breaking news. and we begin this afternoon with a tragic ending to a terrible crash. >> the 17-year-old boy behind the wheel of an suv has died. chopper 4 flew over the scene in fairfax county yesterday afternoon. nbc4's megan fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: flying above a devastating scene just after 2:00. 17-year-old conner mcgowan was speeding up this hill when he lostl,contro going airborne before crashing into this tree. police a say 15-year-old girl was in the front seat, a 14-year-old boy was i theack. police say that young girl is now fighting to survivf >> so many those roads in clifton are very windy. they're narrow. anything over the posted speed limit i that area is very dangerous. >> this robinson athleti booster facebook page has a statement from the school's principal who rembers conner has an excellent student and a

moment of the studentovernment association. he was well-liked and will be greatly missed. >> some more breaking news now. connected to anrt amber a that started yesterday. let's go to erika gonzalez. >> we just got this informationw into ouroom a few minutes ago. the father police say stabbed his girlfriend bore fleeing the area with his kids and prompting that amber alert as you mentioned has admitted to the crime. 38-year-old dwight perry is facing assault charges and being held without bond. yesterday afternoon, you got the am were alert on your phone. police say perry saw the amber alert, too, and ge himself u at a firehouse. the children were found in different lations but unharmed. perry's girlfriend is expected to survive herenrs. i'm erika gonzalez. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, erika. another break story on this busy afternoon. road rage t leads an attack on seminary road in axandria.

we just got off the phone with police. they td us someone drew a weapon and assaulted one on ea seminary road the interchange. we'll update you when we learn more on that situation. we're staying on top of thai devetory out of thailand. new video shows the boys rescued from ang underground cave sitt in hospital beds today. doctors say the teammates lost weight during their two-week ordeal but are going to be okay. nbc's bill neely explains what happens next for the boys and the divers that saved them.them. >> reporter: celebration here and jubilation at a rescue that defied the odds. but it so nearly went wrong. just afterhe last boy was taken out, the main water pump failed, flooding the cave so quickly divers screamed and t sprinted forhe exits. doctors overjoyed. >> very happy. ve happy. very, very happy. >> reporter: the divers had

risked their lives and were overcome witmo etion, celebrating. with a be >> we feel very happy. now we need beer. >> a good day. >> it was a very good day. >> reporter: their bodies cut, cave mud everywhere. at the hospital, more celebrations. inside, the boys reunited and well. >> translator: doctors say pounds lost four >> reporter: this morning, parents were reunited with four of the iboys, allowed the same room for the first time. it took eight days from discovery to freom. that moment, the trigger for a rescue few believed possible. drilling and diggadg,g and battling. they hadth luck. rains held off. they had loss. one thai diver losing his l he boys drank water from cave wa they were weak in body but strong in spirit and so brave.

diving for hours to escape. i heroic end to a story that has inspired the world. well, the rescue operation here is now winding up. you can see the police and the last rescuers leaving the cave complex site. doors say the boys are all well, happy and glad tout be a couple have pneumonia but it's nothing to worry about and the boys will be released. this news, their teachers say ey can skip exams next week. bill neely, nbc news, northern thailand. >> good news, indeed. even though the boys are out of the cave, though, the danger isn't over. coming up at 4:20, dr. jackie explains why the boys are in quarantine and the complications that the doctors a watching for. a high-end heist from a home in bethesda. a couple of burglars stole tens

of thousands worth of jewelry. pat collins joins us leave downtown bethesda where it seems homework.s did their pat? >> reporter: leon, so here's what we got here. we eitomr have very, very lucky crooks or someone, someone really did their homework.th happened in edgemore. a residential section of bethesda. now we have surveillance pictures of the suspects. two women. but the pictures aren't very good. what these women did here makes the story worth telling anyway. you see, during broad daylight a man and woman who live here go out to run an errand, andhile they're gon those two women, those two women you see in the surveillanceideo walk into the couple's h rse. they goht to the place where the woman keeps her jewelry and they make off with a lot of expeive stuff.

>> how much jewelry was taken? >> there are some estimates of approximately over $40,000. >> $40,000 worth of jewelry? yes, sir. >> reporter: while this is going on, a suspect car drives back and forth and up and down the street. police believe this car is somehow nbced connected to the . just before the couple gets home, the two women leave the house carrying the jewelry. now, there are a lot of questions here and tod at the connie marella library, a mystery book club meeting. we took the case >> it sounds like one of the mystery books i just read. >> how didushects no the couple wasn't at home? e the car was not in driveway. the dog barked when they rang the doorbell. >> how would they knowhere the jewelry was? >> most women keep their jewelry in the bedroom. >> does it seem like an inside job? >> yes. >> does seem that way. inside info or a random lucky

robbery? the cops, they' on the case. pat and leon, back to you. >> thank you, pat. pat collins reporting live. president trump and the first lady are attending dinner in brussels tonight. the event caps off the first day of the nato summit. >> there are smilesnd handshakes despite somela tough nguage today coming from the presid st. he accusederal of our allies of being cheap with defense spending. along with her husband's comments, melania trump's dinner dress is making statements there. the sleeveless tulle gown is made by ae leban designer and retails for over $7,000. o> president trump's supreme court nominee is capitol hill for the second day. brett kavanaugh meeting with some of the country's most influential senators. the visits are mostly for the cameras. the tough questions will come

rmation hearing the white house wants the senate to vote on kavanaugh's appointment before the court reconvenes in october. more tolls could be coming to i-66. >> if lawmakerset their way, it would mean a big change to your commute. the talk is about putting tolls road.h directions of the inside the beltway during hour. >> transportation reportser adam tuss is live along i-66 in fal r churht now. adam, tell us why this plan is so controversial.te >> rep well, you can probably guess what drivers have to say about this, pat and leon. they don't like the idea of morc tollsing here to 66. the tolls have been controversial from the get-go. you see, up until this point it's only been one toll in one direction in the morni and the other toll in the other direction in the afternoon, but now we are talking about possibly two directi tolls. by now, you probably know some of the tolls on i-66 inside the beltway have gone sky high. 10 bucks, 20, , $40, near $50

for a one-way trip. >> it's expensive. it's a ripoff. n my mind, that's a ripoff. >> reporter: rignow, the tolls are only in the rush hour direction. in other rds, inbound in the morning and outbound in the evening. but nowhere is chatter about putting tolls on both inbound and outbound sections of the road during both rush hours. he is a chauffeur for a living and h isn't hapith that proposal. >> only the rich can afford to be on the 66. >> reporter: virginia's newest transportation secretary shannon valentine has talked about tolls both directions recently with channel 4. >> it's an objective ofo ours try to keep costs down as we find ways to mover for people. >> reporter: for now, another possible bet on tol as a way to get around our congestion. guys, this proposal first surfaced in virginia's house of right now it's not known when,

if at all, it would be put in place, but the fact that they're is ing about i controversial in and of itself. back to you. >> all right. ing tos always controversial. thank you, adam. right now, new search efforts are underway for the remains of an 8-year-old girl. >> the desperate search for answers today in the disappearance of larisha rudd. > the last straw. airlines are doing it,au restrants are doing it, so are entire cities. why the district may be the next to ditch single use plastic straws. forced to divorce. a heart making dilemma. why a couple says itay be the only way to afford better health care coverage. on storm team 4 radar, i'm tracking annsolated shower d in madison county. so when is widespread rain?r i'll have that plushat you can i'll have that plushat you can w

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e. that humidity is do again. but the mercury is on the se. how long will our dry spell last? utes a is back in three m with a look at the weekend and the next chance for some rain. we told you that starbucks is planning to stop using plastic straws at all of their stores by the yearar 2020, of a growing trend across the country and around the. wor some local lawmakers don't get their way, all restaurants and coffee shops in t will have to say good-bye to plastic straws. ne 4's mark segraves is at thef

wh to show us what some of the options will be.he >> reporter: ty're part of our everyday life, straws. most ofst them p and most of those used only once then thrown away. according to an environmental group, americans throw away -- some straws even end up in our wildlife. this video posted by an environmental group, the last plastic straw, shows a sea turtle havintr a plastic removed from its nose. that video led to an outcry from celebrities then large compaes voluntarily kicking the plastic straw habit. >> good for the environment. people can learn to do it other ways. >> reporter: as for the alternatives, paper straws that can be recycled and even biodegradable plastic straws are now available. at restaurants like fiolamare,

they've started m usingal straws. >> long-term a little more cost but irs a bet solution. >> reporter: the d.c. council will hold hearings later this year. if approved, the plastictraw ban could go into effect by march >> there is one large group that depends on single use pstic straws, hospitals and nursing homes where resents need to use the bending plastic straws. american airlines is also lagetting rid ofic straws starting this month. the airline plans to phase out plastic utensils, opting for eco friendly alternatives. in ernove they'll begin serving passengers biodegradabls straws ar sticks made from bamboo. families across the country

desc on the national mall to call for immediate action on climate change. this group, moms clean air force, is lobbying lawmakers ahead of the midterm elections. they want congress to rethink environmental issues and they are urging voters to pick candidates who make climate change issues a priority. >> it's just something that is not happening in whelthy parts of the cities across the country, it's happening to poord people, that is a terrible situation for us and that's what esr legislators need to ad right now. >> the moms clean air force is a community of more than 1 million moms and dads who are working together to combat air pollution. well, let's talk about our air today. our air todayy is actua kind of dry. not as bad as it's been t last couple of days even though it's warm outside, it's actuall of comfortable. >> we like it. is it going to stay? >> it is. low humidly levels through the weekend.

the week we start to see humidity creep up a little. tomorrow is a pretty nice day overall, however, there is an isolat shower chanc along and east of i-95 for the afternoon hours. noticing more cloud cover around tomorrow afternoon. there you see yourecond ather headline, low humidity levels through the weekend, something we don't get all that often here in our area in july. we don't have a lot of rain chances in theorast. some isolated chances here and there but no real widespread soaking rain in the forecast. we're tracking category 2 now hurricane chris. maximum sustained winds at 100 miles an hour. lauren is going to have the latest tracking up at 4:45. there is christo just ou sea. she'll also have the beach forecast if you're getting out of town this week a what you can expect there. 93 in washingto i 90 frederick. 89 in fredericksburg. ercold front moved through the area ear today that lowered humidity levels and we keep that

low humidity around through sunday. tomorrow morning, really nice start. temperature around 70 degrees at 7:00 a.m.er perfect wea for going to a run or a bike ride. lunchtime, a mix of clouds td sun. the hiorrow around 87 degrees. a small chance for isolated showers during the afternoon hours. they would be short lived, not lasting a long time. if they do bubble up, only about 30 minutes oo. tomorrow night looking pleasant. 81 degrees at 7:00 p.m. remember, with low humidity that's going to feel very, very nice. the weather having a low impact on your day tomorrow. ool or day to get to the get exercise in. get the car washed. mainly dry across the area through sunday. only another isolated shower chance out there on sunday. our day length now, wosreg two minutes of sunlight every day. so sunset time tonight is at 8:35. sunset tomorrow is at 8:34. n't worry, we're still going

to have the summer-like late evening sun out. august 1h we'll still see our sunsetting around 8:00 p.m., but something to note. here is your storm team 4 four-day forecast., on frid mostly sunny skies. temperatures in the 80s. normal for this time or. yea 90 for a high temperature on saturday and isolated late day showers possible area-wide on su oay, but nothing to canc change plans over. then as we look to next week, guys, there is a chance for some thunderstorms monday, tuesday and maybe some lingering showers wednesday morning. >> all relht. thanks, . boys rescued from the cave in thailand see their parents for the first utime. next, the video of the kids in the hospital. plus, we explain why they're quarantine. and the possible effect of being in a damp, dark caveor as long as they were. the look of love. harry and meghan showing o a little pda in ireland. thuc duke and dss of sussex proving the honeyon phase is

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the miraculous rescue of a young soccer team trapped for two weeks in that underground cave sounds like a movie plot.

you know it. companies already working to bring thetory t the big screen. pure flix entertainment is known for its faith-based films. the company's co-founder tellset "the wall stournal" that the movie would honor everyone involved in the worldwide rescuo . now that the boys are out of the cave and in quarantine, are they out of the woods? thee risks they f and what the doctors are going to be looking for now. a family allergy doctor is here to talk a little bit about this. so far several of the boys and their coach, we've learned, do have slight lung infections what are some of the other issues doctors are monoring them for and what are the symptom? ? >> they're looking for the problems with the water, contaminated water with bacteria or the fertilizer chemicals that were run-off coming into the cave. the animals inre. rabies from bats. cave sease, which is something

allowed histoplasmosis. fever, cough, rash, vomiting, and especially all the cuts they got to make n sure they're infected. once they're clear, they can get hugs from theil f until then, there has to be something between them. >> they spent weeks in theda , cramped spaces, low oxygen. what kinds of complications can come from those situations? >> one is the eyes. when you haven't seen light for so long it's difficult to come into the bright light. you lose your sleep cycle. they don't know day from light. cramped mea they can't really move their muscles. they didose some muscle mass which was concerning during the rescue. the low oxygen. itappened gradually so >>pefully they could acliclimate to that. hey came out of the cavein crg fried chicken and chocolate. what are the concerns getting

them rehydrated and back on regular food? >> the first thing you need to assess is tt the body can handle that. can the heart and the kidneys handle that? the gut needs to get rebooted and restarted to handle that digestive process. that's why they were all on the soft bland diet. you can't just have them chug lots of gatorade, you have to measure the ins and the outs to make sure the body can get used to going back to that because they were in an acute stayed of malnutrition. >> being young and in good shape meant they had strong immune systems. what else worked in their favor d what lessons have we learned? >> what worked in their favor was t mental state. they were in a group and knew each other and supported each other. lots of studies have showed that helps your immune system. interestingly enough, prayer and meditation helps. their coach was a buddhist novice, meditation would help and the prayers ofthers. other studies showed that prayers of others can actually

help someone else's immune status. the lessons learns are, if you're goio get stuck in a situation like this, go in strong. get fit. rely on the group for sure. move around if you have some kindf an illness, the first thing to do is get up and move and stay positive. it made a difference in this particular case. >> everything did. >> came together. >> thanks, doctor. leon? >> helps when you have the whole world pulling for you. >>t re does. coming up, relisha rudde vanished morhan four years ago. whyer community is coming together today to pass out flyerc and s for her remains. stay with us. it seems like you can buy just about anything on amazon, right? you probably shop there. i know i do. >> all the time. you feel like you are getting a good deal. >> you're going to le the next story. susan hogan is going to show us four items you're overpaying for on amazon and where to score a tter deal. >> you want to save some money and w and w at

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you're watching news 4 at 4:00. president trump called out in disrespect as onef america's closest allies today at the nato summit. some feign diplomats privately said they dreaded the meeting after seeing similar hostility at the g7 last month. >> even those diplomats say they were surprised at the president's ferocity today. blayne alexander is at the white house to break it all down. it totk a of people by

surprise. blaine?>> eporter: safe to say this was not the nato norm. typically, it's a relatively warm relationship, warm meeting, rather, with america's allies. today, president tmp began th some unusually blunt comments. the summit officially had not even started yesterday, but president trump already blasting allies >> we're going to have to do something because we're not going to put up with it. >> reporter: the president scolding to's secretary general. >> how can you be together when a country is getting its energy from the person you want protection against? >> reporter: and launching this extraordinary personal attack against germany over its energy deal with russia. >> germany, as far as i'm concerned, is captive to russia, because it's getting so much of its energy from russia. when we band together, also aling with russia, we are stronger. i think what we have seen is -- >> you're just making russia ch rier. >> reporter:

president trump complaining nato countries are not paying their fair share for defense then calling on them to double it. later digging even deeper, tweeting, what good is nato? the president showing after years of criticizing the alliance he will not pull punches in person. eback home, s defenders -- >> if nato's weak, you got to get it strengthened. this president's trying to do that. >> reporter: many worry his approach is wrong, especially given his upcoming meeting with ssia's vladimir putin. >> the russians are seeking to exploit every division that exists among us in the nato alliance to their advantage. r orter: now questions about the president's strategy as he goes against decades of tradition. and the president's nato meetings will continue tomorrow morning. from there, pat, he heads to londonn and to scotland before monday's meeting with vladimir putin. back to you. >> all right. blai bldene alex thanks, blayne.

melania trump lined up with other spouses and world leaders for a photo-op. the man is prime minister of luxembourg. -sex marriage became legal in luxembourg in 2015. four years sinelha rudd disappeared without a trace. this afternoon, volunteers and d.c. police were back out in the community handing out flyers, continuing the search. relisha was just 8 years old when she vanished from the homeless shelter at d.c. generaw where s living. she was last seen with a janitor who investigators believe he killed himself. investigators have not turd up any new clues what happened to relisha. her disappearance and effort o fi what happened to her is today's talk around town. taylor, all these years later, emotions still really running high about this high-profile case. ut >> absy. the concern for our listeners is we still don't know whatpp ed to this little bright young girl who had her whole life ahead of her.

of course our listeners, their hearts break for those that have anyone that is missing, but when it's a child, a young child that can't protect themselves, it just is a different feeling. they are happy tlet they're not ing the community -- police are not letting her disappearance go. in fact, one of our listeners, devon from southeast, shared his thoughts. >> this is a very tragic story. i'm so glad that people have not rudd.ten about relisha please continue, people. i'm hoping, i'm begging. if you seeay something, something. we want to find closure to this story. >> of course our listeners are saicng they hope p and authorities do everything to find her. we have to know organizations ke black and missing do something like this every day to make sure stories like hers and others that missing children are color are kept in the public's eye. we appreciate that. >> another part of the story is d.c.eneral itself. mayor bowser promised she was oing to shut the whole thing down. people still living there in terrible conditions from what we

see and hear. what do your listener say with what's happening with that facility? >> the concern now is that the people who are currently living in d.c. general, there is a building next to it t set be demolished. if that is demolished, there are heal concerns for those inside d.c. general. i spoke earlier today with patty, the executive director for washington's legal clinic for the homeless. she explains. >> demolishing the nearby buildings while the shelter remains occupied rks exposure to lead, asbestos, toxins, rodent infestation and retear issues like asthma. we see this as unacceptable risk to the children and families whv still in the shelter. >> yesterday, a bill was introduced to delay the destruction of that building. our listeners say they're going to watch and seexthat happens >> the thing is you don't want another child to have to suffer

before they finally decid what to do with that place and people living there. >> absolutely. t >> goo see you. >> good sees you. >> thanks. >> pat, over to youfy terg video shows the moment actor george clooney riding a motor scooter crashes into a car f and islung into the air. how fast he says he was going upon impact. and we've got hurricane chris. we're going to talk about maybe some impacts locally here. also, some storms popping up in central virginia. all that and more. talking about this heat and humidity. all coming up.

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the of the collision. clooney apparently hit the car's windshield but was wearing a helmet. a witness says he complained of pain in his ribs, neck and his head. clooney's been staying at his home on lake cuomo. he was headed to the film set when the accident happened yesterday. >> close call. prince harry and his new wife meghan are in dublin today. he earned a few chuckled when he eeted the crowd with some irish words. [ speaking foreign language ] s> it's the royal couple's first foreign trip a a married couple. the newlyweds will visit irish leaders, tour historic sites and meet irish dignitaries. they've been holding hands throughout the trip, a break with strict royal rines aga showing affection in public. at we like . >> we do. >> we like it overhere. sibling rivalry in the kardashian family may have just ne through the roof. kylie jenner hit a new

mileakone. she now a lot more money than her big sister kim kardashian west. her net worth, $900 million. at 27 years old, kylie jenners now the youngest woman of "forbes" richest young women. toshe tweeted she's blesseo what she loves every day. >> i bet. >> at $900 million. i'll take that. trackin tropical storm chris. >> plus back here at home, our next chance for rain. amelia and lauren back in theen stormr after the break. i'm erika gonzalez. a happily marri couple forced to consider divorce to get their daughter the health care shene s. i'm going to have their emotional story xt. ne

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respirato . let's get you caught up now on the big stories making headlines. >> four things you need to kw this afternoon. the 17-year-old driver of an suv t that crashed intoe yesterday in clifton has died. the victim is conor mcgowan, a student a robinson's secondary school in fairfax h two ofis classmates were also injured. police belie mcgowan w speeding when the 2005 jeep careened off the road and hit a tree. breaking news connected to an amber alert that started yesterday. the father who policeay stabbed his girlfriend before fleeing the area with his two children and prompting an ambeit alert has ad to the crime. 38-year-old dwight perry is facing assaultei charges and held without bond this afternoon. the children were not injured. in bethesda, this surveillance video you see here is the best evidence that police have in connection to a jewelry heist. they say two people bro into a home just a couple of blocks off arlingtonoad and stole some

$40,000 worthwe of je. president trump is in brussels right now. he ruffled a few feathers during his first day at the nato summit by making allegations about germany's relationship with russia. he also accused some of our alli c of beingap with defense spending. there is nothing a parent wouldn't do for their child. that's for sure, but would you divorce your spouse if that meant access to lifesaving treatment? >> erika gonzalez joins us now with the drastic decision one texas couple is weighing this afternoon. >> the couple youyo see here on screen is jake and maria gray. they have been happily married for nine years. their daughter suffers from a devastating genet disorder that requires constant care. their insurance isn't cting it. jake, an army veteran, makes too ouch money at $40,000 qualify. a divorce would make maria a

single, unemployed mom, likely making her eligible for medicaid and getting brighten thear she needs. >> we are not looking for charity, we're not looking for money or donations. we don't want a gofundme. i need the state to step up and give us thbenefits that we need. >> jake and maria say they know other couples that are facing the same hart breaking dilemma and are speaking out in hopes of bringing awareness to this issue. pat and leon? >> they're doing that. lots of folks are talking aut this case. >> absolutely. if you scroll through your facebook page on twitter today, their face is really everywhere. >> everywhere. >> sos hopefully trings some much-needed attention to a cause that apparently a lot oarts are dealing with right now. >> we hope so. >> absolutely. >> thanks,ik >> thanks, erika. a 3-year-old's day with her dad turns into quite the adventure as she ends up saving her dad's life. >> in the newsroom with a look at what's new at 5:00.

hey, wendi. >> i love this little lady, molly mccab 3 years old. her knowledge of things is a little limited but when her father fill ill on the fourth of july, shewa knew somethin wrongs. just ahead, david culver talks to molly and her mom about thea ons that 3-year-old took that day to get her dad some help. most likely she saved his life. it's a lovely, fabulous story. here is something that a lot of us do. you go online to find a vacation home share thinking it's a great alternative to a hotel when you're away but the rentalsit c come risks. tonight at 5:00, susan hogan is reporting on the safety question that you nee to ask before you book one of these home shares. so we'll be seeing you soon with those stories and a whole lot more on this busy wednesday. ck to you. >> all right. thank you, wendy. >> thanks, harvey weinstein claims he is a sex addict, but the world health organization has another name for this condition. the w.h.o. uses kulsive sexual

behavi behavior disorder. 55,000 injuries, diseases and uses of death. it is classified as an impulse control disordct not an addiion. but the w.h.o. says more research could prove compulsive sexual behavior disorder belongs in the addiction category. the biggest airline at bwi needs more space. the airport wantso fast-track construction of new southwest gates. going to show you pictures to give you an idea of what the new space would look like. it's expected to cost about 60 million to expand concourse "a." the airport is finished by 2020.t >> as someone who has flown southwesf out o bwi, yes, they need more space. i can tell you that. se pers can have shorter lines.

>> southwestaj is a hub out of bwi. t turning nowthe weather. any big changes coming? >> not reall we're looki at a pretty quiet weather pattern. we're going to continue on this dry trend. people on my facebook pag saying does this mean we're starting to look at drought conditions? we're not lookingt any drought conditions. you have to remember, we had so much rain in may andune. we've just been really dry here the last few weeks. so once we hit july, we kind of dried out. right now temperatures in the upper 80s, low 90s. 88 in college park as well as rockville. what i'm showing y are the dew point temperatures. this ise howack humidity. when the dew point is over 65, we say it starts to feel humid out there. below 65 in summer in washington is really nice. something we don't gethe time. 59 in washington, 54 in fre

frederick. it's comfortable outside by summer standards. by sunday, the humidity starts to tickp a little bit on your monday. a high temperature tomorrow of 87 degrees. partly sunny skies and a few isolated showers possible during the afternoon and eveurng mainly along and east of 95. an upper level disturbance moves through and easterly winds we could see showers bubble up. i think future weather is a little bit overdone, but you can see generally along and east of 95, the bestorhance a fairly short-lived shower tomorrow afternoon. but i think, again, mt of us tomorrow are dry. tracking isolated shower chances here and we're also tracking hurricane chris. with the latest track, we'll send it overur to . >> the latest track just came out. it's actually the 5:00 p.m. update. a little earlier that we're getting it. just came out seconds ago. very impressive. hurricane chris, look, it's really not thathe far off shore. so, again, through the mid-atlantic and all the way down throughhe carolinas. dealing with some rip current effects.

in rightsville beach, 45 rip current rescues. a little further south on the p of south carolina, they had 15 rip current rescues. already today. that's just today. so you know this -- the rip currentsos are athe -- really the eastern seaboard are going to continue as this continues to move off the coast. it's very impressive on the satellite and radaright now you can see the eye, but the eye is starting to fill in a little t. what's going to happen with this, it's going to move into this gulf stream. so the water, a little warmer, and, of course, warm air fuels the hurricanes. so we are looking at a less intense hurricane than we were earlier today. it's a categor 1,ot up to a category 2 with winds at about 110. right now, winds are at 90 miles an hour. pushing t the east at about 25 miles an hour. it's going to remain a category 1 but then weaken and get absorbed by another area of low pressure. through canada, newfoundland,

through st. john, that's where they're going to have to watch for rain, but the lasting effect is going to be on the area beaches of oae east with the large swells and, again, the rip currents. if you're headed to the beach, maryland and delaware beaches, it's going to be nice, but make sure you keen eye on the ocean especially the rip currents and the long undershore currents asell. amelia, looking good for the weekend here, but rain chances as we get intowe next . >> we do. no widespread soaking chances in the forecast. more than bubble up thunderstorm activity we see during the we're months whe pulling our rain chances from. again, tomorrow, 87. maybe anwe isolated s on friday. a really nice day. low humidity. plenty of sunshine. 90 degrees on saturday. 92 on sundae manother isolated shower out there. everybody has a chance for an isolated late day shower on sunday.mo as early aay and tuesday, when the storm chances increase. but that said, still pretty low,

only about 30% to 40%. skbran some afternoon thunderstorms are n monday and tuesday. high temperatures around 90 degrees. maybe some lrsgering sho out there on wednesday with the high temperature around 90. what this forecast is lacking, pat and leon, any substantial rafall and extreme heat a not a lot of humidity either. not that bad overalht >> all rig thanks amelia. on this beautiful w day, remember the world's ugliest dog. the bulldog named ja ja has died. she died in her sleep tuesday nrning. she wased the world's ugliest dog two weeks ago. we did the story here. the judges loved the huge floppy tongue, the jagged teeth and the big u aerbite. lookt her. ears old and she will be missed. next on news 4 at 4:00, a firefighter is dead

five others are in the hospital. >> more on that massive natural ss explosion in wisconsin and why officia a lot of people's lives were actually saved in this scene.

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. a veteran firefighter died in this natural gas explosion in wisconsin yesterday. the blast setting off stubborn flames and sending a plume of smoke into the a. firefighters evacuated businesses and homes a within half mile radius, and as nbc's sar w -- if iteren't for their quick action, more lives would have been last. >> on scene for a gas leak. we just had a building explosion. >> reporter: a wisconsin street reduced to rubble. >> i was just horrific. just absolutely horrific. >> reporter: one firefighter killed, multiple people ht. a massive natural gas explosion ripped through downtown sun prairie, about 16 miles outside

madison. officials responded during the dinnr to reports of a gas leak after a contractor reportedly struck a gas line.cu an eion of restmerants and ho was under way when the explosion hit. firefighters battling flames for hours afterwards. authorities i firefighter killed as captain cor cor corey bard, ten-year veteran of the department. they continued to move through the rubble, praise for the first responders to who moved to get people to safety quickly. >> thank god our first responders were able to get the majority of people evacuated xpfore thesion. it could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: putting their own lives on the line in t process. sarah dallof, nbc news. now at 5:00 -- a commuter controversy. why even more drivers could be hit withostly tolls on a traffic-packed stretch of i-66.

the littlest salir. >> she did a facetime call and she was so brave and told me that daddy got sick. >> hows 3-year-old used an iphone to help rescue her dad during a medical emergency. > and the will to walk. >> i didn't want to pity myself. didn't want to be negative, you know? >> the road to recovery for a former georgetown fooall player paralyzed during a game almost three years ago. but our first story tonight is the tragic development in this crash. >> chopper 4 flew over this mangled jeepesterday afternoon. we learned the 17-year-old boy behind the wheel died. >> news 4's megan fitzgerald has what we know about the young man and the two other teernagers in the car during the crash. >> we decided to drive this stretch of road to see how dangerous it can be. i want to draw your attention to this hill.

for a brief moment, you can't see the hill ahead ofou. this is the location where police say the 17-year-old driver lost control. that 17-year-old was conor mcgowan. he was a junior at rinson condary school. according to his friends, he was t great lacrosse player. this facebook p has a statement from his principal who excellent onor as an student, a member of the class council and well-liked by all who knew him, but yesterday afternoon just befor 2:00, police got a call. >> detectives were able to tell the vehicle actual went airborne before hitting the tree. >> reporter:nvestigators say conor was speeding. chopper 4 was flying above moment after therash. police say the front seat passenger was 15 years old and is fighting for his life. the 14-year-old wse rel from the hospital, but now an entire community is mourning the lossf a life that was taken too soon. county, in fairfax megan fitzgerald, news 4. the princip