we have this map in the nbc washington app. if you plan to watch the parade or go to concerts, there are things you cannot bring. check the apputor that too. >>> coming up at 5:00, justin finchav willa live report along the national mall. >>> sin it is so hot outside, meo is allowing riders to carry and drink water on trains and buses today. that's usually not allowed. chillers and all the indoor metro stations are working to help riders cope with the heat. if you are headed down to the mall today for the, festiviti catching the metro is your best bet. it opens at 7:00 a.m. and closes at 11:30 tonight. after 6:00, metro will run extra trains to move the crowds to and from the national mall as quickly ashey can. >>> 4:33 now. new evidence, two years after an explosion in central park left a northernirginia man badly injured, this photo was released of the plastic bag that exploded on july 4, 16. he was 19 years old at the time. the oakton high school graduate from fairfax county wasit vg new york for the holiday when he stepped

thl be on the nbc washington app. we'll have complete coverage of fourth of julyelebrations around town. >>> 6:50 is our time right now. we turn to a developing s ry out of missouri. a woman is recovering after being hurt in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse. this company provides pyrotechnics for big fireworks shows. fire officials say by the time they arrived, the warehouse was fuiny engulfeflames. the woman was trapped inside. crews were able to rescue her. she's in the hospital with serious injuries. > the short list of candidates for the next u.s. supreme court justice is ev shorter. nbc news confirms, seven dindidates are under consideration, inc utah senator, mike lee and d.c. court of appeals judge brett kavanaugh. two women also on the list, appellate court judge amy coney barrett and sixth c court of j appealsge loan larsen. the white house says the president interviewed o many the candidates in person. announce his new nominee next monday. >>> breaking news at 6:51. prince george's county police on the

you can open our nbc washington app for more information. just search dental clinic. >>> a jewelry store ineesburg lo the man who ran it for more than 60 years. come.al icon to the folks lucky enough to know him are working to make sure he's never forgotten. we'll shareheir speciallans when "news4 today" on this saturday continues. >>> plans are in place andro donationing in for a planned memorial to a leesburg icon. jeweler stanley caulkins died i. janu his life included strong community involvement and folks who knew him wanted the legacy to live on. >>> friends and family of caulkins are hoping to create a statue to hor that sits alongside the jewelry store he operated for more than 60 yearsk >> stanley cs representing the humility, honor of war heroes who served selflessly their community almost above their own needs. stanley never put his business and ambitions above the communityde ors. he was equal lay as involved in the rotary, the creation of the leesburg armt a running his own business. >> stanley, i rememberim three years ago, fir

can you find her gofundme page on the nbc washington app and search high school bond. >>> and the first visit to a school in prount toe talk about sciencend technology. >> what some of the students say surprised them about ivanka trump. ♪ ♪whoaaa-oooaaaa ♪as long as the suns up... ♪there's no holding back.♪ ♪whoaaa-oooaaaa ♪and every moment, ♪you gotta make it last. all the thrills of summer. one amazing getaway. sch gardens williamsburg and wa. visit both parks for only $30er day. >> right now our stormeam 4 radar continuing to track very heavy thunderstorm and lightning. in prince it mainly george's county moving in towards anne arendell counts and continuing across the bay on to the eastern shore. right now we still have a severe thunderstorm washing in effect for parts of prince george's county. that's going to expair in a minute, but what really looking at right now and what i'm seeing as one of the mostse ous impacts from today's rainfall and thunderstorms moving through is th flooding that this thunderstorm produced in parts of the district, including down at nats park where we'r

businesses are dealing with bit.ead in just a you can also get all of the latest updates in the nbc washington app where you can pull up this interactive map of the affected area. >> now, let turn to the breaking tsws on the russia probe. brand-new indictm announced against russians accused of hacking thenc and state election systems to influence the 2016 election. erika gonzalez is at the live desk. >> reporter: hey, leon. what's beingalled the clearest allegation of russian meddling in the 2016 election, 12 russians have been indicted in special counsel is robert mueller's investigation, a special report happening about lunchtime. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein said the group legedly infiltrated the democratic national committee ead hillary clinton presidential campaign of the election. the white house responding by saying no allegations were brought up that any american committed a crime or that what it calls the conspiracy affect the the vote count. it did not, however, condemn russia. the indictment comes on the eve of the summit between president trump and russian president vladimir

for informati, you c open the nbc washington app. >>> newideo o a -- a pretty incredible rescue. this.at this is coming from taiwan. a little boy, a 4-year-old b got his head stuck on the balcony in the metal park of t be balcony. he was hanging there for a half hour. they had to drill a hole to repel down and get him out. 's okay. he had some bruises. you have to imagine that everyone who watched that happen has to be relieved he's okay. >> your heart just stops >>watching that. i know. >> what are they doing in asia. this is the second kid with a head in the railing likea you can't let them wander out on to the balny, especially at 4 years old. i have a 4-year-old. >> iow watch your kid, chris. >> kids aren't all that smart. i got a 4-year-old. >> he'll get there, chris. give him a chance. >>> 4:49 now. a lot of you -- >> kids are just not that smart. i got a 4-year-old. we're going to run thr and over. >> a lot of you are hitting the road this week for the fourth of july. >> pefully you're taking your smart family dog with you. there's some things you need to do to prepare.um

. >> ourl reporter w update the forecast and make sure you have our nbc washington app on your phone. it is the best way to stay ahead of the heat. >>> they called him big rob and are learning why. family and friends are rememberingob hiaasen. he died in last week's newsroom rampage.ja ckie bensen went to the celebration of his life. >> an expected crowd of 200 twice thatmore than as people gathered at the irvine nature center to rememr the life of rob hiaasen. family, friendsnd colleagues described him as a man with a general heart who lived and love deeply and well. >> the concept of home. you're my home. that's all that mattered. >> tears in the eyes of many. >> big rob. that was my dad. every time i needed hi there with a laugh. >> ben read from his father'sur l. >> i think of him a lot when i'm at work. i call homeo make sure everyone is safe. sometimes awful things come to my mind and i get so scared. >> among those who came to respect was mayor gavin buckley who remains visibly angry at the tragedy that claimed five lives at a news publication tightly intertwind with the entire

and this map in the nbc washington app right now. metro is probably the best bet.etroin is allow riders to carry and drink water on trains and buses today. usually not allod. the chillers are working to help riders cope with the heat. 4:02. we turn to breaking new on the 12 boys and the soccer coach trapped in a cave in thailand. >> chris lawrence is here with the latest. >> erica, aaron, they're racingh the w right now. today is the 11th day the boys have been trapped in that cave. take a look at thiso. vide the boys and their coach tryin to stayarm in the shiny silver blankets. they use that for marathons. the thai officials overseeinge operations says they may not be rescued at the same time. a l depends on their individual health. a medical team is checking them out in this newvideo. they're more than a half mile down there in narrow passageways and heavy rains in the forecast late this week. that could cause water levels to rise and complicate some of the plan s toely rescue them. aaron? >> chris, thank you. now to a developing a woman recovering after being h

we a link to that on our nbc washington app. just srchilson fund. leave from northwest, i'm justin finch, news 4, back to youe in studio. >> thank you. >>> it's 6:47. for the second tim in two days, the white housis explaining what president trump meant to say about russia's interference in the 2016 elections. >> in an interview with cbs ed news, he r his support for u.s. intelligence agencies and placed blame on vladimir putin. >> do you hold him personally responsible? >> well, i would because he's in charge of the country, just like i consider myself to be responsible for things that happen in this country. so, certainly,s the leader of country, you would have to hold him responsible, yes. >> kristen welker ilafollowing thst for us from the white house. >> good morning. overnight,he president w defiant in the face of the growing criticism that he wasn't toh enough during his summit with russian president vladimir putin. president trump now telling cbs newsshat he doe believe his own intelligence agencies w say russia meddled in the u.s. election.

we'll bring you the latest dates as they become available on our nbc washington app. live in germantown, shomari stone, news4. >> thank you. >>> the life of a 10-year-old girl gone in an instant. her killers still out there tonight. >> police do have the vehicle the suspects used to drive off after shooting and killing makiyah wilson monday night. her mothers talking about those final moments with her child. >> news4's megal fitzg with more on this extremely difficult interview. wehowed you live at 6:00. >> reporter: >> she actually passed and took her last breathhe was laying in front of herdo way. i saw blood, i saw my baby you know what i'm saying? paniced. i don't really know what to do at this point. >> reporter: these are the last memories danetta wilson has of her beautiful little girl, a -y r-old girl who just returned home from the pool monday night and was excited to get a tre from the ice cream man down the street. >> i was doing one of my neighbor's hair. >> reporter: before she could make it off the step of her door, four gunman pulled up and opened fire.

you can read the entire statement from the archdiocese in our nbc washington app. in an unprecedented move, pope francis took away mccarrick's title before his church title. mccarrick has denied the allegations. >>> right now, the search is on for the hooded gunma who killed three people over the weekend. two men used a rifle handgun to fire into a crowd on saturday night. the gunman allegedly stood over one person and shot them several times. two men one woman died. >> it's sad and it's heartbreaking. put the guns down. >> police believe the shooting is gang-related.e in is fth shooting involving ten or more victims in new orleans in the past six years. >>> this morning, we're learning more about what happened before the deadly duck boat accident in missouri that killed 17 of 31 aboard. the events on the s.d. card and the recording system on the boat. video shows the captain giving the safety instructions en the ride starts. it shows calm waters when the boat leaves. as the weather worsens, an alarn goes off, revewater collecting under the floorboards. in the last

you can find out more on the nbc washington app.ou join uand visit online at clear the shelters.gh >>> all let's take you outside for a live look right now. you can see breeze in northwest. we are tracking a nice day ahead. lauryn ricketts looking at rain lauryn ricketts looking at rain in the week as your home becomes more connected, you need fios to keep up. and fios is the 100% fiber-optic network. which means you get phenomenal capacity for your tech. we'll even help you get another device to put it to the test. right now, get $200 toward a range of google and nest smart home devices, plus the fastest internet available, plus up to 200 tv channels, plus phone, with a 2-year price guarantee all for $79.99 per month with a 2-year agreement. go to getfios.com to switch today. 100% fiber-optic network, 100% phenomenal. >>> "news4 today" starts now. >>> 9:30 on this saturday. the veryek last d of july. good morning to you. i'm dafld culver. i'm angie goff. so glad you could join us. i promised a buggy forecast. >> why are you promisi

also have the map in the nbc washington app. >>> if you're headed down to t mall, metro isro pbably your best bet to get there. metro is allowing riders to carry and drinkin water on t and buses today. it'ssually not allowed. the chillers in all metro stations with working to help riders cope with the heat. >>>ow toreaking news on the 12 boys and soccer coach trapped in a cave in thailand. >> chris lawrence has the latest on the rescue efforts. chris? >> the boys have been trapped in that flooded cave for 11 days. right now, rescue teams are racing the weather to get them out of there. take a look at the new video. you can see the team and their coach trying to t stay warm inhe shiny silr blankets, the same ones they used at the marathon. they're only 11 years old. a thaiffials says they've been practicing wearing diving masks. a lot depends on their health. you can see a medical team checking them out in the new video. remember, that cave is more than a half mileown separated from the surface by a series of narrow passages. heavy rains are in the forecast by the end of the week. th coul

open up our nbc washington app for more information. arch dental clinic there. >> good for them. what a difference that makes. >>> blood donation levels around our region are rningxtremely low. as an incentive,oday only, inova blood donor servicess giving $10 gas cards. tw locations accepting blood, the centermed in centrevillend wo woodburn donor center in annandale. >> every little bit helps. >>> a desperate race against time. >>> massive evacuations under way due to wildfires out west. more on a blaze that has doubled in size. .ow threatening hundreds of thousands of hom . >>> two fefighters are dead, more than a dozen injured in wildfires burning across california. nbc's jay gray reports on three major fires that are oco of rol with no relief in site. >>> california is on fire right now, three major wildfires out of the craftsman blaze in the southern part of the state. the ferguson fire in central arlifornia that has closed yosemite national and the deadly carr fire to the north. >> this fire is extremely dangerous andwi movin no regard for what's in its path. >> reporter: h

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for more information, open our nbc washington app. a lot of information there. >>>n prince george's county, a planned water outage tonight at 9:00 p.m. and lasts until 6:00 in the morning. they're installing new water mains. branchavenue, randy wine road andf dozens other streets are affe affected. residents are asking to store drinking water before the outage and don't wash clothes during the outage. they may get stained. >>> in southeast washington a fatal crash shuts down a bridge. right now police and firefiters have notaid much about what may have caused the crash as we look at the scene or if anyone other than the dreyer was in the car. the crash seen, this is not long after the call wt out this morning. police have the road shut down for their investigation still. >>> new this morning, d.c.el police need tracking down a murder suspect. take a look at this photo. johnson.ejinald officers were called out to second street in northwest where theyou a man shot. johnson should be considered armed and dangerous. if you seehi please call d.c. police. your tip cou

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you can learn more about in our nbc washington app. just search gas station murder. reporting live in herndon, david culver, news 4. >> so nice to hear that david, thank you. >>> we want to tank you over to breaking news in prince george's lcounty. seveehicles involved in a bad crash at i-95 north at icc. weeee told people have injured, but we're still working no find out how many and how badly. ord yet on how this happened. these are live pictures from chopper 4ightow. the crash having a serious impact on traffic. access lanes on to i-95 north are blocked off right now. we'll keep workinghis story and bring you updates as you come in but, boy, tha btraffic isked up there, folks, so steer clear. >> we're following a developing story out of baltimore this evening. wo buildings at the johns hopkins hospital complex were evacuated because of a tuberculosis scare. the tb was possibly released during transport across a bridge between two cancer research buildings. it was treated like aaz-mat situation. employees in that area were evaluation. now tb is an airborne bacteria

head to the nbc washington app for more information. a lot of animals also looking for homes.so much for being wit me. >> absolutely. >> love that she wants to put a on herself and help out. >> she loves dogs. >> absolutely. first on news 4, paycheck problems. >> next the tax mistakeco that d cost people who work here in the district. find out if it affects you. >> and new at 5:00, the women creating safe green spaces that produce food for low-income students in our area. i caught up with volunteers for thweek's heritaarris' heros. >> loves swiss charred. hat's all she talks about is swiss charred. >> she loves it. >> so we have rainbow chard better than swiss chard. >> i told. >> you stay tuned for the . >>> starting tomorrow, a big portion of the red line will be shut down for some major repairs. >> trains won't be running between gallaudet and ft. totten. >> news 4's nicole jacobs talked to riders who will have to find a new way to get around for the rest of theet summer. >> officials started alerting riders about this upcoming project back in febrhery. they say chose the s

you can find a list of everything going on on the nbc washington app. t our team coverage on this terrible traffic tuesday for the fourth of july etravel. a look at the beltway for you, looks normal for this tim of t morning in that area. >> if you're going to head out of town, hit the road sooner rather than later. justin finch is le near the beltway with conditions out there. hi, justin. >> reporter: hey. we got bugs everywhere out here, erika. it's been rough. if you're among the millions of americans traveling forur the of july, i can tell you, the roads will be rough, beginning this afternoon, with aaa forecast, terrible tuesday. the beltway -- >> i think we may have lost stin's micthere. >> -- for the holidays. d.c. metro -- i back up great. in the d.c. metro area, expecting a millionr more people to be hitting the roads, guys, and planesll as if you're going to be traveling today, by car, some spots to ok out for here. u.s. 50 west, about 1:15 this afternoon could be rough. same for i-95 south about 4:00 p.m. the beltway between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m

for more information on how to vigate the shutdown, open our nbc washington app. >>> switching gear a family in sterling dealing with a heartbreaking loss tonight. thei k sisterled by a hit-and-run driver, and police say that driver was her own brother. nancy moreno is being remfobered her compassion. her sister telling news4 that she had asked her brother to take her to the airrt yesterday. the two apparently got into some sort of anrgument and moreno got out of the car on sully road. that's when witnesses say chael moreno ran her over and kept going. relatives say nancy was trying to getth her b some much needed help. >> s wasbeautiful, and she was caring, and she -- she just had a good heart. >> police caught upith moreno in anne arundel county. hisvi sng sister said he was at a casino gambling. moreno is charged with murder and felony hit-and-run. >>> new tonight, a deadly shooting over a parking space is sparking outrage in florida and testing the state's coroversial stand your ground law. take a look at this surveillance video taken thursday oside a convenience store in clearwat

stay with news4 and the nbc washington app for complete coverage on metro's largest union authorizing a strike. this will be a b story tomorrow, and we're going to bring you any new developments on news4 today. we start at 4:00 a.m. >>> all right. we a tracking breaking news out of the district where a woman and a child have been shot. this happening on anacost road southeast in the fort dupont area. d.c. police tell us this happened before 1in00 this ev the woman and child were both conscious when they were rushed to the hospital. we're told they are expected to survive. >>> developing right now, the stage is set and all eyes are on helsinki, finland. and the high stakes meeting between president trumpnd vladimir putin. nbc's kelly o'donnell shows us what to look for t when the world leaders sit down face to face hours from now. >> reporter: today, aire force reached finland. this final stop in helsinki follows days of trump-style diplomacy that left close u.s. friends feeling stung. while a formidae adversary, vladimir putin, gets the spotlight tomorrow. >> i think the european unio

i just checked the nbc washington app. says it's 84 degrees here in oxon hill. it feels like 91 at 11:00 tonight. i asked those sisters fm jamaica, give us some tips. how can we beat the heat? they said make sure you drink the water. that's wha they told me. that's what i'm going to do. >> stay hydrated and enjoy the push pop. >> i'm doing that now. >> live at national harbor, darcy, thank you. >>> as both darcy and somara, tomorrow's blistering hot temperatures ombined with the heat index is going to make it feel well above 100 degrees. that means you've got to be prepared. w remember tor light and loose clothing. most of us in the morning like to chug theff , right? try to avoid that if you can. try to stay away from the ffeine. instead, stay hydrated by drinking a lot of water. and if you are outside, wear spf countryscrecr sunn that is 30 or higher. reapply as much as possible. stay withg news4 for conti coverage on the heat advisorth and this w alert we are in. >>> all right. we move to breaking news now unfolding on the potomac river. a 14 foot boat with s

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have your nbc washington app downloaded and ready to go. it's a steamy morning. 76 in washington.ooler, more comfortabler. by leesburg, purcellville this morning. in the 90s, a rarity this week or two. 96 with a 6% chance for thunderstorms. 88 with rain chances creeping back in. and high rain chances for maman ny more days next week. sheena is back with me at the top of the hour. for now, let's hear from melissa. >>> first traffic alert pausebe of two problem on the beltway. outer loop, this camera this morning. theamera ismoving, trying to get a better shot of what's going on. outer loop, connecticut lan and before connecticut, lanes blked, as well. chopper 4 will show you in a minute. nontroblems town or out of town. taking a look at your travel times, 0 loo great. top of the beltway, does not. outer loop between and270, going only 15 miles per hour. it will take you almost 40 minutes this morning. 66 inbound, and 95 northbound,in in vi, no worries. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. >>> we're want to thank all of you so much for supporting our schools. >>

as you plan out your day today, have y nbc washington app ready to go.will send you pushlerts and has an interactive radar feature. how about 92 on a friday, with that % chance for storms. tomorrow, nice dry first half of the weekend. ahance of showers late sunday. and potential for more heavyin back exrat week. tell me you have good news on a friday morning. >>> a s littlew news on a friday. first, chapper alert. thank you for clarifying. connecticut avenue here, is wheret tash was. we had the roadblocked. things have we opene this morning. we have a block at the top of the beltway. chopper 4 showing the picture now. the icc is a good option. youight want to pay for it today because it is a very slow the top of the beltway. rest of the beltway, looking okay. as for t delays, as soon as you hit the top of the beltwa southbound, you're going to start sitting in that slowdo. outer loop, after river road, is clearing away. taking a look at your travel ti 270 looks good. top of the beltway, that's the pain we're talking about re. between 95 and 270, going to

. >> welave a list of public displays throughout the entire dmv in the nbc washington app.oining us now is montgomery county with a closer look at keeping you safe on this july t'h. >> w the deal? nothing is legal in montgomery .oun as pat and i were just discussing with you, not even thes. sparkl >> even sparklers are illega all fireworks are illegal in those threesd jutions. >> sparklers, we all use them as kids. they seem so innocent. >> and fun. >> the tip of that sparklers is between 2 and 3,000 as we give it to the youngest of our family members and they are swinging it around, it's easy and danls fgerous for someone t make contact with skin. at that temperature, it will immediately cause a burn or burn clothing. >> are you still getting calls this timef year? >> we will have an injury or two related to fireworks in montgomery county. it's been illegal for many years now. as the clip before us, people buy them in their jurisdiction where they work and bring them home with tent of having a good celebration. go to one of those proflessiona shows. they are still dangerou

for information, open the nbc washington app. >>> drivers getting out of town ahead of the fourth ofuly will add congestion to our busyad aaa says the rush will begin around 11:30 this it predicts drivers on the ital beltway will be four-times longer than usual. a trip that takes ten minutes will be closer to 51 minutes. cted to ur area is ex travel 50 miles to celebrate the fourth. >>> it wi cost more to hit the roads this year. the average gallon of regular gas, costs $2.85. we're paying 10 cents less than on memorial day. it's cheaper in maryland and virginia. that's the whole state average, typically prices are higher in r the d.c. s than in the rest of the area. >>> a lot of you will hit the roads for the fourth of july, of course, we know. >> and if you're taking thely faog with you, important things you need to do to prepare. susan hogan has the sry. >> reporter: 1-year-old mabel and her family are preparing for a six-hour road trip to vermont. >> we started to do small trips around town. >> reporter: they're working with trainer, holly santana, to get road-ready. >> you shoul

go to the nbc washington app and you can see everything we ran through. >>> 6:34.ribute to a man in alexdria to a man known to bike around town. >> friends took ride around town to honor hismemory t >> reporter:y road bikes to honor one of their friends, brad jackson, a man who could be seen riding his own bike in old town alexandria every day. but this bike had no rider. it was pushed in memory of jackson who was murdered one week ago. >> he will be with us all the time. we love you. we will love you forever. >> reporter: the groupmoad fro big wheel bikes to the crime scene. they placed red roses at the doorstep and took aoment to reflect on the loss. >> he was an amazing man, and we're all going to miss him. who he'sgle person ever met is going to be affected by this forever. >> reporter: jackson was 65 years old. he was found dead at his job window universe, a second story office. the man charged is from new jersey. police say it does not appear jackson knem. they're still searching for a motive. >> it's senseless. i mean, lack of a better word, no. it doesn't -

check the weather before you step outside by opening up the nbc washington app. th hour byour forecast is in the palm of your hands at all times. >>> new video showing a shootinj suspecp from a metro platform. >> you see here the man jumps from the upper level platform at the gallery place met f to get awm police this morning. >> a second angle shows police were taking him into custody. police say the suspect shot a man last night just a few blocks from the d.c. police headquarters. this is a pto of him from last year, but a metro police officer spotted him this morning and police say he had ati semiautoweapon on him. >>> sentenced for supplying lsd to another student who killed himself. he pled guilty. three days later tristan took that drug and jumped to his death from his fifth floor dorm room. later on news 4 talks to his parents. >>> a tiny white casket making its way l through atle girl's neighborhood where she lived, played and where she died. >> lournersing the street at the house of praise church today to prepare to say fly to makiyah wilson. words ofge

search all-star in the nbc washington app.here's a link right there. .lick on we're going to be out at nats field lives ahead of tuesda game. look for the coverage of the youts and all the stuff need to know. >> bryce harper was offering to sign abat. >> if trey gets the vote, he'll giveaway things. >> members of the media not involved. >> he makes $21,625 a year. >> he can afford a couple of et ti >> not quite what the weather -- we'll take a swing at the forecast. typically hot around here and the humidity levels increasing as well. no records are in sight. we're also keeping a close eye on hurricane chris. it reached hurricane last night.e a category 2 storm withmi105 s per hour sustained wind. it could reach major hurricane statat. that meansory 3. winds of 111 mirror higher. it couldch briefly r that late today or tonight before weakening again once it gets over the colder waters of th north atlantic. the only real stretch of land in danger from the landfall will be, of course, newfoundland. no threat to the u.s. coast. w

cen look for a complete list of >losures in the nbc washington app.esident trump continues his trip overseas in england. he's meeting with theresa may afterhi basng her handling of frexit. brexit >>> four people were stabbed after a soccer game in silver spring. it happened just south of the fd s office in white oak. all of the victims are expected to be okay. and police haven't said whated ca this. >>> a boil water advisory is in effect for parts of northeast and northwest d.c. if you live in the hhlighted area, you should boil your water for cooking and drinking until further notice. >> here's your weekend forecast. 89 today, with low humidity. the real industrial-strength humidity comes back for sunday and monday. we need the hain. n't had an inch in the first half of the month. fairf fairfax, eastbound at 66. the beltway is recovering nicely from an earlier situation. >> our flowers are fity under the heat, as well. >> the flowers don't look good. >> have a great weekend. battery in your smart lock? maybe not. maybe you could trust you won't have

. >> you want to go, find information about tickets in our nbc washington app.h eastern choir. >>> 6:27 is yours time on t saturday morning. still ahead, a holiday scare for a local girl. >> she was struck by a bullet when someone fired a gun to celebrate the fourth of july. investigation investigation when news 4 today returns. i try hard to keep a great shape. investigation when news 4 today returns. but it doesn't always come naturally. this i can do, easily. benefiber® healthy shape is a 100% natural prebiotic fiber that's clinically proven to help me feel fuller longer. benefiber® healthy shape. this i can do! >>> happening today. rescue efforts ctinue in thailand where 12 boys and their soccer coach remain in cave. oxygen isunning low and rains may flood the areas so time is an issue. one rescuers has died trying to help. >>> police ideifying a 19-year-old as the man shot and killed in green belt last night. his bodyas found on ed mondayton terse. there's no word onhy this happened. >>> extreme dry conditions out west leads to hundreds of homes in californ

you canck c out interview with them in our nbc washington app. >>> an international superstar is calling d.c. home. th rolled out the red carpet, with wayne rooney in the team. he leftanchester and says that his is the perfect season for him. >> i think it's the right time i needed. i think it's theim right to come here. hopefully we'll beore successful. >> rooney agreed to a contractr roughly $13 million. >>> it's one of the best independence celebrations in the country. that means plenty of people driving through the city. the changes ahead of worm's celebration. >>> and searchers in thailand got the miracle they were hoping for. it could be months before they get the boys out of the cave safely. we'll have the latest on the rescue efforts on "news today." at havertys we know everyone has different tastes. and this independence day... ...we're making it easy to find your style hurry in to havertys independence day sale. for the last few days, the more you spend, the more you save- up to $1000. how much you save is up to you! with more styles and custom fabrics to choose from. it's furn

our nbc r to download washington app as well. you will have doug's forecast in the palm of your hand. >>> we've got some new video this evening of chaos inside a metro station. a man wanted in a shooting jumped off the platform t get away from police. this all happening at the gallery place metro station. officers tackled him and took him into custody. ws 4's mark segraves takes us through this dramatic video. >> reporter: it was this morning's rush hour when metro police spotted t suspect here at gallery placeth station. suspect took off and headed over to this railing and went over the side. if you look closely, you can see the man in this surveillance video as he's falling. it turns out he was wanted for shooting another man yesterday t afternoon jus a few blocks from the d.c. police headquarters. it was about 6:00 yesterday evening. police say 29-year-old -- shot a man on this ycorner, o a vague description of the suspect was sent out but it was enough for metro police to spot him on surveillance video minutes after the shoot

and also found in the nbc washington app. just search barbecue recipes. >> and the stomas are like, audible growls. >> did you like everything? >> absolutely. time right now, >>> coming up, a food fight heating up in d.c. today's record is all about the burgers. 't> just dhow us what happens afterwards. this morning, it is already very warm outside. we havenoer alert day. temperaturemorning as you wake up and walk outside. i'll show you this afternoon'g forecast com. >>> plus, you've seen tributes and vigils to "the capital gazette" victims. >>> "ne 4 today" starts now. >> right now at 4:29, a live look outside on this tuesday. you may note able to tell from the picture, but it's above 80 degrees. it feels hotter right now. we have all of the warnings you need to know on this weather alert day. > and keeping an eye on the roads on what isupposed to be a very heavy travel day. we're going to let you know the best times to leave to try to avoid the headaches. try, key word there. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzales. >

we put a link on the nbc washington app. search gas station murder. >>> new this ramorning, a c scene on route 210 is final cleared. two kids were thrown from the suv you see here when it hit a guardrail. both children and the driver were taken to the hospital. none of them wereio sly hurt. police rushed to the scene of another accident not far away from that crash. a car somehow overturned on to 210 near the wilson two drivers were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >>> today maryland voting officials will begin counting provisiootl ba those ballots could decide the outcome of some primary races that have been toolose to call. one of those races is the race for montgomery county executive. right now mark elrich and david blare are tied. >>> big fourth of july celebrations across the country and right here in our d.c. area. >>> this year america marked 242 years of independence and celebrated as it normally does with fireworks. a huge crowd packed the national mall andhe capital grounds for the fourth c

. >> download the nbc washington app and stay ahead of the weather wherever you are. check the hour-by-hoan forecast getat realtime informion when the storms are moving in. >>> in other news tonight, survivors of a deadly gasex osion in silver springs say they have been forgotten.gh to those residents will demand the montgomery county take aion. the back in 2016 that explosion here hat the flower branch apartments killed seven people, and two of the people were . children they have struggled over the last several years needing rental support after being displace 200 leaders from action and montgomery county will lead with montgomery county leaders at broad acres elementary school in silver springs. >>> we're following newst from the w coast where pop star demi lovato is in the hospital after an apparent drug overdose. sources tell nbc new that first responders used naloxone which is used to reverse the effects of an overdose. she's said to be stable and breaing. the 25-year-old star recently celebrated six years of sobriety. we've covered lovato in the past as part of

to watch that i-team and the i-team'sat entire rows visit our nbc washington app. >> tonight time iside that dark flooded cave in thailand where a dozen boys and their soccer coach remain trapped. reality set in late lastaf nigh r a former thai navy s.e.a.l. died while working to rescuehe team and nbc's bill neely has the latest from thailand. >> reporter: it's a risk to the 12 boys and their coach weren't clear enough. theyere underlined overnight by the death of a tough ny diver. he was delivering oxygen tanks to his colleagues i the cave complex when he ran out of oxygen himself and coulapsed. he cldn't be revised. he was highly trade and experienced and if it can happen to him what a these boys? they face a n threat from the very people that are here to help them. there are so manyolunteers and divers in that cave complex that the oxygen levels aalling. so they brought in miles of cablespo pum in air so the boys in their own games can have enough oxygen. american divers are now in the thick of things and part of the team of 30 p andt of a global rescue effort, and commanders here

. >> if you d have it already, now is a good time to download the nbc washington app. set the home page to weather to get the latest onndhe storms any kind of weather at your fingerti fingertips. >>> we knew thi was going to a massive fire when chopper 4 spotted this plume of black sme on the horizon. check out what they found when they got to greenbelt. >> huge flames shooting through the roof. one firefighter coming dangerously close to falling through the roof. >> news 4's derck ward iive outside the franklin square apartments wh harrowing details from people who escaped those flames. >> reporter: deed. so literally went over the balcony to get out. detectorsr the smoke going off in these apartments which is a sign that at least that wning was there. that probably kept this from being a lot worse tha it . as bad as it looks, no one was injured. a royaling tower of smoke. some residents rushed home. it was frantic and frightening loved calls. >> my kids were home, jumped off the balcony. >> reporter: nicole webb says one of her sons was lost in t chaos, but they're o

. >> you can u our nbc washington app. it has an interactive radar feature on it for you. you can zoom in and see the t showers ay come back in the region. temperatures-wise, mid-60s and 70s for the 31st and finay of the month of july. 81 this afternoon. your rain chances stand at 60%. if you're going to the nats game tonight, it's the first pitch against the new york mets. rain chaes aregh. they should be able to squeak that game in. that's a day-of ca. once we get closer to 6:00, 7:00, we'll have bette feel for that. high rain chances each and every day, from now until the first half of the weekend. sheena will look at the weekend. >>> let's go over to jack taylor now. >> chucin good mo the beltway, maryland just wrapped up on the inner loom. there had been a work zone in place. two left lanes had been getting by. they are wrapped up for the night. worked through the rain showers. river road, still closed between ellicott street and 44th street. and thise morning, keep an eye on the new traffic pattern on the george washington parkway. you're going to keep two lanes towa

now is the perfect time to have our nbc washington app. it's free and easy to download and once you have it you'll be able to use our live interactive radar and it's also how we'll send you breaking weather alerts. >> his creation describe him as a heck of a firefighter. the howard county firefighter is mourning the lossf one of its own, 13-year veteran nathan flynn who died battling a fierce fire at a home in clarksville this morning. news 4's derrick wards live there tonight where the whole community is remembering this man. derrick? >> indeed they, and we heard me comments to that effect from the county executive. now, if you take a look here, you can see the scale of this house, and, of course, the scale of the fe. most of the inside of the roof is gone, but it's testament to sthe firefight and their orliant e that the outside of the house still remains largely intact, but sadly a firefighter gave his lifen at pursuit. >> today is a tough day in howard county. the department of fire and rescue lost one of their family today. >> rorter:

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download the nbc washington app for more information on that. hurricane chris, a category 2.you were watching yesterday,l it was atle farther south. it's picking up forward speed now. going to stay offore and it's way more organized now. you can actually see the eye of is storm. this is going to be racing to the north and east. not a problem for the united st ies. but will cause rip current risks along the beaches. future weather keeps us dry today. a couple isolated showers, mainly east of d.c. that's really about it. then we end out the week with dry weather. if you have theeach plans, keep in mind friday, we could see a high risk of rip aurncurrh along the b. we'll be in the low 90s next rain chance comes mainly on sunday. but chuck has more rain chances into next week. i'll show you that with the ten-da coming up. let head over to melissa and look at the road. >> good mornint fi traffic alert on to 70. a four-mile backup. because of thise problem on left side of the roadway before montgomery village avenue. right now, quite a delay. going only 9 miles per hour as you appr

if yt to read or see more, it's in our nbc washington app. >>> the group behind the white supremacist rally in charlottesville is preparing to rally here in d.c. in two weeks. lafayetteprotest in square across from the white house. the officers are experienced at keeping the peace during high-tension rallies and protests. >> people can always express their views, whatever they may be. our role as a police department, makes sure they are able to do at. we facilitate that. and we make sure nothing gets broken and nobody get hurt. >> he says officers will keep the right to unite activists away from counterprotesters. heather heyer died at a protest incharlottesville. >>> people affected by the flooding from ellicott city. heavy rain caused problems for businesses on main street. many were totally destroyed. >>> today, patients, families and friends will say good-bye to a local doctor killed in a jet ski accident. he died over the weekend after being in a jet ski crash. he helped thousands of people startamilies over the years. he even gave out his personal cell phone-m andl so patients c

download our nbc washington app.s free and has an interactive rar feature on it and push alerts in case of additional flood warnings. increasing rain chances later today. high only 82 degrees. more coming up with sheena. good morning, jack taylor. g >> chuckd morning. 66 westbound outside of delaplane. the overturned tractor-trailer. the heavy duty wreckern scene. use 55 to get back on, on markham. southbound on the george washington parkway after 123, a broken down vehicle block being the right lane. old dominion drive remains closed near 6th place with downed wires. power cws are on scene. rhode island avenue has reopened between 7th and 9th street. all the earlier police activity has cletred. >>> continue our team coverage on this weather alert day. more flooding as another round of heavy rain heads our way. rive and creeks a swollen after days of rain. >>> we want to go to justin finch in frederick, maryland. justin how are things looking out there? >> angie, good morning. here in frederick county, they have thei

download the nbc washington app. you can get alertsent right to your phone and use our interactive radar to monitor the conditions in your neighborhood any time ofhe day. doreen? >> now back to the breaking news of the massive fire in greenbelt. chopper 4 capturing the dam ue fr above, and the close call involving a firefighter. on the ground, a dangerous fire fight. pieces of debris crashing to the ground as crews return to get out ofhe way. all this unfolding at the franklin square apartments. news 4's derrickre ward is the with the aftermath. this was quite a fire, derrick. >> reporter: indeed it is. fortunately these areel relat low-rise garden apartments. so the folks that had to jump om their balconies didn't have far to go. they were not hurt. you can d see theage is significant to those top floor apartmenan. you still hear the fire alarms going off.at somef a curiosity. they were indeed homes of horrors for thead folks who to aal with this fire and get out of here earlier thernoon. >> my husband was like, we'