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 feet. the people that were inside were

able to make it out. everyone is accounted for. going to g you back to ground pictures now. they're putting water on that house. it is a work fire. the cause is unknown. the condition of theht firef we were told is injured, that is unknown, as well.re thereoad closures in getting into this area. this is an isolated area. very rural. you're going to contend with that, inadditi addition to the woodscape road, completely closed to traffic. we're going to keep you gupdate. >> nicole jacobs, live for us. thank you. g we'reng to keep you updated and we're tracking more wet weather, headed our way. >> we're in weather alert mode again. and tracking trouble on the

roadways, as well. we'll have a check on t commute in a minute. but chuck bell, what kind of rain are we talking about today? more than an inch of rain, today, tomorrow and wednesday. after having the record-driest first half of the month of july, we're likely to have the wettest second half of the month. already, more than eight inches of rain have fallen in six days. that is a six-day rainfall record for the month of july also. our rainy pattern remains in place. heavy rain likely again for today. flash flood watches and warnings are posted p for larts of the dmv.o 82 inches of rain for last week and more coming. pockets of heavy rain coming to frederic fredericksburg rnht now. betwow and 8:00 in the morning, rain, thunder, lightning. could be travel troubles because of that.

most of the rain is tapering. ff but it's going to puck up later. afternoon temperatures, in the low 80s. it's all about the rain. rain could make for a very sw commute. >> it can really hurt a commute. look at this. in germantown, father hurley provide between middlebrook and crystal rock. they're saying it could be two or thr weeks before this is cleared eed o >> your germantown road, instead. and you will get around just commit to this now. it is going to be very backed up through tt area. laurel, southbound 95. middle of the roadblocked b a crash there this morning. beltwayden out, the looks okay. then, very slow outer loop as

you approach river road. we have an overturned vehicle on the oulder. buit's causing some significant delays here. as far as the travel n times, worries at this point. we'll talk more aboutsi the ation in germantown and the beltway, coming up in a minute. aaron? now, to breaking news in canada, where there's been a mass shooting. >> let's get to chris lawrence at theive desk. >> here's the latest on what we've learned. the shooter and a young woman are dead. you're about to hear the actual gunshots. [ gunfire ] >> one shot after another. toronto police say the man lk along firing at restaurants and cafes. he shot 14 people, including the woman thhe died. ot into a shoot-out with police and officers shot and killed him. as far as a motive, police say it wasn't random.

and they're not rulinghe possibility that this was terrorism. we just got an update on one of the youngestasictims in the hour. she's a 9-year-old girl in critical condition right now. >> chris, for us at the live desk. 6:06. new details on that tragic duck boat accident that killed 17 people. officials plan to raise the boat fromhe bottom of tle tap lake the boat capsized and sank. as the investigation continues, mourners gathered ch a local cho remember the lives lost. >> we're so sorry. we're sorry that your hearts are broken. >> can never be forgotten.bo >> once th is recovered, it will be taken to a facility for investigation.

metro riders will need more patience this morning. >> that's because two metro stations will b closed forhe next several weeks. jsse finchns us live this morning, with the there a way around it all? >> there is a way around that, angie. crews on the backtracks. they're focused on loading up gear back there. on the tracks, you will not see trains for the next several weeks. antime, those workers are focused on making repairs hereh to rhode island station. they had reports of concrete falling here t and had shut the station down for energy threpai. are looking at updating the agi

aging platform. metro says the work is likely overdue here because this is their oldest station. let's look at the impact of all of this. noervice between ft. totten and get around all of the work happeng here. that might be your routine because this work is set to continue into september 3rd. that's 45 days in total from july 21sntt, u that third day. back here live on the ground, we're seeinguses comend go. they are buses tt will get riders between ft. totten and er this france is tied up, too. buses will get you there, as this is a short term deal. noll. this will be the deal here, for the next several weeks. back to you in the studio.

now, to a horrifying city om ocean city. was impaled in the chest by a beach umbrella. a gust of wind lifted the umbrella. last week, strong winds drove at >>brella int ankle of a woman. a sister killed by a hit-and-run drer, and making this even worse, the driver was her own brother. family members asked to takeer the airport this weekend. the two argued and moreno climbed out of the car. that's when witnesses say michael ran over here and kept on going. nancy was trying to help her brother get much-needed help.

>> she was beautiful. and she was caring. and sheust had a good heart. >> police found moreno. his surviving sister says he was at a casino gambling. moreno is charged with murder and felony hit and run. this morning, we're getting a clo tr look atwo photos thatd coul help solve a homicide in d.c. detectives are not sure when the shooting happened. but investigators say these two pictures of his car could help them locate the shooter. it's a 2007 dark gray lexus is250 sedan. thisg, morn president trump tweeted an explicit threat toward iran. the l-caps message says in part,n quote, never threae united states again.

he cautioned america from starting a war with iran, calling, quote, war wirh , the mother of all wars. end quote. there's a lotf bad blood between the two presidents since the u.s. pulled out of the ira nuclear deal in may. pulling out of that deal mea less than a month, economic on tions will be reimposed iran. a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll says 26 disapprove of the handling of the president and the presidt of russia. the summit shows that the mueller investigation should continue. 38% sait should end. the poll was taken after the indictment of 12 russian

officials. a group say it's trying to honor the ancestors by flying confederate flag over a highwayl the local offithey it has to come down immediately. coun officials say that the size and pole violates a zoning, ordnanc ordnance. the university of louisville in the process of changing their football stadium. after papa john's founder admitted he used a racial slur, the school decided to change the name to cardinal stadium. 6:11, our time right now. if you're a student in the district, you may be in luck. >> how does free metro sounds r a year sound? they're passing out smart tripr to be eligible, you have to be a

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look from chopper 4, fire inside a massive home in clarksville,la ma. firefighters from several departments are there. one firefighter wenow was hurt was looking to learn the extent

we're tracking breaking news out of howard county. you're looking at live pictures from chopper 4, t aftermath of a huge house fire in clarksville, maryland. this is a 7,000-plus foot home. it appea that the flames are out. one firefighter was hurt overnight. u see some hot spots they're

having to dealwith, you see flames on the roof here. nicole jacobs is gathering information about what happened. we're going to get with her for a live report. controversy in arizona all over a incident inside a pharma pharmacy. c >> refused to fill prescriptions for a transgender women. they will mandate that another pharmacist step in to assist. hildy call that's not what ened. she had to get a newcr prtion from her doctor and get it filled at a walgreen's. cvs has fired the pharmacist involved. >> we shouldn't be denied health care because of who we are. >> a woman does denied medication following a miscarriage. home depot is offering man

his job back after he was fired. this comes to us out of albany, new york. it upset people online. the employee said he was being bverbally attacke a customer and asked the customer to leave the store. that's when things got out of control. >> he said, if trump wasn't president, you wouldn't have a job. he said, y how would you know., i have lived all over the country and i had no one talk to me the way that this guy talked to me. >> according to our station in albany, he was fired for not letting a manager handle it. home dep situation and gave him his job back. >> all right. 6:18 our time right now. we dealt with quite a bit of rain over the weekend. that was nothing compared to what we're going to get next. >> just a crazy change in the

weher pattern after no change for the rest of the month. a four-inch rainfall day on saturday. inch and a third yesterday. and more heavy rain isly li check out the rain totals, if you added up all of the numbers of hour of init really isn't too many. 2.79 on tuesday. saturday's rain, 4 inches in 12 hours. and saturday, in buckets twis t. but in less than a 24-hour period, we've had more than eight inchesf rait national airport. and the weather pattern favors more of the same. a broad area of low pressure to the south and west. a big plume of moisture will b funneled into the mid thantic. there's no rain in our immediate future, as well. thunder and lightning is headed

towards the d.c. area. fairfax, before 7:30. leesburg, before 8:00 a.m. now, until 8:30 or 9:00, the morning commute could be very dicey, indeed. most of the rain across northera ma is coming from southern pennsylvania. this wil the day. on through awash of heavy rain and thunderstorms here, over the next hour and a half to two hours. and opportunity for daytime heating. get tempetures in the l 80s today. with all of the humidity arnold, scattered thunderstorms likely. and another wave of rain coming in 4:00 to 6:00 this evening. the commute could be hit hard by rainfall. more of the sameom forrow and wednesday. could get more than an inch rain every day for the next three days. that's never good news on the commute. >> that's not good news for t roads. here is something else, not good news here.

sohbound 95 at 198 in laurel. we have a three-car crash in the center of the roadway. and look at the backups here. this morning, we're breaking because of the situation. it sounds like it's a tractor-trailer and two other vehicles. they're trying to get it out of the way jo germantown, all lanes blocked to a sinkhole. take 118, as well. a slow spot on the outer loop as you come around to river road. quite slow because of an overturned vehicle. that's a live picture for you. single tracking onhe green line. between l'enfant plaza and navy yard. parents of school. age children, you're about to pay more fun for back-to-school shopping. what's behind the spike and

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it's a highlight of t hemingway days festival. watch as they re-enact a safer vers on of the runni the bulls. >> how is this connected toul pa deen? her husband won the look-alike contest. this was his ninth time participating in this co♪etition. ♪>> coming up, another shot on stage. lin-manuel miranda returning ni "hamilton." we have a sneak peek why he explains he'sba coming . just what we did not need, nother round of rain a thunder and lightning coming up the i-95 corridor on your commute. that's headed into the ity and that's not the rain chances. forecast on this weather alert day, coming right up.

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"news 4da begins with breaking news. >> we're tracking breaking news in howard county. you're looking at chopper 4, live v above ay active scene in clarksville, maryland. an overnight fire a home there.gh one firefighter was injured. nole jake bs is licobs is l the latest. what's t developments? >> we're waiting to get an update from the public information offic here on the scene. five hours int this and you can see, it is still an active scene as firefighters continue to put water on this home. it's a massive home. 7,300-square feet-plus. i want to get you to chopper video, so you can see just how massive this respoe is we're hold there's a lot of m h

mutual aid here. they're really just trying to t thingsnder control here, just as recent as about 30 minutes ago, we did see some flames shooting um. we'r told this is an active fire. and they're trying to get thingt under l. the good news here, three people were inside the home. they were able to make it out of the home. 's unclear i they were taken to the hospital. the public information officer is trying to figfoe out that ation. the firefighter that you referenced was taken to the hospital was condition is unknown. want to take you to ground pike churs. coming into this w area, could see the smoke up above and that is likely the reason firefighters just pushed us back

a short time ago because that qoke the travelingte a bit. they're trying to determine a tcause and t type of information. but the good news, everyone made it out ay. 're waiting to get confirmation on an update on that firefighter's condition. back to you. >> thank you for the uate. it is now 6:32. we're tracking a weather alert for you on this monday. the rain that kept so many of us inside this weekend, it's going to stick arnold for the work week. debendi in depending on where you live, it mi ct not being down right now. and it will be a lot when it comes back. i'm aar gilchrist. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. and chuck is going to let us know how this is impacting the roadways and the commute. >> wther in a word or two, a itlot. youhe nail on the head there, aaron. >> this rainy pattern is going

nowhere fast. don't think we're done with the rain after today. all the cloud cover over washington. another inch and a half yesterday. and look at the band of heavy rain coming right up the 95 corridor. here's the prince willounty parkway. thunder, lying thing, heavy rain there. more thunderstorms out toward fauquier county. that will be impacting i-66 in the next hour o r two. keep your umbrella bring us a ance for rain, we have a round of thunderstorms coming in later day.e flood watches and flash flood watches have been iued for the entire nmetro area. a lot of high water across the year. avoid high water a all costs. if you cannot see the road, turn

around, don't drown. a ten-day forecast coming up in a few. >> we'll see you in a little bit. thank you. we're keeping an eye on a giant sink hole in germantown that can affect your commute this morning. >> this was discovered by ace pofficer early yesterday morning. the repairs we're told will likely take a couple of weeks. >> i live by here. i know some back roads. but people that are commuting to work, it will be a majornc inconven for them. >> here to emphasize that, but how you can get around it, is melissa in our first 4traffic. it's going to be a headache for a lot of people. headache ing to be a for a lot of people especially people out of damascus. father hurley boulevard, where we're shut down. take 118 instead. just take 118 instead. it's going to be a mess this

morning. commit to that now. soutound 95 in laurel, at 198. this is a new issue here not sure if somebody got pulled over, but we have a crash just south of here. beltway, wet here. you can see that radar t on left side through virginia. outer loop, slow from an earlier crash. it's cleared out o theway. we're seeing some delays. we turn to bre news out of toronto, canada, where police are investigating a mass shooting. toronto police say he was firing into restaurants an cafes. in all, he shot 14 people. the shooting was not random and they're not ruling outpo the ibility that it was terrorism-related. here's the otherattories e continue to follow. today, metro riders need to

activate the alternative travel plans. two red line stations are closed until september 3rdor repairs. news 4' justin finch will join us live in a nfew minutes how things are shaking out so far. president trump has launchea twitter rant towards iran. the president tweeted, neveren threhe united states again or you will suffer consequences, the likes of whi few throughout history have ever suffered before. that tweet followed by a warning from iran's president earlier in the day. he said, quote, war with iran is the mother of all wars. and today, therecounn the rails of montgomery county executive begins. david blair lost to mark elrich. the board of elections suggests that recounts will only take one day. the process begins at 9:00 thi

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you'reg watch "news 4 today." >> "hamilton" broadway fans, big news. a favorite istu ing to the stage. we're talking about the creator of the hw himself, lin-manuel miranda.

>> he is going to his home in puerto rico. he sat down with "today's" savannah guthrie to talk about his return. >> the other thing i'm looking inforward so is, when i wa "hamilton," in that first crazy year when my life changed, the most peaceful three hours of my day was when i was oe. your only job is to be hamilton. >> you see more of that interview this morning on the"today" show. it's here in d. >> there's still $10 tickets available. you have to get them through the digital lottery. another weath alert day. heavy rain, thunder and lightning, coming u i-95 this morning. this heavy rain will be here within the hour. look at the rest of the ten-day coming up. a closure on a major thoroughfare. 95 in

it is 6:45, just abt. we're tracking a storm team 4 weather alert. the rn weealt with all

weekend is not over, folks. more storms are headed our way. and it cld cause flood concerns for your afternoon commute. >> that's coming up in a few minutes. back to the breaking news we've bee tracking f you. an early morning fire in vi clare, maryland. hurtow one firefighter was but everybody inside the home was able to make it out safeja. >> nicole bs is at the scene. and it's a very active sapp, isn't it? reporter: very active, angie. trues he been here for five hours. they're still putting water on this home. i want to get to the videos of several hours ago. at that point, we were told, this is an active fire sacene, s

they got flames coming up from the basement. everybody madet outf the home and has been accounted for. one firefighter was injured and on his way to the hospital. i can tell yau the right now has not been determined. we're expecting an up from the fire officials here in 15te mior so. if we hearn more information, we will bring it to you. at this point, a seven-alarm is what it reached. hugehome, huge response. we'll bring you more as we get it. back to you. >> thanks.e' staying on top of some eaking news. toronto police are investigating a mass shooting, on one of the busiest streets in canada. walkedlong firing at staurants and cafes.

he and a youngom wan are dead. a little girl was wounded and in critical contion. take a listen as you hearhe gunshots. [ gunfire ] >> 14 people in greektown and with offi got into a shoot-out with officers. > 6:47 right now. there's new details on the tragic duck boa accident in missouri that killed 17 people. officials plan to raise the boat from the bottom of table tap lake. the boat capsized annk. questions are still present about why that was out during a thunderstorm warning. as the investigation continues, mourners gathered at a local church to remember the lives lost. >> we're so sorry.

we're sorry that your hearts are broken.e >> can neverrgotten. >> once the boat is recovered, it will be taken to a facility for investigation. a woman at ocean city was impaled in the chest by a beach umbrel umbrella. a gust of wind lifted ume ella. we're looking to get an update on her condition. the woman was conscious when she was air-lifted to the hospital. tnesses told police that a huge gust of wind lifted that m umbrella lifted that off the wind. they had wind gusts at 20r mil ur at the time of that accident. a virginia family deals with a heartbreaking loss. the sister was killed by a

hit-and-run driver and the driver was her own brother. family members asked to ta t her to the ahis weekend. the two argued and moreno climbed out of the car. that's when witnessey michael ran over here and kept on going. nancy was trying to help her brother get much-needed help. >> she was beautiful. and she was caring. and she just had a good heart. >> police found moreno. his surviving sister says he was at a casino gambling. moreno is charged with murder anfelony hit and run. this morning, metro buses are helping riders get aund a major closure. >> justin finch is live with details. >> reporter: good morning. we're watching the crews watch. the focus at the backtracks behind the buses here, after

rhe island station. you won't see trains on these brooklyn e on the station for several weeks. no service between ft. totten and the reed line, taking that to galley place to get beyond the work going on here. riders takinhis in stride. one rider saying, this is for his own good. >> for the safety of people is more important than just keep running. >> reporter: what you're seeing at rhode island andbrooklyn, there's going to be buses to get you back and forth between those stations. buses taking riders to other areas. this will be deal for more

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we want tourn back to the forecast on this storm team 4 weather alert day. mr. bell? >>yes, indeed. a very rainy day coming up ain. the third day in a row. and it is a complete flip from month.rst half of the the first half of july, not any since then, eight inches of rain in washington, seven at dulles and 9 1/2 at marshal, all this coming in the last week. flash floodes wat and warnings are posted. you c get a zip code forecast on our app. we'll be keeping you ahead of the rain. andhere's more where that came from. low pressure to the west. high pressure to the east.

and a big bloom ofmo tropical ture coming over the region. as you steputside, if you're like me, your glasses are going to steam up when you walk outside. rain for fauquier county and across the beltway. more rn for maryland, as well. it's not raining everywhere all the time, your rain chances are at least 80%. we do that again for tomorrow and wednesday. there's no change coming in the pattern. after a rainingy commute, more thunderstorms will come between 3:00 and 5:00. be ready for the rain in the next couple of days. our next is chance for a dry day doesn't come until thursday. d >> i't love that. a first 4 traffic alert. someroblems in germantown. you see the rain falling, all of the green here right now. father hurley boulevard, block

for the massive sipghole. your alternate, take 118. in and out of the beltway, looking normal but this, southbound 270.bl the p has cleared. southbound here on 95, in maryland, this morning. southbound 5, a crash on t road. northbound, a crash there. and waldorf, 5 inbound before 301, a h.cr and northbound 295, water with a lane blocked. take into account that rain this morning. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. >> we approach 6:56, here are four things to know. this is a look a the giant sinkhole that melissa warned us

could interrupt theomte today. it's on father hurley boulevard. this will likely take a couple of eks. the all-capmp message, f tweeted, never threaten the again or you will face consequenc consequences. the tweet was in response to a warning from iran's president. more on this war of words coming up next. fire crews are battling air big house that started overnight. we know one firefighter was injured and evehaone inside homemade it out safely. we expect to get app n update a any minute. and police in toronto are investigating a mass shooting. 14 innocent people were shot. one woman was killed and the gnman is dead and your latest forecast, more of the same. possibilities of rain today, tomorrow andda wedn flood watches and warnings have been issued.

stay away from high and fast-moving water at all casts. >> that's right. an inch or more, right? taking a look, southbound 95 in maryland's laurel here. 198. slow on the right side, the southbound lanes because of crash involving three vehicles. better.king a little >> thank you. appreciate it. thank you for joining us for news 4 today. >>e "today" show is coming up next. e'll be back in 25 minutes with a weather update and the latest headlines. >> make it a great monday, everybody.

good rning. breaking overnight, mass shooting. a gunman opened fire on busy street in toronto, killing at least one woman, wounding 13 others. >> i heard at least 20 shots. then i saw the carnage as i ran do the street. >> the shooter also dead, the motive unclear, but police not ruling out terror. we'll have the latest on the investigatio >> war of words. president trump fires off an explosive tweet overnight in all caps. warning iran'so leader stop threatening the u.s. or else. what started the president's latest international incident? we're live at the white house. >> searching for answers. that