we have live team coverage for you. >> round one is moving on. the damage is done. now round two is on the way with the threat of high winds, hail and flooding. >> right now, trees and power lines are down all over the region. check this out. this is new hampshire avenue and silver spring. look at the target truck we want to show you. power lines fell on top of the truck at the intersection here of adelphi road. the lines landed on trees sparking a small fire this evening. no injuries, but new hampshire avenue has been closed in both directions for more than an hour now. let's look at the bw parkway where a tree fell and clipped a car. that's near laurel. emergency crews tell us no one was hurt. there have been big delays here as well as crews try to clear up the debris. >> don't let your guard down. more storms moving our way. meteorologist veronica johnson got the latest update at the to.

>> the latest. we remain under a severe thunderstorm watch in so much of the area. the worst came through between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. today. a handful of power outages. a report out of king georges county of a waterspout in the state park. now, look at the area that remains under a severe thunderstorm watch from frederick, maryland to winchester, charlottesville and everywhere east of the blue ridge still could get high winds and isolated hail. with the other storm that is come through ahead of the weather front, we could see flash flooding. yeah, there were some flooded roads that i saw. part of the issue, of course, is we have so much debris from the storms earlier this week. flash flood watch to prince williams county, fairfax until 10:00 p.m. the area is under a severe thunderstorm warning. all the heavy rain that was once over the area headed to maryland's eastern shore.

seeing the worst of it. still some lightning here and heavy rain. what we are waiting on is what's off to the west. what is going to come through with the weather front. we stay in that window of a severe weather potential until 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. this evening. i'll be back should warnings be issued and look at what's behind the front in a few minutes. >> thanks. if you have been outside, you know how hard the rain came down. this is an instagram video sent to us by a lacrosse camp in bethesda you can see the wind blowing the rain sideways with hail mixed in. this afternoon, the storm brought down trees across the region. pat collins is live along bradley boulevard in bethesda where the tree is out of the road now, but the clean up isn't over yet. pat? >> reporter: jim, we have a precarious situation here on bradley boulevard. you can see the traffic is moving back and forth now.

take a look across the street. there's a large tree limb sitting atop a ribbon of electrical wires. they are pulled taut. we are waiting for pepco to come free the wires hopefully without incident. this is what it was like earlier this afternoon when the hard winds came whipping through here, this big tree just fell apart. limbs and debris fell down on the roadway. the road was closed for some time before workers could get in here and try to clear a passage way. now, cheryl travis was one of the county workers here to open up the path. >> pepco is going to come and cut the tree at the wire. we can't do anything because the tree is on the wire. it's on a ware, so, we just came. this is a state road. we are out of bethesda, montgomery county. we came, the county didn't --

the city didn't call us, we came on our own to clean it up so people can get through. >> reporter: here is a sample of what we have seen so far today. a tree down at mcarthur boulevard in glen echo. a car just getting by there. nobody passing through at elgin lane and powell road. that tree goes from one end to the other. and now, take a look at river road and wilson in bethesda. tree limbs down, wires down. you can imagine the mess it created there. now back live in the 5600 block of bradley boulevard where you see this huge tree limb dangling across a nest of wires here. they are pulled taut. we are waiting for pepco to come here to remove the limb and free those wires. hopefully, again, without incident. reporting live from bradley boulevard, i'm pat collins, news

4. a good time to remember our interactive map. you can see exactly when the orms are rolling over your neighborhood. you will find it on www.nbcwashington.com. he was the light of his mother's life and the light of everyone he seemed to meet. that's how a mom remembered her son today, killed during last week's storms in maryland. 12-year-old justin digs was hit by a fallen tree in summer camp in carol county. he and other campers were trying to get to shelter. the family held a memorial service in pikesville. justin was an honor student and loved playing basketball. a community is coming together to help a family cope with an unthinkable loss. a mother, her 4-month-old daughter and great aunt were all killed in a tornado. hundreds turned out to pay their final respect. they say the woman started to build a new home with her husband.

>> the whole family are amazing people. bobby is an amazing man. i see there's a lot of people here to help him get through this. >> it's just so sad. it's just so sad. life ended too soon. >> an online fund-raiser to support her parents and 11-year-old daughter raised $50,000. we have breaking news right now. two people hit by a truck in silver spring. barbara harrison is at the live desk with details. barbara? >> this happened at columbia drive. chopper 4 is live over the scene right now. two people were actually hit by that pick-up truck. moments ago, we saw a patient rolled out on a stretcher into an ambulance. the victims were taken to the hospital. we are told they are expected to be okay. the drive is closed in the area so police can investigate. at the live desk, i'm barbara harrison.

a teenager targeted in a controversial sexting case. prosecutors promised not to use a search warrant to take explicit photos of the youth. news 4 was first to report on the case that has gotten national attention. our northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey is live from the prince county courthouse. >> reporter: the teen's name is tray. they decided to make the case public. this is one of the search warrants used by police to take photos of the teen's private parts. another search warrant was pending to take more explicit photos. today, inside a courtroom, prosecutors told the judge they changed their mind about the search warrants and the photos. >> well, of course i'm relieved. i'm happy they are not going to proceed with it. >> the reaction of his aunt told a court judge, police will not

take more explicit photos of the teen. earlier this month, they took their concerns to david culver. he faces child important charges for sending photos to a 15-year-old girlfriend. this was already served as investigators took photos of his private parts. a second warrant was pending to take more explicit pictures. his attorney asked the court to block the search warrant. today, an agreement. the prosecution won't use the photos taken of trey and will let the second warrant expire. >> we are very relieved, obviously. we had already had received word unofficially last week they were not planning on executing it. today, it's official and we are happy it's not going to happen. >> reporter: prosecutors declined to comment on camera. clay richardson told me over the phone, we agreed not to use the photos because we could proceed

with our case without them. the controversy threw him too the national spotlight. she hopes the ordeal will help other families. >> you have to make sure your kids know sexting is a felony charge and a crime. i never new until all this happened. >> reporter: today's decision does not end the case. coming up, all new at 6:00, a look at what is ahead for the teen and the case. reporting live from manassas, i'm julie carey, news 4. a desperate search for a 10-year-old boy who has been missing for 24 hours. his name is david kroll. he disappeared from arnold road. he was wearing black sneakers with lime laces. call police if you have seen him. doctors said she couldn't survive but she beat the odds. now, a mother who wasn't expected to live through a

pregnancy has her baby. doreen gentzler shares this unexpected success story. caught shoplifting. a security guard claims he has the proof in video. find out who has been charged in a case that got special attention from the sheriff's office. >> reporter: nobody wants to add more time to their commute but come monday morning, blue line metro riders are going to be waiting. i'm adam tuss. i'll explain coming up. we have another weather alert day. ominous clouds and the threat of flooding is not the only concern. veronica is back with more on when t

tonight protests in border cities as the government tries to find space to house undocumented citizens. tempers are flaring. the same is happening on capitol hill. republicans want to eliminate hearings for the children and send them home. the white house is asking for money to speed up the hearings. the ultimate goal of sending them back to their native country. new at 5:00, backlash in northern virginia that some of the immigrant children that showed up unacomp anied at the border were transfers to prince william county. we report on the answer a local lawmaker is trying to get from the federal government. >> they should be sent home. the reason they should be sent

home is to send a message that if you make that for the united states, you are going to be sent home. don't try it. >> reporter: long outspoken against illegal immigration, the board of supervisors chairman, corey stewart says undocumented immigrant children are living at a home for troubled teens. video shows a sprawling 200-acre site. county residents are split over whether the children should be here. >> they probably have a right to live anywhere, especially in this country, which is the united states of america. >> we have a process for people to come into this country, which makes it legal. it's not swimming across and introducing yourself to the federal agents. >> how long is it expected the children will remain in prince william county? >> reporter: they agreed today to urge the county executive where else the unaccompanied

minors may be and whether the county has authority here. >> they told us they were entered into a federal contract and they were going to be helping these children. they wouldn't say much more on that. >> reporter: stewart is convinced it will be a major strain. >> there will be a demand and an impact in county services and schools. >> hear from county residents who attended the meeting. kristin wright, news 4. >> what some are calling miracle. a woman born with half a heart is able to have a baby. >> doreen gentzler has the story on the new mother who is thankful to be alive. >> thankful in a lot of ways. she was born with a single ventricle in her heart. she eventually started a family of her own.

meet carter reagan born two months ago. doctors weren't sure if he and his mother would survive. >> either one of us dying. >> reporter: his mother was born with half a heart, a congenital defect fixed by a special operation called a fontan when she was a day old. >> scared, very scared. can't believe they can do surgery on a little person. >> reporter: it fixed her heart, but there were side effects and a lot of them. as a child, she had a tough time breathing going up a flight of stairs, let alone playing with friends and participating in sports. she has to take medication for the rest of her life. as far as trying to start a family, doctors told her pregnancy would put her at the risk of dying. >> it's hard enough to survive for one individual, but now a baby? >> when she became pregnant

earlier this year, doctors were alarmed. a congenital heart defect specialist at children's national health system says she was at risk for heart failure, especially during labor when stress on the heart is increased. working with a team of doctors and nurses, including an objyn from the hospital center, they believed she could survive delivery and have a healthy baby. >> so, it was somewhat of a gamble on her part and our part. >> reporter: after nine months of intense monitoring and bedrest. carter reagan was born under the supervision of a dozen doctors and nurses. he weighed just over five pounds but was healthy and had a perfect heart. >> i felt really proud of her. i think that, in a way, having a baby, a healthy, beautiful baby

like carter is an affirming part of the fact that you are a normal woman. >> i'm thankful. i'm really happy. >> med star washington hospital center and children's national health system have a joint program to help woman like her who want to have babies. we have more information about this on our website, go to www.nbcwashington.com. >> doing amazing work there. >> it's amazing how far we have come. >> a wonderful time for that family. >> thanks. it is rough out there in a lot of parts. more storms keep on a coming. veronica? >> that, they do. we are going to see more storms build to the west. not as many as earlier this afternoon. still storms that could deliver an impact with high winds and flooding. take a look outdoors. you can see the clouds building. this is what storm team 4 is

tracking now to the west. a storm trying to organize around i-66. that one, likely to make its way along i-66. areas like marshall by 5:15, des plaines by 5:29 and areas like broad run, hay market and chantilly in the next couple minutes. this cell could start organizing better and delivering, again, more rain than it is right now. some heavier rain earlier today. we had ponding on area roads. the biggest risks of storms in the area, power lines down and trees and branches down. gusts and isolated hail we could see. right now on the storm team 4 severe potential is getting high winds. you can see in the moderate range is that of hail and flash flooding. your evening forecast, 79 degrees. we have isolated storms out there right now and we could see more. these are storms that are starting to build directly ahead

of the cold front that you heard us talk about for the last couple days. this front will deliver very, very cool air to the area, unusual for this time of year. isolated rain by the time we get to 11:00 p.m. 72 is the temperature for storm chances end by around 9:00. i can show you here where we are going to be at 9:00. they are all making their exit. isolated showers after that. maybe a light shower or two around 5:00 a.m. watch what happens as we clear out. we turn over to a partly sunny sky. tomorrow is going to be warm. the humidity will start leaving the area throughout the day tomorrow. that will have an impact on our temperature especially by the time we get to wednesday and thursday morning. we'll see temperatures in the 50s and 60s wednesday morning and thursday morning, i think temperatures will be anywhere from the 50s to the 60s, even the 70s down to the south of our area. refreshing change, yes. it's going to feel like

september over the next two days. 57 to 72 degrees is the range with a little bit of wind northwest at five to 15 miles per hour. temperatures anywhere from 81 degrees around frederick to 83 in la playda. here is a look at the forecast in the 80s. notice the lack of high heat or storms. we have a storm chance back on saturday and sunday. right now, a 30% chance for saturday afternoon and for sunday afternoon. doesn't look as though they are going to be severe storms. that's good news after days of severe storms we have had. warm and not too sticky for saturday and sunday coming up as we head into the early part of next week, storm chances continue monday. again, right now, we remain under severe thunderstorm watch. right now, the accused boston marathon bomber is one step closer to coming to our

backyard. the new evidence that could force the trial to move to d.c. plus, a mother is outraged. >> my 1-year-old is walking around with herpes. >> find out where she contracted it and who admitted to having it in the first place. >> reporter: a plan to educate students wanting to learn english. i'm tracee wilkins coming up on news 4, we'll tell you about it. [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman,

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>> a mother is furious about what happened to her daughter at day care. >> her 1-year-old contracted herpes from a day care worker. she attends childtime preschool in oklahoma city. the girl is in pain day and night. she noticed blisters around her daughter's mouth and took her to the hospital. the doctor confirmed it was herpes simplex one virus that is spread by touching or saliva. the mother immediately contacted the day care center. >> i said what she has. they said the worker has this. i was hurt. i felt sad and felt like i let her down. >> they released a statement saying they are investigating. the company has strict policies when it comes to health and safety guidelines. they take every precaution to prevent the spread of germs and illness. hundreds of immigrants have

a better chance to succeed. >> two schools are focusing on students learning english for the first time. it's part of a program announced today. tracee wilkins shows us how it can work. >> reporter: senior picture day with rising senior thinking about life after graduation. >> i want to be a physical therapist. >> reporter: born in america, her mother's sacrifices opened door that is were closed to her mom when she came to the country in 1994. >> i came from kuwait. >> reporter: high point high school has the fastest growing imfrant population in prince george's. not everyone is keeping up. >> it's majority immigration. it's not ready for all the immigrants. it is recent. >> reporter: they are hoping it improves for students learning english for the first time. there's adult classes for parents. >> we are really, really

thrilled to add this to our menu of opportunities. >> reporter: $3 million from the carnegie corporation will serve 800 students. one will open focusing on spanish speaking students. another school is set to open an existing building and will serve all immigrants. >> it's nice. i want to learn more but it's kind of like too late for me. >> reporter: she doesn't see adult classes in her immediate future, she's happy there are options for parents like her and her children. latino and hispanic students attending high point high school will take advantage of this first. this is the planning stage. they are not expecting it to open until september, 2015. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. your wait for a metro train could be about to double. >> why a new metro line could slow down your commute.

>> reporter: next year when kids come back to school, 40,000 students will get one of these. i'm mark segraves. i'll tell you about the new tool that is going to help them achieve. >> we are keeping a close eye on a second round of storms rolling through from the east. veronica returns with

vikts now at 5:30, a freeway take down. >> that officer's intention was to batter her, repeatedly.

>> we'll tell you about the change made after this police beating and why some say it doesn't go far enough. the dramatic makeover at a d.c. institution. this high school reached a major milestone. >> he inked a $60 million deal. now the wizard's seven foot center joins us for a summer job. >> tall enough to dance with me. out of woods, we had thunderstorms roll into the area today with high winds, a number of power outages and downed trees. here is what's going on. the area south and west outside of d.c., prince william county, fauquier, stafford, spotsylvania where there's been clearing this afternoon. enough clearing that we are going to see things heat up a little in this zone. that's exactly where we are seeing storms try to fire.

take a look. it's along i-66 eastbound to areas like fairfax to gainsville, manassas in a couple minutes. not a lot of lightning with it but that could change. the temperatures in the low 80s. high humidity. what happens when the system runs through the area? you are going to like it. i'm going to show you what the forecast is in a couple minutes. >> thanks. you might want to have an early monday morning if you ride the blue line. the commute into work is longer for some riders because of the silver line. >> the blue line trains are going to get squeezed by the silver line. the wait times are going to double during rush shower. adam tuss is at the station this evening with reaction from the riders. adam? >> reporter: hey, wendy. this all has to do with time. specifically, the extra time that blue line riders are going to have to wait. no doubt about it, to catch their train. longer wait times at rush hour.

not exactly what you want to hear, but starting monday, blue line trains will run every 12 minutes during rush hour. >> it seems like a long time. >> reporter: it does? >> yes. >> reporter: right now, they alternate every six minutes, then 12 minutes. coming monday, it's all 12 minutes. the reason, is silver line. they run a week of simulated silver line service and the silver line train will be on the track. let's try to explain it using the metro max here. rosalynn, the blue, silver and orange line meet at the rosalynn tunnel. there's only so many trains you can get through there at rush hour to go into downtown d.c. on monday, some blue line trains go away so the silver line train is go through. here is another way to look at it. this graphic shows the red area where fewer trains will be headed during the morning rush. trains toward arlington cemetery

and rosalynn will be cut back. >> only two-thirds of my service, so it's a problem. >> reporter: he says it points to a larger issue for metro, the demand for the service. >> big picture, i have been in d.c. since '78. metro's success is creating sop of its own problems, the huge, continuing growth of the area. >> reporter: metro says it plans to address the issue by having longer trains on the blue line to absorb extra riders. back live at the franconia metro station. this battle isn't over yet. there's a petition to save the blue line. hear about that coming up next hour at 6:00. reporting live in springfield, adam tuss, news 4. thanks adam. we are following developing story on capitol hill. the house passed overwhelmingly a transportation bill that provides money for the highway

trust fund through next may. that bill heads to the senate next. harry reid said earlier today that senators are working on a possible amendment to the house bill. congress has until the end of the month to pass the funding bill or projects could be put on hold. speaking early today, president obama said the temporary fix is not enough. >> they shouldn't pass themselves on the back for averting disaster for a few months, kicking the can down the road for a few months, careening from crisis to crisis when it comes to infrastructure. >> reporter: a white house report said if a new transportation bill isn't passed, 700,000 jobs and more than 100,000 active projects nationwide could be at risk. the book load is getting a lot lighter for thousands of students in the area. a $15 million plan to trade in textbooks for technology got approval in montgomery county.

mark segraves is in bethesda with more on how many students are going to get laptops and when. marc? >> reporter: that's right, wendy. the school board gave a thumbs up to back to school shopping. they are going to buy 40,000 high-tech laptops for students. not every student is going to get one by fall. by 2017, every student in montgomery county public school will have one. >> we have all learned through the paper and pencil. it's not working for my students. >> reporter: tuchers are excited about the learning tool. several got to test the chrome books with their class last year and say the results are amazing. >> they get creative ways to demonstrate their learning that they didn't have before. they are empowered by it. it's exciting to see. >> reporter: today, the school board unanimously approved spending $15 million for the first wave of the new laptop.

>> going to be able to access a lot of rich materials, curriculums and things like that. they are going to have access to anytime, anywhere learning. we are excited about that. >> reporter: teachers across the county are taking time from summer vacations to get trained on the devices. it will allow students to avoid hauling around books and log on to the cloud to find what they need. it allows students, teachers and parents to get immediate feedback on their work. there are some things students will have to be careful about. the chromebooks will allow students to e-mail each other. it allows the teachers to read those messages and monitor what website the students are visiting. >> because the teacher has absolute visibility into everything they do including e-mails they send, e-mails they discard, students learn quickly, it's not an environment they can

misbehave in. >> reporter: now, this fall, when students come back, third, fifth, sixth graders and high school students taking social studies classes will be issued the chromebooks. by 2017, just about every student will have one. one of the downsides the first year, students won't be able to take them home. an upside, if they lose them or break them, parents won't have to pay to replace them. coming up at 6:00, the school superintendent weighs in on the controversy of the possibility of boundary changes. reporting live in bethesda, mark segraves, news 4. students and teachers at historic ballou high school are celebrating a milestone. the last piece of metal is put in place. students will be able to start classes there in just about six months. when it's all said and done, the new school will have more than 30 classrooms, science labs and

television and recording studios. it will even have a greenhouse. it's happened again. another theme park ride gets stuck. which one left thrill seekers in the lurch this time? the accused boston marathon bomber one step closer today to coming to d.c. we'll tell you why it looks like this case is moving so

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people at the universal theme park in florida had to take a ride on the fire engine today after a dozen guests got stuck 15 feet above the ground when a ride came to a halt. universal officials say the problem was caused by a technical glitch and there were no injuries. we now know the name of the law enforcement worker accused in a shoplifting scandal at a local target. leesburg police announced charges against robert palmer. he retired shortly after he was accused of stealing from the leesburg target in may. the security guard who discovered the theft got fired for calling police. they moved forward with the charges against palmer yesterday. bringing the boston marathon

bomber to washington. lawyers frr tsarnaev asked for more time to strengthen their argument for moving the trial outside massachusetts. they proposed d.c. as a possible location. the two bombs he planted near the marathon finish line killed three people and injured 260 others last year. tsarnaev's brother, also a suspect died in a police shootout shortly after the bombings. well, he's the wizard's $60 million man. but, he had other interests than just the basketball court. >> the seven footer takes a trip to nbc 4 to try his hand at sportscasting. there's no shortage of tips. we helped him with hi

we are not done yet. we have some storms still brewing out west. >> veronica, what's the latest you are seeing. >> the latest is the storm potential not as high as it was earlier today. of course, we have more heat earlier today. we have more of a ripe atmosphere. a severe thunderstorm watch has been shaved back a bit and includes montgomery, howard, fairfax and spotsylvania. on toward the east. still the chance of seeing storms fired that could deliver heavy rain. i have been keeping a close eye on this area here, fauquier county, prince william. this area is intensifying as it heads east. it is headed toward areas like manassas, fairfax, wood bridge

and quantico where there could be isolated strong storms and heavy rain. of course we have that earlier today. all the dots indicate that severe weather report where there have been trees down and power lines down. university boulevard, reports of hail, too. a report of a waterspout down here in areas south of alan's. tobacco earlier today around 2:30 this afternoon. again, i think the strongest storms areawide are over. temperatures in the 70s right now. 79 in d.c. we have had a chance to cool off a bit. wow, we are going to cool off in a big way tomorrow morning. 50s, 60s, low 70s across the area. wind, breezy, refreshing change coming in chlgt it is going to feel like september around here. the storm team 4 impact for tomorrow puts it at low. mostly sunny, cooler, less humid conditions.

the change you would not expect to feel this time of year. here is the storm team 4 four day forecast in the 80s. finally quiet. a chance of storms, nothing crazy, coming up saturday and sunday afternoon. back to you. >> thanks, veronica. an up tick in a scam. tlooefs try to get through your wallet through skimming devices on atms. >> we have five ways to protect yourself from becoming a victim. >> it's happening here in the region, jim and wendy with atm skimmers in fairfax county and leesburg. i looked at the fbis website and found good information. if you follow these five steps, you can avoid getting ripped up. first, inspect the card reeder before you use it whether at an atm or s ump. be sufficient. if you see anything that is loose, damaged or plastic pieces that are sticking out. also, be wary if you see any

scratches or tape residue. when entering your pin, block the key pad with your other hand to prevent cameras from recording you. if you are pumping gas, avoid typing in your pin number, run it like a credit card trance action instead. next, use an atm location inside and where you see security cameras. a potential courtrorook will has access to install a skimmer there. scammers like to target popular areas. last, if, for some reason, your card isn't returned after you get money out, you need to call your bank immediately. we posted this information, good tips as well as a guide on how to spot an atm skimmer on our website, www.nbcwashington.com and all you need to do is search atm skimming. >> thanks, erika.

checking out what's trending online. instagram says it was in the wrong when it removed content and deactivated an ohio woman's account. the 19-year-old who is plus sized said she mosted a photo in a bra and pair of boy shorts. it was part of a body positivity program. they removed her account saying she violated the guidelines. they reinstated her and are working to rectify the situation. live from new york, it's saturday night. brooks wheelan has been let go ahead of the upcoming 40th season. he was a feature player, but never got much screen time. they do not comment on casting rumors or changes.

i'm dianna russini. he signed a five-year deal worth $60 million to stay in d.c. recently, the machine wanted to know what it was like to do my job, so we were more than happy to give him a shot. >> oh, my god. you can't imagine how embarrassed i am right now. >> do you want your blazer? >> no, it's sexy in this shirt. >> you are not the weather man. that's the prompter, read that. >> you guys know, the names, oh, my god. the best statement right here. i screwed it up. >> it's live tv, you can't do that. this is the sports department here. >> i'm late. it was a battery card. oh, my god, that's my desk. is there anything here -- >> this is the assignment desk. >> hey, guys.

gortat from washington wizards. is anything going on? it's quiet? oh. it was cool. let's make another one. >> while you are here, this is wendy rieger. she is one of our -- >> you are tall enough to dance with me. >> oh, my god. >> you fit the bill, baby. just be yrself only a little shorter. does that work? >> like that? >> yeah. >> wendy, thanks for the dance. i'll never forget it. >> are you using my desk right now? >> i need to get on television. can i borrow your desk. you are on the 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 news. you have to write this stuff. >> just signed five years with the washington wizards. can i say that? >> you could say it. >> you have a deadline. that's the other thing. >> geez. >> another element of this is you have a deadline. >> how much air i got, guys? >> we have a lot.

come on. >> do i need anything? >> if this is what live in tv looks like, i'm done. i haven't even started yet and i'm done. >> in your ear. you are going to hear heather, the producer you met. >> can you hear me heather, one, two, three, one, two, three. >> this is my boss. >> if you need a back up once a year, i could do it. >> do i need to pay you your pay rate? >> help me. gortat anchors sports. coming up, he writes and reports his own sportscast. we'll have it for you in an hour. wendy, nice move. >> i know. sorry i didn't do the polka with him. i didn't think about it until afterwards. the good thing is we get to go over and play basketball with him next. that's the fun part. >> nobody needs to see that. >> he invited the whole news

room to the next wizards game. >> he brought the fun. coming up, a freeway beat down. find out who says training doesn't go far enough. new at 6:00, classroom controversy when a local superintendent says about a plan to make schools moredown.

the flash flood watch is shaved back to include areas of the eastern shore. we don't think we are going to get the heavy, heavy rain we had that led to streets flooding. look at this. watch this area over the last hour. watch how the storms intensify over prince william, fauquier and fredericksburg. all this moving to the east with two inches an hour. areas like spotsylvania over the next couple minutes and into d.c. by the time we get to 7:00 this evening. so, weather alert remains in the area until 9:00. noticeable change, i'll show you how dramatic in a couple minutes. take a look at the damage, downed power lines in silver spring sparked this fire. it created a traffic back up near delphi road where a semi got tangled up. part of the bw parkway is over after that tree fell