moving toward the d.c. metro area. theimeline foround until right now until about midnight tonight. you can see a wider look of the warnings. weryone in yello is under a tornado watch. the bright areas here in red are tornado warnings that somara was talking about down to our south, so we have the potential for a tornado warning. darcy spencer is in storm team 4 by 4 monitoring the conditions. you're kind of in that break period right now. >> that'right, amelia. this is my first time riding in the 4x4. very nice ride. as far as the weather condition, can't say t let's show you the live look out the front of the track. we're on i-270 north. just hit the germantown area. you can see pretty smooth sillin sailing, way the whole ride.ha traffic was very heavy. it looks like a little bit of a break. we are not getting any rain at this point, but we have gotten

some scattedhowers here and there during the trip. there's also some pretty heavy traffic going southbound as well. you have a holiday weekend here. a little bit of rain. then a regular friday traffic. so you can expect things are going to be pretty slow going. we're not getting anything right now, but as you said, that severe weather is supposed to come ba. ople should plan accordingly if you have plans tonight for any travel. back to you, amelia. >> really great advice. you need to be weather ready until midnight tonight. here's why. this is round two. there's that severe thunderstorm right there. this is all moving toward the d.c. metro area. the weather risk tonight, heavy rain. that could lead to flooding. after that some strong gusty winds tha could produce wind damage. gusts tonight up to 50, even 60 miles an hour. there is thatd isolate tornado risk mainly until midnight. coming up in about 15 minutes, i'm going to be timingut that second round that's moving into the area, when it moves into n yourghborhood and when it moves out. >> news 4 is working for you

wlfr y wherever you are. we send breaking weather to anybody who has the nbc washington app. when you download, it set weather as your home sc gen. let you to some breaking news now. another teenager has been shot in the you're looking at live pictures of the crime scene. this shooting happened shortly after0 4:0 princeton place northwest. the teen was not breathing when medics arrived. news 4 jackie bensen is headed to the scene andon as s she gets there she'll cheek in with us and we'll have a live report. more breaking news. worn. is dead in a train crash in beltsville. we're going to show you live pictures from chopper4. prince george's county firefighter say a person was struck on the tracks at baltimore avenue and garret avenue. we're going to use some caution here. not going to show you the actual scene out of respect for theim vict the camden line trains are now stopped. police are on the scene investigating. we'll keep working the story and bringing you up dates as we get them. we want you to check this out. blink and you'll miss the whole

thing. police say that white van you se streakingown the middle of that road hit and killed a cyclist this morning in northeast d.c. witnesses say the drir went through a red light. the man hit another car and then hit the cyclist before slamming into a tree. coming up in the next half hour, chris gordon talks with witnesses who saw the whole thing unfold. >> we are alsoearning more about another deadly crash about a mile and a half over the d.c. line in maryland. foureople killed when a driver lost control along sheriff road. that vehicle slamming into a utility pole after flipping multiple times. derrick ward is live at the scene with the factors investigators are looking at. derrick. >> indeed they are. the rain will likely wash away those investigators marks that were made at the scene. but that investigation is indeed still going on. it's taken another phase. of course, it cannot wash away the grief tha several families in our area are suffering after

that crash happened here along this busy stretch of sheriff road late last night. it could be months before the cause of this deadly crash that claimed four lives on road is fully known. prince george's county police do have some preliminary information and they're seating to piece the events together. this chevy tahoe was westbound at about 10:30 thursday night. 35-year-old samuel moss was driving with three passengers in his suv. >> up ahead there was another car trying to make a left turn. when the chevy tahoe approaches that car, there is a maneuver where the occupants of the driver tries to get around the car that's waiting to make the haft turn. >> police say tt's when the driver of the tahoe lost control. the car crosses the center line and flips several times taking out mailboxes on thek sidewal before coming to a rest against a utility pole. the people inside were ejected. besides the driver, moss, 24-year-old shira harris and

jasmine davis were also in the suv awell as an toneio price. harris is seen here on the left. davis on theight. one person was rushed to a hospital but none of the people would survive. >> firemen had to go down from i guess it wouldhe be passenger side down in to get the driver who wase trapped insid the -- behind the steering wheel. >> people who live along sheriff road say they can remember other crashes including one in almost the same spot with an eastbound car. >> the car came h downe about 12:00, 1:00 at night raining. he lost control and went down a through there tore up about three, four cars down there in the neighbor's yard. >> we're out there doing everything we can. we need people tir wear the seat belts. lease, please wear your seat belt. please slow down. obey the law. >> now there were some witnesses to this crash. prince george's countolice would like to talk to the car that was making that left turn

as well. they haven't said anything about charges or culpability. however, they are looking at speed as a possible factor in this crash. we're live along sheriff road. derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> derrick, thank you. we have learned that a forest glen homeowner has died after his home caught fire. montgomery county detectives say the homeowner was warren boil the third. here is a look at the scene on dexter avenue yesterday morning. officials say the fire involved a couch on e first floor but no word exactly how it started. a quiet vginia community rocked by gunfire. a neighbor die -- if he had been hit. neighbors are scared. aimee cho spoke with them. >> shatteredkelass bro by bullets. this was the damage left behind after someone fired shots at h thisouse in sterling.

>> they unloaded the whole gun. veryviolent. >> reporter: the neighbor was standing o standing outside his house when the gunfire began. so as as the second shot went off, i was dust. i had to feel myself to make sure i wasn't shot. it was that close. >> reporter: thankfully nobody was hurt by the bullets. he thinks he heard whoever was ooter run off in this direction here towards these woods. >> this neighborhood is nice. we don't never have nothing like that. a bunch of kids live next door to where itenhapp. >> reporter: today police talked to neighbors and also searched for security footage. >> it never hpened something like in this my neighborhood. >> reporter: but it's not the firs time it's happened. just ten minutes away this apartment i billiuilding in ash was hitarlier this month. bullets traveled through a wall and a clothes dryer barely missing a young wgirl. >> i prepared to make a move

if he did see me because what are you going to do? you can either actor you don't. i don't think mom slept good. i know i didn't sleep good. >> reporter: in sterling, aimee cho, news 4. right now police are searching for a man who exposed himself on the metro. a warrant hasueeen iss for a man named delante brooks. he did it on a yellow line train they haven't but given specifics on what station he was near or how many people he flashed. this is his picture. if you know anything abo his whereabouts, please give police a call. well, with the redacted special couns report now public, the white house is looking to move on. but it clearly remains on the mind of the president who earlier called this report total vindication, but this morning he tweeted some of it, quote, is total bs. todayem docrats on the house judiciary committee issued a subpoena for the full unredacted version. meantime, with the russian officials are dismissing claims regarding election meddling

here. as nbc's bill neely reports, moscow is focusing on other aspects of that mueller report. >> reporter: the kremlin criticized and condemned the mueller report but perhaps more surprising is its contention oat there is n proof in it as one official said, not a shred of evidence of any russian interferencen the 2016 u.s. election campaign. we know that simply isn't true. mueller said in his repor the interference was sweeping and systematic. but the kremlin denies there was any interference a says the report is a waste of money. it will worsen russian/u.s. relations. but don't think for a moment that the kremlin is simply smissing this report. it is pouring over every page of it because this report shows how president trump and the trump white house operate. the kremlin will be looking at why, for example, trump gave orders junior officials simply ignored thoserders and it's

also looking at the report for clues as to what it might do if indeed it has anything planned for the 2020 u.s. election campaign. nbc news, moscow. we have posted the full redacted mueller report on our nbc w if you'd like to read it, on there you'll also find all the latest updates and analysis surrounding the special counsel probe. new at 5:00, we have learned of a fourth case of measles confirmed in the state of maryland. the state department of health is warning anyone who visited an office building at the court road in pikesville on tuesday morning. those people may have been exposed to the measles. health oicials say the virus is highly con tagotagi vaccinations are the best way to protect yourself and your family. still ahead, a local man had hisfnly mode o transportation stolen. >> hear what police did to pitch in when they found out he was spending four hours of his day

every day walking to and from work. >> just a few hours from now, a major thoroughfare b usedy thousands downtown and across the potomac river is going to b closed tfiaftrc. serious congestion. congestion. >> stay with news 4 as we

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say. probably just best to stay inside on a night like tonight. order takeout. you can see severe weather ighting up the storm team 4 radar. strong winds pouring rain and there's even a chance we could see a tornado tonight. the threat is far fromm over. stor team 4 is back in just a few minutes. in the meantime, we are continuing to follow breaking news coming in from northwest washington. >> police saying a teenager has been shot and they are investigating all of this on princeton place. also water street and near park view recreatio center. jackie bensen just arriving at the scene. jackie. >> reporter: well, we are right next to park view rec center. son whomentioned, the p was shot is believed to be a teenager. we are told that the person who was shot was un conscious and not breathing at the time that they were found. i'm going to show you a little bi about what it looks like here. you can see crime scene investigators and police officials in the block down there. that ishere we believe that

the shooting happened. and i want to tell you that our news 4 viewer sent us a photo a short time ago of what looked to be two weapons.ea they app to be, you know, some type of semiautomatic weapon that were discarded behind an apartment building nearby. we are trying to determine if that might possibly be connected to the shooting. but right now this is in the very early stages of investigation, obv husly. policeere collecting evidence and when we about exactly what's happening here, any more information about how old this victim is or a vendition, we will bring it to you. li in northwest washington, jackie bensen, news 4. >> jackie, thank you. we are in weather alert mode tonight, so let's check back in with amelia andom sa standing by. >> we have a new severe thunderstorm warning in for parts of the panhandle of west g viia, including grant, harding, mineral until 6:00 p.m.

he my rainfall andbe some hail as well. >> we're starting to see some storms fire out just to the east of that. this is just the beginning of the second round. >> we've been talking about this all afternoon long. in fact, even yesterday we were talksg about two round that would be impacting the area. here you can see the thunderstorm warning mainly back into west virginia. all of this is advancing toward our area. this is what somara was talking about. little showers firing out ahead of the main line of thunderstorms so we could continue to see these blossom. it's humid out there. parts of the area saw sunshine. that really fuels thunderstorms. this is the main line. this is roundin two that's mov through now until midnight tonight. we're going to be tracking heavy rain. the potential for flooding. ybe a torns well. here's the latest timing with future weather. 6:00 p.m notice area wide showers and some pockets of heavy rain, especially back around i-81. 7:00 p.m., notice where this very heavy rainfall is in parts of culpeper, fauquier counts.

it advances towards the east. frederick, loudon, you are under the gun. kee can't rule out a tornado warning during this time period. we're tracking gusty winds and heavy rainfall. flash flooding happens in a flash. you see that heavy rain come. the water rises extremely quickly. longer happens over a period of time. here's 9:00 p.m. we're tracking this heavy rainfall still moving through parts of frederick county, moving through the d.c. metro area, down around fredericksburg area. arlington, alexandria, parts of prince george's and montgomy county are getting pelted with heavy rainfall. the syste is still impacting our weather, but thankfully not with weather weather. >> right. were going to be seeing things really calm down over the weekend. still some showers. let's go ahead and plan out your

wieck. i've got a look at the outlook. if you are going to be hitting the road to travel,l i'll tel you something. if you could hol off to tomorrow it's probably your best bet. then you don't have to deal with flooded roads, torrential rhine coming down while you're on the roads. by saturday things are looking good. green light means go. saturday, clouds tosu sun. ifou are getting ready for easter egg hunts on saturday, it's looking good. a bit breezy. then by easter sunday not d. think of it this way, could be worse. we are looking at showers possible. it will be on the cooler side. nu'll see that i a moment. for the most part, not a bad weekend. going through after all this mess moves out, we're moving to 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. notice how we're dry. we're clear. just some winds kicking up in the afternoon about 30 miles per hour. sunday the back end of the system kind of sweeps through fswinging us lots o cloud cover. you are waking up to a good amount of clouds on your sunday and we could see a few spotty

showers kk up as we head through sunday afternoon. sll be here tracking that with you. yoday planner, easter sunday starting off early. temperatures in the 50s. we're going to work our way only to the low 60 that's what we mean when we say cool. pretty chilly by standards of this past wee s thewer chance sticks around through much of the day. i don even know if we'll see much in the way of sunshine. >> it's not looking like it on sunday, but saturday really not looking all that bad.go i want to over what you expect tonight. we already tracked round one of heavy rain. that is out of area. round twoucs pretty m now until midnight tonight. in total we're going to see 1 to 2, up to 3 inches of rain potentially falling tonight. gusts up to 60 miles an hour and still that isolated tornado threat. if you do have to drive tonight, never drive-thru a flooded road. turn around, don't drown.r here's youtorm team 4 forecast. about a 20% to 30% chance for lingering shower. as somara was showings you, it' breezy throughout the day. we do have increasing sunshine.

saturday is looking like the better of the two weekend days. on sunday some spotty showers are possible throughout the entire day, but dry time as well with chilly temperatures in the 60s. then next week it is all about the 70s. there's the chance for some shers right now on wednesday and friday as well. that will likely change. tonight, thou, we continue to be in weather alert mode. as we track heavy rain moving back into the area with the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms. >> the only flooding we want to see is tomorrow. we want tlo see a f of gold by the caps. the guys in red. that's what we want to see. the caps aac coming b to d.c. things are all tied up with the carolina hurricanes in the first round of the playoffs in >> they've got to rebound from two straight losses down in raleigh and the loss of one of their bigg wt. it like a collective ugh when t.j. oshie was injured. coach todd reirden says he's

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> a look at your first 4 traffic. something big happening this weekend. rock creek park way will be shut down near the kennedy center. this is going to be closed to vehicles and pedestrians from 8:00 p.m. friday through 5:30 a.m. on monday morning. north bound pushed to i-66 as well as southbound pushed to virginia avenue northwest. >> you might not think a stolen bicycle would rise to the top of a police report. >> deputies looked deeper into a recent case and realized just

how important two wheels were to one fredericksburg man. david culver with heartwarming story. >> mark cunningham's been doing a lot of walking lately in nice and nasty weather. his commute to and from work up to two hours each way and requires walking the shoulder of route 1. >> i'm reallyarot that f away from someone goings 60 mile an hour. there's no cingack from that. >> a far easier and safer trek when he used to pedal work. last week he briefly left his bike. when heew returned a f minutes later, it was gone. but here's where the story stakes a twist. when the sheriff deputies got word of the stolen bike, they not only took a standard report. they asked questhons. ey wanted to get to know mark a little more. they wanted to understand why he

needed his bike. >> just being around him ando talking t him kind of lifts you up as a person. >> especially when they lrkrned all been through. 15 years ago this father of three young girls sla aed into tree. the crash nearly killed hi >> i broke my neck. and then i shattered my right hip there. >> three months in a coma, expected to never talk, let alone walk. mark ried on his faith. >> i put god first. >> that just kind of touched our hearts that no matter what, he continued to wornd continued to try, struggle. >> on thursday t deputies eamed up with walmart and decided to surprise mark at work. >> we had a group of deputies out there to greet him, presented him with the bicycle and he was overjoyed that someone cared enough to promde ith a brand new bicycle. >> christmas came half a year early. >> an easter gift. mark proudly showed us his bike and shared his new commute time.

>> actually,te yesay it was only 20 minutes on the bike. >> in fredericksburg, virginia, david culver, news 4. >> oh, man. >> very appropriate story for this good friday. the deputy also gave mark a gift card to walmart. the water works here today. >> again, to show you what kind of guy he is, mark says he's going to use that gift card that the police gave him to buy them a thank you gift. you've got to root for that guy, don't you? >> favorite story of the day. please share that on your social platfoers. that desves to be shared. >> absolutely. folks, stay with us as we track severe storms. these storms alreadyti impac the evening commute around here. and a brandew twist in the case of a bicyclist killed in a terrible crash. the breaking details next. facing death and danger. a new study looks at the lrial share drivers and the challenges they face on the road. >> after you add insurance, gas,

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we've got severe weather as you can see on storm team 4 radar. we are comin in to rou two of action this evening. i want to remind everybody that we are all under a tornado watch until at least. midnight >> let's get the very latest on that. amelia standing by in the storm center. what's the word? >> theord is we're seeing the

second line of strong storms moving into the area. a severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 6:00 en p.m., doah, rocking ham and pendleton counties until45 5:. there you can see this very heavy line of rain advancing toward the northeast very quickly at about 45, even 50 miles an hour. all of this heavy rain is pushing toward the d.c. met troir t -- metroowrea. right ne're at 73 humid degrees out there and that's going to help to fuel heavy rain as this line advances toward the area. it's stormy out there at 7:00 p.m. with some heavy rain moving through the d.c. metro area right aund:00. still the potential for some strong winds mainly east of i-95. at 11:00 p.m. we'reth in upper 60s. somara and i are breaking down sw it impacted your weekend.

let's get to ary developing at this hour. we're digging into this. we just learned the minivan that was involved in a crash that killed the psyc killed a psyccyclist was stolen >> moments aer the video thewas shot he sla into a psycclist. chris gordon talked to witnesses about what they saw. >> reporter: witnesses tell me it began when a minivan sped through this intersen at florida avenue and 12th in northeast washington. a surveillance camera at that car quest auto parts picked itu police are reviewing this video. we're showing you the van drive past more than once. this is just secon before the fatal crash. >> somebody was coming down this way speeding. i don't reallynow whose fault it was. a just heard a crash and ran out

the door and i saw the truck weaving all over the place and hit the tree and stopped. >> the van hit ts car and then apparently swerved killing the bicyclist. >> know he was speeding and crashed into the blue car and then lost control and hit the gentleman on the bicycle. >> witnesses say the driver of the van was hurt. police put him in handcuffs before taking him for medical treatment. when the van was towed, we saw a tirem fro the bicycle embedded in its grill. cyclists who live in this northeast neighborhood say florida avenue is dangerous. >> bicyclists are vnerable in the city with so many careless drivers and without the infrastructure that we need in the form of protective bike lanes. >> the washington area bicyclist association says vdot began studying safety improvements for

florida avenue after a 2013 pedestrian fatality but has slow walked life saving measures despite repeated calls. chris gordon, news 4. once again,e know now the van was stolen and the driver has been charged with second degree murder. he is now in custody. police say that they tried to stop that van near benning road earl br in the morniore the crash. the driver sped away. should uber and lyft drivers get a minimum wage? that's one recommendation from researchers at georgetown university who have been studying local uber driversasor the couple of years. news 4 mark segraves spoke to the drivers and researchers who said they need to take a look at how ride share companies pay their drivers. >> when you use a ride share like uber or lyft, you probably think about how much it's going to cost skyou and about your safety.a new study says we should be thinking about the safety and

economics of the drivers as well. like lyft compani and uber are part of ouryd everay life. get a way for many of us to around town and it's a way for people to make money. but researchers at georgetown university told d.c. council some drivers actually lose money. >> drivers, it's a bit of a gamble. when the get into the car, it's a mystery. they're not sure how much they're going to learn. >> they looked at 40 uber drivers including kim hall who quit driving. >> after you add insurance and gas and general maintenance, you're really not making the money you think you are. >> and this man had toork as many as 15 hours a day to pay his bills and he can't afford to stop driving because he bought this suv for the job. >> what are you going to do? you have to keep on driving. >> a spokesperson for uber is sed a statementing uber is making it easier for drivers to make money building on what we've already introduced like

ini in-app tipping, new rewards programs like uber pro and we will crotinue to i the experience for and with the drivers. a spokesperson for lyft said they're also working with drivers to mack myself their earnings. the drivers also complained about their safety. > about 30% of the drivers experienced either physical assaultr serious safety fears. >> dr. wells wants the d.c. council to do a study on ride sharing and consider minimum wage, something this uber driver would like to see. >> thatould help lot of the drivers. >> reporter: mark segraves, news 4. marijuana remains a hot topic issue here in our area. and around the country as well. today advocates gathered inon washingto send a message to congress ahead of the national cannabis festival. they met at the museum holding panels on a range of issues like

the war on drugs, federal legalization and what the cannabis industry could mean for the environment. among policy leaders and urnalists, maryland congressman jamie raskin. >> i'm sorry to say t t congress is way behind the states here. we've come to peace with the idea that grownups should be able to make their ownhoices about marijuana. there are positive medicinal uses for it. >> the fourth annual festival all set for tomorrow at rfk stadium. gates open at noon. you'll see acts like ludicrous among the performers there. losing faith. churches are struggling t keep worshippers in the pews. we're going to show you the i impactt's having on localga congreons ahead of this holiday weekend, and we are tracking storms moving across the area. storm team 4

a good friday procession went on today in paris near the notre dame cathedral. >> w heartse heavy as the iconic landmark stood charred in the background fro monday's friday. today's ceremony was supposed to take place at the cathedral but it has been moved to a nearby church. on this good friday, a new wllop poll shows the percentage of americans report belonging to a church, a synagogue or mosque is at an all time low. last year only 6 of those

polled said theyto belonged a church or religious institution. 20 years ago that number was 70%. the decline has had a ripple effect across many faiths. they see less money given turthe and also a lack of clergy despite the number some faith leaders see, they see it as an opportunity. >> i think it's a c fl those of who believe deeply in a god who is loving and forgiving to go out inndhe world a model that. i think preple are much mo interested in how we livehan what we believe. >> according to gallop, catholics are moving away from the church more than pr protestants. as christians prepare for ster sunday, we asked well known pastor bishop t.j. jakes about the relevance of the resurrection message. one of the messages we can all learn is some good can come out of the worst decision we've ever

made or the worst experience we've ever suffered. >> no matter how badt is, no matter how traumatic it is, the first thing we must do is halebrate the fact t we survived it. and that all by itself says something, that i live to tell it. number two, what did i learn about myself that i would not have learned had i not gone through what i went through? and then start using that to become the building blocks of moving yourself forward into a more positive end or destiny. >> you can watch pat lawson muse's entire interview on news 4 your sunday beginning at 5 - 5:30 easter sunday morning. >> our series on our changing climate begin. >> we're talking about the impact on beer and wine as you get ready to raise yourol hay glass. >> round two, already seeing stuff fire up. we'll have the latest timing ot e sto e sto rm [phone ringing]

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than the one next door. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ protesta . there's a toronto watch in effect all the way through midnight tonight. also a major concern about flash flooding. more details in about three minutes. meanwhile, demonstrations across europe wh protesters

demanding action to climatege chan >> from rome to paris to london. groups marched through the streets and blocked entrances to businesses they say are contributing to global warming. actress emma thompson joined the ral ly in london. protesters paris smashed outnd wis and pepper sprayed those whoed refuso stop blocking people from entering a bank. right now back here in our area we are at 5:00 hour now on a friday. you know what that gmeans. >>ss what we'll be doing soon? >> that time of the week where a lot of folks like to go out and unwind with a glass of wine or a glass of beer. >> business is good for local businesses and breweries but they're paying attention to weather and the effects of supplies and prices. >> today we're g to begin a new series. we're looking at our changing climate. jim handly starts things off. > ooi've lived here for 47 year. i've never seen rain like that.

>> the grapes of wrath in virginia. la record rainfalhat pummeled vineyards last year. >> it put us at about 84 inches of rai for the whole year. >> wayne mills is a vineyard operations manager at the popular bull run winery ss yields were down 35% to 40% for white wines. the reds were hit even harder. down almost 50%. >> whenve the got all that moisture, they just grow, grow, grow. they take that water that's in the roots and they turn it into leaves so we're constantly trying pull to the leavesoff. >> leaf canopies were infected with a fungus. >> this year they stalled. they didn't get any concentration of sugars. >> higher prices we pay this year will be a reflection of too much rain. >> 2019 will be directly impacted by the weather we had in 2018 >> but it's not just rain. >> the weather is totally out of balance and it's trying to balance itself out. we hav extreme wet.

then we have extreme cold. then you start getting bud damage where the buds actually freeze off. >> the cold can lead to cracking on vines. >> think of a grapevine like a straw full of water. when it gets too cold, it cracks. you can see right here, here is a crack. >> it's not just wine. our region's budding beer scene is also taking note and looking to the future for possible effects from climate change. it is brand new red bear brewing company in d.c. pours pacific northwest style ales that depend on barley and hops from washington state. >> the first thing citrus flavor, you can getthat, right? >> hops especially can be affected by too much water. >> if the climate changes, it can bring in powdery mildew and eate an environment where that thrives and then your hop are pretty much toert. >> the oeeps an eye on weather reports from washington

state. it . wi ow the 2018 crop is coming into the market. >> meanwhile in other parts of the world the effect of heat and drought on the key ingredient barley leaves some expertso predict beer prices could double this century. if you're in the business of beer and wiat, you w and wonder how the climate will change. beer and we lovers,ho youd wonder too how much more you'll have to pay for your favorite bottle or can. jim handly, news 4. you notice jim didn't ask us needed any help. >> where were we when they took, you know, hands up for assignments. these are more than about the beverages we drink. we'll have a special report, changing cliste coming thi coming monday at 7:30 right after nbc nightly news. we go back to our top story thishevening which is t weather. we near weather alert mode on

this friday night. >> let's check in with amelia and somara. >> the biggest concern is going to be some flooding out there tonight and then strong gusty winds that could lead to wind damage as well. >> and these storms are really beginning to pick up now in loudon and frederick county. starting to really strengthen. >> round two is moving in. check out what we're talking about here on storm team 4 radar. you can see the heavy rain here developing in frederick and loudon county, out around leesburg and frederick city. some severe thunderstorms back into the panhandle of west virginia. even picking roup rotation. t for most part this is producing extremely heavy rainfall. gusts up to 60 miles per houma maybe s hail as well. we already have reports coming out of grant county. if you do have to travel, you need to be weather ready until midnight. here is this line that we're going to tracking moving through the metro area over the

next few hours. it could produce a tornado. a t's why everybody is under tornado watch until midnight tonight. if you do have to drive tonight and you hear a toronto warning come aoss the radio, first of all, tune in to our news partner so you have the latest weather olerts. drive safely t sturdy structure. if that's not available, make sure you have your seat belt on nd put your head below the windows. do not go under a bridge or ss over seek shelter in a ditch or ravine if possible versus going under that bridge and overpass. in addition to that tornado threat, we have a flash flood watch in effect until 5:00 a.m. on saturday. with tt we cou see 1 to 3 if inches of rain lea to flooding. just generalized flooding and flash flooding. the difference, flash flooding a happens in flash. the water comes up all of a sudden almost unexpectedly. longer happens over a period of time typically by our waterways. if you do happen to come across

a flooded road, turn around, don't drown. by tomorrow for the most part it's pretty quiet out there.gh >> that's ri we are actually going to see most of this move out of here by tomorrow morning. a few lingering showers could impactour morning activity. let's take a look for those of you who will be hitting the pavement. do a little saturday morning run. you're in for some lingers showers. still pretty damp out there. temperatures in the 60, so cool, mild by morning standards. then we'll start to see the sunshine breaking through. the real talker for saturday is going to be the wind. we could be talking wind gusts the area, 25, maybe even 30 plus miles per hour as we head through the afternoon. not really starting to see things grow tranquil until we hit sunday morning. slow when we'll start to them down a bit. still a bit on the breezy side. so for tomorrow highs will be in the mid 70s. ji it's going to be a beautiful saturday. if i have to weigh the two dayst

i would wao be out and about on saturday. i know we have a lot of activities and fun planned for sunday. tomorrow afternoon is going to be lovely. temperatures in the mid 70s. some sunshine, a bit breezy. then we move into sunday. so interesngly enough, this system that is bringing up the rain tonight is really going to take its timeeandering out of here. the back end of it swings in and hi hits us sunday morning into sunday afternoon. for the most part, not a bad sunday. if you are heading to brunch, s.mperatures will be on the 60 a spotty shower, but you can't use that as an excuse to cancel. >> definitely not. s and it's easte probably if you have plans on sunday, it's with close friends and family. my family is coming over. my in-laws are comg over and i'm looking forward to it. right now we're all focused on the severe weather until midnight tonight. here's your 10-day forecast. so spotty showers on sunday.

nothing to cancel plans over. next week say hello to the 70s. and then again we're pretty quiet next week, but here is the latest on orm team 4 radar. that heavy rain, round two moving into the area. we'll send it to bre and we'll be back in just a moment. some neighbors have been walking their dogs on the campus of howard university >> students and faculty are not happy about it. >> that little dog started doing his business on the tree.

at the heart h ofard university's campus, you'll find a grassy area thads sacre there. it's call the yard. it's a cultural hug for this institution wheretudents and members of the fraternities and sororities come together to con degr -- congregate. now people want to use their dogs. meagan fitzgerald reports. >> reporter: the howard shaw neighborhood has become more and ore trendy over the last two decades. >> i love it. awesomeneighborhood. >> reporter: but recently some of the new neighbors haved starte walking their dogs on howard university's campus. >> i remember actually the first

time that i saw it, it was at the sigma tree. ty the students and fac don't appreciate it. >> the yard is pretty important heto us. >> tre was a guy with a small dog and he just brought his dog up to the tree and that little dog started, you know, doing his business on the tree. reporter: the yard is more than just a place where students like to hang out these trees represent an important part of black history. they honor the black sororities and fraternities that have done and continue to do important work for their community. >> i've seen people going on howard's campus. what i think is the most important thing is people be really awaref things that have been there before them. >> reporter: we've talked to a lot of dog walkers and dog owners so they they're respectful of the private university. others see it as on open space and say they don't see signs preventing them from walking their dogs. many students and surrounding homeowners are hoping people ef

think twice be allowing their animals to relieve themselves on the iyard. don't really see where all these other great green spaces we have people neede. to use th >> meagan fitzgerald, news 4. we're in a storm team 4 weather alert ts evening. good evening, everyone. i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm erika gonzalez. at 6:00 we are getting you ready ckr round two. storm team 4 traing our next line of storms moving in later this hour and lasting the rest of the night. >> we have flash flood watches, tornado watches, delayed and canceled flights. we're tracking the impact on this holiday weekend. >> your move. democrats face questions over impeape imachment while president trump lashes out at the mueller report and apparent confirmation that he tried to have the special counsel fired. tragedies on local roaiv

take fe lives. tonight police investigate whether speed played a role in two deadlys. cras >> announcer: news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> we've got another line of storms moving in. we've already seen it's packing south of us. >> we are watching for wn dopours, for strong wins, maybe even ado possible torna warning tonight. let get right to amelia andra soma >> that's right. the entire area under the tornado watch through midnight. that's not the only issue we're concerned about. the damagingwinds, flooding is a major potential. we're already in the beginning of round two. >> we've already seen a few earlier ports from today as well down towards culpep and back into grant. here's the latest charm of storm team 4 radar. a few showers developing out ahead of this line. you need to be weather ready now through midnight. as samaura