robbing muriel bowser. women who eat fast food while stressed out could be packing on more pounds. eating angry could help you burn fewer calories. announcer: news 4 at 4:00 starts now. we have warnings coming in now, folks. good afternoon. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat collilawson muse. it is going to get stormy. the threat of severe weather is increasing. >> let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and chief meteorologist doug kammerer in the weather center. where are the ws? >> fairfax and loudoun county and prince william county. the storms are continuing to show signs of strengthening. it continues until 8:00. we are going to look at the threat as they continue to move in across the region. >> a severe thunderstorm watch until 8:00 this evening for the entire d.c. metro and all the

news 4 viewing area. you can see the individual storms warned on now for being severe. this one coming out of fauquier county and along route 50 through parts of prince william county and entering western fairfax. the estimated time of arrival, 4:52 in chantilly. if it holds together long enough, mcclain by 5:00. another storm showing signs of strengthening, moving into parts of loudoun, montgomery and fairfax county. could be arriving in maryland about 4:30 this afternoon. keeping a close eye on these over the coming hours. severe weather is a solid bet for at least the next couple hours before things start to settle down. >> once again, chuck, we have that warm, humid atmosphere. the tornado threat is going to be on the low side. the high wind threat is there. the hail threat is there, too. we have a low to medium risk for

flash flood warnings. this is the line of storm that is are going to develop. around 4:00, 5:00, by 5:00 fwi chesapeake. 6:00, out of the region. watch what happens toward 8:00. more storms forming. another area of storms forming around 10:00 or 11:00 tonight. we are not done yet. this is the start of what's to come for the evening and tomorrow as well. >> absolutely right. under the gun for severe weather again tomorrow. more of a flash flood threat tomorrow. we'll keep you posted on that. hour-by-hour, temperatures back down into the mid-80s by 8:00 or 9:00. severe weather threat. strong winds and potential for flash flooding. complete check with the radar in a few minutes. >> with the storm team 4 weather app, you can found the radar and severe weather alerts. go to the i tune stores or

google play. remember, it's all free. a man is facing arson charges after he set off explosives outside his father-in-law's house. his maim is marc cassell. he went to their house and tried to force his way in. when that didn't work, he set off an explosive device at the front door and near the garage. >> we can't guess why he did it. what we know is, again, they were going through a divorce and custody dispute. >> no one was hurt when the device went off. the father-in-law identified him after seeing him parked out front. they later arrested him at a relative's home in fairfax county. a woman attacked a block from a d.c. college campus says it guy who did it was wearing cam flonouflag camouflage. it's near the university. police tell us they are scouring the area, looking for the video or witnesses as they try to find

a man with dread locks wearing camouflage pants. a man arrested for shooting three people in a car over the weekend is expected in court any minute now. an 8-year-old child witnessed the whole thing. the suspect's name is jimmy fleming. he's accused of opening fire on people. he was arrested yesterday afternoon at his home after a brief but tense stand off with police. news 4s mark segraves has more. a look at a new police video showing how thermal imaging and a helicopter helped police track down three armed robbery suspects. they were arrested for robbing a 7-eleven in capital heights. police followed them into the district where they stopped and ran into woods near the an costa

river. this is from the chopper crew that spotted them and guided officers ton ground to the spot where the men were hiding. tense moments at dulles airport. a jet made an emergency landing after hitting a bird. it happened around noon as the jet was making an approach to the airport. the jet was towed from the runway to the hangar. no one was hurt, but plenty of damage to that plane. your commute along 14th street should be smoother right now. that sinkhole is no longer tieing up traffic downtown. all lanes are open again. the sinkhole was first noticed last tuesday. it's located between constitution and pennsylvania avenue northwest. for days, commuters had to deal with lane closures. the sinkhole has been fixed. crews aren't shoe what caused it. faulty sewer pipes were not the

reason. >> well, we have to wait longer before a casino at the national harbor becomes a done deal. the prince george's county council was set to vote today. the decision was put off until next week. the design has already been approved. it will include a glass tower hotel, restaurants and high-end stores. construction could start by the end of the month. should children under the age of 5 be suspended from school? more than 180 pre-k students in the district were suspended or expelled during the 2012 or 2013 school year. black students were six times more likely than white students to be suspended. david says he can't imagine why so many young children needed such harsh punishment. he introduced a bill that bans the suspension or expulsion of children in city funded pre-k

programs. a surprising end for a pop culture icon. which comic book character is about to get killed off to save a friend? plus, bergdahl returns to active duty after five years in captivity. we just learned about his first assignment.

nine arrests over the weekend at an abandoned quarry where a prince william county teenager drown last week. police stepped up patrols to keep kids away from it. family and friends say he knew

how to swim, but drown from muscle exhaustion. police increased the patrols, which is private property on i-95 and the bridge. just minutes ago, word from a grand jury in loudoun county from a man linked to three murders. he's been indicted on weapons charges. he's been indicted in may in west virginia. he was denied bond and a gag order in the weapons case. alexandria police wonder if it's connected to three unsolved murders over a decade. nancy dunning was killed in 2003. ron kirby found dead in 2013 and ruth ann was killed in february. he was not charged in any of the murders but is the primary focus. a mother is infuriated bowe

bergdahl is back on active duty. he will be assigned a desk job while the army investigates his disappearance from an outpost in afghanistan in june of 2009. is mother of a soller killed later that year says her son's unit was searching for bergdahl when they were ambushed. she calls bergdahl a desserter and they are trying to raise it. >> got an itchy rash all of a sudden? why your ipad could be making you break out and the one thing you can do to protect yourself right away. >> reporter: is your personal information being hacked from hotels and how the secret service is involved. i'll have that story, coming up.

be extra careful about where you park in the district. it's easier to get a ticket in northeast. >> there's a crackdown on h street because of the return of the d.c. streetcar. we have what you need to avoid getting an expensive fine.

>> reporter: lifelong d.c. resident out early for a walk to the barber shop on h street. he can't wait for d.c. streetcars to add to the revitalization of his neighborhood. >> get them going. they got to get the streetcars going. >> reporter: drivers beware of the return of the d.c. streetcar this month. it kicks off a brand-new parking ticket campaign today. >> i know nothing abit. >> reporter: here is what you need to know, how you park your car could get you a $100 ticket. if your tire goes outside the parking space and touches the white line, that's a violation. also, don't illegally double park and block the streetcar track. violators could also get towed away. you have gotten tickets in d.c.,

right? if you get caught and ticketed, look at it as a sign of progress. at least that's how d.c.'s department of transportation sees it. this new enforcement means streetcars are closer to hitting the tracks. >> get more people coming to the city. people are looking for convenience, a shorter way to get to work. streetcars. >> reporter: streetcars should make their return on 8th street some time this month. passengers should be able to get on board before the end of the year. on h street, news 4. >> sign of progress. >> yeah, it's happening. >> how about a sign of severe weather this afternoon? >> let's get a look from the severe storm center. >> 15 minutes for northern and central parts of prince william

county. the southern most tip of loudoun county and fairfax county. all those in northern virginia. the entire area remains under a severe thunderstorm watch until 8:00. a watch means the conditions are favorable for severe weather. the warning means severe weather is in progress. you can see the big view. strong thunderstorms up and down the midmid-atlantic. for us, it's coming down to two or three individual storms. the first one is just now moving into western fairfax county. the track it's on is going to take us along route 50, 29 and 66. arriving in chan titilly right . 15 minutes before it gets to burke. east side of d.c. by 5:00 this afternoon. another storm is a strong thunderstorm in northern loudoun county. this is going to cross the

potomac. arrival time if you are in bartonsville, damascus, be on the lookout for 30 or 40 minutes for a strong, likely to become severe thunderstorm arriving in your area. lots of lightning. if you hear thunder roar, get inside. if you have friends and neighbors outside enjoying a summer afternoon at the pool, call them now and have them come inside. more showers across parts of northern maryland, not severe at this point. another cluster near culpeper that may intensify. two storms coming through metro and the other one near culpeper that is probably going to graze southern maryland 90 minutes or so from now. we'll be here to keep you posted on this as it progresses. it's 90 degrees in washington but the heat index is 97 degrees. everyone is going to be in the rain cooled 70s by late tonight. it's going to remain stuffy and

sticky for the remainder of the overnight hours. here is the forecast. most of the first round out of the metro by 5:00 or 6:00. showers may reenter around 11:00 or midnight. quiet for the overnight hours. tomorrow, starting at lunchtime, another chance for strong to severe thunderstorms tomorrow. we'll keep you posted on that as well. higher flash flooding threat. tomorrow's threats, wind and flash flooding. again, we'll be here to keep you posted with warnings as they come along. be weather ready as they come along. >> all right. stay safe with the storm team 4 weather app. you can track severe weather anytime, anywhere with interactive radar, daily and hourly forecasts and of course, severe weather alerts. go to the i tune store or google play to download. remember, it is free. news 4 your health. no comment from apple on reports ipad may be the cause of

unexplained rashes. this after an 11-year-old san diego boy broke out in a rash that was later linked to nickel found in the ipad casing. nickel is a common allergy inducing metal. he got better after putting a protective case on the ipad. why some kids may be atmore risk than others. a richmond man says his hair stylist saved his life. three months ago, his stylist said she had been keeping an eye on a mole on his skal f. it changed so she thought he should get a doctor to look at it. she told his wife to make sure she follows up. >> as she always does. she said i notice something here that is unusual and different. you have a mole that is asymmetrical, the color is suspicious to me. >> sometimes people think i make a big deal, but i feel it's my job. >> turns out he had melanoma.

thanks to his stylist, it was caught in the early stages. dodge is putting together a skin cancer program for hair stylists in hopes the hair care industry can be a new line of defense against melanoma. could comedian bill cosby be coming back to television? the proposal for a new family show. a terrible smell prompts dozens of calls to 911. what's causing the mysterious odor in suburban philadelphia?

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it was once a luxurious mansion. now it's an eyesore. that's about to change for the one-time home of liberace. after hosting a series of owners and foreclosure following his death in 1987, the house sat abandoned for years deteriorating. that is, until a british man discovered it for sale. >> this is destiny. i have to buy this. i have to protect it. i cannot let it be torn to the ground. these columns are over 2,000 years old. they are from greece and there are eight of them in the house. >> when finished, he hopes the

mansion will be fully restored and imnate the gracious lifestyle of the previous owner. spoiler alert for fans of the life with archie comic book character. there's a plot twist coming up. archie is about to die a hero. in the next installment, the freckled face icon will take a bullet for his friend, kevin keller. if you haven't kept up, kevin is an openly gay veteran. he'd been pushing for gun control and archie is killed when he intervenes. this is not the end of archie andrews. he will live on in the regular archie comic strip. an old married couple may be renewing their vows. word this afternoon bill cosby may be coming back to nbc in a new comedy. cosby was in washington a few weeks ago. the 77-year-old comedian has a

long history with the network including "the cosby show" which was a smash hit 30 years ago. it's described as a classic extended family sitcom with cosby as the patriarch. it's in the writing stage with an eye on debuting next summer. oscar winner christopher walkens will star as captain hook. the live action verse of "peter pan." the magical boy who can fly and never grows up is hot property in hollywood. channing tatum is prepping a film about the character at warner brothers "peter and the star catchers" is lined up wii gary ross. it will be broadcast live on december 4th. so much for comfort food. how eating angry could make you burn fewer caloe a mysterious odor in

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good afternoon, welcome back. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. at 4:30, right now, a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect. >> let's get to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. what's it looking like now? >> under the gun in fairfax county where the severe thunderstorm warning is in effect. it will be ending here in a few minutes. they may have to reissue the warning. they are under the gun through 8:00 this evening. as of now, the strongest, most intense storm is rolling into the western and central parts of

fairfax county. a lot of lightning with this storm. arriving in reston in the next couple minutes. washington by 4:53. the east side of the metro by 5:15. that's the track over the next hour or so. inside the beltway, baton down the hatches and be strong for a heavy lightning thunderstorm to come through. this in loudoun county is falling apart a bit, but could bring gusty wind to montgomery county. there's another thunderstorm near culpeper coming out near quantico and i-95. be weather aware for a couple hours. storms fading away by 9:00, 10:00, 11:00. back to you. >> thanks, chuck. track severe weather and get radar anywhere with the weather app. download it for free in itunes or google play. a mysterious odor that prompted the evacuation of more

than a hundred homes. the strange smell permeated a neighborhood outside philadelphia. tests suggest the odor was ca e caused by a potentially deadly gas. now, there's a new theory. >> reporter: the odor that settled over 100 homes in the philly suburb sunday night was not only foul but scary. >> as soon as i walked in the house, i was like we have to get the kids out. something doesn't smell right. >> reporter: his family was among 150 residents who left their homes as hazmat crews moved in. >> as soon as i walked in the house, my meter went to an alarm with high readings. >> reporter: high readings of what they thought was hydrogen cyanide. they ruled that out by early monday morning. >> we are fairly certain that whatever it is is masking the meters and telling them it's hydrogen cyanide but it is not

that. >> reporter: still, evacuated residents were forced to stay with family and friends. others spent the night at the elementary school. >> we are concerned. my kids are with my mother. luckily they weren't home when it was going on. my daughter would be freaking out. >> reporter: by monday morning, crews zeroed in by a compound coming from sump pumps in the basement as the source of the odor and concluded residents can safely return. >> we are metering each house individually. as long as there's no reading in the houses, they can go back in. >> reporter: go in as authorities go to identify the compound that caused such a stink. chris clackam, nbc news. a man who conned his way into people's homes by pretending to be a cable worker. among the victims, muriel bowser. the man boarded a metro bus.

police believe this is the man who posed as a cable guy thursday and stole two cell phones after entering their home. the same thing happened on the same day to a resident on another street. a big milestone for metro is less than two weeks away. contractors have extensive work to do before the silver line is open to passengers. crews need to fix water leaks at some stations and install a special tape that keeps the electrified third rail from freezing. despite that, the line is still on track to open on july 26th. if it feels like you just can't get through part of montgomery county without hitting construction site somewhere, you are right. there's a stretch of bethesda going through road work grow b pains right now. itis between cedar lane and western avenue. we found road projects on every

single block. work is starting to repave wisconsin avenue to bradley lane. some people don't know what entrance to use to their building from day-to-day. >> i'd get an e-mail saying this entrance is closed. change the way you get to the building. >> transportation reporter adam tuss takes a look at the work in bethesda and tells us when to expect it to be finished. new addition to pizza hut's me it's not pizza. uber is family friendly. will you cross when you hear the catch 22 at play? i'm erika gonzalez, i'll have that story, coming up.

a former university of virginia dean headed to prison for nearly a decade. barbara harrison is at the live desk with details coming in. >> jim, michael morris is sentenced to 106 months in prison after being convicted on child important charges. morris pleaded guilty in april to three counts. at the time of the arrest he was the associate dean of the school of commerce. morris shared explicit pictures of children and had more images on his home computer. at the live desk, i'm barbara

harrison. pat? high end art and priceless collectibles will be available at your fingertips. they are teaming with ebay. they will air auctions live online. you have to be pre-registered, then you can compete with any of the high rollers in the audience. it is more mature. consumers are ready to take bids from their living room. if you want an eight-inch chocolate chip cookie delivered to your door, there's now a pizza cookie. it's the latest menu item from pizza hut. you can share it with friends. it comes in eight slices. that's some cookie. itis the size of a regular pizza. it costs six bucks or $5 with another regular pizza. on wednesday, pizza hut is having a bake sale of sorts. according to the "chicago tribune" with 10% of the proceeds going to fight world hunger.

hackers trying to steal your identity at hotels. >> news 4 consumer reporter, erika gonzalez joins us in the studio with an alert for travelers. >> this is something to be wise about the next time we book hotels. here is an agency you don't normally think of when warning about hackers, the u.s. secret service. crooks are hacking hotel computers in business centers and getting away with things as sensitive as your credit card number. security blog first reported the problem. the crooks were able to see guests passwords, user names and credit card numbers. a number of those bad guys were arrested in texas. since there's typically no way to know if a public computer has been hacked, just go the safe route. if you want to create a throw away e-mail address and e-mail documents you need to print in advance. when it comes to car insurance, you may shell outlet more than

you need to. lots of discounts popped up. bankrate.com looked at the largest insurance companies for ways to save. beyond bundling auto and home insurance, most of us know to do that. 5-10 companies will give you more of a break if you belong to a particular group, a certain college, sorority or fraternity. half of the insurance companies looked at will cut you a deal if your car has daytime running lights. uber is hoping you will spend some of your family's cash now that they have car seats. after you request the car, you tap the family button you will start seeing today. the child must be at least 12 months old and 22 pounds. there is a $10 surcharge. that will be waived this weekend alone. it sounds good, right? here is the catch 22. the car seat provided by uber is

front facing. the american peeved yatic association recommends infants are in rear-facing seats until 2 years old. drivers using uber family may be ride sharing and may not be professionally licensed. we reached out to uber for comment. when we hear back, we will post it on www.nbcwashington.com. so, i have five words to help you sell your house. jim and pat, i want to quiz you here. course or granite. what sounds better to you? >> granite. >> you would go with granite. you may be wrong. i'm going to tell you why, coming up. the reasoning behind the four others tonight at 5:00. >> well, i have just done all my kitchen and now you are telling me it's not going to sell. >> i didn't say that. all i said is i'll see you at 5:00. do you involve your kids in

your household money matters? you may want to. a study found american teens a lagging behind peers in china raising concerns about the financial futures. there are a few things to do to help your children live on a budget. give them an opportunity to shop for themselves for the back-to-school supplies and clothes. another way to have them help plan your family vacation. >> involve your teens in the budgeting process. have them make a decision about what activities to do for your family and have them make the financial decision. >> the international study found other countries just do a better job than the u.s. when it comes to teaching teens about dollars and cents in the classroom. why your smartphone could be holding up your next dinner date. also, noticing a recent weight gain? it may not be that quarter pounder with cheese. maybe how you ate it. we are facing the humidity and the strong thunderstorm chances today. another break in the heat and

humidity is just around the corner. i'll detail that with the seven day forecast coming up minutes from now. stay tuned.

a big clean upright now at a campground in central ohio about 40 miles southwest of columbus. this is what was left after severe weather blew through yesterday. one person is injured after his

camper tipped over in the strong wind. other campers were damaged or destroyed. the storm was so powerful nearby interstate 71 was closed for a time. meanwhile, in parts of arizona, this is clean up day. severe weather pounded the tucson area last night bringing torrential rain and damaging winds. at one point, gusts were clocked at 66 miles per hour. the storm downed trees and power lines and ripped apart several homes. luckily no reports of injuries there. here in washington, traffic is about to get moving again at 44th and p treat. take a look. the intersection was closed after last night's severe weather brought down this tree and power line. look at the damage it did to these two cars. luckily, no one was injured here. >> going to be another long evening for us here with more stormy weather and those severe storm warnings. chuck? >> still facing a chance for severe weather the next couple

hours. this is a view from the reston camera to the northeast. the storm left the reston area and sunshine is appearing over the airport right now. looking to the east-northeast, a dark sky in place. the temperature is 90 in washington. 73 rain cooled degrees in manassas. 75 in hagerstown. want to get to the seven day forecast. here is the way the next couple days are looking. tomorrow, similar to today. a high chance for rain and thunderstorms tomorrow. some of them likely to be strong to severe. flash flooding higher concern for tomorrow than today. after that comes to an end, a couple absolutely beautiful days coming our way wednesday and thursday. partly to mostly sunny. low humidity. temperatures lower than average. nice open window sleeping weather wednesday morning and thursday morning. friday afternoon and the weekend, a little bit of that heat and humidity coming back. as a result, rain chances are back as well.

certainly won't be a wash out. back to what we are facing now. severe thunderstorm watch until 8:00. stongest storm is moving into the western side of the city of washington. inside the capital belt way right now. a prolific lightning producing storm heading to bethesda, chevy chase, southwest washington, fairfax and chantilly, woodbridge and springfield. the storm no longer has a severe warning with it. that doesn't mean you wouldn't see winds gusting 40 to 50 miles per hour in addition to the frequent lightning. another storm gathering in parts of montgomery county is moving to the northeast at 30 miles per hour. not as much lightning with it. they can reintensify quickly. it will have to be watched as it moves in howard county. it could slow down the commute there. another storm in culpeper. if it holds together, i-95 between woodbridge and quantico

and fredericksburg. the strongest cell in is fairfax county and will shortly move into southern most montgomery and the northern half of prince george's county. we are not done with the severe weather chances for the next couple hours at all. tomorrow, another chance for a strong to severe weather tomorrow. higher chance for flash flooding tomorrow than we saw today. just like today, a chance of damaging wind. as a result, we'll keep you posted on all that. doug is coming up on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00. you can stay ahead of us on social media on the facebook page and twitter handles. for now, back to the news. you can track severe weather radar anytime, anywhere with the storm team 4 weather app. you can download it for free in the itunes store or google play. what better time than today? >> oftentimes after a stressful day, many people reach for an easy, quick meal. what's available isn't always healthy.

if you struggle with a few extra pounds, you may have more than food to blame. erika gonzalez gives us another reason to destress before you take the next bite. >> hi, can i get order number 15, please? >> reporter: fast and easy. that's the requirement tonja has for her meal. she puts in ten hour as day for a software company and her stressful schedule doesn't allow for much else. >> you take 15 to 20 minutes to grab the food, dial into a meeting and eat between. >> reporter: it's a contributor to obesity. women who eat those meals while stressed may pack on more pounds. researchers asked nearly 60 middle-aged women to describe how stressful their lives were the day before, fed them a high fat meal to see how their metabolism reacted.

>> at least one stress sor in their life. >> across a year, it could be 11 pounds. >> reporter: experts say it's important to know that two-thirds of the participants were breast cancer survivors who weighed slightly more and more likely to be depressed, factor that is could skew the results. little was known about how the past treatment may have impacted their metabolism. one message is clear, turning to high fat food may satisfy your need for comfort food. erika gonzalez, nbc news. now the most common stres sors reported were an argument with a co-worker, disagreement with a friend and trouble with children. do you use your cell phone while eating out?

a restaurant in new york city wants you to stop. they say it's costing them money. the manager says cell phone use has nearly doubled service time over the past decade. the practice is distracted dining. the restaurant manager posted surveillance video on craigslist rants and raves section. at the end, it asks diners to be more consider rate. he did not reveal which restaurant he worked at. more trouble at disney world after passengers say the monorail was hit by lightning. and costa concordia rises again. the very big and risky salvage operation. ahead at 5:00, dosing dangers. next time your child needs medicine, don't reach for the spoon. what experts say you should be using instead.

the monorail at disney world in florida is up and running again after apparently being hit by lightning. 120 people were evacuated. no one was hurt, though. some o people were evacuated through the emergency hatch on the roof of the train. they had to walk across the

train cars while secured to a safety line. again, everybody got out without a scratch. a freak occurrence in spain as the final day of the running of the bulls. one of the bulls separateed from the pact and gored two men in the leg. doctors said five other people were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries in other incidence. since recordkeeping started in 1924, 15 people have dieed from goring at the bull run. the costa concordia is floating, once again. 32 people were killed when the cruise liner capsized in italy in january, 2012. getting the ship upright and afloat is a marvel of engineering. it comes not a moment too soon. claudia reports. >> reporter: coming afloat, one deck at a time. on monday, the refloating of the costa concordia was under way.

the most expensive maritime salvage operation in history. last september, the ship was rolled upright. an unprecedented fete of engineering. the refloating will be just as difficult. 30 giant fuel tanked have kept it stable in under water flat forms. starting monday, compressed air will be pumped in to give the ship the buoyancy to stay afloat. after it's raised, it will be moved away before refloating can continue. the salvage master says that months of calculations came down to this. >> there's a lot of cracks in there. she's not pretty under water. there's a lot of cracks. some will get worse. we have to monitor them and see if they stop where we expect them to stop. >> reporter: the island's mayor says it's incompatible but can't

wait for the island to go back to the prestin paradise it once was. >> reporter: the refloating operation will last a week. the concordia will be ready to be towed away for the last journey to the scrap yard. if it keeps going like this, then hope that the concordia will be removed been a week and remain afloat. >> they are working within a specific window for this portion of the project because mediterranean sea is at the calmest from mid july to early august. right now at 5:00, severe weather threatening the region. this entire area is under thunderstorm watch until 8:00 tonight. storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer and chuck bell are tracking it from the storm center. doug in. >> we are watching the storms making their way through.

coming down through downtown d.c. right now. this is the line from north of baltimore to montgomery county and through the potomac and culpeper county. a strong storm here. this from the panhandle of virginia. western portions of washington county in maryland until 5:30 tonight. a big storm here is moving to the east. this is the storm here that we have been watching throughout the last couple hours. it had been severe earlier. we saw trees down associated with the storm. look at the lightning through downtown on the western portion of the beltway. more storms on gaithersburg up 270 and 95. we continue to watch the other storm making its way through the wood bridge area, mount ver nonthrough maryland and another storm around culpeper. not severe right now. there's no warning here. would not be surprised to see a warning come with this storm as it progresses to the east at 35 miles per hour. the backside of this, we are not

quite done yet. that's the first round. we could see more develop back to the west. that's something we'll continue to watch throughout the night. chuck bell and i have been watching it. the severe weather threat is going to remain. >> it is. the watch box goes until 8:00. there's another chance for strong storms tomorrow. outside right now, the cameras are looking around, white caps on the potomac from the national harbor. the storm comes into washington. back to the west, sunshine already reappearing from dulles airport to the blue ridge. what to expect for tomorrow? strong thunderstorms, increased threat tomorrow for flash flooding. doug? >> the threat is wind and lightning out there. once again, the severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 8:00 tonight. we may see more storms after that. we'll show you the timing of what to expect in minutes. >> thank you, doug. an ugly custody battle in montgomery