check the nbc washington app to see if your hometown is under a flash flood watch.ntime, amelia segal will be pack with us as she's timing out severe storm that is could be knocking at your door. >>> job seekers you should develop your digital skills to get paid more. a survey showing 80% of mid level jobs in virginia now require digital skills. this job pays 46% more than their nondigital counter parts. governor terry mccollough joined. kimberly bryant talked about black girls code, a tech center nonprofit that launched locally. >> our focus is to introduce girls from underrepresenting communities ages 7 to 17 to technology and computer programming. >> keep this in mind over the past ten years, nationwide job openings that require skills have grown two and a half times faster than nondigital jobs. >> a good thing for students as they begin their summer jobs program. that starts on monday. zachary kiesch speak with the new hires about what to expect. >> reporter: the d.c. summer youth employment program call center is in full swing. >> if you wore a nice polo with f

a good idea to download the nbc washington app where you can get the radar right there. with these storms, i wouldn't cancel your plans if they're out doors but be able to move indoors. have that plan b ready to go. temperatures are in the 80s. right now 89 in washington. 86 in leesburg. for the evening hours we'll find temperatures generally hanging in the 80s. it's muggy outside. it's dry for the evening hours. a lot of it is fall apart but it could still touch off a shower or two. tomorrow here is noon on future weather. the cloud/sun mix like we saw today. 2:00 p.m. starting to see the showers and thunderstorms fire across the area. notice not everybody sees rain. plenty of dry time throughout the day tomorrow. i think the best chance of rain is actually going to be during the evening hours from 6:00 p.m. on into the early overnight hours. i also want to point out this feature here. this is overnight sunday into monday. some heavy rain potentially along the maryland pennsylvania border. for tomorrow the greatest threat would be heavy rain with any storms. that could

if you want to know more about the dangerous side effects, check out our nbc washington app and search synthetic drugs. that's the latest live in northwest washington. chris gordon, news 4. >>> severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 tonight. what are we seeing on the radar right now, guys? >>> showers and storms across northern maryland. frederick county getting hit right now. the watch goes until 9:00. but we've been fortunate so far, very little in the way of severe weather reports. >> that's true. we've had isolated severe storms. that's really what we think we'll get through the evening hours. reports though in calvert county, the 100 block of thunderbird drive. calvert county northeast of -- trees down. that's where we could get the high winds coming through are the storms. >> gusty winds and small hail a possibility with the storms. toasty warm or -- 86 at joint base andrews. 83 in annapolis. cooler in southern maryland. we've seen a couple of thunderstorms already. here's storm team 4 radar. the strongest storm is across frederick county. this was a briefly severe storm a little w

have o our nbc washington app ready to go. you have a live radar and pretty up to date within a five-minute current radar picture there in the palm of your hand on your smart phone. plus the latest forecast on what you should be expecting going forward. 50s in the suburbs. 55 at dulles. a little milder downtown. 63 was the cool spot. 61 at annapolis. lots of 50s this morning. hope you enjoyed it because the next couple mornings will not be that cold court see of more humidity. fewer 90s than over the past week or so. rain chances come back tomorrow and off and on rain chances may be with us for the remainder of the week. a 40% chance for showers tomorrow. down to 30% on wednesday. then a little back into the 40% for thursday and friday. best news i can give you i remain optimistic that the weekend coming up should be dry. now we have a leap second coming up tomorrow. this is the most important thing thing. you get one more second to enjoy tomorrow. that second comes at 7:59: 59 p.m. start thinking what you're going to do with

have our nbc washington app ready to go. we'll be sending out push alerts and have frequent updates here on channel 4 as well. update on the crash from molette green. >> update on the crash. good morning. just got off the phone with police. this 95 north crash at prince william parkway they're saying it's cleared out of the way. still we have some volume, off to the right side of the road. and 95 not looking so hot as you head north of the prince william parkway. that's dale city and that's slow because of earlier road work here. nice and green love to see that. beltway here at colesville road, inner and outer loop everything is moving along fine. overall, no major problems. back at 5:21 with a live look at prince george's county. >>> reaction is pouring in for maryland governor larry hogan after announcing he has cancer. how his comrades and co-workers are reaching out. >>> a warning before you get dressed for work today. why your skinny jeans m the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the f

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open up the nbc washington app. games kicked off last night with opening ceremonies at the stadium. it's quite the crowd. aaron gilchrist was one of the emcees. happy to be part of it. this weekend, a montgomery county firefighter is planning to suit up for the event on monday. jim handly caught up with david lee who is trading in a fire helmet for a moto cross helmet. >> reporter: he responds to emergencies. to bond with his son, he trades in the fire truck for two wheels. this is go pro video of david lee living his passion. >> it's scary. when you jump, your jumping is the highlight of the sport. a major accomplishment when you can jump this jump. >> reporter: lee took it up not just for the thrill of it but to spend time with his son trayvon. trayvon says his dad doesn't hold back when it comes to competing, even with him. >> when we ride together, he's overcompetitive. sometimes i don't want to ride with him. it irks me sometimes, a little bit. >> we are competitive with each other. that keeps us together. what

. >> we'll push out alerts on the nbc washington app as we get them. meteorologist veronica johnson is tracking this for us. what's it look like right now, v.j.? >> the scattered strong thunderstorms coming up through the afternoon and the through the evening hours. we'll see more of the storms popping up on storm team 4 radar and more isolated severe weatherment take a look at severe thunderstorm watch covers the area. initially, it was just across northern maryland but now it's through until 9:00 p.m. we've got the threat of seeing hail up to an inch. the possibility of some damaging winds. gusts over 50 miles per hour as well as heavy rain. torrential rain coming into our area. here's the latest on radar up to the north and east of baltimore. seeing some hail. extended warnings there. tracking this storm system through st. mary's calvert county like calvert beach and bertha in the next couple of minutes. it's possible it could be warned on and more storms are stacking up off to the west. download our nbc washington app and keep that updated forecast

you can stay ahead of the severe weather by checking out the nbc washington app. power lines were shot here. dominion virginia power reports it's 500. >> if you did lose power you could be watching on your nbc washington app. >> yes, if you charged it. >> more reason to have the app. how about that? >> 5:21 our time right now. >> a good pitch right there. >> i tried. >>> tom kierein is keeping an eye on today's forecast. things are drying out. >> yeah, getting quieter too. that loud thunder woke me up during the evening. now a cloudy sky and a scene of tranquility. it is quiet as we start off early on this tuesday morning in the wake of those storms. still some clouds around. storm team 4 radar showing a few lingering showers south and east of washington and north and west. that's the moving color on radar. we have the one little batch of sprinkles in spotsylvania county and it will move into fredericksburg. on a track to move to waldorf this on the eastern shore will be staying near the atlantic beaches. a few sprinkles in western maryland, panhandle of west virgi

we'll have frequent updates on nbc4 and our website and our nbc washington app. here's the live picture of the dulles international airport a hazy and thick atmosphere outside this morning. temperatures are in the mid and upper 70s in the metro area. upper 70s along the bay and down into parts of southern maryland. forecast for this morning going out the door for your walk 85 degrees by 10:00 a.m. coming home later this afternoon, storms firing up. temperatures flirting with 100 degrees by later on this afternoon. no weather related slowdowns now but we could have a big impact on traffic later on today. >> looking at our issues right now, we're talking about 95 northbound, brand new crash here. it's actually off to the shoulder so that shouldn't be slowing down things too much. but right now, that is in the area where we had that earlier problem here. 95 north at the rest area, north of that a little slow here through dale city. still going about 12 miles per hour. 66 into town, a little bit slow there as well through manassas and then through fairfax. going 45 m

i have tweeted to you the a link to that and on our nbc washington app, search fire family. . good to know nice people out there. very nice. >> so many people say, oh we should help, we should do something. very few would actually say -- >> open their home. >> we are gonna do it, bring them into our house. amazing. >> difference between saying it and acting on it. the family did just that. what a life experience for all those -- all the children involved. for sure. >> all right. >> david culver, thank you. >>> still ahead, her parents say she is living a lime the new fallout amid reports an naacp leader and howard university alum misrepresented her own race. >>> plus, raising a glass in their honor. how a wine company is paying tribute to our veterans for >>> tonight, a howard university alum is under fire over allegations she lied about her own race. rachel dolezal is the leader of the spokane, washington, naacp, city leaders are investigating whether she violated policy by lying about her race on a job application. she identified herself as black white and american indian bu

to prepare us. >> we have more team usa coverage in the nbc washington app. she scored two goals in the last two games. we posted a new interview with star carli lloyd. just search world cup. >>> let's move over to baseball for a moment. the nationals start a three-game set tonight in atlanta. matt williams will have one of the best hitters back in the lineup. they haven't had much luck against the nats this season. the latest coming last week. the nationals, winners in eight of the last nine games against atlanta this season, including eight in a row. the braves on the verge of losing nine straight to the nationals. franchise for the first time since 1973. back when they were the expos. bryce harper likes playing against atlanta. he's 11 for 25. a 4.40 average. nine rbis in the six games against the braves. >> college football news. university of maryland today. head coach, randy edsel signed april contract with the terps off a very successful first season in the big ten. they've made bowl appearances in each of the last two seasons under edsel. entering his

go to our nbc washington app for a list of events and closures. search capitol pride. take a look here at 4:30 this afternoon. that is when the parade is going to step up. p street in northwest is where it will start. expect closed roads. the parade ends at 14th and f streets. >>> a story in iowa, one woman dead and one in custody. the shooting happened in the coral ridge mall. iowa state patrol arrested one person on intern state 80 in connection with the shooting. police are trying to figure out what led up to this. >>> a prison worker pleaded not guilty in connection with the jailbreak in new york. joyce mitchell, right here, is accused of providing material to two killers who escaped. she faces eight years in prison, if convicted. she works at the correction alpha silty. >> matt and sweat are still on the run. jay gray reports on the arrest and massive manhunt. >> reporter: almost a week after helping two convicted killers break out of the maximum security prison where she worked joyce mitchell was charged for her role in the escape. >> promoting prison contraband,

nbc four. that means you should expect frequent updates on air and online and frequent pushes from your weather app. our nbc washington app as well. go ahead and have that down loaded onto your smart phone. there's no severe weather out there just yet. expecting it this afternoon and interfering with the afternoon commute home. that's the worst of the weather most likely between 4:00 and 8:00 today. current temperatures. already 90 in leesburg. 88 in winchester. here's the way the heat indexes are going to continue to climb. by 4:00 this afternoon, 100 to 105 heat indexes across the metro. they'll stay that way until 4:00 or 5:00. they'll lower then the rainstorm rainstorms come in. any time after 3:00 or 4:00 could have a very large impact on travel around the area. air, rail, or roads. >> chuck thank you. >>> a developing story out of baltimore. police say a 2-year-old girl found locked in a hot car has died. the girl was there for at least a full 4 hours. the father is the one who found here yesterday afternoon. he's also the one who put her in the car. he was taken in for questioning. so far no charges have been f

we have much more redskins coverage on the nbc washington app and how concerned team president allen is about jackson missing the team's first offseason workout. just search redskins. >>> nbc 4's proud to take part in an effort to work with organizations that need youp your help. it's do more 24. it's coordinated by the united way. the president and ceo explains how the program started. >> there's a huge gap that still needs to be filled and that's why we started do more 24 because it's an opportunity for us to rally as a region. >> do more 24 happens this thursday. we have a link to the 600 participating nonprofits on nbcwashington.com. >>> we monitor a new severe weather warning and this is just the beginning, folks, of a very busy night. doug returns with a look at the timing of when it will all be over for us. >>> last half hour caitlyn jenner made it into the history books. >>> right now continuing to track the showers and storms around the region. a couple of them have turned severe with heavy rainfall. lightning, as well. strong gusty winds. storm 4 radar showing the activity.

you can check out the nbc washington app. news4 shot the video of the trees on the power lines in the area of 26th street in arlington. around 5,700 customers in northern virginia were without power last night. dominion virginia reports that number is around 500 and we'll watch for those outages this morning as crews continue the clean-up. no 4:31 your time right now. looks like we'll have a stretch of calm after all this excitement last night. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to find out what's in the day ahead. >> we did have peak wind gusts to around 50 to 60 miles an hour in the metro area but things have settled down since then. storm team 4 radar showing some showers here in southeastern virginia. those stretch into the lower part of the eastern shore. getting a few other sprinkles out here in the mountains. those are tracking off to the east, maybe near winchester and hagerstown before they dissipate. closer to washington, getting a few sprinkles here. the patches of green in central montgo

looking at the nbc washington app which does include traffic if you go into that and seeing a lot of red which is never a good thing during this time of day. meanwhile, take a look at the traffic cam. 495 south of tyson's. we are talking about all of this rain on top of areas already gotten pounded with a lot of rain. will lead to likely flooding throughout the areas moving over from severe thunderstorm to flash flood warnings and big impact not just now for the evening rush and right through the overnight. traffic moving slowly with reduced visibility and rainfall rates over an inch an hour. doug? >> we are tracking the traffic from springfield all the way around the beltway and it's a mess. here's this one right through portions of d.c. really the eastern half of d.c. northeast, southeast, right around capitol hill. all seeing extremely heavy rain right now. the severe thunderstorm warning going until 7:15 or 7:00. you can see all of the lightning with this up towards college park. and then right on down towards nats park which game has been delayed at least for now and then as we

for more information, just go to our nbc washington app and search for changing minds. >>> some local students got to enjoy a selfie with dave chappelle. why the visit was special for the kids and the comedian. >>> a ritzy wedding reception nearly turned tragic because someone was packing heat. tonight an update on the victim. >>> no united representative ever reached out to anybody. no phone calls, no human being, nothing. >> passengers describe the worst flight many of them will ever take. why they had to sit almost 24 hours in near freezing temperatures. >>> you bring the ice cream, we've got the cones. max scherzer, he is bringing all the chocolate syrup you can handle. mad max against the brew crew. the warriors deny king james and stand one win away from their second nba championship. >>> plus da'rel young joins us for the off-season. and holding kangaroos. make sure you hop on in >>> new tonight, two teenagers badly hurt in back-to-back shark attacks. now everyone is being asked to stay out of the water. this happened off the coast of north carolina. a 13-year-old girl reported

all on our nbc washington app. >>> new at 11:00, police want you to take a good look at these pictures. prince william county police say a man dressed in women's clothing was peeping in a women's bathroom. it happened at the walmart store on worth avenue in woodbridge last month. the victim told police the man stood in front of the bathroom stall she was using and use admire roar to spy on her. she confronted him and he took off. >>> the defense is expected to get its turn tomorrow in the sex assault trial against jesse matthews. today prosecutors outlined how police linked matthew to the 2005 attack in fairfax county. detectives say over nine years they investigated persons of interest, but cleared them all because they had an alibi or dna ruled them out. police got their break when officers arrested matthew for hannah graham's murder in charlottesville. a mouth swab matched dna from the 2005 case, ultimately making him the prime suspect. >> he came into the call out of control. and as the video shows, was out of control during the incident. >> that's the mckinney police chief talking

you first saw this when transportation reporter adam tuss broke the news in our nbc washington app. metro's train control center described as a chaotic distracted atmosphere. >> there is no sugarcoating this report. it is critical and damning of the metro system, basically saying that metro suspect doing what it needs to be doing when it comes to safety. here at l'enfant plaza, we had the deadly smoke and those things are addressed in this report, talking about the need to clean parts, maintenance things respect being main taped the way they should be in the metro system. this report also talks about metro's operations center basically what would be metro's tower control and saying that it is a distracting atmosphere in there that some employees are on cell phones. not a good picture. the fta painted it today. organizational shortcomings and operational concerns continue to limit the effective inspects recognizing and resolving safety issues. >> coming up on news4 at 5:00 much more from what the federal transit administration is saying and what is metro's response to all of this? ba

download the nbc washington app for push alerts about the biggest races. in alexandria, kerry donley is challenging bill euille. the house of delegates could be changed. former supervisor susan stimpson is up against incumbent william howell. >>> coming up on five after the hour. the airports authority will hold a hearing about ride sharing apps. the new proposals could give you more access to uber and lift drivers. news4's megan mcgrath live at reagan national with what cab drivers think of this. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning aaron. if you look behind me here you can see all of the activity here. a lot of traditional taxi cabs, but right now ride hailing companies like uber and lift they're not allowed to wait for fares on airport property. they have to wait nearby off site and travelers can use an app to request a ride. well, the washington airport authority is considering changing those rules. the first of four public hearings gets underway to discuss the role of the regulations that would be imposed. under the proposal uber drivers woul

keep it right here we will continue to follow this story and bring you updates on the nbc washington app. >>> this is scott macfarlane at the live desk, a lot of developments in the last two or three minutes. nbc news now reporting one of the inmates who escaped that maximum security prison in new york has been shot and killed by law enforcement that's richard matt. other media organizations reporting the other inmate who escaped, david sweat is being actively pursued by police as we speak. what's more, the last minute or two nbc news is reporting that some of the evidence that brought police onto the trail of these two men the last few day, they say there was dna evidence matching those of the inmates found near a summer camp in owl's head new york, not far from where this shooting reportedly happened today in malone, new york about 40 miles from dannemora, new york, where the clinton correctional facility is. again, nbc news reporting inmate richard matt has been shot and killed by law enforcement. other media organization reporting the other inmate david sweat, being chased by police.

get our storm team 4 app for nbc washington app and remain very weather alert.it is going to be one of those days here in the washington area. temperatures are already nearly 80 degrees in washington. 79 now at national airport with a heat index near 82. this is cool and comfy compared to how it will be later on this afternoon. what to expect today, dangerously high levels of heat and humidity. severe thunderstorms are very very likely today. we'll be putting out frequent updates either online, on air or through the push alerts on the nbc washington app. have those things ready to go. the timing the usual. mid to late afternoon early this evening. temperatures out the door this morning are awfully muggy. 77 in winchester now. 78 down in st. mary's county. here's the future feels like temperatures. near 100 degrees for the heat index by lunch time today. and topping off with heat index values near 105 to 106 degrees later on this afternoon before cooling down behind the thunderstorms. here's future weather to time out the thunderstorm development. quiet through l

you can download the nbc washington app and get the radar right there on your smartphone while you'reo check it to make sure thunderstorms aren't popping up across the area. temperatures right now in the 60s. 63 in college park. 62 in dulles and 63 degrees in camp springs. a nice start this morning. as we work our way throughout the day, clouds increase and it's going to be this system that is our main cause for rain and thunderstorms during the evening hours. so your hour by hour forecast for today, 8:00 a.m., partly sunny. mid 70s. low 80s around lunch time hours. mostly cloudy. maybe an isolated thunderstorm during the afternoon hours. at 3:00 p.m., we hit 87 degrees. as we get into the evening hours, around 8:00 p.m. storms are likely and a temperature of 79 degrees. so the weather concerns this evening would be high winds that could produce some wind damage and some heavy rain. the torrential downpours that we have been seeing, we saw it on tuesday and saturday. that is possible again tonight. also we can't rule out some hail with the storm and the isolated tornado is possible to

you can check out the schedule on our nbc washington app. just search folk life festival. >>> manhunt for two escaped killers nearing the 20-day mark. new at 4:00, investigators tell nbc exactly what they found in a cabin where the two men were hiding. >>> diet or exercise, what's more important? >> well what's more important when it comes to losing weight? doreen gentzler helps settle that able-old debate. >>> we have had pleasant conditions today. look at this, the humidity will be going up tomorrow. it is going to get uncomfortable. on top of that it is a moderate-impact day for us weather-wise, we are talking about not just the return of the 90-degree heat but also some afternoon thunderstorms. we will give you the timing of those storms and the impact on this area coming up right after the break. stick around. why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay f

check it out on the nbc washington app. >>> stop stop stop! >> that frantic call last minute one likely saved hundreds of lives at chicago's midway airport. that call was made as two planes were on a collision course. they came to a screeching halt. a delta and a southwest flight, similar flight numbers. they were barrelling down intersecting runways on tuesday when a controller noticed that there was a mistake there. in reality only the southwest flight had been cleared for takeoff. the planes stopped within 2,000 feet of the intersection. >> the offending pilot has to listen closely to make sure that the call signs are not confused. repeat back the clearance. the lives are at stake here and so this is a very critical moment. >> now, delta is cooperating with an investigation but it's unclear in the pilot will face any discipline. >>> d.c. police are investigating a shooting in southeast washington. police found a man shot in the area off 33rd and "d" street. not far from minnesota avenue. right now there's no description of a suspect. >>> d.

you saw this breaking news earlier today in nbc washington app. so what made such a good kid take such a bad turn in northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey is live at his school in manassas. are you getting answers? >> reporter: there are two teenagers involved in this case, secret until today. they both met here at osborn park high school. now the fbi says one of them is in syria where he has gone to join islamic state fighters much the other one pleaded guilty in court today, admitting he made the connections and raised the money to help his friend get to syria. authorities say this pair's plot to help isis started even before they grant waiteded edgraduated from high school. 17-year-old ali shukri amin pled guilty to providing material support to terrorists in court today. he used social media, the twitter handle, i'm reekie witness in his campaign to raise money for isis, using bitcoin. >> he gaped 4,000 followers on twitter and sent over 7,000 tweets. >> reporter: amin actively recruited future isis fighters eventually helping his 18-yea

we have a full schedule on the nbc washington app.ll you have to do is click on police and fire games. >>> that's how -- >> there it is! >> all right. a d.c. firefighter celebrating after making the top 20 qualifiers on "american ninja warrior." he is usually trying to put out the fires but last night mike bernardo set the course on fire himself. he rebounded from an early exit last season to wind up in the top 20 last night. >> we're not saving the world out here, we're not curing cancer. we're not solving hunger but it's symbolic for all of the struggles we face in our lives and the things that we strive to become better at to help ourselves and help others. i'll do it as long as i can. >> he moves on to the city finals for a chance to go to las vegas. >> good luck. looks like he'll go far there. >> he's tough physically and mentally. >>> well new calls for the washington redskins to change the name. >> and the movement could soon have a lot of support. the megachurch pushing the team to make a change. >>> blink and you'll miss it.

download our nbc washington app. >>> charges dropped against a university of virginia student who wound up with stitches after a arrest by alcohol bev ram control officers. martese johnson says he doesn't think the abc officers should face any charges because he doesn't think it would benefit society. reporter henry graph of our sister station in charlottesville sat down with johnson earlier this afternoon. >> that was probably the most appalling moment for me being able to look back and see the blood dripping down my face. and all of my peers standing around to watch. >> reporter: it's these images that will stick with martese johnson for a lifetime. the third-year uva student says st. patrick's day 2015 started as a typical night on the lawn with friends until he tried enter trinity irish pub with an old identification card. was that my driver's license had a different zip code than my identification card from past years simply because my family had moved. >> reporter: johnson says once out of line an abc agent grabbed his arm and confronted him. >> as i was grabbing for my i.d., anot

we have got a photo gallery of the emotional reaction in charleston today in our nbc washington app.ust search charleston mourns. >>> there's now a $1,000 reward to help find a man who inappropriately touched a 6-year-old girl at a cvs in riverdale. police say the attack happened last night day night at 8:00. they believe the guy is in the area a lot and they hope that somebody will recognize him. you can get a closer look at the photo on the nbc washington app just by searching riverdale. >>> there have been changes in the last nine years but a new report finds the d.c. fire and ems department has a long way to go to improve emergency responses and patient care. news4's mark segraves talked to a man who lost a family member after a botched response. >> reporter: it was more than nine years ago, "new york times" reporter david rose.baum was mugged not far from here in upper northwest washington. he died later at a hospital partially due to a failed 911 response. rose.baum's family sued the city but dropped their case when the mayor and the fire chief agreed to a series of reforms to

are in there and we'll keep an eye on this here and send a push alert to your phone with the nbc washington app as soon as we get new information. >>> we're dealing with heat and humidity in abundance. tropical storm bill there's a center of circulation now just down to the south and west and northeast of corpus christi, texas right now. a huge plume of tropical moisture is bringing more rain. what they don't need. in the mid atlantic, a little weather impulse coming our direction and the high heat and humidity. the yellow-shaded area is a slight risk area for a possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms thing. primary timing between 3:00 and 9:00. meanwhile it's horribly hot outside. temperatures in the 90s. more on how hot it's going to be in your neighborhood coming up. >> a developing story now. police in berkeley california are trying to figure out what caused a deadly balcony collapse. it crumbled. many of the injure rd in critical reason right now. all of those killed were irish students in the u.s. on temporary visas. a 21st birthday party was underway at the time of the incident. >>

we're pushing out alert after alert on the nbc washington app about rodad closures. take a look. we have trees and lines down everywhere. >> fairfax county melissa molette has the closures. >> right now we're starting with this one, 123 there at braddock road do have partial closures because of trees and wires. fairfax county parkway. twin twinbrook as well. gw parkway southbound, we're seeing the right lane blocked because of debris. chopper on its way. at fairfax to take a look from above at those closures. chuck. >>> outside beautiful sunshine is making a comeback over the nation's capital. here's a look at the live tower at downtown d.c. bright sunshine. we get to keep it that way all day long. temperatures have really dropped. the northwesterly breeze there. 63 in gaithersburg. 66 in falls church. 65 degrees in college park. hour by hour then, through the day today temperatures around 70 by 7:00 a.m. this morning. mid to upper 80s later on today. coming up in ten minutes, we'll see when the humidity is going to start to make a comeback. >> thank you, chuck. last night storms

we'll send you any breaking developments on your phone using the nbc washington app. >> a driver rano a downed tree and died last night in montgomery county. chopper 4 flying over the scene. the driver of a pickup truck slammed into a tree. the 79-year-old driver died at the screen. >> smoke and fire and it all happened so fast. >> it was a lightning strike that sparked the fire. this morning people are trying to find a new place to live. >> reporter: aaron angie, the good news here is no one was hurt, but the recovery for some will be long and difficult. in the light of day you can see right through the charred roof. that's this man's unit. >> i saw a very big spark. i did not think it would be anything big and then i start smelling smoke. >> reporter: he's visibly shaken after having to run out when lightning struck and caught the roof on fire. >> i really don't even feel like yet. i think i didn't come out of the shock yet. >> reporter: a mattress, other furniture including baby gear for his newborn daughter damaged and tossed out. he didn't have renter's insurance. >> now i have

you can go to our nbc washington app. we have listed all the events and closures.pitol pride. >>> for those heading out there, pack the spf. this heat wave is serious. amelia segal is in for chuck bell this morning. it's going to be another scorcher. >> a high temperature in washington of 90 degrees. outside of the beltway, temperatures mid to upper 80s. it won't be as sweltering as it was yesterday. still hot and muggy outside. here is what to expect for the capitol pride parade from 4:30 to 7:30. partly sunny skies. most of the parade mainly dry. 3:00 p.m. 90 degrees. partly sunny skies, extremely humid. 5:00, temperatures still in the upper 80s. 7:00 p.m. a thunderstorm or rain that could impact the end of the parade. right now we are already in the low to mid-70s. 75 in washington. the mugginess is in the air. coming up in the full forecast, i'll have more on the potential for thunderstorms later today. >> thanks, amelia. >>> new this morning, passengers forced to leave a plane following a fuel leak. it happened on this allegiant flight from los angeles to bois

you can find the link in the nbc washington app. it is the story that had ervegeveryone talking. >>> it's a health issue that's getting a lot more attention these days. a child with a concussion. doctors are using a new tool in recovery. it's called die in a vision d 2. when a person has a head injury, some of their mental faculties are slowed. this helps to retrain the brain with a game that's sort of like whack a mole. >> it gives you a good training effect. >> experts say this is just one treatment program out of many. it's the kind of treatment that can be fun for kids. >>> american pharoah is now getting ready for his victory lap. the horse that won the triple crown thereby star of a special ceremony at churchill downs this week. this morning the owner and trainer and jockey for on the "today" show. >> you can't be just a little bit better. you have to be way better. we all wait for the one super horse. i think this is him. >> american pharoah is just the 12th horse to win all three races. he was the first to win that triple cr

both on our home page and our nbc washington app. if you would like to go in and look through them. >> rescue crews are searching the potomac river for a missing swimmer. take a look at chopper 4. two swimmers got into the river at the great falls virginia shoreline. one made it out but the second person got caught in the swift currents. some kayakers tried to help but couldn't get him out. swimming is not allowed in the river and you can see the color of the water after all the recent rain. >> it is wet and chilly. how long will this last? >> i think it will last through the day tomorrow. you mentioned the chill. this is one of the coolest june days we've seen in years. >> you're right. we're just waiting for a little warm-up. you know what? it's coming. you have to wait a little bit. >> exactly. we'll talk about those temperatures. look at the high. 63 degrees in d.c. 68, 59 in culpepper. that's the high today. 63. that will be the coolest high since 2009. this is reason why. we've got the northeasterly winds coming in. along with

look for updates on our nbc washington app. >>> a second day of searching and still no sign of a man who disappeared in the chesapeake bay. four people were rescued when their boat capsized near kent island yesterday. but a man from silver spring has not been found. we're told he was not wearing a life jacket and did not know how to swim. the rescued boaters say a strung gust of wind created a wave that knocked the boat over. >>> a little girl was killed in a separate boating accident in kent island yesterday. the victim is 7 years old. natural resources police say the driver of a boat lost control during a race event and crashed into several spectator boats. that little girl was on one of those spectator boats. three other people were injured. >>> check out this video from the outer banks of north carolina. two men pulled a 7-foot bull shark to shore while children were playing just a few feet away. after taking a picture, the men released the shark back into the waters unharmed. the person who shot that video tells nbc news it happened an attacked a 47-year-old man the same day. it

visit our nbc washington app and click on vexes for more information by state. >>> we have pictures from north carolina now where the suspect is about to board a plane from -- the plane will take him to south carolina whereas pete williams noted a few minutes ago he may be put on trial for the murder of nine people at that church in south carolina. we have not seep him yet but from the information that we have, that is the plane that will carry him to south carolina. it will be, of course a very short flight, not very long from the spot of north carolina were he is now. we will have more on this and we invite you to stay with news4 for continuing coverage. we will be updating the story throughout the night. >> there he goes. >> there is the suspect now, still wearing a bulletproof vest, by the way, as he is about to be loaded and they are taking it off for the flight. >> pete mentioned that he had waived extradition which is why this is happening so quickly. he has agreed to be transported back to -- from north carolina back to south carolina. sometimes that is a process that takes -- ta

great day to download the nbc washington app because you can get the radar there. and you can track it to see if thunderstorms are developing in your neighborhood. temperatures in the upper 70s and 80s. washington, the warm spot at 84. 81 in leesburg. 79 degrees in gaithersburg. here's the latest check of storm team 4 radar. most of the area dry. not seeing any rain. noon, much of the same. that hazy sunshine continuing. it's going to get into the afternoon and evening hours here at 3:00, we start to track some of the scattered shower and thunderstorm activity moving through. 5:30, the brighter colors here on the map that's lightning because of how muggy it is outside. slow moving storms the winds really not pushing storms through the area today. that could lead to some flash flooding concerns. i think there's a greater risk for severe weather tomorrow. today strong rain, a moderate risk of rain. a low to moderate risk that a thunderstorm contains some high winds. tomorrow the weather ris heavy rain high winds and some hail. that would once again be later in the da

when we hear from the governor, we will push out all of the information inside our nbc washington appe later on on news 4. we are live this morning in bethesda molette dpreengreen. back to you. >>> our wednesday's child is a bright girl with a poogsassion for the arts. she is still trying to decide between fashion and forensics. barbara harrison takes us to meet jasmine. >> this is it. >> 15-year-old jasmine says she wants to own a small dress shop when she dproesgrows up. katherine winnick dress owner of gossip on 23rd boutique and welcomes us and poitsnts out things that a store owner needs to add. she gave us a tour of the unique thing she buys to sell. >> how did you decide to hope a shop? >> i always since i was very little. my dad was an entrepreneur. i always wanted to be an entrepreneur. i had a passion for fashion. i feel like you do too, don't you? >> jasmine says she definitely loves fashion but has some other interests too. >> i am trying to decide between forensics and fashion. >> reporter: she says she could see herself as a detective or a fashion designer. >> as far as

if we do get a tornado warning, i will cut in or you can download our nbc washington app and get theatest there. and some timing as it moves to the northeast at about 20 mile-per-hour and alexandria about 6:25. and college park about 6:45. this is the remnants of what was tropical storm bill impacting our area and it's the outer most band that will be our big weather maker this evening over 1,000 lightning strikes and this will bring lots of lightning and maybe a tornado or two. the timing with future weather 7:00 p.m. fredric, loud oen and 8:00, it continues to move towards the east. notice the bright colors. that is torrential rain. you want to avoid driving during the evening hours tonight. moving through the district between 8:00 and 9:00. 9:00 p.m. still impacting st. george counties. and outd of here by midnight and still some areas of rain and a few thunderstorms possible overnight. my biggest weather concern this evening high winds, heavy rain. very low threat of hail and low threat of tornado. high today was about 92 degrees. tomorrow, father's day, the weather having a low

see the i-team's full report on how much money the paper predicament is costing nih on the nbc washington app. click on investigations. >>> still to come tonight, some controversy over police dash cams in one local county. the death of an officer recently revealed that some of the equipment doesn't work. tonight, we will tell you what's being done about that. >>> jesse matthew a step closer to facing trial in the abduction and death of hannah graham. we are just out of court where the judge laid out a timeline as to when that trial would take place and a case, >>> the family of hannah graham will have to wait for a year for the trial by the man accused of killing her, jesse matthew. today, a judge set the trial date for 2016. the judge also refused a request from the defense for her to recuse herself from the trial. virginia bureau reporter, david culver, is in charlottesville now. so report why the defense wanted the xbrunl to step away. >> reporter: jesse matthew's defense, wheeling in just some of the many boxes of evidence in this case evidence collected in part because of judge cheryl hi

for details just go to our nbc washington app. >>> generations of children will now get to play and learn about music at the memorial park. in addition to swings and slides it has musical instruments for kids to try out. lodato was gunned down. her accused murderer is in custody. they honored her life and legacy when they dedicated this park in her name. >> so pleased to see this and that kids are going to be exposed to music and that was really her passion. >> the playground is at the nanny lee rec center on 11th and jefferson streets. >>> new tonight if you are planning to feast on maryland's famous blue crabs this summer you may have to wait a little while. crab season in maryland is off to a slow start leaving some restaurants still waiting for local supplies. others are shipping in crabs from out of state. the crab population in the chesapeake bay is up this year but it's still sluggish. commercial crabbers hope that more crabs will move into the bay later this summer. >>> and as we move to the weather, radar is getting a little active this evening. is this a sign of what we can expe

we have just posted a lot more background on roof on our nbc washington app. just search dylann roof. >>> here in our area you can join those mourning and praying today at noon a prayer service will be held at the metropolitan ame church. tonight at 7:00, you can join members of the national black united front at an interfaith vigil. that will take place at the african-american civil war memorial near "u" street metro station. >>> today marks a major milestone in the eradication of slavery in this country. called juneteenth it's the oldest known commemoration ending slavery in the united states. some are using this day to remember the victims of the church shooting victims. we mentioned they're holding a vigil african-american civil war memorial at 7:30 tonight. >>> d.c. police are investigating a deadly shooting. that happened before midnight along fifth street in northwest. we're told that the victim was shot in the back and later died at the hospital. police have not released any details about a motive. >>> we know the name of the man shot and killed in the

. >> reporter: you can check out the nbc washington app to see all the names of the 18 suspects arrested. in montgomery county mark segraves news4. >>> a big vote tonight for the d.c. zoning commission could keep new homes like this one from being built. the vote concerns those so-called pop-up additions on traditional row houses that make them out of character for their neighborhoods. officials could place new tougher restrictions on homeowners and developers of pop-ups. this will not impact existing pop-ups that have already gotten legal approval. >>> a lot of development in tysons corner and some people are calling it america's next great city. the landscape is changing so quickly, it is affecting how people walk around. our transportation reporter, adam tuss, is here with how folks are navigating a maze of walkways in the sky. >> reporter: in tysons corner, everything is elevated, the skyscraper, the metro and yes, the pedestrian walkways. crossing the street doesn't exactly happen at the ground level in tiesons it happens up here in the sky. crossing the street at ground level in ti

be sure to download our nbc washington app and we'll keep you posted on the vote at 7:00. >>> "news4 your health," researchers say a preliminary study shows a component of a common kitchen spice can help treat head and neck cancers. a synthetic version of turmeric helped kill cancer cells that were resistant to the chemotherapy drugs. more than 22,000 people suffer from head and neck cancer every year. >>> do you have some body fat maybe that you can't get rid of through diet and exercise? well you may be suffering from the disease lipodeem ya. >> oh. >> the disease -- maybe. it's caused by an excess deposit and expansion of fat cells in fluid. it can be very painful for sufferers and for some it can be debilitating. the disease is hereditary, but rarely diagnosed. doctors are using compression therapy and liposuction to treat the disorder. >>> it's being called a public health epidemic. if you're up at this hour, you're suffering from lack of sleep. we're all suffering from it on this team. one in three americans don't get the necessary sleep required in a day. we can place a big pa

we'll send you a push alert to your nbc washington app for that. >>> soon, d.c. could have a new way to crack down on synthetic drugs. mayor muriel bowser proposed a new bill to give cathy lanier the power to temporarily shut down stores that sell synthetic drugs like scooby snacks around bizarre-o. >>> volleyball players, listen up. if you play at west potomac park on the mall there are some new rules. you can't book in advance of seven days. not all the courts will be available to reserve. four courts will be used on a first come first served basis. some of the changes will go into effect at midnight tomorrow. earlier this year the park service got rid of free play at the courts. >>> panda pregnancy watch is on full display. zookeepers posted this on instagram yesterday showing mei xiang getting the ultrasound. she went through two rounds of artificial insemination in april. veterinarians will give her several ultra sounds to see if they can spot a fetus. mei xiang is the proud mother of bao bao. it's tough to tell if pandas are pregnant until the very end. >>

you can get a closer look at the map here on the nbc washington app. just search property tax. >>> right now, volume building across the district. we'll have some of the toughest spots for drivers this morning coming up. >>> also ahead, breaking their silence. the duggar family addressing the scandal involving their son josh. >>> plus, an unwelcome guest making an appearance in a northern virginia neighborhood where a bear was spotted in our area. that's coming up. >>> and we are more than six hours into an all-day fund-raising effort for united way charities. it is called do more 24. here's a look at the leaderboard right now. you can see a total of $46,000 raised at this early hour. thomas circle singers has the most money so far. $5000. go to our website, nbcwashington.com, to give. >>> students and a teacher in chantilly spotted a bear yesterday. loudoun county school leaders quickly cancelled all outside activities. the county's animal services did search the area, but did not see that bear again, aaron. >> good thing they cancelled outside activi

watch your phones for breaking weather alerts on the nbc washington app. we have got the chance for a tornado heavy rain, even some damaging winds. >> and the chances of storms will last right through the evening. meteorologist veronica johnson, has the latest in the storm center. vj? >> through the evening. in fact, late evening, until perhaps 8, as late as 9, maybe 10:00, a few locations east, we have had a handful of thunderstorm warnings no tore need go warnings as of yet that could change. everywhere you are seeing in yellow exception of st. mary's, calvert county, under a tornado watch. there is that potential. self voor thunderstorm warning until 4:45 fauquier county. i think we will see severe warning for prince william county, storm northeast, 40 miles an hour packing a lot of lightning, headed toward areas like bull run, yorkshire, chantilly, another warning to the north headed toward washington county. this one impacting minorsville areas like smithsburg in the next couple of minutes. if a tornado warning comes up for your area your county or wh