there's a huge cloud of smoke still above the palace. what you don't see, but we're seeing images on social media, cafes, shops, buildings completely gutted and shattered. about a half a mile from where the bomb went off. it's a highly secured area. and also it's believed to be nearby the embassies lining the row. france coming out saying part of its embassies was damaged. but as far as the victims are concerned they're not releasing the nationalities of those dozens of victims. as soon as we get word we'll bring that to you. >> angie goff with that breaking news out of kabul, afghanistan. if you live if virginia, you may have seen and heard all of that hail last night. this is

the national weather service will try to answer this morning is whether a tornado touched down in northern virginia. that same storm system caused serious damage to a mobile home park in frederick county, virginia. officials say no one was hurt. five to six trees came crashing down. much of that damage is centered around frederick county just outside of winchester. one neighbor told us a falling tree nearly killed him and his family. >> the hail started, we went inside. i was trying to get everybody from the living room when about a 70 to 100-foot degree came through the living room. the inspector told me i was lucky to be alive. >> crews allowed everyone to get back inside last night. right now, things are back to normal following a scare at orlando international airport. it involved a fake gun and

rental car area around 7:30 last night. police say 26-year-old michael pettigrew pointed what looked like a real weapon at them and told police to shoot. after several hours she was taken into custody and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. a d.c. cab driver is facing charges of kidnapping and sexual abuse. a woman claimed yared mekonnen raped her. she shut said she worker up and mekonnen having sex with her. m mekonnen told police he did do anything to the woman. crews called to check on a man

once they got there, they found a man dead with signs of trauma to his body. his identity has not yet been released. and an elderly woman is in the hospital with critical injuries after being hit. a driver ran into her at the intersection of 12th and pennsylvania last night. no word yet what caused that accident. it is a tough day for students at quinn park high school as friends and family say good-bye to a classmate. norman white was killed last week while driving home from his job at a pizza parlor. police say the 17-year-old lost kw control of his car and slammed into a tree. the naacp is calling for a zero tolerance policy on hate and bias on college campuses. the demand from the group and student leaders come after the

lieutenant richard collins at the university of maryland. police have linked the suspect to a white supremacist facebook group. more money for diversity education and a campus safety task force. but the naacp says the punishment for these incidents are not harsh nighenough. >> i want to see outline of the policy, consequences. and a task force on the campus, not just here, but outside. >> the state attorney's office says once prince george's county police wraps its investigation the fbi will take over to determine whether collins' murder was a hate crime. president trump welcomes the prime minister of vietnam to the white house. but it is the russia investigation and a presidential tweet that will dominate the day. here are 4 things to

national security adviser michael flynn will provide personal and business documents to the intelligence committee. the intelligence committee has also asked for information from a former white house aide and president trump's personal attorney michael cohen. cohen said he will only testify if subpoenaed. and the use of trump's cell phone is raising security concerns put good you check twitter there's one thing that people are talking about. that's president trump's covfefe tweet. >> there's a word that everybody is trying to learn. covfefe. president trump tweeted that word after midnight. he said despite the constant negative press covfefe, it's just not totally clear what he meant by this, or if it was a typo or

internet. some people say covfefe will be part of the national spelling bee. others say president obama is probably laughing about his or as puzzled as the relevant of us. it was first pretended this is a worried that aemy adams used. on twitter the dictionary says this is too confusing even for merriam webster. so, i'm reluctant to call it a word. >> looks like he meant to tweet "coverage." how well can you sepell? the preliminaries for the scripps national spelling bee, this year, it's harder than ever before. there are nine local spellers taking part. these are students from north virginia. the ones from maryland come from all different countries as well. all of these kids had to

yesterday. and today, they'll each have a chance to spell two words on the stage. there is only one person representing. that is margaret isaacson from the bilincogual school. time for check of weather and traffic. >> melissa mollet is checking in on the commute. but first to the weather. >> good morning. three mornings in a row with all of the fog around. >> yeah, not a fun commute if you're heading to anywhere hilly, you'll hit some spots where you have zero visibility. here's a live look outside currently. we have a live picture not showing too much in the way of fog here but there are some areas where we do have a little bit of fog

visibility. here we go. in the district, not too bad. five-mile visibility, manassas seeing almost a quarter-mile visibility, almost a quarter mile in warrington. looking at almost quarter-mile visibilities. these are areas where we expect to last through 7:00 a.m. for the rest of the day, let's red to melissa checking the roadways. >> good morning, sheena. as we're taking a look at the update in bryantown, northbound side before bryantown road. we have the left lane getting by a downed wire. we had that strip in red but then it turned orange here this morning. we are getting by both directions. northbound, though, one lane is open. top of the beltway all of these routes in town and out of town just fine. no worries. 270 from frederick to the spur, 25 minutes. southbound, northbound, no problems. take a look at the beltway

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if a little girl should be reunited with her parents or whether criminal charges should be filed after a bizarre situation at a local hospital. police say a woman brought the 2-year-old to holy cross hospital on sunday for medical treatment. there was no sign of her parents and no one knew the child's name. officers say the woman was asked to babysit the child by her sister and drop the child off when she couldn't get in touch with her. detectives eventually figured out who the child is and found one parent. and now they're looking into whether a crime has been committed and if the child has proper care. it's a headline that will catch the attorney of about every parent. "the washington post" reported that one d.c. public school lost a quarter of its teaching staff this year. the post was referring to blue high school in southeast. mayor bowser said the quotes were outliers and don't represent problems for

and says other controversies have not impacted parents' faith in the school system. >> parents aren't losing confidence and we know that by the increase of children who are putting their children in public schools each and every year. there was a time where parents lost confidence. you know what they did? they exited the system. >> "the washington post" reports that 200 teachers systemwide left d.c. public schools this year. the rain has stopped but how long is that going to last chuck bell? >> well, it's still raining in a few spots early this morning. and there will be another chance of hour tos coming. nowhere near the punch that yesterday's storms packed. with the wind but then the fog. we're taking a look at the weekend. unfortunately, rain chances are sneaking up, too. and a warning before you head out for a morning walk or jog. where officials recently found several homemade explosives. and call it a silver lining.

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good wednesday morning, be careful if you're heading out, we have fog. but also very mild temperatures. mostly in the 60s right now. coming up, we'll show you our next rain chance and where you can expect to end out the week. it is a major win for supporters of the purple line. the ruling that could put the project back on track. first, to the latest crisis hitting the white house. and it is a familiar one. eun. congress may be on recess, but the russia investigation is moving forward. congress has issued new requests for information and we're learning that former national security adviser will hand over some documents. news4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, good morning. wh t

investigation? >> so, remember, flynn took the fifth saying he would not hand over documents? now, there's word that he will hand over personal document it's and some subpoenaed from a couple of his businesses. the senate intelligence committee wants to take a look at those documents and see if it can lend any investigation to their russia investigation. also now, michael cohen, president trump's longtime personal attorney, has changed his mind, saying he will testify before a congressional committee if asked in this russia investigation. they want to hear from him as well. they have been confirming that they've asked for a list of his russia contacts as well. initially, cohen said the request was too broad. but when they narrowed down, he agreed to testify. and there is a third trump campaign aide that on the other side, the house side, their investigation, they're asking to get some documents from him as well so this is ramping up. we'll see what happens when congress gets back. >> tracie potts live on capitol

it is 4:48. kathy griffin is apologizing for the disturbing way she depicted president trump. she said she went too far. we're not going to show the pictures here but you may have seen them online. in a photo shoot, griffin held up a bloody decapitated head that looked like donald trump. donald trump jr. called the photos disgusting. chelsea clinton called them vile and disgusting. kathy griffin said it wasn't funny, she made a mistake and was wrong. ben jellis is going to run. he backed bernie sand ners his run for president last year. so far, only one other candidate has entered the race. high-tech e

ross. >> a man in virginia killed in a fight by his neighbor will be laid to rest. the spotsylvania county resident was killed over a dispute over his property line. he was a well-known d.c. road developer. a memorial service will be held. landscapers witnessed the shooting and called 911. 80-year-old larry johnson was arrested and faces first degree murder charges. christian morales was 18 years when police say gang members murdered him. we're told they were waiting for him at malcolm king park in gaithersburg. the judge said she hopes the sentence sends a strong message that gang violence will not be ra

a wild break-in, fire and standoff. and now we know who police believe is responsible. prince george's county police believe that wayne gardner broke into a home yesterday morning. investigators say gardner set the house on fire and ran into the woods with a shotgun he stole inside that house. officers found him in the woods and arrested him. firefighters put out the flames but the homeowner says his place is trashed. gardner has a long history of break-ins. if you see suspicious containers like these, police want you to be cautious. maryland national parks said these two containers could have caused a small explosion. inside is a mixture of water, drain cleaner and aluminum foil. they were found three weeks ago. if you find anything similar, don't touch them and call police. if you live in d.c. and want a private security camera but can't afford it. the district has a new program

merriam bowser launching a new voucher program. but there is a catch to get a private free security camera, you either have to live or rent in the d.c. district. mayor bowser will highlight more details about the program this morning. maryland's controversial purple line is a step to reality but still a long way to go. jed, the judge dismissed most of the lawsuit blocking construction of the light rail line. the one hurdle still under way new ridership projections by the same federal judge. supporters of the rail line are working quickly to avoid any more legal blocks because this project is in need of federal funding. an 8-year-old from germantown might get our pat collins a run for his money next winter. >> with this storm, i grew

inches. >> reason i want to be a news castler because i want to make sure people are safe because i just love helping people. >> we're hiring her now. >> seriously, we need to get her before everybody else gets her. that is bryanne with steve harvey on "little big shots." she wants to be a newscaster. if she keeps up this attitude she might be the youngest newscaster. did you see her showing and telling during the blizzard. >> it wasn't a blizzard. she has to work on the definition there. >> and she's prettier than me. so, my job is in danger. >> check and check and check and he's she's 8 years old. i don't know what the chances are for rain for her, but she better put a little chance in there we have a chance of showers maybe a thunderstorm coming up later on today. won'

yesterday. the possibility of severe weather, notice, will be lower than yesterday as well. right now, it's cloudy. 66 mild degrees right now. most of the suburbs and low to mid-60s as well. the real issue starting your day is to be on the lookout for fog. under a mile visibility for gaithersburg. half mile in norton. a third of a mile in manassas. zero in wharton. there are pockets of light pock between now and 7:00 or 8:00. temperatures will jump from the low to mid-60s now up into the lower 70s and low 80s. there's another chance of a thunderstorm coming in later today. it's about 30%. it's raining out here towards paw paw and hancock, maryland. those showers will be coming through hague geerstown and frederick. there will be a chance for a few thunder showers later today. a little weather front sliding in our direction.

much like yesterday, higher the farther north we go. again, we do have a chance of a strong thunderstorm. we'll keep you posted on that. on our nbc washington app we can track the afternoon showers. dry weather for two days in a row, unbelievable. that's not the weekend. both saturday and sunday. especially sunday, rain chances may be interrupting some of your outdoor plans. sheena will take a look at hour by hour but right now to melissa. >> good morning, northbound glebe at 123 have lanes blocked because of a downed tree. if they don't get that out soon that's a bit of an issue. northbound between bryantown road, left lane is getting by the downed wires. southbound is unaffected. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, you can see we don't have any issues there. 95 to the beltway, you are on time, eun. >>

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