the petworth and columbia heights statiows. we have cn the way to check on this, check on the passengers, including shomari stone. this section is more crowded than usual because of the ongoing track work on the red line. th is a work-around area for the disrupted redline passengers. onop of being forced out of the shuttles or stations and on to the shuttles. bus service being provided. back to you. >> all right. goin to be a long friday. thank you. something else that migaf be cting your commute. storm team 4 is in weather alert mode tracking a line of storms. some could be strong. >> there cranking up. let's go to doug kammerer with more on the impact for the commute and your outdoor plans, too. >> the dark clouds we have around the d.c. metro area are all clouds coming from these .torms out to the we we saw numerous storms earlier, frederick county, portions of west virginia. we saw trees down in this area now. all the attention back to the west around the r froal area coming in toward fauquier county. now this is a nasty, nasty

storm. we've got a severe thunderstorm warning fofauquierfauquier, war rappahannock county until 5:30. another warning just issued for page county around luray until 5:45. look at this one in through the front royal area. zooming in, you notice comingwa marshall, right along 66, a lot of lightning with this. as these have moved across the blue ridge, they have weakened. we'll see if this does the same. if you live in northern fauquier county, heads-up especially along 66. much more coming up in about 15 minutes. >> see you then. thank you. president trump was enamored by the bastille day parade in haance this year. he's wanted t a similar show of military might right here iwashington. >> on twitter this morning he scrapped plans for a d.c. parade andoclamed politicians for exaggerating the cost. that led to d.c. mayor muriel

bowsers clapping back on twitter. >> mark sea graves just interviewed the mayor. >> reporter: this early morning tweet from president donald trump did not sit well with d.c. mayor muriel bowser. >> certainly i was offended by the notion that we wouldoose thenumbers, that we would exaggerate the numbers. that has not been h we have conducted ourselves ineang with this president or the last one or the one before that. >> reporter: since attending this military parade in france this tyear, presidemp has been planning to have a military parade here in d.c. last night a spokesperson for the department of defense said e parade scheduled for november has been postponed until sometimes next year. then this rning,he president tweeted that the reason for postponing was the fault of local politicians in d.c. who we accused of inflating the costs. within an hour mayorr bow tweeted, yep, i'm the local politician who finally got through to the reality star in

the white house with the realities of parades and demonstrations in tmp america. press reports revealed the projected cost of the paradet $92 million. that includes $21 million the boer administrationstimated for things like police, fire and paramedics, traffic control, and even enforcing illegal vending laws. >> our costs are about $20 imillion which in line with what it costs us to support his inauguration. that's what we think thisvent willcost. >> reporter: secretary of defense jim mattis disputed that $92 million price tag. >> whoever told y that is probably something that's legal in my state but not in most states. > that was mark sea grave reporting. just a few minutes ago, the jury wrapped up a second day of deliberations without returning a verdict in thetr trump campar chan paul manafort. the jury sent note requesting

to leave early today. they're expected to reconvene monday morning. yesterday the jury asked questions including a question regardingef reding reasonable doubt. paul manafor faces more than a dozen charges related to bank fraud a tax evasion. his trial is the first jury casc for the spial counsel's team. manafort faces a separate trial re in the district. we're watching to see if there will be any more shakeu at the university of maryland. the board met behind closed doors to talkobout what to after the death of a football player. jordan mcnair collapsed during practice this year. his family has called for the head coach toose his job. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins has reactior today. >> rr: the board of regents for the university system of maryland oversees all of the universities in marynd. they mett 10:00 a.m., wrapped

up just before 2:00 a.m. ey focused on what happened to mcnair. what the university is doing and what could have done. the university of maryland is saying they wantme the sa the university of maryland is cused on making improvements to its football program after the death of 19-year-old player jordan mcnair. mcnair suffered heatstroke during an offseason summer practice. two weeks latest he died. a culture of toxbu andve behavior may have contributed to the death.pn lso reported someone called 911 nearly an hour after mcnair showed signs of a health emergency. >> we have an individual at 4068 fieldhouse drive. hyper vent hating after exercising -- hyperventilating after. exercisi >> reporter: president wallace loh, athletic director, accepted some responsibility for the death. >> the university accepts legal and moral responsibility for the

mistakes that our training staff made on that fateful workout day. t reporter: as some are calling for loh step down, the board with the authority to fire the school president the chancellor for the board of regents for the university of maryland said the board was shocked and saddened by the death of jorn mcnair andnd f subsequent allegations with the football program profoundly alming. this w a closed meeting. we're expected to hear more on what they discuss before the close of business according to the board. this comes as the "washingtte post" rep yesterday or today that the athletic director, the former athletic director for the university of maryland requested that there be an independent medicalare team put in place so that trainers won't be influenced by coaches.s the ent of the university of maryland denied that proposal according to the report.

reporting livenollege park, back to you in the studio. >> all right. thank you. deputy arrest a man on allegati he's connected to a church. one in sterling. a church with a controversial history. this evening, former calvary tele church members are calling for more arrests. they spoke with our northern virginia bureau reporter did culver. >> reporter: when gary and marcia foster saw kevin o'connor's jail mugshot -- >> i think then i said a big >> after all these years, you know, somebody is doing something. >> reporter: we first introduced you to the fosters and their son michael three years ago. the family was a part of calvary temple church for decades. garry marshall left in 2007. it would be another seven years before they -- gary and marcia left in 2007. it would be another seven years before they reunitedith their sons. they still do not have contact ith their eldest daughter and

have never met hildren, their grandkids. >> once you speak out, once you qusstion, the pro begins, and you are singled out.g the shunnbegins. >> the culture is such that if you do leave, you will be cut off from ymir . >> reporter: ellen kuzar left i. 20 she remembers o'connor as a deacon at calvary deacon on. thursday, loudoun county sheriffs arrested o'connor andi chargedith sexually abusing a girl beginning when she was 13. it was first reportedn 2003. it's not believed to have happened at the church. but allen says you cantet sepahe two. >> the fact that so many people knew what had happeneday to me that it is entirely connected to calvary temple. >> reporter: as was the case when similar allegations a minst churchbers arose three years ago, i again have reached out to church leadership wanting to hear from the pastor or somebody in charge.

ey have yet toet back to me. >> this isn't the only case, this is just the tip of the icebe iceberg. >> ewe're thankful for what the sheriff has done, but they're not finished sfoorz we' ed as f concerned. >> reporter: they believeore arrests should be made. >> the former church members say they told investigators about more allegations of abuse with calvary temple. the sheriff's office did not comment on ongoing investigations. does this person look familiar to you? prince william county police are looking for him in connection 33th a sex assault. a ear-old woman noticed a man was following her monday night near d aurorve and bose lane in woodbridge. the victim's path wen tough some woods, the suspect pulled a knife and assaultedher. police search of the area turned up nothing. if you recognize this man, you're urged to call police. they say a bad day sailing s better than a good day at work. don't tell that to some unlucky

sailors on the chesapeake bay. a chart -- how does this happen? water.ve body of i don't understand how this happens. this is a charter bo e. clearling up on top of the sailboat. this is at thomas point near annapolis. the powerboat left a largeh g in the hull of the sailboat. no one was injured, believe it or not. the name of the sailboat, wever, was levitation. and apparently that didn't work for them. >> if only. >> this time aroun i never understand how you run into a massive boat, body of water, how do you not see it? >> unbelievable. >> it's unbelievable no one was hurt. we're continuing to follow the breaking news. smoke at theoetro leading delays on the green and the yellow line. this is a live picture outside the georgia avenue petworth station. we'll continue to update this story. one of our local fairs is

catching heat because of a ride that's painted with ts --ome say it's a racist image. what news4 tomorrowed when oe foun and checked it out -- determined when we found out and checked it out for ourselves. ar and what we're learning about the funeral plans for aretha franklin. and the i-team was the first to tell you about hundreds of unlicensed teachers in aocal classroom. what has changed stce our l report? doug? some severe weather and a new thunderorm warning for rappahannock. this gs until 5:45. big-time thundstorms coming toward the marshall area toward northern fauquier county. to east of front royal. we'll watch these and another severe thundstorm warning ound luray.

there's a special tribute going onan to aretha in at the national portrait gallery. this vivid poster of the queen of sou hanging now in the gallery's memoriam wall. it's from a magazine in 1968 created by the same graphic designer who came up with the iconic i heart new york logo. gallery officials say theear s significant for aretha who's been climbing the charts after th mega album that included "respect." when selecting portraits, we' t toldy look for more than just capturing someone's

ap sarance. >> y she's singing by her facial expression, but you can feel she's singing by the color and ttns, and the dine ynamism of the image has a youthful verve. captures the moment and her style, her powerful emotial style of singing. >> the poster will be displayed through next wednday. meanwhile, plans are starting to come together for aretha franklin's funeral. this isbe expected t a four-day event in her home city of detroit.fr klin will lie in repose for two days later this month. it will be a public viewing,ng gi fans a chance to pay i their respect person. the funeral has been set for august 31st. the ceremonyec ed to be private. but organizers are also work in on a musical tribute that will include a numberor of m artists.

d.c. public schoolpen on monday and will do so with hundreds of unlicensed teachers in the classrooms. in june an investigation by the i-team revealed nearly one in four d.c. teachers not certified. now he's learned there's only some progress to report. scott? >> reporter: ah, some progress. the i-team has learned about 100 teachers that have earned their license since our report in june which means the school district about 900own to unlicensed teachers when the doors open on monday. district officials acknowledge using unlicensed teachers as a violation of d.c. regulations, and it lea the district vulnveersable to sanctions and s of grant money from the u.s. department of education. they say hundreds of teachers have applied for licenses butn' havet finished the process. all newly hired educators are now required to at least have applied.me this sumr education officials and parents told us unlicensed teachers are a risk there's no guaranteed training, and if they're ever fired for misconduct, they'll be harder to

track. t >> thecher loses a license here't in d.c. and -- or isn licensed here in d.c., and then transfers someplace else, are they going through the data base and ensuring that other school districts aren't hiring that person? >> ournvestigation which you can watch on our nbc washington app now found it's not just n teachers but veteran educators, even members of the d.c. schoole chancellor's e teacher advisory committee who are unlicensed. we wil keep asking for progress reports after the year begins d keep you updated. >> thank you. crews are now working on an outdoor classroom at a d.c. elementary. it is special bec wse thed is coming from trees in the district. the wood was milled with sd-do portable sawmill. this is occurring at garrison elementary in northwest, and the new school year, as wye mentioned, kicks off monday -- as we mentioned, kicks o monday.

here's an example of how news4 is working for you. the homeowner you m last night who showed us the brown water coming from her pipes is about to get a new water filtration system. amanda hobbs is veteran and a single mom. she says the home habitat for humanity built for her last year is plagued with problems including smelly, brown water you saw there. after our story aired last night, someone donated the money to buy her a water-filtration system. habitat for humanity tells us it won't charge hobbs for the installatio installation. we'll check the forecast. how's it look for your drive home, >> yeah, we have thunderstorm warnings in effect until 5:30 and 5:45. in the western zone, fauquier county now, along 66. also around luray where we have warnings. we'll look and see what's happening outside now. storm team 4 radar tracking the

line. we had some storms around martinsburg, frederick. and these had weakened but not before providing tree damage. martinsburg reported 65 mile-per-hour gusts. most of us getting home, our loved ones shoulka get home over the next hour or so in the d.c. area. we're tracking storms here. the severe thunderstorm warning, there's two here until 5:45. northern fauquier county. toward warrenton including rappahannock. then another severe thunderstorm warning back here toward page co ty m county. that storm making its way toward rappahannock. a lot of lightning, you see that there. a lot of lightning. something we've been watching saysa the storm made their way across the sblij they've started to weak -- the blue ridge is they've started to weaken. the storms going strong. you note still a lot of lightning coming into the area. hail, too.ut watch again for a severe thunderstorm warning until 5:45. more shors toward martinsburg

od frederick again. we have somef that toward leesburg, right along 15, seeing fairly heavy rain around urbana. that will continue, as well. the whole line making its way to the north, this line moves through tonight, and then we're talking about the weekend. 8:00 tomorrow, cloud cover. we expdst more cl watch this, 1:00 still okay. then we start to get into the afternoon and start to see the showers and thunderstorms ling up. some -- bubbling up. some could be on the strong side, as well. that's something we'll be tracking otu your ay. they're not everywhere, but we expect to see a scattering of storms. that's why we see 40%. by 11:00 tomorrow, no problem. going out, you should be okay for the most part. 8:00 a.m. sunday. more clouds. watch how the scattered showers move around the area of low pressure. showers and thunderstorms on sunday. not a washout ofwe a end. we said it last weekend and will say it again. only a 40% chance of stos tomorrow.

some could be strong with locally heavy rain. 89 for the high. 84 on sunday. a 30% chance of showers. not expecting much in the way of thunders, but showers. 84 monday. 85 on tuesday. another chance for showers and storms, and thes look at t -- this could be some of the best weather we've seen all summer. high presse building in. temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. inuburbs next thursday, friday morning, nice weather. mid 80s, low humidity. that's about perfect. >> it we make that this weekend? >> yeah. and where are we -- you're sll in washington? i feel like i've teleported somewhere else. >> thank you. they've become popul in receyears. you know the low-carb diets? they may not necessarily be the he athiest. aheaay to make them better for you. and never weigh yourself with heavy boots on, just fyi. >> no. and susan hogan helping you geea for school. the four apps that could help

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you have to do that tomorrow as we clear the shelters and focus on homes for animals living in cages at the shelters, i want to tell you about a service that the shelters provi don't realize you need it until you find a wounded, starving animal, and you wonder what do i do now. let me tell y the story of reggi reggie. reggie was a mess. skinny, blind in one parasites in his ears and stomach. i fed him two cans of food and nd he d him in a towel, slept in my lap for the two-hour ride back to annapolis. the next t day, anne arundel county spca agreed to take him. i couldn't keep him because i nihave , and she has fiv. a virus that can beto transferr other animals. like so many sshelters, thi has a special clinic that houses hard-luck cases like reggie. this facility alone spent $75,000 last year on these sick, homeless animals, it's their mission. >> we want to get them adopted and get them into gome ho

we've got to get them better. >> reporter: i couldn't see reggie for more than a month w because he so sick. last week, we were reunited. look at him now. he's put on weight, has gotten fluffy, and is a sweet, happy little guy. he's still too ill to be adopted dyd may need a few more months before he's rea for a home. he's one of many sti in the sick bay. animals that can't tell us about their past, but are alive today and have a promising future. as we clear shelters tomorrow -- and we'll be spread out across the area -- why don't you pick ansn animal that perfect? because they are so happy to just be here. and they show it with great affection. if you're not considering adoptions, please consider a donation. help reggie and others have a second chance. >> i think you were meant to

meet. l almost lookse nina's little brother. >> a tabby. i was stunned -- $75,000 just to care for sick animals? one shelter. it is a need. i know manyndf you f an animal that you can't pass. you pick them up and you're like i don't know what to do. it's nice because thehelter in anne arundel county took reggie immediately. he's going to be fine and up for adoption in a couple of months. >> they got him bac quickly. >> of course i c ed over the cat -- he was like, get off me. we'll see you tomorrow at the te sh. >> going to be busy. when we come back at 5:00, a akphony photo the stage in the race for u.s. senate in rginia. what both candidates are saying about a false image of tim kaine cread by opponent cory stewart. >> the racist image at an amusement park ride. that's what some are saying about one of the attractions at the arlington county fa. i'll havire

strong storms making their way into par of the area. one thing we've noticed. as they've moved across the blue ridge, they seem to wasteful spending. a severe thunderstorm warning until 5:45 for fauquier county. this storm nor of the warrenton area and to the south, there could be hail with these. 60 to 70 mile-per-hour winds with these, as well.hi that's som we'll be

watching over marshall. another severe thunderstorm warning until 5:45 around page county. the storm making its way toward rappahannock, as well. we are seeing, however, that we're seeing a little bit less lightning, especially north of marshall. we may be seeing that weakening that we've teenking about as they make their way across the blue ridge. an intense storm. we'll zoom in around the marshall area, warrenton, just to the north. this is along 15, 17 here as you make your way to the north of warrenton toward maerhall. is that storm. we're going to continue to watch as this moves on out throughout the area. getting a beeping. want to make sure it's not a continued warning. most likely a reissuce of this storm. we'll have that and more coming up. >>i-66 more plugged than usual tonight. >> thank you. back tohe breaking news. we've got live pictures coming in from the georgia avenue petworth metro station in northwest d.c. metro passengers here are starting to go back into the

station. >> doesn't look like anything is amiss. the smoke is venting now. we understand that you can smel. metro says service has been restored. this is on both the green andll lines. the smoke was caused by brakes on a train got stuck and overheated. the arlington county fair catch something heate >> s is. that's after what some people say was a racist image painting on one of the rides. >> news4's amy cng found c have already been moud. >> reporter: this is the ride that's got se steering clear. the monkey maze. on the outside, a picture of a monkey with braids applying lipstick. >> i didn't really like it. i didn't think it waspr riate. >> that kind of behavior shouldn't be tolerated here. for the mt part it isn't, but we still experience some racism. reporter: when news4 went to investigate, we found the image

has since been covered up. the owner of the ride didn't want to go on camera, but he told ns4 theonkey maze has been around for seven years, and this is the first time he's gotten a complaint like th. >> it makes me think twice about who's in charge, what's going on. >> the arlington fr is committed to being all inclusive to the entire northern virginia area. >> reporter: kyle thornhill is on the board of directors for hee arlington county fair. he says board told the owner to cover up the image. >> personally, i, you know, respect everyone's views and want to make sure w handled the situation if someone felt uncomfortable with it. >> we felt it was racist to our kind of people. we love coming to the fair and feel like the fair should be a place where everybody feels welcome. >> reporter: others saying they don't see the problem with the picture. >> i don't think it's offensive. i think it's a simple image. noteverybody's here just to enjoy the -- everybody's here just to enjoy the day. >> reporter: and the owner will keep bringing the monkey maze to

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we're continuing in weath alert mode. severe storms west of washington. you see heavy rainfall and a lot oflightning. but for most part, tracking showers back in parts of loudoun county and into the panhandle of west virginia moving into montgomery county. however, we have few severe thunderstorm warnings in effect for another five minutes. this is in effect for part of page county including luray, parts of rappahannk and fauquier counties. the severe thunderstorm warnings go until av5:45. we more thunderstorms in the forecast tomorrow. doug and i will have the latest. also we have that game tonight at 7:00 p.m. can't rule out rain, but it will not be a cancelation. a lot more students are going to be applying to medical

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next month spo betting will be legal for the first time just about an hour andid half outse of the district. hollywood casino at charlestown races will launch its program september 1st. west virginia is one of seven states to offer sports betting after the supreme court overturned a federal on the practice. the high court's decision allows states to decide whether to allow legal wagers on sporting events right now the only other part of our area considering it is maryland. wendy? a virginia sate race is heating up, and this photo is igniting analready-contentious race.

republican cory sktewart twe ae th admits it was doctored. his democratic opponent, tim ca kane, has -- tim kaine, has sharp fwhords response. this is being re-tweetedithout context. >> reporter: the tweet on cory stewart's official t page features a picture of his , opponent incumbent tim kaine, as a much younger man seated among a group of honduran fighters. its caption says that kaine worked in honduras to promote, quote, radical social etiology. only thing is this looks a lot like this picture taken of him in the 1980s. the only other thing you see are mayan ruins in the makes you think there's photoshoppin you're righ there has been, and the stewart campaign acknowledges that. >> it's satire. a me. >> reporter: the gop candidate stewart says he wanted to make o t -- kaine was indeed in

honduras during the period but was doing missionary work. >> in central america in the 1970s, there was a liberation theology going on. the whole attempt to install marxist governmen -- >> reportekaine's campaign said the only thing the future governor was installingas umbing and framing, teaching carpentry and building skills. his campaign askso how that a radical agenda. the campaigning in central virginia, his campaign responded to stewart in a written statement that says in partor that, quote,stewart's phophetic lying shows a candidate so desperate for attention that he will attack tim kaine's christian missionary work to get on the news, unquote. the kaine says his campaign is about good jobs, health care, ation. stewart is promising more memes to make his point adding that polics has been andill continue to be a rough and tumble endeavor. news4. >> the latest polls show senator kaine is leading more than 20

points ahead of his competitor. an both will face offn a debate hosted by nbc 4. it will be september 26th at the capital one in mclean. and nbc news p and moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd, will be moderating. virginia's growing wine industry is facing one of its bigges challenges inyears. all the rain we've had this summer. wet soil and the are the enemy of grape growers. julie carey visited a loudoun county veyard to see what steps they're doing it weather this difficult season. >> reporter: this time of you're, you'd love to have -- >> every day like this. yes. we want sunshine. >> reporter: but instead, virginia vineyards have seen rain. far too much rain. it's created such a challenge that one vineyard owners calling this year 20-hate-teen at sunset hills, the head winemaker says they're still hopeful thedjustments will pay

off with quality grapes. e trouble started when heavy rainfall impacted the flowering plants, reducing theumber of grapes. then the worry wasfungusrom all the moisture. >> typically it's easier to see it on theunderside. ripe the personal vineyard has mostly avoided disease that could hurt the grapes. but in other parts of virginia, some vineyards he lost part of their crop. witharvest a few weeks away, the focus is growing the grapes. not the vines. at's why they're chopping some of them>> back. ith the rain it tricks the vine into thinking, oh, i can keepgr ing. hestead of ripening the fruit. >> reporter: and grapes are going through the important process of turning from green to red. >> as far as yield goes, we're a little bit down from last year. the good side of that is there's less fruit for the rosenstein to ripen. hopefully -- fruit for the vine to ride ripen. hopefully it will be good.r:

>> reporte some are wondering if it will cost more. not at this vineyard. as for quality -- >> i'm. optimist i think that you can still make good wine this year and -- that's the beauty of being in virginia, that every year is so different. >> reporter: in purcellville, news4. >> it is so beautiful out there. and in case you're wondering again about expected hikes in prices,y t don't see that as a result of all this. we've got more rain in store. >> and raining even harder in the west -- >> hasn't it? ly all this summer the west gets the worst than we do in the east. >> they're getting it hard some of the area we're seeing severe thunderstorm warnings. we don't have anymore warnings but are watching storms in the southern zones. >> stronger storms especially around addison and culpeper counties. most of your thunderstorm warnings in effect right now. >> we'll continue to watch the storms moving through. you'll notice there is a new warning that just popped up. right as amelia was talking

about that, that severe thunderstorm warnin madison county. the warning until 6:30. that's popped up. this is smartphone county and going in toward the culpeper county area. we'll zoom in and show you this line. here it is right here earlier the storm looked like it was moving into loudoun county, but it's starting to weaken. the storm is no longer a severe thunderstorm. it'sweakened. we've been monitoring it across the blue ridge and weakening, doing. what they're heavy rainfall around warrenton. you see this, i'll zoom in. you see exactly what i'm talking about. here around the plains. here's warrenton. we already have lightning coming very close to the warrenton area. hereus the strike that occurred right near downtown. heads-up there. to the north, mor storms and more really heavy rain around martinsburg, blue mont. down farther south, the line is very strong. it's making its way in through northern virginia for the most part. it will come through d.c. if you're heading to the nats ga, yeah, we expect to see

showers around the early part of the game. but most of the storms will weaken by that time. maybe a delay -- they'll get tme n no problem. one thing we're watching now, tomorrow. your weekend. more in a minute. tomorrow w yoit's looking d. patchy fog especially if you're receiving rain. it's still a muggy saturday as the day wears on. e chance that you're dealing with rain and thunderstorms increases. take a look. future weather. i'm starting you off at noon. mainly cloudy and still mainly dry. w eas seeeow scattered showers andto thundes firing back in the panhandle of west virginia and western maryland.:0 by p.m., tracking thunderstorms in parts of frederick and loudoun countys. between 4:00 and6:the00 they mo into the metro area. we can't rule out isolated flooding issues tomorrow. on saturday, something we'll be monitoring. tomorrow here, tomorrow afternoon. updating you with the latest. we dry out overnight.

on sunday, looking like another dry start. peeks of sunshine into theoo aftern hours, especially on sunday. some scattered showers potentially, as well. r you're getting out in y garden, it's going to be better during the morning and the chance of rain is lower vening the afternoon and hours. but but the chance of rain on saturday only at about 40%. 30% chance f some showers out there on sunday. look at the temperature difference. 89 on sunday. 84 on supposed. the experts at maryfield garden tell us to focus on trees and shrubs tha slow down and reduce runoff. doug, with storm chances for this weekend, the weather having a moderate impact on your weekend, whether you have an outdoor party or yard work or want to wash the car. it's worth saying again, the weekend is not a washout. no. we don't have anything circled in red. if have any plans, be ready.

keep a watchful eye to the sky. and download the nbc washington app today. 9 tomorrow, 8 -- 89 tomorrow, 84. tuesday, high of 85. next week, an area of high pressure moves in. that could give us what we think is the nicest stre in a while.r a stormy july and early august. next weeky looking pre good. >> thank you. can't wait. we're working for your health with a warning about the low-diets. take it easy on t bacon. unlike what i do. a studyhe they are successful and healthy when you take it easy on all the meat you ju saw there. researchers at brigham and women's hospital in boston founs low-carb d often increased the risk of early death. they say it's because dieters replace cbs with too many animal fats and proteins. you don't have to software off

meat. modvation key. that's -- motivation is sigh. that's what i have problem with. >> lean protein, and a lot of sa sds. >> iuld try that sometime. >> i should, too. sounds easy enough. >> maybe. a young woman is stalked and stabbed by her ex-boyfriend. her lifeav was s by a man who lived in her building. next, he talks to news4 about the day. in culpeper and rappahannock county, is line to the south is where all the lightning is associated w heads up frorenton down toward parts of madison county. we'll be right back.

, a man who tried to murder his ex-girlfriend l will spend the rest of his life in prison. we have more from the victim. >> mentally, i w tired, but physically my body wouldn't let me rest i until got up and went to safety. >> reporter: theightmare came to a head in december of e'2017. >> known for carrying handguns. he did threaten us to our face.

>> reporter: a woman who wants only her voice to tell of her trauma was attacked by her ex-boyfriend just hours after he was served with a protective order. >> if he wou s havebbed me deeper in the temple, it would have stabbed an artery. >> reporter: she was stabbed 11 times in the face, head, arm, and torso by her boyfriend, kittrell bud. she waited for her inside of her apartment, then chased her outside into the parking lot where he tackled her and nearly killed her. >> someone's mstabbed. she it ---er are boyfrie er arh stabbed her. >> reporter: she was on th h phone wit mother at the time. her mother heard everything. the attack only ending when a neighbor heard her screaming and yelledntt bud he ran off into the night.

eight months later, the victim is stronger than ever before. as the life sentence was handed down, the victim sees herself as a survivor who no longer lives in fear. in court she actually forgave bud. >> forgiving him for the situation, it bettered my life. >> reporter: in rockville, news4. >> anyone affected by domestic violence, search safe at home in our app. news4 at 6:00 starts now with jim and doreen. strong storms are washing over parts of the region.av there he been reports of toppled trees and hail, too. >> a lot of radar lighting up on us now. it's coming at the height of the evening rush. and for some of us, it is not over yet. >> we have more on the rain that will linger into our weekend. we tonigdon't want to hear that. >> i know. showers and thunderstorms for saturday and possibly sunday.

we're tracking severe weather into the area. into northern virginia for the most part. that's the area that we'reg look at now into portions of rappahannock, culpeper county. areas under a severe thunderstorm warning until 7:00. d.c. metro still wdry. althouare starting to see the rain inch a little bit closer you see the line from warrenton and really into northwest prince william county. ght o down toward rappahannock, culpeper, madison county m county. we have the two severe thunderstorm warnings for this storm and this storm. heads-up in culpeper. as with the storms prior, the storms are weakening. this was severe, but now looking much less severe as we me our way out. culpeper and fa ruier,n there. and frederick, the leesburg et area, a evening for some of us. heading to the nationals game, expect to get wetthere, too,