, in theatres july 8th. twin car bombs explode in a baghdad market. >> i'm darcy spencer live on the west lawn of the capitol, where they are rehearsing for the capitol 4th concert. i'll have a live report ahead. >> news4 at 6:00, begins with breaking news. >> we're following the breaking news out of central park, where a man from fairfax is being treated at new york's bellevue hospital after he stepped on some sort of explosive. authorities there just wrapped up a press conferen

it. they say the man was with two friends when he stepped on something that blew up under his left foot. the bomb squad said it was probably placed there by someone experimenting with homemade fireworks. >> this is the time of year when typically we will see experimentation. their goal is to make a loud noise, a flash. we are not finding anything consistent with a constructed ied. there's nothing to indicate that this was an explosive device that was put in this area with the specific intent to harm any individual. now, the explosive material was likely in the park for a day, at least a day. police are canvassing central park, looking for surveillance video and more witnesses. they say this is not

news4 has team coverage on the fourth of july, it includes a fireworks, concert, and sober ride. but we want to start in the storm center with emilia draper breaking down the forecast. >> unfortunately, the weather not cooperating. i can easily tell you you'll be dealing with rain tomorrow, but nailing down the exact timing still remains çtricky. here's the latest right now on storm team 4 radar. completely dry. not the case in parts of the d.c. metro area, northern virginia. we'll have showers at times for the evening and overnight hours. future weather wants to bring in some dry air around 8:00, 9:00 p.m. another batch of rain for tomorrow morning. this is the fourth at 7:00 a.m. notice showers already across the area. we'll then continue to track rain throughout the day. temps this evening are in the 60s. tt

if you're heading out, grab the umbrella. i'll have the latest timing tomorrow coming up in my full forecast. as amelia made clear, it's not a matter of the it rains, it's how much it rains. we've been in contact with city leaders about their plans for fireworks. the decision will come from u.s. capitol police. and we'll keep you updated. we want to see the pictures from your celebrations. share them with us on instagram, facebook, and twitter with the #howwefourth. the other big event is tomorrow's capitol fourth concert. darcy spencer is on the mall where performers are rehearsing for the show right now. hey, darcy. >> reporter: yeah, the rehearsing is continuing this hour. go ahead and take a look at the stage here. you can see that people are up there, they are watching the weather very closely. we are getting a light drizzle right now. but this full dress rehearsal will go on starting at 8:00 tonight.

♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> that was the 2016 winner of "the voice" allison porter. she's among the performers this year. we also have kenny loggins, smokey robinson, and host tom bergeron. the dress rehearsal is free and open to the public, a great way to spend the evening. this took a year's worth of planning. they are just hoping that the weather will cooperate. >> we have got the best show we've ever done. tom bergeron is here to host. smokey robinn is about to rehearse in a few minutes. kenny loggins here. allison porter, who just won "the voice." and on and on, to celebrate our 240th birthday. a little rain gets our attention, but it's not going to stop us. >> reporter: you can see the crowds have already begu

show up. the gates are open. so if you're planning to come down to the west lawn of the capitol, just be prepared. you'll have to go through security. bring your umbrella, a small umbrella and also bring maybe a covering. plan to be out here in case it rains. the full concert will be aired on pbs tomorrow, starting at 8:00. back to you. >> you're showing them how it's done. thanks, darcy. to politics now, and hillary clinton's efforts to put saturday's three-hour interview with the fbi in her rear-view mirror. investigators grilled clinton on the private e-mail server she set up and used during her tenure as secretary of state. the presumptive democratic nominee told nbc's chuck todd she did nothing wrong. clinton also addressed the meeting on the tarmac between her husband and u.s. attorney general loretta lynch. >> it was purely social. they did not appear speaking about those kinds of very common exchanges. >> donald trump continueso

slam clinton about her e-mail controversy and that airport meeting. next tuesday, president obama will appear with clinton at a rally in north carolina. their first appearance together on the campaign trail. at least 167 people killed, more than 200 injured after car bomb attacks in a market in baghdad. as nbc's lucy cavanaugh shows us, the bombings targeted families after they were breaking their dawn-to-dusk fast for ramadan. >> reporter: baghdad now reeling from two separate deadly bombings, one in a predominantly shia area north of the capital. police saying a suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives outside of a busy shopping area there. malls in iraq just as popular in america. families were out and about. they were breaking their ramadan fast. children and women ar

be among the victim. to give you a sense of the scale of the devastation here, at dawn on sunday, iraqi firefighters were still struggling to extinguish the blazes. rescue workers were pulling bodies from buildings. ambulances were rushing chaoti. and we are seeing growing anger at the government. haider alabadi visiting, only to find his convoy surrounded by an angry mob. the lack of security one of the biggest issues in iraq. as çu.s.-backed iraqi forces continue to push into isis territory, the group is likely to keep lashing out with attacks like these. nbc news, london. back to here at home, d.c. police are looking for a man who tried to sexually assault a woman early this morning in northwest d.c. police say the man approached the woman around 2:30 in the morning on killburn a

the mount pleasant area. the woman was able to get away before the man could assault her. they're asking you to call the d.c. police investigators if you have any information. we're also getting new details tonight in the death of a toddler at a disney resort. why that gator attack was even more dangerous than we previously thought. several dogs in danger in two separate incidents. we talked to the local firefighters who helped save the day.

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two alligators may have been involved in the deadly attack of a toddler at disney world. the boy's father was attacked by a second gator while he was trying to save this child from the first. fire officials say the father refused to stop looking for his son, even though he himself needed medical attention. florida wildlife officials say 15 alligators have been caught on disney property this year alone. president obama said elie weisel accomplished more than most people in traditional positions of power. the form eer director of the anti-defamation league was among those who me moralized weisel, and abraham foxman said the author's impact went far beyond the words in his memoir. >> the world

courageous moral voice. i think the jewish people and israel have lost a staunch defender. >> he inspired us and gave us a sense of responsibility to his mission. >> he was awarded the nobel peace prize in the '80s and died yesterday at the age of 87. showers are in the forecast for tonight and the fourth of july. amelia will take a closer look at when and where those storms will arrive. july 4th has a dubious distinction, and what a local organization is doing to keep you safe. i'll have details coming up on ns4.ew

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when it comes to drinking and driving, the fourth of july is the deadliest day of the ç year. traffic deaths skyrocket on the holiday. derrick ward is looking into how taxi cpanies are teaming up to offer free rides home. it's the holiday associated with cookouts and fireworks, but the fourth of july also has a more dubious distinction. it's not about fires or burn injuries either. >> it's the most dangerous day of the year for traffic fatalities overall, including alcohol-related traffic fatalities, it's the deadliest day of the year. >> there are lots of theories as to why this is the case, but the bottom line is the statistics bear it out. >> 41% of all traf

country involve drunk drivers. >> the washington regional alcohol program has teamed up with nine local taxi companies to see that independence day observances end safely. it's a sober ride program like they do for new year's. this one will run between 10:00 p.m. monday evening and 4:00 a.m. tuesday. people 21 years or older who have been drinking can call 1-800-200 taxi. >> we play up to a 30 t$30 fare. >> the average fare is $20. 65,000 people have used it. and who knows how many lives have been saved. >> thanks, derrick. today, we caught up with the maryland firefighter who gave some puppies a ride home on his fire engine because their owner was too drunk to drive. oxen hill firefigerht fsound a man and his puppies parked at a car in a home depot parking lot. worried that the dogs wouldn't make it home safely, the firefighters gave them a ride home on their truck. they have this advice for pet owners and

the dog like your grandmother. if you wouldn't put your grandmother unattended in the car in the heat with the windows up, don't do it to your dog, don't do it to your kids. >> great advice. firefighters found another dog locked in a parked car in that same parking lot, they also got that dog out okay. and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> here are your weather headlines for tomorrow. unfortunately, we are going to be tracking rain at times throughout the day. this could certainly impact fireworks. some lingering showers around early tuesday morning, and then the chance of a late day thunderstorm. after that, tracking our second heat wave of the year. we're in the 90s by wednesday, and we look to stay in the 90s right on through next weekend. so some hot weather headed our way. unfortunately, just not tomorrow. future weather with the rain, by noon, tracking scattered showers. it looks like we'll have steady rain during the morning hours. for the most part, pretty li

the afternoon and evening hours. there will be pockets of dry time with scattered rain and thunderstorms in the forecast. here we are at 2:00 p.m., notice cloudy skies, d.c. metro area may be catching a break from the rain. not the case, though, in northern virginia. notice the bright colors here on future weather. that's some heavier rain impacting the d.c. metro area around 3:00 p.m. as we head into the evening hours, still tracking scattered rain and thunderstorms across the area. approaching fireworks time. fortunately, rain still showing up. here we are, 9:00, fireworks set to get under way. notice areas of rain across the area. that trend continues until about 10:00 p.m. here's the latest planner for the fourth of july. this is still an evolving forecast. i'll have updates on news four at 11:00 tonight. here's what i'm thinking right now. 7:00 a.m., temps around 66 degrees. showers at that chance about a 60% chance of rain. around midday, about a 50% chance of rain. rain is likely in spots, and 72.

mid 70s for the balance of the day. not very hot. 4:00, rain and storms in spots. pretty high likelihood that you're dealing with rain during the afternoon and evening hours. 9:00 p.m., still about a 50% chance of rain and the temperature around 73. so four things you need to know about fireworks tomorrow. there will be areas of rain on radar. but temps will be mild in the 70s. very muggy otherwise with cloudy skies. if you do get the fireworks in, know it's going to feel extremely humid and kind of damp outside. now, on tuesday, some scattered showers around during the early morning hours. 72 degrees at 7:00 a.m. clouds diminish throughout the day. and we can't rule out an afternoon storm or two. but it's hot on tuesday. highs in the mid to upper 80s. right now we're around 70 degrees. there you see, tomorrow, a high of only 74. it is the storm team 4 weather alert day on tuesday. high of 87. low 90s wednesday, thursday, friday, with the chance of some late day thunderstorms on thursday and friday. next weekend, chris, talking

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this is the xfinity sports desk.ç >> nats continuing to show they are a strong team and ready for that push. >> give the nationals credit. they did what they were supposed to do against a bad team. they took care of business over the weekend. you could not have asked for a better performance from stephen strasburg today, fresh off the disabled list. he kept his perfect record intact by throwing a no-hitter through 6 2/3 innings. they had zero answer for danny espinoza at the dish. he finished his series with 15 rbi. go ahead and take back every negative thing you said about danny espinoza the first two months of the season because he has been raking as of late. he had a grand slam on thursday night. bottom of the fourth, bases juiced again. go ahead and touch them all, danny boy. have yourself a series. he takes over the team lead in home runs from bryce harper with

curtain call this series. but harper, he loves seeing home runs. he's not cool with being second in homers. park is going to take this ball deep in the fifth. a nice shot to right-center. ties espinoza for the team lead. the nats are sitting pretty. 6-0 lead. stephen strasburg, he was dealing today. no-hitter going into the sixth. check out this play by a shortstop. danny espinoza, he is absolutely locked in right now. great defensive play. strasburg, well, he can only shake his head in amazement. seventh inning, strasburg still on the mound. gets jay bruce to go downswing here. the pitch count over 100. strasburg went back to the dugout and a standing ovation. bottom of the frame, espinoza, he homered from both sides of the plate for the first time in his career on thursday. go ahead and make it two times in four games. that one a solo shot to right. five home runs in four games

espinoza, he powers the nats to a 12-1 victory. here's his manager dusty baker. >> he's come a long ways. and he works hard. he's one of the first guys here. i have to urge him to get some rest, stay home. that was a series of a lifetime right there, when you think about a guy who drove in 15 runs. that's a good month. >> oriole fans, they were in seattle. hoping the birds can avoid getting four games swept. bottom in the third, scoreless. seth smith at the plate with the bases loaded. the man has never hit a grand slam in hisç career until toda. huge shot here to center. how about that? mariners take a 4-0 lead. mark trumbo, he's hit a for home runs this season. in the fourth, this one anoer

trumbo, he leads the majors. 24 home runs on the season. the orioles finally get on the board. it's a 4-1 ball game. later on. marte up for the mariners, hits this one down the line in right. watch it go. mariners score a run. right now, they are up 6-4. this game still taking place, it's going to the seventh inning. in the nba, we've seen owners burn through cash like an irresponsible teenager with their participants' credit card. the wizards missed out on a few big names like kevin durant and al horford. but the front office has signed several role players for next season. the wizards making moves this weekend. agreeing to a four-year contract for $64 million for center ian mahinmi yesterday. wizards have been waiting for this guy for a long time, from

he signed a three-year, $9 million contract. he was the second-round pick for the wizards in 2012. he's been playing overseas ever since. also, trey burke was acquired from the utah jazz for a second-round pick in 2021. he's expected to back up john wall. someone not coming to d.c. durant. where will he go, though? kd, he has met with the thunder, warriors, clippers, celtics, and the heat over the weekend. according to a report, he's finishing up a second meeting with okc in new york. the decision is expected to be made within the next 24 hours or so. let's head back out to nationals park for a moment. the players not the only one making play. bryce harper fouls this ball off. watch this grab. ice cream in one hand. that's a snack for you, ladies and gentlemen. an american flag tank top. jayson werth-like hair. left-handed. happy fourth of july to you, sir. that is a

thanks, jason. a lot of folks still trying to figure out hey, i've got one more day off, what can i squeeze in here? what can we do? >> well, this forecast is a nightmare. basically have a rain plan tomorrow at all points of the day. we'll be tracking showers for the morning hours, scattered rain and storms for the afternoon and evening. fireworks will beç hit and mis. >> download the nbc washington app, because this forecast is going to be changing. the app is going to let you know exactly what's coming your way. that's it for us. "nightly" is up next.

test test test on this sunday night - massive bomb attack. the scenes of devastation and carnage in baghdad. more than 150 people killed. isis blamed for a third big attack in less than a week. the deadliest in iraq in years. holiday controversy. more on hillary clinton's interview with the fbi about her private e-mail server as the trump campaign tries to distance itself from an image that appeared on his twitter feed. speed trap? drivers fight back against a ticket writing town they claim unfairly hits them with big fines. some calling it highway robbery. and on the job. inside the boot camp for dogs getting trained to guard against terror and sniff out explosives at airports. "nightly news" begins now.