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thursday. fires broke out in the city of ridgecrest outside of los angeles as crews have been working throughout the night. california's governor already called the white house to k for a presidential emergency declaration to help with the recovery. so far no deaths have been t reported. bunow the concern is the possility of strong aftershocks. we will be keeping a close e there. good morning to you. we have more on last night's earthquake. but firstwe are tracking more rain chances for our holiday weekend. auren.orning >> good morning. >> still looks like more showers could be coming our way. >> you are r ht. that is a weather alert. ar have the humidity out there. and then we go to see more storms blossoming in this moist atmosphere we areei seg. any time after 2:00 or 3:00. look at the hazy sunshine coming

up there about 5:49. early this morning,this saturday morning. temperatures right now, look at this. we even have 80s. annapolis 81. we are 78 here in the district. 60s out in the valley. we go over the next several hours the temperatures will go right onup. back into the lower 90s for the daytime today. we are watching this thing out of west virginia. but for the most part dry, quiet, haz and humid right now. things are go to change as we head to the afternoon. >> all right lauryn, thank you. officials are still waiting for the sun to come up to get a fresh look at the damage from last night's earthquake and experts say there may be even more aftershocks oming.

as southern california was recovering from july 4th earthquake that shook buildings and rattled nerves, a larger and more powerful quake hit. >> the largest rthquake in my life. i was really scared. >> these residents that live in ridgecrest,alifornia were in the backyard pool when the shaking started. it struck friday night at 8:19 pacific time causing items to fall off store shelves, roads to crack and sparking fires. >> aignificant amount of fire and rescue from the los angeles, riverside and fresno county areas. >> shaking was felt all across southern california and as far

as las vegas and mexico. baseball fans in dodger stadium got a feel. >> seismologists said thequake was on the same fault line as the 6.4 shaker. 150 miles northeast of los angeles in the mojave desert. this is the largest earthquake to hit southern california in 20 years. >> we don't get in the 7s very often. the last earthquake we had above 6 was 7.1 in 1999. 20 years ago. >> althoug the earthquake offered plenty of shakings in lo angeles, cities say there are no reports of structural damage, but the reality of living in earthquake country reminded e residents to b prepared for the big one. >> wow. we willnue to follow all of the breaking developments as first responders get a better look at the

you can check the latest in the nbc washingtonapp and we will upeate you thre. happeningtoday far right groups are set to hold a major rally that could get heated in the district because demonstrators are planning protest. he demand free speech freedom rally will take place at 11:00 featuring speeches from dozens of far right activists and one block away down pennsylvania avenue an ant-- d.c. police are bracing for the possibility of large crowds that may try to clash. >> we have every intention ofpi kee the opposing gro separate. giving them the opportunity to say what they had to say. but at the end of the line you have to keep them separate. >> and while there are nole schedustreet closures for today's protests, police say

drivers should be prepared for random closures near freedom plaza along pennsylvania avenue. this morning wizards and capitals owner ted leonsis isin mourng the loss of a friend killed in maryland when their jet ski crashed into a marker in the south river. he was the ceo of red river, a partner of monumental sports. leonsis said he was a wizards tick holder and travelled with the team to lonn last year for a game. thoughts are with them. and this week we -- the boy is healing from the infectionut the c dc says 1 in 3 people with

the infection die. a woman from bethesda wasn't sure if she would live when she was infected years ago. we spoke to heer about h long and successful recovty. a sy you will only see here on news4. so, walking up the stairs would be one of the biggest challenges for me.t >> reporter: i is no problem now for alexis who contracted the flesh-eating bacteria years ago. >> at the time they did not think i would be able to walk or walk without a brace. i ma a recovery that even the doctors thought was impossible. >> she was infected on a family trip in california when she was 15. >> i fell into the water andba probly fell 14 feet into the water but there was a tree branch that cut my leg. >> she spent months recovering in hospitals even celebrating her 16th birthday there not knowing if she would live. >> at any point if the infection

went into the bloodstrm they would have to amputate. i would go i to surgery not knowing whether i would wake up out of surgery without a leg. >> she was homecoming princess. fast forward seven years and she just graduated from drexel university and is pursuing a career in the medical field. >> i think going through the experience gave me the motivation and the passion for the infectious disease and pretty much anything medical. >> recent cases of eaflesh-ng bacteria including a boy that was infected just outside of ocean city. she is as improvements in treatment can help people survive just like she has. >> if you think you have an infection just go to the doctor. don't put it off. i waited five days. >> some may fear of contracting the bacteria, she is not. shetill cliff dives, jet skis

and plays sports. >> not being afraid of what is out there. that i helpful. >> when she looks into the future she sees herself helping others. >> she hasn't decided which par ofthe medical field she will go into but she wants to help people overcome illnesses. drivers in virginia, a stretch of route 29 will close on at noon to improve one of the regions most dangerous intersections. this will impact the north lanes. crews plan to flatten the road by removing hills that make it hard to see the traffic lights. we are told the project isct ex to last in early august. in the nba, have you heard the reigning finals mvp isg sign a deal in los angeles. but he won't be playing wit

lebron james. espn reported overnight forward kawhi leonard is joininp the clrs. not only they got leonard a month after winning a championship with toronto, they also pulled off a huge trade to acquire oklahoma city thunder all-star paul george and now two of the league's biggest names ha h a newme in l.a. bummed it is not the lakers but oh, well. such is life. a fire in prince georges county leaves a family of nine without a home, and now the community is rallying around them. find out how you also c

welcome back. time now is 6:12. we are talking about a local family of nine that was displaced after a fire ripped through their home.

the father coached kds in the town for years and now the community is t trying make life better form hi and his children. >> i came out of the house, i saw flames coming out of the garage. >> michael called ni9-1-1 when saw his neighbor's house on fire. i >> started to run over. >> reporter: the smiths and their seven kids were safe, but the home was soamaged they can't live there for now. for a family this large with kids 4-16 it is devastating. >> the family is good people. they are like the people that you want to have yourds ki play with and live next door. >> they organized an online ndraiser for the family to get them back on their feet and as a thank you for all that they have

done. >> he has coached everyones kids in the town. they both rew uphere. >> lance smith is a soccer coach among other sports and is considered aor ment to many. >> coach lance would drive them to practice and to the games and be there to help when i couldn't be. >> now the community wants to return the favor.e >> i lik to get them in there as quickly possible. >> this final started in the gage and when it happened it destroyed a lot of the athletic equipment. insurance is not going to replace that. if you are interested in helping the smith fami go to nbc washington and search buoy family. >> tragedy. >> if you do good, good lways comes back. you are taking a live, beautiful look outside. the sunrise. weare in weather alert mode.

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lots of people decided spend their 5th of july here. >> i wanted ice cream. >> the ice cream store happy to get you a scoop of delaware peach or magical unicorn. lots of people spending a lot of money. this lady needs to find shorts asap. way too hot for jeans.am >> i going to get some shorts. >> chairs umbrellas. sweatshirts. >> those are the top sellers. they say the smmer started off slow but picked up with nice sunny weekends. the beach goers. >> keep coming. >> l of sandwiches for folks coming off of the beach. daytrippers, weekenders o all week visitors. visitors way more than 2018. >> so far the season is much better. >> if you are coming to the delaware beach from northern

virginia, d.c., pack an extra duffle bag full of patience. delaware route 1, extra crowded this weekend. bring your patience. i am telling you hot as it is and humid as it is, beach is perfect. >> i left on wednesday to get down to the eastern shore and i came backy.yesterda so much traffic. so much traffic getting there. but it was nice. nice down there. people got to enjoy the extended holiday vacation. i did not because i am here. but it is so nice. with the humidity, you want to be near the water. it is hot. temperatures are in the 80s. >> i know. >> steamy and muggy. >> it is so mug y. i know it is really muggy out there. it is going to continue to be

muggy throughout much of the day today. let's look at it right now. it changed a little bit but it was really eeriein this mo three minutes ago we had a pinkish hue in the air. really hazy out there. i just tweeted out that picture. now the sunp came u at about 5:49 this morning. it is a beautiful start to your saturday. you step outside and the humidity hits you like a ton of bricks. showers on tap for sunday. i think we will have more shower activity as opposed to storms. we will be more on the stable side. ou want relief it is coming by monday. tsday and even wednesday. current temperatures out there right now. sas out in the valley. 80 in annapolis.

it is a ltle warm out there. over the next 12 hours it is going to it be very humid and steamy out there. 9:00 we are at 80 degrees, noon.ng 90 at it is going to feel like 100 degrees because the humidity is so thick out there. after 2:00 or 3:00, we will start to see the storms popping up across the area hey could be slow-moving. we will have to worry about those flooding concerns. i know we hadod flog concerns yesterday. same today. even by 6:00 it will be stormy. 5 w50 chance youl see the storms. pool outlook today looking good. muggy out there. lunchtime should be dry. but after 2:00 or 3:00 you will want to keep an eye to the sky and maybe have the weher app in your hand. nothing happening close to us.ut b we are dry out there. even when i win it out, watch.

for us we are looking dry right now. no rain. look at this we cloud up going through the noon hour. we have seen sunshine out there right now. as we go to 2:00 or 3:00 here come the storms. eventually that system will pass through tonight and tohe south sunday.n that is why we will need more showersuctivity on day. we are talking about damaging winds and heavy downpours. they keep coming. 9:30, 10:00. a chance of rain into the overnight. into tomorrow, 89 degrees.hr showersghout the day with a few storms possible. cloudy and definitely onhe muggy side. as we get in to monday we have

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>> yeah. i would creep out. >> a 6'1" long boa constrictor. the car owner pulled it out with hes bare hands. >> what is thinking? >> police a looking for the owner right now. a neighbor that owned a few snakes offered to care for it. boa constrictors are not venomous and are often kept as pets. but there is no wayam i reaching down. >> snakes don't bother me as much. but i wonderou how i wld react if i saw onen my car. >> i would freak out. there is no way. the next one. as e is a lot of protocol you know when it comes to the queen of england. but on thursday she met someone that did not worry about any of that. that is the duck with the queen.

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today starts now. good morning andthank you so much for waking up with this morning. we have a lot of news to get to and we are also tracking breaking news out of california where a second earthquake rattled the state. we are in weather alert mode sounds like as it more storms are rolling through. >> after 2:00 or 3:00. that is why we are weather alert. i am worried about heavy

downpours that could lead to flooding and there is nothing this morning. a beautiful morning. you head outside and it is so sticky out there. we do have sunshine now with no clouds. just about an hour now of sunshine. close to it. we have 20 mo minutes to go. it is hot. it is hot out there. 60s with south winds pushing the humidity. a little bit of patchy fog out there. it going to be out there this morning. watch your visibility. it is down in a lot of spots out there. down through central virginia and up towards the baltimore area and maryland. maybe a spring board before we head into the afternoon. we are looking at storms this afternoon. we will time them out for you and talk abt when we finally dry out dd cooln a little bit. that is cing up

>> all right lauryn, thank you. back to the news out of california. this morning we will get a closer and clearer look at the damage left behind. the most recent jolt measured at 7.1 on thesc richtee and happened last night around 8:00 pacific time a dayter another quake rocked southern california. in kern county 150 miles from los angeles. this is the largest one to hit the area in 20 years. >> 7.1. realizing that was more significant than the one that was previous. we started to launch a lot of equipment, even though we don't know for sure what all of the damage is. we want me equipment. we knowow catastrophic the last one was.

>> experts say they may have more aftershocks coming. more on the situion in california all morning right here on news4. and a developing story closer to home this morning, an overnight fire for six people out of the town home. firefighters were called to the house on lake largo drive just before 4:00his morning. we are told that the fire started on the deck. two urults and fo kids were able to make it out unharmed. ergency management officials are working to lp them. the fire did not spread to neighboring homes. far right groups are set to hold a major rally that could get heated in the district. opposing demonstrators are also planning to protest. the demand free speech freedom rally will featu speeches from dozens of far right s.activist just one block down an

ti-fascist group is gathering in pershing park. the proud boys, a known white supremacyp grouill be providing security today. >> we have every intention ofi keepng thesi oppo group separate. >> while there are no street closures keep in mind at drivers should be prepared for random road closures along pennsylvania avenue. drivers in virginia, a stretch of route 29 will close monday at noon to improve one of the regions most dangerous intersections impacting the northbound range from riley road to vint hill road and they plan to flatten the road. the southbound lane will not be

affected and the project is expected toast through early august. new details in what many people are calling a case of excessive force. the videos shows police officers engaging with a suspect outside of a mcdonald's wednesday night. the officer slams the suspect's head to the ground. ent released a new stat calling the video horrifying. police tell us armando paso was trying to sell mushrooms and was resisting arrest. >> i see the officer do some xtracurricular activity as a result of the use of force. with that piece it gives me

pause. >> the police officer who kneed the suspect is on administrative duty. two are in critical condition after a road rage ncident set off fireworks inside their pick up. the car is engulfed in flames. man o pulledut a gun and opened fire into the car on the fourth of july. it happened after a dispute over a parking space. a man and two children were adly burned. police a searching for the gunman. enjoy are planning to more fireworks this holid weekend, fires broke out over the weekend. the latest in northwest washington. you can see the flames that forced several people out of their home in the middle of theh nit. fortunately everyone inside and their pets got out okay.

but the fireworks were illegal and improperly used. nethhbors tell us fireworks prlem has gotten even bigger in recent years. >> we are concerned every year. we find it on the front porch, roof, backyard. >> they explode. if they move. if they fly. you are go to hurt yourself or someone else. >> >> the fire nearly gutted the home. now uninhabitable. police are working to keep people safe from the dangers of fireworks. thursday night d.c. police confiscated 58,000ec of illegal fireworks and you are looking at some of this. and police found it a in one of the 7 police jurisdictions. presidei trump is plannng to use an executive order to get a

citizenship question on next year's census. the white house is looking to use legal measures to include the measures on the 20ensus but it is not clear how they will go about it and the nnouncement came hours after the president told reporters his administration size exploring options. >> we have four or five ways to doit. we are working on a lot of things, including an executive order. >> if psident trump makes the executive order it will not override last week's but it may prompt another round of lawsuits by the same people that initially sued to block thees qution meaning that it could end up back in federal court. and the immigration debate it will be front and center m ont the press with chuck todd. coming up, cannabis confusion, the changes sparked by a news4

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welcome back, the time now is 6:42. we want to tellyou about newsinvestigation that is getting results. a virginia legislature says the law has to be fixed. more on how a state lab handles marijuana cases. >> in a criminal justice system that relies on scientific evidence and laboratory testing, department of forensic scientist director said the results at her state lab must be accurate.

before virginia law changed the definition of marijuana in march tests only had to determine whether products contain thc. now the definition allows for hemp products like cbd with trace amounts no greater than 3% the lab must be able to determine the exact amount. >> sometimes the law is ahead of the technology. >> he co-sponsored that marijuana bill which took effect hempdustrial production of could begin immediately but the criminal justice part of the law left people in legal limbo. they arrested the store owner for selling marijuana and he said it is allcbd. >> one thing we never wanted to do is to put people in legal jeopardy. >> it isough for police and procutors to be aware of every

law immediately. to complicate things further, the field test u police to identify marijuana also come back positive for cbd. they can't tell the difference because they are only designed to detect cannaboids. >> until we fix the law itself the only way is to urge the executive branch ptners to encourage that is not what they should be prosecuting. >> aake look at what police seized. it says cbd hemp flowers and under .3 thc. a plant or a oduct? the laws could use ti clarificaon. you think there will be a crinal justice look at the marijuana and cbd related laws ar? next >> no doubt. i believe that will happen. thanks to your work and the investigation your team has donr

iteally has shed light on the gaps in the laws andhe policies we have in place. >> the labdi rector told the team that evidence will now be d on until those tests are up and rug. in the meantime she warned police and prosecutors about the testing limitations so they can make appropriate cisions about criminal cases. to watch the i-team's entire series visit our nbc washington app and click on investigation. "the today show" is coming up next on news4. let's get a preview. good morning guys. >> hey, we brought washington. >> relocated to 30 rock for you. >> coming up this morning on a saturday morning here on today, the breaking news about the major earthqke in two days.ck ro southern california friday night. evenreigger he at 7.1 than the quake a day r.ove

multiple fires but fortunately no i majorjuries reported. >> and also ahead the holiday heat wave, a real scorcher with heat and humidity from the south to new england. and alaska is sizzling hitting a record 90 degrees with more than er0 wildfires. >> and summ water safety. how tocheep your ildren safe in the water and around the pool. the best types of swim gear and safety barriers. >> much more when we get started on a saturday morning here on today. >> iam so glad you got the memo about wearing blu >> coordinate. >guall right ys. see you in a little bit. >> see you. >> the traffic cones are impossible to miss on 6.i-5 i am sure you have seen them. drey are everywhere. crews anders are getting ready for more road work. why some driversare we know

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the time now is 6:49. an entire travel corridor in virginia is getting new tolling. i-56 is under construction and now some drivers say they are a bit nervous to drive on the road right now. a news4 transportation reporter ous r report. >> reporter: i-66.

it has been called many things, most of them not nice. >> it was not that long ago i-66 was named, and i quote, the worst damn highway in america. >> and for people like ivan i-66 is he likes to ride his motorcycle. as if the traffic was not bad enough all of the construction is a whole other problem. >> there is pavement that is rou and changing lanes or something. the motorcycle pulls. i am not that good. >> 66 is going through a massive change. outside the beltway new toll lanes are being added dramatically shaping the look and the feel of the road. >> you heard of snowplows. how about mulch piles as rows and rows of trees are reduced to this. >> i usually drive 66 in the

morning early when there is no traff and usually avoid it now. > the new lanes are under construction. that is the stretch that got so much criticism about sky high tolls at rush hours. a new meeting coming up next week about all of the work.ry for maland drivers the toll lane proposals would look similar to this here in virginia. years worth of construction left. the new toll lanes outside the beltway are scheduled to open up in 2022. insnorthern virginia, new >> driving around today really not looking too bad but for this afternoon when you are going to be dealing with scattered showers and thunderstorms. we have clouds out there right now. that is just going to stabilize us a little bit but we will havh e as we continue through

the morning we have nice cloud cover out there right now and fog out there. if you are up early this morning, it is looking good and dry as we head through 0.2:0 hen we will have scattered showers and thunderstorms from 2:00 to 9:00 and a chance all the way through midnight. look at that. 80 on e water in annalis and verybody else in the 70s. the nats game this afternoon taking on the kansas cio rls at 4:05. temperatures will be around 90 grees. it will feel like 100. we will have to be dodging showers and thunderstorms. one to say if there will be at nats park during the game but they will be around the area and we will see storms into the late evening. even if you are out and about it will be sticky, temperatures in the 80s with a chance of rain through the night. not to say we won't see a fewri

sples but more scattered showers and thunderstorms afterr 2:00 o3:00. here we go.th y are glossing it up after 2:00 or 3:00. heavy downpours, flooding an concerns gusting winds. even through 10:00. that isng goi to trigger some of there scatted showers and thunderstorms. tomorrow we will be on the north side of the front. i think there will be a better chance of showers. but that will be all day . tomorrow monday morning, drying out monday afternoon. tuesday and wednesday a dry with plenty of sunshine. we will have rain for

welcome back. the time now is 6:56 on this saturday morning. here are four things to .know the far right group will hold a major rally that could get heated in the district.an the d free speech freedom rally at 11:00. an anti-facist group is gathering across the street. ay montgomerunty police officer has been suspended as they investigate whether he used excessive force. he w seen on video kneeing a man in the ahead while conducting an arrest.

atwodults and four children forced out of a town home when a fire broke out overnight and we are told it started on the deck. we do know nobody was hurt. and this morning a clearer picture at the damage from another major earthquake. the 7.1 quake hit last night, a day after another earthquake in california. we will have more on "the today show." and hot and steamy weather here. >> steamy onut there tod y out . storms

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♪ good morning, breaking news another major earthquake >> we got another earthquake. >> yep. we definitelyth got an earquake going on. >> magnitude 7.1 earthque rocks southern california, rronger than the one that hit theion on thursday.af rshocks through the night, minor injuries reported. multiple fir due to gas leaks, reports of collapsed buildings and electricity out for thousands. officials awaiting until day break to assess the damage and california residents wondering if an even bigger one could be cong