"news4 today" starts now. >> right now on "news4 today" we have our eye on storm team 4 radar where we're starting to see some relief after hours of severe weather. check this out, there was so much more of viewers sending us video. but this morning the big concern is flooding and adam, you have more on that. >> that's right. we saw record rainfall. here's another look at the severe weather that came through the area last night. the sun will come out today, right? chuck bell is tracking a father's day forecast which is going to be hot. >> the good news is that the

intense, heavy rains have now moved out of the area and we're not facing any more additional heavy rainfall for the remainder of the day today. that said, all of the rain overnight, we still do have some flash flood warnings here, parts of fairfax county, that goes until 10:30 and southern fred rick county in maryland. that goes until 7:30 this morning. coastal flood advisories for anne arundel as well. know that record rainfall overnight, most areas between one and three inches. 2.3 at national airport officially. watch for high and standing water outside first thing this morning. never drive over a water covered road. there goes the last of the rain drops for the heavy rain concerns through the washington area and over to the eastern shore. if you're trying to the beaches you're following the rain drops for now. in the muggy 70s right now. put a little sunshine on this and things will warm up very quickly. 80s by noon. more on the continuing heat and storm threat coming up.

>> chuck thank you. well, crews from across the region are busy restoring power. dominion virginia is reporting 4,300 people without power that is down from 26000. pepco reporting 4,300 people without power in the district montgomery and prince george's county. that's down from 10,000. we checked with bg&e. they're reporting more than 9 hundred outages and most are in anne arundel. rescue workers rescued people in dayton, ohio. this is all from the remnants of tropical storm bill. here's a look at the radar, you can see everything has pretty much moved through the area. when we get the radar up. remember, you can watch news4 live on your smartphone if your power goes out, just download the nbc washington app. a developing story in philadelphia. someone shot seven people at a block party including three children. our affiliate in philadelphia is

saying that an 18-month-old was shot in the neck. bullets also hit an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old. the children and three others are in stable condition. we have been in contact with a reporter out in philly. they're working on learning the last person's condition right now. one person died at a block party overnight in detroit. the shooter hit ten people all adults on a basketball court. eight are in serious one in critical condition right now. police have not arrested anyone. well, today, the site of the church massacre will open its doors for sunday service. worshipers will return to emanuel ame church in south carolina. the funeral for state senator clementa pinckney will be held on friday. there will be a public viewing wednesday at the state house. pinckney was a pastor for the church. he's one of nine people shot and killed when a gunman opened fire at the church during bible study. and we're learning more about the suspected shooter.

the fbi is investigating a website that may provide more information about the accused killer. nbc's dan shann ayman reports on how the community is coming together. >> reporter: quietly they marched. >> i was tired of feeling helpless. >> reporter: and mourned. hundreds gathering to make their way to emanuel ame church to honor those lost including reverend and state senator clementa pinckney who will lie in state next week. >> we should forgive him, because clementa believed in a second chance. >> reporter: forgiveness for dylann roof. fbi is investigating a website with his name. it contains dozens of pictures of roof holding a gun, burning an american flag, standing in front of a library and a manifesto type of posting which says, someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world and i guess that has to be me. the writing a long rambling, hate-filled letter in which he

lashes out against african-americans and those of the jewish faith. ♪ but it's faith of all kinds that so many in this frooef -- grieving community are relying on. >> let's hold on each other's hands and let's be here for each other this morning. and in the days to come. >> reporter: faith and perseverance as the church which has lost so much is once again opening its doors sunday morning. dan schenamen, nbc news. d.c. police told us the name that someone killed a few days ago. joel johnson was homeless. he was stabbed outside the mission center on calvert street northwest. the stabbing right after -- it was a stabbing that happened on friday night. derrick ward brought us the first report about it yesterday. police are now offering a $25,000 reward in this case. and a 16-year-old has died following a shooting in southeast d.c. police say malik mercer died

yesterday morning. investigators say he was shot in the back as he stepped off of a bus. it happened on wednesday near the intersection of 28th street and naylor road. police arrested 22-year-old derryck decuir. he's charged with assault with intent to kill. those charges are now being reviewed. well, coming up in the day ahead, the family of a d.c. reporter shot and killed by a stray bullet will hold a vigil for victims of unsolved murders. charnice milton was shot while waiting at a bus stop on good hope road on southeast. she was shot by a man on a dirt bike back in may. no one has been arrested in her case. the vigil will happen at 3:00 this afternoon at marvin gay park. we continue to watch the big stories. douglas hughes will be in court in d.c. he's the man who flew that gyrocopter miles into the city and landed on the west lawn of the capitol. right now, hughes is forbidden from going near that capitol.

the white house and other places around the national mall. fairfax county is poised to add topics about family life. they will vote on on thursday. then on friday, hillary clinton will be in the region. she's visiting george mason university to speak at an event for virginia democrats. well also coming up this week, metro safety culture goes under the microscope again. i put together a preview of what you can expect as we get ready for a federal hearing. six years ago this monday, two red line trains collide leading to the deadliest incident. eight passengers and train operator died dozens injured. but next week will focus on the latest deadly accident on metro. january 12th this year. thick, acrid smoke trapped the smoke at l'enfant plaza, killing a passenger. the ntsb expected to shed light on why it happened. burned up and charred power cables the root of the cause at

l'enfant plaza, but why it happened not known. and they'll look at the state of the infrastructure and on going safety oversight with the transit agency. now the hearing will take two days, i starts tuesday morning. too hot to handle. the heat emergency prompted by long lines at a community water slide in virginia. and the impact that yesterday's severe weather had on a festival. what was treated out to you music fans out there. and somet

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you're watching "news4 today." >> be careful drink lots of water if you're outside with the family today. 20 people had to be helped for heat exhaustion at an event in hampton, virginia yesterday. we are told that thousands of

people waited outside for hours to ride on the giant slip and slide on the booker t. washington bridge. well, if you were one of the people, you can get a refund by going to the contact page on the slide -- or on the slide -- on the slidecity.com. >> one is coming here pretty soon. well, the severe weather forced people to leave the fire fly festival, and here's a look at tweets in the organizers. they told to head to the exits and seek shelter. organizers say today's shows will go on as planned. they're trying to reschedule those forced to cancel because of last night's storm. as we wake up on this sunday morning we are dealing with tropical depression bill. that thunder and lightning was

unbelievable. >> it was a show. >> this morning we're worried about flooding high water and chuck bell has more on that. >> yeah sure was a crazy night last night. amelia did a great job of keeping everybody ahead of the storms as they rolled in. now as those storms are moving out, you need to be on the lookout. there's a lot of high and standing water across the area. just know you're facing a chance of showers later on today as well. but nothing near the intensity that we saw yesterday. cloudy skies outside early this morning. temperatures are mild indeed. all across the region we're waking up with temperatures well into the 70s already. 77 now at national airport. already a little bit of a heat index out there because of all the lingering humidity. that's going to continue to be the case through the remainder of the day. heat index values are quite high once again. 77 in washington. 76 fredericksburg. 73 in manassas and fairfax. here's your future feels like facto 4:00 heat index values upper 90s to near 100. again, that's the heat index.

actual air temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s. as far as future weather is concerned plenty of clouds around for now. by lunch time we'll be back to mostly sunny skies. we'll have a sunny and hot afternoon. there will be a chance for one or two isolated showers or thunderstorms but we're not facing the widespread severe coverage late last night into early this morning. severe weather threats today, main threat honestly because we had so much rain last night any of the individual rain producers could have localized flash flooding. not looking for the intensity that we had late yesterday. first thing this morning, lingering drops now across much of prince george's county from bowie to brandy wine and on to the bay bridge. some showers across st. mary's. the general trend is for them to move eastbound and away from us. if you're traveling up to boston the heavy rain is move up that way now. that's where you're running back

into the slowdowns. for us back over to summertime weather. no more than an isolated chance for a shower or a storm today. sunny and hot tomorrow, 93. near 97 coming up on tuesday. a little chance for some thunderstorms late tuesday night as some cooler air, slightly cooler, but cooler nonetheless, comes in for the second half of the week with unsettled chances of rain on both thursday and friday. look out for the hot weather the next couple of days. >> thanks. next up "reporter's notebook" for you. >> we're back in 15 minutes with more of the top stories. >> welcome to "reporter's notebook." i'm erika gonzalez. joining me is joe madison of sirius radio and bremante bryant. we want to talk about metro which impacts our entire viewing area and more specifically the recent scathing federal report that highlights just for starters not meeting its own standards with safety protocols.

miscommunication between departments and a lack of staffing and management. who would like to start first? >> well, i'll respond today. the reason is because dave has been telling this audience and this show for months that there's a major, major problem. and that it's really management. and middle management and now we're finding out, dave, correct me if you think i'm wrong it's top down. >> yeah. >> clearly what's needed is they have got to get a big shooter in there that can -- that can take charge of this whole situation. and i'm a big metro rider. but i've got to tell you from what i'm picking up i'm doing it at my own risk. can i add one other thing? it's not just us who lives here. this is tourist season. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> tourists depend on this metro. >> well, metro is really a

national subway. the nation's capital subway. that's another problem we'll get into in a moment here. you're right, it was a scathing report. it came out after the january incident of the smoke inhalation that left one lady dead. >> correct. >> they found problems up and down this line in the report. members of congress locally immediately reacted angrily, demanding improvements and in senator myikulskimikulski's case they want some changes, heads must roll. metro said thank you for the report we'll work with it. but i don't think that's good enough for members of the public or the riding public. >> what needs to happen? joe mentioned top to bottom. what is it that metro has to do first? >> well, i think what's important here in this report is they were saying that metro has made some progress. and i think it's important to say that. but i think what i thought what stood out was they said there was a lack of execution in terms of finishing all of the safety procedures that the federal

transit administration had put out there. so the worlds that you used were very important here, but you saw words like chaotic. dysfunctional. lack of attention to detail. around i think those are the -- and i think those are the things that are very important but i think what's also important is anthony fox the transportation head said also there's progress being made here but it's still inadequate. so i think the key is for metro to find this report and remember, this is only the first of several reports that are going to come out. so metro has to brace for more unfortunate possibly bad news to come. >> and what about you mentioned the word chaotic. so for somebody that has read the headlines that has watched our news cast and understand exactly what this report is about, that doesn't give riders a lot of -- >> confidence. >> confidence. next time, they swipe their card and they get on to metro. >> but you make an important

part. the administrator and transportation secretary is saying metro is still safe. they're saying it can be safer. >> it can be better. >> it can be better. i think they're trying to reassure riders you can still get on metro, but it can be safer than it is. now, whether or not that's enough to appease a rider like joe who rides all the time, i don't know. if you're a casual rider -- >> how does this play in peoria though? what i mean is with our tourists. they don't get the detailed news that we might get here locally on your show or channel 4. they don't get that. but when you look at some of the optics that some of the local newscasts in illinois or california i mean i just came over here with a family, got off the metro with me. from dallas. and first thing they said to me was, you know, boy we didn't think the metro was that bad but we have been hearing things about the metro. and didn't know if it was safe

to ride. that's -- >> the impression that is going far beyond our area. >> any time you use the word chaotic, you've got a problem. and it's management. they have got to get a leader in here to go through that and i mean somebody tough. that will take -- because you had employees that they even said were lackadaisical cell phone and that type of thing. >> i had heard that. i had heard that from people i know who work at metro who wish to remain anonymous, of course. and the higher ups have to tell the middle management what to do and the middle management has to tell the worker bees what to do and that doesn't seem to be happening. >> i want to switch topics. our colleague tom sherwood has covered local politics for years. how has the probe impact former

mayor gray's life and will we see him re-enter the political sphere? >> it really cost him the election. no if's ands and butts about it. and whether or not he gets back in the report, no politician shuts the door completely. i think that's about the best as i can say. he probably wants to keep the door open. >> bremante? >> well, he wants the investigation to go away. he said that. it's been going on for five years now. whether or not it goes away, you know, it doesn't look like it will. when you ask how will it impact him, i don't think it helps any public official that you have an investigation hovering you when you're going into the private sector. who won'ts to -- wants to bring you on the board? >> the question is what else is the investigation going to bring forth and a lot of people are getting critical about how as you mentioned how long it's going. so obviously, if we already know

things that voters have decided they don't like about the mayor or concerned about, if there's more that comes out, it would make it logically even harder to get back into politics. depending on what his response is again in -- innocent until proven guilty. what his response is to the charges. >> very quickly, there's a precedent for a mayor in washington, d.c. re-entering politics successfully. >> yeah, it's different. >> mayor barryism. >> it's out there and gray they see that. >> thanks very much. stay with us. we'll have more of "reporter's notebook" coming up.

welcome back to "reporter's notebook." thanks so much for joining us. we'll talk about a hot button

issue in the state of maryland, in prince george's county and that's rushern baker's budget. 2016 budget. and the veto of the budget. now, i have not seen such back and forth in quite some time. the county executive came in with a 15.6 property tax increase with the revenue going towards education. the council said no. 4% and he came back and said, 11.5%. this back and forth until the council eventually vetoed the budget and that then puts us in a very unique situation. something i don't think has been seen in prince george's county's history and sets things up for a legal battle here. what wants to take it first? >> i think what's interesting here it's not so odd you have an executive and the legislative body going back and forth. i think what's interesting here is the level that it's taken. >> sure. >> because county executive

baker has said listen i may take this to court. you overrode 32 of my vetoes and they basically wiped his proposals out. and you have the council airperson say wait a minute, this is embarrassing. this is strange that this position he's taken, you know? it's unprecedented and uncalled for. he and the council have had a relatively good relationship. but baker is saying money has to go towards schools and the council is saying it has to go to raising pensions and not raising the property taxes as high as you wanted. baker, his term is up. he's going to serve two and he's done. but most of the council will be up for re-election and trying to run on a position that you raised property taxes in a county that has the highest foreclosure rate in the state is hard. >> and it's also the amount. this is a huge increase. >> right.

it's not 2%. it's not 5%. but a double digit number 12k34r6789. >> you have to look at what does that mean per family or per pocket coming out of the household. the second thing is he can talk about going to court about vetoing it. but you know what? you can do that in the county constitution. i think if he ends up trying to take this to court, he's going to fall flat on his face and they're going to find out he -- he's going to find out he has the legal right to do it. but you said something that's very important. bremante, that is he's out. and so in essence he's a lame duck. these council members are looking after their future. they have to run on whether or not they increase taxes as high as being proposed. >> we have heard from a number of people in that county, i already pay enough. i have children. >> that's right. >> i need as much money in my pocket as i can possibly have. and 15.6% increase just does not do it for me.

david, would you like to chime in? >> it's a tough sell for the county executive and there's a rap on him he didn't prepare this particular proposal, he didn't schmooze with the council enough and the impression given critics say is he's just hit them with a bomb and they weren't ready for it. you're right, he's a lame duck. what is his leverage? what leverage has he got? can he moderate work out a compromise, take half a loaf instead of the full loaf, but he doesn't show any signs of wanting to do that and the government meanwhile is suffering and it's really unclear what's finally going to happen. >> most elected officials do not compromise with a lame duck executive executive. >> not much. >> it doesn't happen too often. >> all right, let's switch gears. i want to talk about alexandria mayor bill euille. unless he runs a successful write-in campaign in november which can half given the small margin -- the number of votes he

lost by, something like 500. alison silver allison silberberg will likely be the next mayor. is this a good thing in your eyes if you're a developer? >> no you're probably worried and you hope that write-in campaign goes somewhere. that's the big issue in that city. how much development, how much green space, how much residential. silberberg ran on the issue also she said she's not anti-growth, but she wants to put the brakes on some of the development they have. lots of people like that but again, those who are not comfortable with that will be rooting for euille. >> listen, when you think of alexandria, it's old town charm so she ran on that. you know, maybe we need to slow down and have alexandria the way we want it. do we want the high rises and so much development that it changes the nature of the town? today's point, she has said i'm not anti-business. i just want to have growth the

right way. now, we might be dealing with semantics here. but euille only lost by 500 votes. if he can sort of change or moderate his position a little bit, once the general election comes up, that might be enough for him to find his way. we saw this in national elections before, as folks run as independents and win their seats back. the same thing can happen with euille. >> is the same alexandria that wanted the football team? >> that would be the one. >> you're saying pro business area. >> i mean, the same alexandria that everybody was -- you know, if i were euille that's what i would say. look, what i'm going to be working with the governor, i want to get the football team over here. i want to get you know, maybe the soccer team to come over here. i'm looking for smart growth. and i think that's what he can run on. finally i would say it's a question of organization. when you do a write-in campaign you really have to have a strong

ground game. and -- >> there's no room for error there. 500 votes you have to be -- >> that's right. you have to have a strong ground game precinct by precinct. that's what would turn or not turn the tide for me. >> they have to get their troops out. just this election will be won on this kind of activity. >> all right, dave mcconnell bremante bryant and joe madison, thank you for joining us. thank you for joining us for this "reporter's notebook." enjoy the rest of your day. "news4 today" starts now. >> right now on "news4 today," watch out for these this morning. huge puddles of water and flooding left over from yesterday's rain. this one is on the streets of old town alexandria. >> the same story in gaithersburg. yikes. check out this flooding in downtown crown parking garage.

but if you have been tracking storm team 4 radar on our app overnight, you know the rain, it's going to move out of the area. man, it is going to get hot today as well. i want to update you on some breaking news. u.s. park police are saying that all southbound lanes of the g.w. parkway parkway are shut down due to a downed tree there. >> yeah. we'll continue to bring you incidents like these throughout the morning. first off though, i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. chuck bell said we're about to dry out after the record rainfall. >> yeah. >> what's the latest, chuck? >> the heaviest rains are gone. there are some lingering rain showers to be dealt with this morning and flash flood warnings that remain active as well. alexandria section, that flash flood warning until 10:30 this morning. the one in southern frederick county until 7:30 and a coastal flood advisory for anne arundel that touched the bay. so just sort of keep that in mind. rains were really heavy

overnight last night. on average one to as much as three inches of rain in many neighborhoods. we can get our computer to go ahead and move forward here. why isn't my computer going forward? this will drive you crazy on a sunday morning. one to three inches of rain overnight. bowie to chesapeake beach down into parts of southern maryland this is coming to an end. no more than an isolated shower or thunderstorm coming our way this afternoon. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. temperatures near 90 by noon. great for grilling, 5:00 could be an isolated shower or two. we'll talk about back to work and the sizzling heat wave ahead. >> thanks. crews from across the region are busy restoring power. dominion virginia reports 2,500 are still without power. >> most in fairfax county. that number dropped again in the

past 30 minutes. it's also down from 26,000 overnight. >> pepco reports 4,500 people without district. that's down from 10,000. >> bg&e reports 900 outages most in anne arundel county. and a man's death is being investigated as a homicide. someone shot tayshaun dorsey in his apartment on gray stone court. it was the third homicide in fredericksburg in a week. we are following a developing story, officers are searching for two prisoners who escaped more than two weeks ago in new york. they are looking for david sweat and richard matt near the new york and pennsylvania border. 350 miles from the prison. witnesses spotted the two in the area last week. in new orleans another prison is on the loose. police say he somehow got a gun while wearing handcuffs. then he killed a cop. this man, the prisoner travis boyce is still out there. police are offering a 10 thousand dollars reward to find

him. today, sunday services will resume at the site of the church massacre in south carolina. in the wake of the shooting some of the people running for president are calling for new gun laws. democrats and republicans have different views on expanded background checks. kristen welker reports on the candidates. >> how it could be possible that we as a nation still allow guns to fall into the hands of people whose hearts are filled with hate. >> reporter: democratic frontrunner hillary clinton made an impassioned call for change in the wake of the charleston church massacre. >> i know that gun ownership is part of the fabric of a lot of law abiding communities. but i also know that we can have common sense gun reforms. >> reporter: clinton pushed for expanded background checks, legislation that president obama championed in the wake of the

sandy hook elementary school shooting and she said the root of this shooting is race. >> american's long struggle with race is far from finished. >> reporter: martin o'malley reacted with an edgy press release and argued that stiffer gun laws are necessary. >> i refuse to act as if this is the new normal. >> reporter: echoing remarks made by president obama friday night. >> every country has violent, hateful or mentally unstable people. what's different is not every country is awash with easily accessible guns. >> reporter: many republicans say tougher laws violate second amendment rights. making it a difficult topic for gop candidates who have been silent on the gun debate this week. >> in times of great national mourning, people of faith, all of us must come together. >> this isn't the time for politics. i know the president wanted to talk about gun control yesterday. this is an awful time. this is a time for healing. >> reporter: it could become a pivotal issue in the general election.

>> guns as an issue resonate of course with democrats and liberals. but also with swing voters in the suburbs. particularly women. >> and that was nbc's kristen welker reporting. new from overnight a united airlines flight from rome to chicago was diverted to ireland. it was diverted because of a disruptive passenger. officers took that disruptive passenger into ireland and the other passengers were rebooked on the plane. 6:36 your time now. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is meeting face to face with federal law enforcement officials to talk about crime in d.c. bowser says she wants to work with the u.s. attorney and parole commissioner to cut back on violent crime. thursday we'll learn when jesse matthew's trial will be. he is accused of killing hannah graham last year. the trial probably won't happen until some time next year. friday, aaron gilchrist will

be the emcee for the world police and fire games. you can get a free ticket online. the games are an olympic style showdown featuring police officers and firefighters from around the united states. today there will be a special ceremony for father's day at the vietnam veterans memorial. sons and daughters will honor their fathers who died in vietnam. and the ceremony begins at 10:00 this morning. well a virginia college may stay open after all. >> yeah, what just saved sweet briar college from closing doors on students and why it could be short lived in the victory. and the emergency that got golf fans' attention. a grandfather gets the father's day gift of a lifetime.

you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back. grief and shock turning to healing in charleston after this week's horrible shooting. >> today they will open their door for church service but the debate about gun control is picking up in the u.s. joining us to talk about it more is moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. hi, chuck. is it clear that the very uncomfortable -- these issues of gun violence raised -- they have to be addressed on the campaign trail? >> look, this is a race story. thing is the worst race attack in over 50 years. this is -- you know when you think of the era of the '60s, so yes, i think you'll have some conversations about guns but i

think ultimately this is about racial reconciliation. tough conversations perhaps that whites need to have. whites need to have something -- something culturally needs to change, particularly in some places in the south. >> we're at a tipping point where all of these stories keep accumulating and this is going to be a focus. >> yeah, i think with race. again, i think we're at stalemate on the gun debate. i think the gun debate is a cultural debate. we have in the words of convicted murderers who regret ever picking up a gun and say so now. and in monologues to their 12-year-olds selves. but that's a way to have a cultural conversation about that. but the issue about racial reconciliation and we keep sweeping the race wound under the rug and things have gotten a lot better but we have a longer way to go than sometimes we

realize. >> what we're also seeing are conversations like the significance of symbolism and the flag that -- the confederate flag in south carolina and mitt romney -- >> well, he came out about it in 2008, but he came out again. jeb bush reiterated what he did. he took the confederate battle flag down off the florida state capitol grounds in 2001. he reiterated yesterday that he believes that as he said the folks in south carolina will probably do the right thing, hinting that would be the right thing to do. the president himself has said it belongs in a museum not flying on the grounds anywhere in a government sanctioned way. i have mike huckabee on today, eight years ago when he was campaigning in south carolina he was defiant about those that wanted the flag taken down and criticized john mccain for doing that. i'll be interested to see what he has to say this morning. >> you mentioned mike huckabee. you're also talking with

congressman jim clyburn. >> yeah. he's close personal friends with half the people killed. personally a tough -- been a tough week for him. >> are you amazed at how we seem to be at the healing process already in this with a lot of people? there's outrage, but it's just a more measured kind of response. >> i think it says a lot about the charleston community. if you know the mayor riley he has been the mayor there for over 30 years. this is a tight knit community. fairly integrated. it was fairly integrated. i'm not surprised that this community is as strong as it is. if you know the local leadership down there, there was -- it's a good community and this is something -- this is what makes it so outrageous what in monster did. >> well, we know a deep conversation ahead on today's "meet the press." >> you got it. >> thanks for stopping by.

you can see "meet the press" right here on sunday right after "news4 today." well, take a look at this picture from the u.s. open. this is out in washington state. a warehouse catching fire nearby, send up that plume of smoke. the fire destroyed -- $4 million. and mark harrington announced a settlement to keep sweet briar running for another year. alumni raised $12 million to make it happen and it will involve a new president of the school and fewer restrictions on the endowment. well, today it's father's day. lots of us are celebrating our dads or if you're one of them like me, you're celebrating with your family today. we learned about a bunch of events you can go to. crystal city holding the annual father's day car show this afternoon. you can take pictures with the father of our country, george washington, starting at 10:00 this morning. in montgomery county a family friendly fitness event in downtown silver spring. >> happy father's day to you by

the way. >> thank you, angie, i appreciate that. out in new york one man is celebrating father's day in a special way. >> yeah. he just had eye surgery. roseanne colletti shows us when he saw his grandchildren for the first time. >> reporter: the man's eyes were trained on the jetway and the passengers coming in from buffalo. then he saw them. his son, grandson, grand daughter. a true vision to behold and to embrace for a man who has just had his vision restored after 14 years. this moment couldn't come soon enough. >> very happy when i see my son. very, very happy. >> reporter: the dominican born new yorker only recently underwent surgery to have his cataracts removed and new corneas transplanted. he was virtually sightless when his grandchildren were born.

in fact he was legally blind. >> not seeing very well the face. i could imagine. >> i think it's improving, getting better. he's able to read. and hopefully he can see now his grandchildren. and myself. his son. >> reporter: the castillo family flew for free, courtesy of jet blue. >> these are people looking to spread goodness, spreading goodness. >> reporter: three generations of castillos spending father's day weekend in the big apple together. >> i want to spend time with my grandpa. >> if you had to rank this on the list of father's day, a one or a ten? >> this is definitely a 20. >> wow. that a story. >> unbelievable. >> oh, very touching. >> happy father's day to that family. chuck, just what we all want today, 95 a heat index over 100. we'll be behind the grill today. >> you're a dad, you get to nap in the hammock today?

>> we'll see. >> one day a year you get to do it and that's it. weather will be more cooperative today than yesterday, but oh we are going to pay the price for it in the terms of heat and heat index. heavy, heavy rains yesterday. and an abundance of severe thunderstorm warnings, a couple of isolated tornado warnings yesterday evening. reagan national airport set a daily rainfall record at 2 and a third inches of rain. marshall almost two inches of rain there. and our weather stations around the area recorded on average between 1 1/2 and 2 inches of rain at more than 20 reporting stations. what to expect for today the heavy rain and the showers come to an end early. plenty of sun today, back up to the low and mid 90s. and an isolated thunderstorm chance. not as much of a punch as yesterday, but that being said so much heat and humidity out

there. 77 now already a little hint of a heat index. with this much heat and humidity around, we have a chance for storms today. and one or two they'll have enough potential anyway to become severe. don't completely ignore the severe weather chances for today. feels like factor up to 100 degrees this afternoon. rain chances, should be dry between 12:00, 2:00 this afternoon. again, it's not the coverage, but one or two of these storms if they get going here's future weather now by 3:00, not much going on. by 4:00 or 5:00, a hit or miss chance. widely scattered around, but with so much energy to be tapped in the atmosphere, any of those storms could become severe. keep that in mind. all of the weather impacts will be much lower than yesterday for sure. the weather pattern is going to get hot for the next several days. storm team 4 radar a few

lingering showers in anne arundel and those are headed over the bay bridge and on to the eastern shore. last rain drops in st. mary's city last of the drops. last impulse to the north and west that's staying north to us. but that's the impulse it can throw energy in our direction. as a result, we have the outlook for severe weather. greatest risk in yellow. that's out west into the mountains of west virginia. but a marginal risk for one or two strong thunderstorms in and around town. keep a weather eye to the sky. pay attention to what mother nature gives you for signals and you'll be fine. hot today 95 for a high. low to mid 90s for tomorrow. i think the worst day of the week is tuesday from the high temperature perspective. up near 97 on tuesday. a chance of late thunderstorms on tuesday night and noticeably cooler. about ten degrees better than that. temperatures mid to upper 80s

which is average for the last full week of june. well coming up, find out why a new georgetown cafe is

good sunday morning. not quite a perfect sunday, but close for nationals fans. max scherzer treated nats park to history. yeah, scherzer going back out for the ninth inning with a perfect game going. with two outs, he hits -- uh-oh, jose tabata. is tabata leaning into the pitch? he's headed to first. perfect game gone, but the no-hitter still good. very next batter, josh harrison, skies this one to left. but michael taylor is there and makes the catch. a no-hitter for max scherzer. nine innings, ten strikeouts no hits. a few showers for max.

second no-hitter in nats' history. they win it over the pirates 6-0. >> there's nothing better. when everyone wants to celebrate with you and dump the gatorade, i feel like i've got three bottles. i thought it was three. i had six bottles of chocolate syrup all over me. that's a great feeling. i can't describe it. it's a cloud nine moment. >> the good times keep rolling for virginia fans against florida. kenny town lifted the cavaliers to victory. he had three rbi including the go ahead run and virginia is headed to the college world series final for the second straight year. 5-4 win. they'll take on vanderbilt. and a big game for d.c. united taking on the new england revolution. simple battle in the eastern conference. that's a look at your morning sports. i hope your sunday is a good one and happy father's day. well, you can stop by d.c.'s

very first cat cafe. the shop is getting a lot of buzz online. >> crumbs and whispers had to turn people away because it was so busy. news4's derrick ward shows us the cats that you can adopt. >> reporter: it's probably the city's most tactile dining experience. here you're encouraged to touch certain members of the staff and people are lining up to get in. >> i'm a cat person. >> reporter: it's a trend in other countries that's catching on here in the u.s. and this woman visited the first cat cafe. >> i was hanging out there, i can't walk away from this place. >> reporter: fast forward through the kick starter cafe. you come to them. >> we have two cats at home. they're going to be having some problems later on when with smell like other cats. but it's something unique. >> reporter: while that's no shortage of kitties in this city, these are not the kind you

pick up on the street. >> some cats would hate it here. >> reporter: they have to like people and other cats or so. they're up for adoption. as for what's on the menu, well they actually ferry the food from the establishment across the street. they had to turn people away and lock the doors which is a good thing for any new business. you need a reservation and there are rules but for anyone who loves cats -- >> reporter: i think it's great. >> i'd be happy to stop by crumbs and whispers. >> she said she visited in taiwan and that's when she had the idea. it's been going on for quite some time. looking at other stories we're working for you in the 7:00 hour church services getting back underway in the south carolina church where the shootings happened this week. we are still dealing with the remnants of tropical depression bill and all that rain last night.

we have the g.w. parkway shut down at 123 because of a downed tree. we are following a story out of philadelphia. this one is developing. two shootings at block parties at. "news4 today" continues after this.

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talk to your doctor or pharmacist about you and your family getting a whooping cough vaccination today. "news4 today" starts now. >> right now on "news4 today" we have our eye on storm team 4 radar where we're finally starting to see some relief

after hours of severe weather like this thunderstorm in mclean, virginia. look at this, dealing with more out here. a viewer sending us this video of that hail. this is near embassy road -- row, excuse me in northwest. just in, u.s. park police now saying all southbound lanes of the g.w. parkway are shut down. this is just south of exam bridge road because of a downed tree. and here's another look at the severe weather that came through the area. but the sun is going to come out today. it will get awfully sticky. chuck bell has the father's day forecast for us. >> good morning. father's day off to a sticky start and a lot of lingering deep water out there this morning. be really careful as you're driving outside this morning. a lot of high standing water on the local roadways particularly the low spots in the neighborhood. little bridges that go over the neighborhood creeks that's where you need to be most careful.

prince george's county, there's the woodrow wilson bridge, skies are starting to clear out a bit. we'll have an increasing amount of sunshine during the course of the morning. still a flash flood warning, southern fairfax county until 10:30. again reagan national set a daily rainfall record with 2.3 inches of rain. there's the last of the showers moving out to the open waters. 70s out the door first thing this morning and expect a quick warm-up. mid 80s and low to mid 90s for highs today. talk more about the storm chances coming up. >> thanks, chuck. crews from across the region are busy restoring power right now. we have been monitoring the numbers and they're going down for the most part. dominion virginia says 2600 are without power. pepco is reporting that 4,500 are without power in montgomery

and prince george's county. and bg&e with 900 outages, most in anne arundel. and people were ka ugt in floodwaters in dayton, ohio. take a look at this. this is all from the remnants of tropical storm bill. let's take a look at the radar. you can see the rain bands are moving out of the area off the coast. remember, you can watch news 4 live on your smartphone if your power goes out. download the nbc washington app. a developing story out of philadelphia. where someone shot seven people at a block party including three children. our affiliate in philly is saying that an 18-month-old was shot in the neck. bullets also hit an 11-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy. the children and three others are in stable condition. nbc 10 is working to learn the latest condition right now. one person died a at another block party overnight. this happened in detroit. the shooter hit ten people, all adults at a party happening on a basketball court. eight are in serious, one in

critical condition right now. well, today the site of the church massacre in south carolina will open the doors for sunday service. worshipers are returning to emanuel ame church in charleston, south carolina. a live look right now. nine people were shot and killed when a gunman opened fire at the bible study. there's a makeshift memorial outside the church and services are expected to start later this morning. we're learning more about the suspected shooter. now the fbi is investigating a website that may provide more information about the killer. nbc's dan schenamen reports on the investigation and how the community is coming together. >> reporter: quietly, they marched. >> i was tired of feeling helpless. and i wanted to preach with my feet. >> reporter: and mourned. hundreds gathering to make their way to emanuel ame church to honor those lost including reverend and state senator clementa pinckney who will lie in state next week.

>> we should forgive him because clementa believed in the second chance. >> reporter: forgiveness for did ran roof. the fbi is investigating a website in his name. it contains dozens of pictures of roof, burning an american flag, standing in front of the confederate history library and a manifesto type of ranting. someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world and i guess that has to be me. the writing a long rambling, hate-filled letter in which the writer lashes out at african-americans, hispanics, asians and those of the jewish faith. ♪ but it's faith of all kinds that so many are relying on. >> let's hold each other's hand. let's climb on each other's shoulders and let's be here for each other this morning. and in the day to come. >> reporter: faith and perseverance and the church that lost so much is once again opening its doors sunday morning.

d.c. police told us the name of the man someone killed a few days ago. they say joel johnston was homeless and he was stabbed outside the st. luke's center. it happened friday night. derrick ward brought us the first report about it yesterday. police are offering a $25,000 reward in this case. and a 16-year-old died following a shooting in southeast d.c. police say malik mercer died yesterday morning. he was shot in the back as he stepped off of a bus. it happened on wednesday near the intersection of 28th street and naylor street. derryck decuir was arrested and the charges are being reviewed. coming up in the day ahead the family of a d.c. reporter shot and killed by a stray bullet will hold a vigil. charnice milton was shot and she was shot by a man on a dirt bike back in may.

no one has been arrested in her case. the vigil will happen at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon in marvin gay park in d.c. 7:07. taking a look at the week ahead. douglas hughes is headed to court. he flew that gyrocopter miles into the city and then landed on the west lawn of the capitol. right now, he's forbidden from going near the capitol or other places around the mall. fairfax county school can add gender identity to the classes this week. the school board is poised to add the topics to the classes about family life. they'll vote on it come thursday. and then on friday, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton will be in the region. she is visiting george mason university to speak at an event for virginia democrats. also coming up this weekend, metro culture goes under the microscope again. i put together what you can expect. six years ago this monday, two

red lines collide leading to the deadliest accident in metro's history. dozens were injured. next week will focus on the latest deadly accident january 12th this year. thick, acrid smoke filled a tunnel killing a passenger. the ntsb is expected to shed light on why it happened. burned up and charred power cables the root of the problem at l'enfant plaza but why it started not yet known. the meeting will focus on metro's overall safe tiff culture and on going safety oversight with the transit agency. that hearing will take two days. it starts on tuesday morning. too hot to handle. the heat emergency prompted by long lines at a community slide in virginia. as baltimore cleans up from riots, fema delivered disappointing news. how it's hitting the city in the pocket. the impact yesterday's severe weather had on a local music festival.

and look at storm team 4 radar this morning. giving us something

you're watching "news4 today." >> welcome back. maryland will not receive federal aid from fema for the riots in baltimore. fema denied the request for the disaster declaration. mayor hogan asked for millions to pay for the damage to the buildings. the college board said if your child took a faulty s.a.t. earlier this month, they cannic that it again for free. a section said students had more time than they were supposed to have. well, the college board won't score the two sections and it won't affect any scores. however, they say if you're still concerned, your child can do it over again instead.

teen drivers are some of the most dangerous on the road. a report on which cars are most likely to keep them the safest. and today's heat will start a trend, when chuck bell says it will get super hot.

you're watching "news4 today." >> well if you're planning a trip outside with your family, drink plenty of water today. chuck is saying it will be a hot one.

and in hampton, virginia, yesterday 20 people had to be treated for heat exhaustion. they were among thousands who waited hours to ride a giant slip and slide. and the severe weather forced people to leave the fire fly music festival in delaware. the organizers told people to head toward the exits and seek shelter. and they said to take down pop-up tents and canopies. today's show will go on as planned and they're trying to reschedule performers who were forced to cancel because of storms. your teenager is three times more likely to be involved in a deadly car accident than an older driver, but there are safe use cars for new drivers according to consumer reports. consumer reporter erika gonzalez has our story. >> reporter: timothy hollister's son died in a car crash 11 months later. speeding and lack of experience were to blame. >> parents and teens need to work together and approach the first year of trying with the

utmost caution. >> reporter: one thing important thing to do, make sure your teen is driving the safest car possible. >> it's a mistake to buy a very old car because it will lack the safety features that may save their lives. >> reporter: most important is electronic stability control that helps keep drivers from spinning out or rolling over and side air bags are critical. they not only provide a cushion, but they can keep passengers inside during the accident. >> we recommend a mid size or large sedan. they're less prone to rollover and they're easier to maneuver than a suv. >> reporter: there are good used car options that have the recommended safety features, are reliable and cost under $10,000. they include the hyundai sonata. 2006 to 2010. the chevy malibu, 2009 to 2012. and the mazda 6-i.

erika gonzalez, news4. well heading to the nats game you never know what you'll find. the team has now thrown two no-hitters in just three months of games. by now you have heard matt scherzer was the big winner yesterday. he took a perfect game into the ninth inning then hit a batter with two outs. yikes. still, he got the no-hitter. and an amazing experience and his reward for the whole thing was getting doused with chocolate syrup. i don't know when that became the thing for the nats. >> i don't know. sounds pretty awesome. >> it does. >> after you throw -- >> i'd learn to play baseball for that. >> you'll take anything. you want us to douse you in chocolate syrup? >> yes, can i go home after this? >> let's go to camera one. this is a sand trap of a conversation. outside we go, it's a cloudy start today. and these clouds are going to be moving on out. we'll get plenty of sunshine today.

much like yesterday. we started with the clouds and ended up with more than enough sunshine to get us into the 90s yesterday. today, off the cloudy start. you know what today is, guys, yes, summer solstice day. longest day of the year. 77 in washington. heat index already at 79 degrees. maximum daylight, the longest days of the year are finally here. today is the longest day. 14 hours and 54 minutes of daylight today. starting tomorrow we start losing daylight once again by the time we get down to the winster solstice in december, back down to 9 hours and 25 minutes of daylight. get outside and enjoy it. the sun came up before 6:00 this morning. 75 in martinsburg. 77 in washington. feels like factors today will be in the mid to upper 90s. maybe near 100 degrees towards fredericksburg in the northern neck into southern maryland today. drink extra water. nowhere near as much coverage or intensity as we saw yesterday

for storm chances. the rain this morning is coming to an end. we'll have another 20 to 30% chance of a few thunderstorms coming our way this afternoon, so don't your turn back completely on the rain threat. any of the lonely thunderstorms that do bubble up can become briefly severe. here's future weather at 6:00. that's the thunderstorm ripple threat moving into parts of southern maryland. keep a weather eye to the sky today. temperatures mostly in the mid 80s. an isolated shower or thunderstorm. here's the last of the rain moving off the western shore of the bay on into the eastern shore of maryland right now. rain out to salisbury and cambridge and rehoboth and ocean city. if you travel up to boston you'll go into the heavy rain that was here last night. this little ripple in ohio that's swinging by later by this afternoon. that's why there's a chance for a shower or a thunderstorm

today. some could be strong. severe weather risk higher well out to our west. wes of i-85 into the mountains of west virginia, but still a chance of any of those isolated thunderstorms bubbling up could be briefly severe. not like last night, but don't want to get caught off guard. 95 today. only a 30% or less chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. hot tomorrow. high 93. hotter on tuesday. high 97. chance for thunderstorms late tuesday night as a weather front comes by and takes the industrial strength part out of the heat. back into the mid and upper 80s in the second half of the week. a manhunt is underway in new orleans. what we're learning about a suspect who escaped from the back of a police car and killed a police officer. a victory walk like no other. why this teen got a standing ovation as he crossed the graduation stage.

you're watching "news4 today." >> well, a northern virginia teen takes no small steps following a swimming step that left him quadriplegic. parker's recovery is nothing short of miraculous. >> he graduated with honors and aaron gilchrist shows us the real victory was in every small step. >> reporter: it's the moment every student waits for. >> parker scott -- >> reporter: and the moment

parker hollow worked so hard for standing to his feet, taking steps his hilton high school classmates hadn't seen in three years. and a step doctors didn't think would be possible. >> it felt great. i was trying not to think too hard about it. just focus and it went by in a flash and it was great. >> reporter: it almost didn't happen. we introduced you to parker last summer, two years a fr the swimming accident that changed his life. parker was in the waters off ocean city when a little dive left him with two fractured vertebrae near the top of his spine and a 4% chance of ever having movement below his shoulders. fast forward to 2014 from his wheelchair he showed me around the retrofitted basement of his woodbridge home and showed me his growing ability to walk again. we followed him to physical therapy where his progress has been astounding. >> i think in this last year the most that has changed, and right now it's not so much physically improving but

lifetime improving. >> reporter: although he used a wheelchair for the graduation procession parker says as soon as he got a little feeling back in his legs he was determined to be on his feet to get his diploma. still, there was extra planning and even a practice run before graduation. >> you want to live in the moment and take it all in. but at the same time i don't want to get overwhelmed. >> reporter: when we talked before the ceremony, he said the school year was overwhelming with classes and therapy. but now, he's focused on the future. >> so i want go to school. i want to be able to drive myself. because once i can drive that will change everything. >> reporter: as his parents watched his triumphant march with tear filled joy -- >> he did it. he did it so well. he just looked beautiful. >> reporter: they say change has filled every day since parker's injury. >> he's kept his head down. took one step at a time every day and here we are. you know? just a lot of hard work. >> never thought we'd see this

day happen. it's amazing. i'm so proud of him. >> reporter: aaron gilchrist, "news4 today." >> that's an excellent story. good for him. >> what a fighter. >> i love that he wants to drive himself too. >> he will. he will. >> good for you. well, coming up hate or heritage? more people are calling for the confederate flag to be taken down in south carolina. this following the tragic shooting of nine worshipers. and what mitt romney tweeted that's gaining support on both sides of the aisle. new information about a prison break in new york. the tip has police ramping up

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taking a look at this morning's top stories, huge puddles of water flooding leftover from yesterday's rain. this is a look at the streets of old town alexandria. and the faithful will gather for sunday services at the site of the church massacre. you're looking at a live look from charleston, south carolina. you can see that there's a memorial for the nine people gunned down at the church. emanuel ame church will offer services later this morning as the healing continues. welcome back, everyone. i'm gwen stefaniangie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. you can see the rain moving out, and chuck, that was a lightning

storm like nothing i had ever seen. >> yeah. i hope everybody remained weather aware yesterday. we sounded the alerts yesterday morning and amelia was here all night last night. we'll face another chance for storms today, but nothing like what we went through last night. here's a view over from prince george's county looking back over the potomac this morning. another airplane headed up the river for another on-time landing hopefully today. still have a coastal flood advisory in anne arundel and the flash flood warning in southern most fairfax county. that's until 10:30 this morning. area wide, one to three inches of rain. still areas of high and standing water on roads, so be careful. a chance of an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. we'll be 90 degrees by early this afternoon and highs today will be in the low to mid 90s. even outside chance of a thunderstorm later on today. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes.

we are keeping an eye on power outage numbers right now, the numbers are going up and down as crews restore power. dominion virginia reports more than 2,600 customers are without power. most are in fairfax county. pepco reporting about 5,800 of you don't have power in the district. montgomery and prince george's county. we checked in with bg&e and 500 outages, most in anne arundel county. a man's death is being investigated as a homicide this morning. someone shot tayshaun dorsey yesterday in his apartment. it was the third homicide in fredericksburg in just a week. we're following a developing story. officers searching for two prisoners who escaped more than two weeks ago in new york. they're looking for david sweat and richard matt near the pennsylvania and new york

border. 350 miles from the prison. witnesses spotted the two in the area last week. and new orleans, another prisoner on the loose. police say he somehow got a gun while wearing handcuffs and killed a police officer. it happened around this time yesterday. this man, the prisoner, travis boyce is still out there. police are offering a 10,000 dollar rewards to find him. and now to the church massacre in south carolina. mitt romney is saying that the confederate flag at the state capitol should be taken down. he writes to many, the confederal flag is a symbol of racial hatred. remove it now to honor the charleston victims. some of the people running for president are now calling for new gun laws. democrats and republicans have different views on expanded background checks. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker reports on the candidates. >> how it could be possible that we as a nation still allow guns to fall into the hands of people whose hearts are filled with

hate. >> reporter: democratic frontrunner hillary clinton made an impassioned call for change in the wake of the charleston church massacre. >> i know that gun ownership is part of the fabric of a lot of law abiding communities. but i also know that we can have common sense gun reforms. >> reporter: clinton pushed for expanded background checks legislation that president obama championed in the wake of the sandy hook elementary school shooting which failed in congress. and she said the root of this latest shooting is race. >> america's long struggle with race is far from finished. >> reporter: democratic candidate martin o'malley reacted with an edgy press release and argued stiffer gun laws are necessary. >> i refuse to act as if this is the new normal. >> reporter: echoing remarks made by president obama friday night. >> every country has violent or mentally unstable people. but not every country is awash

with easily accessible guns. >> reporter: tougher laws some say violate second amendment right, making it a difficult topic for gop candidates who have been silent on the gun debate this week. >> in times of great national mourning all of us must come together. >> this isn't the time for politics. this is an awful time, this is a time for healing. >> reporter: while the topic is far from a central concern of core republican voters it could become a pivotal issue in the election. >> guns as an issue resonate with democrats and liberals and swing voters in the suburbs, particularly women. >> nbc's kristen welker reporting there. well an nfl team made a special donation for the victims of the strategy in charleston. the owner of the carolina panthers donated $90,000 to their families and $10,000 to the emanuel ame church.

jerry richardson said it can help with funeral costs or anything that the family needs. overnight, a flight from rome to chicago was diverted to ireland. nbc news confirmed that it was diverted because of a disruptive passenger. the others were rebooked on a plane. what you need to know in the week ahead. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is meeting face to place with federal law enforcement officials to talk about crime in the district. bowser says she wants to work with the u.s. attorney and parole commissioner to cut back on violent crime. thursday we'll learn when jesse matthew's trial will be. he is accused of killing hannah graham last night. it probably won't happen until next year. friday, aaron gilchrist will be the opening host for the world police officer and firefighter games. it features firefighters and police officers from around the

country. a virginia college may stay open after all. what just saved sweet briar from closing the doors to students and why it could be a short lived victory. and the emergency that got golf fans' attention at the u.s. ope

you're watching "news4 today." >> well, an alligator in maryland has a new home at the zoo. take a look. a natural resources police wrapgled this guy out of a backyard pond in hartford county. they sent it to the frederick county zoo and charged the owner with having a dangerous owner which is against the law. speaking of animals, did you know that you can stop by d.c.'s very first cat cafe. it's in georgetown and it's getting a whole lot of buzz. >> yes and purrs too.

crumbs and whatiskers had to turn people away because it was so busy. derrick ward has more. >> reporter: it's probably the most tactile dining experience. you're encouraged to touch certain members of the staff and people are lining up to get in. >> i'm a cat person. >> reporter: it's a trend in other countries that's catching on in the u.s. now in georgetown, this woman got the fever on a visit to thailand. >> i'm telling you, i walked in there and i was hanging out there and i was like, i can't walk away from this place. >> reporter: fast forward through the investment some of some personal saving as and a kick starter campaign and you get crumbs and whiskers. >> we have two cats at home. they're having some problems when we come in smelling like other cats but it's unique. >> reporter: while there's no shortage of kitties in this city, these are not the kind you pick up on the street. >> some cats would hate it here. >> reporter: these cats have to like people and other cats too.

the 20 or so that make the grade come from the humane society and they're up for adoption. as for what's on the menu, they ferry the food from the accomplishment across the street. on the first day open, they had to turn people away and lock the doors which is a good thing for any because. you need a reservation and there are rules but for anyone who loves cats -- >> i think it's great. >> derrick ward, news4. well, trying to get around traffic on july 4th weekend it cub a hassle. the new service getting you back and forth from virginia to d.c. this year. and coming up, the summer solstice is in full effect. chuck's seven-day forecast includes seven days of hotness

you're watching "news4 today." >> the "today" show is next on nbc4. starts at 8:00. >> we stole her back erica hill and craig morgan. >> they're happy. fine be that way. we need to get her back here. >> okay. what have you got coming up? >> nice to see you. this morning on "today" we'll be live in charleston. mourners will come together to worship at the church where nine people were killed earlier this week. they'll remember the nine lives that were lost. also this morning we are learning more about the shooter, including a look at the hateful manifesto which appears to have come from him. >> also ahead on this sunday morning could the authorities be hot on the trail of the two

escaped killers after another possible sighting? this one nearby the new york/pennsylvania line. it is father's day of course. we'll introduce you to a heroic dad battling cancer and proving to his kids you don't need superheroes from the comic books for a superhero. and lester holt is stopping by one last time before he starts that new gig tomorrow. he is of course the new anchor of "nbc nightly news." perhaps you heard. we'll look back at some of the great memories that he made on this show the past 12 years. >> yeah. >> yeah. dozen years here. >> wow. >> that show and like every other show. >> pretty much. >> he's actually anchored every show at nbc. >> i'm sure it will feel like a vacation for him. >> please do us a favor and tell us happy father's day on behalf of us and also to you, craig. >> thank you angie goff.

happy father's day to dr. bob. >> thank you. we'll be grilling out later. well, take a look at this picture from the u.s. open in washington state. a warehouse caught fire nearby sending up that plume of smoke. the fire destroyed a lot of boats worth a total of about $4 million. firefighter battling this wildfire in southern california. the fire around a lake has burned 16,000 acres in san bernardino national forest. it's threatening about 500 buildings. several communities and campgrounds have been evacuated. the fire is 15% contained. it seems like sweet briar college is staying open. virginia attorney general mark herring announced a settlement to keep it running for another year. alumni raised $12 million to make it happen and the deal will involve a new president of the school and fewer restrictions on the endowments. fourth of july is coming up. if you're making plans, you should know that vre will have a special service going up to the

district. vre will have fire cracker trains pick you up on the manassas and fredericksburg lines. we're told it will get you to the mall before 9:00 p.m. well, today there will be a special ceremony for father's day at the vietnam veterans memorial. sons and daughters will honor their fathers who died serving our country in vietnam. this year marks 50 years since the u.s. started ground combat operations in the country. the ceremony begins at 10:00 this morning. also, we think you might say aw when you open up google. look at the doodle it's got dads, a penguin, a fox and of course a human father too. check that out. something cool. >> do papa foxes celebrate father's day? >> every -- >> everybody does. taking a life long nap. >> fair enough. >> well, it's going to be a hot day for dad. >> yes, it is. if you're standing out by the grill today, take notice. you need to drink extra water outside today. remember alcohol and caffeine are dehydrators, so be careful

if you spend a lot of time outside. for every father's day adult beverage you have, maybe you have a bottle of water to go along with it. outside this morning, sunshine getting through. our skies going more and more sunny with each passing moment around here. the sunshine is going to continue to help evaporate all the deep puddles out there. what a wallop from mother nature last night. reagan national more than two inches of rain yesterday. almost two inches at bwi marshall as well. more than an inch at 30 different reporting stations around the area. 77 now with skies going from mostly cloudy to partly cloudy. you want to stay in touch with me, send me great pictures from the storms last night. send them to me on my instagram. or on twitter. e-mail them to me as well. temperatures outside, mid to upper 70s already and with such a mild start to the day and tons of sunshine coming our way, it

will be quite the warm-up. back up into the low perhaps mid 90s today. rain chances are 30% or less. there won't be the coverage of thunderstorms as yesterday, but nonetheless, any one or two that bubble up could be strong to severe. keep that in mind. heat indexes today, mid to upper 90s before any cooling shower chances start to move on in. here's future weather once again, opportunity for maybe a quick little shower by 3:00. with peak daytime heating the computer models continue to wring out the thunderstorm chances down across parts of southern maryland in the 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 time frame. i have no the few -- any of the few storms that get going could be severe. any additional rain could cause localized flash flooding. here's the review from last night when that first line of intense thunderstorms went through. then what a wall. there was the center of circulation from tropical storm bill off the jersey shore and

moving away from us. on the back side of it, sinking air is clearing the skies out for now. plenty of sunshine. these clouds are going to continue to disappear and then with daytime heating that's what we'll be watching out for today. daytime bubbling up of thunderstorms. slight risk today, yesterday we were right in the middle of the pulls eye for the slight risk area. today the bull's-eye is back out to our west. any time you have a thunderstorm under these conditions be taking it very seriously. if you hear thunder roar that's your sign to go indoors and again, the higher chances for any stronger storms today are out to the north and west of the metro area. so then for the remainder of the day, not a bad day to be outside today. it will be a hot one though. then as you get into the day tomorrow, again one or two isolated storms possible but you're noticing how much warmer it will be over the next couple of days. the temperatures should be well back uninto the 90s. 95 downtown washington today. suburbs low 90s. again, that little bit of a rain chance for this afternoon. another chance for storms late tuesday night ahead of a weather

front which does take the in

♪ ♪ you're watching "news4 today." >> well it's not just father's day today. did you know today is the first ever international yoga day too. take a look at all of those yogis. these are people in taiwan. they held a yoga-a-thon today.

take your dad to big yoga event. it starts in half an hour from now. grab your mats. >> namaste. i'm practicing my tree pose. >> gosh. i don't even know what the rest of them are. former washington bullet and wizard harvey grant will get an extra special father's day gift this week. >> that's right. he'll get to see his son achieve his dream. grant's son is expected to be a first round pick in this week's nba draft. carol maloney has this great story. >> yeah, i played 11 years. i could have squeezed in three more years you know? but it wasn't worth it. >> reporter: harvey grant, never really gave up basketball. after retiring, he took on a job that was so much more rewarding. >> i figured, you know, the stuff that i learned and you know, over the years i can give back, you know, new off spring. >> letting us know if we want to reach the level we have to work as hard as we can.

waking unp at 6:00 a.m. and not going to the parties that your friends are going to. >> reporter: the message is good. how did you get him to hear it? >> at the beginning, you know, when they was younger you know, they -- okay, dad, you played with michael jordan and kobe and those guys. you know, they listened. but after they got older, you know, i'm dad. >> reporter: so dad learned to back off. which harvey admits was the hardest thing he's ever had to do. >> you can't control what he's doing out there. and you just want your son or you daughter to be the best and to be the best they can. >> reporter: following in their father's footsteps jeremy was drafted by the 76ers last year. and jeeren worked out with the wizards earlier this month. he is expected to be one of the top prospects in next week's draft. >> at the end of the day it's about hearing your name called. >> i'm blessed and i'm a proud dad.

but i'm -- you know, you're happy but you look nervous. when you see your son there playing, it's that type of feeling. but, you know, i'm so happy for him and so proud of him. >> reporter: a proud father whose goals and dreams are not just for himself, but for his family. carol maloney, news4 sports. >> it's been a journey. he had to leave notre dame to get his grades back up and then returned. >> first round, a big deal. >> like the dad said, you want to be happy for your kids. you want them to be happy. well, today is father's day and lots of us are celebrating our dads. or if you're like me, make you're celebrating with your family today. a little cookout. we have learned about a bunch of events. crystal city is holding their annual car show. take pictures with the father of our country, george washington. that starts at 10:00 this morning.

in montgomery county a family friendly fitness event. happy father's day. >> my father is down in atlanta giving him a call today. >> very nice. >> it will be nice. >> we're dealing with southern heat. >> yeah. definitely. it will be 90ing in degrees where he is in atlanta. it will be 90 something here, like we're in the same room. it's a stifler out there heat index up close to 100. we do not have the coverage or the overall intensity of expected storm chances today, but if you hear thunder bubbling up just know that it could be a stronger thunderstorm today. not anywhere near the coverage that we saw yesterday. more of the isolated variety. near 95 downtown today. mid -- low to mid 90s in most of the suburbs. it will be hot today, tomorrow and today. more typical late june weather second half of the week, closer to average. but still air conditioning level warm. any time you're up near 90

degrees you need the a.c. on. >> do you feel like we went from spring to summer? >> we have the number one warmest may on record. it's about, you know, the average for the first time of august. so we're way ahead in hot weather and temperatures. >> i like how you talk about the 80s we'll get relief and a cool down and you have 80 on the screen. >> the different between 89 and 77 is light years. >> that's going to do it for this edition of "news4 today." we appreciate you joining us on this father's day. >> we'll be back at 9:00. until then, have a great father's day to all the fathers out

good morning. love and hate. the historic church where nine people were killed wednesday night. opens its doors this morning. new images emerge of the shooter along with a chilling manifesto apparently written by him spewg venom at other races and religions. >> closing? hundreds of law enforcement officers zeroing in on a small town near the new york pennsylvania state line after another reported sighting of the two escaped killers. >> reporter: now reporting that -- possibly matching the description of the fugitives. >> could today be the day