beach infected with flesh-eating bacteria. we'll share a message from his mother. >> and we're rooted in the community. >> think we need to cut this? >>ow a news4 garden is inspiring families and a school to grow. news4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> that's right. we come on the air with a threat of strong thunderstorms this afternoon. you can see the stuff popping up on the radar. >> not everyone will see the orms if they hitter your neighborhood, they have the potential to do some damage. we're kicking off three hours of live team weather coverage. >> let's get it started with doug and amelia stand b in the storm center. we're in for a bumpy next couple of days. e> we saw it yesterday, some severe weather camhrough the area yesterday. we we'll see it again today. tomorrow is the 4th, looks l the biggest threat. >> putting together the 10-day forecast, we put a 70% to 880% chance of rain in the forecast

for tomorrow. before tomorrow, we're dealing with storms tonig's. >> what happening across our area. nothing around the d.c. metro area but around hagerstown, coming no parts of west virginia and western maryland along 70. if you draw a line and move down, heads up next hour in through frederick, over tooward winchester and northern virginia and montgomery county. this will be wh we watch through the rest of the evening. very unsettled and warm and humid. everywhere across the mid-a lantic region and that' why we think this going to happen again tomorrow. but we expect it to be a lot more widespread, tracking storms tonight. if you have any plans tonight, there's a locate of things goin. more widespread on the 4th. take you hour by hour. now severe possible with heavy rain. heavy rain is the biggest potential for tomorrow. >> doug you're thinking the storms we see tmorrow will be much more widespread, will they

be severe? >> i think they could be severe and the biggest thing about tomorrow, they look like they could last longer into tomorrow evening and through around 8:00, 100: 10:00.an >> no one w that kind of weather t onhe 4th. thank you, doug. we encourage you to make oure yave the nbc washington app. set weather as your home page and get alerts about storms in unneighborho unneighborhood. you want to be ready with your rain gear if you're heading out this evening. >> the gear should include some planning to check out the capital 4th concert. >> actually right now we've got breaking news we want to get to insad this isjust coming into us from montgomery county i understand. wendy rieger is standing by at itr live desk wthe latest on the situation. what do we know right now? haas going on? >> of course this is again another deadly crash on one of

our roads. is it just me or does it seem like this is happenin a lot in the last week or so. police say two vehicles crashed on river road at old river road ld in poolesville, maryland. one of thevehicles, a pickup truck crashed into another car. the person in the car -- killed. at least one person killed in that collision. river road is now closed. and is closed between esworthy roond and seneca road. we'll keep an eye onchopper 4, these are live pictures you're seeing now. news4's derek ward is headed to the crash. we have one fatality near the bretton woods golf course in poolesville at river road and old river road. and once eragain, riv road closed between esworthy road and seneca road. we'll keep you posted. >> thank you, wendy. g

we'll back to you soon. now let's turn back to the final preparations for the president's huge july 4 extravaganza. >> celebrations are plannedfor both ends of the national mall. >> that includes the capitol 4th concert on the west lawn. tonight marks the cress rehearsal and for some that's a great annual tradition, to get out and see the performers without having to deal with tf ireworks or crowds. thousands of police officers and the d.c. national guard are going to be fanned out all across the district. we just spoke with the d.c. police chf about that and cory joins us live near the mall what did you hear? >> well the chief's messge was cloer, his department will be ready tomorrow. not just at the president's big celebration, capitol 4th. but across the city. let's show y when we saw earlier today on the mall as preparations continue to really kind of get a sense of where we

stand today. the stage where the president will be giving his big speech is almost completely bullproof. partitions are put up in place to protect him. security is tight around the national mall. natial guard troops are deployed. in addition to officers from many local and federal agencies thell be on hand no doubt for crowd control among many other owuties. nne thing that was really cool to see. we've been talking about it, the tanks, they've been rolled into place, these are two of the smaller vehicles being put into position for thet' presid big speech, salute to america where he will honor each branch of the military tomorrow. now look we all remember thele ve we saw on memorial day, a lot of folks worry putting so many police resources on the apitolr the salute to america. may leave other parts of the cityerundstaffed. but the police chief was adamant, that nobody's police service would be impacted.

>> when we have events like this in the city and we have them on a regular basis, washington, d.c. is the nation's capitol. we have plenty of officers to provide services to our community. i feel confident we'll have that tomorrow. >> every metropolite polic officer will be on duty tomorrow. this is not their first rodeo. the salute to america does add a few wrinkles. one of their tasks will to to keep these opposing protest groups separate a to keep things calm. on the mall the tension has started to rise, we'll have much more on that at 005: back to you. >> good deal, we'll see how it plays out. cory smith reporting live pat? a 40-year fourth of july tradition, the capitol 4th ncert. the full dress rehearsal takes place tonight on the mall.we have more on what you can and can't take with you. >> the individual performers got ome personal rehearsal time this morning,"the voice" winner mayland jarmen is singing the

national an them. electric violinists are also ng performi a capitol concert is in its 39th year. fult dress rehearsal happens tonight at 8:00. it's free and open to the public if you want to e the show. without dealing with the crowd that will be here on the fourth of july. >> now you'llave to pass through security, there are two entry points, one at 3rd and pennsylvaa northwest, the other at 3rd and maryland avenue southwest. some of the prohibited items include glass bottles, bikes and motorized scooters, large umbrellas, but anything under 36 inches is okay. and duffle bags and suitcases are also prohibited. the nation's capital is the place to beon july 4 and people have come from around the country to be here. >> to see fireworks and it's our nation's capital and among other things, it's a piece of history. >> it's an emotional event to be another on the fourth of july.

the begiings of our freedom. to choose to do what we want. >> what made you make the trek all t way from california in. >> to see trump. we're here for the fourth of july. >> tonight's dress rehearsal begins at :00 if you're stillng maki plans for the 4th. check out the scene in the nbc washington app. we have details on fireworks, watch parties, all over the city t >> now wern to a major development in a high-profile murder case, a judge in montgomery county ordering a new psychological evaluation for a mother charged with killing her two children. katherine hoggle has been in a psychiatric hospital since her children went missing five years ago. she's been charged wither mu even though the bodies of sarah and jacob have not been found. hogle has been deemed incompetent to stand trial. prosecutors say they thin she's faking her mental illness and today judge ruled that

rosecutors can have their own psychiatrist evaluate hogle. the children's father was in court. which would have been jacob's sertnth ay. >> some way this is kind of a birthday gift for him. you know it's a step towards justice for my son and my daughter. it's, it doesn't make it easier. >> once the new evaluation is in completed, august, it will be up to the judge to decide if katherine hole can go on trial. >> safety is a top priority as people take to the water over the 4th. and the weeken just this morning a reston couple was killed in a jet ski crash in anne arundel county. the couple's bodies were recovered from the south river in edgewater. on anne s six deaths arundel county waters in less than a week. coming up, ways to make sure you're safe on the water. another kind of water safety

concern, a warning for everyone heading to the beach this holiday weekend. a boy recently contracted a form of a esh-eating bacteria near ocean city. this has many parents worried about the safety of the waters. news4's darcy spencer spoke with health experts about what you need to do to keep your family safe this holiday. >> as many people prepare to hit the beaches and waterways this holiday, there's also concern about an invisible danger. flesh-eating bacteria. it's rare, but it can be deadly. a recent case was reported near ocean city. a mom says on facebook that her son contracted vibrio, a form of the bacteria after swimming in the bay outside ocean city. that's prompted health officials to alert public to take precautio precautions, we spoke to the head of the worcester county environmental programs viac fae-time. >> these are, these are present, in salty and brackish waters

which are waters that intermingle with coastal environments. >> he says it's still safe to swim and recreate, on the wat but you need to take precautions, especially if you have an open cut. >> if youo notice something within the day or two days, go seek medical attention immediately. don't let things fester. that's when people seem to have a problem. >> in maryland healthal offici say vibrio is present in the chesapeake bay and surrounding waterways. the health department says people with other medical issues have a higher risk of getti it. eating raw or undercooked sea food can put you at risk as well. the official name for the bacteria is innecrotiz fascitis. >> some of the symptoms would be an area of redness or swelling that's spreading rapidly. an area that's severely painful or associated with fever. >> darcy spencer, news4.

well storm team 4 issue as weather alert for potentially strong storms, thunderstorms again this afternoon. >> doug, how is it looking? >> we're tracking n the storms well to the north and west this is exactly what happened yesterday before they finally moved through our area. ound 6:00,le 8:00, we're tracking them now and i'll show what youx to ect the rest of the night and the fourth of july holiday. claiming her crown. last week we introduced to you the contestants in the miss senior d.c. pageant. today a message from the winner. and growing safety concerns as flag football gains aapopularity. ron gilchrist shows you much protection he ad

. back with more on a weather alert. teams a live look at storm 4 radar right now. doug and amelia are tracking storms tooth and for the fourth of july. they're back in less than two minutes to take us through the impact hour by hour. we are working for your health. with a newh study t may help you lose weight. researchers at brown university found that the time of day you exercise may be the key to shedding those extra pounds. people who worked out early in the morning lost the most weight. but consisncy is also important. the study found that people who exercise at the same time every day got the most out of their workout. speaking of getting your

exercise, it seemsike a good compromise as more parents pull their kids out of traditional tackle football and enroll them in flag football instead. but as popularity in flag wsotball groso do concerns about head injuries. news4's aaron gilchrist with a closer look at how much rotection head gear really offers to flag football players. >> it's the fastest growing sport in the country. lot of people see it as a safer alternati to tackle football. more than 1.5 million kids between the ages of 6-17 are nflaying flag football i leagues nationwid i nown the past flag football players hav not had to wear head gear. yet more leagues are now requiring it as participation skyrockets. when it comes to head gear th are no safety requirements for manufacturers and there hasn't been data to show what's good oh not. 's why the virginia tech helmet lab did its ownpe indendent tests, using test dummies. >> flag football is growing in

popularity. there is as many flag football players as there are tackle football players. oueven th it's a noncontact sport, there's still the potential for head injury.e wsaw a wide range of performance. there's some head gear that performed well and others that didn't perform so good. it was almost as if you weren't wearing anything. >> the caps that performed the best had thing thicker, stiffer padding. two got a five-star rating, one earned a four-star rating and the rest scored three stars or fewer. head gear will notin elime concussions in flag football or in any sport but it can help reduce the risk. the virginia tech helmet lab hopes that results can help d parents an coaches make more informed decisions when they select sports equipment. we've postedhe complete list on our website, just search flag football headgear, back to you. let's get back to the now.a >> doug and amelia standing by in the storm center with the latest. >> you've been trackingghstorms toni and for the 4th as well.

what do you see? >> we think we're going to have some storms tonight. big threat is think come tomorrow. because we're not just talking about a few storms during the afternoon. this could be widespread or tomw, just in time for 94th. >> heavy rain, strong gusty winds, similar to what we sawpl ing out last night. >> we'll show you what's playing out right now. not much happening in t d.c. area right now. for about the next one to two hours there are definitely some storms to the north. the big thing, the heat and humidity. 92 degrees right now, winds out of the north at 10 miles per hour. the heat index,100 degrees. fredericksburg, quantico, 96. another reason why we've got thr weathe advisory or the weather alert going on. but as i mentioned, nothing around d.c. now. it's all to theorth and west and once again this is something an area that we're going to be watching makingay its w down from areas like hagerstown. we're starting to see them form into frederick county, to the west of frederick and around

mount arie. towardsampshire and hardy counties, moving to frederick county, virginia over the next hour and any of tse could become strong very quickly just like they did during the day yesterday. something for tonight. we say the scene this is definitely the scene. we've got the rolling stones out there at fedex. 89 degre at 6:00 this is when the storms would be coming in, around 6:00, 7:00. we're thinking we should b around the 9:00. right around the time the stones are taking the stage. patchy fog by 11:00. tonight, scattering of storms, look at tomorrow, here's noon, plenty of cloud cover ely. breaking out no sunshine and look at the amount of storms we've got tomorrow afternoon. at 5:00 and 6:00, we think tomorrow will be more widespread severe weather andottial for torrential downpours. >> absolutely, doug. i think it's important to point out en we show future weather and where the storms are

bubbling up, it might be areas further to the east and west we think the best chance for heavy rain tomorrow and serious weather is in northern virginia. but area-wide you need to be weather-ready. >> we caught some video because so many people have been asking about the rolling stones and what we can expect tonight. checkt out, getting ready at fedex field, i love this. that looks exciting. here doug and i are in th air-conditioned studio talking about some storms. >> rolling stones. >> i know,gr how t? as we talk about the weather impacts for tomorrow if you're trying to get the run or exercise inre early befo you maybe do some fourth of july indulgence at the arbeque, you're going to be fine. it's going to be muggy. definitely want to hydrate. ttemperatures in 70s to low 80s. you want to be able to move indoors for fireworks, some of them are going to be impacted unfortunately. that's why we're in a storm team 4 weather alert for rotomor

so the storms firing between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. with a high temperature of 92 and an 80%an ch for thunderstorms tomorrow. we talk about the heat index as well. not only do you want to be weather-ready with storms, but stay hydrated through the holiday weekend. we're talking feels-like temperatures around 100. >> we'll have more through the 4:45 hour so tune in then as well. the n,t couple of da next four days -- on the hot side for sure. look at the numbers. 92 degrees tomorrow with a good chance of storms firing dur the oafternoon. st chance again on friday. storm chance again on saturday. saturday could be anotherof chae severe weather. we don't think we'll see as many severe storms on friday. but the chance for rain definitely there. and uess what,at lasts all wait through sunday, too. so a little bit of a stormy pattern over the next couple of days. it sounds a little like summer, doesn't it? >> it sounds a lot like summer., >> thank doug. >> well you could call it a blue crab whboom. y experts think this could be a record year.

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good new you're a crab lover, the chesapeake bay's blue crab population is doing well. head noogt fouh of july. the annual blue crab advisory report shows the population has increased nearly 60% fromlast year. resource managersa attribute prt of the increase to the waters not being overfished. other factors include responsible harvesting of female blue cabs for the past ten consecutive years. and cleaner water. so if crabs aren't your thing, how about some beef instead? >> how about i >> the 10th annual burger eating championship tooklace today at z burger in tenleytown. >> when all the chomping was finished molly schuyler won. she's from sacramento, she was the last womanstanding. she ate 32 burgers in ten minutes 2 burgers a minute if you're counting. this is the fifth year in a row that this burger queen hasho tan

the crown. she walks away with $1500 in cash and hopefully a bucket tums. >> it's always the skinny people, too, that do that. what we first told you about he 60 women vying to become the next miss senior d.c. last week. the winner has been chosen. the news4t digital team cau with the new queen right afir she red her crown. >> this has been one of the biggest highlights of my life. definitely. i just wanted to be in the court. but i'm so happy i'm queen. because i can represent seniors offering unconditional love. s.o.u.l., on a different platform and share with seniors and my young people, about love. and forgiving and releasing, óñ

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of a lot of people. >> aw. >> and as stevie wonder would- saysn't she lovely. >> presenting soul and grace. congratulations, you can watch our previous coverage of the pagea on the nbc washington app online. lassroom in thecourtyard, i'll show you how the community is helping a local schoolreak round on rows of organic gardens. > counting the cost, new reaction to how ch this year's july 4elebrations could cost taxpayers like you. and storm team 4 tracking otentially severe stormsagain

back to our top story, right now at 4:30, storm team 4 is tracking scattered storms. >> not everyone is going to see them. if they pop up, ty could be strong. let's get back to doug in the storm center for the latest. >> not much going on around the metro area now with one exception. a lot going on back to the north thd west this is what we expect, start here to north and west and move through the rest of the region. strongest storm right now we've got one around hagerstown and another one into harden county, morgan county in west virginia as well. and one around martinsburg. and tracking a new shower that

just developed over alexandria. over towards arlington as well around 1, coming along, if we took a shot of the airport right now, would you see it at the airport. not too strong an unsettled day for sure. extending into tomorrth and into weekend as well. if you are just joining us, with get you caught four things to know on this wednesday. water worries just before the fourth of july. a boy contracting a form of flesh-eating bacteria near ocean city, his mother posted these pictures on facebook. now paounts are worried the safety of the water. officials insisting this is an isolated incident and the water is safe for everyone. chopper 4 flying over breaking news in montgomery county this afternoon where one person was killed in a crash on river road.u a tr carrying sod colliding with a car, between esworthy road and seneca road this is in poolesville. news4's derek ward is on the way

to the scene and will have a live report. >> a judge i montgomery county is ordering a new psychological evaluation for katherine hoggle who has been in a mental hospital sincehe two young children disappeared five years ago. she's charged with their murder, but deemed inkpedant to stand trial. prosecutors have said she's tanking the etent of her mental illness. a judge today said prosecutors can have their own psychiatrist evaluate her. the mall is a very busy place today as you can imagine. getting ready for the fourth of july celebrations and the president's speech. thssands of police officer along with national guardsmen are going to be fanned out across the city. chief says despite the addition of president trump speaking, llregular police service ot be impacted. pat? >> thank you, wendy.g chanes to the fourth of july celebration on the mall have lot of people talking right now. it seems like everyday we're learning new detailst abou security. fireworks, military flyovers and all the tanks nowng descendi on

the district. aland we're so learning about the cost of it all. hur's taylor thomas is here with the talk around town what are your listeners saying about all of this? >> our listeners are not surprised about toremuch any when it comes to news oming from in regards to the administration. bwhat they are is a littl puzzled, fact that there would be two competing fourth of julys events,me place, same time, same location, when it should be an event about unity, g celebratindependence. they feel it shows how divided the country really is. iwi ll tell you chris tall tnormally atends, chrissal from clinton, this year she said not at all. >> i have no interests tr in attending either event. it's confusing that there's two events. but the event i plan to stay away from is the president's event. i know the kind of crowd he's

going to draw a d i't want to be at risk for violence. >> they're talking about the cost, too. the park service is diverting $2.5 million for the event tomorrow. what are your folks saying about that? >> that matters to them, the taxpayers being used for this could be used forumber of things. they feel like n instead of splitting things if they could choose one event for everyone to celebrate together. they would much prefer that. we took to the streets to see what listeners had say. >> well we should say -- >> it's a waste of taxpayer money. we should be channeling and distributing this money.ou tlaying it towards infrastructure and american roads. creating jobs and public school education. >> d of the day. money will be spent, as long as the crowd is here they're enjoying the spirit of the day. it's going to be a good day. >> so you know, we should say

that the money you know, they say is, it's for recreation fees and it was meant to improve parks, the president with, a tweet today said the cost will be very little compared to what it's worth and that we would only be paying for the fuel. >> yes. so some of ourte lrs say they think of teachers and tu infrastrucre where the money could go towards, we'll keep an eye on this. and they're goin to be there to celebrate. it's about unity and our listeners truly support that.>> e want everybody to have a good time. >> whur's taylor thomas. cominsi up, the ss of bees, we invite to you stay with us for news4 at 5:00, our changing climate is having aam dric impact on honey bee populations that could affect what we ht. a local hotel help i. the environme and a new interactive exhibit for the whole family. how new technology is merging the old and the new, right here in the district. and doug and amelia ting

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out. let's talk about one of the best views of the mall for the 4th. p.o.v. bar at the w hotel at 15th and pennsylvania. drinks and an amazing view from that vantage point. what more could you ask? and tomorrow night is huge, but they say at they are ready there at pov. it's probably our favorite night of the year, obviously we have the best view of the fireworks every ar this year we're doingur a our open bar, four-hour buffet, it will be a fun time. >> tickets are sold out online. starting tomorrow at noon you ght be able to snag some at the w. can you find other cool places to watch the fireworks at the scene page on the nbc washington app. we're working for you in the community. there is a brand new s.t.e.m. xhibit opening in an unlikely place. we went to the dunn barton house

in georgetown where they'rein mixthe old and the new. >> this is a 1770s porcelain figurine with a 3-d-printed model. that's designed to help the visually impaired. this is allart of the s.t.e.m. exhibit here at the dumbbarton house, we have the curator here. to check out what's going on in all the learning that you have here. >> let's talk about the figurine. >> the 1770s figurine, the idea is to allow people with visual impairments, to hold the 3-d model. it allows them to experience the museum and have understd hat's around them. >> the other element of so much in this case to see. and learn from. there's the brick, and te me about the brick and the brick that you have in your hands. >> the brick in the case is frol

constant h just down the street here and it is believed to be made by enslaved person and we decided to have a it 3-d printed. so can you see how the fingerprints in the brick areca and you experience it yourself. how would your fingers fit in f thosengerprints? >> this is wonderful to bring he old and t new and the young people in and incorporate all of this. especially you are familiar with you do work with girl scouts. >> we do work with girl scou programs. we probably do more in thet spring after the cookie sale. but this is all designed to match with their badges and we have a dumbarton badge ourselves. >> this exhibit runs through the end of the year and archeological dap comes u on july 20th, free and open to families. so come out and enjoy all there is to see here in this house with so much all right? >> back to you.

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storm team 4 declare as weather alert for storms and your fourth of july forecast, that could be a doozy.

doug and amelia are back to break it down in two minutes. while students at hillcrest heights elementary school are busy enjoying summer folks at the school are transforming they courd into a fertile ground for growing organic vegetables. the entire community came together to start the gaen, which is designed to spreadshe ds of healthy living. >> to build a good raised bed garden you have to dril a few good holes. >> we're going four high. >> and nail together a few sturdy pieces of wood. >> we'll aemble it here and move it over there, how about that this. >> these volunteers are buildids that will soon be bursting with fresh, organic vegetables. >> welcome to hillcrest heights elementary school. >> it's a day that the principal has waited for. >> we have thisov ly court-yard that is here at our school that was not being utilized. i've always wanted to do something extra special with this space.

>> bgwn, alon with staff, teachers, parents and community partners, are here for a special groundbreaking. a project that started with a trip to mcdonald's. >> when i was visiting the mcdonald's, i stopped and i looked and through the black ire fence i thought oh my goodness this isat we need in our courtyard. >> when the school's parent engagement system saw was the new oasis urban dwagarden and f in tele hills. >> it was a perfect opportunity to engage our parents. >> i got it. >> hillcrest prents and students have planted their own bed a oasis. >> let's make this a lot easier. >> we wanted our oasis garden to be a catalyst that could spread all over the place and we're starting to see that happen. >> now it's happening here the school. >> we want to teach our families and our students about growing

vegetables. maybe having their own garden at home and it's starting here. >> the students now have an opportunity to learn about healthy eating. another alternative to the normal unhealthy eating. >> keep this flush, we need to do another one over there. >> that one twisted straight. >> pat lawson muse, news4, temple hills. >> you know what most people don't realize is that the school located in the middle of a food desert, so that lesson is so important for those children, who get so excited about and take it home and theparents' lifestyles and their way of feeding the family changes. >> and it becomes a habit. and the idea of wanting healthy and fresh foods on a regular basis, it's not anything foreign or strange or weird it becomes nor slized. >> weuld also say that the garden will allow students and families access to the fresh food that's affordable, and with the help of our friends i should say at maryfield garden center,

they helped the kids out by for ying soil and suppli their new garden. >> thankou for that, maryfield. now what they need is some healthy sunlight and rain. not the crazy stuff we've been getting around here the last couple of days. not such a great night to be working out there in the gardeng doand amelia. >> we've got to watch out over the next couple of hours, we've got storms ng their way into the rest of our region. they're to the north and west right now. i >> developed it fizzled out and now you found another one on our tower cam. >> this is great, you guys know love this kind of stuff. this is what we've got right now. take a look, here's the cathedral, this iai the ort and look at the storm that's developed. this is the rain shot. e the edge of the rain. woo he have the rain coming over national harbor right now. look at numbers, 92 degrees, still at the airport. i bet this number goes down at the top of the hour. 87 by 7:00 with a storm chance,

a good storm chance, and down to 81 by 11:00. etro ng around the d.c. area, except for this one area i was watching here. we can zoom into this one. you saw it from the tower cam. there it is right there, right over national harbor. let's take you street level around 2 the 95. and the beltway along the indianhead highway. 210. can you see where the heavy youp hiur is now, more rain to the north and west t is what we're watching this line that's going to make its way through. once it comes across the mountains like they all h ve over the last couple of days it willhit more of an unstable atmosphere and we could see an increase in the storms developing. increasing coverage of storms around the mid-atntic, leading into tomorrow. and we do think that tomorrow unfortunately is the fourth of july and we've got a very good chance of storms area-wide. >> we've declared tomorrow as storm team alert day.

check your forecasas you're setting up for the fourth of july. 89 degrees at 7:00 p.m. there's an or80% chance ftorms at about 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. that's going to be area-wide. we say storms, we mean very heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds, at 9:00 p.m. we're down to about 81 degrees, still keeping a 50% storm chance in at 9:00 p.m. this is when fireworks displays are getting under way across the area so some will be impacted. by 11:00.m p., still a 30% chances.for otherwise it's muggy with a temperature at 11:00,round 80 degrees. so fourth of july fireworks, i think some of you are going to c be impted. so if you're heading out to watch fireworks, here's your plan. we're recomnding that you bring a tarp or a folding chair. the ground is probably damp. and if you brina tamp you can use it as an umbrella. have the nbc washington app downloaded so youn track the

radar and get the latest inormation. go.e a safe place to make sure you know where you could head to your car quickly or something like that. you want to have a plan in place. we've got a good chance of storms coming through the area. 80% chance tomorrow a high of 92 degrees, and 89 on friday, 92 on saturday, 91 on sunday. so woe stay hot and humid with a chance of storms through the next couple of days and take a look at this. as we move through t next ten days, go back to the 10-day forecast. i want to see the whole thing, we've got temperatures that are going to be inheupper 80s, monday, tuesday and wednesday, back to around 90 on tuesday, but humidi t shouldn't beat bad and we drop storm chances early next week. much more on the 4th. we're still looking at the latest data. any storms tt develop, we'll bring them to you. see you back in a bit.

we all swooned when prince harry gushed about his baby boy's birth. now harry is talking about how the past few months have changed him. >> changing diapeth will do to a guy. he says his son archie has inspired him to be a better role model. >> perhaps it's the newfound clarity i have as a father. knowing that my son will always be watching what i do. mimicking my one day maybe even following in my footsteps. >> harry went on to talk about how his own mother, princess diana was a role mod toll so many other people. >> harry and ghan's littleboy is now two months old and he'll be christened this weekend in a private ceremony at windsor. cy thought they had butlers or diapers? >> yeah, that's right. >> they don't mention that to the public.

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a room with a capacity of half that. report says that these facilities have limited access to a change of clothes and two facilities had not provided children access to hot meals. >> you shouldn't hold anybody there for any length of time. let alone children. >> following the bombshell report by pro publica, detailing of a private facebook group. mocking migrant deaths. the acting secretary of dhs promising a swift investigation tweeting quote any employee ifund to have compromised the public's trust our law enforcement mission will be held accountable. a gwing scrutiny and sense of urgency felt all along the border. dan sheneman, nbc news. > all right right now at 5:00, wre we go again, storm team 4 tracking someather making its way into our area. >> so much so we're double-teaming it tonight. doug and amelia tracking what's

happening today and of course keeping a close eye on the weather. and the fireworks show. will it be washed out tomorrow, guys? s yeah, mother nature bringing its own fireworow, you know that. we've got a couple of showers out there now. we've gotay tot as widespread as yesterday. and tomorrow is the day we're watching for the storms t come through. >> we've declared tomorrow a storm team 4 weather alert day. we think we could see heavy rainfall achblt 80% chance that folks are dealing with rain. >> a couple of showers out there now. we've got shower activity going on towards winchester, hagerstown, in towards watersberg and around the d.c.e alion meo harbor along indiaead highway and the beltway. so heads up around oxon hill, a very hea downpour, we could see lightning any time with this one. more storms to the north and west. in towards washington county, to moving in frederick county maryland.

as well as frederick county, virginia. this line is making its way down once again, as it gets to the east of the blue ridge we could see it fire up more. once again we're weather alert, woe not expecting a ton tonight. but we are expecting it tomorrow. look how widespread the storms are around the mid-atlant. storms tracking some storms tonight, a few of them tonight. more widespread on the 4th and we think they'll not only be more widespread, it will happen during a longer period of day. severe stormsop with heavy rain. it could be a problem for you heading out to the fireworks.ba we'll be in a couple of minutes. >> see you then, doug, thank you. make sure you have the nbc washington app. it's free to download and set your home page to weather to get the forecast at your fingertip. to a nearly 40-year fourth of july tradition on the west front of the u.s. capitol. ni