surprised if we saw another warning with this storm right here, a lot of lightning with this, but warrantton, manasas. i wouldn't be surprised if we saw flash flooding. new flash flood warning in towards parts of the eastern shore here. i wouldn't be surprised to see one here either, right now all eyes on this storm right here, for prince georges county, northern -- under a severe thunderstorm warning until 5:45. look at thrgs right around buoy. i'm going to track this for you. we're going to track this right on down towards the east here through prince georges county. you'll see what time this is going to make its way through your area. as we move on through the rest of the evening hours, you can see where this is going to be going. moving on down to the southeast, east southeast, but it's right on your

maybe you're always worried about the trees coming down, you've got one of the trees that looks like it might be come down. this storm has had a history of a few trees down already. back down to the storm now, notice this line that's really taking over, and then we get a little bit of a break, some heavy rain in through fairfax county. and then this area of just extremely heavy rain in and around back towards the county, coming in towards portions of culpepper county, nearly 2 inches of rain per hour associated with this. this is moving over manasas. and if you live south of fairfax and down around the clifton area, you're getting a lot of this, too, that's where that line is and that fall line. this is national harbor camera, again, that wider view, this looked amazing a minute ago. you can see the rain associated with it as the storm

now do we have that live camera, yeah, this is a tree down. this is a big tree, wow. this is a big tree that came down on a car, one thing i notice right away is the route system of that tree, probably one of those that was right on the curb there, no root system at all to that tree. if you look in there, that tree is rotten in the middle. i don't know if we can zoom out here, but that car definitely going to have a lot of issues associated with it. that is a monster tree. you can see fire and rescue out here. this is off military road in through parts of northwest dc. can we pan to the left, at all. there it is right there. wow, what a big tree. it does look like it hit a house. fortunately it looks like the biggest part of the tree is in either the front yard or backyard, can't tell which part that is, it looks like the heaviest part of the tree is in the yard and not on the house looks like, exactly right, that tree was right on the curb. you've seen these trees, youee

between the sidewalk and the road and you wonder, how can they get a secure root system. and the fact of the matter is, they just can't. >> let me tell you the weekend will be much better once we move out. make sure you stay with nbc washington without this event. download the nbc washington app today. you can download that on your phone right now. you can stay ahead of the weather. i love using the radar when i'm home as well. download the washington app now. we'll keep you posted from the storm center. >> yes, you will. >> going to be tough drive home for a lot of folks this afternoon. >> wow, is it ever. >> boy, oh, boy. two mot

action after their children were hit by the same dump truck driver. >> they want to know why that driver was still on the street after the first accident occurred two years ago. the latest crash happened just earlier this week in northeast dc. a woman was hit on her way to a job interview. he talked to members of both families teaming up to get some answers, pat. >> allison zimmerman, her 22-year-old son, ethan, run over by a fort myer construction company dump truck in november 2015. her son suffered brain injure jis, broken bones. he's gone through numerous operations. >> that was

drove off. left my beautiful boy on the side of the road and drove away. >> reporter: kimberly butler, her 23-year-old daughter, bianca, run over by a fort myer dump truck last tuesday on south dakota avenue. there was fear she might not be able to walk again. >> you can imagine the phone call, that was the rough part, the phone call that i got and chill just went through my body because that's my child and for any mother, i don't wish that for any mother. >> reporter: sources say the driver of the dump truck in both cases was the same man, 62-year-old ismael alvarez. and both families can't understand how after the first accident, alvarez was allowed to get behind the wheel, again. >> i'm shocked that he is still -- he still has a job in the trucking industry. i'm shocked. it

>> reporter: after the 2015 accident, alvarez was charged with hit-and-run. he was awaiting trial in that case when he got involved in the south dakota avenue accident. >> she'll be scarred for life. i'm very angry. i'm not going to say i'm not. >> reporter: because you don't think that driver should have been behind that wheel. >> i really say the same thing, he should never be behind the wheel. >> reporter: now, alvarez is still awaiting trial on that 2015 hit-and-run charge. the south dakota avenue accident that's still under investigation and we're still waiting some response from fort meyer construction chris, back to you. >> you're going to stay on top of it, thank you, pat. chopper 4 has been flying over the scene of deadly crash in charles county. it's not clear what caused it. we know it happened just before noon, rock point road near kings farm. state police tell us the car

head-on collision with a pickup truck. the driver of that car died at the scene. the driver of the truck died at the hospital. it's still not clear why it crossed into on-coming traffic. the women's march is on the move this afternoon. and this time there's a singular target, it's the national rifle association. >> to send a message to that building over there that your time is up. >> reporter: hundreds galterred that came from our region, that came from across the country demonstrating from across the street from fairfax county headquarters and now they're on a 18-mile march to the department of justice, yes, during this storm. bureau chief julie carey has been talking to the marchers, she joins us from arlington. >> reporter: there are no words on the sign, it still conveys a power f message. it's been five years since her niece was shot to death by her boyfriend. and the tears still flow when

>> this is my niece. she was born and raised in annapolis. >> peter said she was drawn from her home to this women's march to make sure her niece was represented. before stepping off to march, she joined hundreds from here and around the country. their message, that while the nra may have dominated the conversation about guns in the past, they're doing to intensify their demands for more gun restrictions. >> there's going to be no peace in my life, there isn't in the change in the gun laws. >> we're not going to stop. >> reporter: today's demonstration was coinciding with a nra protest staged every month on the 14th by northern virginia control activists. that date the anniversary of the sandy school hook massacre. >> there's per sis stens and resistance, let's keep it up. >> he's attended nearly every time on his mind. one of his young employees gunned down two decades ago by the mount pleasant stalker. >> he heard these voices tt

went about doing it. you know, in those situations happen in this country because it's so easy to get guns. >> just across the street from the demonstrators, a guns rights group from annapolis called patriot picket. there are some common ground with the protesters, some of their signs mourned the pulse night victims but they say the problem is not with guns. >> if the person has violence in their body, they'll have a gun, bat, car, we have a societal problem, not gun problem. >> reporter: when they march along here and finish at the department of justice tonight, that's not the end of things. there will be another rally downtown tomorrow. in arlington. we're see ago renewed focus on president trump's son-in-law and his role in the campaign. it all stems from the meeting that he had last june with a russian

now, the lawyer allegedly promised compromising information on hillary clinton. but today we learned another person was at that meeting, a russian american lobbyist who happens to be a counter intelligence officer. u.s. officials think he still has connections to the russian intelligence community. today the lobbyist admitted to being at the meeting but denied any current connections with the russian government. the revelations have democrats calling for kushner security clearance to be revoked, some have gone further demanding that president trump fire kushner from his advisory role. kushner, himself, is incompetent. one of donald trump's junior attorney said the lobbyist was described only as a friend of the russian lawyer. >> the jury deciding the case of local man who is on trial for killing a caterer.

new procedure is up in the eyes for a whole lot of people how it helped a local teenager escape the pain of the disease of sickle cell. plus we don't have to tell you, it's a weather alert day, storm team 4 keeping an eye on the radar and the storms moving in. blp

. and we're still in a four team werather alert. you can see this moving into annapolis right now. very heavy rain fall continuing on in where the severe thunderstorm is there in the county with very strong gusty potentially damaging winds. we're also noticing the storm starting to intensify back here in parts of prince williams and a lot of lightning down here. take a look, everybody, everyone in pink, that's everyone under severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 tonight. we do suspect that will start to come down before 9:00 p.m. severe thunderstorm warning for here, parts of northern and prince georges counties. this is going to go until 5:45. for another 30 minutes the main reason for that severe thunderstorm warning is because of gusty winds. right now we're at a rain cooled 76 degrees for the most part, the district done with thunderstorms, this is the main event right now by 7:00 p.m., guys these thunderstor

a lot of people going for the concert. a little dicey before the concert. as it gets urn way, we think you'll be fine. mostly cloudy, maybe some scattered showers. this is the main event right now. doug is going to have the latest check of radar coming up in just a bit, wendy. >> thanks amelia. >> in prince georges county, a life-long educator has resigned from the county school board. dr. beverly johnson quit last month, news 4 obtained the resignation letter, and she's alleging dysfunction, not just within the board, but within the school system and she's questioning its leadership from the top down. our county bureau chief, tracee wilkins with that reaction tonight. coming to the defense of fellow board member who was banned from participating in a graduation by police at the request of the

of the school system. >> she writes, i thought i could make a difference, by using my experiences in background. it has become clear to me, that those skills and preparation were not valued by the chief executive officer and school board chair, even you. >> dr. anderson cares deeply about our children and her passion for educationxc

the statement did not directly respond to her allegations of dysfunction within the system. anderson wrote she initially believed in baker's plan. but told her in her letter i felt you could and would inspire the kind of school leadership. we have not taken the masses as far as we could or should. i am disappointed. >> we were unable to contact beverly anderson for contact today, but in the past she's told me that she did not want her resignation to be a distraction from what this school board needs to be focused on. i'm tracy wilkins -- tracee wilkins, news 4. >> we've got the resignation letter, we've posted it. just search school board letter. >> some good news coming out of canada, where jimmy carter is back on his feet and back on the job. he was hospitalized over night in winnipeg, this morning cameras caught his convoy leaving the hospital. president carter who is working thursday when h

dehydration. he's 92 years old and came back to finish the work today. he and his wife are volunteer group building homes for needy families in central canada. >> for people with sick cell disease, finding a match, not easy. people can wait for years, but now doctors and children's national hospital have found a way around it. and their first patient is a teenager from ma nas sas. amy has the stories. >> clog vessels and cut off oxygen to the body's tissues. she spent years in pain waiting for a bone marrow match. >> it was stressful and at times

of down and you really want it so bad. >> to feel helpless and feel like there's nothing you can do. it's the worst feeling in the world. >> normally if bone marrow isn't a perfect match, the immune cells will attack. with half match, doctors simply take out the donor's immune cells and with that, his dad was able to donate. >> i will do anything for my daughter, even if it was to give up life to help her survive. so, it was exciting to be able to help her. >> no more waking up at 2:00 in the morning feeling painful pain. no more, you know, being afraid to get in the pool with my friends because i might have, you know, some problems. >> her little sister and with her parents by

now healthier than ever and ready to head to high school. >> i skype into class, straight as. i'm above my grade level, so i've been working hard doing that and hopefully i can continue on my path doctor to patient. >> a path she hopes will lead her back to a hospital as a doctor herself. >> now she can, take to that half match, she's got her whole life ahead. in northwest, amy, news 4. >> children's national says it hopes to use this half match procedure to cure other diseases, as well. in the future. >> could be ground breaking. fairly soon, we could know if a fairfax county parks employee will be found guilty of murder or walk free. the jury

bonds fate for about three hours now. he's accused of killing a caterer during a wedding last summer. northern virginia david was in court as both sides made their final arguments to jurors. david, i just saw, you tweeted out that jurors sent the judge a question. >> reporter: chris, i can tell you in the three hours they've been deliberating, now we've had two questions. i just stepped out of the courtroom in the past few minutes. the second question has to do with the clarification of definition of involuntary manslaughter. that may clue into what's focused right now. the prosecution had their chance to issue closing arguments today. in that they were adamant that bonds was the aggressor in all of this. they say he went after johns at that wedding party. they say he pulled out the knife and stabbed her. he stuck it into her

knife pierced her heart. he was going for death he says, no way. arguing this was self defense. he said johns attacked bonds and she launched herself at him. he was on the receiving end of felony strangulation. he had been the victim of verbal assaults. there's a lot of back and forth in all of this. the jury right now as we've been saying deliberating, i'll be tweeting updates as i head back in there. they had the decision between second degree murder, they can do voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter or they can acquit him all together, wendy. >> we'll check with your twitter account. and it is more than 70 years over due. world war ii vet gets honored with a purple heart. >> plus the post pavilion celebrates turning 50 with a multimilon dollars renoliva

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you can feel for people who are trying to commute right now. this wild weather is right all over our arteries of traffic. >> doug and amelia, keeping us updated on this weather alert, guys, those storms blowing through. >> they blew through really fast, a lot of reports of standing water on places like the parkway on the gw parkway. a lot of trees down now, especially in towards dc and parts of fairfax county as we saw as that line m

the district. if you know folks getting out of town and heading over the bay bridge, dealing with a lot of heavy rain, as well. >> that's the case, right now. we have new severe thunderstorm warning, including portions of # a right around annapolis, so take a look right now. we've got two active warnings currently, one in prince georges county, southern -- this storm prompted the warning, that was over dc has actually weakened just a little bit. the boundary that's making it way, east, though, has strengthened this storm. let's show you what i'm talking about, look at all the light e-mail. if you live around the annapolis, heads up, get inside, again, we have a history of a lot of trees down with this, especial into this area around mcclain, oakland, dc, a lot of trees down around arlington. heads up, you can see right here. see this little -- this is a little bit of echo, what that tells us we have some air moving

storms and then they transport it down to the surface that's where we have those winds gusting up. we've seen a couple of those. watch out around upper marlboro, down around 301. really, just a mess here. we'll zoom in again right around the county area, down towards maeo, south of buoy seeing that storm. as we move on down towards the south and i'm trying to move my map it's not working, let me show you what i'm talking about here. i'm going to move in for you. down towards fairfax, we'll continue to see the storm in and around berk making its way on down. as we move on down towards the area, more rain back, this is the region that have seen a lot of rain, watch out for potential flash flooding that may occur. then i'm tracking these storms in our southern zones, down around fredericksburg. a very big storm here. this one has -- charles county, these are now developing, if

live in southern maryland, you're starting to see the storms develop and this is going to area under the gun for the next one to two hours. your weekend is looking pretty good. take a look at our national harbor shot. if we can get it. still some rain falling. you notice some clearing back to the west here, also some news, naxal park, nationals mark. that's been postponed a little bit or actually delayed so if you're heading down there, just remember it's going to be a little bit delayed there. but much clearing skies, back towards the

we have the heat advisory in effect. take a look at the forecast the next ten days, lower humidity, the heat, though, moves back in next week, look at the 97s i've got there back there. 98 next sunday. wow. >> we'll be right back.

we are getting a lot of pictures and video from you of this nasty weather sweeping through the washington region right now. i'm pat lawson at the desk. the weather has been backing up traffic for a while now. other areas seeing strong storms, as well. let's take a look at some of the pictures. news 4 viewers have sentous these threatening skies in the area. we've seen a lot of rain and wich wind this evening. tweet us any pictures you've taken or weather in your neighborhood. storm team 4 will be keeping a close eye on all of the weather developments for you. >> all right. thank you, pat. >> this man attacked a bus driver a

bus and admitted what he did to another bus driver with the attacker still out there, the bus driver was injured. now, his hand is hurt. he's still nursing stitches and he's recovering at home. derrick. it sounds very much like he's ready and willing to go back to work. >> well, he is indeed, it's a matter of those injuries being healed enough tr him to do that. he's got an injury to his arm and also he's got an injury to his eye. both of those things are need today drive a bus. this all happened on tuesday, but police are just releasing some of the video and they're hoping that by releasing the video, they can help bring this to a close. >> his right arm is still store. there's the anxiety over being attacked on the job. >> well

punched. how many times. i don't remember. >> police say, this man is a suspect seen here in surveillance video from another bus few hours after the attack. it was tuesday, about 12:15 a.m. and passenger attacked just before getting off at this stop at the shady grove metro station. he and the passenger talked. it started with a verbal altercation and got physical. he tried to use the phone to contact police. >> suspect grabbed the phone from the bus driver and began asaultdi assaulting him with a phone. >> he just pulled away from the stop. the suspect got off the bus and unfortunately, the video equipment wasn't working. police say this video from another bus showing the suspect doing something unexpected. >> he has a conversation with the driver of that bus, which he talks about assaulting the driver on the first bus. >> he

arrest. he wants to know why he was attacked. there's an equally compelling question. the question that police want to answer is, who is the suspect. we spoke to an official with mdont, they're the -- mdot they're responsible. they take seriously the security and safety of the drivers and passengers. there are other features on board those buses that are suppose to help people be safe including the ability to open the mike and they're right next to the 911 center. they'll say that's part of the safety profile. officials hope by releasing that tape, they can bring this to a close. we're live, derrick road, news 4, back to you. >> thank you, derrick.

>> this is a look at what artist are going to see when they arrive backstage. there was a new pool, i didn't know there was an old school. better catering facilities, fresh modern dressing rooms and trick to creating this space was blending the new with the original. main that i know that charm that they have while building preacher comforts. >> mary weather pavilion was built as the summer home for the washington symphony orchestra. it hosted the first pop concert in 1967. >> looks like some of the storms may have finally started to push out of here. >> but some of you are still going

storms for the first time. i'm talking to you annapolis.

>> continue to track this line of thunderstorms moving through the area, only one severe thunderstorm warning in effect right now. this is parts of the county until

if you know somebody driving over here right now, look at what they're dealing with. very heavy rain fall, lots of lightning as well. heading to the beach tonight i'll wait a couple of hours so you don't have to deal with traffic or weather, either. tracking some strong thunderstorms out around the fed ricksburg area. not severe, but a lot of lightning and some gusty winds, as well. also taking you to areas like columbia maryland, bethesda, chevy chase where you can see some light rain. this is developed within the last 30 minutes if you're thinking about heading out tonight, the severe weather north of this line, to the north is over. still can't rule out some showers and we'll continue to track this threat over night tonight, everybody under severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 p.m. we're also tracking that severe thunderstorm warning until 6:15. there you see, we'll have the latest check of radar on your weekend coming

>> they're making headlines in london. venus williams. >> you were watching the all the action from wimbledon with special interest, boy, we thought he was going to pull this out, but just didn't have it today. >> it was an amazing effort for sam. he's really reached new heights and i think the best is still yet to come. yeah, he was so close. but, hey, making the semi finals wimbledon is something to be proud of. >> tuesday night, opening night. we have four matches next weekend, tuesday through friday, following the week, we there three matches, it's a big year every night, we have unbelievable players. >> they're looking awesome the other day. where is venus at right now. >> we saw

seen this locked in. every match, she's just focused, calm, saw her before and after her matches. there's no distractions. it's just all business. look how well she's playing. she's knocked on the door a few times. come close. let's hope. it will be so fantastic if she can bring home a championship tomorrow morning. >> we're looking forward to everyone come out and see venus and sam and everyone else. it's going to be a great season. >> and we'll be watching all the way. >> appreciate it. >> thanks, mark. >> all right. it is a moment 72 years in the making. a local man finally gets his purple heart and why did it take so long. >> it's national mac and cheese today. sound like a reason to

and cheese could come with a risk. susan hogan explains.

well, some of you are going to be feeling the effects of this storm for the next few hours, at least. >> especially if you've lost power. let's check with doug and amelia. >> we're here and did a little bit of math and did about fairfax county, parts of prince georges, as well, those storms rolling through. >> as they move through, we're starting to see the national weather service drop parts of

arlington and counties to the north and back to the west. >> that's very good news for areas to the north and west, take a look and show you what's happening. southern maryland under the gun. you can see the areas is in pink still under the severe thunderstorm watch. this has been where it's been dropped. montgomery county no longer under warnings, really now looking at three distinct storm areas, one around annapolis, but towards clinton as you cross it over the bay bridge here. bay bridge, oh, wouldn't like to be there with that severe thunderstorm on top of that. a lot of wind. here is the other area and then notice this line really forming now and this area down towards the fredericksburg region. let's take you on a couple of zooms in. first around annapolis, the bay bridge in through the chesapeake bay. going to be nasty there. look at this storm, right on the tail end of that first line here, just theou

lot of lightning associated with that. wind, too, and this line just developing here, notice all the thunder and lightning. we could see a strong line, maybe a strong area, possible warning down there, as well. heads up around king george county. this is all part of that cold front that is still back to the west. that's coming on through. we could still have a couple of showers, maybe a rumble of thunder, watch out. we still have the cloud cover. look at the current heat index, down to 73, that's the current temperature, as well. 109 degrees. and back in hagerstown, up to 96 degrees. you can see where the rain has come through across the region now. what was that, scott. >> take a look at this. here it is down towards the bay bridge. look at this,

rain coming in through the bridge. this traffic is going to be bad any way on a friday afternoon. you've got severe thunderstorm right over the span of the bridge, nasty travel as you move over that four miles down there towards the bay bridge. give yourselves time. if you don't have to leave, good idea to kind of stay home as you move on through the next couple of days here. take a look at the temperatures next couple of days. we'll stay hot. the weekend is actually the best looking two days of the next ten. 90 saturday and low humidity both days. that's the key. not a lot of humidity. even though it's 90. monday and tuesday, scattered thunderstorms. 91 degrees both days. wednesday 93. look at thursday and friday. high temperatures into the 90s. if you're thinking about, by chance, heading out towards the beaches, i want to show you that forecast, too, i told you, go ahead and wait another

look at this. look at what's awaiting you. 86 on your saturday. beach forecast looking great, really, everybody looking great for the weekend. >> every so often we come across a story we can't wait to share with you. this is one of them, talk about a family per sis stance, world war ii veteran was shout down over europe and survived as a prisoner of war. the documents that proved it were lost to history until her daughter made it her mission to get her daughter the purple heart. his voice cracks at the sight of it. >> all i can say is, i love it. >> a medal he earned more than 70 years ago now on

the greatest thing on my life was my country and my wife. >> he's just shy of 95. but in world war ii he was the youngest man in his bomber squadron. >> on one fateful day, his bomber was struck by enemy fighters. he's still completed his mission like every good american did. but unfortunately the plane didn't survive. john and his fellow airmen had to bailout. he lived through the crash and captured by the nazis and hauled away. months went by. as the german military collapsed, they were forced to consolidate the pow

march 300 miles with his fellow prisoners through what john is told is the coldest winter in 50 years in the history of europe. >> and we might never have known all of this, for decades, john wouldn't tell a story. >> well, i don't think you want to talk about it. there were so many other veterans in the same position and condition as you were, men and women. >> and john's family thought his files burned in a massive fire in a military records building. it wasn't until they called the national archives two years ago that she discovered some had survived. [ applause ] >> reporter: john's only regret about being awarded the purple heart, that his wife, gloria, didn't live to see it.

and for the crew it was courage. thank you. >> american hero, today john lives in college park maryland. his daughter, barbara, works at walter reed, that's where she met another purple heart recipient who helped her work through the long process to make sure that her dad was recognized for his bravery. >> we need to hear their stories. there are so few of them left, i mean, he's going to be 95 soon. we need to get the stories out. >> so many of them are just starting to talk about it now. >> yeah. >> just wasn't part of their make up to share these stories. >> yes. >> well, coming up. changing gears. mac and cheese, it is an american classic. >> it's a go-to meal for a lot of us with kids. but a new report claims some of the cheese powders have elevated levels of toxic chemicals. >> consumer reporter susan hogan is here with a new report that

>> that's right. we've been hearing about this all day long. i'm trying to put things into perspective about this report. who doesn't like mac and cheese. the group calls the environmental health center has people talking about it today in the group. it's a member of coalition today for food processing and packaging. they tested several varieties of powder mac and cheese products, including craft, which most of us know dominate the market. they had chemicals used in plastics in 29 of 30 products it tested. it has been associated with reproductive health problems. now the group is urging kraft to eliminate it from its production. we asked kraft about the report it said, we do not add phihalates to our products. the trace amounts are more than 1,000 times lower than scientific authorities have identified as acceptable. our products are safe for consumers to

the coalition says craft has agreed to review the test result gs. >> susan hogan, news 4. >> neighbors wake up to wild scene. >> that's right. explosions and intense flames coming from the house next door. up next, what's being done now to help t

that our families and kids -everwill be safe... good morning. ...safe in their beds... [ sizzles ] -bye! -bye. ...and in the car on the way to school... ♪ ...that our homes and workplaces will be safe... [ shouting ] ...and that when our kids play, the air they breathe and the water they drink will be clean, and trust their grandparents will have a safe flight when they come to visit... [ shouting ] ...and that our food will be safe to eat. careful. it's gonna be hot. fair enforcement of common-sense safeguards keeps our families safe. unfortunately, donald trump and republicans in congress are working with corporate lobbyists to undo these safeguards. we can't trump and congressional republicans put corporate profits ahead of our health and safety because our loved ones should come first. ♪

the owners of this house survived a nightmare. >> yeah, chased out of their home in the middle of the night

driveway, bullets popped and exploded inside a burning police cruiser. >> on how neighbors are going to ensure that this couple will be all right. >> that huge orange glow with this tall flames captured by a neighbor's camera. the scarey site that many on 2,600 block woke up to about 3:00 a.m. >> i heard about three or four, that's about all i heard. i didn't know what it was. >> it was ammunition going off, once on scene, firefighters were dealt a double challenge. heavy house fire and police cruiser in the driveway of it as well. it's looking even wider from above. the fire setting off ammunition stoeed -- stowed inside the

patrol car. >> i could feel the heat as i was going up the street. >> neighbor was among the first to see and respond to the fire. he said the residents of police officer and a wife were able to escape with some injure jis. >> any time you have a residential house fire in the middle of the night, it's not always the case where everybody survives. and for that, neighbors on the avenue are grateful. and looking at that house, again, you see just how destructive that fire was. the police officer and his wife were treated for smoke inhalation. but as you can see, not much left of their home and on this block of former police officers and first responders a long-time residents, now a strong urge to help, that is why, through the fraternal order of police, local authority, you could help them raise money for this family that 's on our nbc washington app. i'm justin finch, news 4, back in to

team 4. right now at 6:00, we're in weather alert mode. tonight strong storms of reports of the region at the height of the evening rush. take a look at this drive cam video from our storm team 4 by 4. dark clouds filled the sky then heavy rain moved in. >> that's right. the storm's prompted several watches and warnings across the area. take a look at the damage. this is good video coming in from northwest dc to clean up underway their big-time and tree top. >> a big tree. we'll have a live report from the scene in a moment. but first we go to doug, he's monitoring the conditions right now. >> we're now just looking at the

continues to reform down around fredericksburg, take a look here. we saw a very strong storm around annapolis, that is now moving across the bay, in towards parts of carolina county. new severe thunderstorm watch for them, warning for them along the eastern shore there. once again if you're heading to the beach, yeah, you might want to rethink that just a little bit. down to the south, charles county under the gun. very heavy rain, right along 301. some lightning with this storm that's going to move right over, look at that storm right there that's moved over the bay. getting hit hard, as well. this will move right into king george county, as well, over the next half hour to hour. we've seen a lot of damage, a lot of trees down, a lot of power outages.