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now, all of this happened outside the international arrivals area of the airport. so far, no terrorist group has taken responsibility for the attack but senior u.s. intelligence officials say the attack fits the profile of isis. and in a haunting statement said our long summer of discontent has just begun. we're getting this video from inside the airport. one shows people hiding inside of a store and another shows a visibly upset woman. president obama has been briefed on the attack and the white house says it is monitoring developments in turkey closely. one more thing. the faa has issued a ground stop for all u.s. registered aircraft that were heading into turkey. tom costello is reporting some turkish flights headed from new york to istanbul are
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diverted. back to you. >> let's check in with doug with severe thunderstorms. it's daily this time of year. >> that's why we are in red mode here. we have severe thunderstorm warnings. this is down to the south. new storm including rappahannock county and fauquier county. you can see a warning in frederick, loudoun county, fairfax county as well as prince williams. now, take a look, these are the storms that we're watching. these are the strongest to the north. very strong winds and
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we have chopper 4 up over montgomery county and, wow, look at that picture here. a very ominous picture of the showers and storms moving in. you can see the very dark clouds at the top of your screen. those are the clouds that do not have rain. the lighter clouds is where the rain is. you can see the very low cloud hanging there. it's a result of the rain cooling the air and then lifting it back up as the warm goes ahead of it. the storms move through the night tonight. let's zoom in and do a couple of zooms here. let's zoom in to this guy. it's going to make its way through fairfax county and about two weeks ago, we're not seeing that hail that will continue to move along 50. it's going to be near chantilly in the next 20 to 30 minutes. we continue to keep you posted on all of these storms. there could be more to come and that's why we have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 10:00
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>> all right. we'll stay in close touch. doug, thank you. dramatic moments after secret service officers took down a man who walked up to a white house gate carrying a gun. an officer wound up shooting the man before taking him into custody. this happened last month and yesterday a judge ordered him held until trial. ahead, our chris gordon will talk about how agents handled that takedown. police -- pat collins is live at d.c. headquarters where we're expecting an update on a shooting soon. pat? >> reporter: wendy, the investigators are looking into the possibility that this could be the case of suicide by cop. and that the man who died may have called 911 on himself. it happened on
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two apartment buildings on varnum street northeast. police say a man with a gun in his hand, yelled for him to drop it but they say he raised that gun and as he did, police opened fire madeleine lives nearby. >> i heard, drop the gun, drop the gun, and then murmuring and maybe a few shots from the cops and then a few seconds later, six gunshots and it was very loud, very sharp and my ears were hurting a little bit. >> repo#:
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incident but it's unclear as to what is on it or when we'll get a chance to see it. i'll be back with more at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> pat, thank you. >> thanks, pat. >> walter fauntroy hugged his wife after being released from jail. a judge cleared the way for him to go home. tom sherwood is live from leesburg. tom? >> reporter: jim, this has been a long ordeal for walter fauntroy's family and his friends. the reverend walter fauntroy, 893 and walking carefully, leaves the loudoun
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wife dorothy for the first time in nearly five years. a spokesman for the civil rights leader and former member of congress from d.c. says fauntroy is happy to be home. >> he was so happy to get some american food and he wanted a hamburger, french fries and a coke when we got to the airport. >> reporter: he's been mysteriously in africa and the middle east nearly losing his home here in foreclosure as he pursued vague business opportunities. a loudoun county judge released fauntroy who was arrested on monday on an outstanding warrant involving a $50,000 bad check back in 2009. fauntroy will appear in a prince george's county court on that civil case in mid-july. fauntroy, a right hand to the late martin luther king has worried family and friends for years about his health and well-being with little contact from him. >> he looked well, he's happy to be home. that's the best i could say. he's hpy
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>> reporter: fauntroy may hold a press conference with reporters in the next few days. in loudoun county, i'm tom sherwood, back to you, jim. >> thank you, tom. police are investigating a deadly accident between a car and a dumptruck. chopper 4 flew over the scene. this was in bowie. a pt cruiser slammed into a dumptruck at a red light killing the driver of the pt cruiser. he hasn't been identified but he was 58 years old. police hope new video will help them track down a man who they say shot and killed three people and wounded two other people. surveillance video shows the suspected gunman running from the crime scene here last friday night. that shooting happened along orleans avenue in forestville. investigators tell us this video shows the man in a convenience store about half an hour beforehand. >> a new warning to plan ahead as the impact of metr
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the next maintenance surge starts a week from today and could also delay your air travel. since it will shut down service between the braddock road a, ad tuss has more about how to get around this. >> reporter: it's going to be tough. we're calling this a double whammy because if you go to or from the airport on metro or ride the blue or yellow lines, this is going tio impact you. it's another complete shutdown of the rail system and will affect hundreds of thousands here in northern virginia. here we go with another safe track surge. >> it will mean a little extra time for my commute. >> reporter: this puts reagan international airport in the spotlight. no trains between braddoctk roa. >> i'm going to
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my bus route and take two transfers instead of my usual straight shot in. >> reporter: shuttle buses will be running but they will have to mix in with northern virginia traffic and that's not always easy. >> we've been fortunate in terms of the things that we are doing out there. >> reporter: the airport authority is asking people to consider uber lyft and taxis during these next surges. >> we have a robust group of ground transportation partners that will help us manage through that. >> reporter: pay attention to the street signs. >> the city is temporarily prohibiting some street parking affected by the surges and some streets will be restricted to buses only. >> reporter: in the meantime, the surges will pay off. as for riders staying away from the system permanently, the metro general manager is not worried about that. >> everybody loves to use the system. they want it t
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>> reporter: and back now here live, the airport's authority wants you to take uber, lyft to the airport. the drive around the airport has gotten bad. coming up in the next hour at 6:00, what they plan to do to deal with that. >> adam tuss, thank you. they promised to help protect you from the vehiczika . our susan hogan looks at whether it's worth your money. we're continuing to take a look at this video of the scene unfold after the shooting near the white house last month. we can see how agents subdued that gunman in seconds. this is video you'll only see on news4. plus, a
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new video just in shows a pennsylvania man shot after rushing
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gate last month. >> reporter: the shooting of a gunman who approached the white house from the south side was captured on security cameras. news4 obtained the video which prosecutors introduced in court. it's evidenced that the 31-year-old of ashland, pennsylvania, you can see him walking towards the south end of the white house ignoring the order to drop the gun. he was given medical attention. we showed the video to a former d.c. emergency services director. >> what she did was textbook. unfortunately, this person wanted to get shot because he wasn't listening to the directions of dropping a weapon and stopping and unfortunately he was shot but it was
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thing to do by those officer. >> reporter: he was treated at the hospital and came to the courthouse in a wheelchair yesterday. the federal magistrate ordered him held in custody ruling that he pose as danger to the community. ahead on news4 at 6:00, when is the secret service justified in using deadly force to protect the white house? chris gordon, news4. federal funding to help fight the spread of zika has hit a snag up on capitol hill. senate democrats blocked the bill. that proposal temporarily lifts permitting requirements for pesticide spraying, permits for them. the gop measure is about half of what president obama originally requested back in february. with the fear of the zika virus spreading, you may
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that sprays around your home and yard. but susan hogan tells you what you need to know. >> reporter: mosquito ads are inundating our area. we want to see if it really works. you can't miss the ad. businesses promising to spray your yard and get rid of mosquito. homeowners associations spending lots of money to keep homeowners safe. how effective is it? there's not enough evidence to determine one way or the other. >> without knowing exactly what a commercial business is utilizing and of what intensity they are utilizing their method, no way to give you a definitive answer as to how effective it is. >> this doctor is with d.c.'s department of health. when it comes to spraying your yard, he warns that chemic
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mosquitos. >> they may be pesticide-related type chemicals and organic-type chemicals. there's no way to know the specific mosquito. when we do spray, inadvertently, you are affecting all insects in the way of the spray zone. >> reporter: the epa says make sure the company is licensed and is associated with the professional pest control association and the company has proof of insurance. experts do say there is one way to reduce the amount of mosquitos in your yard that won't cost any money. remove water that collects in bird baths and remove the pet bowls daily experts say it's the most effective and affordable to
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and if you choose to hire a company to pray for mosquitos, it may only be as effective as your surrounding neighbors are doing it as well. we have a lot of information for you, including professional pest control associations right now on our nbc washington app. just search mosquito. i'm susan hogan, news4. cancer doesn't discriminate. it can hit anyone, of course, in any community. but access to treatment can make a big difference when it comes to survival. >> and part of the cancer moon shot initiative being led by vice president biden is making sure that the rural communities have a better shot at the cutting-edge treatments. >> in the past, all children with high risk leukemia, regardless of their race or ethnicity, got treated with the same drug. it worked for a lot of children, a lot of children still died. the science of genetic testing, personalized
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discovering this incredible thing that we have to address. >> joining us now is nbc's rehema ellis. >> how big of a problem is this and how are they changing this apparent big gap in treatment? >> well, it's a huge problem. just think. 1.6 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year and of that, as you pointed out, as the lead into this, cancer doesn't discriminate where it goes. even if you're in a community that doesn't have cutting-edge technology and treatment, cancer goes there, too. and what they found is that in new mexico, that's the native american and hispanic population, those children were not responding to the standard treatment. she made it her mission -- and she's a real force of nature. she made it her mission to do something. what happened was, she collaborated in a rare
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collaboration and that's part of what this cancer initiative moonshot is all about, and that is creating collaboration with some of the top scientists in the country. and they found out that as a result of mutating genes and then sequencing the genes, that they could then personalize the kind of cancer treatment for children who are native american and hispanic and they've increased survival rates. >> all right. rehema ellis, thanks so much. we invite you to stay tuned for more on rehema's reporting on this cancer moonshot program. that's tonight at 7:00 on "nightly news". we're keeping an eye on storms popping up around our region. you can see it live on the app and and doug's full forecast next. the explosions at turkey's airport being called a terrorist at
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charles county in through the southern maryland area. frederick county was in the watch. now they've been allowed to take that watch out. the reason is, the storms were moving off to the east and you can see a new warning for northern howard county, up towards baltimore. watching this storm down to the south and west and to the west of d.c. along 66. this is one of the stronger storms in mt. airy and right over damascus. strong winds and lightning. there is a gust front that comes through central montgomery county. and then there is this storm and there is a warning on it and it's not showing a lot here. you can see this gust front right there coming through. there is wind out ahead of the storm itself making its way off towards the south and east.
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ch ch chantilly and manassas. it's part of a cold front making its way through the area tonight. this is out ahead of that cold front. behind that cold front, we see a big change in our weather. first off, let's show you the severe risks tonight. tornado risk, we take very, very low. high winds, a medium threat. heavy rain is a big threat there, too. hail has a lower risk. really, it's the wind and rain that we'll see. dark skies, 86 degrees now at the airport. dew point of 74. so very humid. the heat index is actually 95 degrees right now and now tracking a new warning. we're going to show you that in just a second. 86 degrees in d.c. 85 in quantico. this one right here, i mentioned it coming through portions of fairfax county. severe thunderstorm warning for this storm, for faax
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it does include the city of manassas until 6:15. these have been moving at 25 miles per hour and on this track, as i zoom on in, as you move on down to the south and east, tracking this storm. it will be in places like suddenley springs and cliffton at 5:56. around sudden sudley springs, that's going to be there in the next 26 minutes or so. heads up, chantilly, heading your way. much cooler, lower humidity, high temperatures in the 80s. another chance on friday. amelia and i will continue to watch the radar for you. >> busy night, thank you, doug. after the deadly flooding in west virginia -- >> we have local crews answering the call for help tonight. find out how. the getaway driver and the lookout from that terrible r
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we have new developments on the deadly attack in istanbul, turkey. >> 28 people are dead and as many as 60 wounded after three
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up at the airport there. take a look at this new video coming in. it's believed to show the moment as many as three explosions went off at the airport. nbc's richard engel just arrived at the airport. >> reporter: a witness told us, a reporter we've been using for many years, that there were three explosions. he was very close to the first one, started to run and then a police officer had wrestled an attacker to the ground and then while they were on the ground a short while later, the suicide bomber detonated his device, which it's believed that the police officer was killed in that attack more panic and more people started to run and then sometime after that we heard and you can see a third explosion which was also a suicide attack. >> nbc's richard engel who is stationed in
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28 people dead after three suicide bombers blew themselves up at the airport in istanbul. at least 60 others wounded. u.s. officials are saying this bears all of the hallmarks of an isis attack but no group as officially taken responsibility for the attack yet. we'll have continuing coverage on the air and nbc washington's app. and it was an emotional day in court as the getaway driver at the lookout and clarion hotel murder were sentenced. >> the gunman charged with killing the bar manager jesse chavez has already received life for the crime. tracee wilkins was in court today. she's live in upper marlboro with reaction from the victim's family and families of the co-defendants. >> reporter: this has been a long road to justice. october of 201
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over-the-counter of the clarion hotel, holds a gun to a pregnant woman's head and demands cash. wings is serving a life sentence for that brazen robbery-turned murder. today, the lookout and getaway driver got their sentences, too. >> relief. we have waited almost three years. it's finally over. >> reporter: the driver received 30 years. the lookout who was 18 at the time received 25. >> someone's life was lost and now someone's life is lost through the system. >> reporter: the mothers of both defendants asked for mercy saying their sons were influenced by the gunman. >> my son wouldn't have committed the act by going in there and robbing a pregnant woman at gunpoint. >> he understands the importance of death and the significance of family and what death can
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my son is not a murderer at all. i'm sure of that. >> reporter: they were seeking more time for both co-defendants. >> certainly with the time she gave them, it's going to keep them off the streets for many years to come and we are happy about that. >> reporter: for the chavez family, it's an end to the criminal court trials but not for the pain that they continue to suffer. >> i still have anger issues, you know. why weren't they working? why weren't they in school doing something? >> reporter: when these three men were first arrested, prince george's county police say they believe they were responsible for other robberies in prince george's county and d.c. coming up on news4 at 6:00, why one of the mothers of the co-defendants says this sentence may have saved her son's life. reporting in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins, news4.
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hours of testimony by hillary clinton and a whole lot of political drama. today, a report was released detailing the lengthy investigation into the 2012 terrorist attack in benghazi and the big news is, there is no news. no major bombshells revealed about clinton's role in the attack, the attack that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens. clinton alleges the committee's goal all along was to damage her campaign for president. today she said it's time to move on. clinton is enjoying her biggest advantage yet in the nbc poll out. clinton has 49% to donald trump's 41%. that's a two-point bump-up from last week's poll. today, clinton responded to the benghazi report as donald trump declared his plan for america's financial independence. news4's chris lawrence is here with new details. chris? >> donald trump was in pennsylvania and making a direct
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appeal to blue collar democrats saying things have not been good for you and that's going to change. he said america must, quote, declare economic independence. he praised brexit. and said nafta, which came about during bill clinton's tenure, has been horrible for the country. >> i'm going to tell our nafta department that i intend to immediately renegotiate the terms of that agreement to get a better deal by a lot, not just a little, for our works. >> reporter: but the u.s. chamber of commerce reacted with a tweet. it pushed to an article from january titled nafta has not been a disaster for the united states. meantime, during hillary
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providing broadband for everyone and making sure that computer science is taught in high school. clinton says it's nothing new. >> the best way to honor the commitment and sacrifice of those we lost is to redouble our efforts to provide the resources and support that our diplomats and experts deserve. so i'll leave it to others to characterize this report but i think it's pretty clear. warren said she's just focused on getting one woman into the white house. wendy and jim, back to you. >> thank you, chris. it's one of the most congested roads in our re.
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commutes for you. we have some changes that could help your commute. and honoring the late, great pat summitt. we'll tell you how some of the washington mystics are remembering the woman who made hoop dreams come true. we're coming right back. and i'm continuing to track a severe thunderstorm warning for prince william and fairfax counties until 6:15. most of the area is under severe thunderstorm
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♪ ♪ for the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> getting goose bumps out there. wow, can she belt out our national anthem and a performance at the top of yo
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>> it happened two weeks ago but it's popping up on facebook now. that's a tourist from florida who did that beautiful rendition of the star spangled banner. >> thank you for that. well, she put woman's basketball on the map literally. >> the legendary coach of the tennessee lady bulls passing away after a battle with alzheimer's. >> guys, there will never be another pat summitt. the basketball world mourns the passing of the rej jelegend tod. she one more games than any male or female division 1 coaches. at tennessee for 38 years, she captured eight national titles, winning
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into the basketball hall of fame in 2000. she was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's disease and retired in 2012 which is when she received the medal of freedom. president obama said, "for four decades, she outworked her rivals, made winning an attitude and loved by millions of americans including our daughters. michelle and i send our condolences to pat summitt's family." meantime, the washington mystics also reflecting on the loss of coach summitt. >> she was one of the most welcoming and gracious people i've ever met. when i went to tennessee, it was about as good as you could
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greatest of all time. she meant a lot to women's basketball, just basketball, period. it's very devastating. >> in the nbc washington app, we take a look back at pat summitt's career. a one of a kind coach, guys. she will truly be missed. the death toll is rising after that awful attack. the terror attack at the airport in turkey. a flight is en route from istanbul heading to dulles international airport. we have live coverage from there, next. the rescue squad has been working to get this ambulance ready to be donated to the folks in west virginia who are dealing with flood recovery. coming up, we'll tell you what it has taken to g thiset guess what i just did? built a sandcastle? ha, no, i switched to geico and got more.
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with so many people just learning about the breaking and horrible news in turkey, the death toll is at 28. many injured in the attack at the airport in istanbul. at least three suicide bombers carried out this attack. >> the news is especially unnerving for people traveling or about to travel to turkey. news4 shomari stone continues this coverage from dulles international airport. shomari? >> reporter: it's interesting how people come here to the ticket counter and i'm asking if they know what happened in turkey and many did not know. i show them my nbc washington app about the story and they are
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airport to istanbul airport have been canceled. a lot of people are just now finding that out as they walk up to the counter. there's a student group here trying to find another airport. also, a woman is trying to fly to turkey for a business trip. she gets a text from her father asking if she heard what happened. she walked over to the airlines and talked to the people at the ticket counter and she claims that they did not know what was going on. they got on the phone and then confirmed to her that, yes, there was an attack in istanbul. at least 28 people killed as of now, according to the associated press and u.s. citizens are advised to avoid the area of istanbul. we're going to hear from this woman from lynchburg, virginia. let's hear what she has to say. >> i'm
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given what happened and i have to be there. yeah, you're a little nervous and a little scared. >> reporter: now, the flight was supposed to leave around 11:00 tonight and people are steadily coming here, many not knowing what happened and finding out about the information when they walk over there to the turkish airlines ticket counter. we're trying to inform them and give them the latest information. it's a really bad day because a lot of folks have been planning trips to turkey either for business or to go on vacation for months only to find out that their trips are canceled. live here at dulles, shomari stone, back to you. it's one of the most congested roads in our area but vdot is improving the ride for everyone on i-66 outside of the beltway. the feds have given t
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approval to include two express toll lanes and three regular lanes in either direction and high frequency bus service with predictable times. and west virginia is asking for more help from the federal government. recovering from the devastating floods, the governor is asking for more help. there are thousands of people without power across that state. national guard soldiers are on the ground. 23 people dead in those floods since last week. one county hit hard by the floods is getting help from first responders in maryland. meagan fitzgerald is live in wheaton. >> reporteran
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at the wheaton fire rescue received that e-mail, didn't hesitate. he was able to get an ambulance ready within 24 hours to be sent out. every day, within seconds, first responders are rushing to try and help people in need. >> the goal is to be there when you need it. >> reporter: the chief with the rescue squad continues his department lucky. they have what is needed to save lives and do their jobs. but in many flood-ravaged counties in west virginia, it's a completely different story. >> we know that equipment was lost and we know they were struggling replacing that equipment. >> reporter: the chief says places like clay county lost at least two ambulances after damaged by floodwaters. when he received an e-mail on sunday night from first responders asking for help, he didn't hesitate. >> i was able to pretty quickly and
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of the board of direct fors. >> reporter: and within less than 24 hours, this ambulance was approved. >> we took off some of our equipment and tried to clean up some of the compartments and we have more to do tonight. >> reporter: and it will be delivered to the first responders in clay county. most would agree, it's a generous contribution. but the first responders here say helping people in need is just part of their job. >> we looked at the value to the department as being exceeding our value and certainly we were very happy to be in a position where we could help. >> reporter: now, the chief says tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. they will driver the ambulance to west virginia to turn over the keys to the first responders in clay county. coming up at 6:00, why the chief says in some ways this donation is personally. meagan
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>> thanks so much. let's get a check on the forecast from amelia. we were asking if those poor people are getting a break or is it still being rained on over there? >> they are getting a break right now. the entire state of west virginia, no weather alert there, not tracking any rain in that state but we are seeing strong thunderstorms in our area. most of us under severe thunderstorm watches that go until 10:00 tonight, including the entire d.c. area, loudoun county, anne arundel, king george, stafford county. frederick county, you have just been removed. we think the trend is as this broken line goes through, maybe a shower or two behind it but this is the main event of the evening. two thunderstorm warnings i'm tracking, one around the baltimore metro area. most of the county under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:30. and this warning in our area for parts of prince william and fairf
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at 6:05, making its way towards woodbridge at 6:25. it's potentially having some radar and this line is our main event for the evening and we're keeping a close eye on this secondary line and you can see it in pennsylvania and another potential concern but i'm not necessarily really concerned about it right now. it's this line bringing us some strong rain and as we look back to west virginia, you can see completely dry there right now. 86 degrees in town. dew point is 74. 65 is humid and when it's 74 it's extremely muggy and uncomfortable. perfect environment for thunderstorms. storms this evening, the threat winds down around 9:00, 10:00 and it's dry through sunday. keeping a close eye on
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very nice and there is rain in the forecast. we'll continue to update the forecast as we get new information. tomorrow, a high of 84. sunny skies, low humidity, head to the pool tomorrow, thursday, outdoor exercise looking fabulous those days. friday, a thunderstorm is possible. near 90 on friday. saturday and sunday, plenty of sun, mid-to upper 08s. fourth of july, a high of 81. again, entering a chance of rain in the forecast, especially later in the day. here's another look of storm team 4 radar. doug will continue to track this as we head into the 6:00 hour. wendy and jim? >> amelia, thanks. who will take over the estate of prince? more and more people are lining up for the fortune left behind by the late singer. find out how a judge may be
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welcome back. this storm has started to move down to the south and into montgomery county as well as prince george's and anne arundel county. a lot of lightning and very strong winds. we have seen wind damage now with some of the storms. so please get inside. if you're near this area, i'll continue to keep you posted right here at 6:00. >> doug, thank you. a judg
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decide how many of those claiming a share of prince's estate will be allowed to undergo genetic testing to prove it. >> we feel great. we feel great. very fair and impartial hearing, there's no question that prince's sister will inhair rit part of his estate. tyka prince. the half-sib lings omar and alfred jackson. and then there's prince's niece brianna and victoria related through his half-brother wayne. >> we are here for the truth no matter how long it takes and no matter what it bears. >> reporter: some are asking the court to consider the possibility that john lewis nelson was not his biological
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unidentified half-siblings could be added to the pool of heirs but nelson's paternity was established in records and under current minnesota law one must assert paternity within three years of birth. >> we don't respond to rumors or anything of that nature. we let the courts determine based on the evidence. >> the judge said he may take some of these legal issues and send them straight to the court of appeals before proceeding further in the case. news4 at 6:00 starts right now. terrorist strikes at istanbul airport in turkey. >> u.s. officials say this bears the hall mart of isis but we're still waiting to hear if they are responsible. chris lawrence at our live desk with the latest developments.
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chris? >> turkish officials say as many as three suicide bombers blew themselves up right outside of the ataturk airport in the international section. again, all of this coming just a few months after the major attack that we saw in brussels. we also have new individual video that shows one of the explosions. witnesses are telling richard engel right after the first explosion a police officer wrestled another attacker to the ground before he, too, blew himself up. dozens more have been wounded. no terrorist group has taken responsibility for the attack. senior u.s. officials say the attacks fit the isis profile in what has come to be a haunting statement and go on to say our long summer of discontent has

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