rain over towardsde freck and around the loudoun county area.ess this afternoon as power lines were actually brought down on to 270. that shut it down for almost an hour. back open and still somery sidual eecthere. what i'm watching here, tracking the system. again, severe storms to our north. look at the yellow boxes. severe storms to our south and yellow boxes down here, oo, and nothing right here in the middle, and, again, we're not seeing anything develop. ow, i am watching an area of disturbed weather back to the west, but it might get back here a little too late to kick off the stronger storms. what that may do is give us the heavier rain, and that's what we're expecting overnight. a flash flood watch in effect until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, and this may have to bx ended a little bit. maybe to 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. tomorrowre morning because we a expecting very tomorrow night. expecting the morning rush to be a little bit of a problem in some parts of the area. >> absolutely. for the s likely morning commute, and as dog was saying it could

loudoun county and anne arundel county. i'm really watching this area right here.ou c see this spin coming on through. it's going to start enhancing the showe, maybe a few thunderstorms out ahead of it over the next couple of hours and that's why i'm staying with you through the 7:00 and 8:00 7ur. see me around0 and 8:45 right here in the storm center so keep it right here over theo nexte of hours. we're talking about that morning commute because this will affect the way you step out the front door early tomorrow mornlg. >> fo, remember, you can get the power of storm team 4 anytime anywhere. just open up thebc washington upfor li app for live radar. if you hy've any video of toda storms email them to isee@nbcwashington.com. you may see it on air or online as well. >> if you're just joining us, wa a quick look now at some of our other top stories. this is the scene that's been unfolding all week ino puert rico where hundreds of thousands tve shut down a major highway as they call forheir governor to resign. ricardo rosello is refusing to step down but says he won't

i'll zoom into this area right here through loudoun county. one just along the porter between loudoun and frederick county. you see all the heavy rain with this one. this will pulse up and pulse down. will they briefly become severe? yes. that's why we we are watching them very closely. leesburg getting hit pretty hard by these storms. all the s arms to the northnd down to the south. i think we are going to see a much better chance of storms overnight tonight and then again during the day on your wednesday. wednesofy is a good chance storms and, yes, we're talking about a chance then as well. a few showers and storms this evening. a better chance of storms tomorrow and then tracking the storm chances for the 4th as >> doug, should people start thinking about possibly cancelling or changing plans because of the weather? >> i definitely wouldt cancel any plans just yet. this is not every getting them, but if you want to think about having a plan "b" and you want the poncho ready, maybe get back to yourif car there is thunder or lightning coming

and loudoun and fairfax county.ax, fauquier, manassas, prince william and manassas park. oru can see the ms blowing up around here. look at the lightning, it's intensifying. if you're in this area north and west, getting ready to head inside the beltway. you'll want to take a minute. in ce you're getting ready to head out. these things are flying by at about 45 miles per hour to the t.rth and e behind it, with just some lighter stuff and clearer stuff. so wait until these move through. we'll continue to watch it quickly, but these severe thunderstorm warnings going at least until 5:30. i'm sure they'll continue t take the time later as they continue to advance to the north and east. severe thunderstorm watchntil midnight tonight. let's time it out and talk about impact and talk about when we get relief from the storm coming up in a little bit. guys? >> thank you, lauren. this extreme heat is causing people to head indoors to keep cool. that is why officials in montgomery county are considering what would be t first

prince william and fauquier and loudoun county.nt loudoun couwith this one. frederick county and carroll count de, a county. the biggest storm by up up around carroll county. ou can see it's starting to interact with this one around frederick, maryland and heads up there. u could see a strong storm in your area. down to the south, severe thunderstorm warnings until 7:15. this is right over leesburg into is a. right over middleburg as well and making its way off to the east just north of 66d back along 66 close to marshal. you're seeing yet another storm so we're watching this line. this is a line as well. that's moving down to the south and eve. south and east again around the city ofairfax and down around wood bridge this. severe thunderstorm warning going until 7:15 as well. this storm movingver to i-95 for the next 10 or 15 minutes.s already acroshe beltway and we can even zoom in on this area right now. right now right through 95. 95 always a mess this time of night and you know it's a mess out there right now. take a look at the wired view here. show the

loudoun, fairfax, ntgomery county until 7 clk p.m.ght, but then tomorrow there's another threat, so i will say 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. stay with us. >> download the nbc washington app and get the weather alerts there to the palm of your hand. >> nightly news is up next andck we areere again for news 4 at 11:00. enjoy your saturday night. see you later. we are sisters. and we just moved in together. why alissa and aleah chose fios. we stream sooo much. lot of times alissa is tching tv on her laptop, using her phone, also using her tablet. i am really good at multitaski cause i'm awesome. a little. the best internet is even better at our best price. switch now and get our fastest speeds available. plus, a free samsung chromebook on us. that's fios. . >>> tonight, state of emergency in souern california. after anotherer pl quake, ten times stronger than the one just a day before. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> oh, my god! >> reporter: heavy damage, fires and power failures. the terrifying ments forcing residents across multiple states to take

most in the western zones and continue to watch them into parts of fauquier county and loudoun county and clark county and moving right into the panhandle of west virginia. one warning left. this is around green county. this one right here was a severe thunderstorm and, t boy, is a real strong one but really has weakened considerably moving from marshall and now into northern fauquier county and southern loundion so if you're in bluemont watch outor shower activity. heavy rain around 66 and about to hit 50. middletown, rain is moving tprobably already range a your house and up towards leesburg and ashburn area. this is a wired picture showing what's a trough of low pressure meaning a better chance of storms tomorrow, some strong, possibly severe. i'll take you hour by hour emsin like we're covering a different data breach every week, than new one is a big one. call tapne is apologizing today to consumers after a hacker compromised the personal information of 106 million op pe. >> yeah this, case is among the largest security breaches of an american financialon instituti ever. nbc has

in loudoun, you can use stationary sparklers on the ground. and sparklers are okay but anything that explodes is not. the bottom , lineyour best bet is to grab a lawn chair and a bottle of water and enjoy a show. >>> one man is dead ater a crash in montgomery county. police say a car collided with a truck that was puck a trailer carrying sod. the driver of the red car was pulled but he is not yet en identified. the druk driver was treat for minor injuries there on the scene. police say they don't know what caused the crash but people say this intersection was a trouble spot because of eeding in the area.ls >>> new detai on a deadly jet ski accident in anne arundel county that killed a married couple from reston. chopper 4 was there at the scene. thorities say the couple was riding together on the jet ski when they hit a buoy around 2:00 in the morning. fire officials recovered the bodies in the south river in edgewater. neither of them was wearing a lifejacket at the time. it turns out there had been six deaths on anne arundel county waters in

in clark county coming through western loudoun county. thisg.ne has been developin a lot of lightning associated with this making its way towards fauquier county, more on the rest of the storms and your fourth of july. rit now lookround the d.c. metro area, the fireworks going off tomorrow. 'll talk more about that going off around that area. there's the mall looking good. as you can ee, plenty of sunshine, no storms.eo >>> pe are kicking off their 4th celebrations on the water. >> lots of fun to be had. but you need to stay safe. overnight a man and a woman were killed in a jet ski crash in anne arundel county. their bodies discovered in the south river in edgewater. ve with 's amy cho is l important safety reminders for you out there. >> hi, wendy, jim,yes summer is the time for going out on the water. as beautiful as the potomac river is,t can get up to 60 feet deep in some places and sometimes there are large buoys or pieces of debris in the watth we can't always see. that's why firstt responders to make sure you stay safe. >> talking

storms in through portions of loudoun county, prince william county as well. right along 66 you see what i'm talking about. this is over the past couple of hours. these are the three warnings. warnings around clarkty counand warren county and over towards fauquier county. this storm is kind of dying off. this is the storm right here that i'mwaeally hing. this is just to the north of warrenton. severe thunderstorm warn is in effect for warrenton. i' be surprised if another warning popped up in our northern zone north of 66 but right now front royalrd towa 66 over towards marshall, here's marshall right there. a lot of thunder and lightning out of this storm. again, this is all moving off to the north so i wouldn't be surprised to see a new warning up and towards northern fauquier county, possibly even into loudoun county here over the next couple of minutes as that is exactly what this storm is doing. it's moving very slowly to the north. look at how all this developed with th past fewurs. you see the storm an right around our you're yeah, you see thve start to

stafford northbound 95 at 630 eft lane is blocked by a lots of trees down in loudoun county. delays and cancellations on the brunswick line because of trees down on the tracks. >>> that probably sounds, even looks very famiar to anyone who was outside yesterday evening. last night, storms left a trl of damage all across the d.c. area. >> they also knocked out power forcing some families to sweat it ut without the ac. news4 megan mcgrath is tracking the damage in bethesda this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this bethesda neighborhood has a lot of very old, very large trees and you can see that some of those trees came down in last night' storm because of the high winds here on whittier boulevard. the tree actuall came down on an suv that was parked here along the side of the road. in other cases they fell on houses and power lines and the likes. a lot of cleanup still tobe done this morning. take a look at se video that was shot last a night you can see wh happened with all of the rain that fe very fast last night. .iver road where these images were taken we

. >>> a disturbing discovery in loudoun county.1 animals found living in dirty, unsanitary conditions. they discovered the dogs and othery nimals. they the conditions in the home were an immediate threat to their lives and they seized all of the animals. the animals will eventually be put up for adoption. jackie payne jr. and ty reed face multiple animal cruelty . charges >>> a shocking find at dulles airport. for the second time in a week, border agents seized a load of stimulant drug. 175 pounds of this stimulant drug were found in three boxes of air cargo from nigeria. that ipment was headed for georgia. border agents seized another 100-pound shipment also destined for georgia. >>> 16 u.s. marines are accused of illegal activities, insmuding human gling and drug related offenses.r they were eased yesterday in front of their peers in southern california. the investigation stemmed earlier this month. in that investigation, two other marines were arrested after border patrol agents spotted undocumented immigrants getting their car near the mexico border. no other informatise was relea

will develop along the blue a ridge as early as 3:00 or 4:00 we could have storms in montgomery and loudoun county. ju in time for the evening commute between 5:00 and 7:00, we could have powerhouse thunderstorms along i-95 and the capital beltway. those thunderstorm chances will continue well into the evening hours tonight and any individual storm there could drop a quick 1 to 2 or 3 inches of rain. >>> all right, ck taylor, over to wtop. >> canal road is closed from arizonal to foxhal road northwest. a sinkhole so the roadway is blocked until further notice. find a lot of traffic on macarthur. we have delays early in dale city 95 northbound toward millington with a broken down vehie before the beltway is moved over to the right shoulder. back to you. >>> some teens are glued to video mes. one young man is building a business to help himself and those in need. meet the team working to help others next on "news4 today." >>> stick with us all da a catch "elle3:00 this afternoon and stay tuned for your news at 4:00. did you kn comcast business goes beyond fast with a gig-speed network. comple

temperatures right now 71 in washington. 61 out in loudoun county.r wincheste55.definitely need a jacket if you're in fauquier county. it is pristine out there with the temperatures in the mid tor up0s and low humidity and light wind out there and we continue to be dry out there.so beautiful day. hour-by-hour you can see the temperatures go on up into aut 87. average temperature for this time of year is 88 degrees. heat and humidity come back overnight but not therain. we could have a stray shower tomorrow. for the most part, we are staying on the dry side. maybe if you'reng headiout to wash that car and didn't a chance to do it over the weekend today is a good day because daily rain chances starting on wednesday. we have got an isolated chance of a storm tomorrow but better chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms as we go through n your weesday, thursday, friday. scattered it's 40% to 60% and i think a 40% chance wednesday and thursday. but not today. we are dry out there. mid to upper 80s.i a lt breeze with that low humidity. low 90s tomorrow. feeling like

metro area the next hour sore so and high water has been spotted across northern parts of loudoun county and easrn virginia and washington county and frederick county inmaryland a did you know comcast business goes beyond fast with a gig-speed network. complete internet reliability. advanced voice solutions. wifi to keep everyone connected. video monitoring. 's huge. that did you guys know we did all this stuff? no. i'm not even done yet. wow. business tv. cloud apps and support. comcast business has the solutions you need. get start with fast, reliable internet for just $39.95 per month. it's everything a small business owner needs. call 1-800-501-6000 today. >>> breaking news. four people wounded in an overnight shooting in the district. veveral shooters were believed to be in but no arrests have been made. right now, police are continuing their search while two of those victims deal with potentially li good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we will have more on that in a moment. first, a weather alert on this monday morning and melissa mollet is standing by wit

. >> this afternoon loudoun families are coping with the loss after some house fires.they believe it started in one home and spread to the others. two of the homes are a total loss. two are heavily damaged. fortunately no one was in any of the homes when the fire began. >>> rapper cardi bsaid she wasn't taking any chances after canceling her show last night because of a threat. she wascheduled to take the stage last night in downtown indianapolis at bankers life fieldhou . that's theme of the pacers. she was there for a sound check. but the policeohut that d to investigate the atthre. cardi b ler said, my safety and your safety first. the show has been rescheduled for september. >>> looking around here, never too early to make plans, plus e' thers things to see and do around the area. if you know "news4's" tommy mcfly, he knows what's going to be a great time. today he checked out a few outdoor concerts, and they're free to you. >> reporter: if you saw the study out of the uk, it says if you go to concerts, you live longer livres. the are so many opportunities for live

by 5:00 the evening commute going south along i-9 bad weather. 6:00, thunderstorms possible in loudounounty and be weather alert. our nbc washington app will send you push alerts should any severe weather alerts or watches be issued. melissa mollet is tracking trouble on 95. >> southbound 95 near 260, chop 4 showing this shot from above. car into the wood. thank you, chuck, for highlighting that for us this morning. the left side of the road is blocked here. you can see the delays building quickly southbound as you're approaching 216. you'll see those backups there. virginia a couple of different problems there now. northbound 95 near 6rd staffo left lane blocked by a disabled vehicle. >>> good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters. exposed social security number of nearly 15 people and breach is one of the largest affecting consumers and equifax did not notice the breach until six weeks later. >>> what is good for gas mileage? running the a.c. or driving with wins down in according to the environmental protection agency, you don't have to sweat to save the fyl. the epa sas p

in fact the severe thunderstorm warning for loudoun county has been canceled.he storms are moving so quickly out of the region. so again w we continue toch the back edge of this pushing through manassas, the storms moving east at 35, 40 miles per hour. let's talk about impacts, already some power outages. where this is head and where it's going to be done. the heat is coming up in 15 minutes. >> wow. thanks, lauren. >>> so a local gas station own ertificate calling it a wall of shame. he is putting up photos of people who he says have stolen buom him. >> at least one of his customers is complaining that the postings are going too far. >> news4's pat collins is live at 13 andpennsylvania avenue. >> steal something from this gas station in the southeast and there are consequences, your picture goes uphe on tall of shame, with some sharp words atta attached. >> this is the dennis alloy's all of shame. pictures of peopl has taken from surveillance video. people who h said are stealing from his gasio store. alloy own threes gas stations. the wall is filling up with

in loudoun county it's polo in the park. the horse are back for another season.omorrow night bring your own picnic and blanket and a winery will be slling bottle or glass of wine or you can bring your own if you want to enjoy. the event is over 21nd a please pull over responsibly. at the 9:30 club,story district is still celebrating pride. they have their outspoken series which promises heartfelt stories with the lgbtq plus community. it's supposed to be a night of bliss and fire make everyone feel good. >> as we walk back, my mother said are you my son or are you my daughter? i said, i'm your son and tell them to get over it! >> plus, the nats are playing the royals this weekend. i'm tommy mcfly with your "weekend scene" here on news4. >> a lot of optio. there >> so much to do. >>> ahead, a new service may change the way we gas. our cars. >> we are showing you a gas delivery service where it's available and how it allworks. >>> plus, a major hole opens up on a local road swallowing a car. we are detailing the work now under w fix it. >>> clay? >> we have plenty

. >> check out this video from loudoun county. a lightning strike caught a house on re and look at the flames there. no one was hurt but the home is badly damage. >>> in maryland a huge tree crashed into a family's backyard in bethesda. theimbsrushed part of the deck there and branches slammed through the roof and caused the ceiling to cave in. >> m god,he end of the world right now i thought and i was super scared. it could have been pretty danedrous if it happe while we were out here. >> take a look the sparking lines and flames on huma street in west washington. a reporter is headi to scene to check out the damage this morning. the heat is proving to b deadly. extreme heat blamed for four deathsin maryland. two most recent hapned this week in prince george's county and worcesr county. earlier this month one p son died in baltimore city and one in and arundel county becausee f thheat. if you don't have acn your home, most have open recreation centers and libraries when the temperatures top 90 degrees. you can find more about coo

nasty in loudoun and heavy rain from charleston to winchester.t rain, though, has been with this area right here. one second. go back. r ht. here we go. right in here. this is what continuing to watch, this area coming through manassas and down towards fauquier county this storm is one we're watching very closely. this is right around portions just to the weather of -- mt. vernon, around 5:30. a very small storm but a lot of power associated with it.is thne back to the west moving etf towards the east. manassas, you're gng hit right now. clifton around 5:26. makely's corner around 5:36 and irfax at 5:36. that's when the heavy rain is coming in and h you think maybe i need to be off the road. we still have that flood warning in infect for fauquier and rappahannock county. that's for creeks and streams. thank you. took me a long time to figure ut that o amelia, but i finally got it for you. still got rain that e're going to see for the next couple of hours. as we mentioned, this will estion going for the next two to three hours. >> absolutely. so w

multiple trees reported do you thrghout loudoun county. >> melissa, thank you.>> >that sound and look is very familiar to all of you who are outside yesterday ev it was brutal. last night's fast moving storms left a trail of damage across the d.c. area. >> they also knocked out power and forcing some families to get through the night without -- we che on theamage in montgomery county. >> lights flickered and came back own a kept happening and then it they went off. >> reporter: people in bethesda without power and families forced from their own and no power means it's unbearably hot inside. >> it was like fury came down. 15 minute then it was all over. >> reporter: this family is trying to figure out their next move. they came home to find their neighborhood in the dark. >> we are trying to decide whether to go to a hotel because who knows how long this is going to be out. >> reporter: montgomery county fire rescue responded to 125 it calls just whin a few hours. a tree int a house on crane . terrace a tree nearly hit a home on green tree road. wood havana and bradley boulevard hit wi

. >> metro trains are moved into loudoun county. i got a bird's-eye view from chopper 4 yesterday. always fun to be up there. you can see the loudon metro station here and there is a train there. part ofase two. many cannot wait for the silver line to open. i think people like the metro. the traffic is horrible. the toll road are so expensive. si>> reporter: a pove? >> definitely a positive. >> i think definitely in the rush hours, it's really bad here. >> the project has been plagued by problems like cracks in the concrete. despite thosish,he silv -- thos, the silver line is expected to openk summer. >>> muriel bowser and police chief are asking people to come nyrward if they have a information about illegal guns. we are told illegal guns were used i each of the seven homicide committed in the district in less than a week. one of those victims included 11-year-old karon brown. >>> a bill to fund the september 11th compensation fund is expected to pass in the senate today but not in the house. republican senaor rand paul blocked it last week. he say lawmakers need to focus on thebt

julie briskman is running for the loudoun county county of supervisors. she raised her middle finger to the president's motorcade while bicycle in sterling in 2017. that photo went viral and she was fired from her government cob.racting jo the democrat says she wants to improve schools, traffic d infrastructure. the election is in november. >>> all week, ourrea has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the landing on the moon. a festival is on the national mall and tents ure lined between fourth and seventh treet and you can hear from international astronauts and scientists. we will have much more formation in the nbc washington app. >>> a remihaer you still ve a chance to see the washingtonum monent as a rocket, if you will, for t the next nights. the air and space museum will host apollo 50 go for the moon. spectators will be able to relive the historic launch in 1969. the first show is tonight at 9:30. really great event planned to ark this anniversary over the next two nightsso if you can get down to the mall, go for it. >>> a trendy housing option

. >>> a disturbing discovery in u loudoun conty. 18 animals found living in dirty, unsanitary conditions. they say the conditions in the home were an immediate t their lives and they seized all of the animals. the animals will eventually be put up for adoption. jackie payne jr. and ty reed face animalruelty charges. >>> a shocking found at dulles airport. 175 pounds of this stimulant drug were found in three boxes of air cargo from nigeria. that shipment was headed for geora. last week, border agent seized another -p100nd shipment also destined for georgia. >>> human smuggling and drug related offenses, they were released yesterday in front of their peers in southern california. the investigation stemmed earlier this month. in that arrest, two others were arrested. no other information was released. >>n for the first time iearly two decade, the federal government orders executions of death row inmates. attorney general william barr direct the execution of five inmates, all convicted of killing children. onhe last federal executi was carried out in 2003. the justice department announced c

like a loudoun countyd man a me not to show his face out of concern pubs coulicity could com his job. >> maybe when you travel enough and you think that airport is just like your home because that is exactly how i thought it. >> reporter: tonight as part of our investigation, why oneocal prosecutor says she does not seek jail enforcement for those stopped in airports with guns and people in other states face higher punishment. for now at reagan national, scott macfarlane, news4 i-team. >>> not only the d.c. region that saw severe weather over the weekend. the midwest got hit hard. storm damage can be found across the southeastern wisconsin. strong wind and pounding rains took down power lines and tree limb and a lot of people lost power. this morning, many of them are still in the dark. right now, we have not hrd about any injuries in the area. >> that rough weather extended into western michigan as well. wind gusts clocked at 70 miles an hour. homes there were damaged with all of those ee came crashing down. also good news. no injuries were reported. in our n we have people area last

loudoun county around luckettsville. nothing to southern st. mary's county. seen storms in that area. these are all trees down.of every onehese circles is trees down around the area so we saw a lot of damage a little b earlier. right now it's just rain across the region from d.c. south and east. it's still hot and humid, but relief bombs tomorrow as this system makes its way through. ou

continues here until 6:00 in the morning with localized warnings up here ar across p of northern loudoun county and maryland and cal vert county lightning h the lastr or so. no severe storms to deal with this morning but i can't give you the all dry fr a forecast perspective. in the 70s. 78 in washington now. 74 manassas. 72 martinsburg and 74 in prince george's county. it is warm and humid this morning. your four thing to know a storm team 4 weather alert day and front pushing the rain chances. some spotters could get a quick inch of rain or more and localized areas of flooding will be a possibility this afternoon and this evening but drier weather isust around the corner. we will talk about that and the return ofe 90-degree wher coming up. >> thank you, chuck. we have an issue here left lane by a crash there. a tractor-t iler on its side over the guardrail and sound like on this could be here for sometime because of just the situation was getting that back ono the street and out of the way. no problem on thene beltway in loop and outer loop. 70 to the spur 67 miles an hour. g ts youher

. >> in loudoun county, lightning strike caught this house on fire. no injuries here, but plenty of flames in the roof of this home. and a new look from chopper4 at this home in montgomery county. that's where shomari stone kicks off our team coverage night. >> take a look at this master bathroom here. it's not like a home ener could come and take a bath because i is a complete mess. right over here, this is a part of the ceiling,insulation, and i'm sure he would like to come itre and be able to brush his teeth. not going to happen. and look up here, that is a gaping hole in the roof. above.actually see the stars the homeowner says that he's glad that no one was injured, however, it's going to take thousands of fillars to all this damage. >> i was like, oh, my god, it's the end of the world right now. >> reporter: douglas is surrounded in branches after this huge tree crashed on his family's deck in the backyard. he was inside his house around 5:45 wednesday evening when heavy rain and wind caused the tree to also slam on the roofr focing the ceilings

continues here until 6:00 in the morning with localized warnings up here ar across p of northern loudounaryland and cal

julie brisk man running for the loudoun county. she raised herdd mi finger in sterling in 2017. you've probably seen this photo. after it went viral she got fired from her government contracting job. >>> let's take a closer look now at the district she wants to lead. on her campaign website today, themocrat said she wants to improve schools, traffic, and the infretructure. th election set for this november. >> a virginia man is going after godiva chocolate claiming we've all been tricked by the company. he says godivase uses fal advertising to lead us into believing its chocolate is made in belgium, which might encourage people to paymore. he points to the belgium 1926 on the packaging of the chocolate he purchased. and advertising like the logo you see next to me. right now this man is seeking compensation for the chocolate and for his legal fees. >> pennsylvania is as good as belgium for us. >> yeah. i want to know, i think i would ocy more for belgium than pennsylvania chlate. >> you're not alone obviously. >> she's not singing hail to the redskins for longer than just about

you can see loudoun county was put in that warning. fauquier was put in that thunderstorm watch.they've taken out most of northern virginia except right along i-59. again, aas to the west of this no locker under that threat. again, that's what we've been saying. even d.c. and fairfax, we're not seeing them. look at this e. big time storm right along the anne arundel and calvert. watch this area south e di. a lot of lightning there back down to the south. an extremely strong storm here. this is moving to the north. it has a lot of rain associated with it. this is one of those areas where we could say rain and flash flooding. fredericksburg, spotsylvania, i'i ei'll zoom in on it. fredericksburg, you're seeing rain. just rain. fauquier, it's moving toward the metro d.c. area. orelia, they trimmed back the severe thunderst watch. they also trimmed back the flash flood watch as expected. now, it still has d.c. in it. we're not worried about dchl c. at all. >> no, but dchl c., arlington, and alexandria remain under a flood watch. for instance, prince georges and anne arundel under this

if you're in fauquier and loudoun county we may get -- want to keep that in mutual fund in those locations until 9:00, sock tonight. just some isolate showers out there and otherwise we're 89 degrees. white had us are completely dry and almost tomorrow i have the heat index for saturda and sunday. ming up a different kind of fireworks displace on the mall created a disaster. >> news 4's derrick ward is in northwest washington with a warning from investigators. ness. >>reporter: professional fireworks teams take all kinds of precautions and they get inspected and monitored. still, despite d.c. laws non-professionals can get their hands on pretty formidable stuff. >> warning investigators say they are responsible for thefi re that xwuted this wood frameha on barn around 1:00 a.m. and everyone including the pes got out safely. >> could have had far worse implications if people hadeen asleep. or th could have spread to other homes on the block. >> you could see this every year, and it just use bigger and bigger whatever those things are every year to make more noise ando up higher. >> warninge

loudoun county has addedlp internal and extern cameras so bus operators can better see their surroundings>> reporter:t( tina t(glennie s she'sxd fonused putting the trauma that nearly cost her her life in the rearview. >> you have to find ae1 new goa. i focused on things i should have focused on before. >> reporter: a goal she'sed determin to achieve one step scott macfarlane, news4 qi-team. >> we wish h the best he o.ur washington app includingfá howwjt(s agencies are drivers to better positiont( their bodies to avoi crashing into pedestrians. there you can also send the i-teamkÑ tips they should bee1 looking into. >>> for many of us, hearing about our local highwaysfá conjures up images of rush hour sd traffic. but forome local parents, one highwayill now havjp very specialt( place in their hearts. a baby girl came into he worlc a week early while her parents were rushing to the hospital. dad in thedriver's seat was a bitjf panicked. the coupl it as faas the intercounty connector when their baby girl was ready to be born. our newsartners atwtopxd took this video. zyla jackson was born w

>> sun shining and cloud and raindrs upacross northern parts of fairfax county and ty loudoun counnd no thunder or lightning to worry about. that may be different later on today. that is coming up. a look atavow you can se money on the electric bill. stay with us. >>> good morning to you. yeah, we are dropping in the backpacks for kids! news4 partnering up with riverdale market community. we want you to come on out. we will talk more about how you can donate and talk >>> welcome back. you know when the temperatures climb as hotas this week it will hit you in the wallet. >> chuck bell is here with tips that could help. >> every little biter matts this time of the year. pepco says if you want to save money our energy bill these days here is a couple of things to de to p that out. set your thermostat to 78 degrees. that sounds warm but when the heat index outside is over a hundred that is will feel by comparison. it's actually kind of comfortable. also when the ac is on make sure your doors and windows are closed. common sense. also when that afternoon sun starts streaming through the w

in loudoun county, it's polo in the park. the horses are back for another season. tomorrow night, bring your own picnic and blanket and a winery will be selling bottofs or glass wine or you can bring your own ifyou want to enjoy. the event is over 21 and please toll over responsi at the 9:30 clu district is still celebrating pride. they have got their outspoken and heartfelt stories with the series whi and heartfelt stories with the lgbtq plus community. it's supposed to be a night of bliss and fire make everyone feel good. >> as we walk back, my mother said are you my son or are you e my daugh i said, i'm your son and tell them to get over it! ke plus, the nats are playing the royals this wd. i'm tommy mcfly with your ce "weekend sne" here on news4. >> i love we have so many going on. >> almost too h.muc how can you do it all? >> you can't. >>> ahead, a new service may change the way we gas up our cars. >> we are showing you a gas delivery service where it's available and how it all works. >>> plus, a major hole opens up on a local road swallowing a car. we are te

flash flood warning for northern frederick county, ashington eastern county in virginia, northern loudoun county in virginia. and also the eastern tip of west virginia there.hl that highted area, there could be high fast moving water and a quick inch of rain o of that slow moving storm as well. turn around, don't drown. if you can't see the road, probably best not to driven it. turn around and find a better way to get there. >> take ago look at southbound bw parkway. all lanes are open. the road was closed there for sometime sointill s a little bit of delay and all of that green showing you where the rain is falling across e area. now thr gettiey are getting rai through that section. northbound i-95 near wood bridge still a lay. earlier crash with the vehicle middle of the road is now on the shoulder. listen to wpot 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >>> next, itmay feel like summer is slipping away but there is still plenty of time to plan a vacation. >> when with we come back, we are working with you with advice from travel agents how to save money on a last summer get-away. > don't mis

i have concert in loudoun this evening at and ooemicing for it. >> it's so intense. >>> even going out the national mall toacatch the shuttle, the cool light show they have there on the washington monument even tonight it's still going f toel like we're in the 80s and 90s even then, even after the sun goes down at 8:30. so again, take precaution. a hot 's going to be weekend out there. you probablyalready do know that. ybody's talking about. if you didn't know inthat, walk outside and see for yourself. the temperatures right now are warm. 70s and 80s. 81 here in the district. 85 in annapolis right now. we will continue warm right on up. our heat index right now at 6:49 on saturday morning in july, oh yeah, it's warm, feeling like 93 degrees for our friends in annapolis. feeling like 86 he in the district. 82 in frederick. factor in the heat and humidity and you get that number and you also get excessivgs heat warnin with that number. starting at 11:00 a.m., going until 9:00 p.m. tonight feeling more like 10 to 115 degrees out there. a good portion of our time is going to be over 11 so

all the way into the 50s now in parts of loudoun county and low 60s for many of the western suburbs now. only 61 montgomery county. 60 in fauquier county. today's hi around 87, 88. you can see here on satellitend radar composite nothing within hundreds of miles of us. we get great weather to clean up, dry out forto bothy and for tomorrow with high in the upper 80s to near 90 both days. not so terrly humid. the humidity and the storm chance are back on thursday. especially thursday afternoon and evening. w we wilch that very carefully. friday no more than isolated lile rain chance. otherwise a nice day friday. the weekend starts out sunny, hot, rain-free. we love the words rain-free put together. >> we ar traumatized after yesterday. silver springs repairs cod last through the morning rush. you can't turn right on mercenary because of folk fixing things. no issues on the beltway right now. through prince george's county in and out of town looks fine. 403 was worrying me because it looked like a closure point and we spoke with police and they had nothing is happening there. >>> we check o

in the news this morning a fire severely damaged at lst two homes in loudoun county.es suffered heat damage as well. chopper 4 flew over the scene in ashburn, mill steaddrive. the call came in at 3:00, no one was home at the time. one firefighter suffered a burn to his neck. >>> in montgomery countys there waome scary moments after a fire broke out at safe way on georgia avenue in silver spring. no one was hurt. let's check on the roads with g.ghan markle and first4traffic. melissa, good morn >> taking a look, inner loop and outer loop looking a lot better than a couple minutes ago. we had some problems on the outer loop. that has now cleared out of the way in prince george's. fredericksburg northbod 59 after 17, left side blo aed by crash there. on 270 southbound, a crash. >> melissa, thank you. >>> today is a weather alert today. we'll check your forecast when we >>> good morning. i'm storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. storm team4 weather alert today. there is a risk for strong to se beg as early as 1:00 or 2:00 this afternoon but likely going to impact your even

. >>> a disturbing discovery in loudoun county. n animals found living i dirty, unsanitary conditions. they discovered the dogs and other animals. they say the conditions in the home were an immediate threat to setheir lives and they ed all of the animals. the animals will eventually be put up for adoption. jackie payne jr. and ty reed face multiple animal cruelty charges. >>> to dulles airport now. a shocking find you see on your screen. fo the second time in a wee border agents seized a load of 175ounds of a stimulant drug. 175 pounds of this stimulant drug were found in three boxes of air cargo from nigeria. that shipment was headed for georgia. last week, border agents seized another 100-pound shipment also 7 minutes after the hour. >>> 16 u.s. marines are acced of illegal activities, inclung human smuggling and drug related offenses. they were arrested yesterday in fronts of their peers at camp pendleton in southern, califorigia. the inveion stemmed earlier this month. in that investigation, two other marines were arrested aft

sunday, too, looks sunny and hot.w, for no with a clear sky, temperatures are in the mid 60s across loudounoty, mid 60s in shenandoah valley, upper 60s and low 70sg al the i-95 corridor. forecast high right on average, typically hot, 89 degrees for a high temperature toy. a little bit more humid than yesterday. tomorrow, way more humid and a very high chance for rain and thunderstorms. i move tomorrow's rain chance up to 80%. high tomorrow, 90 degrees before the storms get going. here is future weather starting at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. a cloud very muggy outside. first thing in the morning. could have our first rain showers developing as early as out noon or 1:00 p.m. all that extra humidity means it could fire up earlier in the day than normally woxpd be eted. then we could have several rounds of thunderstorms startin p.m. going all the way through 5, o 6:00 p.m. here future weather and that continues into 7, 8, 9:00 p.m. as well. so could be a very active morrow. day the fact that the ground is already saturated means our flood threat is also very high for tomorrow. we'll be a weath

in loudoun, you can use s arklers in fountains or co stationary on the ground.prince william county, an sparkler fountains are okay but anything that explodes is not. the bottom line here, your best bet is to grab a lawn chairand a bottle of water and hit your ocal fireworks display put on by the professionals. drew wilder, news 4. >>> there are plenty ofto thing do outside of the beltway. we have a list of parades and concerts and fireworks shows all across the d.c.area. open the nbc washington app and search fourth of july. >>> a 9/11 first responder who spent his final days fighting for funding for his colleagues has been laid to rest. ♪ >> hundreds gathered to pay their lasto respects tuis alvarez in new york city yesterday. the former new york police detective died surday after a long battle with cancer. his illness is connected to his time spent at ground zero. just last month, alvarez testified before congress asking lawmakers to continue to fund the september 11thct vi compensation fund. >>> a decorated navy s.e.a.l. acquitted of murder and war crimes is

in loudoun county, it's polo in the park. the horses are back fnother season. tomorrow night, bring your own picnic and blanket and a winery will be selling bottles e glass of winor you can bring your own if you want to enjoy. the event is over 21 andlease pull over responsibly. at the 9:30 club, story districe is stating pride. they have got their outspoken and heartfelt stories with the series which promises hilarious and heartfelt stories with the lgbtq plus community. it's supposed to be a night of bliss and fire make everyone feel good. >> as we walk back, my mother ou my son or are you my daughter? i said, i'm your son and tell them to get over ie >> plus, thts are playing the royals this weekend. i'm tommy mcfly with your "weekend scene" here on news4. >>> ahead, a new service may change the way we gas up our cars. are showing you a gas delivery service where it's available and how it all works. >>> plus, a major hole opens up on a local road swallowing a car. we are detailing the work now under way to fix it. >>> clay? >> we have got cloud outside right

storms along the blue ridge at 2:00 and early as about 3:00 it has storm in montgomery county and loudoun county and city of manassas there. by 4:00, storms reaching t i-95 corridor. 5:00, storms inside the capital beltway and more storm due to arrive the evening hours. between 5:00 and 7:00 the belt way and i-95 could be hard hit with heavyin and thunderstorms and severe wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour and a quick 1 to 2 inches rage a undern the slow moving thunderstorms. that is the reason we have not only the severe storm threat but lso the flash flood threat for today. we will push out any severe weather watches or warnings throua our nbc washington . also find and follow me on social media for the latest. tomorrow, a much better day. quieter weather. depending on what barry decide to do, likely to be a landfalling hurricane between new orleans and houston sometime on saturday, that moisture may be reaching us by thursday of next week with the form of heavy we will track that carefully. now over to wtop and jack taylor has a lot on hislate today. >>> not great news. canal road is c

area, i'm seeing isolated showers popping up in montgomern and right on the border of frederick and loudoun county and up around theus damasc area. most of us stay try tonight and everybody dealing with the heat and humidity. 89 degrees right now. it's feeling like 98 across the area, and that heat i index going up as well as with storm chances. more on the storm chances and timing coming up around 5:20. it's hot out there. amelia, thank you very much. let's turn to politics. president trump says he may turn to an a executive order to get l controversiaitizenship question on to next year's census. those comments as a federal judge in maryland who is overseeing a lsuit on t issue is now seeking new information from the white house. leon harris joins us from the newsroom with mre on this. hey, leon. >> adam today president trump's justice department said it is not giving up here. they are looking for legal t grounds include the question on the 2020 census but it's ow unclear h they will proceed with that. the doj announcement comes hours after president trump told reporters that the administr

loudoun county has internal and external cameras so bus s operatorn better see their counties. montgomery county says warning devices aring installed on bus toss warn pedestrians. back in arlington, tina says she is focused on putting the bus trauma that narly cost her her life in the rearview. >> you have find a new happy and a new goal. reporter: a goal she is determined to achieve one step at a time. scott macfarlane, news4 i-team. >> we have got much mo on this story in our nbc washington app. ransit uding how local agencies are training bus drivers to better position their bodies to i avoid crashingnto pedestrians. you can also send the i-team any tips you think they should be >> a lot to get into this there for sure. >>> let's open up the window, take a look outside. you see the national cathedral right there. it is 80 degrees already at 9:15. kind of tells you wherer headed today. lauryn will have your complete forecast wh we come back. en we are sist rs. and we jved in together. why alissa and aleah chose fios. we stream sooo much. a lot of times alissa is watching tv o

continue to watch and notice this here in loudounty coun actually a boundary right here in western loudoune storms will fire up. for right now, guys, l eyes on the system coming your way. a ch better chance for area-wide severe weather tomorrow. >> i'm wendy buyinger in the newsroom. le's get you caught up with four things to know. right now police on the scene of a shooting inside the third street tunnel all traffic on the northbound side has been closed off for more than an hour. we're told the shooting vict a is man in serious and police are looking for a sen with this. for now northbound traffic in the third stet tunnel shut down. >>> a fairfax county man is on trial for the murd of hi wife. police say laszlo pentek killed his wife and then shot himself to cover up for it. his trial is expected to last through next week. >>> prince george's county is going ve its first riunmetyaf-an ncari executiveng alsobrook named deputy fire chief tiffany green aste m chief. beginning in october she will replace chief benjamin barksdale who is retiring. greens been with the and go ent for 23 years t

julie briskman is running for the loudoun county county of supervisors. she raised her mdle finger to the president's motorcade while bicycle in sterling in 2017. that photo went viral and she was fired from her government contracting job. the democrat ys she wants to improve schools, traffic, and infrastticture. the el is in november. >>> a trendy housing option the d.c. area has seen for years. now a new proposal in montgomery county could mean a lot more of thse tiny homes. we will explain the plan. how about the weather, chuck? >>> drouangerously hot odds the next coupe of days. when the outside temp is 95, that is unsafe to leavenybody in the car. never do that. that is deadly, in fact. check of the ten-day forecast is coming up. >> reporter: we know how to beat the heat in bowey, don't we? >> we do! >> we are on the ice at the bowie ice arena. we will talk to the program >>> they have become more ec popular in rt years but some residents are upset about a proposal that would allow more tiny homes to go up in montgomery county. right now, homeowners

came up at 5:47, the official sunrise this morning. 70 loudoun county and shenandoah valley in the 50s. 56.quier county at maybe grab that jacket as you head out the door. you won't need it all day. temperatures back in the 80s for day time highs today. as i said the humidity on the irly comfortable and warm out there but fairly comfortable. the humidity and heat come back. wednesday feeling more like 100 degrees out there and that will lead right into your fourth of july. so let's talk about the recast r that. we have got rain chances so i'll show thaw coming up. >>> good morning. outer loop showing you normal volume there heading around on the outer loop. ladder in the left lane here. not seeinga lay on the maps butve might a slowdown if you're heading out soon. outer loop near little river turnpike the crash is now on the shoulder. >>> a violenteekend in the district left one man dead and several people re injured, including two young children. >> "news4 today" justin finch is live this morning at d.c. police headquarters with details on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning