the fourth of july festivities they have mapped. take a live look, here is the big bridge. we will be monitoring traffic and any trouble spots throughout the hour. >> we have live team coverage. meteorologist veronica johnson has the friday night forecast but we start with mark segraves live down on the national mall. mark? >> reporter: well, they are getting ready for tomorrow and there is a lot going on this fourth of july. you can see behind me this is the stage on the west lawn of the capitol getting ready for the national symphony concert with barry manilow and others. this is the 35th year for that concert. but things tomorrow start off at 11 in the morning and there are events that will go all day long until the final fireworks just after 9 p.m. in many ways the july 4th celebrations downtown will be like previous years. >> one thing people may not be thinking of is the national park areas are no-drone zones. so you can't operate land, takeoff drones from national park areas.

>> reporter: the folklife festival is under way. the national symphony will play and, of course, thousands will crowd onto the mall for the fireworks, but some things will be different, including a huge rock concert featuring the foo fighters as well as a baseball game. here's where you will find the five major events. the folklife festival on the mall runs from 11 till 5 with a concert at 4. the nationals play the giants 1591:05 tomorrow morning. the foo fighters concert with eight bands at rfk stadium starts at nan. the national symphony with barry manilow and others on the capitol grounds at 8 p.m. and the fireworks cap off the day at the other end of the mall. actor bradley whitford is hosting this year's capitol fourth concert for the first time. what could possibly go wrong? >> absolutely everything. that's why you want to watch. >> reporter: now the fireworks will hit tomorrow night at

9:09.30 and last for 17 minutes. you don't have to wait until tomorrow night. still time to come down to the u.s. capitol for the rehearsal concert. that kicks off at 8:00. you will be able to see all the bands and the film phony that will play tomorrow. vj shout weather going to look tonight for that concert? >> for the concert this evening, we are just fine. we are talking about a few showers that will be moving into our area but only a few and they are very light. some interruptions tomorrow, but mainly during the early part of our day as you will see. let's talk about this evening first. there's the showers, we have been tracking them. about an hour and a half from getting into areas of fairfax county and through prince william county. you can see just how light they are off to the west, around straussburg your evening forecast, if you are going out mid-70s by 9:00. isolated shower around and a better chance of rain as you get very late, 11 p.m., to midnight or so. and this time tomorrow evening yes, when the fireworks start going off around 9:00 there

could be an isolated thunderstorm around the area but most areas are looking dry right now. so some interruptions early part of your day. lesser chance happening as we get later and later into the day tomorrow. so, again, looking dry for most locations just a couple of minutes amelia segal will be back with a beach forecast from ocean city and rehoboth down to virginia beach and the outer banks. >> thanks, vj. breaking right now, a house is going up in names in prince george's county. this picture just coming into the newsroom crews are fighting a fire in the 3600 block of stone haul drive in beltsville. we know it is a single-family home and nobody has been hurt. we will get more information and update this later. right now, repairs are under way after a massive water main break left thousands of people without water in the laurel area. it has been 15 hours since the break and still no water flowing from the faucets. we found out the problem has delayed a summer tradition. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald where

some 30,000 residents are without water. in the meantime, they are told to grab a bucket and fill up at a local home depot. anne arundel public works officials took these pictures this morning, a water main broke in a wooded area. crews didn't find the busted pipe until 5 a.m. near loss creek and bayou bend boulevard. free water available in jessup near the water storage tank but officials say laurel park is closed today. they are hoping to reopen tomorrow, but will water be restored to homes by the fourth of july? we will have those answers coming up at 5:00. >> this is chris gordon at the alexandria police department, where detectives are investigating the city's first homicide of the year. the victim's family says he was hanging out with his cousins here on north fayette street when he was shot. 22-year-old shishen elliott tibs of wood bridge, virginia, was transported to an area hospital where he later died. his mother said she had a special relationship with her

son. >> he was my best friend. he really was. 'cause me and him, we shared a lot of things. we shared a lot of things. that he was there for me. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, why the family says they felt compelled to go to the spot to see for themselves where shishen was shot. >> thanks chris. a memorial is forming tonight at the reston town center for a police detective from brazil who died in a bicycle crash in virginia. tonight at 8:00, fellow officers are planning a vigil to honor effective carlos silva. he was riding in the world police and fire games road race yesterday when another rider blew a tire and caused a chain reaction. two other cyclists were critically hurt in that crash. they are still in the hospital. coming up, zachary kiesch talks to other competitors about this loss. first at 4, a woman from southern maryland is being held without bond right now, accused of giving drugs to kids. deputies arrested tabitha cassidy early this morning.

they say she had been hosting a party for some kids in her home in lexington park and they claim she tried to teach a 6-year-old to smoke pot. cassidy is also accused of giving marijuana to 13 and 14-year-olds who were at that party. no word on her relationship to those children. we are all being asked to keep an eye out for a missing child who may be in our area with a convicted sex offender. haley wilson is from tennessee and she is 14 years old. police think she is traveling with a guy she met online named benjamin shook. investigators say shook and wilson were last seen in sugar grove, virginia, when someone dropped them off near a camp ground last week. the u.s. marshals is offering up to $5,000 for any help finding her. another body pulled out of the water here in the district. investigators say someone walking along the anacostia river this morning made this latest discovery near benning road bridge. right now, we don't know who the victim is or how the victim died. this is the fourth body to be

pulled out of the water in our area in the past two weeks. police are looking for a thief who has been leaving a trail of selfies behind. they say this is the guy who stole a woman's cell phone in the hollywood area of st. mary's county. he has been taking photos of himself. if he looks familiar call police. a group that wanted to plaster ads of the prophet mohammed on buses and trains is suing metro. the american freedom defense initiative says the transit agency violated its free speech after refusing to post the ads. after the mohammed submission, metro banned all political and religious ads for the remainder of the year. the cartoon featured in the ad won a contest in garland, texas, that was the site of a deadly shooting. you hear the warping every year and this is the reason why. a woman in our area has severe injuries to several fingers after fireworks exploded in her hand. it happened yesterday in capital heights, maryland. investigators say the fireworks were illegal and this is only the second fireworks injury in

prince george's county in the last seven years. new trouble for baltimore police. the sign posted inside a transport van that has set off an internal investigation. president obama is the target of a new threat and a suspect has just been why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this.

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a live look at the bay bridge where folks heading out of the town, smooth roads to travel on. and of course, you can always listen to our friends on top for the latest traffic as you're heading around town this weekend. if you are leaving to head to the beaches,s here the forecast. not looking so great at the beaches here. rah lobe beth, lewis, bethny ocean city for tomorrow with showers in the forecast. highs not even making it out of the 70s. sunday, definitely the better day. only an isolated shower or thunderstorm possible. water temperature there at 76 degrees. maybe you are heading further

south, areas of virginia beach and the outer banks. stormy there tomorrow. highs around 90 degrees. on sunday, the best chance of showers will be earlier in the day, otherwise, highs in the mid-80s. water temperatures there a bit warmer, around 77. back here at home picnics and barbecues could be impacted by some rain and storms. we will have more on that coming up in a little bit, pat. all right, thanks, amelia. 5,000 people should be able to celebrate the fourth of july at home two days after a train wreck released a toxic cloud over their town. emergency managers in maryville, tennessee, sounded the all-clear today and said it was safe for residents to go back home. they say testing shows the air and municipal water are safe. >> all environmental experts have confirmed that it is safe to return to the evacuated areas. >> people have been out of their homes since a csx train derailed

late wednesday night a has. a hazardous chemical released dangerous fumes. 87 people were hospitalized for links to that chemical exposure. a man is being detained in a mental health facility after threatening to kill the president. brian dutcher told a security guard at the lacrosse public library, he would take out president obama if he got the chance. then he told a local police detective he was serious. the president was in lacrosse yesterday to talk about his proposal to make workers eligible for overtime pay. a baltimore police van door was left open and what one person

more trouble for the baltimore police department which has already been the center of so much recent criticism following the death of freddie gray. nbc's kate amara has response to a controversial sign seen inside a police van. >> reporter: the department has launched an internal investigation after a viewer sent us four photographs of a city police wagon parked and left open. on the inside of the back door is a sign attached or possibly stencilled on "enjoy your ride, cuz we sure will." these were taken on baltimore street. the sign's placement makes it clear this is a message for people who are arrested to see

after they are put in the back of the van. and the doors are shut. when we asked the department told us, yes, it's real and said the photos have triggered an internal investigation. here's the statement from the department -- this incident also comes at a bad time for the baltimore police department with six of its officers charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. so in addition of questions of who posted the sign, when and how did it go undetected by police brass until now, there is also the broader question what kind of message does the sign send about the agency to the

people who live here? in the newsroom, i'm kate amara wbal, tv-11 news. neighbor confessed to killing a husband and wife in arizona and now he is talking about how and why he buried their bodies. jose valenzuela was an electrical contractor and had known mike and tina careccia for years. he shot them inside his home on father's day. police think he was high on meth at the time. he buried the bodies in their backyard and moved their car away from his home. he said he did meth with the car careccias but their family can't believe that. >> i'll sceptical about, especially tina. she was very, very dedicated to her children and she seemed focus on that. yes, i'm skeptical. >> the couple's family got worried when they found tina's purse at home. her husband, mike, was a pilot for united airlines and they had five kids. a new study seems to confirm a disturbing trend that police

say they have been seeing for years. as many as 30% of deadly attacks in our country are inspire or set off by previous mass shootings. researchers at arizona state and northeastern illinois university says the -- the research says the so-called copycat effect can last about 13 days after a larger deadly public tragedy, like what we have seen in columbine, at virginia tech, fort hood and just last month in charleston. they also say shootings are more common in states were guns are legal. we have been hearing lot about church fires down south, but the justice department says it hasn't discovered any links between them. investigators are still looking into the fires which have burned through churches in five states over the past couple of weeks. preliminary investigations show two of the fires were started by natural causes and one was an electrical fire. earlier this week, a senior law enforcement source told nbc news the number of church fires so far this year is not out of the ordinary.

a space case involving the internet. the organization that assignsism p addresses in north america ran out of those addresses on wednesday. the addresses identify every device that's connected to the net. when the system was designed 30 years ago, it offered 4 billion possibilities. a new system is rolling out that offers more than 340 trillion combinations but for now, anyone needing an ip address will have to wait on a list or buy one on the open market. it's been a five-day 5,000-mile journey powered by the sun. the impulse two airplane broke a record for longest solo flight when it landed in hawaii today. the fuel-freely if the from japan to hawaii was the riskiest leg on its journey around the world and the pilot fought through exhaustion a cramped cockpit and bad weather. this afternoon, we are waiting to hear when it will take off on the next leg of its journey to arizona. well, let's take a look at our weather this afternoon.

we have got folks outside grilling and they don't want any wet hot dogs tonight. >> yeah what do you think, vj? >> don't want any wet hot dogs tonight or especially tomorrow. and what the weather will really be providing some interruptions to some of our outdoor plans, but nothing that's going to have to be postponed. let me show you what i mean. the travel weather, heading out on the road tomorrow, looks like there is a lot of rain around the area indeed, some scattered showers and even thunderstorms hitting early in the day. this is 7 a.m., but watch what happens, there is d.c. pennsylvania here, virginia there. push the button. we get into around lunchtime, there's less rain showing up. and in fact a lot of that rain will be down here around fredericksburg, down i-95. you could see that's the weather front again pushing south. that's 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. so the chances continue to push more toward the south by tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. let me show you in another way, for tomorrow afternoon and for -- actually, that's saturday afternoon, saturday evening, we will have moderate rain chances

for the afternoon, but then the chance really drops by the evening hours and so does are the intensity of anything that we get. we are still looking for some of the higher rainfall totals pocketed right down here, culpepper, around fredericksburg. in the green, a half-inch of rain or more around areas of gaithersburg, montgomery county and toward baltimore. d.c. could get a little bit more than that half-inch amount, too. humid and overcast for early in the day. again, scattered rain looking pretty likely. at 6, at 7, 8, 10 a.m. in the morning, 67 to 72 your temperature. grilling forecast for tomorrow, between 2 and 4 p.m., some pop-up thunderstorms, be ready to bring in briefly, cover things up. 81 by 6:00 just an isolated storm. so, best chance is during the afternoon, really to get out there maybe catch a little bit of filtered sun, still plenty of clouds around. again, watch for that pop of thunderstorms to get the kids back out of the pool. see the chances at 7 and 11 a.m., they drop by 3 p.m. and

way down to only a 20 to 30% chance by tomorrow afternoon. so a brief interruption but nothing gets postponed. there's your showers early on, for the afternoon, the pop-up thunderstorms 78 to 82 degrees. in just a couple of minutes, amelia segal is back with your fireworks forecast on the national mall. >> thanks, veronica. even if you are out and about during the weekend you can still find the closest fireworks show near you. check out the list on the nbc washington app. tomorrow marks the 239 in anniversary of the adoption of the declaration of independence. news4's zachary kiesch will show you a few things you may not know about it. and since you're going to be doing lots of grilling and chilling this weekend, sure-fire ways to make sure you don't get sick.

so what's it gonna be this year, steak burgers chicken, ribs, corn, zucchini? >> e, all of the above. >> all of the above. >> yeah. >> whatever you're serving at your holiday cookout, there's a few twice make sure you don't send anyone homesick. here is nbc's erika edwards. >> reporter: food-borne illness

is a serious health threat in the united states. public health officials say at least 48 million americans get sick with the disease every year. u.s. department of agriculture representatives say many cases can be prevented by adopting good food handling practices. >> you want to make sure you wash your hands and surfaces often. make sure you separate your raw meat and poultry from ready-to-eat foods. cook your meat and poultry to a safe, internal temperature and chill foods promptly. >> reporter: rinsing raw meat doesn't make it cheaper. all it does is get your sink very dirty. >> because that water splashing all over your sink, that bacteria gets everywhere else. it can get on your counter tops on other foods on yourself, on kitchen towels. >> reporter: food-borne illnesses are more common during the summer months because harmful bacteria multiply faster when foods heat up in warm temperatures. experts say meat and poultry should be put on the grill right away once they are brought outdoors and kept at temperature above 140 degrees or warmer until they are served. >> if you're not going to eat

that hot food right away, set to the side of the grill rack not right over the charcoal so it doesn't overcook and that will keep your hot food hot. you can also keep your cold food cold, like potato salad or pasta salad by serving it on a bed of ice. >> reporter: there's simple ways to celebrate the red, white and blue without feeling green. erika edwards, nbc news. >> no zucchini there. >> salivating. >> we have got more food safety tips for you on our facebook page. you can check those out during the break. >> yeah. isis activity is triggering some new warnings ahead of the holiday. we will go up and down the east coast to look at the security in place for the fourth. and millions of dollars were spent to protect it and the line is long to see it. an up-close look at

right now at 4:30, there's a lot of raw emotion surrounding a memorial forming in reston for a brazilian police investigator. fellow officers and firefighters are planning a vigil to honor carlos silva tonight. coming up at 5:00, news4's zachary kiesch speaks with people who are feeling the impact of silva's death. a mother says she is mourning her best friend. her son is the first homicide victim of the year in alexandria. someone shot and killed chacon elliot-tibbs on fay yet street last night right before he was about to go home to woodbridge.

he was 22. police are still looking for the shooter. there are no specific or credible terror threats but police will be looking out for trouble. as steve handelsman reports, the rest of us should just be out having fun. >> reporter: the national mall is crowded, like it always is for the fourth, even though visitors know barriers can't stop a terrorist attack. >> honestly i was very worried at first but then when we got here, the secure silt very visible and just feel safer. >> reporter: in new york city security is visible for the holidays and in boston lining the charles river a half million people will watch the fireworks. city officials say they are a bit nervous. >> obviously, everyone's concerns have been raised because of all the isis activity there thank's going around. >> reporter: eyes is is urging its sympathizers to attack in

the u.s. the fbi reports no specific plots uncovered, but in pittsburgh, the cops are alert. >> the lone wolf-type thing, there is generally no precursor warning because of the very nature of it. >> reporter: here's a warning the roads are jammed. this is new jersey on the way to the beach the heaviest holiday traffic in eightiers. here's denver. cheap gas has more people driving. >> prices today are almost 90 cents per gallon lower than they were last year. >> reporter: jammed roads? check. fear of terrorism? check. millions having holiday fun? check. boston police said a big goal.this year is to try to get so many people not to burn up their decks with barbecue grills. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> good advice. of course, the big question heading into the weekend will the weather hold out for the fireworks show tomorrow night? amelia segal is in the storm center. so, what about that? are we going to need to take the umbrellas just in case?

>> pat i would take the umbrella, pack the poncho, but i think for fireworks, about 90 to 95% of us are going to be just fine. if you are heading down to the national mall to see the fireworks display there here is what you can expect. first i want to show you sky cast four, take you throughout the evening hours the sun is going down, notice we are looking at for the most part, mostly cloudy skies, once the fireworks start to go off. dry conditions, i think. so 6 p.m., a storm is possible temperature around 7. 9 p.m. most likely dry for the fireworks show. mid-70s. so mild. midnight, still at 72 degrees. here is the latest on storm team4 radar, where i am tracking some rain making its way into fauquier county, eventually moving into prince william county. if all also remains equal, this could start to bring rain drops inside the beltway before 7 p.m. coming up in a little bit veronica's going to have the foo fighters concert if you are heading to -- if you're heading there exactly what you can expect. i'm melissa molette with

your first four traffic. info for this weekend. on the rails, saturday trains running on metro from 7 in the morning to 3:00 sunday morning be. the mall entrance entry only after the 9:30 at night because of all those folks enjoying fireworks. smithsonian station open all day a little info for you there. here is some advise, i would say try to ride just one line, if you can and transfer, if you can, by walking. gonna save you some time perhaps and keep you away from some of those bigger crowds. those peak fares starting after midnight saturday into sunday because of those big crowds and there is no scheduled track bork. that, of course, helps a lot. roadwork, no scheduled roadwork around town this weekend as well, only emergency roadwork could pop up. as far as parking for capitol fourth, of course going to have restrictions in place new jersey avenue between c street and constitution those restrictions happening there. have a good one, have a safe one. see you later. changes coming to the i-95

express lanes for the holiday weekend. lanes will run northbound most of tomorrow, but they are going to switch to southbound haines about 9:00 for folks leaving the fireworks. so everybody can get out. everything returns to normal on monday. it's the reason we celebrate the fourth of july, a document so treasured, the national archives just spent $5 million to protect it. as news4's zachary kiesch reports, people are lining up for a look at the declaration of independence. ♪ >> reporter: america, the beautiful. if you want the history, the national archives is where it lives. the only place to see the original declaration of independence. it is the reason we celebrate the fourth, the birth of the united states of america. and people are lining up. i had to go see for myself. signed in 1776 and written on animal skin the document, no longer legible is so important, it's encased in this

state-of-the-art argon gas to preserve it. more than 1 million visitors a year come here to the national archives but they tell me this is the busiest time of year. they are coming from all over the world and all walks of life. >> we are from mexico but we are living in south carolina. we are permanent residents of the u.s. >> reporter: gilbert sanchez and his family. >> we arrived really early because we were so excited yesterday. we said we are going to be there as soon as they open for avoid all the crowds. >> just amazing how they made this place. it is just wild. >> reporter: the archives will have events all weekend, including ceremonial readings. >> i think it is amazing. it means a lot to me. i was just telling my friend? kind of a bucket list thing. >> reporter: ben and his family made the trip from california. around here it'sed biggest day of the year. did i mention the lines? >> yes. really, really long. ♪ >> reporter: america, the beautiful. at national archives reporting

in northwest d.c., zachary kiesch, news4. >> got to see that. it is the first measles death in u.s. in more than a decade. doctors explain how the victim got it. shark attacks are still on the minds of a lot of folks after a series of incidents along the east coast. what safety officials are

closing dock -- it's wet weather to kick off our holiday weekend. i'm tracking some showers right now, light showers making their way right over 66. things are right now around morton culpepper, rappahannock leesburg, winchester. tomorrow's range in temperatures, a lot like today, we are 80 to 83. no high heat. could be our coolest fourth of july day by 2004. by evening hours, we have got a stray thunderstorm but most places dry, it's going to be humid and warm and let me show you the foo fighters concert. temperatures there rfk stadium dropping down to the 70s late. remember, that concert kicks off around 9:00 there's events going on before then, but just a pop of thunderstorm only a 20 to 30% chance. we have got your seven-day

forecast coming up. in news for your health, researchers trying to develop an hiv vaccine just received some promising results. the team of scientists in boston tested the vaccine on monkeys. half of the animals given the shot saw complete protection against the simian immunodeficiency virus, which is very similar to hiv. scientists hope these results can lead to evaluating how that vaccine might work on humans. more attention being focused on the vaccination battle, now that the nation has recorded its first measles death in 12 years. health officials in washington state say a young woman died after contracting measles during an outbreak in her area last spring. they believe she was exposed to the virus when she was in the hospital for something else. someone she came into contact with during her treatment later developed measles. >> she had a very devoted family and this family is never going to be the same because of her death. >> now the measles patient had

other health challenges that weaked her immune system. health officials say the case illustrates the need for everyone to be vaccinated to protect vulnerable members of the community. a letter from a convicted killer. who richard matt wrote to just before his prison escape and what it said. hugs and tears after 15 years apart. the chance encounter with a photo on facebook that led to answer credible reuni

it is one of the most popular tourist destinations for folks from our area. right now, folks there are on high alert because of sharks. nbc's sarah daloff has the latest from the outer banks where seven people have been bitten in the past three weeks. >> reporter: waves of visitors are expect aid long the coast this weekend but after a string of people bitten by sharks off the coast of north carolina, worry of more potential attacks are keeping some close to the shore. >> i don't normally worry about this at all, but because of the frequency and the -- and the distribution, i'm concerned. >> first responders respond to lifeguard beach. we have a subject have an an injury from possible shark. >> reporter: the latest victim, andrew costello now in good condition after a shark bit him on the leg, hip and both hands. it was north carolina's seventh

shark encounter in three weeks, a record. but this weekend, officials have decided not to close any beaches. >> i am reviewing, also with a public safety personnel, to make sure that we have the personnel in place to respond to any potential emergency. >> reporter: in writesville beach so far, no dangerous encounters. officials and vacationers hoping it stays that way through the holiday weekend. but even experienced surfers are extra alert for danger. >> more likely -- less likely to go out, let the kid goes out and paddle out by themselves. >> we will go in the water but we are a little nervous. >> reporter: watchful eyes on the water and what could lie beneath the service. in wrightsville beach, north carolina sarah daloff, nbc news. three days after richard matt broke out of prison, his daughter got a letter from him in the mail that's according to the buffalo news, which reports the letter was postmarked before june 6th the day he escaped. and it reads, "i always promised you i would see you open the

outside. i'm man of my word." well that never happened. federal agents shot and killed matt last week. authorities say his daughter had no idea he was planning an escape. more than $3 million is going to charleston to help members of mother emanuel ame church and the church's families. anonymous donors pledged the money for education. the scholarship fund was created in honor of mother emmanuel's pastor, the reverend clementa pinckney. pinckney and eight others were killed last month during bible study at the church. maximum thrust and liftoff. >> and with that, an unmanned russian cargo rocket is on its way to the international space station. the rock setet is carrying water, food, spare parts and experimental equipment and should arrive sunday. two recent missions failed so the iss crew is anxiously awaiting its arrival. a mother in california has a facebook photo to thank for a long overdue family reunion. hope holland says her son,

jonathan, was kidnapped by his father 15 years ago. jonathan grew up in mexico and has a good relationship with his father, but he always wondered about his mother. well, in january, he posted a old family picture as his facebook profile, hoping someone would recognize it. little did he know, his mother had been searching for him for years and she spotted the photo. >> that was like, my son jacob and jonathan. >> hope holland says she can't believe she has got her son back after all these years. he is planning to go back to mexico to finish out his last year of high school and then move to california to spend more time with his mom. we told but bryce harper baring all for espn's body issue. now, we are hearing harper loves to eat sweets but take a lot of pride in working out. just like me he has, like 8% body fat and can squat 400 pounds. [ laughter ] why you laughing, pat? you can check out espn's body issue online on monday. the magazine hits newsstands

next week. >> takes after you chris. we are working several developing stories now. one of them is the weather. ameal kbra? >> well, exactly pat. continuing to get new information in about the weather for tomorrow. whether or not we look for in a weather forecast is different computer models saying the same thing. that is happening for the forecast for tomorrow. this is going to be the coolest fourth of july in at least a decade. showers most likely for the first half of the day. that's when the best chance of rain is. right now on storm team4 radar, i'm tracking some areas of light rain moving in from the west, moving toward the warrington and winchester areas. if all else remained equal timing on them. fairfax, just after 6 p.m., wood brim about 6:20 zbhan dree ya 6:45. and walks at 6:51. just before 7 p.m. we are at 82 degrees right now heading out and about this evening grab the small umbrella, the poncho. if you do have outdoor plans, spotty showers around at 8 p.m.

a little bit more widespread, showery activity at 10 p.m. temperatures at that point around 74 degrees. tomorrow, the weather having a moderate impact on your day. some rain is likely during the morning hours in spots as we get into the after into and evening hours. just the chance of some scattered showers and thunderstorms. here is the forecast with future weather, 8 a.m., notice these areas of rain, potentially heavier rain with the yellows and oranges there. once we start to hit the midday hours plenty of clouds but a drying trend takes over. 2:00, notice most of the metro area is dry. the best chance of rain now is south of washington, down around fredericksburg and leonardtown. otherwise, clouds win out, a little bit humid and highs around 80 degrees. 5 p.m., most of us are mainly dry, just a chance of a shower or thunderstorm 9:00 fireworks going off, most of us the weather not having too much of an impact at that point. of course, the nationals playing tomorrow with the first mitch at

11 a.m., just after 11 a.m., showers are possible and the game may be delayed but it's not going to be canceled. by the last out, some limited sunshine, as temperatures start off in the mid-70s and warm to around 80 degrees. again, highs tomorrow around 80 with plenty of clouds in the forecast. sunday, the better of the two weekend days, the high of 86 partly sunny skies. for monday, high of 83 the chance of some showers and thunderstorms. for tuesday the threat of showers and thunderstorms once again, summer-like pattern returns that we have seen so much with unsettled conditions, warm temperatures and the mulling guyness out in full force. 90 on wednesday a chance of more showers and thunderstorms, pat. thanks, amelia. right now, 40,000 homes and businesses in anne arundel are without water after a pipe burst. public works officials say the water main broke early this morning near lost creek and bayou bend boulevard. laurel park was forced to cap sell its opening day summer program. news4's megan fitzgerald is

talking to residents in the area right now and whethere will have a report at 5:30. he went from busting people with drugs to being busted himself. now, a former fbi agent is telling his story to nbc's kate snow in hopes of helping others who are struggling with addiction. coming up at 5:00, how this standup agent became addicted and what he says we can all learn from his experience. over the past several weeks we introduced you to the mohanny family, a family of 13 devastated by a fair. this past week, they got a new house to rent. the problem is this he had no furniture no tables new york chairs, no beds. that all changes today thanks to the effort of these folks. you're going to meet them hear from the mohannys who now have a home. some video shared all over facebook, a surprise courtroom twist brings a defendant to

tears. >> nicest kid in middle school.

this afternoon things are just ducky in crystal, minnesota. not so much wednesday when a family got trapped in a storm drain. police jumped into action and one by one, babies were rescued while mama looked on. >> went away from us for a while

and she is still squawking. once we got them up she met right up back with them. >> all those ducklings were safely rescued. they are all okay. an arizona firefighter is being call adhere row, but it wasn't for something he did on the job. take a look at this brushfire. it was quickly growing on a highway north of phoenix this week. everyone was running away from the flames, except for jeff turly, he was headed into the fire, armed with nothing but a small fire extinguisher, jeff said he wanted to surround the fire before it got out of control. >> i figure, if we could hit it knock it down with a small before it grew too much before it got too big, we could -- we could put it out. you don't really think when you're doing that. you just get out and try to make a difference. >> it took turley 15 minutes. fire was out. people say he prevented that fire from turning into a full-fledged emergency. did you go to nautilus for middle school? >> oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness. >> i'm sorry to see you here.

i always wondered what happened to you, sir. >> oh my goodness. >> i shared this on my facebook page today and it's been all over social media. two former friends and classmates come face to face in court. the judge considered him a friend and the up expected reunion turns the defendant into an emotional wreck. as nbc's claudia decampo reports, it has a lot of people wondering about the road not taken. >> oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness. >> i'm sorry to see you here sir. >> reporter: two people on opposite sides law brought togetherby a common past. >> i always wondered what happened to you, sir. >> oh my goodness. >> this is the nicest kid in middle school. >> reporter: judge mindy glazer and defendant, arthur booth, both went to nautilus middle school in miami beach. >> i used to play football with the kids and look what happened. i'm so sorry. >> oh my goodness. >> reporter: booth has prior arrests for burglary and grand theft and on monday police

arrested him again this time, for allegedly burglarizing a home near northwest 36th street. once the victim identified booth as the burglar detectives handcuffed him and took him into custody. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: booth couldn't stop crying at today's bond hearing, but the judge gave him some advice. >> good luck to you sir. i hope you are able to come out of this okay and just lead a lawful life. i don't it is going to be a busy independence weekend. we have live team coverage for you. >> rain on the fourth a lot of you making plans outdoors. keep that nbc washington app handy. veronica and amelia are here. this is going to come down to timing, right? >> timing for sure is everything with this system. look, we have got some rain showers showing up right now on storm team4 radar. we know we are going to have rain tomorrow. really, front loaded. trending drier as we move through the day tomorrow after

the morning showers and optimistic about the fourth. >> doing some digging here, we have only had rain during fireworks in d.c. three times out of the last 20 years, vj, the odds are in our favor. >> we do think that as we get into the afternoon, evening hours tomorrow again that we are going to be trending drier, maybe seeing brief shower that might delay some of the fireworks and some of the areas well south and west. but look at that where we have got our showers right now, warrington, crossing over 66 eventually heading up toward leesburg, suddenly, prince william county and areas like fairfax. forecast, 81 degrees we did get that filtered sunshine, carry the temperatures up. we dropped to the mid-70s by 9:00. if you've got any plans to get out this evening there could be a little stray pop-up shower also coming through. so you're going to need your purse-size umbrella. meanwhile, tomorrow this time, the fourth, most likely dry at 9:00, what is so important, temperatures the mid-70s, coming

up in just a couple of minutes, we will look at your impact forecast, how much rain we are going to get out of this system coming through and which areas will get the most. that's in a few minutes. it is going to be a big day in our city tomorrow. hundreds of thousands expected to celebrate the fourth of july together. with five major events from one end of the mall to the other, the the folklife festival starts at 11. the nats plate giants a few minutes later. the foo fights perform at rfk. a capitol fourth concert at 8:00 and the grand fireworks show at 9:00. mark segraves is on the mall now with what you need to know before you head out tomorrow. mark? >> reporter: a very, very busy day downtown with a lot of people with their fingers crossed hoping that that rain either comes very early or very late. and of course there will be a lot of security and a lot of restrictions down here, but that's no reason not to come, because there's also going to be a whole