we begin with breaking news. two you a larm house fire has become so big because crews pulled back because the home might clasp. this is in bowie. firefighters have been trying to put it out for more than an hour and darcy spencer is live there with the latest. >> reporter: we're standing right around the bend from where that fire is happening. a lot of streets are blocked off with fire trucks and hose line. this is as close as we can get. the good news is no one was hurt. no one was home in the house where the fire started and no firefighters have been injured. it's 90 degrees. it's hot out here. this went to two alarm.

part of the reason to get additional firefighters out here because it's such an intense fire. let's go to some of the video. the fire started at the back of one of the townhouses here and then it went through the roof of that house. there was, as you mentioned, a partial roof collapse. now fortunately as i said no one was hurt. but some families have been displaced from three townhouses, five adults, five kids. some pictures were shot. you can see the flames that were shooting when he first arrived. let's hear from the chief. >> no injuries at this time. it's 90 degrees out here which is pretty rough for the firefighters who got to deal with that. we have them go through rehab. the homeowners were not home at the time. we're looking for one pet.

don't have any further information on that right now. >> reporter: on a good note that pet has now been accounted for, a little white dog and so everyone is safe and again firefighters are still here on the scene battling this blaze. pretty much over at this point but they are still here making sure that they got it all taken care of. reporting live from bowie, darcy spencer, news4. right now there is a gaping hole in a potomac bar. take a look. that is a honda civic inside hunter's bar and grill. it came crashing through the doors this afternoon and mowed down folks having lunch. an 80-year-old woman and her husband were inside the car. they were parked nearby and accidentally accelerated right into the restaurant. four people had to go to the hospital but they weren't hurt too badly. there was a solemn celebration today for a civil war battle that happened right here in d.c.

150 years have passed but some familiar signs of trouble. derrick ward has the story new at 6:00. >> reporter: it's been a century and a half since the canons echoed. in 1864 the canons roar in defense of the capitol. >> he knew if he attacked parts of washington that grant would have to pull part of those troops which he did, away from richmond. >> reporter: but before grant forces could arrive it was up to citizen soldiers, washingtonians to defend their home. >> they were citizen, government workers, invalids, maybe some from jail came out here to defend the fort. i have my granddaddy's rifle. >> reporter: on this day the rebels got farther than they

did. 150 years later not all is forgiven. >> the national park service said we could participate but not with our flags. so we're here in a form of protest. >> reporter: they still came not far from their line of camp like those that would have been common at aunt none fort with one notable, mary lincoln seam stress who had some concern about the president coming to an active battle. >> i talked to his wife about it and he done want to listen to whatever she's saying. >> reporter: he showed up and got shot at. some accounts tell. fewer accounts tell of the owner of land needed to expand the fort. >> she's an unsung heroine. >> reporter: betty thomas was promised compensation for her land. >> she da lot of good things for this city of washington, d.c. >> reporter: and acquired her place a mile east of georgia avenue a testament.

derrick ward, news4. if you're driving one d.c. the district has activated five new speed cameras. if you're caught speeding it could cost you up to 300 bucks. these new crams are set up in southeast and the speed limits range from 25 to 30 miles per hour. tonight storm team 4 is keeping a close eye on the skies. most of us have seen nothing but sun but it hasn't been dry for everyone. steam 4 meteorologist amelia segal is here with "first look". >> i'm tracking isolated activity. small compact cells one of those just to the west of luray. this activity down around luray will hold together as it makes its way through shenandoah county. then after that it will have difficulty staying together. those in fauquier county the cell will die out. most of us, 99% of us will have a dry evening. you can see just bringing in an

isolated cell in southern maryland. outdoor dining plans, weather cooperating. tomorrow there's the chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. otherwise hot and humid so the weather having low to moderate impact. i'll have the timing and how warm it will be in my full forecast. >> right now evacuations are under way as israel expands its adult on gaza. a thin strip of land controlled by hamas. israel told residents to leave the area. israeli jets bombed a mosque and center for severely disabled raising the death toll to 135. in response hamas launched rockets at tel aviv but they were intercepted. the u.n. security council is calling for a cease-fire. city of maryland is now in the middle of a national border crisis. hundreds of immigrant children could soon be headed to carroll county and local leaders there

are not happy about it. congressman andy harris has promised to block a plan to move the kids to a vacant army building. using that building as a shelter could pose a danger to the community. since october more than 57,000 children from central america have crossed the u.s. border. they have overwhelmed federal facilities and officials are running out of room to hold them. president obama said the situation is a humanitarian crisis. four candidates are now in the running to become d.c.'s first elected attorney general. edward smitii smith is the third generation washingtonian. he launched his campaign today from his grandmother's house on rhode island avenue. he grew up in congress heights. the mayor used to appoint the city's top lawyer but residents voted to make it an elected position. voters go the polls in november and three other candidates are already in the race.

well it's a summer hot spot for a lot of us in the area. police in one beach town are looking up to round up the rowdy faster. survivor's strength. days after a rampage that captured the nation's

new at 6:00 comedian tracey morgan is out of the hospital and armed with a big lawsuit. last month morgan broke his leg and ribs when a walmart tractor-trailer smashed into the back of his limo. one of his friends died in the crash. today the comedian's publicist confirmed morgan can undergo an aggressive outpatient program at home and he's suing walmart for negligence. he claimed walmart allowed his driver to work despite he hadn't slept in more than 24 hours. he alleges the driver fell asleep at the wheel and rear ended morgan. the driver pleaded not guilty to criminal charges. in one instance a teenage girl lost her entire family. she was the only one to survive a shooting rampage near houston and now she's the one encouraging other people to stay strong. just a day after doctors let her out of the hospital, cassidy stay thanked her community. a man barged into her home

wednesday. cassidy had to watch him shoot and kill her mom and dad, her two brothers and two sisters. he shot her two but the bullet grazed her head and she survived by playing dead. today cassidy told a crowd she's found peace. quote ad line from harry potter. >> happiness can be found even in the darkest of times. if only one -- if one only remembers to turn on the light. i know that my mom, dad, brian, emily, becka and zach are in a much better place and i'll be able to see them again one day. >> cassidy identified the killer as her ex-uncle. ronald haskell. investigators haven't said what triggered his rampage but they think it was part of a domestic dispute. back here at home gearing up for hockey in the middle of

july? tonight caps fans get their fix in the offseason. plus a comfortable day for a lot of us. but storm team 4 is tracking some

if i say bars on the beach, you probably think of some place to get a drink. not a jail cell. but folks who get rowdy in a nearby resort town could end up

behind bars in minutes. dewey beach is thinking about buying portable jails. police say a jail on wheels can free up space, conveniently roll to wherever it's needed. fewer than 400 people live in dewey but during the summer upwards of 20,000 descend on the beach town. you can blame mother nature for all those grueling is owlin. heavy rain cancelled the food festival. officials had to call it off after three inches of rain fell this morning and more rain is expected to move in tonight. we don't have any rain coming in but i think that nice balmy temperature we enjoyed today probably not going to last. >> the temperatures are going tomorrow. the humidity also going up tomorrow. so we'll be warmer and down right muggy. our high temperature today was

90 degrees. tomorrow a high of about 94. now that rain in chicago ultimately is going to be that same system that likely brings us storms monday and tuesday. so, here are your weather headlines. for tomorrow, some storms are possible during the afternoon. about a 30% chance that you're dealing with a late day shower or thunderstorm for those of you in washington. little bit better chance of some rain further back to the west in areas of fauquier and frederick and prince william counties as well as loudoun county. but, again, the real focus for storms will be on monday and tuesday. they could potentially be strong to severe. so you want to stay tuned as we continue to update the forecast author those days. that system as it pulls away refreshing, beautiful, comfortable air makes its way in wednesday, thursday, friday, potentially even into next saturday. the seven day i think you're going to like it. your air conditioner will get a break. temperatures now in the mid-to-upper 80s. 9 in washington. 86 in manassas.

88 in leesburg. 83 in annapolis. it was humid today but, again, the humidity more noticeable tomorrow. here's how temperatures will fall during the evening hours, 9:00 we're arobertson 80 degrees. 11:00 p.m. temperature of 76. again really looking at a dry evening. a check of the satellite and radar just some isolated activity well back to our west and south of the district as it continues to push towards the east. it is really going to fall apart. tomorrow with future weather starting your day at 7:00 a.m. a cloud sun mix across the area. a dry start. you want to get to the pool tomorrow you have some yard work to do, maybe you want to go golfing, get it done early. once we get to the afternoon hours, as early as 1:30 we could see scattered thunderstorms develop across the area. 3:00 notice this activity in frederick, montgomery, loudoun counties and northern prince william county. 6:00 we're looking at, again, mainly dry conditions. going to be that hit or miss

type of activity. if you're under any rain tomorrow it could potentially be heavy. 30% chance of a late day shower or thunderstorm for your sunday afternoon and evening. monday a high temperature of 93. a better chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. in fact i think they are likely as we talk about the threat for severe weather, chris here's what i'm keeping a close eye on for monday. high wind with isolated wind damage and hail. there could be heavy storms around on monday bringing downpours as well. tuesday also that severe weather threat a high of 89. but this is the refreshing air. 84 degrees, 85 degrees, 84, 85. temperatures common in early june not in mid-july and comfortable overnight as well. >> that's going to feel really nice after that humidity. still ahead, free agency, not so kind to the wizards this

what's the big man on

campus, lebron made his decision you knew those dome nos wouinos start falling. >> first lebron his contract details released. according to espn two years, $42.1 mill and can opt-out. now the wizards. we always knew this offseason was a priority but ariza coming off his best season. pursued heavily by the wizards, rockets and heat. as of an hour ago he's taking his talents to houston rockets, four years, 32 million. small forward who shot 40% from beyond the arc averaged nearly 15 points a season. he came up huge throughout the playoffs. john wall pleading, tough to see

him go. ariza signing was helped by carmelo anthony. he agreed to terms to stay in new york. melo and the knicks agreed a deal. the seven time all-star has been with the knicks since 2011. he's heading back to the garden, melo averaged 27 points a game last season. this next bit of baseball news will hurt more on tuesday. but right now it appears that the washington nationals will have no all-stars in minnesota. jordan zimmerman is out. the lone all-star for the nats, he's now awaiting the results of an mri on his pitching arm today. facing the phillies last. >> i'm zim said he felt something was off starting in the third inning and in the fourth he felt a cramping

sensation. after pitching he motioned to the umpire he was in trouble. at night's end it was being called a bicep cramp in his right arm. hoping it's not more serious but no matter what we find out from today's mri hopefully we'll know by tonight. zim will not be cleared to pitch on tuesday. zim can't attend the first place nats will have no one representing them. let's go up to baltimore. yankees visiting the orioles. chris tillman pitching for the birds. two on, two out for teixeira. he rips this down the line. he runs it down. gets it. and the throw home? dead on the money. derek jeter you are out. oh, get out of the inning but right now the yankees lead 3-0 in the seventh. a dejebted country brazil

full of shame after being blown out in the world cup semifinal. did you see the tears hoping to find some solace in today's consolation game. brazil and make the on netherlands for third place. nay more on the sidelines. silva is back after missing the last game because of two yellow cards. bad news for brazil early the netherlands attacking right away. watch silva's hand right here. he's pulling him down. that gives silva a yellow card and a penalty kick for the dutch. then percy puts it in the back of the net. brazil down 1-0. 16th minute netherlands threatening again. centering pass head by brazil. right to davy blitz who boosted in the first time brazil has ever allowed multiple goals in back-to-back world cup matches.

the netherlands take it 3-0. how delicious does an ice cold indoor hockey arena sound right now? we can feel the shivers. throw on your cap sweaters. the high like hearing from their exciting new defenseman who they stole from the penguins. >> just the feel for the direction they were headed and what they were trying to do, and it just felt like this is a really good thing for this organization, and like i said they got the pieces in the room. let's be together for a while and i really am excited about that opportunity, the team we have here and the chance to win. >> and the caps fans are excited. the caps hosted their fan fest future washington capitals played some outdoor hockey. fans got to meet new capitals head coach. then they got to check out a

scrimmage. fan fest marks the end of development camp as we said. the event also raises money for military families who have lost loved ones serving overseas. you saw some of the kids that donned some sweaters which in the heat isn't the smartest thing. >> it means otto porter has to step up. >> highlights at 11:00. >> there you go. >> that's something to tune in for. that's the news for now. nightly is up next. we hope to see you back at 11:00 we hope to see you back at 11:00 for

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