chopper four. this is what's left behind. live on the ground. he's in queen ann's county this afternoon. with -- behind you, there, now take a look. this carport is on top of the car. and we're seeing. >> a big way, the winds literally lifted the house into the air. >> we could feel it lifting up. it moved about 20 feet on this side and ten feet on that side. it was scarey. i come asking my son, look out the window, are we up in the air. >> she said two and her two sons and they worked out an

>> here comes the produce spot. >> this is pretty much a total loss. and yeah, i mean if anything everything is going to be completely rebuilt. >> about 1:30, they all went into a small bathroom

and then -- it's clear about the storms and where they would go. >> the speed at every station and this morning's tornado surprised almost everyone would not soon forget this one. >> back live here, you see behind me. what was seen on the ground and we'll tell you what it looks like from above. i can tell you that this looks like a hurricane more than a tornado. we've heard that from a lot of people. again, the damage is here. the estimates are not in yet. utility crews have a lot of work to do and a lot of folks without power and not having power and these temperatures no air condition, that is -- families are being put up at center field school which is not far from here. a lot of folks are staying with friends until this all blows

over. >> yeah, i was trying thunderstorms about ten minutes ago, the national weather service issuing a thunderstorm warning. montgomery county until 5:45. take a look at storm team 4. the thunderstorms is moving about 20 miles an hour. starting to see this line of thunderstorms

thunderstorms. >> all that damage there, 15 years since an ef-2 tornado or greater hit the eastern shore. >> again, and we have a severe alexandria, parts of the district and montgomery count. >> here at the live desk, with the fight over your health care,

>> and affordable care act have had the americans for 17 years. it's only been around for seven. but president trump's correct when he pointed out all the republicans who fought for the presidential nomination last year ran on the promise that they would get rid of the law. senate leaders could call a vote to repeal and replace the affordable care act as soon as tomorrow. here is the problem, they can only lose two republicans and four gop senators have already come out against that bill. nbc senior political editor, mark murray is going to join us in just a minute to dive into how democrats are now responding. >> prince lawrence, thank you, chris. now, to that breaking news in arlington where two people were found dead in a home there. news 4 on the scene. what have you learned now? >> reporter: well, we have new information, neighbors tell me that the couple who

home behind me are elderly. police just literally just got the search warrant approximately two minutes ago. they are now inside the home. you can see a detective at the front. they are taking photographs and collecting evidence inside this home. police say around 2:41 that is when they received a call and they went inside, found the bodies, went out and then waited until they got the search warrant. it's important to point out that there is no threat to the community. police say that this incident is isolated to this home, again, elderly couple and they are investigating. they're trying to figure out what happened. live in arlington, shomari stone, news 4. ♪ ♪ tonight some of the most powerful people in our country will honor jim vance. dc delegate eleanor rose will speak on the house floor to honor vance. she told news

wasn't just like a local, but also to lawmakers and staffers who lived here part time in washington, too. and one of the best things about vance was his way of connecting with people. his viewers were as important to him as his own family. and since the news of his death spread on saturday, hundreds of you have reached out to us to tell us how vance touched your lives, many of you -- many say --

>> very smooth guy and emotional. >> and pretty much -- and get a little mostly behind that. >> he was really special. it's hard to explain and give you so much. it's hard to explain. >> people who never -- a

he was real. he was people. when it showed. >> seeing him. and he was a straight shooter. that was the great thing to have. >> it's over that way. >> mr. vance literally is my childhood and my adulthood. and any news that has ever occurred, pretty much, got from him. >> my biggest memory was when he was the first famous person i knew, jim vance kind of broke the news to us. >> he brought the kind of prospectives that were so balanced and so heart felt and he's going to be missed. >> my sister just reminded me of a story, years ago, i was mentoring girls and the group that i was working with ran out of money. i started taking donations to

and i went to vance and he asked me how much money did he need. after a while, he paid the rest of the money needed for these girls to take their trip. that was the kind of person vance was. tracee wilkins, back to you all in the studio. >> he would never tell anybody else that he did that. >> no, no. that's exactly what he did. >> yeah. >> you know, wendy, you've been here 30 years, i've been 25 years. vance spoke at my graduation and their kids' graduation and their kids' graduation. he had an impact on so many young lives. legacy that will live on from their old lives, too. we've heard from so many people, again, across the country. we'll be hearing from more. >> right, because his impact has been felt by us, as well. you work with someone. this person is a member of your tribe, a member of your family d

newsroom from a lot of folks you don't see in front of the camera. they're the people that help get us on television, pat. >> wendy, as you know, this is our newsroom. this is where we put the news shows together. >> no one new that better than members of his own tv family. vance, doug turner. nbc 4 audio man, 20 years. >> i think that for me as a journalist,

and value membered of our team. >> adam, nbc 4 producer five years. >>. >> he would do that all in his head. >> all in his head. >> on vance, nbc 4 writer, 20 years. >> he was an unbelievable writer. he -- that man could tell a story. i mean, and the stories that he told were all worth telling. they were like little parables. >> and to write for him,

you -- on vance, kathy, nbc 4 writer. >> he just pulled me back and you know what he said back to

way, he changed the way people here lived. your behind the scene stories coming up at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> that is tough. pat collins, thank you for sharing that. we work with them every day. we never see that side until vance pulls it out of them. >> and so many of you having sharing your tributes and sending well wishes on social media. it's been a landslide and some of them are your screen now. and we'll have more running -- oh, gosh, i'm losing it. on the screen this afternoon. >> we like to thank you for all your kind words and we want you to know we'll share many memorial plans for vance as soon as his family decided

>> and, again, severe thunderstorm warning for a part of the metro area until 5:45. will have updates coming up in just a bit.

for families and a better future. democrats are calling it a better deal. tom democrats traveled to virginia to deliver what they called the party's new message. they say after reflecting on the hard losses of 2016, they believe the american people didn't know what the party stood for. that announcement happened in a district that was represented by barbara -- someone who they hoped to defeat for next year's midterms. top democrats want to win back working class voters who voted for tom. >> american families deserve -- this country works not just -- not just the special interest. >> meanwhile back on capitol hill we could see a vote later this week. nbc senior mark murray with what we can expect. >> well, hey, wendy tomorrow sets up a very big vote. make or break vote for the

have been crafting. it's a motion to proceed meeting to be able to get it started. republicans need to be able to get 50 votes if they fall short, you just don't proceed on the legislation and republicans really can't afford any more, we already know -- >> legislation, he ended up saying now is the

>> none of those -- >> that as the president top democrat, chris. >> the president has repeatedly called that investigation nothing more than a wind chime. today he said it is bias and when it comes to the top, democrat of the house intelligence committee, president trump called him sleazy. tomorrow jared kushner will testify before that h

and made some rare public comments. he denied doing anything wrong when it comes to his meetings with russians before and after the election. >> let me be very clear, i did not collude with russia, nor do i know of anyone else in the campaign who did so. donald trump had a better message and ran a smarter campaign and that is why he won. suggesting otherwise ridicules those who voted for him. >> now, kushner said that he is looking forward to answering questions tomorrow behind closed doors. the senators who heard from him today are not allowed to comment on what kushner told him. jim. >> chris, thank you. many of you may know that jim vance and i were big fans of tennis and old school jazz. we shared a f

barrel. that restaurant, breakfast all day long. i'll get to that in a bit. vance told us he didn't see a lot of affection or hugs, about ten years ago, my family and i took our mom to eat at the cracker barrel. the hostess said oh the big jim from tv is here, too. he would go there on his way back from fishing camp. as we're ledding into that packed dining room. i spotted vance eating clear across the other side. he didn't miss a beat. he stood up, walked right into the middle of that room, reached out his arms big and wide and yelled, mama. and gave my mom the biggest hug and left the biggest smile on her face. she would share that story the rest of her life and jim vance could do no wrong. ton way back in the car, we noticed, she was chuckling and wondering if anybody in that

was vance's mom. i said, no, they knew. that was just vance being vance. >> if you have ever been -- maybe gotten -- ♪ ♪ ♪

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what's it doing out there, now? >> the parts of the area, you can see here it on storm team

radar. and 5:45. take a look. this is likely looking over the district -- and here is the latest timing for you, moving to the district momentarily. >> that heavy rain getting a break and it starts to push more towards the east of the crossroads and seeing

that very heavy rain fall. also moving towards the logan circle area, the dupont circle area, as well. then we look up towards mcclain and we're seeing some very heavy rain fall. thunderstorm activity there. i want to show you the wider picture right now. what we're tracking, it's pretty much only impressive activity in our area, further back to the west and showers over the mountains that can bring another isolated thunderstorm later today. as far as storm impacts tonight, this is highly isolated, unfortunately right now. it's in a highly populated area. heavy rain fall followed by high winds are going to be the concerns. not talking about the threat for tornados this evening. 88 degrees right now as they head into the evening hours at 9:00 will be around 84. another pop up thunderstorm or two still to contend with this everyo evening. tomorrow, it is dry and beautiful from start to finish, 85 degrees for high tomorrow. mostly to partly sunny

and another pespectacular day. mid-80s and low humidity. chance of storm this week, maybe a storm later on thursday, better chance of storm on friday. storm team 4 radar, we're tracking that severe thunderstorm warning for parts of washington, alexandria and fairfax that's going to go until 5:45. >> thanks, amelia. >> the debate intensifies, push back as dc council who skip paying a fare on metro. >> important ruling in the case of a man charged with running over a baby in the intersection. day care director facing a felony after police say left two-year-old in the patomic mall. coming up

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includes parts of montgomery county, arlington, alexandria. and impact times, looking at the storm over the red, it's starting to move towards the north and east, not just east. i have this tracked here moving at 20 miles an hour. here is some impact for some very heavy rain fall, you can see, it's picking up a lot of lightning as it moves from fairfax on into montgomery county. parts of the district,

chilham area. i want to take you out to see the full storm system again. this area until 5:45, with the heaviest part of the storm moving from northern fairfax crossing over the patomic and then parts of montgomery county making its way to the northern bethesda area. you can download the app for the latest weather alerts right there on the phone. >> thank you, amelia. now at 5:30, startling discovery, a two-year-old boy is sleep in the stroller with no one around to look after him. day care director is charged with neglect for leaving him there. fitzgerald is live in northern virginia. this is the fear a lot of parents have when parents -- this is the fear a lot of parents when they drop their kids off at day care. >> reporter: here are the circumstances according to police, they tell us this boy was sitting in the middle of the busy food court for up to an hour, they

it wasn't until police were on the scene investigating that the woman realized she left the little boy behind. it's likely any parents' worst nightmare. >> i think that that is absolutely ludicrous. >> getting a call that your child was left by a day care worker in the middle of the busy mall food court for nearly an hour. >> mall security found two-year-old boy that had been left in the stroller. he was actually asleep at the time. >> prince william county police department says, officers quickly responded. their investigation led them to crystal lundy the dare care director. >> we determined that she was one in charge of the program and in charge of the kids at that time and she was premare caregiver. >> thank goodness somebody else saw it. i saw the kid and was like, oh my god. >> thank goodness police say the child was okay. >> leaving him in the mall. i mean, kidnap, that's the first thing i think of, is somebody walking off with your kid. >>

is facing a felony child neglect charge. back to you. >> yeah. megan, thank you. we've got an important ruling tonight in the case of a man accused of driving over a baby stroller last summer and killing the child inside, jurors will not be taken to the scene of that accident. prosecutors wanted them taken to the intersection on river side parkway where five month old tristan shults was killed. john miller the fourth faces several charges, including manslaughter. he's accused of driving through the crosswalk through where the baby's mother was pushing tristan in a stroller. the judge is allowing the child's mother to be in the courtroom throughout the child which was set to begin in october. normally witnesses are not allowed to be in the court until their testimony is complete. ♪ >> vance had a skill, a gift that always on me. he could stair into that camera and tell you s

stumble. he almost dared you to look away. it was a raw power that few of us on this side of the camera possessed. he was masterful. but watching him in life was even more compelling. i always wanted to be him for just a day and see what his life was like on the inside. vance was like in shadows it was always fascinating to deal with his internal weather system. he had a big life and being around him made our lives big. he changed the energy of a room just by entering it, even though it was just the two of us in my living room and not because he was an icon or a celebrity, never. he just arrived with a joyful curiosity, fwlglad to be there. he would seek you out because he wanted to know what was going on in your head, these days. he was the friend that sees you, sees the nuances in you. he wanted to know what it was like being you and that observation of all things

friend you could ever have. the one you go to check your own calibrations about work and romance and the crap that can wear us down. he always had an answer or he had a story that told you there were no answers. and he always called me a reader, and said, reader, i'm going to ride my bike down your way, you home. i remember visiting me at the river and drove off the road to pull over. she leaps out and runs up to meet jim vance. he made her feel like an old friend. she was so delirious and flustered, she ended up walking home and left the car running in front of my house. it was like, lynn, your car, she came back. and i looked and said look at what you're doing to my neighborhood, the vance effect. 12 years ago he gave me a johnny hartman

love. he said you need this in your life. i have made more men to slow down with me to that song and told me if they would worry. you know, that dance will tell you a lot and i suspect few men will pass that test. one more story, i was complaining about work. . this is ain't heavy lifting. message received. >> joyful complicated. is vance. there's a -- and if so, then the last

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result in arrest. the ones that did were arrested

amelia in the storm center. >> national weather service just allowed that severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the district, arlington, alexandria, falls church and fairfax. and this is really the only

>> it is. you know, we can see some isolated stuff throughout the remainder of the evening. for the most part this is the storm we've been watching as amelia said, it expired at 5:45. we're seeing gusty winds, that cluster of storms right there. >> a lot of heavy rain fall. it's having highly populated areas and having a big impact. this is starting to move, now, i think more than 20 miles an hour. it's starting to move more towards the northeast. we want to give you updated impact times moving in within about five minutes. moving in towards the carrollton area right around 6:05 and atlanta area just after 6:00 in the evening. again, no severe weather alerts out right now, but still tracking this pretty impressive thunderstorm. the main concern just very heavy rain fall that's reducing visibility as folks are traveling home from work. whenever you see rain, it is a miserable drive home for some of us, unfortunately, take a look at how

we know why the bright color, the yellow the orangest, over parts of kensington, out towards tacoma parts, parts of northeast and northwest here in the district moving off. and then we take a look at the bigger picture, what's happening on back to our west. you can see not a lot of activity as these showers move over the mountain and they're really drying out. again, maybe an isolated storm or two, for most of us it's dry, threat for severe weather tonight is pretty low. we're not talking about the tornado, but just as you see this time of year, when it's hot and humid, and storm that do develop could have strong gusty winds and that's why that thunderstorm was issued by the national weather service for the potential damaging wind. we talk about temperatures in the 80s and 90s right now. we start off tomorrow with 72 degrees, plenty of sunshine. pretty low humidity throughout the day. en

outdoors. 4:00 in the afternoon, not so hot. 85 degrees tuesday evening, gorgeous, 81 degrees. as long as the mosquitos don't kill you, it's dinner afterwards kind of weather for your tuesday evening and perfect day, wednesday at 12:00, thursday maybe an isolated thunderstorm around during the afternoon hours. but, again, tomorrow and wednesday looking great. take a look, ten day forecast. maybe late day thunderstorm on thursday, better chance for some scattered thunderstorms on friday. and then, guys, a gorgeous weekend, low humidity, temperatures in the mid-80s, wendy, both saturday and sunday. >> thank you, amelia. this is something that might dry your tears, that tough road closure on beach drive in northwest dc is almost finished. the stretch has been closed since last september. by the end of next month, you should be able to drive. transportation up close look at the progress. >> one

>> reporter: one month to go before the first stretch of beach drive reopens to traffic. >> yeah, i live right down the street. i've been watching pretty much every step of the way. >> you have no idea when it's going to reopen? >> no. >> the road does have a serious upgrade, taken down to the base and rebuilt. the trail next to the road widened. and water drainage is a huge issue here as well on both the road and the trip. >> one thing you may not see while you're driving or biking is this new experimental pavement on the trail. but the water drains right through it. so fewer puddles on your bike or run. >> there's more, the tunnel in this section of the project improved. about 300 chipped and missing tiles replaced and pedestrian walkway expanded. the pedestrian walkways went from about three feet on one side like it is here to five feet over on

brand new ramp, now you can comfortably walk through this tunnel as well as have a smooth drive through here. new steps and new pedestrian crosswalk that leads right to the national zoo. commuter has a hope now that this stretch is almost done. >> better roads, better transportation, less stressful people. >> now, remember, there is more to come. >> reporter: the next stretch will be to just south of military road, the entire project expected to finish in the fall of 2019. along beach drive. news 4. ♪ ♪ >> vance had a special relationship with the dc sports world. that world is remembering our friend. but before tomorrow's game, the nationals will hold a moment of silence in honor of vance. >> well, learned. especially going back and forth to jordan michael,

over there, here are some of our favorite moments from over the years. >> right. i'd rather get in the ring. >> i have to show up again, but i have to wear the same underwear. here is the deal with that, the same hat, yeah, the same underwear, i don't know about that. >> you know that if you just had 25 more pounds, three more inches, a little bit more quickness, it could have been you. this is you. >> my moment. >> previously undefeated the finals will then put them on -- against sweden wish reached them more 4-3. >> let me see that. what is he saying? [ laughter ] >> i walked over to him and i said, what are you doing, daniel. he goes, they're hitting me in ac

thes. [ laughter ] >> they're too good to lose -- >> is that real? >> are you expecting a call. >> when did we get a phone here. >> i don't know. hello. hello. >> they hung up. >> yeah, they hang up. >> hang up because they'll take our phone away. >> hang up because i only have three minutes. that was 25 seconds of my sports cast. >> [ laughter ] >> you go girl. >> okay. you want to know what media thinks, they're not there, the cameras aren't on the football players, they're on the really cute girl on the left and they're not talking tom brady, they're talking about brittany spie spears. we want to see both of you youngens back, before the week is out, can you do that

>> all right. >> nbc nightly news coming up next. >> so caps are playing again tonight, guess what, you want to hit the reset button. >> we'll talk about the wizards first. >> this is not my night. >> reset. >> the caps want you to have this. they're bringing their own jersey just for you. they want you to come down to practice. >> it's there. >> yes. yes. yes. >> you know. >> how did i do that. >> they were on a roll. >> not me. he started this. we're talking about the team

>> tell us about the sports, would you? >> that would be a good idea. >> i love this. >> causes my heart to soar. never quite recover after that there. >> that was uncool. that's embarrassing. >> this is at least the second time. [ laughter ] . >> well, you all are just really tickled right now, aren't you? [ laughter ] >> you try walking in those shoes. >> first of all, i've got -- [ laughter ] >> happy new year, you guys. >> you, too, sweetie. >> you, too, partner, see you down the road. ♪

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dc is the leader in the nation when it comes to solar power. showed off a program that's not only providing solar panels to low-income residents for free. it creates jobs for young people. news 4 mark sea graves tells us

about it. >> he was in the trinidad neighborhood at the home of amy who has lived in the home for the 32 years. she's living on a fixed income. not long ago, she was at a community meeting. >> who heard an interesting presentation about solar and about saving money and saving the planet and letting young people get to work and she said, sign me up. >> the kelvin signed up for solar works dc, which provides free solar panels and installation to low-income families with the help of nonprofit called grid. which also provides solar job training, dc, maryland, and virginia and delaware. they're looking forward to saving money on electric bills. she says there's another part of the program which is even more important. the people who installed her panels are young dc teens learning career skills in the summer point of pr

so we need to bring vocational trade or whatever to get these youths motivated again. >> that's dominate and keyon got their start, now they have full-time jobs teaching other young people how to install solar. >> it just changed my life completely. i would take it in a different direction. i want it to be a firefighter. i feel like i can do more and educate more people along the way. it really changed my career. >> i will never see myself doing stuff like this. so they had this opportunity to come out here and train with these guys every single day, showing them how and it's a beautiful thing. >> if you want to learn more about free solar programs in your area, go to nbc washington app and search solar northeast. news 4. and i continued to keep an eye on this thunderstorm impacting parts of the metro area. but i want t

northeast in about 20 to 25 miles an hour, moving in to laurel within moments between 6:05 and 6:10. very heavy rain falls, some lightning still in this thunderstorm. but not much else going on. so only another isolated thunderstorm possible this evening for most of us. it's looking and the thunderstorms putting on a show. on the bottom left-hand side of our screen, beautiful rainbow got into the virginia, social media just filled with beautiful rainbow pictures from that severe thunderstorm warning. more on what this weather means for your forecast on tuesday coming up in a little bit. >> thank you. ♪ we begin tonight with gratitude to all of you who have reached out to help us remember our good friend and long time coworker jim vance. he died on saturday morning at the age of 75. as you know, h