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

>> thank you, doug. as you plan for your friday night or the weekend ahead, remember that you can update -- get updates from storm team4 anytime anywhere, just download the nbc washington app. now we turn to breaking news of a white house in crisis. there are two revelations tonight in the russia investigation. "the washington post" reports a current white house official is now a person of interest in the investigation. and "the new york times" reports that president trump told russian diplomats last week that firing fbi director james comey relieved pressure. hard to miss that all of this is erupting just minutes after president trump and the first lady leave on their first overseas trip. blayne alexander standing by at the white house with reaction opini. >> reporter: good evening to you. nbc news has con tirmd that reporting from "the washington post." and the white house was quick to put out a statement after

the white house has said many times before, and that a thorough investigation will prove there was no collusion between the trump campaign and any foreign entity. but it cannot be denied, this is truly bad timing for the white house. for weeks, they have tried to put the russia story aside and shift the focus back to the president's agenda. this is yet another blow for a white house hoping to use this first foreign trip to change the narrative. president trump wheels up for his first trip abroad just as two major headlines are breaking back at home. "the new york times" reporting during his oval office meeting with two russian diplomats last week, president trump called fired fbi director james comey a nut job, adding that firing him the day before would likely ease pressure on the russia investigation. "the washington post" reporting a current white house official is now considered a significant person of interest and that the investigation into russia and possible trump campaign ties is onl

>> we understand that this investigation into russian mettling in the 2016 election has escalated. you're going to see subpoenas, potential interview requests in the coming weeks. >> reporter: the president's team leaves washington still reeling from a tumultuous week. before taking off, the president tweeting, we'll be strongly protecting america's interest, that's what i like to do. >> this is the most important trip a president has taken in a long time. he has to show despite the russia investigation that he's in charge. >> reporter: today on capitol hill, house members were briefed on the federal investigation into russia and possible trump campaign ties. now in the hands of a special counsel appointed by deputy derg rod rosenstein. >> his reason for doing this appointment is as much about returning public confidence. >> reporter: president trump now going to strengthen u.s. standings abroad. the president will land in saudi arabia tomorrow. this marks the first

history that a president has chosen this country as its first destination as commander in chief. back to you. >> thank you, blayne. of course we'll be staying on top of all of this as the story continues to take new twists and turns and be sure and watch "nbc nightly news" with team coverage coming your way tonight at 7:00. more breaking news in d.c. as police look for the gunman who opened fire in the parking lot of the brookland metro station in northeast. paramedics took a man grazed by a bullet to the hospital. investigators are searching for a silver car and maybe a toyota camry. right now the station is open and the shooting did not impact any metro service. you saw the scene unfold on news4 this ermorning. a stolen ambulance riding on rims in a police chase. tracee wilkins joins ow

the details. >> reporter: doreen, this is the ambulance bay behind me where that ambulance was taken. we wanted to know more about the man who was behind that wheel. we talked with his family. they expressed a lot of frustration and disappointment in the choices that he has made. he has a long criminal record and now it's about to get even longer. this, as the prince george's county fire department is investigating how this was allowed to happen. when ambulances pull up to emergency rooms, lives are on the line and every second counts, but still ems workers have rules for their vehicle. >> our protocol, any time an advance is unattended, the ambulance needs to be locked and the keys removed and the vehicle not running. >> now an investigation is under way to find out why that protocol was not followed this morning. william person was leaving prince george's county hospital center when he decided to steal an ambulance. >> they had brought a patient in, they were tending to that patient with the emergency room staff of

hospital center. they went out and their ambulance was gone. they called their supervisor, public safety communications. >> reporter: a gps tracking system allowed police to locate the stolen vehicle. when person made his way into charles county, police flattened the tires. >> he's not paying attention. he keeps on driving. that's where a lot of the damage occurs because he's driving on rims. >> reporter: this security video shows what it was like as police got the ambulance to stop. person was taken into custody and for mental evaluation. he suffered minor injuries, no one else was hurt. the investigation into how this was allowed to happen is under way by the fire department. and there could be disciplinary action. >> it's too early to say. by all means our disciplinary process is strong. but at this point, we don't have any comment on that. >> reporter: person has a lengthy record. ironically, a number of his

violations that are pretty severe. now he's looking at additional charges in both prince george's and charles counties. reporting live from chefrly, i'm tracee wilkins. >> thank you, tracee. we're learning new details about a police chase and shooting that ended in a popular park in manassas. the suspect allegedly rammed two police cruisers along the way. officers say they were forced to open fire during a confrontation inside of hellwig memorial park. chris gordon is there with the details. >> reporter: well, you can still see evidence of this high speed police chase. you can look at the tire tracks from the fleeing suspect. he took out the tree that stood over there. he also hit a light pole on his way into the parking lot. he was being pursued by six manassas police officers. they say he had a gun. the police chase ended with a shog

the suspect driving this suv rammed two manassas police cruisers. >> all units be advised. the suspect has been shot. no officers are injured. >> reporter: the suspect was taken to the hospital in serious condition. the manassas police officers involved in the shooting, will be placed on administrative leave. here's how police say it started. they got a 911 call after midnight, saying two gun shots were fired from a vehicle in manassas. the caller described this suv. manassas police spotted the vehicle. >> they attempted a traffic stop, the driver ignored the officers, lights, and the pursuit continued into the county. >> reporter: manassas police say the suspect had a weapon approximate . it turned out to be a b bmt gun. they later discovered the suspect was the 911 caller who falsely reported gun shots fired in manassas and police say the

his own suv. that prompted the police to chase him and finally shoot him. that's not all. >> there's a 15-year-old whthat was in the car with the suspect. >> reporter: she's a runaway from wood bridge, virginia. after this incident, she was reunited with her family. people living and working near the scene of a deadly hit and run say the area is dangerous for drivers and pedestrians. a woman was killed on indian head highway near farmington road in prince george's county. police say a driver hit nefertiti horton and left her there for dead. investigators hope surveillance video will help them track down the driver. in january, triple-a reported more than a dozen people died in crashes and pedestrian accidents in four years on that stretch of the highway. >> highway 210 is a speed zone at all hours of the day. someone crossing the street is really taking their life in their own

victim was walking in the road or the shoulder. dramatic pictures as flames gutted a home in college park just a day before graduation at the university of maryland. the people living in the home are students at the school. news4's kristin wright talked to one of the victims today. kristin? >> reporter: well, doreen, three students were sleeping inside of this house when the fire broke out. they all got out. but there was supposed to be one more student inside, but thanks to a last-minute shift change at work, she was not here. but it's been a hard day for her. she lost all of her stuff for graduation, but it's okay. she has a lot to be thankful for. a fire the day before graduation, the timing, terrible. >> i looked at the house burning and the first thought was, all of my regalia is in there for graduation, which is in two days. >> reporter: keira's cap and gown up inla

university's president and the university said they'll replace the cap and gown for free. it's not just any cap and gown, the oldest of five, keira wants to pass her graduation regalia down to her siblings. the start of a new tradition, saved. >> to see them so concerned and just taking care of everything was very -- you know, i was so grateful. so grateful. >> reporter: the fire won't stop keira's plans. she's taking a trip out west this summer before school to be a physician's assistant one day. but first the graduation party tonight. >> my mom's a great cook. we'll have a great time tonight. tomorrow will be even better. >> reporter: keira is most grateful, of course that everybody is okay. there were two firefighters who went to the hospital. they have been released and they're doing much better. back to you. >> that's very good news. kristin wright in college park, thank you. repair work

problems will continue over the weekend on macarthur boulevard in northwest, d.c. a century's old water main broke wednesday. right between q street and elliot place. water flooded the road and forced a sink hole to open up, a big one. crews replaced the pipe last night and spent today filling the hole with dirt. d.c. water says they'll work to repair the road over the weekend, but it isn't clear when macarthur boulevard will re-open to traffic. a sexting scandal cost him his family and his career. tonight disgraced former congressman anthony weiner cries in court as he delivers an apology to the judge. tragedy in new york, a tourist killed after a man plowed into a crowd of people in times square, what we're learning about the driver and his motive. stepped-up security for members of congress, what the government is now doing to protect politicians when they're back home and away from the capital. tracking severe weather for

colonial beach, heads up, severe thunderstorm warning here, spotsylvania county as well, until 6:45. explosive storms in gaithersburg, we've got them right now, just to the west, take a look at live pictures now. right along 270. you can see the rain beginning to form and coming down now. lightning also there. we'll talk about this storm and continue to watch these storms

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narrator:to do time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us.

new details on the deadly crash in times square that killed a teenage tourist from michigan and injured 22 other people. the driver was charged with murder and attempted vehicular homicide. he tried to run from the scene after he plowed down pedestrians for three and a half blocks. the suspect is a former sailor named richard rojas, he was dishonorably discharged from the navy and has a history of dwi arrests. police do not see a link to terrorism. he'll have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after telling police that voices in his head told him to strike. he was once a rising star in the democratic party. now former new york congressman, anthony weiner could be heading off to federal prison. he pled guilty today to sexting an underage girl.

>> i have a sickness, but i do not have an excuse. the tearful words of anthony weiner in federal court friday morning. wiener pled guilty to a charge of transmitting sexual material to a minor, a 15-year-old girl. these destructive impulses brought great devastation to family and friends and destroyed my life's dream of public service, wiener said, and yet i remind in denial. as part of the plea deal, prosecutors are asking him to serve 21 to 27 months in prison. he must now register as a sex offender, continue to undergo therapy and give up his smartphone. it was this federal investigation which led the fbi last fall to discover some of hillary clinton's e-mails on wiener's computer. his estranged wife, huma abedin, is clinton's top political aide. the judge will sentence wiener september 8th. one more note

after his emotion appearance there in court, weaner's estranged wife abedin filed for divorce. the couple has one child together. emergency security upgrades for members of congress. scott macfarlane has learned u.s. house officials plan to spend millions protecting their members when they're back home. scott joins us to explain. >> that's right. at least $2 million in district office enhancements are being planned, to better secure members of congress when they're in their home state offices and away from the protective shield of the u.s. capital. the sergeant-at-arms who helps oversee the safety of congress, says there's been a spike in request for security upgrades from members. he didn't specify the nature of the threats, but i'm told distressed or panic buttons and

requests are being made. >> another item i would like to implement if possible, standardized access control system to each reception area, so that doors with be locked. >> the sergeant-at-arms speaking at a congressional hearing yesterday. here in d.c., members of congress are protected by hundreds of armed u.s. capital police who respond to threats. but back home, the offices are often in public places, including strip malls, without regular police presence. and we recall six years ago, a congresswoman was shot out in the open back opehome. let's get to the weather in the storm center. lots of stuff popping up on the radar. >> for sure. brand-new thunderstorm warning in montgomery county. we told you to watch this area here, near

darnestown. that's what we're talking about. right now, severe thunderstorm warnings for montgomery county until 7:00. look at all of the lightning associated with this storm. and then, this right here, you can see this is actually a boundary. i would expect to see more storms fire up just like the one around ashton, but a lot of lightning, possible hail out of this one too. we'll continue to keep you posted, severe thunderstorm warning montgomery county until 7:00. amelia and i will have the latest on these storms and what it means for your weekend. big changes coming up. >> thank you, doug. a family torn apart by controversy as a local mother of two is detained and facing deportation. what could happen to bring the family back together. and it's a political protest in the digital age. hear from the artist taking aim at p

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lots of unusual weather moving through the area right now. let's get to the weather center, doug and amelia are keeping track of all of it for us. >> and you can see, we're in red mode because of the fact that we had the severe thundero

warning until montgomery county. >> and that's until 7:00. you were tracking this storm and it just blew up, lots of lightning. >> and hail too, brief hail. the strongest storms now down south and east of fredericksburg. this one in montgomery county has really fired up. and one back towards hampshire county, west virginia. we're watching that one as well. but zooming into the big guy, western montgomery county, look at all the lightning over the last ten minutes. incredible amounts of lightning, just to the west of gaithersburg. but another one around the ashton rare and around ulney. and poolsville to darnsville, up to barnesville. it's not going to move that quickly. we could see very heavy rain in these areas. watch out for ponding, but this is building into the gaithersburg area and heading towards montgomery village,

the other storm, northern neck. a lot of lightning with this too. starting to get lightning in southern maryland. st. mary's county, southern charles county. and then the wider view, showing we're just about done with this back. in behind this, we get something completely different. much cooler air to make your day on saturday and for the weekend. amelia has that. >> from 92 for a high today, to upper 60s, low 70s tomorrow, and on sunday, we only stay in the 60s. take a look at where you're starting off on saturday. it's a cool start, 65 degrees in washington at 7:00 a.m. 60 up in hagerstown. as we head throughout the day, temperatures just kind of hang out, doug, in the upper 60s. of course we do have preakness tomorrow. the weather looking chilly, but dry for that. exercise over the weekend is going to be nice for that. hold off on getting the car washed. the farmers market still looking fine. hold off on the car wash

there's more rain in the forecast on monday. but the severe weather threat, right now. >> and we'll continue to watch those from the storm center. next couple days, much cooler, 72 on saturday, 69 on sunday, but not a bad weekend. just expect a lot of cloud cover. as we move through monday, 76 degrees, 60% chance of rain during the day on monday. 77 on your tuesday, and then again, watching what happens wednesday and thursday, some shower activity wednesday and thursday. that will give us a chance to call off again, only in the upper 60s to low 70s for the most part, as we move through the day on wednesday, thursday. into next week, only one 80-degree temperature but that's next saturday. we'll wait and see about that one, but all eyes on the storm up to montgomery county. really under the gun now. more storms could fire along that boundary. heads up around gaithersburg and rocksville. we'll keep you

still ahead, meet the man behind the message. a d.c. artist tells us what prompted this political protest and what he hopes will come from it. i'm julie carey outside the i.c.e. offices in northern virginia where yesterday a wife and mother of two children was detained, taken into custody, shocking friends and family. coming up, what her lawyers are hoping vo: at dominion, we have a long history of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities.

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immigrant advocates say the sudden detention of a mother of two could strike fear into others trying to comply with routine check-ins. >> lilliana cruz mendez has been in the country for more than a decade. her children were born here, but tonight she's in jail in williamsburg. julie carey takes a look at what her supporters hope might free her. >> reporter: last year, when lilliana cruz mendez came into this i.c.e. office for a routine check-in, she was allowed to go back home to her family. but when she came for her check-in yesterday, she was taken into custody and arrested. you might remember earlier this week, isis p.c.e. put out a new release saying that arrests are up 40% since president trump signed his executive order, and lilliana cruz mendez, just one of the 400 people now being arrested every day. renee bermudez, his daughter in

his wife was suddenly taken into custody by i.c.e. officials at her routine check nin on thursday. the couple's son holding up a photo of his mom. this rally of immigrant advocates organized to protest her detention. >> shame on you! >> reporter: bermudez told the gathering, my wife is not a criminal. i have no words. it's very hard. i.c.e. reports that lilliana cruz mendez came from el salvador to the u.s. in 2006 and was arrested by border patrol. i a judge ordered her removal, but she made her way to virginia. in december -- because of prosecutorial discretion, she got a stay of removal in 2013 and '15. when she checked in yesterday,

suddenly enforced. her lawyers have asked for an emergency stay of deportation. >> 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: these supporters now vowing to put pressure on i.c.e. and elected leaders to release cruz mendez. >> you can see by everybody standing here that she is somebody we will not forget about, and we will try and do everything in our power to make sure she's free. >> reporter: now the lawyers for cruz mendez say the request for an emergency stay of deportation is presently under review and i.c.e. officials say they could have a decision within days. >> thank you. new concerns about how the federal hiring freeze could affect public health. nearly 700 positions are open at the cdc. they say the free

for public health emergencies. the hiring freeze was lifted last month, but the freeze conditions at agencies within the department of health and human services, including the national institutes of health in bethesda. workers there say it's having a big impact. a brand-new severe thunderstorm warning. because of this storm, it's right along the boundary that we've talked about, and it's moving along the boundary now. a new severe thunderstorm warning, including gaithersburg, right towards laytonsville area. heads up, a lot of very heavy rain and now hail markers there too from poolsville, over to gaithersburg. this is a very big storm continuing to move towards ulney. let me zoom in and show you areas impacted by this storm. this is right along the intercounty connector bee

that's where the warning is. take a look, right along 270 and clopper road. look at this. just an incredible downpour right now. this is definitely going to slow things down on the roadways. that rain coming down, i would not be surprised to see hail coming down as well. right now, it looks like we could see dime-sized hail coming out of this storm, winds gusting upwards of 60 miles per hour. heads up in this area. this boundary continues. look up here. we still have the boundary that's moving through, down through other portions of montgomery county. we'll see more storms developing. another one that formed along the boundary, back towards loundon county. that one has a lot of lightning with it, towards the lunkets area. so we'll continue to keep you posted and i'll be back with a new look at the radar in about five minutes. now to ea light show of another kind. images projected onto places of power throughout d.c.

and while the trump administration is the artist's current trgt,e robin bell says all leaders are fair game. news4 visited his studio to find out what he wants you to take away from his messages. >> reporter: writing's on the wall. so are the images, the messages. we've come a long way from finding graffiti on the walls of ancient pompeii. robin bell uses a projector and computer program to meld art and protest. >> we're trying to process the information just like the viewer. we're trying to understand what's going on. so i don't see a separation between politics and ar >> reporter: the images are up for a short time. at night when they can be seen the best. unlike the graffiti that appeared to the trump hotel a while back, these projectors down run afoul of the law. we talked to lawyers, experts, police. it's not trespass. >> reporter: it started in galleries and clubs where he'd create videos for bands and

advances in technology meant that he could throw light and shade at the powers that be. >> no matter what side of any issue you're on, you're upset and so we're really trying to make sure our projections are non-partisan. >> reporter: he doesn't want it to seem it's all about trump. >> it's a whole institution, it's a whole system that, you know, in order for it to work, we have to look at corruption, and we have to look at the issues that are affecting everybody. >> reporter: he was preparing to focus on the hillary clinton administration, and he had done similar protests under the obama administration. there are more of these light works in the works, a series called swamp monsters. >> it's based off the trump speech about draining the swamp. and our concept is basically instead of draining the swamp, he brought it back. >> reporter: the response to his work has been overwhelmingly positive. dialogue ea

often right there on the sidewalk, that, he says, is his reward. >> pretty clever. all right, four auto makers reach a massive settlement with car owners over the defective takata airbags, but the legal bite is far from over. and local police pay tribute to a fallen officer and step in to make his

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vehicles with potentially defective takata airbags are going to be compensated. four carmakers have agreed to a $553 million settlement to address class action lawsuits. toyota, bmw, mazda, and subaru say the settlement is not an admission of fault or liability. among the possible benefits for car owners, payment of up to $500, free rental cars while waiting for repairs to be done, and reimbursement for expenses, including towing and loss of wages. 42 million vehicles have been recalled due to those faulty airbags. a prince george's county police corporal didn't live to see his children grow up, but today, more than 50 of his fellow officers represented their friend as his oldest daughter received her diploma. nicole finley's father died in the line of duty in 2008. nicole was a little girl then, but now she's

school graduate. and today a sea of police cars lined the route to the ceremony. the officers say long after his death, they stand by the families. >> we can never be the father that they lost, but it's our attempt, as humble as it can be, to come out here and try and demonstrate that we haven't forgotten and we never will. >> nicole's mother said in losing her husband taught their family the value of appreciating the people in your life. still ahead, how people are coming together to relive the glory days of the old capital center in d.c. and what's going on with the storms? >> still tracking them, mostly in montgomery county, where the heaviest storms continue to be. gaithersburg towards olnee, and then back to the west for poolsville and leesburg. we'll continue to keep you

narrator:to do time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us.

nearly 30 years, it was the biggest sports and entertainment venue in the region. the capital center was state of the art when it opened in 1973. by the time it came down in 2002, it had outlived its glory days. now 15 years after the caps center came down in a cloud of dust, the people who built it and worked there are getting together for one last hoorah. mark segraves has their story. >> reporter: when it opened on december 15th, 1973, for a game between the then capital bullets and the seattle supersonics, the capital center had things no other sports

built-in sky suites, the very first overhead screen, and a completely computerized ticketing system. jerry saks was president of the caps center and recalls the new ticketing system didn't work so well at first. >> we were double, triple and gaud rupelling selling tickets. >> reporter: the system for the jumbotron was military technology that only a few people knew how to operate at the time. >> we hired the pentagon employees to come and moonlight with us. >> reporter: organizing the capital center family reunion because the cap center was more than just a venue where people worked and played. >> we consider ourselves a family. >> reporter: kathie marquee was part of that family and still works part time at the verizon center. >> it was a family. it was actually fun to go to work. >> reporter: so much fun, in fact, that's where kathie met her husband, who also worked at the caps center.

outside of the venue. >> i remember metallica, where they actually tied the chairs together on the floor. so they would not lift them up. >> reporter: saks was there from the construction to the demolition. and so were his kids. this was the end of the era. this was 2002 when the caps center game down. his daughter's gymnastics' team got to perform at half-time. and his son was with the team when they president president jimmy carter. he saved most of his ticket stubs and backstage passes, from his days growing up at the caps center. while he misses the old arena, he doesn't miss driving around the beltway for a game. >> it was isolated. now you go and theire's a lot o bars and restaurants. >> reporter: he owned the

it, picked landover because of the beltway. >> the beltway was the cause in the end of saying, we need to move this, because people would not come to the capital center because of the uncertainty of traffic and accidents. in 2002, he watched as the arena he helped built came down in an instant. >> i saw them demolish it, and i thought, there's a lifetime of memories. >> reporter: sunday afternoon saks will host the capital center family reunion at the university of maryland, where he hopes a collection of those cap center memories will one day be on display. mark segraves, news4. >> what a great idea for them to get together. >> yeah, it's wonderful. fun hearing about the relationships that people formed working there. do you have a tie to the caps center? if you're a former employee, we posted information about the family reunion in the nbc washington app. searcps

i remember going out there. but i remember, it was a long way out there, and there was nothing else out there. >> gotta be like watching your old high school come down. >> i guess so. doug is ready if another check on the stormy weather. doug? >> and yet another warning. this one for northern prince george's county, howard county and anne arundel county. let's get to the radar and show you where the storms are. continuing along that same boundary that we pointed out over an hour ago, that we would see these storms develop. that's what's happening. just light rain around prince william, stafford county, southern fauquier. but this is where all the action is. you can see this line from leesburg, poolsville, gaithersburg. this has been the biggest storm, but notice the lack of lightning now. we saw a lot of lightning with this. it pulsed up, they pulse up and then down. the white lightning is new lightning. the darker lightning is older lightning. that's what we're looking at

west, but this storm is producing a lot of rain along 270, from clarksburg to rocksville. gaithersburg, over to olney. and as we move to the east, i've been tracking this storm, strengthening around savage, laurel, maryland, towards glen burnie. this one is moving southeast, into anne arundel county. heads up there, it should stay north of bowie. southern maryland, st. mary's county getting in on the action, leonardtown area. still severe thunderstorm warning for the northern neck, and some of this will clip parts of st. mary's county. so heads up there as well. the big picture, shore storms back to the west, but it's a storm system way to the north that will impact our weather tomorrow. temperature, 72 tomorrow, after 92 today. more cloud

sunday. could be a shower tomorrow, but i'm not expecting much. 69 on sunday, we will get our games played this weekend. 76 on your monday with a 60% chance of showers. maybe a rumble of thunder. 77, nice weather on tuesday. and look what happens wednesday and thursday. more unsettled weather comes in, a storm system over us, more in the way of cloud cover, more shower activity and temperatures only in the low 70s. average high getting into the mid to upper 70s now and it looks like we'll be below average for much of the next ten days. next weekend, a little bit warmer, high temperature there, but once again, continuing to track that storm that's just up to the north, montgomery, prince george's county and anne arundel counties. one more update before the end of the show. and no problems for the preakness tomorrow. always dreaming looks ready for the second leg of the triple crown. but first, lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >> ahead for us tonight,

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chris, give it to us straight. >> american pharaoh, he made history in 2015 by becoming the first horse to win the triple crown in almost 40 years. this year's kentucky derby winner is a huge favorite to win the second leg of this year's triple crown on saturday. american dreaming is one of only three true speed horses in the field for the saturday afternoon race. the biggest challenge is expected to come from classic empire, the original favorite to win this year's kentucky derby. host time for the preakness is 6:45. so keep your eyes on the two favorites to run up front. >> always dreaming breaking in the four hole, empire from the five hole. makes it easy for our announce tore see the two favorites break away from the starting gate. but if anything goes wrong with one or the other, he'll quickly be able to pick up on it. and the speed's going to be on the outside.

bit of a prize, but probably figures to be in the early running of the race with always dreaming and classic empire. >> the wizards playoff one is over and now their mural is also coming down. john wall, bradley beal donned the side of the building in one of the district's hometown establishments since april to show support for their playoff runs. the wizards have lost to the celtics in seven games. it's time for the ben's chili bowl to change things up. the nats are good. their bullpen, not so much. washington has an eight-game lead in the nl east. the nats are relying on three pitche pitchers. washington starts a new series in atlanta tonight. looking to get a more balanced rhythm over the weekend. >> our bullpen was kinda stretched out. we had, i think, three guys had gone two days in a row. and we didn't want

that situation, because guys that throw three days in a row, usually that third day they're not very good which we wasn't today. but it was a necessity that we had to do that. you know, we had a deep game, couple deep games, in atlanta. and then we can rest on monday and go back at them on tuesday. caps are out of the playoffs. anaheim and nashville stilying . game four last night, ducks up one in the second period. nick richie uses the a screen to ste. anaheim up 2-0. nashville comes back in therd. subban scores. former capsis bee wi sending it to e.

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