we have, though, dried out and the light showers still on storm team 4 radar.f green here in the panhandle of west virginia into clark county in virginia. that may make its way into loudon here shortly. a little batch of moisture, a little bit of very light rain in carroll, baltimore county, may make it into ho anne arundel or prince george's county. otherwise, temperatures climbing into the low to mid-50s. planning a morning run, dodging puddles maybe an on and off sprinkle until 1:00. overall gradually drying. upper 60s during the afternoon drying out. going to a caps block party, maybe dining out tonight, partly cloudy. temperatures in the low 60s through the evening, and then by dawn on mother's day, the low 50s. afternoon highs tomorrow in the low 70s. a terrific mother's day, and then on monday, partly sunny, low 50s in the morning. afternoon highs upper 60s and a slight chance of an isolated shower monday afternoon and again on tuesday. and we'll have highs near 70 on tuesday. right now on wednesday and thursday, storm team 4 seven-day outlook looking dr

you can see them coming in on storm team 4 radar. doug, do you think we can make through the evening rush before the storms start to hit? >> yeah, chris, i really do. most of these storms are well down to our south and west region, so that's some good news for those of us who are expecting loved ones to be coming home from work tonight. as far as temperatures go, finally back into the 70s, even the 80s. 77 dulles. 75 in gaithersburg. a very mild, very warm afternoon, the warmest we've seen since the early part of last week. radar not showing anything. we don't expect these to start to develop until after 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 tonight. severe thunderstorm watch in effect for southwestern portions of virginia. you can see these storms firing up. more storms back toward the west. notice these red boxes. these are flash flood warnings. they're all going to move into our area over the next few hours. the bigger thing is this train of moisture goes all the way back down to the gulf of mexico, and that's the kind of moisture we have moving our wa

i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. there are a few places getting light showers.handle's west virginia down from near martinsburg to winchester and lorraine, and south of the metro area, a few other light showers farther to our north, though. those are tracking down to the d.c. metro area. perhaps another couple of hours. not quite out of the woods yet. might have a little sun this morning then a few sprinkles, maybe drizzle by mid to late morning into early afternoon. >>> the time right now, 15 the north are praying for rain as a massive wildfire burning in canada continues to grow. a story we've been following all week. officials saying this fire, it could double in size this weekend. firefighters and emergency crews are working tirelessly to battle the blaze amid some 80,000 people moved to more secure locations. they're not sure what sparked the fires. >>> win or go home. all comes down to home ice for the caps. the penguins made it a tough series and game five, not expected to about any easier. all of their three last straight losses have been by a single goa

here's your storm team 4 seven-day outlook. for a game at nats park. and then tomorrow we'll have a little greater chance of an afternoon storm, into the upper 80s, hot and humid on friday. it will feel like summer up near 90 degrees. and a greater chance of an afternoon storm on friday. but right now most of the memorial day weekend is looking great with highs in the 80s each day and maybe a thundershower coming in on monday afternoon. >> nice job. >> that is it for news 4 we appreciate you joining us back on the afternoon first at >> today on the meredith vieira show. should college students be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus? how a new texas law is leaving some professors scared for their safety. you won't believe the controversial prize one 16-year-old boy won online. plus bethenny frankel is here. she's talking about the real house wives of new york. plus, beautiful diy tricks to spruce up your home without breaking the bank. it all starts right now on "meredith." [ applause ]

right now on the storm team 4 radar though don't have any anywhere in the vicinity. overcast is beginning to lift and brighten a bit. in fact, it's producing sunshine shenandoah valley. but the storms i'm concerned with are now coming into kentucky, central tennessee. this is all tracking off to the north and east. will be getting closer to the metro area again looks like 5:00 p.m. but the time for strong storms seems to be 7:00 to midnight tonight, some could produce damaging winds, hail and some brief very heavy downpours. i've got some new hour by hour timing, new model run just coming in now. i'll show you that coming up this half hour. >>> thank you, tom. a murder trial for the maryland man accused of fatally stabbing his 95-year-old neighbor is underway today. montgomery county police say 60-year-old erik dyson staped last february. police say bell vin told him it was in response to unwanted sexual advances. dyson is also accused of charging thousands of dollars on >>> the case of a body found in a creek is still under investigation in falls church. fairfax coun

storm team 4 radar. a broad area of rain all across virginia, sweeping across the potomac moving into maryland right now. the areas in yellow and orange, coming down a little harder. from fredericksburg, culpepper and near la rey advancing off to the north and east, comes right into the metro area. in a couple of hour, between now and then, areas of green, pockets of yellow coming down harder moving in here in about another hour or two. sometime around 8:00, 9:00, see that moving in. a cool morning, too. generally 50s to near 60. the new hour-by-hour timing on the rain for the rest of today minutes. >> check in with you then. >>> working to learn more about a chaotic scene near the white house. fbi officials believe the suspect wanted law enforcement officers to kill him. police searched his home in pennsylvania last night hours after witnesses say he walked up to an e street checkpoint on the west side of the white house flashing a silver gun. >> secret service are walking through, coming around him, su

it is storm team 4 day. that means we'll have some extra pushes out on the social media platforms. nbcwashington.com and on the app as well. and we're doing a facebook live during the 6:00 a.m. hour here on qut n""news4 today." saturday looks to be the better day of the weekend. we won't be back to full sunshine until next week. early this morning, clouds and a little rain in a few spots. temperatures are in the mid-50s right now. the next 24 hours look this way, 55 and wet this morning. 59 and rain at 7:00 tonight. and 53 with rain likely tomorrow morning. welcome to washington state, melissa mollet, good morning to you. >> i'm not crazy about the seattle weather here. >>> 95 at lorton road southbound, no problems here. the roads are nice and clear for county overall, no major problems. we'll keep an eye on things for you. southbound bw parkway at 197 we have a report of a broken down vehicle with an suv on the right side of the roadway. it isn't slowing anything right now. and remember, 270 south after 109 is looking a lot better. that has reopened as angie just mentioned. and we

a no rain on storm team 4 radar. exercise forecast for this day, well, by noontime, 1:00, low to mid-80s all the way up near 90, though, by 4:00. by 6:00 p.m. back down into the upper 80s. mid-80s by 8:00 p.m. here's the beach forecast, heading to the beaches today. great day at the atlantic beaches. temperatures up around 80 degrees with lots of sunshine. wear the sun block. then sunday, increasing clouds. afternoon storms likely. highs mid-70s pap chance of showers, also might get a little sun in and out on monday, memorial day. temperatures, though, cooler. in just the low 70s. storm team 4 four-day forecast inland away from the waters up near 80 degrees. tomorrow increasing clouds and, yes, some showers and thunderstorms looking likely here tomorrow, late afternoon into the evening hours. then some lingering showers monday morning through mid-day, timing. actually may get a little sun in the parch highs reaching upper 70s. then tuesday, back to work and school, into the mid-80 partly cloudy. sunshine for wednesda

storm team 4, seven day outlook, partly cloudy tomorrow, mid-80s.esday and thursday. otherwise partly sunny both of those day. as well as on friday. there may be increased chance of afternoon storms. highs in the 80s. have a great memorial day. >> you'll be in rockville today. >> at 1 0:00 a.m. >> and keeping with an act of congress that was passed back in 2000, at 3:00 we all have the option, we can observe a moment of silence because of today being memorial day to remember those who made the ultimate >>> and as we head to break, we'll leave you with another live look from arlington national cemetery and a big thank you to the men and women serving our country and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. >> this is truly a day of reflection, not only for those who gave it all, but also their families. we know a lot of are you visiting us today. >> have a great day. >>> good >>> good morning. holiday washout. rain from georgia to maine as bonnie makes its slow march up the east coast. >>> while in texas, historic flooding leads to at least six deaths

consumer reporr, susante >>> right now, storm team 4 weather alert. the second night in a row. re going to get rain, some storms rumbling >> all that sunshine we were seeing earlier, it has already given way to plenty of clouds. v.j., what do you say? >> we are not going to see any widespread severe weather. from the sunshine, we are seeing a few strong thunderstorms. we have one warning for spotsylvania and orange county. not under a severe thunderstorm watch. we could have a few more, maybe one or two more severe thunderstorm warnings that may be issued for the evening hours. let's take a look at storm team 4 radar. i-95. you can see the heavy rain impacting travel for the evening rush. it is really coming down out there. that really is the main threat for today. that of seeing heavy rain and perhaps some ponding on area roads. there is the chance we could pick up another half to as much as an inch in an isolated location or two. let's talk about the threat for the area. there is another bing taking place. we will step out of the way and let me advance it to the radar now. it

we have just a few changes on storm team 4. it is nice out in right now, but we are seeing a few showers and thunderstorms pop up around the region, mainly west of the d.c. area along i-81. there's a lot of traffic coming all the way 70 to 66 going out toward western maryland. a few showers. if you're traveling into west vira, nothing looks severe at this point. temperatures are going to be the mid 80s right now. i know it says morning planner, but it is afternoon. it'll continue through the evening with temperatures falling into the 80s. it is a little on the humid side out there. storms around i-81. it is hazy. it is hot. it is warm. we'll cool down right in time for memorial day. we have that coming up. >>> we are just getting started here on news4. beating the heat during the holiday weekend could be dangerous. the life-saving information you need to have to protect your family. >>> bus driver busted caught watching tv behind the wheel as he steered a bus full of people >>> this is the last day to register to vote for the d

storm team 4 is tracking more rain.h more when we come baucck >>> right now mercury is moving across the surface of the sun. take a look at that. it's directly between the sun and earth right now so it looks like what you see, a black dot up there. this only happens about 13 times every 100 years. you can't see this with the naked eye. in fact, if you tried you could develop eye damage. however, nasa is showing mercury's move on its website right now. that's how we got that to you. that's amazing. >> it is amazing, isn't it? you must be excited about it, tom. >> the sun going about 105,000 miles an hour so, we're actually seeing the speed of its orbit crossing between us and the sun. it's amazing. >> spectacular. speaking of sun -- >> where is it? that's about all you're going to see with that video we just saw. we might get a little more sun by late they are afternoon. there's storm team 4 radar, though, showing the rain that's been moving in out of the south and west and slowly tracking over the region. it will be wit

storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking how soon the thunderstorms will move in. what are we thinking, tom? >> not probably until around 3:00 or so in the metro area. between know and then, get in the things you've postponed because of rain. it will be dry. sunshine now. showers are beginning to move in from the ohio valley into western pennsylvania, west virginia. still a long way away but tracking into virginia and maryland and the district generally around 2:00 or so in the shenandoah valley. 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. the immediate metro area. the hour-by-hour breakdown coming up in a few minutes. the severe weather threats when the storms do come through, generally are the most threat, going to be a brief, strong gust of wind. maybe a 50 mile-an-hour gust of wind. maybe small hail, but a very low risk of tornadoes or any flooding as the storms roll through later this afternoon. >> thank you, tom. >>> time, 9:00 on the dot. developing right now, the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing. this is in afghanistan. looking at new video into the newsroom

storm team 4 radar this morning, no real heavy rain this morning.t a couple sprinkles and drizzle out ther parts of the eastern shore. the rain we are watching for us today, these little showers here in central and west virginia are the midday rain chances today. then this area of rain out across indiana and illinois, that is our rain chance as we get into thursday and friday. so keep in mind, you're going to need the um brel will habrella t couple of days. ed we have rain chances through this afternoon into this evening. temperatures won't move much in the low to mid-50s. before the rain starts, we'll see the low to mid-60s for today with a 70% chance for rain today and tomorrow. and an 80% chance for rain on your friday. saturday, mostly dry. could have a few showers late saturday night and early sunday morning for mother's day morning. but by mother's day afternoon and into next week, finally the sunshine comes back. may the 4th be with you, melissa mollet. >>> may the 4th be with you, i [000:53:59;00] southbound bw parkway after the beltway, tha

here is the latest on storm team 4 radar. scattered showers showing up. patchy drizzle and fog out there as well. so light the radar can't pick up the drizzle. we continue to track drizzle and showers tomorrow. 5:00 a.m., tracking areas of rain and fog to deal with. 8:00 a.m., tracking showers. we are not dealing with rain, skies remain overcast. no sun in the forecast tomorrow. noon, showers impacting the area. much of the same at 3:00 tomorrow evening, dealing with rain. temperatures tomorrow stay in the 50s throughout the day. right now, low to mid-50s. 55 in the district, 54 in frederick and 54 in manassas. tomorrow, at 7:00 a.m., 54 with patchy f a we warm to 59 for a high. we'll hit that at 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. scattered showers and a temp around 58. monday, showers looking likely, again. we warm up. a high monday near 70 degrees. maybe a limited peak of sunshine here or there. another day where the clouds win out. future weather for monday, 5:00 a.m., cloudy and mainly dry as we move toward the mid-morning hours. the best chance of rain on monday look

storm team 4 radar all clear, don't have any storms here yet.chance of an isolated thunderstorm late this afternoon, earl tli this evening into the mid 80s before then, a very small chance tomorrow mid 80s, back to 30% chance late on thursday. friday afternoon and evening pretty good chance as well as on sunday afternoon and evening. and summer like into the weekend with highs in the 80s. that's the way it looks. >> thank you, tom. and that does it for news 4 midday. thanks so much for joining us. back on the air this afternoon first at 4:00. >> you can get in all the news and weather updates you need any time with the nbc washington app. wpe >> today on "the meredith vieira show" we are talking about what's hot now. what's behind george clooney's confession he's thinking of quitting acting and how far will parents go to keep children off drugs? plus a new drinking game called shopping. then, strap yourself in in just 30 days. it all starts right now on meredith. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> meredith: hi, everyone. we have a great show toy.

you can see it on storm team 4 radar bringing rain to south carolina. currently, it's stationary with winds at 45 miles an hour. the storm system will move on shore tomorrow evening. you can see the path. this is through monday evening, not really making a lot of movement. a lot of impact on the carolinas and unfortunately, here in our area as well. i'm going to have your complete forecast coming up, that includes more on the timing of when we will see rain moving in and out. rain will move iner i'm seeing the potential for more rain on memorial day. the latest at 15 after. >> thank you. >>> the devastating flooding that hit texas. officials say four people died in the aftermath of the storm. one of them, a texas national guardsman. as much as 22 inches of rain fell thursday in washington county northwest of houston. crews are working to check homes and make sure everybody is accounted for. 50 roads in the county are closed due to water damage. >>> a bizarre story involving good samaritans to help a woman in need. she fell off the bridge in southeast d.c

storm team radar and get the first word when storms are moving right through your neighborhood. >>> neighbors say the area where a train hit and killed an 18-year-old woman is not safe. they feared a tragedy like this would happen. she was hit last night while walking along the tracks near the burk lake roads. two friends who were with her managed to get out of the way. news 4's mark segraves is live with the latest on the investigation and what we learned about the victim. mark? >> reporter: yeah. this is the stretch of train tracks right here where 18-year-old erica dunn was killed last night just off of burke road behind this shopping center. she had graduated from nearby lake braddock high school. she is the second teenager to be killed along this stretch of tracks in just the past two years. people we talked to say this is a popular area for teenagers and neighbors who are either looking for a place to cut through as a shortcut or as a way, as a place to hang out. as for the accident last night, here's how police described the scene. >> there were three friends walking near the tracks an

storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. here are 4 things you need to know about the forecast for today. we are stuck in a rut. no real amount of sunshine coming our way until maybe the very tail end of the day. not a lot of rain out there yet. a few showers will be coming to an end very, very of the weekend. and saturday is looking very wet, indeed. no rain in the city, but there are a few showers across southernmost maryland. and also up here west of hagerstown moving into winchester. so grab your umbrellas on the way out the door. the next 24 hours look this way. the passing showers are around for this morning into the afternoon. by 7:00 tonight, still mostly cloudy but generally rain-free with temperatures in the upper 50s. then for tomorrow, a cool and dry start. temperatures near 50 first thing on your thursday morning. not much of a rain threat coming our way for tomorrow or friday. but that saturday system could pack a punch. if you have something to do for saturday, look for something else. >> good to know. >>> ora

storm team 4 four-day forecast summerlike tomorrow, thursday and friday, both of those days getting mores a look at the memorial day weekend, saturday and sunday, only a very small chance of an afternoon storm. but right now memorial day is looking wet, a likelihood of showers and temperatures right around 70 degrees for highs. back to you. >> thank you, tom. >>> well, that's going to do it for news 4 midday. we really appreciate you joining us. we're back on the air this afternoon at 4:00. >> and remember you can get your news and weather updates any time with the nbc washington app. you've got a great day to enjoy outthere. d on meredith vieira show, the people versus o.j. simpson was the series you couldn't get enough of. only meredith brings the role players face-to-face as ron goldman's sister, kim, meets one of the o.j. trial jurors. >> meredith: what does it feel like for you to be sitting next to her? do you still believe that he 'sn't? ? >> announcer: plus he was convictled of a murder he didn't commit. >> i'm going to prove my son's innocence. >> announcer: locked away for almo

storm team 4 four-day forecast, we'll dry out after that. 80s each day. e more storms or showers friday and saturday for the weekend. that's the beltway looks. >> thank you very much. >>> a major breakthrough in space. how new technology is giving astronauts more restroom experiment. >>> and happening today, if you are looking for something to do, check out the della plain strawberry festival. we know summer's here when the festival's going on. from 10:00 to 5:00 at sky meadows state park. ♪ they go ooh ooh. ♪ hey! ♪ they go oh-ooh-ooooh. ♪ sitting, watching, waiting, wishing. ♪ ♪ i tell you one thing, you never knew it. ♪ ♪ at the back of the bus ♪ there is so much to give, so dream big. ♪ ♪ yeah. ♪ and when they screaming get out, get out. ♪ ♪ all i wanna hear is get down, get down. ♪ "get full on summer at target. get a $10 target giftcard when you spend $50 on groceries. this sunday and monday only. detail