mechanicsville road. youne room of your house at this time. i'm going to bring back the radar on here right now, let's sense that for you and take you back and look at exactly what we're seeing on the radar. this is the activity we've been tracking all afternoon. you can see most of this is south and east of washington right now. so this is the area where we're seeing severe weather, very heavy rain fall, heavy winds, hail and now the latest coming in. we're have a tornado warning until 5:30. this is going to be for the eastern most part of charles county and the southern most part of the county and then this extends down into st. mary's county. this is going to go until 5:30. let me bring the radar back up, let's look at the storm reports, we're don't have any of those coming in just yet. bring up the radar right now, i'm going to zoom in here and show you the storm. it had that very distinct hook to it. still seeing a little bit of that on the radar right now. another tool that we're had, on the radar, when we're bring up the storm tracks, y

charged with the shooting. 58-year-old earnest stecco of mechanicsville, maryland. e was in court via videoconference. it started with an argument between him and two people in vehicle will who cut off whom likely on the beltway. hen the two vehicles got to a stoplight at eisenhower and clermont prosecutors say both the cars and began yelling at one another. e fired multiple shots at the driver striking her in the neck and face. 33-year-old woman from bladensburg did survive the shooting. rosecutors say that stickle fled to his home in mechanicsville and changed his vehicle before later turning in to police in frederick, maryland, in another vehicle. he had told police gotten rids of his firearm. o word whether that gun has been recovered by authorities. a defense attorney paints different picture of what happened saying the other driver of blocked in him making it so he vehiclet get out of his but the driver and passenger of that other vehicle got out of were yelling and threatening him and the defense ttorney says that is why he fired his weapon. we expect to lear

this is doppler, estimated around mechanicsville, 3.7 inches.s why you guys are under a flash flood warning until 8:30. do not cross a flooded street in that area, please do not do that. strong winds, just to the east side of baltimore. early thunderstorms, still heavy. bus stop temperatures, yeah, kids are in school, district's in school. 68 to 82. kind of muggy. that's about 6:00 a.m., to 9:00 a.m. very hot afternoon tuesday. th then boom, a welcome change by wednesday. i mean, a really welcome change by wednesday. 7:00tonight, most of the showers now gone from southern maryland. you can walk the dog after dinner. temps upper 70s, near 80. it will be muggy, but storm free. tomorrow morning, 70s to start. 80 by 9:00. 86 at 11:00, and 91 by 1:00 p.m. the good news is after tomorrow, we go in a much better direction. maybe a shower early on wednesday. 86. then check this out. 82 with sunshine on thursday. low 65 downtown. that means 50s in the burbs. 80 on friday. nats come back into town. gorgeous on saturday. nats on 9 on sunday in town. game t

mechanicsville looking for gusty wind and downpour in the neighborhood in five or ten minutes. heading toward the east. we have another severe thunderstorm warning. this is until 5:30. fauquier and stafford county. this is capable of gusty winds and heavier downpours and make its way east. remington is clearing out. good news on the way at least for your area. as we speak for the next half hour or 45 minutes. widen the view out again and show you the severe thunderstorm warnings. two are southern maryland. we will keep you updated on abc7. i want to give you an update, so we will stay on this for you. this just came in. tornado warning until 5:30. this is for charles and st. mary's county. i'll step out of the way here. let molly go in the computer and zoom in closer for you. 4:59, severe thunderstorm capable of producing a indicated. capable of producing a tornado. 9 miles east of pope creek. moving at 10 miles per hour. there is the potential at this time. you are on the edge. this is the time that you need to seek shelter. go to interior location. the home, a basement, a bat

this prompted the weather service right there between faulconer, mechanicsville. we see numbers like that. we're thinking, there possibly could be something on the ground. you also unless it's moving more to the southeast. this is what we call a right term. these storms are moving west to east. this is moving more toward the southeast. so a right turn or so. looks like more chaptica than mechanicsville. >> they do tend to make a right turn, and this is no exception. that was a pretty good notch. that doesn't mean we've got 128 knot winds at the surface, but it certainly indicates there's something going on in the atmosphere. a little turning, and consequently, that's what prompted the tornado warning until 5: zoom back in, howard. let's give folks the towns in the path of this. so let's back out just a little bit. anybody between maddux, and chaptic0o, should take cover immediately. a lot of you don't have basements in southern maryland, so an interior room, a bathroom. flying debris is your main cause of injuries and fatalities. this, probably some pretty good wi

mechanicsville.ooking for the heaviest of the cell over your area in the next five or eight minutes. port tobacco is clearing out. another shower east of you. head to the d.c. metro and we are looking at the scattered showers at this time in aspen hill. this is good news there. we shouldn't run into problems in the next half hour to 45 minutes. it's 88 degrees. 86 over at reston. we move through this evening, the temperatures will slowly cool. we range as we move to the 8:00 hour. coming up we look at the upcoming weekend. never too early to talk about the weekend. more on that in a few minutes. jonathan: thank you. we have breaking news coming in the newsroom. a school bus is on fire. this is in olney on georgia avenue at international drive. this is a very busy area. you can see the flames coming out of the bus. everybody made it off in time. you can see from the vantage point where it's taken there will be serious traffic prones in the area in montgomery county. this is in olney. everybody did mak

we're had that rain down to the south, look at huesville, mechanicsville, severe thunderstorm warning still in effect until 6:45. this is a very big storm. we've been watching this one move all the way across from west to east and going to make its way toward cal bert county. and then -- another line, this line now forming and i expect to see more storms develop around fredericksburg, more around the area and wider view showing that we're still have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect in the pink that i do expect most of this to start to -- to start to be cancelled now or let go in and around the dc area off to the west. we'll see the storms around the area. there it is right there. look at the storms off in the distance, rain right now at the airport, but the storm, we're pan left, guys, that's where we'll see some of the heaviest rain making its way on through the region. one thing i want you to remember, we're still had a flash flood watch in effect until 2:00 tonight. look at that, no planes on the runway. we've got a little bit of ground stop. watch out for that. now back in he

if we can estimate with radar how much hasle fen a few areas northwest of mechanicsville come up. poot should be giving me a little number. and it doesn't seem to wants to come up. it may be too new. inch or two of rain has fallen in brighter areas down. there another big concern. >> saturated with not imagination it's been a wet august and add inch or two causes problems. likely to be downed trees and potentially problems with creeks and rivers. >> as we look at everything you can sigh the red area indicating our tornado warning until 5:30 this doesn't get to leopard town if you do watch that and you have a severe i don't know the flash flood washing is giving up now. that's what you see in the green overlaying everything else and that's goes charles countsy and st. marys overnight tonight in that area and flash noting win mech mechanicsville, charlotte h hall, brushwood, maddox, adam, coke hi. flooding is imtent or occurring. if that's an area you are in make sure you get to higher ground. >> that thunderstorm is drifting south 10 miles an hour. >> tornado warnings canc cancelle

prosecutors say stickle took off to the home in mechanicsville, maryland, and changed vehicles. he later turned himself in 95 miles acin frederick. his defense attorney says he fired in self-defense after the driver of the s.u.v. blocked him in and threatened him. >> i try to take a few deep breaths and relax. jeff: drivers we spoke with said when they encounter road rage they don't fight back. >> i get angry but i don't act on it. >> it's not worth it. i back off. >> it gets worse and worse and the levels people take it to. jeff: sheila ayres says if you feel threatened by another driver pull over and

right around mechanicsville. 3.7inches. you're under a flash flood warning until 8:30. we'll come back, and talk about when the storms leave to the south, and talk about a pattern flip later in the week. americans are basking in the glow of the first coast to coast total eclipse of the sun in nearly 100 years. >>> from oregon to south carolina and a 70-mile wide path in between. much of the u.s. stopped everything to get a look at that rare solar eclipse. >> this is just incredible. >> it's gone, we're in darkness. take off your glasses. oh, my goodness! >> that was the reaction in madris, oregon. one of the first areas to witness the eclipse in its totality. >>> wyoming probably provided the most picturesque of the eclipse. it almost looks like sunset there as mountain city goes from light to dark and back to light again. >>> a flock of flamingos had a bird's eye view of the eclipse, as the nashville zoo descended into darkness. the flamingo lagoon was one of wow, check that out. the birds were expected to get noisy when the sun darkened. the zoo also provided this spe

platta at 5:08, walters at 5:27 and mechanicsville at 6:02 and then it gets out of here.hot and humid and future cast coming up in just a few moments. >> i'm loving that belt with that dress. that's nice on air. i like it. >> it looks good in person too don't get me wrong. >> it only matters what they see out there right? >> fairfax county northbound we have a crash blocking your right lane between 123 and burke center parkway. i-66 a couple of alerts of an accident between route 29 not seeing delays from it. here's a live look at traffic passing through centreville out and travel so far. wait an hour, 66 will slow down. 355 southbound at montgomery village avenue. we have construction blocking the right lane. >> thank you ellen. >>> happening today we are learning now that some of kevin durant day events have been canceled. >> but we will honoring the hometown hero and the superstar plans to attend the parade which sets off at 10 this morning and ends at goodwin park with a festival that was supposed to follow has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts. he won his fir

we've got heavier rain to mechanicsville and frederick.oppler indicated tornado warning, so they are coer could have some gusts at -- rotation, could have some gusts at sterling50 to 60 miles an hour. the service issues a tornado warning for st. michael's, tillman and oxford. please get to the lower level if you're watching us from over there or if you know somebody over there, give them a holler. tell them to get downstairs. meanwhile up in montgomery county lay tonsville, german germantown, -- germantown, barryville finally seeing a shower, may be the last of the shower for several hours on route 7 moving toward percyville. tomorrow is a somewhat active day with scattered showers and storms, some in the morning, some in the midday, some in the afternoon, not an all day event, but you got to pay attention much of the day. that's why the yw alert. we are looking at a cold front in ohio and indianapolis. this thing is coming our way. ahead of it you know how soupy and unstable the air is. this has that threat for showers and storms. tomorro

he knows about thomasville heights and he knows that mechanicsville.lice officer knows is a pretty bad area and kids sleeping on floors one set of clothing to their name, very limited supervision. these are the kids we are trying to protect and jim thinks we are oppressing and thinks where modern day -- catchers. we all understand jim is anti-police but what i would like to see more from him is what he stands for. lauren: let's bring in joe. here in new york city one of the toughest cities to police and the entire country with a sheer population. i know crime is going down but you guys risk your lives every single day to protect all of us and the treatment you are getting? >> officer familia months ago holder and maher it just doesn't stop. when somebody does something like that and doesn't let us go to the gym it doesn't make sense and it's horrible. lauren: the hatred has reached a new level. i see police officers now and i'm used to walking right by but now with all the stories to show my appreciation i say hi how are you insert some sort of convers

mechanicsville seeing moderate rain pretty soon and headed to calvert county.emperatures are warm. 78 annapolis. 77 in the district. 72 in clinton and leesburg. 64 winchester. this is future weather. through lunchtime, we'll start to see showers flare up across the area. then into this evening, the models trying to show more showers and storms. higher chance as we go into friday afternoon with thunderstorms in the forecast. if you're exercising outside today, hot and humid. again, we have the chance of rain in the forecast there. make sure you stay updated on that throughout the afternoon. storm here tomorrow. the weekend looks good. look at monday. clear skies for the eclipse. let's check the roadways on this thursday morning. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. at loudoun loudoun county was closed down in both directions at cider mill road. west of hillsborough. rock creek parkway to the kennedy center should be in the wrap-up stages. they work down there until 6:00 or 6:10. traffic gets by one direction. rail riders on the orange line, expect residu

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prosecutors say stickle took off to the home in mechanicsville, maryland, and changed vehicles. he later turned himself in 95 miles acin frederick. his defense attorney says he fired in self-defense after the driver of the s.u.v. blocked him in and threatened him. >> i try to take a few deep breaths and relax. jeff: drivers we spoke with said when they encounter road rage they don't fight back. >> i get angry but i don't act on it. >> it's not worth it. i back off. >> it gets worse and worse and the levels people take it to. jeff: sheila ayres says if you feel threatened by another driver pull over and if you are stuck at a light and a stop sign and an angry driver gets out and comes your way, do not roll down your window or engage. >> if somebody is out of the car, it's escalated so far and you have no idea what could happen. jeff: they also recommend only honking your horn when necessary. doing so too much can often lead to disagreements on the roads that you don't need to be part of. the suspect in this case is being held without bond and he is due back in court on september

mechanicsville not seeing the rain, but it will be clearing out soon. future weather moves that rain out. today, a mix of clouds and sunshine. maybe an isolated shower at best. most of the area just looking pretty good. your winery forecast if that's where you're going to be heading today or through the weekend. it's looking really good if you want to check out local wineries. temperatures ibo now high weekend, right around 80 degrees saturday and sunday. the normal high is 86. next rain chance not until tuesday. then the remnants of harvey for next week and your labor day weekend. we'll look at the extended forecast coming up. let's check the roads with wtop's jack taylor. >> does it seem odd i'm thinking about a winery forecast, that you're reading my mind as well? >> roadways are quiet. don't overdrive the conditions if it's a little wet, please. accident activity in bowie, south on 197. just after the intersection with 450. authorities should be on scene also. just heard from callers. an incident in upper marlboro. we had a crash, according to them

caller: i am in mechanicsville.et me say, first, before anything else, you know, i think it is a popular opinion in this country that, you know, i am whi te, a male, and obviously have a southern accent, therefore i am probably racist. i believe that is the way most people think. number one, i am not. this last gentleman you spoke beginning to get mixed emotions about whether they should come down or not, but i believe they should stay up. the ones along monument avenue, it has been an attraction for tourists from all over the world. of oura picture governor, dwight d. eisenhower, and winston churchill in an open car going down monument avenue. what happened in iarlottesville, number one, do not like seeing these people carrying the battle flag of the confederacy at these rallies. i think it is ridiculous. you know, i would never fly one. know, the same token, you i think monuments do represent history. there is nothing wrong with that. richmond was the capital of the confederacy, and those monuments byt are down th

. >>> a little league -- excuse me softball team from mechanicsville, virginia has been disqualifiedrom playing a nationally televised tournament because of a picture posted on snapchat. >> six members posted this photo of themselves -- well, wwell,its not that photo. they were showing their middle fingers directed at the opposing team. the league president said the incident is under investigation and he takes the value of good sportsmanship seriously. members of the team issued an apology but they will not play in the tournament. >> a memo from a employee has gone viral and prompted a diversity debate. >> as we head to break on this monday morning, it's going to be a wet run pretty much throughout the day. weather and traffic on the 5's coming up next. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with