afternoon. all the lightning, south of d.c. one storm right now, around damascus and mount airy. but take a look down to the south, been doing this all afternoon. culpeper county still getting hit very, very hard. more storms down towards orange county, spotsylvania county and fredericksburg. western king george county, southern stafford county, until 5:30. this storm has produced lightning and hail. look at that one, right through the downtown area. coming in right along 16th street and a few more beginning to pop too. i'm going to continue to watch all of these for you. if any new storms develop, we'll be the first to bring it to you. here at the live desk, we're keeping an eye on two explosive reports, both of them surrounding the investigation into russia and the firing of jamo

reporting that a current white house official is a significant person of interest in the investigation. up until now, most of the focus had been on former officials, like mike flynn and paul manafort. minutes before that story broke, this headline from "the new york times." trump told russians that firing nut job comey eased pressure from investigation. the president reportedly made the comments during his meeting in the oval office earlier this month. press secretary sean spicer did not refute "the times" report. he said comey politicized the investigation and put unnecessary pressure on the ability to negotiate with russia. now in terms of "the washington post" report, spicer would only say an investigation would only prove there was no collusion. all of this as the president is on his way to saudi arabia. wendy? >> thanks, chris. now, we have new information about a string of unusual events that caused such a scene in the middle of the morning rush

rims. the tires were shot. on the streets of prince george's county. >> tonight, we're learning more about the driver and how he managed to steal that ambulance in the first place. >> that's right. tracee wilkins is at prince george's county hospital center where this all got started this morning. tracee? >> reporter: it all started behind me here in the ambulance bay and led police on an hour and a half chase through prince george's county into charles and then back into prince george's county. now, we wanted to find out more about the suspect in this case, william person. we talked with his family. theyel us they have been dealing with issues with this man for a very long time. in our conversation, i heard frustration and disappointment. a spectacle at the height of rush hour. police chasing a stolen ambulance from prince george's county into charles county, back into prince george's. it lasted near an hour and a half. >> the focus of this at the end of the day is to keep the public

>> reporter: 43-year-old william person was leaving prince george's county hospital center when he decided to steal an ambulance from the emergency bay. >> they had just brought a different patient in, they were tending to that patient. they went out, stepped outside and their ambulance was gone. they called their supervisor. >> reporter: a gps tracking system inside the ambulance allowed police to locate the stolen vehicle. when person made his way into charles county, police used spikes to flatten the tires. >> he's not paying attention, so he keeps on driving and that's where a lot of the damage occurs, because he's driving on rims. >> reporter: at one point, they tried communicating with him while he was behind the feel. >> -- the wheel. >> they tried everything at various points, this went on for about an hour and a half until it was stopped here. >> reporter: this security video shows what it was like as police got that ambulance to stop. person

and taken for mental evaluation. he suffered minor injuries. no one else was hurt. >> starts in prince george's county, ends in prince george's county, but nobody blinked and they were doing their level best to keep the public safe. >> reporter: person already has a long criminal history, now he's looking at additional charges. so here in prince george's and in charles county. coming up, we'll talk about the possibility that protocol was not followed by the department. tracee wilkins reporting live. back to you. >> tracee, thank you. fairfax county police are looking for the man they say secretly took up-skirt photos of a young girl and a woman inside a grocery store. take a look at the suspect. detectives need your help identifying him. they say he used a recording device to take the pictures of a 10-year-old girl and a woman in her 30s. this happened sunday morning at the walmart on

road. the child's mother saw him and confronted the man. he left before officers arrived. disgraced former congressman anthony weiner is now facing possible prison time. wiener pled guilty today to criminal charges relating to inappropriate messages that he sent to an under-age girl. leon harris has the latest on this case. >> sexting is what brought down his political career and it's sexting that could have him facing years in federal prison. in court today he pled guilty to his communications with a 15-year-old girl. as part of a plea deal, prosecutors want him to serve between 21 and 27 months in prison. he also has to register as a sex offender and will have to be allowed to continue to undergo therapy. and he'll have to also give up his smartphone. the fbi started looking into this case last fall when the teen told "the daily mail" that she and wiener had been

months. in court today, he apologized to the girl, saying i have a sickness, but i do not have an excuse, adding this statement. a judge will sentence him in september. late this afternoon, huma abedin, a long-time hillary clinton aide, filed for divorce. the two have been separated for months. wendy, jim, back to you. thank you. first on 4:00 we're learning about possible security upgrades for members of congress when they're outside of washington. a news4 i-team scott macfarlane says house officials are planning to spend millions to protect those member when is they're at home. that will include security enhancements to members' state offices when they're away from the protection of capital police. among the upgrades, distress or panic buttons, as well as surveillance video.

after he was shot by police officers in manassas, after he led them on a wild car chase. and now we are learning he had a runaway teenager in the car with him. this began in manassas city and the chase went into prince william county, ending at a park in manassas. chris gordon reports on the unusual twist in this case. >> reporter: two manassas police cruisers were damaged. they were rammed by the fleeing suspect in this suv. the chase started after a 911 caller said two gun shots had been fired from a vehicle in manassas after midnight. >> officers were given a description of a black suv, possibly a ford explorer what was involved, with shots fired and displaying a weapon at the window. >> reporter: police gave chase, the suspect would not stop, driving here to hellwig park, where the suspect knocked down a light pole and a tree before getting out of the h

received this radio call. >> there have been shots fired. there is one suspect down. >> the suspect was armed at the time. he did have a weapon. >> reporter: police later identified the suspect's weapon as a replica bb gun. he has been hospitalized in serious condition as a result of this shooting. there is a twist in this story. police now say the wounded suspect was the person who made the original 911 call. they say he falsely reported two shots, but no shots were actually fired in manassas last night. and he gave the description of his own vehicle, leading police on a chase that resulted in his being shot. and police discovered he was not alone. >> there is a 15-year-old that was in the car with the suspect. >> reporter: ahead at 6:00, how that young girl got involved in this plolice chase and shooting. supporters of a young falls church mother are hoping a stay of

to bring her back home. her husband and attorney were stunned when she went for a routine check-in with i.c.e. and was arrested. julie carey joins us now live from the immigration offices in maryfield. julie? >> reporter: hey there, at this hour yesterday the sidewalk across the street, crowded with demonstrators, the supporters of lilliana cruz staged a rally when they found out what had happened to her. this wife and mother of two came here from el salvador about ten years ago, but we all know the trump administration has been cracking down on undocumented immigrants, especially those with criminal backgrounds. and that's what really surprised her attorneys. because her crime is a traffic violation. the 10-year-old son of lilliana cruz holding this picture of his mom at yesterday's rally. he was at school when his mom came to this office for her routine check-in and was arrested. supporters later

husband wiped away tears as he held the couple's 4-year-old daughter. then he stepped to the mike. my wife is not a criminal, he said. i have no words. it's very hard. these were the words today of one of the attorneys working on lilliana's case, seeking a stay of deportation. >> i.c.e. just released statistics, saying there's a big increase in apprehensions, arrests, and what they're saying, they're getting criminal aliens. but if lilliana is who they're calling a criminal alien, i think that has no meaning whatsoever. what's happening, they're terrorizing these communities and separating families. >> reporter: i.c.e. reports that lilliana cruz mendez came from el salvador to the u.s. in 2006 and was arrested by border patrol agents. a judge ordered her removal, but instead, she went to virginia. in december 2013, a traffic stop, she was arrested for driving without a license and turned over to i.c.e. but because she was nursing her daughter, she was

cruz mendez got a stay of removal in 2014 and '15. but with the trump administration comes new policy. when she checked in yesterday, that 2006 order of removal was suddenly enforced. immigrant advocacy groups voiced their disapproval. >> shame on you! >> reporter: these supporters now vowing to put pressure on i.c.e. and elected leaders to release cruiz mendez. coming up at 6:00, i'll tell you where she is tonight and look at the next steps to bring the family back together or send them thousands of miles apart. thanks, jules. president trump on his way to saudi arabia this evening on his first foreign trip. still ahead, nbc's kristen welker is already there, joins us live from saudi arabia with more on this trip and the new questions surrounding russia that have dogged this administration. also tonight, the man accused of running over nearly

the new information we're learning today about his past and a previous run-in with police. i'm darcy spencer in accokeek. a woman is dead after a hit and run early this morning.

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storms. warning for fredericksburg. a lot of lightning back to the west of that storm. in spotsylvania, culpeper, orange county. more storms around warrenton and new storms along the beltway towards loudoun county and a strong line between mount airy, along sencht again. this is drifting to the south. new update on this in less than five minutes. >> doug, thank you. president trump is aboard air force one. >> reporter: i'm shomari stone at the brookland station where there was a shooting here. there was a man in the parking lot and police are telling me that there was a car that drove to this area. it was silver, possibly a toyota camry. someone in the car opened fire. at least five shots were fired and a man was shot, grazed in the ear. he's expected to be okay. now, the brookland station is open, but right now, police are searching for, again, a silver-colored

there are people here at the time. there was a man who was here, and he was taken away in handcuffs. i asked if he was a suspect or a victim. police say at this point they believe that he is a relative of the victim. and they're trying to get all the pieces and talking to people to figure out what exactly happened. but again, the brookland station is open. there was a shooting in the parking lot and police are continuing to investigate. live here, i'm shomari stone, back to you. >> thank you, shomari. president trump is aboard air force one for a marathon tour of the middle east and europe, his first overseas trip. but the president has some baggage looming over that trip, including the fall-out from the firing of james comey and the cloud of the russia investigation. mr. trump's trip includes five stops, starting in saudi arabia tomorrow and each city has its challenges. in riyadh, a president who on the campaign trail called for a

country, will address the islamic world. his visit in jerusalem comes after he revealed highly classified intel with the russians that came from the israelis. at the vatican, he'll meet with the pope whom he called disgraceful during the campaign for questioning his faith. in brussels, a meeting with nato, an alliance he's previously called obsolete. and finally, the g7 in sicily. the president may get a mixed reception from european leaders like angela merkel and france's newly elected president emmanuel macron. wendy? also hanging over this trip are new bombshells related to the russian probe. "the washington post" reporting that investigators are now looking into a current white house official who was close to the president as a person of interest. and then "the new york times" is quoting the president calling james comey, the former fbi director, a real nut job. nbc's

she's already at the saudi capital. are these latest leaks going to impact the president's trip? is this stuff going to follow him over there? >> reporter: these latest leaks are undoubtedly going to follow him here, wendy and jim. good evening. to the two new bombshell reports that you just mentioned, we are getting reaction from the white house. let me tell you what they're saying and then we can give some analysis on the other side. "the new york times" report that cites president trump telling russian officials that comey was a nut job and part of the reason he got rid of him was because of the russia investigation, to alleviate some pressure. sean spicer saying the president has always emphasized making deals with russia as it relates to syria, ukraine, sis and other key issues, by grandstanding and politicizing the investigation into russia's actions, james comey created unnecessary pressure

engage with russia. to that first report from "the washington post" that effectively says someone in the white house close to the president has now become a person of interest in the russia probe. the white house saying this as the president has stated before, a thorough investigation will confirm there was no collusion between the campaign and any foreign entity. but the bottom line, the president's going to be asked questions about this during this historic, five-nation, nine-day trip here which starts in riyadh. he's going to arrive first thing tomorrow. right now, he doesn't have a press conference scheduled. so that means reporters will be shouting questions at him about all of this possibly when he is meeting with some of these foreign leaders. he wants to have a reset here in the middle east, and when he goes to the vatican, as you mentioned, that could be overshadowed by the mounting questions about the relations between russia and his campaign. wendy, jim? >> is there any way that he can use this trip to his advantage without this cole

the entire nine days? >> reporter: wendy, that is his goal. he wants this to be a reset. he wants this administration to help him turn the page during these next nine days. they're going to be diplomatic land mines everywhere, but there are also huge opportunities here. as you pointed out, his first stop in riyadh, he's going to be meeting with the crown prince here. he's also going to be meeting with a number of other arab allies. his message to them is going to be that he is a friend to the muslim world, despite some of these very controversial comments that he made as a candidate, despite his travel ban, which does ban people from predominantly muslim countries. and then he's going to be in israel where he's going to try to reset the peace process. that is a huge task, and it comes amid those comments that he made, sharing intelligence with russian officials that he got from the israelis. so he could get a mixed reception

there is great optimism, though, and hope, i can tell you in the region because relations under the former obama administration were somewhat tense. the president hoping to capitalize on that and hoping that's going to help him turn the page on all of this. >> going to be an interesting nine days. thanks so much, kristen welker. and we invite you to stay tuned for complete coverage of the president's first overseas fizz ahead on "nightly news" right after news4 at 6:00. new details about the man who drove a car in times square, killing a young man and injuring two dozen others. among the charges, murder. richard rojas told officers, quote, i wanted to kill them. he allegedly also said he heard voices in his head before driving onto the sidewalk. investigators say rojas told officers he smoked marijuana laced with pcp. in 2012, ro

his release. we've learned the name of the woman who was struck and killed in prince george's county earlier this morning. nefertiti horton was killed near farmington road. darcy spencer spoke to the people who say that area can be dangerous for drivers and pedestrians. >> reporter: that's right, wendy. we just learned that the victim was 39 years old and left no fixed address. here body was found on indian head highway beyond the curve. you can see the car wash right next to the scene. they have a surveillance camera system and they're looking through the video to see if it could help their investigation. police looked through a bag belonging to the victim and pick up a shoe. these are just a couple of the items left behind when a hit and run driver struck and killed a woman in the early morning darkness and kept going. >> senseless. there's

all. >> reporter: it happened on indian head highway in accokeek, about 12:45 in the morning. surveillance video shows the e emergency response around the time of the crime. they're looking through the video to see if it could be useful to police. francis smart is the manager here. >> everyone knows this area here is a speed zone at all hours of the day. and someone crossing the street is really taking their life in their own hands, i would say. >> reporter: police are still trying to figure out if she was walking in the road or on the shoulder and why she was here. >> at this time of the night, down here, we moving down here, people are speeding 70 miles an hour, 65 miles an hour. >> reporter: indian head highway is especially dangerous. in january, triple-a reported more than a dozen people died in crashes and pedestrian accidents in four years. >> if you don't do over the speed limit, you're going to get run over. and i'm saying

miles. i mean, if you doing the speed limit, people just go around you, they beep the horn. it's like you're not supposed to do the speed limit. >> reporter: anyone with information about this hit and run is asked to call prince george's county police. >> darcy, thank you. storm team4 continuing to track the storms all over our region now. >> it's getting kind of feisty out there, doug's back next with the latest watches and all the warnings for you, and what's coming up this weekend. better grab your sweater. ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪

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almost on cue, you know it's feeling like summer when these storms just kick up this time every day. >> and that causes often a lot of -- you know, from all that heat. doug, are we going to get a break? is this ushering in a new change? >> a big change. this heat is gone after tonight. right now, we're tracking those storms, most of which have been to the south. starting to become more numerous in shower activity. it is down to the south that we're tracking the strongest storm, down around fredericksburg all afternoon. a new severe thunderstorm warning including spotsylvania, king george, westmoreland county. a severe thunderstorm south and east of fredericksburg. intense lightning with this, as it moves

this warning until about 6:00, 6:15. this storm here, still a very strong storm, spotsil vainia and fredericksburg, there are more coming. in culpeper, remington, and farther north, tracking a couple of storms. they're not very strong, but they're forming along a boundary. you can see this out-flow boundary from the south, moving north. we'll see more storms develop in this area over the next hour or so. another storm around mount airy and i-70. heads up around urbana. and we have some inside the metro region right now. around the bethesda region, right on the d.c. metro line, friendship heights, another one east of pleasant. one warning in our area, not expecting a whole lot of severe weather in through northern virginia with the exception of fre

and we expect this to come into the metro area heavier this evening. right now, 88, winds out of the south, 14 miles per hour. it's been warm and humid today. 91 still in leesburg. 93 in huntingtown. but where we have seen rain, down to 69 in fredericksburg, 72 in culpeper. i'm showing you this view. you can see it's really coming into northern virginia now. here's the storm back to the west. we have another storm way up here. that's bringing a frontal boundary and high pressure. that's actually a cold front bringing down much cooler air. 92 philadelphia. 56 in buffalo. that cool air will slide into our region tomorrow. 72 tomorrow, after a high of 92 today. lots of clouds, isolated showers may be possible during the day, but not expecting many. and again, i still think all of our games will get played tomorrow, your soccer

softball games, if you have a game, you'll be playing tomorrow. 69 sunday, really cool, breezy. chance of a storm on monday, and cool with more shower chances in the middle of next week. we'll continue to track the storms. >> we know you will. thank you, doug. flames ripped through a home in college park and the timing for one of the students who lives there couldn't be worse. >> my cord, my medals, my graduation dress also now was burned in the fire. >> that student we talked with was not at home at the time. this evening she says she's thankful to be alive and the support she's received from the university of maryland ahead of her graduation has been tremendous. news4's kristin wright has the story now from college park. >> reporter: the day before graduation. >> yeah, it's a very strange way to leave college wp

smiling, grateful for her life, but also the kindness of the university of maryland on the eve of her graduation. >> they said, we'll provide everything, just let us know how we can bring it to you, or if you want to pick it up. whatever is best for you. >> reporter: the fire started in the basement and spread to the roof. keira was at work and her roommates and a friend got out. but the fire destroyed something very important. keira told us about it as firefighters were still trying to keep the flames out. >> my gown, my cap, my hood, my cords, my medals. i believe my graduation dress also now was burnt in the fire. >> reporter: so erika gonzalez tweeted umd president, dr. wallace lowe, can you help? he responded, yes, absolutely. cap and gown are on me. >> at that point, i just started crying. >> reporter: it's not just any cap and gown. the oldest of five, she wants to pass her gear down to

siblings. the start of a new tradition saved. >> to see them so concerned and taking care of everything was very -- i was so grateful. so grateful. >> reporter: keira is picking up her cap and gown tomorrow morning in time for graduation. at 6:00 tonight, her plans for the future and, wendy, how keira might have been home during the fire had it not been for a last-minute change of plans. back to you. >> wow, that's lucky all the way around, although it's unfortunate. thank you, kristin. four auto makers have reached a settlement to compensate 16 million airbags with defective takata airbags. it's a $553 million settlement, providing homeowners with up to $500, plus compensation for reasonable, out of pocket related expenses to the recall, such as transpor

people who were injured as a result of the defective airbag inflators are already eligible for compensation under a separate fund. and chopper4 flying over parks lots in baltimore that are filled with thousands of unwanted volkswagen vehicles. these are part of diesel-gate. volkswagen purchased these cars from their owners after the massive emissions scandal involving their diesel engines. yesterday federal regulators approved a fix that will give volkswagen owners the option of keeping their cars instead of having the automakers buy them back. the fix would bring those cars into compliance with u.s. emissions standards. we're working for you in the community and recognizing some very special students in prince george's county. some outstanding students received the board of education awards in greenbelt. our own aaron gilchrist hosted the awards dinner. students are being recognized for their leadership, high grades, and succeeding, despite

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congresswoman maxine waters spent her morning in prince george's county today, she spoke to clergy, minority leaders at an employment breakfast in temple hill. the california democrat has started a movement to impeach president trump, this following investigations by committees on capitol hill and now a special counsel looking into russian election mettling. and possible collusion by the trump administration. >> we're not going to let him take this democracy and do whatever he wants to do with it. we have paid a price and, ladies and gentlemen, i want you to know that i think african americans have a responsibility to lead in this struggle. we can save america. >> local activists in the maryland clergy business partnership org nationwide seriesed today-- organized this event. there's a shake-up at the naacp. they're expected to

their president after a short time in office. >> what it seems it's all about, a major reset within the civil rights group. "the new york times" first reported this shake-up. spoke by phone with the president cornell brooks, who says he's baffled and disappointed by the move. brooks has been at the helm there for three years. they're having a conference call this afternoon to discuss a refresh and to talk about how to move forward in today's volatile political climate. "the new york times" saying brooks will likely leave the organization at the end of june when his contract expires. the naacp is holding their 108th annual convention in july at the baltimore convention center. back to you. and right now on storm team4 radar, a lot of action around fredericksburg. a new warning

king george's. we'll have more after the break.

the horses have gathered, positions are assigned, everyone's ready for the preakness. in baltimore tomorrow, always dreaming on his quest for the triple crown, after winning the kentucky derby. coverage of the 142nd annual preakness begins at 5:00, post time, 6:45. we have a deeper look at this preakness and the possibility the race may have to move to laurel for a year. that's all on the nbc washington facebook page. take a look. a sign of the times in old town alexandria. new signs are going up along king street here to help you find businesses on nearby streets. the signs are permanent and more durable than the old a-frame signs they're replacing. businesses pay a fee for a spot on the sign. all the old signs are expected to be removed within about three weeks. first he stole her car, now that carjacker is costing this woman thousands of dollars. up next,

can't help. most of us will see a building like the fbi headquarters and think pinnacles of power, but robin bell

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a local artist is challenging power with his projector. robin bell's eye-catching creations are cast on buildings here in d.c. and he's gained a following on social media now. news4's derrick ward talks to bell about why he's protesting this way. >> reporter: they

at night, when you can see them best, images, statements and quotes, they've been showing up on buildings. is it art, is it political protest? >> it's both. >> reporter: robin bell is the man behind the projector. doing visual shows for bands and deejays, but of late he's broaden his audience and subject matter. >> we're trying to process information just like the viewer. we're trying to understand what's going on. so i don't see a separation between politics and art. >> reporter: authorities don't see a crime, it's not like it's an indelible message. that's been done, and that's a crime. he said he vetted his idea before he began projects. >> we talked to lawyers, experts, police, it's not trespass. >> reporter: he also says he's not partisan. he takes on issues and people at the center of those issues. there were similar displays under the obama administration over his drug policy

fully prepared to project art under the hillary clinton stragedz that never was. the task as he sees it, is to challenge the people in power. >> if they're good leaders and government officials, they'll listen and we make changes, because no one's perfect, but it is a conversation and it is a give or take. >> reporter: the most common response he says is support and often dialogue starts right there on the sidewalk. it's protest art at the speed of light. former president john f. kennedy in the spotlight at the national portrait gallery. today the museum unveiled a pastel of jfk, painted by shirley seltzer cooper. the portrait is think haing han celebrate space. may 29th is kennedy's 100th birthday. next week, the kennedy center, planning a series of performances in memory of jfk. all right, let's head back into the storm center. how's it looking now?

now. we'll continue to track these through the rest of the evening hours. i'm just looking at some of the latest data coming in and it looks like we could get some storms popping in places that haven't seen them quite yet. >> we'll see if something develops in montgomery county potentially and then big changes for the weekend. we'll be cloudy, not only that, but cool, 60s on sunday. >> yeah, if you were thinking shorts and sunscreen this weekend, may not be the case. we're tracking the storms. this is down around the fredericksburg area. this is 95 in fredericksburg. yeah, this area is getting hit really hard. this is the area that's been hit really hard for the last couple of howards here, around the fredericksburg region. a lot of lightning, a lot of thunder. take a look at the radar now, you can see what i'm talking about. as we look to what we're seeing down to the south, it is around fredericksburg, but leesburg and others to

down to the southern zone, the fredericksburg area, still have severe thunderstorm warnings in effect for king george and spotsylvania counties, just south of fredericksburg. look at the lightning for port royal. a lot of hail with this one too. there's i-95 and it's going to be a mess as you make your way through the evening. more storms back through marshall, middleburg, a lot of lightning with this storm in loudoun county. moving towards leesburg, this is right over dulles airport. i want to show you this right here. storms to the north, howard county. but we're looking at two boundaries right now. you can see one right in here. another one, right here. now, these are moving together. when they come together, it will be around gaithersburg, back towards darnestown and poolsville. we may see an explosion of storms over the next 30 minutes or so. this is something we'll be watching closely, but again,

leesburg. and a huge change is on the way. amelia is here with a look at how much cooler we get for this weekend. >> by tomorrow morning, about 25 degrees cooler from where we're at right now. we start off the day in the 60s. we only warm into the low 70s. but the good news, the humidity is gone. plenty of clouds in the forecast. maybe an isolated shower tomorrow morning, but for the most part, cloudy and cool, not just on saturday at preakness as well, but sunday too. >> and sunday we're only going for a high of 69 degrees. much cooler on sunday. lot of cloud cover sunday too. clouds and shower activity on monday, cool with rain wednesday and thursday. couple of nice days mixed in too. but a little unsettled and a little cooler into the weekend. we'll continue to keep you posted on any storms that develop right here from storm center. >> thank you both. a new driving range is now open in northern virginia. the renovated facility at the burk lake golf center in fairfax county has 64 golf stations, 24 of t

for the summer, but they're heated for other times of the year. >> the old facility, the driving range was 40 stations out in the open, no shelter, no heat. so it was temperature dependent when we could open. we had to cancel a lot of lessons. now with the new facility, we are open rain or shine, year round. >> pretty awesome. a new clubhouse is still under construction with plans to open in the fall. wendy? well, i carjacking victim is sharing her story with news4. a man with a gun forced her out of her car at a stop light just last week. at the intersection of telegraph road and east drive in alexandria. the suspect led police then on a chase that ended when he totalled her car. well, now the victim is out thousands of dollars. consumer reporter susan hogan tells us why. >po

elizabeth is reliving a nightmare. >> he stood in front of where i was sitting, right in front of the windshield and pointed the gun at me. >> reporter: she'll never forget what the suspect said next. >> and then he said, get out, i'm desperate. >> reporter: the suspect raced down nearby streets taking out four cars before crashing into a tree. elizabeth's car, totalled, even the inside, trashed, the seats torn apart. >> owl four sides has been used as like a derby car in a demolition derby. >> reporter: her car, eight months old with 5,000 miles was declared a total loss by her insurance company. >> what did you expect? >> my initial thinking was, okay, i'll be out the payments i made for the last eight months. okay, i can suck that up. but i didn't expect to be out the complete $10,000 that i put down. >> thanks to depreciation, elizabeth is only walking away with $2,000 cash after paying

>> i've been carjacked and now i'm out thousands of dollars. i just didn't have the money to start over again. >> reporter: elizabeth quickly realized there was little help for victims like herself. >> it actually scared me. >> reporter: victims impacted by crime in virginia can get financial assistance from a state mandated victim's fund, but it does not always offer money for victims like elizabeth who lost property. >> i agree with you, it's frustrating. >> reporter: the director of victim services with fairfax county. >> we hear the same thing from burglary victims. there are certain things that can be compensated and there are certain things that can't. it's the property crime, versus the crimes that involve injury or death or long-term medical necessities or children involved, things like that. >> reporter: while elizabeth's auto insurance company is honoring the terms of the policy, it's still hard to take that she's left without a vehicle or the means to buy a new one. >> it doesn't seem fair that you didn't do anything to have your car totalled, but

recourse. >> we reached out to the national insurance crime bureau. they told us consumers can question their insurance company, but bottom line, the policy is what they're bound to follow. in the end, elizabeth's insurance company did extend her rental for another week, and the dealership where she purchased the car offered to give her a good deal on the next one. back to you. coming up on news4, whatn i

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nearly 500 tons of trash pulled out of the potomac and anacostia rivers each year. >> and that's in the d.c. parts of those rivers. mark segraves takes a closer look. >> reporter: when christopher jones isn't teaching reporters how to operate his boat, he's out picking up trash. he's been working for d.c. water for about eight years. jones is the captain of one of two new steamer boats unveiled today along the southwest waterfront. >> we pick up bottles and a lot of wood. just about anything. >> reporter: d.c. water general manager said removing the trash is important for the environment. >> it's about 40 to 50 tons of debris a month. 3 to 500 tons at least a year. think about it, that's all in the river and we're removing it all and getting it out so

the river's cleaner for everybody to enjoy it. >> reporter: for brian mire who is opening up a kayback rental business, removing the degree is important for safety. >> very important, because a lot of times you can't see what is in the water, so you paddle into it and not even know and fall off. so getting the large debut is very important. >> reporter: tommy wells oversees the d.c. department of energy and environment, he wants more people to start enjoying the river and what they have to offer. especially, one aspect of the rivers. >> the catfish in particular are getting cleaner. if you get any snakehead, by all means, take it home, fillet it, and put it on the grill. we're trying to get them out of here and they're good-tasting fish. >> reporter: christopher jones knows he has a sweet job, getting paid to sfend hpend his on the river.

you're helping out and people appreciate what you do. i love it. >> reporter: along the anacostia river, mark segraves, news4. breaking news now at 6:00. bombshell allegations in the russia investigation. just as president trump takes off on his first foreign trip. we'll break down the new claims. and new details about the man behind the wheel of a stolen ambulance. tonight, new video of that dramatic case and why some say it could have been prevented. five years of school work up in flames. that's how the victim describes it. tonight the response to help a university of maryland student who just lost everything in a fire. news4 at 6:00 starts now. we go first to our weather as we track the threat of strong storms across the area. >> again. here we go again. doug's standing by with a look at what's happening now and the big changes ahead for the weekend. doug? >> yeah, those changes are going to be very significant. today, 92. tomorrow, only 72.

for sunday. take a look right now at the radar. we're tracking storms, more storms continue to develop. others are weakening, but the strongest storms all afternoon have been around fredericksburg, more through loudoun and howard counties. to the south first, fredericksburg dealing with a lot of lightning here. severe thunderstorm warning for spotsylvania county, king george county until 6:15. now for loudoun county, numerous storms around the middleburg area, to the west, along route 50, and back towards leesburg. more towards reston and herndon, this is a brand-new one around poolsville, and again, i'm watching this boundary. look at these two boundaries. one here and another one, they're about to meet up around gaithersburg, over towards the barnestown and poolsville area. we'll continue to watch that for you. i think we'll go throughout most of the evening with some storminess and we'll continue to keep you