and taken to the hospital. the ews are getting support. the home is on woodscrape drive, just off of ilrd just south of maryland, state route 32. we don't know what caused this fib fire for if anyone was injured. the big question is if anyone was home at the time. aaron, angie, back to you. >> we'll keep an eye out on that story. we're tracking more wet weatr headed our way. >> we sure are tracking the weather on the roadways, a well. we're looking at more heavy rain. >> i will continueo come down, heavy and fast at times. be ready. it's not going to rain allday. just like we had yesterday, a

couple of bursts of heavy rain, that's what we're in for today. our overall pattern remains very rainy for three days.rr today, to, wednesday, all have an opportunity for heavy rain. watch out for high and fast-moving water.wh don't go ae near it. turn around, decent most of the areas have 8 and 12 inches of ranl, juin since last tuesday. it's been the rainiest july. more rain healong pennsylvania border. not a lot coming down inside the beltway. but look at all of that thunder and lightning. because of the clouds and the high rain chances, afternoon highs will stay in the upper 70s and low 80s. i'll show you the ten-day forecast.oo

morning, chuck. we're talking ssrmantown, a e sinkhole has the road erosed. fa hurley boulevard between middlebrook road. in the district, northwest, 29 southbound at benning road. another weather-relate situation. and then, southwest northbound 290, near as we do math a little bit, bethesdaparkway, on the shoulder and in rockville, 270 near falls, blocked semi and have a response there. we have the 45-day closure on the red line. green line to ft. totten from gallery place should be your

best bet. eefen service shouldack up in september. let's look at the jinkhole we just heard about. it was caused of the rain in the last few days. middlebrook road to crystal rock drive could be closed for weeks. now, to a developing city in ocean city. a woman was impaled in the chest by a beach umbrella. a gust of wind lifted that off ground. the woman was conscious when she was air-lifted to the hospital. la week, strong winds drove a beach umbrella into the ankle o a woman on t shore. now news in canada where there's a mass shooting. >> yeah. here's what we've learned. it happene on one of the busiest streets in canada.

the shooter and a young woman are dead. you're about to hear the actual gunshots. [ gunfire >> there it is. one shot after another. ronto police say the man walked along firing at restaurants and cafes. he shot 14 pele,ncluding the woman that died. he got into a shoot-out with police and officers shot and killed him. as far as motive, police say it wasn't random. and they're not ruling out the possibility that this was terrorism. we learned that one of the victims of the young girl, 8 or 9 years old, in critical condition this morning. new details on that tragic duck boat t accidentt killed 17 people. the boat capsized and sank. i

as theestigation continues, mourners gathered at a local church to remember the lives lost. >> we're ssorry. we're sorry that your hearts are broken. >> canever be forgotten. >> once the boat is recovered, it will be taken to a facility for investigation. the man believed to be behind a deay standoff at a los angeles trader joe's is being held on bail this morning. you see him being taken away there. earlier in the day, he st his grandmother and pulled another woman into his spar. he held several people hostages in trader joe's. a 27-year-old woman was killed in that chao atkins surroundered to

authorities. a eaerling family with a heartbreaking loss. their summerister was killed byt and run driver. and that driver was her own brother. the two were argued and that's when witnesses say michael moreno ran over her. relatives sa rancnancy was tryi to get her brother cheeded help. >> she was beautiful and caring. she had a good hrt. >> police found moreno. his surviving sister says he was at the casino gambling. this morning, we're looking at two photos that could help detectives solve a homicide in d.c.

officers found michael miller shot to death in an alley. these two pictures o his car could help tm locate the shooter. new this morning, president trump tweeting an threat towards iran. says,l-caps message, never threaten the united states again. lastni ght's tweet followed an issue fromlier in the day. he called war with iran, the mother of all wars. there's a lot of bat blood. pulling out of the deal means in less than a month, economic sanctions will be imposed on iran. >> voters are letting trump

know how theyt feel abs meeting with vladimir putin last we're. 6% of people approve of the president's handling of the relationship between u.s. and russia. 51% disagree. the summit in helsinki has received criticism republicans and democrats. 47%ay the mueller vestigation should continue. this came after 12 indictments. and tracie potts could have more on what this means for the investigation. a virginia group is trying to honor his brother for it up over a year ago. it has to come down immediately. upe g called virginia flaggers that a flag is a c

monument. a university of louisville is in the process of changing the name of its stadium. after papa john's founder admitted he used a racial slur, the school inside e decided to e name backt to j founder stadium. how does free met fro rides for a year sound? you need to ben aegt and rolls to school.>> think it's cool. it's an easier way to get around and everything. >> we have a list on where and when students can pickp their cards.

open up the nbc 7 app. two of the metro stations are going to be closed f 45 days. justin finch is live at the rhode island met fro areas. >> that's righ if you are a red line rail rider, take note, theon stati will be closed for some time. right here, we're watching repairs on the track level here. this ishe scene until september. this inconvenience will give crews time to make repyres here. they had reports of concrete falling here. they will address the aging

platform. the rd island station is metro's oldest outdoor station. how will this change the commute. look as if this is going on through september 3rd. back out live, what you see is what we're seeing. we'll get the bus service between rhode isld and metro station. union station will get you around here. just know, you can access the stops. but build in some t timjust learn your new commute that will be lasting more than a month. back totu you in theo. >> thank you, justin.

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i'm chris lawrence here with the live desk,taying on top of the breaking news we've been following for you all morning out of howard county.

crews are battling a huge house nire in clarksville. this has b upgraded. they've called in a sixth and seventh alarm. you never see this. our nicole jacobs just arrived to the scene. they hav been callingn more and more firefighters. and investigators have confirmed to ushat one firefighter has been injured and taken to the hospital. firefighters have been called in from several counties, allhere to assist them. look at this map to ge you perspective. the home is on woodscape drive. we don't know what caused the fire. the big question i if anyone was inside when it started. nicoleacobs on the scene.

she will bring us the latest. >> tnk you for the update. controversy in arizona over an incident thatunfolded inside a pharma. >> a cvs refused to fill prescriptions for atransgender women. they will mandate that another phpmacist s in to assist. hi hi mildy call that's not what happened. cvs has fired the fopharmacist d invo >> we shouldn't be denied health care because of who we are. >> a woman doesd den medication after a miscarriage. a man was given his job back after he was fired. the former employee says she was being verbally attacked by

customer and asked that customer to leave the store. that's when things spiraled out of control. >> if trump wants toimpersonat impersonate, i wouldn't have a job. i have lived all over the country and i hne no o talk to me the way that this guy talked to me. >> according to our station in alba albany, he was fired for not letting a manager handle it. home depot looked at the situation and gave him his job back. >> look at this. this is opelika, a small city in eastern iowa. nobody was hurt, though. that was not the case in

vietn vietnam. a tropical storm devastated people from thatountry. 17,000 animals were killed nationwide. heavy rain is expected to continue over the next few days. it's 5:19. we're getting ready for a so soing week ahead.8 you said inches. >> we had 2 1/2 inches of rain. and saturday, we had four inches of rain spread over 12 hours. had an inch and a thi that came down in three hours. lit's really les than a4 hour period that we've had more than 8 inches of rain in the last week. already in the record books for our rainiest five, six and seven-day periods. avenues getting lan 100 inches of rain, we've had over 8

inches at reagan international airport and dulles.s all ts coming in the last week. there's more where that ca a blocking area off of the eastern seaboard is gng to keep the humidity and the rain but pump on. this is coming northbound, as well. headed towards the hart food area by 4:00, 7:00. if it's not raining at your house, it's just a matter ofhe time before rain and lightning move in here. early morning thunderstorms in northela mary. those are over the mason/dixon line into parts of southern pennsylvania. it's a wet start. a lot of puddles around the area. flash flood watches and warnings are posted. here's theext batch of rain. aiming towards parts of the

shenandoah valley. likely to come in later on in the afternoon. not everyone is going to get rain today. it's going to be an inch or more of rain. very tropical air already in place. 83, 82 tomoow, 83 wednesday. no hot weather. and rain chances main high for the next three, solid days. a chance to dry out, going to thursday and friday. friday, the next chance to being above 90 degrees. >> good morning. > first 4 traffic alert this morning. we're talking germantown, between middlebrook wood and crystal rock, lanes are blocked there because of the sinkhole. we're seeing volume start to

build in that area. hyattsville, after 202, blocking the right lane there. high water with that right lane blocked. parents of school-age children,oou might want hear this. you're going to spend more for

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"news 4 today" beginsith eaking news. >> we continue to follow breaking news o ohoward county. an early morning fire ripped throug a home in claksviclarksv maryland. you can see the hazewh of smokes

you're seeing. >> we're live on the scene with the latest. we understand that a was hurt.ter >> yes, angie. a firefighter has been injured. but the goodews here is that the three people inside are all accounted for. as i step out the way, you can see how foggy and smoky this area is, as fire crews are stili resp and still here on the scene. this fire reached seven alarms. the cause is undetermined. it's too early for that. this is woodscape ad. i can tell youin comin this area, we could smell the smoke. three people side, are all accounted for. the one firefighter that has

been injured, his condition is unknow wee working to get that information to you.aa ron, angie, back to you. >> it's 5:31. we're also tracking a weathe morning.r you this the rain is going toontinue into the workweek. it may not be raining right now. bu i may cot may come sooner. >> melissa is going to let us know how the weather sayfecting the roadways. you have a busy forecast. >> ather crazy weather day for today. potential for more than an r in n everywhere today. another batch of thunder and lieatning and rain on the north sides of richmond. it's going to come up the i-95

corridor. likely the have rain or thunder on the second part of the xhorning commuxhorn i morning commute. there are lingering rain drops, from hagerstown to martinsville. so, the ready for more rain toda the rainfall amounts, underneath the heavier showers, more loan likely an inch ted. and, boy, doe it feel like florida or what? temperatures are in mid -70s right now. incredibly warm and humid. we're 78 now. we're going to reach83 for are high temperaoday. just about everyone is going to get rain. i'll show you the timing of the rain chances, coming up for later in the afternoon.

a giant sinkhole could disrupt the commute this morning. >> the repairs are likely going to take s. couple of we >> i know back roads to get around. people that commuting to work, it will pact them.g, good morn guys. theather hurley boulevard shut down between middlebrook road and crystal rock drive. just commit right now and take r germantod 118 instead because it will be quite the mess for the noute of weeks. outer loop because of an le overturned veh on the shoulder. it's causing delays as you head southbound this morning.

silver screen, disabled vehicle hanging around in the left lane. hyattsvil hyattsville, southbound parkway. and ngle tracking between l'enfant plaza and navy yard in both reactions. major repairs have shut down two metro stations. now, shuttlees b are available to get around thees clos. we posted thede ils for you in the nbc washington app. we're staying on top of breang news out of canada. >> there was a late-night mad shooting there. chris lawrence with a latest on that. >> we have the videorom that scene. it happened on one of the

liftiest one womanre dead. the policend walked ar firing into cafes and restaurants. here's the police chief talkingn about what ha. >> we have, other than the shooter, we have a young lady that is deceased right now. and we have a young girl that's in critical. >> obviously, tha we can keep our eye on. as far as mive, it wasn't police random. and they're not ruling out the possibility that this wasn' maryland. a woman in ocean city was impaled in the chest by a beh umbrella. we're working to get an update on the concer she was conscious when she was air-lifted tthe hospital.

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breaking news at 5:45. we're on the scene of a he fire in howard county, maryland. looking at live pictures here. dozens of firefighters battling flames at this clarksville, me maryland, one firefighter was hurtov overnight. >> nicole jacobs i going to tell us what happened. we're going to go to her again for a live report at 6:00 a.m. the senate will vote to confirm robert wilke as incretary of veteran affairs.

wilke has been aas secretary since march. the first choice w dr. ronnie jackson. he withdraw his nam after accusations of drinking on the job and improperly prescribing medicati. the i-team has done several interviews on the office of veteran affairs. voters are letting psident trump know how he is doing. >> the majority of americans pr disapprove oident trump's handling of russia and immigration. tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill with a deeper look at the poll numbers. >> reporter: good morning, guys. good morning, angie and aaron. ident's all, the pr overall numbers, steady. on specific issues,rocky, like russia. where 51%, a slight majority of americans in this poll, disapprove. half of thisoll was done before he met with russia's president. and half oit was done after.

about a thi agree he's handled the situation well with migrant falies andeparating parents and their children aut four in ten give him high marks in other areas, such as trade. on the economy, the president does very well. liking the way he is dealing with the money and not so much the rest of the >> breaking down the numbers for us this morning. > the recount begins today. david blair lost to mark elrich. the board of elections suggests that recounts will only take one day. the process begins at 9:00 this morning and anyone can come by to watch. >> everything is done carefully. it's opened for observs.

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they were robbed and broder was shot. the suspect has been arrested and charged with a crime. i a communit in mourning of theg shoot of a recent church. o'connorir at the church member. the alleged shooter was taken into custody at his home. a second victim was shot in the leg. police believe that shooting was not over the church. look at this surveillance video taken thursday outside of a convenience store in clear water. this began after a man confronted the woman who had parked in a handicap spot.

the woman's boyfriend here, shoved the man to the ground. that man pulled out a gun and shot mclachlan. the stand your ground law allows people to use deadly force in self-defense. some are calling the shooting unjustified. >> he was trying to protect us. he loved his family. he wanted us to be strong and safe. >> you cannot because you're pushed down and angry, fire at someone. don't think he has a right to do what heid. if you rently bought some .itz croackers, you might want o throw them out n the company is fixing it because of salmonella concerns. the concern is over the whey powder. they issued a recall for tss

poible risk of salmonella. so far, there's no reported illnesses. it's 5:51. melissa is trackinghe alerts for us. >> couple problems. southbound 95, in laurel. brand-new problem, it sounds like it's two vehicles and a tractor trailer. h hyattsville, aowd tree. germantown, passive sinkhole there. the lanes are shut down. take ha118, will be a couple of weeksefore it's gone. ter loop, at river road. just out of frame here. it's o the shoulder, causing delays. taking a look at your travel times.

270, looking pretty good. top of the beltway, that's clear and everything is moving just fine. antico to the beltway, remember to listen to 103.5 f.m. when you hop if your car today. good morning, everybody. we're in weather alert mode for you again today. the opportunity for hvy rain is coming our way. right now, we're tracking this next batch of showers and thunderstorms that are just moving in on top of fredericksburg at this point in time. it will be raining shortly if it's notea alr raining. thunder and lightning just south of frederic gburg. this ing to come up the i-90 corridor. awash with rain this morning. and possibilities ofra heavier later on in the day today, as well.

here's a look at o future weather. heavy rain likely to be coming in the next hour or two. then heavy rming into fredericksburg, that should be on the d.c.area. and more possibilities for locally heavy rain ler on in the afternoon. don't turn your back on mother nature today at all. it will be a very rainy stretch. could get over o an inch rain today and a possibility for more than an inch of rain again tomorrow and again on wednesday. be on the lockout. road, you 't see the should not be driving on it. temperatures, because of the clouds and the rain we'll be in the low 80s for afternoon highs the next couple of when we get a chance to drysd o th and friday, we'll warm back up.

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howard county. chopper 4 arriving at the scene of a fire.

news 4 today starts now. >> we'll beh checking in w some of the live stories coming

up. first, we want to go to nicole jacobs who has arrived on the scene of this massive fi , that's involved a lot of different units. and we understand that a firefighter was injured inll of this. >> yes, that firefighter's condition is unknown at this point. i want to showunou the g pictures right now. you see the massive response here through the smoke and through thefog. just a few minutes ago, we did see se flames pop up. we're told this is an activere fire the fighting here. want to get you to chopper video. we have that for you. you can see how massive thes response here. we're told by the public informationer offhat multiple counties had responded as mutual aid here. i that's becau is now a seven-alarm fire. and we're told that's because of how large this house is. more than 7,300 square