it out for you, coming up. >> thanks, lauryn. about an hour ago, folks were under a downpour but things are beilooking better as of now. meagan, a huge difference from 45 minutes ago. >> reporter: the rain has significantly let up. if you look at it in the optimistic perspective, you can say that you can have the best seat on the national lawn to watch the fireworks so long as they go off. the national park service tells us that there's a few factors that could potentially stop the show. there's so many reasons why people choose the national mall to celebrate the fourth of july. >> it's always fun out here because you're with family. >> the environment is incredible. >> reporter: what makes the holiday so memorable for most is 9:09 p.m. >> light the fireworks. so, yeah. >> definit t

they are right there. >> but this year -- >> come drop this. >> reporter: getting that perfect spot wasn't as difficult as past years. >> we have restrooms right here. parade route ride there. >> reporter: the question is, will it go on? >> it looks like we can get it off within a reasonable amount of time, we would make that. >> reporter: mike with the national park service says they are monitoring the weather closely but a few factors come in and they may have to delay or move the event to tomorrow. >> we're looking out for things like high winds, heavy rain, low ceiling on the clouds, thunder, lightning. >> reporter: a lot of people hope that the elements stay away but whatever happens, they will have a good time either way. >> we have a bunch

when it starts pouring, we go home. >> reporter: there you go. at 6:00, we'll show you some of the creative ways that folks have managed to have a good time despite the weather. back to you. >> transportation reporter adam tuss has been keeping an eye on the crowd as everyone moves in for the big show tonight. he joins us from the foggy bottom metro station as people continue to stream down to the mall. >> that's right. we have definitely seen bigger crowds in the past, as meagan was mentioning. security is starting to tighten up here. in the past, we've seen a stream of people moving through here. it's going to be a bit easier getting around the challenges. >> reporter: crowds not letting today's forecast get them down.

extra tarp for rain-roofing. >> reporter: ken martin and his family came all the way from colorado. tim is in the army and he's obviously prepared. >> we have a barbecue, a cooler, lots of food to keep people going as well. >> reporter: as the bells rang, they staked out their spot well in advance. now, security is tight all around the downtown core, roads blocked and lot of cars with out of state plates turning u-turns. metro carrying the load pretty well today. now, we did have to do a double-take when we saw this officer on her bike. that's police chief cathy lanier. >> i try to get out and ride and you can see a lot more and talk to people and it's

>> reporter: your advice for anybody today? just be cautious, be careful? >> yeah. we always ask people when they are here in washington, d.c., to have a good time and hopefully security is visible but not a problem. >> reporter: carl and his family ready for the show tonight. he has family in the marine corps and says with the security and weather, he's not worried about getting around. >> not too bad. i have ten people back there that can push me if things get rough. >> reporter: for now, everyone is waiting for the show tonight. back out here live, a little bit of mist is coming down. what about getting home after the fireworks happened tonight if they do, in fact, happen. at 6:00, i'll have some tips for you, guys. back to you. >> sounds good, adam. thanks so much. some areas have already announced that they will postpone fireworks shows tonight. in montgomery county, gaithersburg has moved the show to friday and prince george's county and college park say they have

until tomorrow evening. download our nbc washington app to learn about fireworks in our region. we're learning more about the blast in central park that seriously injured a teenager. an nypd lab is analyzing the explosive materials. the victim is from our area and got hurt yesterday after jumping off a rock in central park. darcy spencer has more. darcy? >> reporter: what we've learned within the past hour, officials are working to find out what that explosive material was. they say they don't believe whoever left it there in central park meant for anyone to get hurt. these types of materials can be made following recipes on the internet. 18-year-old connor golden remains in a new york city hospital with a traumatic leg injury. law enforcement sources say he was in central park sunday morning when he jumped off a

materials. >> what seems likely at this point is that we have -- i've referred to them as an explosive hobbyist or experimenter. there are people fascinated with this kind of thing and the fascination grows around the fourth of july. >> reporter: officials say it was not an act of terrorism and that whoever left it there was meant for somebody to get hurt. >> we would not categorize this as an explosive device. it was not placed there as an experiment for somebody to touch it or get hurt. not at all. >> reporter: connor just wrapped up his freshman year at the university of florida and graduated last year from high school in indiana. he enjoys outdoor activities and he's an eagle scout. family members say he had to have part of his leg amputated. his grandparents live in silver springs. >> it's unbelievable. because

young man who was here for dinner last week. i mean, i love him. so to hear that news is -- it was like surreal. >> reporter: authorities say golden and his friends had nothing to do with the explosive materials. the lab is expected to have some preliminary results by wednesday. coming up on news4 at 6:00, we'll talk to local fire officials about why these materials are so dangerous. back to you. >> thanks, darcy. a man is dead after being shot in northeast washington and police need your help to find out who did it. omar lindsey was found dead in an alley on third and d street. someone shot him but they don't know why. there's a $25,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. two people are recovering after being hurt in a crash in prince george's county after 1:00 this morning at the intersection of indian head

it appears to be a single-car crash. investigators are still looking into the cause. now at 5:00, a mother from northern virginia says a killer targeted her son and she thinks it may be connected to other killings in her area. and warriors got one of the best from prince george's county. we have more on the move that is shocking fans across the nba. and damage to a prince george's fire truck. they were aistingss

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and you're looking live outside our studios. our storm team 4 forecast is coming up. it was a rough night in prince george's county. rescue crews responded to several crashes on the indian head highway near ft. washington road. in one case, they became the victims themselves. bureau chief tracee wilkins explains how they stopped things from becoming much worse. it was accident

and unfortunately, firefighters were involved in one of them. >> they had just gotten into the unit prior to the car striking the vehicle. so they were fortunate that they were in a safe place when it happened. >> reporter: the fire truck was assisting while also parked to protect first responders. >> typically, we're taught that you're supposed to take the lane of the accident and one additional lane. >> reporter: a driver crashed into the front bumper causing thousands of damage. it could have been a tragic situation for emergency personnel on the scene. >> definitely protected the officers still operating on the scene. >> reporter: soon after that crash, the fire crew headed to another accident where two people were trapped and had to be transported. it speaks to how dangerous and busy this stretch of roadway is and how important this apparatus is. >> it's probably going to have to go out of service and

hopefully we can back it with another unit. >> reporter: the driver who struck the truck stayed on the scene and is now looking at charges. at 6:00, we hear about this with police officers all the time. how important the move over law is important for their safety as well. in ft. washington, tracee wilkins, news4. well, tonight a new group is preparing for metro's safe track surge at the same time that they go back to work but luckily phase three doesn't start until tomorrow night at 8:00. the blue and yellow lines will be shut down for a week. of course, any trains that are running are likely to be extremely crowded. >> well, looking over our shoulder, it looks like it's getting brighter. >> every time we turn around, lauryn, it is getting better and better.

now. >> i think we're going to be able to do it, guys. the rain is moving out of here and getting on the brighter side. we're going to keep the cloud cover around with the exception of areas south and west which may get sunshine. not a good thing because once we get the sunshine, the atmosphere is energized and we can have thunderstorms pop up. for the most part, the fireworks will go ahead as planned. all right. four things you need to know for today and tonight. steady rain moving in and out. a few isolated showers here and there and drizzle. as i said, we get sunshine and we could have a few storms. again, south and west. heavy rain overnight. we get another batch of rain moving through but it will wait until midnight and then push on through. we could have some flooding during the overnight with some heavy rain. we've got all of the moisture in the air. it's so humid out there. you may wake up tomorrow morning with flooded roadways and definitely dense fog to create low visibility as you

morning. current temperatures out there right now, low 70s. we've been in the low 70s for the last several hours. we'll stay in the low 70s as we continue into the overnight. you can see the rain moving on out of here. a few spotty showers here and there. that's what we'll deal with as we continue into the late evening. but that rain pushing to the north and east fairly quickly as we start to clear out here in the district. we'll be able to get the fireworks popping off. however, we'll have foggy continues out there. now, our next system you can see we're in between two systems right here. okay? so we're just seeing those isolated showers and drizzle. this will be the next system, that area of low pressure riding along a warm front. that will move into our region and, again, bring heavy rain. we already have thunderstorms. and even tornado watches -- or tornado warnings popping up around charleston. i'm not expecting any tornadic activity but, again, we could have stronger storms overnight. but what you need to know if you

fireworks in your community, light showers and drizzle. if we get sunshine, we'll see thunderstorms out there. not in d.c., i do believe, that we'll have to deal with isolated showers. there goes the rain pushing out of here and here comes more rain pushing into our region. again, i believe the heaviest rain will continue into the overnight but we'll clear out by tomorrow afternoon. and we're looking good on wednesday. wednesday will be the day that we start to warm up. in fact, into the 90s. first heatwave of 2016 on our doorstep this week. planner for tomorrow, 7:00 a.m., dealing with rain and thunderstorms out there. dense fog. and again, lingering showers through midday. more clear as we continue into the afternoon and into the evening. it's going to be muggy and hot. temperatures in the upper 80s tomorrow. we're back in the 90s towards the end of the work week and o

seven-day forecast in a few minutes. guys? >> thanks, lauryn. there was no raining on the parade for students being celebrated for their work on a unique project. >> their challenge was to make a short film in just 48 hours. news4's derrick ward explains why and shows us some of the entries. ♪ >> reporter: the 48, it's an important number to active and aspiring film-makers. two days to make magic. >> the way it works, you get a genre, a character and prop that has to be in the film. you don't have a lot of time. >> reporter: a group of students were given the equipment to meet that challenge. isaac jackson's film -- it was about a female subject who had the ability to read minds. >> i know

me. >> i've definitely grown as a filmmaker. this helped me prove to myself that it is possible to put together a short film in 48 hours. >> it gives me opportunity to think about team-building skills and how to work with each other, which is really important. >> indeed, it's a safe fore into the filmmaking business. >> you need all of these skills that we want to give them anyway. >> the problems in society can be solved if we tap into creativity and the creative problem-solving skills that these young people have. >> reporter: students didn't even shy away from the controversial topics. >> we only had 48 hours. we tried to do rear

>> go away. i don't need you here. >> you're losing it. did you take your pills today? >> no. i thought you did. >> reporter: in that line of dialogue, i thought you did it, they were all required to use that line. may seem quite the challenge when your story is about an alien falling to earth. now, add to all of that, the logistics of it all, you get an invaluable lesson. >> the sunlight is up now and from the end to the beginning, which was everyone learns from these projects. and the instructors hone their aircraft as well and it's a concept that we think we may all grow with what these film-makers have to say. >> they are going to tell their story and they are going to give you

>> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >> pretty cool. it's a controversial use of a drone a drone turned into a gun and a flame thrower. plus, we saw a possible fireworks accident involving a fairfax team in new york city. it's not too late for a reminder about fireworks safety and one of the most recognizable names in the nfl wants you to learn from his mistake. coming up on news4, a day of local parades. i'm mark

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my giant. we've been updating your forecast about every 10 or 15 minutes and now we'll take you live outside for the roads. a lot less traffic than what we are used to this time of day on a normal monday. this is 495 but you can see it's plenty wet out there. be careful if you're driving around. news4's mark segraves takes us to one parade that had

goers booing. >> reporter: here across the river in fairfax, thousands more came out to celebrate. >> it was great. norman rockwell experience. >> reporter: back in d.c., the marine corps band led the holiday parade. politicians marched in all of the parades. >> it's a great, fun parade and ends at the recreation center with a good, old american barbecue. >> reporter: and someone photo bombed this reporter. and presidential candidates were represented at the palisades

hillary clinton supporters but the donald trump supporters received a less than welcoming response from some in the crowd. >> boo! >> reporter: but that didn't bother the trump supporters who marched. they all managed to avoid the rain. >> it was fabulous. >> happy fourth of july. >> reporter: mark segraves, news4. a new controversy involving donald trump. this time, both campaigns are reacting to a tweet while the list of vp picks are getting shorter for one candidate. plus , a developing story overseas. suicide

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cancellations from other communities tonight. plus, everyone is still talking about prince george's county's own kevin durant. and a mother who says her child was targeted during a crime spree. that's first right now at 5:30. tonight, a grieving mother is calling for an end to the killing. >> it's happening in an alexandria neighborhood where four young men have been gunned down, two in recent weeks. the mother of the most recent victims plans to attend a community meeting wednesday night. julie joins us live from the rec center where police will meet with residents. >> reporter: well, just hours after being killed from here, police called for this meeting at the rec center and now the victim's mother plans to come here both with tough questions and an

for weeks now, patrice hall has been living a nightmare. early saturday morning, her youngest son was shot to death. >> i loved him. with all my heart. i can't even bring myself to go identify him. you know, to make funeral arrangements. i can't do that. >> reporter: gunned down in an alexandria neighborhood where four men have been killed in a year's time, this comes three weeks after a another young man was shot to death in broad daylight. it was that night that police broke through her door and said that her son was a suspect in clark's death. while he was never charged, she believes that the police raid put word out on the street. she believes he became a target, a target for retaliation.

word got out, this put him in harm's way, you know. he was a father of two young children and he was taking them on an outing the way that parks was killed. now she hopes her son's death will be the last thing this alexandria neighborhood, the loss of the young father, will wake others up. >> it will bring so many other people to the realization of what is happening in our world. you know, at some point in time, these young people have to wake up. life is worth living. >> both clark's and hall's homicide investigations are active. they executed

search warrant in connection with clark's murder earlier in i'll speak with two community activists about what they will be demanding. >> thanks, julie. our reporters are like human barometers. we saw meagan and adam getting drenched and then there's julie. >> that's right. there may be hope that things are looking up. right, lauryn? >> yes. this was a very difficult forecast. amelia and i worked all weekend and we were on the phone trying to figure it out during each other's shift, trying to piece together the timing on this and it looks like it came together late last night for amelia and this morning for chuck. the rain is moving out. the fireworks look like they might go on as planned for those areas and communities that haven't canceled them just yet. we still have isolated showers to deal with. we're not going to be the vy

last several hours. the steady rain, back edge of it pushing to the north and east, we're looking at isolated showers getting sunshine to the south. we'll see instability and fog around the fireworks tonight. another round coming overnight tonight and that's going to be heavy at times. we'll track that coming up. temperatures in the low 70s will stay there if you're headed out and about. more on the ten-day forecast coming up. the obamas will welcome military families for an annual concert tonight but the outdoor picnic part of it is now called off due to the wet forecast. the concert will still take place inside the white house. the performances by

lamar. we've learned about a new cancellations. the city of frederick, maryland, is pushing its show back until later this month. and the city of gaithersburg is moving its fireworks show to friday. read all about it in our area right now in our nbc washington app. now to a developing situation. three suicide bombings have occurred today during ramadan. two security officers were killed in medina in that attack. and then the highest concentration of shia muslims in a su

the white house, both candidates hard at work behind the scenes in search of their potential running mate. this weekend, donald trump met with indiana governor mike pence and today pence is not saying whether or not he will take the job. >> i'm not going to get into hypotheticals. this was a time that we'll always cherish. also today, both campaigns talking about this tweet by donald trump, an anti clinton message that appears to feature a jewish star of david. trump removed it after it was criticized as anti-semitic. he says it's nothing more than a star. clinton says it should give people cause for concern. it's a decision that every

kevin durant heading to golden state. >> that's right. durant goes to the warriors who were already the best team ever. >> we knew he wasn't coming home but there was drama as to where he would end up. he met with oklahoma city twice before making a decision. he made a statement this morning on the player's tribune saying that he was heading west to join the golden state warriors. many expecting durant to stay in okc where he spent eight of his first nine seasons but he's decided to join forces with steph curry and the warriors who have the best record of the season, two years and $54 million. lots of fans upset seeing durant leave the thunder and he addressed that today. in part of the statement released in the player's tribune, durant said, "itea

many with this choice but i feel i'm doing the right thing at this point in my life and playing career." durant can't sign with the team until the 7th but will be announced as an official player once that occurs. how do you get rid of the extra pounds from eating hot dogs today? >> i guess you can work out like an olympian. here are some of the most grueling training technique fit for the best athletes in the world. plus, all of this happened to a man who did nothing wrong. ahead, new fallout after a

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you're looking at a beautiful scene right now at the national harbor where the skies are still cloudy and dreary. however, things are looking up. we'll have our forecast coming right up. we are just about a month away from the olympics and athletes are in the final stages of training. >> todd harris is looking at the work they put in training to compete for gold. >> training for the olympics is a grueling commitment. each athlete has their fair

>> the most hellish, painful workout that i can remember. >> we trained with the navy s.e.a.l. and do max squats. >> we come back and swim for about an hour these hard sets and do max bench press. >> broken intervals. >> sprint for ten seconds, rest for ten seconds. >> pull-ups, push-ups, squats, anything you can imagine, all max weight. >> after that, your body says you are done but you've only done 800 meters of it. i'm just sitting there like, please, coach, pull me this next lap. hang on for dear life. >> it's a burning in your lungs.

lactaid builds up in your legs. >> your muscles are burning, your lungs are burning. >> you're hoping that you hang on the whole time. >> stunned and exhausted just looking at it. it gives you an idea of why just competing in the olympics, these are phenomenal, amazing athletes. even if they don't actually come home with a medal. the opening ceremony for the rio olympic games can be seen on august 4th right here on nbc 4. a father and son duo are in trouble with the feds and it's all over how they decided to use a drone. why this unusual gun battle is a cause for concern. and we have an important reminder of a superstar and a mist

planned a he we'll deal with isolated showers. looking good for your grueling forecast as well. heavy rain overnight. more on that coming up.

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displays across the country tonight and there's a good reason why you should let the professionals run the show. nfl star delivers a powerful message about the importance of never handling fireworks. >> if you're planning to set off fireworks tonight, listen to this. in 2015, 11 people died and 12,000 people were treated in the emergency rooms all across the country. for injuries from fireworks. jason pierre paul was injured last july 4th while attempting to relight a fireworks. he lost an index finger, part of his thumb and had reconstructive surgery to save his middle finger. >> can we get in there? >> reporter: in new york city, an 18-year-old virginia teen lost part of his leg after he was severely injured in

authorities suspecting the explosion was caused by a fireworks. make sure they are legal in your area before buying or using them and never allow your child to ignite fireworks including sparklers which can burn at 2,000 degrees. don't buy fireworks packaged in brown paper. that's a red flag that they are illegal. keep a bucket of water or hose nearby. and never try to relight or handle malfunctioning fireworks. soak them in water and throw them away in a metal container. for a list of states that allows the types of fireworks, search fireworks on our nbc washington app. you may be skipping the national mall but you can catch the macy's

8:00 p.m. with a performance from the u.s. air force band and jennifer holiday. you can watch that tonight on news4. a former champion is once again the top dog at coney island. >> downing 70 hot dogs in buns in ten minutes. that's the most ever eaten at the annual nathan's competition. last year, chestnut's record was broken but this year stone came in second and i guess he couldn't cut the mustard. >> i like that. that was good. that makes my stomach hurt. you know, it looks like we might be able to grow out some hot

we had steady rain moving through the area but most has pushed to the north and east. thank goodness we can get the fireworks off as planned. we still have isolated showers out there and maybe a few thunderstorms. but nothing like the coverage that we saw through the mid-portion of the day. so we're looking at light rain and drizzle through midnight. the tail end of this storm still in kentucky. a tornado touched down in charleston, north of charleston, west virginia, from this storm and just about 5:15. so this is going to have a history of severe weather. thunderstorms and heavy rain overnight. i don't think we'll have that chance but again, rumbles of thunder not out of the question. rain continues through the morning before we get clearing in the afternoon. temperatures in the 70s. low 70s. that's where we have been all day and where we will stay throughout the overnight. all right. here's the leading edge of the rain breaking up over the northern portions of chesapeake bay and going off to the eastern se.

and that's the way it will be tonight. now, some of the clouds are breaking up and sunshine is coming south and west of d.c. if those areas get enough sunshine, they could have the ability to create thunderstorms. again, that rain is lifting out of the district. we'll just have to deal with isolated light stuff as we continue through midnight. this is the tail end of that storm, as i was talking about, in pink. they have flash flooding warning. again, with all of this humidity and moisture in the air, we could have some flooding concerns overnight. but until then, just light showers and drizzle temperatures and low 70s. boy, it's muggy out there. it's going to be foggy out there. we get dense fog. if we get any sunshine, as i said, we could have storms that remain west. if you're planning out your next 12 hours, light showers here and there and dense fog setting up overnight. chuck

morning as you make your way back to work. 7:00 p.m., the heaviest rain lifts out of here and isolated cells throughout the region. heavy rain arrived after midnight. this is 9:00, 10:00. there's the heavy rain overnight and it will continue to pull through here. we'll get clearing by the second half of tomorrow. sunshine and muggy. temperatures in the upper 80s tomorrow and then we head into the 90s with sunshine on wednesday. wednesday, whoo, on the warm side. we'll clear for the second part of the day and get the sunshine out. take a look at this. talking about heatwaves and humidity on wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday. in the 90s. and it's going to feel warmer than that with that humidity. we have a chance for your garden variety and afternoon thunderstorms on thursday and friday and we clear out for the weekend and have a few chances of storms. humidity

>> thanks, lauryn. in virginia today, the declaration of independence was read and 100 new citizens joined our union. a photo journalist shows us the fourth of july festivity at mt. vernon. >> this is july 4th, we have so many great events going on here and it's really an exciting time every time here. particularly in the fourth. >> they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. >> and so having the first virginia here doin

important reminder. >> we welcome 100 new citizens here to the united states. it's always been one of my favorites. >> i think it was something that i'm ready for. it's been here for 12 years now. it feels like this is the right moment to do it. and i'm excited that i will be able to vote with these very interesting elections coming up. and so it will be fun. >> we were the only country on this planet. that was not under the control of men and women of absolute power. instead, we raised up a nation of laws. you are now governed by those laws. you are part of an unbroken line of americans that goes back to this date. 240 years ago,

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son posted a youtube video and now they are headed to court. on wednesday they will learn whether they have to comply with subpoenas issued by the faa. the faa is looking into possible violations of regulations that ban people from operating aircraft in a reckless manner. the defense attorney said this case put out massive implications over recreational drones. a police officer sparked an international incident after he arrested a businessman from the united arab emirates in avon, ohio. >> now that city mayor and police chief are offering an apology and some are demanding answering. >> reporter: police releasing this body cam video that shows officers carrying assault rifles rushing the hotel entrance as they confront a businessman from abu dhabi dressed

clerk panicked after seeing the man identified in the hotel lobby speaking on his phone in arabic and reportedly pledging his allegiance or something to isis. >> don't move! >> reporter: the officers pinned him to the ground, handcuffing him, searching his clothes and wallet and even taking off his shoes to check his feet. >> we have to remove your shoes. you got that? >> reporter: he appeared to speak limited english and tried to tell the officers that he was a tourist. about ten minutes into the encounter, police finding no cause to make an arrest allowed him to stand up. he then collapsed on the pavement. >>

incident, in a face-to-face meeting over the weekend, the town's mayor and police chief publicly apologized to the man. >> no one at the police department wished to disrespect you. that is a very regretful circumstance that occurred to you. you shouldn't have been put into that situation like you were. >> aaron gilchrist, news4. it's one of the big events of the year that brings thousands of people to our nation's capital but rain could put a damper on our festivities. we are just three hours away from the fireworks on the national mall now. >> and it appears that the show will go on as planned. we have a look at the impact of rain on all of this. we begin with lauryn ricketts who will tell us about the conditions all over the area. >> jim, we've got rain moving through the

out of the region. mainly to the north and east. isolated showers you may be dealing with at your house. the good news is, we can go ahead with the fireworks as planned. let me show you what is going on out there. rain pushing out of the area. heaviest rain now north of baltimore. we're looking again at scattered showers right here, looking to the north and east. we're looking good as we continue through this evening. again, the steady rain that moved through our area is now pushed out but we are expecting more rain as we get into the overnight. but right now inside the beltway, we're drying out. we have a little fog and mist. as you head to your fireworks in your community, light showers and drizzle. temperatures that you're seeing out there right now, it's going to be the way it is as we get into the evening and overnight. muggy and foggy. if we get sunshine popping, mainly south and west, could have a