. >> we are at leesburg dam state park. we will visit other places. where are you taking us? leesburg dam see state park area, will trevor -- travel to the village of a native indigenous community. we will see old mesilla theich dates back to 1850's. we'll see parts of old downtown las cruces as well. >> right now we are overlooking leesburg dam state park. tell me more about this area. alex: this is a really old area. starting with the natural environment, the geology and terrain, the rio grande, the river below us, is only one of five rivers in the entire planet that is in a valley it did not create. the reason the river is in the valley now is because it sits atop a rift. as a result of this rio grande rift, underneath the valley and parts of the river like here at leesburg, there is actually geothermal activity. there is still magma, hot, molten magma. as a result, the groundwater and river water that come in contact when it puts -- pushes backup creates hot springs. in addition to being sure of the year -- geothermal and hot in the riverbed, they contain an element known

, 75 in quantico, 68 in leesburg. everybodta ising out a degree or two warmer than yesterday and we'll end up finishing that way as well. not much of a breeze. as a result, we'llave pockets of fog out there. just know if you're driving in from warrington or winchter or martinsburg there could be locally windy spots.he an perfect day to get out to the pool. don't forget to put your spf on you go out in the sun. that's now yours truly has avoided sunbourne this summer. 89 at 3:00. tomorrow, even rmer, mid-70s in the morning. low to mid-90s fhs h tomorrow. but the difference between today and tomorrow, there's no chance for rain day. there's a 50% chance of storms rolling in here after 5:00 o 6:00 tomorrow afternoon. have your custom-tailored storm team 4 forecast in the palm of your hand with your nbc washington app. a you cano find and follow me on social media platforms. noain if you're traveling. if you're flying through you could, clevelan have an isolated chance there. but not much around here until tomorrow aftern

you can see them in and leesburg.ain around leesburg region and down towards middleburg in towards loudoun county and fauquier county. zoom on into this county. we're seeing shower activity here. this one did have some lightning earlier. no lightning with it now and back to the west looking at this one. i'll zoom in a little bit more. around l this will pass over the potomac river i towards part of western loudoun county. leesburg being hit heavy, too. tomorrow rkilly l quite nice. we've got another storm down to the south and marshall area. ths coming on through here. amelia, this is all out of here tomorrow and something else is out of here, too. >> the humidity levs are going to be really nice tomorrow. you know what, doug. the it really wasn't all thatre bad out t today as far as the humidity goes of the overall actually a fantastic day as we take a look at your humidity levels tomorrow. still kind of i that comfortable range for this time of year as we continue to move on through tworkweek. thursday the humidity

and 72 in leesburg. warm and humid day today. understorms opportunity increasing with time. 6:00 will be the severe thunderstorms. let's look at early morning commute. >>> hyattsville, still have the road work after route 50. now, a crash in the work zone. we're seeing some slow judowns here. this crashway, with it could be some ti n. laurel, juth of eathere, bound, skaggsville road. that crash, unaffected. 270 sonhbound, you're o time. going to take about 26 minutes. aaron? ak melissa, thank you. >>> bg news right now. a construction worker has been flown to a hospital. the worker was hit at a work site at monument drive and monument way. that road has reopened. news 4's nicole jacobs is headed to the scene today. >>> one little girl in d.c. is rekoving after being shot. she was one of three people on 56th street southeast. a car circled the block and someone started shooting. police are looking for an older model axus or acura wit wing on the back. this isless th less than ten miy from where makahia wilson was shot. >>> this wa

. >>> some people have lemonade stands or garage sales in their drivewaysut one leesburg woman has ar stand andseas already r more than $50,000 in just six years. news 4's aimee cho introduces us to the leesburg flower lady. >> i'm cutng this pretty well. >> reporter:achel roberts is a person who never let's grass grow beneath his feet. >> have to be very quick and efficient. >> doesn't take long to get a bucket full. >> reporter: as the leesburg in lady spends hours every day in the garden and her hustle stems money fromct that these flowers go to loudoun nger relief. >> the fact that we're able to give it to the food pantry is a good, good feeling. reporter: and the work doesn't stop once she'sin side. >> i've got such an daabune. >> reporter: turning each bloom into a bouquet. >> and some folks like a lot of bang for their buck, readyo e somebody at a hospital. >> reporter: that's annie. >> thank you, thank you. >> reporter: want to put them over on the chair. >> another helper that we have >> reporter: and one thingrf colo aser flowers are her commentary. y garden cuts in except

. >>> new problem in leesburg. you h le alles blocked here. each way was a of a new crash. keepg our eyes on that one. >> they still have lanes blocked by police activity. northbound and southbound looking pretty good this morning. same situation when you're looking at maryland and 29 and route 1. we'll look at 66 and 95 coming up. >>> coming up, keeping your child safe yob line. >>> caught on camera. a video that shows h bad nd >>>ight now, we want to take you out to detroit, where to shareome live video with you. this is here in washington, where people, i believe, are lined right outside the african-american historyum muse, i'm being told, where they are going to be honoring the icon and legendary singer, aretha franklin.eu the mm opens up at 9:.m. she is going to be honorth ere. there's a lot of media on standby for this event that mano people a early for. now, back to you. >> thank you. >>> with kids backas in they will bexw computers and internet more. >> angie goff is here with the bout being onlicense plate. >> reporter: alecia was 13 when she was tricked on the int

westbouni-66, leesburg pike, a tree partially down trying tot hat out of the way.cle herehe in right lane this morning. blue/yellowline, service suspended between franconia. travel from virginia, 66 inbound and northbound going 35 miles an hour and i-95 to 270, very slow, 11 miles an hour when you hop in your car this rning, the icc might be worth the money today. >> a local man who narrowly missed making team usa 2016 olympics now has a shot athe finals on "american ninja warrior." gavin ross is a sprint canoeist from betheida. het finish the obstacle course but made a top spot in the finals meaning he will make an appearance in the national finals in las vegas on august 27th. good luck. >>> thenountdown is for the school bells to start ringing all over our area. >> this morning we're checking in on a group of kids heading back to class. live in fairfax county with a party with a purpose. hi, mollet! >> a back to school party with all kinds of hairstyles. the buzz cut here. shave over here. stephen herere wants twoh braids, cool looking. these guys are ready to go

you walk outside, the air so ick. 97 in annapolis. 82 leesburg. a very warm day feeling like 10t more orough thursday. storms possible thursday. plain old rain on iday. we'll talk about that, not a washouke labor day w watching for showers and storms, as well. i'm back in about 13 minutes. >> thank you. more breaking news now. gunfire in ad.c. neighborhood tonight. three people have been shot. a man and two women that shooting started after 00 on decatur street northwest near the rock creek cemetery. police roped off a crime scene and find multiple shell casings. >> police say all vhreetims were alert. there's mo word yet on what led up to that shooting. >> tonight a man who swore to serve and protect the community is accused of killing his own baby daughter. >> this little girl died last fall. jason colley lives in frederick county, maryland butin worke virginia for the fairfax county police department. >> news4's shomari stone explains how the police chief is reacting to the allegations. reporter: 38-year-old fairfax county police officer jason

rachael roberts calls hself leesburg flower lady. she grows all the flowers in her backyard and makes bouquets out of them a tries to keep heran std stocked all the time. the profit goes to hunger relief. so far she's raised over $50,000 to help fee hungry people. >> i love flowers. i love doing this. and i love sharing them with people that love them that's what makes me really happy when they say i love yourl ers. and i keep going. as long as i'm able, i keep going. i can make some money. >> andee love what you doing, rachael. roberts haseen doing this for six years now. he gets a little help from grandkids. this little girl right here, annie is hername, she seems to help grandma out a lot. students in prince george's county are getting help for back to school. we'll reveal this campaign's ambitious goal. >> a suspect found in straining of misdemeanor assaults. of misdemeanor assaults. they want to catch this person i had life-treatening bleeding in my brain. but thanks to the virtual reality technology at gw hospital, my surgeons

the water depth in leesburg uld exceed 17 feet in seven minutes. city officials say the dam is table and safe right now. >>> well, good monday morning. today might be a good pool day for you if you have time for that but it is going to be very hot. we'll be mostly sunn maybe an isolated shower. but you need the spf 30 or higher. stay hydrated. hot and humid one in thest fore 90s again. i'll show you when we have more rain relief ngco straight ahead. >> reporter: hey, sheena, southeast we had a crash on i street westbound, closed between 11th and 10th street. hearing nownrom metropoli police, including thecrash, >>> we're staying on top of the breaking news right now at 4:44. the last 15 minutes we' learned that two people shot in aon tyss apartment building overnight are chilonen. of those children has died, and the other is in the hospital. the suspect is c intody right now. >> and we are working right now to learn the relationship between tnd victims a the shooter.us news4'sn finch is at the scene collecting new information. he will haveor a live

a little b of acooldown in leesburg. although, it is pretty muggy out there. 64 degrees 76 washington. 72 manassas. 72 in annapolis. we'll still be in the 70s. similar morning to what we've had over the past few days. dry a we go through your morning. we're not expecting the rain for your morning commute. heating up to 80 degrees. humid. feeling closer to 100 through the da if we do -- way off to the west we see broken up showers and thunderstorms early this morning. that'sll part of a cold front giving us a higher chance through e afternoon. lauryn will talk about the timing coming up.li a is back. you've been in our hearts the whole time you were >> so glad you guys think of me. laurel bw parkway. i've been onio vac before 197, we have a crash there. i'm going to back out. before connecticut avenue, too, that's by the work zone. southbound connecticut. to the outer loop closed f a work zone. outbound 395 with a work zone. i'm going to shrink back to moment.nd be back in a >> melissa, thank you. >>> it's 4:02. we could

leesburg coming in at 105. that's why wehe haveeat advisory in effect until 8:00.ut i do expect it to be up again and the heat indices very close o if not more than what we saw out there during the day today. shu surpass that 105-number. tracking storms f thursday and friday. friday is really more of a shower event than any kind of storms and then watching your d labo weekend. got plans labor day weekend? that forecast is coming up for you in a little bit. da thank you, doug. >> an now to a breaking news story. a fairfax county police officer has been charged tonight in connection with the death of his baby girl? 38-year-old jason colley of monrovia, maryland said hern himself. police say he injured his l daughtert year. the child died a month later after an investigation that lasted more han a year. a maryland jud signed -- we'll have more updates as we g them. >>> a serio

rachel roberts cal herself the leesburg flower lady. she makes beautiful bouquets and tries to keep her stand stocked all the time. it's for a good cause. the profits go to loudoun hunger relief. so far she has raised over $50,000,n fact, to help feed hungry people. >> i lfle ers, and i love doing this. and i love sharing them with people that love them too. that's what makes e really happy when they say, i love your flowers. and as a result, i keep going. l g as i'm able, i keep going because i can turn inmoome y. >> roberts has been doing this for six years and also gets help from her grandkids like thi sttle annie here in this video. >> ha iso great. >> it is a beautiful story. >>> lauryn ricketts joining us today. muggy day. if you thought it was hot this weekend, we're going to crank up the dial for the start of your workweek. >> we're going to be right at that heat advisory criteria. the heat andumidity combined, we get that feel like factor -- >> for multiple days in arow? >> multiple days going to feel like 100 degrees. >> oh, y

north of that in frederick, 68. 68 in leesburg. it feels comfortable.ere is your planner for today. showersth by 7:00 a.m. temperatures in the 70s by lunch time, mostly cloudyhrough the afternoon. highs only in the low 80s with a slight chance for a couple showers. here is the forecast future weather as we go through the afternoon. cloudy, aouple ofpotty showers possible. we go into tomorrow and we're going to see a line of thunderstorms move in mostly in the afternoon and evening. some of those could be strong to severe before we start to clear up on wednesday. here is the thunderstorm outlook for tomorrow. tomorrow is going to be a weather ale because of this, the yellow shaded area is where we could see song toevere storms with damaging winds. we'll be watching that through the day. after that,wednesday, we have a small chance for a lingering shower. humidi starts to drop wednesday afternoon. thursday, everyone will like thursday, high of only around 80 degrees. let's check the roads on this monday morning with melissa. good morning. >> good morning,

this is the current heat index around the area. 5 leesburg. 104 right now in fredericksburg and 109 in quantico and105 in annapolis and downtown the current heat index coming in at 10 degrees. most of the area under a heat rightry across the region on through 8:00 tonight. that will most likely be repeated as we head into the day tomorrow. what about the rest of the week and the alayimportant labor weekend? i've got that forecast for you coming up in just a fewtemi >> thanks, doug. >> there are new concerns about safety at a local elementary. a driver shouting hateful threats at the crossing guard who was just on the job. and now extra securitys in place. news 4's pat collins is live.ay this is lte elementary in d.c.'s chevy chase neighbor. th is upper northwest where students just got released from school a short time ago. pat, what on earth? >> i don't know, wendy, i just dot know whato make of this, crossing guards. they are just out to do good. make sure that gets kid to and from school safely. they are almost like santa claus. it's wrong to attack ain cro guard, which is what make

bald hill road and loyalty road in leesburg.s 4's bureau reporter david culver is taking us inside one of the homes with a look at what's being done to prent similar incidents. >> reporter: a shattered window hlls the frightening story. tonight aband and wife who live in this leesburg area home tell us how iten all haed. >> it sounded like one of the light fixtures fell off the wall and smashed on the grown. it was very loud smooth crash caused by at least two bullets, maybe more, hitting family's home sunday evening around 5:00. >> so i rap back in and told my wife to call 911. the homeowners not wanting us to show their faces but saying they have even considered leaving their brand-new home. >> clearly the people who were target shooting had no care for safety. >> common sense dictates that if bullets are going int occupied residences on a repeated basis we should look at the ordinan to see if it's still valid. >> reporter: the loudoun county board of supervisors i considerin changing the n discharge ordinance. staff is review

it's located in leesburg on nearly 120 acres. inside it has open space lungs a -- space lounges and walls.ta it's of the art and students say it will make a big difference. >> we didn't have the space o the equipment needed to do certain projects that we were wanting t do, but we're definitely going to have that now. >> sdents from loudoun county high schools need to apply, and it's a competitive process. they will alternate days between their home high school and academy for loudon. bureau reporter david culver takes us inside for a closer look coming up at 6: a. >> meanti we get closer to that first day of school, a lot of parents are dealing with one specific challenge, getting their families back into that y schor routine. here's news 4's justin finch with some expert advice on that. >> in the morning when it's really hecticrend w trying to get out the door. >> yeah. >> what are the routines we should keep in mind before we hit the road. >> the best thing to do is front load that the night before. >> reporte cecilia jonesno k

we are overlooking leesburg park. tell me more. >> this is an old area. ande start with the geology terrain, the rio grande, the river right below us is one of only five rivers on the entire planet that is in a valley that we did not create. it was there because it sits atop a rift. as a result of the rio grande rift, underneath the valley and parts of the river there is actually geothermal activity. there is magma. the river water comes into contact and he gets pushed up. so these springs, in additional to being hot and being geothermal, they also contain radium which has a radioactive half-life. it is reputed to have healing and medicinal properties. this is what has attracted people for thousands of years to this area. watch her in the desert and -- the water in the desert and hot springs. area as we are mountainst, there are in the right hand mountains in the distance. they are the highest in the area. between here and those two mountain ranges are villages and artifacts of people from the last ice age 10,000 or 12,000 years ago up to people from the

the $125 million facility is in leesburg on nearly 120 acres. the specialty offerings range from radiology, auto service technology and criminal jusce. students from all high schools need to apply. they can go between the home high schools and the academies ofloudoun. looks cool inside. >>> new outfits and school supplies often at the to of the to-do list. >> you may want to add a trip to see your child's pediatrician. justin finch has more to get you rid i for school. >> doctors exams and proof of vaccinations aon usually -- let that be your child's only time seeing a doctor. say they're in a sport or want to start one. in that case, you should make an appointment. >> you want to make sure that their heart is in good shape, that they're ready to take on thesport. >> dr. kurt newman, ceo of children's national hospital, he was alsoed atric surgeon. he recommends back to school doctor visits say they grow more important as your child grows older. >> having the conversation in those -- maybe giving the child some alonetime with the doctor so if th

that's going to eventually move up towards winchester and leesburg. most of the i-95 corridor ra-free for the moment. but it will be rainy on the afternoon commute. current temperatures, very humid outside. 70s around town. thgh temperature only 83 degrees. chance of you getting more rain today, 80%. more on that weekend drying trend, coming up in a few. >>> good morning. crews inonomery county, out of the beltway, not quite finished yet, as they have the work zonenen cicut avenue. two left lanes are getting by. e it's caused ly slowdown for your friday morning. we have activity in the southeast. fire activity, newcombe street and secondstreet. just a heads-up for vre riders, normal service this morning. you can expect significant delays on the fredericksburg and in manassas line trains. back to you. >>> it's 5:01. staying on top of the breaking news about a missingol12-yea girl from china. virginia state polaye jinjing ma is in extreme danger. a woman s abducted by at megan national airport yesterday morning. at thefinch is live airport with more on

temperature-wise, 76 dowown. 68 in leesburg. 71 in fedarcyksburg.s that have the day off, that's the dwindling number of kids that can go to the pool to ay. very htoday. temperatures in the low 90s. a little backyard barbecuing this evening. it will be plenty rm and a little on the muggy side. most of us can grill outside without much of a concern over rain. hot, hazy and humid weather. the heat index is likely for tuesday and wednesday. temperatures start to trend wnward. but rain chances trend upward, just in time for thday weekend. the labor day weekend is on the weekend. the lowest chance on the holiday itself. >>> good morning,sa meli >> good morning. look at the brand-new problem. southbound laurel right side blocked by arash this morning. the left lane is open. that helps abit. in silver spring, after randolph road, that right lane is blocked by the work zone there. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no problems. a tiny slowdown, southbound 95. they're there after the beltway. n't have anything reported. northbound 95, quantico to the

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tysons, outer loop before leesburg pike, we had a delay in the middle of the road, the shlder now but still delays there. fort washington, norbound indian head road, before kirby. and manassas, between euclid and 28, those left les blocked. northbound, police dtivity. taking a look at your travel siles looking okay on 66. 95 north slow. quantico to the beltway, 32 miles per hour. 270 looks quite good. southf the ltway, you see that pain we were showing you on the map a minute ago. remember to listen to wtop 105 fm when you shop in the car today. >>> the veteransr medical cen in virginia is losing its cool literally. th news4 i-team is shed something light onng keehe facility cool fornn >>ncer: you're watching "news4 today." oppressive summer heat, there are problems inse a major medical center. >> news4's scott mcfarnd is investigating a problems.f >> reporter: this is the type of place you simply can't have l.trouble keeping things c a flagship medical center of the u.s. department of veterans affairs in d.c. 100,000 patients, 2,00ers inside. but an investigation by the news4 i-team

you can see a few isolated showers from leesburg down through the central shenandoah.they get toward fairfax. isolated stuff out there right now. but wre going to keep a chance for showers throughout the day today. mainly because of this frontal system. we've got a frontal system that's going t moveery slowly through our region, and that's going to kick off showers notod only t but also tomorrow. 80 right now in d.c. fredericksburg at 81. outside the beltway, temperatures in the 70s. if you need to go outside to do outdoor plans, have a backup plan. we will have some showers later on this afternoon and maybe heavier downpours. bring your umbrella. most of the shelters open at 11:00. l course you can go find all theations for clear the shelters on the nbc washington np. and t while you're there, you can also maybe take a look at the rain chances. rain chances every day unt about wednesday of next week. that's probably the day to get the car washed. temperatures mid to upper 80s. as i said, not raining all day.r intermitten showers through the area. you can see just a fe

and frederick, the leesburg et area, a evening for some of us. heading to the nationals game, expect to get wetthere, too, although we think we'll get the game in. much more on the rest of tonight and your weekend forecast coming up. >>> i'm in n tsroom with an update on breaking news we've been following. delays continue on metro's green and yellow lines. but trains are running between u and ft. totten. metro says a stuck brake on one train overheated, a that's what led to the smoke in the georgia avenue petworth station and the columbia heights station. the station is up and running now. it was more packed than usual because of a closure on the redline. in place through labor day. and taking green and yellow lines from downtown to ft.to en is supposed to be the main workaround. a lot of commuugrs will be up in the mess. you can expect delays if you're using the tro system a all any time. that's through the entire weekend. >> thank you. >>> a war a blame game is playing out on twitter between the president and the mayor of washington. president

and frederick, the leesburg et area, a evening for some of us. heading to the nationals game, expect to get wetthere, too,

leesburg still have eastbound 7 pushed off at river creek parkway. all lanes blocked there at the work zone with the detour in place. we have that all ouclosed, but can get around it it's just going to take some time. a inner lo outer loop of the beltway. aaron.ries, >>> it's been almost one year since the deadly unite the right rally in charlottesville. >> the governor ofvi charlotte and city have declared states of emergency as events are planned in both charlottesville and here in our area. news4's justin finch is live with details how police are planning to keep the peace here. justin, good moing. >> reporter: eun, good morning, the national park service processing three protests this weekend. the site othat unite the rally two on sunday. we can tell you it's going to be a very busy week and also very interesting because d.c. police si say part of their plans so far is to keepup the g separated on sunday. that was just one point that d.c. police chief peter newsham prdoented in a close meeting with the district council yesterday. afterwards, he d

leesburg, at sycolin, tree down d flooding. waterford, near bankfielde, dr road washed away by heavy rain. repairs under wayhis morning. in rockville, flooding along branch. scott drive. south glenn between glenn mill and glenn road closed right now. >> it's 5:02. we continue our team coverage on the heavy ran.nd stor erika gonzalez at the live desk. >> aaron, let m continue on what melissa was talking about. getting the new details from montgomery county. sligo creek parkway, brighton dam road, that's are still issues this morning because of all of that. ra these are pictures that have come inrom montgomery county fire and rescue. they conducted fult am water rescues. we understand five rescues due to flash flooding. one happened near glen mill road an glen road in potomac. another one in north potomac. thel natioather service says each year more deaths occur due to flooding. please remember, turn around, don't drown. back over to you. >>> thanks, erika. we turn to two developing storts in washington t everybody is watching cl

leesburg diverted there at river creek parkway. taking a look there at 66 and yo on time there.? hank l right, melissa, you. >>> we are in the dog days of summer, we know. but ckstarbu is already thinking about the fall. >> c we enjoy august? >> starting next week starbucks ill start selling its pumpkin spice. the company will introduce two new productsnly available in grocery store. pumpkin spice cookie straws and ground coffee k-cup pods. >> can we do tru confessions. i don't like pumpkin spice lattes. i'm a peppermint mo i'm not trying to drink a peppermint mocha in august. >>> the grocery store aldi is bringing more products to its aisles. >> fresh, organic and easy to prepare options. organic meats, salad bowls,sl iced fruit. the sliced fruit for you so you don't have to slice your own fruit. gourmet cheeses and baked goods that is just to name a few items. the rollout will continue through early next year and part of aldi adding hundreds of new stores across the country. >> i buy my grapes in a bowl. >> that is the laziest. you know what,onhat's just they should not sell g

this all happenedutside leesburg on aarons view court.nty prohibit shooting a gun within 50 yards of the highy and you can't shoot park, 100 yards of a school or home. the b loudoun countyrd of supervisors is considering expanding the safe distance. >> bullets are going into occupied residencesed on a repebasis, then we should probably look at the ordinance and see if it's still valid. >> back in may, bults from an outdoor shooting range hit three homes in another counity. last weekend's are believed to have been fired from a nearby farm. >>> this morning, it is warm and hum humid. a little patchy fog. temperatures quickly rising into the 830s by 10:00. by lunchtime, 90 degrees. feeling hotter with the humidity. after lunchtime, showers and storms in the forecast. some could be strong later this evening. lauryn is up in a few minutes to reak down the timing and what to expect straight ahead. >>> coming up 6:00 a.m., we're kicking off the annual backpacks for kids drive. molette green will be collecting new school supplies from 6:00 a.m. u

a line of storms from fredericksburg to leesburg. watch that t progressards the i-95 corridor.ere's 630. southbound towards fredericksburg right at the tail ternoon/evening commute. keep in mind some of those storms could pack quite a punch. the individual storm bring dow a heavy period of rain for an hour or two. we'll kee you posted on that. we'll be here this afternoon. move the rainhances up to 60%. it won't be a total waout but saturday could be rather shower impacted especially later on in the day. temperatures trending back into the early80s. might be the last 90 degree day out of the next akten. >>g a look at the beltway. still have this inner loop of the beltway before georgetown pike with the right lane getting bring the work zone. rest of the belt way, nebraska ave.. one lane getting by in each inrection this mo t in virginia as you're headed northbound here,e a look. quantico to the beltway. you get there in about 17 minutes. same situation headed in bound on 395. so from the beltway into the district, take you about 13 minutes. nice and clear. a remindser, talking

and 72 in leesburg. warm and humid day today. understorms opportunity increasing with time.

just outside of leesburg. it's one of the most recent gstrings of bulleng into home.he sheriff's department says they are looking into this trying to figure out what's behind this most recent incident and county leaders are talking to homeowners and realizing there's a greater concern here. the most recent haven't had anyone hurt or injured but they could turn deadly. they are talking about plans that could prevent this going down the road and ultimately they say helping to keep one of theastest growing areas safe. you can see why this is perhaps an area where they t can doget practice shooting and even hunting. at one point not too long ago this was that area. today it's a growing suburban community. rerding outside loudoun county. i'm david culver, news 4. >> new developments now o a grisly discovery made at laguardia airport.n an ameri airlines cleaning crew found a dead fetus in an airplane bathroom this morning. the flight arrivedrom charlotte, north carolina last night. the fetus appeared to be about 20 to 30 weeks. the medical examiner will make a finalpoetermi

in falls chch, westbound 66, after leesburg pike, we have partnf a tree the right side of the roadway. oesn't seem to be slowing things too much. ire department activity reported in thcheverly n the left lane blocked and should be clearing pretty soon. woodbridge southbound after i95 should be wrapping up with the left lane as >> a 3-1 pitch. walk it out! >> dagger. for the second morning in a row we are waking up to another tough loss for the nats. they faced the cardinals in st. louis, trailed by two in the eighthnd came back in the nint c then theds responded with a walk-off home run. there was a grand slam bottom of theinth withe chicago cubs, remember that? >> yeah. >> we were to -- >> painful. >> this happens and now i think third place now. we're just -- you know, it's very disappointing. >> you have to hope they can turn things around. >>> the regular football season hasn't started yet b big super bowl predictions.di >> these preions are coming out of the training camp in richmond from the former safety athletic director and redskinsg and nfl hall of famer green sayshey could

leesburg, eastbou 7 diverted at river creek parkway, all lanes blocked because of the work hne. this hanging around since last week. chs lawrence telli us about this one, water street near whitehurst freeway, lar police presence, some roads blocked in that area. 95uantico to t beltway, you're on time. 66 miles per hour, it will take you 18 minutes. angie? >> thank you melissa. a few minutes away from the are 5:00 hospital. arizona hospital asking what is in the water, this after 16 co-workers all announced they were the banner desert medical center says the women are all nurses and all work in the intensive care department, all september and february. i'm not having what they're having. >> don't do lunch with them. >>> speaking of babies, there's now a new member of theon washin capitals fan club. >> alex ovechkin and his wife announced the arrival of sergei. he and his mothero re said tbe doing well. congratulations to them. >> quite the year for sovi. >>ll ahead at 5:00, a major road in northern virginia is slowing downtoday. find out the new speed limit before you get caught

in the comfortable mid-50s for almost all of our suburbs. 55, now, in winchester. 55 in leesburg, and 59 in upper marlboro. temperatures for friday, will be around 80 degrees at luchnchtim. afternoon high, 84 degrees. no rain, probably until thursday of next week. e planner for your saturday, mid-60s. most will be in the mid to upper 50s. just a smidge warmer, about 85 degrees. if you like hot weather, don't worry. 84 today. 85 tomorrow. 89 on sunday. we're in the 90s most of the weekend. see that rain back in the forecast on thursday. next weekend is labor day weekend. rainier weather there at the beginning of the holiday weekend. temperaturesin look to be tre downward just a bit. that rain chance there, friday and saturday of next week, i'm cautiously optimistic that it won't be a total washout. but the weather pattern is getting unsettled toward the holiday weekend. >> fair warning.ri >>> baye right now, a crash on the lanes that were alterna alternating. the southbound lanes are stopped. itks like westbound traffic is getting through here right now. in silver spring, veirs and uni

currently 98 in leesburg and 100 in quantity quo and 95 in annapolis.ese numbers. maybe over 100, 102, 103 in annapolis and sne deal quantico and towards the leesburg area. right now o nothing to immediate area and we're tracking showers and storms to e rest and heads up because you may see a couple of swers down there. temperatures next couple of days. 75 degrees a 7:00 a.m. looking good, a nice start and a humid day tomorrow. dry at noon, and not a bad day for lun outdoors but hot. 89 and heat index already 93, 94, up tig a of 94 and the best chance of storms tomorrow coming during t evening hours and most likely 5:00 to about 8: that's something that we're tracking, too, thinking some could be strong. they will be scattered. we're only going a ha40%e of storms tomorrow. >> exactly. hit or miss activity moving through the evening hours as doug was showing on the planner if you have plans during the afternoon you're probably fine, but if you have dinner plans outdoors, you might be dealing with a shower or thunderstorm. this is really going to be the c

area and points north, you can drive with the windows open for now. 68 degrees in leesburg, 69 in gaithersburgif yth're far south where we have mid to low 70s, that's also where we have all the rain this morning. we have scatterun showers a fredricksburg. this is steady where you see the light green. it extends towardsmanassas. some of that could be moving into ton district at the bus stop, showers to the south. otherwise today will be comfortable with only a high around the low 80s byhe afternoon. certainly not a washout. tomorrow, that's when we'll see that increasing chance for thunderstorms as we go through the afternoon hoursly ma i would say after about lunchtime tomorrow, that's when we'll start to see the higher threat. we could see w damaging windsh some of the storms tomorrow, too. it gets ny,er wednes thursday is going to be absolutely perfect. let's check in with melissa on this monday. gomorning. >> good morning, sheena. no worries along 270, no road work or anything on the way on thetw b either. nice and clear inner loop and outer loop. you can starto see the moisture in the sky

that's going to eventually move up towards winchester and leesburg. most of the i-95 corridor ra-free for the moment. but it will be rainy on the afternoon commute. current temperatures, very humid outside. 70s around town. thgh temperature only 83 degrees. chance of you getting more

lounden county, leesburg get ready for shower activity. what you need to know is it is muggy. rain chanc not quite over yet. i'll have more coming up. we'll time out your rain for tonight as well as help plan the second half of your weekenwi >>>hing gears, two people were killed in a plane crash this morning in carrollun , maryland. a pilot and passenger were the only ones onboard. quick silver plane took off from a private air strip a went down near bowers farm in westminster. plane was in an open field. the names of victims are not being released till their notified. ave been >>> today we are learning frightening new details about a sexual assault in the district. a man follows aoman home, forces his way in, and assaults her. he cy spencer is live near scene in northwest with who exactly police are looking for. >> reporter: erica, hfs a frightening situation for this woman. all she was trying to do was get inside her home when she was a attack her own doorstep. we're here in the 1200 block of 7th street in northwest washington whet happened steps away from the washington con

be on the loo out for low visibility and current temperature comfy 63 in leesburg and 68 in manassas and 75 downtown and by the y. you better get out there early today if you want to enjoy time by thepool, rain chances increasingh wme today. up 25 up to 70% chance of rain.lw you shoulds have your nbc washington app ready to go. track thosehowers as they move in. first sign of, thundlissa mollet, time to get out of the pool. >> inside quickly.la i always e to the kids, we need to go. two right lanes blocked by the work zone and that's still hanging out. 66 looks okay here. southbound south capitol street and right side blocked bycr a h and that just cleared out of the way. you don't need to worry about that 66one. looks okay. you can see here flying in fairfax county parkway to the beltway. take you about eight minutes here this morning. no worries on have that one situation and sterling whitewater drive aar sandbank sand all lanes blocked there and police on tor scene to wk you through there and prince george's county. no major issues. >>> 4:32 right now. we return to our top story n

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leesburg and frederick, virginia, seeing the heaviest rainfall. this is all sliding up to the now in northern virginia, parts of fairfax and foster county, flood warnings until 7:00 a.m. through 7:45 this morning. we are looking at ponding on the roadways. we hav a very unsettled weather pattern all the way into the weekend. coming up, we'll she you what the weekend is going to look like. we'll go to jac taylor to see if we have issues on the ys road jack? >>> we have issues this morning, unfortunately. the oute loop of beltway near the big curve where the traffic merges with the 270 ur, traffic has been stopped, but we have one left lane tting by near riverroad. the high-standing water is blocking two lanes. the same situation on inner loop of the beltway heading to 270. north on the spur, high standing water blocks the left lane. a tree fell south on the george washington parkway justnside the beltway. all lanes are blocked. traffic irom callers saying they are on the ramp and turning around northboundo access t beltway again. we are off to a to

this happened over the weekend outside of leesburg on ns aaew court. there's a prohibition of shooting within 100 yards of a park, school or home. the county board of supervisors is considering expanding the safe distance. >> bullets are going into ccupied residences on a repeated basis. should probably look at the ordinance and see if it's still valid.n >> back imay, bullets from an outdoor range hit three homes in a community. last weend's gunshots are believed to have been fired from a nearby farm. >>> well, good wednesday morning. ur things you need to know before you step outside. we have a few areas with patchy fog. some that could be a little dense. 90 degrees again today and mid. late-day thunderstorms and some could be pretty strong containing gusty winds. lauryn is going to break down the timing of all of that in a few minutes. >>> lots of proems in greenbelt. northbound bw parkway beforewd mill. some days elth >>> more drama in the courtroom this morning as paul manafort's former business partner takes the stand for another day. defense atto

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and we have an 83-degree heat index here. 68 in leesburg. that's one of the few places below 70. just about everybody is about 80. heer here's your planner. today's high near 95 degree when you factor in the humidity, heat index0 values between and 105, during most of the afternoon hours. reduce any strenuous activities outside this afternoon. high pressure, large and in charge of our weather for today, and tomorrow. with that area of high pressure sitting almost right on top of it is really going to suppress any chances fthunderstorms. let me show you a future weather here. throughhe course of theday, nothing to worry about. 3:00, 4:00, 5:00his afternoon, one or two isolated storms, just like yesterday. cthe highestnce for that stray storm or two will be along the blue ridge and io the shenandoah valley. winchester to front royal to la ray, that will be the zone that ha the highest chance of getting that cooling thunderstorm. herwise, it's about the heat and humidity today. tomorrow, dangerously hot, up near 95 degrees. he index, well over 100 degrees for most of the afternoon h