone records are for previous calls. the online records which are e-mails, chats, photos, documents from those companies and that information is getting in realtime. >> the two presidents will meet

in palm springs today. it is the first time the two have met since he became the president in china since march. >> we'll be keeping a close eye on the labor department today. most economists expect 165,000 jobs in ape rail. he arrived in the house at 1959.

he has served 57 years five months and 26 days. that beats out the late robert bird. the 86-year-old says he has no plans to retire. north korea proposing on holding working they are proposing holding working level talks with south korea this weekend. this comes one day after it said it wanted to reopen the factory with south korea. tensions through between the two governments in february. we are in for a wet day. the brunt of the storm isn't here yet. >> i'm tom klerein getting light >> i'm tom klerein getting light rain but it will get

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you can see he is right back on the tight rope practicing for his walk across the grand canyon. he's going to do this across the grand canyon. this is not normal. >> why? >> because he can. >> we hope he can. >> now to a minor league basketball promotion. last night was guaranteed weather night. >> they made that promise with tropical storm andrea taking aim at the coast. the keyword most. according to the rules here. if a drop of rain fell after the gates openeded, if more than a quarter of an inch fell, one lucky fan would pocket $10,000.

the skies opened up. that ensured free tickets for everybody. for the pelicans that happened after 10:00. they got to keep that $10,000. predicting the future is a dicey bis. beef got standiwe are getting s showing up the for then neck. heaviest rains from andrea are into north carolina.

that continues into mid evening we will get flooding too. breaking news on the roadways. megan is on the scene there she says they are still pumping high water there. a local dog found shot and killed after running away from home. >> plus the teen who went from

poverty to ivy league. >> this is a live picture. we're back with what you

february 22nd. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration in the virginia legislature. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell, tea party republicans refuse to support the plan. but terry mcauliffe thinks this is too important a time for partisan politics. mcauliffe reaches out to democrats and urges them to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting virginia first.

the center of the storm is in south carolina. parts of the east coast to see six inches of rain. tom will have the latest of the impact.

june has brought buckets of rain to cuba. >> volunteers in germany rescues zoo animals. >> the late senator lautenberg will be laid to rest today.

we are still waiting for the tally from yesterday. the mccultuaullife campaign sai they paid for a vip couples pass. we are talking about the race for the virginia governor's race there. the thing is that you feel violated. that someone would come into

your home and do this to you. he lives within blocked of a similar home invasion. because of the locations these crimes could be related. 38 vehicles were involved in the wrecks on a bridge. two of the victims are in critical condition. a sudden rain squall may be to blame for that crash. they are asking to find the man on this video. this man robbed a bank yesterday. he was last seen getting into a gray van. this morning police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a woman's dog and why.

bently wandered off from her home. the search ended when someone found bendly dead. >> i feel like my child has been murdered. i feel like someone shot him for no reason. >> > you may want to keep track of what your children are doing online. 82% of kids surveyed say they think social media sites are safe. thousands of people are expected to head to virginia's event.

it starts on sunday and features 120 concerts rides and concerts. the first begin at 7:15 and features everclear, live, filter and sponge. >> the boys and girls clubs are getting a big boost thid. several players were on hand for the event. >>brate to see. such a great organization. >> good to see. 5:51 is the time. we are going to get a check on the forecast.

tropical storm andrea is making its way this morning. >> every hour that goes by we are going to get heavier rain starting now. right around the metro area we are getting light rain. there is one band of rain here that is advancing to the north. that should be into prince north's county. there is a larger area near richmond down to the north carol border. that is where the heavy rain even small tornados may be spinning up there. farther south is the sceptcente circulation. it is going to track to the

northeast. moving to the north, north east. and those winds are 45 miles per hour. that is going to be by mid to late afternoon and it will be off the jersey coast tonight and head over to cape cob. all of these counties in green under a flood watch. the areas in rain in yellow advancing. maybe another band coming through by mid to late afternoon. it will taper off this evening. g getti getting sunshine back. we could get up to three or enough inchfour inches of rain.

wend sunshine back on saturday and sunday. small chance of a passing thunderstorm each day. next week with highs in the low and mid 80s. i'm back in ten minutes. breaking news on the roadways. tow truck is on the scene. they aare having to use the shoulder to tow it back. one right lane is blocked. accident in southeast dv prior to the 8th street exit. looking at rails no delays. but brunswick east has a 7 minute delay. back to you. >> 5:54. russia's president is a single man. putin and his wife anoupsed that

they are ending their marriage after 30 years. they said that the split was a joint decision. they married in 1983 and have two daughters in their 20s. >> new study out of great brita britain. they say it also is far less likely to give them a false positive result. right now they use an ultraso d ultrasound. >> in a few hours we will learn how the country's job market fairs. >> courtney good morning. taking a little bit of pause the may jobs numbers are out.

the data being closely watched. and talk that the federal reserve may start scaling back. unemployment seen holding at 7.7%. the new ios will think launched this fall with the next iphone model. investors may not be wowed. they think a tv and wearable watch will be coming from apple next year. >> it's not something you see every day. ducks parading around a school. every year they fly into the yard and build a nest.

>> but a teacher helped to guide the animals through a school and to the creek. they teach the children about the environment and natural habitats. >> recent grad is showing that hard work pays off. he grew up in poverty. he graduated high school with a 4.79 gpa. how do you get it that high? >> he was accepted with a full ride to every school he applied to. harvard, mit, ucla, he chose harvard. he was offered $3 million ip n l scholarships from those nine schools. >> new at 6:00 the president to make a major speech on health

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