i'm angie goff.e want to take you live to charleston right now to show you what's happening overnight. we have a live look at community members gathering here. it's a city still reeling, senseless violence that happened overnight. you can see that a memorial has been set up for the victim, as

. >> news 4's angie goff will have a look around the area. derrick ward will explain how charlottesville is healing this morning. derrick? >> reporter: good morning again. here at fourth and water street, the sun is rise on a quiet morning here. quiet, definitely comparison to how it was this weekend. we've seen the street sweepers making the rounds here. hasn't come down this street. chances are, any normal monday morning, it would make the circuit. not -- this is not a normal monday. certainly hasn't been a normal weekend for the city of charlottesville. the images have gone around the world now. a driver plowing into a group of protesters. several people were injured. dozens were injured. one woman died and that has made this a place of earlier today, we saw about three people come by, just standing and looking at the memorial. the candle, the flowers and the messages scrawled into the pavement. a few moments ago, a young man wrote a message. didn't want to talk or si anything. but you could see the gravity of the situation here and indeli

we start with angie goff in the newsroom on the controversy involving the president. angie?n, eun, the controversy is showing no sign of dying down. this morning, already newspaper editorials are tearing into the president. chicago sun times editorial calling him, quote, america's bigot in chief. the news conference, mr. trump was defiant blaming both sides for the violence in charlottesville. >> yes, i think there's blame on both sides. you look at both sides, i think there's blame on both sides. and i have no doubt about it. and you don't have any doubt about it either. and if you reported it accurately, you would >> well, democrats and republicans lined up to criticize the president. republican senator marco rubio tweeting out the president needs to call charlottesville a terror attack by white supremacists. the president wasn't even supposed to take questions yesterday. senior white house official tells nbc news, quote, he went rogue. aaron? >> angie in the newsroom, thank you. >>> 6:46. staying on top of breaking news in baltimore. four confederate statues removed overn

i'm angie goff.we're live from charlottesville where a man heads to court after ramming his car into a crowd of people. >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist chuck bell off to a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy start. you may need the umbrella before the day is >>> now on "news4 today," from one washington to another, protesters call for peace as mourners gather and remember the victim in this weekend's violence in charlottesville. ♪ >> what heather heyer's mom wants you to know as her accused killer heads to court. >> she didn't accomplish a thin with his hate. he's done more harm. >> the picture that's more than a thousand words. the final moments of one woman's life. and life changed for several others. the man who police say is behind it can look the families in the eye for the first time in court. good morning everyone. i'm angie goff. we want to take you live to charleston right now to show you what's happening overnight. we have a live look at community members gathering here. it's a city still re

go to fiosgigabit.com >>> i'm angie goff here at the live desk.ind out more about what happened during a horrific attack. we received this brand new video in wre killed overnight. the gunmen raided a restaurant and started shooting up the place. in addition to the 17 people who we know died, eight others are recovering right now. less than two years ago, extremists killed 30 people. not clear who is behind the new attack. that's the latest from the live desk. >>> thank you, angie. if you have errands to run today, the earlier the better. >> absolutely right. rain chances creeping up with time during the course of the day today and of course, on a monday morning, the most important thing is what's the weekend going to be like? the early lean on the coming weekend both saturday and sunday. a chance for rain to get your saturday started. i think if you're doing something outside this weekend, the weather will be cooperative. the ten-day forecast coming up in ten minutes. >>> we continue our coverage from charlottesville where the man accused of rammi

angie goff from the live desk. thank you. >>> of the images we've seen out of texas are heartbreak being. this is quickly becoming an iconic image from the storm. it shows several elderly people surrounded by waist-deep waters in their nursing home in dickinson, texas. after seeing this photo on twitter, the coast guard brought in a helicopter and saved 2 dozen residents. this is video of firefighters helping a driver who was stuck in a flooded car. look how high that water is. the driver had to crawl out of the back window to escape the rising water. firefighters >> while we're watching this devastating video, the acts of heroism, people going above and beyond to help people giving hope during these awful times. >> stories of survival and helping. thanks to your help, one texas family is closer to being reunited this morning. while covering the storm, our amelia draper met a hotel employee who was worried about her family. her husband decided to wait out the storm with their young son at home. a picture of them th

. >>> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. there is a lot of rain on that radar if you head out the door early on this tuesday. >> storm team 4 are tracking it all. chuck bell outside with the big umbrella and a look at what you're headed out into. let's begin with sheena parveen. >> good morning. you see the rain on the radar. we're watching a tropical system, actually. that's what the rain is coming from. it's off the south carolina coast. as we go through the day today, we're looking at rain and wind increasing across the area. do not leave home without your umbrella. one person who did not go outside without his umbrella is meteorologist chuck bell. chuck, what's it look like out there? >> it's an ugly shade of wet out here this morning. not much of a breeze yet. boy, that will change later on this afternoon. as sheena was mentioning, a tropical system off the carolina coastline is throwing moisture in our direction already. pretty steady moderate rain in northwest washington and heavier rains in parts of southern maryland

. >> and i'm angie goff.on "news 4 today," power knocked out, trees down, cars like that under water, the danger left behind from all those powerful storms. storm team 4 closely tracks what you can expect for the start of your weekend. >>> we're continuing to track more storms later on this afterno afternoon. we have rain out there right now, we will let you know exactly where that rain is and how the storms could impact your afternoon, just how strong they will be coming up in a few minutes. >>> and violent protests, white nationalists clash in charlottesville while this rumble may only be the start as police take action to try to keep this from happening again. >>> and a lesson in positivity this saturday, the unique schools, how students are changing mind and trying to solve a problem that's been around for generations, all that and, please, join us live, we will go live on facebook around 9:00 a.m. and we will be on for the rest of the hourhrough t >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> cars under water, debr

i am angie goff. >> i am adam tuss.want to check in with storm tea meteorologist, lauryn ricketts. >> it's a good sunday forecast. if you liked yesterday you will certainly like today because it's more of the same. plenty of sunshine and low humidity. it will be hot. temperatures are around 90 degrees once again today, but that sun coming up right now. an official sunrise was at 6:27 a.m. a beautiful-looking morning out there. if you want to get anything done, it's 71 degrees and feels great because the humidity is on the lower side. changes to your eclipse forecast, and i will let you know the next chance of rain will come up in the 10-day forecast. >>> 7:01. dick gregory has died at the age of 84 here in d.c. he was one of the first standup comics to find success with a white audience in the 1960s. he spread messages of social justice and nutrition. he ran as a third party presidential candidate in 1968. he shares a spot with our own jim vance on the new mural, and he was seen in public for that unveiling in june. he

. >> i'm angie goff. after we have the baby, i might look at adopting another pet. you can't do too much too soon. there's so many options. >> and our news family will expand to tell you all about it. we have wendy coming into the show and sheena parveen. first, to the forecast for this saturday. beautiful sunrise shaping up. >> gorgeous sunrise at 6:30 this morning. a beautiful morning. one thing you notice when you step out the door this morning, the humidity not as bad and all through the weekend. beautiful conditions out there. that sunset. after the sun passed, the sky was almost orange. in the upper 70s as we go throughout the remainder of the day, mostly sunny conditions. do we have humid and rain for the forecast? we'll let you know in a few minutes. >>> we're working to learn more about the arrest of a man suspected of killing three girls. yesterday, police arrested and charged antonio williams in clinton. he lives on the same street as the home where the girls were kill. right now, police are not telling us if he lived in the same house. police are holding

. >> i'm angie goff. we will have more on "clear the shelters" day, a big day in washington and a lot of homes about to get a little bit bigger. >> and hearts, too. >> we want to check in with lauren ricketts standing by with what sounds like a nice day. some could see some sprinkles. >> some could see north of d.c. through northern maryland. we will say dry with plenty of sunshine. it will be warm today, no doubt about that. temperatures top out around 90. we're already at 80 degrees at this 9:00 a.m. hour. northwest winds bringing in drier air. the humidity is not bad today. noticeably lower but still out there. plenty of sunshine, mainly dry out there. can we keep dry conditions around for the eclipse sxwlrchts that information and that forecast coming up. >> thanks, lauryn. today, community members from an historically black neighborhood in virginia are set to protest a proposed power line but there could be news for those along carver road. a plan to build a transmission line to an amazon data center

i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. to check in with lauryn ricketts, and one thing we noticed this morning was humidity was lower and it felt refreshing. >> you are right, angie. feeling refreshing and temperatures in the 70s across the board. a nice be

angie goff has new video into the newsroom. angie, what are we seeing?eun, it is a rescue that takes your breath away. a man has seconds away to escape by crawling through the back window. his suv quickly swallowed by those floodwaters. keep in mind, this is happening on a major highway in houston. one of many parts of the city unrecognizable with no relief in sight any time soon. most of the major city underwater. as our crews have been reporting as you know. a lot more rain is on the way. relief is far away. aaron? >> angie, thank you. 6:48 now. we are working to get you ready for school. today, parents and students in fairfax county will be making lunches and some begrudgingly for the first day of school. >> don't forget to share the pictures with us. news 4's justin finch is live at glasgow middle school in fairfax county with more on the new leadership for the school system this year. justin, good morning. >> looking like the first day of school on the parking lot. it's been filling up as you can see. also, every light inside glasgow middle school i

. >> angie goff at the live desk for us. angie? >> aaron and eun, we have brand new video into the live desk out of moscow. take a look. it shows we have personnel here and also have some trucks there that are being loaded with furniture that belonged to diplomats leaving the grounds of the u.s. embassy in moscow. this after russia's president, vladimir putin ordered that the u.s. cut 755 of the staff stationed there. this in response to pending u.s. sanctions against the country. back in december, the obama administration ordered two diplomatic compounds, one in the eastern shore in maryland for alleged meddling in the 2016 election. >>> angie, thank you. 5:04. turning to the white house where aides will likely face a long day of new questions in russia post" article. the report says that president trump himself dictated his son's original statement last month on questions about a meeting with russians at trump tower. that statement claimed a meeting was primarily about the adoption of russian children. e-mails later release by do

. >> i am angie goff. we want to check in with lauryn ricketts, and one thing we noticed this morning was humidity was lower and it felt refreshing. >> you are right, angie. feeling refreshing and temperatures in the 70s across the board. a nice be northwest. everything is so green considering how much rain. the north wind suppressing the humidity, and full sunshine will be out there today. our average is 86 degrees, and we will stay in the 90s and then take a dip toward the end of next week. we will talk about the cool down and covering the eclipse and what kind of weather to expect around here coming up. >>> and then tributes pouring in following the passing of gregory. >> the last time we saw him was in june. >> i'm known as a i'm one of 100 comics. if you can't say i'm one, then don't say nothing. >> derrick ward joining us live at the memorial and talking with some of his fans. he had people cracking up still. >> reporter: until the end. that's what people are telling me about him, people that knew him

. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun. first we want to check in with meteorologist sheena parveen and chuck bell. >> they're outside, umbrellas in hand, and that pretty much tells the story, guys. >> i'm holding the umbrella, chuck is not. that tells the story. this is my good deed for the day. >> it's baerely sprinkling. she had it up and when i came out i didn't see the need. i'm piggybacking off her umbrella. >> i will lock this in too. >> very light rain out there. pockets of heavier rain in northeast washington s, also do toward alexandria, virginia. rain chances for us for the remainder of the day. fairfax, arlington, prince georges county, down in southern maryland as well as the district all under a flash flood watch until 10:00 p.m. this evening. if you're planning out the day today, 60s to around 70 now. we won't see a rise in temperature today. most places staying mid to upper 70s at most with heaviest rain likely a little later on in the day. that means the afternoon commute could also have some issues. for no

good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm angie goff. jack taylor is here with a look at the roadways. >> we'll beginning outside, though, with our meteorologists chuck bell and sheena parveen on the storm team4 weather deck with good news. >> all good news from the weather department today. >> yes, it's beautiful out here. feels a little bit like fall this morning. you can drive with the windows down. going to be a nice day. >> nice day to be outside. comfortably cool and as you saw there, the picture from the monument over downtown the east facing of the 14th street bridge complex. looking to the west, towards tyson's a bank of fog hanging over the potomac between our tower and tyson's. temperatures have really dropped. 56 in leesburg. 58, sterling park. 67 now in washington. even prince george's county in the upper 50s and low 60s this morning. so sunny and cool now, will turn into a delightful day to be outside. afternoon highs, low to mid 80s and a perfect night for the rubber match in baseball for the marlins. they split the series

i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. we want to take a live view from chopper 4 over slick roads. 95 in laurel, maryland. you can see under the bridge what appears to be a jack-knifed tractor-trailer in store causing traffic delays. we go to wtop's dave dildine joining us. >> the wind and all of that coming this morning. through today. storm team 4 parveen and chuck bell on the weather deck. good morning, guys. >> good morning. she goes high, i go lou with the umbrel umbrella. that's how we stay dry. >> we're just doing it for added. across the area, take a look at the radar across 95, the beltway. you're looking at 270 even 66. there is rain that is steady. but lighter on the -- on the lighter side shown on the green. pockets around fredericksburg towards quantico and parts of charles county into prince george's county. this is all from a tropical system off the carolina coast. as it gets closer today, the winds will increase along with the rain. aside from that, it's cool outside. so damp and cool. rainy and cool throu

. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang. first things first, we want to get a check on your weather and traffic. >> let's start outside with chuck and sheena and a look at the weather. >> beautiful morning outside today. the folks that care of the lawn have been actively mowing and trimming and is t. smells like fresh grass. >> i >> and the smell is for warning sign to repredators. you didn't pay attention to my story. >> just kidding. i saw it and you. >> right. 50s and 60s outside early on a thursday morning. a great day to be outside today full of sunshine this morning. there will be some extra cloud cover coming in later on in the day, but we will be dry in the d.c. metro area for today. a lot of big games going tonight. nationals and marlin, game four in a four game series. it will be a great night for baseball and if you are making the ride to battle between the beltways, redskins and ravens, 7:30 tonight on nbc 4. so if you are not going to the game where i'm sure it would be sold out, if you are watching it, a great

coming up, we'll talk about a warmer trend angie goff at the live desk. want to take a look at the radar where gert is the second hurricane of the season to form in the atlantic. you can see it there. forecasters saying it's west of bermuda. it's going to get stronger over the next couple of days. no hurricane watches yet in the u.s. but gert is expected to make its way up north making the waters along the north carolina coast very dangerous. i know that's something sheena will keep a close eye on. >> angie, thank you. >>> yeah, angie, we don't have to worry about that. that storm is going to stay out to sea. locally, we're looking at spotty showers in the forecast. for your tuesday commute, spotty showers, even around lunchtime we have a couple of showers leftover. but have the umbrella on hand in case. speaking of the commute, let's check in with jack taylor. the crash moving into the district, inbound on the 11th street bridge. vehicle spun out and blocks the left lane. 70 eastbound out of mt. airy, carroll county after 27: the crash blocks the right l

i'm chris lawrence. >> and i'm angie goff. aaron off today.ou head out today, take a look at your screen. that's the radar. it is a weather alert day. >> we have flash flood watches just hours before going into effect. sheena parveen and chuck bell are here looking at the timing of how long it's going to last. >> we're on the patio and we've had our umbrellas all morning. there is a tree above us but raindrops are falling all around us. >> they're leaf drops more than raindrops. the heavy rain has moved on out. there are more chances of rain coming your way. for now we have a break in the action in northeast washington as the heavier rain moves to laurel and jessup now. more heavy rain down toward stanton and harrisonburg in the shenandoah valley. that's the steady rain that may more impact your 10:00 p.m. sunshine back tomorrow. no 90s in sight this week. again, there's that flood watch bakely on i-95 and points east today. rainfall amounts locally could be 1 to 2 inches but the rain keeps us in the 70s for afternoon highs today. rain sometim

i'm meagan fitzgerald in for angie goff. hurricane harvey is hovering over texas stalling right there on the coast as can you see to our left here. >> absolutely a monster. i'm adam tuss. meteorologist warned it would be catastrophic. that's what thousands are waking up to this morning. >> 211,000 people at least, their homes rather, are without power on the texas golf course. that storm made landfall just after 10:00 last night. >> roofs have been ripped off buildings. there's been scattered debris. one of the things we're assess as daylight comes a better idea of just how much damage this is all starting to cause. you can see here the winds really picking up steam. we're going to check in with an nbc news live special report for the texas golf course. >> announcer: this is an nbc special report. hurricane harvey. here is craig melvin and sheinelle jones. >> good morning. this is an nbc news special report. i'm sheinelle jones. >> i'm craig melvin. we're tracking hurricane harvey. that storm is pummeling the texas golf cour

. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang. we have good news in the forecast. >> chuck bell and sheena parveen outside to fill us in. >> a beautiful morning outside. skies mostly clear anyway. >> yeah, now that the suchb is come sun is coming up, it looks pretty good and feels good, too. >> and didn't want to make it looks like i was running all over you. >> you didn't. >> he spreads rumors very quickly. >> we'll tweet that out. >> we have a mostly clear sky. 50s and 60s now. we'll turn to low to mid-80s later today. dry weather for most of your plans. a few showers late in the day particularly in the shenandoah valley, but nats and marlins game, dry weather, temperatures in the 70s. and right here on nbc 4, if you don't have a ticket, you can sit in your living room and watch the redskins and ravens. if you are headed to the game, temperatures in the 70s there as well. rain chances increasing for the weekend. >>> howard county crews on the scene of a crash on 70 westbound before maryland 97. left lane only is getting by at th

. >> angie goff is following what is going on now from the live desk. angie, some of these images are so devastating. >> one after another, they are so dramatic. we know, eun, rescue after rescue, these videos and the pictures and surveillance video capturing them. crews saving more than a dozen people so far. what you're watching right here, an suv was stuck on i-10 in the houston area. this is a major road. the driver, i don't know if you can tell, had to crawl out of the back of the window so he didn't drown as the floodwaters sucked in that car at such a rapid rate. on top of both in the water, there are rescue crews up in the air here. you can see them lowering the bucket to sav p top of houses and buildings. some literally just strapped in, holding on for their lives. the rain is going to keep falling for days. this is what it looks like in houston now. this is what they're dealing with. high water all over the region. we know that today, texas governor greg abbott, he will be in houston to survey all the damage. aaron? >> angie, thank you. we want

i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. >> the thunder was so loud last night. >> i worked over at wtop, and we are news partners over there, so there's a lot of weather moving across the region last night. we will not see anything like that for sometime. it's beautiful. what a gorgeous sunri 6:01 a.m. a few storms through southern maryland, but, again, those will move out of here and we will start to dry out. we are at 70 and you will step outside and you will notice the humidity. >> lauren, thank you very much. >>> now to the disturbing images out of charlottesville, showing the moment of a car plowed through a crowd killing one woman. this act has sparked the justice department to open up a civil rights investigation. the attorney general, jeff sessions, says the violence and death strike at the heart of american law and justice. as that car went through the crowd, people were thrown to the crowd. a 32-year-old woman died and 19 hospital, including five people that do have critical injuries. charlottesville police arrest

i am adam tuss. >> i am angie goff. we also want to t weather.e immediate area, and it looks like that could be the last of it for quite sometime. >> rays of sunshine, huh, lauryn? >> yeah, it's beautiful out there and will continue to heat up during the day. the humidity will stay low so get out there and enjoy it. no storms out there today. thank goodness. temperatures out there right now up to 73. it's so nice out there. 73 here in washington. dulles at 70. and as you continue through your morning, you make plans. we will have a mix of sun and clouds out there today but looking good for the farm market if you want to head to them or a morning stroll. temperatures as we go through the afternoon hours will hit the 80-degree mark, and then top out in the mid-80s for the daytime highs today with less humidity and no

now, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm angie goff.are helping you get out the door on this wednesday early. jack taylor has a look at your commute. >> first let's check in with chuck bell and sheena parveen outside on the weather deck. it feels pretty nice out there, guys? up >> it's a nice morning for sure, a little crispness in august. >> i was just going to say, as much as i don't want to see it, it feels a little bit like fall outside. i don't want summer to end. but chuck likes fall a lot. i know. what i will say, it's a fantastic morning. drink your coffee outside this morning. drive with

. >> i am megan fitzgerald in for angie goff. we are in store for a nice day ahead. >> that's right. lauryn ricketts is here to tell us more about if we can break out the grill today. >> oh, definitely. you could have broken out the grill last night and definitely for today. the grilling, you may have to put it away for tomorrow because we some could be strong all throughout the day tomorrow. not your typical afternoon storms. we have them tomorrow morning as well. it looks like the clouds are starting to break up. i know we have cloud cover out there but it's starting to break up, and we will have sunshine through the day. notice the wind, not as breezy as it was yesterday either. clouds moving in and out as we continue through the day, and they will increase later on. we have rain later tonight, and we will time out the rain chances and let you know when we can expect stronger storms and where those locations will be coming up in a bit. >> thank you. >>> now to the developing story. d.c. police stayed busy overnight going from

. >> and angie goff. we're working on the halfway point of the week. >> few more days to go.jack taylor is in for melissa. sheena off to a comfortable start. >> i think so. later this afternoon, it will be your typical summer like day. hot, humid. it is 76 degrees in washington. 74 in quantico. 73 in clinton. if you're near parts of the shenandoah valley, here are some cooler temperatures. going through the morning, we will be heating up quickly. you will notice more cloud cover around today. 8:00 a.m., 80 degrees. 9:00 a.m., 82. and more humid going through the afternoon. similar to yesterday. here's a look yesterday, 2:00 p.m., talking about a strong storm around frederick. this was at the time as we zoom out the only storm in the area. again, isolated storm chance in the forecast again today. most of us stay dry, we will be watching closely. we're also watching the roads closely. someue good morning, jack. >> good morning. we start the morning with breaking news in fort washington on 210 northbound, a crash just after palmer road has the northbound lanes of 210 blocked and

. >> and i'm angie goff. we want to take this time to check in with news 4's lauren ricketts. she ventured outside. >> she did. the humidity is not a fan to people with big hair, correct? >> no, and i was just thinking about this, angie, because we were all talking about it while the "today" show was going on and whether i was going to come outside and i kept saying it is so humid out there, angiespray. >> it's like glue. >> i can already see it gets frizz balled up here. it's so sticky out here right unfortunately that's the way it's going to be today. as we head into really tomorrow that humidity drops. we will be dealing with that humidity and just mugginess out there today. prepare yourself for it when you head outside. showers down to the south and east right now, really through southern maryland, fredericksburg, quantico marine base coming through the northern neck, we still have that flood warning in manassas, derrick ward is out there, he's letting us know what going on, that is until 9:30. lots of roads closed through the area, we will continue to watch that. we have

i'm angie goff. get straight to chuck bell with more on visibility. driving in this morning, my car was a blanket. >> low visibility across much of the area this morning, with visibilities thislo down, keep on low beams, keep your speeds down low as well. just be very cautious. temperature wise we're in the steamy 60s and 70s this morning. live tower camera view. you can make out nearby neighbors along nebraska avenue, but nonetheless a foggy start across the region. visibility is down under a mile across many reporting stations, columbia, maryland, three-tenths mile, three-tenths in winchester, below a mile to marksburg, west virginia. dense fog advisory nfor all shaded counties until 9:00. five more hours of potential bad visibility to get through. temperature wise, we're mostly in the 60s to around 70 degrees. up close to 90 today. closer look at the forecast hour by hour coming up. >> thank you, chuck. >>> we are following breaking news now. two people are dead after a suspectedde retirement community. prince george's county police responded to th

good morning, i'm megan fitzgerald in for angie goff.ricane harvey is hovering over texas as we speak. >> my goodness, take a look at that. i'm adam tuss. meteorologist warned it would be catastrophic. the fear is reality. >> 211,000 homes are without power on the texas golf course. the storm made landfall just after 10:00 last night. >> let's take a look at video. roofs ripped

i am megan fitzgerald in for angie goff. >> so far two people have died from the storm. >> and officials say a home caught fire during the storm and that person couldn't make

. >> i am megan fitzgerald in for angie goff. >>> officials say a home caught fire during the storm and that person cannot make his way out. in houston, a woman drown last night after she got out of her car and was stuck in high water. flooding remains a major concern. not only are people in texas dealing with what was a tropical storm but there are tornado warnings issued overnight as well. one tornado touched down and there are reports of a second. officials confirmed a twister that tore through missouri city which is just outside of houston. cell phone video from 30 miles north of there shows what looks like a funnel cloud on the ground. >> flooding is becoming a huge concern for tens of thousands of people. houston hobby airport closed because of the water on the runways. emergency crews have been working to rescue drivers trapped in floodwaters. we have everything you need to know about this storm, and meteorologist, somara theodore and amelia draper tracking it as it unfolds. >>> derrick ward is looking at how our community is stepping up to help, but we go to sarah dollof. >> rep

let's check in with angie goff at the live desk with a brand new fire overnight. ngie, what's going on? >> eun, aaron, good august 1st to you. good morning. this fire started after most of you went to bed. we've been following it closely. this is what we know. d.c. fire crews still working to pinpoint exactly what caused the fire. the department telling us that it burned building on 16th street northeast. for those of you familiar with the area, that is off the bladensburg road near h street. one person was treated for exposure to smoke. we're in contact with officials trying to get more information. eun, we'll bring that back to you as soon as we get an update. >> we'll check in with you soon, angie. a loudoun county family is facing heartbreak. the search for their three missing family members has ended in tragedy. the sheriff's office says the heavy rains that we had over the weekend played a big role in this. courtney ash's car was found overturned in a creek on evergreen mills road in loudoun county. chopper 4 flew over the scene yesterday. ash, her son camero

. >> angie goff has details at the live desk. what's going on? >> eun, aaron, justin finch is on the way to the scene where there was a car chase. police saying they do have at least two people in custody right now. this chase, we know, ended at 19th. at s street in anacostia if you're familiar with the area. we're still working to get more information about those involved in this and how it happened in the first polilace. >>> it's 4:29. we're keeping an eye on breaking news there north korea. kim jong un reviewed plans to launch missiles into the waters near guam. he will watch the quote foolish and stupid conduct of the yankees before deciding to order the missile launch. that comes as presi t spoke with the prime minister overnight. both agreed on the importance of preventing north korea from launching missiles towards guam. >>> the violence in charlottesville, maryland -- kevin plank announced he's leaving the president's american manufacturing council. >> his company will focus on unity, diversity and inclusion through sports. he joins kenne

i'm angie goff.e want to take you live to charleston right now to show you what's happening overnight. we have a live look at community members gathering here. it's a city still reeling, senseless violence that happened overnight. you can see that a memorial has been set up for the victim, as well as those who were wounded. we continue to have complete coverage of this tragedy in charlottesville, all throughout the morning on news 4. in fact, derrick ward is live there. we're going to check in with him in a minute. but first, we want to bring in chuck bell who is helping us plan for the week ahead. starting things off early on this monday morning, chuck. tell me something good. >> there is good news in the forecast. there's a chance for a shower today. but i think there's a couple of days with more dry weather than wet to get things cleaned up after the heavy weather friday night into early saturday. this is all ground clutter. there are showers on the virginia/north carolina border. with time, that

i'm angie goff. we want to get a check on your traffic with jack taylor. >> angie, thank you.ammed off 295 both directions to come across the 11th street bridge. one lane to the left and one lane to the right getting by. hopefully when the ambulance reopened. still kind of the typical delays, topside of the beltway outer loop 95 to georgia avenue. still a he little heavy trying to tried through annan detail and mcclain but nothing is in your way. >>> a check on your forecast is next. ♪ hey, is this our turn? honey...our turn? yeah, we go left right here. (woman vo) great adventures are still out there. we'll find them in our subaru outback. (avo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. get 0% apr financing all new 2017 subaru outback models. now through august 31. >>> good morning. as we go through the afternoon another beautiful day, sunny, low humidity, 86 for a high temperature today. tomorrow, though, you will notice more clouds around in the morning, afternoon showers and storms, low 80s, across the weekend the rain chance unfortunately stays in the forecast. angie. >>

i'm angie goff.n 90 seconds, breaking news out of north korea overnight where kim jong un reportedly new plans for a missile launch near guam. >>> this morning, take a look at the radar. light showers right now. spotty. through the day, make sure you have your >>> now on "news4 today," new developments as row testers continue to push for peace in the wake of th charlottesville. don't be surprised when you turn on the shower this morning and you see brown water. why officials say? it's nothing to worry about. a startling new study for parents of young girls. when they stop thinking they're as smart as the boys and what you, as a parent, can do about it. >>> hi. good morning everybody. okay. we made it to tuesday. want to say thank you for waking up with us so early for news 4 at 4:00 a.m. we want to kick things off with our weather and sheena parveen up and at it early. sheena, haven't had to say this word in a couple days. umbrella. are we going to need it? >> yes. you will need it today. it's not to

i'm angie goff in for yang. >> and i'm chris lawrence filling in for aaron this morning. >> a look atthe commute with jack taylor. he's filling in for melissa. we'll have that coming but first we want to look at what you face as you get ready to head out the door with chuck and gina. chuck, i know you talked earlier about flash flood warnings already. >> flash flood watches for sure. we're keeping a close eye. no warnings yet. you're going with a purple dress today. >> same color palette. almost wore the pink. not today, though. yes, we're in red in the weather center because of the heavy alert. grab the umbrella before you head out. definitely a good idea this morning. >> the camera covered with raindrops. up towards bethesda and chevy chase there, cloudy skies. raindrops have moved in in the overnight hours. could be gusty winds especially in southern maryland, but there will be flash flooding. here's the heavy rain to our west and southwest now. pockets of rain, showers along the bay bridge. flash flood watch from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 tonight. i don't think anybody gets above 80 degr

. >>> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. no doubt about it.f you are driving to work this morning, you're likely going to need the umbrella. you mentioned the radar was working overtime. windshield wipers will be also. >> we'll see where we're seeing the wet roads. let's start with chuck and sheena and look at what you face as you step out the door. >> good morning to both a. and a.g. anchoring the show this morning. >> yuck. that's the only word i have for today. >> it's a tropical system and the national hurricane center hasn't named this thing, but it has wind speeds of a tropical depression. the center is off the south carolina this is what's responsible for the rain and wind today. before you leave, grab the umbrella. later today, you'll probably want the rain coat because it's going to get windy. the rain is moving into the district now. it's around the beltway towards annapolis to the green showing us the light rain. but the yellows, that shows us the more embedded heavier rainfall. we'll see that later into this morning and especially

. >> i am angie goff in for eun yang. >> you'll see the temperatures with chuck and sheena.e will follow breaking news bringing us up to speed on the roads. dave? >> guys, calling it double trouble in virginia on i-95. not one but two major truck crashes in the northbound lanes. once before 150 and one after virginia 619. express lanes are getting by. plan is to get some traffic by the first wreck quantico and 150. once that happens, the next blockade remains. route 1 might work. express lanes work with easy pass. going to be a rough morning. we're on top of it. >>> head to storm chuck bell. good morning. >> that looks like an ugly ride in for friends and neighbors in frederick to work today. >> not good. good news weather wise, we're not seeing the rain like we had yesterday for the morning commute. it is unseasonably cool. >> i like it. windows were down for my ride to work early this morning. rain is gone. there's radar, nothing to worry about. nothing falling from the sky this morning. leave the umbrella at home. temperatures upper 50s to low to mid-60s in the area. we'l

i'm angie goff. welcome to our second day on air at 4:00 a.m.our early morning with us on this tuesday. you know who else had to set their alarm a little earlier today? i saw you when i walked in. ms. sheena parveen. we walked in together. you're ready to go. good morning. >> good morning, angie. >> i'm probably going to get another cup. we love this because we can give you what you need before you think about heading out the door. 73 degrees right now in washington. so it is another morning where temperatures are very comfortable. maybe not as cool in some we're looking at very pleasant conditions. 65 dulles. 64 frederick. winchester 63 degrees. 70 in quantico. 68 in clinton. as you really start your day, once the sun comes up, we'll start to heat up quickly. 7:00 a.m., 75 degrees. by 8:00 a.m. 78. warming to 81 by 9:00 a.m. today will be hotter in some locations but also a little more humid too. this area of high pressure is still keeping us dry today. really for most of the week. one thing that we are watching, tropical depression emily over

. >> and i'm angie goff in for that radar again and that weather forecast. it is busy.huck bell and sheena parveen are outside. but before we check in with them, chuck taylor has your traffic and chuck is going to start things off. >> what's going on out there, guys? >> we have a cloudy sky. it's already rained a little bit. there are puddles to be jumped over early this morning. we have our umbrellas, we are prepared like good boys and girl scouts. however, we don't need them currently. >> when i drove in earlier, it was raining but those were just some passing showers. here's what we can expect for the rest of the day today. through this evening, all the counties shade nd gred in green. this includes the metro area and a lot of maryland. montgomery county, if you're in rockville, you're waking up to some rainfall there. we're seeing it move into parts of the district near arlington. manassas, woodbridge, near 95 we have light rain there lo

. >>> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. there is a lot of rain on that radar if you head out the door early on this tuesday. >> storm team 4

good morning to you, i'm meagan fitzgerald in for angie goff. hurricane harvey hovering over texas as we speak. >> can you see it in this video. it warned it would be catastrophic and that fear is a reality. >> 211,000 homes without power on the texas golf course. the storm made landfall just after 11:00 -- 10:00, rather, last night. >> roofs have been ripped off buildings, scattering debris. as daylight comes up, we're getting a better idea of just how much damage there is there and what there is to pick up when it comes to the pieces. we have team coverage of meteorologist lauryn ricketts is tracking its path but we start with meteorologist amelia draper live in houston at minute maid park. what are you seeing? >> we're five minutes away from the park. there are numerous flash flood warnings for the houston greater area throughout the day today and the upcoming week. not only that but we're under a tornado watch. now, we were driving around and we are seeing flooding in widespread areas. no widespread flooding yet but you can see where water i

the news continues with aaron gilchrist and angie goff. >> news4 today starts now. >>> thank you, chrisning, everyone. >> happening right now at 4:26, rising tensions. the latest threat from north korea, just hours after president trump vowed swift action. >>> a hospital halted. why expecting moms in our area are scrambling to find a new place to deliver their babies. >> will you hold that up for me? that's a winner. >> yes, that's a winner. >> it's been a long time coming, but the day is finally here. the work getting under way that could mean an even quicker commute, but the video we're showing is a little bit different. >>> yeah, didn't last night's mega millions make a lot of people sad? you do have a second chance today to win before we get to that, calm down, you still have time to get some tickets. we want to get to your weather and traffic first. >> and a look at your commute of course when we check in with wtop's jack taylor in again for melissa. >> and a look at the weather as you face the front door this morning. chuck and sheena are in the weather center. little cool out the

. >> angie goff has details. what's going on other here? >> yesterday we talked vote happening. the one that was called a sham. in the last hour or so, we heard from the wife of the opposition leader in that election that says her husband was taken away by authorities here. she posted this video on twitter. her husband was under house arrest in caracas being detained under protest by nicolas maduro's government. it created a constitutional assembly giving the president an incredible amount of power. it was, as i mentioned before, an lexicon demd by the state department. aaron? >> thank you, angie. several montgomery county firefighters are asking for protective orders against a fellow firefighter. this temps from an argument over a confederate flag license plate at the bethesda fire station earlier this month. according to court documents, he saw the license plate on a pickup truck belonging to charles lee. he reportedly called lee a racist. court documents said he threatened lee saying he had lots of guns. did he brul told pat collins that the confederate flag set him off, but

i'm angie goff. get straight to chuck bell with more on visibility. >> low visibility across much of the area this morning, with visibilities thislo

. >> and i'm angie goff in for eun yang. first things first, we want to get a check on your weather and traffic. >> let's start outside with chuck and sheena and a look at the weather. >> beautiful morning outside today. the folks that care of the lawn have been actively mowing and trimming and is t. smells like fresh grass. >> i