look at the video a viewer sent of the storm in ellicott city. people said it looked like a wall of white moving across the sky near veterans elementary school. re have been no injuries reported. >>> today the national weather service will be in howar county surveying the damage left by the storm. the violent weather left several major roads blocked by downed trees. several large homes on edgewood way had huge pieces of their off.s ripped homeowners scrambled to the holes covered with tarps and plywood in anticipation of more rain. >> lets of work. lots of roofs. lots of tarps. it's raining, so it's dangerous right now. we probably have got another six ofs to get on to tarp it tonight. >> to the west several historic farm properties were hard hit. at least one enormous old tree sliced through a brick home in an ajoining field. the winds pulled off the tin roof of stable and took it hundreds of mesaway. >>> spotsylvania, virginia, was also under a tornado warning. here's video of the storm system moving ythrough. see how dark the skies became. the

this is video from a viewer in ellicott city.aying sheas sheltered in place. >> here's what it looks like after the storm. these are live pictures from chopper 4 which is flying over ijamesville in frederick county. you can see these stkems pac a serious punch. >> we begin live team coverage on the ground in frederick county. jackie bensen justre arrived the on the scene. we know several homes have been damaged. tell us what you're seeing there. >> reporter: we are in ijamesville. we're right under where you saw those choppertu pics. take a look behind me here. this home has been very severely damaged by multiple large tree limbs and pieces of trees that have come down on the ground. ioflost count how many big tree limbs fell here. i can tell you and you may want to passis along, we saw this all the way coming down the road. that's where we are right now in the 5000 block, we saw damage like this. this is the worst, bu

havertys life looks good pa ng pracharath usic throughout) >>> this is a test of the ellicott city alert system. >> you're listening to a new people system to warn about flash flo oing. today,fficials ran a test after two deadly floods on main street in the past two years. >> it helped city leaders figure out how far the sound willav . if they're ever used for real, the hope is people will seek higher grounntil the threat passes.ap it hpens there pretty much almostr.very yea not to that degree but time and ti ain. >> just seeing that video brings back frightening memories for people who worry about that. >> i love the fact they're doing it now. you think, all hght, we wis we had done it beforehand. at least they can get it done and warning people. if you get it tohe second level of most of those buildings you're in a better position. >> they're makingther changes. >> they're making infrastructure to determine where that water is gng in. good news for thosen ellicott city. i was there a couple months ago. a beautiful place. >>> speang of beautiful -- >> it's a postcard. >> it is a postcar

of storm is as it rolledthrough ellicott city yesterday. >> today the national weather service will be there serving the dama left by the storm. justin finch has more on the damage from that area.: >> reporterhis morning neighbors here offo rury road waking up to damage. downed wires and trees and debris almost everywhere and trees that once stood tall snapped by trd storms yesy. we do have video to show you here. a -- take a look. a series of snapped trees and the national weather service saying the damage is consistent with a tornado that may have come through here after 3:00 on thursday afternoon with that orm. saw a lot of damage across howard county on the way up here. a lot of roads have been blocked by trees and debris. a lot of clean-up here expected today. similar scene down in frederick county, a home sliced by a tree and across the scene, same scene in anne arundel county, large swaths impactedto by the s yesterday. we did hear a thousand left without power yesterday as well because of the storm. today the work will continue to get them back normal. and as well as you look o

this was the second deadly flood in ellicott city in two years. now the howard county times is reporting thatfficials plan to spend as much as $140 million to bill a large tunnel to divert the storm water. >> what is the mostre bizar thing about this? this was called once in a hundred year storm that happened twice within two years. >> and that can happen and that's going to continue to happen. that kind of storm will happen more and more often as we move through cliechmate change. that to happentwo years in a row, very infrequent, but we're doing other things to make that worse up there. i'm glad to hear they're actually putting e money out there now to help with that because they need to divert the water. right now the water goes under the city a with too much water comes up they just can't hold it. hopefully we do not see that again. >> we're not going to see that t ight. >> nonight. tonight is great. probably one of the best emorials day we've seen in the history. no. i have to look at the numbers. it was that nice. that's how nice it was. 84

in howard county, ellicott city, right around route 32 and i was on the air talking about if you're around 32, this is the ornado warned storm. the same storm that came through the ijamesville area. i think this was a rnado, especially into howard county. more ke to see a little damage to confirm a tornado, but i have seen someone that will confirm a tornado around the ijamesville area. the new video i'm looking at would be a definite tornado. trees are just everywhere in all differentct direns. right over 32. we were on the air live saying if you're along 32, there may be a tornado on the ground right ow. it lookske that was the case with this storm right there. storm.s a monster of a we saw another one coming through parts of fairfax county into prince george's. a lot of damage in that area. now not much going onut here, look to the south. we've got a new severe thunderstorm warning. this is for green and madison county, in tough parts of virginia. this storm makingit s way towards culpeper, over towards orange county and eventually towards the fredericksburg region. more rain on the way

you see the storm rollingug throh ellicott city. people said it looked like a wall of white moving across the sky near veterans elementary school. >>> today the national weather service will be in howard count surveyine damage. >> the violent weather left damage all over our area yesterday. news4's justin finch has more on aree that fell into a home in district heights. >> reporter: good morning. we're off the 3200block of magrine avenue in district heights between the marlboro pike and pennsylvania avenue where we have found -- >> good morning, we've off the 3200 block of magrine avenue in district heights between the marlboro pike and pennsylvania avenue where we ve found this. this large tree uprootedin this back yard. going all the way across and grazing a home next door. and this is just a snapshot of the damage seen across the area this morning. want to take you to howard county where the national weather service reports a possible ef-1 touchdown of a tornado that a cut management more than five miles through the area at least

ur3 in gaithersb 61 in ellicott city. 67 clinton, maryland. your planner then for today, bright sunshine for the entire of the morning. extra cloud cover during the afternoon. highs in the mid 80s. if there's any chances for rain in the viewing area it will be in the southernmost portion of the area, fredericksburg, charlottesville. notice the best chances for showers is in the southernmost half of the news4 nation today. our severe weather chances are nice and low. maybe a lump bell or two -- rumble or two of thunder. more coming up, for now bwsk to the ne >> thanks. >>> back to the powerful storms that ripped through the area yesterday. for the second time in a week, a tornado couched down hnard county county. look at theview here. a viewer -- the view here. a viewer sent this of the storm. people said it looked like a wall of white moving across the sky. this was near veterans elementary school. >>> and today the national weather service will be in howard county surveying the damage left by the storm. >> the violent weather left several maj

temperatures you experience today.n 65 i charlottesville. 50 in northern frederick county. 55 in ellicott city. 62 in washington. your planner for today, everyone starts off on the cloudy and kind of cool side. as soon as you start to break out into sunshine, temperatures will be in the 70s very, very quickly today. the earlier you get there, the higher your temperatures will go by 5:00, barely up to 70 degrees for northern and northeastern area. mid to upper 70s. culpepper, fredericksburg. all of those areas well above 80 degrees. it could be quite a difference between fairfax and fredericksburg orgg has town and plan on most everybody in the 70so 80 degrees. for tomorrow, everybody gets a southwest wind and sunshine and everyone will be inhe 80s for tomorrow. in fact, some spots might get close to 90 tomorrow. day a stray shower late today and again tomorrow afternoon. higher rain chances now friday afternoon and ening. saturday not a total washout but a chance for rain. sunday i've moved the raina chnce up to 70%. dryeather returns early next week. let's go over to first 4 traffic. >> good

have dropped into the 50s. 57 at winchester, virginia, thir mong. 64 in moirartinsburg, 61 in ellicott city where they a lot of cleaning up to do. 63 at the naval academ the school day forecast, the countdown to summer has got to be into the single numbers for a lot of kids. good weather for school today. weather, utdoor recess and after-school playtime. no problem at all. now, more of us a not going to have to worry about rain today. the front that's caused thev sere weather yesterday has pushed most of the deeper moisture down to the south. but you can see some lingering drops here from about the roanoke and lynchburgu area soth of richmond headed up toward the wer parts of the bay and the virginia beach area in tidewater, virginia. there wll be a tiny commence for a few showers today well south of the washington area.ll i think r if you live north. waldorf or warrenton, this part of the northern two-thirds or thr quarters of our viewing area will be dry today. there's future weather then. mostly sunny morning, giving way to a few fair-weather clouds during the afternoon. you see the tiny

it's 55 in lorton and manassas, 54 ileesburg, 57 in ellicott city. the forecast for today -- i , promise you'll see more sunshine, and it will be warmer day. yesterday, thought we were going to be close to 80. we barely made it to 70 yesterday in washington. meanwhile, just down the road, richmond yesterday was 88 degrees. that weather is coming back with a atorm chance,s well. i'll time out the rain cting up laer on. for now, back to th. >> thank you. >>> 4:02. a local african-american scholar and prossor is demanding change at a lo school. he said his asgrandson w called the "n" word and threatened with violence. >> this happened at horace mann elementary school. michael eric dyson said 6-year-old max was going to lunch with friends when another person called him the "n" word and threatened to shoot him. a letter went home to parents. dyson says this isn't the first time something like this has happened at the school. >> what do you do systematically, what are the mechanisms that can be put in place to, a, be able to address this situation and, b,

. >> reporter: drivers dodging trees and debris in ellicott city, maryland. and tornado warnings for baltimore. airport officials there warning people to take shelter as the storms roll through. >> this is where you want to take your tornado precautions, get the kids inside, get your friends inside. >> reporter: it's the 14th day in a row of severe weather. the 13th day brought bad luck and tornadoes to canton, texas. watch as debris flies into the air. >> oh! power flashes. power flashes. >> reporter: this incredible drone footage shows a tornado tearing across the texas landscape. another tornado touching down north of des moines, iowa. powerful storms slammed the northeast and cancelled more than 1,500 flights. the images from this two-week outbreak of tornadoes and storms have been astounding. the damage apock lk licalyptapo. this is what an f-4 tornado did just days ago. one of the strongest storms of the season. just take a look, this house is torn apart. those rooms just completely exposed. feet of rain is still causing a flood emergency in the heartla

think to events like ellicott city where we talk about a one in five year flood or one in 1,000 yearlood. as we get these events whereai more r is falling out of the clouds, we'll see the events of the one a 1,000 year flood maybe become one in 500 year flood and we could see that one ine year flood increase by two to three times by the later part of the century if we don't cut down on our green house gas emissions. that's how we're going to see the impact, how we're already seeing the impact here in our area. those rainfall events are getting wetter leading to more flooding, which is costing our country billions of dollars in i damage t year alone. us you don't have to convince something is going on. we're learning a lesson every friday. >> 15 of the last 20 fridays have had rain. >> warmer and wetter. >> here we go. >> thanks, amelia. >>> next we take yo live to ground zero of this week's severe weather outbreak. a look at this damage as communities begin trebuild. >>> and we've got a story to inspire you that's coming just 15 minutes from now. the mom behind this team of dscers wi

let's enjoy today and tomorrow. 55 now in winchter. 65 in springfield, virginia. 59 in ellicott city. 71 for annapoli 65 in arlington. as you plan your day, sunshine,m breezy at t. if you're looking for something to compla about, it will be breezy, northwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. comfortable for sure. ternoon highs in the low to m 70s. loving that. again, it won't last, the cool weather, for very i'll give you the forecast coming up in a few minutes. back to thene ws. >> thank you.2. 5:0 >>> today the archdiocese of washington will get a new leader. history wilbe made in the process. erthe first african-aman will be installed as archbishop. live s4's justin finch at the basilica in northeast d.c. where the installation will take place today. good morning. >> reporter: aaron, eun, good morning. a walong-aed new chapter for many d.c.-area catholics comes today. the archbishop enterihere, wilton gregory, someone they're counting on toot only lead thet church bueal with the controversy that's have mired the church for quite a bit of time. wilton gregory comes to d.c. from atlanta

into maryland we go, ellicott city, columbia, 63, prince george's county 63 now in upper marlboro. visibility not too much of an issue around town. there are some areas of northern virannia and northern maryld where visibility is down under a mile. patchy fog first thing this morning. otherwise, it will turn into a bright and sunny day. the sunshine will lead to another round of thunderstorms later on in the day today. i don't think it wbe as numerous or strong as the storms that we had yesterday. t inside individual storm, don't want to turn your back o that. the rain chances near cincinnati, that's our rain second oming in for the half of your saturday and your sunday. right now, most of the rain is confined to the shenandoah valley. eastern west virginia, moving into northern maryland. could get a couple of drops from leesburg up to the northern parts of montgomery county. most of that should stay away from the inside parts of the beltway and east of i-95, dry orre through theng hours. future weather, carries a tiny chance for rain in and out. by afternoon time, another likeliho

this morning. 54 in fauquier county where molette is. 52 in leesburg. 60 in washington. 48 in ellicott cityur planner for the commute, of the afternoon, but there will be an opportunity for some thunderstorms later on in the day today. this first cluster -- i mean it means business. big-time thunder and lightning this morning moving through parts of central west virginia. it's running almost to the south and east. so most of that's going to miss us. there will be a little extraco cloud ver here attorney. perspectivesy for northern parts of the shenandoah valley down to fauquier county. i can't rule out little rain chance between now and noon. later in the day today, a little daytime added to the mix, and we'll have a chance r strong to severe storms. a slight risk, step two ou five on thet of severe weather threat scale. started, strong thunderstorms possible. there goes the morning rain chance. we turn quieter for the early afternoon. after about 4:00, throw, some of the isolated thunderstorms are likely to be bubbling up, and any of those individual storms punch.pack quite a degree will b

about degrees from where we are right now. 46 currently in winchester. 56 in fredericksburg. 52 in ellicott city57 now montgomery village. school day forecast as the countdown to summer vacation gets shorter and shorter all the time. 50s as the kids are waiting at o the bus s this morning. outdoor recess and a gorgeous afternoon to spend this quouity time ide riding your bike. high, 82. weather grade for today, a-plus, no doubt about it. unfortunatelytomorrow won't be quite so sunny or quite so warm. this cold front here is coming southward along the east coast.t t back door cold front will slide through here late tonight and into the predawn hours of tomorrow morning. today, mostly sunny, fair weather clouds bubbling up, that's it. by this time tomorrow morning, cloudy skies will be entrenched. the front will be settling to the south. sp a result, there's a tiny chance for a nkle or two of rain tomorrow. primarily south ande southw of the washington area. by later tomorrow, full cloud cover. temperaturhes stuck mostly in t 60s all day during the day tomorrow. then the warmer air comes back earl

northern montgomery county up to frederick, maryland, front royal, virginia.co even umbia and ellicott cityrd county in the mid 60se th chances for severe weather marginal to our south and a slice chance for severe weather from washington northbound. for the school day, dry at the s stop. storms bubbling up as kids come home. 90.ay, hot, near cooler tomorrow. more about that coming up. >> thank you. taking a like right now, chopper on the way to southst pennsylvania avenue. zooming in between 27th and 28th we'll show the closure. we have a pole and wires down across the roadway and a closure through the morning commute. um toed with thatis this issue. it's an issue headed into town. inbound build after stant road, a crash. one lane is getting by but a lot of delays on suitland pay and on penkwylvania avenue -- par and on pennsylvania avenue, messy. outer loop, inner loop, no maj complaint this morning. annapol annapolis, eastbound 50 at the bay bridge. left lane get by an incident is what they're calling it there. taking a look again southeast pennsylvania avenue between 27th and 28th,be sh

think here to ellicott city with the bigger rainfall ents, aybe that one in 1,000 year flood is becominge like a 1 in 500 year flood. now currently at 67. we'll be dry today. eut i'm checking the latest models out ther and i think we'll have plenty of clouds around into the afternoon hours. so some peeks of sunshine here and there but for the most part the cloudso win out with an easterly component to the wind. the wind now only at about 6 miles per hour. let's talk about the w'kend. we all thinking about it. on saturday we're looking mainly dry out there. but it is going to be hot. with a hig of 87 degrees. we hit 90 on sunday and if we do, it is the second time this year. we hit 90ut there on monday. and a 30% chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms late in they. the best chance is on memorial day. but that is only at about 40% for some scattered showers and thunderstorms. otherwise it is warm with a high temperature of 86. so you are opening the pool this wee nd or heading to the community pool, saturday and sunday are looking good. know that on memorial day you might have to g

. 48 in winchester. 56 in fauquier county. 56 also in gaithersburg. 50 degrees in columbia and ellicott city up in the county. outdoor recessnd outdoor playtime for sure. daily grade, no question about it, a-pluseather for today. tomorrow, so much cooler. we'll be in the low 80s today. we'll struggle might tree get out of the 60s to near 70 tomorrow. east toa northeerly breezes, not much if anything in the way of sunshine tomorrow. not a big rain threat, but just way cooler weather because that wedge of cool air is going to come right down the eastern seaboard behind the cold front. it will settle to our south late tonight and early tomorrow. future weather carries the sunshine through here today. by the time we get up tomorrow, mostly cloudy, all clouds all day tomorrobe may sprinkle or two of rain. not worried about the rain tomorrow as much as just the louds and the coolness around. thursday, most our rain chances in the morning. friday, most of our rain chances in the afternoon. we'll be back in a moment. (music throughout) >>> welcome back. 6:23. from painting and wallpapering to knocki

e7 in ellicott city. but the commut though impacted by raindrops early, i think later in the day the ride home from work and school is likely to be dry. a nice recovery temperaturewise, as well. up into the mid 70s later in th. afterno eventually the warmer air is bottled up to the south. that's coming back today. most areas mid 70s today and close to 80 degrees tomorrow. this next big weather front outt hereo our west, that arrives here late in the day tomorrow to bring along a chance for rain and maybe a couple of run bells of thunder, as well -- rumbles thunder, as well. it comes back sunday, another high chance for rain. right now most of the rain is near charlottesville, not far moom rich. again, northeast-bound. our rain chances increase through the morning hours. future weather doesn't have a terribly good handl on the situation this morning. i do think occasional periods of light rain are likely between now and about lunchtila. er on in the afternoon, primarily dry. as the warm air moves in and th

this possible twister touching down in ellicott city. >> that's heading down the 100 line. >> reporter: there have been more than 1,000 tornado reports this year, about 200 above average, more than half of them in may across 32 states. some of the worst damage in kansas and ohio where a deadly tornado struck the dayton area. back in arkansas water spreading as far as the eye can see. some residents building barricades around their homes to stop the flow of water coming in. >> the waters are going to recede. we'll get it cleaned up. >> reporter: eileen tegal was evacuated, but as she returned to survey her flooded home, a glimmer of hope. >> a tragedy like this brings out the best in people and they surround you with hope. and we have hope. we do. >> kristen, you mentioned a lot of those levees are old. they're aging. what's the latest on that? >> right. so, that breach in dardanel to our east happened some time after midnight. it has already doubled in size at least. you saw all of that water. that is a lot of pressure against these levees. so things not looking good, at least there th

kevin in ellicott city, maryland.aller: the previous caller made some good points but this is the thing with the president. , but iflot of bluster you look at the statistics and the facts, it does not line up. our national debt for the month billion,ry was $234 history.st debt in cut.was a republican tax why would you do is incentivize american companies heavily for keeping their jobs in america, punish them in the tax code to send the jobs overseas, and we would be a lot better off if republicans -- but republicans passed a tax cut that had little to do with incentivizing american companies to stay here. the fact is that the republicans have been the ones trying to encourage this globalist economy. -- clinton passed nafta -- but two out of the three democrats voted against nafta, two out of three republicans voted for nafta. this has been the trend. if you look at our trade deficit with china, even with all of this talk with donald trump, it is at the highest point ever. host: joe in cleveland, ohio. independent line