i mean, what signaled the rise of ms 13 activity in northern virginia?, we, since this past october, we've had eight related homicides committed by ms 13. and that has been 166% increase since last october's time frame. >> what are you think is the reasoning behind it? why do you think we're seeing the continuous rise in those numbers? numbers? >> i think it's one of those things that comes in spells and right now, we're getting kind of overwhelmed. ms 13 is just they're everywhere, we're doing our best to combat it the best way we can and we made a lot of great strides doing that. of it's something we got to continue to do local, state and federal working together to accomplish that. >> tell us a little bit about the gang task force, who comprises it, multi-jurisdictional type of setup >> it consists of 13 jurisdictions in northern virginia. all the way from prince william's county all the way to the town of leesburg? what do you think would be the thing that would help the task force fighting this issue? is there anything that you think the task force

when i say the area, i'm meaning mainly northern virginia.as checking facebook, the winds are not that strong, this is slow moving. it does have a lot of lightning with it and very heavy rain fall right now. as it crosses over the mountain and the sun starts to go down, g here on the area that i think will definitely see some rain tonight. if you're south of this line, especially folks you can see in northern virginia, you want to koun on scattered showers, maybe few rumbles of thunder, north of the line that includes hagerstown, guys, the nationals game, it will get played, only a very small chance that there's a delay tonight if you're heading to the game, the focus is going to be on the heat. 87 at the first pitch. partly cloudy skies and around 80 degrees. >> all right. amelia, thank you. now to the protest outside the g 20 summit in germany. >> for a second day now protesters are clashing with police there. >> as you can see, thousands of protesters out in the street, some of them setting fires and throwing things at the police. others,

janney looks at the process of disbanding the remnants of the army of northern virginia, following the april 1865 surrender to union general ulysses s. grant at appomattox. she focuses on the confederates that avoided or escaped, and retreated into the shenandoah valley. she discusses general grant's concerns that some confederate would fight aguerrilla war. it is part of a conference hosted by the university of virginia. it is just over half hour. gary: our second speaker is caroline e. janney, who teaches at purdue university. and she is one of uva's former students. she was here and then went off into grand success in the academic world. she specializes in the civil war era, and she has written about gender and military affairs and other parts of the mid-19th century u.s. history. she served as president of the society of civil war historians, which is a professional organization in our field. and i want to mention three of her books including "burying the dead, but not the past," "the lost cause," "remembering the civil war," which is now the default book to go to on civil war memo

lee's army of northern virginia when lee died. jubal earned866, accolades from northern and southern newspapers for his proficiency as a general and the cherry historian. by 1869, a former confederate general proclaimed early "nearer to the hearts of the southern people than any other man. the story of how early orchestrated his comeback from failure in the shenandoah provides us with new insight as to why confederates lost the war, but won the battle for historical interpretation. several of the most entrenched x confederate arguments about the civil war -- often termed the lost cause arose from his special pleading after he arose from self-employed -- self-imposed exile. every time they utter the phrase that the confederacy was solely because of -- solely because of inferior manpower and materials," early's ghost threads another plume into his grave. when one and critically -- lee, or the fateful confederate ladies of the shenandoah valley, more feathers. i propose that if we want to understand early's lost cause arguments and w

you could face a penalty for not carpooling enough in northern virginia. it has to do with this. the e-zpass flex which switches between hov mode and regular mode. if you aren't using it to carpool enough in the express lanes in northern virginia, the state says you could have to pay a $10 fine. this has to do with the fact that the e-zpass flex transponders are more expensive to manufacture, according to e-zpass and that's why, if you're not using it enough, you're going to have to pay the $10 fine to make up difference. there is a way to avoid the penalty. you can simply take a carpool ride within a six-month period in the hov mode or trade in your flex for a traditional e-zpass. in the meantime, keep an eye out for an e-mail for this. >> take a look outside the district. it's a little cloudy out there in some spots. you could see a shower. we'll have the latest in a minute. >>> a major blow to the city's vying for the new fbi building. the a announcement >>> welcome back at 5:40. a u.s. army soldier is accused of trying to support isis. sergeant from hawaii made his first cour

. >>> power outages have been a problem and a bulk of the problems in northern virginia. virginia dominion reporting close to 2,000 customers without power there. >> storm team meteorologist chuck bell has more on the timing of the rain. the flash flood watch popped up on my phone here. >> that's right. it's on the nbc washington app. it's a great way to stay of the weather. storm team radar, the heaviest of the rain is across northern virginia, toward fredericksburg. the heaviest rain is moving into prince george's county. there's route 301. waldorf. that is heavy rain pushing eastbound here. so, southern prince george's county, below brandy wine is going to get in on the action shortly. the hay market and parts of northern prince william county. this is lifting into the area. just in, a flood watch, a watch has been issued for montgomery, prince george's, much of northern virginia, charles county as well. the highlighted area is where the flash flood is now. so, avoid high or fast moving water. we'll talk about temperatures today and through the weekend in a few minutes.

northern virginia swim league. nancy: today all-stars are competing. josh, with the heat even at the pool you have to be careful. josh: you really do. on a day like this, the only people at the pool are people in the event. this is not planned b you may recognize this boy. this is brian van de graaff ice son ready to swim. tony, how are you feeling? >> i'm not nervous. this is our second time on this. i'm doing backstroke. josh: walk this way with me. they are getting lined up ready to swim. if they are lucky they are camped out under a tent. this is an important sign to get hydrated and get to a pool place. we have a lot more to show you around here. more races. we will get in the tent city and get to know the people. alison: the heat and the humidity, 95 in leesburg. it's 94 in washington. doug: it's 92 at joint base andrews. the feels like temperature between 101 and 103. we have had the cluster of the thunderstorms in the northeast. this may push off across the by a. that is all we see so far. the main story is the heat and the humidity. 72 to 79 i

. >> reporter: ice considers northern virginia a hub for ms-13.here are between 900 and 1100 area alone. that number is growing and so are efforts to get ms-13 off our streets and out of our country. fox5 has exclusively obtained these internal snapshots from immigration and customs enforcement. the pictures prominently feature ms-13's markings and include images from closed cases that included arrests of gang members best known for drug trafficking robbery larceny. >> targeting arresting and removing members of violent street gangs such as ms-13 sends a clear message to criminal enterprises around the world. you are not welcome in the united states. >> reporter: a stern message top ms-13 gang members. >> and you'll find no harbor here. >> reporter: during a rare appearance at thursday afternoon's white house press briefing, ice acting director thomas holman says getting ms-13 off our streets is a priority. >> we need the community's help and most importantly we need local law enforcement's help especially county jails that will have an ms-13 book

lee's army in northern virginia was defeated. johnson's army of tennessee was defeated and surrendered. they could. i think really what we meant up here was that because of the abilities -- what is the difference between waterloo and gettysburg? the difference is there is no railroads and no supply system like you had during the 19th century in america to sustain an army in the field. after the vital -- the battle of waterloo, you think is a different kind of battle, i think it is a silly comparison. it is much more difficult for the french to reconstitute their army after that defeat. the panic spreads. civil war armies were better supplied and in some respects , were more resilient because of the sort of weaponry they had, the logistical system they had to support them, it enabled them to recover from damaging battles. you think about the battle of gettysburg where lee's army loses so many men. or the battle of the wilderness, and the armies continue to function. how do they continue to function? they continue to function becau

"the washington post" first reported that he grew up in northern virginia.came here as a toddler. after high school, officials say he was convicted of assault and battery and a pick pocketing charge, suspected of having gang ties. that forced him to return to his home country in march. he was apparently trying to sneak back into the u.s., why he was in the back of that truck, packed with undocumented immigrants. he died of asphyxiation. folks that knew him said he was working on a degree at northern virginia community college. they plan to hold a vigil for him sometime this week. live in falls church, derrick ward, news4. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the man accused of bribing the truck faces a federal prison or the death penalty. he says he didn't know what was in the truck. records show his commercial driving license was suspended in april. the owner of the truck company is denying any involvement. he says the tractor-trailer was sold to someone in mexico. >>> d.c. police need help to catch a suspected kidnapper. this man held a knife to a man in a parki

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i'lpl northern virginia coming up. >>> i'm angie goff. right now in oklahoma, the fbi and atf are on the ground investigating an explosion outside of a u.s. air force recruiting office. take a look at the damage done. they believe that this was a pipe bomb that went off around 10:30 in bixby. witnesses say that someone on a motorcycle threw a backpack at at building before the blast. bomb squad came but they're not calling terrorism. but we're expecting another update later this morning. now back to you. >> ang you, thank you. >>> it's 4:46. donald trump jr. is back in the spotlight because of another report in the new york times. >> this one claims he was told in an e-mail his meeting with the russian lawyer was part of a russian government effort to help his father's campaign. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, tell us more about what happened here. >> sure. if that's true, knowing in advance that the government of campaign would be significant to the congressional investigators, to the fbi special investigator looki

we have more breaking news this one from northern virginia.airfax cun tee police telling us they're investigate a double murder. investigators say two men were found dead in a car this morning at dull see grove and poe hick road in lorne ton. investigation is early but detectives working to determine if the killings are drug rel related. we have a crew on the way there and we'll share more information as we get it. >>> this morning republicans in congress will connell to try to repeal obamacare. after winning one dramatic vote yesterday but losing another. the first vote allowed the senate to begin debating the plan, but the senate blocked proposal to repeal most of obamacare. today the senate is on a version that would repeal obamacare immediately but would it give lawmakers two years to come with a replacement. >> 7:30. update on story we first talked about yesterday involving the release of football player lucky whitehead from the dallas cowboys after he was reportedly linked to shoplifting arrest here in northern virginia. it turns out it

according to immigration and customs enforcement northern virginia is a hub for the ms-13 gang. in fact, we're told there are between 900 and 1100 ms-13 gang members in the d.c. area alone. >> we need the community's help and most importantly we need local law enforcement's help especially county jails that will have an ms-13 booked in that county jail but that county jail is located in a sanctuary city, they get released back to the streets. >> we're asking the local jurisdiction to hang onto them until we can get -- take custody of them when they're done with you. >> today attorney general jeff sessions flew to elf salvador seeking ways to eradicate. >> tonight we are learning more about the president's decision to ban transgender troops from serving in u.s. military. president trump tweeted saying transgender people will not be accepted nor allowed to serve in any capacity. general joseph dunford said there will be know modifications to the current policy until the president's direction has been received by the secretary of defense and the secretary's issued implementation gu

in northern virginia, kristin wright, news 4. >>> as interactive art display called the hive opens at the national building museum tomorrow. this exhibit features three domed is -- the largest dome 60 feet tall. guest will be able to walk inde experience. they used toilet paper rolls to build a small model. the exhibit runs through labor day. >> big toilet paper rolls, right. >> jolly green giant. some of the pictures they look fascinating. >> yeah, it does. >> looking very cool. we'll see a lot of pictures of it on social media. >> i'm sure. >> so we need -- we all want to plan our holiday activity. we've got parades and cook outs and fireworks. >> and this is what i would tell my family. have a backup plan but don't cancel your plans. it's not a guarantee you're going to get rain. you want to be able to move in doors quickly, we'll be tracking some hit and miss showers and thunderstorms. as i said earlier, the storm not looking severe, the concern will be heavy rain. and of course any thunderstorm will have lightning. that's something you want to be able to move indoors quickly. cur

. >>> still ahead, we're going to take you to a northern virginia farm, that's hosting classes, get this, with goats. >> an 86-year-old >>> i was angry, you know that nothing seemed to be being done about it, to save people from something that could be prevented. >> a mother can't understand why a solution that may have saved her daughter is taking so longment her girls were killed in a crash with a tractor trailer. what she wants to see the trucking industry do, so that others can be safe. big rigs, big risk airs tonight on wusa9 at 11:00. >>> a carjacking suspect who managed to steal a loudoun county deputy's gun and suv was caught with the help of some cows and farmers. northern virginia bureau chief, peggy fox with this bizarre story. >> i made a joke, maybe you case he's in our backyard. >> reporter: clark county farmers took down a man suspected of carjacking a loudoun county deputy at gunpoint. >> brian's standing out there, and he's like, i told you to stay down. boom, he shoots the gun like that as a warning shot, and the guy just takes off running across the field. so then it w

route one in northern virginia southbound right lane blocked at gunston road.you're going against the commute so you should be okay. northbound 95 dale city to the beltway very heavy through woodbridge. not so bad through lorton. 66 eastbound manassas to the beltway you've got some heavy traffic from about manassas to centreville but then it looks like you're okay traveling through fairfax all the way to falls church not so bad. and finally 270 southbound is free and clear. this is a good road to be on this morning. father hurley boulevard all the way to the beltway no traffic. all right, that's a look at traffic and we'll be back with much more. fox5 news morning returning after this. >> ♪ at ikea, we believe your perfect student m for the perfect price. and... who's there? hey. a boy? oh, on the bed? you never told your dad and i about any... wait, what's going on now? move the flag. i need the phone that's where i happen to be... to be the one that rings. i need not to be missed phone calls... to not be missed. i need seamless handoff... canyon software. fro

it is whatever you want the army of northern virginia to be for victory purposes. have we warn you out? >> it has been a long march. would you like to come and say goodbye? [laughter] i will do it from sitting here. on behalf of the people in special collections to allow us to hunker down here. i want to thank you very much for coming out, today. many of you have been here all day. you made your way here and we are grateful for you to year -- hopeful to you for your presence and we hope you'll keep an eye on our website and our facebook to figure out what we are doing in the future. i would like to thank all of our historians to do day -- you did a -- who did a superb job. [applause] >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. c-span3s on twitter, at for information on our schedule to keep up with the latest history news. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's bl

he grew up in northern virginia and lives near richmond now. he has a degree in aerospace engineering and a law degree from george mason. he and his wife are expecting their fourth child next month and will face off in november against the nominee anominees. >> fighting the opioid crisis at the doctor's office. some say that drop is not enough. >> also ahead, the mayor of dallas reflecting on the shooting that shocked the country a year ago. >> these families will always have a great wound and a deep fios is not cable. and we believe everyone deserves faster internet. so with fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs 20 times faster than most people have. and it's just $79.99 a month online for the first year. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years. all with a 2-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabi

. >>> a woman's march against the nra is making its way through northern virginia. it started following a rally outside the national rifle association today. chopper 4 was above the crowd. there was organized marching today by the people behind in january. they'll march around about nra through fairfax to the department of justice here in washington. northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey is along lee highway along the route julie is using. >> >> reporter: we can't see them now yet. we do expect it to come this way in the next hour or so. now, this morning when things got started across the street from the nra headquarters out in fairfax county, hundreds of people gathered together. not all of them could take part in the march. this heat today has taken a let's take a look at what it was like out there. this was around 11:30 this morning when they first stepped off and began the march. now, today's demonstration is time to coincide with a protest that's staged every single month on the 14th by northern virginia gun control activists. that date, the anniversary

>>> tonight on wusa9 news at five, a young man who grew up in northern virginia was one of the victims in the human smuggling tragedy that killed 10 people in texas. >>> we talked to a local transgender woman about president donald trump's decision to ban transgenders in the military. >>> a couple of stray showers today and tomorrow, isolated storms and friday, heavy rain lingering into saturday. >> this is the kind of hump you like to get over. that's it for wusa9 news at noon and we will be back at 5:00. until then, have a great day. we are always on on our mobile app. see you later. >> ashley: hi. >> ravi: hey. you're glowing. >> ashley: spa day. >> ravi: actually, i was referring to your inner glow. you got that look you get when you're about to solve a problem. >> ashley: i have a look for that? >> ravi: yeah, you do. >> ashley: okay. >> ravi: so, uh, everything with your mother and abby was a success? >> ashley: it was enjoyable. and enlightening. >> ravi: and dina? >> ashley: happy and relaxed. she said something, however, though -- more like an aside. it got me thinking.

the republicans in the hinterland -- i'm in northern virginia come outside of the sea -- northern virginia, outside of d.c. we like free-market. i teach my kids things and we learn about freedom and the free market -- government controlling health care is not the free market. we don't want that. i don't know where repealing the police came from. we want repeal. that is one. when is somebody going to stand up and talk about how absurd it is that the mainstream media is trying to take down our president? i hope that c-span is not helping. there's this one message out there about how terrible trump is. trump is not terrible. he is very good. we needed to break up this crazy monopoly that is going on in the federal government between the congress and the president. answer this second question. government think controlled health care is not the direction to go. it's one of the reasons why we have ended up with an affordable care act that has helped some people but heard a lot of people as well. i've talked to cancer patients who lost access to physicians or people who have an insurance card but

detained by immigration officials is back in custody tonight after making a daring escape in northern virginia this afternoon. immigrations and customs enforcement told us carlos men did he say broke free as they were transporting him. police began searching for him and found him a short time later and initially arrested in loudoun county on assault and battery and transferred into ice custody. >>> meanwhile, in baltimore, dozens of people rallied this afternoon in front of the federal building speak out about what they say are unfair tactics targeting immigrants comes after the boathouse incident when 30 employees left the restaurant after a request from ice to review i9 kristen leone is live in northwest dc with more. kristen? >> reporter: good evening. people with families facing deportation, immigrants rights activists and local church leaders from here and along the northeast corridor came out today calling out the trump administration for its stance on immigration. in particular, the family of morales speaking out. they had an emotional plea asking for the asylum of their father, they sa

. >> let's get to a developing story out of northern virginia.d last week loudoun county. >> the sheriff's department this morning is asking for your help in trying to find them. fox5's melanie alnwick live in leesburg with what we need to know about this case. mel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and the loudoun county sheriff's department has been putting out fliers on facebook, also on twitter letting people in the community know that they are looking for this woman and these two boys. let's show you their pictures at this point. we're talking about 27-year-old courtney ashe. she is we're told from suffolk virginia but she was in the area visiting family and she disappeared with jalen sills-russell, that's the nine-year-old that you see in the picture right next to her and cameron martin, age five. that is her son. now, police say that ashe was visiting with family in the leesburg area and the nine-year-old, jalen, was there and she took him in residence, a family residence in ashburn to pick up her son, cameron. assocso, the three of

right now breaking news from northern virginia.under way in fauquier county after a body was found outside a cvs store near a dumpster. the discovery was made late last night at the blackwell road in warrington. police say there is no danger to the public but they didn't elaborate on what they think happened. >>> and we're following two deadly shootings this morning. the first one happened in the 2000 block of fair lawn avenue in southeast. d.c. police found the body of a man who had been shot around 11:15 last night. no word yet on who the victim is or what led to that shooting. >>> the other murder investigation is under way in prince george's county. a man was that found shot last night on 54th avenue in riverdale. he later died at the hospital. officials say the shooting seems to have been the result of a verbal fight between two groups. >>> want to take you back to the district where police need your help finding a person of interest wanted for a robbery in northeast. surveillance video shows the suspect walking into a conveni

covering northern virginia now. >> the motion passes. >> after two years of fairfax county will get a new name. if you have the nbc washington app, you saw the alert on your phone last night. the renaming will start next fall. they request it will be changed to stuart, simply stuart high school. each after the decision, the crowd remained divided on whether a school should be named for slave holding confederate general. >> i feel sad. i believe it is a process that was corrupt and it was just inkprens believe from the beginning. >> i'm happy for that. >> why? >> because we're dismantling white supremacy. >> the permanent name change will take effect by the fall of 2019. you can read more about the controversy that led up to the vote in the nbc washington app. >>> we're following a developing story this morning. an 18-year-old woman in critical condition in fredericksburg. officers received rofrpts gunshots on from a park. when police arrived, the woman had been shot in the head. police have not released any suspect information but ask anybody with information to please call them immed

we know northern virginia is waking up without power. you are outside with a super big umbrella. >> i have the storm team 4 umbrella. you need a supersized umbrella for the next hour tor two as the wave of moderate to heavy rain coming straight up i-95. rumbles of thunder. heavy rain along i-95, north of fredericksburg. the heavy rain is moving into fairfax the next 20 to 30 minutes. the next hour, arlington and the district. montgomery county, light rain across the area. it is an umbrella ready morning. temperatures recover from upper 70s to 80 later on today. best way to stay ahead of the weather, have your nbc washito be tweeting updates on the forecast on my twitter handle and find my favorite weather pictures on forecast4you on instagram. you are going to get rained on at least two times today, maybe three. details coming up in a few. >> sounds like something to look forward to. thanks, chuck. >>> park road near northwest, downed tree there blocking all lanes this morning. that is going to slow you down. that is near the existing co

. >> also ahead in northern virginia a search under way to locate a missing woman her son and a cousina live report from loudoun county where police issued this alert. >> big changes and new challenges as the white house tries to hit the reset button. can general kelly bring order to the west wing. >> good morning, i'm maureen umeh in for allison seymour. >> and i'm steve chenevey. >> here's a live look outside. things looking really beautiful. temperatures just 66 degrees perfect day on tap. >> birds love it too as we just saw flying across the screen. let's make a quick fly by with caitlin and tucker. >> after the heavy rain friday we had a beautiful sunday and more nice weather to look forward to today. i'll have details coming up. caitlin. >> tucker, good morning. yes, that crash we just mentioned involving the police cruiser forced a closure on seventh street in the northwest section of the district. we've got a look at that plus northbound lanes remain closed on 16th streets. that's from flooding last week. i'll have an update on all your area roads coming up in a few. >> caitlin

around the baltimore area pushing out of the area we're dry here for the most part, most of northern virginia, western maryland, as well. look further, just to the west, see spots of heaviest rain and thunderstorms out that way, this is the area we're keeping a close eye and we'll start to bring in more rain, now, if all else remains equal. and the nationals game -- >> and that will be moving in during our evening overnight hours. >> and this is breaking and we have learned in the past few minutes that everyone is actually okay. let me tell you what we're looking at here, this is rescuers part of prince william county, fire and rescue. they're wrapping up what was a moment that broke over the past hour. we know that two young kids were out kayaking on the when they were drifting away. they yelled for help and that's when first responders came on in. let me show you how quickly it's moving and give you some idea how high it is. you can see here this time, almost as tall as i am, look out there, that one completely submerged, you can see the water moving quickly as strong current and that is wh

the carver road neighborhood in northern virginia has an interesting past. some of the properties near hay market were acquired under 1866 law. it allowed freed slaves to own land. but in june, the state allowed dominion energy to build powerlines in that area for a new amazon data center. residents are fighting back. news 4 darcy spencer is in herndon explaining both sides of this contest, darcy. >> reporter: we're here at dominion energy. her don offices, the company adamantly denying they're trying to take anyone's property. but residents here are not convinced. nathan grayson is desen dent of freed slave, fifth generation resident of this home in prince william county. many residents here are elderly descendants of freed slaves who bought the properties in the 18 hundreds. >> this is their existence. this is their foundation. >> reporter: grayson is now concerned about how his home, his community and his family legacy will be effected by dominion energy plans to build high voltage, 100-foot powerlines here on carver road property. it's to serve a new dat

>>> david has been talking with people celebrating across northern virginia, he joins us live.vid. >> hi, there, susan and jim, yo mentioned taking metro here. that's where a lot of folks are coming from. they're walking through that bridge right there and they're trickling in. it's going to be a lot of folks, ultimately, that's packed in. they go through a good layer of security. they'll be having their bags checked and make sure that there's nothing that will be flammable and alcohol, of course, ultimately they're going in to settle in the big show. >> and speakers and pulled pork sandwiches. >> the pulled pork. >> how about the view. >> we came out to crowds. >> the focus for this couple today, the view for the fireworks, not the political view. that's what the holiday means for that. >> i don't know that it's relevant. >> their neighbor on the grass visiting from san antonio. >> i feel like your hat is screaming for attention. do you feel that way, too. >> that's not what i'm going for. that's what i've heard, yes. >> what are you going for with this. >> well, you know, thi

but northern virginia, the district getting a bit of a break. here is the thing as we look further to the west, more moisture will be moving in during the evening and overnight hours. not as heavy as we have seen, we can see some isolated pockets, the nationals game, delay is possible, i think cancellation tonight would be unlikely. 79 degrees, again, we continue to track scattered showers throughout the evening. the potential for some pockets of heavy rain continuing and then as we look to tomorrow, some rain around tomorrow morning. more on the timing for tomorrow's rain coming up. we'll send it out to david live with breaking news. david, what are you seeing? >> amelia, we're following that breaking news. i can hear some of the sirens we're going on. the reason we brought it because of some flooding that's is possibly underway. it's a rescue for two children going on along. as we pull back out here, you can see, there's a bahhalian chief that pulled up in the past three minutes. the road closures is further up. he's keeping an eye on what's g

this is mainly an event from northern virginia, no severe thunderstorm warnings with this line right now. as they pass over the they will fizzle out somewhat, i think there's heavy rain and lots of lightning. i'm not talking until about 7:00, around the i-81 corridor and areas off to the east more towards the 8:00, 9:00 hour. only chance for scattered storms this evening. i think the nationals game tonight for the most part should be just fine. i want to give you some timing based on the latest information, moving in to petersburg at about 6:30 right around 8:00. i'll continue to keep an eye on this, but here is future weather you can see, 7:30, wants to bring a line of rain, kind of a long and east of 95 not being the case. whe here is what i am seeing, especially northern virginia by 11:00 p.m., those showers moving off towards the eastern shore. tomorrow our weekend is tonight. plenty of sunshine throughout the day. mostly sunny skies, morning, and sometimes a little bit more cloudiness around for th the humidity on the low side. tomorrow evening looking fabulous. the nationals ga

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parts of northern virginia and southern maernds got the worst.sed roads to flood, power outages led to a water rescue. >> tarp still not on the field, but we are waiting for baseball at national park. still in a rain delay for now. >> this is a sore subject this morning. the weather delays the nationals until 10:10 last night. the game didn't end until 1:30 this morning. there will be a lot of coffee drinkers because of that. we will take a look at the reaction from the fans concerning that long delay coming up. give you a head's up on it's not very pretty. let's check in with our team. >> a look at the wet roads. let's start with chuck. good morning, guys. >> good morning. not too bad right now, but we have rain on the radar we're watching closely. >> gnaw for coming back to work. >> it's friday. i figured i would do that. >> those one-day work weeks are killers. >> really. >> outside a lot of clouds and more rain chances coming your way on your friday. thunderstorms down over the lower parts of the eastern shore now won't be bothering us. could

we sent you an alert telling you that in northern virginia, chipotle restaurant was shutdown by customers who ate there got sick. hungry people keep trying the restaurant in sterling virginia, chris, what happened? >> as you can see behind me, it's dark, that's because it's close. >> dinner time customers are disappointed to find the front door locked here at the chipotle. >> temporarily closed. employees inside are cleaning, sanitizing and preparing food to reopen. there are reports that some of the customers who ate here since last friday got sick suffering stomach distress. the web site i was poisoned.com has posted from eight people saying they ate at the same location in sterling and say they got sick. chris lee was one of them. >> i ate here on fri p.m. i had a salad bowl with chicken about 7:00 on saturday, really bad. like stomach pains. i just got better today, basically. >> beth tells us she got sick after eating a salad from chipotle in sterling on friday. she says her daughter had the same thing. >> we decided to call the ambulance, because i couldn't even sit down. the ambula

now we are looking at northern virginia. arlington, alexandria. this one another area with heavy rain that just doesn't want to move. that is kind of the trend. these showers and storms are popping up and don't have much motion to them. later this afternoon and evening we will see more of way more widespread. flash flood watch is in effect. here is a look at future weather. we will go through the afternoon. the heavy rain develops. look at tonight even heavier especially around midnight. look at the heavy rain. we will talk about the timing and what to expect for your weekend. >> thank you. there are big jackpots you can dream about winning this weekend. tonight there is a mega millions drawing worth $282 million. tomorrow there is a powerball drawing for the $239 million jackpot. wishing you good luck. >>> we are back with more on news 4 t fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times fas

traffic backed up for hours from montgomery county to northern virginia.o way to get through after this rv right here caught fire near river road, exit 39. one frustrated driver tells us that extra snacks helped him and his wife just wait it out. >> we, fortunately, have some water and sodas in the car and some snacks so we continue to survive. >> well, took crews an hour and 45 minutes to put that fire out. everyone in the rv, by the way, did get out. nobody was hurt. >> chris lawrence had a facebook live from there. he was there with his family and the three little ones. some drivers though making the best of the backup by getting creative on the roadside. one of the nbc "today" producers also stuck on the beltway shot this video. people hopping out of their cars, whatever to do to pass the time, play a little hockey on the street there and made it work. >> i san on our website we have a flurry of pictures of people walking their dog. got to do what you've got to do. >> the dog has to do their business. >> right. >> 6:07, talking the weather on this sund

you've got nothing going on in northern virginia. a few storms back here right along the west virginia border, but this is the storm i'm watching right now and these are the storms i'm watching. this storm here, this is a new storm but it's coming together gaitersburg, starting to diminish, a l lightning there. this storm right here, here is the new warning down to the south. i'll zoom in and show you where this is. any time you see pink on the radar. most likely we'll see a chance of some hail and that's what we have. this is right around here, coming out of rockville just to the north and west, zoom on in to this area one more time to show us where exactly where this is. or back to the west, you'll see heavy rain fall, a lot of lightning -- when i say heavy rain, we talk about chance of flash flood warning in effect. this is right around and, you know, this is a hilly area in here. watch out, especially some of the creeks and streams could flood very very quickly. flash flood warning until 7:15. never drive through roaded ways, we a

. >> northern virginia has been a hot bed for ms-13. we have followed this story very closely.5's tisha lewis is here to tell us a little bit more about the story and what's being done 'cause tisha we've seen so many crimes linked to ms-13. >> that's right. it was just yesterday that we learned that one of the immigrants who died in that sweltering tractor-trailer apparently had ties to ms-13. today we're learning that besides los angeles, ice considers northern virginia a hub for ms-13 and in fact we're told there are between 900 and 1100 members in the d.c. area alone. and that number is growing. fox5 has exclusively obtained these internal snapshots from immigration and customs enforcement. the pictures prominently feature ms-13's markings and include images from closed cases that included arrests of gang members best known for drug trafficking robbery and larceny. >> targeting arresting and removing members of violent street gangs such as ms-13 sends a clear message to criminal enterprises around the world you are not welcome in the united states. >> a stern message to ms-1

. >>> after years of contentious debate, a northern virginia school is about to get a new name. but some say it is not enough. >> this might be four in a row. >>> and back to back to back to back. the nats game everybody is going to be talking about that just made franchise history. >> storm team 4, it may be calm outside. but the storms you see to the west. they have us in storm team 4 weather alert mode this morning. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. by the time the storms make it to our area, they could really create chaos. sheena before we look at the roads with wtop's chuck taylor. >> nice and quiet outside now. we were talking about this yesterday morning when we were looking at the computer guide. this does not look like a july storm. it has the makings of an october-like storm. >> the wind direction is going to bring us unseasonably cool temperatures in the 70s, mid to low 70s. look at the map. all the counties in green, that's a flash flood watch. 2:00 p.m. today to tomorrow. we're looking at the potentia

you could face a penalty for not car pooling enough here in northern virginia.it all has to do with this here, the ez pass flex, which switches between hov mode and regular mode and if you aren't using it to car pool enough here along the express lanes in northern virginia, the state says that you could have to pay a $10 fine. this all has to do with the fact that these ez pas transponders are more expensive to manufacture, according to ez pass, and that's why if you're not using it enough, you are going to have to pay the $10 fine to make up the difference. now, there is a way to avoid that penalty. you can just simply take a car pool ride within a six-month period in the hov mode or you can trade in your flex for a traditional ez pass. in the meantime, keep an eye out for an e-mail from ez pass about the possibility that you could be facing a $10 fine. back to you. >>> the smart device, the smart home device alexa may be responsible for saving the lives of a mother and daughter. this happened out in new mexico last week during a domestic dispute. investigators

northern virginia is considered a hub for ms-13.e white house says stopping the gang is a priority. >> developing overnight in northern virginia the search for whoever shot an 18-year-old woman in fr investigated. police say they got the call for shots fired in the 300 block of tyler street around 8:50 last night. the i didn'the young woman was t in the head. she was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >> fairfax county police will pass out these newness as they search for the man who stabbed a woman in the neck. she was out walking yesterday morning. it's a story you saw right here on fox5 on a path near the vienna metro station. police say the victim did not know the man. she ran away and got help. she's currently in the hospital recovering. >>> it is 6:05 right now. it is zip trip friday. time for us to head into congress heights located in southeast d.c. >> and as always our tucker barnes already there getting the party started. good morning, tucker. >> annie, good morning. hi. hey, guys, say good morning, everybody. >>

developmenting overnight in northern virginia the search for whoever in fredericksburg.300 block of tyler street around 8:50 last night to the young woman was found shot in the head. she was taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>> all right. also overnight in anne arundel county fire at a popular restaurant crews call to the scene atco company nut charlie three this this morning a partial collapse of the roof. you can see the flames how strong they were overnight. one firefighter was injured possibly after falling from a ladder. no word on what spark those flames. >>> fairfax county school board voted now to change the name of jeb stewart high school name after couldn't federal general. the name does not represent the& current values of fairfax co county. they hope to have a new name for the 2000 sand 19 school year. >>> all right. let's head on back out to congress heights in do you think every southeast d.c. where our zip trip crew is today with the crowd of cheerleaders an marching band. hey, guys, what's >> this is what i'm talking about. this is how you do

. >> to support a northern virginia pastor who was suddenly on his way to his case is one of the latest examples of the trump administration's crack down on undocumented immigrants. bureau chief is at the pastor's home after talking to the heart broken family members there today. >> reporter: wendy, that house behind me, that is his home. and the church he pastors gathers down in the basement. it is a small congregation on when they meet normally 10 to 20 people might be there. tomorrow those numbers expected to swell as they spread the word about what has happened to this tight knit family. this is the tiny church that pastor juan leads in the basement of his home. his wife, shows us around as she prepares for a vigil to pray for his return. she was with her husband late last month when she went to his usual check in at immigrations and enforcement offices and suddenly taken into custody and now slated for >> she came home and broke the news to the couple's 13-year-old daughter. their son serving, got the bad news, too. he came in for peru in 2002 to play music, something he does as pa

congressman don beyer of northern virginia is among those targeted. chris sevier says flying the l-g-b-t pride flag is unconstitutional. he says it promotes obscenity, and is a symbol of actionable treason and a threat to democracy. beyer released a statement last night, calling the flag a symbol of acceptance, diversity, and love. today-- the nationals are waiting for a status update on the health of ace pitcher stephen strasburg. he left sunday's start against the diamondbacks after two innings with what he described as "achiness" in his forearm unfortunately, injuries are nothing new for strasburg. ligamen replacement surgery in his pitching elbow early in his career.. and has also battled shoulder, back, and forearm issues. the team should get an update before the nats host the brewers. drunk behind the wheel and live-streaming on instagram, with children in the back seat. and police say what this driver did next-- left them stunned. the details.. coming up. trt :14 oc...graphics out - back to hot & humid thursday - rain likely friday - comfortabl

. >> northern virginia is a hot bed for the gang ms13 ands that he ' quickly growing across our area. we've been following the rides of the gang very closely. fox5 has learned along with angeles ice continues northern virginia a hub for ms136789 the white house says stopping the gang is a priority for them. fox5's teisha lewis obtained videos from law enforcement and she has more on the effort to crank down on ms13. >>reporter: fox5 has exclusive ly obtained these internal snapshots from custom enforcement. ms13's markings and include i am garages from closed cases that included ar rests of gang members. targetting, arresting and re moving members of violent street gangs such as ms13 sends a clear message to criminal enterprises around the world. you're not welcome in states. a stern message to ms 13 gang members. you'll find no harbor here. during a rare appearance at thursday afternoon 's white house press briefing ice acting director thomas who he man says getting m s13 off our streets is a priority. we need local law enforcement cell, especially county jails that will have an m s1

. >> a woman shot by another driver in what police think was a case of road nraij northern virginia.d police are turning to drones to help solve crimes. we'll show you how they're using technical. the 10:30 start now. >> and news continues at 10:30 i'm jim lokay. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> up first it looks like road rages shooting in northern virginia. >> lauren demarco is working that story live with the latest. >> jim, sarah, suspect has been identified as 59-year-old ernest stickle of st. mary's county. he's in jail in frederick county tonight where he turned himself into maryland state police earlier today. he will be brought to alexandria to face charges. stickle became involved if road rage incident with another vehicle 8 a.m. this morning and opened fire off the beltway hitting a woman. a man in the car with her was not hurt. the woman a 33-year-old from bradensburg, maryland is expected to recover. >>> arizona senator john mccain has a brain tumor associated with a blood clot removed over the weekend. he was diagnosed with g glioblastoma. they are reviewing options including c

most drivers, we're told, to get into it for the express lanes in northern virginia.nkly, a lot of people realize you get hit with an extra ten bucks. you expect that, maybe a bang or credit card company, but not with it. >> you can carpool within a six-month period to avoid the fee or trade in your easy pass flex for traditional. but some wonder, why should that even be necessary. >> if you're traveling with vehicle, you want to make sure it's set to that hov mode. that means you'll get if you're buy yourself, flip it to the other mode, along the express lane. news 4. >>> washington post is reporting the trump administration is cancelling search for new fbi headquarters location. the official announcement will be made in the morning. the decision and now ends years of mostly failed presidential attempts to convince congress to back a plan for washington. >> could face major delays. amtrak has started emergency track repairs today. work that will continue through the end of august. this means train service in and out b there's also going toim pact service here in our

heavy areas of rain and thunderstorms just exploding back to our west, but metro area, most of northern virginia, you're looking out the window and saying the sun is out, more weather heading into your area the evening and overnight hours so here is what i'm tracking right now culpepper areas, notice it's very heavy -- lots of bright colors here on the radar, it is coming down in buckets in parts, a lot of lightning, too. so i'm going to take you to this area right now. show you the latest. notice we're seeing a lot of red there. moving towards culpepper. heads up in these areas. culpepper under severe thunderstorm warning until 6:15, parts of madison county, including madison continued to be under tornado warning. the shape of the st, has lost the classic tornado look. i think there was a tornado there for a little bit on the weak side. but i want to show you the latest timing, as this continues to move toward our north and east, moving in to happy creek, right around 6:15. at about 6:58. the leesburg and gaitersburg right around 8:00 this evening. more rain after that. we're not talking about