the scene at southwood drive and rockville pike. -- southwood road and rockville pike. that is the gate into the naval support activity bethesda. we have sad -- we have had several police officers arrived. they have moved people away they moved all of the traffic that was beingoutside the gate away. they are clearing the area and bring in additional law enforcement. the kind of law enforcement response you would expect, the same as what we saw at the navy yard when they were trying to establish whether or not there had been shot fired. law enforcement wearing protective gear. on the other side at south drive, this is the metro stop as well for nih. i have not seen any people come off the metro so i cannot verify it for you but it looks like there is some type of reduced metro activity at nih. you see part police in a decimal -- and additional law enforcement going into gate number two that takes you onto the southwood roadside of the bethesda campus. this is an enormous campus that houses several different federal facilities for the u.s. department of health and human s

we haven't seen a lot of movement out here on rockville pike. however, these two montgomery county sheriffs vehicles moved up blocking this entrance. since we last spoke we saw those two metro buss driving by, no other vehicles have come through here at all. in fact, the only people who are standing here on the sidewalk outside walter reed are media and

you might want to avoid rockville pikes. north and southbound traffic seems to have been stopped. >> you're outside the gate at walter reed that's right? >> yes. >> reporter: we're at gate two. >> any additional federal agents or officers going into the campus there? >> reporter: they didn't go into the campus. they went down to the end of the facility and blocked traffic. they blocked northbound traffic on rockville pike. i haven't seen any southbound traffic come for quite some time now. i can't see a backup beyond the campus looking north. it looks like traffic north and south has been shut down in front of the facility. those state police units two state police units went down and blocked the northbound traffic. >> are they rerouting that traffic just in that block of this facility? how far back does it go and how far north. >> i can see probably near the beltway exit and it is gridlocked. some traffic is turning down near cedar i think and on the other side of jones bridge but we don't see -- we see very little traffic.

we are live from rockville with more. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, lesli, it's very dwighted. while some are -- very divided. while some are relieved there's a deal, others are skeptical the plan will work. >> anything to reduce tension, to reduce conflict is good. >> reporter: that's the sentiment many share after president obama announced the landmark deal that would require iran to limit its nuclear activity. >> for this reason i believe it would be irresponsible to walk away from this deal. >> reporter: and like obama, some say it's a small step in the right direction that would ultimately dry the production of nuke -- delay the production of nuclear weapons. >> i think even if it slows down the iranians, i think that would be a good thing. so i think it's a positive development. >> reporter: but with a history of violence and connections to terrorism, this jewish mother says it's a deal that she doesn't believe will be upheld. >> there's been potentially a lot of trust put in a regime that we know is not trustworthy. >> report

it's in the rockville town center right now. confederate flags and monuments across the country have faced increasing criticism since nine people were killed in south carolina last month. the meeting is at city hall, it happens today at 6:00 p.m. >>> a court deposition by bill cosby details how the tv actor and comedian had several affairs with several women. and the documents obtained by "the new york times," cosby admits that paying a woman off to not tell his wife what he was doing. cosby said he was good at reading nonverbal signals when a woman would consent to sex. the decade old deposition from a lawsuit filed by a temple university student who accused him of drugging and molesting her. cosby has not been charged with any crime. >>> so if you're getting ready to hit the road you'll want the know your drive time forecast. >> that's right. for that, we'll turn it over to tom kierein standing by in the storm team 4 weather center. >> good morning. another heat advisory just issued and it includes our entire metro area, north

our mola lenghi is live at the statue in rockville with some reaction. mola? >> reporter: lesli, the statue was dedicated in 1913. now it's coming down from the grounds of this historic courthouse, but with seemingly all things concerning confederacy history and race the decision to remove it is a controversial one. his war ended about 150 years ago, but this confederate soldier seems to still be involved in a fight. today the battle is over the legacy symbols, its heritage and the pain it still causes some. scores of montgomery county respects packed the city hall to weigh in on the fate of the confederate soldier memorial outside the courthouse. >> it should be removed immediately and never returned to public property again. >> please don't erase our history because today our perception is difference. that surely will change again. >> the idea that that statue has somehow or another offended or plagued black americans or any americans is preposterous. >> reporter: the statue sits on county land, so it's a county decision. county council executive ike leggett

live in rockville, tom roussey abc 7 news. jonathan: as we mentioned, the flag controversy started with dylan roof's shooting rampage in charleston. tonight, the fbi director said the background check on roof failed, because of a breakdown of the paperwork between the police departments and counties. they said the failure rips all our hearts out. the head of the fed's personnel offices out of a job in the wake of the massive data breach. katherine archuleta resigned 24 hours going anywhere. she had been under fire after hackers implicated the database -- infiltrated the database and gain access to more than 20 million federal workers' records. coming up, a thrill ride turns into a close call, caught on tape. what happened when a bungee cord snapped. and a futuristic travel idea closer to reality. we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number don't miss the final days of the lowest prices of the season. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and w

. >>> the debate over a confederate statue has been going on for months in rockville. people packed rockville city hall to may in on the issue. >> he was a hero to his people at the time. we should respect heroes. mr. leggett should use a diplomatic way to come to his conclusion rather than being a dictator. >> i applaud county executive leggett in his courage in announcing the statue will be removed. >> so far there's no timetable for removing the confederate statue and it's still unclear where it will be relocated. >>> turning to campaign 2016. ohio governor john kasich is making a late bid to join the republican presidential race. he becomes the 16th g.o.p. candidate to seek his party's nomination. the former congressman says he'll base his campaign on his record in washington and columbus. governor kasich was joined by his daughters just minutes ago when he announced he's joining the republican presidential field at his alma mater ohio state university. he'll have to make his mark quickly if he wants to qualify for the first g.o.p. presidential debate. it's schedul

. >>> rockville has a large jewish communities including israelis. the community seems to be divided about how this deal will play out. >> even if it slows down the iranians i think that would be a good thing. >> there are a bunch of options that have not been exercised and i think that there has been potentially a lot of trust put in a regime we know is not trustworthy. >> if congress votes to block the agreement president obama says he will veto it. >>> the outer loop of the boatway open after a flat bed truck caught fire, this traffic camera shows smoke blowing out from the truck between university boulevard and coalsville road. once the flames were gone the cabin was a complete lost. remarkably no one was hurt. fire officials aren't sure what sparked the fire. >>> top officials from virginia maryland&the fedroom government agree there is work to do. the players met privately with anthony fox. he wanted to get everyone together to talk about safety. everyone agreed one big hurdle was leadership. there is a renewed effort to fill that position. >>>

rockville leaders want your input on what to do with the confederate soldier statue in the rockville square. the confederate symbols have come under scrutiny since a shooting at a black church last month. the meeting about rockville's monument is at rockville city hall and this is going to happen at 6:00 p.m. >>> we know that the county is trying to save more than $50 billion in next year's budget. today we expect to hear more about how the county executive plans to do that. today, two committees the montgomery county council are going to meet to discuss the plans. the county is making spending cuts in part because of the recent tax revenues haven't been as high as expected. they have to make their final decisions in over a week. >>> by this time next year you can see police in prince william county wearing these -- body cameras. it's partnering with fairfax county police to learn more. now, the department has hosted an expo last week and they looked at about 35 different vendors. >>> there's a vigil in colorado today to remember the victims of the deadly movie theater shooting. last

on our storm track and again this is not heavy activity, headed towards rockville at 6:07. friends out in ashton at about 6:20 and laurel at 6:23 as this system begins to move essentially a little bit east northeastward. behind that good news for you as you're clear to the severe weather threat in the panhandle of west virginia. we'll come back and talk about the showers and when they could end. >>> new tonight at 6:00, a day today where a judge would sentence that driver involved in the crash that killed two women in 2013. ronald haze jr., he'll spend at least 12 years in prison, that's six years for each victim. she was at the emotional hearing. and got reaction from the families of the victims, joining us from the newsroom. >> reporter: the family and friends of brittany filled in to prince george's courtroom, telling them how enormous that their loss was. they couldn't understand why he didn't tell them that he was sorry that his attorney said that he was reforceful -- remorseful, but he chose not to speak. >> and to see the tear. i didn't see not a frown. and i didn't

it sits near the red brick courthouse in rockville town center. the public is welcomed to join city leaders and invited experts to way in on the monument's future. the meeting is scheduled to get under way at 6:00 p.m. at rockville city hall. >>> john mccain says donald trump does not owe him an apology. rather he should apologize to the veterans who served and endured capture. trump sparked a backlash after questioning john mccain's status as a war hero because he was captured. as brian webb reports, the brash talking developer is refusing to back down from the criticism. >>> senator john mccain says donald trump doesn't owe him an apology but on msnbc's morning joe, he said the billionaire candidate should apologize to other american prisoners of war. >> to denigrate that in any way their service i think is offensive to most of our veterans. >> reporter: over the weekend, trump took a swipe at mccain who spent years as a p.o.w. during the vietnam war. >> he's not a war hero. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't cap

. >> reporter: recent controversy focused on this confederate memorial statue in rockville, maryland. the issue, should it stay or go? overnight, it apparent lives the target of vandalism. "black lives matter" and other graffiti at the base of a confederate statue that sits outside the rockville courthouse, it happened overnight and we first told but it in our nbc washington app. the memorial was erected in 1913, 50 years after the battle of gettysburg for the purpose of nationalism and reunification. montgomery county executive ike leggett, who has been planning to remove the confederate memorial from its current location wants who as far responsible for this vandalism caught. >> maybe the cemetery in bellsville, some other place, but i don't believe with crating it off and putting it in storage. >> i am a defendant of both confederate soldiers and slaves. >> reporter: tony cone is with the man nair rah foundation, dedicated to the preservation of underground railroad history. >> variety of ideas have been discussed, battlegrounds, graveyards, public spaces. >> reporter: susan cook s

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it's a prominent building that can be seen as you drive by on rockville pike. for three hours, workers inside the complex were told to shelter in place while many outside waited for any sort of group date. news4's meagan fitzgerald continues our team coverage. she was live on our air for hours today. >> reporter: many of the folk wes spoke with were leaving gate two behind me here at 2:00 when they were given the all-clear, of course, very relieved this ordeal was over and very grateful to law enforcement for their, aggressive response. >> your attention. your attention. all personnel are directed to shelter in place. >> reporter: this is not the scene anyone wants to walk into when trying to head to work or make an appointment. >> some reports of a possible active shooter but there's nothing confirmed yet. >> reporter: questions looming around walter reed medical center of whether or not a shooter was inside. some employees received text messages. others were waiting to hear from people they knew inside. but mostly, everyone had a sense of calm even though the

it is next to rockville's red brick courthouse. some residents showed up today and said they do not necessarily glorify hate, they tj valuable lesson about history. -- a tj valuable lesson about history. >> that slave auction block is still there. i like to take my nieces there so the can see 1850's, this is 2015. leon: no word on when a final decision could be made. the confederate memorial debate erupted after nine people were killed in a charleston church shooting. a judge has approved a motion for the admitted gunman to submit handwriting samples. roof's trial starts next summer. he may face the death penalty. still ahead, a surprise find. >> i thought it was unacceptable, to permit nicely. --two-putt it nicely. leon: also, the mission to save neil armstrong's spacesuit. leon: 7 on your side looking at fines coming out of nowhere in maryland. a man received a fine for having an uninsured car in 1998. he says he now lives in connecticut. maryland central collection agency will not discuss the cases with us, but they said the new

looking live on the weather bug camera from the weather bug on rockville. hang in there rockville. it will go like it has gone everywhere else. in a few minutes the sun will be out and you might see a rainbow shaping up to the east of the rockville area. so that is our story today. the temperatures cooled off. we get the downpours. we call them splash and dash. they are heavy but they move fast and then the sun comes back out. 77 in rockville. temperatures will go back up when the sun is out. annadale two to .3 of an inch. the motion from south to north. we could see the rain and storm move west to east. you name the direction. it depends what the pattern is. this is a warm front moving through the north. low pressure area spinning west which is giving the direction of the travel of the showers and the storms. most of the lightning west of the metro. to eastern shore. most everything here through the i-95 corridor, just plain rain showers. heavy moving showers. 82 in winchester. 84 in culpeper and quantico. through the evening hours here we will keep an eyes open for chance of isol

kevin: in rockville, i'm kevin lewis abc7 news. leon: a statement, montgomery county executive called it despicable and said those responsible will be brought to justice and the monument will be restored. a slower than normal commute for drivers along king street in alexandria tonight. the far westbound lane is closed as the crews finished repair on water main. the water stopped gushing hours ago. repairs continue. water service was not disrupted. new develop in the the harper's ferry fire. the west virginia state fire marshal said thursday's fire caused $2 million in damage. it destroyed four buildings and housed eight businesses and several apartments. town leaders met in private to discuss recovery efforts. the cause is still not yet known. a helmet camera captured firefighters' efforts to save several dogs. take a look. is that amazing or what? that is a day at work for the firefighters. helmet cam attached to a cr member responded to a house member sunday in fairfax. no one was home at the time. but firefighters rescued two of

. >> road closure, this one in rockville. this started sunday, going to last until this coming saturday. randolph road closed between nebel street and parklawn. that because of csx track maintenance there. a warning you have to make your way around that one. 66 into town and out of town, no issues. remember to listen to our friends on wtop 103.5 f.m. this morning. 95 south between 234 and quantico, some lanes closed until 6:00 a.m. same thing at colesville road. >>> developing this morning, the cuban embassy here in washington about to open the doors. the embassy has been closed for more than 50 years. diplomatic relations between u.s. and havana began a few hours ago. you can see the cuban flag going up at the u.s. state department. you will see one on 16th street later on today. we'll have news4's molette green with us. that's in 15 minutes. >>> a man charged with killing four people in d.c. will be in court today. follow nbc washington on twitter for updates on daron wint's hearing. wint is accused of killing the savopoulo

smoothy in rockville. the man was convicted of assaulting an employee in 2013 and missay he punch -- and police say he punched the victim as he tried to assault her and she was able to fight back. >>> today, metro officials will be asked about the deadly l'enfant plaza accident. a house committee wants know what is being done to fix the electrical issue that led to the smoke-filled tunnel incident. this morning a new officer will coordinate information between them and first responders. >>> there's also a meeting about taxis in prince george's county. they're holding a meeting this afternoon and they'll review the exam that taxi drivers have to take before allowed to work there. >>> 5:04 right now. predatory towing could become -- could be coming to an end in montgomery county. news4's meagan fitzgerald is live outside where members are voting on a bill today. meagan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. many folks here in montgomery county will tell you predatory towing is a big issue for them.

. >> i'm scott broom in rockville where despite what his feelings represent, the executive called the vandalism despicable. ike leggett has said it's a clear indication this confederate statue has struck a nerve. the director of montgomery county's historical society says racism, slavery, and segregation are all wrong but so is removing an artifact of a bygone time because of what it teaches about our history. >> it's an important historical artifact whether you support it, whether you find it offensive. in either event, it's very important to the county's history. >> reporter: regardless of whether the statue stays or goes the county executive has promised to clean up the graffiti of this historical artifact. in rockville scott broom, wusa 9. >> that statue was erected in 1913 at a time when many county leaders were avowed segregationists with emotional and family ties to the old confederacy. >>> the u.s. olympic committee says it's going to explore other cities to host the games. boston's bids ran in to trouble after it was selected back in january and just today the boston mayor sa

i guess that is the way it works in government. >> in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. maureen: montgomery county schools must remove 400 buses from the depot by the end of 2016. it will likely take longer to complete a new permanent depot. leon: an advisory tonight from the d.c. water. they say you should stay away from the water in soap stone creek because of a sewage spill there. they are looking at high levels in the e. coli. they discovered a leakage in 128. i --18 inch sewage pipe. keep your pets away as well until it's repaired. good advice. maureen: very good advice. doug: we have thunderstorms west of the metro. but it could affect our area at 8:30 tonight. larger line farther west to come at 10:30, quarter of 11:00. a lot to watch. this is in virginia. a v-dot camera. i-81 at strasburg near certain edge of a heavy thunderstorm complex barreling its way to the south east at 25 miles per hour. go to the computer to show where we are watching. in this area here. just near south of the storm along i-81. that is the camera. let me tell you about the storm. severe w

the statue sits near the courthouse in rockville town center. the public will be invited to discuss the issue. that will be this monday. a confederate flag and similar symbols have been under national debate since nine people were shot to death in the charleston church. a new bill to target prostitution in the district tonight, councilmember jack evans introduce the measure. it would require d.c. police guantanamo are if an officer has probable cause to believe it is used for prostitution. -- it would require d.c. police to confiscate a vehicle if they believe it is used for prostitution. the latest high-tech tool many police officers are using is on display at the dulles expo center. the today expo showcasing body cameras kicked off tonight. it is giving local, state, and for girl law enforcement agencies a chance to talk about the technology. the d.c. police department is among the growing number of agencies to use the body camps. the issue came to the forefront because of allegations of police brutality and excessive force. a space mission 10

they called rockville city police. this is a rockville district. the montgomery county official said he will have it removed. they had a crane operator in last week measuring it for removal from this area but this vandalism is a new thing, and we asked people passing by today what they had to say about it. here's what they told us. >> even though they're going through a lot of problems you know about racism and all that, but that's not a good thing right there. >> i don't agree with vandalism. that's not the appropriate way to voice your opinion. there are proper ways to do it. >> reporter: the base of the statue says to our heros of montgomery county, maryland that we through life may not forget to love the thin gray line. this was erected in 19 13 on the 50 th anniversary of the war of gettysburg. it was meant for nationalism and reunification. the investigation is just getting underway for the vandalism. it's a misdemeanor with a 30-day jail time and a fine. >>> crews are working another water main break in alexandria right now. just learned tha

a public forum happens tonight from 6:00 to 9:00 at the council building in rockville. that meeting follows the underground emergency that killed one woman earlier this year. and that incident was the focus a hearing on capitol hill. the ntsb reiterated the smoke was related to a lack of ceiling sleeves that are supposed to protect power cables from water. now, metro says it is addressing that problem systemwide. metro also says it hopes to choose a new general manager this fall. and that it is looking for someone with financial expertise. >>> well, today's state employee, expected to rally across maryland against budget cuts. the group is asking governor larry hoag ton stop cuts. the department of corrections will lay off more than 60 workers to save $3 million. you can find a list of rally locations and times on the nbc4 app. search maryland rally. >>> today, we'll get a look at a huge machine digging a tunnel under d.c. take a look here, this is the lady bird tunnel. probably covered in more dirt right now. the lady bird has been digging miles of tunnel under the an

tonight's meeting kicks off at 6 at rockville city hall. >>> a neighborhood campaign to keep a gun store from opening in an arlington shopping center paid off. mcclain-based nova firearms had signed a lease at the former curves location off lee highway in cherry dale. the owner of the shopping center says he decided to cancel the deal after people threatened to stop shopping at the other businesses in that strip. neighbors also complained about its close proximity to the several schools. we called gun store owner for reaction. we have not heard back. >>> hundreds of people from around the country are working to improve the grounds at arlington national cemetery. they are mostly professional landscapers and part of their annual renewal and remembrance project. right now they are planting trimming and improving to honor the service members buried there. >>> southern california's historic rains caused flash flooding that washed out a bridge on a major interstate a 30-foot section of the 10 freeway collapsed near palm springs yesterday. interstate 10 links california and arizona and this aft

in rockville, tisha thompson, news4 i-team. >> we are finally getting a break from our heatwave. the sweating weather. >> first, see the i-team's original report on montgomery county liquor control go to the nbc washington app, search beer bust. jim? >>> just about an hour ago we saw rain showers here at our nbc4 studios in northwest. but the good news, doug, what is coming up in behind us for us. >> that cold front. you notice what is happening right now. see the flag blowing in the wind there. that is very nice conditions. the winds have shifted, and it's bringing in some much dryer air. say goodbye to the humidity. i think we can all -- not just say goodbye, kick to it the curb. high temperature of 92 d.c. 91 frederick. 93 warrenton. as i mentioned no rain right now. we had seen a couple of showers. you see a few out towards the chesapeake. but this is the frontal boundary that has been moving on through region. and as it does so you have seen the winds shift. you've seen the cooler weather move. in and it's much nicer to north and west. so the cold front moves through. we're

she is live now at the rockville metro station. jackie?im, when you take a look at this video, it's clear some people were in shock. they didn't know what to do. the video recorded the morning of the attack last december shows the suspect in a dark coat and knit cap walking through the rockville metro station. moments later, another camera captures him walking toward a bus stop. from a distance, at the top left of the screen a man begins to stagger, bent over, clutching a stab wound to his stomach. the second victim can't be seen here there is a third camera. this one is on the bus that rolls up. a few people who appear not to realize what is happening board the bus. finally, one man points out the victim. it took a jury just eight hours to come back with a verdict of guilty this evening against 38-year-old reginald cooper of silver spring. >> he faces 60 years in jail. and quite candidly we are researching whether or not based on his record he most likely qualifies for mandatory sentences without parole. >> reporter: both victims were on

news4's darcy spencer live in rockville. she spoke to one of his victims. darcy? >> reporter: jim, i sure did. according to the court documents, some of the burglaries happened right here at this apartment building. and i spoke to a victim tonight. she asked that we not identify her, and to disguise her voice. >> i was in shock to be honest with you. i screamed. >> reporter: that's the reaction this woman had when she came home and found her sliding glass door shattered. the house burglarized. jewelry and other valuables gone. >> it was horrifying to see what lengths someone would go to get into someone's house to take their belongings. >> reporter: when she got over the shock, she realized something looked out of place. this can of root beer sitting on the counter. the burglars drank it and left behind his dna. the dna led to this man, tyrone beam. he was charged in a string of burglaries in the rockville area. >> we count on criminals to make a false move, make a mistake. and they will be caught eventually. and that led to his downfall. >> reporter: bean had a u

reporting live in rockville, scott broom, wusa9. >> good grief. lofton's accomplice pled guilty and is serving a five year sentence with four years suspended. >>> a guilty plea in a brutal beating inside a green line metro train. 52-year-old william nelson of morningside, maryland, remember this video? it's just weird and terrible. he pled guilty to assault charges for attacking two folks after some sort of argument. the june sheafment assault was caught on this -- june 7th assault was caught on this surveillance camera. >>> more than 5,000 people could be out of their homes through friday after a train derailment. a csx train car carrying a flammable and toxic substance derailed and caught fire early this morning just outside knoxville, tennessee. one of the trains burst into flames. two shelters have been opened for the residents. >> it's very challenging because first of all you hear the numbers like 5,000 people being evacuated, but you really don't know how many people will show up. in a normal shelter we have a good idea, but this is an evac

scott broom is live in rockville with the latest on this. what's going to happen, scott? >> you can see the statue behind me here. it still is deface d with the red graffiti and black graffiti on it. called the vandalism despicable today. that however does not mean that he supports continuing to display the statue here on the old courthouse grounds in rockville. >> reporter: the vandalism was discovered this morning. black lives matter written over the memorial for men for montgomery county who fought for the south in the civil war. a meeting this afternoon to decide whether or not to move the statue, and if so, to where. among those assessing the damage today director of montgomery county's historical society. he says racism slavery and segregation are all wrong but so it moving an artifact because of what it teaches about our history. >> we have to provide better interpretation for the statue. i'd like to see it stay right here if possible. i think there's a great opportunity. however, the county executive has said very forcefully that he wants to see it removed. what i

. >>> tomorrow night in rockville a special work session about the monument. the statue sits near the red brick courthouse. the public is welcome to join city leaders. starts the 6 p.m. tomorrow night rockville city hall. >>> sometimes humor is the best way to deal with a rough situation. city leaders in san francisco hope it will help people cope with the drought. more on the city's ugliest yard contest coming up. >>> and in consumer news, you and your wallet can cool off with ways to save money at movie theaters. erica. >> something else really cool going on today, you can catch it later this afternoon. you can watch a model rocket launch contest at the nasa goddard center. it runs from noon to four. it's going to include exhibits to commemorate the 46th anniversary. nasa's apollo 11 mission to the noon. of course, it's not going to be cool out there. it is going to be steamy, and that means that the air quality could become an issue later on this afternoon. actually, it is a code orange day. that means it's unhealthy for sensitive groups and you should take

rockville you're at 73. dry but we have these showers and thunderstorms approaching the region. 81 corridor you'll see the rain first, even before the lunch hour but as things heat up and these storms start to approach the 95 corridor, some of them could be on the stronger side. not all of them but one or two could reach severe limits. winds and heavy rain and a little bit bit of -- and a little bit of lightning will be the main threats. this is 2:30. thunderstorms pushing on through. some pockets of very heavy rainfall. not going to rain all day. a quick passing thunderstorm. we'll get back to some nice weather coming our way with the help of a northwesterly wind. 7:00 game time for the nats tonight. looks to be drier. i think by the time the sun sets, everybody will be dry and we'll see clear skies overnight tonight and by first thing tomorrow morning, you're going to notice a difference. 92 today. 88 for tomorrow. gorgeous for the nats game tomorrow at noon or 12:30 rather. 89 for thursday. 90 for friday.

a search under way for vandals who spray painted the confederate statue outside a courthouse in rockville. the words "black lives matter" was spraypainted on this statue overnight. we will hear from the county executive who calls this vandalism a des specable act of violence. >>> a man thrown from his motorcycle in a weekend crash has died. 24-year-old rash sean briggs jr. was riding the motorcycle. he was on old branch avenue in clinton last night when a car trying to get to allentown way made a left turn in front of him. brics was thrown from his bike. he die ted hospital. >>> a loudoun county man is going to be sentenced in november for trying to hire someone to kill his ex-wife. dallas brumback pleaded guilty to seven charges today and that includes attempted murder. ing the former leader of the ku klux klan. brumback eventually offered the undercover agent $5,000 to kill his ex-wife. coming up on news4 at 6:00, northern virginia bureau chief julie carey explains why brumback wanted his ex-wife dead. >>> police are looking for the body of a swimmer who disappeared friday night. doug b

. >>> this is chris gordon in rockville at the scene of vandalism. the words "black lives matter" was spray painted on this statue overnight. the confederate memorial was erected in 1913 50 years after the battle of gettysburg, as a symbol of reconciliation. but recently, it has been the focus of controversy, whether it should be removed or not. >> is a misdemeanor, punishable by 90 days incarceration or up to $1,000 fine. >> reporter: montgomery county executive ike leggett has said he wants that confederate memorial removed but he says he may allow it to be relocated if the rockville city council wants it to be moved to an area of historical significance. back to you. >>> new at 4:00, the fire that badly damaged this house just ruled arson. investigators are looking for people who were in the house without permission. take a look at the photos posted on twitter last night after the fire on walters place in the district, district heights, that is. investigators believe the blaze started in a second floor bedroom, according to red fin. the house is i

just volume starting to build up in areas like rockville.rting to see volume in fairfax on the eastbound side of 66 from sudley road to constitution avenue northwest a 39-minute commute. for those of you traveling northbound or will be traveling northbound on 95 from prince william parkway up toward the beltway, you're looking at about a 13-minute commute for you this morning. 50 looking good. let's give you a live look and show you how things are shaping up this morning. this is here at georgia avenue and downtown silver spring there. no issues for traveling on 29 making your way to areas like howard university and into town on to 7th street. no problems there this morning. from our maryland camera, we give you a look at how things are shaping up on i-270. we told you they're shaping up nicely. now you can see it for yourself with traffic rocking and rolling at west diamond avenue as you approach the capital beltway. we'll send it over to you. >>> ahead we're recapping the top stories, including the trial for the suspect in the d.c. mansion

four people hurt including two children after a crash on rockville pike. we're told all of the injuries are mineor. only one vehicle was involved. two lanes of the pike are closed. we will keep an eye on the situation and let you know when we learn more. >> you may be seeing the olympic flame on the national mall. the district is now back in the running to host the 2024 games. boston's support as been with drawn leaving dc los angeles and san francisco as the finalists. we have been talking with people involved in the discussions to bring the games here. why is boston out? >> the boston bid was losing momentum but the final straw was when the mayor refused to sign a letter mandated by the u.s. olympic committee that the boston taxpayers would guarantee any cost overruns that came their way in preparing and getting ready for the olympics. dc has already signed that letter. they have signed those letters and gone through the bidding process. that is why dc is back in the running. >> what's next in the process? >> it's up to the u.s. olympic committee. everyb

stormwatch 7 doppler radar, that is just rain activity for gaithersburg rockville poolesville, leesburg steady light rain. fairfax county, steady rain dropping through annapolis. steadier rain, moderate showers front royal. wide in the view we had a flash flood warning that has been canceled by the national weather service. page, madison county rappahannock county. that is gone. upper-level system responsible for the rain. rain, could be morning showers. you know what that does for things. the second round of rain will be in the afternoon, evening. tuesday, heat and humidity, the rain chances fizzling out. for the morning rain rush-hour looks like the earlier parts, light to steady. by 5:00, 6:00, brain will be here by about 7:00 the rain may be starting to let up. 77 in the morning. afternoon to evening tomorrow, the drive back from work, that is when we have the heavier rain, more widespread storms. 's the high temperatures. here is the heat and humidity and it will stay for a while. another possible storm he wave low to mid 90's. feel like upper 90's. monday two rounds of rain. wedne

look at the skies in rockville. beautiful clouds if you are a cloud watcher. sunshine clouds 79 degrees. the doppler radar shows downpour over northeast washington. it will rain itself out before it gets to reagan airport. isolated showers as the cold front moves through the area. later tonight it clears up. 87 in washington. 84 in frederick. clearing skies, lower humidity. 72 degree around midnight. make up mostly to temperatures 60's with two beautiful days on tap to round out the workweek. we look at the weekend in a few minutes. kellye: thank you. fans of the second night of taylor swift's swing through d.c. were able to escape the rain and in the cloud were the d.c. police chief cathy lanier and more than 150 children of d.c. police officers. as brianne carter reports, that's one of those kids attest the chief can get down to the sick beat. >> it was exciting to be there. >> still trying to shake off the taylor shift excitement from tuesday night concert after the dad who is a d.c. homicide investigator told her she was going to the show thanks to the cit

we met his grandmother outside the family's rockville home. police say your grandson had sex multiple times with a 13-year-old girl in his church. >> i don't know anything. reporter: according to his linkdin account he has been a youth group leader for 3.5 years and claim to care deeply about children. founded by a missionary family from the philippines river of life church is a small tightknit congregation. we reached out to church leaders but have not heard back. kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: a howard county bar and restaurant owner received a two-year sent its -- suspended sentence for filming women in the bathroom. in may it woman told police she was in the restroom there when a digital video camera fell onto the floor. detectives say that footage on the camera showed six women were secretly recorded. kellye: new information and disturbing video we first brought you last night at 5:00. as many as 20 minute attack assaulted, and rob for cyclists along r street. steven tschida is live outside police headquarters where they are about to talk

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if you want to get out and about tonight, do it. 84 in rockville 82, dulles, 83 both camp springs and hunting town. as i mentioned thinking about getting out maybe doing dining out, just perfect for that. temperatures will fall between 77 and 81 degrees right around that 7, 8:00 hour. looking good there. looking good on the radar there is no rain. man, we have seen a lot of rain over the past month and a half a good couple of days to dry out here, move on through the next few. it's one region i want to focus on. look forwards the mountains, west of the blue ridge, area get chilly tonight call it cool, more around 58, petersburg west virginia, 58 lure ray, 58, winchester winchester, around the 58 mark. a little bit cool. 89 in and around the city. so, a very nice afternoon. looking good as well on friday and on saturday with low humidity. still on the hot side temperatures right around or a little bit above average friday and saturday but with plenty of sunshine, low humidity, looking at a few very nice days call it a fanst at aic friday. as a matter of fact, going to be so nice, got b

rockville was closed down for a while and people had to maneuver around the area. traffic is moving normally again. all back to nowhere hall here as well. stephen tschida, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. thousands of workers and patients hid in offices, closets and a subway restaurant until the police gave them the all-clear. some prayed while others texted loved ones. a former soldier said his training kept him calm and kept the dogs from barking. >> on the military escalation you have to make sure security is the top priority and people are safe. maureen: many patients waited outside for hours and told us they didn't want to miss the importants once safe to go inside. leon: we were on the story from the start all day today. "7 on your side." sign up for text alert at the wjla.com/text. we will keep you informed on the device. maureen: officer tucker is charged with hiring a prostitute and forcing her to perform sex acts against her will. tucker was off-duty at the time of the alleged offense. he is an 18-year veteran of the maryland state troopers and he was suspe

reporter: this is miller potts rockville home. he chose to not share his side of the story. neighbors are stunned by the alleged parking lot pummel. >> wow, that's real shocking to me. i've never seen that side of him. reporter: today i also called miller posit defense attorney, who told me by phone she thought this was not a new story and proceeded to hang up. miller faces up to 35 years in prison. evan lewis, abc 7 news. anchor: a young child alive tonight thanks to frederick police and fire crews. someone noticed an infant locked insi the car was off, it's windows rarely cracked. when crews pulled the child they said the child was covered in sweat and was hot to the touch. they called and found that child's guardian. he has been arrested and charged with neglect. a howard county woman recovering tonight after a truck slanted to her apartment. police say the 40-year-old was trying to back his car from a covert spot and he kept hitting a support role and a short time later drove his truck through the sliding glass door of the apartment. the man ran off to get help all crews

sticking with rockville, we have an accident on georgia avenue. this has you in the 20's on georgia avenue. jummy: following new fallout surrounding bill cosby. walt disney world removing the statue of the comedian from its hollywood studio theme park. the bronze statue was taken down late last night after the park closed. disney is offering no comment on its removal. the 77-year-old comedienne also giving no comment after documents revealed his 2005 testimony that he bought drugs with the intent of giving them two women he wanted to have sex with. chili bowl is distancing itself from the iconic comedian. it's opening its newest restaurant in the d.c. area today. we have more on that celebration. sam? sam: i think you through it to me. it is so loud here. there is a band playing behind us for the chili bowl opening in northeast washington. of course, this is an institution. last time, when they opened in virginia, bill cosby was with them. obviously, due to controversy he is not here today. we asked virginia ali, the founder of the store, about th

no rockville, diane cho abc7 news. leon: people who drive in around arlington can weigh in on a proposed overall of i-395 and the interchange. the renovation planned begin there next year. there a public meeting tonight. maureen: how about the heat? doug: we'll show you the areas in red that jump out at you. that is the area of heavy rain and lightning and thunder south of beltway on south side of the city. this is drifting west. other pockets. the area south we have highlighted here a flash flood warning until 8:30 tonight. for the previous heavy rain. some of this is diminishing. not so much moving north and drifting this way. once we get to sunset a lot of the energy and the atmosphere will dissipate and we will see the showers come to an end. there is a warning area until 8:30 this evening. time lapse for you from the bell haven country club in alexandria. 78 degrees there. we have seen the clouds get close. but everything to the south side of the city. spotsylvania 1.3 inches of rain this afternoon so far. .65 in

rockville north nothing to worry ability. -- about.ook outside it's back up to 82, dew points in the 70s. northwest winds at 8. normally you think of that as refreshing. not this evening. here's the radar over the last hour. you can see these lines of thunderstorms. they're just kind of training. by that we mean there's one after another after another. they're going to hit the same spot. this area is already under a flash flood warning in prince george's county and in the district. we're probably going to see more warnings as the storms continue to move off to the south and the east. let's concentrate on this area. this is now clear ed out. the flash flood warnings continue until 7:30, 8:00. this activity in fairfax is going to move over the same areas under the warnings. my hunch is these will probably be extended. you-all have had a lot of rain, over 2 inch es of rain. heavy rain in tyson's the american legion bridge. not much of a treat out river road, route 7 or route 50. the intensity of the storm almost 3 inches of rain per hour.

news4's meagan fitzgerald is live at the council headquarters in rockville.re meeting in a few hours, right, ter: that's right, good morning, angie. it's not clear how the montgomery county council will vote on this, but i can tell you it's a huge issue for many folks in this county. now, many folks have been complaining about predatory towing where spotters are actually watching drivers for the opportunity to swoop in and tow their car away. council member roger berliner introduced the bill that will crack down on what many are calling an unfair practice. the bill would make spotting illegal and tow companies would need photo evidence of those who broke parking rules. the law also calls for a single regulated fee for those whose cars are towed away. now, that council meeting is set to kick off at 9:30 this morning. angie, we are expecting a vote to come shortly thereafter. >> thanks for the update. >>> also in montgomery county today the council has a hearing about liquor stores and incentives started after a news4 i-team investigation. our reporters discove

catherine hoggle appeared before a judge this morning in rockville. she is charged with child neglect in the disappearance of her two young children sarah and jacob. several searches for the children have come up empty and police now believe they are dead. catherine hoggle's mother spoke today outside the courtroom. >> she in our opinion was not psychotic at the time and so we have to believe what she continues to say is that someone has them and that there was some arrangement made. >> mog l is set to -- hoggle is set to appear before a judge again in september. prosecutors say they may pursue homicide charges. >>> police say the shooting of a man at a takoma park motel may be gang related. there was a shooting at the econo large on new hampshire avenue around 1:30 this morning. they found somebody with a gunshot wound who walked to a nearby hospital. he is expected to survive. it's believed there was some sort of argument between a group from washington and one from prince george's county. >>> we are just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. we've

nearly two hours later, rockville pike reopened the first sign that things were winding down.d 1:30, police announced they finished the search of building one and 2:00 they gave the all-clear. walter reid officials canceled all non-emergency care for the rest of the day but operations will be back to normal tomorrow. doreen? >>> many of the people who sheltered in place depended on technology and communicated with loved ones. we posted tweets and other social media posts on nbcwashington.com. >>> looking at the weather again, some heavy downpours out there, but no storms right, doug? >> yeah, actually right, vance. talking about the storms moving through the region now. no severe weather, don't have any strong thunderstorms, all we have is these downpours that continue to move on through, down toward warrenton. not how they pop up see a couple here nothing here and just to the north pop-up storms, seeing that also toward montgomery county, a new storm there to the east of olney, making its way toward laurel. continue to batch, the showers and storms move through the region. he