this is down around the fredericksburg area. this is 95 in fredericksburg.s area is getting hit really hard. this is the area that's been hit really hard for the last couple of howards here, around the fredericksburg region. a lot of lightning, a lot of thunder. take a look at the radar now, you can see what i'm talking about. as we look to what we're seeing down to the south, it is around fredericksburg, but leesburg and others to down to the southern zone, the fredericksburg area, still have severe thunderstorm warnings in effect for king george and spotsylvania counties, just south of fredericksburg. look at the lightning for port royal. a lot of hail with this one too. there's i-95 and it's going to be a mess as you make your way through the evening. more storms back through marshall, middleburg, a lot of lightning with this storm in loudoun county. moving towards leesburg, this is right over dulles airport. i want to show you this right here. storms to the north, howard county. but we're looking at two boundaries right now. you can see one right in here

another north and west of fredericksburg. most of the action, the most intense action will stay just to the south of the immediate metro area. not to say metro washington couldn't get a storm but for the short term the biggest threat is the south. two warnings until 4:45, this thunderstorm complex we will deal with. until 4:15 the one farther east north and west of fredericksburg. the general motion is west to east. that means the following towns are going to be involved. chancellor, fredericksburg, virginia 4:19. white water 4:36. then jumps the river. the other ones are farther south and west, their story is similar progression to the east. additionally right along the cold front a severe thunderstorm watch posted for portions of ohio and west virginia as well. we have a good six hours we and thunderstorms in the very hot and humid air mass with temperatures in the upper 80's to the 90's. it look like we will end with the future cast. through the evening, the heaviest clusters are likely to be south of the metro. anybody is

one severe warning throughout fredericksburg. and the rest of the area starting to see more storms. >> that warning is going until 5:30. and we're also seeing showers pop up in the district too. >> right inside the beltway, right downtown. take a look at the radar. we'll show you where those storms are, most have been through the th afternoon. all the lightning, south of d.c. one storm right now, around damascus and mount airy. but take a look down to the south, been doing this all afternoon. culpeper county still getting hit very, very hard. more storms down towards orange county, spotsylvania county and fredericksburg. western king george county, southern stafford county, until 5:30. this storm has produced lightning and hail. look at that one, right through the downtown area. coming in right along 16th street and a few more beginning to pop too. i'm going to continue to watch all of these for you. if any new storms develop, we'll be the first to bring it to you. >>> here at the live desk, we're keeping an eye on two explosive

severe weather fredericksburg or south.these storms have begun to fire up in how much of loud -- in much of loudoun county. there is a warning on these storms. port royal you are under severe thunderstorm warning. king george until 6:15. this has hail in it and ve heavy rains. street flooding is possible. let's talk about these storms now. this is on the other side of the river. just the last 15 minutes. heavy rain leesburg. again we are looking at rainfall rates probably over an inch per hour. and some big time rains even down 50. upperville is also several of these storms are pretty hefty. lightning is increasing too in this storm as you drop down south. and we are looking at heavy rain. especially around leadsville and also essentially south of leesburg proper. heading toward ashburg junction. we will track this for you. maybe toward orange town by 6:32. and lake wood by 6:45. we'll come back and track more of these storms and let you know what it means for our weekend forecast. >>> president trump is on air force one fo

fredericksburg, 81 degrees. here's the shower activity.dericksburg, points to the south, around the northern neck, seeing shower activity, into portions of orange county. again, north of fredericksburg, we're not going to see anything. but notice how the clouds have moved back in. this i a through yesterday. we have a couple of different storm systems, but we have the trail here and another one to the north, with a trailing cold front, that's going to allow more moisture to move in and cloud cover tomorrow morning. speaking of tomorrow morning, let's show you some shower activity, around 4:00, and by around 7/8:00, right through the d.c. metro area. this computer model is predicting a little bit in the way of heavier downpours. i'm not expecting too much of that, but some roadways will be wet. 1:00 in the afternoon, more of the shower activity developing in the west. but could see a couple storms develop tomorrow afternoon as well. not anticipating much in the way of strong weather, but it's something we'll watch. back to the school, back

and fredericksburg, if you're in fredericksburg, this guy right here, probably going to move across yourer the next say half hour to an hour. they're not moving fast at all. dropping a little bit of rain. spo spotsylvania, couple of showers there too. you can see the boundary that has developed here. this is the system from yesterday. right up here. cold up here. boston in towards philadelphia. philadelphia right now at 63, while we're at 83. what a difference that makes. ocean city, maryland, currently in at 65 degrees. i'm watching this storm up to the north, giving us some moisture across our region. tomorrow morning, 4:00 a.m., the rain starts to move in here. by around 78:00 a.m/8:00 a.m. could be a wet go of things tomorrow. and most of the day looks dry until the afternoon comes , developing. not anticipating a wash-out for tuesday, but you'll need the umbrella tomorrow and probably wednesday too. back to school for the kids 66 degrees, showers early, 78 and maybe some storms around the 4:00 hour. temperatures back in the 70s tomorrow. but back to 82 on wednesday. another chance f

up 92 downtown. 86 in winchester, 93 in fredericksburg. it will be a hot one today. the record is 96. i don't think that can be touched. the record at dulles only 91. that one is in jeopardy. check of the weekend forecast which i promise will be cooler coming up. >> thank you, chuck. >>> going to switch gears. developing this morning, parents want answers to why their little boy was in the street. a 6-year-old struck by a car and killed near a busy d.c. intersection last night. news 4's justin finch is live along livingston road southeast. justin, we understand that you just learned the little boy's name. >> reporter: good morning. that's right, yes. this is livingston off of where south capitol and southern avenue meet. it was close to 8:30 last night that police say 6-year-old xavier lucky was struck by a passing car just feet away from that park. >> he was over here. >> on a warm day in the playground it can get easily crowded. what's hard, crossing livingston road to get there. >> speed through here all day, every day. there's nobody, the cops don't stop them. th

it goes to show what sunshine can do here. 8 o at manassas. 81 to fredericksburg. it's dropping to 70's west of us. if you have outdoor plans the temperatures will fall to 70's. 73 degrees by 9:00. the stormwatch7 satellite and the radar, a few showers out there now but well south of the d.c. metro area. if you have anyone 95 around the fredericksburg area to look at a light rain shower. that crossed the expressway east. 20 miles per hour. the commute is going to slow things down. 58 to 65. can't rule patchy fog in the morning. it won't have any impact on air travel. but leave a few extra minutes. traveling the beltway. this is why. not only the patchy fog but a chance for showers and maybe a thunderstorm. 7:00 in morning. that is what this model depicts. moving through the midafternoon hours we'll see the scatters showers remain on radar with thunderstorms. we have a better chance of mid-to-the late week the temperatures 80 on wednesday. perfect on thursday around 80. 84 for friday. ten-day outlook shows temperatures to cool down as we move to upcoming weekend. we

it is getting into some of our southern counties toward fredericksburg. and while this is moving east it is starting to move northeast but headed south picks -- expect it to be wet at least for the next few hours. i'm starting to watch these and see how they are moving northeast. this stuff is going to head toward us i think as we get into the latter part of the afternoon. futurecast a little under plan in the southwest but by 7:30 we have a few showers here, maybe a little more than that with temps holding the 50s, maybe near 60 this afternoon. rain tonight will be heavy at times, one or two inches of rain in spots and here we are at 7:30 in the morning, a good soaking rain and as we head into mid-morning this is where look, we are much better by 10:30 especially once you get west of fairfax. and fox dear county, still dealing with wet weather. that will dry out some of the afternoon. not a lot, still sunny and beautiful but a better afternoon with just a slight chance of a shower and look how cool. directors tomorrow will likely hold in the 50s with tem

and 44 in fredericksburg. fredericksburg as well in the upper 30s overnight.shine, quiet conditions, clear skies, we'll have winds they'll be light out of the west and north and west about five to ten so it won't be terribly strong winds and a nice dry afternoon dry evening tonight if you're headed to baltimore to catch the nats and should be a great evening for it, as we're looking at just nice conditions around here. high pressure 30s and low 40s for overnight lows this morning. mild conditions this afternoon. just want to fast forward here. this will be the end of the week setup, thursday, friday, frontal system to our south and west and we'll get showers and cool conditions around here for thursday and friday. lawns will love it. i'm not sure the rest of us will love it. hopefully we get it out of here for mother' days. rainy period thursday, fry and saturday. more weather momentarily. >> more erin right now. seems like a nice day to have an outdoor experience for lunch somewhere. >> what kind of experience -- >> would you like to join me. >> -- were you t

but 95 around fredericksburg, always a mess.t of the region, this is what we're dealing with tomorrow. anytime you see a spine li likes in the atmosphere, cold air with it, that moves over top of us, allowi allowing for more shower activity. tomorrow afternoon, 60 degrees at noon with showers ending. scattered showers at 7:00. i think we'll see showers through the morning, maybe even so showers ending in some areas, but still going on. lot of games canceled already. high is 10 to 15 degrees below average. gold cup, apple blossom festival, all going to be water logged as far as the ground is concerned. 62 on sunday, 60 on monday, 63 on tuesday. look at all that rain for mother's day. mother's day could be another wash-out. highs only in the 50s, guys. that's something to watch. >> stay inside and cook her the best meal she ever had. >> and then clean up the kitchen after you do. >> that's right. and then pay her for allowing you to do all that. >>> we have sports coming up. ay tuned.st >> this is the xfinity sports desk. >> are t

southeast of fredericksburg over king george county.the eastern extent, closer is in effect until 6:15. that is the hot spot for the storms. other ones over dulles south of leesburg. another cluster building. that will track to fairfax. that will keep an eye on for the next hour or so. additional ones lining up on the fronted edge of the blue ridge mountains. future cast continues possibility of the shower and the storms later tonight. overnight a few left over. after that, we will just hang on to the cloudy skies. but cooler temperatures as the winds go north east. look at the numbers tomorrow morning. upper 50's to lower 60's. sunday near 70. more rain sunday night. especially on monday with the next cold front. finally it will settle down heading through the middle and the end of next week toward memorial day weekend. larry? larry: thank you. larry: he retired last year but through with an assist here and there. high school student in indianapolis made a deal with a teacher. if he could get a retweet from kobe the class didn't have t

role during the battle of fredericksburg on december 13, 1862. he was the key person on may the third. hazel grove, they key ground that gave the confederates one of the few opportunities during the war to obtain artillery superiority in a major battle. he was in charge of the bombardment in gettysburg on july 3, 1863. he is everywhere in lee's campaign. he is in the first corp, but while half was near suffolk, alexander was with the army. all throughhem those campaigns. he went to north georgia in september of 1863 with long first corp. on all of those fields he functioned as the tactical chief of artillery in james long first corp. that position. this was a difficult situation. it made sense in a practical way because the best person is in charge when it counts the most, but not all the time. there was a little bit of tension. that was a situation that .nvolved frustration that ended in 1864 when alexander was promoted to brigadier general and became the official head of the artillery. there are only three biggest brigadier generals of artiller

we are looking out wet weather out of fredericksburg. we are looking at a crash outer loop of the no way towards 202. at arena drive, blocking the left side of the highway. northbound 95, 495, in towards landover, all of your lanes are open. the rain is moving through the area out of fredericksburg. not an easy task for you this morning. about a 38 minute ride towards aquia. we are back in 10 minutes to update your ride. larry: new fallout this morning on capitol hill. a big question unanswered. suzanne kennedy is live. will he accept an invitation he has just received? details, coming up. the memo from steve harvey that has everyone talking. what does -- what did he say that has people shocked. you could be cruising down the potomac on the odyssey. we have announcer: you are watching good morning washington, on your side. >> why did you fire director comey? mr. trump: he was not doing a good job. larry: the white house working to explain a confusing timeline over the director's firing. new details coming out overnight. a look at the let

if we zoom in, you see one thunderstorm around fredericksburg, spotsylvania. still raining acros front royal, winchester, all of that sliding through. like chuck mentioned, temperatures not budging today. around 60 for a high. upper 50ed this afternoon. keeping your umbrella. coming up we'll take a close look at the timing and into the weekend. we'll check the roads. >> we do have some slowdowns. southbound 95 before 216. still seeing a little bit of a delay southbound there on 95. new hampshire avenue at powder mill, have that crash reported as well. inner loop and outer loop all running this morning. 50 looking good into town and out of town. have that issue outbound. eastbound at 197 and right now that is not really slowing things down even though we have the right lane blocked. lincoln road at hughesville blocked because of the utility work. northbound, southbound don't have any big worries there. we'll talk about travel times >>> 6:02. we want folks to take a good look at this man's picture, his face here. he is still out there. arlington county police sa

right now, this one along route 15, as you make your way towards fredericksburg.ou can see the storms, moving out, and then you see the ones developing in parts of northern virginia. as we widen out, look at this low pressure. i mean, this is just an amazing area of low pressure. this is a massive storm. the cold air dipping all the way down to florida. temperatures only in the upper 40s in alabama and georgia. again, ahead of this, we're in the 70s, but the cold air is coming down. so we have some cooler air making its way in time for the weekend. and also some showers. if you're heading out tonight for dinner, take the umbrella. see a few showers. 9:00, some shower activity around the d.c./metro area and the beltway. a break tonight, 7:00 a.m., no rain. and watch what happens. the rain moves back in, shower activity during the morning and more showers around 1/2:00, by 3:00, they're moving out and colder air settles in. tomorrow, high of 63, and then temperatures fall in the afternoon. a few a.m. showers, midday showers as well. that's what we'll be watching. he

that's all i try to do. 62 quantico. 59 fredericksburg.it's georgous out this morning especially in the suburbs where temperatures are upper 50s now. here's the deal wore next few days. definitely summer feel today and really the next few days. we've been talking about the heat wave. 80s north of us and boston 80s maybe not in the 60s and 90s south and right in the 90s too. i think there will be some places in upper 80s. a lot of us in lower 90s and out in annapolis, anywhere by the water you'll be a little cooler by the water. speaking of the waterier check out the weekend forecast. after a heat wave ever a few days temperatures drop significantly for the weekend. it will be 76 degrees or so on saturday. and you get the idea. lower to mid 70s. 78 degrees on surprised. still nice. there's a chance of spotty thunderstorm afternoon into sunday evening but at this point it doesn't look like a big deal. check out high pressure keeping us protected here, showers, thunderstorms, big thunderstorms down through southern planes and that will happen

rain extending fredericksburg. it is not good for the commune commute, melissa. >> it is not good for the cumulative morning commute. when we look at the beltway, once again we just got rid of one of the crashes, still have two problems on the beltway. inner loop at kennil loop avenue. eastbound 70 at 40 braddock heights. westbound 427 mount airy crash reported there. wanted to mention that for you. police activity in the district blocking the lanes here. benning road near east capitol street in southeast. >>> continuing team coverage. we want to take you back outside. >> news 4's molette green is heading through stafford. are you seeing steady rain right now? >> reporter: yes, let's take a look at the traffic we're in. 95 north in the stafford area. as i said, the rain has slacked up a little bit. you still need your windshield wipers to be working quite well this morning. what i'm noticing. we're in traffic. kind of stopped here pretty much. people are driving too fast. chuck and cena have been warning us with th

tomorrow morning, 56 degrees in d.c., 54 hagerstown, 52 winchester, fredericksburg 54. lott be cold, cooler than it has been the last few mornings. if you have been sleeping wit to close them a little bit with the chilly air moving in. tomorrow morning, sunday at 7 a.m., clear skies further to the east. to the west, that is where things are thicker. the clouds continue to build through the day. the sunshine will be on the way to church or early soccer games. that is when we will get some rays peeking through, but clouds build through the day. ultimately a few showers to the south and west. we are looking for those to pop up around d.c. closer to 8:00, 9:00, so pretty much all day long is drive. a heavier rain moves in overnight into monday morning. 7 a.m. monday morning, back into the flow for the work in school way, it will start off wet and cloudy, thunderstorms not even out of the question. a chance of rain through the first half of the day monday, breaking down the clouds from west to east through the day. tomorrow morning, girls on the run at montgomery mall, 50 de

same 59 northbound from fredericksburg. questions @erinfoxdc on twitter. back to you. >> now to a "fox5" exclusive and major developments possibly in murder of seth rich. >> he was killed in d.c. a year ago. police suggested it was botched robbery. now the family private investigator believes his death is linked to his work at the dnc. >> melanie alnwick live in northwest with more on the story, mel. >>> good morning, this is interest because back in march the family said it was getting frustrated with the conspiracy theories and it wanted to raise the money back to the direction of finding killers. now this private investigator tells "fox5" he uncovered information that suggest there's is evidence on seth rich's laptop he was communicating with wiki leaks before his death. let's take you of 2016. 27-year-old essential rich was walking home on sunday night late from a bar near his place in d.c. blooming dale neighborhood. police heard gun shots. seth rich was alive when they got had him. he died at the hospital. d.c. police said they believed the murder wa

fredericksburg to stafford also quite. 395 across the mixing bowl all green all good 14 street bridge and gw parkway quiet in both directions. as we move over tore a look in maryland now keep in mind let's see if we can forward maps. earlier correction cleared as you make your way 270 southbound side and 270 southbound delay free 70 down to montgomery county. and problem free rockville as you make your way out as well. topside of beltway college park looking good problem free george aavenue if you happen to have early morning flight traffic on way to bwi, dulles, moving without slow downs i'll let you know if that changes and 5 northbound soux dale city and stafford. questions eri twitter and a look at safe track next. back to you maureen and wi wisdom. >> a new leak reported along the dakota access pipeline. two american astronauts will take a walk among the stars. >> live look across the d.c. region. lot more weather, traffic, and also news when we come back (counting for hide n' seek.) ready or not, here i come. ♪♪ anyone can dream. making it a reality is the ha