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

i'll update you on the ten-day forecast coming up. >> thank you, lauryn. the crowds aren't as big as normal but quite a pew people are hanging out on the national mall hoping to see the big show in person. news4's meagan fitzgerald spoke to some of those who want to make sure that they have a great spot for all of the action. meagan? >> reporter: that's right. if you've ever been out here, you understand why they got out here so early. they came prepared because they knew they were in store for a wet day ahead. since early this morning, people have been getting ready for the most anticipated holidays of the season. >> this is the best spot to see the fireworks. >> reporter: and families would agree. >> we've got restrooms right here the fireworks through there, parade route through there. >> reporter: michael is

pataki tr -- pata patriarch of the family. >> reporter: and it's not enough to stop families have having a good time because they've experienced rain on the fourth before so they know the drill and others celebrating the holiday around them have gotten creative, too. >> has rain ever stopped freedom? >> reporter: no. and they are hoping it doesn't stop the fireworks either. >> we're looking out for things like high winds, heavy rain, low ceiling on the clouds, thunder and lightning. >> at this point, the big show is set to go on but things could change. >> we could get it off within a reasonable amount of time, we could do that. >> reporter: but families say

perfect because they have each other. >> you're always a family and have the food and the games. >> they have canceled the fireworkses not in the last 20 years and it's likely they will not have to cancel tonight. doreen? >> meagan fitzgerald, thanks. in montgomery county, gaithersburg has pushed back its fireworks display until friday night. as meagan just mentioned, the big show on the national mall will be a last-minute decision. have the nbc washington app handy and keep the breaking news alert turned on. right now, the roads all around the national mall, including the arlington memorial bridge, are closed. thousands of people are heading towards the fourth celebration and the fireworks. soggy weather making it a bit

security. adam tuss is monitoring the crowd and joins us from the foggy bottom station. >> reporter: that's right. it was rainy out here but it's stopped right now so that's good. in past years, this station has been mobbed. take a look at it right now and it's not so busy at the moment but the security has stepped up a little bit here and now that the fireworks look like they are probably going to happen tonight, you need to remember some things as you head home tonight. if metro is your ride for today, make sure you have enough money on your smart trip card to return home so you don't have to reload it. road closures are still going to be an issue for hours. is the weather having a true impact on the crowd? >> we had to do a double-take when we saw police chief cathy lanier on two wheels. >> i try to get out when the weather

you can see a lot more. it's a lot of fun. >> your advice for anybody today, be cautious, be careful? >> yes. hopefully security is visible but not a problem. >> reporter: security is tight all around the downtown core many cars pulling u-turns. metro carrying the load fairly well today. meanwhile, some choosing a pedi-cab. regardless of security or weather, many would not miss tonight's show. >> so we have a beach temp with an extra tarp for rain. >> reporter: this family came from colorado to catch the fireworks. tim was in the army and he's obviously prepared. >> we have a barbecue a cooler keeping dad

>> reporter: if you're going to be driving around this area later tonight, be aware of the extra pedestrians that are out there sharing the road with you. jim, back to you. >> thanks. cities all over the country have stepped up security for this holiday. in boston, the police are monitoring dozens of surveillance cameras looking for suspicious activity. in miami, the coast guard is keeping a close eye on the water. and in los angeles. there is a noticeable increase in police officers and dogs. tactical units are working to prevent any potential attacks although there is no credible threat reported at this time. due to heightened security, there were frightening moments in new york city. a police lab is analyzing explosive materials that seriously injured a teenager from fairfax county. connor golden was injured in central park when he jumped off a rock and landed right on the

part of his leg amputated. nypd officials do not believe this is terror-related. they think a hobbyist who experiments with fireworks left the materials behind. more on the dangers and damages that they can do. that's ahead at 6:30. new develops tonight after a series of terror attacks overseas. there have been three different attacks in saudi arabia. as the muslim celebrates the end of ramadan. >> reporter: saudi arabia has been hit by at least three suicide attacks in three cities today. in the latest, the saudi-owned television network is reporting that a suicide bomber detonated his device

officers near the prophet's mosque in medina and killing at least two policemen. if that's true, that's very significant because it's the second holiest site, a place visited by thousands of pilgrims every year. this is the end of the holy month of ramadan. only the suicide bomber was killed and it's also significant because it has the highest concentration of shia muslims and isis has attacked there in the past. earlier this morning, what looks like an attempted attack on the american consulate in jetta, a suicide bomber getting to within 30 feet of the walls of the con

consolate and blowing himself up. the holy month of ramadan ending tonight. back to you. we are learning more tonight about the three men who were shot and killed over the weekend around northeast d.c. the first shooting happened at midnight on saturday near monroe street. we know the victim was a man named antwan mccullough. a few hours later, someone shot down john williams iii along 50th and brooks street. and then last night, omar lindsey was killed at third street. tomorrow morning, local parents will lead a march to the capitol pushing for congress to change the gun laws. they call themselves d.c. moms and dads for rational gun safety legislation and

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quite a few people are working behind the scenes for the presidential campaigns. both parties are awaiting word on whom hillary clinton and donald trump will choose as their running mates. >> reporter: indiana governor mike pence is downplaying speculation he'll be the vp nominee when republicans hold their convention in cleveland. >> nothing was offered and nothing was accepted. >> reporter: joanie earnst is also on that list along with former house speaker newt gingrich. hillary clinton's potenti

picks include labor secretary john perez. >> i don't care who you put with donald trump, you're not going to find a good partnership to lead this country. >> reporter: both are being dragged back by controversy responding to the firestorm over this social media ad. trump tweeted that it could be a sheriff star or a regular star and the media is being dishonest. clinton was being investigated by fbi investigators looking into her private e-mail and she says she's done talking about that subject. >> i'm not going to comment any further on the review. >> reporter: she's hoping to switch the subject with july 5th fireworks in north carolina as she hits the campaign trail with president obama for the first time in this race for the white house. the president and secretary clinton will be appearing together in charlotte and donald trump will be answering them back with a rally

on capitol hill, news4. president obama is honoring the people who serve our country. the president and first lady invited military members and their families to the white house to celebrate independence day. the rainy weather caused them to cancel the picnic outdoors and move the party inside. this is the second year in a row that they had to move the party inside because of bad weather. >> mark segraves went to some of the parades in virginia and a man brought his unique perspective to our independence day. >> reporter: fourth of july parades and picnics. for this man,

fourth of july celebration and he says it was bittersweet knowing that in his west african community, some people still live in slavery. >> it is my hope that one day everybody will be treated equally. >> reporter: politics played out as some yelled insults at donald trump supporters. also here at the palisades parade, lady liberty. >> i've been doing this since 1997, and it's been wonderful. so it's part of the community. >> reporter: across the river in fairfax, thousands came out to celebrate. some like this guy for the first time. >> it was great to see all of the firefighters out there and it was a good homage to

fairfax is. >> and the united states marine band helped out as for today's weather and tonight's fireworks, muriey bowser who walked in two parades is keeping hope alive. >> i think the weather god will be with us and we'll get to see fi fireworks. that's my hope. >> as we said, no decision on those d.c. fireworks but if you don't want to risk the chance of getting wet, watching the fireworks show here, you can catch the annual macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular live from new york city. those fireworks displays will be synchronized through a performance by the u.s. air force band and jennifer holiday. watch the show tonight at 8:00 on nbc 4. only a few hours from now until the next phase of metro's safe track plan. tonight, a closer look at who is affected. 'm

a blast at central park in new york critically injured a northern virginia teenager. why that explosive material was in the park and what police

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fireworks going a little after 9:00 when the sun goes down. a lot of those fireworks celebrations for your independence day, get going after 9:00. but again, a few isolated showers out there and around our region. steady rain is moving out, though. most of that pushing to the north and east. i'll show you the storm team 4 radar in a few seconds. showers and a few storms is what we'll deal with as we continue through midnight and then heavy rain arrives after midnight tonight going to be dealing with flooding and fog. here's a look at the latest radar. again, if you're headed out and about to any of these festivities, download the nbc washington app because it will search your exact location and let you know if rain is headed

your way lightning is still off to the west. we'll continue to see drying out. we call for drizzle and light showers into the evening. now, here we're getting a little closer that you can see the rain filling in a little bit. hopefully, hopefully we will not have any showers around. i think we won't but around the metro area as we get off to 9:09 when the fireworks go off. this is the second system right here. this is the tail end of it. current temperatures, what you see is what you get. we're going to be in the low 70s. it's going to be soggy and muggy and warm. temperatures won't bug you too much. planning out the next 12 hours, 9:00 p.m., light showers around. there could be isolated showers that could impact the s

of the fireworks. keep that rain gear handy. there could be thunderstorms while you're sleeping and you could wake up to thunderstorms and the heavy downpours and, of course, we could have flooding issues. chuck will be with you to go over that. don't drive across any flooded roadways. all right. we continue with that rain squishing out of here. this is 10:00. drying out in d.c. a little bit of mist and heavy showers not arriving until midnight. when you go for your commute tomorrow morning, it's going to be wet and then we head into the afternoon, we start to clear up and isolated storms by tomorrow afternoon and we get some of the sunshine back by the time we head into wednesday. wednesday is not looking too bad. it's going to be on the hot side. so planning for tomorrow, definitely going to be warm tomorrow. temperatures today only topping out in the low 70s. mid-to upper 80s for tomorrow. we keep the humidity around and

morning and lingering showers by noon. isolated thunderstorm with clearing skies by the time we head into the evening. definitely going to be on the muggy side and definitely going to be on the hot side. ready for a heatwave? that's on wednesday. three consecutive days at 90 or above constitutes a heatwave in the d.c. area. look at that. that is hazy, hot and humid. the rest of the ten-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thanks, lauryn. a freak accident at one of the most popular tourist destinations. the device that critically injured a teenager visiting central park. and beefing up security at aur other ports. another murder, another makeshift memorial in this alexandria neighborhood. four in just a year's time. coming up, what community

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new details emerging about a virginia teenager badly hurt in a central park explosion. we're looking at how it happened as police try to figure out who is at fault. >> two murders in one neighborhood just weeks apart. >> at some point in time, these young people have to wake up. you know, life

a costly collision after a fire truck is hit by a car while responding to an accident. and new action being taken by the united arab emirates. this comes after a businessman was arrested in ohio mistaken for a member of isis. >> police say an explosion in central park was not an act of terror. >> the teen is still in the hospital with traumatic leg injuries. darcy spencer has details on what police are calling a freak accident. darcy? >> reporter: doreen, new york police officials are trying to figure out what the explosive material was. they don't believe whoever left it there wanted someone to get hurt. now, in our area, making this type of material is illegal

it was likely an experimenter or hobbyist with a knowledge of chemistry to manufacture the explosive material left in central park. this teen from fairfax county, connor golden, stepped on that material and lost part of his leg in the wlaft. >> quite frankly, we live in the information age and there's a great deal of information available if you know where to look for it on how to use chemistry to create explosive material. >> reporter: this is a spokesman for montgomery county fire. anyone who has that kind of hobby would be considered a criminal and would face arrest if they manufactured or detonated explosive materials. >> you don't know what you're getting. >> connor jumped off a rock and landed on the material which was in a big. the material is now being analyzed in a lab to determine exactly what it was. officials say they don't believe whoever left it there meant for

anyone to get hurt and it was not an act of terrorism. >> in order to test a larger amount, you have to go somewhere. that might your backyard. if someone lives in that sa sint, central park is their backyard. >> reporter: connor graduated last year from oakton high school, indiana. relatives say he enjoys rock climbing and parasailing and other activities. he was an eagle scout. >> it is unbelievable because i think of this active, young man, who was here for dinner last week. i mean, i love him. so to hear that news it was like surreal. >> connor's relatives say the incident happened one week before his 19th birthday. he had wanted a longboard for a birthday gift. they say this injury will change his life but they are hoping he continues to pursue his education and passion for music and the

thank you, darcy. residents in alexanderia's neighborhood is calling for an end to the killings. julie carey is holding us from the rec center where police will hold a community meeting. >> reporter: even before her son was killed here, she was aware of the violence. now in spite of her grief, on wednesday she will head into this rec center where she will pose tough questions and make an urgent plea. >> i loved him with all of my heart. today i can't even bring myself to go identify him, you know, to make funeral arrangements. i can't do that. >> reporter: struggling with the loss of her youngest

father of two children himself. 23-year-old sequan hall was gunned down where four men were killed in a year's time. hall's death comes after a young man was shot in broad daylight three weeks prior. police kicked into her apartment door to execute a search warrant that same night. she believes that police raid put word out on the street. she says lequan became a target for retaliation. >> when all of that word got out, it put him in harm's way. they had no proof that he had stopped pierre. >> reporter: luckily, president of the citizens association since the first of the four homicides since last july, she's

calling for more community policing and she's seen few changes. >> it's time for the community and the council to stand up and to say enough is enough. >> reporter: another neighbor who worked closely with police decades ago when crime was even worse said part of the solution rests with residents in the hardest hit areas. >> anyone who has information in whatever format they are comfortable in presenting it, please do because somewhere a mother is grieving. >> reporter: patrice hall will be at the community heating, too. she hopes her son's death is the last. >> at some point in time, these young people have to wake up. life is worth living. >> reporter: now, alexandria police are not able to directly respond to her allegations because they involve her son's homicide and that of clark's, still open and active. they tell me, however, there was more than one search warrant

pierre clark's death. while these are still open, arrests have been made in the other two. back to you now in the studio. >> thanks, julie. if you're being looking to get home from the beach, now might be a good time to head out. the holiday weekend is beginning to wind down. plus, as people are heading home, you certainly want to avoid any driving near the national mall nearly every road around the mall is closed as people file in there tonight. if you do need to get to the mall, your best bet, of course, is metro. they are running rush hour service right now. that will continue until the system closes at midnight tonight. you cannot take large coolers on the train. and right now we're still waiting for an official call from the national park service. at last check, the fireworks are still on and still scheduled

if you're staying in contact with the park service, we'll let you know right away if anything changes. make sure you have the nbc washington app. we'll send you an alert on your smartphone if you're not near a tv. so, what's the weather like right now? is the rain still holding off? let's check back in with lauryn ricketts. lauryn? >> we're trying to get that rain out of here, doreen. we're doing a good job of it. however, we're going to continue with isolated showers as we continue into the evening. i almost said afternoon. into the evening and late evening. a few showers around by the time the fireworks go off. it's hard to pinpoint where they are. isolated showers up through the northern shenandoah valley, eastern panhandle towards st. mary's county. that lifts to the north and east. steady rain now pushing north of baltimore. we're not going to have to worry about that. we'll get clearing back here and

we have another batch of rain headed our way as we get into really the overnight hours. so what you're looking at for your fourth of july, light rain and drizzles. more on the ten-day forecast and heatwave in a few minutes. >> thank you, lauryn. a dramatic takedown of a businessman from the united at subway, you'll love the greek flavors of our mediterranean collection. your choice of delicious chicken or hearty steak. with crumbled feta and cool, creamy tzatziki sauce. try our mediterranean collection today. subway. fresh is what we do.

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the clerk heard the man speaking arabic and the clerk believed that the man was pledging allegiance to isis. officers pinned the man to the ground, handcuffed him and searched him and let him go about ten minutes later. the mayor and police chief met with the man over the weekend and personally apologized for that arrest. the united arab emirates has issued a warning to all of its citizens telling them not to wear traditional clothes when traveling abroad. phase three of metro's safe track plan begins tomorrow but it won't start until 8:00 p.m. commuters will get a one-daybreak. the blue and yellow lines between the airport and braddock will be he is enclosclosed for . be sure to allow extra time. new details emerging about the deadly alligator attack at disney. we'll tell you about the

trying to save his son from yet another alligator. >> i'm tracee wilkins coming up on news4, an example of why the move over law is so important. a prince george's county fire truck is crashed into by

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two people were injured in ft. washington. two people in the car were seriously

the cause of the crash is still under investigation. and a fire truck was hit while trying to help stranded motorists. it happened near ft. washington road. bureau chief tracee wilkins says it's a good reminder to move over when you see an emergency vehicle. >> the car sideswiped the rescue squad here. >> reporter: last night, there were a three accidents in a matter of hours. unfortunately, firefighters were involved in one of them. >> they had just got into the unit prior to the car striking the vehicle. so they are fortunate that they were in a safe place when that happened. >> typically, they are told -- we are taught that you're supposed to take the lane of the accident and one additional lane. >> reporter: the driver of a third vehicle crashed into the

causing $10,000 worth of damage. had the fire truck not been positioned properly, it could have been a tragic situation for emergency personnel on the scene. >> it protected the police officers still operating on the scene. >> reporter: it's a reminder of how important the move over law is. >> we just hope citizens can take their law as little more seriously to help protect us while protecting them. >> reporter: 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. >> we're all here to help the public in every community and just as much as we're here to keep them safe, we have families that we want to get home to. >> reporter: there were no injuries in this accident. the driver who struck the truck is now looking at charges. tracee wilkins, news4. tonight, a new report about the alligator attack that kil

world. the orlando sentinel reports that the boy's father was attacked by a second alligator while he was trying to save his son. the father's injuries were so severe that he needed stitches but in an e-mail, the captain said the father refused treatment while he frantically tried to find his son. local authorities say they killed five gators while they searched for that little boy. this now is what is the most fascinating story of the day. the closest encounter yet with the biggest planet in our solar system. it's huge. we're talking about jupiter. nasa just gave us an update on its spacecraft called juno, which is heading towards an orbit around jupiter as we speak right now. juno has been on a five-year journey at speeds, if i remember correctly, about 150,000

an hour. it's now approaching the cloud cover around that big, giant orb of gas. today, nasa says it's going to fire the main rocket engine in hopes of getting it into orbit and then reveal to us a lot of things about the planet, more than we've ever known. we were hoping that it worked. there's a lot of gas and huge magnet t magnetic field around jupiter. i think it has a shield of some titanium shield of several feet, whatever it is. but even that may not be enough to keep it from being destroyed by jupiter. that's one bad dude up there. >> that's a gorgeous planet. juno is about looking beneath that surface. we've got to look at what is inside, see how it's built, how deep these features go, learn about it is real secret. >> they turned t

other instruments off for the arrival, so we're not going to get any pictures back right away but hopefully we will have some tomorrow. won't it be fascinating to see? >> i can't even believe that not only can we send an aircraft out there, we can track it. >> yes. i mean, it wasn't that long ago that we made it to the moon and now we're doing things like this. >> incredible. >> fascinating. >> lauryn? showers are isolated so it's hard to tell if they are going to call the fireworks off. they have a few already. that's the way it's going to be throughout the evening and we'll continue to see isolated showers. kind of hard to tell where they will pop up. on the storm team 4 radar, if you do go out to any of the festivities on this independence day, you can look at our radar and it will go ahead and pinpoint your location and let you know whether you need to get your

taking a look, beautiful. lit up in red, white and blue. there it goes. all right. good timing right there. gorgeous view out there. except we have plenty of cloud cover and that's the way it will continue to be not only overnight but for the first part of tomorrow. light rain and drizzle to deal with through midnight and then we have more rain and even thunderstorms returning to our region and then rain tomorrow morning. we're clear by tomorrow night. i believe we have a chance of isolated thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. temperatures in the low 70s. they may come up a few degrees overnight. here's a look at the rain pushing through the region. we have clearing back off to the west but inside the district, it's getting soggy, once again. i am watching this right here as it moves to the east. yes. to the east. we could have a chance for some showers right around 9:00, 10:00. we'll really watch that. otherwise, the rest of this stuff is coming atut

midnight tonight and it could be heavy rain and thunderstorms. we'll have to watch for the flooding concerns. about 7:00, we're looking good. 9:00, 10:00, we could have a few showers out there. the heavier stuff coming through overnight. hopefully it will be isolated as we continue into the evening and then overnight the heavy rain coming our way. muggy through the day tomorrow and isolated showers possible. and then, hello, heatwave, my goodness, 91, 92, 93. humidity drops off on sunday. >> thanks, lauryn. >> thanks, lauryn. we have sports coming up. kevin durant has made his decision. you probably know that by now. did you know a whole bunch of fans are really mad at him? first, kate snow with a look on "nbc nightly news." >> ahead, as americans celebrate this independence day, police are out in force.

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tonight, everybody is all mad at k.d. i don't know why. why not make some money and get a ring. >> he's going to make a lot of money. absolutely. >> the big news of the day, kevin durant is coming t

kind of. he'll be coming to d.c. with his new team. the golden state warriors -- sorry, everyone. we don't know what the date will be yet but that will be the hardest ticket to get this season. durant officially announcing his decision this morning. everyone has been waiting. tom brady even showed up but the warrior's contingent came out on top. the prince george's county native going from okc to golden state in a move that shocked everyone. early predictions, the warriors will be pretty good. 150 points a game? >> i don't know. >> part of the statement released, i will disappoint and doing what i'm feeling is the right thing at this point in my

quote. if it's the fourth of july, the nation's capital, that means the national baseball. a 7-4 record for the nats on this day. the nats welcome the brewers for a first of three. first pitch before noon today. the 11:05 led to early confusion. scherzer right up the middle. wait a second. braun listed as hitting fourth but he hit in jonathan's third spot. to luke croy gets called as the out. his only

left. that's a souvenir for somebody. brewers go up 1-0. i don't know what these guys are doing here. >> a little bit of weather drama there. >> ryan zimmerman sends it towards the pitcher and makes the play at first. two hits today for the nationals and they lose 1-0. we told you about one tradition on this day but let's not forget about the other. the nathan's national hot dog eating contest. can chestnut win after his eight-year run ended last year? in coney island, plenty of people were on hand. on the women's side, alexandria has won this before and so has

suto. 38 1/2 hot dogs eaten for the women in ten minutes. remember the upset of the century? mega toad ate 53 hot dogs but no one caught up to chestnut. 70 hot dogs eaten, taking home the mustard belt for the ninth time. now, that is a champion if i've ever seen one. >> you know what that is? that's gross. 70 hot dogs in ten minutes. >> and buns. >> i want to brag about that? >> the reason i hate watching that is because i'm always hoping that they'll cut it off right at that moment. because you know it's going to come sooner or later. >> what is wrong with k.d. going to golden state? >> people are going to be upset because he's joining a team that he just lost to the playoffs. >> they were mad at what his namto

>> lebron? >> yeah. >> why can't he take his talents wherever he wants? you know what i mean? let's not boo him when he comes to the verizon center. that would be

tonight on edge. heavy security from coast to coast. police out in force as america celebrates independence day and we learn new details about an explosion in new york's central park. wave of terror, a series of large explosions today in three different cities following a string of deadly isis attacks all in less than a week. take down mistake. caught on camera. a muslim man in traditional clothing thrown to the ground at gunpoint by police and the international travel warning it has caused. political fireworks, donald trump hits back after the clinton campaign accused him of anti-semitism while speculation heats up about his vp pick. and the potential hidden danger at many back yard barbecues that injures hundreds