>> good morning. welcome to your fourth of july, everybody. you are up nice and early on the day so at least you are making the most of it. temperatures now are in the mid to upper 60s all across the area and there are not a whole lot of rain drops to deal with right now. there are scattered light showers here. northern montgomery county out to the panhandle of west virginia and a few rain drops around i-81. nothing heavy to our west. pockets of heavy rain from central, western virginia all the way to eastern kentucky. the back end of the rain is around 6:00 tonight. that's a close call for fireworks which will go around 9:00 this evening. rain chances will be on the way cooler than average side. we'll stay in the 70s. heaviest steadiest rain is noon until about 6:00. we'll break down the parade and nats forecast coming up in a

minutes. ♪ god bless america ♪ land that i love >> a preview for you of tonight's capitol fourth of july concert. the national mall will be filled with people celebrating our independence day. rain is a factor. security will be tight. news 4 molette green joins us live near the washington monument to let us know what to expect. >> reporter: you know what, on a day like this, looking at the flags that surround the washington monument are especially meaningful. we expect thousands of people to come on down and enjoy the day full of festivities, even with the threat of rain looming over the fireworks show tonight. when you come on down to the national mall, you should know there are eight access points. most of them opening at 10:00 this morning. a couple of them opening at 2:00 p.m. where visitors will get a

security always tight, especially with so much heightened awareness around large events and this one expected to be large as usual. for the big concert on the west side of the capital, that starts at 8:00 tonight. entry and security check start at 3:00 p.m., and they will be at third street northwest and pennsylvania avenue and also third street southwest and maryland avenue southwest. oh, yes, we're watching this rain. there's a light drizzle coming down right now. hoping we don't have to put off one of the largest firework shows set to start at 9:00. it hasn't happened in 25 years. we're keeping our fingers crossed and opening the festivities to go off without any problems. no rain, threatening to cancel. back to you guys. all right. watch out for plenty of road closures. look at the map here. everything around the mall, including the arlington memorial bridge, will be closed from 6:00

tonight. they will also be closures along constitution and pennsylvania avenues for the parade. and there is no track work on metro today but be ready for some crowded metro stations. metro rail is going to open at 7:00 this morning and close admit night. rains are running on a saturday schedule. they will ramp up to near rush hour service levels before and after the firework. because of large crowds, you cannot bring bike or large coolers. metrobus run on a saturday schedule too. expect detours around the national mall. if you are drinking, there are freeways to get home safeu. sober rides is give you free cab rides from 10:00 until 4:00 a.m. the program is only as good as its use as we want people to use it. i would hate to think that anybody gets in a car after drinking that says they didn't know about the ro

>> the washington regional alcohol program is partnering with nine location -- local taxi companies. more than 230 people by the way took advantage of the service last year. >> a calm day in central park turned into complete chaos after a small explosion there. it left a fairfax county man, connor golden with a severed foot. he stepped on what looked like a homemade firework. connors friends don't have any idea what happened. >> we don't know. there was a small explosion. that was it. >> it looks like connor and his friends were climbing on the rocks when the explosion happened. they are looking for the person who may have left it in the park. we have more on the victim and his family how they are reacting to this accident. >> to hear that news, it was like surreal. is still is. kind of like i'm in a dream. >> reporter: or more like a nightmare for this family. their 18-year-old grandson suffered a traumatic l

in central park in new york when investigators say he apparently stepped on explosive material. >> i hope they found, what happened, who did it and to get anything else like that out of central park. >> reporter: connor golden is from fairfax county. he just finished his freshman year at the university of miami in miami. he was in new york with a couple many friends this holiday weekend when it happened. >> connor spoke to his dad by phone, but he was very woozy and he said he didn't think it was a firecracker. >> reporter: carey golden is his grandfather. he says they had to remove his leg below the knee. >> my son is having a tough time. so hopefully it's going to work out for him. i mean, this is a life-changing thing for this poor young man. >> reporter: his grandparents say he graduated last year.

enjoys outdoor activities like rock climbing and parasailing. >> i get sad. >>. >> reporter: connor was also an eagle scout. >> hopefully between his parents and the eagle scout he's got the character to deal with this. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. a suspicious death is under investigation in loudon county. a woman's family found her dead in the garage of her home in sterling friday morning. she just renovated her apartment on cardinal glen circle. the medical examiner is working to find out how she died. >> it took about 20 minutes and 100 firefighters to put out this fire in adam morgan last night. you can see the fire covered the upper floors of this row home on calvert street near adams mill road. no one was hurt but four people are without a place to stay

decision 2016. donald trump and hillary clinton will not be on the campaign trail this fourth of july holiday. we know that over the week, clinton spoke to the fbi for about three hours about her use of private email server while she was secretary of state. as for donald trump, he set off a new controversy after attacking clinton on twitter by tweeting an image of her with what appears to be a jewish star of david layered with hundred dollar bills. we'll get the latest on what all this means for the campaign from edward lawrence in just a little bit. today an event in space. scientists have been waiting for for the last five years. nasa's juneau space craft is arriving at jupiter today. it launch in 2011 and it has a year and a half to examine how jupiter evolved. it will orbit the planet 30 times before the harsh radiation causes to fail. it's going to take color

hopefully relay some helpful information. >> it's always cool to see the pictures that result from these, even though we look at them. they are pretty, and then the scientists will learn something useful. >> for sure. 8 minutes after 5:00. it could literally rain on your parade today. kind of cheesy. a look storm team 4 radar. rain is moving in as we speak. chuck bell is back with a look at the weather. the weather could ruin your fourth of july plans. good news for some of you when it comes to your electric bill. why the next statement you get in the mail could be a lot lower. >> we continue to follow the latest out of baghdad where a terror attack has claimed the lives of more than 100 people. wh

he. if you are just waking up now at 5:11. here's your warning, your fourth of july plans may need to move

see here on the screen. a round of rain moving in the area right now and more is on the way. >> let's get right to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. how does it look? >> a lot of clouds. you won't have to worry about getting sunburned on the fourth of july. that's the one thing you can check off the list there's a little bit of light rain across the area right now. cloudy skies will be the rule for much if not all of the day today. the heaviest rain likely right during the peak of the afternoon hours. current temperatures, courtesy of the clouds. your outdoor activity planner today during the parade, rain moving in. trying to get to the pool today, humid. there may be a rumble of two of thunder. headed down to the nats game, the day is certainly likely and they may have to postpone the game, the heaviest of the rain is likely when they get the game in. it's probably going to be a

one. thinking about hitting the road and heading out to the beaches, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, lingering shower. warming up big time. wait until you see our five-day forecast coming up in ten minutes. there are 93 degree days coming up around the corner. >> chaos in new york's central park. a small explosion there. it left a fairfax county man, connor golden with a severed foot. he stepped on what looked like a homemade firework. connors friends don't have any idea what happened. >> we don't know. there was a small explosion. that was it. >> 18-year-old connor golden is in serious but stable condition. he had to get part of his leg amputated. he was in central park with two of his friends. he was climbing on a rock when he stepped on a plastic bag that set off a blast and severed

we were in the park moments later as connor was rush to the hospital. police are trying to figure out what caused the blast. they say it did not appear to be a bomb or terror-related. they are calling it a homemade explosive material, possibly a firework. they believe it was not designed to hurt anyone. police k 9s and bomb squad called to investigate. his grandmother says he's an eagle scout, honor student, a musician, and a member of the school chorus. police believe the explosive material had been in the park for at least a day. they are looking for whoever may have placed it there. once again, they don't believe it was meant to harm anyone. the search continues this morning for a man who tried to sexually assault a woman in northwest washington. investigators say he came up to the woman in mount pleasant around 2:30su

place and got away before anything happened. another break through into the investigation of egypt air flight 804. new this morning, reports say the victims of the plane crash have been recovered from the mediterranean. the flash crashed -- the flight crashed two months ago flying from paris to cairo. it's not clear if all 66 people's bodies were on board. egyptian investigators found both black boxes from the plane. they are still working out to figure out what exactly caused the crash. >> people in bangladesh are mourning those killed in the hostage crisis in cafe in the country's capital on friday. a makeshift memorial was set up near the cafe. security officials were questioning some of those who were rescued as they look for information on the possible master minds here. isis has claimed responsibility but the government has

that claim. meanwhile, the white house is condemning the attack that isis is claiming. 167 people were killed. 185 others were injured. we have the latest on the developing story. >> reporter: baghdad skies ablaze after a powerful blast. death and chaos on the streets. isis claiming responsibility. two bombs in one night. devastation on an appalling scale, shops and restaurants reduced to rubble in the upscale neighborhood. timed for maximum impact. a refrigerator truck packed full of explosives blowing up outside of this busy shopping mall as families were breaking their ramadan fast and celebrating the end of the school year. as firefighters battled the blaze into the early hours of

full scale of the destruction. an entire block desimated. nied these makeshift stretchers, the dead and injured. many of them women and children. it was the third mass slaughter of civilians blamed on isis in less than a week. istanbul's airport. a popular cafe in bangladesh. now baghdad. the terrorists so far keeping their promise of a series of attacks before the end of the muslim holy month. they also happened last month. a break through in the battle against the extremists who controlled the city for more than two years. >> they will continue launching these offensive strikes while defending as best they can their remaining territory, their two cities, mosul and raqqah. >> a victory that today came at a heavy price s

onlookers try to make sense of the deadliest attack in iraq so far this year. you might save some money on your next power bill. dominion virginia power cut its gas on friday because of lower fuel prices. the average customer could save about $4.35 on their next bill. gas rate changes typically happen about once a year. another day closer to rio. track and field stars are showing their skills with the games one month and one day away now. here's what's new from the track and field trials. 18-year-old vashti cunningham, the daughter of nfl star randall cunningham became the youngest track and field athlete since 1980. ashton keaton won the decathalon. the track and field trials are haen

pretty awesome. chuck bell, pretty awesome meteorologist here. >> wow! who are you again? you are too kind. >> i wish i could keep the rain away. i'm not going to be a very popular person with a forecast like this coming up for today. on the whole, the weather impact on your fourth of july plans will be moderate to high because of very solid chances for rain coming our way. not raining too hard just yet. the heaviest of the rain likely between noon and 6:00. right during the peak of the day on average a half an inch to maybe as much of an inch of rain is a possibility. the rain should be easing up by 8:00 this evening. fireworks time is 9:00 down on the national mall. they are probably going to be able to get the fireworks in but you should have your rain poncho ready to go because it's not a guaranteed dry. the one up side of all the clouds and rain chances look at those temperatures today, hovering only in the low to mid 70s for afternoon highs da

steamy and stormy as it could be. right now, light rain, northern frederick county. leesburg, clark county, into winchester. there's a blum of moisture that goes all the way back to st. louis, missouri. this little pocket of dry in central kentucky, that is our hope of a dry period for the fireworks. that pocket of dry weather there is about 13 hours away from us now. that gets it in here between 6:00 and 7:00 this evening. fingers crossed that we can keep the dry weather for the fireworks. here's future weather then. here comes the steadier rain by noon today. 3:00, here's the heaviest rain likely between 2:00, and 5:00. by 7:00, things back to cloudy and maybe an occasional light shower. no driving rain for the fireworks time tonight, but more rain chances come back in overnight and here's early tomorrow morning, maybe some early morning rumbles of thunder first thing tomorrow morning and maybe an

afternoon tomorrow. not anywhere near as much rain tomorrow as what we're up against for today. today, 100% chance for rain, primarily, middle of the afternoon. tomorrow, 60% chance but mainly that's before lunch. after that, here come the 90s. temperatures 90 or better, wednesday, thursday, friday and perhaps into the week too. i'll give you our exclusive ten-day forecast coming up at 5:51. back to the news. and it may look inviting on a hot day what people are doing at an area war memorial is nothing but distasteful and against the rules. chances are a lot of will eat out once this week. how do you do that and make healthy choices? what look for when toyo

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if you are visiting the national mall this fourth of july, you should know with thed about the controversy about the world war ii memorial. it features pillars around a body of water. many people are offended by those wre

they say it's disrespectful of our veterans. wading in the pool is against national park service rules. whether you are grilling or eating out the fourth of july can make a big difference in your waistline or thinking about pizza like aaron. nbc's danielle barber shows us how small choices don't need to ruin your diet. >> eating like a dietician didn't mean always pick the right foods. >> when it comes to a specific dining out situation, maybe for the day before we're looking at the it menu a day before. getting a grasp what is the best choice i can make. >> if you are planning a meal at home, healthy choices can be made by paying closer attending at the grocery store. >> starting out, starting to see,

all these ingredients that i understand. am i able to read these ingredients. if there are ingredients in there trouble understanding what that is or how to read it, maybe best case scenario is to be stick ago way from something like that as well. >> though reading food labels can help you stay disciplined, getting too particular with the numbers may not be the best option. >> being mindful that looking for moderate fat intake, keeping carbs at a moderate level is trying to find something moderate in protein that can help with that satiating effect. >> the amount of times you eat throughout the day is also important. >> we're constantly running our metabolism, keeping us satisfied throughout that whole period. >> dieticians recommend eating a total of six meals or snacks during the day and staying active, of course. so kellogg is hoping a new

the company is owning a cereal cafe today in new york city. their bowls will combine cereals like special k and frosted flakes with ingredients like pistachios and lemon zest. they will also serve ice cream, juice, and coffee as well. there was a place here in d.c. that -- it was a cereal restaurant. it's not here anymore. i went there once. not too impressed. >> for me, i have to eat cereal very quickly because it gets soggy. i would think you would have a restaurant of people eating really fast. >> i will kill for a bowl of cereal. i can't do the milk anymore. a local woman tries to set a world record. and by the looks of things outside you might want to have a barbecue backup pl

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calling on congress. the rally lawmakers can expect tomorrow when they return to work. >> i'm kristen wright in for eun yang. a lot of you don't have to worry about getting to work this morning, but tomorrow could be a real hassle. what you need to know about the third surge in metro's safe track plans. let's get the latest look at storm team 4 r

continues to move into the area. meteorologist chuck bell has been monitoring the rain all morning long. chuck, what do you think? fireworks going off tonight. >> i think they are going to be able to et dw the fireworks out tonight. the heavier, steadier rain chances come in before 8:00 this evening. here's the four things you need to know about before today. going out outside, grab the rain gear, it's going to be tough going for barbecuing today. steadiest to noon. fireworks should fly after about 9:00 this evening. again, i'm optimistic but i'm not the guy that make the call. right now, just a little bit of light rain across the area. there's more steadier rain showers coming through the peak of the day. temperatures will be the 70s. they may get the baseball game started. i couldn't rule out a rain delay and potentially even a postponement. let's get back into the

a group calling for gun safety legislation will welcome congress back tomorrow with a march demanding action. d.c. mom and dads for rational gun safety legislation was formed after the attack in orlando and the sit-in that followed in congress. their demands include universal background checks for gun sales. that march will begin tomorrow morning at 8:15. we've learned the name of a man who died in a serious crash in the district. d.c. police say vincent king was killed when he crashed his mercedes on georgia avenue saturday night. the crash happened in the 2500 block near howard university. according to police, king's car hit a ford f-150 pickup truck and jumped the curb, hit a hydrant and flipped. police say speed was a factor in the crash but that's still under investigation. crews continue balingsing a series of wild fires in central california. the massive flames are

nbc's steve patterson is following it all and has the latest. >> reporter: it's the season of relentless flames, a chain of monster blazes tearing through the west. tonight conditions from california's five-year drought are turning trees into match sticks. about 100 homes threatened by the deer fire in central california. it has consumed up to 1800 acres. the captain is worried about the resources. his crews barely recovered from another massive fire that started last week in the same area. >> we're hoping to have these fires contained, stabilized soon so we can get our firefighters some rest. >> another area, the fire is near 4,000 acres. l.a. county fire is stressing safety with fireworks. >> if you are in a wildfire

start any vegetation on fire, even the vegetation on your backyard you may think is safe. >> a nine-acre fire in san bernardino charred two homes and destroyed two more with police investigating possible arson. this man says he barely escaped the flames after he heard his dog barking. >> the dog was freaking out. we ran out. the dog ran out and we can't find her. >> firefighters already tested in a season that's just beginning. steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. president obama and the first lady spent part of their sun getting updates on his presidential library. they met with official planning the design and construction. it comes days after we learned a new york architectural firm would design the library. it will open in chicago in four to five years. tomorrow, phase three of metro's safe track program gets under way. that means there will be no service on the yellow and blue lines, no service on t

airport and braddock road. metro will provide bus shuttles to help out, but it's already warning riders to expect reduced service at a lot of stations, especially in virginia. right now, a 16-year-old woman from arlington is making history. she very close to breaking a world record. in fact, it could happen with just a few hours on the court. carol maloney tells us about bonnie vona and her tennis skills. >> you may have heard of someone being called the world's best grandma. well, bonnie vona of reston, virginia, may get the official title this weekend. she's attempting to break the guinness world records of consecutive tennis singles matches. the record right now is 56 in a row s she played her first match friday morning and plans on playing continuously until monday morning. 72 straight hours, only a

did i mention that she's 61 years old and she came prepared. >> i have all these goodies. i brought with me a pillow and cushions so that if i need to or if i have some time to i can get some rest. pickle juice is one of the keys to kind of keeping your stamina going. >> who needs gatorade? >> yeah. who needs gatorade, when you have pickle juice. >> sponsors and pledges could help her raise $72,000 this weekend. week. all going to thanks u.s., that's the inspiration. >> i'm thinking about, you know, this is benefitting the military, and i'm thinking about all those people that i can draw inspiration from, from what they do. this doesn't even begin to compare to what they go through every single day. >> vona doesn't expect to win many of these matches. the goal is to keep playing right into the record book.

in boids, maryland. live look outside for you this morning where rain is coming down in spots. flip flops definitely a no this morning. they may stay that way the rest of the day too. chuck bell has your what to wear forecast. that's pretty. well, it's a story that shock the country and this morning we're learning new information about the moments an alligator snatched a toddler from his father's arms who says there's more to the story than reported. another day, another controversy for both hillary clinton and donald trump. what they are both trying to set straight just straight just life's sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event.

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county, virginia. it's all coming our direction. heaviest and steadiest of the rain during the peak of the afternoon. outdoor planner for today, parade time, rain will be moving in just in time for the parade. not a very good pool day today. the rains get going at 11:00. there is lightly to be one rain delay. fireworks time, still wet outside. should be break in the rain coming by 7:00, 8:00 this evening. highest today, courtesy of the clouds, holding in the 70s. it will not be a sizzling fourth of july but it will be sizzling before the week is done. your ten-day forecast coming up in ten minutes. not one but two alligators were involved in the deadly incident involving a toddler at a disney resort. new details being revealed. the latest on the toxic algae that closed

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we are just hours away from capital fourth. what the main attraction might not happen. >> chuck bell is keeping a close eye on the rain. he will let us know if we can expect the show to be washed out coming up in a few minutes. >> if you can't wait for the fireworks, there's a perfect way to spend your time today if you want to get outside. the national independence day parade begins shortly before noon. derrick ward is live along constitution avenue to tell us what to expect today. derek. >> good morning. as we've heard from chuck bell it will likely rain on their parade but it won't dampen the spirits of people who show up to take part in the parade or actually view it. these are the stuff for the archives. this is some of the only seating you'll have along the parade route. there's plenty of places to stand. you know all the pa jentry

patriotism that's the hallmark of all the events. there's hundreds of events, military. lot of those bands that that represent various states, come here on the recommendation of the state governors. it's an honor to be here for the fourth. this parade gets under way at 11:45 a.m. it runs until about 2:00. it runs from 7th and constitution and 17th and constitution. these will likely be the most watched ten blocks in america officer a good farther of this early afternoon, despite the rain there will be high spirits. we're live downtown. derrick ward, news 4. back to you. illegal firework may have caused a nine-year-old girl to lose her hand and some fingers. the los angeles county sheriffs office says she sustained blast injuries to her face after the exsi

saturday afternoon. she was taken to the hospital where her left hand was amputated. she's in stable condition. the circumstance of the blast remain under investigation. a bizarre story out of eastern pennsylvania this morning. a man cut off the hand of a would-be robber who broke into his home. two men broke in and fired a bb gun. we're told the homeowners son grabbed a machete, and swung is he intruders. the man showed up at the hospital. he was thrown out of a car and left there. iman is dead after police say he tried to drive through a crowded chicken wing festival in reno nevada. please say the man crashed his mini van right through a barrier and swerved toward a police officer yesterday. another officer opened fire, killed the driver. no one else was hurt at

on as planned. the attack at an airport in turkey is bringing renewed focus on airport security here in the u.s., so the tsa is trying to increase the number of bomb-sniffing dogs at airports across the country. nbc's janet smablian as a look. >> for the dog it's just a game. but teaching them to sniff out explosives is a new front on the war in terror. >> these dogs are extremely important. just for the fact that they are almost unbeatible when properly trained. >> at lackland air force base in texas it's boot camp for canines. 17 buildings configured like an airport. dozens of locals hired to play the passenger. in this exercise, there's an explosive hidden somewhere in this terminal and the dog's job is to find it. and she

this dog is among 250 dogs graduating this year. >> her nose is one of the most phenomenal noses i've trained here. >> earning deployment to an airport and a job like the one orel has. >> she knows what she has to do. >> without a dout -- doubt. i'm here to hold the leash. >> how sensitive are the dogs noses? trainer compares a human and a dog smelling a burger. >> i can smell the cheese. i can smell the meat. the dogs will smell everything that's on it. smell the salt and pepper. the ketchup and the mustard and if somebody spit on it, the dog could tell you hey, somebody spit on that burger. >> bella is training. i've got the bag of explosives. >> i would trust this dog.

i would fly ever airport she's at no problem knowing she's doing her job. >> as much as $25,000 to train each dog. it's an expensive program. >> good girl! >> but the costs of not using them could be much higher. nbc news, san antonio. a u.s. senator had to make a rough landing when severe weather hit oklahoma this weekend. senator jim inhofe was flying last night piloting the plane when storms forced the 81-year-old to land a small airport. the senators plane ran off the runway when he came down. the senator an avid pilot. his spokesperson says he walk away from this and is now home with thinks family. in the race for the white house, hillary clinton and donald trump are being dogged by familiar issues. >> clinton answered questions from the fbi about her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state while donald trump is facing

his likely democratic opponent. edward lawrence has the latest from capitol hill. good morning. >> good morning. yeah, this is a week of image control for the presumptive democratic nominee. hillary clinton is trying to put a positive spin on an image that could look very bad. her being interviewed by the fbi for three hours during a possible criminal investigation. ♪ >> hillary clinton wants to focus on narrowing down 0 a vice-presidential pick and attacking the republicans. instead, she met with the fbi for a three-hour interview as part of a probe to see if clinton mishandled classified information on her personal email server. >> i'm not going to comment any further on the review, but i've been answering questions now for over a year. i've released more than 55,000 pages of my emails for the public to read for themselves. >> clinton surrogates took to the sunday talk shows to defend her. >> i think there won't be an

indictment. >> but republicans are still skeptical. >> i think she's disqualified herself as commander in chief. her cavalier attitude toward our nation's secrecy laws. >> again, donald trump tweeted what appears to be a star of david over a pile of money, this same image used a month earlier on a twitter account of a user who also promoted also rate racist imagery. >> the anti defamation league says it's long overdo for trump to publicly reject racists and anti semits. >> hillary clinton will be in charlotte during an event with her first appearance with president obama appearing together at a live event. thank you. turning nowck

again which we're watching closely because people have a lot of outdoor plans today. >> i necessity though -- i know they do. everybody wants to spent as much time as they can in the great outdoors today, and unfortunately, mother nature may not be cooperating all that well with any of your outdoor plans. let's take a look then at your forecast. right now, it is a cloudy sky out there. 68 degrees with washington, light rain coming down. nothing heavy just yet. there's steadier rain moving in late this morning and afternoon. by noontime, the parade gets started on constitution avenue, just before noon. the nats games starts at 11:00 a.m. showers likely. rain chances at noon stand at 80%. 4:00 in the afternoon, rain, maybe a rumble or two of thunder. not look rg for severe weather. steady rain, 90% chance of rain by 4:00. fireworks time, the rain should be coming to an end and rain chances will be going down. not a guarantee

here's the rain we'll be dealing with during the middle of the afternoon. it goes from highland county, virginia, all the way back to eastern kentucky. this pocket of drier weather in kentucky that's our best home for rain-free moments during the firings in the evening hours. light rain, spits and drisles out there. here's future weather to help you plan out the day. heres noontime. pockets of moderate, maybe briefly heavy rain between 2:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. then that pulls out. here's 7:00. that wave of steadier rain pulling out should leave us with some dry hours. not guaranteed to be completely rain-free, but the rain will least have eased up by firework time and by early tomorrow morning, maybe a couple of rumbles of thunder and showers likely during the front half of the day tomorrow. for today, light rain, rain ending about 8:00 tonight

finally drier weather moves in later on in the week. ten-day graft. rain likely day. 60% of chance of a rumble or two tomorrow. look at all those 90-degree days coming our way. get ready for summer, you guys. it's about ready to move in. chuck, thank you. it's 5:55. more details in that deadly alligator attack at disney world. a two-year-old boy died last month. his father is saying two were involved in the abeing at that. he said another alligator tried to attack him as he tried to reach his son being pulled in the water. this information is coming from email written by a fire captain at the scene there and objected by the orlando sentinel. disney has posted warning signs about alley gators and fences along the beach. toxic green algae has essentially shut down a florida beach. signs are posted along this beach here in martin county warning people not to make any

nearby residents say they won't be getting in the surf until it is safe. fireworks are so loud they can cause a lot of anxiety for our pets. there are products that can help, though. if you use a thunder shirt, trainers recommend putting it on your dog several hours before the fireworks so the dog has time to calm down. if you don't have one, there are some other options. >> giving them a cave like area in your house. typically the best area is a bathroom because it has tile flooring. and it's cool. it doesn't have direct access to the outdoors of the house more often than not. >> we have more tips and information on how you can calm your dogs and cats down during the fourth of july shows. head to our nbc washington app and search anxious pets. today white house, president obama is celebrating the holiday with a special event for military members and their families. they will join the president and the first lady on the south lawn for a barbecue and con

them away. followed by the iconic fireworks on the mall. the performers at that concert. fairfax county teenager is waking up in a new york hospital after an explosion at central park leaves him with severe injuries to one of his legs. what his family is telling us about what happened. an eye on the sky and your security with the national park service is watching out for when you come

right now, at 6:00, a fairfax county man left with serious injuries after an explosion in new york's central park. what his family is telling us about the accident. plus, getting ready for tonight's spectacular fireworks show. what you need to know before you head down to the national mall. fingers crossed. chuck bell is tracking how rain could impact the festivities. hey, chuck. >> good morning, a cloudy sky out there right now. o

there's likely to be rain moving back in before lunchtime today. for this morning, just areas of light rain around. during the afternoon, steadiest rain likely between noon and 6:00. for this evening, it will be cloudy for the fireworks there could be some lingering rain chances all the way into fireworks time. temperatures courtesy of the clouds and rain chance. it's going to be a cool, comfortable day to be outside. temperatures will get up in the low and mid 70s today. our average high is 88. cooler than average fourth. look at all the rain back across central, west virginia. that's all coming our way. that's our afternoon cluster of rain drops right there. pockets of dry weather in central kentucky that's our best hopes to be at least sort of, kind of, mostly rain-free for the firework. it will still be all wet but hopefully the heaviest rain will be over today. don't get used to the cooler weather. there's a lot of 90s ahead. back to the news. it is all quiet on the national mall but that is