everybody, in seat pleasant, pg county, maryland, d.c. virginia, rob and ryan with me. feels good. >> shout them out. he's our hometown nba superstar. let's get hyped. it's k.d. day. we have to return the love. >> right back to him. >> i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. we have live coverage of k.d. day. it's going to be fun. we have justin finch and somara theodore live in seat pleasant. >> first we warrant to get to the forecast. chuck bell and sheena parveen on the weather deck in the stickiness. >> it is sticky. it's buggy. i think i got at least three mosquito bites this morning. >> i won't say it's a lot of mosquito bites but she's getting lightheaded from blood

>> i must be less sweet tomorrow. i'm very sour, so i'm perfectly safe. >> we have a bunch of clouds outside. rain across charles and st. mary's county. those raindrops are headed southeasterly. from calvert beach southbound along the western shore of the bay. that's where rain chance rs highest for the next hour to hour and a half. it's not raining in and around the city or points west just yet. we're going to be dry for quite a while. there are increasing rain chances later today. current temperature, 64 in w winchester. 77 in washington as you plan out the day. watch for a lot of clouds around and eventually after 2:00 or 3:00, there will be a scattering of showers and thunderstorms. officially, our rain chance stands at 50%. just know that. >> you concur. >> i concur. >> even higher chances of rain tomorrow. we'll talk about that coming up. for now, let's go to jack taylor. guys, we had trouble in loudoun county. route 9 had been closed west of

they should be in the process of wrapping that up. hopefully, they'll get one of the lanes open. maybe even get traffic alternating by. it is causing an early showdown. crews on the rock creek parkway. traffic alternates there one direction at a time. the orange line, expect residual delays to vienna. sounds like a new crash in virginia near gallows road. we'll keep you posted. stay with us. back to you. they tried to kill my child to shut her up. well, guess what? you just magnified her. that is heather heyer's passionate message to the nation. >> thousands came together to -- >> since the violence last weekend, the outpouring of support has been huge for the friends and family of heather heyer and for the c

charlottesville. >> the violent clashes on saturday happened off campus and on city streets. after the moment of silence last night, folks in the crowd sang songs to come together in peace. >> the violence in charlottesville has reignited the debate about what to do with confederate statues. baltimore has taken down four statues this week. we saw protesters rip down a statue in north carolina. >> now, virginia's governor says that he wants statues statewide taken down. that means statues like the one in alexandria could disappear soon. megan mcgrath, with more on the debate. megan, good morning. >> good morning. the statue that you see behind me here is entitled appomattox and it stands in the middle of south street and old town. it was erected in 1889 in memory of confederate soldiers who died during the civil war. if governor mcauliffe has his way, memorials like this would be removed and relocated. the governor released the statement saying in

and the general assembly vested with the legal authority to relocate them to museums or more appropriate settings. now in baltimore, the mayor has already taken action in the wee hours of the morning before the sun even came up on wednesday. four statues were removed, including the lee jackson monument. all that remains now are empty pedestals. there are many in virginia who would like to see that happen here. >> we just need to remove all signs that separate us. and look for those things that will unite us as one america. >> now, governor mcauliffe does not have the authority to remove the monuments. that is up to the localities and the general assembly. so the debate continues. back to you in the studio. megan mcgrath live in alexandria for us. megan, thank you. two of president trump's business councils are no more. the president decides to dissolve the cou

few days. the executives face public pressure to disavow the president after he doubled down on his initial response to the violence in charlottesville. now the president's comments following the violence in charlottesville are start to go have ab impact on his cabinet members in a personal way. >> the only african-american cabinet member found himself the target of vandals. >> good morning, eun. this is only on news 4. somebody toilet papered ben carson's home and wrote an expletive about the p. in the past, a confederate flag was displayed outside their home to taunt them. the hud secretary admits being the target of hate doesn't feel good but says violence is not the answer. >> you can't necessarily control the animosity and the hatred of

but you can control how you react. >> that's our meagan fitzgerald with the secretary. we asked the secretary several times if he thought president trump's response to the charlottesville violence displayed the leadership we need. he said he didn't want to point fingers about who should have done what. strong leaders like martin luther king have the power to bring a nation together. >> erika, thank you. six minutes after the hour now. today, friends and family will start to say goodbye to the virginia state police officers killed near charlottesville. trooper pilot berke bates and jay cullen died after the helicopter they were in crashed during the rallies over the weekend. trooper bates, it's happening today in richmond. friends and family come together for lieutenant cullen. his service is also being held in richmond. 6:06. the mother of woman who died in charlottesville says her daughter's death is going to count for something.

she made a moving speech at heather heyer's memorial last night. >> if you're not outraged, you're not paying attention. i want you to pay attention, find what's wrong, don't ignore it, don't look the other way. you make a point to look at it and say to yourself, what can i do to make a difference and that's how you're going to make my child's death worthwhile. >> thousands of people were at the service in charlottesville last night. police say heyer was killed when james fields jr. drove a car into a crowd of protesters this past weekend. he's been charged with murder in this case. right now the fbi is taking the lead in the search for a missing 16-year-old virginia girl. we showed you her picture. she was last seen on august 5th. you see her picture here again. she's 5'4" with black hair and brown eyes. she was last seen wearing a black hoodie,

head wrap. if you've seen her, call police. sorry, folks. none of us is a new multimillionaire this morning. >> that's how it happens. more often than not. >> that's why we're here. >> get your office pools ready. nobody hit the powerball jackpot. take a look. these were the wibing numbers. 9, 15, 43, 60, 64. the powerball number was 4. this all means that jackpot grows to $510 million. half a billion, right? >> yes. >> i'm not a big math person but that can do. >> your next drawing is set for saturday. we should become friends. >> all the things we could do. an nba finals mvp is making his way back to the dmv this morning. we're talking about none other than kevin durant. #kd day in seat pleasant. news 4 is celebrating the hometown hero all day today. we sent justin finch to the site of the celebration in

pleasant. he's live with everything we need to know to get ready for a big celebration, justin. >> reporter: hey there, aaron. good morning. just spoke to organizers a few moments ago. they are telling me that right now, as we speak, they're setting up for this big kevin durant day event. i can tell you, it is looking to be pretty big. seat pleasant officials say they're bracing for as many as 20,000 people and they're thinking even more people could show up and why wouldn't they after all. it is a chance to see an nba champ and a hometown hero up close. now, first, a look at how you can see kevin durant yourself today. the parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. at judith hoyer montessori school off hill road. the parade then makes its way along seat pleasant drive to addison road coming to a stop at goodwin park by 11:00 a.m. one thing among many that his fans like about him locally, that is, is his philan

by the mayor's estimate, kevin durant has given several hundred thousand dollars to local groups, perhaps more so. you recall in may he helped to rehab the two outdoor basketball courts at the seat pleasant activity center. it's one of the many things kevin has done to keep his legacy alive in his hometown. today the mayor and many others are thinking that people who have been benefited, people who are fans want to show up to say thank you, to wave and say hello. they're saying that kevin himself seems receptive to that. he wants to be here and be in his hometown and be around the people who have supported him from afar for so long. so you got to be here. don't forget your hash tag. kd day. we want to see what you're doing. i know somara is in the parade. she'll have great i am ans and insight. join us on social media of course, on the air. we'll have it all for you. back to you in the studio. >> justin finch live in seat

car presidential-like. >> he needs to stretch his legs. 6'9". >> he always needs to do that. >> #kd day. a cell phone service check. how many bars do you have on met metro? we're working for you to see if you can stay connected on the rails. how a chase came to an end with a steep climb up a crane. of course, we're watching the weather closely for kevin durant day today. temperatures, another hot and humid one. keep an eye to the sky. maybe take a small umbrella with you. we are showers flaring up shortly. coming up in a bit, chuck and i are back with a closer

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good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist somara theodore. it's a pleasant start in seat pleasant, maryland, this morning. humidity is pretty high. we're going to see that humidity go up throughout the day. take a look at your kevin durant parade forecast. i made this one just for you. temperatures are going to be on the rise heading through the parade. lining up, we should be pretty quiet. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. by the time the parade kicks off, we're talking low 80s. we'll be knocking on low 80s' doors. we are expecting a rain chance, but i think we'll be good during the parade timing. our full forecast, sheena, over to you. >> we're looking forward to it. keep an eye to the sky. we have showers on radar moving into parts of st. mary's county and calvert county, calvertsville seeing that rain currently. ths

into calvert county. about the mid to low 70s. closer look at what you can expect through the weekend. check the roads. on this thursday morning. good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning. we've got a crash out of annandale at the beltway. one right lane gets by. they're getting by a second lane. making progress. blocked a single left. two lanes to the right getting by on the main lanes. back out of annandale. inbound on the bridge, broken down commuter bus. only the left lane is getting by. not a huge delay. riders on the orange line, expect residual delays. back to you. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. it was a dramatic scene that played out on camera. ultimately, it ended in tragedy. this is video from l.a. a police chase with a man behind the wheel of a car. he weaves in and out of traffic driving erratically down a

where he ultimately leads authorities to. to the port of los angeles. he climbed a crane and ultimately fell 160 feet to his death. back over to you guys. erika, thank you. it's 6:17 right now. sniper malvo will stay behind bars for life. >> a judge upheld his sentence. they argued it should be thrown out because mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitution unconstitutional. malvo was 17 when he and john allen mohammed killed ten people in the d.c. area. >> the law has been complied with. people should have faith that justice was done originally at the time of the trial. at the time of the sentencing. >> a sfral judge ruled that malvo is entitled to new sentencing hearings in virginia. we've been telling you about the

killing people every day around the country. we're learning drug driving carbs are more common. it's gotten so bad that some immediately administer -- to any responsive driver they find at an accident scene. the lock zone reverses the effects of an overdose from opioids. police say they've seen several cases where parents are overdosing with their kids in the car. 6:18 now. next time you catch the metro, you may not need to hang up the phone. metro says it's improved the wireless service along the blue, orange and silver lines between metro center and stadium armory. news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss put it to the test. all of adam's calls went through just fine even in the tunnels. many riders seem to have mixed feelings about this. >> i didn't want to hear other people's conversations but i'd love to talk myself. >> maybe we have to get a quiet metro car or something lik

like the vre. >> that's not a bad idea. >> thinking. >> adam did find one rider whose call dropped just after she had made it. bottom line here, if you have a plan with the major carriers, your call should hold the next time you're riding in that downtown corridor. how about that? >> unless you don't want it to. then you can tell the person on the other end, can't -- >> now we're going to know when i try to call you what happens. >> you already knew. you can visit the smithsonian castle again today. the smithsonian says it's a good thing it had a modern sprinkler system. d.c. fire says that fire started by accident and the sping letters put it out. it happened on an upper floor. no art, artifacts or people were hurt there. the castle is more than 160 years old. not far from the castle, there's a smell so putrid and vile and rancid, that you have to go to it

smell it. we've been talking about the corpse flowers at the u.s. botanic garden for a little while now. as early as today, one of them could be in bloom. the others are supposed to bloom shortly after that. the reason it's called the corpse flower is because, listen to this, it smells like rotting meat with a hint of garlic, throw in diapers and fish, of course, to round it all out. >> it's like seasoned rotting meat. there you go. the smell attracts insects as you might expect and pollinate the plant and you have more. >> the fact that people are going to see this, the garden is expecting extra visitors for the stinky event and staying open late today. this is the misery loves company. this tastes so bad, try it. >> the heating of the day and the worst smell to build over the day. they close at 7:00 tonight. you can go right before. have fun. >> yes. >> i'm sorry, if you've lost your

i'll get over it. >> you don't live until you have these experiences. >> until you smell the korps flower. >> i'll bring back a jar of it for you. a cloudy start to your thursday morning. you guys, you know how i like to -- sheena accuses me of being a debbie downer. here's my fact for the day. >> uh-oh. >> how does this strike you? sunset today at 8:00 p.m. the next time the sunsets at 8:00 p.m. or later will be may 1st of 2018. >> you know what, chuck, i'm a little mad at you now. >> the days are shortening everybody. yes indeed. sunsets at 8:00 tonight. if you like the late sunsets, they are quickly running out of steam. you can always stay ahead of the weather with our nbc washington app. i've tweeted this stat out on twitter. chuck bell 4 and on instagram, forecast for you, chuck bell 4 on facebook. now, mostly cloudy sky. rain-free in the city

but there are raindrops across southern maryland as you plan out your day today. few showers sorp maryland this morning and most of us are dry until 3:00 or 4:00. then there's a 50% chance for rain an thunderstorms. highs in the upper 80s to near 90 again. sunsets at 8:00 this evening. there are the raindrops now. right into parts of st. mary's county. they're moving into southern calvert county. calvert beach down into southernmost calvert county. you'll get rained on in the next little bit. otherwise, the only game in town. >> i do think we will be bubbling up showers during the mid and late parts of the afternoon. just know you need that umbrella today. if you don't need it today, you'll need it tomorrow. rain chance tomorrow stands at 70%. some of the thunderstorms could be a little on the strong side. we'll keep you posted on that. saturday and sunday afternoon looks great with lower humidity. jack taylor, those are good words in august. >> those are awesome words in august am thank you. the beltway,

now. the inner loop at gallows road. authorities on the scene of the crash. the main lanes, two right lanes getting by. blocked the right lane in the express. that's causing a slowdown. the delay abruptly beginning quickly. back in annandale, rail riders on the orange line, all back to normal. we had earlier to residual delays in carrollton. broken down bus has only the left lane getting by. back in to you. >> thank you, jack. texas tragedy, new dashcam video released overnight. a look at how the gruesome discovery unfolded in a human smuggling case. >> plus, the first pitch that could bring any man to his knees. the video that you probably are going to

yoo i can't watch it and i'm a woman. fair to say it hit the strike zone. >> it's the most painful first pitch we've ever seen at a ball game. take a look at the pitcher's face. he even knows it. he's a red sox super fan and he actually pitches on his high school team. >> that photographer probably wishing he wore a cup, actually. he got a really amazing photo, we believe, for a price,

obviously. if you see the video there. >> maybe the nerves. >> he said he wasn't hurt, though. >> that's good. that's good to know. no one was hurt in all of this. it is 6:27 now. tracking down white nationalists and nazis. apple and paypal are taking action. how the tech giants are targeting groups spreading hate. stealing your money. a warning about another skimmer scam. the store that i could help prevent you from becoming the next victim. from facebook, instagram, twitter, we're talking snapchat. if you're headed to the kevin durant parade today, i need you to

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6:30 on a thursday. thanks for waking up with us. >> it's going to be a fun morning, not just because we're here. >> the wheels are coming off. >> we're excited about kd day in seat

justin finch and somara theodore are there live in her hometown. >> first we go to sheena parveen and chuck bell on the storm team weather deck. >> why is aaron not on a float. doesn't need a microphone. >> yes, he belongs on a float. it's not raining on us yet. but man oh, man is it humid. >> we're watching for kevin durant day later on. >> it looks good. we have the rain mostly in st. mary's county. seeing the rain there too. leonard town about to see the rain as well. this is moving west to east. it's a little hazy with the cloud cover and the camera here. it is just about a mostly cloudy start. we'll be seeing heat and humidity this afternoon. 77 degrees right now. chance of a shower still to the south, at 7:00 a.m. that's mostly what i showed you in parts of st. mary's county, calvert county. we're currently seeing the rain. by 8:00, 9:00 a.m. we're looking dry. warm and

forecast. if you're headed out to the parade, i hope you take a small umbrella. >> rain chances today and tomorrow. not good. >> not good. we'll look at the weekend coming up. the weekend looks good. straight ahead, the roads on your almost friday. good morning, jack. >> it's so close. for some of us it is -- on the inner loop of the gateway, gallows road, accident activity. still two lanes to the right getting by. v dot and the tow trucks are with it. at least it's cleared from there. backlick road at braddock road. blocking the northbound lanes there. traffic is being diverted on to braddock. inbound on the sousa bridge, all lanes are now open on the sousa. 6:32 is your time now. now to the top stories this morning. today's funeral services begin for the virginia state police officers killed near charlottesville. trooper pilot

lieutenant jay cullen died after their helicopter crashed last saturday. a visitation for trooper bates is happening today in richmond. friends and family will come together in richmond tomorrow for lieutenant cullen. >> virginia governor terry mcauliffe says confederate statues are barriers. the task of removing statues falls on virginia localities and the general assembly. in baltimore yesterday, the mayor ordered four confederate statues removed from their pedestals. new information on a tragic case of human smuggling out of texas. the truck driver has been indicted by a federal grant jury. he could face the death penalty. at least 39 people were trapped inside a sweltering tractor-trailer when it was found in san antonio last month. ten people died, including a man who graduated from a falls church high school. 6:33 right now. new body cam video sng

tough task police officers in texas had over the weekend looking for undocumented immigrants trapped in a big rig. officers searched each truck on the lot right here. they finally heard somebody banging from inside. 17 undocumented immigrants were found. none needed medical attention. officers detained the driver. so far, no one has been charged. a maryland marine was laid to rest after being killed in a military plane crash in mississippi. the sergeant was buried at arlington national cemetery yesterday. he grew up in frederick and was a member of the marine raiders special ops team. the crash is still under investigation. we're learning more about a deadly crash in northern virginia. a woman was getting her mail when she was hit by a pickup truck earlier this week. glenda quiroz was 45 years old. she died. this happened in franconia on beulah street in fairfax county. they believe the driver of the truck had a

the road. 6:35 now. we have an important warning right now. the next time you stop to get cash, make sure you take a close look at the machine. five card skimming devices were found at at ms at 7-elevens across woodbridge this week. this is what they look like. take a look here. another heads up something is wrong is if the seal of the atm looks like it's been tampered with. we've posted the locations where the skimming devices were found on our website. last week a card skimming device was found in alexandria. >> 6:35 now. break out your gear. get the kids ready. it is kevin durant day. fans all over the dmv getting ready for the celebration in porjs coun prince george's county. >> the parade gets under way at 10:00 a.m. at judith p. hoyer montessori school and ends where it all began for

the seat pleasant activity center. he spent a lot of time there when he was younger. we want to see your pictures throughout the day as well. take them and post them and put your gear on and let us know how much you love k.d. #kd day. when you get to the parade, share them as well. we'll share them throughout the day. >> that's an awesome bobblehead. >> this might wake you up. the powerball jackpot is getting bigger. the numbers you want to see and the reason you'll be headed back to get a ticket. plus, vandals target hud secretary ben carson. he speaks out for the first time abouthe aftermatht

is that somara? >> is she awake? >> we're working for you in the community, folks. the news 4 team took on the

challenge at six flags great america in largo yesterday. >> my stomach hurts looking at the video. there was a whole lot of screaming and clutching at your heart. our team braved the ride. ten times to give two charities tickets to the park. the wild one. >> no. not at all. >> okay. they made it. good job, ladies. >> thanks very much for all your support. storm team proud -- storm team 4 done proud out there. congratulations. i'm worried about somara, though. we have to send her a cup of cold water, i think. temperatures today and next couple of days, upper 80s to around 90 degrees. we'll be dealing with rain chances today and tomorrow. what about the weekend? that part of the forecast coming up. chuck, our crash on the beltway is the inner loop. gallows road. authorities trying to clear it out as

in the express. that caused a bit of a slowdown. the slowdown is back in springfield to ride up to this crash at gallows. thank you, jack. we are counting down to the arrival of prince george's county superstar kevin durant. the people who grew up with the nba star are sharing his secret. that's next for kd day. >> reporter: should they stay or go? the debate surrounding confeder

16 before the hour. we're seeing it all over the country. people coming together in spite of the violence that happened in charlottesville. >> saturday's events reignited the debate about what to do with confederate statues. megan mcgrath is in old town alexandria to explain why the governor says they must come down now. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, guys. if you've driven down south washington street in old town alexandria, you've seen this statue behind me here. it's entitled appomattox. it was erected in 1889 in memory of the confederate soldiers killed during the civil war. if the governor would have his way, it would be removed. that's what happened in

came up, the mayor of baltimore had four statues removed, including the lee jackson monument. all that remains are the empty pedestals. governor mcauliffe would like to see the same thing done in virginia statewide. he released a statement saying in part monuments should serve as unifiers to inspire husband collectively and vein rate our greatest citizens. the recent events in charlottesville say monuments celebrating the confederacy are flash points for hatred, division and violence. the governor would like to see them removed and relocated to either museums or other appropriate places. however, that's not his call here. that's up to the localities and the general assembly. they actually have a final authority on the matter. back to you. >> thank you, megan.

hundreds of people took to uva's campus for a vigil against hate and violence. the violent clashes on saturday took place off campus and on city streets. after the moment of silence, people in the crowd sang songs to come together in peace. earlier wednesday, another crowd along with family and friends honor heather heyer at a memorial service in charlottesville. heyer was killed when a man drove into a crowd protesting the white nationalist rally. >> this was the scene in philadelphia as hundreds of people took to the streets there in a show of solidarity. they took part in a rally called philly is charlottesville. organizers say the goal was to show support for those who pushed back gents the white nationalist rally last weekend. they also argued the city should tear down what they called white supremacist structures in the city and state. >> it's 6:46. now to a story you'll only see on news 4. on the heels of charlottesville, the only african-american member of president trump's

found himself the target of anti-trump vandals. they toilet papered ben carson's vienna home. in the past, carson says a neighbor hung a confederate flag to taunt him. the secretary admits being the target of hate does not feel good. but says violence is not the answer. >> you can't necessarily control, you know, the animosity and the hatred of someone else. but you can control how you react. >> we asked the secretary several times whether he thought president trump's response to the deadly protest in charlottesville displayed the leadership the country needs. he said he doesn't want to point fingers about who should have done what. you can watch more of our exclusive interview with secretary carson on the nbc washington app. president trump is standing by his controversial words about the violence in charlottesville. >> the president tweeted a few moments ago,

public is learning more so how dishonest the fake news is. they totally misrepresent what i say about hate, bigotry, et cetera. shame. this comes as the fauxout over his comments continues to grow. he faced backlash from republicans and democrats, even cabinet members are distancing themselves from what he said. >> i'm outraged on the use of violence to be able to put one's ideals and force them upon others. >> there's just simply no place for that in that public discourse. i want to add -- >> both secretaries till heson reacting to the violence. the president will head to camp david to meet with advisers about asia. >> if west side -- with nazi logos, apple is not participating. both apple and paypal are disabling support for websites with racist or otherwise offensive messages about white

pride. this is a direct response to what happened in charlottesville this weekend. these are the latest companies to do this after they had some kind of response o charlottesville. the "today" show is on top of the backlash after the events. that is coming up after "news4 today" at 7:00. we are days away from the awesome sky show from that solar eclipse we've been talking about this morning. we're trying to separate facts from fiction as we get ready for this. we've been getting a lot of calls about this. do you need the special solar eclipse glasses if you're planning to be outrunning errands monday afternoon. no, is the short answer. you only need them if you plan to look up directly into the sun during the eclipse. you want to search eclipse glasses in the nbc washington app to find out where you can get yours if you haven't yet. second question for you here, what about looking through your camera phone. we say do this at your own risk. it could damage

camera. the folks at nasa have been posting about this. it should be okay to use your camera to take a picture. you don't want to look through the camera at the sun. better for your phone than with your bare eyes. >> ask any questions during your facebook live event this afternoon. doug kammerer, amelia draper and jim handly will be there for you at 3:00 p.m. >> new overnight, we're still here. that means none of us became multimillionaires. >> i'll still be here. you don't know. >> we would never know. >> i could be sitting on millions right now. >> oh, i'd know. >> you want to get the office pool ready. nobody won the powerball last night. take a look at the winning numbers, 9-15-43-60-64. the powerball number was 4. that means the jackpot is $510 million right now. that's half a billion dollars. next drawing set for saturday. everybo

everybody in pg county, maryland, d.c., virginia, it feels good. >> hear that shoutout. we're returning the love to our hometown hero and today kd is being celebrated in a major way. >> that's right. today is kevin durant day. the city of seat pleasant maryland and nbc4, we're celebrating the champ with a parade back where it all started for him. can't forget where you came from. justin finch is in seat pleasant, has everything to know about the big events today. going to be a lot of fun in seat pleasant, justin. >> reporter: hey there, aaron. if you're a k.d. fan, you've got to be here today. it is, after all, your chance to see him up close. here's a tip. i'm told they'll be cruising in a corvette. this parade starts at 10:00 a.m. let's break it down for you. it starts at judith hoyer

and make its way to addison road and coming to a stop at goodwin park at 11:00 this morning. hometown fans have been rooting for k.d. since he played the local courts here and on his way to the top, he really never forgot his roots. he was always giving to local youth groups and other causes and helping to restore the banl courts at the seat pleasant activity center. of course, this did all pay off in the finals. k.d. and golden state going for the big win, becoming nba champs. probably watching all of seat pleasant. of course mayor eugene grant. he says he was very surprised by that ad hoc shoutout to his hometown by kevin durant. take a listen. you're watching at home and you're saying to yourself what? >> we're exciting that he won, first of all. when he shouts out the name of the city, i think the entire city went in an uproar and we shouted as

shout at that parade, there's a good chance that kevin himself might hear you. get this. they're bracing for as many as 20,000 people. we're hearing that even more could show up to root on k.d. in person. live in seat pleasant, justin finch. news 4. back to you in the studio. >> all right. justin, can't wait. there will be a whole lot of floats there. kd will be in a silver corvette. >> you got to love that the love goes both ways here. he doesn't forget where he came from. he's constantly giving back. not looking for recognition, by the way. he doesn't have a pr team telling everybody what he's doing. he's doing it because it's a good thing and people show the love. >> eun will be at the front of the crowd. >> we're talking about the solar eclipse. i showed you a graphic before which was really nice. i made this one. i made it. >> so we're showing you different times, depending where you are for the maximum

winchester, 2:47. annapolis 2:43. 82% coverage so most of the area will see. only will last for a couple of minutes. make sure you see it. the eclipse forecast is also looking like good viewing. i'll show that you in a second. 77 degrees currently. 78 annapolis. 72 clinton. frederick at 66 degrees. it's muggy outside. we have a few showers. also moving out of charles county. but parts of st. mary's county heading towards calvert beach. moderate to heavy rainfall right now. we'll keep the rain in the forecast in the afternoon. if you're walking the dog or need a dog to walk, this is jasmine available at the humane rescue alliance for adoption. warm and humid, 80 degrees. 81 degrees as well. slight chance of a couple showers by lunchtime. this saturday, big event clear the shelters, don't miss it. you can find out more

future weather through the afternoon showing showers. even through the evening. that's going to be a higher thunderstorm chance in the afternoon and evening. as we go across the weekend, though, it's looking dry. more sunshine. still near 90 though. your monday, solar eclipse forecast is looking like good viewing. let's check the roads. good morning, jack. >> sheena not good viewing out of springfield this morning. it's been a rough commute. the long-standing crash at gallows road has two right lanes getting by. good news if you've seen the pictures earlier, both the tow trucks have cleared. v-dot is pulling cones out of roadway and we should have efrk open quickly. backlick road at braddock road, all traffic was diverting off of back lick on to braddock road. maryland, topside of the beltway before georgia avenue, a crash moved over to the right shoulder. delays rapidly got back to i-95, which is a normal delay. here

back to you. jack, thank you. 6:56 right now. here are four things to know. funeral services begin for the virginia state police officers killed near charlottesville. trooper pilot berke bates and jay cullen died after the chopper crashed on saturday. a visitation happening today in richmond. friends and family will come together in richmond for lieutenant cullen. the fbi is getting involved in the search for a missing 16-year-old girl in virginia. tomisha johnson was last seen august 5th. she's 5'4" with black hair and brown eyes. we've posted her picture in the nbc washington app. nobody hit the powerball jackpot last night. so it's $510 million now. the next drawing is saturday. we'll post the results in the nbc washington app. it's a really big day. huge for a hometown hero. prince george's county is celebrating nba champion and mvp kevin durant. kd himself is back home

you can get more information on the festivities in the nbc washington app. share your pictures and everything. #kd day. >> absolutely. there will be a chance for showers. the good news, the parade and everything is early on in the day. by later on, though, there's a 50% chance of rain today and a 70% chance of storms around here for tomorrow. not any cooler this weekend but less humid. like that. >> i like that a lot. >> thank you, chuck. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather and traffic and

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