all about the fireworks. but tomorrow we focus on the weather once again. >> storm team 4 lauryn ricketts is tracking heavy rain and possible flooding. >> the fireworks over the national mall,e

launched as scheduled. what folks did to brave the wet weather and a brief security scare. an ice cream truck driver shot and critically wounded on july fourth. off the top at 11:00, the show must go on. on this drizzling and cloudy fourth of july. lots of fireworks shows and celebrations across our region happen on schedule. david is standing by with the biggest fireworks show in the area the one at the national mall. >> but storm team 4 has an eye on possible flooding for tuesday. lauryn ricketts, what do you have. >> we have a little break. but it was cloudy and foggy out there for the fireworks. hopefully you got a chance to see them in your local community or at the national mall but otherwise we have another batch of rain heading our way and oc

now. you could see downtown d.c. looking clear at this point. clear in terms of rain. we still have the low ceilings and the low visibility but scattered showers south down through the northern neck and heavier showers up toward frederick but this will continue to move toward the area and we'll see heavy rain. this batch of rain is heading our way and running into all of the moisture we have out there. and so heavy downpours and thunderstorms. we'll have to watch for flooding concerns. i think more isolated than widespread but there could be ponding on the roadways as you head to work tomorrow morning, going back to work. and then we start the heat wave. yes, heat wave. we're talking 90s. july type weather, not like today. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up. >> thank you. the rain held off long enough to get the fireworks in on the national mall tonight. >> and david had a grew view of the show. it wasn't the clearest night for fireworks but did people still have a good time.

as you mentioned it was really cloudy out here. i heard one group describe it as a colorful thunder and lightning storm but put yourself in place for those who waited hours on the soggy national mall and for them the show went on as scheduled. making the drive in from baltimore, this family set up camp here. >> where else is better to watch the fourth of july fireworks than in washington, d.c. >> reporter: the wet weather not i deal, especially when you are four hours early. >> umbrella you and ponchos. two hours before the show and the family and others had to abandoned their tree-lined cover. police searched the portable bathrooms. someone reported a suspicious item, the all-clear given moments later. heavy security seen throughout. what we've come to expect. checking all bags. even in a soggy wait, dancing and a game

passing the time thanks to smartphones. >> will this help you get through the long wait? >> until the fireworks start? >> yeah. >> but you don't think it will last. >> but they wondered if it was time well spent. >> i'm not sure it is worth it. >> we'll check in with you after the show, okay. >> okay. >> see it through their eyes. was it worth it? >> no. >> it wasn't? >> to was to me. it made me feel like -- ah. >> you loved it? >> yes. >> the most honest of critics. as that suspicious item was discovered, it turned out to be a pedometer. so better safe than sorry, chris. >> thanks, david. you didn't have to go down to the mall to celebrate independence day. in rockville they featured the nighthawks. for the second year in a row they held festivities at the park hosted b

and the fireworks went on as planned in kensington. montgomery county sponsored the show at albert einstein high school which also featured life entertainment. >> here is what else you do, parades to celebrate the nation's independence. along mcarthur in northwest d.c. thousands came out for the palisades parade and picnic. across the river in fairfax, thousands more were out celebrating. and in d.c., the marine corp band led the capitol hill neighborhood parade. there were elected officials marching in all three parades today. >> it was fabulous. >> the kids and the fire engines were wonderful. always make you feel like a kid. >> love the cub scouts. >> i love the fourth of july. >> they managed to avoid the rain, which made for a lot of very happy people. an ice cream truck driver is in critical condition after being shot during an attempted robbery.

where his co-workers are demanding better security where they park trucks. >> reporter: friends and colleagues tell us the ice cream vendor had just returned to the lot, possibly early because of the damp weather when he was shot. police confirm the man was shot several times and they believe it was an attempted robbery. angry and concerned fellow ice cream truck operators gathered out side of the gates of the specialty distributors and watch police detectives examine the truck where the shooting happened. the vendors say they pay about $50 a week to park here and many have long believed the lot needs to have better security. >> anybody can come and get in and i'm a vendor here for 16 years, selling ice cream, we all carry cards. >> and we expect something like this to happen because the security system here is very poor

with money, everybody knows that vendors are out there and at the end of the day they come home with cash. >> reporter: because of the holiday we were unable to reach the owners about the security concerns. jackie benson, news 4. >> police believe a hobbyist is responsible for the explosive material in central park that severely injured a fairfax county teenager. connor golden stepped on the material yesterday and lost part of his leg when it exploded. montgomery county fire said anyone with that kind of hobby would be considered a criminal and face arrest if they manufactured or detonated an explosive substance, including homemade fireworks. >> anything that is manufactured or made -- homemade is dangerous and unstable, you don't know what you are getting. >> connor jumped off a rock in central park and landed on the material which was inside of a bag. investigators are analyzing the stuff right now. they

left it at the park meant any harm. there have been four homicides in alexandria west old town just in the past year. and now neighbors are demanding city leaders do something. we spoke with the most recent victim's mother who is calling for an end to the killing. >> 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: patrice hall struggling with the loss of her youngest son, a father of two children himself. he was gunned down on saturday in an alexandria neighborhood straddling route one where four men have been killed in a year's time. this comes three weeks after another man was shot to death in broad daylight. it is that night when police kicked in her apartment door in the middle of the night to execute a search warrant. while he was never charged, she

believes that police raid put word out on the street. she said he became a target, a target for retaliation. >> the way they hound and come in here in my home and word got out and this put -- it put him in harm's way. they had no proof that saquan had anything here. >> reporter: the latest shooting has nearby residents worried. the president of the west told citizens association since the first of the four homicides last july she is calling for more community policing and has seen few changes. >> it is time for the mayor and the council to really stand up and to decry the homicides in the way they haven't and say enough is enough. >> reporter: another neighbor who worked closer with police decades ago when the crime was worst, say part of the crime rests with the residents. >> anyone who has information in whatever

comfortable presenting it, please do. because somewhere a mother is grief r grieving. >> patrice will be at the community hall and her hope that her son's death will be the last. >> at some point in time the young people have to wake up. life is worth living. >> reporter: julie carey, nbc 4. incredible video into the newsroom of twin waterspouts forming at a beach in cuba. freak storm that produced the powerful funnel clouds left a lot of damage behind. president obama and hillary clinton teaming up, and donald trump moving closer to choosing his number two. plus after a five-year mission the nasa spacecraft finally reaches its destination. and we asked you to send us pictures of your holiday celebration. here are some of them. keep using the #how we fourth. news 4 at 11:00 coming right back.

we also have to recommit ourselves to making sure that everybody in this country is free. that everybody has opportunity. that everybody gets a fair shot. that we look after all of our veterans when they come home. that we look after our military families and give them a fair shake. >> president obama addressed military families tonight during the annual fourth of july concert at the white house. kendrick lamar and janelle m

performed. they sang happy birthday to his daughter malia, she turned 18 today. >> born on the fourth of july. >> the president is heading to north carolina to campaign with hillary clinton and the first time he's been on the campaign trail with clinton this year. >> and donald trump is kicking his vp search in high gear. we get up to date on the campaign trail. >> reporter: celebrating the fourth in indiana. the governor mike pence joining a parade of potential trump running mating. a social conservative up for re-election, he spent part of the weekend with trump. >> i would count it a privilege we were able to spend time as a family with a family that we truly hope is the first family of the united states. >> reporter: using one of his resorts to tee up speculation about vp contenders. trump gave the family a thumbs up. and announced

rising gop star joni ernst who served in iraq and delivered her party's state of the union response last year. for any of the running mate short-listers, responding to trump controversy is part of the job. today more fallout over this design used in a tweet to criticize hillary clinton, derided as anti-semitic over the $100 bills and the same graphic appeared on racist imagery and trump campaign altered the picture and called it a correction but today trump said it was a dishonest media and could be a sheriff's star. hillary clinton said this image is part of a pattern that should give voters major cause for concern. trump issued a statement. no apology, into explanation of where he got the offending image but a counter punch. accusing clinton of trying to divert attention from the

and her husband. >> phase three of metro safe track plan begins tomorrow. but it won't start until 8:00 p.m. so your morning commute won't be affected. phase three affects the blue and yellow lines. there is no rail service between national airport and braddock road. there will be shuttle buses provided in addition fewer trains will be run ago long the blue and yellow -- running along the blue and yellow lines. they expect the trains that are running to be extremely crowded so be sure to allow extra time. phrase three runs through july 11th. new at 11:00, dramatic video shows a form producing powerful water spouts in cuba. people on the beach say the waves topped 15 feet. a waterspouts like a tornado that forms over the water and these were so strong they knocked over things and injured dozens of people. >> nothing like that here. >> and the rai

few shows, but they still -- >> they went off down at the mall. >> cloudy. >> if you could see them. because you couldn't see about the top third of the washington monument so it was difficult for a lot of people. but they went off. >> and that is what matters. >> that is it. july fourth. we don't have to celebrate on july fifth. even though tomorrow night we will start clearing out. but not until then. we have the clouds and the fog. and we have some more rain on the way. possibly a little bit of flooding. let's show you what is going on, down at the national harbor. just a second ago, always catching at the wrong time whenever i try to put that in my shot. just can't plan it correctly. but it is a beautiful view out there. even though we do have that fog and we do have those low clouds. hopefully you got a chance to see your area fireworks. heavy rain coming back tonight. so no, it is not over just yet. some ponding on the roadways definitely a possibility tomorrow morning as you head back

there could also be some flooding, flash flooding concerns. but i believe that is diminishing little by little but i believe heavy rain overnight and definitely dense fog. so you are driving out and about overnight, watch out for at least some deer and low visibility. partial sun on tuesday, could have isolated thunderstorms but we have a heat wave coming our way. that heat wave is coming our way once we get into wednesday, thursday and friday. temperatures out there right now, low 70s. that is pretty much where we've been all day and that is where we'll continue to stay. we are seeing showers, heavier through montgomery and howard county. just isolated light stuff through southern maryland and through the northern shenandoah valley with more on the way. the area of low pressure that will continue to move through our area. so again it will run into the moist air mass that we have. and we'll see heavy downpours during the overnight. that is why i think there could be a flooding threat. and again definitely ponding

so 1:00, don't be surprised to hear rumbles of thunder, as you go to sleep tonight and tomorrow morning waking up early, there will be rain around. fairly dry for the morning commute, but again still soggy, still damped on the roadways. we'll have some road spray out there. we'll clear out through midday. but with the sunshine and temperatures in the mid to upper 80s tomorrow, we'll have a chance for isolated thunderstorms by tomorrow afternoon. and it is going to be hot and humid tomorrow. we are looking at clearing through the midday, isolated thunderstorm possible. definitely on the muggy side. so if you are headed back to work, the dense fog to deal with, cutting and low visibility. and then at the pool, hot and humid, put on the sunscreen. nats game, continue to watch the isolated radar with isolated storms for tomorrow. as we get to wednesday, man, it is warm and we continue with the warmth thursday, friday, saturday. yeah, three days of 90-degree temperatures constitute a heat

three consecutive days. and i think we may get the first heat wave of 2016 this week. we do have isolated thunderstorms on thursday and friday afternoon. >> all right. it is july all right. >> yes, it is. >> right into the dog days of summer. >> thanks, lauryn. still ahead, the decision that nearly crashed social media. now kevin durant's former gm talking about the move out west. >> sports is next. but first here is jimmy fallon. >> men and women of the u.s. military, we have adam sandler and

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this is the xfinity sports desk. >> and just like that, lebron james is an underdog and everybody is playing. >> that is right. that is exactly it. that is the biggest nba free agent decision sce lebron james gave us his decision in 2010. durant, we waited for him to tell us where he will be playing basketball next season. not heading to d.c. or back to okc, the seven-time all-star heading west where he will help form one of the best lineups we've seen on an nba floor. the warriors already had the back to back mvp steph curry and now adding durant gives them two of the top scorers with curry and durant. a decision that shakes up the nba and for oklahoma city who grew up with kevin durant, they understand it is business but they aren't too happy about it. >> none of us are under the illusion that

we understand that it is a business and he hasat he feels is best for him. but we also understand that part of the nba and part of sports in general is change. even when you would prefer that wasn't the case. >> to baseball. early gave for the nats. and the 11-0 start lead to early confusion. stay with me. scherzer, the outfielder takes this one right the middle. a single. but wait a second. listed as hitting fourth but he hit in the third spot. and they notice and he gets called out. inning over. bron may have ruined his buddy's holiday. ahead to the fifth. scherzer, seven strikeouts in six innings, the only mistake. he crosses the ball tofield, th souve

two hits for the nationals today. might need the rally snorkels next time. and the brewers win. orioles visiting the dodgers. this bald eagle was late for a cookout and flew out of the stadium. luck illy the trainer did get the bird back. don't worry, the symbol of freedom just wanted to celebrate. j.j. hardy, taking the tenth pitch and deep to right center, over peweag, and chris davis follows him in, and two-run double for hardy. orioles take a 2-0 early lead. in the fourth, the dodgers within a run. after another double from hardy. he is on second. matt is on third and coming up clutch, to the left and both come in to score and a two-run single and the orioles take a 5-2 lead and right now they lead 5-4 in the sixth inning in l.a. to coney island. people on hand to seeho

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nasa's juno spacecraft entered the jupiter orbit minutes ago. it traveled for five years and trekked through 1.8 million miles to reach the solar system's largest planet. tonight the goal of the mission is to learn about the planet's secrets beneath the surface. they hope that learning about the history will help them understand how the rest of the solar system developed. that is so amazing. that that is even possible. >> that is pretty cool. so one more word about the ather we're expecting, lauryn. >> are you all ready for the heat. >> it is july in d.c. >> it is mild this summer. i barely turned on my air-conditioner at all. but i think if you haven't either and if i you are a -- you are along with me, tomorrow

because tomorrow is still up there and hot but not as hot as wednesday, thursday and friday. we'll have a chance for rain overnight and then again tomorrow afternoon, thursday and friday as well, just garden variety thunderstorms and this weekend hot and the humidity drops on sunday. >> we're glad we didn't have the heat wave starting on the fourth of july. >> right about that.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- adam sandler,