frederick and just north to the area here. that until 5:45. look, another storm right behind that one. look at all the lightning associated with these storms. this this storm is making its way in. and more to come. look at this line of very intense thunderstorms moving on down through the region. it will make its way in most likely in about the next two hours. so between now and 7:00 8:00 9:00 to the south. we will have the latest for you all evening long. >> the storm came four by four is live monitoring conditions as

this weather moves in. here is a live look at georgetown pike. we will be monitoring the roads and weather all afternoon. >> emergency cooling centers have opened up with ac and water. >> there was a disturbing discovery in a district. a body found inside a burning trash can in the trinidad neighborhood. that is an area that has seen a lot of positive change in recent years. that is where we find reaction from people who live there. pat? >> this was supposed to be a big luxury condominium. now it's a crime scene. it happened in this driveway behind the vacant house.

this is where they say someone stuffed a body into a large green trash can and then set it on fire. the body they say burned beyond recognition. this is the woman who saw the smoke and called 911. >> it's just scary. it's scary. i mean, you just fire back. it's spooky. the neighborhood is not like it should be. >> there was a promise of condos here but it never came to be. for nearly ten years people in the neighborhood say this has been a problem property. a cut throat a hang out. drinking, drugs, all sorts of things going on here. green ones, black ones, white ones. neighbors say some bad things have happened here but nothing like that discovery this morning of the burning body in that

super can. >> to throw somebody away like a doll like that is messed up. >> in the trash can. >> in the trash can. >> and then set it on fire. >> it's sad. >> people don't have a conscious. you and i have a conscious. they ain't got no conscious. you get one of them when you get old. >> trinidad was one of the most violent neighborhoods in our city. things have improved here. but just last wednesday a man was shot and killed a few blocks away. and now people are starting to get worryied. >> i have been in this neighborhood all of my life. i am just disgusted with it. >> so far this year in our city, 62 murders. same time last year, 52 murders. jim, back to you. >> pat, thank you. a new report says the suspect in

the dc mansion murders was here on a green card and immigration agents didn't know about it. police arrested wint back in march for having stolen property. his fingerprints were run through the fbi data base but the evidence was not turned over to immigration until the murder last month. wint was born in gee ya that and was in danger of losing his green card because of prior arrests. >> new surveillance video shows just how chaotic and scarry it was inside the plaza metro as it started filling up with smoke. the board wants to know exactly what happened and how metro responded to this. adam? >> a full day spent analyzeing

the tragedy. communication was poor and precious minutes may have been wasted. what happens next is telling. trains continue to pull in and out of the station with the thick smoke. we know metro wanted the train on the right to keep moveing in a tunnel away from the smoke. >> the 61-year-old woman later died. written testimony states i got people on the train saying they can't breathe. they're coughing and vomiting. i need to get back to the platform. that operator was told repeatedly to standby. we now know metro was trying to

move the train back to the platform but there wasn't enough power to do it. the elect call third rail and smoke happening that day was overwhelming. >> that video where trains are continuing to go through the station even though there's thick heavy smoke, does that prove to you that there was miscommunication going on between a lot of people? >> that's the reason i asked the question about is there any single person who knows all of that to know what to do to keep the smoke out of the train and to me the answer to that is not yet. >> coming up at 6:00 first responders not communicating with one another. >> a former volunteer paramedic in northern virginia is now facing two charges in separate child abuse cases. timothy ward turned himself in yesterday. he is accused of rape and taking indecent liberties with a child. he already faced charges

involving an underaged girl. he had been a volunteer. ward is being held now without bond. >> nobody will be voting this friday in the house of representatives. john boehner will be leading a delegation to attend funerals in charleston. the last votes are expected by mid thursday. several hundred people outside the state house in south carolina earlier today urging lawmakers to remove the confederate flag. this rally comes just one day after the governor said it's time to take it down. removing that flag requires a two-thirds vote of the state's legislature. critics of the flag say they are confident it could be down by august at the latest. interim leaders applaud the efforts but are interested in the victims involved last week. >> some of the largest retailers are joining walmart and sears in

banning the sale of confederate flags. walmart announced that confederate gear would be pulled. ebay and target also announcing they have plans to remove items. northern virginia bureau chief says last week's supreme court ruling gives statefficials the authority to act. >> visitors come to the battlefield park to soak up civil war history but they are also keenly aware of the con contemptorary debate that now symbolizes racism and hatered. >> i hate to see anyone use a symbol to encourage hate. >> the governor announced he will begin the process of stripping the flag off of the license plates. in the wake of the church

massacre, the flag has got to go. >> this commonwealth does not support the display of the confederate battle flag or the message that it sends to the world. >> you see displayed everywhere sons of confederate veterans are far and few between. only about 1600 have been issued. this visitor supports the decision but onders if the move will have much practical impact. she says she has never seen the plate. >> i appreciate the gesture and i'm a fan of this no longer being the symbol of southern pride or whatever it is that people consider it a symbol of, i don't know how much of an impact it will have beyond the immediate look what we're doing. >> this mississippi man said he didn't understand the hurtful image of the flag until he attended college at ole miss and now thinks that the place is in a museum. >> symbols are important.

i think it's being used for the wrong reasons now. >> we contacted several members of the sons of confederate veterans for comment but have not yet heard back. >> now to a story you probably heard. cameras spying on workers in changing rooms. some claim it's happening at the va hospital. here are the pictures. >> and the governor's cancer scare and fight. we will introduce you to the man who is going to step up and help lead now. >> it appears that they have been here for some time. coming up on news 4, the issues at cedar hill cemetery keep adding up and it doesn't look like anything is getting fixed yet. >> right now a severe thunderstorm warning. more storms back to the west. let's take you back towards western maryland. some of the intense storms

making their way our way. we will continue to watch those as we move on in. the next few hours will be a

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>> we have an update on a story that served a lot of you about that cemetery where a casket washed away from its burial flot. >> the kinds of problems that cedar hill cemetery would worry anybody with a loved one buried there. tracy? >> reporter: we actually met with one man who showed up to check on his mother's plot. we spoke with cemetery spokesmen who have a lot of answers for what we saw here yesterday. >> it's an unsettling site forrin.

a coffin washed out of the ground filled with water. >> i wanted to make sure my mother was all right. >> herbert came out to be sure that his mother was all right after seeing our story. >> the first thing i did was try to get in touch with them and i didn't get no response back so that's why i came up here to find out what was going on. >> a viewer sent these disturbing pictures to news 4. a cemetery spokesman had more answers about how this happened. >> do you think that it was one coffin that was displaced in the storm from saturday? >> at this point. >> the spokesman said no other graves were disturbed and they are working to reach out to the family. yesterday chris gordon discovered tombstones in the creek. we visited that location and checked out the retaining wall that is supposed to shore up the grave near the creek. >> we could tell that the retaining wall had been breaking

for some time and it looks like some of these headstones have actually been here for a while. those tombstones were purposely put there and discarded there is what happened? >> right. the fragment ss that needed to be replaced or damaged. it is an area for discarded pieces that needed to be replaced. >> as we started to ask follow up questions, our conversation was interrupted by cemetery security. >> i'm speaking with the spokesperson now. >> i can't have you on the property. >> murdoch said he was told tis mother is not impacted but he is still upset over how all of this has unfolded. >> somebody's needing to get in touch with them. >> we were invited back on the property after we filed that report who wanted us to get video of the heavy machinery that they have moved on to the grounds.

they are working to put in a new retaining wall and they say this one will be highway grade. coming up on news 4 at 6: with the agent about the tombstones being in the creek. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you. right now tom brady is inside nfl headquarters to appeal his four game suspension over deflate gate. a big crowd surrounding the quarterback when he showed up this afternoon. roger goodell is the hearing manager. the team was fined a million bucks and had to give up a couple draft picks. >> lots of great news for the nats. returning from the disabled list to pitch against the braves. surpassing 9.2 million all star

votes. >> i just heard some great news. did you hear the record for all star voting? >> i did not. >> you just broke it by 2 million votes. >> oh wow. definitely got to thank the fans for that one. >> you guys get one back. what's the level of confidence tonight? >> it's a big push for our staff and he's one of our horses. one of the best guys out there and he's going to bring that emotion tonight hopefully and if there's anything that needs to do to keep it for me. he will get some runs on the board for me. getting the w tonight and he needs to do things. >> what about the body issue?

>> i was younger. it's a very cool thing for athletes. >> is it nerve racking? were you completely naked? >> i was. a little nerve racking. i had a great photographer who did a great job, an awesome job. a lot of fun doing it. i'm excited for it to come out. >> guys come out here without their clothes on all the time right? >> you got it. >> it's all about the photographer. harper is a big attraction and we have a round up of all the freebies. just search baseball guide. >> weather heads up right now. the entire region under a severe thunderstorm watch. >> and we are just getting started. >> we

this storm really firing up and this line that is just now forming the start of wha make our way through the rest of the evening hours. >> plus the baltimore police officers accused in the murder of freddie gray returned to court. find out how today's developments could mean a change of plans for them. >> and we just learned how a hacker gained access to the records inside the office of personnel management. >> plus the husband of the jail

>> we are taking a look at the storms making the way in. storms arriving near frederick this is 70 where it meets with

270 and we do have severe thunderstorm warning associated with the storm. the strongest of those storms looks like it's moving just to the south of frederick right now. let's take a look at the map and show you what we're dealing with right now. that one you can hear the beeping. that is for a severe thunderstorm warning. that's for howard county. other portions of carol county just to the west of baltimore. let's go ahead and zoom? i want to noe show you frederick county. they are getting hammered. look at the lightning associated with this. we have got over 116 lightning strikes within the last ten minutes. that's the storm and that helps the next. and then a new warning that is issued for loudoun. that warning issued until 6:00

tonight. right down 85 and along 270. 270 always a mess this time of the afternoon. and as i movehe mat back towards the west, we will continue to move around bruns wick. let's show you what is happening. look at this storm. this storm has just blossomed and look at the amount of lightning with this. a very intense line of storms. a tornado warning and this line goes back from philly all the way back towards western maryland. and this whole system will continue to move into our region. we have got a very busy night ahead. and i want to make sure, stay indoors if you can.

high winds i think will be the main threat with this. we will see the potential for hail. heavy rain and there is potential for flash flooding is when things begin to change. so once again a very cool air mass that will be making its way our way. that is something we will watching too. we will have a lot of rain we

will have much more on that and the rest of it coming up. we are watching the storms just south of frederick. >> thank you. now at 5:00 tonight the maryland governor's cancer battle. >> as the intense battle begins a new leader emerges. how much do you know about the lieutenant governor? we will hear from him about how he is stepping up. >> and she didn't want to show her face but she told us her story.

here's a live look just a taste of things to come. traffic starting to back up

really big time here on i 270 south of clarksburg and boy are those clouds getting dark. >> severe storms are moving into our area. >> and right now we're monitoring the conditions on radar. >> it's really an ominous looking sky. we have been on air all day long telling folks not only about the heat. >> let's take a look at those storms right now. all evening long. taking a look at the latest with the storms. and then they are moving more west to east before they get a push. that will happen a little bit later on. making their way over. if you live around urbana clarksburg, take cover. get inside. take cover in this area through

these storms moving off. more storminess back into frederick county, virginia including just around winchester and more storms likely coming down quickly. the latest on where these warnings are and who is afengted. >> take a look at the graphic here. that watch until 11:00 p.m. you can see all the boxes in yellow, all the areas where we do have warnings. the first one for power county and that one goes until 6:00 p.m. the eldersburg area impacted. impac like leesburg and right across 270 and those storms until 6:00 p.m. that's until 5:30. that one should be coming down

soon. what else we have to watch out for will be high winds. and that means your visibility could be limited at times on area roads. keep that in mind. we said if you don't need to go out, stay put stay safe stay inside. >> this is really going to be a fairly dangerous situation. look at all the red associated with that. so we're just getting started. we're going to be here for you all night long. most likely around 7:00 7:30. >> thank you both. we know you will. the storm team four by four heading out to the great falls area. you can see more ominous clouds. a lot of traffic backed up here. we will continue to monitor conditions throughout this hour. >> this is the time to turn on that alert on the nbc washington app. we will update you on severe weather all throughout the evening. >> green ribbons on display all

across annapolis today. a show of support for larry hogan and his fight against cancer. woe have a look at how the governor and leaders are spending the day a day after the diagnose. >> he was not in his office here at the maryland state office today. instead he decided to work from home which in his case is directly across the street but he stayed out of public view. >> he was inside the residence most of the day. his staff came here for meetings. boyd arrived at noon for a meeting just before standing in for the governor at this meeting at the board of public works which we views requests for state contracts. >> he is fight through it. he still has the spirit and siz

sense of humor and everything else else. >> it was business as usual for these leaders. differences were put aside as democrats lined up with the republican governor in his fight against cancer. >> he is one of the most genuine gracious thoughtful people that one will ever meet in this business. i can also tell you that there is no more tougher or relentless fighter than hogan. >> he announced that he is fighting aggressive cancer in his news conference yesterday. and how that sense of humor is being shared by others here in annapolis here today. >> and the new lapel pin that is already becoming the most popular accessory in annapolis.

>> the baltimore sun reports that gray died from a single high energy injury. it was likely caused when the police van hit the brakes. the sun has a lot more from the medical examiner's office that his death fits the medical and legal definition of an accident. gray was on his belly when they loaded him into the police van but he may have gotten to his feet at some point. when the van changed direction he may have been thrown into the wall. all six pleaded not guilty today. their trial expected to start in october. she was just two years old and now a little girl is dead after being left in a hot car. we will find out what is next for maryland father who left

her behind. the husband of the prison worker who is accused of plotting to help the two new york inmates escape is breaking

>> is the afternoon in the skies look at what is overhead in ash burn. this is the four by four traveling out there. and the skies are looking quite ominous. we have got a messy batch of storms headed our way. we have got a storm team watching the skies from you.

>> mitchell also denied reports of his wife having a relationship with the men. >> there have been reports that your wife fell in love with one of these inmates. >> she asked if i loved her any more. they gave her a little attention and it went too far. he tried to kiss her a couple of times, she did not. and she said. the relationship with one or both of these inmates. >> absolutely not. >> did you ask her point-blank? >> she swore on her son's life that i never ever had sex with them.

>> she and possibly he would be dead now. he also said he has not ruled out testifying against her. >> and used a federal contractors credential to do so. director katherine didn't say what had happened or if its related to the two cyber breaches that exposed private information of millions of federal employees. federal employees are telling us the site is not working properly and it's a long way for help over the phone. we asked about the problems and told us it is still best to enroll online. as for the call centers it has increased the staff to handle the volume and it started a call back feature so you don't have

to wait on the phone. >> and secret video cameras installed in changing rooms? it's a news 4 exclusive with details on what is being done about it now. >> less than 24 hours after the charleston shooting, satanic symbols were written on the side of this predominantly african-american church. coming up at 5:00, what police are telling the pastor about their investigation. >> and teams are just getting started. he is going a little later until about 6:00 and 6:30. we will track that live for you when news 4 returns. ahh, soccer. top chef.

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things are turning rough out there. rain is really coming down and it is slowing traffic there on 270 where the clouds are rolling

in. the clouds are rolling in and it is about to pour. >> let's see where this is going to start. >> that red is a tornado warning. just to the northeast pocket of baltimore county they have had quite turbulent weather. all of these other boxes inside of the severe thunderstorm. here is the line. it is far reaching from philadelphia all the way through areas of west virginia. making its way towards east and southeast. here is what i was talking about. but still i'm tracking this

storm system here away from frederick county. there could be some high winds with this. carol highlands in the next couple of minutes. and the rest of that line just north of damascus in jonesville it's south, southeast towards germantown. if you are in any of those locations and you have got the high winds coming up, you see the light ning and want to make sure that you get inside. keep everyone safe. stay put. this will be a rough evening for us. the storms are just getting started at least with this line making its way to our area. our main threat today here this evening is seeing that of very high winds we can also see hail. we have seen that already around an inch or later.

the torrential rain already slowing traffic down. kand rule out an isolated tornado. exexpect a lot of lightning, too. a tremendous amount of lightning. we're not too sure if the game is going to get a chance to make it. first pitch at 6:05. we start cooling way down. the kind of winds we will get, around 60 miles an hour or later. mainly the high winds and hail just to the north of an area of pennsylvania. a look at your fore-day forecast. high heat that will be right behind this one. could see some showers late thursday. some weekend rains coming our way. right near the coast. mostly saturday afternoon rain heading into sunday.

meanwhile, again, early part of next week, no high heat. we should be staying in the low 80s for highs. this is the line of storms that we're tracking. look at all of that. it's got a lot more coming up at news 4 at 6:00. >> less than 24 hours after the church shooting the predominantly african-american church in our area was vandalized but police are not calling this case a hate crime. we are live with reaction from that church's pastor. >> many are on edge. >> this is a mean sanction ware.

we seat 1100. >> but those that worship here were concerned at last sunday's service. he brought us to the side of the church to show us why. >> what you see here is basically the expression. >> this was not considered a hate crime because it was not directed at a specific person but police are still actively looking for suspects. pastor robinson says he will continue to preach about forgiveness. >> dark will never otherthrow light. evil will never overthrow love.

>> reporting in maryland megan fitzgerald. police officers accuse managers of the washington va medical center of placing hidden cameras inside the busy facility. >> a new lawsuit includes allegations of hidden cameras inside a changing room used by male and female officers. scott mcfar land broke this story this afternoon and shows us the camera that officers say were used. scott? >> just 24 current and former police officers were suing the police chief, its director and the va itself. they say those cameras were used to secretly record conversations. this is a picture of what the officers say is one of those cameras. they are accused of hiding and

hiding the light with black elect call tape. they videoed female employees changing clothes and there was a microphone hidden in a police work room. managers used some of the recordings in a disciplinary case against an employee who was later suspended. we do have a statement from the u.s. department of veteran's affairs. they said va remains vigilant in protecting employees however we can't comment on these due to pending litigations. that part of our story on news 4 at 6:00. >> as we deal with the hottest day of the season so far we are learning more about the death of a maryland totler left in a hot car for 24 hours. find out what parents learn from

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and in leesburg on the move. lots of headlights on the first rain drops are falling. we have a live look at conditions at the top of the hour. with this hot weather it's worth noting that it already happened twice this week. children dying of heatstroke after being left in hot cars. a toddler in baltimore died yesterday and a 3-year-old girl in california died on father's day. steve handlesman spoke to a mother who knows the cost of a careless mistake all too well. >> reporter: this summer's first heat wave means more children dying in hot vehicles. eight so far this week. in baltimore it was a 2-year-old girl in baltimore. >> he's walking down the street,

crying. >> the cry something charged with murder. so was this woman in 2007 and she was acquitted. lynn's son was nine months old. she thought he was with the baby sitter but he was in her car and died. >> this problem persists why? >> because people do not believe that it could ever happen to them. like me i was a parent that said there's no way that could ever happen to me. >> 37 children on average still die every year in hot cars. no reduction. despite gadgets like baby seats that can call your phone or little squawk boxes. >> child alert. child alert. check car seat. >> drivers themselves have to stay aware. >> parents can look before you lock. >> that's your slogan. you have got a suggestion and others do too, that you take your backpack purse, briefcase and instead of keeping it up front you put it in the back with your child so when you get where you're going you don't

forget. >> it's summertime. young lives are at stake. here's another trick. put your left shoe in the backseat. and if you see somebody else's child left alone in a hot car, do something. >> in the meantime the governor of virginia is taking a stand amidst the controversy. >> his death sparked riots across the country. the official autopsy is released. >> we begin tonight with a weather. some severe storms moving closer to our region. there are already some reports of hail. >> let's go to doug who has been monitoring it all in the storm

center 4. >> yeah, guys, you mentioned hail. some locations taking up golf ball sized hail. this is a dangerous line. you know we have had the heat and humidity. you add those together and the ingredients are there for severe weather. this is 270 up along the clarksburg area. you can see the rain really coming down. this is a strong and a very strong line at that. there is a tornado warning. back towards the west. we're going to focus on this area right here. this is where the strongest storms are in our region. back towards the west. right around the jefferson county. this storm right here really