when that soldier was identified, the medal stayed there in arlington. it wasn't conferred upon the captain so. i hope that answers your question. yes, ma'am? [question being asked] >> that is our only duty when you're assigned. it doesn't seem like we work much when you look at a kearned, because they serve for 24 hours. actually about 26, 28, when you add getting there early and leaving late. but the 24-hour period, they live down in the quarters. they perform their duties. and then that relief will get a day off. and then they'll come back and do another set of 24 hours. they'll get another day off, and then do their final 24 hours in that workweek. so on the calendar, they only work nine days. but those are nine solid days, 24, 26, 27 hours a day. so when we're not down there, we're off taking care of uniforms. if they're in training, learning knowledge, trying to impress upon the badge holders that they want to be there and they know what they're doing, and improve their skills, and even as a badge holder, the tomb guard badge holder, i would still

and the soldier was identified, the middle stayed there in arlington.nferred upon the captain. i hope that answers your question. >> [indiscernible] sgt. mcilvenna: that is our only duty when you are assigned to the tomb of the unknown soldier. it doesn't seem like we worked much when you look at the calendar, because a relief will come on duty and serve for 24 hours. actually about 26 or 28. theythat 24 hour period live down in the quarters and performed their duties. then the relief will get a day off and they will come back and do another set of 24 hours and then another day off. then they will do their final 24 hours in that workweek. on calendar, they only work nine days, but those are nine a solid of 24 hours a day. when we are not down there, we ,re off taking care of uniforms if they are in training, learning knowledge and trying to impress upon the badge holders that they want to be there and they know what they are doing and improve their skills. i woulda badge holder, still come down and practice and rehearse and make sure that what i am doin

nicky carvajal, nbc news, arlington, virginia. >> now at 00, batter up. the festivities in full swing as they get red for the major league baseball all-star game. we have team coverage tonight from the home run derby. >> metro's biggest union votes to avert a workers strike. >> betting on the future. the$5 nearly million plan to expan the casino at the mgm national harbor. >> we're going to start the laid we all of these storms blaring up and sweeping into the district. oh, boy, are they kicking up and they wilct have a big im on the all-star festivities this evening but most assuredly the ride home so let's head to amelia draper. she's in the storm center with the word. >> right now i'm tracking thunderstorms pretty muc in the d.c. metro area. not a lot of activity in prince george's activity and overall movement with the thunderstorms now with the northeast and they are moving slowly at 10 miles per hour. can you see them impacting at the top of the beltway moving in the fairfax along 66 and heading to montgomery county. heavy rain down around poolsvill

>>s arrested for assault last august in arlington. in northwest washington, jackie bensen, news4. >> tomorrow is the court ordered trump e for the administration to reunite all migrant children with their parents after separion at the u.s./mexico border. the department of homeland security says it's working t reunite 2500 children. more than 1100 children are said euto beted so far. the exact number still separated unclearonight but we know 463 migrant parents have already been deported without their children. homeland security secretary kirsten b nielsenefed members of congress today on the progress so far and said snf was ent dhs could meet morrow's deadline. one democrat said he didn't see how that was even possible. >>> it was a grilling.ar secr of state mike pompeo faced tough questions today frod democrats republicans up on the hill. lawmakers we concerned about president trump's recent sitdowns with the leader of north korea and the leader of russia. the senators demanded to know what mr. trump and vladimir putin discussed in t

make it through region,s carre stranded evan lambert way look how it unfded andhe conditions in arlingtoneporter: we see traffic moving well along the gw parkway. not the story several hours ago th afternoon when there were storm that rolled through closing the roadf because o flooding we want to show you some incredible video from arlington fire twitter account, rescuers loaded drivers and stranded car into boats to get santhem intoafety on the gwia parkway especy southbound by reagan natio up to car doors, gary mcgrady said a record amount o ra more than two and a half inches filling just 40 minutes leading to that arlington said the rescue team got 40 people out of 25 cars hadtalled out in the flood water, no one was injured during the process. it's likely some cars were o damageded and people couldn't drive them away or that people didn't have the chance toet back to the cars. the storm caused powerutages including in fairfax county. in artificialing,mb evan lat fox 5 local news. > lightening hit a house in silver springs this afternoon sparked a fire in the wls o had his house. firef

prince williams, fairfax county, arlington and the district. something we're going to continue to monitor really until about 9:30 this evening, at least. >> it really is a dangerous time tonight. ife awaiting somebody at home, you know, they're a little bit late, give them a call and say take your time. don't drive through the flooded roads. way more important you get home safely. this rain finally starts to move out tomorrow. a chance to dryut. chance of a late day storm on friday,00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00. we have the beyonce and jay-z concert friday and saturday. olated shower most of the area dry with a high of 8 next week hopefully not a repeat of what we've seen this week. guys we're going to continue, going off the air here in ten minutes but we're going to continue to keep you posted on facebook and twitter and of course on the nbc washington app and the website. >> doug, thanks. such a good point from amelia, i you don't knowf part of the road is washedatut underh that muddy water. >> don't take the chance focus. >>> coming up just ahead, f

behind us is arlington national cemetery.my left is the marine corps memorial into the right is the district. how important is the location of this memorial and what is it in the lies? >> is upon the western expansion for the access of the mall. the national significance of the memorials carried over here to the u.s. marine corps war memorial. >> when i walk along the memorial, first of all it has been rehabilitated over the past year. what do i see? i see some of the conflicts that are open-ended. >> yes, over the last year was taken on the rehabilitation of the u.s. marine corps war memorial made possible by mr. david rubenstein. he donated $5 million to rehabilitate the whole memorial in the top of the flat ball all the way down to the base. we are able to clean and? the bronze. we cleaned and waxed the granite masonry actually read gilded all of the inscriptions across the entire memorial. >> here's afghanistan and iraq. >> at his right. we work with history division to inform the service of how to properly maintain and u

bringing you back live here t arlington and roslyn's gateway park. police stressing tonight there's no specific threat that is prompting this summer campaign. pat, they't simply d want folks to be relaxed when it comes to security. >> all right, david you c never be too careful. thanks so much. >>> a murky and desperate ordeal now a shadow over the rescue effort as the navy diver dives while trying to take them supplies. atest from thailand and the operation t get that soccer team out of that cave. >> plus, growing concern is we spend more time ou ooors. whilene local county is sending the warning about ticks. >>> an 11-year-old girl was gruled by at in the face on the fourth july. it happened just behind me here in bethose houses in a back alley. coming up, wll telle' y >>> panic at a neighborhood fourth of julyon celebrahen gunfire mixes with fireworks and a little girl is rushed to the hospital. rsws 4's meagan fitzgerald is talking to neigh about what happened. i just walked down to see where they were shooting, and so that wute shootingde of the

arlington, alexandria and fairfax.til 6:30 thisng eve remember, you never want to drive through a flooded roadway. ing of tha take a look. this is the photograph i was talking about shared to me on twitter. this is the g.w. parkway right by the airport, shared to me by davidarl. you can see the flooded road there. cars stranded in the water there. other cars seemingly had to pull off into the grassy areas to avoid high water. we are hearing that high water rescues are going on in that location so you wt to avoid the g.w. parkway or if you know somebody that takes pthat,ase let them know. more weather coming up in a little bit, but for now, pat, over to you. >> thanks, you a mea. >>> tal about the ultimate lti-tasker, a model is gaining wide praise forhe walking t runway and bastfeeding her baby at the same time. wow. that is multitasking. it tops the tuesday trend and joining us now is mick jagger from 102.3. let's start right there. clearly this is a mother who has a baby and understands that the baby is not goi to wa

this morning i just came from arlington national cemetery where irene, a survivor of the occupation of guam, joined me and congressman sablan in laying a memorial wreath at the tomb of the unknown. she is a dear friend of mine and, mr. speaker, she happens to be in the audience today in the gallery and i thank her. and i was honored to host her here in our nation's capital for this solemn anniversary. the chamorro people of guam endured 32 months of occupation and wartime atrocities with thousands of our island's finest murdered, brutalized and forced into concentration camps. irene's father was taken by the japanese and she was later forced into a concentration camp for the remainder of the war. today, i introduced the occupation of guam remembrance act in recognition of the atrocities endured by the chamorro people of guam during world war ii. we must never, ever forget the sacrifices made by our island's elders during the war. my occupation of guam remembrance act will ensure that all those victims and survivors who submitted for war claims will have their names enscribed on the mem

arlington county firefighters had to rescue stranded drivers. shomari stone spoke to some of thers drind joins us live now. show marry? >> reporter: well,ve those d tell me they are thankful for theht firefs at arlington county station 5 behind me. those firings wble to rescue them and the people in the cars remained calm but i must tell you, they were definitely anxious when is that water continued to rise in their cars. eris video show arlington keep the firefig rescuing people during a flash flood on the gw parkway. >> it really started coming down hard there was no visibility. >> this man who doesn't want to be identifd says he pulled over nearea rgan national airport. >> everyone juspe std. tuld you see a river forming. two,ee cars ahead. next thingou know, water started coming inside the cars. >> you can seethe dir is at least two feet up. this shows you the water level up to the door. let's take a quick look inside. look at all this water on the floorboards. more tha c 20s and subs, submerged during the evening rush hour. storm team 4 rep

last year arlington officers made 435 dui arrests during that same time period. the sober rides program s it provided more than70,000 free rides home from nightlife areas. >>> summer travel season is in full swing, and airports are packed. >> that's right, and if you are planning on booking a ticket soon, there are se ways that you can save some money. coming up, we're going to show you how. >>> plus, up in smoke. incredibleok at the video of a mexican fireworks factory catching fire. sheena? >>> well, this morning we're still warm and humid, but look at this. we have thunderstorn the way. so have the umbrella with you today. we're also talking about finally breaking out of the heat wave. i'll show you h at havertys we know everyone has different tastes. and this independence day... ...we're making it easy to find your style sahavertys independence da has been extended all weekend. when you spend more, you save more up to $1000. how much you save is up to you! with myles and custom fabrics to choose from. celebrate your independence with furniture that fits you.

last year arlington officers made 430 dui arrests. the sober ride programays it provided more than 70,000 free rides from night life areas. >>> we are working another summer staycation idea. how does a walk in the woods sound? >> she's checking out a fewyoays family can enjoy nature. >> reporter: we're lking at the corn snake here. then we have the toouis. we're standing in theiddle of a giant birds nest that these young campers worked on really hard this morning. you did a great job, right? we're so garateful to spot this as a onstayca idea. you just love this place. tell us why. >> it's not like the people drive them out and they don't want them here. all the animals are safe. >> i love that. p there'sent guides to help people learn how to fall in love with nature. come on and check itout. we're going to leave you with the camp so. let's do it. ♪ >> you canearn that andheck out the trails. you can check it out for ee. back to you. >>> 81 degrees outside right now. we're going to get some storms. >> some showers. maybe a few embedded

my name is constance flannery, and i live at 281 arlington street. i'm here to speak on behalf of over 40 of my neighbors to mist rental wrecks on flannery street on the side of fair month elementary street and on arlington streets as miguel and richmond streets. have a petition signed by 40 neighbored up to the 400 block of arlington who is opposed to the proposed location. everyone i spoke to signed my petition and are against the location. we are not against the bike or bike racks. many of my neighbors ride bikes. we are suggesting better, safer spots on san jose avenue next to a dedicated bike lane. one is a half block from the present location on randall suggested location. several of us walk the pedestrian path next to the bike lane on san jose avenue, and we pick two locations that don't impede pedestrians or endanger children or bikers. we recommend that you authorize someone from m.t.a. to walk san jose avenue and check the feasibility of these two spots. these locations would also be available to people getting off the j church, living in t

the men bring the casket to arlington. and here, this is meant to bring groups in the united states together. history is meant to heal. the great stakeholders in the country, the naacp, the various members of government and even the french all come. they present their finest medals.the greatest the medal of honor is presented to the unknown. words are said. the body is brought to arlington cemetery and is lowered into the ground in one of the desk and one of the final people to speak is an american indian, a chief. it is meant to heal. the entire moment, a man that had fought the u.s. government. thomas saunders, whose father had fought and grandfather had fought the united states government who now served, were laying to rest in our greatest memorial, the unknown. dirt was shoveled from france into the open hole, and the body was laid to rest. this is our greatest war memorial. this is who we are as americans. it is also about a forgotten generation. the world war i generation that changed and remade the world, and that i

arlington, southbound 395, after arlington boulevard.ok log at 270 going south, onlicense plat you're going to get there in 27 minutes. >>> sheena mentioned that humidity. if you plan on hitting the pool this weekend, we have information you want to see.mi co up, susan hogan working for you, detailin >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> serious something t might not surprise anybody. students who are allowed to bring their cell phones into class usually score lower on amines. students with phone access scored half a grade lowern tests in general. the same students had a harder remembering and what they learned. >>> it is summertime and the pools are open. if you are plannin on doing some swimming this weekend, we have information you might want to hear. >> i took my daughter to the water park after work yesterday. now, i wonr what's swimming around in my body. even though the water looks clean, it canewimming with mi mikescopic parasites. susan hogan thealking about swimming parasites. >> reporter: when it comes to pools, you don't know what parasites may be lurking below the surfac

a designated >> last 84 arlington officers made more than 400 dui arrests. during that same time period, the sober ride program said it provided more than ,000 free rides home from night life areas. 5,500 of tho tnk you partnership with lyft. people we spoke to said they believe public transportation could help the issue of drunk driving. >> i think it would help. i think they'll use if it they are reliable. they have to make sur they're there when the people need to use them. all right. thank you. > next and all new, dust blankets parts of a city and this wasn't the only weather change folks had to deal with. >>> a speeding car flies off t road and slams into a home. policetay driver never should have beebehind the wheel. >>> changing the future o some >>> changing the future o some local high scol students, isho (birds chirping, a running brook,) >>> changing the future o some local high scol students, isho ahh. the new deer park sparkling is made with real spring water. ♪ it's so refreshing and delicious, you don't need slo-mo models to sell it. real spri

last year, arlington officers made 435 dui arrests. during that same time period, the sober ride program says it provided more than 70,000 free rides home from nightlife areas. >>> 6:11 right now. the summer travel season is in full swing, and airports are packed. >> if you'relanning on booking a ticket sometime soon, we've got some ways that can help you save money. coming up, we're going to show you how. >>> plus, up in smoke. a closer look at the incredible irdeo of a mexican fireworks factory catching sheena? >>> good friday morning. we're watching showers and storms approaching part of the ea. frostberg already seeing some of that. what it's going to make is make the weekend much more comfortable. i'll show you the forecast and the timing of the rain, coming up. >>> take a look at what's going on. building a gnt bird's nest. and oh, yeah, we've got a camp song going onre right oh, but this is not just for campers. how everybody can really take advantage of this sanctuary right in the middle of the big city. much more coming upext

arlington, eastbound 66, after the rosyln tunnel.verall, the beltway is looking quite good here this morning.oo inner and outer loop, nice and clear and nice and green. taking a look at 66. fairx county parkway. on time, 65 miles per hour, getting there in nine minutes.> w this morning, roseanne barr is apologizing again. >> she is speaking about the fallout from her racist tweet ri about vajarrett. take a listen. >> i'm sorry you feel harmed and hurt. i never meant that. and for that, i apologize. >> well, this was an opportunity for barr to fer a more sincere apology in which she offered last week. j she thought arrett was white. she ended the apology by adding that jarrett needs a new haircut. >>> here's a look at your top stories. nbc news has confirmed that trump's former lawyer will tell the special counsel that trump knew about a russian lawyer, hir son and mes of his campaign in 2016. he previously said he knew g before it happened. we're going to have that story coming up in a few minutes. >>> the deadline to reunite familie

video shows arlington county firefighters rescuing stranded drivers. >> look how high the water is. more tsn 2.5 inc of rain fell in less than an hour. one man who doesn't want to be identified says he immediately pulled over when he saw the water rising. stopped.one jus you could see a river forming. ahead.ree cars next thing you know, water started coming inside thecar. >> that is just insane. arlington county firete officia us about a dozen firefighters rescued 40 people 5 from cars and suvs. once you're there and stuck, you see the water rising, you have nowhere to go. >> not much you cando. >> the rain caused a problemin side a metro station. a viewer tweet this from the capitol south station.s it' a startling sight. it didot affect rail service, though. >> breaking news. rwe received the results a new nbc survey monkey poll on national security. >> g angf at the live desk. angie, the focus on american's views on russia. >> the numbers just came in. most americans simply do not trust russia. take a look for yourself. more than half americans surveyed consideredrussia either unf

problems th arlington, northbound parkway, i crash the right lane.ou see the big dey outbound on g.w. parkway. inbound, indian parkway is delayed. sand spring, 108, a tree blocking it. broad branch roadr nth street, tree and wires down. a lot of this.ut 270 ound, looking good. top of the beltway, 95, over t 270, rolling along pretty well this morning. virginia, now, 66 inbound, no major . and 95 northbound, quantico to the beltly, it w take you 27 minutes. listen to wtop f.m. when you hop in your car today. >>> as you get ready to head t, a safetyreminder for you. 138 people who have died in crshes so far t year, were not wearing seat belts. that's the same number as this time last year. he alarming new figure, number of people aged 15 to 20 died not wearing seat belts doubled from last year. >>> a new video of a group of thieves who don't care if they're spatted stealing. this is a lululemon store there. the same groupen of w who ransacked the store on sunday, returned on tuesday and stoleuf more >> this time, the managerar of restaurant intervenes

the hottest team in major league baseball with an offensive show in arlington texas. >>> the athleticsalked away with the hardware from the bay bridge series, but the hottest team in major league baseball had an offensive show in arlington, texas. the a's piled on the runs much like the pork piled on this sandwich. top of the 2nd, bases loaded for lucroy connecting for his fourth career grand slam, and oakland up 4-0. chapman was three for five with four rbi. the a's go deep four times in the day and have 18 hits crushing the rangers 15-3. >>> the cardinals daniel poncedeleon making his debut after brain surgery after being hit in the head with a ball. he had a no hitter until the 8th. >>> when you hear the words touchdown raiders greg pappa automatically comes to mind. he was the voice of the raiders, but no more. he opened up about being fired by mark davis on his radio show today. >> we were never able to mend fences mark davis and i. this is painful for me personally to lose this association with this particular team. i no longer fit, and this is not al davis' football team anymore

it's where we'll be sending br >>> new details tonight in the mysterious murder of an arlington man. police have arrested a man in howard county. john kindies agiodannis can a w check and police found him suffering from gunshotas wounds. he a data analyst and former soccer coach at washington lehigh school committee today arlington police announced tedy have charg 42-year-old jitesh patel with murder as well asla bu as well as possession of a firearm. >> early on in the vestigation, it was determined that the suspect and the victim were known to each other and that this is a targeted incident and there was not an ongoing known threat to the community. >> patel is being h held inard county pending extra digs to virginia. >>> unbelievable video out of miami. check this out. this is a condo building as it crumbles. >> this was a planned demolition but then something went wng. boy, did it. >> dan grossman from our system station in miami has the story. >> for a few hours after this collapse, dogs were brought in outo look thr the rubble for an abundance of caution and that's when investi

the rescues in arlington, virginia. dozens rescued from stranded vehicles. more than 1,500 flights cancelled. ginger zee is standing by. >>> the investigation. this video. police in pursuit. opening fire through the windshield, with the chase occurring down a busy street. >>> the alleged killer. three murders in a matter of days. the manhunt. and now the new development at this hour. >>> the explosion at an american gas plant. families within five miles tonight being evacuated. >>> and, "your money." with amazon prime day here, the final hours. and now, the deals from amazon's competitors. how you can take advantage of the moment to save big. >>> good evening. we are just back from helsinki. great to have you with us tonight. tonight, we have the president trying to fix what happened on the world stage, that moment where he was asked who he believes, russia or his own u.s. intelligence agencies. it was a remarkable moment for the world to witness. today, the president sat down, saying i realize there's some need for clarification. the lights going out in the

arlington southbound, g.w. parkway, a crash in the left lane.s after 66, shut down because of a water main break. you can see you're looki good, inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. no other big problems on the roads. on the rails, red line delays to glenmont, signal problem outsi of dupont circle. >>> terrible tuesday has arrived for fourth of july travel. take a look. things look nice on the chesapeake bay bridge. it wilfe look difrent in a few hours. >> if you're going out of town, go out sooner than later. tthe worst time cross the bay bridge is at 1:00 p.m. gridlock will be at i worse on i-95 south or the beltway. 5:00 p.m. will be the heaviest time for traffic. llions will hit the roads, even though the gas prices are as high a we've seen in four years. >> people want to take vacations. they want to get out of town. they want to enjoy the weather with family and friends. they're going to travel dspite ga prices. >> justin finch will have an update of travel condifrom the beltway. >>> we're following two breaking news stories. a car sl

>> we have the a's continuing the baltimore away in arlington in the heat. and nfl training camps open this week. raiders going to be in napa. but where will khalil >>> now abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. the a's and rangers are playing in 95 degree heat in arlington, texas, and that's actually cool. it was 108 degrees this past weekend in arlington. it's going to be 102 on thursday. traffic and weather here on the 7s. the a's' bats are just as hot. drew is getting nervous. larry is doing forecasting. uh-oh. no score in the first. elvis andrews singles. stephen piscotty with the throw. that gets away. fwho w.h.o. is backing up the play? nobody. mark khanna can do, cuts the lead in half. the a's have a major league leading 90 road home runs. 2-1 game. make that 91 road homers. jed lowry, the all star, deep off of mike miner. larry, 17 homers this season. but the rangers also have some pop. willie calhoun, this is launched to the second deck. rangers take a 3-2 lead. right now it is 4-2, rangers leading and they are into the sixth. the a's are w

we met the thomson girls here at arlington cemetery's section 60, the final resting place for the menistan. tell me what it's like visiting here, aynsley? th when you come here, you think back at the funeral and when was the last time you said good-bye. an reporter: there are more than 5,000 "gold star" kids around the country, grieving the death of a parent, sibling, or close relative. many of them come together each year at the "good grief camp" run by taps, the tragedy assistance program for survivors. >> so when we help others, we feel better. >> reporter: here they find empathy from legacy mentors, kids who have experienced the worst kind of pain, now remarkably helping others through theirs. >> there you go! >> i'm going to make a tree for you. ep reporter: four-year-old maliayah bailey lost both her dad and her uncle. >> do you want to tell your daddy you love him? >> reporter: her mentor is alison loftis, a relative newcomer to the camp. >> no, that's my daddy. >> reporter: her late father, lt. colonel john loftis, was trying to help the afghan people when he was killed in 201

it renewal day at arlington national cemetery.professionals from across the country volunteer for a day of service. they mow and patch the lawn and shore up histori trees and landscape the grounds. this is the 22nd year for renewal and remembrance day. >> a news 4 consumer investigation that we first reported on last fall. let's get to susan hogan on a tree cuttingarted scheme. >> a man turned himself into fairfax county pice and the other alleged leader of the tree cutting scheme wasue in court. >> this is one of the things that we have followed for mons and nths, and fairfax county police, they actually, havn eld unit that they follow and they really track these kinds of stories, and --y and t real he said with us that they had been working with us time andim again with this and really hoping that because of our -- our stories that we were getting the wd out to lot of people, and this is exactly how this whole story developed. take a look. >> police tell us the owner of savannah's tree and yard expert michael jackson, turned him

jeff glor went to arlington national cemetery to see how these children are helping each other deal withe is. there's daddy. >> reporter: brinly and ainsley thomson come here often to visit their dad. >> tell him you made the all-star team. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel todd thomson served two tours in iraq. he died in 2015. >> i'm jeff. nice to meet you. ansley. >> reporter: we met the thomson girls here at arlington cemetery's section 60, the final resting place for the men and women who died in iraq and isn. , ansley.it >> when you come here, you think back at the funeral and when was the last time you said good-bye. >> reporter: there are more than 5,000 gold star kids around the country, grieving the death of a parent, sibling, or close relative. many of them come together each year at the good grief camp, run by taps, the tragedy assistance program for survivors. >> so when we help others, we feel bette better. >> reporter: here they find empathy from legacy mentors, kids who have experienced the rerkably helng os uno yot telltree foryou.>> repod daddloveim in. >> reporter: her m

we'll start in arlington. southbound on colombia pike. a motorcycle accide happened near dinwiddie street.u south on the rock creek parkway. hearinof an accident potentially. a lot of equipment headed towards the scene. had late clearing activity along wisconsin near "m" and "p" street. there's activity between 5:00 p.m. and 3:00te this afoon. we'll see when they reopen wisconsin avenue. back to you. >>> we got some breaking news out of arlington, as some residents had to wake up and get out of their apartment. fire officials say a car was on fire inside the apartment's garage. right now, investigators are working to figure out what kaulzed it. thankfully the fire was put out before itould cause any damage. this happened less than an hour ago on north lincoln street, right in the cherry dale area. we'll keep an eye on this as we it.rn more about aaron, back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:03. this is day four of our heat wave. today's temperatures could be wdangerous. re working with you for tips on how to be prepared and safe. justin finch l

the landscape professionals helping out at arlington cemetery.oing whatever was needed there, from taken ce of irrigation systems to keeping the grass healthy and building where they need to. many took on the opportunity to pass on the message of service to the next generation. >> it makes you feel good. makes you feel like one country is going in the right direction. >> this is the 22nd year the association has sent voluntes to arlington. >> wonderful. >>> we're live here in nats park working for you. we'll tell you everything you need to know for tonight's midsummer classic, includi the traffic and security. more guests coming out here just ahead. >>> gooinmorning. ust a few hours, d.c. will host its first all-star game in decades. it has been 49 years, aaron, since thest last al game here at d.c. we're live at nats park to get you prepared. whether you're going tonight or avoiding the traffic, we'rerk g for you out here this morning. this is a great chance for the nationals and fans to show off d.ll, this rk, our hometown, how much the ballpar

. >> the landscape professionals helping out at arlington cemetery.bout 400 people fanned out, doing whatever was needed there, from taken care of irrigation systems to keeping the grass and building where they need to. many took on the opportunity to pass on the message of service to the next generation. >> it makes you feel good.u makes el like one country is going in the right direction. >> this is the 22nd year the association has sent volunteers to arlington. ♪ >>> 5:25. coming up, more hometown heroes on the national ste. a look a the local group trying to tap their way to success. >>> good morning. it is warm and humid outside. there's a livet look nats park right now. the sun has not come up just yet. but it is 70 degrees, feeling like 80. we have thunderstorms in the forecast today. we'll talk aboutg the tim coming up. >>> i'm eun yang, live along with molette green. we're ready for the all-star game, joining you from nats park. it's gorges out here. we have everything you need to know about what is happening for the all-star game. whether yo

and torrow's rainhance is focused on a four-hour or five-hour window. 74 in arlington. 68 in gaithersburg. 70 in frederick. afternoon highs today, back u 88 degrees. only a 20% chance of a shower. if you're beach bound this weekend, a little rain chance on saturday. sheena will have that forecast coming up. >>> sandy spring, chopper 4 just getting over the scene here. we do a have lanes blocked because of a downed tree. we'll get a live picture of that comi up. northbound g.w. parkway, the slowest run after the crash near stout line. indian highway, little delay there, headed inbound. no major impact right noin r loop and outer loop of the beltway, looking good. earlier crash up t here near connecticut avenue. that's cleared. we see a tiny bit of a delay. >>> imagine havinyou're having e sitdown dinner and it's interrupted by a falling ceiling. >> that is what happened to folks dining at the ser restaurant last evening. parts of the ceiling started falling. that's a lot of water.er eventually, evybody evacuated rae restaurant. patrons and rest workers were stunned. >> it was rainininside.

his wife mary had rented a home because their estate in arlington had been seized. the lee returned home the day after matthew brady is doing a series of photographs of late. known.e is not widely i don't know if you can see it -- i have had the graffiti blown up. in the red circle is written the word devil. somebody had written that on the back porch of lee's house. and thenpped the photo his i may be was good, but not as good as it should have been and he realized, this is no good and he erased it and took it again. the famous version does not include the devil on there. i just think this is a great image that is very symbolic. lee looks like a gentleman, but is also a confederate general and chief at home. also a sign of resentment and anger. i don't know who put the graffiti there. we don't know who did it. say, this is al minor detail. but, i found it interesting in the book, if this photo was taken the day after lincoln died. if i give you a brief chronology, lincoln is assassinated on the 13th of -- on the 14th of april in april on a friday. lee returns home

arlington, ov395, the laeps before glebe. seet betweenth and 9th and lanes blocked for mlb fanfest. >>> as we head to break, once again remind you of the breaking news we've been following for you this morning.ok t this map. it shows you the thousands of people innd northeast northwest d.c. they're now under a boil water advisory. d.c. water says people should boil their tap water for cooking and for drinking until further notice. we'll be right back. stay with us. :2 time is 6 >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> welcome back. 6:'s . parents have to warn their teenagers not cell phone while driving. a new study shows that many adults are guilty of doing the same thing. we've seen it happen all the time. researchers at children's hospital philadelphia conducted an online survey. half of the parents admitted to using their cell phones with the kids in e backseat. one-third said they read text messages orse their social media accounts while driving. a new warning about e-cigarettes. g your can be damag health, even if they do

kennedy's assassination in los angeles, arlington cemetery held a ceremony commemorating rfk's life and legacy. the organization founded in 1968 to honor his memory, hosted this event. >>> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the invocation by father matt malone. let us pray. we meet up in a moment of mourning, but in an hour for hope. for this memorial not only our remembrance of things past, but the touch stone of our present. and a right of dedication to our future. we gather here in this sacred place where the memory of all our fallen heros repels our heart, the highest aspirations of the nation. to proclaim to our fellow citizens and to the world, bobby kennedy still lives in millions of hearts that seek a newer world. in millions of minds that dream things that never work and ask why not. in every ripple of hope. we make this proclamation, not only through mere human words or earthly gestures, but in this spirit of prayer. that privileged place in every soul were the grace of god transforms our wounded heart into hearts of wounded healers. where sorrow is charged with meaning. wh

next thing you know, wat started coming inside the car. >> arlington county fire officials tell usabout a dozen firefighters rescued 40 people from 25 cars and suvs. >> then there was this. the rain also caused problems inside a metro station a viewer tweeted this video from the capital southstation. we can see rain comingrom the ceiling here. it's a startling sight. it did not affect rail service. >>> it's 5:33. new details this morning in theg senseless kil of a 10-year-old girl. makiyah wilson spent the last day of her life at the pool enjoying summer vacation. monday night she went outside to get an ice cream just steps from her home. sheas heading back inside when shooting began. >> news 4's justin finch is live at d.c. police headquarters with a look at surveillance video from that shooting scene. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. i can tell you there is anger, to find nd resolve these suspect. these four men who opened fire monday night without any regard for life. that's why police have put out this new surveillance video they want you to see. take a look.

. >> the landscape professionals helping out at arlington cemetery.oing whatever was needed there, from taken care of irrigation systems to keeping the grass healthy and building where they need to. many took on the opportunity to ma pass on the message of service to the next generation. >> it makes you feel good. makesee you flike one country is going in the right direction. >>> it's 4:25. and it's bryce harper mania this morning. shining own star brightly at the home run derby. what he has to say after a big win. still ahead. >>> plus -- ♪ more hometown heroes on the national stage. we're goingo take a look at the local group that's trying to tap their way, step-by-step, to 25ccess. it's >>> it will be another humid day out there. not as hot as yesterday. by lunchlunchtime, we will be i 80s. we have thugerstorms mov in, and that's why we're not as hot. we'll look at the timing of it and what you can expect as we gi to afternoon. coming up next. >>> and killed by a cookie. oneoo bite a teen's life. the important reminder one of herrsamily mem has for

arlington had a problem. washington boulevard at 110. heading out this morning, good idea. you want t tovel before 10:00 a.m. or 10:00 p.m. >> look at the pictures at the bridge. right now, 4:31, following breaking news in d.c. a car slammed through a brick wall at a 7-eleven. the driver suffered some serious injuries. this happened in the 900 block of northeast. that's right at the maryland/d.c. line. >>> today is so ba terrible tuesday has arrived for forty of july travel. pretty calm along the chesapeake bay bridge. >> you want to hit the road sooner ratherhanlater. the worst time will be about 1:00 in the afteoon. gridlock will be at its worse between 95 and 270 north. millions plan to hit the roads, even though gas is the most expensive we've seen. >> people want to take their vacations. they want to get out of town. ey want to enjoy the weather >>> follow first 4 traffic on twitter for the latest on crashes and delays. >>> several roads are closed becae of the holiday. we highlighted what's going to be closed on this map. we have the nats game going on, a huge parade

my name is constance flannery, and i live at 281 arlington street. i'm here to speak on behalf of over 40 of my neighbors to mist rental wrecks on flannery street on the side of fair month elementary street and on arlington streets as miguel and richmond streets. have a petition signed by 40 neighbored up to the 400

at arlington national secretary -- cemetery, the president paid their -- his last respects. ♪ >> outthis tragic and brutal slaying, the president became even more determined than ever to turn heartbreak into constructive action. , hedata senator's death sent letters to the president of the senate and speak of the house, urgently imploring congress to enact effective gun control laws. >> what in the name of conscience will it take to pass a truly effective gun control law? tragedy, that question should at last be answered. grief now spell out our in construction of -- constructive action. of june, ase month yet done through the entire. of his incumbency, a community -- he continued to urge americans to stop violence resulting from easy access to guns. on june 10, he convened the national commission on the causes and prevention of violence. gathered in the east room, the included members from across american life, church, government, labor. >> my charge to you with simple and direct. i ask you to undertake a penetrating search for the causes and the prevention of violence. a search int

be even more of a mass as we continue to see it move in order as we come through falls church a arlington area and bethesda. the whole line shifting very slowly east, but it'sin all m up from the south. again, flash flood watch in effectntil 2:00 a.m.n wednesday. yeah, flash flood watch in wnes into early thursday morning. what to expect the next couple of ds and what to expect next? see you here in ten minutes. >> by now you know the weather will big story this week and we have you covered. coming up in the next half ho, a second sinkhole in montgomery county leads to detours,and, remember, to download our nbc washington app to get alerts about your conditionn any neighborhood you're living in right now hanthat's sent right to your cell phone? now to a tragic ending to a career firefighter. knitn flynn was a husband, a father and a friend. he died on the job this morning battling this fierce fire at a home inil clar, maryland. flynn spent 13 years with the howard county fire department. it is the first line of duty death in that department history. news 4's derrick ward is at the scene w

why police in arlington want you to be aware of potential threats elsewhere. >> and amelia is up next tracking a much more comfortable weekend, and the second named storm of the atlantic hurrican >>> now we take you out west to check on some breaking news an ouof-control wildfire has triggered immediate eva san diego east county in alpine. we've about monitoring this for hoursst couple of and california county officials say they are burning at aic cr rate of speed here. one firefighter has been injured already and crews are also thalingith blistering temperatures in e triple digits and bone dry wind helping to fuel the flames again. >> bad combination there. >> and on the east coast we're looking at the first -- is beryl the first namedca hur in. >> yes, the first named hurricane. >> when happened t"a?" >> that was the storm that went up toward michigan. i want to say it'lbto but never intensified to a hurricane. catego 1 beryl out this right new and moving towards the lesser antilles, maximum sustained winds at 80 miles per hour. national track issued by the national hurricane center

we porter: corey right now were on arlington terrace, near cameron run southf 4956789 closed.ad behindme here is tis auk see it is covered with several och aestf first car th you can see water is creeping up the tires. the second car, even further in the distance there it is even deeper. probably about 6 or so inches on thisroad. luckily, i was talking to some neighbors and they say that this water has not made it into the homes. but fairfax county police h actually put out a pretty long list oroads that are impacted by this a floodinn closed either because of this high water or d trees. so we're seeing someth reason or some of the -- wet seen from these storms roering through, eith the high water or down treats and scenes like this playing really across the dmv as well. we understand from montgomery countyhfficial that is in bet day there was a water rescue and two people actually had to be taken tf a car there, bradley blevard in bethesda. this is a reminder, when it is this dark it's hard to see just how deep the water s. rescuers say turn around don'te. dron it's a perfect reminder