in northern this father working two jobs to support his family killed in an apparent random attack at a gas station. news 4 at 4:00 starts now. well, the worst of that days long heatwave is over. >> butake no mistake, folks, we are still in a heatwave. plus, it is extremely muggy outside. thanks for joining us on this fourth of july. let's start things off with storm4 teaacking storms for parts of our areas here. >> that's right. the question here is will the storms impact anyones fire shows tonight, ladies? >> that is a good question. we're dealing with the heat and the chance for storms. amelia, a lot ohat staying back west. maybe we couldom seehing pop up. what's going on? >> as you know, we have sun severe thunderstorm warning. for hampshire and frederickun in virginia. hampshire county in west

adrginia. the zoomed around the impressive thunderstorm. much lightning, very heavy rainfall. i would track the storm for you, but here is the thing, it's not moving. it's jus sitting there. we could also seem some flooding issues if this storm continues at the rate it's at. very impressive rainfall rates. that severe thunderstorm warning going until 4:30. a look at 9 wider picture, eas of i-81, it is complete dry out there. think it's going t stay along and west of i-81 today. in the yellow, parts of washington and frederick county down throu parts of loudoun county. only about a 40% chance you're dealing with a shower or understorm mainly before firework time this evening. in the grown, that's moin green sts very low, only 20%. fireworks at the national mall are goinge to just fine. we're also talking about dangerous heat.

with a heat advisory there until 7:00 p.m. i'm gng to hav much more on your fireworks forecast coming up at 4:15. >> all right., thanelia. on a day in celebrations, a community in -- killed a gas station clerk. police say this 40-year-old man had been beaten inarn at robbery. it happened at a sunoco in the franklin farm neighborhood. david culverpent the day learning more about the victim. david is live at the scene of crime. david? >> reporter: pat, i can tell you i've been working this story since early this morning. with each new d gotten about the victim, it is more and more heartbreaking of a story. as you ntioned, this is a guy that worked really hard. he came totr this co we can think on independence day of all days to pursue the americanm. dr he worked two jobs. he had a wife and a little girl. folks that didn't know him that

well but saw him as the friendly face the behind the counter, said he always greeted you with a warm smile. tonight, this gas station a crime scene that has turn memorial site. a holiday spent working for fairfax county crime scene investigators, walking in and outco of the su convenience store collecting evidence on a brutal and apparently random murder. the victim, a recent immigra from nepal. >> i want to say to the family, i'm thinking of you, our hearts go out to you. i don't know how y go back to work after something like that. reporter: he worke full times at weggemanns and part time at theo. sunoc police say they got the call arou around 1:15 in the morning. they got a suspect description. >> as officers entered the shopping center, they observe

him on the closer side of thete shopping >> reporter: they say he's mohammad, 19, also from the edea. the allurderer is baffling to customers of the neighborhood as station. ays smiling. it's sad to hear something like this happened to one of them. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see the crime scene tape is still up. police are no longer on scene. while they hav a suspect in custody, they're still searching for more details in this investigation. in fact, they say that the suspect was confronting people in this parking lot before the going up to them apparently asking to use their cell phone. police want to talk to those witnesses tonight. reporting live. david culver, news 4. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you, >david. ow to some breaking news we've got coming in here at 4:00. longtime maryland congressman and congressional leader steny hoyer is in the hospital. scott maacfarlane at the sports

desk. >> hoyer is hospilized with pneumonia. they expect he will make a full covery butpending the holiday hospitalized. he's been in congress since 1981. he's 79 years old. he is the second highest ranng democrat in the u.s. house. steny hoyer, who represents much of prince george's county represents brandywine hospitalized this i'm scott macfarlane, now back to you. >> we wish him a speedy recovery. thank you, scott. right now, if you are using tro, be prepared for possible delays. a fight between metro and the workers' union may cause delays with trains and busses. there are sporadic delays on service right now. service on metro rail appears to be running on schedule. metro says a good number of workers arrived late for work today. the union representing workers says today's action is not

officially sponsored ory organizedhe union. last month, metro filed a lawsuit against the union over new criminal background checks for rai and bus workers. we have new information about a deadly scooter accident in southeast d.c. police have identified the victim 15ear-old dominique lewis. the boy and another were riding the scooter when it collided with a vehicle. both t boys were flothe hospital. the 15-year-old boy do ied there. the other i c criticaldition tonight. police are still investigators. rescuers pulled a man from the potomic river this morni. we are working to find out details. the same area where a construction worker went missing last month. that worker was on a responsible tonight boat doing work on the

bridge. said now, police have not if the body found today is that of a worker. changing gears here now. just hours away from the big fourth of july concert and the fireworks on the national mall. folks are already out there staking out their spots. >> you know it. folks showed up early and came prepared for the heat.s >> tha right. news 4's meagan fitzgerald live. what's it feel like down there? >> reporter: hey, guys. , yeah, the excitement overwhelming out here. so many people excited out here r this afternoon for the big annual parade that went down constitution avenue. we've got the concert behindhae here is going to kick off in a few hours and the icing on the urke, of , the fireworks. today is special for a lot of people. the cool thing about it is it something different to everybody. ♪ ♪ every year the streets are with excited spectators.

>> i just really like it. >> it waseally cool. seeing a the people. >> american flags. >> reporter: young and have travelled from all over. >> i'm from toronto, canada. >> reporter: to see how the nation's capital celebrates our independence. cold, your ice cold, ice ice cold water. >> reporter:s it' definitely a scorching out here. the water, fans - s >> you want y in? >> reporter: almost anything you can cold you g canet your hands on certainly helps, but the warn weather enough to stop these folks from celebrating one of the most important holidays of the year. >> i feel so emotional when i come here and see this. > it warms my heart to know that we have freedom and it's ju very meaningful to us to be able to free and have freedom of speech. >> reporter: absolutely. and, of urse, the party is just getting started. in just a couple of hourod

8:00 is when the capitol concert ll going to kick off. of course, we'reoing to be watching as they fire off those fireworks. back to you. >> all y right. than, meagan. as joyous as all of that looks and feels, today'sra celons are mixed with a bit of sadness in annapolis, because that city is still reeling from the loss of five "capital gazette" members of their staff gunned down in the newsroom. annapolis trying to use this holiday to continue theal its wounds. what's different about this year's parade, do you think? >> reporter: it's vy different because people who reported on this community have been taken from it. leon, i'm standing on west street, and this is where the parade will take place. behiy me you s the state house, maryland's capitol, ople are gathered here to celebrate the o sacrifice their forefathers, but also the sacrifices of th people who were killed in the shooting at

the "capital gazette" just la week. >>h s a tragedy. it's hard toelebrate sometimes. >> reporter: karen began her independence day by bringing plans to the memorial for the five people killed in the shootings at the gazette" last thursday. she's watering the flowers, which are already wilting and knows she's not aloneof thinkin he victims this independence day. >> for me, it makes it sadder, but the community comes together and everyone will celebrate and honor the victims and hopefully their families. >> reporter: downtown annapolis is decked out for the fourth oft july, american flags and navy flags flying. the shooting's changed the course of history for maryland's capital. visitors broughtie their fam from frederick to spend independence here. >> it'sreat to be here with

all of the history. in light of tragedy, we nee to celebrate what this country is all about. >> those first amendment rights are extremely important. e first bill of rights, yeah, the freedom of the press, absolutely. >> reporter: so, this independence day has a different feel here in annapolis. a tinge of sadness w mixedh celebration. that's the latest live from annapolis, pat and leon, back t you. >> all right. thank you, chris. >> thank you, chris. coming up, celebrations of independence all over our area. >> also some frustrated drivers on this independence day. >>ra the tic has gotten so bad in one part of our area that residents here say that they are leaving this area and they say it's all because of a traic app. i'm adam tuss, i'll tell you the story coming up. and shrinking seats. >> why your on your next flight may be smaller, may seem smalr and whyhe faa says that's okay. >> no, it's not. it's not okay. >> no, it's not. and take a look at srm

team radar. i'm tracking storms mainly around the mountains around i-81. keep a very close eye on hampshire cnty in west virginia and frederick county in virginia where we're seeing some flash flooding issues and severe thunderstorm warning until 4:30,

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in that pattern. tracking a few storms throughout the ening. amelia draper will be back in three minutes with the fireworks forecast f tonight. plus, a look at more storms possible for tomorrow and friday and what's in store for us over the weeke. pat? >> so many of us rely on those traffic appss to helpt around. but the cut through traffic those apps can creates a controversial issue. the latest community to voice its frustration, alexandra. news 4's transportation reporter adam tuss with t fight to stop the cards. >> reporter: no through no through traffic. no through street, no through traffic. everywhere you turn around east taylor run parkway in alexandra, the signs are clear, they don't want your car here if you don't live here. >> are people here frustrate >> extremely so. >> reporter: these pictures from our news partners showed just how crammed these normally quiet

side roads are becoming,es pecially around rush hour. and people are blaming traffic apps like waze f sending too much traffic down her street. kimber says she can't take it anymore. >> the traffic here at rush hour is unbearable. i can't go to the g cery store at 5:00 because traffic, it's going toe take m 30 minutes to et there. >> reporter: getthis, she said that traffic in this normally quiet community has gotten so bad that she is 0% going to move out of the area. >> to be honest, the traffic is what is pushing me out of theun coity. yeah. >> reporter: the city trying to enfo the no cut through regulations. alexandria tell us they are stepping up enforcement but this is a tough issue to get a handle on. peter turtr is p of a civic association looking into the prep. they just recently concluded a traffic >> 22% of the traffic here in

alexandria is due to people that neither live nor work in alexandria. >> reporter: waze tells us they n't believe that there is data to tell us it puts excessive traffic on say specric street. foow the hope is that signs and additional enforcemente do ick. it doesn't look like airline passengers are going to get any more seat room anytimeoon. the faa says they're not going to order airlines oh stop shrinking customers' seats. in a new court filing, the government says, yes, it is. the faa says the videos prove the planes can be evacuated quickly, but 70% of americans are overweight. critics say the tests don't reflect modern planes with the cramped seats. >> lives are at stake here. we need to make sure that the faa and the manufacturers are

actually testing full scale demonstrations. >> when it comes to politics the house has voted to require the faa to set minimum standards for airline seating.en thee has decided to just stay out of it. at lea♪ for now. ♪ ♪ t's onef the longest-running fourth of july parades in the washington region. the palisade's parade went down mcarthur boulevard for the 57th consecutive year. participan mayor bowser took part in the parade today, as did the police chief. the parade ended with a ribbon cutting for a new rec center for that northwegh nrhood. >> with this weather, this might be the one time i would envy a guy in a kilt. those mayave been the most comfortable guys out there. >> come to think of it, elia, it supposed to be a little cooler today. does it feel like it? >> i have to say no.

i was honestly running outside yesterday morning and this morning. this morning, to me, felt a lot worse. n was with friends barbecuing before i came here, and the guys were saying just standing over the grill, absolutely brutal. >> brutal. >> that does turn up the heat. >> yes, it does, just a little bit out there. when you factor in the humidity, this is how hot it's feeling like right now. feeling like temperatures are in the 90s to around 100 degrees. yesterday, though, byhe numbers was the hottest day of the year with the high of 97. a feels like temperature of 110. so today we're feeling a good, you know, 12 degrees cooler. doesn't that just feel amazing? not really. feeling about 98 in washington. i'm keeping a really close eye ontorm team 4 radar, especially for those of you along and west ofi-81. you can see this impressive thunderstorm here. i was tracking theth lightning. is producing over 500 lightning strikes. it has rainfall rates -- already produced rainfall of 1 to 2

inches and showing rainfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour. this has prompted the national weather service to issue flood frederick r parts of and hampshire counties until 8:00 tonight. that's the area here in green. on top of that, a severe thunderstorm warning until 4:30. i'm starting to see it slowly showing signs of raining itself yut. because it's reaot moving at all. it is just sitting there. again, leading to flooding concerns, especially for those of you in hampshire county, west virginia. if you're one of those folks, please reach out to me and let me know what you're seeing. here is the map i made f the storm chances tonight. the red area i'm worried about, the panhandleia of west virg and the areas around west virginia. 50% chance ohuerstorms during firework time. as we head farther off to the east, that chanc drops off here in the yellow. only about a 30 to 40%. as we continue to head farther

off to the east into the metro area, the risk is low, only about 20%. if you're in the mountains tonight, you're going to continue to see scattered showers and thunderstorms. they will fizzle out around 8:00 p.m. so you might get lucky witt temperatures i 70s. in the western zones, a small ance for a thunderstorm or shower, but i think most fireworks displays will be fine. feeling like temperatures aroun. 90 degr what are we looking at the next few days? i'll have that forecast coming up in about ten minutes. ♪ ♪ o> scott macfarlane. breaking news o new york. it is believed someone is trying to scale the statue of lrierty t now. a woman embarking on some type of immigration protest, we believ trying to scale the statue of liberty. you are looking at le pictures provided to us by our new york affiliate wnbc. we were told there is an immigration protest on the island there earlier today and that a bannerf some sort was

unfurled before this woman tried to scale the statue. to park police are going evacuate the island, just like they do here in d.c. u.s. park p dice haveain over the statue of liberty and e immediate grounds there. we're going to keep an eye on this protest and see what happens next. this is a live picture. statue of libty, july 4th. 42 years after they celebrated the centennial. -- >> all right. sct, thank you. their homes have been bombed, their family members killed. >> everything they gown,e. but as we're seeing today, standinefugees here tall and marching strong. >> i got really excited. i mean, i would show some appreciation for the country that welcomes us as refugees to build our future again, to be able to live our life again, you know? >> everything you need to know about the fourth of july

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once again, we want to take t's happeningat w right now at the base of the statue of liberty in new york. right now we're seeing what looks like some sort of immigratio protest. someone, we believe it's a woman, has managed to climb ont of the bottom there of the statue. you can see her just to the left of the statue's foot. b understand at one point she wasaving a banner that said "abolish i.c.e.." that's why we believe this is some kind of immigration protest. it doesn't appear thahe police are trying to do anything other than cordon off the area. they say they're going to get people off the island. we're going to keep our eye on the situation we'll keep you posted. a special honor today for syrian refugees who have overcome the odds. >> they've been living in the u.s. and today they got the invite to come to tacoma park m anch in the parade there. refugees ho has the and their stories of eprvival. >> rter: parades are a time

when all walks of life can come together in celebration. in tacoma park independence day parade, some marchers feel that more than most. ♪ this land is your land this is land my land ♪ >> reporter: several syrian refugees were vips at the parade. they're part of a program called ref america, making them feel welcome after all they've been through. ur houses were taken from us, wereestroyed, burned, so we had to leave. we had nowhere else to do. >> wend left our familye left our house. >> reporter: as they marched and performed all along the streetsp a shoupport. ♪ ♪ >>t matters a lot because, you know, we have to let them know they're welcome here in this country and the d.c. area. o they gave us, like, parts -- >> i got really excited.

i would show some appreciation of the country that welcomes us as refugees to build our future again to be ablee to l our lives again. >> reporter: the parade, a short walk on a long journey. >> and the refugees will be staying here in the d.c. area for another month, taking classes, doing home stays and going sightseeing. in tacoma park, aimee cho, nbc 4. >> thousands of americans are being sworn no in on the fourth july. >> this as the trump administration fsing administration fsing criticism over immigration.

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live pictures, again, of the statue of liberty, whe aoman protester is at tst base of the ue. there is apparently some kind of protest going on around the base. is woman was spotted climbing up on to the statue just near f thet. she was carrying a banner earlier that said "abolish i.c.e.." earlier in the day, a protest group calling it itself rise and resist dropped that banner that read "abolish i.c.e." from the base of the statue. we're keepi an eyen this. she's going to get arrested when they get her down, but rig'r now th monitoring the situation. >> speaking of immigration issues, a new directive from president trump's administration's under fire. >> the order gives familiesveho

een separated at the border two options, leave the country with your children or without them. jennifer johnson reports. >> reporter: as thousands of immigrants are sworn in as american citizens this july 4th -- >> if your united states, we never have to look too far to e howmmigrants are contributing to the vibrancy and fo odational succe our great nation. >> reporter: nbc news has learned the trump administration is now giving migrant parents, after being separated from their children, this form with two ti ops, leave the country with your kids or leave without them. even those seeking asylum. alrey over 2,000 children have been separated from their parents under the zero tolerance policy. this woman from el salvador hasn't seen her boys in two months. >> i'm very scared. >> reporter: lawmakersly growing concerned about how long it taking to reunite these families. >> these are human lives we're

dealing with and the world is watching. >> reporter: while pressure is theting for solution republican senate majority leader admits there is no easy >> we've been wrestling with immigration problems for quite awhile. it seems to not makeffny ence who is in the majority. >> reporter: americans are weighing in on the immigration crisis. in a new quinnipiac poll, 58% said they disapprove of the administration's handling of s immigration. jennifer johnson, nbc ws. breaking racial barriers at west point. for the first time in westin s 216-year-long historyca the militarymy has an african-american superintendant and he's the local guy from here, northern west virginia. lieutenant general daryl williams took the reins there the n leadership is the talk around town. let's take a closer loo here at the general and his extensive

credentials. a native of alexandria, virginia, as we said.d graduarom west point in 1983. he is a highly decorated field artiller officer. he served in desert shield, desert storm andon opera iraqi freedom. >> i'm a military brat myself so i'm excited well. this is an accomplishment for anybody to achieve this. so we're, of course,d, exci but what a great message of inspiration that it sends to little black boys and little black girls, psibly those interested in the military. we are so close to all the military bases. we have a lot of military listeners. this caller from adelify weighed in on what this means to him. >> as a retiring lieutenant colonel andio our n celebrating its independence on the fourth of july, this is huge news. this spawns not only the changing oor a m command and

position, but a changing in the army's culture and overcoming our country's racial divide. >> a good way to start off the fourth of july, right? to celebrate it with something like this. >> absigutely. it higs the contributions that african-americans have made to this country for the last 400 years sure. >> absolutely. >> they're taking their rightful place in leadership. that's a wonderful thing. it makes everybody feel included. >> it does. >> with that in mind, let's take a break from the publics and the divisiveness. today is a day about spending time with your families and thinking about what it means to be anan amer what are your listeners saying this holiday means to them these >> you leon, one of the owys? things i can say is it tcot there are le of holidays when they happen, it brings the country together. whether you'relack orwhilst, male or female, democrat or republican, the fourth of july is one of those holidays that truly brings us ttether. we w to the streets and asked our listeners, what does the fourth of julyouean to and this is what they have to

say. >> family time. >> the fourt mns fireworks, family, my grand babies, who i just picked up. so i'm going to enjoy the fourth with them. >>ooookout that's all. good cookout food. >> it can mean anything. fireworks, partying with friends. h hotdogs, hamburgers, everything. >> i like that. all of that, barbecue, the ribs. potato salad. > you think about it, next to thanksgiving, this holiday is the only other one that means food to us i a special way. >> yes, absolutely. >> you have a great holiday. >> you, too. >> taylor thomas. >> all right. walmart under fire. the new line of clothing for sale that has supporters of the boycott. calling for a and new today. why a northern west virginia neighborhood wants all of the speed bumps in the area removed.

2 years, that's how long it's been since america declared its independence. across the country, millions are celebrating the fourth ofy. jul backyard barbecues, parades, pool parties and, of course, the fireworks tonight. in camden, new jerse hundreds were sworn in as american citizens. others braved the humidity in atlanta for a morning race where temperatures were already in the 80s. >> heat streak. know about that one and know about it well. supporters of the president are t expressinir outge of a t-shirt told on walmart's website. it reads "impeach 45," a eference to president trump. the #boycottwalmint was tre for some time. these items are sold from a ird partyeller and have since been removed from the website. we have sad news from the nationalod zoo. one of two endangered baby

monkeys has died. it fell while being nursed by its parents. the zoo sending out these pictures just after the babies were born. they are native to south america. they have a high whotailimortal. the surviving monkey is healthy an developing quickly. the soccer team trapped in the cave system in thailand is going to have to spend another night there more than half a mile under ewound. >> theisk and the attempt to get them out of there and why they could be trapped for months. and take a live look outside right now.lu ably gorgeous, but will it hold up for all the festivities we've got planned? i've got your (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (c door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪

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that's not enough to stop people from coming out to their neighborhood parades. people in the city of fairfaxng linihe streets this morning day their independenc parade. they cheered the the marching bands, the motorcycles and the dancers. the city's firework show scheduled for 7:00 p.m. tonight. in fact, the folks -- if you're going to be heading down to the mall for the festivities there. >> a lotavf folks h already staked out their sts. 've got you covered if you plan to go. here are four things to know about the mai event. the capital fourth convert starts around three hours from tonight. the performers, the beach boys, dy grammar and the temptations. >> taking metro is going to be your best bet getting down there. meo is going to be running extra trains on the lines after 6:00 p.m. to keep things moving. because it's so hot, metro wil

allow bottled water the trains and the busses. >> there are things you can't ta to theall. here are some of those items. uns, knives, ammunition, alcohol, glass containers, personal fireworks and umbrellas larger than 3 inches. just don't take them. if you can't make it to the ma, we have a list of local fireworks displays happening in nehborhoods all around. find a full list in the nbc washington app. s aw of support today in thailaai. the class mates of the 12 boys and their coach trapped in the flooded cave came together to sing. >> can you believe that? they showed up at the rescue site to support the boys and the -- >> janis mackey frayer reports, there is growing concern over monsoons. >> reporter: this morning, new navideo of the t soccer team trapped a half mile underground but in good spirits. sending messages to their families, i'm in good health, he

says. they also thanked their rescuers. here a navy diver streets small cuts on this boy's feet. it's a race against time in this dangerous terrain, withhe urgency of a new threat looming. monsoon rains due to hit in the coming duss could water levels inside the cave dangerously high and may fully flood it, forcing rescuers to least consider an evacuation attempt within days. we need to be 100% confident, said the province's governor. if there is al risk, we w not move them out. the boys found afterch nine-day sere healthy. the divers are bringing them high-protein food but still physically week and they don't know how to swim let alone the diving skills to navy gate the 3 miles ofw narro tunnels. practicing wearing diving masks and breathing. more rain and stronger currents

could caught off access for diversin bri them critical supplies of food, medicine and hope. >> once the caves flood seriously again, with the amount of water going through and the current and the visibility in the water, it may be that diving operations become impossible like they were lt week. >> pumps are going around the clock, trying to get the floodwater out. crews are surveying where they might drill new entries to the cave. to drop ropes to pull the boys out. telecom crews, meantime are internet install an line in the cave so the boys can at least connect with their families who are watching and anxiously waiting for the boys to come home. once theonsoon rains arrive, and it's inevitable they will, it could make rescue impossible until the end of the rainy season. which means at least september, aybe longer, that the kids a trapped underground. that's a long time to keep theil , they're safety and their

morale high. janisackey frayer, nbc news, thailand. no rest for firefighters on this federal holiday, especially ones fighting wildfires. hot temperatures are fueling flames and smo. >> we can't put out this fire. all we can d is try to keep it from burning the things that people don't want burned. >> utah and colorado are the brunt of the damage. just outside of denver, 100 homes have been lost to the jeames. 300 hopes are iardy in utah. back on the east coa, an oppressive heatwave is responsible for yoe death in new rk city. f it would be nice if we could give theks out west our humidity, if nothing else. it's just ridiculous. >> there are storms out thereow right >> there are some storms out there right now, mainly back over the mountains, producing very heavy rainfall. looking at flooding concerns in hae county in west virginia. those concerns will run until

8:00 this evening. impressive amounts of lightning. here is the thing, theightning and the storms having difficulty wking it over the blue ridge mountains becaure seeing winds here out of the southeast. imagine winds out of the southeast pushing up against the mountains,ee trying to those storms at bay and keep them wher tthey are. wht means is it's better news for the metro area having dry feworks shows tonight, but really bad news for the folks in the mountains because these storms are virtually just sitting still. very heavy rainfall around winchester. around the mason dixon line. for this thunderstorm just norris of thursda-ightning downr the city of frederick. this is all north and west of the d.c. metro area. here, we're compl dry. i've added a line. this is where i really think we're going toorry about rai and storms for this evening and where we're not. if you're in this area, i think you're really in the clear. if you're north and west of this outside of the yellow line, you do want to think about that plan

"b" if you're heading to fireworks tonight. makeure you c get to your car quickly. i think the threat for thunderstorms really diminewhes for fks but we could see plain showers out there at that time. ain, in areas of frederick, loudoun counties.ou ife grilling tonight or tomorrow in the metro area, it's a hot one out there. >> it definitely is, amelia. as amelia was saying the chance for showers and storms, staying west of theelay. 7:00 p.m. still in the upper 80s. you have to factor in thatke fe temperature to the mid to upper 90s for most of . er 100 for some. it's going to be a hot evening out there. make sure you're takin.breaks insi ad l far as tomorrow goes, tomorrow is going k a lot like today. temperatures are going to be in the upper 80s, low 90s. maybe a degree or two cooler than today. storm chancesill start to pick up as we head towards the afternoon and evening. as for yr weekend, a long weekend at the beach maybe. i know that some people may have

iflebrated the holiday last weekend. ou're celebrating this weekend, your beach forecast looking good, erdecially sa and sunday. amelia, you've got to get out and get lunch this weekend. it's going to be absolutely beautiful. >> here is the thing, humid tomorrow, friday and not humid at all out there on saturday and sunday. here is a look at your ten-da forecast. excuse me. as they look to tomorrow. very similar. scatter thunderstorms mainly north and west of washington during the afternoon hours. otherwise a mix of clouds and sun. 91 tomorrow. feeling much warmer. count on rains and storms out ther on friday with the cold front. that will lower the humidity and bring spectacular weather to our region saturday and sunday. pat and leon? >> spectacular? >> yes. >> beene' awhile since seen nat. >> i know. >> thanks, amelia. >> b speedps are supposed to be good things. they force people to slow down. >> b neighborhoods in one northern west virginia neighborhood want them all gee. th reason why. and then at 5:, a new clue

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we want to take you --ust give you a quick look at the live pictures we're getting from york. standing by to report on the situation happening there at the foot of thetatue ofiberty. a number of protesters holding a sign that said "abolish i.c.e.." one it appears has climbed up on to the bottom of the pedestal and near the statue's foot. we're watching that situation to see how it actually develops and whether or not the police are going to get that person down. we'll keep you impeachmented on at. in tmean, there is no question that speed bumps slow down track but the can also be annoying. people in one fairfax county neighborhood a trying t have their speed bumps all taken out. northern virginia bureau chief

julie carey reports, that is a steep ll to climb. >> reporter: speed bumps, depends on your yperspective,ou either love them or hate them. here an frei road, residents who nted to slow traffic won a vote to put them in. this resident says they've helped. ple used to fly down this road and, you know, there are a lot of kids tt liveround here. sure, they're annoying with your car and everything, but safety first, ri >> reporter: but todd and gary voted against the bum and humps. sct restores old cars. he doesn dare deriving them. >> taking any care over a speed bump is not good for the car, mber one. >> reporter: then there is the cost. >> seems like a waste of money to me. we had at stree that was falling apart and they were worried about speed bumps. >> reporter: those opposed say a better way to slow down traffic would be a four-way stop in here where there is currently a two-way stop, but they're told

they probably won't approve that. he h men complained anti-speed bump people were left out of th process until the very final round but now they see a chance for a do-over. the runds a them getting repaved. >> now that they're repaving the street, they're going to hav to ke them out. it's a perfect opportunity to not spend the money to put them back i again. >> reporter: but getting rid of speed bumps, that's a process, too. usher just received this notice from his county supervisor's office, informing him he g need to signatures from 50 of the 219 homes most impacted by july 31st. >> they put a pretty short deadline on it. much shorter than what the other tank for taskorce had to go through. then they will revisit it. >> but the signatures, they don't guarantee a change, just considereght be in fairfax county, i'm julie carey, news 4. next on news 4 at 5:00, storm team 4 tracking hotmp atures and more storms.

how it will affect your evening tonight. amelia's coming upth wit fireworks forecast. plus, a community reeling after a father working two jobs to ce for hisamily is killed in a random attack at a gas station. new details i this case of murder. and a matter of convenice for so leads to complaints from others. the controversy after a traffic sends drivers on a detour through home-lined streets. news 4 at 5:00 starts now. first at 5:00 tonight, it's hot and humid dhen on national mall where thousands are getting ready for tonight's big fireworks show. >> another scorcher in the works. the big question, though, will mother nature have any fireworks of her own? tracking a few storms out there right now. amelia draper is in the storm at howlith a look they'll impact your night. amelia. >> that's the million-dollar question, jim, whether we're going to be all right for fireworksr not. take a look at what i'm tracking

right now on storm team 4 radar. back to the north and west of washington very, very heavy rainfall and lots of lightning with thunderstorms tt are having difficulty moving past i-81, moving past the blue rge mountains. these are kind of moving south with a little bit of westerly movement as well. moving south, southwest, ang i-81. tracking this thunderstorm up here up around frederius. this developing and this is starting to move again down to the south as well. i've drawn a line here on the map. i think ifou're inside of this line, ultimately the beltway and just pushing north and most of fairfax, at least southern and central montgomery county, all southern maryland looking fine for fireworks b tonigh if you're outside of this line, i can't rule out some showers. here is the thing, i think the lightning is going to start to drop out of these storms but i n't rule outain at fireworks times. well, fireworks time well north of washington. 91 d right n