and sarah huckabee sanders will be the new press secretary. here is how it all went down starting with the president's statement on spicer's resignation. >> i'm grateful for sean's work on behalf of my administration. i wish him continued success as he moves on to pursue new opportunities. >> sarah huckabee is going to be the press secretary. i want to thank personally sean spicer, but he's a true american patriot. >> coming up, we'll take a look at what comes next and if there could be more staff changes. a live report from the white house in just a few minutes. >> first, news 4 begins now with storm team. >> all right, first let's get to that relentless intense heat and at near triple digits. new concerns about the threat of

that dangerous heat and storms that could be popping up at any time and just in time for your weekend and good afternoon i'm wendy sitting in for pat lawson muse. >> let's get now with doug kemperer standing by. >> storms out there right now and we think a really good chance of storm to severe storms. we did have a warning a little bit earlier, that was down towards lor ray. that line of storms which was very strong. we're looking at a couple of storms just south and west, look at these storms developing now around hampton county. this is a line that we'll see -- and the storm is out ahead of this dying out as we move across sub city innocence, i think we'll be okay. most of these will not make their way over the mountains as we move on to the rest of the overnight

watching here, we could see a couple of showers, well down to the south. the heat ref mains, look at the heat index, 103 in manasas. we still have a heat advisory in effect until 8:00 tonight so that heat index between 100,105 and then over 105 and much more on what to expect tomorrow. we'll take you hour by hour as you have weekend plans, you don't want to misthis forecast. thank you, doug. if you're looking for a place to beat this heat, find our bik for the tom ten beaches. nbc washington app, just search beaches. here with a live desk, recovering working to find out if there are more victims after they arrested a day care worker for sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl. detectives came to the montgomery village and took him into custody. he worked in the lunchroom and

children to and from the learning center. these charges are coming down nine months after police were first notified of the incident. back in october of last year, little girl was taking a nap at kinder care. police say she woke up to him touching her inappropriately. that same day she told her family what happened. they notified detectives within a few weeks. police say it's been a lengthy complex investigation. they just obtained a warrant last week. detectives say they are releasing this information to find out if more children may have been vick imized. my colleague is at the kinder care working to bring you more information for news 4 at 5:00. from behind the desk, chris lawrence. a nightmarish head-on crash neighbors say is too dangerous. neither driver walked away from this scene. easy to imagine why. news 4 derrick ward is live that this crash

derrick, tell us about this. >> well, you know, what we're looking at right here is part of $116 million in infrastructure changes. it's going to include on and off ramps they think it will make this road safer and eliminating some of those intersections. now, the question remains would that have made any difference this that deadly crash this morning. it was about a wrong way driver and head-on collision and it happened just over there. investigators believe a northbound motorist was traveling on the southbound side and that car collided with southbound car killing the drivers of both vehicles. police have yet to determine how the car ended up on the wrong side of the road but familiar with route 210 on the highway just adds to the notoriety of this busy thoroughfare. it bring the toll of lives lost since january. countless serious accidents and pedestrian fata

enough to warrant changes about the use of speed cameras. to deterrence driving and changes in the way some motorist think and drive. >> it's the riding the shoulders and break that speed. it says what people will do you know safety is not the proper thing they have in mind. what's primary on their mind, getting where i need to go as quickly as i want to be. >> there are calls on roads that are crashed and the number of crashes along route 210, advocates believe this road will qualify easily. now, police say they know the identity of both the drivers involved, however, they are waiting for the notification next of kin for both of those drivers before they make those names public. we'll have more about this and what some other people are saying about this dangerous stretch of route 210 later this afternoon. right now we're live in washington, derrick warden news 4, back to you. air force

make a precautionary landing this morning. you see there it landed safely. this is an near the medical center. the aircraft is part of the helicopter squa drant at joint base andrews. it was the first available safe location. >> he has a daughter in school. he has a son who serves with the air force. but still a pastor in virginia will be forced to leave his family. he's an undocumented immigrant. in northern virginia 15 years, has no criminal record, but i.c.e. recently detained him and is ready to send him back to peru. family and friends are preparing for a vigil tomorrow and our bureau chief julie kerry has met with the pastor's family to talk with them at their home. this is where the vigil will be held tomorrow. this is the small evangelical church in the basement of h

home. on normal saturdays, he would be leading the service from behind that podium. in late june when he went for one of his regular check ins, he was taken into custody and so now his family is calling other people on their church and people for the community to come together to pray and hope for his return. >> it's so sad for the family. it's so hard. in many ways -- my partner, my friend, father of my kids. he's also so sad. he said why my father have to be deported. >> coming up at 5:00, i'll tell you where this family places their hopes that a husband, father and a pastor come home instead of being deported. news

developments here in washington. white house press secretary sean spicer abruptly responds. >> sarah huckabee sanders promoted today to his job. wall street billionaire anthony, jennifer johnson live now to break it all down for us. jennifer. >> not a huge surprise, but sean spicer is leaving the white house, apparently, very unhappy about the new wall street guy president trump is bringing in. >> a major shakeup at the white house. sean spicer is out. sarah sanders is now the new white house press secretary. in the first on camera briefing in three weeks, sanders read a statement about spicer from the president. >> i wish him continued success as he moves on to pursue new opportunities, just look at his great television ratings. spicer said to have quit after ve hemtly protesting the appointment of wealthy fund-raiser as white house

chief of staff reince priebus objected to him but now said he's 100% behind him. >> reince and i have friends for six years. >> speaking for the president, spicer butted heads with the press for day one. >> this is the largest audience to ever witness -- it's been an honor and a privilege to serve poe tus. the people comes as the team confirmed on fox that it's investigating the investigator. special counsel robert mueller legal team contributed to hillary clinton and barack obama's campaign. >> people should know what their political motivations are. these weren't minor donations. >> it's reportedly part of an overall effort to discredit the investigation into trump ties to russia. >> it served -- looks paranoid to me. >> president trump is already asking aids about the possibility of partnering family

this. now next week senate investigators plan to question son-in-law, jared kushner, that's suppose to be behind closed doors on monday. and on wednesday former campaign chair paul manafort, back to you. >> thank you, jennifer. now, sean spicer has been a bit more of a household name than any other press secretary. we've got a deeper dive at moment that made splashes with him, starting with day one. we saw of that. waiting for you at the nbc washington app right now. new at 4:00, a district woman has pled guilty in the death of her boyfriend. this is thomas bennett. she admitted she killed walter clark earlier this year, beating him with a baseball bat inside of her apartment on 21st street northeast. pat collins covered the story for you at the time. she's facing a sentence of ten years in prison. police found the

in hallway closet. she beat clark several times over nearly two days after he made her use drugs. restricting the river because of the president. so many of you reacted to this story after we reported it earlier this week. well, now we've learned about just when we could get some answers. also, first at 4:00, you see the headlines, now we'll tell you what this big solar eclipse is all about. it's such a big deal this time. you can do everything on the smartphones these days. it could replace the driver's license in your wallet. stay with us as we track the heat, the storms, and your weekend. >> che outck

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the two men who were buying to be the next governor of virginia will be squaring off tomorrow for the first time. republican ed and democrat will be taking part in the first what's going to be three debates. it's going to be on pbs starting at 11:00 in the morning and will be moderated by news hour anchor. we'll be airing a future debate later this year. it will be september 19th at capitol one headquarters. meet the press operator. you can watch it all live on the nbc washington app. we've got something else live. big news exactly one month from now on august 21st 2017. it's going to move and block the life of the sun creating a total eclipse here on earth. >> the dark shadow, up to 70 miles wide, will be sweeping across the united states. meteorologist chuck bell visited nasa and found out how you can get ready for t

event. >> for many, it will be a once in a lifetime chance. >> the most amazing ast -- astronomical event and that's a solar eclipse. >> it doesn't happen often. >> it's been almost 100 years since we've had a total eclipse go from one coast to the other coast. >> as is the case with all eclipses, not everyone gets the same view, it depends on exactly where you are. >> it's going to be around 80% zl that's for metro dc. >> everyone in the continental united states, actually all of north america, central america and a good portion of south america will get to experience at least partial e collapse. it's going to start in oregon around 10:15 a.m. local time and the shadow of the moon will

united states at about 14, 1,500 miles an hour. it's going to go over 14 states, ending in south carolina. >> but the best viewing will take place in the path of totality. >> if you're in this narrow band, it's about 70 miles wide from oregon to south carolina. >> and that's where this expert is going. >> you can go to carolinas, i'm going to be in charleston. >> and the best way to view the e collapse is with some really cool glasses. >> never look at it with your eyes. these you can get at the libraries. you can order them online. >> you have 30 days to get ready and come up with a plan of where you want to be. we have a link to the nasa web site on nbc washington.com and on our nbc washington app. >> if you're going to mitt this one. >> we have another opportunity 2024. >> all my life we've been told to never look at the sun. i think i will be a little

i'm going to south carolina. i'm going to be down there and recording live from clemson university. they've gotten a lot of people that will watch this eclipse. there are so many people across the country making plans along the route from oregon right to idaho and wyoming. i mean, they're getting there, parts of greenville south carolina where i'm going to be, hotel almost completely sold out in charleston. they're all sold out. >> good luck with that. out there today, it is nothing but heat, heat, heat and heat. i'm so excited to see that eclipse, by the way. not excited about this heat, though. it's hot for sure, at 95 degrees. winds out of the northwest at 8 miles an hour. take a look at the current temperature. 96 culpepper and fredericksburg, that's because we had some thunderstorm activity go through there, pretty strong storm. the heat index to east of the blue ridge, 104 in gaithersburg by fredericksburg. that's why

advisory in effect close to 105, again, during the day today. nothing around the dc metro area now. this is the storm that came through. it's weakening a little bit. it will come through parts of culpepper county. this area of storminess, pretty strong storm right now. this is moving right towards winchester. if you look at frederick county virginia, get ready. no warning with this just yet. we might see one or two warnings. you can see what's happening, this is part of a bigger system that's making its way on through. right now back towards the west to actually come down our way during the way tomorrow, too. that leaves us a good chance of strong to severe thunderstorms. we'll take you hour by hour, most of the activity to the west should die out. at 8:00, i think a pretty nice night. it's going to be very warm if you're eating outdoors, you might be sweating a little bit. most of us should be dry. can't rule out a shower,

here comes 2:00. a couple of showers hot and humid again. and then potential line of storms and we do have this line. this could be a very strong line of storms with a potential for some very hot winds. let's take a look at the storm impact potential. i think one of the bigger threats. heavy rain fall, too, with all of this humidity, it's not going to take much, not too worried about flash flooding, they should be moving fairly quickly and that help to provide some wind. that's why it's a big issue. 96 degrees on your saturday, hot and humid, would not be surprised to see another heat advisory tomorrow. 70% chance of thunderstorms as we move on through today. we're talking severe weather during the day on sunday, both days in the mid and upper 90s. not quite as humid. 95 degrees on monday. tuesday high temperature of 89 degrees. we got 87 on wednesday. wednesday is looking prett

got nice on saturday and sunday, let's hope that forecasts come through, this weekend is going to be hot. >> that is very nice. well, with that in mind, you might want to go find a nice cool place to hang out. how about a movie theater, go there and beat the heat. this weekend's most anticipated movie live up to the hype. >> it's perfect weather to throw on a pair of flip flops. doctors say yohave to be u

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♪ "dunkirk". >> the latest "tour deforce" war movie hitting the screen. "dunkirk" chronicles of legendary situations in world war ii where soldiers were attacked. amazing rescue mission there, now, here to talk about the film, it's one of the things to consider before the weekend. jason frayly. >> hey, jason. the trailer for this looked so beautiful. it's gotten so much buzz. we've seen

pictures, but this one really looks at an event from world war ii. it really hasn't gotten any screen time "dunkirk". >> i think i'm still holding my breath from this one. it's one of the most viserly intense i've ever seen. it begs to be seen on the big screen. see if you can find it 70 millimeter or i max would be the best way to see it. it is a visual beast. it's the latest. he did "mo mento" and "dark night." the way he shoots this thing. it's so intense. i can't stress that enough. it's almost like you're watching the opening of frederick ryan. for the entire movie, you know, almost to a fault, i will say, there are moments wanted to kind of pull back. it's so relentless and maybe just let us pull back in and meet the characters a little bit

here if you're going to nitpick some of the script. it doesn't matter. it's so well shot and edited and the directing is great. if you know chris, he has a little puzzle in his script. jumps around in time between air and sea and land. bring your a game for that. all and all, i'm not going to go that far, it was a little emotionally chilly for me. it's pretty darn close. i think it will find get him this long over do best director. it's a long time coming. >> and ocg or hollywood isaac and this story. >> no, lots of, again, hundreds of extras there, practical effects, that's the story that's going to blow it. >> where you just mentioned in the scoring. he's actually here in town. >> yeah, he's up in merry weather. when

scorer. zimmerman himself will be there conducting live movie scorers from glade ator to the lion king. go see the man himself conduct it live. >> yeah, jason, other things to see in town. the kennedy center has an opening. >> yeah, right. i guess kind of predating this world war ii theme we've got to see the third came to kind of power in their early 30s. yes, go see this. it's at the kennedy center. we caught up with the actor john peterson who plays the mc role. here is what he had to say. >> 1930 and world war ii and no money, but -- but these performance, which i am one to do anything to survive. fascinating play. it's an amazing use of the

and cabaret and -- >> life is a cabaret. >> if you see it in my eyes. maybe this time, great scorer, great acting, great scene. the best theater you'll see. >> oh, i like him. >> i know, right. >> i bet he will be at cabaret. >> heck, yeah. frances for best director for the god father. that's how, i mean, cabaret is a legend. >> bomber jets and the kit cat club. all right, have a good weekend. >> and now we want to go to see momento again. that was an amazing moment. >> from music to movies. jay-z, mary j. bliej and so many others rapper and producer knight wonder talks about

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we're tracking intense heat. any time you see an anchor, you know something is going on. it's a bad thing. you know, it's a bad thing for most of us, not everybody likes the heat. >> i don't mind if i'm in doors. >> you're exactly right. we're looking at some storms. it's not the heat we're looking at, yesterday we didn't see much in the way of storms at all. we're tracking them back to the west, storms that hit it, strong storms all falling apart right now. this is the only storm, really, that's a player in the game here. and winchester, if you're in and around along i-81. heads up. this is strong storm, heavy rain, lightning associated with this. we do think

far east before really beginning to weaken as we go through the region now. aggressive heat and humidity for sure, weather alert days that heat index falling over 100 degrees, a little bit better by monday. tuesday humidity comes way down. we'll talk much more about this coming up at 4:45. tracking severe storms from the weekend, amelia joins me with that at 4:45. >> all right. thanks, doug. so, you know, we can do pretty much anything on our phones these days, so why put our driver's license on that? starting this week, d.c. and maryland are a step closer to doing that. news 4 kristin wright shows us how. >> it is the digital age, right? so everything is going digital, including driver's licenses in maryland and d.c. wait, it's not everybody. this is just a pilot program at this point, a group of about 400 testers in maryland to see how it all goes. >> the

study. the digital driver's license looks just like a regular license but on your phone. the mba says going digital is more security, to prove your age you would need to show your address and other personal information. >> only showing the information that that business and user needs to see, not showing all of your personal information if it's not necessary, it's a great security enhancement. >> the digital license would not replace the standard one. you would have one. kristin wright, news 4. >> there you go. you can have both. would you like to have the digital driver's license in addition to your hard copy? it's our nbc washington flash survey this afternoon. looks like much of you are pretty open to giving this a try. the fifth annual march on washington federal festival wraps up this weekend, and it is bringing some real star power to the nation's capitol. i'm here with grammy winning rapper dj and producer knight

>> thank you for having me. >> you're showing off your new documentary, the "hip-hop fellow" how do you describe it. >> it's a film that i did a couple of years ago. the director is name kenneth price. it talks about my one year tenure at harvard universe. it was a good time. i learned a lot as a hip-hop fellow. it's a part of a larger program called rockefeller ship. >> from what i see, it seems like you're hitting that point where education, music, social justice all sort of intersect. what gave you the idea of this project. >> well, you know, to be honest, that's how hip-hop actually started, it started in the communities 1970, 1960. it's borne out of the civil rights movement. an

change. say it loud -- and made it. >> just one of the -- jay-z, how does compare, working with those artists. i work with kendrick lamar, he's in town tonight. >> let me ask you, what do you hope when people walk out of this film, what do you hope they take with you. >> just to understand the genius of the culture. i think sometimes we don't get to see exactly how genius the

harvard, whether it's at harvard, teaching at north carolina central which is a lot of alumni in this area. it's showing the genius of the culture and make sure it's being taught the right way or shown the right way. it's shown a different light. that's what i hope you can take on the film. >> well, all right, a lot of folks are looking forward and thanks so much for being here. >> thank you. >> i love that. the genius of the culture. we have to look at art because it's not just a traditional stuff that we look at. it's an expression and it's so exciting and why did we have courses like that why we're in school. >> it's your challenge. >> yes. >> the by products of this film festival, it's one of the reasons why it's a wonderful idea. can't way to see it. >> hope it does well. >> all right. target, getting rid of something that's been saving people money, what you need to know before you head to the store next time. >> also, ahead at 5:00, we'll tell you about some food

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they're tracking a good chance for severe weather. >> it could be nasty. >> you're talking about a flight. >> some people flying out of here. >> think about that getting off your flight, you're flying tomorrow. make sure you're ready for a little instability as you make your way out. do think you'll have a good chance of some storms. most of them should get out. temperatures right now on the hot side for sure, we've got sunshine or we've got a few clouds, 95 degrees winds out of the northwest. take a look at the current heat index. 104 in quantico. 100 in baltimore. and it's a hot afternoon. it's going continue to be right on through the weekend. saturday and sunday, i expect the heat indices to be close. we could see heat advisories again like we have today and much of the area into tomorrow. that's why we're calling them weather alert days. i think we'll have a good chance of severe

storms around dc, look back to the west. we did see a really strong storm come through parts of the valley, that's really weakened. tracking this storm, just to the south right along i-81. look at winchester. we've got some lightning associated with this. this is moving off towards the east. could move in to parts of loudoun county. this is the next system we'll watch for tomorrow. as move on through, notice by 8:00, maybe a shower, but most of us should remain on the dry side. tomorrow, starting off on a good note, starting off rather warm. back to the west around 2:00, 3:00 notice a couple of strong storms in and around the dc metro. this is something we'll watch closely. we'll be looking at the impact these storms will have

she's outside of the weather deck, it's hot. we found out yesterday, sheila. >> it's actually not that bad. you can see a nice breeze out here right now. talking about strong to severe thunderstorms. by far, the way, the greatest risk is going to be heavy rain and strong gusty damaging winds. can't rule out some hail and any thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon on into the evening hours. there's a small risk for isolated tornado. there's a chance for some severe storms on sunday with a better chance it does fall on your saturday, afternoon and evening. it's hot and humid. if you go during the early morning hours, it will be just fine. if you have a plan something like that. you're having friends over, make sure you have a backup plan. i wouldn't move in doors just now. you might need to go inside. yard work, early. if you're headed to the beach, i know you're going, some storms out there, as well. all and all, it's never bad at the beach. >> never bad at the beach. >> i love stormst

i always love to see some of those. we're saying weather alert saturday and sunday. look at the highs, 97 on sunday. 95 on monday. monday the humidity starts to increase a little bit. still hot. much less humid on tuesday with high of 89 degrees. most of next week, looking pretty good. friday is the day to watch next week, could be a big system to bring us a lot of rain. sets us up what could be a fantastic weekend. not so much, fantastic. but not so much. >> patience. >> patience. >> don't tell your kids you're at the storm when you're at the beach. >> they love it, too. >> oh, yeah. >> sounds like it will have a choice. >> yes. >> all right. a local police officer has made it his mission to keep it in the clean. >> the story you'll see first at 5:00. >> hey, guys, we like this story. we'll introduce you to that officer next half hour. he worked six days aweek and when he

fredericksburg who have littered, he gives them a choice, clean it up or face the fines. we'll take you inside the brand new middle school set to open for students this fall. and have you ever been to that fancy driving range, top golf, were there are talks underway for a new vip venue for gun enthusist in loudoun county, a shooting range with luxury amenities, sauna, smoothy bar and cigar bar. we'll see you as soon as we start off. >> all right. all right. some local young engineers have learned today that playing with your food can pay off. >> john hop kin's university, close to the annual spaghetti bridge engineering contest. students designed with trying pa sta and glue and then they

this whole time. a group of students from maryland and virginia finished second. >> at first, then you work hard, work hard in what you solve the problem and getting this good feeling. >> many things in the world that require engineering. it's for them to keep the understanding. >> it's part of the program at heritage high school students to pursue engineering over science careers. students from china won. their bridge with spaghetti held more than 17 pounds. >> wow. >> that's good. >> it's actually pretty fun. >> i guess you get to cook. >> if you don't mind eating them. >> all right, nbc 4 responds is working for you and getting more results from our viewers. >> from a woman's sidewalk saga to man's ice maker. susan hogan is here what you need to know. >> yes, we

of viewers get results, we're super happy about that, of course. a maryland man he reached out to us but he encountered the similar situation, as well. his name is alexander and roy black, he started having issues about a year ago when he went to buy his refrigerator. the ice bucket kept getting stuck frozen by the -- causing other issues with the ice maker, so we reached out to samsung, they agreed to repair it for free and actually saying in part that this experience is rare for the many samsung refrigerators sold in united states, which have received high rates of customer satisfaction. he's certainly happy. >> now, this is popular time for folks to get worked up. but you helped out a woman who learned the hard way. >> absolutely. it is so important to check to make sure the person you're hiring is licensed. so we introduced y'all to her. her name is michelle. she hired a man she had used for

paul, $750 up front, half the cost of the project, well he brought a crew out a few times, they dug up the yard, as you can see there, and then they just stopped showing up. i know, right. she reached out to him repeatedly. he never finished the project. get this, actually posted her work on facebook without her permission. she was upset about that. and he agreed to refund her, the check never showed up and he stopped responding to us and to michelle. it turns out he was not licensed to do this kind of work in maryland. for you, so next time you are hiring someone as leon said, do work around the house, you have to make sure they have a license if one is needed and you need to check their references, as well. nbc 4 response has helped viewers just like you say we'll recover more than $1.2 million if you need help with consumer issue, just reach out to us at nbc

you're always giving a drum roll. >> i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> it's too hot or the heat or something. >> i know. any way, we're certainly happy to help. >> nice job. >> all right. thanks. >> we'll show you something beautiful. look at this, a sea of sun flowers, this is chopper 4. look, that's acres and acres of sun flowers hitting the bloom. this is at the wild life management area in montgomery county. isn't that beautiful. >> that's beautiful. >> there are nine different fields with 30 acres of this flower. the maryland department of natural resources plants each year and the fields are open to the public. i didn't even know about this. it is a great spot or take beautiful pictures. >> my wife is a real big fan of sun flowers. she thinks they're gorgeous and, you know, when you come out here and see it, you can see why. >> and a

of your photos that you took at the sun flower fields. isn't that nice. would you plan to visit, it's located just off river road. here is something to keep in mind, there are no bathrooms or wat water fountains out there. we've posted maps and everything else you need to know as well as photos on our nbc washington app. that's a pretty one. just search sun flowers. >> that's a good one. >> do it as awesome as you can, you can take pictures but you don't take the flowers. >> take pictures and leave footprints. >> now, they witnessed and vooifed one of the darker days. more than 75 years later. >> and maybe by now, you've heard you're use to the heat. now, heat and storms are going to be impacting this weekend. doug and amelia are all over this, what you need to know for your friday night and your weeken

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>> storm team 4 is tracking other things. >> doug and amelia are watching storms and moving into our region right now. >> the storm just off to the west. we've been tracking the the heat for the last -- we had heat advisory. we have some today, but the threat really increases tomorrow. >> there's the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms in the forecast tomorrow. cancel my plan, should i change them. i will say have a backup plan. >> you'll have much more coming up at 5:45. this is pretty strong storm here. we had some storminess. that's all died off and that's plain rain here. you can see a lot of lightning with this storm. it's actually developing and moving a little