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for historic ellicott city. >> a any face for what is the most iconic image.eautiful, flak and >> just like the old one. >> it is. >> the old clock washed away in the massive flood last year. >> this replica will stand in the place. symbol of the past. >> not handing them up? now the present. >> this is beautiful. >> monumental, sentimental and instrumental for the future. but for now it will remain cloaked until the official unveiling this weekend. >> nice! that everything is back. >> in the historic ellicott city, kathleen cairns, abc7 news. michelle: accused of a crime in virginia and dropped droppedm the cowboys. why police are now apologizing to lucky whitehead and what the team is saying afte player's name was cleared. >> we are getting nothing done, my friends. getting nothing done. larry: john mccain back on the senate floor after the cancer diagnosis, his vote and where the healthcare fight goes from here. alison: newborn left in a car seat in a busy parking lot. what the surveillance video reveals. >> now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. larry: vi

. >> flooding in ellicott city happened a year ago. now the city bracing for another blast of heavy rain. coming up, what is being done to prevent devastating damage now. alison: right at home we have rain falling hard and fast. steve is back for a look at who is feeling the brunt now and who will be hit harder tonight. nancy: and a d.c. police officer wore a t-shirt on duty that has led to him being investigated. >> i really did learn a skill that has been invaluable in my successes as a businesswoman. alison: still ahead why a working woman says her time in a convict helped propel her to a your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves memory. the secret is an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. the name to remember. i'm the one clocking in... when you'r

amy: flooding ripping through historic ellicott city. >> it was unbelievable, unimaginable.wns the antique depot. he said it took 32 days to clear out the debris. >> i was the walking dead. amy: and for those who call this area home, what an effort. kelly unfold from her window. looking back at her video is still hard. >> just reliving that, i hate every second of it. amy: the rebuild was a community effort. >> it's moving on. this town has come together in an unbelievable way. amy: coming together a day after heavy rains swept through again, rains that this community is thankful did not leave the same mark. >> still kind of's shellshocked from it. anothert believe potential storm like that came through almost a year to the day. amy: council chair weinstein said people were out in the streets all might last night, just checking things out, making sure it was safe. they stayed here until the storm passed through. amy aubert, abc 7 news. kimberly: good to see so much life return to main street. has expanded the state of vermont to say to eight counties in the northern part of

pieces of the original clock are now on display at the ellicott city museum. last year's floods, also leaving behind an amazing discovery. the waters ripped away dry wall in the storage area in one of theh secret cave that may date back to the 19th century. this morning - exclusive footage of the secluded space. historians say it may have played a significant role in the town. historians say the same space may have been used as part of the underground railroad in the mid 1850s as well. time now for weather - another comfortable july day; spotty sprinkles - hot & humid tomorrow - weather alert friday - july day; spotty sprinkles - hot & humid tomorrow - weather alert friday - heavy rain & strong storms - few showe sunday looks great! today: partly to mostly cloudy. increasing humidity. spotty showers. highs: 80-85 winds: se 5 mph tonight: milder and muggy. partly to mostly cloudy. lows: 67-72 winds: s 5 mph thursday: partly sunny. warmer and more humid. pm thunderstorm possible. highs: 86-90 winds: s 5-10 mph made products. abc's kendis gibson and diane macedo

a devastating flood killed two people, swept away cars and wiped out businesses, the people of ellicott cityre showing their resiliency. nbc 4 is working for you in the community with backpacks 4 kids. why we feel the campaig >>> we are working for you in the community. it is that time of year when we are collecting school supplies for children in our area. today nbc 4 was at the woodmore town center in prince georges county. news 4 shomari stone were on hand to talk to folks and collect donations. your donations make a world of difference in a child's life. >> i know it is just so important for kids. a lot of kids don't have the things that they need and they get bullied sometimes and they feel ashamed, so we have to do everything we can to try to inspire kids. >> well said, marcia. your cash and school supply donations. you can donate by logging on to nbc 4 and donate online to make school year brighter this year. >>> celebrating the resiliency of ellicott city. this weekend marks a year since main street was devastated by floods. state and local officials unveiled a new clock you saw a mo

it's been exactly one year since water came rushing into ellicott city bringing death and destruction. three people lost their lives. janice parks said the area continues to rebuild brick by brick teaching us the true meaning of the word resilience. >> i remember everything from that night. it was basically burned in my brain. >> reporter: for kali harris the night of june 30th last year is as unforgettable as it is vivid. she shot this video from her third floor apartment watching helplessly as the water got higher and higher. >> all of a sudden i got a call from my friend saying my car was being swept away and i just ran downstairs and i remember seeing the water coming up faster than anything i've ever seen. >> the markings for the flood, they would come in and make sure the buildings were structurally sound. >> reporter: memories of that night still remain on main street both outside and her apartment. >> so my water was probably i would say came up to about here, maybe even a little bit higher. >> reporter: that's almost as tall as you. >> yeah. >> reporter: that's scary. >> yeah

with rain and floods in the forecast there's a lot of anxiety in ellicott city, maryland. one year ago this weekend three people died and part of the city was wiped out by an historic flash flood. scott broom is in li to remember that tragedy this weekend. the rain really brought out some difficult emotion? >> reporter: it certainly did. first and foremost, you have to remember that three people were killed here during that terrible flood last year. and some of them survived, like the woman i'm about to introduce you to. but they didn't survive by much. this is very traumatic to talk about. >> moving up here, yes, i am very worried. >> reporter: art gallery owner robin holiday. >> i was in my gallery when it happened. i held the door until it hit about my chest and then the water fractured the glass and i went upstairs. so in some sense, i'm fortunate to be alive that night. and i should never have held the door. i was not thinking clearly. >> reporter: the horse spirit gallery, like the rest of the city, was a disaster. >> it really came up to about here. >> i'll tell you

our gary mcgrady joins us live from ellicott city with more. gary, how ironic you're out there on a day like this, we just had flooding we're seeing beach drive in northwest dc. >> reporter: >> obviously audio trouble. that can be expected. we do want to hear what gary is saying we'll get back to him in a little bit. >> definitely a lot of recovery there. again all of this flooding sort of in your mind those people one year later. we'll get back to that. >>> a bold atm robbery caught on camera. tisha lewis live with more on the terrifying attack. >> reporter: this crook, apparently targeted not one, but two women who were driving through this atm h county. the images and video are crystal clear, police are turning to the public for help to catch him. >>> we were talking to matt ackland in maryland. we've seen major flooding and live water rescue >> and he is live again talking with a battalion chief as the swift water team responds to the scene. what is going on? >> reporter: as you know, just a moment ago, we saw the guy that was in the car th

fox 5 local news. >>> this weekend marks one year since heavy rains caused deadly flooding in ellicott citynd. last july, a wave of water swept through the city taking with it cars and video. the storm dumped several inches of rain in a short amount time leaving a trail of dead around 93% of the businesses in ellicott city have and now see the progress ellicott city has made over the past year. it's really a test meant to the people who live in that town how they've been able to bounce back. >> and our first zip trip of the season parked off in ellicott city where we learned a lot about the rebuilding process, and truly, #easy is strong. >> time it is 7:37. who knew >> who doesn't love the cheese cakes of cheese cake factory, joining us next in the loft, you don't want to miss this. >> i want to eat that and that and that. and that. . >>> welcome back, we've got a sweet treat for you today, because it's national cheese cake today. >> i didn't know it was national cheese cake day but i'm happy it is national cheese cake day. who isn't the cheese cake one block over >> appreciate it >> we do

if i'm going to have a store, it's going to be in old town ellicott city. >> reporter: stephanie ramirez, wusa9. >> amazing. >>> police arrested this man, douglas herrera hernandez in arlington for two murders in texas. police say he has ties to the ms-13 gang. he's 20 years old charged with capital murder in ft. bend county, texas, and murder in harris county, texas. herrera hernandez was arrested last night by local police and the fbi. >>> a woman and two kids are missing in loudoun county right now. courtney ash was last seen friday in ashburn with her son cameron and her nephew jalen. they were supposed to go to a home in leesburg but never showed up. the sheriff's office said they are believed to blue ford taurus with virginia tags. if you have any information, call the loudoun county sheriff's office. you can find their info on the wusa9 app and website. >>> coming up this week tomorrow a new chief of staff for president donald trump, john kelly, previously the secretary of homeland security, will begin his job as top advisor to the president. he replaces reince priebus who resigne

this is important for the town ellicott city. this is the new clock. the old clock. the clock that was damaged during the flood. it stopped, it has been sent over to the museum. but tomorrow morning, at 11:30 right here they will dedicate this brand new clock. for this town, again, when you talk to these people, it's so emotional for them. makes you think how far they've come in such a one-year's time. they're worn trying to put their lives back together. when the drapery is pulled off this clock tomorrow, it is really for a lot of them going to be the rebirth of this city after the flood. and again, with the rain falling today, they don't like it at all. it brings back all bad memories, jim and sarah back to you guys. >> to a fox 5 exclusive, a man brutally attacked just walking down the street in northwest dc >> still in the hospital but friends and coworkers coming together to help him out as he recovers. lauren demarco is here with the the story. >> jim, sarah, this came in as a tip to matt ackland and it is disturbing. this is the victim and we're only going to

still ahead today marks one year since the deadly flooding in ellicott city, maryland. how the city is commemorating the lives lost and coming together. we'll be right back. >> all right. another beautiful day in the books. although we can't say the same forth entire weekend, but at least today made it up for saturday. it really made up for yesterday and for friday. we actually broke records with rainfall, unbelievable. we're going to get on a a little bit of a run for you. i like to start the week out on a very. q. note. here we go, today was the beginning of a little bit of a run ever plenty of sunshine, nice conditions, mild and also we have low humidity. so that was at least a good thing. as we move into tonight and tomorrow here is what we are serving up for you. mostly clear skies and pretty comfortable for you. the week is starting with plenty of sunshine. we're going to have bright skies, no discuss for you not to get out and enjoy. a big change in we're headed back to the 90s again. summer is still around. and then we're going to run into some unsettled weather.

. >> today's rain made this an emotional day in ellicott city, maryland. this weekend will mark the one- year anniversary of the historic flash flood that killed three people and did tens of millions of dollars in damage. robin holiday talked about why she rebuilt and plans to stay. >> i'll tell you, i did it for the community, for the sense of community. i've never had anything like this in my life. i've got so close to all these people here during this flood. and i'm not letting that go. i'm actually excited about our future. >> such an incredible community. survivors and will remember the three people who were killed by rededicating the town's tower. gatherings are planned to kelbrate the -- celebrate the rebuilding of the town. they plan to spend at least another $15 million on flood control projects. >> i don't think any of us will forget the expressions on the people's faces there. stunned. >> and scared. and remember that human chain that formed to pull people out of the water? it was amazing is as people come together and see -- to see people come

. >>> speaking of bad weather, we're coming up on the anniversary of the flooding in ellicott city. how life has changed nearly a year after the storm. >> reporter: this is one of the few remnants that is still in ellicott city from last year devastating flood. we want to tell the story of the recovery through the eyes of two people. kelly myerss owns a business down the road lives here. >> i get there and all i could see is this big, huge bomb -- i mean, literally, looked like a bomb went off. >> it looked liked they were doing a disaster movie -- you know, some kind of a disaster movie. it could have been a movie. >> you saw the flood stuff on the door that hasn't cleared off and made sure people weren't still is inside the building. >> this is what is left from my 2008 x terra that was paid off one month before it was destroyed. >> you can't imagine -- even sometimes to put it into words. "what the heck?" what the heck happened? how could water to that much damage? >> by i time i got my shoes on and ran down two flights of stairs, it was covering most of the street and going into

jonathan: a secret room in ellicott city, next. jonathan: during last year's flooding in ellicott city, a secret room was uncovered. alison: it ripped away drywall in a storage area and a shop and revealed a secret cave that may date back to the 19th century. tonight, exclusive footage of this exclusive space. historians say that it may have played a significant role in the town. >> it would be a smuggler's delight. possibly bootleg liquor would have been transported. jonathan: it would have been nice if there was a treasure chest with gold. historians say that the same as party have been used of the underground railroad in the 1850's. very cool. alison: hope they learn more about that. jonathan: the nats you still like home cooking. but: i'm sure they like it, there was no home cooking tonight for the nats, more like a hangover. sports is coming up. >> desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. erin: the nationals finally home, starting a six-game homestand tonight against the brewers. the good news for thenats, stephen st

the store manager at ellicott city motorsports in maryland says suspects broke into their store twiceshed the window to get in and stole 10 bikes. >> it's been around for a long time happening but it's definitely gotten worse. it's an epidemic now. we think there's a combination of the kids trying to sell the dirt bikes for money, they're not tagged units, there's usually no keys with these bikes so that or they just end up on the street being ridden. >> the suspects who broke into the ellicott city mor meanwhile police in prince george's county and d.c. have been cracking down on illegal riders by monitoring gas station where is they fuel up and using helicopters to track them down. >> a hazmat scare in college park after a lab experiment at the university of maryland sent a student to the hospital, the student suffering facial injuries from a chemical reaction. they did contain the experiment with a special hood and no one else though was exposed. >>> taking you to arlington county fire and ems holding a four day overnight camp for teenaged girls called heat camp. the goal is to sho

>>reporter: ellicott city angelie hemphill fox 5 local news. >> those folks gone through so much. it's good to see them clapping and saying they're stronger and can't wait to go up and see what it looks like. >> done an amazing job. >> definitely >> you were saying there's still a little bit of rain. >> still a little bit in some areas and we're going to show that on radar in just a bit. we've had bad flooding in many neighborhoods over the past couple days, unfortunately down trees, power lines as well as, you know, roadways that have been flooded i want to tell you that maryland route 717 is closed at maryland route 4 and maryland route 725 is flooded at maryland route 202 in upper maryland. that's actually in prince george's county. we have a warning we're going to show you that in just a second. but in the meantime, i'm still talking rain on radar, take a look, you can see for yourself, the spin of this. we actually have that system now gradually starting to pull its way out. on the back side, we're this rap around moisture, over part of delmarva. the bay, southern maryland, s

alison: the major changes in ellicott city to try to ensure it can't be swept away d finmake this a great time to save. through august 7th, find savings in every room. plus, twenty-four month, no interest financing makes every decision that much easier. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. i'm going to the movies with britney. hurry in...these savings end soon. havertys. life looks good. alison: it is but sunday marks one year since the flash flood that laid waste to downtown ellicott city. in the year since, howard county spent millions rebuilding what was destroyed but so it can't happen again. it begins with how river flows. >> i'm looking out a window at the restaurant that you can see is under construction. some of the shops are trying to get back on their feet after the massive storm. we're directly above the tibre river which looks calm, even serene. it was water from the river and the potasco that caused havoc last year. t

. >> this weekend will mark one year since historic flooding hit ellicott city, maryland.a dry wall ripped down by the floodwaters revealed a secret room dating back to the last century. we go inside the cave. to shed light on the haunting history behind >> we didn't find this until we started to renovate this. >> it's referred to as "the cave." >> it's a manmade cave. there is speculation. >> the solid rock that carried secrets. >> it could have been used since it was dry. >> it was a smugglers delight. >> we know that ellicott city is a quaker town. they were abolitionists or against slave the cave would have been a place for fugitive slave to hide. >> given the age or location it could be haunted. >> it's possible there is a ghost that resides here. >> i don't want to invite the energy. >> that is interesting. she doesn't want a ghost coming after her. jonathan: as if there is a ghost. c'mon now! michelle: you will find out at midnight when you can't sleep. nancy: we'll update the story. madame tussauds' museum taking action after controversy about queen b. many saying

producing damaging wind gusts when is it moved through more western sections of both columbia and ellicott cityinly encompasses delaware including dover until 10:45. you can see the tail end of the storm looks pretty intense, a lot of rain and lightening, damaging wind gusts possible and that is just north of stevensville area. it is dropping southeast ward. it should clear quickly but there's stevensville just north of it we got incredible rain and also some lightening wind with that too, so it's primarily just north of where all of our damage is, but again, that's not helping. here's the one cell moving east of la plate ta. tracking that cold front as it moves southward. the storms end, skies clear, humidity lessens, we'll wake up to dry conditions, much more comfortable and a lot less hot. high temperatures even a couple degrees below normal, 85 tomorrow in dc. low 80's elsewhere. without the humidity, with the bright sunshine it will feel great and continue to feel pretty nice, i'll have jim? >> thank you. >>> president trump went on the offense today, to try to save the republicans healthc

but the spirit that makes this community ellicott city is indestructible. >> reporter: tuesday, cityfficials announced a further commitment to prevent tragedy again. four major flood mitigation projects costing about $18 million in local, federal funds. >> these projects will allow us to retain more water in the upper reaches of the watershed and they will improve the way we move water downhill. basically, making water less likely to back up and flood the streets. >> reporter: while a lot has been done already, including the installation of various retaining walls around the city, and aldriddrainage improvementse west end, construction on the new plan is scheduled to start next year in hopes of slowing down mother nature's next fury. >> although these projects will alleviate the significant amount of flooding, a storm like we had last year, folks, water will still reach buildings. >> it's still so impressive to see. >> it is impressive. but the risk is still there, sheena. >> of course. >> you were talking about that. >> the risk -- because they have multiple rivers in that area that

it's the message in downtown ellicott city-- one year after the epic floods that tore through historic main street. remember the human chain they developed to save some people stranded in the fast-moving water... and others hunkering down together waiting for the storm to pass. two people died in the flood-- and a third person died weeks later, helping to rebuild. a big thank you this morning from the humane rescue alliance in northeast. they received this heeping pile of blankets, towels, and bedding. we helped them put out a call for help after heavy rain-- backed up the sewage at the adoption center in northeast-- and flooded several kennels with co staff spent saturday moving the dogs to dry kennels. now a better task, they still have to sort through all of the donations. after a soggy couple of days dry skies today - but more rain is on the way. veronica johnson is tracking our next chance for rain.. it's getting closer to back-to-school time -- and abc7 is happy to join forces with the united way -- and d-c united -- to stuff the bus. on august 10th, you can bring backpacks and s

alison: plus a body found on the beach in ellicott city. - body found on the beach in ocean city. what we just learned about the person's identity. announcer: "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. alison: after ten days on the job, anthony scaramucci is out as white house communications director. jonathan: this is an announcement that came hours after general john kelly took over as the white house chief of staff and the latest move in a recent white house staff shake-up. alison: our kevin lewis is live outside the white house with reaction to what is going on today. kevin? kevin: this news is surprising because of scaramucci car's short shelf life in the west wing. but when you take in context the vulgar interview he gave "the new yorker" many tourists passing the white house gate aren't his resignation follows what many call president trump's worst week in office. the white house infighting spilled to the public realm and there was a senate attempt to repeal and replace obamacare. a white house official telling cnn that scaramucci's dismissal

tomorrow marks one year since the epic flooding on historic main street in ellicott city. two people died. some businesses and roads and even the he store :00 were washed out. today city leaders dedicated a new clock at the corner of main and maryland avenue. the two people who passed away and another person who was killed during the cleanup. a fire at a popular anne arundel county bar and g investigators say that somebody intentionally set fire to cook in a charlie's early friday morning. -- to coconut charlie's early friday morning. nobody was killed but one firefighter sustained injuries. call the fire department if you have information about what is being called an arson. coming up, lashing out, the president grumbles about the senate's failed bid to repeal and replace obamacare. and counting their blessings. we get word of a possible development i work overtime when i can get it. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ tresiba® is a once-daily, long-acting insulin that lasts even longer than 24 hours. i need to cut my a1c. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ tresib

john beck lived in ellicott city for 45 years. >> it was very painful. it was pretty horrific. you know, it was as someone described earlier, like seeing a movie. signs of progress pop up everyday. take the store, shoemaker country, one day before the anniversary of that flood, this store has finally opened back up. >> it's like we didn't have time to sit back and say oh my goodness this is going to happen. it's like we went to bed last night tired from doing all the work and then we woke up and we're like okay. we're going to be open today. it's still hitting us i think. it's a good feeling to be back in town. a town that's been through a lot . >>> remember where i was right here. anchoring the news that day. what a scene. you can find out the latest weather, news and everything else you need to know. it would have been that time. download the wusa9 app. >>> two people are suing chipotle. the legend they became sick after eating at the restaurant's sterling location. the chipotle closed july 17th because 135 people reported becoming sick. two tested positive for noro virus. an

. >> first one year later we go back to ellicott city in maryland where the historic town is trying told following last year's deadly floods. >> and remember, if you have a story idea, call the fox5 tip line: (202)895-3000. or sends an e-mail to fox5 tips at wttg.com. come on...you can do it! dogs just won't quit. neither does frontline. that's why there's frontline gold. with its easy applicator frontline gold delivers powerful protection that doesn't quit for a full 30 days. its triple action formula is relentless at killing fleas and ticks. frontline gold. tent protection you can trust... good boy! go for the gold. frontline gold. available at your vet. ♪ affordable paper towels that shine as bright as you do. own your shine™. sparkle®. >> bracing for a second tropical storm, made landfall, more than zero eight people, have been injured, in typhoon nasat. the storm brought heavy rains, wind u hour, the typhoon also le

kimberly: that is the message posted in downtown ellicott city just one year af street. remember the human chain they made to save people stranded in the fast-moving water? there were others hunkering down together, waiting for the deadly storm to pass. two people died in that flood. a third person died weeks later while helping to rebuild. the community spent the weekend commemorating the losses and new beginning. developing now, secretary of homeland security john kelly is preparing for his first day at the new white house chief of staff. tonight, he is getting plenty of advice. think he has not to protect the justice department and protect bob mueller and the investigation is going on. a the president ought to go different direction and more discipline, more structure in there. afterly: kelly takes over one of the most volatile weeks of the trump presidency. one item on the retired marine general's agenda, what to do about health care. >> we need to go back to committee to the h committee, identify the problems, carefully evaluate possible solutions through hearings,

this is the same weekend anniversary of ellicott city, so you have to think about that. before you get start driving, if your street has water on it don't go through it. it only takes a couple of inches before your car and you start to drift a little bit or you lose control of your car. okay this evening we have a few storms to head through just one right now south of leesburg. this is going to slide on through the district. then areas further south have a lot more rain. this could fill on in and we could see showers head south of 66. for the most part it's pretty isolated. after 9:00 or so we'll dry out for the rest of the evening. for tomorrow morning if you're getting up early getting on to the roads for work, you will be dry. come 10:00 things will start to change a little bit. but by lunchtime we'll start to see an isolated shower or two. the timed sunsets, yes, nats time, i know. we'll start seeing showers and heavier rain move on there. friday night looks wet especially as you head towards the midnight hour. how long is this going to last on saturday? it all depen

take a look at video from ellicott city motor sports smashing through a window to get in and making off with a total a of ten bikes. four suspects have been arrested. they are just 15 and 16 years old. but the manager says this is a big problem. in fact, there are several similar reports from bike shops up and down the east coast. >> it's been around for a long time happening but it's definitely gotten worse. it's an epidemic now. we think that there's a combination of kids trying to sell for quick money. they're not tagged units, for instance. there's usually no keys with these bikes. that or they just end up on the street being ridden. >> here at zmv bag ers, police say that a man what goes here. he was arrested fortress passing on monday after he admitted to them that they did intend to break-in and try to steal a bike . now, again police are do ing what they can to try to track down all of these groups of atv and dirt bike riders through city streets. they're asking for your help, though. if you see a large group out there they're asking that you take some photos, take some video an

this is the same weekend of the one year anniversary of ellicott city. something to think about as we head into saturday. this will all be set up by a low pressure system. the problem we are seeing is that the low pressure system might want to hang out for a little bit. this is an updated computer model and i would still bring the raingear with you for friday evening. we noticed that earlier for the morning hours, your morning commute is dry but as the day goes on your rain chances start to pick up and there will be more and more showers and heavier rain. >> will there be severe weather? >> there will be gusty wind but the main threat is going to be the heavy rain. 1:30, thunderstorms are starting to brew, here comes the heavy rain. the heavy rain for the to the south, watch what happens overnight. 11:33 3:00 heavy rain comes right to the district. and on saturday it just lingers around the region. also notice these temperatures. if we do not-- despite the rain, it will be cool and i think we finally dry out on sunday. temperatures 83 for tomorrow, 75 at

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this is facebook video of hail falling a bit earlier in ellicott city.deo here from an hour ago of heavy rain moving through the laurel, and greenbelt sections of prince george's county. tracking these storms on live doppler radar. >> we are. and again, they're few and far between, but they are heavy when they develop. let's show you the big picture. we're not really tracking them. they can't give you the stormtracker, because they're just drifting. not really moving in a normal direction. these are just kind of moving back to the west a little bit. this is over the last hour. this storm in prince george's county has weakened. this storm has too toward the border of fairfax and loudoun. right now, nothing severe those. pretty heavy rain, between chantilly, and sterling. notice the red, that's rainfall rates about an inch, inch and a half per hour. even moderate rain as you head out the dulles. just drifting to the west and to the north. this has weakened a lot. but it still has moderate rain out 202. just before buoy, you get moderate rain, but the heavy

. >>> it's been a year since the devastating floods in ellicott city.er the lives lost and the heroes from the weekend. wow, that video is say amazing. thank you "wake up washington." >> it's so amazing to see how much the town has bounced back. >> and they did a bunch of artist renderings in the windows, keeping spirits up to rebuild. a huge amount of rain is coming. take it away. >>> we will see, today into tonight and tomorrow, a risk of flash flooding so some areas will have 1 or 2 inches of rain. some areas could have 5 inches of rain or more. now, it's going to be a localized thing, but we have yellow weather alerts with the flash flood watch to go with that. we're expecting numerous showers and storms, widespread at times. this is going to be a tropical- like rain to where the rain rates in some areas could exceed 2 or 3 inches in a one- hour period and isolated instances and some possible as well. let's talk about futurecast, okay? at noontime -- this is when we will see activity beginning to pick up. it just expands throughout your evening. thi

there's a chance some of these vehicles m take a look at surveillance we just received from ellicott cityotorsports. a managier there tells us several guys broke into the store twice back in april smashing a window to get in and making off with a total of 10 bikes. four suspects have been arrested. they're just 15 and 16 years old but the manager says this is a really big problem. if, in fact there are several similar reports from bike shops up and down the east coast. >> it's been around for a long time happening but it's definitely gotten worse. it's an epidemic now. >> we think it's a combination of the kids trying to sell the dirt bikes for quick money, they're not tagged units, there's usually no keys with these bikes, so that or they just end up on the street being ridden. >> reporter: here at this store on monday, police were called out for a suspicious person. they came. they spoke with the gentleman who was here and he admitted to him that he did intend to steal a bike from this shop. he was arrested trespassing. police in prince george's county and the district are trying to cra

we're coming up on the one-year anniversary of the devastating flooding that hit ellicott city on july 30 last year. always know what to do. i just posted a lot of great information on my facebook page. remember, turn around, don't drown. you do when you see water covering a roadway. here is the way it will play out. today, isolated showers, maybe a thunderstorm. notice the lower threat. then notice the higher threat. is, 90% chance on friday afternoon and evening. saturday, morning and during afternoon hours. well over two inches of rain from this system. muggy outside. humid later today. temperatures in the mid to upper 80's. thettle sunshine could fuel late day thunderstorms we could see around here. saturday, looking wet. the temperature drops. feeling like 90 plus today, then feeling cooler than 76 because of the rain, especially the mountains. weather alert on friday, we will post a lot of great information to wjla.com. even some went possible with keep that in mind. mid 70's to 80 degrees. thecan check that out on weather channel any time. i will have more on this nice stretch o

speaking of friday, one year ago, well, remember ellicott city, the flooding there. this is what it looked like a year ago. those were the deadly floods in those areas. cars swept away. businesses damaged. three people died in the flooding in the aftermath. this is now. so take a look at main street. the communities state and local leaders. rebuilding. determined to rebuild after the tragedy. city leaders focused on preventing future floods. $18 million in flooding devote today mitigation projects. of course, they don't want to see anything like that happen again. we don't want to see it happen again either. we're looking attribute full weather compared to the rain friday. this is the nice weather in place after the raid. >> did give us something good to look forward to. the weather outlook, it's feeling cool outside. the commute will stay nice and dry. lunch, it's going beautiful. even at the pool, sunny and warm. not as hot or humid. you're walking the dog today, this is mojito, available for rescue and adoption. you can go to the live -- find out how to adopt him.

. >>> this is what main street in ellicott city looked like a year ago. do you remember the cars a year ago. now take a look at main street. they're determined to rebuild. one year after that tragedy, city leaders are focused on preventing future floods. getting $18 million in funding devoted to new flood mitigation projects. >> we told you about the international tree climbing championship last week. >> i like it. good old-fashioned tree climbing. >> it's in our own backyard. the contest was at the national arboretum in d.c. that's a beautiful place to be and gorgeous weather yesterday. competitors from 18 different countries took part in five events. skill, safety and speed. it also raised awareness how important trees are to the environment. keeps our air clean. >> i didn't see too much. beautiful day. >> it's going to continue. so that's the good news. >> we're happy about that. after the rain friday, we have good news for your monday. really, this is going to stick around for a while. comfortable start. eun, i know you said it's not chilly. but it's

nearly all of the damaged businesses are back and running, and ellicott city are getting funds to helputure disasters there. >>> today the u.s. military flew two b-1 bombers over the peninsula, and conducting a missile defense test up in it's happening? it's happening because of north korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. >> striking new images released by north korea allegedly throwing the intercontinental ballistic missile that could put u.s. cities in staking range. the missile fell into the sea just 230 miles off the coast. the videos have not been independently verified by nbc news. the late-night launch was supervised by kim jong-un, who called the missile test a searers warning their weapons could hit the entire u.s. mainland. >> kim jong-un is dangerous because he's unpredictable and his technology in developing this missile system, which might hit the u.s., the mainland, is ad strategy to deal with him, and he's taking advantage of that. >> the crisis is now triggering an arms build up in asia, with south korea confirming talks with the u.s. for stronger miss

looking at ellicott city devastated historic district. two people lost their lives. more than 170 cars got washed away, destroyed. that's not to mention all the businesses severely damaged. well, now, those businesses flipping a sign to open. they are back up and running. this week $18 million was dedicated so as to prevent future flooding there. you just spent some time at the beach. >> i did. florida. >> down with my cuban people. al we all love that. it's the time of year to do that. >> it is. but thousands of tourists they had this trips canceled after a man made power outage in the outer banks where you spent a lot of time. >> yes. >> 10,000 tourists forced to get out of the way. two islands after contractors drove a steal post through an underground electrical cable. somebody might lose their job. that caused a massive power outage. gas stations they had trouble keeping fuel and ice. north carolina's governor pence declaring a state of emergency over all that. transmission crews hope to have a repair assessment by this afternoon. we'll stay on top of that. >> t

we're watching the weather out ellicott city pretty closely. a flash flood devastated historic district a year ago. more than 170 cars destroyed. year later, almost all of the damage, businesses are back up and running. now they're focusing onut $18 million in state and federal fund were devoted to new flood mitigation projects. get the storm team 4 weather alerts on your smartphone and download the nbc washington app. >> live desk, we've got live pictures to show you from joint base andrews, president trump making his arrival there. we've been monitoring his twitter account, new information coming in. the president just tweeting, i'd like to thank reince priebus for his service and dedication to his country. we accomplished a lot together. the president announcing there is, in fact, a new white house chief of staff. he is naming general secretary john f kelly to that position. just in the last 24/48 hours we have witnessed a lot of infighting at the white house, play out on twitter. and then, of course, that very vul ggar interview wi the new

the store manager at ellicott city motorsports in maryland says suspects broke into their store twicemashed the window to get in and then they stole 10 bikes. >>> in fairfax county detectives are searching for the vandals who targeted an elementary school in burke and caused more than $20,000 in damage. inside and outside of white oaks elementary school was targeted this past monday and also the newly installed playground. a construction crew discovered around the building. >>> a lab experiment at the university of maryland sent a student to the hospital. that student suffered facial injuries from a chemical reaction. prince george's county fire department and hazmat team called to the building to contain the experiment. no one else was exposed. >>> today in the district mayor muriel bowser is celebrating the expansion of an extended school year for some d.c. public schools. after last year's pilot program the mayor decided to expand the number of schools taking part in this program including garfield elementary where today's announcement will take place at noon. students enrolled in

meanwhile this weekend marks one year since heavy rains caused deadly flooding in ellicott city marylandjuly. a wave of water swept through the city taking with it cars and people and storm dumped several inches of rain in a short amount of time leaving hyundai trail of disaster. three people died and 15 million has been spent on rebuilding that community. . >> back to drier land. let's look outside. 30th annual tour deshore kicked off irish pub 20 and walnut. 65 mile ride continues over the ben franklin bridge that's where you're headed now. it goes through south jersey and finishes at the irish pub original location on the ac boardwalk. it will be closed until 8 a.m. or last biker crosses over. so meek you ordered up good weather for the bikers. >> what will they do? go down the ac expressway? >> i don't know. >> that's true. >> look up the route. >> 65 miles. >> makes me feel lazy since we sit in the studio. >> we have to do boot camp after this. >> oui see the bikers there and they switch to 6th street that brings them to the bridge. great morning. 64. north wind coming in at 8. we h

the store manager at ellicott city motorsports in maryland says suspects broke into their store twicein april. they smashed the window to get in and stole about 10 bikes. >>> taking you now to fairfax county detectives are searching for the vandals who targeted an elementary school in burke causing more than $20,000 in damage. inside and outside of white oak elementary school was targeted this past month and also the newly installed playground. a construction crew discovered damp and evidence of a fire around the building. >> still ahead nationals under fire for a three hour rain delay. >> another live look at waldorf. oh, yeah, being serenaded by some music out there as our zip we'll tell you the five must stops when you head down to waldorf in charles county for this amazing zip trip with our crew today. back after this. >> we're back at 7:23. the braves and nats getting ready to go back at it again tonight. 'cause last night a three hour rain delay, that was just one the other one was really no rain. the ground crew didn't even cover the field until one hour delay into the game. se