president trump's chief strategist fired steve bannon becoming the fourth senior white house official to exit the administration? just the last month. what's next for the white house? we'll get to that over the next few minutes. first, we've got to talk about what storm team four is tracking right now. not only are we're dealing with the extreme heat. it's about to pour out there in some areas, strong to severe storms are moving through over the next couple of hours. >> right on time. doug and amelia standing by in the storm center. this is not the way we're want to start the weekend. >> we're need this in order for us to have a great weekend. that's going to be the case, this line of storms come through here, no warnings just yet, but it's something we'll watch as we're move on through the rest of the night. >> the other part of the weather story, doug and i were just talking. this is probably the most uncomfortable days, so

year, it's like 108 feels like temperature. >> that heat index, treemly high. take a look, the humidity actually helps to produce these storms and all this moisture producing the storms right now. the strongest of which over towards the clarksburg area. if you live in frederick, you'll see a strong storm coming through. lightning associated with these. right now not too strong. let's go ahead and zoom on in here. the city of frederick seeing some heavy rain, some associated with this. this is down along 340 here as you make your way south of frederick, in towards west virginia, but heads up at ball lynn j ballen jer creek. the entire area under severe thunderstorm watch. this is until 9:00 tonight. so we're do expect to see some strong to severe storms, the biggest factor, we're think, we're could see some strong winds. it could gust upwards of 60 mis

know we'll bring them to you right here from the storm center. >> now to the breaking news in prince georges county, a family and community stunned today after three children are discovered dead inside a home. >> you may have watched police give us an update a short time ago on the nbc washington app. we're learning more about how old those children were as parents in the neighborhood for their own children's safety. >> any time you have something like this go on, that close to home, you know you've got to worry about stuff like that. >> you can understand the worry. police are now saying this was isolated crime. darcy spencer is live in clinton, still, very much an active crime scene at this hour, dar darcy. >> reporter: it certainly is. police just wrapped up a press conference a short time ago with new information, first we're want to show you where exactly this happened.

you can see that it is still blocked off. there is a prince georges county police cruiser blocking the road. look over to the left a little bit, you see about three houses down, that suv, that is where this investigation is taking place. we're now know all three victims are little girls and they were all under the age of 10. this investigation started at 7:30 this morning when a family member came home and discovered the bodies of those three girls. the police are not saying if the children are related, but they had all suffered trauma to their bodies. neighbor told me she saw police take two men away in handcuffs but police are not confirming that information. they say they're speaking to those who are in the home at the time. like you said, leon, they believe the crime was confined to this house. let's hear from the county state's attorney and police assistant chief who spoke just minutes ago. >> we're woke up again this morning, as hard as it is to yet another nightmare is

felt like. these three beautiful, beautiful young children. and i know that i expressed the sentiments of every single prince georgian that we're absolutely heart broken. >> losing a family member is never easy especially when that family member is a child, whether that child is your child, part of the family or part of the community, we're all feel the loss. >> this crime was disturbing for everyone involved, the family, community, for police we're told that grief counselors were brought in today so the first responding officers could speak to them. this is one of the most difficult things for them to encounter as police officers, also a lot of emotion and fear in the community. you'll hear from some neighbors coming up. news 4 at 5:00, we'll send it back to you. >> thank you, darcy. it's like a punch in the gut for the entire community. we've got some more breaking news coming in, this impacting the red line this evening. a train hit a person at the p

station. unclear at this point if it was an accident or if that person actually stepped out in front of the train. trains are single tracking between dupont circle, so you can expect delays in both directions on the red line. trains are not stopping at woodland park at all. there will be shuttle bus there at the station. we'll bring you more information here and on the nbc washington app. more breaking news now about a white house that appears in crisis. since july, four key players have quit or been forced out. the departure of chief strategist steve bannon comes at a rocky time for even the white house. this white house seems engulfed in some kind of drama. 21st of july, sean spicer. on july 28, reince priebus is out after six months making him the shortest service chief of staff. july 31st, anthony is out, he lasted ten days. now steve bannon is out.

behind the president trump's s impulses most recently where trump seemed to compare white nationalists to the people who oppose them. here are some of the things people are saying on twitter today some are rejoicing. others say it's a mistake because biggest tie trump has to his base. we'll have more on this including a live report from the white house in less than 30 minutes. other news out of their busy day. >> leon, it's scott mack farlane at the live death. information coming in to the live desk. we're tracking this now, two people were killed, six more recovery after attack in the western city of tukul. one witness

not happen here. local paper reporting the attacker had a large knife. police in finland shot one suspected attacker. the country's top law enforcement officials say it's too early to tell if the events are linked terrorism or to what happened in spain. urging any american citizens there to reach out to friends and family, let them know they're okay. right now the embassy does not appear to have any reports of americans being killed or injured in this attack, back to you. >> we're learning that an american was killed in that deadly vehicle attack in barcelona. the father of a man from california tells nbc news that his son was killed there. he says jared tucker got separated from his wife in the i can i don't say. police have shot and killed the attackers. nbc richard angle is in barcelona for us. >> reporter: this is in the

this is the beating heart of this city, a pedestrian street that has long been the center of street life here. unfortunately, is now also remembered as the scene of the terrorist attack when yesterday a van came barrelling through here, injurying about 80 others and killing 13 people that turns out to be start of a wave of terrorists attacks. a few hours after that attack, there was a second attack that police this warted. five people in a van started rushing toward crowds, rushing toward police. their van, however, overturned and police quickly shot them dead, killing four right away. the fifth dying a short time later. in their van, according to police, they had knives. they had an ax and they were wearing what police described as fake suicide vests. spanish authorities are investigating this as two connected incidents. they are absolutely calling it terrorism. they say it is gee ha

terrorism. now the street is more crowded. tens of thousands of people have come here. dignitaries, members of the royal family have come to express their sympathy, their support, but also to show that the people here in this city refuse to be terrorized. richard engle, nbc news, barcelona. >> just in, the mayor of charlottesville is calling for an emergency meeting to get rid of the robert e. lee statute. they're calling to call that meeting. they have asked communities in the commonwealth to take down confederate monuments in the wake of the violence. saturday's rally is believed to be the largest gathering of white supremacists in a decade. >> her daughter was killed of protesting, but now heather heyer's mother says she's getting death threats and she's criticizing president trump's

she tells msnbc that the white house has reached out to her three times. earlier today she now has no interest in talking with mr. trump following his comments blaming both sides. despite the threats, she said she refuses to live in fear and working now to keep her daughter's legacy alive. first at 4:00, caught on camera, a wild scene leaves five people, 12 cars smashed. it started on little river turnpike when a man in an suv slammed into cars stopped at a light. it ended with more crashed cars and a man tased in a grocery store parking lot. that's where northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live now. the man's dog was riding shotgun, is that true. >> that's right. in fact, he sort of used his dog, a pit bull, as a shield when he was in a stand off of police out here in the parking lot. you can see right behind me, one of the cars she struck this mo

in and look over at the safe way. you're going to see what use to be a brick column. well, he rammed into that, too. workers have been stripping off the bricks today so no one gets hurt. the big question tonight, what caused this guy to go on a car crash rampage. >> this was the moment when police were finally forced to use a taser on the suspect and take him into custody. his dog was picked up by animal control and this is the demolition derby scene he left behind. it all started around 9:00 this morning when he came speeding down little river turnpike, hitting a pole and crashing into seven cars. he lost the tire on his black suv so he bailed out with the dog and ran into the nearby shopping center. there he entered two banks. he confronted a woman who worked at a nearby bank, a security guard tried to protect her but the suspect stabbed him, got some

around in another vehicle. he struck several more cars and slammed into a pillar in front of the safe way before he finally crashed and came to a stop. employees across the street at a gas station watched the end play out. >> cops were telling them, you know, get on the ground and everything and he still refused. you know, he kept holding the dog, i guess, using that protection. >> he was getting down aggressive. i think they just got to the point where they had to tase him, you know, to get him under control. once they did that, you know, they got him in the handcuffs. >> that bank right there, that's where the security guard who was injured works. he was treated at the hospital for stab wounds and released, that's how i was able to talk to him when he came back to the parking lot. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, you'll hear from two of the people. >> julie carey, thank you, julie. bay bay is a

why the famous panda cub may get an extra gift for his birthday this year. and nbc 4 responds to a family whose trip after the hotel they booked cancelled their reservation and what you can learn. students are about to head back to classes, how one county wants to make your day easier and how

once again we're going to end the week talking about severe weather. >> we're have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect. we're have a lot of advisories. severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 9:00. east of the blue ridge, that until 2:00 tomorrow morning. we've got the heat advisory in effect as well. you can see what's happening right here with the storm. the line of storms that has developed now, but most of the action, most of the action is from leesburg to the north and east. and you see what i'm talking about, another storm moving in here, parts of upper montgomery county seeing storms. frederick county under the gun. this area has seen very heavy rain fall. i'm going to do it a little bit differently. that was kind of weird. i meant to move on the leesburg area, let me do that right now for you, down towards frederick, this is what we're looking at here, that storm right over downtown frederick, that one has a lot of lightning associa

line all the way up towards west minister and down 270 looking at some rain here around the clarksburg area and over towards barnsville. there was some lightning with this, not a lot of lightning now. some reports of one inch of rain in 15 minutes that could lead to some flash flooding. please be careful, never drive through flooded roadways. that's severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00, includes areas of ocean city back towards the area. look at the line here, the latest picture here showing the line from pennsylvania right on down to around louduon and south of there, not much forming. there's a lot of energy in this area, though. this is something we'll be watching this back area, this line here, will it form as it keeps off to the east. that's something i'll be watching. storm impacts right on to about 8:00, heavy rain fall, could see some hail, possibly an isolated tornado, high wind up to 60 mirch and, of course, extremely he

watch out out there as far as the rain is concerned, it will come down quickly in your area, that's something you need to watch out for. everybody watching out for the heat. 108 in dc. 108 quantico. this is, by far, one of the warmest days we've seen so far this year. look back to the west where we've seen the rain. 78 in winchester. 96 in frederick, that will come down as we're have that rain moving on through the region. we're need this storm to move through before we're can start to see our humidity go away. mostly sunny and warm, not humid. 89 degrees out there tomorrow. both saturday and sunday, nice days, nice and comfortable 89. solar eclipse coming up on monday, high temperatures operating to around 90 degrees as we're move on towards next week, after wednesday looks phenomenal. we'll continue to watch for that. right now tracking any storms that continue to develop. >> all right, glad you mentioned the eclipse. we've got a warning to give you about that, important consumer alert about solar eclipse glasses.

public library system, so if you get or have gotten any of the glasses from the libraries, from august 9th through the 14th, do not use them to look at monday's eclipse. library says the retailer where they purchased the glasses is not listed on the manufacturer's web site as an approved third-party venn doer. it -- vendor. it's unclear if they received fraudulent glasses. >> got to be careful. >> don't take a chance. >> yeah. chances are, you can't get a hotel room if you've been waiting and have waited this late to get a room along the path of totality for the eclipse. >> yeah, that's right. if you snooz, you lose on this big event, which is why one local woman made her reservations all the way back in may. to find out days ago that her reservation was cancelled. >> that's when she called nbc 4 susan hogan is working for you

>> this is a doover. one and done on monday. i'll tell you, you cannot rebook it. so when the hotel unexpectedly cancelled bethesda family's reservation, their opportunity to see the total solar eclipse became dim. nbc 4 responds. >> we're caught up with betty levine packing her bags, so excited to see the longest total in columbia, south carolina. >> once in a lifetime. >> she invited her whole family, 11 people, including her elderly parents. >> my dad is 93, my mom is 89. >> she planned ahead back in may, she booked four hotel rooms. >> did it all online, got my confirmation notice and thought i was all set. >> earlier this month, betty checked on her upcoming hotel stay and to her surprise. >> came up and said reservation cancelled. >> betty immediately called the hotel. >> they said that the hotel is under

tried to contact all the guests staying there but the room had been cancelled and there was nothing they could do. >> that's when betty called, we're reached out to the company for her. now the hotel chain told us this particular holiday inn express is independently owned and operated. however it apologized for the incon ve-- inconvenience at ful service, all four hotel rooms with the same rate betty paid back in may. >> and the free breakfast that we're would have gotten with the rates. >> the road trip is back on. >> i was apreeb preciative of t. they did the right thing. >> she already has -- because lessons learns, she plans on checking on it periodically. if you have a consumer problem you need help solving, you can let us know about it at nbc

>> silver lining here, you found rooms. there are rooms still available. >> she's so lucky that she did. i'm not sure how that all worked out. they were able to find more rooms for her immediately. that was a good thing. >> and the breakfast, too. >> and the breakfast. >> yeah. >> you can't have an eclipse without bacon. [ laughter ] >> thank you, susan. >> sure, guys. well, we're may soon be back on panda watch. >> and right now at the national zoo is working to find out giant panda is pregnant. they say they have detected hormone changes and that could be the sign of a pregnancy. she's now nesting in her den. she's eating less, sleeping more, sound familiar. >> it does. >> the zoo is conducting ultrasounds right now, they won't know for sure until she's ready to give birth. when we're find out, you'll be the first to know, folks, we'll send you an alert on nbc washington app. >> you know we're love pandas around this town. if you've been out, you

now, it feels like it's more than 100 degrees in some areas, couple that with the storms moving in on us and it's going to be friday night to spend indoors. stick around storm team 4 has the track. >> this weekend, may be a good one to head to the movies. this week big release starts an odd parent, samuel l jackson, sounds weird.

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>> what do you call when a hitman needs protection, a body guard, of course, that's the premise behind the new movie in theaters starring ryan reynolds and samuel l. jackson. >> actually, i would call the nuns. the question is whether it's worth the time and the money. wtop editor has checked it out. jason, body guard for a hitman, doesn't quite figure, what are your thoughts about this? [ laughter ] hey guys, i'm a little mixed

this. you can probably wait until it hits tv, if you like ryan reynolds, you might like it. they're really funny together, kind of like ali that will weapon, 48 hour, reynolds plays a body guard who escorts hitman to a trial. he's about to testify against a mad man played by gary. like i said, their banter is really funny together, he's accused samuel l. jackson of single handily ruining a certain expletive. there's a f bombs that we've come to love. but like i said, the script is kind of lazy. gary isn't given much scream team. she has a really hilarious flashback scene, but she's not in the movie much. the director relies on too many of those slow mo flashback with vi

them. see it if you like the two leads, but lower your expectations. >> you know, for some of us, you can't get another selma, just have her and we'll be fine. speaking of films, how about locally here, the dc black film festival continues this weekend, you've got a chance to catch up with the festival founder. >> yes, it's the first time they've ever had the black film festival. inaugural year. it's down at the miracle theater which use to be down on the road. and here is what the founder, kevin sam son, had to say about why he started it and why it's so timely. >> i kind of started because i just felt like we're didn't have enough representation on the big screen for people. so this is really important because, especially at the climate of, you know, our -- just generation right now, we're need to see films, you know, i think as black people, we're need to see ourselves on the big screen. but a

ethnicities, we're need to learn from one another. >> it's so true, especially after the events out in charlottesville. i condition think of a more important event to go and let's just sit and watch a movie and have a conversation. kevin is the most poignant thing he said, i thought, when the lights go down we're all one color and -- we're can sit in the dark, you know, be in someone else's skin for two hours in the dark. come out. let's talk about it and have a great time at the movies at the same time. >> you've got it. great thoughts. >> have a great weekend. >> thanks, guys. >> steve bannon gets credit for helping president trump win the white house, but it's been pretty tense the last few months. >> well, today was his last day there. we'll talk about how it all went down and what's next for the trump administration. plus a new tool for parents in prince georges county. >> while you'll no longer have

storm team 4 weather alert as we're track strong thunderstorms that could become severe and extreme heat and humidity. the heaviest rain right now in parks of leeburgs, around the city of frederick and columbia, we're have rain impacting parts of 70, as well as 270, slow go on the roads this evening. more rain is back to the west,

east. so northern virginia, inside of the beltway not out of the woods with a potential for severe weather just yet, notice heavy rain, moving into the gray area, doug will time all of this out. if you wait until after 8:00, it will be dry but it will be uncomfortably muggy, you may could squeeze it in saturday and sunday looking fabulous and heading to the beach this weekend, guys, looking great there, too, just some storms to contend with tonight. >> thanks, amelia. another shakeup at the white house today. controversial chief strategist steve bannon is out. >> we're learning more about what led to the departure and what happened next. >> blayne alexander following the developments, we've got -- leon, in fact, this is the third friday that we're have seen a senior white house official leave the white house in less than a month. now, in a statement today, the white house said that chief of staff -- chief of staff john ke

agreed that today would be bannon's last day, of course, making him the fourth to leave in just less than a month. today a major figure leaving through the white house revolving door. steve bannon, chief strategist for president trump is out. >> we're never had a doubt and donald trump never had a doubt that he was going to win. >> before the white house, bannon made his name at bright bart news. during the campaign serving as a bridge between the populace candidate and alt-right voters, but earlier this week, the president he helped put in office downplayed his role. >> i went through 17 senators, governors and i won all the primaries. >> the decision came from new chief of staff, john kelly, brought on board to bring order and discipline to the white house. a lightning ride of controversy before he even entered the west wing, bannon clashed with other members of the president's team,

family. this week the writing was on the wall. >> we'll see what happens with mr. bannon. >> bannon provoked outrage earlier this week saying the president's controversial comments on charlottesville and hate groups were good for the white house because they distracted democrats. >> what we've heard from steve bannon both on the campaign and during his time in the white house suggests that he reinforcing these ugly tendencies of the president. >> bannon now joins sean spicer, reince brpriebus and anthony as the latest former members of the trump white house. and there are now reports that bannon will go back to bright bart news. the question now, leon, will he use his meg phone to help or hurt the president, back to you. >> we'll see what happens, thank you, blayne. a virginia state trooper was remembered today as devoted family man and proud officer. bates and fellow trooper were

bates grew up in prince william county. traveled to richmond with law enforcement community and bid an emotional farewell. >> this is a story that's been overshadowed in part by the violence in charlottesville and yet here in richmond today, i can tell you, trooper, berk bates. he was among those who was killed and the chopper crashed last saturday. that chopper was responding to the incident in charlottesville when it went down, along with him lieutenant jay, both of them lost their lives. today was the funeral. i've got to tell you inside this baptist church here in richmond, we're heard from several people, among them, you would expect the governor to be at a funeral like this, it was virginia state police officer of what made this so special for the governor was that he knew bates. he worked with him. in fact, bates was assigned to protect the first family for several years so, there were very personal stories that were from the gove,

wife, kids, talking about this man who they said left a smile on every face he encountered. >> we're love your father. and let me tell you this, he loved you. >> of course, all of this, all of this procession has come together, for all of law enforcement from utah, idaho, new york, new jersey they're all here to pay respects for trooper bates. they'll do it all again repeating this tomorrow for lieutenant jay coleman and his family. an emotional weekend. not only here on the commonwealth but across the country. in richmond, david culver, news 4. >> what you can do this weekend to make sure that your kids get to school and are ready for the first day. >> we are working for you and for your health. exercise we're know is good for you, but how much is too much an wdhe

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northern montgomery county, seeing those storms back around leesburg region, too, and then down to the south, we're tracking these, as well. this is max one. take a look at howard county, seeing some heavy rain. showing the wider view here. we've got a couple of storms not just around leesburg, over towards clarksburg, that's where some of the heaviest rain is right along 270. but also now seeing some storms form and become stronger right along 95 around quantico, this storm moving right towards quantico, pretty strong storm here. more storms back towards the west. i'm watching this area right in here, back towards the front, once it makes its way across the mountain, we're could see the storms into parts of northern virginia, that's something

track for you again. in effect until 9:00 tonight. we'll bring them to you right away. >> all right, you've got it. this weekend, you'll get another chance to get your children vaccinated for the new school year. prince georges county is holding free immunization clinics tomorrow. they take place in green belt and remember no shots, no school. if your child isn't immunized on the first day, you'll have to go back and pick them up. >> we've got a listing of all the other local clinics and more tips as you prepare for the new school year just search ready for school on the nbc washington app. it's been a great american solar eclipse, celebrations surrounding monday's cosmic event start today. we'll take you to one of the biggest parties. >> the attack in barcelona once again putting a lot of attention on what's known called soft targets. what one homeland security experts t

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we're analyzing the storms, all the ingredients there are there for really severe weather, at this point we're talking about heavy rain fall. we are expecting to see some this afternoon. take a look at the radar, we'll show you where we are seeing these. the wide view here shows the krar that we're looking at. i'm looking at this region here, this is a line of storms to the north. it kind of breaks off and we're down towards, that's something i'll talk about. here is the heaviest rain. in through howard county, in through montgomery county. a lot of lightning with this area right here between leesburg and gaithersburg, right around poolsville. this will

clarksburg if you see a lot of rain here, watch out for flash flooding, that's probably one of the biggest threats and we're do have a flash flood warning or rather a flash flood watch in effect all night tonight. now, here is the storm i'm watching that's moving through stafford county. look at all the lightning with this. this one could become severe, heads up around quantico, heads up right now around the white water area, this is moving your way and then back to the west, this is the one that has -- the most concerned around lorain. this is increeding and his -- increasing. as it moves into unstable air, we'll see this storm most likely develop. this could be the first one that goes severe, could see a severe thunderstorm warning at the one in quantico, this could really have a lot of area and look how much of the region surevere thunderstorm watch, all the way up towards new york city. we'll continue to watch that. also right now. if you're thinking about heading outside. it's the heat index, one of the highest we've seen all year. >> because of that, doug, er

advisory until 8:00 this evening. this is especially for the dc and baltimore areas. take a look all the areas shaded here in orange. when you factor in the humidity that is like tropical air right now, it's feeling about 108 degrees in washington, 104 in manasas and we're seeing some rain cooled temperatures to the north and west. after this, doug, we're looking at a really, really nice weekend. >> you notice that 108, that's the heat and humidity together, that's the energy that the storms need to really develop and that's what we'll continue to watch for. now, tomorrow, much different. the humidity goes away. this frontal boundary moves through. 89 both tomorrow and sunday, a little bit above arch, lower humidity. 90 degrees, solar eclipse on monday, looking good for that. may have to lower this. we're had 88 yesterday. i think we're going back to 88. chance of storms on wednesday, some of those could be on the strong side and pretty strong front moves through and then look what it gives us, sunsh

around 80 late next week looking great. right now the weekend looking pretty good. all eyes on the storms. severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 9:00, we'll bring them to you right away. >> all right, thank you, doug. as the chaos of the past 24 hours settles in after the terrorist attack in spain, we're hearing more about so-called soft targets. >> security experts cause locations like the plaza in barcelona soft targets because they have little if any protection from the attack. like the one in spain where a driver plowed through a cloud of people killing 13. mark segraves is talking to security experts to see how they prevent. what have you learned today, mark. >> you know, this is a great example over my shoulder, this intersection here in the heart of downtown bethesda presents a perfect opportunity for anyone looking to hurt large groups of unsuspecting people using a car. today, a security expert told me

like this in our area could become the next target. >> we've been lucky, but we've seen it all around the world. >> you don't have to look far to find soft targets all around us, whether it's supporting venue, or shopping malls. an attack on protesters in charlottesville showed just how easy it is to do extreme damage in a small area with the car. peter, homeland security consultant says dc is ahead of much of the world when it comes to being prepared for attacks. but he says much more can be done and responsibility goes beyond law enforcement. >> so when we're build a new building and there's a cafe, let's build the ballards around the thing, like you see up on capitol hill like you see in front of the white house. >> they're talking about ballards like these here in -- that prevent a vehicle from jumping the curb and attacking the building or pedestrians on th

the port adds, see something, say something isn't just a clever phrase. it actually works to save lives. >> here on the streets of washington, d.c. we're need everyone to be part of the solution. >> reporter: now, while we're see a lot of those security improvements downtown, particularly around the federal on claif, the heavily armed security keeping an watchful eye. once you get out to the suburbs, those things become much less commonpla commonplace. mark segraves, news 4. >> thanks, mark. the nats are playing in california later today. but their hearts, no doubt, are back here in washington. the team's principle owner is recovering from surgery. they forced doctors to amputate his left leg last week. he told the washington post that he's now cancer free and he hopes to return. >> good for him. you could soon make it to the top of the washington monument again. the national p

expected to hire a crack tor to complete a major elevator repair job next week. an agency official told the news 4 i-team an announcement will happen by thursday. the national park service closed the monument to tourists because of failures with that elevator. >> i missed my school bus. when students in prince georges county return to school next month. they won't be able to use that as an excuse any more. they want you folks to try out a new app. the bb district by blackboard mobile app provides information about when and where your bus will arrive. along with any last-minute transportation updates, as well. the app givers parents access to school lunch balances, homework assignments, grades and more. well, we're want you to join us tomorrow as we're clear the shelters. we're just step one of the nbc own station teaming up with shelters in hopes of finding homes for everyone one of these cute little guys. you can find a map

more details about the event in the nbc washington app, search, clear the shelters. get on out there and take a little -- little dog or cat or maybe a rabbit home. >> who knows. >> they've got all kind of animals. >> turtles, snakes. >> whatever floats your boats. it's -- the total solar eclipse, it's got so much nationwide excitement built up about it. should be visible from coast to coast on monday. >> we're can't wait for that. we're going to show you how eclipse chasers across the path of totality are already getting

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you can call this weekend -- >> millions are already celebrating this event, including nbc jay gray who

details. >> as the excitement and anticipation among the path of totality. 70-mile wide strip from oregon to south carolina where the moon will completely block the sun. >> unlike anything you've ever seen. >> which is why millions are packing highways along the path. >> this may be the biggest traffic oregon has ever seen. >> eclipse chasers are filling hotels and camp sites and everywhere else they can to catch a glimpse of history. >> this is a unique and a special event. that's the reason. >> the reason that three generations of the family traveled 4,000 miles from panama to chicago, early monday morning, they'll drive to carbondale, illinois. >> excellent place. >> totality will last less than three minutes, known as mr. eclipse promises the experience will last a lifetime. >> it

of elation, plus it's a humbleness to realize that we are so tiny and small in this n incredible universe and we're get to see this spectacular phenomen phenomenon. >> the phenomenon that's now just a weekend away. jay gray, nbc news, casper wyoming. now, we've posted an interactive map on the timing of the solar eclipse in the nbc washington app. all you've got to do is search, eclipse map. >> news continues with jim and wendy. >> get yourself a pair of these. >> you are rocking them, you two, all right, thank you both. >> we're know you're going to gift those to us. >> thank you. >> thanking you in advance. >> these are worth money. >> yeah, they are. well, now at 5:00, some big breaking stories on this very busy friday. a white house shakeup. what happens now that steve bannon is out. >> plus a horrific family

strategy here, three young girls under the age of 10, discovered dead. we're digging deeper and finding what this means for the fight against domestic violence in local homes. first tonight, a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we are under the gun for -- we're all under the gun for some storms just as many of you are making your friday plans, doug is in the storm center to get us up to speed, doug. >> and i'm tracking those right now. we're haven't seen any warnings yet, i think we're about to start. we've got very strong storms across the region. one of the areas that's been hardest hit, a lot of rain has fallen here. we're could see potential for flash flooding, please watch out, over towards clarksburg. a lot of hills in this area and then right over towards leesburg, heavy rain there. one of the strongest storms is right here. i think we're about to see severe thunderstorm warning out of this one in charles county. extremely heavy, as far as lightning is concerned. very hef ri rain fall, crossing over the patomic coming around quanti quantico. y

and then another storm, and this is the one that really watching, yes, this one could go severe, small storm. this one is a bigger complex of storms that's moving into a very unstable atmosphere, east of the blue ridge and once it hits, i think it's going to be able to develop, too. that's something that we're going to be watching. you see these moving to the north. storms just to the south of fairfax. so everybody under the gun over the next two to three hours and most of this is out of here by around 7, 8:00 tonight. we'll update you on that, areas in the pink, including most of our region under severe thunderstorm watch. any warnings happen, we'll bring them to you right away. >> thank you, doug. and remember when severe weather strikes, you can get the power of storm team 4 on your phone, open up the nbc washington app. now, to a crime scene so difficult, counseling was offered to police officers on site. >> many of those officers are parents and the discovery left them shaking.