i am wendy rieger sitting in for pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly. a big day in court today. big bombshells. >> this time straight from bob mcdonnell who says he and his wife don't even live together anymore. >> julie carey has the latest on the former governor's second day of testimony in his federal corruption trial. >> reporter: we have seen bob mcdonnell and maureen mcdonnell come and go from the courthouse separately. today we learned out why. he moved out about a week before the trial started and moved in with a priest friend at a local rectory. he testified for several hours and told jurors what he hadn't revealed to closest friends, the story of how the marriage disintegrated. bob mcdonnell was composed as

the defense attorney walked him through the 22 years in public office. he was away from home more and communications broke down. maureen was stressed especially when she assumed the role of first lady. mcdonnell says by 2011 he began to work later to stay away from the mansion and his wife's constant complaints and says it came to a head in early september in 2011 when he set aside an entire weekend to spend time with maureen but came home to anger. she said she was yelling at me and had almost uncontrollable anger. i was heart broken that maybe this was the end of our marriage because we couldn't communicate anymore. that blowup led to an e-mail from the governor to his wife. we will tell you what bob

mcdonnell had to say about the $20,000 shopping spree his wife got from jonnie williams. >> julie is tweeting updates as fast as they come in. you can follow her. and right now we have another round of storms moving into our area. >> hold on. we know the drill. chief meteorologist doug kammerer live with your first forecast. >> we are watching two separate storms. there is not a lot of storminess out there. one storm to the metro region. one trough maryland and this is the other storm here right around leesburg hitting loudoun county. that storm around hagerstown will drift to northern portions of frederick county. this storm towards leesburg along route 7 moving along 20 miles per hour. it will be around reston at around 4:27. right inside the d.c. metro area

around 5:00, 5:30. it could effect the nationals game. we are looking at this area of showers and thunderstorms and lightning associated with this, too. not severe now but strong with winds gusting upwards of 30 to 40 miles per hour. look at the rain towards west virginia. we will talk about that and other rain chances as we move into the weekend. we got weekend plans you don't want to miss the forecast. d.c.'s new fire chief is crying foul all having to do with the consequences of several firefighters accused of neglecting their duty when they refused to come to the aid of an elderly man named mills. mills collapsed and died outside the firehouse in january. that is where mark segraves joins us with more on what will happen to the firefighters and why the chief isn't happy about it. >> reporter: we are standing in the parking lot where mills died right across the street from

engine 26. today chief jones told us two firefighters will be briefly suspended and then two of them will be briefly suspended and -- interim chief jones said two will be suspended. one was exonerated. the person in charge that day was able to retire with a full pension before she could face any discipline. jones says had she not retired the board would have recommended that she was demoted. jones said it would have been up to him the penalties for all the firefighters would have been much more severe. >> i would have made a decision that somebody would be held responsible and have lost their job. >> reporter: jones says lieutenant davis was most at fault that day and she should have definitely been fired.

>> reporter: the chief is down by the trial board decision. the mills family issued a statement saying they were saddened but not surprised by today's decision. we will hear more from the family and more from the chief and we will learn what can be done in the future to hold firefighters more accountable. reporting live in northeast, mark segraves, news 4. we learned the two american missionaries infected with ebola are now free of the virus. before leaving kent brantly said it is a miraculous day. doctors say there is no threat to the public. >> reporter: dr. kent brantly smiled broadly as he walked into a news conference free of the ebola virus. >> i am thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family. >> reporter: doctors released brantly and nancy writebol.

they became the first ebola patients treated in the u.s. and were the first to receive an experimental ebola drug. doctors do trek the word experimental. >> frankly, we do not know whether it helped them, made no difference or if it delayed their recovery. >> reporter: doctors say they are no longer contagious. the emaory team said sending thm back to the u.s. for treatment was the right call. >> what we learned will help advance the world's understanding of how to treat ebola infections. >> reporter: doctors released nancy writebol this tuesday. her husband released a statement writing we decided it would be best to leave the hospital

privately. brantly said he and nancy are grateful for the prayers on their behalf. >> as she walked out of her isolation room all she could say was to god be the glory. >> reporter: their mission now is to reconnect with family after being in isolation for weeks. erica edwards, nbc news. >> technically they are not cured from ebola. some doctors believe the virus can remain in your bodily fluids for months. the two are now immune from the virus. doctors believe surviving ebola once inoculates you against future infection. the hunt is on for thieves targeting local atms and stealing your cash and personal information. it is a chance for you to help local students help back to school with a backpack and other school supplies. >> call us to donate to

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a local woman is dealing with the death of her boyfriend who was allegedly shot and killed be her estranged husband. this happened late last night in laurel, maryland. police say kathie mendaola was sitting in a car with her boyfriend when her estranged husband showed up. when her boyfriend got out of the car to talk police say the husband shot him several times. >> didn't show me anything that he was going to come down and do

anything stupid. he has been knowing. he never tried anything or said anything to hurt him until last night. >> the suspect, robert mendeola was found hiding inside a shed. police said he had shot himself but survived. he is facing murder and other charges. police tell us a second group of brazen atm skimmers is targeting your money. two men were caught on camera installing and removing skimm s skimmers. in most cases they didn't even try to hide their faces. officers say it is a separate scam from one that we told you about last month that targeted sun trust banks. coming up tonight pat collins has more on how these criminals are choosing which banks to target. why animal rights organization is buying stock in

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animal theme parks. sea world announced it is keeping trainers out of the water at the killer whale shows. this comes four years after a killer whale died at a show. there is also a surprising move by one of the park's most outspoken critics. >> reporter: from now on this is what you can expect to see at sea world's biggest draw, trainers beside the pool and not inside the pool. in a filing with the ftc the company says we have decided not to appeal a citation. last week seaworld ceo told nbc news his company has invested $70 million in safety upgrades since the death of a trainer in landover four yea orlando four years ago. w stopped and focused on how we train trainers and whales. >> reporter: the trainer's death

was highlighted in "black fish" a documentary that argued orcas should not be held in captivity. >> peta is not taking oversee rr world. what is doing by owning this small stake is leveraging power. >> reporter: in june actress jessica beal asked when sea world would move the orcas to sea. >> it is our responsibility to keep the debate alive. we will do that until sea world changes its model and gets rid of captured animals. >> sea world says the animals are well cared for and their health is a responsibility the company takes very seriously. sea world announced plans to

build new habitats for the killer whales. we have a severe thunderstorm warning coming in. >> pretty strong storm. we have been talking about this storm making its way through loudoun county. we have the warning right now. loudoun county and fairfax county severe thunderstorm warning for you folks until 5:00 this afternoon. let's get right to the radar. we'll show you where this is. storm team 4 radar showing the storm very well through the leesburg area. we have reports of torrential down pours. something else i am monitoring. you see where the warning is right around leesburg to the south. here is the airport where the radar site is located. it is going to go right over the airport and continue into fairfax county. we are seeing rain also in montgomery county but this is a storm we are worried about here. around fairfax at 4:55. this is really developing and we

are going to continue to watch it moving to the southeast at 20 to 25 miles per hour. more rain around bethesda and rockville and coming right across the beltway. this is the one storm that is in the game right now. another storm through the north has been weakening some. there may be a few more as we move on to the rest of the evening. this storm here is very strong. that is something we are watching out for, too. look back towards west virginia, a lot of rain towards the west. not all of this reaching the ground just yet. if you live towards the shenandoah valley and west virginia if you are watching us in portions of west virginia you may see more rain throughout the night. the rain is cooling off temperatures. 77 in leesburg. 87 in d.c. the heat index upwards of 97 degrees. tomorrow 84 to about 88 degrees.

clouds and sun. afternoon storms with the umbrella needed. i think tomorrow we will see a repeat of today but a wider coverage of storms. some of the storms could be on the strong side. if you have plans to go out tomorrow night your impact for tomorrow will be low to moderate with storms coming through. some of the storms could produce heavy down pours and tomorrow evening we have a better chance of seeing the storms. if you are heading out tomorrow evening make sure you take the umbrella. 84 degrees with storms maybe late tomorrow night. saturday and sunday rainy and breezy. if this is your last weekend at the beach may not be the best weekend for you as we will see rather cool conditions with a northeasterly flow. 80 degrees on saturday. if you have plans saturday afternoon i think we will see a lot of rain during the day. 82 degrees on your sunday. 82 degrees on monday. right now it looks nice and warm for the middle part of next week. and looking dry.

>> thank you. it is a disturbing story trending online. why the islamic military group isis demanded millions in ransom from the united states. the beyonce and jay-z controversy. please help us get backpacks and school supplies to local kids in need. call us t

for the second time in a week the "today" show is celebrating a new edition. carson daly and his fiance welcome baby rose into their life. a lot of girls. >> there are a lot of relationship trouble rumors out there but beyonce and jay-z won't find trouble over the trip to cuba. the couple celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary last year. after that came to light some members of congress questioned whether the visit violated the ban on visits to cuba. a new report says they did not violate sanctions and no formal

investigation will be pursued. it is almost as famous as his music. you can get an up close look at the huge hat for yourself. the west wood design buffalo hat he wore is now on display at the museum in downtown d.c. this hat gained enough notoriety to spawn its own twitter account. arby's bought the hat for almost $50,000 and donated the money to charity. it will be on display at the museum through october. shiny new pencils, fresh paper and a clean book bag. shopping for school supplies is one of the coolest things about going back to school. for a lot of children in need it is more of a challenge and you can help change that by calling in and donating to our back tpas 4 kids campaign. the money buys backpacks and school supplies for kids in our

area. we have volunteers waiting to take your calls. here with me is mark corpsman with the metropolitan community church. your church has collected how many hundreds of dollars now for this? >> this is our fourth year of collecting backpacks and money for kids in the d.c., maryland and virginia area. this year we have collected over 75 backpacks and about $4,800. last year was about $5,000. so we have until sunday. we are going to hit that, surpass it. >> we absolutely are. why is this important for your congregation to do this? >> we have been focused on helping the community and taking what we know and learn inside the church and extending it. this is a great program on how to help kids get back to school in the right way. >> also, they need tools. they have to be able to write and have the supplies that they

are going to need to learn and make them fit in and feel like part of the classroom. >> imagine if they went back to school the first week and didn't have the supplies. they are trying to make up from the very beginning and the very start of school. this program helps those kids get started in the right way. >> great. great. >> a reminder if you want to help it is backpacks 4 kids. call right now 202-885-4949. we have volunteers standing by and the deadline is? >> sunday. >> but it's only thursday. we have plenty of time. what is the number we are trying to surpass? >> 5,000. >> where are we now? >> 4,800. we are close. >> let's set it to 6,000. let's go. >> thanks, mark. thanks so much. the number is 202-885-4949. >> do i hear $7,000? looks like the tooth fairy

has hit hard financial times. a computer breach at ups and why the missouri national guard is getting out of ferguson tonight. leanne gregg is live on the ground for us. if you want to help local students start out call 202-885-4949. pick up the phone to donate to

tracking that severe thunderstorm in portions of loudoun county. severe thunderstorm warning for louden and fairfax county until 5:00. here is the airport. that storm is going to be stopping airport traffic. you can see where this is. see the circle right there? that is the radar. the radar that is right now over the radar at the national weather service headquarters. and this storm making its way right across hernden and ruston. more rain over bethesda and over towards the college park region. parts of northwest d.c. seeing the rain. the heaviest storm making its way to the south and east. so if you are out there along, say, 28 or the dulles toll road get ready for this storm. a lot of lightning and very heavy rain associated with this. severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 5:00. i will keep you updated here in

the storm center. we are tracking new developments in the gruesome execution in american journalist james foley. the terror group isis demanded ransom. foley's employer says the demand was made late last fall a full year after the reporter was kidnapped. a former hostage says he recognizes the executioner seen on the tape. he tells "the guardian" that the man is the ring leader of three british jihadists. the captives nickname the guards the beatles because of their british accents. u.s. air strikes are again targeting the militants in northern iraq. the strikes damaged several humvies and road side bombs. >> governor nixon ordered the

national guard to withdraw from ferguson. violence sparked by a controversial police shooting has subsided but the investigations into the death of 18-year-old michael brown are far from over. leanne gregg is live in ferguson with the latest. >> reporter: the governor says the withdrawal of the military will be systematic and coordinated with the highway patrol. protesters in the community say there are still many unresolved issues. signs of de-escalation in ferguson, missouri. calm demonstrations. only a few arrests compared with dozens earlier. the missouri governor says it is safe to withdraw the national guard sent to protect the law enforcement command center after demonstrations in the past two weeks often turned violent with gun fire, tear gas. >> i hope the calm we witnessed

can be enduring. >> reporter: moving away from violence but protesters demanding to be heard. >> our citizens of missouri are outraged at what has taken place. >> reporter: a citizen's coalition wts charges file d against the officer who killed michael brown and wants prosecutor to step aside. >> the people that don't believe he would do the right thing, they don't have the competence that is needed. that is why we have 70,000 signatures we are delivering to him today. >> reporter: they say he can't be fair because of family ties to law enforcement including his father, a police officer, killed in the line of duty. in a statement he said he faithfully and fairly carried out those responsibilities and will continue to do so. protesters ask what if the demands aren't met? >> if they don't want to respond to the demands then the people will stay in the street. >> reporter: the nation has come

to know ferguson through these images but it is a place thousands call home as they try to move forward. among those impacted by the demonstrations, thousands of children, schools will remain closed in the area at least through friday. >> leanne gregg, thank you. $16.6 billion, that's what bank of america will pay in a record mortgage probe settlement announced. six states including maryland will get a chunk of a $7 billion payout meant to help consumers. maryland, delaware and kentucky will share at least $150 million meant to help consumers. the maryland attorney general's office tells news 4 prince george's county was one of the hardest hit. maryland residents with questions should visit our website, nbcwashington.com, for more information. by the way, virginia and d.c. were not affected by the settlement. the news 4 i-team shows you

how easy it is for thieves to steal your bike even if it is locked. who is being targeted. there is one thing you can do to keep your bike safe. we are looking for your generosity this evening and giving you a chance to help our local students head back to school with a backpack and the school supplies they need. just call us to donate to backpacks 4 kids. we are trying to get school plies to students who

the latest on our severe thunderstorm over the airport out towards dulles airport severe thunderstorm warning for louden and fairfax county. here is the toll road coming through portions of hernden. a very dangerous storm, a ton of lightning. severe thunderstorm warning until 5:00. we will continue to keep you posted. the market rate for teeth might be on a downward trend if you ask the tooth fairy. a survey finds kids are getting an average of $3.40 a tooth this year down from $3.70 still more than two years ago and a lot more than when i was a kid. in 2012 the average was $3 per tooth. every child deserves a chance to start the school year with brand new school supplies. our ninth year and you can help by making a donation through our

phone bank here at nbc 4. our volunteers have been dizbus all day. the money will be used to buy new backpacks and school supplies for needy kids throughout our region. jackie bradford is the president and general manager of nbc 4 and the regional vice president for comcast. why is this so important for the community and our station? >> our station has been so committed to our community and especially for kids making sure they get off to a wonderful start with a backpack full of school supplies and make sure they have a great year. >> such a success. how many are we giving out? >> 4,000 backpacks. we collected $10,000 to stuff the backpacks. >> here is one of the thousands we are giving out. it is full of pads, pencils, pens, note books, folders,

everything in them. >> success right there. >> let's talk about our perfect partnership with comcast and internet essentials. >> absolutely. we have since march 2011 we signed up about 1.4 million families around the country. so we are very excited. we are very excited because back to school kids in the 21st century need backpacks and digital literacy. having the internet in their homes is so critical. internet essentials is the perfect marriage. we are so excited because we are actually opening it up. if families are approved by september 20 they can actually receive six months free internet service. it is a great opportunity for more families to get online. >> we have all seen first-hand through comcast the difference this makes in young lives and entire families. >> absolutely. you are so right.

the program is geared towards families with k through 12 but all families need to be online to access health, apply for jobs. it's critcally important that families have it and we are happy we are able to offer this wonderful opportunity. >> can i also just say that our partners are so important and credit union has absolutely been essential for us. we have collected backpacks and will continue to do so. apple has been critical. >> hats off to both. thank you both for coming in. it is a campaign we always love because we see first-hand the difference it makes. we see it on their faces every year. >> absolutely. >> you have until 5:00 tonight and then through sunday on nbcwashington.com but the number to call now as the operators stand by 202-885-4949 or donate online at nbcwashington.com. secure credit card. it's easy to do. no excuses. thanks for helping us out.

what is behind the ban on taro cards and the so-called magic arts in one virginia town? just how easy is it for thieves to steal your bike? it is our news 4 i-team exclusive investigation. the one thing you can do to keep your bike safe. tuna is not the only seafood that comes with a warning. there are four fish that could put your health at risk. watching that storm, a strong to severe storm right here around the hernden area. this storm a ton of lightning associated with it. very heavy rainfall, too. if you are in the reston area towards fairfax. get ready. the storm moving into your area now.

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the bus stop will be safer for kids in prince george's county this school year. when students return 20 buses will have cameras to catch those drivers who try to illegally pass them. the companies in charge of the cameras will be sending the pictures taken to the police. the fine is $125. a similar program is in place in montgomery county. it is the law in maryland. you have to stop 20 feet from a school bus when the lights are flashing and that arm is out. an investigation by the news 4 i-team reveals 4,000 bikes

stolen. >> our under cover cameras caught some of them in the act. scott macfarlane shows us how the crooks are operating and what the metro police are doing to stop them. you just boarded to go to work. sometimes a few crooks stay behind. >> news 4 i-team under cover cameras positioned outside metro rail stations in d.c., virginia and maryland watched a series of bike thieves pounce. early afternoon on the red line three guys circling, one scoping the scene gives another a thumbs up. the other one cuts the lock. these crooks targeted one of metro's bait bikes. metro uses the bait bikes to catch the thieves. >> try to catch the crime in progress. >> reporter: under cover cops in plain clothes standing a few

feet away. virginia braddock line station. crook tugs and yanks the bait bike free. news 4 i-team under cover camera rolling. metro police quickly catch him and cuff him. why were you trying to take that bike? >> it was just sitting there. >> reporter: he told the news 4 i-team he was taking it for his 10 year old. >> i wasn't going to use it myself. i was going to give it to my son. >> reporter: stealing for a 10 year old doesn't send the best message for a 10 year old. >> i was just going to say i came across a bike. >> reporter: police charged him with grand larceny. one has already pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft. our cameras spotted a thief swiping a bike seat. the cops nabbed him, too. metro transit police records

show hundreds of bike thefts each year since 2011. >> we are seeing a lot of high dollar bikes stolen. >> reporter: police say they have made some progress reducing the number of thefts in recent months but say crooks are changing up. the stations crooks targeted most last year is different than the stations targeting most this year. metro blankets the bike racks with surveillance cameras. yo acan watch the cameras capture images of crooks. transit police say you ought to check how you are locking your bike. >> use two locks, one to the front and the year tire. >> reporter: 90% of bikes stolen used either chain or cable locks. metro recommends using one of these, a metro bike locker. they offer more security than a lock alone. those locks in so many cases as our investigation shows don't scare off the crooks. what about that bike made it the

one you want to take? >> it was sitting there. >> reporter: thieves are targeting bikes at red line stations and shows seven of the ten most targeted are red line stations. scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >> to see a break down at bike thefts at metro stations go to nbcwashington.com and click on investigations. there you can also watch a full demonstration of the best way to protect your bicycle. doug kammerer, we have big storms moving through. >> this one big storm is going to affect fairfax county. get ready, this storm means business. winds upward of 50 to 60 miles per hour. let's take a look at it. the yellow box does include most of fairfax county. it is really right along the toll road right towards route 50 area right around the fairfax area around fair oaks mall.

in that region be ready because these storms are moving through your area. the new storm developed on the out flow of the big storm just to the south of leesburg. this is a storm i'm talking about. we have rain in bethesda and d.c. light rain for the most part. rain towards prince george's county. this is the area of concern. a lot and i do mean a lot of lightning associated with this storm. very heavy rain around hernden and reston and around 286 here, around 267. here is 28. so chantilly, if you live in chantilly you might want to get inside your house. here is 50 that is where we are seeing the heaviest rain where the storm will continue to go. so on that track the strongest of that storm will hit the fairfax area at about the 5:06 hour. fairfax you get hit earlier than that. and then right down 123 at around the 515 area.

so this storm still means business for sure. a few more strong storms towards pennsylvania and then rain towards west virginia. this is going to move into the region, too. we will see a few sprinkles from this. this starting to die off as we are dealing with a lot of cloud cover. not worried about too much more. besides that one storm. 87 in rockville. 73 rain cooled air. we will continue to watch that. 87 degrees in the washington, d.c. metro area. for tomorrow 88 in fredericksburg and 86 in leesburg. another hot and humid day tomorrow. i expect to see thunderstorms develop tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow evening areas of rain, some heavy. take the umbrella for sure especially after 5:00. i think that is when we have the best chance to see rain. some of the rain may be in the heavy side. saturday we get an easterly flow. the rain comes in, a rather

breezy day. a high temperature if we get to 80. most areas in the 70s all day. clearing out on sunday, monday, tuesdaydn thursday. great weather as we look towards next week. the next couple of days a little on the stormy side. i will continue to monitor the severe storm next at 5:00. now to a security alert that involves a ups store in maryland. the company believes the location was targeted by hackers. so anyone who has used a credit or debit card may have had their personal information stolen. you should check with your credit card company and change the password on your e-mail account. 50 other ups stores were also targeted including one in charlottesville. if you have been eyeing the iphone 5 but couldn't afford it the 5 c version is being offered for $.97 at wal-mart.

you could have to sign a two-year contract. wal-mart is lowering the price on the iphone 5 s from $99 to $79. wal-mart tells us the sale price is only good for 90 days. first on 4 now, witch craft, gypsies, fortune telling. should they be banned? it was the topic of an emotional and sometimes bizarre debate. our northern virginia reporter david culver joins us with a preview. >> reporter: we are on the ground here in front royal, virginia, maybe about an hour and a half drive out of d.c. we are here because of a heated debate brewing along main street. this is a small quaint town. folks are challenging a law that has been on the books for decades, a law that bans witch craft and fortune telling. some say it is archaic and prohibits religious freedom. others say it is necessary to

keep the town away from moral corruption and crime. we will look at both sides when we see you again at 5:30. i'm david culver, news 4. coming up next, a little girl taken at the airport after flying by herself to houston. she has been reunited with her father. now the airline is trying to make sure this never happens again. it happened in ferguson. it would happen in any community. >> a local woman knows ferguson, missouri all too well. what she has to say about a police department she once worked with. felt. we want you to call us and help us get backpacks and school supplies to local kids in need. donate to our backpacks 4 kids program.

a father is devastated after an airline mix up involving his daughter. the girl was given to the wrong adult when she landed. >> so this is bringing up feelings that he has never experienced before. >> reporter: a father after getting back his daughter after sending her on a plane to visit relatives. she was flown on delta airlines as an unaccompanied minor. she was picked up by a relative but not one that was supposed to have custody of her. she was greeted and taken by her

mother 39-year-old lopez. >> when he last saw jennifer he was attacked. >> reporter: butler bears the injuries from the last time he saw the mother of his child. he says six years ago lopez along with several accomplices beat him severely and kidnapped the child. lopez went to prison and was released in march. the airline released the child to her mother. butler didn't know lopez was released from prison. >> delta has pretty much admitted that their policy has not been followed. >> reporter: in a statement a delta spokesperson says the airline is conducting its own investigation into what transpired last week. delta's unaccompanied minor handling protocols are thorough and we are looking to see if procedures were properly

followed in this instance. right now at 5:00, some of you under a warning as more storms make their way into our area. doug is tracking who is going to get hit the worst. thieves scamming you out of your money. how you can help find who is behind it. plus -- >> my brothers are there, my nieces and nephews are there. cousins are there. >> attention in ferguson hits home for a local woman. her close connection to the police force now under fire. first tonight storm team 4, some of us are seeing heavy rain and a bit of thunder. time to see what is in store for the rest of the evening. >> we are watching the severe thunderstorm here in portions of fairfax county. severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 5:00. that is 30 seconds away. i would not be surprised if you hear binging as this storm is a strong storm moving right over the city of fairfax. here is route 50 from fairfax

towards chantilly. this storm potentially has winds of 50 to 60 miles per hour. a lot of red meaning very heavy rain around the area of the fairfax county parkway over towards the fair oaks mall area. it will continue down towards the south and east. it was allowed to expire and has expired. the severe thunderstorm warning, we will see if it does get re-issued as it makes its way to the south and east. also seeing rain around the d.c. metro area. if you live around burke this storm making its way through your way right now. >> you can stay ahead of the forecast anytime. just download the storm team 4 weather app. search nbc washington weather in the app store or google play. more bombshell testimony in richmond as virginia's former governor takes the stand for a second day in his corruption trial. >> bob mcdonnell revealing more intimate details about his