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operation safe haven put into effect. we're beingq told that has sincej=eìáhp &hc% been lifted. the u.s. park service activated that ú anybody onotq! ó[ national mall or the holiday events were asked to seek shelter at the museum orxd metro station as soon asu possible. we'll have much more on thelp metro homicide in just a moment. plus, we'll go live to the mall with a livdugññi report. but first, look at all this rain moving through the area. we hope that's on its way out. let's go straight to ameliaq with thet( impact for iíjáju >> you'rew3 exactly right. the heavy rain has movedjf through the district and isxd continuing to push southeast out of the area. here's the latestfá on cradarq continuing to track,t(çó torrential downpours in southern maryland, around the fredericksburg area. not a lot of lightning but extremely heavy rain. as we look back to the northñr andq west, only somecw3 lone showery

e ivwny the panhandle of westlzzaeuájáá downt( here movingi] towards thisr area, heavy rain, making its way out of this area and just skipping the fredericksburg area. here's the latestñirtiming with future west. 7:00 ñip.m. aressk of rain.r giving out some r sunshine. future weather, a parts of montgomeryñr county. 9:00 p.m. fireworks are going some gpnt news, it's looking like most of us t(95% of the area, is going to be dry, but@go cf1 o veryñiw3 soggy for thexd fireworks this evening. erica, coming e1t(upt( i'll have what kind of temperatures you can expect if you'rerheading out tonight. >> now toñixd that break;n$ news. a man found stabbed tofá death: at tse metro station. andfáé@ derek, what have you

learned? =0vy wk g right now, thexd station appears to have reopened. we have seen passengers coming in and five-hour closure on on busiest days of the system. it was about 1:23 this afternoon, wh]lp police got here to the station. when they got heretd they found an adult male inside the station on thejf platform. he had beenq stabbed that. person has since died. they don't have any information about where it happened inside the station. this is the person they think involved. be on therlookoutçó for black male, blue shirt blue jeans and glasses, with a r c bandanna and backpack. seeing how okdetailed that description is, is more than likely this crimei was captured on video surveillance. we don't know if that surveillance will bexd released at this point, but i can tell you that the station has reopened.

at the height of the investigation, trains were passing through, they weren't allowing people in that station, they weren't allowing passengers to get off at that station.fá that's since changed and with metro running on an improvised or enhanced schedule because of tonight you can imagine the disruption that was causing for folks.ñi3w we don't have an identity of the person yet, described only as an adult male. we believe that personzbw÷ was stabbed. we'll have m metro rail is singleok tracking continuing between rhode island and noma where you just sawko derrick.59 sozuhp &hc% we'll get youçó more information on this as hr becomest( available. of kocourse, all of the ñiupdates you can find online, on your phone, as well. we sent ane1 alert out on our nbc washington app.r we'll continue to do so as we

get more information to us. we're just a couple of hours away from the capitol 4thfá concert and fireworks on the national mall. about an hour ago, the rain had taking shelter.i] some were out in the crowd on the mall as our darcy spencer isk there. we were talking about the shoes you werexd wearing, and i was looking at thexdfá situation from pictures from folks. itfá looks like they needw3 ñrgaloshs out there. >> reporter: my feet arec soggy, but that's nott( bad compared to it was pourinkr rain. no rain right now. you're seeing is people returningçó to the monument jf grounds. operation save haven was puti] evacuate at the monument as well as the national mall go into station. we had some thunder and lightning out here and heavy rain. but the all-clearçó has been

given. you can see people are coming back. let's go to the video we shot during the height of this storm. it was really coming down hard. it caught a lot of peoplet( off guard. we had a lot of folks who are here from out of town. weçó talked to peopleçó from miami from wisconsin. when the rain came they weren't sure where they should go. many people did wear their ponchos or had their umbrellas, but some people werexd standingq out in the rain, sort of l ár'g yi=u9°ñ ducking underq trees, trying to figure out what to do. let'slp hearñilp from some of those people stranded out here in the rain. hold lpup but not looking like it. >> reporter: where are you heading to now?qr >> she >>eyq ijfxd wasn't expecting full pouring, because i'm wearing jeans and everythq >> reporter: the big concert is also going onc today at rfk stadium. apparently theyq had to evacuate

during thewkxdconcert. it was put on hold for a while. but we're told that concert isq;nçi] back on. the fireworks i'm told are still going to happen tonight. again things are cleared up. it's a lot better out here. as far as that concert t the capitol, i checked in with pbs they're running it thatrconcert will happen again tonight atçó 8:00. erica, back to you. >> thanks darcy. therconfederate flagq debate find out how soon south carolinaç take the flag down. more than 100jf people picked the s perfect day to take thet(ñi oath of allegiance.çó and see why the

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so from the r homeqlp looks like it blends inq pretty well,jf but it's what's lurking inside that is creatinglp the buzz. take a lookxd at this. a swarmwk@if honeybees,r industrial sized;orxd hive has invaded this home in oklahoma. experts say this isv/qqçó of the biggest nests they have ever seen. in just as far ast(çó he could toxd remove the hive. he said it wasñi over 30 pounds of honey that he ñiremoved, and there's still more to go.çó >> that homeowner says she won't

be using anc exterminator. she wants to find a way to remove the bees humanely.okc?@r(t&háhp &hc% well, mother nature raining on our pk this fourth of july. amelia is up next to tell us if the storms will affect our sunday. plus to find the fireworksw3 closest to you, take a look xgí our

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xs expected to makeq a decision nextxd week on whether to remove the con-#uju(uq lag. a debate will begin on monday.çóc @r(t&háhp &hc% already, pro-confederate robocalls are going out to r voters, you rememberingfá them to contact their state reps.ok the flag has flown in south carolina's capitalc since q1961. many see it as a symbol of southern pride.lp governor nikki haley says thing to do. speaking of south carolina another arrest there. police say a woman tried to tape the poster had the pledget(w3 of refónces written on it. when police told her she couldn't put it i]jfup sheq apparently jumpedw3 thp fence. policet( say she had a 15-inch knife with her. she's charged with defacing a monument and carrying a dangerous weapon on state grounds.ok some peopleq who live along florida avenue inñi northeast d.c•b

ut making due without water. a water main broke about 12:00 this morning.>ou/q.fx it'sw3çót(ñi going to be at least another hour+ fwfri]before crews can get it fixed. right now, traffic is beingxd diverted ontoq 3rd street and one east bound lane of florida avenue is still blocked. at historic mt.c vernon, 101 peopleok celebrated the fourth of july byt( becoming american citizens. they came from 45 countri5çñ some as far away as thailand and tunisis cf1 o they took the oath of allegiance naturalization ceremonies happening across the country }ugd5ñ weekend.: ar(t&háhp &hc% total of 4,000 people will become citizens this year.lp well, a lot of folks spent $ñthis afternoon attending fourth of july parades and whatlp better place to seexd one than int( our hundreds of peoplefá lined america's independence day

parade. bands, floats from all over the countryf1 o took part in the festivities. one woman weq talked toñr said proud to be an american.jf >> i want to thank this country forgiving me the opportunity.ñ)çpt(ñrr so i love this country.r goodçó people and god bless ä lerica. >> there is also açó heavy police presence this year alongçó theko parade route for security my measures. what a day. from everybody down at the capitol, just so -- theñi video theçó shoes. it was a hot mess. >> whñ we see a holiday coming up inñr the forecast, everye1 meteorologist wants it to be dry. we had wsèe, we hadxd storms we had steady rain this morning. a highu temperature of 85 degrees and about ajf quarter of inch of

rain was report%"( at reagan national. that movedxd through mainly during the afternoon hours. storm team 4, heavy rain c impacting southern maryland, around northern neck. then you see thet(e1 panhandlefá of west virginia, a lone shower some good news there was at( shower in loudoun county. that hase1 fizzled out.i] we don't want to seejf things continue to bubble up, so right towards a drying trend.q;nç a livet(xd look outside with our city camera. hazy sunshine trying to make an appearance. it's muggy outside. the fireworks forecast for this xd eveni)s7:00 p.m., continuing to track thunderstorms south ofq the area. most of us arejf going to ñq dry but damp, especially if you're heading to the sjá mall. it isc soggy down there. 11:00 lpp.m. temperatures for fireworks, in the low to midxd 70s. tomorrow, the weather having a low impactxd on your day. a touch warmer overall and

mainly dryçu for most q&÷xd us. the clouds thro+-b the day($o cf1 o we start off pretty comfortabl%yy in thet( 60s. once we hit the midday hours more sunshine develops across the oo:&á by noon, washington already at 80 degrees.c low to midñiw3 80s with partlyxd cloudy skies. temperatures in the suburbs and the district in the low to mid 80s. sunday night, ase1ñr we wrap up our xd weekend, is looking dry for mo,iç of us. however, i want to point out on future weather notice areas to the west around theî!ñ she2 xd valley, back into west virginia some heavy rain in those areas. notice the immediate area though does stay dry for the evening hours. the day tomorrow with that mix of clouds and sunshine. #9 uáu 70s. 76 inxd washington. a high tomorrow again of jfnbe186.3ujrjjt(vplenty

of cloud cover. showers around even during thefá morning t(t(hours, but especially the afternoon when thunderstorms are xdpossible.4k;5 our summer like patternc(xok continues, with a chance ofjf those late-day showers and r thunderstorms. >> we justt( can't catch a okbreak.çó you can enjoy tonight's macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular nofá matter where you are. we'll display the fireworks zla ma1e1ñ including performances from some of music's hottest acts live online. the show streams from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. on your mobile device or r a one-hour highlight show airs at 10:00.ok to access justx+oçñr click watchr>ñ live app or search macy's. still ahead, a grayfá day at the park but more injury concerns for steven strasburg.

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good day for the nats, but i'm sure it makes every coach orphan a little nervous when >> andq there was nobody eating tooçójfjf many hot dogsáf fá strasburg. w.eát)z allt( of this. i know this television thing is catching on, but with credit to nats radio man charlie sloan the nats could usefá a littlefá bang-zoom to go with theirt( curly w last night, only twoçó runs. in the previous two games only twofá runs combined wg4 this afternoon, the bang-zoom resumed.q bryce harperçó why not take a bow? he's on a magazine cover they tell me.xd first pitch madisonñi bumgarner and taylor takes him deep. leadoff homer for the nats. look'ñ this,lp bryceñi up with hi/

shot. still in the first inning hisfá 25th ofr nats up 3-0. and there's your bang-zoom. but here's your concern. in the 4th steven strasburg gets buster poseyñi to ground out. check out strasburg, holding hisfáe1 side. that brings out matt williams and the trainers, and off goes stra" just 3 2/3t( 5ti á(ju his s$ee. tyler moore,jf with men on the corners,çó takes itw3 downkzó the line in left. come onq in, both runners scored. he had four rbi in the game. nice win. >>xdi he left the game withq tightness in his left side. we'lle1r given his season so far,fá we're not going to take a chance. >> i wasq/ commanding the fastball really well, especially the last couple of outings.c

sometim-s explanation for what happens.q >> orioles visiting the white sox.ñrr men on the corners, takes this offering back up the middle. an rbi single fond garcia. sox up fá1-0. in the 8th, o'sfá down 2-0. haven't scoredñr a run in 26 2/3 innings, but manny takes care of that. his 17th of the season. now tied at 2-2. we've got a game. 9xdth inningjf now, white soxe1 back up 3-2, looking to close it fáout. chris davis has otherjf ideas. this is qgone, right? garcia backs okup makes the catch. that's a robbery. >> no!jf >> robsi] davis of the tying home run. they win it 3-2. this competitive eating world has dare i say it beenñi stomach on a roller coaster.

it's fitting that we're talking about an event on new york's coney island a tradition on the fourth of july is the hot eating contest and aú to the rs)an ofçóq joeykoca5 "the jaws" chestnut fromhstsqját known as mega çótoad.q joeyi]xdjf chestnut going for his ninth straight title.ñi they finished one and two last year. they were neck and neck through most of this. but m toad, with a two dog xd,[meát(qand chestnute1 í(j close hisdbkmouth he takes down joeyc chus nut. 62 hot ñidogs, jfchestnut, only 60. >> toç?$(qpá him by a couple hot dogs this year, i train hard for this. i came r >> i can't take anything awaye1 from him. he ate 62 hotq dogs a and he deserved the win. i've been looking forlp

competition for a long time. now i have it. and now he's made me hungry. >> andxd on the women's side, mickeyq thomas won by four hoti]ñr dogs.st nauseating isfá another word.w3 let's get a quick of%rq weather. >> right now on radar, tracking heavy rain in parts of southern maryland, around the northern / neck. 70s and mainly dry for most of us. >> that is our news for us. "nightly news" is next.

on this saturday night, a nation on alert. authorities telling the public to be vigilant this fourth of july. cities stepping up security amid concerns over an isis-inspired attack. what the obama administration is saying tonight. political parade. candidates joining in the festivities. but is it too much too soon? fireworks ban. silencing the iconic sights and sounds of the holiday. a surge in shark attacks. why ferbermen in north carolina fear for their livelihood as beachgoers debate whether to go in the water. and the grateful dead's final