right now a severe thunderstorm warnings throughout our region. >> i'm darssy spencer at the national mall where a praise and worship events had to end early today because of the weather. find out what the turkish president is demanding from the u.s. after the failed coup in his country. now your storm team 4 forecast. we are closely tracking storms that are moving in right now. look at all these live pictures from across our region. heavy rain, frequent lightening and hail all being reported right now. the two big wer

tonight you have extreme heat that shut down a faith gathering but first we sent you an alert about today's thunderstorm wa s warnings. >> let's go to graphics. some severe weather warnings until 6:30 and a severe storm warning for parts of prince georgia. this one going until 6:30, that beeping indicated a new severe thunderstorm warning coming into the area as we look at our alerts right now. we have seen the thunderstorm warning now extended until 6:45. so again this area right here, this includes northern prince george's county under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:4 . here is the latest on radar. look at the

and gusty winds and very heavy rainfall. you can see very heavy rainfall moving through parts of fair fax and into southern maryland. this storm moving toward the southeast at about 10 miles an hour. shelby on the bay just after 7:00 and shady side at about 7:20. i'll have another look coming up in about 15 minutes and what this means for sunday. those are the storms but it was the heat that was shutting down the 2016 event on the national mall. the heat emergency cut the festivities short. >> this event draw people from across the united states and international. people are leaving the mall because the event had to be cancelled early because of the weather, extreme heat and a storm that was brewing. all day people were still

sweltering heat. some used blls and drank water trying to stay cool. they set up showers to help people cool off. event leaders say they're disappointed that the event had to end early but they want everyone to stay safe. >> it was crazy. people were passing out. i got a little worried but i said jesus got my back and we kept praising him. >> reporter: were you dispoiptd it got shut down early. >> no, the quality of the speakers and bands, these people about here it wasn't coming here to hear speakers, it's about coming and learning more and being inspired and going back. >> reporter: news 4 will have more on this event coming up later in the news cast. at the national mall news 4. now to a developing story out of turkey. thousands of members of the military under arrest following a failed coup. the turkish government also

for their alleged involvement. the turkish president wants the u.s. to extradite a muslim cleric living in pennsylvania and blames him for being behind the coup. secretary of state john kerry says turkey must first have compelling evidence. >> we invite the government of turkey to present us with any legitimate evidence that withstands scrutiny and the united states will accept that and look at it and make judgments about it appropriately. >> the pentagon is asking turkey to let u.s. war planes to resume operations against isis from a turkish air base. stay with us news 4 for continuing coverage on the attempted coup and dramatic photos of the uprising you can open our nbc washington app and search turkey. france is boosting security across the country. 12,000 police reservists are being called up and police have five people in custody after several raids in the

city. a man drove a truck into a crowd during bastille day celebrations thursday killing 84 people. he was killed by police. today was the first of three official days of mourning in france. a memorial is growing along the promenade where the attack happened that killed -- i should say also involved in this are two people from texas, a father and his 11-year-old son. well, we know the wait is over. we know who donald trump has picked to be his running mate, it's indiana governor mike pence. nbc takes a look at the probable gop ticket as the race for the white house heats up. >> reporter: donald trump said indiana governor mike pence was his first choice to unit the republican party. >> he's a man of honor, character and honest sti. >> reporter: he put hoosiers back to work. >> the strength of indiana has been incredible. >> reporter: the recovery of

pence's state was typical but pence is a favorite of republicans. >> i'm a christian, conservative, and republican if that order. >> reporter: pence said yes to trump on wednesday. >> america needs to be strong for the world to be safe. on the world stage donald trump will lead from strength. >> reporter: after the terror attacks in france and in the u.s., trump pledged his ticket has a mission. >> we are the law and order candidates and we're the law and order party. we're going to change things around. >> reporter: the changes are bad for the economy, women, immigrants and the planet. at the rock and roll hall of fame today republicans for the convention accepted trump's ticket to join his band. >> mike pence is a conservative and some of the conservative base i believe has been

>> reporter: here in cleveland last night trump won a key battle against the never trump forces. a vote requiring trump delegates to vote trump on the first ballot, even if they now want someone else, a vifrpal guarantee that donald trump and mike pence will be the gop nominees. i'm steve handles, nbc news, cleveland. for more on trump's vp candidate you can open our app and search pence and look for the live reports from the rnc convention hall in cleveland beginning tomorrow night right here on news 4. a disturbing find in southeast d.c. this afternoon. a parks service employee was investigating complaints of illegal dumping. the worker stumbled upon a body. d.c. police are ruling this a homicide. they say the person suffered from blunt force trauma. the medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death and the person has not yet been

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military instill ashs that don't have their own uso. this mobile unit has onboard wi-fi and tvs. the pokeman craze, pokemon go i should say, is taking of course the entire country by storm and d.c.'s most famous landmarks. the national park rangers let a catch the mall pokemon hunt today. your phone alerts when you are near a monster and you try to catch a monst

the goal was to help people fall in love with d.c. landmarks as well. >> here in the open out in constitution gardens on the grounds of the washington mon momentums those are fabulous places to come out, finding your park and your pokemon and have a fabulous time in your national parks. >> before you head out on an adventure make sure you know the rules for safety. we listed eight tips on our nbc washington app. search pokaman. it's a weather alert day. we're up next with new information on the storm. teenagers swim away from a bridge but

oh my word. a dangerous stunt in india as a group of teenagers dodge a train. somebody caught them jumping into the river as a train comes barrelling through. all the conductor could do was sounds the emergency horn. stunts are not uncommon in india. according to local newspapers train tracks have become a deadly playground for people pulling stunts like that. the sounds of crews today.

transformer caught fire friday afternoon. the power had to be cut to buildings and businesses along 14th and v streets. that meant that thousands of customers spent hours without ac last night and today during this hot weather. some choose to stay cool inside the community center. most people have their power restored. they brought in two emergency generators for people still without power. it was the heat that forced the event to end early but thousands of the faithful are in d.c. for unified prior. some say harmony is needed now in our country more than ever. >> reporter: it was a pilgrimage of sorts. a call to the faithful to converge to the national's capital, organizers say the event is about faith and prayer for change for laying down the things that divide

up those that unite. >> in this time and age when that's that so much evil that's being announced everywhere we need christian in fact we need all denominations, all believers to come together as one. >> reporter: speakers messages reflected these high tech times. >> we need a total -- >> i want everyone here to come away with pride. >> reporter: one of the themes was to reset lives, clear past erro errors. they made this area a focal point for varied faith. obviously with resents events on the top of everyone's mind security is a concern but how big a concern. there was a security presence but not overwhelming. changes were everywhere sfees especially in the wake of nice. trucks were kept far from the area and the heat wasn't enough to keep people away e

here and blessed every mile of the way. >> we need to pray. we need to reset our minds. >> i feel like we're just getting started right now. >> reporter: news 4. our official high temperature today was 93 degrees, the heat and humidity and the cold front helping to spur some severe thunderstorms across the area. the areas here in orange are under severe thunderstorm warnings until 6:45, heavy rains, lightening and hail and gusty winds as well as. up around the baltimore area until 6:45 as well. you can see this line of very heavy rainfall impacting maryland, the district down into virginia. this continues toward the east moving toward the eastern shore impacting the philadelphia area and new jersey as well.

around the baltimore area. a number of lightening strikes showing up on storm team 4 radar. 267. i posted more on my facebook and twitter pages. you can follow me on those pages after the news is off for any more weather updates this evening. here are some impact times as the storm is moving toward the east at 50 miles an hour toward mayo at about 6:41 and of course impacting the bay bridge with some very heavy rainfall and lots of lightening. currently temperatures are in the 70s. 72 in washington, 73 up in frederick as this line moves out i think we'll see temperatures warm up again and then kind of cool back down overnight. so by 7:00 82 degrees, rain still likely in the metro area and a few thunderstorms around as well. by 9:00 p.m. rain is east of the d.c. metro area. by 9:00

maryland but it is dry inside the beltway and most everybody is dry by that point. clouds diminish overnight tonight. we're dry overnight and throughout the day tomorrow. it's humid and hot but we're going to keep it dry. some storms are possible on monday and tuesday as well. gorgeous weather in the forecast for wednesday and turning very hot late next week into next weekend. we have the potential of hitting triple digits. tomorrow we start off the day at 74 degrees. a high of 94 and maybe an isolated thunderstorm but 95% of us are dry. on monday the weather having a moderate impact your day. it will be the 16th day of 90 degrees or higher this year. late day thunderstorms are possible that could be on the strong to maybe severe side if we do see them materialize. 97 on monday and tuesday 94, wednesday with a high of 88 and next weekend we're flirtin

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chris miles here from the studios. phil mickleson has been here before. six times he's been a leader of the major in the first two rounds and five times he did not finish said major as a champion. he started in the british open today in first place after posting a 63 in round one and a 69 in round two. phil mickleson won the open championship back in 2013 looking good on moving day. he sinks the long birdie but it stays in the league. the last five holes provided some challenges though. he bogied both 14 and 17. two bogies opened the door for stenson to walk through. stinson birdied both 14 and 17, the same two

lefty trouble today. he did save par so going into championship sunday it's henry on top of the leader board and phil mickleson one stroke back. >> daniel murphy will sit out a second game in the row. he missed the first game with leg soarness but missing back to back games raises an aliving room. it's one that dusty baker was quick to put out. >> from my experience my own personal experience and the experience as a coach and manager dealing with hamstrings, they tell me they're ready then i tend to give them an extra day and so it will probably be ready tomorrow, probably play him at first base because it's less grueling and twisting than second base. >> going to the mound

the the pier ats. he believes he's found a path to greatness and it starts with maintaining his body. >> i wouldn't say i've been working out any more. i think i've gotten older. not trying to go out there and lift the house in the weight room. i think i've been trying to get back to square one ready for the next start and don't have many pitches doing that over and over again and it kinds of takes a beating on your body so we're trying to work with the training staff and identify what areas i need to work on to get feeling good for the next one. >> the wizards continue their quest for the summer league championship in vegas tonight. they have a lot on the line. of the 18 guys on the roster only one has a

a lot of guys trying to play their way on to the team should make it an interesting game this evening. tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. john wall has his spot solidified and he's been working hard in vegas not only catching the summer league arkansas, he has been rehabbing from surgery on both of his knees. here are his impressions so far on the wheeling and dealing of the wizards this off season. >> i think we're better. bringing a guy like him helps us play well when he came to us in the second half the season. i think just getting deeper in our foreman positions and he's a big one, somebody we need to protect and rebound an do the little things you need. i think we're doing good. i think we need a three man position to make our team stronger and deeper to

>> d.c. united hits the pitch against the columbus crew. whatever your favorite sport is we have you covered tonight unless it's football. >> i'm hearing fantasy football talk. let's get one more check of the radar. >> we have heavy rain to the east of 95. you can see lots of lightening unaround baltimore where there's a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6:45. >> that's the news for now. e will see you again wto okay, ready? whoa! [ explosion ] nothing should get in the way of the things you love. ♪

on this saturday night, deadly coup attempt. nearly 200 killed. thousands arrested in turkey after members of the military try to seize power. tonight the u.s. with urgent calls for calm inside this critical ally. the ticket. donald trump officially introducing indiana governor mike pence as his vice president pick. will joining forces unite a divided party? was he radicalized? new details tonight about the truck driver who committed mass murder in france as his father speaks out for the first time about his son's troubled past. and an officer's best friend. dogs once abandoned in shelters given a second chance to help police in the