it would flood lynchberg with 17 feet of water in seven minutes. >> make no mistake this threat is broad and deep. >> our democracy itself is in the cross hairs. >> securing our election process is a top priority. >> now we're being rendered by the russian hoax. icti a hoax. involving russian influence on november elections. >>> apple has don company in the world has achieved and with extraordinary rates >>> infamous bermuda triangle? >>> we begin with the dangerous weather havoc developing in virginia. the city of lynchberg is under a flash flood warning and several areas have been evacuated due to fears of a massive dam collapse. this video captured the violent currents of surging waters several hours ago. now it is filled beyond capacity after receiving up to 6 inches of rain thursday night. the national weather service warns if that dam fails water could raise 17 feet in just seven minutes in lynchberg and has already transformed roads into rivers submerging vehs. residents to evacuate to higher ground and avoid traveling on those roads. rescue workers got to those in time. officials

organizations to push moscow's agenda. >>> a lynchberg dam is under stress. there are conces it could fail. if it does the town would be under 17 feet of water in less than 10 minutes. people have been urged to leave their homes and seek higher ground. >>> hi there. 6:30 on this saturday morning. weelcome you back into news 4 today. >> thank you so much foroining n this saturday morning. >> we've got a special guest wi us in studio. laun lauren rickets shifting to another schedule this weekend. we have brittany joining us from our affiliate in philadelphia. it's great to be here to deliver this drying forecast. a live look at the capital camera. lots ofcl ds. you can also see a little bit of sunshine starting to come out. this after days and days of rainfall throughout the area. you can seear the rs scanning and we are nice and dry. we'll see a stray shower in the forecast for today. offtemperatures starting this morning in the 60s and 70s. hagerstown at 70. leesrg, 64. d.c. metro,67. temperatures pushing into the 80s. if you're heading out the door, acab you

week officials thereey sai had some concern the dam could fail, send being 17 feet of water into lynchbergout seven minutes' time. officials say the dam is stable and fe right now. > such a wonderful thing, to get a break from all the rain. >> isn't it? >> relief. >> and there is still a lot of standing water. >> yes. >> even rain falling from the sky it is very sticky outside. we are talking soupy. especially in the morning hours. it's very afternoon.the as we heat up during the day it is very humid out there. the humity starts to take a toll on the temperaturesakg it feel hotter. 90s in the forecast. by definition it is a heat wave. keep in mind our average high for this time of the year is 88 degrees. we are not tha far off from hitting 90 anyway. we are not going to see aom bre he humidity over the next few days. we have a chance for a stray afternoon.m thi most of the area stays dry. whoever sees that will be the lucky one because i willelp to lower your temperature a bit. right now we are in the mid 80s. fredericks 88. washington coming in at 85. 84 in anal an list. manassas is 86. i

. >>> a major story we're following tonight, fears in and around lynchberg virginia.virg inia.urg virginia. the historic city home to tenof thousands of people under threat of being over run by water. a dam threatening to burst as torrential rains push it to the brink. nbc's catie beck is there tonight. >> reporter: tense stoments in virginia the ic town of linchburg taking a hit. more than 100 people evacuated amid fears a dam there coulburst. >>e're still concerned about the overall stability. >> reporter: cameron howl watched as the water rose. >> it was a scary situation last night. >> reporter: 49 re million peop under a flash flood h atch from maine to nortrolina. wild weather in the northeast, too. near new york city sparking power lines after a re tornado last night out west wind and the wall of dust in the phoenix area. a nightmare on the s and for delays at the airport. >> oh my gosh. >> reporter: in this incredible video from the carr fire still a,burning in calif a rare and powerful oo-called fire tornado caughtn camera last week. of the strongest like this ever recorded. all o

does breach, as officials are worried it might, is that that water would go surging downhill into lynchberg water in about seven minutes. already, thousands have been evacuated. some had to be rescued in the middle of the night. for now, the dam remains stable and there is talk of opening a sluice gate to try to relieve the pressure. but if the rain continues and the dam does give way, the consequences could be catastrophic. there might be a lot going on in the world right now, but most of us haven't got to the stage of building a nuclear bunker to escape from it all. but canadian bruce beach has been preparing for the worst case scenario in a pretty unusual way. he's created a shelter using more buses. let's take a look. well, i thought for years this is it. i keep saying that they can't get any worse than this. but they do. we put the first four buses in in 1980. initially, this shelter was built for 1000 people and the government standard at that time was ten square feet per person. then they halved the standards, so now it is 500. ok, so i'lljust lead you through. this is the key corner

does breach, as officials are worried it might, is that that water would go surging downhill into lynchberg17 feet of water in about seven minutes. already, thousands have been evacuated. some had to be rescued in the middle of the night. for now, the dam remains stable and there is talk of opening a sluice gate to try to relieve the pressure. but if the rain continues and the dam does give way, the consequences could be catastrophic. a group of women have flown into the record books, in a skydive above ukraine. hailing from all over the world, the group used three planes to complete three formations in a 90 second stunt. and the team captain says there's more calculation to free—falling than meets the eye. georgina smyth has the story. a record in the. 57 from 19 countries performing three formations in 90 seconds. jumping formations in 90 seconds. jumping for women on the wings, the skydivers had to jump from three planes at precise times to meet their colleagues in the sky. the first two groups were exactly even, we took the list and went one, two, one, two, one, two, group one here, gro

does reach, as officials are worried it might, is that that water would go surging downhill into lynchbergparts of it, in 17 feet of water in about seven minutes. already, thousands have been evacuated. some had to be rescued in the middle of the night. for now, the dam remained stable and there is talk of opening a sluice gates to try to relieve the pressure. but if the rain continues and the dam does give way, the consequences could be catastrophic. president macron of france has described talks with the british prime minister as friendly, after the two leaders met on friday to discuss theresa may's brexit proposals. theresa may cut short her holiday for the meeting, having already spoken by phone to the head of the european commission. it came as governor of the bank of england intervened in the brexit debate, warning that the chance of a no deal is, in his words, uncomfortably high. simon jack reports. wish you were here. this is no holiday. government ministers are touring the scorching capitals of europe, hoping to persuade leaders to get behind its proposed deal with the eu. the pri

does breach, as officials are worried it might, is that that water would go surging downhill into lynchberg water in about seven minutes. already, thousands have been evacuated. some had to be rescued in the middle of the night. for now, the dam remains stable and there is talk of opening a sluice gate to try to relieve the pressure. but if the rain continues and the dam does give way, the consequences could be catastrophic. heatwave stories are usually tales ofjoy and icecream, but europe sweat its way through yet another. in portugal and spain they're bracing themselves for the continent's highest—ever temperatures. on friday, thermometer readings nudged 46.4 degrees in el granado in southern spain, near the portugese border. but, forecasters say the current european record of 48 degrees could be broken in the coming days. sima kotecha reports. a city exhausted by the heat. in monduro, there is little movement today. and the sweltering conditions are having an impact on the younger and older generations. translation: i drink a lot of water. i go to the swimming pool and i have a siesta in

does breach, as officials are worried it might, is that that water would go surging downhill into lynchberg already, thousands have been evacuated. some had to be rescued in the middle of the night. for now, the dam remains stable and there is talk of opening a sluice gate to try to relieve the pressure. but if the rain continues and the dam does give way, the consequences could be catastrophic. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @nkem|fejika. hello there. we had a bit of rain around on friday across parts of northern england, north wales, into the midlands as well, but for most places it was another warm and dry day. this is how weak ended the day in topsham in devon. heading towards the weekend we will see scenes a little bit like this, more spells of sunshine around and it is looking dry and warm wherever you are. just the chance of the odd shower across northern and western parts of scotland, but it should be a dry weekend elsewhere. heading through the day on saturday, we have high pressure building its way in from the west, a couple of weak weather fronts pushing further south across th

. >>> emergency crews are monitoring the college dam in lynchberg this morning over concerns more rain could cause more damage than this. if the damls f the water depth could exceed 17 feet in just seven minutes. 150 homes were evacuated in less than twohours. thursday evening due to all the ooding from that dam. right now city officials say the dam is stable and safe. but they're working to lower the waternd levels make any needed repairs so people can return home this weekend. >>> and this weekend is the first weekend in august. the time of year whenany parents start thinking about sending their kids back to school. eit can beensive to do so and many local groups including use collecting donations to help out. the effort in fairf county is helping fill a lot of the gaps. it's called bright path. it works with school social workers to make sure students in needpl get ss throughout the school year, not just at the start. even though the official drive ended yesterday, they're hoping additional donations will help students in the months to come. >> the need for school supplies and backp