we are under a weather alert. heavy rain, flash flooding and water rescues. the drive home will not be an easy one. >> we have seen water rescues and cars flooded by the high water. now the rain is beginning to let up and the sun is peeking out in some spots. let's get the latest from storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell tracking it all for us in the storm center. >> some people look at the sunshine as good news. not necessarily. more sunshine into an already very unstable atmosphere could mean to more potentially strong to severe thunderstorms. it remains a weather alert daytiming now through 1:00 in the morning. main flood threat coming to an end by 7:00 tonight. the possibility for strong to severe thunderstorms stas ramp up about 5:00 this afternoon until after midnight tonight. huge amounts of rain in some locations. over five inches in palt more.

you can see on storm team 4 radar flash flood warnings for parts of prince george's, charles, flood warning for fairfax and prince william county. inunidation of rain route 31 getting hit very hard. these showers lifting to the northeast. severe thunderstorms are starting to fire in the mountains of west virginia. the pace they are gng martinsburg by 5:41. water rescues all too frequent. montgomery county firefighters n two hours. news 4's kristin wright joins us live from laurel where lots of vehicles are getting wet, as well. >> reporter: the fir thing i want to show you is the sign over my shoulder.

it says parking area closed due to flooding. it is a low-lying area. the ground you can see slopes down. we are very close to the river. here is what is going to happen this afternoon when commuters who park here come back to get their cars, some of them won't find them where they left them. we want to show you video of cars getting towed this afternoon. we watched as the tow truck hitched up a honda parked in high water. they towed it out of the flooded part of the commuter lot and on to drier ground next door at the lot of the american legion. after that they got to a nissan that was also parked in rising water. the driver is in for an awful surprise when they get back to their car. tonight the water got in several inches. >> probably got about six inches of water in it. all of them that we pulled out

so far have a little bit of water in them. folks are definitely going to have to get to the insurance company and have them looked at. >> reporter: he is right about that unfortunately. here is how this works. the city contacted to let them know this lot was flooding. then an alert was put out to anyone who signed up for alerts to let them know we have moved some of your cars so when you get back you might need to look around. they are not far. just a bit of an inconvenience especially for those people who have water in their cars tonight. more at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight on flooding in laurel. kristin wright, news 4. >> get the latest weather conditions on the go from the storm team 4 weather app. just search nbc washington weather in the app store or google play. first at 4:00, tributes are pouring in following the death of robin williams. it is now confirmed the actor and comedian took his own life

yesterday. nbc's jay gray has more on the life and death of an entertainment legend. >> reporter: a day later the shock of robin williams' death is starting to give way to the realization that the man who made the world smile could not escape the dark sadness he felt inside. >> he was so giving, so amazing and we are all shocked. you never know the depth of depression. >> reporter: today investits confirmed that williams' death was a suicide. >> the preliminary results of the forensic examination reveal supporting physical signs that mr. williams' life ended due to asphyxia due to hanging. >> reporter: authorities won't know if drugs played a role until toxicology results are complete. officers won't say if the was a suicide note. it is what williams did leave

behind that so many are clinging to right now. >> good morning vietnam! >> reporter: a legacy of iconic films, television shows and outrageous standup routines. >> someone who touched so many different people over so many decades in so many different kinds of projects. >> reporter: his unique sense of humor and timing and compassion revealing a piece of williams' soul and touching the souls of millions around the world now drawn to the places he made special to honor and remember a legendary entertainer neoo soon. >> he had a beautiful soul, brilliant mind. he could make us double over with laughter. >> a sadness that lingers now that the man who made so many laugh has suddenly left the stage. >> the coroner's office announced they have released williams' body to his family. there has been no word on when

or if there will be a memorial or funeral service. >> williams had been struggling with severe depression according to his spokesperson. this is a topic we have been trying to raise awareness about. if you know anyone who is struggling with depression or with other mental health problems crisis link is one of the local places you can go for help. they have a 24-hour hotline 703-527-4077. you can find resources on the changing minds page at nbcwashington.com. our team coverage of the death of robin williams continues. in a few minutes we go live to hollywood and speak with john robinson about the legacy he leaves behind. more drama in the courtroom today at the mcdonnell corruption trial. testimony was delayed when a juror was dismissed. we are working to figure out why that happened.

julie carey reports on what happened once testimony got underway. >> reporter: bob mcdonnell has seen plenty of friends and colleagues called by the prosecution to testify. that was the case as jerry killbortook the stand. >> ready to get this over with. >> reporter: his thoughts as he headed into the courthouse. he was a former virginia attorney general and gubernatorial candidate is now a richmond lobbyist. jonnie williams hired him in 2011 to try to raise money for research. he proposed he had a plan to add a request for research funds to a state budget proposal. this was a key question. what did jonnie williams tell

you? >> he believed he had support of first lady and governor. >> reporter: upon examination it was shown he was never able to deliver on the plan for state help. nothing happened did it? killgore, no. a vcu doctor who jonnie was trying to get interested in doing research. i'll tell you about how a lure of having cookies at the governor's mansion put the doctor face-to-face with one of the biggest names in show business. i'm julie carey, news 4. a third victim has died following the tornado in virginia. the twister tore through a camp ground last month killing a mother and father. four firefighters rushed to the hospital after their truck overturns while responding to a

you're watching news 4 at 4:00. >> a sad good bye is set for for a boy killed when a tornado touched down. the boy and his parents were in tents when the tornado blew through. the family was visiting from prince george's. both parentse killed. the boy initially survived but passed away on saturday. a funeral will be held in his hometown this thursday. four firefighters are out of the hospital after a truck crashed while on a call this morning. there was heavy rain wh the truck lost control in fairfax county. the truck flipped over and slammed into power lines. the accident knocked out power to about 100 homes. incredibly there were no serious injuries. millions of federal dollars will help low income students

pay for advanced placement tests. in our maryland comes out with the most money, more than $635,000. virginia will get more than $350,000. and d.c. comes away with $141,000. the dollar amounts are based on the number of students expected to take the test. students who qualify will only have to pay about $18 out of the $89 cost. battling ebola. the son of an american missionary who contracted the virus sits down exclusively with matt lauer. president obama picked to take part

as the ebola outbreak demands global attention we are hearing from the son of a missionary. nancy writebol is in an atlanta hospital. >> just a few days earlier kent brantly walked in and a few days later he walked out. then your mom came in and carried her in in a stretcher. i thought that has to be

deflating. to see her wheeled out of the ambulance and in and i was on the floor sobbing. it is an emotionally brenching moment. >> jeremy is able to visit his mother twice a day in a special isolation unit. >> that must be odd to see. it's your mom in there. anybody who approaches her they are all suited up. what is it like to see that? >> when they are in a suit there is still a human compassion face there with them. and that has been making it all the easier. >> did you have to go through special procedures at all? >> we had to learn how to put on gloves. >> you are in no way exposed to her. >> not at all. i see mom through a window. >> big window? >> big enough for me to see her. did she immediately see you? >> there was a crease of a smile that came up. we were both in tears. i was able to say mom i love you. it was very emotional to see your mom there in that way fr

the first time after thinking you might not see her again. >> he says doctors expect his mother to recover and he says he wouldn't be surprised if she wants to go back to continue her work. our rain for most of the day is starting to move out. it is still coming down cats and dogs in spots. >> if you are traveling route 50 towards the bay bridge it is coming down in buckets in that par of prince george's county. breaks of sunshine are making their way through. the jefferson memorial and washington monument. the national shrine, the basilica has a ray of sunshine. peeks of sunshine are getting through now. temperature is 76 degrees in washington. winds southeast at 15 miles per hour. and do expect another chance for

thunderstorms, some of which could be strong to severe coming our way into the evening hours, mid to late evening hours at that. mid 70s to low 80s around much of the area for now. we do still have flash flood watches for all of the metro area and flood warning for fairfax county. a flash flood warning f. we have seen water rescues today. remember the number one rule, turn around, don't drown. look at the heavy, heavy rain lifting right up on to root 50. there is the chesapeake bay bridge. southeastern prince george's county. that is lifting out. that is the last of the flooding heavy rains but just out to the west where the sunshine has been coming out.

heavy rain for you for about the next 30 to 45 minutes. to the west sunshine broken out and thunderstorms firing up in the mountains of west virginia. had a severe thunderstorm for ha hampshire county. these thunderstorms near petersburg will be making progress towards martinsburg, west virginia, winchester into about 5:40. there is a second line of storms back to the west. somewhere around midnight to 1:00 before we are done with our risk for severe thunderstorms. overnight lows once the rain comes to an end lows back into the 60s and highs low to mid 80s. only a 30% chance of a passing shower tomorrow. once that is gone we are setting the stage for a flawless finish to the work week.

thursday, friday, saturday beautiful weather. below average temperatures. 50s in the suburbs. seven day forecast and another radar update minutes away. from celebrities to your facebook friends it seems nearly everyone is talking about the ice bucket challenge. you won't see president obama dumping a bucket of ice. the white house responded saying the president will participate by donating money to als research. the ice bucket challenge was started by a former boston college baseball star who has battled a.l.s. since 2012. since the challenge began two weeks ago the association has raised about $1.3million. caught in the act, a black bear in tennessee thought it would help itself to goodies in the back of this van. the family pulled out their cell phones when they saw the bear approach and actually opened the van door and shooed the bear off

before it could make off with their food. the bear was going back for seconds we hear. we are told the bear had crawled inside the suv once. remembering robin williams. access hollywood sean williams knew him. why the police chief has decided not to release the name of the officer

you're watching news 4 at 4:00. >> authorities confirmed this afternoon that robin williams died after hanging himself. >> sean robinson joins us from access hollywood. you have a lot of personal experience with robin williams. how is he different from big names you come across every day in hollywood? >> good afternoon, guys. thank you so much for having me here to talk about one of our favorite stars here at access hollywood. we have been talking over this last day ever since we heard the very shocking news of hiath about what a fantastic interview robin always was. i know that you have seen many interviews with him where he has this larger than life

personality and makes everybody in the room laugh. he just goes on and starts on this ad-libbing trail. you can't follow him. you have to sit back d just let him go. here is the thing that we would like everybody to know. robin williams was the kind of guy who would come in the room and speak to everybody, all the crew, everybody in the room, shake your hand, look you straight in the eye and introduce himself. after the camera wasn't rolling at the end of the interview when the red light went off he was still laughing and chitchatting and still just being just a wonderful guy, not being an actor but just talking to everybody. that is really rare here in hollywood to have somebody who connects with you on such a different level and wants to make sure you know that they don't consider themselves above anybody because of what they do. they are just an average regular person. and that is what he would do whenever he would com in the

room. >> for years he spoke openly about his drug and alcohol problems. we read he was in the middle of treatment for depression and recently spent time at a rehab facility. what else do we know about that? >> that was what was very shocking to many of us. because he last month was in rehab to continue his sobriety. that was information given to us by his publicist after we learned of his tragic passing. this was an ongoing battle for robin williams. tonight we have a full show about his life and career and struggle where he talks about his alcohol abuse, drug abuse and a rare interview where he talks about his depression. he did not talk about that that much. we will look into what could have made him so depressed. what made robin williams think that there was no hope out of a certain situation. we'll also hear from a lot of his fellow comedians, people who

say he really influenced their careers. we will look at his family life, his three children that he was very, very close to. we have an entire show dedicated to the life and career of robin williams. >> a tough time out there for all who have come across him in their lives. we want to thank and we will be tuning in tonight. thanks so much. robin williams death is focusing a lot of attention on the issue of suicide. coming up tonight at 5:00 we meet one virginia man sharing his own battle with depression. he says he tried to take his own life several times and eventually found hope and happiness. the name of an officer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager over the weekend is still a secret. why the police chief decided not to name the officer. and a maryland mother and two young children found dead inside a car. now we have learned y now we have learned y died.

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you're watching news 4 at 4:00. >> right now emotions are still running high because of the unarmed missouri teen shot and killed by police over the weekend because of the threats of violence the officer's identity is being kept a secret. his name was supposed to be released today. now there is concern about more angry crowds gathering in the streets tonight. >> reporter: tuesday's rallies in ferguson, missouri were more

than tamed compared to the two nights before. still there is an uproar over the police chief's refusal to release the name of an officer who shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown jr. >> we don't think it is safe right now. it ask a minority of op making the threats. we think some may be edle so we are going to delay that information. >> reporter: the chief's decision didn't sit well with the dead teenager's family but they called for calm at a rally tuesday afternoon. >> i need all of us to come together and do this right, the right way so we can get something done about this. no violence. >> reporter: that plea followed a second saight night of unrest monday night. officers in riot gear lobbed tear gas at crowds angered by brown's shooting death. civil rights activist al

sharpton called for calm in ferguson but wants federal investigators to step in. >> the local authorities have put themselves in a position hide their names, not being transparent. >> reporter: ferg police have been vague about what exactly led the officer to open fire on brown who was unarmed except to say the shooting was preceded by a scuffle while witnesses say brown's arms were up in surrender when he was hit by the officer's gun fire. >> the outrage in fergus continues today after the death, the action in the investigation, the protestess. our topic and troy johnson joins us in studio. i would imagine your listeners are very upset. >> really sickened twice by what is going on. first the death of a young man just at the beginning of his life. a lot of listeners understanding

this is just a life cut short. the reaction by a few in the crowd that are not there for peaceful protests but decided to take advantage of a painful situation while a family is trying to mourn. they were out looting and stealing. a family about to put their son to rest and they have to stop and say we need peace. just very unconscionable. >> one of your radio colleagues is out in st. louis. what is he sayingbout what he is seeing and what the community is experiencing. >> i actually worked with him for about five years in st. louis. you know how it is when you are a broadcaster and you're a part of that community. he is very upset. let's take a look at what he had to say. >> i'm sad for mike brown. i'm sad for his family. i feel terrible about everything especially what has happened

sunday night with the looting and burning that went on. it is areas that i frequented many times. to see them destroyed, people destroying their own community is something that breaks my heart. i hope that very soon people will come to their senses and let justice flesh itself out. >> it is a very painful thing to see. places that you frequent that you go to and spend time with especially people that follow you as a broadcaster. it is just very painful. >> here we are another young life cut short. are we just a tragedy away from something like this happening in one of our communities or neighborhoods? >> we have had that here in the d.c. area before back in 1991. you think about the riots in the latino community kind of striking back because they were unhappy with the way they were being cared for by the police department here in washington, d.c. so it begs the question. these things can happen so fast.

ferguson is a blue collar town with regular every day folks. all of a sudden just a spark can make things happen. here is a young man who lives in ferguson who is sharing how he feels about his interaction with the police department. >> i'm just 15 and it's crazy how the people who are supposed to be protecting us is the one killing us. it makes me live in fear in my every day life like are they going to kill me. >> it gives a moment to know you need to rally around the young people and give them the support they need so they don't fear the police department. they need to grow up and be a contribution to society. >> it is a story that will certainly gain traction as the investigation deepens. first at 4:00 an answer in a bizarre case that baffled police and a community in maryland.

allison pluck and her daughters were found dead inside a car in the middle school parking lot in hagerstown in june. just today police announced the cause of death was accidental heat stroke. the car windows and doors were closed but the car was unlocked. back to the weather we have seen dangerous conditions. several people have en trapped in cars in high water. take a look. montgomery community fi rescue crews saving this woman near beach drive. coming up on news 4 at 5:00 that driver describes her dramatic ordeal to news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss. let's turn to chuck bell in the storm center. >> the sun is actually out here in northwest washington but the rain is still coming down in buckets across parts of prince george's county. flash flood warnings continue.

all of these dark red shaded areas are under a flash flood warning until at least 6:45. a flood warning for much of fairfax county. storm team radar continues to show heavy rain along route 5301 to the annapolis area and then south. rosaryville and northern parts getting in on very heavy rain. a possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms coming in later this evening. evening temperatures in the 70s. tomorrow nothing more than a passing shower. much better weather tomorrow. seven day forecast is just a few minutes away. developing right now the mystery behind two white flags on the top of the brooklyn bridge may be solved. scott macfarlane has details from the live desk. >> two german artists have come forward claiming they pulled off the stunt. new york police are taking a

closer look. two all white american flags were placed atop the brooklyn bridge this summer. when they appeared rumors spread. they wanted to celebrate the beauty of a public space. the new york police department says detectives are taking a close look and manhattan's district attorney has reportedly subpoenaed the artists' twitter account. better late than never, veteran is awarded the purple heart 60 years after fighting in the korean war. what prompted the ceremony after all of these years? >> reporter: a new list of best and worst when it comes to tech support. i'm erika gonzalez. i'll tell you which companies deliver the next time your computer crashes. spokesperson: get a $1,000 turbocharged reward card with a new volkswagen turbo. why are we so obsessed with turbo? because we like giving you power, but we also like giving you fuel efficiency. like the sporty jetta.

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you're watching news 4 at 4:00. it happens when it is least convenient. your hard drive crashes and computer fails. it happened to me at work. you need tech support fast. >> the question is where do you turn for the best help? erika gonzalez joins us now with new tech support rankings. >> not everybody can have our tech support that we have here in house because they are wonderful. listen, more than 4,400 computer owners shared their own experiences with finding good tech support in this new

consumer reports survey. the good news is you have decent choices if your computer should need help and you need trouble shooting. craig roberts trouble shoo computer problem en he makes a house call his clients are at their wits end. >> i get a sense of panic whathey call me. they are concerned about the data or health of the system or if they will have to buy a new computer. >> reporter: computer problems are scary. if you can't call on someone like craig turning to the manufacture for help is often no help at all says director of consumer reports survey research. >> pc owners told us they were very dissatisfied with the support they got regardless of whether they went on the phone or online. >> reporter: a consumer reports survey found acor and toshiba solved about 40%. staples solved 70% of problems

and best buy's geek squad 77%. at the top of the pack apple's tech support. >> apple owners told us regardless of phone service or going online for service over 80% of the time the problem is resolved. >> reporter: at the genius bar apple's tech support center survey found 86% of computer problems solved. another good bet for tech support independent computer stores. people who go to independents are as happy as those who go to apple's genius bar according to the same survey. >> thanks, erica. a 3-year-old girl caught in the cross fire. we are hearing from the child's mother as the hunt for her killer continues. and a warning to pregnant women today. how the simple act of washing your

how much rain have we gotten so far and have we gotten enough? >> we have had plenty. over 5.5 inches at baltimore's inner harbor. much lower amounts out towards northern parts of our viewing area. meanwhile our weather alert day continues here from now up through about 1:00 in the morning. the flood threat, the main threat for flash flooding really

will be tapering back a bit after about 7:00 as the super soakers are lifting out of the area. as those pull away the opportunity for strong severe thunderstorms will continue up through about midnight and 1:00 in the morning. storm team 4 radar heavy rain now in central and southern prince george's county if you have anybody coming route 301 or route 50 towards annapolis those can be very slow commutes especially over the bay bridge. this thunderstorm ha lost intensity now. that is some good news. that was headed out towards winchester. that is down in intensity for now. to the west is the cold front that has to get through before the risk for potentially severe weather starts to diminish. don't turn your back on mother nature. 7:30 tonight here comes the line of possible thunderstorms by 11:00 east of the mountains to the western sides of the metro.

1:00 in the morning thunderstorm possibilities entering into the city. by wakeup time tomorrow morning things are dry. can't rule out a quick passing shower. seven day forecast a passing shower tomorrow and gorgeous weather arrives tomorrow night up through thursday, friday. the weekend looks awesome. temperatures mid to upper 80s, near 90 on sunday. next real chance of organized rain showers and thunderstorms on monday with heat and humidity. might get three days in a row of 90 or higher next week. we just checked with police and the search continues for the gunman who killed a young girl as she was visiting relatives. she was shot by mistake after a fight between two men. shomari stone got inside the house in landover where the shooting happened. >> reporter: i'm on the second floor of the house walking into the bedroom where this 3-year-old girl was shot. this is one of the bullet holes. her family wants your help

catching the killer. 3-year-old was a sweet girl who liked to swim, run at play grounds. tonight her mother speaks for the first time after her daughter was shot and killed on sunday. >> i feel like i just feel so terrible and helpless. >> she says they were visiting a cousin at this house in prince george's county. police say 25-year-old devaughn wallace was there and was dating someone who lives in the house. he accused someone of wearing his clothes and got in an argument and walked away and allegedly came back with a gun. >> he came back with a gun. i saw him running towards the house with the gun. >> seconds later police say he fired several shots into the home. take a look. her aunt allowed me to show you the room where she was playing before she was hit. i counted six gun shot holes.

she died at a hospital. tonight wallace is still on the run and her grandmother hopes police catch him. >> i hope he b because he took an innocent child's life and he has no remorse. >> reporter: whi the manhunt continues a memorial pays tribute to the 3 year old. >> either turn yourself in. took an innocent life. i will never see my baby again thanks to you. >> reporter: back inside the bedroom you are looking at a bullet hole in the roof. she would have turned 4 years old next month. in prince george's county i'm shomari stone, news 4. an american war hero finally has an honor 60 years after he earned it. this is 82-year-old william arpino awarded the purple heart yesterday in philadelphia. he was hurt fighting in the korean war in 1953 but declined

the honor then because he didn't want his mother to know he was injured. doctors gave him a few weeks to live receintly so a family fried urged him to get his medal. >> i feel pretty good. i would like to stick my chest out all over the place today. >> i think being awarded this today 60 years later is just incredible to me that for the short time he has left here today he is being honored. >> we salute mr. arpino who received a second purple heart to make up for the long time he had to wait for the award. a new health warning. a product many people use every day could be hurting your baby. a group of arizona state researchers just released its finding on the dangers of antibacterial products and pregnancy. monique grego has details. >> reporter: as an expected

mother there is a lot to look out for. >> all natural lotions and started thinking about my makeup and foundation. >> reporter: now there is a new warning about dangerous toxins hiding in what seem like safe products. the report just released by a team of researchers found certain antibacterial items may be exposing pregnant women and their fetuses to harmful chemicals. >> they in particular in this study we are looking at which are found in soaps and a lot of other products that you see labelled antibacterial. >> asu researchers says the study looked at urine samples from pregnant women and their baby's umbilical cord blood. >> some are actually being transmitted from the mother's body into the unborn child. >> reporter: while the fda is reviewing possible regulations experts say there is growing evidence these com ponds can cause developmental and

reproductive problems. >> we use hand sanitizer all the time. >> reporter: soap isn oy thing yo need to look out for. the compounds are found in around 2,000 every day items. >> there are toothpast and cosmetics and all kinds of different products. >> reporter: he is listening to the warning and says for her the risk isn't worth the benefit. >> for me i would rather be more cautious and better for my diet, too. >> researchers say there has been a lot of debate about how effective antibacterial products are. studies have shown for most people regular soap will get the job done. an unthinkable act by a mother accused of throwing her toddler off a cliff a witness tells us what she was doing. >> reporter: the controversy over the horse's stable across from the proposed firing range in frederick county ahead.

i'm sherwood at the washington improv theater.

you're watching news 4 at 4:00. >> now a story involving a troubled mother and a very lucky little baby. the 25-year-old woman is accused of throwing her child off a cliff in washington state. the baby survived. a man saw the whole thing

happened as reported he says it is nothing short of a miracle. >> reporter: it was tough to put into words what ron london says he saw saturday afternoon. >> hard to understand it but to see it, it brought it to life. >> reporter: a life almost taken at the hands of a young mother. >> if you took the odds of 1,000 babies being thrown over the cliff there none would have lived. >> reporter: london in at a home saturday when he says a woman who police identified as 25-year-old destiny hedaque was acting strangely. he says he saw her on her knees with her son reading scripture for several minutes before she stood up and tossed her son over the edge. >> threw the baby like this, held it and came back down three

times and the last time she threw the child. it went much higher than her head. this child was going end over end. >> reporter: a deeply religious man he says only by the grace of god the baby survived. >> how god orchestrates the timing of that baby spinning through the air could have hit that concrete and ended it. >> reporter: nothing short of a miracle in the eyes of a man who had he not been there the outcome may have been much different. >> we have to pray for her because if she ever needed it is it now. >> the mother is charged with first degree child assault and prosecutors are considering raising the charge to attempted murder. her baby is now in the custody of family and is expected to make a full recovery. right now first at 5:00 we have a weather alert day out there. >> and it has been a wild day on the roads. heavy rain fell fast across the

region and caught many drivers by surprise. some were trapped while others may just be realizing that the cars are parked in high waters. >> we have live coverage now. we have a number of flood warnings to tell you about still in effect. we begin with adam tuss live in kensington where rescue crews were busy all day. >> reporter: you guys mentioned it. this storm caught a lot of people by surprise. this is beach drive here near cedar lane. look how much water is still flowing across the road here. it is coming from nearby rock creek and going right across the road. earlier today right around that turn we watched as a woman got her car stuck and she had to be rescued. with the rain constant the water rising fast, fast enough that it trapped ellen liptenburg.

rescue teams walking her carefully back to higher grounds. she was relieved to be out of the situation but was second guessing herself. >> i guess i'm embarrassed. my judgment was wrong. i called 911 right away. >> reporter: she was lucky and you can see how fast the water level was rising. it is pouring. this is beach drive near cedar lane. wasn't long ago you could see the entire road. now we have six to eight inches of water. it wasn't long ago that that car down there tried to make its way through here and got stuck. >> montgomery county fire and rescue crews have been busy and are warning keep your guard up for the rest of the night. >> in about an hour's time we rescued about eight people out of their vehicles. no one was seriously injured. a couple of them were pretty tense situations. >> back here now l