reaches for an ambitious goal. here we go again. severe thunderstorm watches, even flash flood watches are in effect for parts of our area. just like yesterday, these storms a slow movers. >> the biggest threat still north and west of us right now. let's get to doug and amelia in the storm center. give us a sense of what to watch out for. >> yesterday we were talking about the i-95 corridor. this is back toward i-81. frederick county, virginia has been under the gun all afternoon. >> we've been seeing a l of really heavy rain continuing to move over parts of frederick county, so you might actually get a flood warning issued out there later tonight. >> heads up in that area. once again, if you folks are watching in montgomery county, fairf, prince george's,d.c., no problem. you're oing to dinnertonight, no issues. eat outdoors, you won't have any issues at all. it is all off to the west. you see some of this storminess ng through clark county, in

towards northern loudon county, this is the big area. there are nto severe thunders warnings currently. this storm is a big storm, but does not have the hail that this one did. upwards of golf ball size hail, even possible tennis ball size hail from hat one attle bit earlier. once again, no severe thunderstorm warnings. here's one we're waiting on. see this line rhtere? let me zoom on in. this line right here, we're tracking this line. i do expect to see a few more storms in the region. we'll continue to keep you posted. this may come through t mro zone. more on that and the timing and your weekend. see you back here in about ten minutes. >> that description of hail got our attention. >> thank you, doug. now from the rumble of thunder to the political rumble between president trump's administration and democrats in congress. >> there's a new escalation tonoht. a houseittee has delivered a final ultimatum on handing over the full and unredacted

mueller report. >> this we learn as president trump talked with vladimir putin for anto hour y. but failed to tell him not to interfere in the 2020 election. >> all of that overshadows an april js report that any president would brag about. the unemployment rate is at a ar 49-ye low. susan mcginnis i on capitol hill with all of this. susan. >> doreen and leon, that'sht rig. the president could have spent the day t tutinghese very strong economic numbers, but that report got sidelined by this deadline by democrats as well as a call with vladimir putin. president trump talked to russian leader vladimir putin by phone today. among many issues they discussed, the conclusion of the mueller report. >> they said something to the effect that it started off as a mountain and it ended up being a mouse, but he knew that because he knew there wa no collusion. >> what they did not discuss, the focus of mueller's report, russian eleion meddling.

>> did you ask him not to meddle in the next election? >> we didn't discuss that. >> russia grabbing the spotlight again on a day when the president was basking in the strongest job numbers in a generation. the economy added more jobs than expected. the jobless rate fell to the lowest level since 1969, more evidence the decade long recovery continues. >> our country is doing well. it never probably hado as well as it's doing right now al economicly. >> president trump believes we're just getting started. >> meanwhile democrats feel just getting started in the battle with the white house and attorney generalam willi barr. today jerry nadler wrote barr setting a monday morning deadline for access to the mueller report with the threat to hold barr in contempt. >> he's the attorney general of the united states withholds the facts, misrepresents the factses and l to the congress of the united states. in doing so, he's lieg to the

american people. >> democrats not backing down from what they call their oversight responsibility. now, special counsel robert mueller ha been invited to testify before a congressional comm btee invited republicans. no telling ile muelr will testify. >> we all can't wait to fi out e answer to that. thank you, susan. 50 i woman who dedicated her year career to caring for children is now going to prison for killing a baby. the nanny says the child's death was an accident. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins was in court today. there was emotional testimony today on both sides. tell us about it. >> reporter: yes. it was emotionaln both sides. there were tears on both sides. state prosecurs say this nanny was awakened by this child crying and that's the reason that she did what she did after she awokefrom that nap. but she says it was an accident. at the end of the day, she got on her knees to beg that judge

for mercy. this nanny is taking a 7 ounce bottle of formula and feeding this 8 month old. we're not showing what happens next, but according to state prosecutors, she removes the nipple and feeds the child so forcefully that the infant basically drowns. the nanny adeleye then force feeds the 8 month old water. the once vibrant 8 month old playing in her walker moments earlier passes out and dies. >> she shouldhave known that her actions could have caused serious bodily harm and in this case death. >> reporter: adeleye call the death an accident. prosecutors say s was not honest with the father about what she did. they only found out after checking the nanny cam video. in court the father said i ask, your honor that thisady who took my daughter away get the maximum. she should be locked up forever.

73-year-old adeleye got on her knees and said i beg you please as she dbbed, i not want to kill you're child, please don't put me in jail. let me return to my family. >> she's taken care of children her whole life for about the last 50 years. never been any problem. i think that's why she was so io emotnal. she doesn't want it to be thought that sar wanted any to come to that child. >> the judge sentenced adeleye to 15 years in prison on child abuse and second degree murder charges. >> nothing that could have happened here today could have really brought th thestice that they want which is to have their little girl with them. she would have 3 years old had she lived. >> reporter: the nanny's attorney says that he is tydoubting her abili to do 15 years in prison because of her extreme health issues. the family of the baby who was killed in this incident says that she gave very little respect to their own child and that's how they fe about her now. reporting live in upper

marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins. back to youio all in the stud >> such a said story. tracee, thank you. there is still no confirmation that the body found on the d.c. side of the chain ridge last sunday belonged to a missing ninth grader from frederck county, but news 4 has learned they are trying to determine if it cas anection through dna testing. they went to frederick to try to collect dna that belonged to emerson sanchez. w theyt to compare that dna to the body that was found on sunday. d.c. police chief peter newsham told news 4 theooody was t beaten up to make a positive i.d., but the high school sent a letter homeaying sanchez's body had been found in the district. new scrutiny ford. 's troubled v.a. medical center. our news 4 i-team learned local membersof congress are touring the facility to check out the hospital's condition and its

services. the tour follows a series of i-team invest ations that reveal problems with supplies, delayed procedures and staff shortagesthere. congress has oversight on the v.a. and its medical centers. the new medical center director says that fixes are being made, but they will ta years to complete. >>there is aaby boom going on in d.c. and it'sno surprise to learn it canrye so ve hard to find quality childcare. now working families in the district have more options. mayor muriel bowser and city leaders cut the ribbon today on the new two birds day care center. it's located on brandy wine street in rthwest. it will serve 72 children as the increased demldd for chicare grows, mayor bowsersued this challenge to businesses today. >> we are challenging all of our folks who want to be in business in the district. want to educate children. aly want to real help the city be prepared for the0 and 20 years to come where we'll have

even more children needing childcare. >> education leaders say d.c. is more than halfway to its goal oc reating a thousand new childcare slots by september of next year. a teenage member of ms 13 learned that he's going to spend the next decade of his life in rison because he chose to threaten someone with a machete in a gaithersburg shopping center. chris gordon takes a look at the crime and how tis is part of a biggerest to crack down on gang violence. >> reporter: it happened here in the parking lot of festival at muddy branch. a man was accosted by two young men and a woman. the men, gang members, we woulded -- had machete and a long knife. it shows one gang member holding a machete showing the sign of ms 13. the other gang member had a knife.

they called him a term for members of a rival gang based on the shoes and the red shirt the victim wore. the victim pulled out a pocket knife. the gang members ran off. police picked them up. 19-year-old pleaded guilty to participating in a criminal gang. he now sentenced to 10 years in prison. >> this is a guy who did brandish a 2 foot longiachete a parking lot of a very busy shopping center at around 5:00 in the afternoon on an august afternoon. this is not something we should tolerate. >> people we spoke with here at the shopping center where iten happ say it makes them think kiout the dangers of gangs. >> i have young around me. i have young boys. >> kids are very impressionable and they get swept away by gang people, you know, and it rue ips the family life. >> montgomery county prosecutors

say they are seeking stiff penalties in an effort to crack down on violent gang activity here. reporting from gaithersburg, d maryland, drchris gordon, news we have video from the late latest atm thef early. they entered the 7/11, forced the employees to get on the floor while a third person rammed a pickup truthrough the front of the store. they loaded the atm on to the vehicle and took off. nobody was hurt.e there have several atm theftin thefts like this in recent months. no one has en arrested yet. >> almost a regular category of news now. it happens so often. today is world press freedom day. rk nightly news anchor lester holt is g the day with an update from the parents of journalist austin theis. he disappeared while reporting in syria. >> the parents are certainhe

georgetown graduate still alive and they want to spread his story. >> we do ho that mor people find out about austin and they re motivated to encourage th white house, the state department, their congressmen, senators, to bring this american home. >> we know that austin is captive because he was a journalist, so the's nothing closer to our hearts, frankly, than freedom of the press. >> on nightly news lester explains how the tice family is pushing to keep their son in people's mines. he'll show you how their hometown of houston is helping with that. that's right after news 4 at 6:00 tonight. this one really burns you. a local elementary school teacher caught at school der the influence and with alcohol. now facing charges, but news 4 has learned he's not the only one out there. what we found about teachers ng

drinki or on the job. a lot toreakdown aft a busy week in the political world. chuck todd joins us next to talk about attorney general william barr and the big pow struggle now under way in washington. we are under weather alert tonight again on a friday. doug kammerer is trackg the impact of the storms tonight. he's back with an update on the

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storms p back towardrts of west virginia as well. this storm right here coming in to jefferson county and now loudon county. this one has some severe hail with it. upwards of golf ball size hail. we've got brand new video we're going to show fru theyou from t stocoming up. >> we will stay tuned. time now for a deeper look at somepo of the top tical headlines >> just saying no. president trump has vowed to resist all subpoenas issued by house democrats and he's said h will blockrrent and former aides from talking to congress. >> now the justice department is taking a similar tack setting up a constitutional tack between the vexecutive and legislative branches. >> that could take us through the 2020 race. >> chuck todd isnb c's political dector and moderator of "meet the press" who helps us understand these. >> onuesday we had infrastructure week. it actually began as infrastructure week.

>> doesn't that seem like a distant memory now. >> by the way,e should have known. it jinxed everything. the minute chuck, ncy and donal got together for infrastructure week, it melted down. sorry. >> no, no, no. this powerru stle between the white house, the administration and the congress, iit an attempt to just run out thelo cck right through the election? what's your take on what's going on here? >> tactically it's clear what the trump administration is doing. i think they realize the fact there's no political price to pay for the w w us to storml on this, whether to make it harder to get witnesses, make it harder to get pieces of material that they're -- material evidence. because you only have one halfh of one braf government, right? in the democratic party's hans. if the senate republicans who control the senate aren't as outraged, i think in some ways

the president feels as if he's got basically political protection to stonewall on this stuff. i think they're trying to almost make the democrats decide okay, you're going to have to make anp uglyocess decision, sue us, formmpt, impeachment, some of that if you're going to make any progress and it's almost like they're digging in tir heels and it's a game of chicken. i will say this, the president ought to be careful what he wishes f . some people are speculating he's daring theem docrats. i don't think he wants it. i think he wants the th wat. heants to see if he can get b them tk down from it. >> but in a broader sense, we're looking at this battle between the legislative branch, youw, knd the executivenc bra here. if this is going to have broader implications, this constitutional clash, constitutional crisis --

>> this is the dilemma thecr demoats have. i think history is going to be -- i think democrats are looking at there is a political decision they have to make about 2020 and about how impeachment will play and how does that impact. at the same time, we're bringing up the larger issue. what precedence are you setting for the future of the legislative and the executive and whether the legislative can remain a watchdog over the executive which is part of its job. a.think that's the dile nancy pelosi is dealing with some house member whose say that's why we're here. don't let polls decide what's tough to do. others say wait a minute, be pragmatic. eat donaldt way to d trump is to stay unified, don't give him something to run against. we reached out to all the national repters that we have trailing beto o'rourke, bernie sanders, kamala harris, beat buttigieg, joe biden. every one of them said they have not heard a question about russia orl mueler from actual

voters. the only time these candidates have been asked about it i when reporters ask. that has to factorn. i think this is the dilemma. democrats, sure, they don't like trump and they think he should be heldbccountable. the ones out there lfbiistening on candida s, they'retalking about 2020 and the issues.' itthe social media democratin meang those on twitter, they want this impeachment. they want the accountability. i think that's the split that you see. >> you're talking about the other peole running for president. former "vic former vice president joe biden held his first rally and he is surging. take a look at this new poll showing biden with a double digit lead among democrats. biden is at 38%12 followed by for elizabeth warren. 11% for bernd. 10% for south bend mayor pete ttigieg.

biden gained nine points from this same poll a month earlier. >> get a load of this.o take a l at this new cnn poll on how registered voters feel about hypothetical general match-ups with the president. beto o'rourke best in the democratic field by ten points. joe biden and bernie sanders tied for second place. both of them leading president trump by six points. kamala harris with a four point lead over the president. >> here's what surprised me on those general election numbers and you didn't put up one other i would have put u the one democratmp that tru led. elizabeth warren.wh t was interesting about it. i looked more at trump's number than i did at the democratic mbers. what was fascinating about the trump number in th general election, they were all within a rsmall trainingge of 42 to 46. the only person that he performed better than 46 bo against, any was elizabeth warren where he got to 48. i think that is telling, number one. i think this is a bit of a

hurdle for elizabeth warren. i think she's got to prove she can beathim. that she's -- it's fascinating to me that everybody else in the field, kamala harris, pete buttigieg, everybody else in the top tier led the president. i do thinkwe sometimes collectively because of what happened in 2016 overrate the president's political stding approximately yes, his base is withim. that's it. it is hard to win many elections with 46%. he did it once. try doing it a second time. it's not easy without a lot of third party help. >> we haven't seen the rest of the field beating eachther up yet. >> that's going to come. b bernie and joe, that's coming. it's going to be friendly for a while. >> and polls at this point m not mean -- >> hillary clinton led bernd by 42 points at one time, so i would say -- >> knour role. >> joe biden ought to not be spiking any footballs. >> and there's another new candidate this week.

huck's guest colorado senator michael bennet. >> another new candidate next week. >> meet the press airs on sunday morning at 10:30 right here on nbc. >> it's going to be a challenge to the graphics department see how many names and faces you can squeeze in. >> getting hard to keep track. >> it is. uber drivers striking for better pay in ties around the country. coming up, we'll tell you when you can be left waiting for a ride here in d.c. an elementary school teacher accused of showing up drunk here to class. i'm david culver in ashburn, virginia. just ahead, what parents find most disturbing give the teacher's role. and another weather alert friday. that's threein a row. maybe even more than at. maybe even more than at. doug this

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another day with the radar all lit up. >> here we go again. doug, everything okay over ? there >> yeah. everything's good. i'm just tracking the latest on the storms that are making their way on through here. the biggest thing about this, we got nothing around the d.c. metro area. mot of us looking outside going what storms? we've got nothing. that's exactly what we have around the d.c. metro area. not much going on at all. plenty of sunshine out there right now. not the case out towards the west. this is frederick county. this is from the steven city area. numerous trees down. this was the hail that was coming down a little bit earlier. this hail upwards of dimes and nickle size, even some golf ball size hail reported around thest hens city area as that severe thunderstorm rolled

through. this is stephens city. frederick county, virgia. this same storm moved right through clark county now making its way to parts ofer jeffn county into loudon county. let's show you where the storms are. once again, nothing around the d.c. met tlo arro area. the watch is in areas in pink. heudon county, fauquier county and points to t west. the storms all day have been mostly in and around frederick county, virginia. that's where they are now. winchester going through the third storm today. this was the severe storm earlier. this is right around charles town in the casino moving into parts of northern loudon county. heads up there. back towards hampshire count and west virginia. martinsburg, we'll zoom on in to that area.bl caown seeing some of the heavy rain. the biggest threat now is heavy rain. i don't expect much more in the way of hail. now. not seeing that right not a whole lot of lightning. heavy rain. there is a flash flood watch in

effect until this area untilgh midtonight. i am watching this right here. see all this moisture, all this line of thunderstormsoving through? once this gets toward the shenandoah valley, i expect to hee more showers and storms developing and t moving across the region eventually coming into the d.c. metro area. here we are right around 6:. watch what happens around 9:00. there it is once again. right on down i-81. that's 9:00, by the way. by midnight tonight it's pretty much area wide. the only exception really south d.c. i'm not expecting southern maryland, down around frederisosburg. just shower activity. if you're heading out late night, you may need the umbrella. tomorrow morning, no umbrella neede tomorrow afternoon, an isolated shower or thunderstorm. that's really about it. the best chance of rain tomorrow comes tomorrowight after about 7:00. ohat's when we expect tee that, so once again, high temperatures tomorrow with a mostly dry day. high around 8 best chance of rain saturday night into sunday with a high of

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and full of energy. parents not feeling the same joy. >> i pick up my daughter every day around this time. it really surprised me today. >> i didn't expect this school to have teachers like epis. >> rter: she is referring to special education teacher brian chamer. the 46-year-old arrested in the middle of the school day on thursday. >> and found this this individual in fact had alcoholic beverage on his breath, so it appears as though h was under the influence of alcohol. >> reporter: loudon county public schools says cher began working for the school in 2012 as a substitute, then served as a teacher assistant, then became a special education teacher in 2016. he joined mill run two yearsgo and tonight he is on administrative leave. >> it's actually happened before. this is not tirst time. >> the news 4 i-team uncovering the recent incidents. in april 2017 a sterling middle scwiol teacher charged dui and possession of alcohol. a few months later at the same

school a teacher arrives intoxicated accused of drinking in the classroom. the same year three arlington counom teachers fr taylor elementary dismissed. accused of either smoking, seling or buying pot on school grounds. and all those cases the educators had their virginia teaching licenses revoked. the most recent arrest could end the same way. it's concerning. certainly concerning for us. i think it was really the principal was on the ball, made sure he let us know right away what was going on. >> while we were out here working on this story today, a dad passingnty didn't wa to go on crarks buera, but wanted to the teacher involved was a good teacher and a good person. a range of emotions with an arrests.like in ashburn, virginia. david culver, ews 4. news 4 has learned another loudon county teacher accused of sending racy pictures of herself to students is expected to plead guilty on monday. allison briel was the marketing

teacher at loudon county high court documents say briel sent d nearly nak photo of herself toys three bon her class, 16 and 15 years old. she reportedly solicited sex from two of them. briel is expected to get a three year suspended sentence in scharc exchange for the guilty plea. you may have to find a different way home from work next wednesday. a big ride sharing strike is planned. that could mean no service for hours. there are calls for drivers to turn off their apps here in d.c. and sick othx other cities. news 4 explains what the drivers are hoping to gain. >> uber statements the ride share company is up to $90 billion and plans to offer c shares in thepany to the public sometime this month. uber drivers like this man who wanted to speak anonymously say they'll walk off the job next wednesday. >> i just won't drive. >> the strike will last for 12 hours. drivers plan to turn off their apps at noon on wednesday, may

8, and leave them off until midnight. atie wells from georgetown university has done several years of research into how uber drivers are pa she says the drivers want to send a message. >> these workas certainly h been experiencing, you know, really difficult situations for an extended period. >> wells explains that the paperwork uber filed with the government its order to offer i stock to the publicevealed the company's long-term plans. >> it depends for dri incentives to go down over time and this is coming at a time when driver fees have already been reduced. >> in the filing with the securities and exchange commission, the company reports drivers have earned over $78 billion since 28 as well as 1 at&t 2nd billion in tips. they feel overworked and underpaid. >> if you want to make a lot of mo they'll drain you. you have to drive a lot. maybe 80, maybe 90 hours a week

for, like, $1,800 a week. in d.c. ly are drivers and rg bother big cities plannio strike, some are considering an organized protest at national airport. >> at the end of the day, we get the shortened of the stick. >> mark segraves, news 4. >> you may wan t tohink twice about jumping on one of those dockless electric without a helmet. the center for disease control and prevention teamed up with the health department in austin, texas to track scooter injuries for ree months. roughly 200 injuries were reported in that time period. about half of those were head injuries. one out of every three people hurt was riding an e-scooter for the first time. cdc says many injuries could have been prevented if riders wore helmets and were more careful around cars. still co me, news for your health tonig. new guidelines for breast cancer creening. what differences for women who

are at greater risk. ai and we rem in storm team 4 weather alert mode as heavy rain moves through parts of the area. right now mainly moving throughn the pae of west virginia, parts of loudon and frederick county, maryland as well. doug and i are going to break down what you can expect tonight. everyone's got to listen to mom. when it comes to reducing the sugar in your family's diet, coke, dr pepper and pepsi hear you. we're working together to do just that. bringing you more grwit tasting beverages less sugar or no sugar at all. smaller portion sizes, clear caerrie labels and reminds to think balance. because we know mom wants what's best. more beverage choices, smaller portions, less sugar.

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about your own risk or what's right for you, tal your doctor about it. >> president eisenhowerhealled it t boat that won world war ii. not only can y see it in person, you actually go on board. one of the higgins boats that stormed the beaches of normandy 75 years ago is in swraalexandr for a special visit. >> when you come and visit this and you stand on this and you n sort of get a feel for actually how tight thatpace was and imagine sharing that were 5 other people who all going into a battle. it really is very moving. >> you get a chanceto to h that history. last night the boat's creator was inducted io the national inventor's hall of fame. the boat is going to be in alexandria through ly which of course means it includes the 75th nervous of d-day on june 6th. >> i'd like to see that. more outdoor fun this weekend in manassas. the air show is back there.

teams from across t country including wing walkers and parachutists will perform high flying stunts. you can also get up close to vintage military aircraft. the air showis at the manassas regnal airport. is it starts at 10:0tomorrow morning, runs until 4:00 and it is free. >> still to come, only on news 4, a local county takin a new approach to get people with mental illnesses out of jail anc into serv that will keep them from coming back. it definitely works and we're givingople back their and we're not done with the stormy weatheret. doug and amelia are back with the forecast for the rest of tonight and how to plar ahead fohe weeke n♪ 1,2,3,4 this spring, it's out with theitld and in wh the awesome. as in, in with the fastest, most reliable internet from xfinity xfi. so you can be in with brilliantly connected devices in every room. and in with finding all your favorites on live tvd anstreaming apps with just your voice. this spring it's out with the old,

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rats. they're dirty and they're district wide. d.c. is testing a product to fight the testy rodents. it's kind of like birth control for rats. >> the testing is on your dime, folks. but how much will it cost? and is it worth the risk? if youth miss at story today att 5:00, you seegain tonight here on news 4 at 11 okay. jail is one of the worst places for someone in the midst of a mental health crisis. >> it's where the mentally ill wind up. in fairfax county there is a new toef effort to swap jail for treatment. >> julie carey introduces us to what's being call the mental health docket. >> christine faced her first mental health crisis back in 2004 in wisconsin before there was such a thi as a mental health dock t. police picked her up wandering the streets.

instead a judge sent her to treatment where she was diagnosed. >> it helped me get the treatment needed and helped me get on a recovery path i needed in order t have a more healthy life. >> that's the idea behind the new mental health docket. it's aimed to keep certain defendants outf jail. >> jail is no place for a person with mental illness. treatment is the appropriate option when it comes to mentally ill peopee. >> the sal docket is assigned to a district cour redge who had seen what was happening befo to many defendants with mental health challenges. they were getting lockedp for things like simple assault or ng trespasecause they were homeless. >> they'd come to jail, we'd let them out. no ceser then they would be back in a w couple ofks and spending more time in the jail. >> the new docket employed the team approach to resolve charges while tt the sameelining up needed services. a community services board staffer works with the prosecutor, defense ajutorney ad

e to create a plan. the defendant must sign the agreement. >> it could be that somebody has anppointment with an outpatient clinician they're going to see once a week all the way to living in a residential re and with 24/7 c everything in between. >> since the pilot mental health docket started last august, 180e people ha been helped by it. it will now officially launch on july 1st. >> christine, who after diagnosis and treent, went on to get her masters degree, likes at she hears about the special docket. >> with our team involved re knowing whe you're at or where you need to go, you're goblg to be to get the resources that you need in order to get to the next step. the commonwealth attorney and judge are already seeing .esults. changing lives >> i think it's going to help make the community healthier. i think ultimately it's going to save taxpayer dollars. it's going to provide help to those who need it. it'soo a gd thing. >> it definitely works and we're giving people back their lives really. >> in fairfax county, i

carey, news 4. news tis committedo shedding light on mental health issues with education, , informationand hope. to find out more and to see our recent reports on the topic, our nbcnging min i washington app. no change in our pattern of wet friday. >> even though this shot behind us is misleading. >> the best thing about that, the metro area is seeinu so mch of the rain. last night weer we we inundated tth rain. today it's out to west. we continue to watch that. you get dinner outside in the metro region, but look off to the west.u yoan see things really lighting up. storm team 4 tracking the severe thunderstorm watch that's in f effect areas in pink. now, no severe weather right now. no severe thunderstorm warnings, ut you can seehere all the storms are and the biggest area of storms right here through fredergik county, viria, in through the panhandle of west

virginia, including martinsburg, in towards rocking hham and harding, i'm trackinge this lin around petersburg, this is the one that will come into this region again. heads up to the shenandoah valley, you're probably going to get hit pretty hard here over the xt couple of hours. let's zoom in to that area and show you what i'm talking about. we widen out and you can see where the next line is. there's the line. that's goung to come thrgh and i think kick off another round of strong to severe storms. the bigger threat here not only wind and hail, it's rain. we actually have a flash flood watch in effect until midnight fore th areas. romney, petersburg, west virginia. winchester, martinsburg, over towards frederick and hagerstown. watch out. upwards of 1 to 2, even 3 inches of rain. we do expec itnto the d.c. metro area. point tthe north around 10:00, 11:00. download the nbc washington app. if you're heading out it is a

great place to figure out where the storms are. take a look at it. oh, wait, that's my kids. amelia, i'm going to send it er you to. i'll get the app up. great picture of them, though. >> your kids are adorable and the app, you open up the app and e what's going on. here is your weekend forecast. tomorrow a high of 81. still feeling mild out there on your saturday. on sunday much cooler with a high of 73. most of the day tomorrow is going to be completely dry. ustike today. but as we head into the late afternoon and evening hours, a stray shower or thunderstorm is upossible. onay some rain is likely at times, but the best chance for rain on sunday is actually going to be during the morning hours.a we so many events going on this weekend. if you're just trying to get out in your yard and get yard work done before you enjoy the weekend, you want to cut the grass, i would recommend getting that done tomorrow. it might be a little bit dicey at times on inday, even the sense that the grass will stay wet so that makes it hard to

mow. the applelo bom going on as well as the gold cup. it is looking mainly dry of the rade. i can't rule out a shower. be prepared. but rain is no auarantee by any means. and a lot of kids sports going on this weekend, especially sunday morning andho will likely be canceled based on the latest forecast is what we're seeing. here's future weather. remember, this is just one computer mode we look at many computer models. 3:00, this has some isolated showers. as we move towards 7:00, notice how it keeps theos arealy completely dry, even some peeks of sunshine around. it's really midnight until early, early sunday morning, 4 about0 a.m. where we'll see the most rain moving through the area. again, for your weekend, rain is mo kely out there saturday night into early sunday morning. it could certainly be heavy. potentially even waking you up. then sunday throughout the day maybe a few showers around. again, it's not a washout. e rain is most likely early

sunday and maybe another round of some rain moving through later in the day on sunday. it's much cooler overall. >> we're goingo be tracking that for you. you can track it right here on the app. see that? i got it now. i wanted to make sure. what are we looking at again? tomorrow 73. 81 on saturday. 73 on sunday withhat rain. 77 monday. monday and tuesday really looking nice. even though tomorrow by the way isdry, a lot of cloud cover tomorrow. wednesday more clouds. a little cooler. 76. then we get a little unsettled on thursday, friday. as we head towards the weekend as well. nex tweekend only in upper 60s where the average high temperature will jump into the low to mid 70s. >> all right. thank you,doug. >> coming up, it was a bitter sweet game for the nationals yesterday. how they had a majorou clubh change after a record breaking change after a record breaking p

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glad we're able to talk about a nats win. at least that we can talk about. >> but it might get a lot worse. the next twept20 strmes all against teams with winning . records you know what i do? i bring people down. on a night when a nats pitcher made history, they fired their pitching coach. they replaced him with paul menhart. the nats pitchers have underachieved. the starter's e.r.a. ranked 13th of 15th in the national league an the bullpen's e.r.a. stcond wors in all bigs. the general manager voiced his support for manager davie martinez, but the message is clear. win, guys. so even with the turmoil in the clubhouse, history has mentioned was made last night on the hill. strasburg recording -- becoming the fastest to reach that mark accomplishingn i 1,272 1/3.

afer the game he downplayed the feat. >> i guess it's pretty cool, but i think i said ang time ago strikeouts aren't everything. it's important to kno how to put guys away with two strikes, but i get myself in trouble when i'm trying t strike him out. just being aggressive, you know, staying on the offensive agnst the hitters. >> nats taking on the phillyst. to on monday maryland's women's golf team will make the first ncaa tournament appearance in sevenears. as sherree burruss shows us, the golfers just won't be representing the university, but countries around the world. >> here you have such different culture and you know old and new stuff frome differ countries. it's really cool.

>> we learn thai. we learn french. we leaitalian and it's an amazing thing while we are playing golf and encouraging each other in each other's language. >> while they're far from home, the ladies have found a second home in college park. >> i'm a very demandingcoach, but we also like to have fun. we work hard and then we make sure we have time to bond and get to know each other. >> everyone on this team has do such a good job helping us out and helping us figure it out, what we have to do, where we have to go on campus. >> you don't really know what to expect about ameca, about college. and i really like it now. and this imy family away from home. >> the diversity on the campus and is this area very appealing to a lot of them. but we just really have been focusing on, you know, obviously getting great talents, but getting greatlepe because together as a team, we

can aomplish a lot. w >>e were just talking about those potlucks would be awesome. the best six golfers from each egional advance. they will be teeing it up in auburn as part of the alabama gional. tomorrow the kentucky derby 24 hours away. should be a wide open race after favorite omaha beach was scratched due to health concerns. there are also concerns about t the weather orrow. the forecast shows wet conditions in louisville. owverage starts tomorrt 2:30 p.m. right here on nbc 4. it's called the most exciting two minutes in ts. >> and it only takes seven, eight hours to televise it. >> amazing seven a eight hours that you have to watch, right? >> all right. good stuff. >> kind of soggy there already i saw today. >> unsellinged there just like here. >> wide open race. we'll see who endedp on top. >> one last congratulations to our friend, director scott liser

retiring after 21 years. >> happy trails, scott. alright boys, time for bed. listen to your mom, knuckl. hand em over. hand what over? video games, whatever you got. let's go. you can watch videos of people playing video games in the morning. is that everything? i can see who's online. i'm gonna sweep the sofa fort. well, lookhat i found. take control of your wifi with xfinity xfi. be careful out there! now that's simple, easy, awesome. switch to xfinity internet for $34.99 a month for 12 months and get the speed, coverage and control you need with xfinity xfi. click, call or visit a store today.

tonight violent storms on the move. tens of millions under threat a new tornadoes carve a path of destruction. ov we all d underneath the table and hunkered in weekend travel nightmare across a huge part of the country and tonight a historic flood disaster. the stunning moment the baier gave way leaving a city under water in minutes. massivride share strike on the way that could wreak with your commute uber and lyft drivers in several big cities walking off the job. what they are demanding and when they plan t turn off their apps. inside the new conversation between president trump and putin. president saying they discussed edwhat he again ca the russian hoax and what he says made putin smile.

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