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old.u pla bit of chaos, protests, and arrests. >> some of that chaos caused by the weather andmore storms in the forecast tomorrow. i'll fill you in on timing. announce news 4 at 11:00 starts now. >> good evening everyon i'm leon harris. as we come on the air this independence day, fireworks frustration i the word of the night. we could see them from a vantage point in virgini that wasn't the case for peoplee that made th trip to the day at the national ball. after a day of showers, most of what folks could see was smoke. i'll fill you in on what happened. and amelia will fill you in on the science oof all that. jackie is out on thmall where the show was less than stellar. >> reporter: i am not expert on this, but iatcan tell you wh i saw.

it seemed as if this humid cloudy air was holding down the smoo the fireworks were difficult to see. the logistics for best viewing were a bit different this year lfcause of chang to the firework show itse. those sitting to the east of the washington monument saw a few minutes ofk, dazzling firewor but as the program continued, the fireworks became obscured by what seemed to be undissipated smoke by the explosions. it caused the audience see them as a giant colored glare. >> it was just too much smoke. > the first few minutes was good. then after that it was like a cloud. you couldn't see anything. you could see people going home right now. >> reporter: others made the best ofhis independence day celebration. >> it's phenomenal. you see aot of people. you meet a lot of people. the environment is nice. the fireworks ares beautiful. it's a nice place to be. >> reporter: and we are tol

thaton the virginia side of the river, they had a perfect view. a lot of people have posted picturer to twitt. it looked lovely, but unfortunately here not so great. live on the national mall, jackie benson, news 4. >> it was just fun hanging out with thousands of yourfriends. after the firework show ended, it was time to head. home that meant something on metro. it wasn't easy. our cameras caught the huge crowd in the smithsonian station tonight and as you can see there was still plenty of smoke left in the air. it turns outll a that smoke was because of so many of your fourth of july plans had to move weather.the let's check in with amelia draper for the explanation of what a had tonight what's in store for tomorrow. >> we were talking about this in the news room. as soon as we heard you couldn't see the fireworks, we both said 2016. >> deja vu. >> of course we hav to show you video of 2016 where you could

barely see the fireworks. here's the why behind it. chk it out, on a normal night you're heading down to the national mall, seeing the fireworks go off there without a hitch right now. as we head to graphics and check out the whyehind the science, here's that normal night. there's the fireworks. aren't they beautiful? here's why they're typically not an issue. you have warm air at the surface and colder up into the atmosphere. that air and smoke has a place to go. not the case out there tonight. what happened was that warmer face as just above the s with cooler air trapped below it. so, that smoke had nowhere to go. this is what we called a temperature inversion. why could folks in virginia see the fireworks and not in d.c.? we had a light westerly wind coming across, so we kept seeing the smoke pile uhe in district right where the firerks were happening. in virginia you got a little bit of clearing. right now on storm team 4 radar

i'm tracking one thunderstorm around the annapolis area, patchy fog yofr night tonight, and more thunderstorms omorrow, mainly during the afternoon or evening hours. i'm timing that out. no, talk of temperature inversion tomorrow. i have more on that at 11:00. >> we told you ewelier this ek the new location for the fireworks meant operations at reagan nationalrport were going to be impacted. here a live look at the traffic at d.c.a. at the moment. many flights had to take off and land late because of the ndfireworks a flyovers. the faa never made this change ovfore, but because the fireworks were med to west potomac park, they had to be moved. the crowd oohed and ahhed as

jet ets soared over. president trump honors each branch of mheilitary and also discussed some of the things that unite us all as americans. >> daring and defiance, excellence and adventure, courage and confidence, loyalty and love that built this country into the most exceptional nation in the history of the world. >> the rain fell as mr. trump spoke on the grounds of the lincoln memoria news 4 cory smith fills us in on what this first of the kind fourth of jus like for the thousands that attended. >> i tell you what, the president promised us a show and in many ways he delivered. those military flyovers absolud.ly stunned the crow each one, people were pulling out phones, snapping photos, recording video. the speech was a bit of a military history lesson,aying

homage to all five branches of theilitary with stories of heroism that got the crowd going. some parts wereinaudible. there were protesters. they were shouting and would basically drown out the points.nt at some many do believe the president hit the right notes and that his message resonatedmongst the crowd regardless of where you stand politically. for most folks out here, this is a fourth of july they'll never forget. s out y mentioned prote there on the national mall. tonight we learned two people were arreste w near thete house. they were taken into custodr aftethis chaotic scene along pennsylvania avenue. a protester who set fire to the american flag was taken into custody. the secret service tells us that person did have aurermit to bn the flag, but just not in that area. that person is also facing ae cha for felony assaul a on

police officer. a second arrest was made for obstructing a police investigation. three people including two secret service individuals suffered minor injuries during the chaos. weather likely lame for this sinkhole in wood bridge tonight. thankfully nobody was injured when the sinkhole swallowed this car as you see there. >> reporte folks here in wood bridge are getting doubl the fourth of july souw. y can probably hear the fireworks gng off around me. they've been watching this massive sinkhole form all throughout the day. it runs the length of the prince dale road you can and then on our side of the road, i'll turn the flashlight off, you can very faintly see the light of car flickering down against the walls of one of thekh sines. there's one car that's down inside of that hole and they haven't been able to get it out so far. >> it's crazy. >> is there a creek back there? >> i'm not sure.r: >> reporte the car was sunk down by the time we got there.

check out this picture. you can see it start to fall into the sinkhole. what's incredible is how much more of this road was swallowed up after the picture was snapped. >> not safe enough to approach it right now. it has been collapsing since we've been here. >> reporter: here's what authorities ppink haed. massive amounts of rain fell today and ran off into the fillway and the carries water underneath the road. they think the surge of water blew the pipe out and everything gave way. >> i would recommend people avoidlu this area incng sight seers. we have anak tif collapse here, so they should stay away. >> reporter: the rois going to be closed for the rest of the night. they can'tork on it right now. expect it to be closed two or three days. reporting in wood bridge, drew wilder, news 4. developing tonight another force of nature.

millions of southern califngnians braci for after shocks following the reon's h largest eartke in 20 years in the town of ridg crest. the quake was centered nearby about 150 miles north of los angeles. a small hospital had to be evacuated as a precaution. there were no reports of injury oris deaths fortunately. more after shocks e areected in the coming days, weeks, or even months down the road. loser to home, montgomery county police tell us they are looking into a disturbing confrontation between officers w office rg slammithis man's head to the ground. this incident took place at the mcdonald's on connecticut avenue on aston hill. the police officer appears to ive his kneeto the back of his head and the manms screa as his head hits the ground. the video was posted on twi er last night and viewed more than

62,000 times. we are working to find out what led to this incident and why police were detaining this man in the first place. montgomery county oplice have ened up an investigation and they want any witnesses out there toome forward and help them out. still ahead tonight, central park blast, three years since the local student lost his leg and still no suspects. tonight a closer look at the one cluehat could provide answers. plus defending his title,y jhestnut does it again. how many

three years ago thiseek a mystery explosion in new york

city's central park blew off the lower leg of a student from fairfax. connor golden has battled back,o relearnwalk, run, even rock climbg now. the bomber behind that blast still on the loose.t tonighe take a closer look at the best clue police have, a b bakeryag that contained the explosive. >> reporter: union city's bakery has sold central cuban crackers for years. to look them, there's nothing special about these crackers, but there is something special about this bakery bag.ar last ye the nypd released an image of the bag becau it was the container that how issed us explosive that blew off con noer golden's leg. he was visiting central park when he jumped off these rocks lading on the bag. inside was the homemade

explosive. it changed connor's life forever. he now walks with a prosthetic. >> connor has in some ways moved on more than we have. he's forgiven.n' i dot know how he's done that. but we haven't. >> reporter: to find out morb about that ery bag, the best clue in this case, the ip visited union city where the bakery has served customers for two decades wechlt found the current owner who told us the last time a bag like this may have been circulating was a decade ago when theev prus owner used it. lee showed us his items now come in clar bags. >> were there bags like this in the back? >> no. i used thowned this bakery sinc 2010 and never used this ba >> reporter: both the former and current owners have cooperative,

helping him track down the bag's manufacturer and printer. so far though nothing has led to the bomber. >> we want have to answers for connor and that family. >> reporter: if somebodysaw a box of these bags and had a ai friend or acquance they don't feel right about, what should they do? >> please call crime stoppers, let us know. >> we would implore peoplein new york to cast back and give thought to their connections to that bakery. it's not likehis is a bag coming from target or walmart. >> there is now a $40,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case. connor golden has never talked publicly about the explosion. the fairfax native is headed into his senior year at the university of miami. >> you can read ame about connor's recovery and our previous coverage on thistory on the nbc washington app. let's turn back to the

celebrations here, all over our region have their own parades and whether you're young or young at iheart, the of fairfax parade holding something for everyone. a big partf the parade noring those who serve in uniform who keep us safe and free every day. parades also hitting streets wood acres, leesburg, and tacoma park, each one full of bands and spirit to fill the sidewalks. looks like a lot of fun at those community celebrations. we're glad folks had fun and hope they stayed safe. in addition to the red, white, andblue, saw a lot of gray today. showers soaked many of the celebrations outside. president trump's speech at one t was delayed because of the weather. but then it ended up starting on time after the showers moved through. but it wastill impossible to stay dry out there. folks didn't smem to mind. alia, i've got to give you redit because you called it

almost down to the minute to when the rain was going to beg goin to the national mall. >> thank you leon. we knew the thunderstorms gore dog to fizzle out as the sun went n. down there at the mall with the shower, i wou not have gone down there. >> if i had been guaranteed to see fireworks, yeah. but if you know you were go ng to go see nothing but smoke, probably not. >> it had to be disappointing. and if you had gone 2016 and now this year, now you're dealing with it two ilmes. i'm s tracking a thunderstorm. this moving over the bay bridge. so, if you know somebody trying to get to the beach rig now, this is what they're dealing with out there, heavy rain around annapolis. before i talk about our weather, i want to mention today anchorage, alaska officially broke its all-time high. 89 degrees was the temperature there today, similar to us. the old record5. so, yeah, new record set in

alaska today. alaska continues to bake. more on that maybe tomorrow.'s but let get you through your weather for tonight and tomorrow locally. ight now seeing showers into parts of fairfax and prince william counties along 95. we do s trt try out there. we do continue to have storms later in thday tomorrow, saturday, and sunday. we also deal with the heat and humidity where it's going to feel like mid to upper 90 in he afternoon hours. if you are outside take it easy, ink lots of water, wear light colored loose fitting clothing. we don't see relief from the heat andil humidity u monday, really tuesday, and that's when we see the storm chances drop off. this is tomorrow lunchtime,is ated showers out there. 2:00 we start to see showers and storms bubblingup. 4:00 p.m., still tracking showers and thunderstorms in spots. heavy rain fall is possible because of how juicy the

atmosphere is.pt really kehe smoke around for the fireworks out there. this is 6:00. we start to see the activity wind out wn a little bit. i can't rule out showers and thunderstorms until 9:00 or r:00 on your fay night. here's the planner. warm and humid to start the day. if you're going for a run or bike ride. it should be fine. it's going to feel like a sponge out there. maybe isolated shower around midday. muggy otherwise. mid 80 ls. near 90 tomorrow as we track those showers and thunderstorms especially between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. currently our temperatures rig now are coming in in the 70s, 77 in wasngton, 73 in frederick, 73 in ma nas sass. if you areea hd to the pool, the earlier the better tomorrow, saturday, and sunday.er h's the storm team 4 ten day forecast. 92 on saturday, 91 on sunday, with afternoon showers and thunderstorms both saturday and

sunday. now, leon, tomorrow i don't think we're going to see too much in the way of severe weather. we could see heavy rain. but saturday we might see a few severe thunderstorms out there. sunday as well as a cold front moves through. but i think the day to keep an eye on would be saturday. mony and tuesday, finally dry on tuesday, dare i say nice, low humidity, no rain. >> here we g having a great monday. how about moving those days back so we can a nice weekend. >> we'll wo. on it >> with all those days on the ten day, only two look like good hair days. >> you're right about that. >> that's what you need to know. you've got your grilled cheese? >> i'm going to go work on that. >>n. fill the nats having plenty of fun on the fourth. first, here's jimmy fallon. >> hey guys we're playing search party with the cast of "stranger thgs." plus we ha ve

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you think stevert maez is going to put the marlins on his christmas list thisr? yea >> he should. he should. here's the deal, it's the fourth of july, so we're goug to show yohe wolf of weiners, joey chestnut in a minute. but the nationals se toave the same level of dominance the marlins. since meeting miami on may 24th, the nats have had a great record going 9-1 against the fish in that span. bottom 2, nats down 2, kurt suzuki feasted on barbecue. ten home run of the season. then he's going toe celebrn the dug out with a little fluff.

can you guys dot? tha can you fluff? >> i might break a hip. >> then nats 2-1. anthony randon going deep. he becomes the first national. baby sharks showp in the 6th. para with a popular walk up song. he was quite popular today. goes off the wall. one run score is easy. here comes tray turner. the relay, the throw. check this out, turner gets into me. his head goes directly into the umpire's leg. it didn't look good, but both guys arell right. the nats are all right too. they win 5-2 and complete the sweep. to the pitch d.c. united on the road visiting dallas. dallas had it going from the start. long shot on net, bill hamead

makes the shot. 1-0.s on the board d.c. united great chance late in the first half. wayne radoony with the header. can't quite get it in. that's the best opportunity for united. beats c. united 2-0. to wimbledon, nadal in action taking on nick. check out this back end. shoo! right down the laser indeed. perfect. no chance on that one. nadal wins it four sets, advances othe the third round. on the women's side, serena going upagainst yuvan. and she didn't make it easier for her.

finally guys, the real athletes, nathan's famouhot dog eating contest, joey, the man, the myth, the legend. could he do it? got it going early. beat his record, 74 hot dogs. i love the looks on your faces right chestnut admitted he slowed down at the halfway point. i can't think of why. but he pushed through like a true champion would. he ate 71 dogs inu 10 mis and he looked like he eight 71 dogs in 10 minutes right there. heat's over 20,000 calories, guys. won by 21 hot dolls. he crushed the competition. >> did that face look like he had fun? >> i don't think so. sometimes you can be a winner and loser at the sameme ti the system can only handle so much. >> he kisses his mom with that mouth too. we'll be right b we'll be right b ac t

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this is the most patriotic day of the year and it was tra pecial for dozens of people who officially became american citizens. vice president mike pe celebrated citizens at the at naturalizn ceremony today just feet away from the declaration of independence. how cool is that. >> love that. the weather, we continue to track showers and thunderstorms mainly during the afternoon and evening hours tomorrow, saturday and sunday as well. feels like temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, finally get relief by monday. >> sounds good. thanks for joining us tonight. jimmy fall comes up next. thanks for watching. and the nats now move on to kansas city. >> tat's right.

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