i'm meteorologist tom kierein.e are showing it all dry all around the region under the cloud cover, except on the eastern shore there in kent county. there's one lonely shower there. if you're heading out to the mountains, it will be cooler the highs reaching the mid to upper healthy. the american heart association says it's a bit of advice to say it is packed with saturated fat that can raise cholesterol. it is usually sold as a health food, but the world food organization says there are no studies to back that claim up. >> a lot of people will look at that for sure. i know a lot of people that use it. >> i don't know if they will change their habits necessarily. >>> if you have ever worked with a physical therapist, you know it can be a slow process that does require a lot of work. >> sure. but now there is technology that makes it more efficient. news4's showing us the latest tool to track sports injury and helps prevent and develop better recovery little more work. georgetown university hospital. >> sometimes y

great story. >>> tom kierein with us now. i know earlier in the morning we talked about how quickly it will be warming up. you were right on. we're already into the seventh and 70s and we started in the 50s. >> there is a feeling of summer in the air. a lot has to do with the high sun angle. the sun quickly jumping up in a silvery sky. a few clouds passing over us now and this live view from our overlooking the potomac river. its will be soaring well into the 80s today. average high is 81, but by the 4th of july, the average high is 88 and that's what it will feel like later today. right now 60 shenandoah valley and the mountains where it was only 50 this morning. but it's near 70 nearby suburbs. by the bay, low 70s there. by noon, we'll be in the low 80s. mid-80s by 3:00. by 6:00, mid-80s and sunset today at 8:30. that's another thing, we're getting longer daylight hours and the latest sunsets ov s of year. and by 10:00 tonight or so, be we'll be back down to the 70s and cloudy and mild evening. all dry now, but well off to

we want to go to tom kierein. father's day to you. >> thank you. >> unfortunately you are gifting us more heat and humidity. >> a day to just stay cool however you plan on doing it. it's beginning t uncomfortably hot now. it's already climbing into the 80s. here just past 10:00 in the morning. we can thank these clouds for breaking up to cause that to happen. stay mostly cloudy all throughout the morning. now there is the town in the foreground. montgomery county. you can see the thick summer haze hanging in the air on this father's day morning. yeah, it's already hitting the low 80s everywhere from the shenandoah valley all the way to the bay. ragan national is up to 82 degrees. still going to be pleasant to get out and get a bike ride. there's a lot of trees there and be comfortable. noontime temperatures in the mid 80s. in the low 90s even right there during the afternoon hours. a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon. new hour-by-hour timing coming up this half hour. >>> thank you, tom. we

but let's go to tom kierein because he's got better news.ws is of the happy variety. >> yeah, just look up. some sun trying to break through. it has brightened a bit. the rain has ended temporarily. maybe a few more sprinkles. and the pollen count is improved. another good news item to talk about. because of the rain today, the tree pollen is moderate and the grass is beginning to drop as well. there's the cloud cover over the district right now. sunset today is at 8:30, and we h until july 20th. we'll have the evening hours long over the next month or so. and as we get into tuesday morning, we'll just have a lot of clouds around, but a little sunshine breaking out, mid 60s tomorrow morning, dry at the bus stop and at the metro, you won't need your umbrella. and then during the rest of the day, some sunshine in and out. lunch hour in the mid 70s. generally dry, small chance of a sprinkle in the afternoon. and temperatures hovering near 80 degrees by late afternoon. and dry roads for the afternoon commute. doug? >> that's right. we definitely

thank you so much. >> tom kierein, all right, those stories and more coming up. >> thank you. w, does this mean there's like a 50/50 chance in your terms that you might actually stay? >> i would say no. >> sorry. >> there's a likelihood that my last day will be june 21st. we don't have rain around, but we do have low clouds and patchy fog. and if you're going to get in a run today, maybe a bike ride or a hike. maybe kayaking. and through midday, we'll be rather muggy, but no storms around. and still maybe around mid-afternoon, maybe as early as 2:00 to 3:00, some isolated thundershowers may interrupt your outdoor activity. so if you hear thunder, get inside. we'll be in the mid-s. storms for monday i sat day this weekend. road closures from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. when we're talking about the closure, we're talking about 11th street between kenyan street and park road northwest. and lamont between sherman avenue and 13th street northwest. headed over to virginia now, columbia pike blues festival, again, also on saturday. road closures from 7:00 a.m. to about 10:00 p.m. when we t

they'll believe it when they see it but they are optimistic. >> steal words from tom kierein, chillaxingm's breaking down the forecast. >>> hot out there. plus, a fascinating look back into the ebony fashion fair. barbara edison d aid g news out of prince george's county this morning, angie. >> adam, maryland state police saying that a trooper was nearly hit by a car overnight. this just confirmed this happened on the alan town road exit on the beltway in forestville. you're looking at new video into the newsroom. this is near joint base andrews. we're told the trooper actually jumped over the guardrail to avoid being hit by the driver of the car. the driver was not seriously injured. we know that. the move over law does require drivers to move over a lane when they see an emergency vehicle off to the side. so definitely a lot of questions here and more to come on this investigation. >>> the charleston, south carolina, community marked two years since the shooting deaths of nine church goers yesterday. nine people were killed when dylan roof opened fire during a bible study inside emmanu

storm team 4's tom kierein is going to break down the forecast for father's day out. >> plus, we're talking about the latest developments in the russia investigation. more insight on why president trump says it's all a witch hunt . >>> welcome back. as we celebrate this father's day, there'sage organization looking to lift the spirits of kids that don't >> they're providing them male role models. rachel cole with the story. >> to see the impact that you can have in a short period of time with those kids is life changing. >> reporter: billy baker says volunteering for the miracle foundation is his way of being a father figure to millions of orphans who would otherwise go without. >> there are 132 million orphans worldwide, and what the miracle foundation has done is they've put together a methodology where they can actually measure the success and the impact they're having on the community for the life of the kids. >> reporter: he and his son boone traveled to india in 2015 to meet face to face with kids who need a little extra love. >> it was a great bonding experience for both of us. we we

tom kierein is standing by. what's the latest, tom? >> not too steamy.ot of humidity around, but it will be feeling more like midsummer here than early june. there is the sun coming up now, a live view from our storm team 4 tower camera. we have just a few high clouds drifting over the region. we'll have them from time to time into the afternoon. right now we're down into the 50s just about everywhere. and in the low 60s right by the bay. reagan national at 62 all dry, no rain in the vicinity. temperatures will quickly jump. by 10:00, mid-70s. by noontime, low 80s. mid-80s by 1:00 and should peak out in the upper 80s by around 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon under a partly cloudy sky. and then rain moves in on monday. i have the new hour by hour timing and the areas where they may get the most rain, that is coming up. >>> the sounds of sirens filling the streets of london. you can hear it right there. sirens filling those streets as a terrorist attack strikes the heart of london. and right now authorities trying to get to the bottom of who is behind it. >> the

. >> and tom kierein seeing a 30 degree jump? >> yeah, right now we're in the 50 80s here by later this afternoon. right now it's rather cool. much of the region under a partly cloudy sky, a live view from storm team 4 tower camera looking in to montgomery county where the temperatures there are in the mid-50s. low to mid-50s about everywhere across virginia. around the bay, a little milder. reagan national at 62. all dry on storm team 4 radar. no rain on tap for the dade. but look be at our temperatures, quickly jumping mid-70s by 10:00 a.m., low 80s by noontime. hovering in the mid and upper 80s through the afternoon and partly cloudy. rain chances for tomorrow, a look at that in a few minutes. >>> it's set to be a busy week in washington as the russia investigation once again takes center stage. >> a lot going on here and highlight will be the much anticipated testimony by former fbi director james comey. kelly-on-o'donne kelly-on-owe d o'donnell has a . >> reporter: in the shadow of graders rally demanding answers and transpa

. >> we go way back with him after 32 years of telling us what to expect, tom kierein is retiring todays doing it on his terms. well done, tom. >> heading to colorado. tom of course has the best sgrin description of the d.c. sun advise and a trusty source for winter storms. >> years and years, tom he predicts it, i stand in it, and then i measure it with the official pat collins snow stick. it's only appropriate that you take a pat collins snow stick. >> i'm honored. >> only one of a kind of. >> wait until threat getey get f that. >> we rol o surprises during his final broadcast including a visit, look who that is, bob ryan. if you missed anything, check it on our nbc washington a.m. just search tom retires. we're so happy for him. >> and joe krebs even called in. >> he sure did. >> we'll miss you, tom. >> he was such a wonderful mentor, friend. his laugh is so genuine. >> and nobody could describe a sky at 5:00 a.m. quite like tom kierein. >> and it was always different. a blueberry sunrise and we'll miss him dearly. >> and what will the weather with be like tonight? >> on storm team 4

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tom kierein is outside in this beautiful weather.ta go down before we go up. >> yeah, i forced producer kevin williams to send me out here. what a magnificent day we have under way. we've got beautiful blue skies, a few clouds coming through. look how green it is behind me, the grass is growing like crazy. but the good news, for allergy sufferers, i have happy news for you. for the first time since the allergy started in back in april, we are in the low range for tree pollen, thankfully. and moderate for grass. weeds are low, and mold are moderate. as we go forward, the average high today is 82. so we're cooler than average. and then on july 6th, that's a month from today, that's when we enter our hottest time of the year. the average high is 89 from july 7th all the way to july 22nd. so here comes the big heat part of the year coming up here very shortly and we have heat on the way too, even sooner than that. doug's going to talk about that right now. doug? >> that's right. we gotta have cool weather tomorrow as we move through the

. >>> we are joined now by storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein with a look at our forecast. >> hey,om, what a way to start out summer. >> that's right, barbara and pat. we have around our region that strong, high sun coming in and a mostly che mostly clear sky but off to the north and west, we are getting a few light showers coming into the panhandle of west virginia. but they're breaking up, much of these passing just to the north. i have the new hour it has pushed some tropical downpours into new orleans and along the gulf coast. it has winds of 50 miles an hour. latest track now takes it just to the east of houston. this is going to be by 7:00 on thursday morning. by then, though, winds just at 45 miles per hour. it's going to be the main threat, heavy rain there around the houston area. then it really greatly diminishes and becomes just a depression by friday morning, up near memphis, tennessee, but some of the remnants may be coming our way by late on friday and into saturday just to the south with a lot of clouds around. i will have the forecast here as we look toward the week

let's check in with tom kierein because we have fog to start off our saturday.tarting to dissipate. but we have low clouds stubbornly hanging over the region. but they are lifting gradually. in fact, an

tom kierein have been looking at that.in in the storm center with more. >> in may we had over 5 1/2 inches of rain and so far this year, let's take a look at the totals for washington for 2017, so far we have had almost 15 inches of rain, but even with that that's nearly two inches below average for the year in washington for the 2017 season so far. we have seen the pollen counts the last seven, eight weeks or so, but now the tree pollen is back down in the low range. it'll stay that way for the next few days. moderates for grasses and weeds and mold spores. hour by hour into the evening we'll pull out of the mid-60s where we are now and drop back down to the upper 50s. cool start, partly sunny. 50s in the rural areas. by noon near 70. hovering in the low mid-70s by mid-afternoon. then comes the heat. what's the first day of the heat wave? >> looks like it's going to be on sunday, so nice tomorrow especially tomorrow afternoon. 80 on friday and here's comes the heat, one, two, three, four, five days at 90 degrees or better

. >>> and tom kierein is standing by with a look at our weekend forecast.s are warming up. >> it really is, quickly jumping into the zinks throughout t iri fresh are and pleasant. temperatures in the upper 60s. ray began na national at 68. we should make it in the upper 80s this afternoon and we'll have quite a bit of sunshine. just a few high clouds. and then rain showers off and on on monday, but should be dry for the morning commute. rain showers midday, perhaps right around the metro area and then the rain moves east during the afternoon. maybe an additional thundershower monday evening. mid week we get cooler, but then next weekend it gets hot. >>> and we'll be back at 9:00 with more local news and a check on what is happening out of london where we're police arrested 12 people. elcom today." london in a state of shock this morning. the day after yet another terror attack that began when a van ran off the road straight into a group of pedestrians on the iconic london bridge. three men then fled the van and ran to a nearby area packed with bars and rest

. >> meteorologist tom kierein gave his final forecast today after 34 years of telling us what to expectn we head out the door. tom has retired. look at that old photo. former colleague bob ryan dropped by to say goodbye. tom will move to colorado to, in his words, explore the west. we are really happy for him, although we'll really miss him. >> he'll be documenting some awesome sunsets. >> he's got a heck of a plan. >> up to alaska, right? >> i've seen some people saying, yeah, retirement, i'm not sure what i'm going to do. no, he's ready. he's definitely ready. good luck to hi what's ahead for us? in the near future. >> some hot weather today, we hit 90 today. tomorrow we get into the low 90s. more humid during the day on your thursday too. then we start to see the remnants of cindy make their way up here, giving us rain on friday. we'll show you what's happening out there right now. a very nice night, but it's warm. 81 degrees at 11:00. temperatures in the 70s at most locations. martinsburg the loan exhibition at 68. shower activity there. 73 in huntingtown. a very nice night. there a

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. >>> after 34 years of telling us what to expect when we head out the door, meteorologist tom kierein is waking up to retirement. >> it's like 5:30 in the morning. he ain't waking up any time soon. >> sleeping in for years to come. >> tom, of course, always had the best descriptions for d.c. sunrise. >> sure. >> he's been a trusty source for all those winter storms. >> years and years and years. >> tom, he redikts it. i stand in it and then i snow stick. >> it's only appropriate that you take a pat collins -- >> oh, i am honored. >> p i am honored, pat. >> it's one of a kind. they're like snowflakes. >> you know those sticks are hard to come by. the fact that tom received one from pat is a big deal. >> without going through the contact thing as well. >> we rolled out so many broadcasts at midday yesterday in his final broadcast. including a visit from bob ryan. >> if you missed anything, check our nbc washington app. wishing him aum the best. a class act. >>> we're bringing you tips on how to keep your kids healthy. today, we're looking at a safety inside your home. >> anyone with kid

. >>> after 34 years of telling us what to expect when we head out the door, meteorologist tom kiereins waking up to retirement. >> chances are he's sleeping in description for a d.c. sunrise and he's a trusty source for all our winter storms. >> years and years and years tom, he predicts it. i stand in it. and then i measure it with the official pat collins snow stick. >> there you go. >> it's only appropriate that you take a pat collins snow stick. >> i am honored. >> it's a model, tom. >> i am honored, pat. >> it's one of a kind, like snowflakes. >> i love that pat collins is wearing that hat in june. >> incompetent doors, yeah. >> we rolled out so many surprises for tom during his final broadcast on midday yesterday including a visit from bob ryan. >> the man does not age. if you missed anything, check it out on our nbc washington app. search tom retires. just a class act. a consummate prsi >> we're looking at this gorgeous sunrise coming up behind us. >> blueberries, mango. >> just looking at it. >> tangerine sunrise. it's gorgeous outside. we're going to miss tom. he's so funny.

good afternoon i'm storm team 4 tom kierein. sprinkles here in montgomery county and moderate to light showers in fauquier county, right along the eastern side of the blue ridge, east of lieu ray. we're all dry right now in the metro area where temperatures are only hovering in the mid-60s. just to our north it's in the low 60s, mid and upper 60s right around the chesapeake bay. by down tomorrow it'll be down to the low 50s from the shenandoah valley, upper 50s in town, near 60 by dawn tomorrow. much hotter weather on the way. a look at this in just a few minutes. >> if you are a copper head girl, listen to this. copper head guy is looking for you. >>, in fact, he wooden sign along the trail in ashburn looking for you that is if you're that girl. it's like those missed connection ads you find on craigslist and the sign says he should've asked for her number and they hope they cross paths again. smith switch road a few days ago. jessica bay lick of ashburn and the search had dozens of helpers. >> good luck, copperhead guy. >> let

tom kierein probably knows. who sang this song? ♪ sailing takes me away what song was that?topher cross. i beat you to it, buddy. somebody in my ear told me that. i remember normally can sing be. that was dave in there, one of our associate directors there. 76 degrees, temperatures dropping through the 70s to 69 degrees by 11:00. a very nice evening across our region. really is going to be quite nice. currently at 70. martinsburg, 75. 77 in fredericksburg. so, again, just really, for even the next 12 hours. by tomorrow morning, you'll notice a big difference. just to the north, we're seeing showers and thunderstorms in central pennsylvania. very cool air. boston, 48 degrees right now with that wind coming off the coast there. and the storm system, instead of moving out to sea, this one is coming back across our region tonight and it will give us the cooler air. 64 in pittsburgh, 63 in philadelphia, 54 in buffalo. that cool air will settle in across our region during the day tomorrow. highs only in the 60s to around 70 if we're lucky. cloudy and school, a few showers possible

all of you pollen sufferers, tom kierein outside right now. not just talking about the pollen that's good news, but sunset, a really good effect here too. >> yeah, as we approach the summer sols tis, the days are getting longer. there was a little sun an hour ago. but it's clouded back up. you can track it all with the nbc washington app and the lates the ten-day outlook as with will. the pollen has improved. the trees in the moderate range, grass is moderate to high in some locations, but it has been dropping. the weeds are low and the mold spores are in the low to moderate range as well. there's the sky over the metro area now. live view from the storm team4. sunset today is 8:30 or later until all the way toward the end of july. so we have the longest days of the year here over the next month or so. for the commute tomorrow, dry roads, dry at the metro stop and for the bus stop tomorrow morning. and we'll have a little sunshine throughout the day, mid 70s, upper 70s by late afternoon. with a look now at the ten-day outlook, here comes the h

tom tearine kierein is outside now.ally nice afternoon, but not just with the pollen, you're talking temperatures too. >> it's certainly very comfortable, doug. you can see the sun-splashed lawn behind me. the clouds we had earlier really breaking up in northwest washington, and for the first time this allergy season i'm happy to report that the tree pollen count is finally back down into the low range for the first time since last march. and the grass pollen is back down to moderate range, weeds are low and mold spores are moderate. there's washington, just a few white tops, gray-bottom clouds floating through. a month from now, it's 88. and then the average high goes to the hig 89, between july 7th and july 22nd. we'll be even hotter than that, right, doug, in the, next week? >> weave bemaybe some records. first we'll get into this year, a disturbed level of low pressure. that's making its way down. normally this pulls out to sea, but now it's moving into our area and that will mean a cool wednesday for us. high only