temperatures right now, in washington, d.c., 96 degrees, we're at 97 in manassas.number has been volleying a bit. we are in the upper 90s, near vi100 in fredericksburg, inia right now. this is much cooler, nearly 11 degrees lower than what it felts like thafternoon, look up toward frederick maryland, usually we're on the cooler side of the .spectrum feeling like 107 degrees in frederick, maryland. stepping up tonight. there is a 1345u8 rain chance it's going to be between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.of some s may not see anything at all. we could see an isolated shower between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. temperatures in the 80s itovernight. 's going to be a warm night as well. your forecast for tomorrow. we may be a little on the hotter .side than it was today tomorrow we could -- we have a good run at 98, 99 for your summer. >> tomorrow i'm going to up the chances for the storms, maybe 20% chance tomorrow, we have a 30% chance of showers and storms. let's start at 9:00 p.m., try to see this develop here. maybe a storm, a few rumbles around 5:00, then we're dry, by sunday morning,

it is warm in the distric 82 in manassas. 79 in leesburg. 82 in gaithersburg. so this excessive heat warni for the entire region goes into effect at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and sticks around until ev9:00 p.m. tomorrow ning. what that means is it's going to feel like 110 even though temperaturs are probably in the upper 90s. now overnight, we are going to be in the 80s. the isolated storm threat really dwindling at this point. i think we're pretty dry. then we're humid. stick around. to have storm chances for your sunday i need talk about. >> we'll see you then. >>> something to keep in mind tonight as most of us are in the a.c. relaxing, others have to work outside in order toke us safe. several firefighters suffering heat exhaustion today in southwest d.c. several other firefighters and residents dto be evacuated. the firefighters were trying to put out a fire at an apartment on i street, and smoke could be seen coming from several floors of the building. firefightersvaad to ecuate the residents there. no word yet on what caused the fire. >>> and even with

rain and a vere thunderstorm warning only about 20 miles a way into parts of northern virginia for manassasnd parts of princeilliam county. around the woodbridge area an traveling along 95. folks dealing with reduced visibility and likely hydropla ong concerns based the intensity of the rainfall. here's more on this severe thunderstorm warning. it's going to be in effect for 6:00 p.m. tonight and seeing a lot of lightning and very heavy rainfall through the storm system that's barely moving. by can the p.m. most of the thunderstormse over but still heavy rains potentially out there. susan, much more on this coming up in 15 minu s. >>amelia, thank you so much. >> what a shame for all those folks down therehat waited for something to be rained out. >> towns all over our region held their own fourth of july parades. >> news 4's aimee cho takes us to the city of fairfax for its big show new at 5:30. >> that's lik the first fire truck invented. >> reporter: these pint-sized he parade wa might still be in the school. >> happy fourth of july. >> reporter: but they already know a thing or two about

half mile in martinsburg and also gaithersburg and manassas. low beams and leave extra distance between you and the car ahead of you on your commute in. this mornin it is a comfortable start temperature wise. 71 in annapolis. one of the few spots above 70 this morning.or national airp down into the 60s. 68 quantico and 57 in leesburg, virginia. who doesn't want to live there like a morning like today. fog. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s today. turning a little warmer closer po the end of the week. more coming uin a few. for now time for first 4 traffic. >> northwest canal between fox hall and arizona a reminder that all lanes have oped. you're waking up, you are in luck if that is your route into work or school because it h cleared out of the way after yesterday's flooding. lver spring, georgia, traffic lights are being repaired. >>> much of the flooding may have subsided but that doesn't mean local roads are safe for driving. check out the scene in northern virginia. yesterday's flood water took out a pistion of t road in mclean. nothing

gaithersburg, manassas, closing in on the beltway. and i-95 southbound. heavy, heavy rain.ots 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, getting ready to cross over the potomac river. you're going tot see by dunn loring and the mosaic district and the mixing bowl, towards the quantico marine base, we have the warnings extended. they're seepingnto southern maryland, charles county. so this line, stay indoors a lot of heavy rain associated with that. we'll continue with the chance of thunderstorms for at least 7:00 p.m. we'll have a high chance even after chances of 7:00 p.m. it gets lower towards day break tomorrow. a little disturbance passing through. not only are we talking about the storms, we talking about the h

very heavy rain coming down around manassas. in the way of lightning and thunder, too. no other severe warning.s of co this is one that's watching and it's coming along. a whole system that came through parts of pennsylvania now moving into our area, so we've got a f more hours of some efore ness around here this is all said and down, a rather unsettled day and it's because of the heat we saw today. a high today of 94 degrees and now down to 84 and because of the rain we saw at the airport. temperatures around theest of the area, still in the 0s and still around 100 in quantico and 99 in d.c. today and many area, saw the heat index around 100 degrees and many of them cooler because of the fact thatou see the storms come on through. future weather tomorrow starting off on a dry note but moving on through the day tomorrow, a repeat of today and more showers and thunderstorms develop and they will not beverywhere so if you've got some plans to go out and see some of the fireworks displace. i think youhould be okay and have a plan "b" just in case and if you hear thunder ma

more storms forming around manassas.rain here as lwe the flash flood threat looking a little better for the rest of the evening. much more on this and the thoughts including what's going to happen to the weekend. ♪ ♪ here i go again on my own ♪ goin' down the only road i've ever known ♪ ♪ like a-- ♪ drifter i was ♪born to walk alone! you're a drifter? i thought yowere kevin. little bit of both. if you ride, you get it. geico motorcycle. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. 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, g ing her phone, also usinher tablet. i am really good at multasking 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. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> storm team 4 tracking the rain, ming its way in across our area right now. we still have that severe thunderstorm warning in effect.

the lights on robin lynn court are holding their own salute to ameri show in manassas.you have plans tonight you can see them. the show is running through sunday night. the organizers here say all proceeds will be donated to the honor flight network. >>> between swimming and cookout an fireworks, you'll probably spend sometime outside on the fourth of july weekend. >> before you head out the door, we have somellack that wi make your life eaer. first, don't forget the sunscreen. we remind you all the time. experts say your best bet is sunscreen with at least 30. yu should ap about two tablespoons to the entire body before stepping outside and reapply every 90 minute. that is an hour and a half so don't wait l day. >> second. stay hydrated. drink as much water as you can r and rememb thatlcohol and caffeinated drink can add to eh dydration and if you're outside take beak from the sun. >> keeping your distance from breeding ground such as ponds. if you're in a heavily wooded ea, check for ticks in your s lp, neck, and he believes and knees. they like to hide in there. >>>

large-scale battle of the civil war in july 1861 followed by 13 months later the second battle of manassas which was much larger and between these two about 4000 men died and tens of thousands were wounded. those are some powerful statistics. today we will diving a little bit more beyond the statistics and look at what happened to some of these poor unfortunate soldiers who were killed or maimed as well as the stories of those who tried to save them. i come to this with a relatively unique perspective. i am the superintendent and get to make those fun decisions dealing with how we tell the story, the interpretation of the story and the disposition of the human remains. what we do with these. i also come to it as an archaeologist. i started in the park service and although at the time this discovery was made it was long before i came to be superintendent. i was doing congressional affairs stress much like this minus beard and got a call that there were some really important stuff and because of my background they asked if i could come and lend a hand and i come at this with the perspective

the city of fairfax, fauquier, manassas, prince william and manassas park.s 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 of kind law. news4's megan fitzgerald a explains new air conditioning bill

manassas 68. 81 by the bay.anner for today plenty of sunshine the first half to s three-quarterf the day. it will be hot and humid. there will be a chance for some thunderstorms today. chance today only 30% soou you c probably get away with a car wash today. rain much more likely for tomorr m and manye high chances for rain between now and the weekend. all part of this weather front hanging back out to our west for now. doesn't have a lot of moisture to work with so, as a result, there won't be a big threat for severe weather today. that risk is mainly across parts of pennsylvania. tomorrowroith that f making more progress and at least be a little higher chance of stronger storms tomorrow afternoon. for today, best chances for rain will be west of the d.c. metro area. i couldn't rule out an isolated shower in montgomery county and fairfax county but more coverage for the thunderstorms today out west of the blueidge into the shenandoah valley and by 4:00, maybe a pop-up shourp around the city, but you can see the

top of the beltway into town and out of town looking good. 66 west in manassas a work zone right nowan all les are blocked westbound. >>> breaking news that could put you at risk for identity theft:there has been another data leak and this involves millions of people. a seattle woman is accused of hacking into capital one and stealing the names and informaonon about 100 milli people in the u. >> jummy olabanji is at the live desk with more. >> this is a major breach. m this breachnly affects consumers and small businesses that apply for capital one credit card between 2005 and early 2019. the hacker obtained information about credit scores and credit lits and payment history and what capital one refers to as transaction data. arned about first l this breach a short time ago july 17th and immediately contacted the fb 100 million american customers were affected and 100,000 social security numbers were affected and bank numbers were account d capital one say log-in credentials were stolen. officer arrested 33-year-old page thompson of seattle, she goes by the name erratic in the hacker w

the current heat index 103 in manassas, 106 aapolis. dangerously hot and dangerous for now and it promises to gett as we get towards the weekend. tht part of the forecast is coming up. >>> thank you, chuck. with the heat chuck mentioned, it's tough to stay cool. >> some people are finding ways to stay cool and having fun outside while they're at. it one stop, georgetown waterfront. that's when meghan mcgraph joins us live this morning. you look like you fit right in, beautiful with your umbrella, meghan. >> you can't be out in the full son, not a day like this. i'm creating my own shade. it is 89 along the waterfront. once in a while we get a breeze but not too often. it is just brutally hot.se you can folks are enjoyinghe tplash pool here. great place to be. catching up with people all morning long, finding out what they're doing to beat the heat. at 9:30 in the morning, the temperature wa already 87 deees in northwest and kids at the d.c. diamond baseball camp were out a practicing -- sweating. coach said they will be taking it easy t

accused of having an indecent relationship back in 2014 with a teenage girl at the life church in manassas. he was charged with ginappropriately touchin then 16-year-old and sending her sexually explicit messages. baird was 23 at the time. >>> july fourth has come and gone but questions remain how president trump's event called "salute to america" was paid for. the event at the lincoln memorial featured military flyovers d tanks on the national mall and a speech by the president. our news partner at wtop report chris van holland and two other senators are asking the government accountabilit office whether that evt prohibited any laws for taxpayer money >>> gun debate will take center stage in virginia. lawmakers will begin a special session called by governor ralph northam. he ordered the session shortly after the virginia beach massacre in may. the governor is calling on lawmakers to vote on measures, including universal background checks, assault weapons ban and one gun per month limit. there is plenty of support and opposition to this special session. julie carey will have live reports

it's only going to make a love about as good as it would be put in turkey without utility economy manassas on if you know he's going to tell the economy the central banks produce 5 percent of the credit in the world the private banks produce or create art of the net 95 percent of the credit in the world and they have no virtually no regulation over that now what kay has argued in the 1930 s. was. we must manage this process it can create vast bubbles of debt it can go out of control. the 929 wall street crash in the united states prompted the british economist john maynard keynes to warn politicians the credit machine needs to be controlled to benefit all of society not just speculators. when we managed the financial system between 1905 and 971 there was not a single financial crisis anywhere in the world and then in $1071.00 the bankers lobbied and they said no no no we don't need controls you know the market will discipline us we will blah blah blah and we began to lift all these regulations and crises began one after the other 1st at the periphery and then in a coup. 1909 saw the birth

some manassas residen t will ir salute to america there. the show through sunday evening.he organizers say all proceeds will be donated to the honor flight network. now you can hear me. >> that's better. that is a nice house all lit up. >> with the lights and music? absolutely. >>> between swimming, cookouts, and fireworks, you'll probably spend a lot of time outside this weekend. >> before you head out the door, we have some hack that will make your life easier. i know you're tired of us saying this, but, first, don't forget your ensunscre we remind you all the time. experts say your be bet is sunscreen with at least 30. you should apply about two tablespoons to the entire body before stepping outside and reapply every 90 minutes. and don't forget your hand and feet. >> second. ay hydrated. drink as much water as you can and remember that alcohte and caffeidrink can add to dehydration and if you're outside, take break in the shade. >> keeping your distance from breeding ground such as ponds. you don't want to deal with all of that. >> i'll keep staying inside and that wil

temperatures on the warm side. 68 degrees forleesburg- i hould say 73 for manassas and 72 degrees for culpeper. warm weather does stick with you, if you're vacationing w h us, and heat and humidity. make sure you have a chance to cool off as we get close to 90 grees today. now jack is here with your traffic report. >> between moran road and prn dri prince road there debris on the roadwar >> i'm nowhat is happening here, folks, but having a little trouble communicating with jack so we will try to get your traffic report here coming up. >>> a twitter video is both shock and disturbed a lot of p people andolice are investigating. >> the video show what appears to be excessive force by an officer. "news4 today" justin finch is live this morning at montgomery county police headquarters with the latest on is. >> reporter: a lot of concern about that video and the use of force in it.g amonthe concerns, montgomery county police are going to in launch an stigation to see if that is excessive use of force in that video and a warning some may find that video hard to watch. we have bleeped out so

a very nice evening and as we look towards what we'll be seeing. 83 gaithersburg and 84 manassas and85 degrees, and anna slis the warmot at 87. a really nights afternoon. heat index, yeah, it's there. more preanlent tomorrow thursday is also going to see an area wide storm and a very good chance for just about everybody to see a chance of showers and thunderstorms. some storms could be strong and possibly severe. on the dry side you see not much in the way of clouds. you can see cumulus clouds. any chance of showers and storms back here towards parts of west virginia. it will move farther east closer to the blue ridge. i'm waiting for thisfr t. we're all waiting for this front because that's the one that's going to come through. it will increase the heat and humidity and increas ooreth sm bring. mentioned the heat to you. 85 degrees and look all the 90s down to the south and even 98 down towards mississippi ant warmer air will move our way during thday tomorrow and especially into the day on thursday, friday and the weekend. high morrow of 9 is. nice and warm and plenty ofns ne tomor

. >> he was taken to a home in man manassas where he held a woman. before getting into the cab, the patient called home to alert family he was out. the family called the va hospital twice to warn them the man escaped and they said they couldn't confirm he was even a patient. >> you tried to warn them that he'd escaped. >> i did. >> and thedidn't go look? >> no, ty didn't even bother walking in to check his room. >> after that incident, internal va records show staff were retrained on how to better identify escape risks, tamper resistance vlas fasteners were n the ceiling tiles. he has since been released. problems not just inside the va but outside as veterans try to make amendments and a parking crunch. we'll be duke's is far and away favorite mayonnaise and it has been for as long as i can remember.de it tastes home but it's ben i could make. for any potato salad, you have to have mayo and you might as well start with the best. and it's duke's. and it's duke's (lghs). really good. the fact that they use real egg yolks and there is no add sugar, you

news 4's corey smi talked with the teenager's family in manassas. >> i have to learn how to livel fe without him here. >> this has become daniel person's daily routine ever since her son malikyh was killed. >> i come in here every morning. >> reporter: she can smell him in his room and can still see him in th photos scattered downstairs and can hear the voice in the music and what she wouldn't give just to be able to touch himne more time. >> just keep praying and asking god to get me through it. it's hard. >> reporter: that grief surrounded by the circumstances surrounding malikyh's death who was accidentally shot by a nd family frie. >> to get a call at 6:00 in the morning that my brother is gone becauseof a gun. it's like what? how does this happen to reporter: that bullet sed the music for a young and aspiring rapper who was already getting calls from record labels and what his brother kenny thinks is what could have been. >>oi know he wd have been someone great. >> reporter: danielle had an inkling of his son's popularity because of the growing fan base he was growing with his m

. >>> taking a look at saman still have this situation westbound before the manassas rest area. left lane is only thing getting by and delays at the work zone. stafford lanes are open and ramp around on the on ld be wrapping up pretty the soon. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no big problems. guys.

walk outside.s way more humid this morning than it has been. 75 degrees now in washington. 70 in manassas 72 gaithug gaithersburg. the temperatures this morning are 5 to almost 10 degrees warmer than the same time yesterday. back to near 90 degrees for a high today. hotand humid. strong thunderstorms and rain. your rain chance todayat stands 100%. severe weather chances are also there. severe thunderstorms dotting the landscape this afternoon. primarily during the evening commute. not much going on first thing this morning. there is a high chance for thunderstorms here later on in the afternoon. this also just issued a flash flood watch which includes all of the d.c. metro area, baltimore and frederick county peup into sylvania from 2:00 on to 2:00 this morning. here is our future weather. aroundstorms bubbling u 2:00 along the blue ridge and nkely moving o to the i-95 corridor between 5:00 and 6:00 this afternoon. any of those individual storms couldmp a quick inch to 2 very of rain so be weather alert today and have your nbc washington app ready to . saturday and sunday look great at th

mile and a half in the manassas area and three miles in gaith ghersbur gaithersburg.emperatures are in the comfortable range for sure. 63 now in fairfax y.count 64 in frederick, maryland. 63 charles town, west virginia. 65 in stafford, virginia. your commute for today, a little fog around here first thing this morning, it will be a beauty of a day to eoutside. full sunshine. not too humid and afternoon highs just about average. you can see on our satellite picture there not a cloud to be found anywhere in the region. no rain today. set your mind at bit here.ittle nothing but a few fair weather cloud bubbling up during the heat of thetefternoon. afoon highs in the mid to seper 80s and another dry day tomorrow cloo 90. ee thend looks good melissa. sunshine with high in the 90s. >> perfect for thebeach. >>> update here on canal road has just reopened. all lanes now open through that area. that was disaster for so many people yesterday. inn a loop outer loop of the beltway no problems. no road work even.on >>> next "news4 today," we are checking out something fun and new

storms likely from frederick, maryland, to leesburg and manassas and foreheredericksbur. watch what happens overni.ht tonight more pockets of heavy rain by this time tomorrow could have thunder and lightning around here and tuday morning commute may be the wettest stretch out after that, we dry out and turn just lovely aund here. good morning, melissa mollet. >> good morning. 270 germanyin' town road northbound and southbound nothing in your way. everything looking good there at 118. nice and clear. same situation on the beltway. no road work to even be worried about or complain about this morning. 66 and 95 in and out of town rolling along nicely. reminder on the brunswicklines, delays and cancellation because of trees down on the tracks. so if you take that line, check ahead and see if you can get to where you're going this morning. might want to think about an alterna e. >>> what better for gas mileahee? running t a.c. or driving with wins down in according to theen ronmental protection agency, you don't have to swe to save the fuel. the epa says putting the air on is

gaithersburg 60 now. 61 manassas and 58 warrenton and 55 in winchester, virginia. summertime ff for for sure. your planner today. more sunshine than yesterday and a bitan warmer th yesterday as well but rain chances are low and not quite down to zero. rain chances are under 20%. just like yesterday but yesterday it did raint my house around 6:30, 7:00. >>> taking a look at the beltwa inner loop and outer loop okay near 50 a lane blocked because of a work zonee rest of theway looking just fine. here is ather situation. gw parkway turkey run because of work zone there and laurelpa bw way between 198 and 32 left lane is getting by and silver kpring georgia avenue northbound 16th street wor getting by that work zone as well. >>> aramatic rescue steps away rom onef the city's biggest attractions. police say a woman went into the water off district pier and does not come back up and took divers 25 minute to find her and the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >> since t wharf has been opened, to my knowledge, the first time we have had this kind of eve

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 minute. >>> five people shot in , washingtonc. overnight. >> one person hurt in northwest. more on that in a moment. first tell you about a quadruplo shng in southeast d.c. four people were shot around midnight on,martin luther ng avenue. two threatening injur

again, a likelihod of heat index 100 in gaithersbur 101 in manassas and in southern maryla danger high the heat advisory with all of out onto the eastern shore. offici it goes from 11. code orange air quality. poor quality. tomorr a little bitore humid but no as who th 96 today. 94 tomorrow. all of the latest information is availa on the nbc wshington app. my social dia pages. all of this moisture, that was it will lead for an opportunity. 2:00, 3:00, cooing unfort may not a riff today and tomorrow thunderstor heat index nearing 105. that for friday, saturday there signs that next week >> good morning. vehiclfire. should there. enjoy th live pictures from above. capito heights, the ramp to ramp blocked by an earlier crash. brough sign down. third, outhbound. have a blocked in the strang fellow road near 66, no access to thehov ramp. >>> good morning, i'm frank hollan here are your tomorrow kooib series i apologize. our top kcountry. samsun website had a line for it was told about the breachn june. it's unknown how many customers with your cnbc morning business report i'm frank holland.

we are at 90in culpeper. 91 in manassas. county.s in montgomery 91 in frederick, maryland. a very, very hot evening. here's a look at the current heat index. that means you factor in the moisture in the air, thisis hat it feels like out there. feels like 95 in the district. not too long ago inquantico, feeling like 101. still feeling like 100 degrees out toward annapolis. it definitely feeal , really hot out there. we're dry in the d.c. metro area. just showing you where th tivity is on the board. right now it's situated well south of us. down toward orange county, virginia. they have a sever thunderstorm warning. for our area, anything that bubbled up has been too stable of an atmosphere, nothing can reallytually grow, thrive and become a major storm system. i'm expecting maybe a stray shower well south of d.c. or a fewes rum for the most part really quiet. now what's going on with barry, now a depression. you can see here that circulation well north of louisiana at this point. still seeing swaths of heavy rain moving through that we're going to see this impact us this wee

at one point troopers say mcbride took an emergency crossover in manassas as she nried to get away and her car was stopped i arlington county and she was arrested. >>> here is a look at the top stories w are following. >>> prince george's county police are looking for the person who conclude a fire cracker at a patrol car. it happened last friday but a similar descend happened yet. in both cases, neither officer was hurt. >>> this morning the stafford county sheriff's office is investigating both the murder and attempted murder and it happened wednesday night at the 512 gas station on garrisonville road. 20-year-old troy barnett jr. was killed and 18-year-old laura guadalupe cruz was taken to theo ital. as> ashby has been found and kashar by is still on the oad. if arrested,he will face kidnapping and aaulting a family member. > new details about justin amash. he announced yesterday he was leaving the repubcan party in a "the washington post" op-ed. s declaring his independence after becoming frightened by the division of the party politics. amash went on to say the u.s. is beming trap

he was also known for the defeat by lee, shortly thereafter at second manassas. his fellow westerners in virginian, however, knew him as a hard time, someone that would use the army to bludgeon the sioux in the west and the southerners. there is now a new ball, stronger meat, as he called it. western armies had won the war by their hard style of fighting. and approach eventually adopted in all theaters that brought the confederacy to it knees. their officers then assumed the mantle of leadership in national government in the wake of union victory. and this is a quote. when the war was over, we found that president the united states was a western man, the vice president a western man. the speaker house and western man. secondary of stretchy, western man. secretary of war -- you get the idea? the post passenger yen raul, a western man. the attorney general a western man. the general of the army a western man. the lieutenant general, a western man. the admiral of the navy a western man. he goes on to finish the whole power of the government both in its civil and mil

so it's still hot, everyone, as the warm, muggy, air comes in from the south, particularly manassas 94quantico, degrees. respectively. up and down the eastern seaboard, the bermuda ridge as i alked about, it's warm in washington, warm down to our south. but this is late july. no surprises here. as far as the atmosphere is concerned. with the high pressure that dominates our area, it's hard to break through that ceiling as fars bringing convection or thunderstorms across the area. so even across areas of the appalachians to our west, no real thunderstorms to think of. we'll show you the radar across our area. so for tonight, a very pleasant evening for us. speaking of evening, let's talk about temperatures if you take the final evening o and enjoy your ieekend, this is wha looks like for us. 9 90 degr denng yoar op 83 degrees. sunset, 8:22. degrees. no storms. you can't beat that. 10:00 p.m. tonight, 79 degrees. rather tranquil evening across the washington area. forecast for tomorrow, as i said, we're going to bump up the temperatures, bump up the humidity. a cnce of an isolated shower

currently right now it's balmy for summer. 72 in manassas. balmy is a nice way to describe the weather. to me ieels kind of nice out there. tomorrow morning it's a warm start at 72 degrees. blue skies in the forecast tomorrow, barely any clouds, a high of 92. tnday another warm star at 74. sunday maybe an isolated thunderstorm out there later in the day, especially south and st of washington. areas like culpeper, spotsylvania and orange. the weather having a low impact onour weekend. if you're cutting the grass, the earlier the better just because we warm up so quickly. kids sports, make surehey have the water bottle. heading to the pool or the beach, you have the right idea. there's that 89 on monday, more clouds out there. tuesday a high of 94. so it's hot and humid as well. 96 on wednesday.ay thurhere we're tracking barry this would not be a serious situation. you wouldn't even know it's f what's left tropical storm unless we told you. just going to be some shower activity moving through the area. next weekend looks like very similar to th

same deal in parts o fairfax county, around manassas. numerous storms coming on through. this line made its way through the area with numerous -- thousands without power ding the day. wider view showing even more showers and storms still out there. we're going to. stay tomorrow a carbon copy of what we saw out there today. waking up to rather nice weather at 73 degrees. it will be warm. it will be humid. so no problems early in the morning. if you're heading out on the roadways i think you'll be a-ok for that morning commute hotd humid again tomorrow. another round of storms expected tomorrow afternoon. i'll take you hour by hour for that. and tracking the storm chances for the 4th. yeah, what time of day is the worst as far as storms are concerned? we'll talk about it in just a few minutes. >> we'll see you then. doug, ank you. >>> our team coverage on this severe weather tonight continues with news 4's darcy spencer. she's live for uso in nhwest d.c. near a.u. park. darcy, some in our area were a little caught off guard by these storms tonight. >> reporter: they certain

still feeling like 90 degrees in and ngton, 87 in manassas, 85 up in gaithersburg. that means we're off to a mild and muggy start tomorrow, already startinging off the day :0ar 80 degrees. 83 by 9a.m. and here's the thing. it's going to feel about five, maybe even almost ten degrees warmer whe you factor in the humidity. by 11:00 a.m. that 89 is feeling like 95. i'm going to have more on what you can expect as we head throughout the rest of the workweek on into the weekend. there's more dangerous heat in the forecast and i'll let you know when it's going to feel like 110. ia.hanks, am >>> but that heatutside didn't scare people away from a red hot demonstration on the national mall tonight. take a live look at this. this is the washington monument. right no in honor of the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landing, apollo 11 moon landing we should say, the air and space museum is projecting this image of the rocket onto the monument. news 4's shomari stone continues our storm team 4 coverage from thenational mall. shomari, i know it's toasty out there, but that vi

specially in the usual parts, manassas down through culpepper down 28 going out towds annapolis on the water. you're dealing with patchy fog this morning but you're also dealing with temperatures that are warm.in fact, by 9:00 a.m. temperatures will be in the low 80s. heat index around 100 degrees. let's time out those storms today and tomorrow. that's coming up. but first we'll time out your commute with melissa. good morning. new issue, outer loop 50 left side blocked by a stopped car. rest of the beltway looks okay. capital heigs, addison road near ronald road crash. northbound right side blocked by an accident there. and fairfax old lee highway near rebel run downed tree and power lines. head a little north, herndon, the access lanet impac as well and two right lanes. >>> 4:32. this morning amers across the country are looking ahead to tomorrow, the day we celebrate this nation's independence. >> where better toh spend t fourth of july than right here at home in the nation's capital. there is still plenty of work to be done and there's some controversy as well. take a look, new vid

we are still in the 80s, baby. 83 right now in washington, d.c. 80 degrees in manassas. 81 in leesburg. h, a coolquickly, tho spot up in montgomery, gaithersburg, 73 degrees. frederick. where are we going tonight? the low 70s. maybe a few spots where you saw we are already in the 70s, you guys will probably hit the upper 60s. stray shower, that's done now. that was a little bit earlier. and i think that chance isly realind of out of here. just mostly clear overnight going from partly cloudy to mostly clear. so let's look atba this to work and running errands forecast for your monday. you're starting off in the 70s. you're working your way to the per 80s. not quite as hot as today. you'll notice the humidity drop around 3:00 p.m. when get the northwest wind. plenty of sunshine. rfect day to get a lot of things done. best day to wash the car this week, ed si'd say monday, sure. we'll have rain chances inwashe. good time to do that. what about swimming? i went with friday. temperatures are going be around 96, 97 degrees. that's hot. good day to jump in the pool and don't have to contend w

news 4's corey smith reports from manassas. >> i have to learn ho to live life all over again without him here. >> reporter: this has become danielle person's daily routine ver since her son malikayh was killed. she can smell him in the room inand can see him the photos scattered .downstai ♪ >> reporter: she can hear his voice in his music and had a she wouldn't give just to be able to touch him one more time. >> just keep praying and asking god to get me through it. it's hard. >> reporter: tt grief is compounded by the circumstances surrounding malikyh's death. police believe it was an accident. >> to get a phone call at 6:00 in the morning that my brother is gone because of a gun it's like what? how does this happen?at >> reporter: tbullet stopped the music for a young and aspiring rapper who in less than a year behind the mic was already getting calls from record labels. all his brotherkenny is think what could have been. >> i listen to that now, can you hear the improve president. he wuld have been great. >> reporter: danielle person had an inkling of her son's growing popularity

moving toward fairfax, manassas. this is a strong storm. it's moving right up from calvert in toward anne arundel. hends up toward annapolis. it's building your way. another storm developing in that area. a severe warning he until 7:00 tonight. we'll keep you posted with what's happening tonight and the uest of the weekend. >> thank yo >>> now a look to ourtop stories. polie in d.c. still trying to find the shooter in a suspected road rage incident insiel the third street tunnel. an suv rear-ended mazda. the passenger in the suv told me someone in the mazda got out and started shooting. the driver in the suv is in serious condition. >>> tonight's lineup includes lejoebi d diogitsen.wh the big questions, will he face attacks from kamala harris and cory booker and will any of the er polling candidates have a breakout? >>> right now the south side of old georgetown road is closed. there's been an accident between a bicyclist and a car. the 17 has been taken to the hospital and is in critical condition. >>> when a child is arrested, there's a h

some manassas rents will hold their salute to america there. the show runs through sunday evening.anizers say all proceeds will be donated to thet onor flightwork. >> a beautiful house, especially with all of those patriotic lights and good patriotic ensic. >>> betwimming, cookouts, and fireworks, you'll probably spend a lot of time outside this fourth of july weekend. >> before you head out the door, we have some hacks that will make your life easier. first, don't forget your sunscreen. we remind you all the time.s expertsay your best bet is sunscreen with at least 30. you should apply aboes two tablpoons to the entire body before stepping outside and reapply every 90 minutes. an importantndtep. >> seco stay hydrated. drink as much water as you can and remember that alcohol and caffeinated drinks can add to dehydration and if you're outside, take periodic breaks in the shade. ir >> lastly, prevent bug bites. keeping your distance from breeding ground such as ponds. >>> if you're hitting the roads this fourth of july, yight save some money. ayivers are expected to p ten cents less

the all-time record for a calendar year in rainfall. 77 degrees and sun shining in hi waston. 65 manassas and warrenton. 73 poolsville and 72 beautiful frederick county, maryland.h 80 by t bay and annapolis. your commute is not going to have worry about rain for the morning or the early parts of the afternoon. thereeould b an isolated thunderstorm or two tn ride home later today. omorrow, though, much higher rain chances and not quite as hot. we will be in the mid-70s tomorrow morning. high around 9as opposedto the 95 today and rain chances double tomorrow from 30% to 60%. this boundary of showers and clouds across pthets of the ohio valley now will be ming slowly in our direction. todas rain chances will be highest west of the blue ridge into the mountains and shenandoah valley and only a couple of drops down there. rain chance not down to zero around here. could be isolated shower or two. on the future weather, maybe a pop-up or two around 3:00 but much more coverage of those rain shower and storms today out in the western of the news4 nation. averyone gets alf higher chance hfor rain t

already feeling like sfi in manassas, 90 in culpepper.÷@vk" going to be right around 90 degrees.he pool, it's going ke"táhrough the wee.we head 4@ we have a stray shower. mainly south and west of d.c. as we head through saturday and hasunday. we lower humidity on saturday, sunday not too bad. both days looking dry. here's that lonely shower i was talking about, in shenandoah county. that will continue to float toward louy. anyt showers we see are going be south and west of the district. we also have barry. still tropical storms, the pressure is dropping little by little, not too much, and as the pressure drops, this storm intensifies, it's not ver organized. it doesn't really matter, eithe way, 245ir going to get flooding cght along theast of louisiana. newest update from the national hurricane center has it going up to a category one. as it makes landfall early tomorrow morning. i'll be with you tomorrow morning to cck this out as well. we're more interested, onceiÑÑ hits landfall, where does that moisture go. it looks like it could head into our area. that could be something

relative did not want to be identified because the man is accused of taking that cab ride he home in manassas where held a woman he knew against her will and assaulted her. prince william county police arrested him. the hospital told the i-team they quickly identified the veteran'on location and ctacted police. the relative told us something else getting c in theab the patient called home to alert family he was out. the relative called va hospital twice to warn them the man escaped but they couldn't even confirm he was a patient. >> yar tried to them he'd escaped. and they didn't go look? >> , they didn't even bother walking in to check his room. >> after that incident the internal va records show staff were rrained on how to better identify escape risk, also tamper resistant fasteners were put on the ceiling tiles and the facility also plans to install locks on the covers. the patient was hospitalized in virginia aftereing charged by police but he's since been released. >> reporter: problems not just inside the d.v.va, but also outside as veterans struggle to make appointments and the parkin

manassas feeling like 98. annapolis feeling like 97. it's a hot day out there, only going to get hotter if you're out and about later this evening. most of those will scoot on out ofhere, after about 9:00. temperatures will be falling through the 80s, it's going to be muggy overnight,there could be fog that forms as well. any outdoor exercise, definitely muggy and hot out there compared to yesterday. ave an eye on the sky, we a 30 to 40% chance of storms in the afternoon. that commute, also a few thunderstorms. not everybody is goi see them, they're going to be isolated, with a 30 to 40% chance. then we get into wednesday, wednesday late night, at the that's when we'll see more rain pushing in,mo thursday ing, we'll have rain around, we could hit a dry spot before more rain moves in. friday and saturday, we are dry. let's time out those rainshowers later today. not everyone going to see them, we're not expecting widespread severe weather, w could have a few heavy downpours that could bring us rain, isolated flooding, possibly gusty all

no big problems. 66 inbound from manassas to the beltway nothing in your way.n if you're heading westbound. 95 northbound and southbound also rolling along pretty nicely. if you're heading to the beach soproblems on the bay bridge might good to know if you're leaving early this morning. prince george's county everything is rolling along quite well. >>> chances are you weren't f around the -- we are talking about the lunar landing. >> maybe you were. >> a lot of people probably were. we will tell you about the stuff going on ts weekend. honey, this gig-speed internet is ridiculously fast. we are seriously keeping up with the joneses. keeping up with the ford's. keeping up with the garcia's. the romeros. patels. the wahh-the-wahh wolanske's. right. no one is going to have internet like this. xfinity makes keeping up with the joneses sile. easy. awesome. want gig-speed internet? we've got you covered. or check out our other amazing speed options at new low price. get started now for as low as $29.99 a month. call, click or visit a store today. ha locally-owned nov

manassas at 96 degrees, annapolis .hot and humid across our region, that's only going to add fuel to the fireor a good chance of those storms. here they are currently around our region. we have those areas to the east in prince georges and anne arund arundel. right along 97 and 301. heavy rain coming through, back to the west, tracking another area and this is where things are really starting t a fire, will over the next couple hours much this is in frederick founty, shenandoah county, just to the south o winchester, if you live around i-81, you're going to be the first to see these stormstoday. in effect from 2:00 until 2:00 a.m., from areas everywhere here in the green, doe not include fredericksburg or winchester, yes, you could see fash flooding too, but it's going to be more appreciatenb lann the tho same areas that got hit hard todaynd monday. you can see the line xdhere, lo at this line that's developing wck to the west, that's what we're going to ching come through, we have a first line out ahead of it, this ma

thunderstorms from winchester to laray, moving towards manassas.ms firing out ahead of that i the afternoon. severe weather a possibility as early as 3 or 4 prm. those severe weather chances will continue through the evening commute and not have a chance to settle down until after about 7 or 8:00 this evening. could be a very busy stretch. seeing ab.t 2:00 p.min the afternoon and 7:00 p.m. in the evening. keep that in mind. stay with nbc washington on our app and, of course, at 5 and 6:00 p.m. this afternoon. high rain chances hit and miss back into the forecast for thursday, friday and saturday. stormy weather more likely again on friday. just hit and miss showers on your thursday. and no more than an isolated rain chance on sunday before we y out a bit and turn back into the 90s for most of the first half of next week. let's go now to first 4 traffiwh t's going on, melissa? >> good morning, chopper 4 showing a big problem in silver spring northbound georgia avensh down at reedie drive for a fire response. chopper 4 showing to seesome

both lanes in manassas may be blocked at this crash. 66 and 95 no major problemsre the right now. inner loop and outer loop to the beltway looking okay. >>> back to the breaking news we have been following this morning. d.c. police released this image of a possible suspect in the deadlyhooting of an 11-year-old boy. karon brown was shot in southeast last night and died at tathe hospi police hope somebody will recognize the man you see here. he is one of several people that police areearching for this morning. >>> we have team coverage on the investigation now. >> lt's begin with news4 justin finch who is live in southeast washington. a sad story all around, justin. >> reporter: truly. just a sad and awful story, indeed. you might imagine, there are so mand questions this morning why police are looking to the public to help them findnswer and hopefully the suspects too. they want to solve this case that left an 11-year-old boy ron brown dead. this allse happened clo to 7:00 last night in the area of the 2700 block of nayl road in the southeast not far from alabama avenue. a pretty

we will go to daniel, calling us from manassas, virginia. we were on the air. -- you are on the air. go ahead, daniel. caller: i never had a retirement account. day, i would put savings in the bank. no interest. we are losing you a little bit. sorry about that. the house is coming in momentarily. back to the act, it is past the house. it is said to be taken in by the senate. your thinking is it will pass? guest: i think the odds are there. everything we hear is that there is a lot of support for it. it is very bipartisan. host: john scott, pew charitable trusts. thank you for being here this morning. the house is coming in next. the speaker pro tempore: the hill be er. thchair lbeforee ho communatn from th akerthe clkthe speaker, shin, july 19. elr ct speakr ble empo othis day. signed, ncy pelosi,peer ofthhous represens. the peak tempore: nt t theerf e usef jaary 39, e chair wi nrecoe members froists smied b he mory an mority lead fr rninhour recognitnetweth pes. time shall equally llteetweheartie and innovent sh coin bend 1.m. eambr other t

>> temperatures in the 50s in the shenandoah valley this morning. 55 in winchester, virginia. 59 manassas by the way in anne arundel county and 64 dulles airport and comfortable 60 degrees in gaithersburg. your planner for your friday. oh, friday is here at last! temperatures in the mid to upper 80s today. not much in the way of a rain threat. track the latest of your storm team 4 forecast details our nbc waanhington app and find me on twitter and i just tweeted out a good picture of me at anc scie camp and only 12 kids there and theysked me at least 3,000 questions. >> that means they are committed, chuck. >>> developing this morning, three firefighters are recovering after battling a massive house fire in anne arundel county. chopper 4 over the scene late last night when crewsed over to this home in loathian. authorities say no oneas home during the blaze but two adults have been displaced. we are working to learn we t caused thire. we will post more in ourwa nbc hington app. >>> tears and hugs shared last night among the crowd remembering father and son gunned down a week ago today. to

dos say fairfax county but i'm not worried about that. 93 in manassas and 92 over towads college parka very warm afternoon and say stay on the warm side. 92 thursday and that, of course, the fourth of july. 89 on friday because more clouds and a good chance of some thunderstorms early next week. ally looking good after this latest heat wave. heat wave. a little cool.'s there a thing going there. for july. >> 88 is going to feel like freezing. >> yesterday was gorgeous. >> real cool wave. >> hey, here's something that's not cool at all. >> oh, no. >> socialsedia i raging after this viral video surfaced. she just licked the top of that ice cream container. a young woman lickin the top of a carton of blue buell ice crea. ah statement says police are investigating. >> some people took to social media for a lack of sealing on its ice cream. i don't think that would have stopped her. the freezing process which involves fillinghe t cartons up side down creates a natural seal. you saw that it was hard to pull off. >> i'm thinking this is 1:30 in the morning. >> i want to know who the chuckleh