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big fireworks and music to celebrate the country's 241st birthday. ♪ ♪ >> the rain stayed away at least from our national mall today. not everybody was so lucky. but most of us dodged the worst of the weather. emelia draper will have in a bit. first start on the mall with news 4, shamari stone. lived up to the hype. >> reporter: good evening. a lot of people out here. thousands upon thousand of people. they were concerned they would possibly rain. the good news, it did not. there were some people who waited four to five hours just to have a good spot to watch the fireworks. and they tell me it was well worth it. it was fantastic. a displae we are happy. >> bright lights. colors over the national mall. the third year in a row for the

>> fantastic. washington has the the best in the country. >> i think the -- different colors. thousand watch in excitement. patriotic, red, white, blue. >> it is fun watching the fireworks. >> celebrating our freedom independence. >> on a hot evening. >> making america great again, one drink at a time. >> happy it is fourth of jaw lie. and here, you know, to be with my fellow americans. >> security was tight with law enforcement, suvs and bikes. military officers surveying the crowd. bomb-sniffing dogs inspect. >> anything could happen. you never know what is going to happen. >> several streets were closed with metro buses blocking cars and trucks from plowing into the crowd. the family appreciates the security and phenomenal fireworks. >> it is a fantastic expen

>> come here as long as we can. it is great. >> now, what a great show it is dry out here. worth mentioning that the national park service has not released crowd estimates as of yet. i did speak to a fire fighter and a police officer, and, both of them told me that the crowd seemed smaller this year, compared to year's past because they say that it is started on a tuesday. that's where july 4th fell this year. live here, shamari stone. back to you. >> thank you. you might have had to dodge some rain to see fireworks. tonight, the show in annapolis, actually, was rescheduled for tomorrow. because the of the storms there. >> still rain out there right now. what can we expect overnight. >> overnight getting continued attraction, scattered showers, mostly cloudy skies. humid out there. pretty mild as well. we will have overnight lows in the upper 50s. low 70s. not only annapolis, unfortunately if you are in

manassas, you were impacted by rain tonight as well. most of us got to seat fireworks, no problem. here its the latest check of radar right now. tracking some rain just north of frederick city up around the walkersville area. see some pockets of heavier rain there by the brighter colors here. along 26. and right around clarksburg area as well. tomorrow morning. well there its chance for shower around. otherwise, mostly cloudy skies. not only mostly cloudy during the morning hours tomorrow, but throughout the day. and cooler as well. 76 by 9:00 a.m. 78, 11:00 a.m. highs tomorrow, guys only in the 80s. so today, ended our sixth day of hitting 90 degrees or hire. better chance for rain thursday. more on that coming up at 11:18. >> thank you. the fourth of july isn't just about the fireworks. also a chance to enjoy good food and celebrate with your neighbor. news 4s jackie benson continues our coverage now. >> in falls church

like no one was watching. the fourth of july celebration was held on the football field at george mason high school. the simple old-fashioned fun. right done to hand spun cotton candy. real deal, created a climate where strangers exchanged smiles and kids, put down their cell phones. >> no phones. no ipads. >> fun. refreshing. and i love coming together as a community. and, they just get to run around and do what kids do. >> it wasn't the big show on the national mall. as families grow increasingly pressed and stressed by work and other commitments, a day off together to celebrate independence day. priceless. >> it's great. it is, this is wonderful to have, the family together. yes. be able to -- to, you know, have -- that moment. without the electronics. >> local fireworks displays grow in popularity every year. this

stopped in the travel lanes of kennelworth in greenbelt. cars lined the roads for miles to watch the display. greenbelt, jackie benson, news 4. >> no cell phones. refreshing. hey, sharing your pictures from your fourth of july celebrations with us all day. if you have more from the fireworks tonight, we invite you to share those too. just tag nbc washington on instagram, twitter, facebook. also find me and doreen and share pics on our pages too. ♪ >> leon harris here at live desk keeping an eye on how president trump plans to respond to north korea. rex tillerson confirmed the rogue nation successfully launched intercontinental ballistic missile potentially capable of reaching alaska. this representatives an incremental improvement in missile capability but is a game changer if they could hit the united states.

u.s. and south korean forces deployed rockets from south korea, in joint military exercises. the goal there is to tell north core car core car to knock it off. what else can the white house do? before taking office, you may recall, president trump warned north korea that obtaining an intercontinental ballistic missile won't happen. >> there are not many diplomatic options. i think we are close, much closer than we have been in previous administrations to a military collision with north korea. >> but still the white house sees military action as ate last resort and it is now weighing sanctions against north korea and urging china to help rein in the rogue country. doreen. >> leon, thank you. this is president trump's first independence day in the white house. and you can see it, all little up in red, while, blue tonight. before the fireworks, president and first lady hosted a picnic for military families on the south lawn. they all got a front row seat to the fireworks on the national mal

and the president thanked members of all branches for their service. promising he would have their backs under all circumstances. >> the president leaves tomorrow for his first european trip, that will include his first face to face meeting with russian president, vladamir putin. it will happen at the g-20 u.s. in germany. nbc white house correspondent, hallie jackson, reports the length. timing and format worked out. topics include state of u.s./russia relations. not clear if the two leaders will talk about russian meddling in the 2016 election. the president will give a speech during the first stop on his trip in warsaw. >> new, a man walked into prince george's county hospital tonight. with a gunshot wound. and did not survive. police were able to trace the shooting to this scene at landover road in hyattsville. investigators collected what evidence they could at the scene. there is no word yet on a suspect. >> costly reminder of the

individually here, that townhouse going up in flames in gaithersburg last night. investigators believe the homeowner used charcoal in a propane grill, sparked a fire to the home's vinyl siding and flames jumped to a neighboring house. the blaze displaced 11 people. the homeowner using the grill suffered minor burns. >> d.c. police seized illegal fireworks sold to children. police chief peter newsham tweeted. what officers confiscated. on jecherson street. northwest. few blocks from georgia avenue. the bust happened thanks to a community tip. >> still no word who was behind the wheel of an suv, hit by a train in prince george's county this morning. the man was killed. when a csx train hit his vehicle here in beltsville. this was around 3:40 in the morning along baltimore avenue. police tell us the

to stop, but didn't have enough time. and actually, pushed the suv several feet down the tracks. baltimore avenue closed for hours. >> the third deadliest. involving a train in the area in the last week. last wednesday. 13-year-old, rahan soufulu died hiking along the tracks with her brother and husband. walking the bull run bridge. couldn't get out of the way of the train fast enough. less than 24 hours, earlier, two csx workers died north of union station. steven diehl of pennsylvania, and jake lafayette were hit by an amtrak train conducting safety checks. the ntsb is investigating. >> next, one of the heroes of the congressional baseball shooting speaking out for the first time tonight. as he receives a special honor on this fourth of july. >> we showed you this video of a black bear in fairfax station. few days ago. tell you whereot

not far away. >> and the zika virus not the same threat or headlines a year ago.

♪ ♪ thousand of spectators lined the east river for the nation's largest fireworks show, macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular. shortly after night fall, more than 60,000 shells were used to light up thegh

following the show by jennifer lopez, sheryl crow, brad paisley and others. right here on nbc 4. >> impressive night it was for the first time. we are hearing from one of the two capitol police officers, who saved lives during that congressional baseball shooting. d.c. society sons ofp the american revolution presented special agents, crystal greiner and david bailey with law enforcement commendation medal. they were part of a security detail for house majority whip, steven scalise. they engaged the gunman, kept him occupied while alexandria police officers arrived. both agents are credited with saving many lives. >> greatly honored. thank youor f award. just thank you. appreciate it. >> special agent greiner

able to attend. days after the shooting, we saw her throw out the first pitch at the congressional women's softball game. from her wheelchair. she is still recovering from a gunshot to the ankle. >> warning from the cdc, not to let our guard down when fighting zika viperous. women who are pregnant or planning to big pregnant. the virus isn't making headlines like last year at this time. families need to take precautions. nbc's kerry sanders reports. >> reporter: ever since she discovered she was pregnant. doctor visits include routine tests for zika, the mosquito borne virus that can lead to birth defects. >> since the crisis last year, nearly 2,000 pregnant women have been diagnosed in the

80 babies born. in florida, 300 locally acquired zika cases. >> on the front line. boots on the ground. >> you know somebody who got zika? >> yes. >> there had been 17 employees. now a budget for 59. so far, no zika found. the only u.s. area with a travel warning. brownsville, texas. the mosquitoes that can carry zika are in more counties than previously expected. the warning for those pregnant. use repellent. wear long sleeves and avoid travel overseas. where zika is waning but still a threat. >> we expect transmission lower. the risk is still there. >> even with all of this effort. mosquitoes are not the only way zika spreads. the virus can be transmitted sexually. >> until there is vaccinations, it is going to be something that is very hard to prevent. >> most at risk with

unborn children. their mothers now taking all precautions. kerry sanders, nbc news, miami beach. beware of bears in fairfax county. we had a second sighting in just the past few days. this one in the city of fairfax. near darby and linden streets. the black bear did not appear aggressive. still a bear. so if you see it. stay away. likely looking for foods. keep your garbage out of sight or secured. if you see's bear, bring your pets indoors. bear was spotted in the backyard not far away in fairfax station last friday. the family recorded this video as it ate the food out of their bird feeder. bird/bear, difference of 400, 500 pound there. >> yes, hungry. and probably hot about now. >> yeah. >> little cranky too. >> like the rest of us.

>> you're never cranky. i'll speak for myself. >> after tonight's forecast. an exhausting day. the showers we had were widely scattered. they did impact some fireworks displays in manassas, annapolis, two areas where the fireworks couldn't get off. because of rain. but take a look at your weather head lanes. for tomorrow. mostly cloudy, mainly dry. also going to be cooler than today. highs in the low 90s. tomorrow, we'll have highs in the mid 80s. now, on thursday, rain is likely, this is a good thing. we really need the rain. this is the third driest june on record in washington. so, lawns are crisp. gardens need watering. hopefully a barack reak on thur. the weather is looking gorgeous. sunshine and low humidity. currently temperatures are in the 70s. 79 right now in washington. mostly cloudy skies out there. still some areas of rain. right now, some rain up around frederick. this, this moving around the walkersville area. even ali

up that way. small thunderstorm there. rain passing over 270. clarksburg. seeing rain out in paige counties. culpeper county. fizzles out late tonight. tomorrow morning. 7:00 a.m. late shower or two. notice the cloud. even at noon. still mostly cloudy skies. because the we get wind out of the east tomorrow. we get the onshore flow. marine layer built overnight tonight. stays with us throughout the day tomorrow. that will cause showers to develop over the mountains. back around the corridor. here in washington, heading into prince william, loudon, the midday, afternoon hours. frederick county. and areas to the east. tomorrow evening. on the muggy side. going to feel much more comfortable. with cooler temperatures in the forecast. 7:00 a.m. 73 degrees. maybe a bit of mist out there. otherwise, plenty of clouds. maybe an isolated shower by

and again, showers west tomorrow afternoon. west meaning back around the mountains. most of us completely dry. tomorrow, evening, mostly cloudy skies. 82 degrees. a short workweek. by thursday, we're talking about, the rain and potentially heavy rain in the forecast. commute tomorrow, going to be just, just fine. maybe wet roads across the area. now, here is thursday. we start ougff with rain around the mountains. future weather. quickly. lunchtime. scattered showers. for the evening hours. pockets of brighter colors here. that's heavy rain. potentially stronger thunderstorms. moving through the area. so here is your ten day forecast. 86, thursday. another day on the cool side. humidity, still quite high. friday, low 90s. maybe a shower or two. and a few thunderstorms, potentially around on friday. and then, that beautiful weekend. short workweek. nice weekend. i think we will take that. mid 80s sunday. >> something to look forward to. >> thank you.

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big deal, not a done deal. but a big one, george. >> yeah, breaking news in the nba. last couple hours. couple moves that could affect the washington wizards. they do affect, also forward, free agent, gordan hayward reached his decision. he is coming to the boston celtics. give the wizard problems. could we have seen theened

otto porter in a wizards uniform. porter reportedly agreed to a four year, $106 million deal with the brooklyn nets. according to yahoo! sports. wizards plan to match any offer porter does get. they have until saturday, 11:59 p.m. porter off his best season in the nba. shooting 43% from three. fifth best in the nba. nats/mets. seven innings of two-run ball. got help from the jay bruce. hits this to right. bryce harper running in. comes up with the diving catch. and all stars do. and harper also getting it done with the bat today as well. tied at 2. bottom of the fifth. harper rips one off. go into right. and, flying around the bases. bruce overruns the ball. scores all the way from first. harper hustles into third with the triple. bryce 3 for 4 in the game. takes a 3-2 lead. to the sixth. now 6-2. daniel murphy

continues to show no mercy against the former team. knocked to right. scores two more. nats go on. with 4 for 5. five driven in. since the mets let him walk away. he its batting over .400 against his former team. nats win big. 11-4. what is it about murphy facing his former squad? >> in his demeanor and personality. that helps. sure you get some satisfaction which we all do. playing your former team the i've will do. i am coaching it. and, my former team. and, so -- for frz ii'm glad hed today after a day off. >> also today, brewers beat the o orioles 6-2. scoreless, 30th minute. united. calling for the ball. wide open. shoots. scores. first career goal for the rookie from fairfax, united up 1-0. back comes dallas. tied at

dpel goalie comes out. did not get there in time. rolland lamond. beats them 4-2. all right. >> unsexy as leon called it. >> ha-ha-ha. >> doreen's term was disgusting. in case you missed it. joey chestnut, downed 70 hot dogs, winning the tenth nathan's contest. many eaters, chance at devouring other foods. chestnut also owns the twinkie record, asparagus record. >> asparagus. oh! >> what food do you think you could scarf down in a contest? ladies first. doreen? >> actually have won, i within ape waa watermelon eating contest as a child. embarrassingly me brothers came in second and third. >> you showed them. ha-ha-ha. >> amelia. >> i thought, bacon. could eat as much bacon as i want. it is easy.

>> yeah. way better. way better. >> ribs. baby back ribs. go to town on those. they're messy. >> jrgeorge. >> cheeseburger guy. >>cheeseburger. >> better than asparagus. >> healthy. yeah. >> congratulations on the contest. pretty good. >> seed spitting involved? >> my dad's company picnic. embarrassing moment. yeah. all right. >> proud moment, doreen. come on. >> yeah. yeah. that's important. >> we'll be right bac

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