county, and this storm moving rht over loudoun county, in towards loudoun county right now and then this one moving over towards the gaitrsburgrea towards clarksville. i'll zoom in on this guy. it had been the strongest and we saw some lightningwi associated this. some brief gusty winds. making its way to 270 around the clarksburg area. it's moving south and east. heads up around damascus. you'll get a little bit on the wet side. here's the storm that just came through the charlestown, i don't see any lightning there moving over towds the shenandoah area. we'll see quick moving showers and thunderstorms all because of e same area of low pressure that's been sitting and spinning in towards our area. yesterday it was hereay and t it's farther north and east. that's why we're only seeing a scattering ofto showers ands today. once it moves out in behind this, we get some really nic weather tomorrow though it will be on the hot side. another storm back to the west, and you take a look at the pe overall ttures here around the east and there's really no heat anywhere so that's good news. if you

right here in loudoun county.allyted to create a mural that celebrated old ingenuity and old ideals and how it's turned into something new. i picked theashington and old dominion rail line. a kid i used to see the remnants of the old li. and then i was interested in the story. i think the story line is indicative ofhat's happening in loudoun. you had a very rural area that ha had development and such an immediate growth pattern that it was inevitable that a lot of things were going to change. >> on mine i took the idea of nature, the eagle, and the plane and combined them. >> to be honest, when the murals, we're creating stories. and they're just little loimage images of people's lives. and it's transient. these murals aren't going to be there forever. the hope is the legty of thought, what you put up there sticks with people forever. >> he says it won't be up there forever, but it's up there now. plans are in the works for a formal unveiling. >> i looked him up on instagram. some of his murals have been in mond s

we have more from loudoun county on how they're adjusting.eporter: to look at tctse near-perrapes ripening on the vine it might be hard to believe that growers and winemakers have had a very uneasy summer. >> now we're starting, as you g e, the vines are -- sshs the fruit is shiftinfrom green to red, and that's called frasian. >> reporter: cory's third seen at sunset hills. she's been -- third sean at sunset hills. she's been in the business even longer. eavy rainfall impacted t flowering plants, reducing the number of grapes. then there was fungus from all the moisture. their personal vineyard has mostly avoided disease that could hurt the grapes. but in other parts ofrg viia, some vineyards have lost part of their crop. the pressing issue -- the leaves are growing like crazy the rain, but that's not a good thing. >> it tricks the vine into thking i can keep growing. instead of ripening the fruit, we need it to shut down and focus on fruit ripening. >> reporter: that's why this worker was custinac-- officersw the cancanopy >> i think you can

for instance, this one in loudoun county goes till 4:45mon the ing. remember, you never want to drive through a flooded roadway. we're tracking flood issues in parts of prince william, fairfax, loudoun, montgomery, frederick, carroll, washington county and parts of vest wa. a lot oflood warnings are in effect through the early morning hours.ur 76 degreesntly right now. maybe an isolated shower out there or during the morning hours. for most of us, looking dry. though.umd partly sunny with a temperature around 82. windy coming up. mohr on how today's thunderstorms and rain will impact the forecast tomorrow with humidity andain chances at 11:18. >> thanks amelia. >>> a d.c. communi is reeling after another cld is shot less than a milere from whe a 10-year-old girl was rdered. in both cases can witnesses say in suspects drove off and both cases there have been no arrests. new at 11 can:00, jackie bensen oke to vincent gray about the two shootings in ward 7. >> reporter: the 100 block of 56th street southeast where a 6-year-old girl was shot when someone

moving in towards parts of loudoun county now. this will move right over your region around 50 there. so heads up if you're in northern fauquier county or portions of southern loudoun county or prince william. we're going to talk much more about this storm and the restthf in a couple of minutes. >> doug, thank you. storm team 4 is helping you stay ahead of the nasty weather our nbc washington app. you'll find our interactive radar plus doug's hour by hour forecast to help you plan. o >>> states emergency declared in charlottesville and the ginia thisth of v weekend as officials prepare for events marking one year satce eadly white supremacist rally. >> today, members of the d.c. council were briefed on security plans for a unite the right rally here in washington,e but information from that briefing was kept secret. >> news 4's mark segraves was the only reporteroo in the when council members voted to have the public removed from the hyeting. so, mark, were you thrown out? >> reporter: well, it was at thc request ofef newsham. he

. >>> the first day of loudoun county coming with big changes for the youngest of >>>utteppingde today feels a bit like fall. that humidity is coming back. amelia will have the heat in t foreca forecast. >>> ohio sta university has suspended coach urban meyer for what he did or failed to do after an assistant coach was accuse of domestic violence. a lot of people feel the university did not go fargh en >> i want to apologize to buckeye nation. i fl load my heard, not my head. >> a coach benched for the first three games of the season. >> at each jun gure ie zach smith the benefit of the doubt. >> reporter: at the center of the ohio state university investigation, how urban meyer handled claims o domestic assault against formernt assis coach zach smith in 2015. and this response q to astion at media day last month. >> i never had anyio conversatn about it, so i know about it. >> reporter: but days later, the situation snowballed when zach smith's ex-wife courtney told watchstadium.com smith add assaulted her multiple times, even claiming she had shared photos of her injuries with urban

he's been working a on huge five panel mural at one loudoun many of who visit one loudoun won't even unless you know whereo look. so this is the side of the alamo draft houa cin that most of us see. you have to go around back if you wa to find themural. >> it's really bizarre. , a murali spend a lot of time painting murals right in front of people and that have really good vual impact. this might be the longest i've worked on a mural for such a small amount of people to se and the neatest thing is what's been so positive and sond ful about this whole experience is i've met almost everybody that's going to be living in front of my mural. and then i've had conversations about why i was painting it and theut themes a it, and why i was using certain colors. what it was like to come back loudoun.owing up in >> reporter: the mural celebrates the old and the new right here inco loudoun ty. >> i wanted to create a mural that cldebrated inji knewty and old ideals and how it's turned into something new. iicked the washington and old do minion rail i used to see the remnants of that old line. r

in loudoun county, did culver, news 4. >> really impressive. place. want to go back to that >> me, too. >>> well, we've gotore still ahead. more trouble for veterans who rely on the v.a. for medical care. itr news 4 i-team exposes the challenges these my members face before they even het through t >>> veterans are telling the news 4 i-teamhey are forced to walk long distances just to see their doctor. turns out it's because of the huge parking problem here at the cal center here in washington. >> tonight scott macfarlane show us how even wh an appointment some military heroes say they can't always get to their care on time. >> getting most places takes just a little longer for sequoia pointer these days. >> when you have a traumatic situation happen to you, you -- you just -- you just don't recover as fast as you think. ad>> three d after serving in the u.s. army, pointer is fighting another battle. he's recovering from a stroke and still struggles to use hisr left and leg >> you set aside 30 minutes just to find paoing. >> jus find parking. >> 0 minu

pretty says this is aboutvi loudoun studentsore in life, for some it may be a new path.dents like aidenbolus went through a competitive process to get in, they will alternate from theirwn schools to this facility. >> it will be so diffehint from an they have ever expericed in school before. i think the only limits to this building are your individual creativity and imagination. >> reporter: a fresh take on learning in a whole new e.sp in loudoun county, david culver, news4. >> what a cool environment there. >> yeah. >> like to s the report card when it comes of back. >>> we're following the weather for you on this sunday morning at 9:43, some clouds and sun. ak the rain going to me a >>> well new hope for thousands of people waiting for kidney transplants. it can take five to eight years to find a suitable donor. and a lot of people with kidney disease they just don't survive that >> now a new study shows that hundreds of kidneys that are not available for transplant nowus vecae they're damaged, they could actually ome lives and a lot of them. here's the story. >> i was

many of you who visit one loudoun won't see the art work unless you know where to work. this is the side most o us see. you have to go around back if mural.t to find the >> it's bizarre as a muralist, i spend a lot of timeainting murals that are right in front of people and tha have really good visual impact. this might be the longest i've worked on a m sal foruch a to seamount of people and the neatest thing is what's been so popular and wonderful about this experience is i've met almost everybody that's going to be living in front of my anmural. then i've had conversations about why i was painting it and the themes abo it, and why i was usingertain colors. what what it was like to come back after growing up in loudoun. >> reporter: the mural celebrates the old and new in loudoun county. >> ianted to create a mural that celebrated old ideals and how it's turned into something new. i picked the washington and old dominion rail line. as a kid growing up here, i used to see the remnants of the old line, and then i got in the story. i think the story line is indicative of w

loudoun county along 15 here get ready, rain headed your way. tonight, we are expecting the showers to be possible. about 50 chance scattered. temperatures will dropo ie low 70s. and my, is it going to be a muggy night out there. for your future weurher, i this had on so you can see what happens. we're waking up tomorrow to pretty dry conditions can. 10:00 p.m. sunday, lots of clouds. a f breaks give us sunshine breaking in there. towards sundayafternoon, very similar situation to today where we start to see the showers popping up. very sparse and some of the heavy rain staying down into central virginia. we'll see those showers continue into monday morning. very spotty again. some ofay this end up being some fog. it's going to be really foggy sunday night into monday. here's a look at your planner sunday. you can see waking up tomorrow morning, we may get patchy fog tomorrow morning. temperatures in the low 70s. sun breaking through. clouds in and out throughout the day. dewpoint around 70. it is going to be very muggy for sunday. rain chance p

students from all loudoun county high schools need to apply. they'll alternate days between their home high school and the academies of loudoun. i bet there will be a lot of applicants just to go into that build and experience that. cool. tty >>> new supplies offered at the top of the back to school list. >>ou want to add one more, how about a trip to see your child's pediatrician. there's a few doctor recommendations for the new school year. >> your usual requirements for students enrolling in school. don't let that be your child's only time seeing a doctor. say, for example, they're in a sport or want to start one. in that case, you should make an appointment. >> you want to make sure thrt oheir h is in good shape if they're ready t take on the sport. >> dr. curt newman, ceo of children's national hospital was also a pediatric surgeon. he recommends routine back to school doctoit v saying they grow more important as your child grows older. >> havinghe conversation in those -- maybe giving the child some time with the doctor, if they have any

western loudoun, foreign fauquier, colepepper, the panhandle under a flash flood watch. this goes until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow evening. we have a flood warning in f effect central prince william county and manassas. in effect until 90 tonight. you see the rain mainly in west virginia staying along and west of the blue ridge, likely tonight. you can see here on this map, if you're in red you have a high probability of not only dealing with rainut heavy rain. the areas in green likely staying dry tonight, but leon, a better chance for storms area wide tomorrow. >> thanks, amelia. >>> fo ys,r drive home may haveoneen dry tht but with more rain on the way, we could be in for more foded roads. bureau reporter david culver is live in a notorious trouble area. david? >> reporter: it sure is. i cans tell you t roadway is back open. you'll see cars passing in just a moment. the sun is out. it's dry. people are not resting easy. especially road crewse theyot the barriers set up, ready to move them into the road should they need them. they know how quickly the water moved overnight and

thursday, loudoun county sheriffs arrested o'connor andi chargedith sexually abusing a girl beginning when she was 13. it was first reportedn 2003. it's not believed to have happened at the church. but allen says you cantet sepahe two. >> the fact that so many people knew what had happeneday to me that it is entirely connected to calvary temple. >> reporter: as was the case when similar allegations a minst churchbers arose three years ago, i again have reached out to church leadership wanting to hear from the pastor or somebody in charge. ey have yet toet back to me. >> this isn't the only case, this is just the tip of the icebe iceberg. >> ewe're thankful for what the sheriff has done, but they're not finished sfoorz we' ed as f concerned. >> reporter: they believeore arrests should be made. >> the former church members say they told investigators about more allegations of abuse with calvary temple. the sheriff's office did not comment on ongoing investigations. >>> does this person look familiar to you? prince william county police are looking for him in connection 33th a sex assaul

this part of loudoun county, mlks have toe a detour this morning. back to you. >> chris, thank you. 6:34. now to two developtories we're following this morning. two men once connected to present trump, both facing time in federal prison. >> first the former attorney of the president.ae l cohen pleaded guilty to taxsion and two counts of campaign finance violations. the pleano ackwledges payments to two women for the purpose of influencing the 2016 election. he'll be sentenced in december. >>> in alexandria, a jury found the fesident'smer campaign chairman, paul manafort guilty on eight counts of bank fraud and tax fraud. the judge declared a mistrial on tents other co. this was the first trial prosecuted by the office of special counsel, robert mueller. >>> the time is 6:35. ere's a look at the top stories we're followiday. west virginia's republican house speaker is now running for a seta on the supreme court of appeals. tim armstead resigned yesterday. house lawmakers recently impeached four of the court's justices. they're accused of wasting tax

. >>> ifou've g a kindergartner in loudoun county, you may notice they're a bit worn out right now. it's been a long day there. for the first time the county's youngest children are going to class for full-day kindergarten. our northern virginia reporr david culver was there as parents sent their kids off for day one. >> going from mos arms to the teacher. the reality of the first day of school for the woody family. >> definitely a little scary, but we're excited, too. to a miles in his life and my life. >> reporter: he joepd what is now the first year of full-day class for all loudoun county kindergartners. >> this is a huge deal. this is across loudoun county public schools. >> reporter: mill run elementipy school prial knows this has been in the wks for years. the school board gave it the official goead for this school year. >> it's going the set t tone for our students especially as they move into the rest of their educational career. >> reporter: what' today? >> kindergarten. an reporter: is it the first day? you're going to be here all day? >> yeah. >> reporter: seemingly prep

the loudoun south team defead a team from alabama yesterday 9-6.n to the southeastern final against the team from georgia. if they win it's off to the world series in williamsport, pennsylvania. good luck to the team from loudoun cowoty. >>> out warning, rob rib at the gym turned intft a t at home. how the suspect was able to steal from the same man twice in minutes. >>> do you need caffeine to get moving? no alloffee is created equal. we're crunching the numbers to get the b get the b es as your home becomes more connected, you need fios to keep up. and fios is the 100% fiber-optic network. which means you get phenomenal capacity for your tech. we'll even help you get another device to put it to the test. and nest smart he devices,as range of googleom plus thest internet available, plus up to 200 tv channels, plus phone, with a 2-year price guarantee all for $79.99 pergronth with a 2-yearment. go to getfios.com to switch today. 100% fiber-optic network, phenomenal. >>> welcome back take a look at the image of this man. he's involved in a that last

dtudents from all loudoun county high schools neeo apply. they'll alternate days between academiesschools and of london. i would imagine loudoun -- i would imagine every student would want to take part. >> find some reason to go. >>> schoo supplies and new outfits at the top of the list. >> you mayt wan tone addore thing to the list. a trip to your child's pediatrician. there's a few recommendations for the school year. >> proof of a vaccinations doctor's exams are usual requirements for students enrolling in school. don't let that be your child's only time seeing a doctor. say, for example, they're in a sport or want to start one. in that case, you should make an appointment. >> you want to make sure their heart is in good shape, the ready to take on sport. >> he's ceo of -- he was a pediatri surgeon. he recommends routine back to school doctor visits saying they grow mor important as your child grows older. >> having a conversation in those m meetings,be giving the child some alone time with the doctorf so they have any questions and build

rerding outside loudoun county.'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 finalpoetermination. authority police along with theueens district attorney are now investigating to determine what happened. >> a business that promised to help some people make big bugs on amazon is being shut down. >> jim and went rein the hanewsroom with a look ats new tonight at 5:00. >> hi, wendy. >> hi there. you know that business collect more than $15 million from customers >> and now its owners are under investigation. officials tell us it was part of a get rich quick scheme. >> susan hogan is going to explain how it works and what's next for people who may have fallen victim to this. >>ahlso d at 5, n as 4 iteam investigation into the mass shooting in th

we have loudoun county schools starting tomorrow. i'm going to have that forecast coming up at about 6:25. guys? >> thanks, amelia. >>> now i'mungry f olive oil, bread and some twine. >> oprah's piaka. >> i'll it. >>> always looking to shave time off your commute, especially with traffic in our area. now vdot is going to do something to try to ease some of the nightmare on i-95 north and south. they're going to add lanes to the stretch from fredericksburg from route 17ou to 13 in fredericksburg. news 4's transportation reporter adamuss has more on when this n,w relief could be coming. >> reporter: if you are one of the unlsky one that have to deal with i5 all the time, you know that it is packed most of the day. no b though, new relief cou coming in the fredericksburg area but you are going to have to deal with some construction. nothing is ever easy on i-95.ni >> it's tmare. it actually is a nightmare. >> so many people now. what do you do? >> reporter: even during a ground breaking ceremony to add new lanes, a whipping wind and rai

hours until about this includes loudoun, fauquier and frederick counties. the district just on this line. the risk for severe thunderstorms off to the east a little bit lower. again, we'll continue toit trac it stormy weather continuing until about 9:00, 10:00 p.m. tonight. >> keep your nbc weather app handy. you can see the hour-by-hour forecast wherever you are. >>om we've got s breaking news in new york. michael cohen, president trump's longti fixer and former personal torney, in court at this hour to plead guilty to a number of charges. earlier this afternoon cnbc cameras caught up with cohen as he entered the fbi offices in new york ahead of that hearing, presumably for proceing. let's g right to blayne alexander for the latest details. blayne? in reporter: we're conti to learn more about this fast-moving development. these breakg news this afternoon. we understand that reportedly michael cohen is agreeing to plead guilty to a number of charges that could bring possible jail time, but that he hasot struck deal toer coopate and testify against asesent t

tracking showers up around a th sterlia and loudoun county. really not all that impressive. also tracking areas of rain down in parts of charles county and moving out of staord and king george county right now. intove some activity back parts of st. mary's county around the same area where there was that tornado warning earlier in the evening. that tornado warning was a radar-indicated tornado warning. no tornadoes were actually as we take a look at the wider image right now, you can see this is tha line of thunderstorms. we still a severe thunderstorm warning. this includes parts of the panhandle o west virginia and frederick county in virginia until 5 bel of the counties here in pink are going to under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00. this includes areas like winchester, martinsburg, leesburg and back through parts of frederick county. all of frederick county, maryland, loudoun and fauquier counties are going to be under th severe thunderstorm watch until sock p.m. tonight. we're tracking potential for very heavy rainfall and on top of that flood warnings continuin

two people areg fac charges tonight for firing bullets into loudoun county homes. nathan lasher along with a teenager, they are accused of relessly handling handguns. the two wearget shooting near loyalty road on sunday, and the bullets ended up striking two homes. no one was injured. >>> seven lives will be remembered at a vigil near the flower branch apartments in silver spring tonight. two years ago a deadly explosion and fire ripped through that complex. two children were among the seven killed. linvestigators say naturaas built up in a room where crewso discered a disconnected pipe. organizers of tonight's vigil want to highlight the fight for better living conditions at these apartments. the vigil beginst 7:30 in the parking lot across the complex. >>> i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk with breaking news in the district. police say they have arrested a suspecteial groper. 34-year-old santiago rodriguez campos of alexandria has been arrested in connection with at least four cases across northwest. the most reasons ent happened back in june near p and 15th st

frederick, loudoun, northern falk ear county, here to the west -- i think wtostay try for ght. a bigger threat of rain tomorrow in the day and l e evening hours that could lead to morn flooding concern. take a look, this is a flash flood watch in effect through 6:00 p.m. thursday. all the counties here in solid green, this also includes washington county and hague haguerstn. as well as manassas and prince william's county. the areas in red around i-81 have an 80% chance for rain and flooding. the biggest concern ise areas. most of us in green, which means we're mainly dry. more on tomorrow's thunderstorm threats coming up in 15 minutes. >> thanks, amelia. th> some streets in norn virginia are still streams, even though the rain has stopped and the sun has been out. david culver looks at some of the areas drivers should voill try to a. >> reporter: tonight, browns mill road in vienna closed off. a stranded car serves as a warning to other drivers. rescuers stressing wat is deceivingly powerful. >> it takes asinittle as 6 es of water to move a car, okay? it will lift it and float

in loudoun county, david culvere 4. >> we are working for your health with a big development in breast cancer research. scientist at the mayo clinic identify five gene mutations linked to a higher rate of developing triple cancer breast canc the name sounds intimidating, but it's a way for doctors no knows what's causing the breast carer. triple c means the capser is not driven by the proteins that drive other forms of the disease. the triple negative form is more aggressive andlt more diffi to treat with a higher chance of coming back. the five-year survival rate is lower and more than 30% of the patients study had no former history. this study will take a look at which patients can be mor actively mop toward after treatment and could lead to prevention for women with an elevated cancer risk. >> a reality check on the road y.now technology designed to help you avoid a crash could actually steer you rig into danger. >>> as our region deals with high heed hand humidity, again, another part of the country is cleaning up after being hit with bi damaging hail. see what it did coming up. do

or this morning, a couple of sprinkles and showers in parts of loudoun andax faiounty.emperatures, 60s in the shen dough nah valley. this afternoon actually looks pretty nice. a little humid. high today only 82 degales. weather ert mode for tomorrow. more about that in a few. now let's go over to melissa mollet. >>> good morning, chuck. taking a look at the roads here now. an update on the situation i fairfax. blake lane between 50 and nd, the northbanes are now open. we have that downed wire there. southbound lanes are still shut down here this morning. a warning for youthere. into town on 66, into town on 95, both loo ng quitegood. his radar again, that gre showing you where we have rain falling right now. 270 southbound fromtoermantown the spur is nice and clear from frederick actually headed southbound. beltway i

. >>> murder charges dropped against a man accused of killing a mother and son in loudoun county. brian welsh of d he is accused of killing the woman and her son inside their alde home in january. investigators say the suspect and theer woman involved in a drug sail. nineults found in the victims and the home did not match the gun found on the suspect. heosecutors have dropped the charges as t now continue to investigate and welsh has been released fm jail. >>> there is new insight into the murder of iowa college xaudent mollie tibbetts. the medicalner revealed she was stabbed repeatedly. police say the man who killed her led them to her body. the victim's brother spoke for the first time last night during a veg ill. >> the stories you've all heard t mollie over the last month, they're incredible. she was incredible. we're going to miss her dearly. >> the accused killer was working in iowa illegally. president trump commenting on the undocumented immigrant. tibbets hometown of brookly says a wedge could possibly grow community hispanic and others because of her alleged killing --

the loudoun south team defeated a team from alabama 9-6. today they move on to the southeastern final against the team from georgia. if they win, they're offrl to t d series in williams port, pennsylvania. >> good luck to them. >>> workout warning. a robbery at the gym turns into a theft at home. how the suspect was able to steal from the same man twice in just minutes. >> plus do you need caffeine to get moving? >> yes. >> we're crunching the numbers i haagbeen diagnosed with ste 4 prostate cancer. i serve in the general assembly and we work together across the aisle to get things done. and that's the way it is at ctca. what fred needed was a management team. not just to have a long-term strategy for quantity of life, but also an active strategy for ality of life. my psa is under control. ctca gave me an opportunity to accomplish my goals and my dreams. learn more at cancercenter.com/philadelphia appointments available now. >>> your time is 4:39. take a look at this man. police say he's involved in a crime spree that lasted minutes. a few

you loudounou cy is committed to the project based. learning and authentic learning experiences will happen here every day forve e child. we're committed to this vision. >> learning by doing. 1150 students at this one school. loudoun has had this explosion and you've met the need. >> the growth continues in the county. we're expecting approximately nts this tional stu year. we're hoping three new buildings and that is continuing the trend of opening between one and thref new schoo many years and years to come. >> let's let these teachers get back to class. all right, superintendent, eric williams, what do we do? the gator still here, everybody has gone back to class. all right. okay, gigi is gone too. superintendent, thank you so much. we wish you a successful first day of e school yr. h molette green in loudoun county, back into you. >>> and some will bring some changes, for the first team there will be a whole day of kindergarten. officials have been discussing going from half day to fulld da avid culver speaks with parents and schoo

. >>> a family says this loudoun coun church has a code of secrecy that kept them from their children for years. now there are new concerns after a man connected to the church is arrested for sexual abusl we'l take a look at theve contial church up next on news 4 today. >>> we are following breaking news this morning. nations secretary has died. the u.n. confirming the death to nbc news early this morning. a statement from a foundation says he died peacefully in his sl 8p. he was years old. >> deputies arrest a man on allegations of sexual abuse, and he is connected to a church in sterling, virginia with a controversial history. >> this morning church members p areting to protest calling for more arres. >> reporter: when gary and marsha foster sawhe mug shot. >> i had a sigh of relief. >> after all these years, you know, somebody is doing something. reporter: we first introduced you to the fosters and their son michael three years ago. they we part of cavalry sempl church for decades. gary and marshal left in 2007. it's seven years before they were reunited with their son. they don't

it onlde inc loudoun county and portions through maryland at this point. flash flood warnings out towards winchester where they were reporting in frederick county already 2.5 inches of rain with several road closures. maryland has road closures down by the rappahannock river. flash flo warning through madson county. black you expect for your weekend? we have rainek for the weend. we'll talk about that and sunshine coming up. >> that ending couldn't come soon enough. drews a crews are koixing to monitorehe college lam in lynchburg. concerns more rain tonight could cause me damage at there dam. officials say if it fails, the water depth could exceed 17 feet in a matter of seven minutes. 150 homes were evacuated there ins than two hours thursday evening because of flooding from the dam. right now, city officls are saying the dam is stable and it is safe. but they're workingo lower t water levels and make any neede repairs so people can return to their homes this weekend. >> all new tonight, the srch n for a missing mother of five. she lives in new york but he

peoplereal problem for in one loudoun county neighborhood. bullets hit several homes over e weekend outside of leesburg on ahrensview court, a development just off ball hill road and loyalty road. homeowners is found shattered windows. right now, loudounounty prohibits shooting a gun within 50 yards of a highway. and you cannot shoot within 100 yards of a park or school or home. the board is now considering expanding the safe distance. >> now an upda in anmportant recall that likely affects you or someone you know. the fda expanded a recall today of val sartan. a key ingredient in many heart and blood pressure medicines.ce a t amount of a chemical in that drug may cause cancer. not all val sar tan products contain the chemical. new recall inclus additiona products from more drug companies. we put together a list of the newly impacted medicines. over forstoric run is the mamie johnson little league team from d.c. >> the first predominant lit african-american team to advance to the mid-atlantic regnal is w coming home. we've told you about this

loudoun countysheriff's deputies arrested kevin o'connor thursday. they charged him in a sex abuse case dating back to 2003. >> it's about time. it's about time. >> reporter: for nearly 30 years, ellen cusarttended lvary temple. she left or got out, as former measures s members say, in 20re. >> the culs such that if you do leave you will be cut off from your family. >> reporter: deputies say o'connorbused a girl beginning when she was just 13. the alleged abuse is not believed to have happened at calvary temple. ellen says you cannot separate the two. >> and the fact that so kany peopw what had happened says to me that it is entirely connected to calvary temple. >> reporter: we beganeporting abuse allegations three years ago. that's when we first met the fosters. the family was a part of calvarr temple church decades. gary and marcia left in 2007. seven yea later, they were reunited with their son, michael. >> nose are seven years that i'm not goingo get back. >> reporter: the fosters say they were well aware of the allegations against o'connor. they

. >>> football seasontis g underway, but things won't be the same for a loudoun county high hool.arkview says it's eliminating their varsity football team this yearecause of safety concerns. the news 4's meagan fitzgerald explains. >> reporter: the parkview football team was onretty big deal in bounty. powerhouse. it was back then. >> reporter: lauriean sheeh remembers big nfl stars like jeff loerman and alan pinkett. >> first down, touchdown. >> reporter: used to play here at paview, but those days are over, at least for now. >> parkview has had trouble on the footbal l field forast few years. they have not been successful. they were 0-10ar last >> reporter: a spokesperson for loudoun county public schools says they are eliminating the varsity program because there isn't enough interest in the sport. 18 students came out for the team and 9 never even playe before, so this year parkview will only have a jv heam. >> it came down to us is not what caused this but what the situation is this now and the situation rightotow is n safe. this is an extremely competitive area in football.

in loudoun county, i'm julie carey, >> the president has launched a number of insults against his former aid omarosa manigault newmanay but t he referred to her as, quote, that dog. the insult garnering criticism from republican senator jeff flake this. comes as the president's campaign charged arbitration acsing omarosa of breaching a secrecy agreement and today the president denied using racial slurs that omarosa revealed in her new bk called "unhinged" and attorneys for the president's former campaign chair rested their case without brging any witnesses. closing arguments are set to get under way tomorrow. manaforts facing tax and bank fraud charges that are not related to his time with the trump campaign. >>> an intense fig to keep you safe on virginia rodways. the state is launching aase t keep drunk drivers off our roads. beginning this friday through labor day they will set up 90 dui checkpoints. more than 600 offics in virginia will be watching out for drunk drivers. last year nearly 250 people died from drunkdriving re crashes in virginia during the same campaign last year. more

loudoun county man said he found his rental home trashed and bloo after aarty and a fight. >> when he tried to prevent the renters from leaving his home, he was the one arrested.a this is what andrews' home looked like after the partyfian ht. a lot of blood on the floors and the walls. andrews' lawyer said heed rush to the house after hearing about the taj. he took his gun with him because he was concerned for his owny. safe when he pulled out his gun to stop the group from taking off, deputies put him in handcuffs. >> i think jack thought when he saw these people trashing his house and they fled the scene to avoid the police, he would be the fus of the investigation rather than the people that did is home. 00 damage to >> andrews was charged with five counts of abduction, plus firearms chargs. investigators say a fight broke out at that home when another group crashed the noparty. of the renters has been charged. >>> right now, a first alert traffic alern clarksburg. take a look at this. a massive warehouse re right now. shutting down a main road. we're talking about 355. frederick r

t things will not be the same for one loudoun county high school. >> they will be doing away with their varsity football team because of safety concerns. >> reporter: the park view football team was once a pretty big deal in loudoun county. >> lauren remembers the day when big football stars like allen pinkett used to play here at park view. d but thos are over, at least for now. >> park view has had some trouble on the football for a number of years now. administratorhe for the program says there isn't enough interest in the sport, 18 players came out, b nine never played before. >> what it came downs to not what caused it, but what the situation is now. andt's just not safe. >> cindy kelly was upset because her son pyed varsity last year, but she and her son retbize that fool is just not as popular as it used to be and they also want their kids t be safe when they compete schools.other he school says they'll sti have friday night lights withe jv team, but students and fans will have to wait a few view'sars before park football is back to where it once was. >> because they'rerying to b

by the late 18 teens, he had his property oak hill in loudoun county. that was closer to washington. he wants down more frequently. during his presidency, he very likely traveled with his wife. sometimes his elder daughter also accompanied them. her husband, george hay, was an important person to monroe. a confidant and secretary sometimes. his family would come. there were certainly enslaved people during monroe's lifetime. he claimed ownership of about 250 souls. that is cumulative, not at one time. the enslaved workforce buried in number-- varied in a based on what was happening with the properties. that is important to recognize is that monroe's latency is physically fairly diffuse. this is the one that is open to the public. he spent time in fredericksburg and new york city. of course, he was born in the eastern part of the state. during the main portion of his public career, highland was his home. this represents his ministries abroad where he was twice minister to france and england and briefly to spain. it also represents his time as secretary o

. >>> loudoun county drivers along busy route 7. the change east of leesrg is w open. it puts the county closer to making route 7 a limited access highway. we'llee construction in the area for several weeks as crews wide road. this project includes bike and pggerhs at a bridge over at the "w" and o.d. trail. >>> one d of thekest days. what we are learning about the capital gazette shooting suspect and how to prevent it. >>> paying with a tap of your phe has never bee easier, but is it safe? susan hogan is working for you, looking at the best online payment systems. >> >>>> it was one of our areas darkest days at the annapolis community continues to heal, the police chief is looking back at what authorities believe led to the capital gazette shooting and making chaes within the department. >> if we don't try to get etter, we are not doing our job. >> the news 4 i team did an investigation. jod d jody looks at what action they are taking now. >> responding to the active shooter. >> at least tenhots heard. >> it floored me. this can't be happening. >> reporter: the police

that'sfriends homeless animals in loudoun county. best time to walk the dog is early this morning. we're going to get hot very quickly. by noon, 88 degrees. and then a short walk, because we're in the 90s. less than two weeks we're away from clear the sheltersugust 18th. you can find more on the washington app. that's our b annual pet adoption event. day, here'srough the future weather for the afternoon. maybe a couple stray showers at. be most of the area does stay dry. if you do see rain it will help to cool your temperatures down. and then through the west, maybe understorms there. and higher rain chance for wednesday. wednesday is the highest rain chance of the week. that's going to be a cold front. look at 90s through today with humidity. once that clears the area, for thursday and friday, we'll be upper 80s. mostly sudy. hu will be lower. not drastically lower, but you'll notice it. and theain chance for the weekend, unfortunately, do sreturn. let' go to jack taylor wtop to see what's happening on this morning. good morning, ja

loudoun county schools are preparing students for that kind of environment.ide the academy of loudoun schools. >> reporter: picture your typical hh school, fluorescent lights illuminating locker lined halls. chairs holding tight to the desks. ollow the sunlight inside. >> these bring in natur light and they magnify them and push them down to the lower floors of the building. >> reporter: the few walls still standing inside turned into giant note pads. this is the main staircase the students will walk down as they descend into the school. it's no ordinary staircase, j y cat come over here, sit down, plug in, it's got plenty of outlets, set up shop, all about community and collaboration. the principal swed us around. she said security procedures have adjust dodd ted to the new kuwait. >> we have worked closely with security agents to come up with safety plans. >> reporter: check out the criminal justice simulator. go outside and you can not miss the massive high-tech green use. the principal says this is about giving the student more career paths. >> this stude

andrain coming down so har fast it actually washed away part of stump town road in loudoun county. two gaping holesre t this is near the waterford area f the county if you know the place. we just checked with v d.o.t. and they say the road is going to be closed until at least tomorrow evening while they make repairs. >> the rain forced one school in the district to close today. several areas inside elliot high middle school are flooded. >> we just learned it's going to be closed for the rest of the week now. g students areng to have to have class at garnett patterson middlech sool. >> justin finch has more on tt damage. >> from the outside, it'sard tell anything's wrong, that there is any reason at all that elliot h middle school is closed on this first wednesday of the new school year,ut flooding in several areas of the building forced the northeast d.c. school to close i doors. outside, school staff stood by to break the news to students who may tave missed alerts. on twitter tuesday night, thishe update from elliot high middle school account, special notice, ehmsill be closed to

this is the loudoun south little league.ve to the southstern final today against a team from georgi w if they there, they are off to the world series in williamsport, pennsylvania. good luck. >>> so fun. >>> 6:36. coming up, workout warning. robbery at the gym turns into theft at home. how the suspect was able to steal from the same man twice in just minute >>> molette green is collecting ngschool supplies this mor how is the collection going, molette? >> reporter: backpacks for kids campaign really revving up this morning. want to thank henry for com g up. how you can donate before you leave the house this morning. we'll tell you about that coming up on "news4 today." i'm a small business, but i have... big dreams... and big plans. so how do i make the efforts of 8 employees... feel like 50? how can i share new plans virtually? how can i download an e-file? virtual tours? zip-file? really big files? in seconds, not minutes... just like that. like everything... the answer is simple. i'll do what i've always done... dream mor

lengering rain drops into parts of loudoun county.nothing more than a couple of pessing sprin and a light shower of rain in andhe around city. the heavier rain south of fredricksburg is starting to dru kly. future waegt weather, carrying ances of rains through the early afternoon. cooler than average. we'll take that in the month of august. 68 in leesburg, 69 in the panhandle of west virginia, 68 in frederick, maryland, also in clinton, maryland staying mostly cloudy through the morning hours before more sunshine later to i dachlt sun is down at 6:56. download our nbc washington app because we have active weather . tomorr through tuesday, doesn't look like a lot before 4:00 tomorro afternoon. the line of thunderstorms between 5:00 and 8:00 tomorrow evenin coupled pack a punch indeed. a chance for severe weather tomorrow. after that goes away, the rain chance, the humidity goes away. have some ununbelievably nice aueaster coming our way wednesday afternoon. thursday and friday morning, low to mid 60s. most of the suburbs will be down i

this is going to go, guys, until 6:00 p.m.da on thu for parts of frederick, western loudoun, up throughn county. all the way back to th west. uld lead to more flooding concerns similar to what were tracng in central prince william's county as well as manassas. is a look at the bigger radar picture. the rain mainly back in west virginia. again, for the most part, it's going totay alo and west of the blue ridge tonight, but a better chance at rain tomorrow. now, of course, overnight we had a ton o rainfall across the area. especially in parts of northern rginia. so fast, watching many drivers, unfortunately, offbarred. adam tuss reports from the potomac in northern virginia where a lot of that water is heading. >> reporter: what a messda of a after all that rain. all you have to do is take a look behind me here at the in fast-mov waters to see how much is now flowing through the area. some roads have re-opened, but it haseen at times a scary situation today. all across the area, localntoads turned irivers. perhaps the most dramatic moment of the day, a driver stranded on browns mill road

. >> reporter: a relaxing evening was shattered by gunfire and now the loudoun county sheriff's officetrying to determine who fired the stray bullets into several homes. it happened over the weekend outside of leesburg os aaro view court in a development that's just off bald hill road and loyalty road in leesburg. news 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 in

this includes fauquier, loudoun and ca county. this severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10:00 tonight. this is the line that causes the severe thunderstorm warning and notice all of the storminess down around the trucksburg area and leonardtown area as well. this is moving from th south and moving in from the west very slowly and here's the pential impact times for you and hagerstown around 6:20 and towards beaver creek and they arement, maryland, right around 8:00 in the evening if it holds together. if it impacts fredeck city a maryland. the biggest threat windy this eke with any storms heavy rain and gusty winds. winds couldead to some wind damage and isolated flooding issues and possibility. i'll have much more on timing coming up in a few minutes with sheena. >> thanks. >> now to the breaking news about the president's former fixer michael cohen. he's free on bond this evening. just left the courtroomfter pleading guilty to crimes that include campaign finance >> it was a bombshell up in new york, and while he did no

of loudoun andax faiounty. temperatures, 60s in the shen dough nah valley. this afternoon actually looks pretty nice. a little humid. high today only 82 degales. weather ert mode for tomorrow. more about that in a few. now let's go over to melissa mollet. >>> good morning, chuck. taking a look at the roads here now. an update on the situation i fairfax. blake lane between 50 and nd, the northbanes are now open. we have that downed wire there. southbound lanes are still shut down here this morning. a warning for youthere. into town on 66, into town on 95, both loo ng quitegood. his radar again, that gre showing you where we have rain falling right now. 270 southbound fromtoermantown the spur is nice and clear from frederick actually headed southbound. beltway inner loop and outer loop no problem. >>> breaking news this morning. five children and six adults are waking up withoutomes after a large fire overnight. this was in the 1300 block ofrt noh capital street northwestbe een florida and new york avenues. you can see the video from d.c. fire. the american re

for all the loudoun county students, best of luck. you're going t have a fabulous recess on the first day of school. rt toumidity levels s build into the weekend on sunday and by monday it is feelinges opve. we're going to enjoy tomorrow with that high of only 82 degrees. friday, a high of 84 as we look to saturday, in the mid-80s again. ut there 90 degrees on sunday. sheena's going to join me at 5:45 with the full-d t forecast because 90 on sunday isn't the only 90 in our forecast. we're going to have more on that. i don't know if you can hear, th have aound check underway. great night to be outdoors celebrating our area and everything that wolf trap has to offer. >> so much. you mentioned the plants, t music, wendy and i are also talking about on the lawn, bad news is permitted, wine and gear galore. >> there are a whole bunch of by boomers performing there right now. >> uh-huh. our kind >> see you in a bit. >>> let's get ready for a chili dog. making a -- marking a milestone. >> the mayor was there. jesse jackson. a lot of dignitar