now at 11:00, a massive fire destroys two houses. the smoke and flames caught on cell phone video. we are live with new information coming in about what started all this. >> fireworks from north korea on

another missile test on the eve on the g-20 summit as president trump talks about getting tough on pyongyang. >> and sex abuse charges involving a school aide and his students. why we are only learning about it months after a first call to police. >> news 4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news. >> in montgomery county one person was hurt in a house fire. >> it started on a back deck and neighbors shared video from the scene on bluebird terrace. intense flames and a lot of black smoke. >> let's go to darcy spencer live with more details on this fire. >> reporter: jim, we are hearing that this did involve a grill on the back deck. we're going to get more on that in just a minute. let's take a look

happening. this is the house that went up in flames tonight. montgomery county fire and rescue making sure this fire is completely out. neighbors have gathered, just stunned about what happened on the eve of the holiday. let share with you cell phone video who took by the neighbors. many describing a plume of smoke they could see rising above the neighborhood. just very concerning. a lot of people are home for the holiday and were able to come out and see this happen. montgomery county fire and rescue is selling us this involved a backyard grill. let look at chopper 4 video. the grill was on the back deck. most of the damage is toward the back of the house. they are saying this is a propane grill that someone may have been using charcoal in the propane grill which is very

we saw a photograph of one person trying to help put the fire out with the help of a garden hose but the flames were too intense. >> it was half engulfed. the backside looked like it was burst into flames. there was popping and crackling. >> it's sad because the persons are out tonight. and could be worse. but at least we're okay. it's material. we can replace it. and i hope we can help the neighbors. >> there was a mishap with a gri grill. the deck did eventually collapse. pretty extensive damage and a dozen people displaced. >> montgomery county fire and rescue officials are stressing the importance of grilling safety. a lot of people will be grilling in their backyards this holiday. follow your directions you are supposed to follow. do not use charcoal

it appears that's what happened here tonight. the homeowner was transported to the hospital but the injuries were minor. leon harris at the live desk in the newsroom. we have fireworks testing the patience of president trump. north korea fired a ballistic missile toward the east sea and landed in japan's exclusive economic zone. just one of several launches this year and this comes just one day after officials from the u.s., japan, and south korea announced plans to turn up pressure on the country and its president, kim jong-un. president trump spoke with leaders in japan and china this weekend and expressed a growing frustration over north korea. now this latest missile test comes days before president trump takes off for the g-20 summit. north korea is likely to come up there. the president is t

new jersey. the summit will mark the first face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. back to you. turning to our weather now and a beautiful night for fireworks tonight. but what about tomorrow? >> that's the big question. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper, how is it looking from here? >> there is a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms around tomorrow morning. the great news is the chance is low at about 30%. take a look at the radar right now. not much going on. showers up in parts of pennsylvania. this was a weak boundary moving through the area throughout the day tomorrow and we could see showers and thunderstorms developing. but here is the fireworks forecast. 8:00, hit and miss storms and that continues until 9:00 or 10:00 p.m. but only about .

the temperatures will be mild. 84 at 8:00 and 82 at 9:00 when the fireworks are getting underway. and by 10:00 p.m. at 79 degrees. new information coming in with future weather coming up at 11:18 hour by hour throughout the day tomorrow, the best chance for thunderstorms. >> we'll see you then. everybody headed to the national mall tomorrow will be watching the forecast. tonight was the rehearsal for the capital fourth concert and a warmup for police tonight. megan fitzgerald with more on what you can expect tomorrow. >> reporter: we've seen police officers on bicycles, walking around with canines and large guns. that's what you can expect to see tomorrow, a large police presence out here. ♪ through the night with the light from above ♪ >> we are just hours away from the highly anticipated fourth of july

rehearsing while crews make sure the venue is ready for the thousands of people. >> it's a day full of all american parades and concerts and fireworks. make use of public transportation. >> reporter: several roads will be closed around constitution avenue when the independence day parade kicks off at 11:45 and the night will end with what most are calling the best part of the day. if you are planning on attending the concert, remember not to bring with you things like glass bottles or knives or fireworks. they are prohibited items. we have a list of everything not to bring with you on our nbc washington app. today we learned about a case of horrifying and sadly, familiar allegation against a local school aide. charles county, maryland police say carlos bell made child pornography with younge

grounds and he told police he is hiv positive. jackie benson has new reaction from charles county parish tonight. >> this morning my daughter caes came screaming down the steps, one of my teachers was molesting children. what? >> reporter: shock and frustration at learning of the arrest of a 30-year-old public school aide carlos bell. he is charged with crimes that violated children at an unspeakable level, showing him graphically sexually assaulting them. bell had been a teacher's aid at this middle school in waldorf until he was removed in december after a parent recorded inappropriate texts. a six-month investigation discovered the pornography involving at least 10

taken in a classroom at the middle school. he was indicted last week. >> it's just not safe around here. >> the allegations against bell bear a remarkable similarity of former teacher's aide deonte careaway,. >> this is even worse. i don't know both are worse. he knew he had hiv. and then he was being with these boys. that is just so terrible. >> law enforcement officials say bell told investigators he is hiv positive. so far none of the young victims identified have tested positive. charles county and the fbi have set up a hot line for other possible victims. 1-800-call-fbi. he

d.c.'s independence day parade tomorrow. but now he is behind bars. he sexually assaulted a housekeeper yesterday. he is from bahrain. sources say he was supposed to march with the police unit. not clear what his role is with bahrain police. sources say he is not a diplomat and he's in jail tonight with no bond. the lawyer for a maryland woman accused of killing her husband said she had no reason to do it and there's no smoking gun prove she is guilty. she was arrested on friday and is charged with killing her husband, scott horn back in march. horn was a retired special agent with the fbi. the couple were estranged and horn was found shot to death in his backyard. detectiveswe

maryland is joining the list of states saying no to the commission on election integrity. maryland's attorney general says the state is prohibits by law from sharing personal voter information that the commission asked for including addresses, voting history and the last four digits of social security numbers. virginia and delaware also refused. west virginia is waiting for the formal request but won't give out social security information. a special honor for two capital police officers hailed as heroes during the congressional baseball shooting last month. the d.c. society sons of the american revolution will present special agents crystal griner and david bailey with its law enforcement co. commendation. they were part of the security detail for steve scalise and

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jersey. governor chris christie ordered all beaches closed on friday after lawmakers failed to reach a budget agreement but they made a deal a few minutes ago. it could take the attention off this picture of christie vacationing on one of those closed beaches. a newspaper spotted christie on a beach near the governor's summer house owned by the state. christie said run for governor if you want this beach residence. easing off the gas in the left lane could cost you big time in virginia you could always get pulled over for driving too slowly but never fined. state police tell us it's a safety issue. drivers we talk to today agreed. we asked you and we answered. many of you believe if you are driving in the left you should at leastke

tonight we are learning that the injured bald eagle in is likely from the d.c. police academy. a wildlife biologist said it's likely the male of the pair, justice because of its weight and tall loon size. the bird is in good body condition and eating well. the eagle is going to another facility for further test and care before returning home. >> just needs a good comb out or brush. >> a buff and a fluff. i hope he's okay. it weighs 2,000 pounds and has been missing for decades. >> the d.c. council is asking for your help to find a replica of the liberty bell. >> philadelphia of course

the famous liberty bell but in 1950 all 48 states in the district got 2,000 pound brass replicas at the end of a savings bond program. d.c. sat outside what is known as the wilson building. all of the bells were struck at the foundry that made the original. when the federal government began remodeling pennsylvania avenue, the d.c. replica disappeared some time around 1980. all 2,000 pounds of it. >> and the obvious question that comes to mind is does this ring a bell? >> reporter: josh gibbs season the council's historian. he rediscovered the bell's history and he's hoping that someone, somewhere might know what happened to it. >> i'm opening up the search to the public in the hopes that someone remembers back to 1980 or people have seen a liberty bell replica that they always wondered what it was doing

there. and on the off chance that may be our bell. >> reporter: gibson says it's it no this huge bell outside the union station nor the replica between the white house and treasury. >> the gold medal prize would be if someone could give me a lead to the bell itself. >> reporter: there is no prize or reward money for the return, just civic pride. >> how do you lose a 2,000 pound bell? >> that's what i want to know. so, we're trying to make plans for tomorrow. cookouts and parades and fireworks. >> being a meteorologist on a day like this is not fun. >> a lot of pressure. >> it's sunny, it's beautiful and dry and a 30% -- >> that's why doug is taking the night off. >> enjoying some time away. there's a 30 to 40% chance you are dealing with rain in the afternoon and evening hours.

have a backup in place. look at the weather head -- before that,l let's show you fireworks tonight. cloudiness creating a nice backdrop. this is looking east. thinking six flags fireworks from this video. keeping it dry tonight and again tomorrow, scattered thunderstorms around in the afternoon and evening hours. that popcorn style shower and thunderstorm activity where you might hear your neighbor getting rain but a little south or north you are dry. as we look at wednesday and thursday getting back into the routine, cooler in our area. tomorrow, the sixth day where 90 degrees or higher. then we look at the weekend and it's looking really nice. the temperatures in the 70s and 80s. 83 in washington. the suburbs are in the 70s. more comfortable 73 in

future weather tomorrow, 7:00 a.m. we're dry and have plenty of sunshine around. clouds increase throughout the day. around noon it's still dry. in the afternoon hours, 3:00, 4:00, a chance for rain across the area. this is just showing you that the chance is there, including in the district. but i do think if you are heading to the mall for the fireworks at 9:00 p.m. getting underway just after 9:00, it will be dry down there. i think the best chance looks to be north and west of town. loudoun, northern montgomery, friday ri frederick, washington counties. here's what you can expect for severe weather. it's not there at all. the biggest concern would be heavy rainfall and any storms that we see develop. aside from that it's garden variety showers. 7:00 a.m., it's mild, 76

at that point. a high of 93. there you see 4:00 and 7:00. hit and miss showers out there. the chance is low at 30%. you want a backup plan. as we look to the parade skies, it will be dry in the afternoon. the nats game will be completely fine. there's the ten-day. 86 on wednesday. plenty of clouds and scattered showers. upper 80s, 92 on friday. and saturday and sunday again will be really nice. >> and tomorrow looks pretty good. >> not bad. >> let's talk baseball tonight. a wild one at nats park. how a nats player

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fans who stuck around got more action than they bargained for. a pitcher's duel. for seven innings one might say it was steven steven. stephen strasburg matched by steven mats. matt grace rips a base hit to left. trying to score from second. but good win's throw is on target. and he is out at the plate. a huge play and this game remains scoreless. but michael a. taylor is going to change that. he gets all of this pitch from

jerry blevins. finally some scoring. the two-run homer to right gives the nats a 2-0 lead. and the fans pleading to fix the bullpen. but here we go again with two outs on an 0-2 pitch, granderson with a pimpnch-hit game tying r. harper's reaction is frustration and alberts is like oh, no. we head to the bottom of the ninth. the offense bails out the bullpen. this one drops just in front of cespedes. matt wieters scores. cespedes did not catch the ball. nats win on the walkoff. raburn on rallying. >> just keep playing the game. unfortunately, you know, we had to play a little

gathered around and had got at-bats and pulled through. we have to be able to pick each other up. >> in my mind i was hollering at that. and fortunately able to come down and give us the win. so blessed. >> also tonight, orioles fall to the brewers 8-1. kevin durant gave tgolden state warriors a hometown deal. durant is taking a pay cut to stay with the reigning nba champions. meanwhile -- number one pick markelle fultz making his summer league debut with the sixers. and he scores the first basket of the game. behind the back on the dribble and gets the off balance shot to go. this game came down to the wire. remember when the celtics traded for the number one pick. they

he drains the long three to give boston the one-point lead. so here we go. five seconds left. sixers to fultz but that shot is stuffed and that will do it. fultz finishes with 17 points but not the win as the celtics take it 89-88. impressive for his first game. >> i'll say. a god o

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