out and some move into our area. around cambridge area, the storm system is moving out of the watch area. the severe thunderstorm watch that's up until 9:00 covers the area. i would not be surprised if a warning is issued as it makes its way eastward towards salisbury. we have more storms to the north. frederick maryland, they're getting heavy rain. with any of the storms, there's the potential for some hail. look at what i think is going to be moving into our area between 11:00 p.m. and midnight. scattered storms now. but look at this line with a lot of lightning with it. any storms that we get, while that watch goes until 9:00, i do think they pass that. there's a chance for high winds and flash flooding. i'll give you more of the timing of the storms and of course looking forward to the fourth of july weekend in a couple of minutes. >> thanks veronica. takoma park police officer indicted in a terrifying road rage case. he tailgated a family's car on

route 50 and pointed a gun at them. despite the charges, the police department is standing by the officer. bureau chief tracee wilkins joins us to explain what's going on here. tracee? >> reporter: this is an officer who is already under investigation for an incident that happened on route 50 last year. now -- just last month. now he's looking at charges associated with this incident as well. the police department says that this is an officer who worked hard has made arrests here and was once officer of the year. >> he's actually been very calm and collected in some of the most serious situations. >> that's why the chief of the station can't imagine that officer travis ala loses control behind the wheel. >> it was not an officer with disciplinary issues with. complaints of excessive force or things like that. he's in fact to the opposite. >> today, ala was indiepted by a

grand jury and facing charges along with a weapons charge after he allegedly tailgated a family's vehicle forcing them to change lanes before he drove in front of them and slammed on his brakes. happened on route 50 westbound on route 301 last july. >> when he went to pass them a second time he pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the victims in the car. >> this will be the second traffic case that led to the officer being investigated. this past march, his vehicle rear ended a car carrying a father, his 19-year-old daughter and her boyfriend. all three were killed. after ala's unmarked police car flipped over their vehicle. he's not been charged as that case is still under investigation. back in march a family member of the crash victim said this after the crash. >> it's got to be very hard for travis. so we are thinking and praying for him because we know that he's probably carrying a heavy burden. >> ala was on administrative duty due to the crash

investigation. this time he had to be suspended because he's charged with a felony. >> does he have support from this department? >> yeah, he's got support. again, he was a valued member of this department and he is -- he was a productive member. >> before coming here, he served in the marine corps and worked for the annapolis police department. he has a very good record. no court date has been set yet. at takoma park, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you in the studio. thanks, tracee. police are searching for a driver that fired shots at a car in the district. it happened a few hours ago. it happened near exit 1. police say the gunman bailed out of his car and ran away after ring the shots. that area is where the d.c. police training academy is located. that academy was briefly locked down as police searched for a suspect in that shooting. it is the same area where two

men were found shot inside an suv one month ago. pedro alvarado died at that scene. a second man survived but still has a bullet lodged in his face. that victim says a black pickup truck followed them from virginia before he opened fire. nobody has been arrested in that case. disturbing new details in the murder of a toddler whose body was found in a swing at a playground. police say the child's mother was pushing him on that swing for two days. 3-year-old ji'aire lee died of dehydration and hypothermia. the discovery was made at wills memorial park in la plata maryland in play. so far, no charges have been filed. the boy's mare was taken to the hospital for a mental evaluation. the child's father told news 4 he was fighting to get custody of his son before that tragedy. d.c. police will not be getting body cameras as soon as the mayor and police chief had promised. today the counsel sim voted to

delay the program. news 4's mark segraves broke the news on twitter last night. he joins us outside the wilson building where reaction is still coming in. mark? >> reporter: that's right, doreen. the police have had a pilot program with these body cameras for several months with a small group of officers testing them out. as you said the mayor and the chief wanted every police officer in the district to be equipped with niece body cameras. but the mayor also wanted to restrict who could see the videos. and that caused the split with the d.c. council. today, the council put the brakes on that program. they say the mayor has to come up with the money to fund the program and a policy for public access to those videos. >> i'm very disappointed in that i was one of the original ones that thought we should purchase all the body cameras, purchase them now. >> while some see today's move by the council as a setback for police accountability others, ice union, see it as a victory for open

government. >> i don't view it as a setback. i think it's a win for transparency. it's a set back for the mayor who was trying to blunt transparency. >> it's unfortunate we complete funded 2400 body cameras. we had the opportunity to put all our patrol officers in body cameras and have that accountability for residents. >> it may delay it. it will come eventually and the proper way with the rollout taking place and with citizens having the ability to ask the government to see what their government has been doing in their name. >> it's unfortunate that we're delaying the process. at this point in time in this country, we need those body cameras. we need to know what's going on and folks need access to it. to delay purchasing them i think is the wrong way to go. >> reporter: now i just spoke to mayor bowser firsthand and she told me she's going to find the $1.5 million to fund the first year of this program and she's already working on a policy for public access to the

video. but it could be months before this program is back on track. back to you in the studio. >> starting tomorrow, you may notice crews installing sharp metal spikes at the top of the white house fence. the secret service says it's a temporary fix and an effort to prevent people from jumping over that fence. the agency already installed a temporary barrier to push visitors back on the north side. that move came in response to the fact of several people getting over the fence, including one guy who made it all the way inside the executive mansion. we're told this temporary fix should take about six weeks to install. to politics. the republican race for president just got even more crowded with new jersey governor chris christie putting his name in the ring. nbc's dave wagner reports. the announcement came with a combination of big personality and political punches. >> thank you, new jersey. >> in the high school where he

was once elected class president, new jersey governor chris christie launched his latest campaign. >> today i am proud to announce my candidacy for the republican nomination for president of the united states of america. >> he quickly pivoted with a series of shots at president obama and the democratic front-runner. >> after seven years of a weak foreign policy run by barack obama we better not turn it over to his second mate hillary clinton. >> in a field of 14 republicans christie is trying to differentiate himself as a straight talker. >> i mean what i say and i say what i mean. that's what america needs right now. >> he will bring a different kind of energy to this race, chris that will push and test the scott walkers and the jeb bushes in their establishment corner. >> once a leading contender, he's viewed by many as a long shot with a lagging economy and

weak poll numbers in new jersey. and a cloud remains over him in the so-called bridgegate scandal. two people close to the governor have been indicted for shutting down the george washington bridge in retaliation for a new jersey mayor not endorsing christie's reelection. >> thank you very much. >> withew platform details, christie moves forward in a crowded 2016 race for president. dave wagner nbc news. governor christie already sat down with matt lauer for his first official interview after announcing his run for president. part one of that interview airs tonight on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. part two, tomorrow on the "today" program. the state department plans to release more of hillary clinton's e-mails tonight. 3,000 pages are expected to be made public in a couple of hours. clinton used a private server to send and receive e-mails while she served as secretary of state. the issue was discovered while a house committee was

investigating the benghazi attacks in 2012. clinton has since turned over 55,000 pages of e-mails to the state department. >> there's new fallout from that new york prison break. 12 corrections workers were suspended including a prison superintendent and his security chief. the correction's -- new leadership is being brought in. also today, david sweat condition was upgrade frd serious to fair. he was shot and captured on sunday. sweat told investigators from his hospital bed that he and richard matt did a dry run the night before they actually escaped from the prison. richard matt was killed by police last week. it happened so quickly, some bank customers didn't know there was a robbery. that is, until one of the tellers started shaking and screaming. now, the hunt is under way for the guy who robbed a bank in the heart of the u street corridor in the middle of the lunch hour rush.

pat collins is in the area now with one clue that something was about to go down. pat? >> reporter: jim take a look at this. what's wrong with this picture? take a closer look. you see on this hot, summer day, this guy is wearing gloves. now, that, that's a big clue. gutsy. >> i guess he got -- >> it happened right at lunchtime. >> right by my office. kind of scary. >> people coming and going every which way on u street. >> incredible. >> a guy walks into the sun trust bank and robs the place. >> u street is so busy. how do you just run into a bank and rob it and run out and nobody sees anything? >> he was wearing what appeared to be a fisherman's hat. he was wearing what appeared to be a construction vest.

he was wearing what appeared to be white gardening gloves. he was in and out of the sun trust bank in a flash. hear now from some bank customers. >> i happened to look up and the teller was screaming was hysterical and asked me to get her manager. >> then he opens the door we followed behind him and see that the teller is petrified and shivering and crying. so whoever this guy was boy, you want to talk about quick. i mean it was just so fast. just in and out. we were oblivious. >> now, according to the police alert this robber may have made his get away on a metrobus. there's a $5000 reward posted in the case. jim and doreen, back to you. >> pat collins thank you. attacked by someone on synthetic drugs. all new at 6:00 a shelter

worker talks about the violent confrontation as d.c. leaders come up with a new plan to combat a growing problem. local and federal law enforcement on the lookout for terrorists potentially buying consumer fireworks. what they want you to look for as a consumer and what they're asking from stand operators. i thought it -- we'll be celebrating mass right here at the basilica in front much tens of thousands of people. coming up the role catholic university students are playing in this historic visi

the first day on a stop from the pope. he'll be addressing a joint session of congress and holding a public mass at the national shrine. meagan fitzgerald is at the shrine now with more on the role some of the students there will be playing on thp visit? meagan? >> jim i got to tell you, people cannot wait for the pope to get to d.c. come september 23rd, the basilica behind me will be packed inside and out with some 30,000 people. but as you said, for some catholic university students that mass is going to be especially more important. it's hard for many folks to contain their excitement surrounding pope francis' visit to d.c. >> people ask him how would he

describe himself? he says a sinner. not a rock star. >> he's unlike any pope we've seen with a unique ability to connect with young people. >> he really believes in people and never gives up on people. >> when the pope gives his sermon on september 23rd he won't be using any altar or chair. >> we had the altar designed. >> frank percent coe was the vp of -- he said three architecture students designed the furniture for the pope after winning a campus contest. >> the feeling on campus, how can we get so lucky to have two popes in this short period of time. >> it's the first time catholic university students will leave their mark in a unique way during this pope's historic trip. >> it's absolutely amazing. >> reporter: now, there are a limited amount of tickets. a lot will go to clergy and surrounding parishes. while not every catholic university student will be able to attend, we do -- we were told, jim, that they will be

getting a fair share of tickets. >> good for them. thanks, meagan. aside from that public mass the pope will have a busy schedule. on wednesday the 23rd he'll meet with the president at the white house. there will be midday prayers at st. matthews cathedral. the following day, the pope will address the u.s. congress and then he'll feed the homeless. you can find the entire schedule for the papal visit in our nbc washington app. now to the strong thunderstorms impacting even rush hour out there. veronica has been tracking the conditions all afternoon. what's happening right now, vj? >> right now, a few of the thunderstorms moving through the area. i dough think we'll see more deeper into the evening, early part of the night. let me show you what you can expect this evening. rain intensity for late tonight as well as for the rest of the afternoon rush with any of the storms. could be delivering moderate to even heavy rains for tomorrow

morning, though we're looking dry. that's a good thing. we've got thunderstorms moving east. this one around sussex, the main -- heading towards salisbury. the severe thunderstorm watch come down but still again, the possibility of some strong maybe isolated storms moving through in jonesville some more heavy rain. this line, coming through areas of west virginia it will be stepping into our area around 11:00 p.m. as it does so it will produce i think, pockets of heavy rain. so your evening planner forecast we're at 88 degrees now. heavy rain chances. we get into 10:00 11:00 and midnight, 1:00 in the morning we'll be cooling off too. just a few gusty thunderstorms is what we could see. areas mainly far to the west that will slow traffic down and we could see into the early part of the night moderate and heavy rains until 2:00 a.m. in the morning. by early tomorrow morning, roads should be all clear.

no weather or road issues expected for early in the day. again our rain chances will continue to climb as we get deeper into evening early part of the night. by 2:00 a.m., the chance wanes. warm conditions between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. there's your sunshine. more sunshine expect d tomorrow. little less humidity but higher temperatures. look at this. we'll be warming by 10:00 do 11:00 a.m. we'll top out tomorrow afternoon and hover in the upper 80s to 90 degrees for several hours. 88 ft. waldorf and la plata. 86 the high temperature and upper 80s north and westleesburg, manassas at 88, 89 degrees. a good pool day tomorrow. no thunderstorms at all. hang on. look at fourth of july right now. we're not expecting any thunderstorms either. the temperature going up to 85 degrees.

we've got more chances of rain here as we wrap up such a wet june. we're more than 2/3 of the month. each daycare i had some type of rain or thunderstorms and it continues for today. that threat. there's your early part of july. showers and some rain coming into our area early friday. we'll have a lot more on that fourth of july forecast coming up. right now, continuing to track some strong thunderstorms into our area. some of the watch now down. >> all right. please keep us posted. thanks veronica. forget about flying drones in the district. still ahead, the new campaign to get the word out ahead of the busy summer tourist season. getting ready to celebrate the fourth on the national mall. but this year comes with a potential of a terrorist threat. i'm going to tell you what metro is sayi

d.c. is a no drone zone. that's the message from the federal aviation administration as we approach the fourth of july. the agency released a video reminding everyone specifically tourists that all drugs are banned within a 15-mile radius of national airport. that means no drones if you plan to watch fireworks on the mall on saturday. violators face a stiff fine and possible jail time. it could be one. of the busiest fourth of july celebrations in years. hundreds of thousands of people will stream to the mall saturday

night and you may notice more security keeping an eye on the crowds here. transportation reporter adam tuss joins us from the mall to explain. hi adam. >> hey, doreen. public transit agencies here and in new york are saying there's no specific threat against them. but privately there is certainly an increased awareness about the fourth. no matter how you slice it hundreds of thousands of people are coming down here and it's going to get busy. >> getting ready for the fourth and it's making some people giddy. >> i'll be like a child. >> of course, finding just the right spot to watch a must. >> we have this one particular place i'm not telling you because i don't want everyone to come. >> you've got a secret. >> this is no secret. it's going to get crowded. of course, once you get down here to the national mall, this is the spot. right here where the fireworks will be going off. lighting up the night sky.

metro bracing for it all. >> historically on a saturday, we tend to have more people who go out to the fourth of july fireworks. our ridership is up. >> the transit agency gearing up for 600,000 to 700,000 riders. >> we'll have service ramping up around 2:00 to near rush hour service starting around 6:00 until after the fireworks to handle the capacity crowd. >> may have to adjust to make some stations around the mall entrance only after the show. today the stage for the show going up. so are the fences. and the anticipation building. >> reporter: back now live on the national mall. the potential terrorist threat the term increased vigilance is something we're seeing in internal memos that we've looked at. >> adam tuss, thank you. they look like the real thing but the results could be deadly. coming up the new warning about fake fireworks and the signs you

may pick up on that could prevent a terror attack. a divide remembering two classmates killed in a drunk driving crash. synthetic marijuana is causing an increase in overdoses and violence. ahead d.c.'s attorney general tells us how the new law passed today will help police put sellers of synthetic drugs ou

right now the growing problem of synthetic drugs in the district. we'll report how city lead erts are cracking down and why you could be in danger even if you don't do the drugs. >> the holiday weekend, the alert just issued about fireworks. and how you can spot trouble. also, wait times could get longer on four metro lines. that would be in order to improve the wait line on just one of the lines. we'll find out who will suffer the impact of that. tonight we have a team of reporters working new angles to those stories. first, we're keeping an eye on the weather radar. veronica johnson, what's the latest? >> that i am. we've been tracking strong thunderstorms. while we could see an isolated strong thunderstorm or two and, well heavy rain the next couple of hours our threat of severe weather is down now. the watch has been discontinued for our area. look at this.

you don't see this too often. for areas north and south, the watch continues. we're tracking still, though some what i think will be brief heavy rain coming in during the evening hours. there's a look at calvert beechl. there's areas east looking at the storms with more rain off to the north. this is a line that will come in through our area between 10:00 and midnight. so again, heavy rain still in the forecast. we'll have a lot more on that and your fourth of july forecast, guys, coming up. >> thanks veronica. d.c.'s police chief has the power to shut down businesses for 96 hours if they're caught selling synthetic drugs. >> the city is grappling with overdoses and violence due to the use of synthetic drugs. chris gordon joins us from a part of the city where the danger seems to be the highest. >> it's right across from the police department. behind me you see the third street tunnel under the labor department. the scene of a lot of selling

and smoking of synthetic drugs. d.c. police have new powers to crackdown on sellers after a spike in overdoses and violence. >> at the shelter this weekend an outsider came in and smashed the office window. it's not the first time the staff at the shelter has been attacked by people high on synthetic marijuana. >> ten stitches over my eye. i just came out of a cast. so i took my share of licks here. >> from someone high on synthetic drugs? >> yes. >> two patients were transported by ambulance last night after overdosing on synthetic marijuana in the 400 block of second street northwest. earlier this month 11 people outside the cc and b sheltery. douglas page one of the administrators at the shelter says people who don't live there are hanging around selling the synthetic marijuana in packets which he says is causing overdoses and violence.

>> a number of attacks upon some of our staff members. as well as attacks when they're fighting amongst each other. >> today, d.c. council passed emergency legislation requested by the mayor which allows d.c. police to shut down stores temporarily. it dramatically increases the fine for selling synthetic marijuana. they can revoke a store's business license for extended periods for multiple violations. d.c.'s attorney general says he is making this a top priority. >> we're going to seek to stop selling it at stores and on the streets and to the extent we can shut down a store to send a message, we will do that. >> the new law was passed unanimously and because it was emergency legislation, it takes effect immediately. that's the latest live in northwest washington jim back to you. >> thanks, chris. family and friends are gathering now at the high school

of two recent graduates who were killed in an awful car crash. a memorial service for calvin li and alex murk begins at 7:00 tonight at wootton high school. those kids were killed when the car they were in wrecked on thursday night after they left an underage drinking party. the driver and a third passenger were injured. police say alcohol was a factor. potential terrorists may be stocking up on fireworks. the kind of fireworks you get at the local shopping center. law enforcement is being warned that the criminals may use the consumer fireworks to build improvised explosive devices. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is in fairfax county with details. >> doreen, here's the concern. recent intelligence we should point out isn't pointing to any specific threat. but the worry is that would-be terrorists would pick up commercial grade fireworks, really consumer ones to get at

little stands like this one, they would pick them up tamper with them and use them in an attack to hurt a crowd of people. >> this here, somebody can take this off -- >> the main focus our fire marshal basic fireworks safety, avoiding deadly burns. since mid-june they've been inspecting dozens of these retail stands across the county. >> we're looking to make sure that the fireworks, as you can see here, no leaking black powder they're not destroyed. >> we walked along with captain hollingsworth and javon wilson. >> each one has been tested. >> the new firework concern coming from the northern virginia regional intelligence center. it's warning law enforcement terrorists could be trying to get their hands-on these to make potentially deadly improvised explosive devices. in 2010, firework components were used in a foiled car bombing plot in times square.

more recently, gunpowder taken from fireworks sparked the deadly boston marathon bombing. this is what federal agents recovered. law enforcement looking for those buying a large amount of fireworks or anyone who may have disassembled fireworks. they're also looking closely for injuries, burns or odors on the person or in the residence and even plans drawings or sketches of public places. no matter what the threat, captain hollingsworth doesn't want fear to extinguish the celebration, stressing caution. >> at the end of the day, trying to make sure everybody is safe. >> no specific threat to anything in northern virginia. just a warning to be vigilant. we ran through some lists of what to look for. very specific signs. we did that at 5:00 as well. i tweeted out both of the lists. you can get a copy of that and share is out as well. you may find it helpful. back to you. >> david culver reporting't texting or talking on the phone, but he sure was distracted. we'll tell what you this driver was doing moments before this

close call on a drawbridge. metro has a plan to cut wait times on april crowded blue line. but not everybody is happy about it. it could have a significant impact on your commute.

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what a close call for a guy in florida. surveillance video of the guy -- the man says he was messing with his gps and didn't see the bridge opening. he was cited for reckless driving. kind of like robbing peter to pay paul. metro is announcing a plan to improve the wait times on the blue line by cutting service on four other lines. the goal is to run blue line trains every eight minutes instead of every 12 minutes during rush hour. in order to make that happen, there would be fewer trains on the orange silver green and yellow lines. that would mean slightly longer

wait times for those passengers. the plan will be laid out at metro's riders advisory council committee. the public will get a chance to weigh in on proposed changes for a troubled liquor agency that's been the focus of a news 4 i-team investigation. right now, montgomery county's department of liquor control handles the sale and distribution and sale of alcohol. jans reamer pushed for a change to state law allowing stores and restaurants to order specialty craft beers and fine wines from private wholesale distributors. >> i believe that our doc can effectively figure out how to distribute the products on stock at their warehouse. i do not believe a single distributor is effectively manage an inventory of 30,000 products. >> a public hearing is scheduled for july 21st. the news 4 i-team has been investigating problems inside dlc. to watch the beer bust series

go to our nbc washington app and click on investigation. hogan is wrapping up his first round of chemotherapy. he hopes to leave the hospital tomorrow. the governor posted an update on his facebook page today. he says he's still feeling really strong. hogan is in his fourth day of 24-hour chemo treatments. he's fighting stage 3 nonhodgkin's lymphoma. he plans to continue working during those treatments. still ahead, changing minds in the work force. what one organization is doing to help people suffering from mental illness secure steady jobs. >> a tribute for a local firefighter who was killed on the job. we'll tell you how the victim's

firefighter killed on the job last month. today district leaders took time to honor kevin mccrae and to designate november it 2nd mccrae's birthday as kevin mccrae day in the district. two of the firefighter's sons are planning to become firefighters themselves. one is joining the cadet program. his eldest son just took the entrance exam to enroll in the academy. both say it is what their father would have wanted.

a job can be more than just a steady paycheck. for those diagnosed with mental illness. it can be a way to get better. that's because work provides consistency, confidence and a sense of purpose. tonight we look at how one organization changing minds by helping those suffering find full-time jobs. >> it was devastating once i realized that i lost the opportunity that i lost. >> 37-year-old brian pitt says his battle with major depression and anxiety caused him to drop out of college, to lose contact with family and friends and left him unable to find a job. >> getting out of bed and brushing your teeth is a struggle, then the idea of going out and meeting with people, searching for a job actively, getting on the computer, whatever it takes, it's far beyond my imagination at the time. >> experts say being without work, without a daily routine

was probably making brian's illness even worse pushing him deeper down the dark hole of depression. >> people diagnosed with mental illness want the same things everybody else does. they want relationships they want a home and they want meaningful activities. so jobs are really important for folks. >> richard is ceo of green door, an organization that provides services for people with severe and persistent mental illness. one of knows services called supported employment worked with clients like brian acting as an advocate and helping them to get jobs. >> somebody recently said that, as their life got bigger, their illness got smaller. that's one of the things that work does for people. >> were an additional person to help that person look for a th creating resumes, preparing for job interviews to finding positions that will work for individual clients. >> having a person who is

working with you, helping you stay motivated, reminding you that you have a lot to offer and an employer would be lucky to have you. >> and studies show that working can help clients heal. it gives them the stability, the structure and the confidence they need to take better care of themselves. >> people just look and feel so differently and present themselves so differently in the world. they move around with a very different sense of legitimacy. >> it was important to keep my spirits up. to keep me going. >> after several interviews, brian pitt landed a job here at the la mond rigs library in northeast d.c. where he now works as a library technician. he says the job helped him find focus and it's even helped give him the motivation to go back to college. >> it's been life changing. to get up and know that i have a place where i can contribute to the world, make people's day better.

>> green door will not disclose the client's diagnosis without their permission. brian pitts kept his to himself but it's never caused any issues with his current job. for more personal stories, head to our website at nbcwashington.com. we've also listed treatment centers and resources in your neighborhood to help people dealing with mental illness. if you are one of the thousands of joggers who use route 1 in the area of fort belvoir might want to be careful starting tomorrow. traffic will be shifted. traffic shifts on to the southbound lanes tomorrow and the northbound side on thursday. it's all because of construction in the area. when that construction is finished in about six months that section of route 1 will have an additional lane in each direction. we've been tracking storms all afternoon. the latest watch has now been discontinued.

but the threat isn't quite over yet. veronica is tracking it all. what's the latest? >> the latest is we still could have the threat of moderate rains moving in. it's going to be late, around 10:00 11:00, maybe as late as midnight to 1:00 a.m. in the morning for some of the areas along i-95 and east. here it is. the line is starting to lose the lighting with it. indication to me that it's starting to lose intensification. national weather service monitoring this very closely. because this watch now is still up for areas of west virginia. but big hole here across the dmv where it's down. d.c., maryland, virginia. sometimes it all depends on the right ingredients. we just didn't have enough moisture. there was too much dry air in the upper level. we've got the storms firing. moderate rain chances continue. there's 10:00 p.m. our chance around 60%. there's midnight. it continues. that chance starns to wane by 2:00 a.m. in the morning. we're in the 80s now. cooled to the 70s in hagerstown

where there's been rain. 72 early tomorrow morning. as we get to the latter part of the morning rush, 81. temperatures will be warming fast tomorrow, going for a high of 90 degrees. it's a good looking feeling kind of day tomorrow. of course, at the beach locations too, for your thursday, friday, there's some showers around on friday. but for fourth of july, 82 with any rain ending across our area. there it is. i'm still tracking the storms and you can track this line of rain, too on nbc washington app. i'll be right here in the storm center monitoring this line as it moves east. thanks, veronica. sports coming up next. the usa women with the toughest test yet in the world

this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. the women's world cup tonight, you ought to watch this one. this ought to be a finals, man. >> this is a great match. this is the big one before the big one. the final coming later this week on sunday. germany versus the united states. 1 versus 2. winner moves on for the world cup. good news for the americans. meganry pinot and lauren holiday

both back after being suspended for the last match against china. the united states off a 1-0 victory in the quarterfinals. they've scored seven goals this entire tournament and giving up just one. they've held opponents scoreless for 423 straight minutes. the longest streak in u.s. world cup history. meanwhile, the germans scored an incredible 20 goals this tournament. ten of the goals came in their first game. it will be a tough test for hope solo. but her teammates have faith. >> she's one of the best goal keepers in the world, if not the best in the world. i think she's proved herself in the last tournament in this tournament. i think that this next game is probably going to be the biggest challenge for both keepers. >> we've got to be on our toes. it's going to be a physical battle on the ground and in the air. it's been a good test for our players to come through. nigeria, sweden, these type of teams. to prepare us. >> we have more team usa

coverage in the nbc washington app. she scored two goals in the last two games. we posted a new interview with star carli lloyd. just search world cup. let's move over to baseball for a moment. the nationals start a three-game set tonight in atlanta. matt williams will have one of the best hitters back in the lineup. they haven't had much luck against the nats this season. the latest coming last week. the nationals, winners in eight of the last nine games against atlanta this season, including eight in a row. the braves on the verge of losing nine straight to the nationals. franchise for the first time since 1973. back when they were the expos. bryce harper likes playing against atlanta. he's 11 for 25. a 4.40 average. nine rbis in the six games against the braves. >> college football news. university of maryland today. head coach, randy edsel signed april contract with the terps

off a very successful first season in the big ten. they've made bowl appearances in each of the last two seasons under edsel. entering his fifth year in college park. >> let's go to a place where jim vance wishes he was. wimbledon. federer taking on jumer. i have never seen him sweat. 6-1 is the first set. in the second set federer, a straight-set winner today. rafael nadal also in action. taking on the -- the king of clay. he's also pretty good on grass, too. >> yeah. >> watch this. >> how are you going to stop that? >> no chance there. >> nadal took the first two sets. third set, nadal in the far court giving him the business there. rafael nadal also a straight-set winner. >> that's fairfax county's fire

chief richard bowers cheerleading today for the fairfax county police women's basketball team who took home gold today defeating the lapd and the gold medal game of the world police and fire games. >> this is pretty cool. last night at the verizon center, monday night raw taking place. wwe wrestling. you know you're big time when -- check this out in the front row. >> doug kammerer predicts a gold dusting. a popular wrestling great. dusty rose. i like the sign next to it. it reads, it's so hot, milk is a bad choice from the movie anchorman. i love that sign. i don't know if that was doug. >> holding the sign up. >> thanks jason. that's our broadcast for now. nightly news is coming up next. we'll see you for news 4 at 11:00. have a good evening.

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