yesterday but again heavy downpours possible. >> thank you very much. "news 4 today" back with more weather and breaking news in about 25 minutes. for now back to the "today" s w show. good morning. talking tough. president trump once again not backing down from his promise of action against north korea if that country ever launches an attack at america or its allies. >> if anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. >> the president reassuring guam's governor that the u.s. has its back. and in a surprise move, threatening military action in venezuela, as well. violent clashes. protests break out overnight on the university of virginia campus. hundreds of far-right nationalists battle with counter-protesters. the issue -- the planned removal of a confede

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"today" show. [ cheers ] [ applause ] >> and a good saturday morning! welcome back to "today" on this -- nice saturday morning, nice summer day. we've got some people on the plaza today, as well. >> every once in a while you come out and get an extra burst of energy. i felt that today. you guys are really a fun crowd. >> do you know what i heard? j j joelle, our producer, said about 80% of the people, it's their first time in new york city. >> how many of you, first time -- [ cheers ] >> not a scientific study, but it's true. we have a lot to goat to this morning in our -- to get to this morning in our final half hour. let's get to today's news. >> reporter: i'm kelly o'donnell in bridgewater, new jersey, not far from the president's home where late friday president trump made two critical calls. one to china's president looking for his help to deter north korea. another to the governor of guam, promising to protect that small island.

still believes in a peaceful solution. the president unplugged. >> if anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. >> reporter: stepping outside his bedminster club after meeting with his top diplomatic and national security team friday evening. the president took questions for a fourth time in just two days, often stocktoned on stepped up tension -- focussed on stepped up tensions with north korea's kim jong-un. >> this man will not get away with what he's doing. believe me. >> reporter: the president would not discuss any military planning in response to the regime's progress with a miniaturized nuclear weapon and its threats to launch missiles toward the u.s. island of guam. he did not repeat his most incendiary language from this week. >> they will be met with the fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: or his friday tweet that military solut

wielding his authority as commander in chief, the president surprisingly threatened to engage u.s. forces in the political crisis gripping venezuela. >> we have many options for venezuela, including a possible military option if necessary. >> reporter: on north korea, secretary of state rex tillerson suggested the president's blunt and bellicose style could hasten a diplomatic result. >> i think what the president's doing is trying to support our efforts by ensuring north korea understands what the stakes are. >> reporter: and president trump dismissed critics who said that his words have made things worse. at the same time, the president has a planned public event today where he will be signing a bill related to veterans affairs, but given the last few days, it's possible he may talk some more about north korea. sheinelle? >> thank you. now let's look at some other stories making headlines this morning. hundreds of far-right nationalists carrying burning torches clashed with counter-pr

night across the university of virginia campus. several people were pepper sprayed. the march last night comes ahead of a planned rally today where thousands of members of hate groups are expected to protest the planned removal of a statue of confederate general robert e. lee. the world's oldest man, 1 11-years-o 11-years-old, has died -- 138 years old, has died. he was a holocaust survivor, born in poland on september 15th, 1903. that's three months before the wright brothers made their first flight near kitty hawk. he was finally able to celebrate his bar mitzvah just last year. 100 years late. just one winning ticket was sold in that massive $393 million mega millions jackpot. the ticket was sold in palos heights, illinois. by the way, the lump-sum payout of that, $247 million. if you don't hold that ticket, you still have a chance at a major

$-- tonight's powerball jackpot up to $356 million. a scary moment during last night's dodgers/padres game. pitcher rich hill squaring up to bunt takes a fastball to the throat. he's down, it looks bad. he was able to get up and continue to play. he pitched six innings, struck out nine, only gave up one to the dodgers. lost the game 4-3. >> he's going to be okay. >> looks like it. >> my goodness. dylan has a hey, good morning, guys. we have a special birthday to wish this morning. who are we wishing happy birthday to? >> grampy. >> and where is yagrampy. >> at home. chicago, illinois. >> let's take a look at the weather going on across the country where temperatures for a good chunk of the country will be below average. look at highs in dodge city today, 15 degrees below average, 80 in cast

average. sunday highs still only in the 70s and 80s, minneapolis 72 degrees for a high temperature. next week it will warm up a little bit more and we should get into the low to mid 80s, not too much humidity, either. we were looking at heavy downpours this morning along eastern virginia, north carolina, but those will try to move out as we go into this afternoon. best chance of strong storms is back through the plains, oklahoma and northern ks it. in the northwest we do have fire danger because of the dry conditions but we should add humidity to the mix on sunday. more severe storms possible through the middle of the country, heavy rain along the gulf coast and just near per next in the northeast. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is a peek out your window. >> we have see heavy downpou butot ln is afternoon. we'inew swe out right now, mainly south and east of d.c., temperatures from the 60s to 70s at this point. it's just muggy out there. we have those showers that will be rolling just to the south and east of the region, southern maryland getting hit with

over in the next couple hours. nor showers and thunderstorms expected this afternoon, blossoming after 3:00 and continuing until late this evening with a frontal system. >> and that's your latest forecast. guys. all right. dylan, thank you. still ahead here this morning, kids caught red handed, the absolutely hilarious photos of what happens when mom and dad turn their backs for just one second. >> look at that smile. mom to be serena williams might want to pay attention to that one as she asks for advice about her new baby. ningitis. before fibromyalgia, i was a doer. i was active. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. she also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. woman: for some, lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain and improve function, so i feel better.

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petsmart - for the love of pets. morning and it is time to trend, shall we? >> let's do it. >> this one we downed in daly mail, it's something a lot of us can relate to. as a parent you turn your back for one second and before you know it disaster hits, your kids have gotten into something they shouldn't have and before you clean it up you take pictures of course. this little girl is covered head to toe in paint, it's even in her hair. look at that. >> that white paint. look at the feet marks. >> who left a bucket of paint -- >> they probably weren't thinking. >> parents deserve that. >> this baby is covered in what looks like butter. >> oh wor, wow. that is hilarious. >> here we have a boy in the bathtub, the other is in the toilet. >> does this stuff really

my kids love to play games on my phone. she said this is what happened when it gets into the wrong hands. try again in 23. what is that? >> 23 million minutes. >> this dad got the message loud and clear from his daughter it's on his car. she was trying to be sweet about it and wrote on his car. >> you can't be mad at that one. >> i have one to add to this list. this is what happened -- this was last year at my house. >> no way. >> no, this is not a game. somebody drew on the coach. >> it's not me. i would never do that. i would never -- >> no way. >> no, this is not a game. somebody drew on the couch. >> so they all blamed each other and then my little guy -- so i never found out who did this. this was last year. >> they never ratted on each other. >> they never ratted on each other. >> i think that's commendable. >> finally within this last week i think i know

>> no. >> don't rat him out. >> i think it was my daughter. >> sheinelle, they have been holding this secret. >> do you know why? our director is nodding because she said that a year ago, no one cobble that it was my innocent little princess, we thought for sure, but now i know because she colors on everything. guil guilty. >> what about calvin? >> he's not making messes yet except on his face so we gave him blueberries and it was everywhere. >> that's fantastic. that was cute. >> just another reason to show those chubby cheeks. >> you have to love them. >> how about a little pop start. >> let's kick things off with serena williams, the 35-year-old is expecting her first child with fiancée and reddit founder alexis owe handian and she's got some questions. what's a girl to do? if you're serena williams naturally you take it to reddit. she asked what do you back in your hospital bag adding i'm totally stalling but i have a lot of time still, i think. she got greatd

williams is clearly getting ready for motherhood, last week she had a '50s themed baby shower. will the couple welcome a boy or girl? we have to wait until fall to see. moving on to salma hayek, she is giving the world a glimpse of what it is like to be a dinner guest at rhiyan reynol. writing, when your friends invite you to dinner and you end up doing all the work. she wound up baby-sitting and cooking. the couple's daughter is ten months old. she says that that's what you do, i guess, when you get invited to their house. sorry. >> what? >> you can catch them in a film coming up? >> the hit man's bodyguard. >> thank you, dylan. >> sorry, i went off script for a second and lost my train of thought. now we have another reason to love bill murray. he finally made it out to see the broadway adaptation

"groundhog day" which is about a weatherman who keeps repeating the same day over again. the cast couldn't believe their guest of honor but then bill murray in the literal spirit of the groundhog day movie went back the last night and he was visibly sobbing at the end of the first show. the next time he told the star that the cast is killing him, adding, i'm not much of a beer guy but i'm going to drink to that. and that's right. >> wow. i can't speak today. that's why we love bill murray. still ahead, this involves you as well. >> great. >> this is probably why, did you bump your head? staying safe while riding a bike, dylan learns the changes you can make to make sure your next bike ride is a safe one. >> but first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ [ cheers ] if your weekend plans involve doing a little bike riding, listen closely -- >> summer is primetime for bicycle injuries. more happen between may and september than any other time of year. >> but there are some things you can do to keep yourself safe. all it takes are a few simple and inand changes. -- and inexpensive changes. if you think that understanding bike safety is, well, as simple as riding a bike, think again. >> i wanted to run you through a couple of questions to see how well you're up on your visibility knowledge. >> okay. >> question one -- lights are only necessary on a bicycle at night? >> true. >> true or false -- when the sun is out, cyclists are visible? >> true. >> fluorescent material is true at night? >> true. i don't think i did so well on my true-and-false quiz. in waterloo, wisconsin, before manufacturer trek is putting safety first.

cycling accidents that occur in this country every year. eric bjorling is the company's brand manager. 80% of accidents happen during the day. what are a few things people can do to protect themselves? >> the first thing and easiest thing is just get a daytime running light. the next thing is wear contrasting colors, fluorescent colors, or reflective on the moving parts of your body. your knees, ankles, and your feet. >> that's because effectively drawing attention to a cyclist's moving parts makes them 83% more noticeable on the road. in a study commissioned by trek, south carolina's clemson university took a look at how visibility impacts safety. what they found was that cyclists overestimate their visibility by an alarming 700%. when it comes to car and bike collisions, day or night the number-one cause of accidents is the driver's ability to spot the cyclist. the contrasting colors, the lights, the fluorescents, does it make a difference if you're in a city setting or a more rural setting?

sometimes in an urban setting where there's more distractions and more for the eye to focus on. >> easy changes that can easily save a life. >> these are accessories that you really can add on to your ride. you only do one thing, get a daytime running light. >> so you don't like my bi bike-riding skills? >> no, you're being very safe. >> in my defense, number one, i haven't ridnent a long time, but it's like riding a bike. two, i never rode on those skinny wheels before. >> the high-performance bikes. >> then your feet click in -- >> like a real cyclist. >> i need a good dirt bike. >> are you a bike rider? >> my husband bought bikes for everybody. they like to bike in central park. they're always like, mom, come on! he bought one where my feet can't touch the ground. i don't like that. i'm sure there are bikes i could find -- i'll take a princess bike, a little girl's bike, with a basket and tassels. >> or we can do a double bicycle, and youan

i forgot -- i went bike riding two weeks ago when i was on vacation down in hilton head. >> yes? >> i forgot how much fun it is. when your kids are with you, it's like you're a kid again. >> you go for it. >> the bikes and -- we had a little contraption. >> tweet us bike pictures. that's going to do it for us this saturday morning. we're going to go bike riding. tomorrow, it willie looks at the makings of "the late night" comedy show with seth meyers. >> thank you, everyone hi. oh, hi! welcome to the neighborhood. i brought you this pie to see if you're weird. wow, that smells intrusive. it is. did you want to come in, maybe snoop around a bit? that's why i'm here. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? ooh, i smell onions! the citi® double cash card does. only citi lets you earn 1% cash back when you buy, and 1% as you pay. the citi double cash card.

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asheville. discovery inside and out. good saturday morning, everybody. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. straight ahead on "news 4 today," power knocked out, trees down, cars like that under water, the danger left behind from all those powerful storms. storm team 4 closely tracks what you can expect for the start of your weekend. we're continuing to track more storms later on this afterno afternoon. we have rain out there right now, we will let you know exactly where that rain is and how the storms could impact your afternoon, just how strong they will be coming up in a few minutes. and violent protests, white nationalists clash in charlottesville while this rumble may only be the start as police take action to try to keep this from happening again. and a lesson in positivity this saturday, the unique

schools, how students are changing mind and trying to solve a problem that's been around for generations, all that and, please, join us live, we will go live on facebook around 9:00 a.m. and we will be on for the rest of the hourhrough t

"news 4 today" starts now. cars under water, debris down and a major mess. right now on "news 4 today" the damage from severe storms and what you can expect for the rest of the weekend. fire and fury, white nationalists clash with protesters in charlottesville and this might only be the start. the danger today and the national guard is ready to step in. escalating tensions, what president trump is now telling world leaders about north korea and the steps being taken to avoid an attack. it is comingp

this saturday morning, thank you for starting your day with us, i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. we want to begin with the weather locally around here because a lot of people are waking up to damage and even more flood watches. >> a mess out there, lauren. >> it is. we had a lot of those storms that rolled through the area yesterday, felt so bad for amelia because she was here by herself yesterday, tornado and severe storm warnings through the 11:00 hour last night. we're not seeing anything right now, quiet on the radar with the exception of a few light showers. yesterday three-quarters of an inch in the d.c. area, some areas in prince william county got over 3 1/2 inches. we have a few light rain showers continuing to move through, mainly southern maryland. they may get as far north as alexandria, but most of this staying to the south and east of us. if you're traveling on i-95 you are dealing with rain showers especially south through virginia. here is our flood warning, that is until 9:30 for manassas, manassas park, prince william county. again, until 9:30. broad run creek has already

we will continue to watch some of those roads around there. more rain this afternoon, the timing in a few minutes. the flood warning is a big concern today. you will want to watch out for any standing water like this if you are out and about. take a look at this driver here that actually got stuck. this was out here manassas, this driver totally caught off guard and the storm moved in quickly. the rain came and flooded some roads, this driver here became trapped in rising waters and the storm was definitely dangerous for some people at sudley road and around that area. rescue crews were able to rescue the stranded driver there. in prince william county the storm was so strong that this tree came crashing down on this rv that was just driving down the road. it was on john marshall highway not far from the fauquier county line. a husband and line were on their way to a vacation so they were inside. all of a sudden the tree limbs snapped, slamming on top of the

inside. >> the wife is scared to death. me, there wasn't nothing i could do about it. the good lord says it's my day, it's my day. >> rescue crews from prince william county were able to use that chain saw to cut the tree limbs off and eventually free the rv. sometime today the national weather service could send a team out to fauquier county in virginia as well as talbot county in maryland to see if this was a tornado that caused all that damage. by the way, if you are not getting our push alerts from our news 4 weather team, please make sure you download the nbc washington app. this is going to give you the latest weather and updates and forecasts anytime you need it. also coming up, derrick ward will be live to show us where you might run into some weather problems on the roadways today. well, intense video of a protest overnight in charlottesville and this could just be the beginning. take a look here. my goodness. these are white nationalists on the uva

marched with torches, some fought with counterprotesters there. charlottesville's mayor called it, quote, a cowardly parade of hatred, bigotry, racism and intolerance. this was an unplanned event. police had to break it all up. it could be a preview of a rally going on food and that's called unite the right, it's at a park that used to be named for general robert e. lee and that park is now called emancipation park. the white nationalists say their history and culture is being wiped away. the national guard is on stand by just in case any violence breaks out. many of us have spent time on jefferson davis highway in alexandria, it's named for the president of the confederacy but not for much longer. the city is taking suggestions for a brand new name for route 1. you can weigh in through an online survey. we put a link to it in the nbc washington app and there's also two advisory meetings, one this coming thursday and one next month. new overnight president trump is talking with other world leaders about the rising

most recently we know he talked with the chinese president, china's president, as well as the governor of guam. take a listen. >> and i just wanted to pay my respect and we are with you a thousand percent. you are safe. we are with you a thousand percent. >> that was guam's governor listening. the president told him u.s. forces are prepared to protect the people there. north korea said it had a detailed plan to fire four missiles at guam if kim jong-un approves. watch nbc 4 tomorrow morning for a very special edition of "meet the press." moderator chuck todd will talk with white house national security adviser hr mcmaster and admiral mike mullin the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. that's at 10:30 tomorrow morning. turning now to local politics, we are watching the race for a governor in maryland. the newest person to declare his candidacy is facing questions about her eligibility to run. krishanti vignarajah is a former

obama. she's registered to vote in maryland but she voted in the district multiple times. news 4's tom sherwood asked her repeatedly about that. >> why did you vote in d.c.? i'm sorry, the question was why did you vote in the district of columbia. you're not answering the question. why did you register to vote in the district of columbia. >> in terms of the requirements to run in maryland, i have been a registered voter for far longer than the five years that is required. >> tom pressing her a bit there, as you heard, she said she meets the requirements in maryland but didn't answer why she voted in the district. now, there are five other democrats in the race. former naacp leader ben jealous, state senator rich madaleno, prince william county county executive ba shern baker, baltimore attorney james shea and entrepreneur alec ross. >> and coming up on 8:35, a major healthcare change is up next with thousands needing a new plan. why a

coverage in our area, forcing 200,000 people to find a new way. >> new action in the taylor swift trial, the accusations a judge has

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welcome back. if you have a healthcare plan through the affordable care act in virginia you might soon lose your coverage. anthem blue cross blue shield says it will stop offering individual health insurance plans under the aca. now, this could impact about 200,000 people. anthem is the third insurance company to pull its coverage in the commonwealth. it comes as president trump has threatened to cut funding to insurance companies that subsidize plans for low income people. more legal action is under way in the case against a virginia school and its tlans bathroom ban. the american civil liberties union filed paperwork asking a court toma

school policy in gloucester county. the aclu has been representing gavin grim the transgender high student who fought to use the boy's bathroom. now, the school did not allow him and other transgender students to use that's are room that matched their gender identity. grim graduated in june, but the aclu says it wants to continue the case. a judge says taylor swift's groping accusations against a denver deejay did not get him fired. yesterday that judge threw out david mueller's lawsuit against the pop singer. he claims swift intentionally got him to lose his job but the judge says did he not prove his case, however, identical allegations against swift's mom and her radio liaison will go to a jury on monday. swift has also counter sued for 1 bucks, $1, saying she wants a chance to stand up for other women. time is 8:39 on this saturday morning. taking a live look outside at the capital wheel. rain overnight, lightning, thunder. what is next for the rest of the

showers and how soon we will finally dry out. she was just ten days away from starting college and now she is in a hospital after a random shooting. a teenager's difficult recovery pd whoolice are trying to

now we do have a few showers south and east of the district right now, moving through quantico all the way down

fredericksburg. out through the northern neck and out to southern maryland. so that little area of rain will continue to move to the north and east out to the eastern shore. so by midday we will get a little bit of sunshine if you want to head out to the pool, you will need it, it will be muggy today with temperatures in the mid 80s. a little sunshine will go a long way, create instability, because we have another chance for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. i do not think the threat will be quite as widespread as yesterday, but there is still a threat for strong and severe storms. we will time it out for you coming up in a just a few minutes. if you live in montgomery county don't be alarmed if you turn on the tap and the water is brown. wssc says the water is safe to drink. the agency says it's modifying its treatment plans at the potomac water filtration plant and working to get rid of extra sediment in the water. that means you might notice a different color, it could last for a couple more weeks. wssc says it is perfectly fine to drink, although, you know, it's

a d.c. teenager should be planning her trip to college but instead she's in the hospital fighting for her life. someone shot her thursday afternoon shoo she drove her car into the path of a bullet intended for someone else. this morning police say they do have one person in custody but as news 4's shomari stone found out, they're not done yet. >> this is one of the most tragic things that i have seen. >> reporter: chief newsham talks about the senseless tragedy. >> we have a 17-year-old in the hospital struggling for her life. >> she was just ten days away from starting her college career, the daughter of a d.c. police sergeant is in critical condition. >> i have spoken to the family, as you can imagine. they're devastated. >> police say she was innocent bystander shot in the head while driving through the intersection of saratoga and montana in northeast thursday afternoon. friday night just two miles away in a separate shooting a

fired in the 1900 block of bennett place northeast. >> pow, pow, pow. >> law enforcement sources tell me a man was shot in the leg. >> i seen enough to scratch the surface. >> richard hogart is a landlord in the neighborhood, he's tired of gun violence. >> it's not worth it to designate someone's physical ability. >> reporter: d.c. police are still searching for the shooter on bennett place. back on saratoga avenue, they made one arrest, but still need help finding two other suspects. in northeast d.c., shomari stone, news 4. inmates in d.c. who need to get a mental evaluation are not getting one very quickly and now a judge says something needs to be done about that. it's a story you will only see here on news 4 over the past few years the number of inmates in the district who need a mental evaluation it's gone up 60%. right now there are nine who need to be checked out. some have waited nearly a month to get help.

bowser administration for not fixing the problem sooner. prayers continue this morning for a local police chief who remains in intensive care. chief devan martin was critically hurt after a motorcycle crash thursday night. he was patrolling martin luther king jr. highway when he collided with another highway. that driver did stay on the scene and others rushed in to help. police are still looking into how this crash happened. a quick thinking contractor now being credited for saving people from a burning building in leaalexandria. you can see how those orange flames are shooting out of the third story windows there. this was at a condo building on valley drive. edwin parotta says he was working outside when he heard those screams. >> you can't see inside because there's a lot of smoke everywhere. i don't want to let her behind me, you know, behind -- >> wow. well, the family was taken to the hospital for

inhalation but the good news and good update this morning is that they are expected to be okay. so thank goodness for that guy being there. it's a very good morning for somebody in illinois. someone hit the mega millions jackpot finally, obviously did not happen around these parts. >> all we know is that the ticket was bought in the chicago suburbs and whoever has it gets $393 million bucks. that's not the lump sum payout but it's in the 200 million range. you still have a chance to get lucky. the powerball jackpot is at $356 million and that drawing is tonight. we have to remind you the odds of winning are next to impossible, something like you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning like 70 times or something like that than hitting the -- 70 i'm overexaggerating maybe five times, but still a lot. >> go inside anytime thunder roars. >> it was true that it was sold at a barbecue joint. >> a barbecue joint. >> they sold a lot of tickets apparently there. >> i saw that this

too, you know that. >> totally. >> talk about the weather today. >> yeah. >> the humidity also was a factor this morning. >> it's bad out there, you walk outside, it's just right in your face. as we continue through the day the humidity is still going to be there but also rain chances with a frontal system but behind that front that's when the humidity drops. in fact, your sunday not looking too shabby. let's look outside because we have haze out there, we have fog. it's just not a good looking saturday morning out there. our live capital camera west of town trying to get sunshine but they also have haze and fog as well. dense fog in some spots. more storms out there today. we also have a few showers out there right now. it is muggy. now, sunday is not too bad and then we warm back up with the humidity back in for next week. current temperatures out there now we're still sitting at 74 in the district, shenandoah valley out in the 60s at this point, everybody else around that 70 degrees mark. here is some of that rain coming through the northern neck and also into southern maryland.

the middle of the northern neck, but a lot of this rain you can see the trend it's moving to the north and east, mainly just scooting south of the southern tier of the beltway. southern maryland getting hit, i-95 getting hit from quantico down to richmond. one area is not getting hit too bad right now, a few sprinkles out in prince william county but we do have the flood warning for the manassas area, manassas park, city of manassas, they've extended this because broad run has made it to flood stage over the last hour. we will continue to watch that. a lot of closed roadways around manassas. please follow police direction. visibility is really low out in the shenandoah valley, even loudoun county and frederick county maryland. be careful, that fog will eventually burn off as we go through the morning. i do believe we will get sunshine mid forng, temperatures in the mid 80s, sunshine is not your friend today because we have storms later on this aftern w

through our area. so if you're headed to county fairs, prince william county has their fair, also montgomery county, better day tomorrow. alexandria sidewalk sale, late afternoon storms. nats game could be played once again today. i know they were canceled yesterday or postponed until tomorrow with the doubleheader player. giants from the west coast, we are looking at scattered storms for the first inning and maybe a few showers continuing through the middle part of the day. i do believe there could be another rain delay. there's rain out there this morning out to southern maryland, we get a little dry and see some sunshine but look at this, anytime after about 3:00 or 4:00 we will see some storms moving through the area, some could pack a little bit of a punch, heavy downpours, lots of lightning, i do not believe they will be quite as widespread and severe as yesterday but we could still see stronger ones. 86 degrees for tomorrow with much lower humidity, but the humidity after it drops tomorrow will start to move back in as we head into monday and it stays

we do have some drying conditions tomorrow thank goodness after afternoon storms today, isolated chances of storms on monday and better chance of rain south and east before we dry out mid next week. all right. derrick ward out in hay market right now surveying some of that storm damage from yesterday. derek. >> reporter: lauren, we saw some of that fog you were talk being on the way down here, but this is what we saw once we got here. we are on john marshall highway we just reopened a short time ago. some of this depp bri could be moved out of the roadway. things are clear now. we're over broad run and it's expected that there's going to be some flooding issues there possibly later, too, if we do get what we've been expecting, but this tells you about the high winds that came through here last night. pretty significant tree damage here. you see some damage to the guardrail as well. eventually that's going to have to be replaced because it has been compromised. now, take a look at some video. we have some shots of flooding in other places like manassas, cars under water, things like

slowed down a bit and did a number on the general area. we actually understand that the national weather service is going to come down and see if some of that rotation they had been seeing on radar actually was some of those high winds or that t word touching ground, i don't know if that's still the issue here, but the cleanup will be for quite some time. derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> a lot of damage out there. we will continue to check in with derek throughout the morning to survey what people were seeing out there. also coming up, from hollywood to right here in the district, the box office stars that are shooting a new movie in town this weekend. we will tell you why roads will be closed for a big time production.

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well, if you didn't check in on last night's nats game, don't wroer, you didn't miss a thing. the game against the giants was postponed because of all the rain. the teams will play a split doubleheader tomorrow which means that you need a ticket, a different ticket, for each game. the nats and giants play at 7:05 tonight. get this, some big hollywood stars might be stopping traffic right here in d.c. this weekend. >> we know a lot of you are trying to get a glimpse of that, maybe a shot, maybe a selfie if you can score it. this is the most shared story on our nbc washington facebook light now. that gives us an indication. a film starring meryl streep and tom hanks is set to shot scenes for the movie today and there are no parking signs

on capitol hill. it will mean road closures along parts of east capitol street northeast between 2nd and 4th streets. neighbors are on the lookout for the stars. >> i imagine there's going to be a lot of security and everything so i don't really know if i can actually catch a glimpse, but it would be cool if i do. one more hollywood heavy hitter may be on hand, director steven spielberg may be here, he is working with thanks and streep on the film which is about the "washington post's" role in the handling of the pentagon papers in 1971. >> very cool. time 8:56. taking a live look outside at the haze and it's just sticky and kind of nasty out there and muggy. more thunderstorms can actually be coming back today. lauren is tracking that timing and it could me a the difference ts weekend. next we are taking you inside the people's house, a or renovation coming white m together while president trump is away

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time right now is 8:59 on this saturday morning. here is what's going on. there is a flood warning in effect in manassas, it comes after a strong storm barrelled through last night. at least one driver had to be pulled from a flootded road there and crews had to take down a tree that crashed on to an rv on john marshall highway. thousands of white nationalists are holding a rally in charlottesville, virginia, today. take a look at this. the governor worried it could lead to more vien

he says the national guard is on stand by just in case. the mega millions jackpot is going to someone in the midwest, but the $356 million powerball jackpot is still up for grabs tonight. you can buy tickets up until 10:00 p.m. "news 4 today" starts now. a lot of money. >> yes. >> ready to be changed hands because of powerball and the mega millions. good saturday morning to you, hope you're having a good one. i'm adam tuss in for david. >> and i'm angie goff. we want to take this time to check in with news 4's lauren ricketts. she ventured outside. >> she did. the humidity is not a fan to people with big hair, correct? >> no, and i was just thinking about this, angie, because we were all talking about it while the "today" show was going on and whether i was going to come outside and i kept saying it is so humid out there, angiespray. >> it's like glue. >> i can already see it gets frizz balled up here. it's so sticky out here right