loudoun county around luckettsville. nothing to southern st. mary's county. have 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. we could see more severe weatheo devep over the next couple of hours. i'll take you hour by hour. see you back here in a minute. >> thank you, doug. follow the weather on the nbc washington app, and can you stay connected with storam 4 even if you lose power. >> well, a desperate plea from d.c. leaders after a deadly we end. >> seven people have been shot to death since thursday, and that includes 11-year-old karon brown. a suspect was arrested this weekend in that case and made his first court appearance today. >> news 4's mark segraves is outside the courthouse with the latest on that case and the message from the mayor this evening. mark? >> reporter: that's right. you kn

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 b

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

another severe thunderstorm ng warni loudoun county, fauquier county and western prince william county for the potential of o60-mile-per-h winds. gosh, we'll continue to watch this for you tonight and any more of that goose severe we'lw h it right here in the storm center. >> thank you, doug. arizona's governor is threatening to pull financi incentives for nike which has been planning to put a manufacturing plant in that rking to ause it's pull a line for sneakers. >> this is all centered around these red, white and blue sneakershat feature the country's first flag, the betsy ross flag ich includes 13 stars from the original colony. colin kaepernick is sponsored by the county advised him that that flag, the betsy ro flag is now associated with white supremacist groups. a seniorior fellow sar fellow nd that flag to be a problem. several republican lawmakers have piled on with criticism of nic, but in a statement nike said it halted distribution to avoid unintentionally offending anyone and detracting from a patriotic holiday. >> is it a highero's farewell today for a nol york pe detecti

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

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

woe will to see warnings in the orange ar for loudoun county. going up to prince william county, even fauquier county. lots of lightning associated, with theeavy downpours and gusty winds, that's what we're tracking er the next couple of hours. we're also track the hoet that under the circumstances there. will you taets buck how hot it's oing to feel this weekend and talk about when you're going to see the row leave. it will be a while coming up. >>> times 4:30, let's get you caught up with the four things to know. the dangerous heat that lauren was just mentioning, prompting montgomery county officials to consider what would be a first of its kind law under a newly proposed legislation.l dlords would be required to provide and maintain condition for their tenants. councilmember tom hucker introduced the bill yesterday. the bill i in the beginning ages, a final vote would come in the ll. only in news4 you are seeing for the first time the evidence to convict james fields of murder at the charlottesville rally. coming up at 5:00, you're going to h

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

city around leesburg and parts of the blue ridge here.ss the progreion of those storms by 4:00, loudoun county and montgomery county and by 5:00 storms western parts of fairfax county. just in time for the evening commute. time stop on 6:00, severe weather possible in fairfax down to prince william county parkway between 5:00 and 7:00. e flash flood watch in effect at 2:00 this afternoon and until 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. moisture fromarry could bring us heavy rain thursday of next week. now let's go to wtop. >>> yunfortunatelcanal road remains closed until further notice. now between reservoir and foxhall. big sinkhole there and unfortunately it's closed until further notice. expect a lot more traffic along arizona avenue and macarthur as everybody trying to avoid this closure. outer loop before kenilworth avenue, a truck upright now. back to you. >>> all in favor of equal pay say aye! the women's national soccer team! >> another win for the u.s. women's soccer tealast night at espy's award. the show honors the year's greesest athletes and coach world cup champions, it wrapped up a long da

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

. >>> 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

find gusty winds, we're reporting power outages back towards lournd lournd and fairfax let's -- loudoun countynd fairfax county. look at reton, this is i-66 in gainesville. right now, they had those storms blow through the area. let's go to our maps. we have lightning strikes on there a second ago. we just had a lightning strike. you can't see anything. we just hado sme lightning strikes, i could see the skyco me on up, that's the dulles toll road. as is our reston camera. a lot of our area roads are ges getting inundated with the heavy rain. look at lightning coming up coming up through maryland. gaithersburg, manassas, closing in on the beltway. and i-95 southbound. heavy, heavy rain. lots of lightning. very strong winds, gusting up to 60 miles per hour. that going to be enough to bring trees down and create power outages. tonneytown, we see the rain move to thnorth and east about 30 miles per hour. these aretrongs storm as well, advancing to the north and east. not as much lightning in those as to the south. in virginia look at the lightning, it's a very intense h fairfax ing thro county, g

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

>> we have some storms that are increasing n for loudoun, fairfax and portions of montgomery county. rfax, ntgomery county until 7 clk p.m. weaken tonight, 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

like a loudoun county man asked me not to show his face out of concern publicity could cost him 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 full team investigation, why one local prosecutor says she does not seek jail enforcement for those stopped in airports with guns and people in other states face higher punishment. what the tsa says is the most common excuse it hears from those caught. for now at reagan national, scott macfarlane, news4 i-team. >>> we have a weather alert day as we transition to cooler weather. >> a flash flood watch is issued late tonight into the overnight hours tonight and that may be extended farther into the tuesday morning time frame as well. before that, heavier rain arrives overnight. risk of severe thunderstorms between00 3: this afternoon and will go later than normal. usually the storms start to fade away after 7:00 or 8:00 but today the storms might until 11:00 or midnight. right nad sun just about r to come up. it comes up at 6:01 t

. >> 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

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

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

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

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 youhere in 27

. >> 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 loudoun county and cal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

this is back around northern loudoun county, the western frederick county and maryland and just dealingain, a look at the bigger picturoi not much g on out there tonight. most of us it's a dry night. we don't need to be dealing with any rain right now, especially when we have o all this heat in the forecast. here's your planner for tomorrow. it's a warm, muggy start already. at 7:00 a.m. we're almost at 80 degrees. by lunchtime we're at 91. that 96 is going to feel like 96 toonrrow. right he threshold and i don't want to split hairs because i want to get the message across with the kids outdoors get them outarly in the morning and keep them indoors more so during the afternoon hours when it was extremely hot out there. if they ee outsid make sure they are drinking plenty of water and hanging how the in the shade. there's a storm tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. and the days dry. 990 degrees tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. also when it gets this hot id's a idea to remember just how hot the asphalt is because it's black so just absorb that sunlight where it's lighter colors like concrete and send a lot of tha

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 miss "elle

>nvestigators within on the scene of a major fire in loudoun county for most of the day and they're tryingto figure out what started a fire that guted two homes. thiss in ashford. investigators believe it started in the house where the owner is out of the area. >> and the secondround of democratic presidential hopefuls takes the stage in just a few hours. tonight's debate lineup includes former vice president joe biden who's leading in double digits. the big question will he face kamala harris and cory booker. thereer will there be a breakout moment? we'll have to see. >>> an 84-year-old woman said thieves continue to target her home. >> sing lawn ornaments of all things. >> these need to be painted again. >> reporter: when you're 84 years old likeern edwards, your things -- >> he was like about this big, real nice humpty dumpty. >> these are my friends. my things are my friends. there's what i do. and it keeps me occupied. >> they give her joy. but lately she's had to lock up her gate, post signs and even a hidden camera to catch an unusual thief who's been swing items from her garden. >>

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

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 closed u

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 administrangon i

continue to watch and notice this here in loudounty coun actually a boundary right here in western loudoun countys 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 through

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

. >> repoer: the governor will be back in virginia next week in loudoun county for another meeting next fami of eric garner is outraged after the judd announced the officer involved in that high-profile death and custody case would not be facing any federal charges. the final call apparently made by attorney general william barr. tomorrow marks five years since garner's death. durng a confrontation with police in staten island. prosecutors say the video did not prove that an officer willfully broke laws by putting garner in an apparenll ial chokehold. >> mistake, fear, misperception, or even poor judgment does not nstitute willful conduct. >> this is an outrage and an insult to injury. you killed my son. >> reporter: th officer in this case is currently on paid desk duty as heawaits the verdict of a departmental trial with the nypd. >>>role as i spaks will seek re-election for mayor of front royal, virginia after being cleared of a prostitution-related charge. the charges were dropped yesterday after the lone witness in the case refused to charge that he had inappropriately touched her.

there's the rain coming throughur area.8: 7:00, , 9:00, 10:00 and up around martinsburg, loudoun countyt 1:00, 2:00 a.m., so this was an ongoing system that made its way on through the region and straight onhr downough the south. numerous rain showers. this is with a the heavy storm right there that brought in 3 to 4 inches of rain in an hour. now it's all gone. >> that's the good news. we'll be able to dry out now. still a couple of flood warnings. watch out in those areas. you could still come across some flooded roadways. not much on the radar. goinghe storminess kind of by the wayside. showers and srms down to the south but all of this rain, all the cloud cover kept things really cool across the mid-atlantic statesy. toda the average high temperature for us is 89 degrees. average high temperature of 77 and 76 philadelphia and only 76 ocean city so well below average. by about so degrees because of the fact that we t saw allat rain, all those storms today, now the full outlook the next couple of days much better. going to the pool, didn't quite get there, looking great. mast awesome.

right now firefighters are dousing hot spots on an overght fire in loudoun county. homes were damaged on mill stead drive in ashburn. this is video from chopper 4. we're told no one was inside the home was hurt. one firefighter is being treated for minor injuries. e latest in the nbc washington app. >>> alexandria police are wning that scammers have been posing as office and calling homes asking for money. if you receive a call like that and you thi it's suspicious, hang up, call the police department yourself. check out the nbc washington app for more details. >>> northern virginia's representative in the house has joined more than 100 other democrats in callingor an impeachment inquiry. jennifer wexton released a statement tuesday saying president trump wod have been indicted for obstruction if he wasn't in office. see wexton's full statement in the nbc washgton app. >>> tonight is part two of the second democratic debate in detroit. former vice president joe biden, senators kala harris andory booker and new york city mayor bill de blasio will take part. o check "

particularfy for crews in loudoun county. we've got new video to show you from our partners at wtop. get aload of that. residents say lightning hit a home on the south riding on stringer drive. moments later the roof just burst into flames. good news is that nobody was home. nobody was injured. wtop was on the scene as crews were dousing the fire. with war, the foyer marshall's office confirminging they're investigating it as a lightning strike when lauren is talking about this being potentially dangerous weather, you've got the proof rigt here. back to you all in the studio > thank you. >> it's been too hot to be outside, but some people inom montgery county are having trouble cooling down inside their own homes. >> that's why officials in montgomery county are considering what would e the first law of its kind. news4's megan fitzgerald explains the new air conditiing bill and has some video proof of just how dangeroushese temperatures can be. >> when temperatures soar into the 90s. >> it's really hot outside.d hyrating and

bethesda and also seeing activity up around damascus alng 15 and traveling from federick into loudoun countyut there. that one is showing signs o intensifying. bigger pictuik. nothing le what we were noticing last night. last night it was much more active. tha cs just not these out there thankfully tonight. we're getting a bit of a break. as we look to tomorrow. your saturday morning is dry. it'mu gy and worth 75 degrees and by 5:00 p.m. it's stormy. 92 at that point and a chance of rain tomorrow at about 70%. that chance falls on sunday to about 50% to 60%, but, remember, on sunday there's the chance for a shower or two out there during the morning hours and then some scattered showers and thunderstorms i atheernoon. risk for thunderstorms are great and tomorrow a high temperature on sunday of 89 and talking out the heat and humidity, look at the temperature versus the heat index saturday, sunday and monday. so tomorrow a high of 92. feels more like 100. it's feeling about 95 degrees out there on sunday. monday it's feing about90 and then nice low humidity levels out there on tuesday, so if

almost done in loudoun county but still coming down hard around the d.c. evere thunderstorm warning forg princerge's county and northern st. mary's until 7:30. much more on much more on th we are sisters. and we just moved in together. why alissa and aleah chose fios. we stream sooo much. a lot of times alissa is watching tv on her laptop, using her phone, also using her tablet.go i am really od at multitaskinges cause i'm awome. 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. >>> well, we're tracking storms withme heavy rain as you probably will well know depending on where you are. it's going to bring the potential for flooding second time this week. doug is going join us again for an update in just a few minutes. >>> there are new developments in the controversy over whether there will be a citizenship question on the 2020 census. president ump is now abandoning that plan. >> because within the hour he h announced is going in a new direction

we're taking you inside loudoun county's newest cat cafe. >> maybe you crossed over the bridges in and out of district all the time, but have you ever hought of getting on the water for a little fun? maybe this weekend. maybe this weekend. i'm tommy mcfly just between us, you know what's better than mopping? anything! at the end of a long day, it's the last thing i want to do. well i switched to swiffer wet jet and its awesome. it's an all-inwhne so it's ready to go i am. the cleaning solution actually breaks down dirt and grime. and the pad absorbs it deep inside. so, it prevents streaks and haze better than my old mop. pll , it's safe to use on al floors, even wood.gl ad i got that off my chest and the day off my floor. try wet jet with a moneyback guarantee >>> the cat is out of the bag, you could say. a new cat cafe is now open in sterling, virginia. meow's corner business is the kind.business of its cat lovers to do the same things you do in a local coffee shop, having coffee and a snack or working or reading on your laptop. if you'r looking to adopt a pet it's a way to get to kno