we'll get to the breaking news in a few minutes. jack taylor will fill us in on your fday commute. >> chuck bell is here with the all-important forecast and a lookhead to the weekend. >> yes, indeed. a little chance for somo rain come to an end across the area. that would be welcome news -- >> having atl lite trouble hearing mr. bell. we'll try to the kinks worked out. >> should i stand closer to youe >>'s the microphone. >> it's a miracle. here's a look attorm team 4 radar. a little break in the rain around the city for now. it's not going last, though. there's more rain near charlottesville. that rain in central virginia has eyes onus, in probably about the next two to three hours. the very early part friday commute, not a problem. flood watches, as you wou expect, have been extended until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. watch out for high, standing or fast-movingwater. don't let your kids play in the

creeks and streams and t tributaries. 70s around town, 60s in the shenandoah oolley. a opportunity to remind you to download our nbc washiapton push alerts come to your phone for any severe weather threat.re today's st, a rainy and stormy one for sure. the rain should be ending not long after the sun comes up tomorrow. jrik taylor,y morning, how are we holding up? >> chuck,ntarly howard c trouble. 95 going southbound, after route 32, to the volmerer ss. it sounded minor. he hopefully they get it out of the road quickly. yo tll find 50 westbound o john hanson highway. just before 604, aident on the right side of the roadway. volume moving through the beltway. outer loop of the they have two left lanes getting

by. volume light, and not causing a slowdown. aaron, eun, baco you. now, to breaking news out of the district. >> fire crews battling airow hous overnight. chris lawrence at the live desk with the latest. >> wre getting new video. want to get youtraight to the ages of that fire. d.c. fire officials tell us that four people have been left without a home. the red cross hasal beend in to help them. this three-story row he on newcombe street on second. you can see wheres firefight had to pbust out the window to save those people.ro the fire out on the first floor and spread to the upper floors. with the home being surrounded by other rowhi houses, could have been worse. we're working to learn how it started but can tell you, thankfully, no one was injured inside. >> that's good news. chris, thank you. we're staying on top of breaking news of a missing 12-year-old girl, jinjing ma is

believed tbe in, extreme danger. here's a picture of her. she's h4'11", w brown eyes and black hair. ishes visiting from china. >> the fbi believes these two people were invved in her disappearance. they were seen on surveillance video arrivin at theirport yesterday morning. >> the woman on camera is walking with the 12-year-old girl. the two change clothesnd disappear out of views ofhe camera. >> police believe the man picked up the girl and the woman in this white infiniti suv with new york plates. we're staying on top of breaki news from southwest virginia, as well. the city of lynchburg says 15le peave been evacuated so far because there's a threat that the college lake dam can fail. if the dam fails, t water depth in lynchburg could exceed 17 feet i just 7 minutes.

lynchburg is situated about half ry betweenhmond and roanoke in southwest virginia. something else to note here. there's no evacuations at the university of lynchburg. the school is not downstream from the dam. it's also summertime there. storm team 4 chuck bell says lynchburg could see two more ches of rain today. today, a judge decides how the case moves forward of a man in their a famil home. the man is accused ohe t family back in 2015. defense attorneys want to inoduce evidence suggesting someone else may have been inlved in the murders. prosecutors say the defense needs to reveal who that second person is before trial. dna evidence connects him to the scene, t trial is in september. the resentencing hearing for e boyd malvo could be o hold. he has asked the supreme court to blockn order granting a

resenten re wntencing. he 17 years old when he helped john aln muhammad carry out a series of sniper attacks in 2002ek last we a court of appeals ruled that malvo should be sentenced under the supreme juveniles. rules for hearing argues that the sentence complies with the rules. terrifying moments in southeast shington, as fire ripped through an apartment building. look at these flames. this happened on 28th street. we're told a wom jumped to safety from the second floor. she's listed in serious condition. the red cross is helping the 17 people who live there. d.c. fire and e.m.s. says there were no workinsmoke detectors in the apartment. these are the top stories we're following for you this morning. at 4:35, the upper marlboro fire was setn purpos according to investigators.

jessica marie poole has been charged with arson and reckless endangerment at al's count kitchen. she was recently fired from the well-known diner.e fire kid about $250,000 in damage. a falling tree killed a 10-year-oldirl near warton. lydia gherghis' family had just put her to bed when the tree kill killed her. president trump drumming up his base in pennsylvania. he touted his job numbers and told the crowd it's a good thing he gets away with kim jong-un and vladimiputin t. you can hear what the president had to say in 15 minutes. fairfax county has confirmed its first case of west nile virus in a county residence this yearia health off say there is a

surge in mosquitos infected with west nile across the county. prince george's county confirmed its first case of west nile on wednesday. we're helpi you get ready for school as summer vacation winds down. you can use the weekend to put a dent in your child's back-to-school list. >> it's s jarring t ready for school. it's august 3rd. it's a tax-free holliday in virginia, though. you can save onin clo and footwear. you can find the full list on our website,conbcwashingto >> if you pick up extra supplies, donate to our backpack for kids drive. the items to ing t ing thin ve to kids in need. >> our teams will be at apple kingstowne branch on wednesday, from 6:00 until on. you can make a secure donation online. go to nbcwashington.com and search backpacks. it's 4:37. ah little leaguers making

history and see the major leaguo sendoff fthe nationals. first, another weekend to say cheers this weekend. guinness opens its first new brewery in america in decades. and it's right in our backyard. we'll look inside, next.ou

e watching "news 4 today." >> today,es gui will open its first brewery in the united states in more than six deces andt will be in our area. the new brewery, about tenmi nutes from the airport, at the seagrams btling plant. things like the guinness american blonde lagger. >> i would like to check this out. it looks cool. the brand's iconic stout beer is imported from dublin. ev't if you don like guinness, like i just said, you should check it out.

>> it's a brewery for everybody, no matter what you want to do.'s coming in for a couple of beers, we can do that for you. if you want to see a great history and have a unique experience when i comes to the beer world, that's what we provide you here. >> the brulewery will be open today, and noonp. until 9:0m. i hear it tastes different out of the tap. it's a whole differe experience. >> that's because you put your mouth und the ta >> is that why? >> that's not how you're supposed to drink beer. drink responsibly, everybody. if you're headed to the beach this weekend, like it to be stormy later today. stormy and rainy, t first half of your saturday. i think saturday afternoon and sunday, will be worth a trip over the bridge. watch out for thatc. traf jack taylor will help you navigate the commute coming up. >> if you are in m m.aryland, howard county, w have anarly

morning crash that's blocking two left lanes. causing a slight delay. haven't quite cleared that roadway as quickly as we hoped. and if you are heading out of the door, keep an eye out for this white infiniti suv with new york plates. that is what the fbi is looking for in connection with the abduction of a 12-year-old girl froma. ch she left reagan airport in that car with two unidentified people. much more on this

you're watching "news 4 today." >> welcome back. at 4:46, president trump isack on the campaign trail in pennsylvania. he was stumping for congressman lou barletta in lkes-barre, pennsylvania, yesterday. >> during the rally, that president touched on the border wall policy he wants, the possible government shutdown and his meeting lastonth wit russian president vladimir putin. >> we're being hindered by the ruian hoax. it's a hoax, okay? i'llell you what, russia's very unhappy that trump won, that i can tell you. but i got along great with him. >> president trump's comments came hours after the untry's top national security chiefs warned that russia is still trying to interfere in the u.s. elections.

>> tracie potts is following the latest developments on capitol hill. what are officials saying about russia's interference this time? >> reporter: thet' presid national security team says that russia is behind pervasivees messhat's designed to weaken ourhiountry going in election. where is this coming from? fbi, homeland securi national intelligence, national security adviser, all of them including the national security agency, saying t theeat is real. last night, the president, as you just heard, called it a hoax. >> traie potts on the hill for us this morning. thank you. a judge dismissed the lawsuit against fox news involving the death of a dnc staffer killed in 2016. seth rich's parents sued the network over a story that their son shared committee e-mails

with wikileaks and his death was retribution. fox removed the story a week later. the judge ruled that the parents need specific instances of wrongdoing for the case to continue.y the fam plans to appeal. the search for a rtie suspect ces in virginia. police released a sketch of a man ty say is responsible. it happened last week in woodbridge on stevenson court. police say this is the man in question and the victim says he haeer belly. he also had an angel tattoo that may look like what you see on the right-hand side of your screen. police say the suspect was armed c the time of the attack. ws have been working to clean up the chesapeake bay and get debrisut of the water there. yesterday at sandy point state park, 30 volunteers were out cl helping withnup efforts. there's so much debris that swimming has been banned at the beach there in annapolis. e park hopes that beach will

reopen soon. our hope is to reopen for the public this weekend. >> park officials say they are equally worried about things they can't see, likeia bact it's 4:49. we're sure plenty of you are nfl ing the start of the season here, the ravens taking on the chicago bears, right outside of the pro football hall of fame in oh. a familiar site for skins fans. r.g.-3, first pass, as a raven, was intercepted. didn't matter, though. >> oh. >> you guys better -- you all are so hateful. not just becauseit a preseason game, it doesn'tau matter becse the ravens beat the bears 17-16. >> tomorrow, ravens legend ray lewis will b enshrined in the hall of fame. >> he was the second coming at one point. >> rg-3. >> i bought the jersey. celebrating. now, now -- i don't know. know.'t even

we can't even talk about the collection of -- that's forot r day. the skins' general manager said for two super bowls, bobby b har will be in the hall tomorrow. the gender reveal football yle. the family from york, pennsylvania, big redskins fans. and bignb nick g fans. they enlisted his help on twitter for a gender reveal during training camp. >> this will be the first girl for the family boom. >> pretty cool. >> she has two older brother,ju st like my faming. she's goi to be a tough cookie. the first d.c. little league champions from ward 7 are getting ready for a big tournament this weekd. >>yesterday, they had a chance to play with a few of the

nationals before their big match-up this weekend. >> every player participates in some way, with the washington nationals youth baseball acad y academy. it starts with the kids that are underserved to do better in school. it builds leadership, so much morediscipline. and for some players, it's the biggest reason why they'reas playingall in the first place. >> the academy, four years ago, when i started playing basketball i would never be here. i would never play baseball or get better. n i woulder do any of it. >> langston speed. that's a baseball name. he's going to make it to the majors. the team plays in a regional tournament in connecticut this weekend. they are four wins away from getting to theea little lgue world series. >> what a cream, representing ur city, making history, going to the nats and playing in the let's go, mamie johnson. >> all right, chuck bell.

what's the silver lining today? >> it's not going to rain all weekend. >> good enough. >>hat's got to be good enough. >> very good. >> be ready. it is goingn to rain you today and your friday night plans, if you were pngnning on g out to dinner, make sure you didn't reserve the sidewalk cafe table. it will be a rainy friday evening for you.r clouds o d.c. on a friday morning. another inch of rain yesterday, after national airport jw. since 1st, more than 16 inches of rain at dulles and national airport.ai carryingall surpluses of 8 1/2 inches for the summer. we're just going f all-ti records now. since junef rain 1st. that's a 14-inch rainfall surplus. no shock. flash flood watches until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. you can follow updates on my social media panls.

use the nbc washington app. it will send you push alerts. the push of moisture from the deep south, that connection ofr moisoes all the way into the caribbean. that plume is comingorur way another rainy day today and another rainy night tonight. there are signs that the rain will be tapering off around nchtime tomorrow. a cloudy start, but mostly rain-free for the friday mornint co but rain chances come back as soon as about 100 a.m., to lunchtime today. it doesn't look like that much on future weather here. but know that each one of those cells, you can pick up a half an inch to an inch of rain. flash flood threats are extremely high for the next 24 hours. by 11:0 tonight, more rain coming in pockets. should y saturday, that be the beginning of the end of the rain. by the time we g into tomorrow afternoon. the skies will be clearing, maybe a lhit or miss. but the bulk of the rain comes before lunchtime.

sunday and monday, two dry in a row. we won't know what to do with ourselves. high temperatures in the low 90s, and the middle part of next week, with rain chances tuesday and wednesday, before we dry out late next week. drying out, jack, k that's the word. >> excellent. that helps for rush hours, having dryroads. thank you for those. in maryland, making progress. howard county, southbound. after route 32. the crash cleared from the two left lanes. two left lanes out of the work zone by connecticut avenue. on vre, a regular morning service.t you can exp delays on fredericksburg and ma nnassas le trains. passengers should consider terminating their trips at alandria, crystal city, to avoid those delays. aaron, eun, back to you.

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>> the ticket was worth $67 million. >> no. >> as you can see here, from the celebrations, they were able to piece it back together and claim their jackpot. the scottish couple is retired. they plan to buy a vacation home somewhere in the mediterranean. >> that's what you do with $67 million, i guess. sometimes people are just making that up. i have ripped up lottery tickets in my wastebasket. >> if it's ripped into tiny pieces, but if you can show it's the same ticket. >> i'm glador them. v a young giisiting the u.s. from china abduct at a local airport. the surveillance images police need you to see. and a man seeing a dog in a distre saved its life. now, he's facing a criminal citation. details when "news 4 today" continues. cancer is smart.

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"news 4" begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we're in weather alert mode. good morning, every >> we're expecting more rain today. >> jack tr is in for mekssa. he'll lt the commute for us. let's start with chuck bell.

>> we've been in weather alert mode quite a bit over the last feasweeks. able rainfall 10 of the last 16 days. it's notng just coown in little bits. it's coming down in big chunks. that will continue through your friday night, between now and lunchtime tomorrow. most of the area likely to see one or two o threenches of rain. so, the flood threat veremains high. the rain looks like it will be tapering off by late tomorrow morning. right now, watching that littlei batch of rainn culpepper. that's going to eventually move up towards winchester and leesburg. most of the i-95 corridor ra-free for the moment. but it will be rainy on the afternoon commute. current temperatures, very humid outside. 70s around town. thgh temperature only 83 degrees. chance of you getting more