am one of the historians we are in the heart of fredericksburg, virginia, on the rappahannock river. 150 years ago, this was the site of one of the bloodiest rattles in the civil war. almost 18,000 people got hurt here. it is also one of the most novel battles of the civil war. they saw things that never happened on a battlefield before. soldiers literally fought outside houses, block by block, street by street, through downtown fredericksburg. this was the first urban combat in all of north america. the other things that are very interesting and novel about the battle of fredericksburg is when the union army attempted to lay pontoon bridges across the rappahannock, they were stopped by confederate sharpshooters who held them at bay. in the course of that, the union army had to bombard the city to try to drive them out. it was unsuccessful. they had to put infantry in both and ferry them across the river and drive the confederates out. the pontoon bridges in 1852 would have been composed of numerous boats lined up with anchors above and below stream because the rappahannock would shi

bridge work in fredericksburgdeg 95 southbound past rappahannock river.iv use caution there. t northbound side cruising frome richmond through thrgh fredericksburg stafford allburg the way up past the occoquanccon getting into newington.in 66 on the eastbound side niceeic and quiet coming in from gainsville manassassas centreville.ce i'm in the seeing any issues in the district. 295 new york avenue at bladensburg rhode islande i avenue also quiet and noiet d no problems in beltzville.tzvi very much an early flight conditions on the way to bwi b

right on the rappahannock river. ago, this was the sight one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war. almost 80,000 people got hurt. it -- 18,000 people got hurt here. amazing things, what is happening behind me, soldiers literally thought house by house, block by block, street by street through the downtown of fredericksburg. this is the first urban combat in all of north america. the other things that are very interesting and novel about the battle of further spurred his when the union army attended to make pontoon bridges across the river, they were stopped by confederate sharpshooters. being army had to bombard the city tried to drive them out. they were unsuccessful. then they had to put infantry and boats and literally carry them across the river. bridges would have been composed of numerous boats lined up with anchors above and blistering because the rappahannock would shift back and forth. they would lay plagues across them to tie the bus together and then put floorboards across. the boats were commandeered

bridge work in fredericksburgdeg 95 southbound past rappahannock river.iv use caution there. t northbound side cruising frome richmond through thrgh fredericksburg stafford allburg the way up past the occoquanccon getting into newington.in 66 on the eastbound side niceeic and quiet coming in from gainsville manassassas centreville.ce i'm in the seeing any issues in the district. 295 new york avenue at bladensburg rhode islande i avenue also quiet and noiet d no problems in beltzville.tzvi very much an early flight conditions on the way to bwi b reagan national and dulles inul the clear. metro gearing up for serviceerv on time.ime. back to you. >> coming up, a number ofup, celebrities are help bring pro together toheto pipeline protests of native natv happened out west. >> national m.v.p. teams up u with a hat company to helpo hel raise money for a good cause. ce >> here's a live look outside oi across the d.c. region as we take you out we're going too listen to this.ohi this is wake me up. 4:37 is the time. 72 degrees is the temperature.ra back after this.ck afts. >> somebody

we have a severe thunderstorm warning for madison and page and rappahannock and shenandoah counties until0. we also have a flash flood warning in effect for page county until 10:00. we say it over and over again don't try to cross a flooded street by car or by foot. this is headed off more to the northeast so headed toward washington about 7:48. heavy rain, hail and strong winds. that storm seems to have it automatic. so yellow weather alert tonight for flooding and the possibility of severe weather. flash flood watch until 3 a.m. severe thunderstorm watch is now over at 8:00. we still think they could issue a watch to the immediate metro area and critical times 8 p.m. to midnight. so 9:00 on our closer into loudoun county and fairfax and manassas and mclean and leesburg. 10:00s across the beltway the red very heavy rain. temperatures still around 80 but still heavy rain at 10:00 in silver spring, temperatures upper 70s. boom, by 11:30, most of the activity is out of the immediate metro which is good news. they will be intense when they roll through but i don't think they will hang around

there are pockets of fog out here in culpeper and rappahannock.ratures because the air is a little bit drier, most suburbs get down into the 60s in these early morning hours. temperatures will be back in the mid 80s by lunchtime and most neighborhoods will be right around 90 degrees for a high. 93 for downtown. not too terribly humid, courtesy of a north breeze averaging 5 to 10 miles per hour. keep a close eye on the tropics. tropical depression number 9. same way one we've been watching for weeks and weeks and weeks. if it takes on a be named hermine and by thursday it's expecting to take an aim back toward the northern coast of florida, north of tampa bay. we'll be watching that for the next days. ten-day forecast, 90 or better, today, tomorrow, or wednesday. little chance for shower late wednesday. best chance for rain is thursday. that is the leading edge of september which will bring temperatures back down into the 80s. see you back here in a few more minutes for a check on highs in your hometown. let's find out how traffic is moving along.

. >> a land mark in rappahannock county planning to close it announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. michelle: the days are numbered for a popular country store that is also a cultural destination for thousands of fans of the tv show the "dukes of hazzard." former georgia congressman ben jones who played cotter on the hit show is closing the store. but as amy aubert reports it's not because of a lack of business. in fact, it's the opposite. >> i thought you was bo duke. >> for the regulars and those are out of town, kootenaiers, a landmark on lee highway in ferryville. >> in the last few months, nothing but a big problem for us. so we made a decision. my wife and i that we can't continue to be somewhere we are not wanted. >> a little more after a year opening it, th cotter's plans to shut the doors in late october. cotter, himself, bringing in -- cooter himself bringing in "dukes of hazzard" fans from all over to grab a bite and drive down memory lane. >> you see me on the flag stand. >> jones says it boils down to problems with the parking out back. and running

just one or two little spotty showers out there now in northern parts of rappahannock county.the next couple of days, yes, indeed, a hot one today, a little chance for rain today. almost no chance for rain friday, saturday, sunday, monday. afternoon highs low to mid-90s. heat indexes friday and saturday in particular, heat indexes up close to 100 degrees, so it's going to be a hot one, everybody. >> oh, joy. thank you, chuck. >> that is it for news4 midday. thank you for joining us. we're back on the air this afternoon first at 4:00. >> you can get news and weather updates any time with our nbc washington app. until 4:00 this afternoon, we hope that you have a great day ande' >> announcer: stand by, everyone. we're live in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. >>> tom, how could you do this to me? what do you mean you don't reember? >>> oh, it was the old i was so drunk i don't remember making out with that woman at the bar excuse. >> oh, no, no. >>> welcome to "access hollywood live." the finale has everyone talks. >> as we talked to the countess, she said there was going to be a lot of drama, the

this morning, police responded to a home on rappahannock street in warrenton. the homeowner's name is seth shaver. that's who called to report the shooting. police found another man dead inside the house. he had been shot. now investigators are still trying to determine if the homeowner who called them was the one who shot that man. right now, no charges have been filed. >>> and another woman has been attacked while using the washington old domestic indian trail in northern virginia. this latest incident happened around 6:30 this morning near value view avenue and south king street in leesburg. the victim of an off-duty sheriff's deputy. she told investigators she was jogging, and a man approached her armed with a box cutter. she was able to run away unharmed. police are still looking for that suspect. >>> they're also searching for two men who tried to sexually assault another woman on the trail last wednesday in sterling. allegedly came out of the woods and tried to grab her. they ran off thankfully when a bicyclist rode by. more at 5:00. >>> there's been a d

fredericksburg, virginia, was fought from december 11-13 around the small transportation hub along the rappahannockone hour's drive south of washington, d.c. marking the 150th anniversary of a battle that athslted in almost 2000 de and 16,000 casualties, american history tv captured video of reenactments including the river crossing and landing under fire and street to street urban combat.