10:00 p.m. tonight. i do have to say the threat compared to wer last night, but i'll have more on the timing coming up in 15 minutes. it is an unusual case here in the district. police and fire officials releasing new surveillance video that shows two wen set a fire inside the lobby of an apartment complex. pat collins is at the scene. this was on pennsylvania avenue in southeast about a block or he two from maryland line. pat. >> reporter: wendy, the repair and restoration wo still going on here. it could take some time. we are so, so lucky no one was seriously hurt here. exaordinary video. you see a case of arson unfold right in front of your very eyes. the suspects two women, the cme caught on camera. watch as the two womench appr the front door of the apartment building. they are carrying a box.

one takesasut a plc bag with some sort of flammable liquid inside. she tossto the bag on the floor of the lobby. she wipes her hands on her pants. she takes matches out of her pockets, opens the door, lights the match, throws it in and then runs away. nothing happens. she comes back, opens the door again, lights another match, throws it in. nothing. she lights yet another match, but this time, boom, the fire offer and running. it was a fire of consequence, a firethat blocked the main exit from a fourtory apartment building. were you scared? >> oh, yeah. reporter: was there is a lot of smoke? >> a lot of smoke. a lot of smoke. >> reporter: the fire right here on the floor, right inside the doorway. and then up over the mail boxes,

up that wall, up over this wall, to this wall ck here. and then down the hallway like it was one gigantic chimney. >> i heard the smoke detectors. they usually go off pretty regular, so iit thought was a false alarm. and then i heard them hollering building's on fire, building's on fire. so i looked off my balcny and i saw smoke and so that is when i came out. >> reporter: again investigators looking for these twoomen in connection with this case of a are arson. again, no one injured here. about nine residents displaced. but a substantial amount of damage. i'll have more about that coming up at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> and it could have been a hot worse with all the peopleho live there. pat, thanks so much. scary scene in gaithersburg

this afternoon on woodfield road, a van plowed righthrough front door of the bp station. fire officials say the driver and another pedestrian were nj iured. the van was removed and fire officials tell us that the damage to the bupeding aps to be just cosmetic. here in the district, an suv wound up smashing through a railing this morning. also taki down a tree andut ility pole that may have had a speedn camera o it. this is along wisconsin avenue in upper northwest washington. we're told two people bailed out ngter the vehicle wound up in the parki lot of a cvs. police did close off part of the roadway while they cleared away all the debris. current acting defense secretary has withdrawn his name from consideration for the job permanently. only took a matter of minutes for the president to find a replacement. sources telling nbc news that patrick shanahan m with president trump this morning

telling him that he would withdraw. shanahan reportedly told the president personal situations within his family to distract from the nomination. and then this afternoon the "washington post" investigation was released detailing two instances of alleged domestic violence in shanahan's family. within moments of him leaving mr. trump offered the job to mark esper,he is currently the army sect. esper accepted and is expected to start tomorrow. prior to hisro current , esper was top exec for herayt. back closer to home, interim ceo was named permanent ceo of prince george's county schools today. dr. golson has overseen the school districte ince july. shll be in charge of more than 200 schools and centers, 130,000 students, and 19,000 employees trails city will k

employees. tracee wilkins with why officials decided to stay with the local favorite. >> i'm so proud to announce without reservation my appointment of dr. golson as permanent chief executive officer. >> reporter: there were plenty of standing ovations after dr. goal son was named the new ceo of the prince george's county public school system. golson has been serving as interim ceo for the past 11 months, she was appointed after the former ceo kevinccaax kell stepped down after years of controversy. the system had lost millions in federal head start funding and was entangled in a graduation rate scandal. >> it is a new day and we have shown that from the day i entered on july 23 until now. we'llue conti to do that. >> reporter: goldson was selected among 20al nati candidates. the selection process lasted a month and a half. some question how quickly it moved. >> i don't feel like the search process s transparent, i don't

feel like it was exhaustive or extensive. i'm happy with the choice of dr goldson. >> reporter: goldson says she is aware of the precedentshe's setting. >> and my only concern is what would i share with kids if someone was selected outside our that would to m have been a sign to them that they weren't good enough. and so when i got the call from that i ty exec to say was the selected one, the very first thing that i thought about were ouran kids d that for them, they now have an opportunity to see that one day this too can be you. >> reporter: now the prince orge's county board of education have to approve the nomination.county executive is saying she is hoping to have all of this tied up in the next few weeks. twras city tracee wilkins, news 4. >> goldson will receive a four year contract. the school board is expected to negotiate her contract andns comion package. her nomination will also have to be approved by the maryland state superintendent.

some republicans are calling for a hearing to look into the sexual assault allegations against the lieutenant governor and they want to use this upcoming special legislative session that will be held onn gus to double as a chance for a bipartisan hearing. two women accuse justin fairx of assault. he has denied any wrongdoing. last week the lieutenant governor told news 4 he opposed aearing but heid say that he asked his attorneys to reach out to the prosecutor's offices in two states and ask them to look in to the allegations, a move that he said would clear his name. now you embattled d.c. council member jack evans fending himself once again today. it comes as a new report found multiple ethics violations. evans who is also the chair of the metro board is facing allegations of using his politalal position for person gain. but as mark segraves reports, evans continues to denny deny

any wrongdoing. >> the ethics committeefound no violations of any ethics. >> reporter: he was responding to this letter sent by claur re clarence craord in which he cites numerous ethics violations. the letterin ou numerous allegations, but it makes it clear that the ethics board could only degree that evans actually violated one code. regarding his failure to regard conflicts of interest. but they took no official action allowing evans to maintainis innocence. >> i want everybody to hear thisthics committee at metro found no violations of any

ethics rules as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: the letter is after the governors of maryland and virginia requested the committee release their findings. d.c. mayor bowser said she would not have joined that request. >> i think that they need to focus on maryland and virginia. >> reporter: bowser questioned whether politics were involved in releasing the findings.>> am also concerned about the metro process not being transparent. >> reporter: tom sherwood points out that the ethics committee let are was written by the board ember appointed by maryland's governor. >> we know that the governors have been trying to get jack evans off the board for several years. jack evans was the leading proponent foraryland and virginia to step up and dedicate money for metro spending. >> reporter: mark segraves, news 4. 12 dogs rescued from a top reeder will soon be up for adoption in our area.

the washington humane rescue ally answer rescued the dogs after what they cause a large scale animal cluliruelty ca las week. it made national headlines. those 12 dogs will be up for adoption once they have receives thesary medical and behavioral treatment. >> something tells me they will go fast. president tru is on his way it to florida to ckoff his re-election effort. coming up next, the scene outside the arena where he will speak. and the early presidential endorsement that set twitter abuzz. and facebook hoping to change e way that you buy things. even change the way that you bank. coming up, how it plans to address theco erns about privacy. plusat new trement today for a xhocommon ailment that ma it hard to breathe, a new procedure that evers relief wrought any major surgery.

and i have a new severe thunderstorm warning and this isn't until 6:00 p.m. for southern spotsylvania county, this is moving toward the st. we'll see more storms and rain develop as the night wears on. biggest concerns tonight, heavy rain, strong winds, maybe hail as wel l.

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amelia draper will have the forecast. president is on his way to orlando wh we hel hold what his campaign calls the official kickoff to his bid for re-election. his rally comes after news of several polls showing him trailing some potential democratic contenders. and aead of the democrats' first debate. leon harris with details for us. >> the president's rally set for 8:00 in orlando tonight. he will be joined by the first lady and the vice president there. but ahead of his arrival, mr. trump got a disendorsement from the orltido senel saying in 2020 they are endorsing, quote, not trump. that hasn't stopped a large m group fro cathering at the amway center. the presideed has call it his official campaign launch, but he actually filed piper wo piper w paperwork within hour of swearing in in 2017. and this will mark his 60 0th ma

rally since taking office. tonight and i rrally will be di than his launch, but we may see similar rhetic. the president tweeting that i.c.e. will begin removing millions of migrants. and a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for spotsylvania county. >> amelia, you have a look at what is coming. >> we have a severe thunderstorm warning for spotsylvania until 6:00 p.m.. we could see wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. and hail theze of a quarter. i have the latest timing here for you on storm team 4 radar.

again as this moves generally toward the east, if all else remain equal moving in to arcadia at about 5:45, bowling een at about 6:25. and then making its way on toward colonial beach right around 7:00 onight. here in the d.c. metro area between about 7:00 and 10:00 p.m., this is when you have best chance for some heavy rain and maybe strong or severe thunderstorm impacting the area. north of t metro area up around the mason dixon line, only ghe chance for li showers. and that is exactly what parts of frederick and upper montgomery county are dealing with right now. eawith that her rain still developing south of washington, down into prince william county just south of manassas and thens here i our severe thomp warning for spotsylvania until 6:00.m. future weather, less than an hour from now, notice that it is picking up on the really heavy rainfall in spotsylvania putting it into charles county. still a lot of the d.c. metro .rea mainly dry

but look at what happens as we move toward 7:00 p.m. we start to see more rain developing across the tro area, mainly dry up around the mason dixon line, pockets of heavier rain in northern virginiahrough southern maryland. we hit 8:00, lookn t at t dhis potential for a line heavy rainfall over the sdwrikt adist arlington. and this storm is moving at 20 miles an hour. so storms are t moving gre aate is heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding issues. that is why most of us are under the flash flood watch until later tonight be.9: p.m., still tracking heavy rainfall from the beway and up through anne arundel county. then the threat starts to diminish, but still seeing scattered shower overnight. most of us tomorrow morning, ing to be dry. a high tomorrow of 84 degrees.

but it is the same wthing,ll have muggy conditions and then rain and thunderstorms around mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. so tomorrow i think if you are heading to the pool ear er, you will be fine. same thing for thursday. go during the morning and midday hours on friday and looking breezy andfabulous, and the four day forecast here it is. i'll have the 10 day coming up. but 84 tomorrow,nd then 91 on thursday. thursday likely a weather alert day. seeing a high likelihood of severe thunderstorms. friday isfdelightful, and equal as nice on saturday. >> so getting it all out of the way before the weekend. >> exactly.p nned it perfectly. >> as opposed to what happened all winter. >> great point. >> thanks. working for your health this evening, potential relief for people who suer from a common but chronic lung condition that affects more than 16 million americans. s>> news 4' doreen gentzler joining us to tell us about a

new treatmnt that is helping patients breathe easier without major surgery. >> this could help a lot of people. people with emphysema or chronic bronchitis often suffer with a constant cough and are constantly gaspingr. for ai even doing simple things like going for a walk or taking a shower can difficult for ndthem. ahile there is no cure yet, there is a new procedure that is giving patients hope and helping them do some things that they haven't been able to do in ye s. >> good job. you love playing anything. a>> reporter: it wasn'tways ease for debbie to play with her meg, riley. >> my dog ans a lot to me and i love spending time with him andoi dng stuff. and now it doesn't wear me out so badly. >> reporter: debbie started smoking when she was 16. a habithat got worse overthe years. at one point smoking two packs of cigarettes a day.

>> my father died from smoking. my mother died from smoking. my little sister died from smoking. my uncle died from smoking. >> reporter: but sheouldn't kick the habit and developed a debilitating lung condition called emphysema. and a bout of f last year landed her near death. >> it was an awful time, but they say something good comes out of everything. that is when i was lucky enough to meet high doctor. >> reporter: and this is director of the pull monetary special procedures unit and lung cancer center at virginia hospital center in arlington. he told her about the zephyr valve treatment. it can help people with copd. and it doesn't require major surgery. >> not being able tok across a room to change the channel or to get something toea without

become profoundly short of breath, that is the degree that these patients are dealing with. soven if we put these valves in and it gives them an extra 50 feet of walking, that can be li life-changing. >> report: tiny valves are placed to block off the damaged area of the the lungs where air gets trapped. >> so you can see the valve opening and closing. >> reporter: the move allows tht healthier p of the lung to expand, making it easier for patients to breathe. >> so that to able to do this minimally invasive i think is a real game changer for our patients. reporter: it sure has been a game changer for debbie. >> when i woke up, it was like, wow. when i breathe now, i get all he air. where before, part of it got stuck in the damaged part of my lung. reporter: several month after the procedure, she is back to doing a lot of the things that she loves, enjoying the little things in life that we

sometimes take for granted. >> even before just leaning down to pick up something, it was like you would hold your brea und under water. nos it is n now it is not likenjthat. i'm eing life again. >> reporter: riding a bike is a challenging exercise. and at t63, she was first person in our region to have that treatment. patients spend four to five days in the hospital being closely monitored with this treatment, but for some people, this could be a game-changer. >> that is pretty exciting. >> life-saving. >> interesting to see how simple in many ways that it is. complicated but yet simple. s >> aope but no cutting. coming up, a police involved shooting in fairfax county gets the attention of senators.t

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. lehere is the latest on rad. a severe thunderstorm moving in it caroline county until aut to thenorth, for the most part still dry. south of 66 and along 95, south of washington, starting to see heavier rain develop. so while it is dry right now at nats park, unfortunately at about 7:00, i think that we could see some rain outthere. potentially delaying the game. hopefully we didn't see a postponement like last night. an if you are headingo the game, know that it will be muggy and warm with temperatures in the low 80s falling into the upper 70s. there is growing concern in the lgbtq community. >> two men were beaten in what police are calling a hate attack

and last week a 23-year-old transgender woman murdered in rg prince geos county. derrick ward has more on the violence and how she is being remembered now. >> reporter: at first glance it appears that something festivei happening in columbia heights. it is someone's birthday. but inside the mood changes. >> definitely not my favorite gathering. >> reporter: where there should e a birthday cake, there is a memorial. so s zoeyars was murdered, the second transgender woman to die in that same area since march. a close friend of spears came to mourn. >> just a beautiful soul. she was a beautiful soul. >> we're having a really hard time wapping our heads around the time that she's gone forever. >> reporter: a case manager helped zoey through her transition. >> and having a support system that she didn't have at home was a big thing for her. >> reporter: in the past several days, there have been a spate ot

ks on members of lgbtq community. nhis past saturday about 7:30 the evening when an armed man accosted three trans people here and demanded sex. the women escaped and the man pdrove off. ice are investigating that incident, the murder of zoey speers and the march murder of a ashanti just blocks away. >> and speaking from my own perspective, yes, i have notep ted everything because if i go to them, they will try to put me in jail. >> reporter: police are asking for the public's help as they investigte these incidents. derrick ward, news 4. >> zoey is one of ten transgender women killed nationwide this year. the human rights council which tracks that violence says all of the victims were black ansgender women. there were 26 known transgender murders last year. and 29 the year before.

an appeal to the public from the fbi in fauquier county. they are looking for information to help solve a double murder mystery. a father and son discovered dead in their home, you wiac recall bin november. and as northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports, they hope a reward wnel deliver tips. >> reporter: a father and son found shot to death in their home shattering a night night family of four. the fbi has helped with the investation from the start. but seven months in and no are as, they are overing a reward. >> we think that this award amount of $20,000 will help bringn. information i just again to help us with the puzzles that we are putting together. >> reporter: why someone would skill a cabinet neighboringer and hmaker and his son, part of that puzzle. he waso happy to be in the country, he named his son america and his daughter virginia. his wife and daughter were out othe country visiting a sicki

relat when the men were killed. tcrime has left them in assistants fear for their own safety. >> we can't leave each other alone. >> i don't want my daughter worrying about me. she say don't leave me, i have only you now. >> reporter: investigators say they are making progress but still want to hear anyone traveling the morning of november 8 along the route 28 corridor in the area of route 29 and oak shade road. no tip is too small. >> there is something that either people that know them or may have been acquaintance, that it c help us. >> reporter: fbi and sheriff unwilling to share any new details about the crtoday. they are keeping that information under wraps until they can make an arrest.

julie carey, news 4. and we have contact information for tips on the nbc washington app. just search fbi. > when the district sends an inspecr to your home, i could be your neighbor. today mayor bowser announced a plan to make d.c. the first o jurisdictthat trains residents to perform building inspections. those residents would be deployed to the inspection sites like uber drivers. >> it is an ambitious program. future-leaning program. but one that we see a lot of potential in. and whenever we have the opportunity to make li better or less stressful for our residents, that is whate have charged d.c. already todo. >> to qualify, residents have to be 18 years ofhi age, have a school did i proceed madiploma would provide the training. they would be paid $30 for each inspection. bowser says they get about

100,000equests a year for inspections. a call for police oversight in montgomery county, two council members have introduced leation now to establish a policing advisory commission. it would allow for people living in the community to participate in how the department forms policies. it would not focus on at investigns or reviews of officers. instead it would look at dat on community policing, deescalation training, and traffic stops too. and the idea for the commission is backed by the naacp.he t is a new bipartisan call for transparency in the shooting death of 5-2ar-old ghaisar. warner assley and mark want to know why the investigation has been ongoing for 19 months. the unarmed man was shot to death by two u.s. park police officers in fairfax county in fall of 2017.

the fbi still has not said if this shooting was justified. well, it creates a confluence of cars, cyclists, people, scooters. not always se. st ahead, the new plans to redesign the circle at the edge of memorial bridge. and it is a look that can bond a dog to its owner. mine does it. ahead, how

here is the latest check on storm team 4 radar. heavy rainfall and a lot of lightning right now. this storm developing around the newington and lorton areas potentially impacting mout. vern prings.p i'll walk you through the night hour by hour because some of us have the better potential seeing very heavy rain. i'llutline it in about 10

minutes. as we head into summer, more people are heading to the water and today federal government agencies made sure that they are ady for the worst case scenario >> man overboard. >> the coast guard and other state agencies took part in a c mass resue drill. the scene, a wat taxire on the potomac. crews rushing to rescue passengers on board. again, it was a drill. the goalf the exercise is to determine what response worked and didn't work so they can get better before a real emergency strikes. the phrase alone almost makes you want to furrow your brow and frown. there could be sciencebehind puppy doing eyes. a study found our pet versions compared to woles had meatier imus sells that allow them to lift their eyebrows.

researchers say that unlike wolves, dogs rely heavily on human contact. they think that it is possible that muscle evolvedo over thousands of years. my dog knows how to work me and work me over with guilt. he wants something. >> cats don't need those musc s muscles. they just stare at you and go dn w! >> that is pretty fascinating. >> actually very cool. so loftys, goigh hurdles. the concerns surrounding facebook's plan c tonge how you pay for things. >> reporter: and we all want a saferheommute and at memorial circle, there could be some major cnges on the way.ha

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a much of the area under a flood watch as storm team 4 is tracking the storms. amelia will haver. our weat and when you take a trip around these parts, you are mixing ith the traffic, the pedestrians, scooters, trucks, you name it. one place that this is a really bad situation is in memorial circle, that is nearmem memorial bridge.

and our transportation reporter adam tuss is live there this evening to show us how it will be improved. >> reporter: yes, i'm always the bhar er bearer of good news. butke a look, we have the traffic out here. this is part of the issue. everyone trying to get around nd this placeow the park service says absolutely changes are coming. traffic that doesn't always pay attention to the drive nert next ne. >> it isterrible. >> reporter: pedestrians. and cyclists that don't always find it easy to cross at designated paths. and once again drivers say -- >> it is terrible. >> reporter: heck,ven scooters that get caught up in all of it because there is really no other safe place t rides. and, well, you know what marie thinks. >> it is terrible. >> reporter: if you have driven through, walked through, been on a bike, pushed a baby stroller

althrough memori circle, you know it is not the easiest environment. >> you got people going 80,000 directions. >> fix it. >> porter: and the national park service says that it now has a plan to improve this plai place. putting in walk signal, improving the signage and shrinking the number of slailan one. >> this will become more like a lladitional traffic circle meaning there wi be one lane and drivers ming this will yield to enter. >> reporter: and construction is adding to the issues. m memorial bridge construction is under way. right now there is no immediate time frame or cost estimate for the work. so in the meantime, marie, she is still frustrated. >> i'm so tired. that is why i'm moving no north carolina.

art a >> reporter: the national park h advi service found that about 100 crashes per year in this intersection right here. so something needs to be done. >> and lat is before al the construction. >> and it was bad before they started it. and not much better near the lincoln memorial. >> marie, don't move,t will get better. >> we need people that are aggravated but will stick around. adam, thanks a lot. heavier rain now falling in parts of fairfax, prince william and fauquier county. >> show is it looking for the rest of the evening? >> unfortunately, nationals game last night waspo posted and i think the nats could see a delay, maybe a postponement unfortunately again tonight based on how the storms are

either setting up. earlier i was saying that i think tonight as we move into te the la evening hours we will see more of a threat for heavier rainfall versus the afternoon and that is what is playt.g ou notice impressive rainfall right around the marshall area, warrington is getting pounded right now. this cell is moving toward the east/northeast at about 20 miles an hour. so if it stays on this current track,t is moving into suddenly sprisudden sudly springs and then the city of fairfax at about 6:30. and as we move into fairfax county, i'mr tking another batch of heavy rainfall moving into the mt. vernon area, par alexandria now starting to see some light rain starting to fall there. and even heavier rain as we head farther down to the south, south of fredericksburg. a lot of the lightning in the storm karlg licaroline

county. and here is future weather. notice where it is and it not raining. counties up around the mason dixon line to look to stay mainly dry. really don't think that you will see thundersrms. and fredericksburg i think that you are mainly dry as well. but right in the metro area back new plins william and s th 66, you are seeing extremely heavy rainfall. look at 8:00 p.m., this is over the dis lict, a of fairfax county back through manassas and parts of fauquier county out into culpeper county, we hit 9:00 p.m., still the potential for heavy rain inside of the beltway. this could lead to flooding issues northern prince george's county, anne arundel county .eeing heavy rain as we so flooding tonight is the biggest concern that i'm seeing. if you are out driving during the evening hours, w could see some hydroplaning issues. and then next up maybe gusty winds and hail. but i'm really seeing the greatest threat for some heavier rain out there. once we hit midnight, i think

that that heavy rain threat starts kyto diminish, but stil scattered showers and we continue with the muggy weather pattern tomorrow and thursday. by friday and saturday, it will be nice and now sunday is looking mainly dry. your wednesday is looking very much like today. plentyf clouds out there, already starting off muggy. our high today by the way was 88. and we'll have rain and thunderstorms around especially for the afternoon and evening hours. i don't think that we'll be in weather alert mode tomorrow, but i do think that we'll have weather alert mode t a high likelihood of strong to severe thunderstorms later in the day thursday with a high around 90. iday and saturday, make plans outdoor, low humidity, plenty of sun. breezy on friday, fantastic. sunday maybe an isolated late if not m otherwise most all of the day is looking dry. and then 9 again forthe most pt next week. om> first we had to figure out

bitcoin and now sething called libra. that will be facebook's new digital currency. it could cause some uneasiness because of the way the socih media gi handled your data recently, right? how claughlin explains libra could change the way we exchange money around the world. >> reporter: facebook says that it wants to make sending money across the world as easy as sending a photo or message. the socialeshl net wocial netwo plans for a financial system centered aound libra. >> a high quality form of gital money that you can use for everyday payments and cross border payments. >> reporter: a push tot make i o mainstream with an alternative to slow and expensive global, theres. unlike bitcoin, libra will be tied in with regulated currencies. >> it is meant to be quite

postable. >> er: facebook is one of 28 partners including paypal, visa and uber that will oversee the currency, a number expected to grow to more than 100 when libra launches in the first half of 2020. >> we don't have control over the network, we don't have control over the currency. >> reporter: but facebook will control libra, a digital wallet to use the currency. an app that they plan to brild into what'ssapp and messenger. >> on the dolar there is in god we trust and so do we trust facebo, that is really the question. >> reporter: and the abc may be far cf. >> ld be until 2025 before mis really starts to take off. >> reporter: lizclaughlin, nbc news. we're not on board. >> no, we don't like it. a monumental achievement. 50 years ago, where were you when man walked on the mo

almost 50 years since mankind first set foot on the i moon and honor of the anniversary next month the aerospace museum will be putting neil armstrong's spacesuit on display. aimeeho gives us a sneak peek.

>> i know about moon rocks. and is this one right here. >> reporter: there are certain moments we know. >> i think that is a moon rock. >> reporter: folks of all ages explore the air and space museum. ask anyone over the age of 50 and they can tell you where there were the day apollo 11 reached the moon. >> i was 11 years old,iowa. >> laying on the floor of ourn living room. >> i was in iceland because i was born there. >> reporter: and theyan tell you how excited they he are. the museum will soon open its doors to a new exhibit. one that will hor neil armstrong's famous words and the spacesuit he wore while saying it. >> we have been very busy in the last fours.year >> reporter: kathleen lewis is the curator. she says that when she watched armstrong take those famous first steps, she never imagined that she would one day get to restore his spacesuit. >> this is a gr responsibility. we're also looking forward to

inspiring younger generations to work on the next generations of suits. >> reporter: still a month to go before the exhibit open. the museum plans to throw a big party on july 20th and get this, it will be at 10:56 p.m., exact minuteman kind oig walked on the moon. >> back then it as black and white tv but pretty excit rg. >>orter: and recaequally exciting, the poekts of what ss what is to come. aimee cho, news 4. holt and humg hot and humid lightning and even reports of hail. here a live look outside our studios. look at thatrk ugly d cloud as the rain and storms start to creep inside the beltway. >> and you can see the rain all over storm team 4 radar as we come on the air with you at 6: 0. rain chances are climbing as

this evening progresses. it is a weather alert day here at nbc 4. >> and amelia draper has been tracking it all day and has an update. there are new? warnings >> yeah, absolutely. this just in from the national weather service, a new severe thunderstorm warning for parts of fauquier and prince william coun county. this is in effect until 6:45. this was issued for gusts potentially up to 60 miles an hour, hail the size of a quarter. and very heavy rainfall. this is ming toward the east at about 25 miles an hour an hour. so on the latest track, i want to time it out for you moving toward bull run within the next 10 minutes, manassas at about 6:25, fair income tax you are alreaare -- fairfax, you have more rain moving in. and burke is also seeing heavy rain and more moving and then toward bailey's cross roads bat 6:50.