like they are well above >> the sweltering heat is lasting well into the evening. that warning awillremain in effect until 9:00 tonight. >> not only am i tracking dangerous heat areawide but also pop-up tnderstorms that are releasing very heavy rainfall and lots of lightning right in the metro area, so slowing down the travels this evening. take a look.e' hethe late on the heat warning. this an excessive heat warning for all of the areas here in pink and heat advisory for all of the areas in orange. mheat warningre serious than an advisory, but, still, you want to take it easy n matter where you, are both advisory and warning go until 8:00 tonight. it's feeling about 108 degrees outside ght now, and that's helping to feel these small but impressive thunderstorms. u can see the really bright colors here, one right in northwestshington and one right around the gatesburg area west of 2 and one along 250 into loudon county to the airport there and cou a

minor delay out at dulles, and these are actually movingge erally from the east to the west. we'll be tracking all the storms all evening long and the outlook toulrrow on the fourth of what to expect hour by hour, pat, coming up at 5:15. >> thanks,me a. in the midst of the brutal heat fewhousand dominion energy customers suffering without ac. several downed power lines meant no electricity f morean 6,000 homes and businesses for a few hours. we sent bpoeau er david culver to see how folks are coping with the hot weather. david is live along mt. vernon avenue in delray. what a da david, to be without your ac. >> pat, no doubt, you ste outside and you felt it. the heat and humidity, it's relentless, so normally we can take rrefuge,ght. go into our home or maybe a restaurant, but today that was not an optionor the folks here in delray. of all days, they lost power on at feels like one of the hottest days of the>> year.

customers ordering by sunlight inside a darkened cafe and farm market. owner, tapia lotech said the power cut out around 11:00 this morning. >> went out, came on for a second a we were like yes, no. the. >> the outing eompassed much of delray. at one point nearly 7,000 er customerswithout electricity. most every restaurant along mt. vernon avenue had to shut down for several hours. the pizzeria tweeting during lunchtime, hey, folks, our power is down again. hopefully we'll be open for dinner. tania could only serve limited options like salad. >> hurts our business to not have everything available. everyone is coming in, happy someone is serving something cold on a hot day. >> reporter: lice officers out of their cruisers helping to help traffic at intersections where traffic had gone dark. the source of the outage about a

mile from delray. yse dominion s a truck hit the line causing this mess and requed a massive cleanup. crews working at the heat hammering away trying to unravel a tangled web of power lines that left some homeowners trying to escape the heat mday. >> horrible. it feels like 108. >> others not too borrowed by it. >> i grew up in the suburbs chicago in the summertime with no air conditioning this is what it's like. >> reporter: a little nostalgic then? >> no, just hot. >> reporter: maybe you can hear it come from over my shoulder. there's some music playing. the lights are back on. the power is back o more importantly the ac is back on here in delray. i just texted with a dominion energy spokesperson. they told me 232 customers are still without power this hour. they are hoping to get them back onne within the nextour so we'll be able to update you. fingers crossed on that, but i'r hoping the b is cold behind

you. >> reporter: i'll go check on that right now. my first priority. >> please, please, and report back to us as soon as you can. thank you, david. >> reporter: you got it. just getting around today is also proving tonge a daun task for some with the heat taking a toll with people on the oad and on the rails. our transportation reporter adam tuss withur coverage an trying to keep cool down in the navy yard. how is that going? >> telldavid to bring me some. would i like that next up wendy. let me tell you. it's absolutely blistering out here today. having an effect whether you drive, takehe train, walk, run, whatever you're doing. the fountains certainly providg some relief forhe kids, but, hey, get this. the aaa says that car batteries dying have jus as much of an effect in the heat as they do in the cold. we saw firsthand today. >> and now we're going to connect the positive one here. >> this hot> eather. >nd we connection the negative. >>rys a car batte killer. >> the heat causes these

batteries to, you ow, die. >> reporter: arthur mixon with aaa responding to calls today. take a look at how hot it is under the hood without the car even turning on. 102 degrees, and arthur has some challenges just replacing the battery. >> burnt my hand on the door because the door is hot. >> no, no, on the inside. >> on the outside. >> it's hot. >> open up the door to the car and it's no better. >> just how hotoes itet inside a car on a day like today? myac car itually sitting for a while. let's take a look inside here and open up the door. i have a digitte thermo here on the surface. 141 degrees inside my car after it's been sitting for a while. >> oro m >> oh, it's miserable. imean, i'm sweating from the humidity and we can go back ou >> thot weather enough that the transit agency is allowing them to caaty. something that's not allowed. >> we've been drinking water all

stday? >> ju like non-stop? >> for sure. >> and ev the young riders are ready to try to beat the heat. for now so many of us just trying to keep cool as weve m around. >up out here for sure did not take long for the car to heat up here ysday, probably experiment that had firsthand yourself. back to you. pleaseell meyou are at least running through the fountain between yr live report. >> reporter: you're on a roll today, aren't you? you're on a roll. you know. what you can come down through here. >> and run through. i would love to. >> reporter: hand in hand, wendy. >> it's a date, adam. >> reporter: that's fine. >> hey, the nbc washington app is quite cool,e like to think, especially in the sweltering heato to find outthe temperatures and find out what's going on out there and open upe bc washington app and we'll give you all the informatio if you are planning to head down to the big concert and fireworks show o the national

mall tomorrow, it looks like everything will be redy for you and the crowds. news 4's nicolesjacobs i live on capitol hill with a look at rehearsals for a capital 4th. how did rehearsals go? >> it was pretty exciting and very much like the real thin which will take place tonight at 8:00. this is something that organizers pnned for year round and given its rich history they pretty much have it down pat from thema perfes to the production value as well as the security which you see here , behind but one thing they can't exactly plan for organize is the weather. under the blistering sun on the l lawn, it's a special rehearsal for some ing big. >> the best and biggest birthday party in america. ♪ >> reporter: 242 years of dependence and a show fit just for that. >> we celebrate those patriotwh

declared our independence. >> reporter: the temptations. ♪ spreadingot mownr. flavo ♪ urat could be the sun, the sweltering heat as they say in show business, the show must request on, and it is with umbrellas, floppy hats and sunglasses. ♪ it will take more than the strum ology tar to fool this crowd. >> i need an ice fan. >> reporter: executive producer of a capital 4th. jamie colbert. >> it takes month and months to do this. >> reporter: you can hear the excitement in his voice. >> there will be people from the capitol to the lincoln memorial. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands will pack the area enjoying performances fro-- >> jimmy buffet, john stamths, e beach boys, the temptations. >> reporter: and dozens more stars and entertainers. >> you take carpe of the ople

who are taking care of >> reporter: there are cooling stations and water y.aplent >> if you guys need water help yourself, okay. >> reporter: to assure between members and performers on stage the show goes off without a hitch. >> pretty darn good way to say happy birthday, america, huh? >> reporter: and there's no fun celebration without the security sense of safety. we'll have that for you coming up at:00. pat? >> looks pretty exciting, nicole. thank you. nicole jacobs, and if you plan to go down to the concert or any other independence day activity, there will be road closures, of course. here's what it will look like e even befou wake up tomorrow morning. what you see in red on this map areoad closures around the mall. thousands are expected downtown for the fireworks forecast. the national independence day parade and the other events. well, the nation is now as marking thatcre at the "capital gazette" with the lowering of the american acag. flagsoss the country

including the white house flying at half staff today honoring five journalists killed at the annapolis-based ewspaper. the white house says president trump ordered the flags lowered once he learned of the request. yesterday the mayor of annapolis said the president had had but today all that changed. >> and when the lines of communication opened up, we actually got the result that we wanted, and i think that's the lesson that has to be learned here. people are taking things into their own hands and exacting eheir own just and that's -- that's no way to live. e have to stop, that and we have tommunicate and we have to have civil discourse. >> the flags will remain lowered through sunset tonight. and we have learned of memorial der vices planned for two of the "capital gazette" victims a service for john macspnamara, thets reporter for more than two decades. it will be held july 10th at the university of maryland college park service. a service for wendi winters, the

community reporter and editor also, happen th saturday at the maryland hall for the creative arts in annapolis, and a fund-raiser for the katzette victimhappening right now a the university of maryland. the school's chapter of the society of professional journalist has started to sell t-shirts which read #nottheenemy. john macnamara and jerald fisherman graduated from the college there and rob hiaasen was a maryland adjunct instructor. a fiery scene on a downtown d.c. street corner as a food truck goes up in flames. what caused this inferno near the national mall? nd plus, the trees rescue a soccer team fo alive in an underground cave. wh it could take months to bring the groupbove ground. >> cars on demand. a new kind of subscription service. allows users to get a new car every two weeks. >> and i'm tracking some

scattered thunderstorms in the area.etro these barely moving with a lot of lightning and very heavy rafall. comini

storm team 4 is tracking those isolated storms around the area. you might be seeing them where you are. amelia is back with an update on that and the excessive heat in just a couple of minutes. it of course, the good news the

world had been missing for, the missing soccer players and coace found alive inave in thailand, but getting them out safely, that's proving to be a painstaking task. leon harriswin our newsroo a closer look at how they will pull that off. leon? >> it will be a major undertaking, wendy,ocating the boys and the coach proved to be a tiny part of this entire erssion. they tiny and hungry and barefoot sitting in almost total darkness. they were in the wa inside and ten days after they got trapped by that waterha in cave divers saw them more than a mile underground. >> we're coming. it's okay. many people are coming. >> but finding them is huge, especially finding them all alive. but experts now say it could be weeks or even months to get them all out. issue is the fact that none bo of thes aged between 12 and 16 know how to swim, and they will be need to be taught

ke negotiate tiny underwater passages to matheir way out and what's complicating things even more is the threat of more rain. the rainy season which runs october.ough for now, relatives in thailand are overjoyed. abt 1,000 volunteers are involved in this massive rescue operation. i saw everyone coming here and working long hours and hauling dirt and feeding everyone and vol teering their time an probably their money and their expertise, whatever it required, to think about coming to this possiblsolution. when someone puts their heart towards something it's powerful and when the whole countryuts their heart towards something, wow. >> and knowing the boys are alive is definitely energing. the medical divers now are being sent in to attend to the boys. stoodoulso being t down and there are several peopletr ing to help reduce the water

level. getting them out though might still take months. a powerfulan republ member of congress is facing accusations her ignoreorts of sexual abuse during his time at ohio state before he got into politics. several formerwrestlers fr osu tell nbc news that jim jordanig nord complaints that the team doctor ignored them. he was an assistant coach at the time. one athlete says he investigated that and they have been investigating sincepril and jim jordan is the founder of the house freedom caucus and hasee floated as a possible replacement for paul ryan who is istiring. in a statement office said, quote, congressman jordan never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse and never had any abuse reported him during his time as a coach at ohio state. again, for anothe few hours

that the flags will be flying at half staff across our counesy. ent trump reversing his decision and opting his hon to honor those gunned down at the "capital gazette. t chris gordoked to two of the men right to be governor of maryland and asking them what the state can do to prevent another mass shooting. >> reporter: in the days after the killing of five people at "capital gazette" in the annapolis, some are asking what can lawmakers do to prevent maso ngs? the maryland governor larry hogan says a new law that takes effect this fall will allow people ag raise red rell stricting access to guns and people found to be a risk to themselves or others. >> we just passed tougher legislation that maybed coul have helped. >> reporter: democratic candidate for governor ben jealous is a former journalist at a newspaper in mississippi that he says was burned down four times and shot up once in the 1980s and '90s.

>> and as governor i'll do everything th i can to ma sure that we move beyond this painful moment in americ history where mass shootings have become so common. >> reporter: jealous says he offers a complete contrast tor gover hogan. free college and medicare for all, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. >> unhoer hogan s are down and the economy is stuck and fel less safe and we can change that. you can also get health care costs under control and that's fundamentally while i'm running >> reporter: hogan says jealous it is too extreme for maryland. >> wants to take the state in a mpletely different direction from us and it will come down to whether people think we're making progress, approve of the job we're doing and want to keep moving forward or want to tre somxtreme more radical thdeking that and no on how to pay for it. >> reporter: today i asked democratic candidatealep s

how he intends to pay for free college and medicare for all. i'll have his answer coming up at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, chris. >> turning now to the weather. we have rain wh it's bright and sunny out in some areas and then up step outside and it's like you're in ajungle. >> yeah. and that's the perfect way to describe it, and it will continue to feelvery hot and hery humid tomorrow on wednesday andsday and even on into friday and today is the last day of this really dangerous heat, and the heat among other factors including the bayburies helping to fire up thundetorms right now. these storms in the metro area. yes, we're seeing thunderstorms out there. i mentioned them last night, but in all honesty i thought they ould develop farther to the wes there are storms out there tonight. most of them are compact, around gaithersburg and some rain in northwest w out around sterling and checking

in with dulles. no problems with flights getting n or out due that one little minor cell. more weather questions out there. feeling like 100 tomorrow and f noteling like 110 though so some minor improvements in the forecast. is another isolated thunderstorm possible? unfortunately it is, and a lot of these are driven by the heat day soood news it is fireworks happen once the sun goes down so i don't think we'll see anyde thtorms out there for fireworks. only about a 10% chance that i think that i'm tracking any storm out there on the radar when fireworks are under way in nd 6:00, and i'll be tomorrow night with the latest forecast. you can also find my forecast on facebook and any cooldowns in the forecast. yes, there are, on saturday and nday with some beneficial rain out there. 96 degrees and isolated storm chance and afterat he filter out. a temperature of 83 feels more like 90 degrees out there owe

it's another hot, uncomfortable night'm right nowtill tracking feels-like temperatures in the triple digits with an excessive hrt warning in effect the d.c. and baltimore metro areas so a heat advisory elsewhe tomorrow it's already hot at 7:00 a.m. and 80 degrees. a high of 94. that feels like 10 about tomorrow afternoon, and by 7:00 p.m. a small storm chance mainld west mainly around the blue ridge and west of the blue ridge so over the mountains. 89 degrees at 7:00 p.m. so it's warm and muggy for fireworks. here's 7:00 tonight on future weather. notice, we're already mainly dry. by 9:00 p.merybody is completely dry and then as we move throughout day tomorrow it's a dry start. we're dry for the lunchtime hours a hre's the weather right around noon as we move towards 4:00 p.m., notice sforms start to fire up way back west of the i-15 corridor and 7:00 p.m. still seeing the storms b around winchester and areas farther back to the west so most of us reallyki l dry tomorrow on wednesday for the fourth of july.

again, that high temperature up to 94. lauren is going to join me in 2r minuteally breaking down. the parades, barbecues, parties, any plans you have tomorrow going through hour byour and we have rain and storms on hatday and a 70% chance and sets us up for a spectacular saturday and sun, you're going to love it. 83 on saturday an 858 o sunday with absolutely no humidity. >> and oh,h,y go 68 and 64 degrett at nighime. >> windows open. >> wow.k >> than you, amelia. >> you know, buying secondhand, it can save you money. you can get some great deals, but some items are better left an the shelf,d susan hogan is going e explain why you n to think twice before you buy that ed car seat. >> plus, tracking the impact of

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a food truck goes up in m flames in thedle of the busy lunch hour.up coming you'll see video that was taken from people from the moment this trk went up in flames. >> and an excessive heat warning remains in effect until 8:00 tonight. storm team 4 is keeping track of these coitions out there. nd this is customizable streaming tv for your family...

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we continue to be in weather alert mode. today traditionally the hottest ay of the year and iran confirming that with the national weather service. they have issued an excessive heat warning for the d.c. and baltimore met areas. for the areas in pink that's in effect until 8:00 p.m. and in addition to tt i'mracking compact and impressive thunderstorms out there. this activity mainly in y montgom county and parts of fairfax and loudonun es. one storm that i'm here up around montgomery village, not moving that much with a lot of lightning and also some rain buight around the gaithe area and along to 70 seeing some rain out towards dulles as well. more on the outlook tomorrow, hour by hour coming up with lauren in ten minutes. >> thanks, amelia. >> flames engulf a food truck at the height of the lunch hour today inthwest washington. bystanders watched and they took video of the inferno. it happened near fourth and

estreets. no one was seriously injured, but as news 4's megan fitzgerald reports, it would have been worse. >> reporter: cell phone cameras were rollingi from nearbyce buildings, capturingnt the mom this food truck went up in flames during the busy rush hour. >> more and more fire and shooting out from all sides. >> reporter: momeasr firefighters were on scene. we were able to attack the fire and get it knocked down fairly w quickly a little scary. especially scary for the man who was working inside. he made it out with minor injuries but his truck is a stoatal loss. >> one of my employees call me and i don't understand that there was a fire. >> this man's food truck was parked just beend the on that caught on fire. he rushed over as soon as he got the call. >> the truck wa close by,so, i mean, like you see, the windows, i don't think we can drive t. >> reporter: there's some damage to his truck, and he says he'll

likely close his business for a few days but he realizes that thi fire could have been much worse. reporting in southwest, megan fitzgerald, news 4. >> one person is dead after this house caught fire today in walledore, maryland. chopper 4 over the. sce the home is on berryhill road. firefighters found a man inside the home and his body on the kitchen floor. investigators are working to find the cause. im're still trying to find out the vict name and several firefighters, as cayou imagine, had to be treated for heat exposure.er ano restaurant confrontation for a member of the trump administration. this time epa head scott pruitt was the target. >> i just wanted to urgently remind what you're doing to the environment in our country. this is my son. he loves animal and clean air and clean water.

meanwhile your reducing emissions to benefit corporations. >> this mother confronted pruitt in penn quarter and posted this video to her facebook account. according to her profile she's a schoolteacher who says she was tired of pruitt's decisions and scandals involving money. pruitt's spending on security has come under fire after a total of nearly $3.5 million during his first year. pruitt is now the fourth administration official to be on onted inside an area restaurant. 216 years ater it was founded west point has its first black superintendent, and he has it ties tour area. lieutenant general darrel williams sworn in yeay as the military academy's new commander.r williams is alexandria, graduated from west point in 1983,erved as deputy chief of staff for the u.s. army in europe. williams also served as inmmanding general korea and

as assistant surgeon general for warrior care and transition. barry trotz' resignation as head coach of the stanley cup amps came as a shock, but the caps had someone right under their nose rea to take the reins. news 4's sherree burruss joins us with more ontoday's introduction of the new man in charge. >> reporter: yes, pat, a familiar face taking over the head coaching position. todd riordan joke the last four years in c., part of the interview process to take over position.oaching he was the assistant coach and now is sliding over one seat to ke over the team. >> i sit in front of you saying it's truly an honor and privilege to be the washington capitals head coach. >> reporter: brian mcclellan gives him support and t.j. oshie

has themanting back to back. >> back-to-back. >> reporter: it's a unique and situation that we're in here and something that i feel very confident about moving forward as, you know, just the number of people that are returning to our roster, players i've established elationships with. to me now it's a continuation. it's a continuation and now that they have had a little taste of it, a little taste of it, it tastes pretty good and they are enjoying that and for the first time in the history of the washington capitals they are able to have the title of stanley cup champs next to thei name aat's something that they earned and dserved and something that we'll use as motivation to get back and do that again. >> you get to move over one more seat now on the what are you looking forward to most being the headch coa >> you know, again, that's -- i'm just happy to be a part of the staff that, you know, that we have -- presently have, and people that want to come to work every day with the idea ofi ge better. we're here to develop players and here to win hockey games, an -- and gi ourselves a

chance to -- to defend our title. you know, i think that's the thing that's most excited about. there's only one team that has c chto defend this year and that's us. >> promoting riordan is the latest step in the capitalstr ng to keep together the stanley cup championship team. he also did thank former head coachrry trotz for bringing him to d.c. and giving him the o opportunitye ready for moments like this. guys? >> and that's wonderful, and il e the next story. it's also really a good >> thank you. >> the stanley cup has arrived in annapolis and comes with a heavy heart. an assistant equipment manager for the caps ashes resident of myland's capital, and today he brought the cup to the makeshift offices of the "capital gazette." he says that when he heard aboho the soting he was heartbroken and many staffers posed with the stanley cup, as you can see. with a banner reading the #annapolisstrong. next up, the cupeads to russia with captain ovechkin. ovie is bringing it to moscow

where he's going -- it's going to be a fanfest event before russia's quarterfinal game against croatia at the world cup, so there's a lot of cups running over in russia in the coming week. >> oh, yeah. well put. fireworks are responsible for thousands of injuries every year, but there may be a safer alternative this year. ahead drones could change the way we watch >> and a study that could change the way doctors test forl cervincer and why there may be a better option than the pap ear. sm

well, the storms have blown up over the region right now. we continue to watch a few worms out thereth some lightning and bringing heavy downpours. th good news it's cooling things off slightly, but i still expect the temperature to rise a little bit and t sun not going 8:37 this about evening and most are concentrated out by gaithersburg and that one is barely moving and in loudon county and a lot of lightning associated with these. once you hear the thunder go insi . and anotheing headed outside after the storms, put on the bug spray because all the mosquito will be out right after that. ur'll talk about the foth of july forecast. that's coming up in just about 3:00. >> thanks, lauren working for your health new. a new study could change the testing that women get at the

gynecologist's office. >>reen gentzler is here with more. i, pat. the pap smear test has been around for generations. it was the firs test to identify cervical cancer and pre-cancer, and it has certainly saved a lot of lives. and more recently a new test to detect the hpv virus appears to be effective. a new study finds that the hpv test alone is more accurate at identifying who might be at risk for cervical cancer and identifying that earlier. s the most ection common sexually transmitted infection and almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by hpv infections. you new findings could change screening guidelines but doctors say they want to see more e the pap ne bef smear is fully phased out. weesy, at. >> intng to see where we go with this.

>> it will be, and i think it's something that women may want talk with their doctors about. >> all right. thanks, doreen. >> coney island, it has its hot dogs and here in the district we have a big heating competition and that's where jim handly is, by the y. contestants were able to shove as many beef pattieshe down t throat. the winner for the fourth time is molly skyler who ate 27 burgers. >> way too many. >> you go, girl. >> wow. >> one for all of us. >> children grow so fast and sometimes used baby gear is the friendliest thing for your budget. >> but one thing you should think twice about ying, that used car seat. susan hogan tells you what you ed to know. >> put on display at your home

for the fourth of july. just make surehat you're not breaking the law when you do

we're in weather alert mode again, just call it wham. that's what it feels like when thei heat you when you step outside. the warning it in effect until 8:00 means it's dangerously hot out there, even for your pets. amelia draper isfe tracking a storms as well and will have an updated forecast for you in just a couple of minute. many of us enjoy the sights sounds of fireworks on the ourth of july, but prince georges county bureau chief tracy williams has a warning of taking feworks into surrounding counties. >> the money is thrown at you wv

h a good day. >> reporter: delonte rush has been selling fireworks in d.c. for nearly 20 years. he says he's well a aware that of his customers don't necessarily live in washington. do you think you get some maryland folks other? >> all th time, yeah. >> reporter: in order to avoid scenes like this up, prince geges county has made fireworks laws easy to remember. >> here in prince georges county, okay, all fireworks are illegal. cannot have any firewou that make a snap, pop or boom. >> reporter: and that's stuff with certain kinds of fireworks legal next door in d.c. andany stands located close to the maryland border. >> while it may be legal to purchase it in a neighboring state, you cannot bring it back here into g princerges county and use at firework. >> red devils, liberty. reality er: that's a rush is well aware of.

his stands features fountains,r fire that don't least ground. they are legal in d.c. >> but no fireworks alwed in maryland. go over the line, get pulled ove locked up, whatever. >> reporter: while he knows the law he leaves it up to his customers to do the right thing. >> what can do. we can't tell where they live it. if they take that across the line, that's on them. we can't control that. >> reporter: offic are asking families to just go to the fourth of july fireworks pu displac on by communities and don't do this at your home. you could be looking at stiff enalties if you do. in d.c., i'm tracee wilkins, news 4 >> while some of us enjoy traditional fireworks, others will enjoy aed sky fi with drones this year. intel is partnering with travis air force base in california. it will o put a drone light show instead of fireworks. >> cool. >> drone light shows have been entertaining crowdsldt disney wond at the olympic game. drone shows are becoming quite a popular form of entertainment for large crowds.

organizers say it's a safer alternative as well to fireworks. spectacular stuff. >> it is. >> i love that, and it doesn't scare the wildlife or your dogs. >> yeah. >> it makes sense. >> yes, it does. >> so how is thattorm looking up around gaithersburg or whatever? a lot of lightning up theree lier. >> a lot of lightning and rainfall. this storm is right around gaithersburg and montgomery village and only right now.ra ing some activity in virginia. looking at the latest computer models and ju lookin at the radar, a l of storms should fizzle out by 6:00, 7:00 at the latest. eemoving west and can youhe heavy rain right now around gaithersburg and at this point it's east of 270 and also seeing activity right over the airport right where our radar is out ling at dulles in the st area, so take a look here. here's gaithersburg and olney.e that's indicator that we're lookg to see if the storm i

intensifying or fizzling out. overall this storm looks to be fizzling out somewhat, and this storm looks to be staying somewhat the same there out around the sterling a ashburn area and loudon county. >> here's the late on heat watches and warnings. we have an excessive heat warning for all of the counties here in pink. this is southernom monry county fairfax, prince georges, anne arundelnd up around the baltimore metro area as well, including the district, arlington and alexandria. the excessive hea warning goes until 8:00 p.m. and everybody else in orange is under a heat t advisory tgoes until 8:00 p.m. the storm out there could go little to help the humidity and might beringing the temperatures down but it's still sticky out there, right lauren? >> so sticky. look at my hair. there's notnough hair spray that will keep this frizz down ray, i enough bug don't believe, because as soon as i walked out here the mosquitos just rush right in here. if you're headed out after the storm, make sure you have the re spray on and if yo headed out tomorrow, you'll need the bug spray and the se'f.

have sunshine tomorrow but it's going to be hot. let's show you how hot it is going to be, and you can seethe feel-like factor starting at noon, already in the mid-90s. once again that heat index will up right around 100 degrees but today to put it intosp ptive and have the excessive heat warning around the d.c. area thatow amelia you. it felt more like 110 at times. not above that, so it's not be going tuite as hot tomorrow, but, still, definitely warm out ther your pool time very hot. we do have a small chance of storms, especially north west of d.c., feel around 100. headed out to the nats game, that starts at 11:00 a.m. hydrate anmake sure you stay in the shade sometimes because it is going to be pretty brutal out there. independce day parade downtown, temperatures around 9:00 and the 10:00 a.m. parade at bear's row. stay cool throughout the day. storms west of us, i-81 and we

of us and temperatures at 5:00 are 92 and 87 by 9:.m the sun goes down 20 minutes till 9:00 and looking good at the areaeach fees you're headed out to fourth of july, maybe to the area beaches in aryland and delaware and n looking too bad, ameal yeah, for us heading into the weekend. finally it looks likat the and humidity drop off. >> lauren, i also see that you haveso yourer net behind you. not only studied meteorology and also played soccer. n >> didn't e notice that. >> with all the mosquitos. i'm sure they will a full team out there. >> yes. >> exactly. as we take a look at your four-day forecast as lauren just mentioned. hot amend humid tomorrow. a small chance for a storm. 9 had the for a high. on thursday, a high of around 90 again on friday. and an isolated storm is possible o thursday and count on rain and storms on friday that lower the humidity and bri down the temperatures for saturday and sunday. wendy and pat? gh all thanks, amelia. we know children gow oh,

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it wa emotional reunion in new york city. weeks after being separated at the border, a guatemalan mother has now within reunited with her children. er >> nbc's kae craig is in manhattan to tell us the story. >> reporter: big developments in this case. we've learned the migrant mother

of the three children will beed alloo stay here at the center through the late afternoon. she will have to leave,but then he can return for daily visits. let take a look at some video g johnnyzalez arrived here in east harlem at the center at 9:00 this morning and in tears. shid her children are in hysical condition. it was a tearful reunion and the girls want to go home with their mother. gonzalez's three children were brought here to the center every day for activities and meals. gonzaz, in fact, arrived to new york from arizona last night with lawmakers and supporters. boe's from guatemala and crossed theer illegally about six weeks ago. she told news 4 she wanted to escape the poverty and violence of her country and seek a better life for her children. immigration agents, however, took the three siblings ages 9 and 11. we have learned there is a chance that gonzalez's children will be able to stay ith sponsored in north carolina but

sponsors have to be interviewed and assessed from federal immigration officials. we heard fm a mother and ranslator. >> we shared a lot of sorrow together. and we suffered a lot. if you see this message, i just want to sayd willing you're going to get out there because what we went through is not easy.>> we've learned gonzalez will stay with a family in queens here in new york. she doesn't want to leave the city without her children. it could take at least two months or more though before the children and their mother can move to north calina to t family that may sponsor them. that's the latest from east haar level. i'm kathleen craig for news 4. now at 6:00, power out on the hottest day of the year. >> rrible. >> feels like 108. >> the struggle to keep cool for

thousands without a conditioning in the middle of the day. >> rehearsal tonight on the national mall, what you should y know i plan to sweat through the capital forest concert, and an emotional visit from the stanley cup to the offices of the "capital zette." >> brought a smile to our faces. thnks. and, of course, we're going to start tonight with our holiday heat wave.o er day that feels like well over 100 degrees. ening. i'm leon harris. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. >> we have july fourth celebration, too, and each pop-up thunderstorms. in the last hour we've seen heavy downpours, but still plenty of sun out there. let's start with storm team 4it meteorologist amelia draper with a check of conditions out there right now.r that was somety heavy rain for just a few minutes there, amelia. >> while the sun wasshing all the time, we'ree