i'm here on whittier boulevard in bethesda. we have a tree that has fallen across the street here so it's completely shut down.th t tree, though, also falling on a car. it looks like an suv that was parkde hire along the si of the road. we are seeing similar scenes here on road around the area. odr example, wo haven boulevard, brook drive also closed this morning because o tree damage. in some cases, the trees bringing down power lines. in other case, they hit cars, as well as homes in the area. so a lot of damage heavy rain caused flooding on river road with the water going across the roadway and causing dicey situations. we are expecting to see people out and about this morning with chain saws and cleaning things up asthey continue to recover from the storm. bethesda and potomac and kensington and wheaton were areas hard hit. we spoke to a man last night. he described what it was like. ed the storm was fast and it was powerful. >> it was like fury came down. for 15 minute. it was all over. >> reporter: and so while you head o

. >> yeah, bethesda, multiple scenes jt like this bone from chopper 4. trees down on homes, blocking roads. me mcgrath is checking on the damage out there. we see that big, huge tree right behind you. >> reporter: yeah, it's absolute mess here. now, not all neighborhoods in the dmv experienced the full impact of the storm, but here in bethesda, they sure did. just take a look at the damage we have here on alcot road. extensive damage with several large trees coming down and the cleanup not just limited to this neighborhood. we've got it going all over around the dmv, especially in the bethesda area. > so i've been here 30 years, andve never seen damage this extensive. >> reporter: on alcot road in bethesda, the wind brought down three large oakerees. ame crashing down on the roof of this home. another hit the corner of the house. residents say the large, mature trees are a signature of the woodhaven community. last night's strong winds took a toll. >> so we always thought, you ouknow, there was -- y always have in the back of your mind, like some worst-c

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news4 megan mcgrath is tracking the damage in bethesda this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this bethesda neighborhood has a lot of very old, very large trees and you can see that some of those trees came down in last night' storm because of the high winds here on whittier boulevard. the tree actuall came down on an suv that was parked here along the side of the road. in other cases they fell on houses and power lines and the likes. a lot of cleanup still tobe done this morning. take a look at se video that was shot last a night you can see wh happened with all of the rain that fe very fast last night. .iver road where these images were taken we had some flooding in that area. cars going through standing ater on the street there. also a lot of tree damage, whole trees brought down,omin se case they came down on homes. fortunately no serious injuries were reported and in other cases we still have power outages hbecause of the lines tat were brought down. several hundred people still without power today. wheaton and kensington are areas

. >> reporter: people in bethesda without power and families forced from their own and no power means it's unbearably hot inside. >> it was like fury came down. 15 minute then it was all over. >> reporter: this family is trying to figure out their next move. they came home to find their neighborhood in the dark. >> we are trying to decide whether to go to a hotel because who knows how long this is going to be out. >> reporter: montgomery county fire rescue responded to 125 it calls just whin a few hours. a tree int a house on crane . terrace a tree nearly hit a home on green tree road. wood havana and bradley boulevard hit with down treesd anutility lines. some of the area's hardest hit, bethesda, sensington, wheaton and potomac. >> pretty significant damage.of a lotpower outage like this neighborhood and aer numbof trees on houses. we will will have a number of people displaced because of the damage. >> reporter: thousands of people in northern virginiac montgomery nty and prince george's county as well as the district remain without power. there is a lot of cleanup work to do ahead

>> reporter: we are at the l sunriseiving center in bethesda. it's obvious something big is going on here. ma has everything to do with these a here. they teamed up with the humane rescue alliance. we have mert,muffin, earl, smoke and coco rico, he's in the orner, you can't see him. we have somethe other animals that are available for adoption. looking for a lvely home. these two sisters luxuriating in the shade. this tbull is already spoken for, but we understa she has some litter mates at another facility looking at her home. with me now is jennifer clark, jennifer is with sunrise senior living. these animals are so important foryolks here, aren't the >> they absolutely are. we've been serving seniors for 45 years. we care for pets. they make great companions for seniors,ach of our communities have a resident cat and dog. they provide an opportunity for social engagement, to remain ctive and provide a sense of purpose. >> you see the happiness in the people's faces and the animals u?ces too, don't yo >> yeah, absolutely. we provide a sense of

t this ishe dunkin' donuts at bethesda metro. you can see water dripping from the ceiling.e we arstaying on top of the flooding problems throughout our region. look for frequent updates throughout "news4 midday" and get the latest weather warnings and watches in the nbc washington app. >>> also developing this morning, d.c. police still investigating a quadruple shooting in southeast washington. happened around midnight on south capitol street. two victs have life-threatening injuries.ot severalers are believed to be involved. police say the suspects were seen leaving the area wearing masks.ck and so far, no arrests have been made. >>> families across ourarea are mourning the loss of someone they loved. at least nine people died over the long fourth of july weekend in car accidents. one person died in a crash in centreville. one in gaithersburg,ne in frederick, maryland, and another on the beltway in lanum. a 32-year-old woman,ye -old girl and 10-month-old boy died in thiso- twcar crash yesterday afternoon in spotsylvania county.

i love thedogs. 87-year-old lavar became trapped near the brook mount dam in bethesda. pictures show his legs up in knees in mud. he was stuck for nearly an hour before his dogs helped catch the attention of nearby cyclists who then came to help. >> if they hadn't been with m i don't know whether i would have gotten anybody. i was totally stuck i that mud. it wasn't just sand and dirty sand coming down there. it was deep mud. >> amazing. man's best friend to the rescue. now firefighters can use the h device like if you do find yoursf stuck. they demonstrated how taking tws pipnd blowing bubbles underneath can help loosen your legs but chuck just another reason that dogs are the best. >> totally. >> man's best iend. >>me on. loyal to the end right there, sticking by him and going and getting help. lassy all over again. >> if i let my two dogs loose in the woods, they're not coming back. see you later, chuck. >> they're not coming back. there's got to bere a squir out there somewhere and they're going to find it. gardening weather for today, perfect time to spend great t

around bethesda, coming towards the montgomery wall the next 15 to 20 minutes.ery strong winds andt a lightning associated with this systewe more severeher and the next two hours and you can see area wide we've got storms coming the sext couple of days. that's the key a we make our way towards fourth of july. amelia and i were talking about this wednesday and thursday, a lot of different fireworks displace going on. we don't think they will all be washouts, but right now we pick out exactly which ones might be effective. when you talk about scattered. ripping up a piece of paper and letting that fall on the map. all of those pieces of paper represent storms. can we say where they are going to fall. theyre going to fall on to the map. that's what we mean when we say scattered. if you're leaving town tomorrowi we're go to be tracking thunderstorms between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. so travel could be an impact. also if you're flying out of town later in the day. we might see some airport delays and heading to the rolling stones concert tomorrow i would bring that poncho a

that's the latest live in bethesda, jim, back to you. >> all right. thank you. . chris, >>> just a family resolving a disagreement. that's how housespeaker nancy pelosi described her meeting today with congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. the two had a meeting that cleared the air after weeks of infighting between the progressive wing of the party an more moderate democrats. after the meeting, pelosi said she d tesn't thinkre was ever any hatchet to bury and said differenc should be celebrated. >> wed a good meeting, and the congresswoman is a very gracious member of congress, so we had a very positive conversation about our districts and how we represent them, our country. >> now ocasio-cortez issued a statement saying it was a productive meeting about progressive priorities. >> reporter: president trump is lashing out at sweed enover the arrest of asap rocky after a fight in stockholm in mate. the prime minister should intervene ieet he said i watched the tapes ofasap rocky, and he was being followed and harassed bytrouble-makers. treat america family and a t

the light rail line will entually connect the bethesda and new carrollton metro stations. it's still years away from opening. an optimistic projection right now is la2022. the early estimates for how much it will cost to ride is about $2. >>> still ahead tonight on news 4, have trouble sleeping? you're not alone. >> i'll be laying in bed, and my .ind is going a mile a minute. >> smartphone apps some of them promise better ep sle. tonight we're working for you with a look at some of the best ones for your bedtime. plus -- >> and it'sec elified the ground. >> coco crazed. the teen tennis star knocked oust singles play but your nhace . >>> it is time to take actiot we d you last night the mclean-based bank was the subjective a major data breach. well, tonight we're working for you with tips on how to protect your privacy. first and foremost freeze your credit. that will prevent hackers from opening up acunts under your name. now, you'll also want to sign up for free credit monitoring. capital one has promised these services to eveone. be sure to change your password. security

look around bethesda and rockville region. look at aspen hill. very strong storm moving off towards the east, and on this th here around colesville around 515 and advanceville at 5:33 so a very dangerous storm right now continuing to move off towards the east. a few more back towards the west and another towards leesburg ang a strotorm just around 66 and fauquier county. this is the one we're watching in from montgomery county right on up towards apen hill and the only storm in the ea. >> thanks, doug. >>> only on news 4, the video of a police pursuit from prince george's county into the district t.ended with a cruiser crashing through a fence. coming up, residents w say this happens too often. >> plus, a d.c. council member under fire again tonight.t tense exchange today as he trind to defe himself from allegations he violated ethics rules. >> you're mischaracterizing a lot and interrupting me and i don't appreciate that. >> i don'tat appreciate t we're here to begin with. >> and a recall alert that >>ev ae thunderstorm warning in effect for pri

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the story in bethesda in chappaqua, and los angeles and silicon valley of mass migration is a pretty good, but if you're in rural arkansas and you're along the border in texas and manufacturing communities in the upper midwest it's the opposite story, but the democratic party largely represents those elites on the coast and they don't represent hard workers across it is country. >> i will be tuning in today to see them what they'll raise their hands. >> cnn has said they won't have hand raising. >> too bad. >> cnn understands the party they represent was embarrassed. cnn doesn't want to do anything to hurt their party. >> on some specific issues that the senate will be dealing with. today, senator durbin is expected to bring up the bill for so-called temporary protected status for venezuelans. the house passed it recently. i understand he'll bring it up for a unanimous consent and it will probably be objected to and the fact that this issue of tps for venezuelans is one that is coming up and they're fleeing a socialist dictatorship and we published results showing that there's basica

the story in bethesda, los angeles, silicon valley, mass migration is an honor lloyd good but in rural arkansas along the border in texas for manufacturing communities in the upper midwest the opposite story but the democratic party largely represents those elites on the coast, they don't represent a lot of hard-working communities across the country. >> it will be interesting, tuning in tonight to see what next thing -- >> they will not be doing that, cnn said they will not have hand raising questions because cnn understands the party they represent was embarrassed by the hand raising question. >> republican campaign -- >> they don't want to hurt their party. >> specific issues, senator durbin is expected to bring up the bill for temporary venezuelans. and bringing it up for unanimous consent, whether tps for venezuelans is one that is coming up and some republicans are fleeing a socialist dictatorship but we published results showing informal moratorium on deportation anyway. only the hardest cases, handful of people deported, and appropriate use of the discretion. my question is wha

the story in bethesda in in chappaqua, in los angeles, and in silicon valley, mass migration is a good. but if you are in rural arkansas or along the border in texas or manufacturing communities in the upper midwest, it is the opposite story. the democratic party represents those elites on the coast. they don't represent a lot of hard-working communities across the country. mark: it will be entertaining and i'll be tuning in to see what next thing they're not going to be doing that. sen. cotton: cnn has said they're not going to have to hand raising or yes/no questions because cnn understands the party they represent was embarrassed by the hand-raising questions. mark: basically it was a republican campaign advertisement. sen. cotton: cnn doesn't want to do anything that will hurt their party. mark: on specific issues, today senator durbin is expected to bring up the bill for so-called temporary protected status for venezuelans. the house passed it recently. i understand he will bring it up for unanimous consent and it will probably be objected to. so it is not as though there will be

derrick ward reports on special event today in bethesda. >> well, here at sunrise senior living in bethesda they arepp wraing up a big event today to make sure some loving animals go to loving homes of they have teamed up with the humanec r alliance, sunrise senior living hand news 1 to clear the shelters. these pets are up for adoption as is this cute little pit bull puppy who has already found a home. weked to the folks here at sunrise about how important this kind of companionship is for the residents. >> i think we can all agree that animals make great companions buhatt's especially so for seniors and thatve cats and dogs in each of r communities and why we're excited to adopt ten pets over the next two weeks which we're super excited about. animals provide amazing benefits to seniors, lowering blood pressure and emotional benefits. >> you can go by any sunrise facility in the dmv through august 11. they make you fill out a bit of a form and will do some back and forth and make sure you and the animal are the right mix and if all goes well, pick a pet and o take it hme that same day n.p

aea and through bethesda, montgomery county.ortionsto portions of of prince george's county and northern charles county. this is moving through the i beltway andwill move along route 50 in annapolis and run parallel and head off into the chesapeakebay. but boy is this line moving fast. everything back out to the west of it now dry. you can see the severe thunderstorm warnings continue up through northern portions of baltimore, town and up through hartford county. and through ellicott city, moving through ca columbia. and baltimore, severe thunderstorm warnings roll up that way. portionshe way to into of southern maryland we're seeing this right on the edge of cal vrt counvert county. i believe the storm warnings will extend to the east. lots of lightning associated with this once this is done we'll still have a chance to see showers out there. baimore at 96, you haven't got hit with the rain yet. near d.c. we just dropped about 10 -12 degrees and temperathees are in t700s. just spoke to winchester, it dropped tothe low 70s, 73 a

question about economics and security and if you're rich, if you're a rich lobbyist and you live in bethesda or you're in richex-president outside new york , mass migrations a pretty good bargain for you. immigrants are not coming here to take your job as a lobbyist or taking your job giving $200,000 beaches so you don't have to worry about the impact it has on your local economy and you're not in an emergency room waiting to get healthcare, not being able to see a doctor and in the meantime it drives down the price of all the personal services that you depend on and places where you have a lot of immigrants working likechildcare and housecleaning .landscaping, manicures and pedicures, exciting new fusion restaurant as well so the story in bethesda in lot los angeles and silicon valley of mass migration is an on alloy good but if you're in rural arkansas or along the border in texas or manufacturing communities in the upper midwest, it's at the opposite story of the democratic party represents those elites on the coast, they don't represent a lot of hard work in communities across the countr

. >> well, here in bethesda, a man forced to carry his two children in waist-deep water after he droveut little falls parkway, and his vehicle gotstranded there. our mollette green talked to a woman who saw this trio and gave them a ride >>home. i saw that it was okay that he wrapped thesoids and then he -- he -- they were walking on the grass area, and you took them hem. >> i took them home, yes, but his girls were a little bit afraid and they were like oh, dad, what's going to happenhe t t car and what's going to happen to our backpacks? well, as quickly as the watei came it flowed out. we're not sure how the car told out, but the woman told our mollette that she did drivehe man back to the spot in bethesda and said they could fetch the backpacks. >> absolutely. can't leave e backpacks. right, guys? >> that's right. ou would go back to get the backpacks. >> that guy right there, you know, we saw earlier today. amany people were note to turn aron. we say turn around, don't drown. many people weren't able to do that. this is a situation fo that gentleman. he actually went right into th

that is the latest from bethesda. mollet green, news 4. >> classic case ofei timing bng everything and that kind of water, anything can happen. >> car under way and four mile run turning into ar raging rive here. news 4's mark segraves has been surveying the damage all day and the continues our te coverage live and mark, how does it look out there? >> reporter: n, i have some very good news in this area. leesburg pike just secods ago reopened to traffic and this scratch has been closed sincey earlis morning. it has been a mess traffic-wise. ca you see the backup all the way as far as you can see, but want to tell you this morning. this area was much worse. this entire area was flooded.re over thehat bridge completely covered with water stranding hundreds of residents in that neighborhood. >> it was it a different kind of rush hour this morning as water rushed over the only access road to the neighborhood stnding hundreds of people as this is the only road in and out. >> it was high. water probably, well, it was up abo

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near the potomac river in bethesda. amy cho has the incredible story of how his dogs helped bark for help. >> this is a story about man's best friend. meet bluend jax and their human, lamar neville. talk to him for five seconds. >> and you'll see why he's popular with pets and people alike. and yes, that is his name on his shirt. >> i just put it on so people know who i am. nice. t's kind of >> on monday lamar thought it woulbe nice to take the dogs for a walk bythe c & o canal. his wife was going to see a movie, so she told he husband. >> wait until we come back because if you fall down nobody willou know where y are. >> did lar wait? no, he did not and found himself in a sticky situation. >> that mud was literally up to my knees and i couldn't get out. >> mired in mud. the more he moved, the more he sank. >> i was trying to dig it out with my hands. it just oozed back over and made a mess. >> lamar stood there an hour yelling for heth. he wasn't loud enough to be heard but these guys were.lp. he wasn't loud enough to

that is the latest from bethesda. molette green, news 4. >> we're just glad they're all at home okay and safe this now, this week, we also saw countless images of people standing on top of their cars in the rising floodwaters. we tracked down one of those drivers that we saw. news 4's megan fitzgerald talked with him about a day he'll remember for a long, long time. >> reporter: no one expected to start the monday morning like this. >> the entire house is underwr:er. >> repor rainwater surrounding homes andin submergg cars, filling streets from virginia to maryland and d.c. a father forced to carry his two daughters to safety, after his car was partially swallowed by water. others on canaln road i d.c. not as lucky. >> and when you go into work, you don't think you'll end up on the roof of your car, but idid. >> reporter: this is william diggs in the pink shirt during a commute he says he'll never forget. >> and i seeater dripping in my backseat. before i know it, the water's up to my seat, i'm crouching, and i think,

. >>> in maryland a huge tree crashed into a family's backyard in bethesda. theimbsrushed part of the deck there and branches slammed through the roof and caused the ceiling to cave in. >> m god,he end of the world right now i thought and i was super scared. it could have been pretty danedrous if it happe while we were out here. >> take a look the sparking lines and flames on huma street in west washington. a reporter is headi to scene to check out the damage this morning. the heat is proving to b deadly. extreme heat blamed for four deathsin maryland. two most recent hapned this week in prince george's county and worcesr county. earlier this month one p son died in baltimore city and one in and arundel county becausee f thheat. if you don't have acn your home, most have open recreation centers and libraries when the temperatures top 90 degrees. you can find more about cooling centersn maryland, virginia and d.c. by opening thebc washington app. search heat wave. >>> a thi a residentt the greenspring retirement community in springfield has died. 63 residents

this is right around thee1 bethesda area.at the incredible amount of &háhp &hc% tjust made its way through d.c. right over our studios. i got toñre1 tell you, looking outside, it was the darkest i've ever seen a storm come through. it looked like nightt( outside. all the lights came on in our parking lot. (Ñ> just as you were speaking at the cameras behind us on the set, we just lost oure entir view of the whole city. >> aw. >> it'szing the stuffé@ moving through. >> city cam. >> yeah, thanks, doug. athat going on outside, crewsee1 working hard to repair damage from