>> the system triggering a tornado warning earlier a a watch that's still in effect. >> that's the sound of a storm system out there blowing through. new video coming in of a rewnpour in arlington an hour ago. weow kicking off three hours of live team weather coverage. let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer and amelia draper standing by. this last hour has beenou crazy there. where is everything happening right now? >> the good news is most of this is now moving out of the d.c. meo area closer to the chesapeake bay. that is where the area is under the gun right now. if you le along the chesapeake by, you're seeing it now. behind this something different re moving in. >> behind this we'alking wind chills. yes, wind chill. >> for tomorrow morning. it's amazing what this storm is going to do. c out there youan see what's happening. severe thunderstorm warnings with this line. look at this intense thunderstorm line that has developed and moved through the

reeg. now right over the chesapeake bay. all of this area in orange, warnings.understorm this severe thunderstorm warning for calvert county, st. mary, that gs until 4:30. behind this heavy rain. we have a tornado warning in this area a little bit earlier. have not seen much in the way of damage from that. i don't think we had actually had a tornado, but that's something we're going to be watching for. we still have the strong storms. notice calvert county and st. mary county. this is where i really think, this storm right here, look at this one, a little bit of a hook. e've had numerous reports o winds and strong winds in this area. heads up in st. mary county, southern calvert county as wellg stro winds likely with these storms as they're moving off to the east. you can hear the bping. there is a new tornado warning that does not include our area.

this whole area in yellow is under a tornado watch and includes anne arundel, calvert, st. ma county and parts of the northern neck. it has been canceled from d.c. off to the west, but we still have more showers to go. once again, big changes in here for the weekend. we've got that forecast as you head out tonight. for the weekend i'l see you here in a few minutes. stay ahead of any severe weather. the weather is your home page to get breaking alerts in your neighborhood sent right to your phe. now to a story that was first on 4. a hunt for a suspected arconsist. theme fla were contained, but that building happens to be the one that stores our country's most treasured documents. scott macfarlane broke this story and joins us from the live desk with the latest on the investigation. o his a manhunt led by the inspector generalthe national archives. video first obtained by news 4 what happened

night at this american landmark. if you watch closely, you'lln se a per dressed in black with a hood or hat walk across away from the archives. shortly after you will see a glow fromlames. a police report says the person ignited a gas can to create the fire. security couldn't knockdown the flaem flames, so they called d.c. fire. the outside marble was damaged. a wider image oe surveillanc video shows the person making an escape across the street. this is from the archives which is full of americareasures including the constitution, the bill of rights which attracts billings from around t nation. the public museum had closed two hours before the incident. >> we could have gotten hurt. the billing could have gotten significant damage. we also have very important documents in the building, so obviously a fire isetrimental

to that. >> just last week a man was a ested in new york for similar incident. he was accused of crying two gas cans, lighter fluid to st. patrick's cathedral in the city but was stopped by security and arrested. they are still looking for the person who ignited in the flames in the archives and are hoping for tips from the public to help them fine the person. at the live desk, scott macfarlane. >> thank you, scott. the russian woman who admitted being a secret agent for her country willan serve her nine months behind bars here in the u.s. today a judge sentenced her to 18 months. she's served about half that she was an american university graduate student and gun rights activist. she used her contacts to gather information for moscow. we're following developments in that horrible crash last evening just outside of denver. three tractor trailers and 24 othe vehicles were involved in this incident on i-70 out therep

fourple were killed. now police say one of the truck driver system facing charges. they say he slammed his rig into stalled traffic and that's what igni this fiery scene. investigators don't believe drugs or alcohol were involved. witnesses are describing t scene of the impact. their stories coming up. we have some important breaking news for parents ofyo g children. another recall having to do with those rocking sleepers, the ones the baby use. annsumer reporter susan hs here with what you need to know about these. >> first of all, this is oportant for parents know this is not the same recall i had talked about a few weeks ago. that one had to do with fisher price rock a play sleepers. that has to do with sleepers .rom the kids two company, totally different the sleepers are sold under multiple brand names, including bright start, rocking dream, ingenuity and more. nearly 700,000 were sold.

theet consumer product saf division says at least five infant deaths have been occurring because babies were able to roll from their backs on to their bellies. you should stopsing this product immediately and contact kids two for a refund or a voucher. we have a complete list for you of all of the brands on the nbc washington app. just search recall. back to you. >> thank you, susan. thieves using a truck to smash out the front window of a terttnoashehi an atm machine. yep, the same m.o. we have heard over and over again in recent months. but in this most recent case, the thieves had taken a dangerous turn. as newss 4 mark s reports, this time around they left something behind. >>oweporter: there have n been so many of these attempted thefts of atms in our area, it's

come to the attention of the fbi. the fbi is aware of all of these thefts and they are coordinatoring with local law enforcement agencies. /11 here it was the n ueouth dotav iena no ra cshing through the woi e tdow in an attem to steal t ye e attacked the employees inside the store. >> once inside they forced them to the ground and robbed them of eir personal property. >> while the bad guys got away, they had to t leave theirck behind stuck in a window. it's become a regular occurrence, typically between 2:00 and 4:00 in theorning always at a 7/11, giving new meaning to smash and grab. smashing through the front window of the store with a stolen truck, then grabbing the atm o of the store. sometimes the crooks mak off with the cash machine. sometimes they don't. but they always leave a scene of wreckage behind. in the past two months there have been at least nine atm

ptefts or attem in maryland and d.c. >> we're examining all cases and we've been working with all our law enforcement partners. >> police found three of the stolen atms in anmpty lot in prince george's county on fire with one of the stolen trucks. theruck used in this moern's incident looks very much like the truck used in another atm theft. today's video shows one of the suspects carrying a pick ax that sources tell news 4 they used to disable the surveillance cameras. the window remains boarded up and the atm out of scevice. s tell us the fbi does not have any active investigations open at this tpoint. buhese crooks have caught the attention of the feds. innortheast, mark segraves, news 4. a fairfax county mother cused of killing her two daughters is refusing to show up in

virginia bureau chief julie carey, no amount ofn coak could get her to court. >> today the judge giving her an ultimatum. veroca youngblood is accused of killing both her daughters last august. the violence followed years of a contentious custody dispute with her ex-husband who justet red from the navy and was getting ready to relocate, to move with the girls to missouri. today psecutors had planned to layout their case against youngblood in a preliminary hearing, but she refused to come to court. her defense attorneys went to the jail to meet with her. still she refused. her attorney telling theudge youngblood is, quote, an incredibly mentally ill young woman. saying this case has got to move on, the judge issued an order. he'll deliver it to youngblood in a video hookup on monday

telling her eother she's g to come to court or she waives her right to be present at her next hearing set for mid may. i'm julie carey, news 4.nt presiderump appears to be changing his stance towards tccines as measles continue to spread across country. before leaving the white house, the president urged people to get their kids vaccinated. >>hey have to gethe shot. the vaccinations are so important. this is really going around now. they have to get their shots. >> that is something of a change, because as a candidate, mr. trump questioned the amount of vaccines given to young children and seemed toome out to support the false idea thata they m cause autism. scientists say there's no link between vaccines and autism. the president's cment as measles cases continue to surge opini . 695 cases in two states. that's the highest numberince it was declared eliminated back in 2000. also today we learned nearly 300

students and employees twoia californniversity were kwa quarantined. >> we are dealing with an outbreak of weather situations around our region here. a weather alert from storm steam 4 tonight. >> drug and amelia be tracking a long strien of storms. >> a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for calvert county and st. mary county. most of this now across the bay including a tornado warning just north of kenton arrows bridge. wow, it is really coming down here. we are seeing strong winds. this area under a severe thunderstorm warning. we'll have much more on what to pect the rest of the night and the big change in store for your saturday. we'll see you back here in just a minute.

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than 90 seconds. >>y faster deliver from amazon. a toy store icon making a comeback. susan hogan is here with your retail roundup. >> we're going to start with amazon and big changes coming for prime members. it plans to shorten the two day free shipping to one day shipping. amazon is spending $800 million to make this change. it's not exactly clear when the one-day shipping will start, but the company says it will be rolled out in north america first. well, you may be able to buy your kids favorite christmas presents at toys r us after all. a spll startuought the rights to the name and they plan to actually open up a series of small stores in time for the holidays. the stores will be much smaller than the old toys r us. it's not clear where they're going to be located just yet. >> andd.c. born salad change

sweetgreen will begin accepting cash at m of its stores. a few years ago the chain stopped accepting cash saying it would speed up service and bepl safer for emoyees. many say the policy really discriminates against lower income people who really can't cards.dit the d.c. kooucouncil is conside a law making it illegal to operate cashless retailers. >> thank you, susan. m back now to t coverage of those strong storms moving through the washington area. >> doug and amelia areisracking system. where are the storms firing up right now? >> we've been rocking and rolling over the past couple of hours. the srms making their way out across the bay in towards parts of eastern maryland. that's good news if you've got dinner plans. >> we're still dealing with sctered showers and we'll be seeing the winds really picking up and dealing with the winds overnight tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. even on sunday. >> we're talking coats tomorrow

morning. this storm very powerful storm system just to our north and west. that helps it produce this line that came through d.c. right around 3:00. 4:00 over towards our eastern county and now as it crosses over the bay, a tornado warning just north of kent island. a severe thunderstorm warning along the eastern shore. this warning will be allowed to expire and cancel. the other portion is canceled here is the tornado watch for most of u we still have it in the eastern county. no longer a tornado watch tonight. now, we still have showers around. you see them around gaithersburg, back to the rest around warrenton, down around fredericksburg. some heavier rain in parts of the northern neck. the heaviest storms are across the bay approaching 50 over towards easton and down towards

cambridge. i want to see if they take this out right here. see if they te this out. see if that's what that beeping is. that's a beeping telling us we've got something going on whether it's warnings or watches. the warning are off towards the east. you can see the tornado watch goes all the way to philadelphia and all thear way tow the atlantic but no longer includes our area. that means we are out of the severe weather risk here. you can see that long line all the way down towd the south towards norfolk. behind this see what's happening in pittsburgh right y now. some shower activity and someez rather bre conditions. we'll see that wind throughout the night tonight and we're talking about wind through the weekend. >> absolutely. bothaturday and sunday are going to be noticing the wind. in gusts picking up back talo our west a still dealing with some thunderstorms. the river registered a gint at 62 miles an hour. so the wind that you're seeing off to the east associatedith thunderstorms but the wind gusts here back to the west, we're going to continue to see these

pick up area wide. it is gng to be blustery out there tonight, and throughout the day tomorrow and still quite breezy on your sunday as well. wind gusting in washington right now at about 20. here's a look at current temperatures. our unofficial high 76 degrees. sunshine this afternoon. we really saw our temperatures warm up nicely ahead of the thunderstorms. look back to the west. pittsburgh at 4 thatooler air is making its way in here. make sure you have the jackets heading o tonight but especially tomorrow morning. here is your plaer tonight. temperature right arod 68 degrees as these storms move out. we might see our temperature come up a couple of degrees. 7:00 we're in the mid 60s.e still som scattered showers out there. 9:00, 11:00, it's windy and cloudy. here's what to expect at 9:00 and on into tomorrow morning. gusts up to 40 les an hour. some scattered showers until about 8:00 tonight and then tomorrow morning, doug, we're

talking aboutind chills o there. we can't say this enough because i think i guard. when you step out the door, it will definitely feel chi this ti coat on saturday morning. >> tomorrow afternoon we're okaing 69, though, for a high o te erjuste. cool in the morning. 73 on sunday. rathti breezy coning on sunday. 66 monday. look at tuesday. 83. that's the day i'm really looking forward to. then we get a little cooler. some shower activity. the cloud cover wednesday, thursday, friday as w head into the month of may. temperatures right around time will ch by tha be in the low 70s. all in all, once these storms move through, not all that bad. >> you're talking month oy. ma amelia is talking wind chills. those two things aren't supposed to go together here. what are we lookingt here tomorrow? >> they're really not, but back towards the west where amelia is going to be tomorrow morning, back towards frederick county, we're talking wind chills in the upper 30s early tomorrow

morning. yeah, she's actually thinking i need to pack tomorrow. it is going to be quite cold before things start to settle out. >> the winter coats are in the closet, man. they're in the basement now. >> you don't needin ther coats, but definitely you need the jacket and long sleeves. >> thafrpnks, doug. we're working for you in the community. >> molette green introduces us to some young men from our behind a unique effort and it's all about getting students excited to learn. dsfirst, growing demor safer streets. the local community sounding the hearm after t

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taylor swift is out with new music. she's been hinting about it on social media, giving clues for weeks now. >> well, now she's dropped a new song and a new mic video for me. scott evans joins us with all the details. it'sot about me. that's just the name of the song. i just want to clarify that.et

>> gt together, leon. get it together. i'm going to just say this. y'all don't seem that excited. m just saying. it's 4/26. this is the day taylor swift has teased something major. >> the one i just read online, i was reading stuff on google. i'll say let me hear what my man has to say about this. >> you know what i've got you. it's got panic at the disco's front man. midnight. take a look. ♪ ♪ >> now, i've never been to a lamaze class, but i think i can

spot that for sure. w right on key. >> you knowt i'm saying? this is like the candy colored metamorphosis. at the beginning of the video it explodes into butterflies. she's got seven costume changes, all soft, pretty, and packed with messaging. taylor's cats even are featured wi t new kitten. we found out she does have a new kitten. she told robin rob bererts she one akes her feel better. you feel better? >> i feel better now. >> it looked like an easte basket exploding. that's what i just saw. >> an tthat is exactly like tha >> it looks perfect for spring. >> it is and it's also perfectly primed for the billboard music awards wednesday night on nbc.

we hear slahe's opening the sho and you know it's all going to be about ♪ me ♪ >> we'll let you get back to working on that. >> you're right. >> thanks, scott. let's get back to the big story of the day here.in a l of powerful storms moving through our region. >> and you can see the system right here on storm team 4 radar.doug and amelia are both o take us through the impact hour by hour. plus this. >> oh my god! >> it's t >> it's t he

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back at 4:30 now, with ather alert. storm team 4 tracking that line of severe storms moving out of the region now. >> it wa f dicey a good hour or so. 4 's get the storm team meteorologist doug cammer akamm the storm system. >> we had the tornado warning in parts of fairfax county, montgomery county. now that line has pushed off towards the east. youan c see severe thunderstorm warnings for just about the entire east shore there. most of it moved out of our area. that's very good news. as we look to the south, still heavy rain. i'll zoom on in to this area

here. iows stil gettingow the dinging. that's because of the these storms and because they continue to make their way out of here. the tornado watch no longer in effect for anybody with tn exceptiof southern portions of calvert and st. mary. even down there i expect it to be canceled in that region as these srms continue to move on out. you can see what i'm talking about there. there is the tornado watch in the yellow here and even a tornado warning east of baltimore. this is for cecil county into maryland. nothing like that for us. but we're note out of th woods just yet. you've got plans for tonight? you've got plans for tomorrow? not the umbrellas you'll need. something else. we'll be back. new calls f action a week after the death of a local cycling activist. d.c. cyclist sending a message memorialyor with a n right outside of the wilson building. derrick ward is live now along pennsylvania avenue. derrick, tell us about this. >> reporter: that was a temporary memorial, but it wast

definily poignant and got the point across. take a look at it. this is what it looked like earlier this morning. folks are coming by having trouble figuring out exactly what i bwas, do you see the car part and shoes. this is all about pestrian and motorist safety. it comes in the wake of the death of david sullivan. folks were saddened and angered by his death. he was killed by a minivan that was stolen and speeding along maryland avenue. today people from the washington area bicyclist a associatissoci wanted to get the attention of the mayor. it's supposed to reduce traffic-related deaths. we've seen bikeanes, enhanced pedestrian crossings, lighting and things like this. the folks out here saying it just isn't enough. >> people keep dying. people are getting out here

driving huge vehicles that can kill people and they're on their phones for not paying attention. i mean, how many lives do we have to pay for to get change in the city? >> now, a spokesperson for the d.c. department of transportation says there is a commitment, but it is an ongoing process. people are dying in the interim so they want to see things sped bit.little derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> thank you, derrick. news 4 is working for you in the community with a heads up about an e kecofriendly event coming up tomorrow . c compost day. the day will featureps worksho and free samples. you can buy a compost bin and plants. it runs from 10:00 to 2:00 atit communplaza. we are in the community with an amazing effort under way in

local classrooms. >> a group of young men are helping preschoolers get a head start on reading and writing. molette green sprains how that's helping the grownups too. >> shedding the shetlight on t literacy lab leading men fellowship program. we've got the leading men here at thomas elementary school this morning. we want to thanks the principal and teachers for lettingins side the billing this early in the morning with these fabulous young people. i have a program manager who can talk about the impact of this program in this schoo aools in the plans goingat f tngsor abou program. >> we're employing young men, giving them an opportunity to go to college. mentorship is really, really important that we're giving them that every single day and finally teaching ltle kids to be kindergarten ready. >> i love it. we've got them here learning

early this morning. forest cooper, you came up thugh this program. you're a paraprofessional. how has this been good for you? >> it's been incredible. i never thought about becoming a teacher. how much of a positive impact i had on the academic and social skills and i'm excited to see them continue the same way. >> we want this lab to continue to grow and expand. for more infoation, you can go to their website. what is it? >> limited lab.org. >> kids, wave to the camera. we're done. back to you. >> yh, what a fun w to len. >> i i . rali>>workcys, that's great. it's all that matters. >> that's right. > from books to box office frenzy, tommy mcfly has a sneak peek at the blockbuster that has everyone feeling marvel mania.

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fantasy, and fun. so downtown will be a l more lively than usual this weekend. speaking of superheroes, "avenge "avengers dgame is in theaters and according to reviews online fans are pretty pleased with the whole situation so far. no spoilers here, though. i'm tommy mcfly and that's what we've got on tap for your weekend here on nbc 4. >> do you know what you're wearing for awesome con. >> sn. >> still working on it. have two or three outfits. news 4 is working on this for you. we're committed to sharing stories on our changing climate. still ahead, we are highlighting a local organization, stepping up in a big way. >> how you can be part of their region wide effort. and before the rain moves in today, here's a look at your pollen report. trees continue to run high.

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run off without their o vehicle the cash machine. new developments on the surge in measles cases. the cdcow n reporting 695 cases across the country. today we learned hundreds of students and staff at ucla and cal state university have been quarantined for possible exposure to the disease. so far no additional cases have confirmed. the president urged people to vaccinate their children as cases continue to surge. and those strong to severe storms are sweeping out of here, but we hady this reall big burst of wind and torrential downpours earlier this afternoon. even a tornado warning for parts of fairfax and montgomery county. storm team 4 is standing by with the very latest on all of that. pat and leon, back over to you. and doug and amelia, where are those storms right now? >> the good news, those storms are already making their way acro theay. it's now philadelphia's problem, so for us we saw the thunderstorms come through

eainier. we saw w gusting to 62 miles per hour. we've got numerous trees down. we saw trees down in montgomery county and kculpeper county. >> now we're talking about pretty strong wins ovds over th weekend. >> you used the term earlier wind chill. i was listening to amelia on my way io work. who wants to hear about wind chill in the month of april, almost may, but that's what we've got. we've got strong to severe storms. you can see all the severe thunderstorm warnings in effect. along 50 here cambridge, in towards portions of delaware and up towards philadelphia. no longer under the tornado watch. we still have some strong rain, though, some heavy rain into portions o st. ry, down around fredericksburg, around fairfax. light rain here around manassas. his is the area i'm watchin for the rain again coming in

towards st. mary. in towards eastern portions of charles county. some areasf oin into calvert county as well. this will continue. notice the tornado watch. no longer in any part of our area. the exction is the northern neck, but even there i don't think you have anything toorry about. it is however still in effect for delaware, new jersey, parts of eastern maryland. thw, the wider view showing a line. e it is right there. that line moving on through the region. if you're heading out to dinner, stale take the umbrella. we have some shoours and y see the upper level still spinning. we can see more of this rain coming across our region. we're not expecting much in the way of rain, but we will see ower activity. take the little umbrella.e however, makure it's a strong umbrella, because 're talking out some wind behind this system. >> or be okay with it turning inside out.mp teatures will fall into the 40s for overnight lows. we are talking about wind chills tomorrow morni f. here's thels like

temperature at 6:00 a.m. 46. that's not bad. look back too tt, wes hagerstown feeling about 37. 8:00 a.m. we're still seeing wind chills north and west of washingt in thepper 30s. definitely feeling the chill out there on your saturday morning. as we move toward the midday hours, we are still tracking temperatures that are going to fe cooler because of the win. frederick feeling about 44. as we head on into the afternoon and evening hours, we're going to see our temperatures warming into the upper 60s. seasonably tomorrow, but again, it's goinguc to feel mcooler with the winds. tomorrow morning 49 degrees to start off the day. still cool at 5:00 with a high 69. it's breezy and still quite breezy out there on sunday. the winds aren't going to be as strong. maybe a spotty shower out there sunday morning, especially north of washington, but i think most rt the area is dry. 53 degrees to sta off your sunday. warming to a high of 73.

warmer on sunday. we'll have a mix of clouds a sunshine. so many events going on this weekend. broccoli fest tomorrow. windy and cool. take that into account. two nats games saturday andnd . bring a jacket to the game tomorrow. bruf brunch on sunday we're not looking at any issues. it's going to be chilly on the wind m >> tomorrowning a lot of us have gamesauomorrow. my dghter has a soccer game at 9:00 a.m. for the people watching the game tomorrow orng to early games, make sure you have the jacket. you will need them. your kids will probably need a little extra layer. 69 degrees by tomorrow afternoon. that's about average. average high is about 70, 71. goes to 73 by next week. 73 degrees on sunday looking good. 66 monday. 83 tuesday. right now is the day to watch for the 1day as we make our way into the day on wednesday. high temperature of 70. chance of shower activity wednesday, thursdayand friday. soly y so all in all the severe weather is out of here.

next week w not tracking any real strong storms. just tracking a roller coaster in temperatures. 's not like winter. we don't have any more roller coasters like this. it's kind of mellowing out a bit. >> no more big dip. >> t>>t's right. we'll take a couple speed bumps. thanks, doug. from that change in our weather to our changg climate series. we all know human activity is the major wcause, bute can also be part of the solution. today we are hring from local groups inspiring others to make a difference. it's one of the biggest festivals in d.c. throwing tens of thousands oom people and of the biggest names in music. take a closer look. this party is reay a call for action. >> how is it cool to be active to be engaged? how are we making it cool to be engaged about environmental issues? >> together the man behind

broccoli city festival are making redesign cool. >> getting youths active, getting their handst dirty, i makes you care about the environmrut. >> the fs of their labor sprouting up in urban community gardens across bustling parts of our city. >> you're not talking about moving piles of dirt. you're talking trying to save the earth, environmentalism and healthy living into something else. >> yeah. >> tt see like a pretty tall task. >> it's not because when i do it and do you it and he does it and she does it and they get their friends to do it, and it becomes a tipping point, that's when the change happen. >> part of that change is reaching millennials thrgh social media. co-founder developed an app called chip in encouraging arning to volunteer and points toward gift cards and music festival tickets. with help fromat organizns like green scheme, they're making a difference. an inspiring everyone t get involved. >> youan't make a mistake in

the garden. these are learning gardens. we don't get mad if they plant the cabbage too close to the lettuce. it's okay. as long as you see it develop and you can make a more informed decision about what they eat. >> one thing is go a day without meat or maybe even a meal without meat. something small but it makes a difference. >> making stridy shifting the culture towards health, wellness and susta jability. nott here, but around the globe. >> you have a small -- they throw a rock in there,pl ripes go on. you throw a rock, boulders come out. we want to create as much impact as possible. i want to take care of the plan skpet it's goi -- planet and it'ng to take everybody to do it. we all look forward to the future and taking care of our kids. we have to take care of our planet and it starts with us. it ain't going to be on nobody

but us. it's got to start somewhere. >> changing the wor s onell plot of land at a time. >> they are true believers and their enthusiasm is contagious. >> they're great guys doing great work. what a great idea. >> it really is. broccoli city festival happening today and tomorrow. make sure you check it out if you have time. let's check out the 5:00 team ands tell us what' coming up next hour. >> i want to say i get texts and emails from broccoli city. i love everything they do. sign up r their emails. >> and you don't have to like broccoli. >> you don't have to eat broccoli. i don't like it, but i love them. we have a heartwarming moment we're going to show you that happened at a local elementary. >> an assembly held in honor of military parents. getting to witness the moment of a mom returned from her overseas

deployment to surprise her little boy. >> he wasn't expectir to see heor quite a while. the redskins have a new quarterback, yet another one. you need a flow chart to keep up with theses. g this one has close ties to our area. >> dwayne haskins led his high school team in montgomery county to three conference championships. redskins fans now hoping he can do the same and then some for the burgundy and gold. >> chris gordon went back to tthis ointeam. >> they cannot wait to welcome him back to montgomery county. we'll see you in about sex minutes from now on

a chain reaction crashin invo 24 cars and four truck. >> this afternoon one of the driver ofsene of tho cars is charged with causing that wreck. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: twisted and charred metal, shattered glass, flames. >> all you hear is boom and then the smoke just kind of went all over and then you started hearing this popping noise and things blowing up. >> reporter: chaos in the middle of interstate 70 on the outskirts of denve >> oh my god!

>> reporter: this video appears to show a tractor trailer barrelling down the shoulder narrowly missing cars just before the crash that left at least, four dead a half dozen injured when a flatbed 18-wheeler slammed into stalled rush hour traffic causing a chain reaction crashng involvi two dozen cars and four semis. many still littering the highway as visitors tried to piece together how and why it happened. he number one focus of the police department is to fully investigate this crash and to bring justiceo t these families and the victims as well. >> the driver of the flatbed was slightly injured in the crash. he's now in police custody facing four charges of vehicular homicide. whil engineers a inspecting the roadway, including a bridge they fear may have been compromised by the inten fire burning as hot as 2,500egrees ter the deadly crash.

eporter: news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather aler goodevening. we are ending once again another week with a weather alert. >> doug and amelia are tracking what's next after this line ofn stro storms made its way through our area. check out the scene just a huple ofrs ago in the arliton area where we saw some heavy downpours. fierce wins. >> that is something. those storms triggering a tornado watch that had since been lifted, folks. let's let theest from doug and amelia in the storm center. >> the good news is that tornado watch is in longer in effect. as the severe weather moves through, what you're hearing now is the national weather service is continuing to get damage reports from acroshe area. we got new damage reports in parts of arlington with trees down, trees down ang the gw park way, and other reports as well. >> hearing some damage reports in montgomery county area. at the river a wind gust of 52

miles an hour. winds that strong we are going to see some wind damage. >>e did have a tornado warning a little bit earlier between 2:30 and 3:00. you mentioned friday. this is foured fro fridays in a with rain.ri two fys in a row with tornado watchesnd tornado warnings. fortunately moving out of here. the severe weather well to the north and east. still seeing some showers. you notice the swers coming back in to d.c. metro area. down towards quantico. some heavier rain around fredericksburg. no lightning here, but once again, we are seeing some moderate to heavy rain. t's take a look at the heaviest rain. right in here, southern calvert county around mechanicsville and moving over towards huntington, down towards the calvert beach ea as well. we'll continue to see that rain moving off toward the north and east. behind this, no more warningsr anywhere o