on-line and on our app as well. the timing 3:00 to about midnight all type of severe weather is possible today. damaging winds, large hail and a risk of a tornado today as well. if you're planning to be outside like many do on a summer weekend know where you will go. if you're not going to be at home know where your safe place may be in case severe weather threatens you when not at home. a slight to moderate risk of severe weather today. in fact, a tornado outbreak in eastern ohio and west virginia is likely. for us, showers around this morning. our time fra as i mentioned will come in later this afternoon. mid 70s for out of door weather today. high temperes to upper 80s. showers and stor begin after 3:00 or 4:00 and could be severe. more about e breakdown in the timing when i see you in a few more minutes. back to the news. >> chuck, we know you'll stay on top of it. new this morning the rules are changing for guns in d.c. after a new ruling by a federal judge. he said the current d.c. gun law

is unconstitutional. news 4's derrick ward is live near capitol hi to tell us what all this means. hey, derrick. >> well there's a lot left up to interpretatiohe and we're sure that will happen in the ensuing days. this is a decision that emanated from the federal courts. you see the new wing back there and it builds on the decision, previous gun ruling, that rolled back some of the prohibitions o gun ownership in the district. heller stopped at ownership of guns in the home. in other words you own a gun if you registered it in your home. this decision says because of heller the rest of the ban is unconstitutiona well. that is protehibition o carryin guns in public. we went to the streets to find out what one thinks about this. >> i think it's a more healthy society if, indeed, we're not allowed to carry guns. and i think overall, it's the best for the city. i think it's a very progressive law. i am disappointed that it's been picked apart, but i'm not

surprised, given the strength of the gun lobby. >> reporter: wthere, of course, are loen amendme aoth would disagree. they askefo a summary judgment which mns now that judge says the police can no longer enforce the ban on public carry until they come up with a licensing scheme for that. and there is the dpee tails. that will probably be local legislation. of course so many things local in d.c. come right through here through the halls of congress. we'll see what that means. but as the law is being interpreted, th ban on public carry of the district has been struck down, unyou contusion -- unconstitutiona derrick ward, news 4. >> thank you. this morning an uber driver is charged with sexually assaulting one of his passengers. according to the police report, reshad chakari touched his passenger while she was sleeping. investigators it happened on rhode island avenue northwest

around 14th see wk. this is the second time in uber driver has been charged with sexual assault our area. however the chars in the other case were dropped. the state department has boarded up the u.s. embassy in tripoli, libya. heavy fightg prompted u.s. officials to evacuate more than 150 staffers working there. nbc's white h coroe kristen welker r on t mission g tt. >> reporter: theemssy was caught in tdlof intense fightineeril militias prompte erans to be evacuated. secretary of stjkey paris on a diplomiion. >> it is becauseth free-wheeling miviolce that is taking inrili presents a verytour personnel. >> reporter: it autiv hours for a caf58.s embassy persoeludg 8 heavily armed uri guards, rosstu about 10mis . they left thembomun in suvs and bse

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are you looking to load up on bargains at a warehouse store? >> of course. >> costco is the largest national warehouse chain known for good quality and prices. >> but what's worth buying and skipping when you' buying in bulk? that's the question. "consumer report rated dozens of items and erika gonzalez has the results you tkno >> reporter: in a bottom line you need to shop strategically or that oversized shoppi cart can fill up with things that might not be of good value, so here are some things consumer reports says are worth buying and here's a few that they say are worth skipping on your next trip to costco.

joining costco can lead to big savings in your household budget, but it's important to know what to get and what to forget when you're filling your cart. >> here in the consumer reports labs we have tested a slew of costco produc and found plenty that did well. >> reporter: bri home the bacon. kirkland brand is top rated and crisps up nicely. kirkland signate olive oil another good pick has a distinct may vor and a consumer reports best buy. there are things to skip. don't bother with the kirkland facial tissues. when "consumer reports" tested for strength they rated so-so but grab the kirkland paper towels. testers found it has excellent ab sore bansy. a check into the dishwasher labs at "consumer reports" found kirkland's gel struggles to clean dishes. get the kirkland packs which do much better. if you're entertaining "consumer reports" says sl good choices includ cuisine

adventures, hanna classic humus, kirkland cooks shrimp and vanilla ice cream which beat out briars in consumer reports taste test and when the party is over, break out the kirkland signature trash bags. "consumer report says they're strong enough to handle most messes. when tallying your savings don't forget to factor in the cost of the membership fee but know costco has a generous return policy and ac tepts returns on everything, except electronics at any time. with electronics typically have about 90 days to make the return. >> we did rea out to costco and have not heard back. we will put its response on nbc washington.com. 9:12 on this sunday morning. keeping your ho safe when a hurricane hits. what developers are doing to make sure your home can survive a storm. >> and we are expecting severe weather in our area. chuck is here with a quick look at that.

>> the latest computer models are coming in and don't have a good handle on what's going to be happenintoday. what i think is going to go on and the timing you need to be careful for later on this afternoon. see you ia nu

with the chan of high winds and even a tornado in our area today, we're all thinking

about the wind and what the weather can do. >> that's right. one south carolina company is studying wind to improve your home. nbc's kerry sanders how they're working to keepaf >> reporter: we standing in 50-mile-per-hour winds here which is far less than the minimum 74-mile-per-hour winds of just a category 1 hurricane. as we go outside here you can see the wall of wind, that's 105 fans there, that can crank up to 120 plus miles per hour. it's those intense winds that created the damage to this manufactured hom here, but why may surprise you. when hurricane-force winds take aim at a home. >> increasing wind speed to 100 miles an hour. >> reporter: n't take much for it to begin to fall apart. at just 81 miles per hour this

manufactured ho starts to fail and as the wind increases to 100 miles per hour t roof rips off. watch it again. in slow motion. engineers at the insurance institute for business and safety say, it's not the manufactured ho th's the problem. it's the carport, attached to the home, that created the opening that caused the roof to fly off. when hurricane charley hit florida's gulf coast in 2004 inspectors found 80% of the damage to manufactured homes was because of those add-ons like carports or patios. >> we see wind getting underneath th structur and pushing up those forces are tremendous and they not only tear off that attached structure they can tear open the house. >> reporter: te engineers have discovered traditionally built homes in 100 mile per hour winds can be just as vulnerable. but on tuesday proof it is possible to build a stronger addition for the manufactured

homes. on this side you have a post against the house. >> what it should do is hold the roof of the carport next to the house so we don't put the full force of the wi into the house connection. >> repte th properly built kaport had no problem in 100 mile per hour winds. >> this carport held. >> it did. with the bracing we put in there it took our full force of the wind. >> reporter: in test, a force of wind equal to category 2 hurricane. insurance companies condt these sort of tests under the theory if they show people how things can be mitigated, it will in turn mean less claims and that will mean lower prices for our policies. in rifleburg, south carolina, kerry sanders, ws. >> kerry was great to do that report for sure. you've been in a wind tunnel haven't you, university of maryland -- >> not in maryland. out in texas i've been in one.

yeah. not a pleasant experience i must say. >> we're worried about the wind today, though >> we are. it's a very high speed wind aloft and thunderstorms, we get the updrafts going has the ability to bring those high-speed wind down to the ground and that' sort of what we're facing later on today. the more sunshine you see late this morning inte afternoon, the higher our chance for severe weather will become. because the warmer we get it, the deeper the convection can be and the more we can efficiently bring the higher speed winds down to the surface. outside this morning, cloud cover still out there first thing. but don't let it fool you. the clouds are thinning out quickly and i think we will see a fair amount of sunshine here late this morning into early this afternoon. so the weather impact on your sunday will be moderate to say the least. several dry hours. showers maybe a couple rumbles of thunder this morning that's coming to an end but another chance for strong to severe storms after 3:00, 4:00 time

frame this afternoon. severe weather c these numbers are low but today because there's so much energy in the atmosphere a 10% chance of a tornado wng in our area at some point later on this afternoon or evening. 25% chance of large hail, 35% chance for damaging winds and a bit of a flash flooding threat. the storms will be moving fairly quickly. not as worried about flash flooding as the tornado and damaging wind threat. we can go from a clear sky to severe thunderst less than an hour's time. don't let a clear sky set your mind at ease. download our wea app from the google play store or itunes store, search for storm team 4. comes with a radar function so your if you're away from your home, tv or computer have and have your smartphone check on the radar every 30 to 60 minutes. everywhere in yellow slight risk for severe weatr and moderate risk for severe weather and the storm prediction center is concerned about a significant tornado thre i west virginia

and eastern kentucky. that's probably going to go just down to our south. any time you have that level of a severe weather threat so close by, we really need to watch very, veries carefully around here. meanwhile, for now, cloudy skies and another ripple rain shower trying to come through. i can't give you the all dry here for the rest of the morning. most of the rain from washington southbound to the mason-dixon line. couple showers along i-95, south of quantico, fredericksburg, will drift over the potomac. out the door weather this morning, showers mainly south. it should be coming to an end. we should start to see breaks of sunshine this afternoon. here's the timing i think on the severe weather threat. 3:00 to 6:00, in the shenandoah valley, 6:00 to 9:00 in the metro, 9:00 to 1:00 in the morning into parts of southern maryland. here's that ripple of big severe weather in western west virginia. you can se mos of that is going down to our south and another clust going to our north. the comput is not giving us much of a threat. i'm just not that convinced the

computer is picking up on all the threat that we really do have out there for today. so your seven-day forecast, an 80% chance of another round of thunderstorms cg our way this afternoon. amelia will be here this afternoon, veronica, doug is on call, all of storm team 4 is ready to leap into action, on air and on-line and on the app. just stay wi us through the course of the day. great weather arrives on tuesday and stays all week. >> just remember how quickly things can change. we can't say that enough. >> absolutely right. >> thanks, chuck. >> thanks, chuck. >> coming up, redskins training camp will get under way today. the team is honoring special members of the community. >> you're watching "news 4 today." we'll be rick welcome to first read minute. it seems that congressional dysfunction has hit a new low in washington, dealing with the crisis on the border and dealing with the veterans care at our hospitals.

are both bipsan priorities and both stuck in congress with no progress in sight. >> not out of the ordinary for there to be ids lomcle disagreements, partisan fights on capitol hill d not out of the ordinary to see these types of flare-ups occur in the summer before an election cycle. what is new is the gridlock is over all the small things that should be bipartisan and be very easy to pass. now that the easy stuff has been difficult to pass and that's what's new. >> in the past washington always spars over big ideological issues like entitlement health care and taxes. >> but now over the small stuff and created a new level of gridlock in washington, d.c. see you next wk.

it's about that time you may have started early back-to-schooshg r yo kids. one church helped out low-income families to get their kids ready for the classroom. yesterday the alfred street baptist church in alexandria handed out brand new coats and backpacks filled with school supplies. this is something the church has done for years. more than 2,000 families benefited from the giveaway. the church also offered free health and wellness screenings. >> very cool. a special day at redskins training camp. the team is honoring all former

and current me of the military with t-shirts and v.i.p. passes. next weekend the team will hold fan appreciation. tod todct in richmond ends at 6:00 tonight. >> the time is 9:27. >> a border crisis. a closer look at what's going on along the texas/mexico border. >> a weather alert day in the nation's capital. we are expecting a second round of rain and it could be severe. find out how much we'll get and when coming up.

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looking at t sri today. a federal judge ruled d.c.'s ban on carrying guns in public is unconstitutiol. no rd on whe the district's attorner will appeal the decision. police arrested an uber driver and charged him with sexually assaulting one of its passengers. it happened la week on rhode island avenue ne 1th street. police say 31-year-old reshad chakari turned himself in. tomorrow former virginia governor bob mcdonnell goes on trial for corruption. he and his wife are accused of taking hundreds of thousands dollars of gifts in exchange for political aid. follow @julie carey for developments ri the trial. good morning and welcome to "news 4 today." it is sunday jewel 27th.

>> today is a weather alert day. we're watching things closely. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is tracking storms on the way. >> good morning. a good sunday mog everybody. a cloudy and wet start this morning. no rain in the metro area but a lot of wet roads and big puddles out there. take it easy for sunday services. cloudy skies await you across the entire region. i do think these clouds will thin out a bit late this morning into early afternoon. that will set the stage for potential strong to severe thunderstorms co our way. our severe parameters are at the moderate to hi levels. a high risk of damaging wind gusts with some of the stronger thunderstorms later this afternoon and even a tornado threat as well. so the weather headlines, morning showers cong to an end. we will have breaks of sunshine today. how much sunshine we get will play a factor in how severe the storms can become and how early they can get going. if we get full sunshine as early as 1:00 or 2:00, storms could

break in as early as 3:00 or 4:00. if the clouds hang in it might be later in the day. a lot of energy in the atmosphere with this system. main threat time between about 4:00 and midnight. you can see rain showers with temperatures in the 70s. this morning, highs will be up into the mid and upper 80s, near 90 if we get enough sunshine. more about the severe weather threat in a few more minutes and a great looking seven day. >> sounds good. new this morning d.c. police investigating a murder on n street in the noma neighborhood just before 6:00 a.m. police say they responded to reports of a man who was unconscious. we're working to figure out how the man died and we'll bring you the updates when they become available. new this morning, hamas has proposed a 24 hour truce with israel ahead of a major muslim holiday. the truce would goo into effect at 11:00 a.m. our time. israel offered a 24-hour truce yesterday but hamas rejected it

by firing seven rockets at israel. no word yet if israel will accept this lat tre offer. more than 1,000 people have died there since the violence began 20 days ago. right now the government leaders here in d.c. are at odds on what to do about the crisis at the u.s. border. nbc's mark potter shows us what it's like to be right there. >> reporter: aloheio grande in e y'es zone for smugiplf the u.s. to ts one closer to tion d many dangers thae me wardens from terkan wildlife who pat r stretches in smats. late in the aerhewe were along, a thmasct team confronts -yr-d mexican boy. caught swimmingthu. river bank toware he side. the wardens say 'vse h before and suspee'a yo involved in migmulin

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>> and how hard hefit to protect the l? >> to death. that's why it'sngou >> reporter: keanye taking the rksri' front line. mark potter, c miion texas. at this time yesterday we told you a woman was missing from fairfax county. since then she was covered dead. police don't believe there was any foul play involved. 62-year-old ma gibson was found in a woed area about a half mile from her home. she had been walking her dog when she disappeared. police are investigating how she died. we're wi to figure out what led to a murder in congress heights. d.c. police say someone shot 25-year-old anthony williams several times. his body was found just after midnight yestdan savannah street in ut savannah stre nrt s lutherinevd. no arrests and a n releasina ti t shoong you can take a ride on

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unveiled at the harris pavilion at 6:00 p.m. being dead tated to martin gillum. nicknamed the city of manassas a community for a lifetime. he was mayor from 1996 to 2004. it is a big week for public transportationn our area. d.c. street car will be more visible tomorrow in the district. four cars will be stationed along the route from the 8th street corridor to union station. d-dot may begin testing the cars after the rush hour is over. >> 9:39 on your sunday morning. right now. >> still ahead we take a look at a wednesday's child success story. you're wahiwsay

this week's wednesday child is a success story. we first met thomas a decade ago and now at age 21 he's flourishing and inspiring other kids in his situation. news 4's barbara harrison recently caught up with him. >> thomas. >> hey. >> how ru? >> i haven't seen you since adoption day. >> i know. >> it was adoption day 2010, a day that was incredibly moving, as we heard the story of thomas being adopted by his best friend's mother. >> emotion, just the tear, happy moment, the joy, i couldn't believe it was happening. >> reporter: t who had been featured as a wednesday's child twice in years before had given up any hope of being adopted until his classmate dawson morris asked his mom to please help. >> i got to know thomas through dawson, as they were good friends and thomas started going

on outings witus and became part of the family. >> reporter: wh thomas was about to be transferred to another home he spoke up. >> it was no, you know, other words to say but i'm a bad situation right now and, you know, you all have been the only family that i really had, so, you know, can you just adopt me. without hesitation yes. >> reporter: thomas, now a college senior interning this summer at d.c.'s family youth initiative, says story helps the foster kids he's working with to have hope. >> i think it's sort of, you know, inspiration message, to say that i could come from this place, i could make it, and i have a pretty good chance to overcome the statistics that label foster youth. >> reporter: thomas is an inspiration to all who know him. barbara harrison, news 4, for wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home and heart for another child who is waiting, call our special

adoption hotline. 1-88 1-8o apt me or search on nbcwashington.c >> great stories from barbara there. happy to see that guy is doing well. >> nice to see a happy ending. >> 9:44. >> changing minds on nbc 4. we take a look at the mental health stigma within the latino community. >> chucsa t will be a bit unsettled. >> absolutely right. it is a weather alert day here at nbc 4. we are under the gun for potential to severe thunderstorms t afternoon and evening. when i see you i will i'll show you the timing and what type of threats we're up against. see you in a w.

shattering the stigma when it comes to mental illness in the hispanic community. news 4 reports on a new initiative on montgoryouy that's changing minds. >> edith knows the stigma at 27 years old, salazar's daughter was chronically depressed, isolated and anxious. a psychiatrist explained why. >> yeah. they say she has the disorder. >> reporter: se depression is prevalent among hispanic girls. latinas in high are 70% more likely to attempt suicide than white girls of the same age and like many communities

there's a reluctance to reach out? >> in our home country when somebody has some mental illness problems they used to spend long time in the hospital and probably have a label like they're crazy. >> reporter: the national allowance on mental illness in montgomery counts team working to debunk that painful perception. this wom dsn want to be easily i dent fide, she knows the struggle firsthand. her family has a history of mental illness and she says she's seen how others judge something that victims can't control. >> people don get it. and the most important thing i would say is have compassion and try to understand. >> reporter: stephanie says even some mental health professionals don't understand. it's hard to find spanish speaking therapists. >> it really should be done in that person's primary language. >> reporter: now edith is that

resource. she works wh those who are in the same position she was in. >> i realize it's important to learn, to have another family with the same problem. >> reporter: and personal connection hel to open the lines of communication and trust. in mogomery county, richard jordan, news 4. >> a lot more information on where to find help on nbcwashington.co thereou can find a list of resources as well as treatment finders that can tell you where to find help in your neighborhood. >> a powerful tornado swept through central florida this week. take a look here. it brought down trees, ripped off roofs, the force surprised both people there and the national weathe service even. the ef-1 category tornado is unusual for that part of florida this time of yea thankfully no one was hurt and just evidence t we have to pay attention. you never know what matter nature is going to do. >> absolutely right. >> pay attention to chuck no matter what.

>> correct. >> when he speaks you listen. >> let's hope anyway. there definitelya threat for severe weather our way this afternoon. we don't want to ignore that for sure. a lot of disagreement as to how big or bad something is going to be. i'm going to play it straight down the middle from a broader weather perspective from hot and humid to cool and comfy and any time you change air masses this quickly that brgs a chance for severe weather. in addition there's a lot of very high speed winds about 15,000 feet up and the stronger our thunderstor are today, the taller they get into the atmosphere the more of that wind energy they can bring down. our damaging wind threat is high today. also with that much wind energy aloft a chance of spinning up some tornadoes. we will have keep a close eye on the weather today. i will be doing it, amelia this afternoon, veronica is on call, doug and tom on standby in case things get rough this afternoon.

storm team 4 is on alert, 3:00 p.m. to midnight the primary threat time. almost any type of severe weather is possible today. up to and including a tornado. i can't emphasizisnou since so many don't spend sunday at home out at the lake or golf course or pool, know where you'll go if severe atr starts to threaten and you're not at home. know where the safe shelter is when you get there. another great way to stay ahead to the storms, on our weather app. it comes with a radar function on it as well. check it every 30 or 60 minutes. it's free from the google play store and itunes store. even when the sun is shining you can rest and relax and see where the nearest storms are. a moderate risk for severe weather in west west virginia, easrn kentucky, far southwestern virginia today. the storm prediction center is worried about significant tornadoes inside of that moderate risk area. and we're close enough to that moderate risk where we need to be on alert for the remainder of the day today.

not much going on this morning. clouds and sher headed into parts of southern maryland. no severe weatheat for the remainder of the mni until mid to late afternoon today before everything can get going again. timing of the severe weather threat today, 3:00 to 6:00, shenandoah valley, northern maryland, southe parts of the shenandoah valley, 6:00 to 9:00, and 9:00 to midnight or later down into parts of southern maryland. temperatures right now it's steamy outside already in the mid to upper 70s. hour by hour through your afternoon, any sunshine and we'll make mid to upper 80s. the stronger the storms are likely to become. our computer model forecast throws most of the big severe weather to our south and really the computer sa it misses us almost completely, i don't believe that. i think with this much energy aloft we need to stay on guard. we'll be watching out for you and you can be watching us. so here we go. seven-day forecast, all the bad news stacked up in the next 24

hours. after that, oh, man, mother nature throwing us another slow pitch kind of a week. >> we'll take it. >> sunshine, low humidity, a nice breeze, temperatures 10 degrees cler than average. it's going to be smooth sailing after monday night. >> going to make a big difference. >> i agree thanks, chuck. >> thanks. ime now 9:53 on this sunday morning. >> a world war ii pilot gets a special birtay surprise. we meet the woman who just turned 100 years old. and made history. >> you're watg 4 today." what back with u

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>> during the war more than 25,000 women applied to become pilots and only about a thousand made the cut. >> how tough do you think she is? >> she's got to be tough. >> my goodness. >> full of stories. >> that's just amazing. >> i love stories like that. time now 9:57. still ahead on "news 4 today." >> decision 2014. candidates running for the have virginia senate hold their first debate. we break do the issues. >> dramatic changes in d.c.'s gun laws. what exactly do they mean? what exactlyhow can i avoid maintenance fees?

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good morning. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm adam tuss. >> i'm kristen wright. sunday, july 27th. today is a weather alert day. >> straight to storm team four 4 meteorologist chll. weather alert day, cloudy skies, light rain around this morning, that's not the problem. the problem is later on today as the leading edge of a serious cold front tries to move in. i do think that we'll have a risk of strong to severe thunderstorms increasing as the afternoon turns in the evening hours. a live pictu outside of reston town center. fairfax, loudoun, montgomery countys under full cloud cover, everybody under clouds for now. the yellow area a slight risk for severe weather, the red a moderate risk for severe weather. most will go down to our south but i think we still have a real possity