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 now. fireworks getting underway the

temperature of 85, feeling more like 90. jim, i'm going to have much more on the storm outlook and thursday and friday coming up in 10 minutes. police are urgently trying to find witnesses who might help explain what led up to a horrific crime at this gas station. it's where a clerk was murdered overnight and friends tell us the 40-year-old husband and father wked two jobs. customers are remembering his warm smile this evening. news 4's no longer west virginia reporter david culver is for us with details. david? >> reporter: jim, they have turned this gas station into a memorits memorial of s this is all about remembering that familiar face behind the counter. t'stomers tell me t why they came out here today, just to honor him, honor his fe. we'v learned a lot more about him. as you mentioned, he was hardg, work worked two jobs. he had a little daughter and he was married. so tonight, the community is

working to figure outhe how can help provide for him. meantime, the folks who live in this neighborhood, they are struggling to comprehend how a murder happened at this friendly neighborhood gas station. tonigh regularustomers of this franklin farms sunoco kept back byce crime tape. police investigating a murder. >> i get gas from here all the time. it's the local neighborhood gas station i go to, it's crazy seeing this happen,o you kn >> reporter: it is especially troubling for customers like ralph. the victim is one of the familiar faces he sees so often. >> he's always friendly, smiling and everything, you know, so it'sad to hear something like this happen to one of them. >> reporter: he was behind the counter working the overnight shift. around 1:15 in the morning, police get a call, reports of a robbery. police get a suspect description. they spothe suspect, 19-year-old mohammad. >> there is not a l of foot

traffic in here. they immediately observe him, confrontim. he did resist. two officers were able to eventually take him into custody. >> reporter:ut where was he? officers went into the store and found the 40-year-old lying. lifele his body beaten badly, according to a source. ma was hard working, worked full-time at weg and part time at this sunoco. customers did not know much about his personal they wanted to do something. one customer bringing flowers >> but i just want to say to the family, i'm thinking of you and my heart goes outndo you a to the coworkers. like, i don't even know how you go back to wk after something like that. >> reporter: tonight, police do have their suspect in custody but they're still asking for your help. they're wondering if any

tewitnesses where confr by the suspect before that murder. i just got hold of the go fund for the his family. i tweeted it out andn it's b put on our nbc washington app. just search "gas station murder." jim? >> such a sad story there, david culver. david, thank you. maryland congressman steny l on thisin the hospi fourth of july. he is being treated at george washington universit hospital for new pneumonia. he was admitted yesterday and six expected to make a full recovery, according to his spokesperson. he's the house minority whip and served in maryland's fifth congressional district since 1981. breaking news out of new york this evening. police are trying to get to someone who c the statue of liberty in a protest against u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement. you can see that person coming p at the base of the statu here. this all follows an earlier protest at the statue where

seven other peoe were arrested after unrolling a banner that called for i.c.e. to be abolished. turning now to the celebrations for thisrt f of july from parades to picnics, backyard barbecues to baseball games. seems like everything is a washington sea of red, white and blue today as americans take part in those time honored traditions celebrating independence dade. chris gordon is in -- meagan fitzgerald bringing us sights and sounds from around the capital. hi, meagan. >> reporter: hey, jim. you know our city throws a heck rather, y, a parade, when thousands of people pack constitution avenue, despite how oppressive this heat is today. you know, what was really cool wasching people who came out here for the very first time. ♪ ♪

>> it was really cool seeing all the people.ep >>ter: no one celebrates the fourth of july quite like d.c. >> i am just lost for words. >> i feel so emotional when i come here and see is. >> reporter: there's just something special about celebrating our independence in the nation's capital. where you're reminded through the men w anden parading down constitution avenue of why our nation is so great. >> get our icecold, ice cold, ice cold water. >> reporter: there is no doubt about it, you'll want some ice cold water to cool you down because the heat can be overwhelming. >> there is an american flag, jackie. >> reporter: it wasn't enough to stop kirby bowling to bring his family down from laurel, maryland. >> my children know what it means to in the military and the honor that we give the american flag. >> reporter: this d might mean a little more for people like

bowling. he's a retired veteran who understands that freedom isn't free. >> there is m pitaryple in the middle. so the - uso >> reporter: today is more than just aboutbecues and fireworks. ♪ >> reporter: it's a day to be grateful -- he american flags. >> reporter: for liberty we enjoy. >> it warms my heart to know that we have freedom. it just -- it's very meaningful to us to be able to be free and have freedom of speech. >> what an awesome day today was. you know what? it's not even over yet. in about three hahours,free co concert at the capitol. it's going to be crowded. i can tellt.ou t back to you. >> great day. thank you>> meagan. annapolis is marking independence day by honoring the victims of las week's deadly newsroom rampage. five people at the "capital gazette," as you know, were killed. today in their op-ed, coworkers wrote this, normally we cover the fourth of july parade in annapolis. today, though, we will be among

those faces. we want our readers and our community to see that we believe things will eventualn. be okay ag eventually. news 4's chris gordon is live no along the parade route. chris, tell us more about the paper's role in the parade today. >> reporter: well, pat, annapolis isra celng fidependence day with a sense of sadness. people killed just doing their jobs. delivering the news to this community.ri chriy stands in silence beside the memorial to the victims of the "capital gazett >> i came here to celebrate our independence. these reporters mean so much. they speak the truth and the help us to understand what's going on in the world, and so we ca make decisions and do the right thing. >> reporter: at the memorial, there a now four white crosses and a jewish star for the

victims. people write messages on them. they write ineb nks and leave signs of support for journalists. >> i just stopped by to pay my respects to the families, to the victims. >> reporter: soon, marcie was helping water the flowers, which are dying in the hot sun. annapolis is filled with history. it once served as the capital of the united states. independence day always draws locals and visitors. there is a parade through downtown annapolis and atight a fireworks display which many in the nautical community view from theiroats. mary taylor drake and her sister gloria stewart came from prince george's county to celebrate the fourth of july and to remember the victims of th "capital gazette" shootings. >> we do have freedom of speech and the victims who died were writing, they had freedom of speech to write about stories that community.nt to the >> but i do pray for those

families and pray that their lives wille touched by their outpouring of love that they get from people. >> reporter: thoughts of the five people killed in these mass shootings clely on the minds of many here in annapolis celebrating independence day. pat, back to you. >> all right. many of us as well. thank you so much, chris. those journalists and their families will spendee thend in mourning. on saturday, a memorial for reporter and editor wendi winters will take place in annapolis. on sunday, there will be a service for gernaldch fn. sales assistant rebecca smith will be remembered. then next tuesday, a memorial service to honor the life of sports reporter john mamara. >> one of president trump's top supreme court contenders may n have t support of every republican in the u.s. senate.

kentucky senatord r paul is reportedly concerned judge brett cavanaugh may not hold title to consertive principles the gop has very little wiggle room with a 51-49 majority in the senate. losing one republican vote could be risky. aside from cavanaugh, president trump reportedly spoke to six other nominees this week. "the washington post" reports trump interview amyet coney ba-- tells nbc news mike lee and joan larrson are also being considered. a battle between a tourist attraction and the major power supplier. the view some saysh george gton enjoyed 200 years ago is at the center of it all. the new developments tonight im vernon's fight against dminian power. where detectives now say

this investigation is headed. two years after a mysterious july 4th explosion injured a virginia teen, police release a new picture from the crime scene, hoping someone has some answers. on storm team 4 radar, i'm tracking some thunderstorms out there onhis july 4th evening. this one is frederick is slowly moving to the south-southwest. moving into bruns rick around 5:20. on into person ryville rht on into person ryville rht 6ound

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♪ ♪ a trip through boston harbor to celebrate this fourth of july. today, the old wooden warship the "uss constitution" on a voyage it takes every year to fire off a 21-g salute. i've been aboard it. heard it, too. it's pretty cool. constitution also known as old iron side is the oldest commissioned warship in the world. it's mor than200 years old now. >> that's pretty fantastic, isn't it? new evidence in a strange and unsolved explosion tt cost a local teenager part of his leg. that happened two years ago this week. in new york's central park. the news 4 team has been trackinghis case ever since. as scott macfarlane reports, the

feds have released a photo of a new clue. >> that's right. the case has been a puze from the start. celebrating the july 4th weekend inew york two yearsago, he was walki through central park and stepped on a rock. boengt tbeneath the rock, a homemade explosive device that destroyed his leg. we've swn youhe lengthy rehab he's undergone and the -- two years, no arrest yet been made. new york city police have released a photof a plastic bag found near the scene of that explosion. why unica is listed on the bag. an old new jersey-based bakery that shut down before the explosion. flyers there show the item and a listed ar$40,000 rfor anybody with information. >> somebody may have a stockpile of them or maybe they were ins someon basement. if you're seen that piece of evidence, it's rlly crucial

that to get that lead out to the public. >> conners' father says the family is eager to move on and the person responsible for all of this to there was another possible clue found a few months ago. conner's parents say they found an instagram post by someone who helped save their son's life by stopping the bleeding after the to see the full report, go to our nbc washi nton app right and search for "investigation." scott macrlane, news 4. we have new information on a deadly crash iolving a scooter and two young boys in southeast washington. we now know the name of the boy whodied. 15-year-old dominic antonio atis of southeast, a student johnson middle school. police tell us last night the teen and the other boy weredi a scotter when scooter collided with a hicle, turning at the intersection of 15th place and ship andane. both boys were flown to a local eospital where the 15-year-old died. ther boy is still listed in

critical condition. police are investigating. george washington won't lose his view after all. dominion energy is scrapping plans toatuild aal gas compressor station across potomac riverrom mt. vernon. preservatiists feared that emission stacks would be visible. they toldews 4he stacks would sit below the tree line. "the washington post" reports the power company is srching for a new site. environmental groups say a new location't ease their concerns. to be continued. >> all right. but it's not going to be there is some relief at mt. vernon. >> right. from heat. relief >> we do. we're not going to see it until this week. we're going to continueo track hot and humid conditions tonight, tomorrow, on into friday. friday, we're going to have rain and thunderstorms moving ttough and trings relief for your saturday and sunday. right now, not an ideal forecast for the fourth of july.

fireworks at all the communities out the have planned. you can see right now, i'm tracking some thuerstorm activityust north of lou ray. very heavy rainfallring there. parts of the area around winchester have seen about 2 to 3 inches of rainfall this afternoon as these thunderstorms just moved along i-81. a lot of difficulty moving over the blue ridge because of the winds on the surface out the of the southeast. these are all flood warnings in effect until 8:00 p.m. tonight. infact, the red here is actually a flash flood warning for hampshire county in west virginia that goes until about 8:15. really keeping an eye on this thunderstorm here in frederick mpacting my hometown of middletown. we might see a severe thunderstorm warning issued on this storm. it's moving south-southwest. moving towards the brunswick area. then i think otr the n hour it will start to fizzle out

because these storms are fizzling out after they bubble up for abo one to two hours. as we head on into the evening hours, heres a storm chance outlook. again, it's really for those of ou in the mountains along a west of i-81 that have a high risk of dealing with storms. as we head farff to the east, parts of washington, frederick, loudoun, your chances start to drop off at open about 40%. then you can see the areas inee that's most of us, it includes all of montmery, fairfax, prince george's county, exandria, only about 20% chance we have rain tonight. the areas here in green inghink are g to be just fine for fireworks. t of farther north and w washington, you do want to be weather ready. i wouldn't cancel plans, but, again, keep a close eye to the sky and download the nbc washington app. you'll get the latest watches and warnings and have the radar on your phone then. right now at 91s.degr as fireworks get underway, we'll be at 85 t, again, feeli

like 90 out there. scattered showers tonight, mainly north and west of town. the national weather service cancelled the heat advis y in effect for parts of southern maryland, but nonetheless, here is the feels line temperature at 7:00. still near 100, at 9:00 p.m., feeling like temperatures are in the low 90 for reworks. it is a hot and humi fieshlrewo night out there. tomorrow, a high of 91. very similar storm chances tomorrow. mainly west and north of town. on friday, think everyone's going to see some rain, mainly during the midday and the noon hours. but that sets us up for a beautiful saturday and sunday, low humidly. low to mid-80s. patnd jim? >> thanks, amelia. an unwelcomed visitor in the backyard of a local man. ahead what happened when he spotted a bear going through his trash. laurel police are looking for whoever passed out these anti-semitic flyers around the ty. i'mci

hateful handouts in the city of laurel, maryland.ce poay they are anti-semitic and they started to receive complaints about the flyers two days ago. >> prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins spoke with one resident who called the flyers vial >> it looks kind o official.

>> reporter: still scked by its words, donald showed me the anti-semitic fer he found outside his home. >> talks about how you shouldn't be associated with them, within 200 yards. it goes on and on. >> reporter: he and his wife among the many laurel residents who got the offensive flier and confused by its jbled declarations of hate. >> to act as commander in chief of the united states of america. really? >> when you start reading it, it's absurd. it's vile. it's hateful. but it's also stupid. >> on july 2nd, we started getting calls around 8:00 a.m. for anti-semitic materials that were found -- residents were reported it found in their yard and things. >> reporter: laurel police say are investigating the distribution of the flyers as hate crime. >> it's not representative of laurel and we'rega invesng this to get to the bottom of it. >> i was a religionac

taught hebrew scriptures for 40 years. it really update me. >> reporter: donald is hop tg it last time he finds something like this on his doorstep. >> it really bothered me a great deal. god, got to get over this. >> reporter: laurelole are asking anyone with information on these flyers and who was distributing them to ge them a a call. in laurel, i'm tracee news 4. a show of support for the members of that soccer team stuck in the underground cave in thailand. the latestorn the efft to get them out and the message of hope they're sending to rescuers. coming up on news4, we'll take you to a local parade where one local official says he's y having a bit of an ident crisis. and live on the national mall where you can see people are already beginning to show up ahead ofgh tos fireworks celebration. i'll tell you what to expect if you plan to come tonight. and we continue to follow some live breaking news.

liberty.the statue of police are still trying to take a protester who tried to scale the statue into custody. another update coming up.

we continue to follow that breaking news out of new york this evening. a standoff of sorts unfoldingtht

statue of liberty. we've been watching this drama play out for about 90 minutes now. a protester tried to scale lady liberty as part of a demonstration trump's immigration policies. earlier today, seven other people were arrested for unrlling a bant the statue. all visitors on liberty island have now been evacuated as a precaution. we'll keep following the situation and ing you updates they come into news 4. and right now on storm team 4 radar, i'm tracking two mainf areas thunderstorms. one up around frederick, impacting the city and parts of middletown as well. the other area down a tund lou ray region. rain out there as we continue into the evening hours.hu theerstorms start to fizzle out by about 7:00 p.m., but we'll still have some scattered showers out the, main north and west of the d.c. metro area. inside of the metro area and areas off to the east will be

just fine for fireworks tonight. our temperatures at 91 degree0 by 9 p.m., temperatures in the mid-80s but feeling more like 90 when you factor in the humidity. ♪ ♪ ♪ and thee h of the brave ♪ >> quite a display. a look now at some of our other stories today. members of the cast of "hamilton" sang t nional anthem at today's nationals game. "hamilton" is playing at the kennedy center throughpt seber. >> beautiful melody may be hot out there, but it's not stopping folks from comi out to their neighborhood thrades. folks city of fairfax flining the streets today their independence parade. the fireworks are scheduled for

7:00 tonight. what's better than a dunk tank on a day like this? bigrowd pleaser today here at the rose mount fourth of july i celebration alexandria. live mus, barbecue and fresh spun cotto candy there among some of the attractions today. this parade started more than 50 years ago. >> some will watch the fireworks at hom the others will go to see them. >> the brave ones. tens of thousands are gathering on the national mall most hoping to get a good view of the fireworks show. >> live at the national mall ted is just g hyd part of the fun. darcy? >> reporter: that's right, p w. that is td of the day today, to hydrate. whether you're here on the national mall or anywhere outdoors, play it safe, dress lightly and bring a lot of water. i'm checking the nbc washington app right now it says it's ee de but it feels like 98. personally, it doesn't feel too

bad right now, but it all depends on t person and how well you take the heat. let's show you where right now, right near the washington monument. you can see there are crowds already here.ta people sng out their spots, like you say,ut also just walking around. they're wearing dresses. people are wearing shorts. people are dressing appropriately. wee seen people with umbrellas nd hots just trying to stay as cool as possible. there is no direct sun right now on a lot of people. there are some shady spots. those are the spo you want to stake out, getting under the trees and things like that to try to stay a little bit cooler. let's show you some video we shot a short time ago. the security gates opened at about 10:00 this morning. if you want to get inside the perimeter are here on the national mall grounds you have to go tough thatecurity checkpoint. keep in mind they close at 9:00 tonight. some people will beaiting awhile before they get down here, hoping it will cool off a little bit.

the national park service have been watching the weather and they think it's going to hold out for tonight. >> we haven't to this point had any thunderstorms to drive people away or conditions that would keep people away. so, yeah, we're optimistic that, you know, by 9:09 when that first shell goes off, we'll have a good crowd here on the mall. >> reporter: now, you always want to be smart when you're o coming to something like this. take a look at these folks. they found their shady spot under the tree. if you gete, down here lll those spots are going to be taken. play it safe. bring plenty of water. back to you. >> all right. thanks a lot, darcy. in addition to the celebrations on the mall, d.c. has many and the palisades in the northwest is one of the longest-running in our region. mark segraves caught up with familiar faces alo the parade route. >> reporter: it's been a part of the fabric of washington, d.c. for 52 years now. people start setting up along

mcarthur boulevard hours before the festivitiegin. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the palispaes de mixes a little bit of everything that makes up the d.c. community among those on the sidelines taking it all in today, longtime nbc 4ournalist tom surewood. who has attended about 30 of these parades as a reporter or today as an onlooker. >> there is a lot of g history. itd to see people with their families and friends. meet new people. it's a great thing. it's the part of washington the restthe world doesn't see. >> rngorter: with it bei an election year, lots of politicians taking advantage of the crowds. leading today's parade, d.c. police chief who is dawning something we don't usual see the chief weari i, a sash. >>'t it nice? people don't know who i am unless i wear this sash. so they gave me a sash this year so everyone could know i'm the chief of police. >> that's not true.

>> reporter: bowser surrounded by her campaign volunteers echoed the sentiments about small town d.c. >> thanks, everyone. enjoy the h drink lots of water. enjoy your family. >> reporter: while the parade was a chance for people to gather and celebrate america,s t walso an opportunity for some budding entrepreneurs. at the 52alades parade, mark -- >> if you're looking for some fireworks to get into they j 4th spirit, head to the nbc washington a. search "fireworks finder" to see a complete list of shows in our area. that would look pretty cool on him. right now president trump and his family are hosting a fourth of july picnic for military families. this is a live picture of the scene at the white house lawn. just minutes ago, the president calling the men and women of our miliry heros and our finest.

later, the first family till list the concert and watch those fireworks down on the national mall. the president and first lady wished all of america a happy fourth of july in a short video posted this morning on twitter. they've been trapped underground for more than a week now but their spirits aren't down. the positive messa sent by the members of that thai soccer team that are stuck in a cave. and an uninvited gue shows up at a local man's house. what he did after spotting a

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welcome back. i'mlotorm team 4 meteost. a live look outside right now. it's looking good, but the rain showers back west, will they hold off? are they going to impact our fireworks a our grilling tonight? i'll have a full report coming up. >> thanks, amara. soccerng threat for the team trapped in the cave in thailand. the 12 boys and their coach have been underground for close to two weths now. new video shows the boys assuring their parents they're okay. the group is stranded on dry ground right now in that large cave. profesonal dive teams are taking in supplies andood. experts are brainstorming a way to free the trapped group. the path to freedom is flooded and none of the boys can swim.

rescuers are running out of time. monsoon fains in theecast could flood that cave even more. floods the cave seriously again, with the amount of water going through and the current, and the visibity in th water, it may be that diving operations become impossible like they were last week. >> reporter: some of the boys' classmates visit the site where the rescuers are organizing. telecom companies are there trng to install an internet line so the boys can call their families. back close to home tonight, a centerville man thought it was into hisck lab getting trash can. take a look at this video from a system.urity that's not a dog, it's a black bear, and officials believe it's the same bear that was spotted last week innother fairfax county nghborhood. our jackie bensen reports from centerville. >> reporter: barry turner of nterville was much calmer than many of us might have been when

he went t take some trash out monday night and saw a bear this trash bin. >> he's in there. he's shoulders deep into that trash can. >> it wht trash n so i gathered the things up, opened up the door and my trash can was knocked ougr. i t it was a dog in there. i stepped closer and a bear pulls out of the trash can and kind of just steps back and looks at me. >> reporter: the close encounter was captured by turner's home security system. >> and i looked at him for what i think is too long. hlooked at the video again, i probably shouldave backed away sooner. >> reporter: turner has lived e at this home f years. it backs up to thick woods along big rocky run creek. >> never seen a bear. seen a lotf different animals, but the bear is checked off oh my list of wildlife i thought i eauld see in fairfax. >> reporter: the sitting comes one week after this bear was spotted steps away from a

parking garage on frying pan road. turner says when he talked to animal control said it'sery possible all of these reports may involved people seeing the same young bear. in centerville, jackie bensen, news 4. traffic apps, a lot of us use them to get around, but one neigorhood in our area said it is turning their quiet community into ang freeway. we've heard this before and the city of alexandria taking action. dam tuss. i'll tell you their story coming up. a fourth of july parade with a fourth of july parade with an unusual

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naturalization, please raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> on this independence day, more than 100 immigrants became u.s. citizens. th p ceremony tookce on the grounds of mt. vernon. thpeople in this crowd were born in 50 different countries, but on the day, this day, they becomean amer >> several syrian refugees got to march in tacoma rtpark's f of july parade today. it's part of a program that aims to make refugees feel welcome.ne 4's aimee cho has their stories of survival and what today means to them. >> reporter: on a day when the country comes together, for some it's all aboutpy wishing a hap birthday to their new home. ♪ this land is t your lands land is my land ♪ ♪ >> reporter: these syrian refugees marching in the tacoma nce day parade. they say they're proud to be a part of it after all they've

overcome. >> our houses wereaken fro us, were destroyed, were burned. so we had to le. there was nowhere left to go. >> most of my family, we lost our family and we lost our house. >> reporter: as they marched and performed all along the streets, a show of support. ♪ ♪ >> m itatters a lot because, you know,e have to l them know that they're welcome here c in thntry. in the d.c. area. >>e i would l- they gave us, like, to be part of this. >> i got really excited. imean, i was showing some appreciation for t count that welcomes us as refugees to build our future to be able live our lives again. >> reporter: the parade a short walk on a longth journey. is the second year the refugees have marched in this parade. the organizers so they hope keep up the tradition in the years to come. in tacomapark, aimee cho, news 4. it's a new world record at

ese nathan's fourth of july hotdog eating co the man who has won that four times, joey "jaws" chestnut. 74 hotdogs in ten minutes. he blew awa the competition -- he ate away the competition on coney island in new york. the repeat winner in the women's competition downed 37 dogs to win her fifth straight title. >> i told you we're grilling hamburgers and hotdogs. not so much into that after that. it ruins your appetite. i wonder how they do it. >> by dipping it in water. >> otherwise you gag and choke. >> you'd have to. >> can't do it. well, every year, members cf the stanl winning team get their special day with the trophy. many take it to their hometown and share it with their family andas friends. herry burr shows us to tonight, the caps star john karlsson spent july 4h,t his cup

day, giving back to our community and those most in need. t >> the excitemf july 4th starting early for some patients at children's national. capitals' john carlson spending his day with the cup in a place special to him. john karlsson sharing lord stanley with some of the yunlt capitals fans in d.c. >> it's something we've been a part of for awhile. it's great to see the kids' faces. anytime you can brighten them up you know, they're pretty special moments that i know i get a lot from. our pediatrician has been awesome. she's on the board here. both of my sonsave been here at certain points for different things. you know, we just love the atmosphere and what they do. >> reporter: and today it wasn't just the media who had questions for the caps' star. >> have you ever lost a tooth? >> i've actually never lost a

whole tooth. i've chipped a couple of teeth, but i've been fairly lucky -- [ inaudible ] just being around the stanley cup is cool in itself, but to s t how everyone else rea it and how much joy they get from it. those are pretty special moments. >> customery burr is, news 4 sports. the party continued in bethesda this afternoon. once again, karlsson giving back, raising money to defeat a form of childhood brain cancer. karlsson bringing his son luka to take part in those festivities. the caps defenseman spping by his neighborhood parade with the cup as well as a firehouse this morning. i looked on doreen's facebook page, she had a proudan picture ng next to her neighbor

karlsson and lord stanley. >> how nice. >>g a lot of folks are hop there is no water at all on the mall. >> that's wha the meteorologist is also hoping. you want to be in here working on a holiday and watching on a holiday and have it be sunny and no humanity. it's not going to be a wash out or rainy fireworks display, thankfully for most of us. take a look at what i'm tracking right now ontorm team 4 radar. thunderstorm aroun woodstock, the lou ray area, broadway. this all along the i-81 area. take aook at what this rain has done so far. what you're looking at here is the latest watches and warnings. all flood warnings issued earlier thi afternoon and remain in effect through the 8:00 hour. this includes frederick county in virginia. hampacire county in west virginia. even a flash flood warning in hampshireounty unt about 8:15. so those rain -- those areas of rain produced about 2 to 3 inches, even isolated higher

amounts as they're moving through. we're not seeing them, thankfully, as intense rate now. thunderstorm activity ined ick county, out around the city, down toward middletown. starting to fizzle out. here is a forecast of future weather. the clouds here in white. the rain in green. so at 5:00 p.m., we're -- i should say as we move towards 7:00 p.m., we're still tracking rain in the similar areas. as firewor get underway at 9:00 p.m., is still the chance for rain for frederick and back towards the panhandle. elsewhere looking dry, just cloudy. taking a look at the clouds, they shouldn't be low enough to produc craziness we saw back in 2016 when the fireworks down at the national mall were basically exploding in the clouds and we couldn't see them at all. good news ther somara, that most of us are looking dry for fireworks. y, it's aoliday week. folks getting out in the garden tonight. >> they are. the experts have provided us

with this forecast. i want to pelet you know that tomorrow we're looking at similar highs inhe low s. any gardening you're going to do,ne get it early. beat that heat. humid, though, to start. our storm chances rev back up tomorrow afternoon. in fact, your thursday is looking very silar to today. let's go ahead and take a look right now, though, at that forecast for tonight, should i say -- a little bit of an issue with the clicker there. here is a look at your add color to your deck, patio or entrance. tropical annual plants thrive in containers and bloom all summer. check daily to see if they need water. make sure you do that. for fireworks, this is what we're looking at tonight. the storm chance is there, primarily as amelia was showing on the radar, farther west and north of the district, but we will keep our eye out for any spotty showers that try y sneak their n. through the beltway, upper 80s

is what we're going to see and by tonight, very muggy and warm out there with a chance for spotty showers. we'll keep our eye to the radar, but i think this weekes looking up. nice change of pace. glad it will be lower humidity. >> very low humidity saturday and sunday. the forecast saturday and sunday, super easy. the forecast for tonight, a lile bit more tricky. i'll be here all night long on facebook and twitter with the latest. thursday, torrow, scattered late day showers and shorms like s'more ra was saying, a high arou around 90. gorgeous saturday and sunday. >> thank you. a residential neighborhood suddenly inundated with traffic. >> and homeowners say it'sus be of the traffic app waze. ahead, how police are trying to crack down as we hear more about the headaches this is causin and w continue to follow that breaking news out of new york city. a standoff on the stue of

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more live pictures from that standoff at t statue liberty. drama een watching thi play out for about two hours now. a protester tried s tole lady

liberty as part of an immigration protest against president trump's policies. up nex o ahead news 4 at 6:00. closer to home, neighborsy one of the traffic apps we've come to depend on is turning their street into thr transportation reporter adam tuss shows us the problem. >> reporter: no thru street, no thru traffic. no thru street. no thru traffic. everywhere you turn around east taylor run parkway in alexandria, the signs are clear, they d't want your car here if you don't live here. >> are people here f >> extremely so. >> reporter: these pictures from r news partners showed how crammed these normall quiet si roads are becoming, especially at rush hour. >> after 600 feet, turnst right eaaylor run parkway. >> reporter: residents are largely blaming traffic appsaz

like w for sending too much trafficown their streets. kimberly smith said she's only lived here for a year and can't take it anymore. >> the traffic is unbearable. you have toelan what you going to do. i can't go to the grocery store at 5:00, becse traffic, it's going to take me 30 minutes to get there. >> reporter: get this, she said traffic in this normally quiet community has gotten so bad she is 100% goi to move out of this area. >> reporter: >> to be honest, the traffic i s pushing me out of the comm. ity. yeah >> reporter: the city trying to enforce the no cut-thru exregulations. dria police tell us they are stepping up enforcement but this is a tough issue to g a handle on. peter turner is part of the civic association look into the. prob they recently completed a traffic study. >> they told us 42% of the affic volume in alexandria is currently due to people that neither live more wor a inska dry. >> reporter: wazes tells u it doesn't believe there is data to show it puts excessive traffic

on a partisolar street. or now the hope is the signs and extra enforcement do the trick. in alexandria, adam tuss, news 4. now at 6:00, celebrating independence day. sunny skies and hot parades. clouds and rain for the fireworks tonight? is it you or someone you know is taking metro to the national mall tonight, we'll tell you why y could run into some delays. id neweo of the children trapped in the cave in thailand. the clock is ticking on rescue efforts as they face complicationings. news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. s.> first to that breaking n a live picture of the statue of liberty right now. police are trying to reach a protester thereho climbed on to the pedestal of the statue during a protest of president trump's immigratiopolicy. she was part of a group called se and res