i'm tommy mcfly with your "weekend scene."aterfront park tomorrow 6:00 the music and fun starts and then more fireworks into the night's sky. if you want more fireworks, there are still a couple of ppcelebrations still haing this weekend. search firew nks on thebc washington app for our fireworks finder. in loudoun county it's polo in the park. the horse are back for another season. tomorrow night bring your own picnic and blanket and a winery will be slling bottle or glass of wine or you can bring your own if you want to enjoy. the event is over 21nd a please pull over responsibly. at the 9:30 club,story district is still celebrating pride. they have their outspoken series which promises heartfelt stories with the lgbtq plus community. it's supposed to be a night of bliss and fire make everyone feel good. >> as we walk back, my mother said are you my son or are you my daughter? i said, i'm your son and tell them to get over it! >> plus, the nats are playing the royals this weekend. i'm tommy mcfly with your "weekend scene" he

find out what else is happening this weekend on oip t"the sceneh tommy mcfly.few pound this weekend. food festivals abound all over the dmv. >> i'm tommy mcfly with your weekend scene. thousands of wine lovers will be heading to dillon's wood for the wine festival. >> 30 vendor and free craft brewers and music and array of art exhibit and art emonstrations. come on out' enjoy the fun. >> reporter: the ticket commemorates the 50th anniversary. across the island, a crab festival. you do all your eat crabs if you dare or a la carte menu to enjoy also. speaking on the water the lily festival in anacstia park. this festival not onlybout smelling the flowers but a full roster of music, entertainment, arts, crafts, and plenty instagram opportunities. and just when you thought the fireworks were over, alexandria to the rescue, everyone. they are celebrating on saturday, independence day, the 243rd birthday. america but the 270th birthday of alexandria. going to have a townrr to celebrate the festivities and cake for eveybody and fireworks go off with a symphony behind

tommy mcfly checks out the scene at this cool n. dale's little girl is headilg to college. lucky her dorm is about 10 minutes from a hotel by wyndham. ashley's meeting all her in-laws, and she's about 10 minutes from a wyndham. with tver 6,000 hotels acro country, a great hotel by wyndham is closer than you think. visit wyndhamhotels.com. >>> if you're looking to get a outside do something different and pretty thrilling, tommy mcfly found just therlace foyou. he checked out the scene at this new multi-level go-cart track, funland of fredericksburg. and you've just got to see juste is. >> all right, guys. are youuys ready? >> reporter: just down5 9 in fredericksburg, there's a brand-new racing experience like nothing else in the region. >> and i'm leadi pack! >> we wanted to do something very unique and special for the city of fnddericksburg a something that would attract people from all over the place. >> reporter: the multilevel go-cart track at funland in frederickibu of its . the closest is four hours from here. 30 feet in the air, 1,800 feet of track, and i've got to ca

i'm tommy mcfly with the weekend scene. sunday in poolsville in maryland, it's the polo society. accessible look at the sport of polo. the polo club will have a tailgate, yard games and cocktails and they want to widen the circle and get more people more excited about the games. at the wharf tomorrow is shark bites and brews. a mechanical shark and relay places and food and beverage for the whole family cocoa the movie like you've never seen it tomorrow at wolf trap. you'll see the movie on a giant screen and the national symphony orchestra will play the sound track live. plus you can always bring your own snacks and drinks to wolf ack. >>> a circus in maryland and county fair in virginia and wrap up this weekend.it for more activies around the region go to nbc washington app and search "the scene." >>> last week we had 110 heap heat index enat indexes, this will be a wonderful weekd. 90 degrees oday, tomorrow and sunday but humidity levels not so bad. not much of a heat index to concern your outdoor activities with. stll if you're doing any strenuous outdoor exercises it's bette

i'm tommy mcfly with your "weekend scene." bladensburg, we are looking to you. waterfront park tomorrow 6:00 the music and fun starts and then more fireworks into the night's sky. if you want more fireworks, thee are still a couple of ce brations still happening this weekend. f searchireworks on the nbc washington app for our fireworks finder. in loudoun county, it's polo in the park. the horses are back for another season. tomorrow night, bring your own picnic and blanket and a winery will be selling bottofs or glass wine or you can bring your own ifyou want to enjoy. the event is over 21 and please toll over responsi at the 9:30 clu district is still celebrating pride. they have got their outspoken and heartfelt stories with the series whi and heartfelt stories with the lgbtq plus community. it's supposed to be a night of bliss and fire make everyone feel good. >> as we walk back, my mother said are you my son or are you e my daugh i said, i'm your son and tell them to get over it! ke plus, the nats are playing the royals this wd. i'm tommy mcfly with your ce

i'm tommy mcfly with the scene. this thursday it's brew at the zoo where the national zoo invites the over is crowd to sample more than 20 brews at the dszoo. proceeill help out friends of t national zoo in their constant work to save species. this is a rain o shine event feursday night at the national zoo and ures a dinosaur and fossil theme. you like doing fun stuff around town? we've got plenty of activities and events on the scene page of the nbc 4 washgton app. i'm tommy mcfly. >> the bre at the zoo event is not for kids, but if you want to make it up for the kid, take them out to the go cart track that's now open in fredericksburg. tommyf tried that out hiand is story is in the nbc washington app and search "thes ene." >> everyone wants to go down to that track. >> go carting isf a lot ofun. >> goes all the way up like that. really cool. check it out, also, we've got something else for you, something that we've warned you about before.th dangers of too much screen time. but coming up experts explained why some

i'm tommy mcfly. it's coming"n up on s 4 at 4:00. " >>> first at 4:00, we're breaking for what could be a record-breaking summer scorcher. >> i'm patmu lawson e. >> and i'm leon harris.h right now more half the country, including all of us here, are under heat alerts, and can you see why here looking at this map. tripletures feeling li digits right now and it will only get worse this weekend. >> let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist amelia drapeto in thrm center. amelia? >> we're tacking about dangerous heat in the forecast tomorrow, saturday and sunday. the national weather service already issuing a heat advisory for your friday. cck it out. this is going to begin tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. and run throughout the entire day a expiring 9:00 in the evening. all of the areas in orange are under this heat advisory, so our entire area. where you're seeing the brighter pink over towards the eastern shore. that's a more serious excessive heat warning, t still in the heat advisory, we're talking about d

region. >> "news4 today" tommy mcfly hilights what isappening this weekend. >> i'm tommy mcfly with your weekend scene. thousands of wine lovers will be head to go virginia this weekend fo the food and wine festival. >> 30 vendors and three craft brewers and continuous music and arrtay of art exhibits and a demonstrations. come on out and enjoy the fun. >> reporter: tmo ticket corates the 50th anniversary of a love for tourism campaign. across the bay bridge on the island is a crab festival. all benefits to a local fire department there. d you can all you can eat crabs if you dare or a la carte menu to enjoy also. maryland summer on the water? what is better tn that? speaking of on the water. it's the lily festival in anacostia park. saturday and sunday, you can giget up and close to the full bloom. this festival is not only about he flowers, but a full roster of music, entertainment, arts, crafts, and plenty of instagram opportunities. and just when you thought the fireworks were over, alexandria to the rescue, everyone. they are celebrating on saturday, independence day, the 243rd birt

i'm tommy mcfly wityour "weekend scene." bladensburg, we are looking to you. waterfront park tomorrow 6:00 the music and fun starts and ore fireworks into the night's sky. if you want more fireworks, there are still a couple of celebrations still happening this weekend. search fireworks on the nbc washington app for our firorks finder. in loudoun county, it's polo in the park. the horses are back fnother season. tomorrow night, bring your own picnic and blanket and a winery will be selling bottles e glass of winor you can bring your own if you want to enjoy. the event is over 21 andlease pull over responsibly. at the 9:30 club, story districe is stating pride. they have got their outspoken and heartfelt stories with the series which promises hilarious and heartfelt stories with the lgbtq plus community. it's supposed to be a night of bliss and fire make everyone feel good. >> as we walk back, my mother ou my son or are you my daughter? i said, i'm your son and tell them to get over ie >> plus, thts are playing the royals this weekend. i'm tommy mcfly with your

in frericksburg, tommy mcfly, news4. >> for many new cool place to see and do, go to nbc washington appnd seven"the scene." go carts are pretty safe. they are the ground. fencing around there. >>> newower and additional bike lanes and more parking. we are seeing the plans that amazon has for northern virginia. >>> and the impact on rd yeste's historic rainfall in the d.c. region. we are showing you the areas that still need to be cleaned up. >>> good morning. a nice low impact weather day for you today. perfect weather to get those extra miles walked this morning. this is brady, 4-year-old dog and boxerix and available for rescue. if you're a patriots fan,what better name for a dog than brady? temperature wise in the six thi. mornin up to the mid and upper 80s today. plenty of sunshine and nothing to 1850 coffee. ♪ ♪ inspired by the year the folger coffee company began. with a bold yet smooth taste. ♪ ♪ in 1850 coffee. beg boldly. >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. coming up on 4:30 now. >> i'm eun yang. >>> tuesday hasarrived and this morning the d.c. region has much drying out tod

. >>> do you ever want to get ow outside and do something th tommy mcfly checked out the scene at thisl go kart track, funlands of fredericksburg. you have to see it to believe how cool this place is. >> all right guys. elcome. are you ready? >> reporter: just down 95 inre fricksburg there is a brand-new racing experience like nothing else in the region. >> i am leader of the pack. woo. >> we wanted to do somethingi unque and special for the city of fredericksburg and something that would attract people from all over the plays. >> reporter: the go cart track is the only one of its nd. the course is just four hours from here. 30 feet in the the air, 1800 feet of t i have got to catch up.th >> ight how am i going to pass my brother without hitting him. then i waved right by him. how to draft a little bit. if they go high or low i go the opposite way they do. >> when we started building it people were like what are you building? a roller coaster. >> reporter: mid week and morning trips, you will be behind the wheel much more and have less time to smack talk with friends. >> i just meethth

i'm tommy mcfly with the weekend scene. sunday in poolsville in maryland, it's the poloesociety. accsible look at the sport of polo. the polo club will have a tailgate, yard games cocktails and they want to widen the circle and get more people more excited about the games. sharkyeek goes wa beyond your tv screen. tomorrow at the wharf, it's shark bites and brews in southwest d.c. they promise a chance to ride a mechanical shark, repy races, a giant shark waterslide and, of course, a foodnd bev for the whole family. cocoa the movie like you've wover seen it tomorrow at trap. you'll see the movie on a giant screen and the national symphony orchestra will play the sound track live. plus you can always bring your own snacks and drinks to lf track. >>> a circus in maryland and loudoun county fair in virginia and the capital fringe fest in d.c. wrap up this weekend. for more fun and events across our region, go to the nbc washington app arch "the scene." i'm tommy mcfly, news4 >> that cocoa sound up my alley. >> so much to do in this town you should never be he bobored tgood wek when y

coming up, tommy mcfly has a preview, >>>e're now less than a month away from clear the shelters petn event. puppies and kittens are great, but an older dog or c might actually be a better fit for your home. maureen sosa from the humane rescue alliance is here to explain why. and she brought some great examples. who did you bring with you today? >> little chichi here and beef patty down here. >> beef patty is an english bulldog? >> yes. how old is he? >> he's about 7 years old. >> but super friendly, and i guess some of the a antages of the older dogs, they're a little low key, and can be a little less work. >> yeah, i was surprised, he has quite a bit of energy and quite a bit of sponge, so does chi chi here. a lot of times the older dogs can be house broken and a little more laid back, which is definitely more my style of dog. >> how old is chi chi here? ot 8 years old. she's still a l of fun, great little dog. and still has energy to do walks, but then will come home n and sleep the couch with you. >> that's the advantage of a little dog for sure. >> i guess it depends on the ttee

. >> tommy mcfly has a scoop on where to catch the best fireworks in town. fireworks in town. ellen this afternoon z3a5wz z16fz y3a5wy y16fy >>> you don't have to wait until thursday to celebrate the fourth of july. toght, bowie hosts its early independence day celebration with a free concert and fireworks show at princ george's stadium. music at 7:30 and fireworks at 9:15. nice someommunities have an early celebratioso me people don't want to deal with the crowd. >> you can take if more celebrations. >> extend your celebration. >>> our tommy mcfly keeps track of everything happening around our area. >> a new segment called "the scene" he tffps you o with the thing to do and hottest event. >> reporter: of course, the big national celebration right hi bend us on the national mall. but there are fireworks all around our gion. in fairfax, the fairfax high school is having a celebration at 7:00 with balloon artists ann face paters and things for the kiddies. mattie stepanek park will have a live cebration. live music. they do note, drones are not allowed! which i think makes sense

i'm tommy mcfly, "news4 today."e >>> still a, a piece of apollo 11 history. >>> after a week putting them to use, metro puts an end to automatic door technology. e will tell you why. >>>chuck? >> this is cute bo available fon adopt in northeast washington. he is 2 yearsold and friendly as can be. you can adopt him as soon as you can get to the i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm jummy olabanji in fog eun ya this morning. >>> a dense fog advisory for fauquier county and spotsylvania county. visibility could is reduced but not an impact on the city. 71 baltimore, 72 fredericksburg. shenandoah valley temperature in the 60s. your commute today a mid afternoon rain shower. no severe weather day. temperature will climb from the low 70s at 7:00 a.m. to near 90 degrees. car washing forecast. dry for most of us but try all of us the weekend but hot. we will talk weekend s temperatureming up. jack taylor, good friday morning. >>> good morning. you will find, uortunately, ur closure remain from monday's storm damage. canal road is

i'm tommy mcfly, news 4. ve>> berry farm ent wraps up a 4:00, but there are plenty of reasons to stay in fredericksburg including fireworks. find the fireworks finder on the nbc washington app. search "the scene" for more information. >> 4:26.n next ows 4 working for you with advice for people whose pets are afraid of fireworks. >>> plus, cell phone insurance claims bike on the fourth of july. think abour you can spill you bad. on your phone, that's your kid drops it in the pool, that's worse. we have tips and product ideas to keep your phone safe. lauren? >> well, you have to keep it safe, maybe get a little waterproof case because we have -lot of rain coming our way as we go through >> you have to protect the phone. >> there you go. absolutely. they're like $1,000. y, listen, little damp out there this morning, little wet but rain later onthis >> announcer: news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >>> we arein weather alert mode on this wednesday because more of this is likely headed our way. yester

i'm tommy mcfly with yourke wee see.in ladenbg, water front park. 6:00 the music and fun starts and then, of course, more fireworks into the night sky. if you want more fireworks, there are still a couple celebrations still happening this weekend. just search fireworks on the nbn washingt app for our fireworks finder. in lountee, polo in the park and bring your own picnic and blankets. the winery will be selling would theles and glasses of wine. if you want to enjhe event is for over 2 is and the story istrict is still celebrati pride. they have got their outspoken w serieshich promises hilarity and heartfelt stories for the lbgtq pluom cmunity. it inspires and makes everyone feel good. >> so as we walk back, my mother stated are you my son or my daughter n? tell them i'm your son and tell them to get over it. >> plus the nats are playing the royals this ndweeke too. with your weekend scene here on news 4. >> find tll of thengs you can do and a wle lot more. >> just search the scen t get allhe information there. the fire

coming up later on news4 at 5:00, tommy mcfly will have more on the watch parties. >>> a good reasone to h to the bar whether you were watching the hearing or not. >>> a temporary victory for the trump administration today. when it comes to asylum restrictions. a federal judge says the trump administration can enf ce its new restrictions while the lawsuits challenging it are playing t. the interim rule would probably end asylum eligibility. very specific. ederal courts have repeat lid stopped the administration from cracking down on peopl who are crossing the border. >> a local football program hit twice by tragedy in just 72 hours. first, one of the woodland tigers football teams lost 11-year-old karon brown in that shooting last . days later while they mourned karon, a coach from another woodland team, jamal bandy was also gunned down. it's devastating fr the program. >> it is, sadly, though, jim, this program has been touched by tragedy in the past. butop to have two pe murdered so close together is really compounding the grief for this community here in southeast.ft but a talking

so a if you knowout news 1's tommy mcfly, knowing anything about him. you know he's got his finger on the pulse of everything at happening he dmv and that's why we've launched awnene and one of the mostiq un festivals in the district is getting under way and tommy has the details on the capital fringe festival. ♪ >> reporter: since 2005 the capital fringe festival has brought the best, the burgeoning d the wderfullly bizarre of live performances from all across the region. this week's festival kicked off with dozens of performances stages of all sizes from church stedges with comies and ol musical,ical satire and even divorce talk. >> works because of the magical powerf boredom. >> reporter: you're probably not going to see the next "hamiltonm orbe you will. that's the beauty of fringe creating a place where creative people can step into the spotlight and hopefully entertain you. go to capital fringe with an each mind and seeho a few s over the next few weeks and there's plenty ofvents awesomens on the scene on the nbc washington app. i'm tommy mcfly, n

look for something to do, news 4's tommy mcfly has you covered.an scene found some cool things you can do cross the area. >>sharks, ponies and the nationalism is any orchestra. i'm tommy mcfly with the weekend scene sunday in poolsville in maryland, it's the polo society and a more accessible look at the port of polo. the congressional polo club will have tailmete, yard g and cocktails. they wanto widen the circle and get more people vited about the game. shark week goes way beyond your tv screen and tomorrow it's sharks, bites and brews in southwest d.c. they promise your chance to ride a recan call shark, relay race, a giant shark water slide and, of course, food and bev for the whole family. tomorrow at wolf trap filene's center you'll see the movie on a giant screen and the nationalism is any orchestra will play the sound track plus, you can always bring your own snacksnd drinks to waffletrap. the circus in maryland, the loudoun county fair in virginia d the capital fringe fest in d.c. all wrap up this weekend. for more fun events and activiti

i'm tommy mcfly. news 4. >> still haheadere on news 4, thereat and you health. for you with a warning from doctors at temperatures rise. >> but first our summe brain drain series continues. doreen is back with four ways to keep your kids fit over the summer. >>> dangerous heat is in the forecast again toatrrow. the nnal weather service already issued an excessive heat warning from 11:00 rahm to 9:00 p.m. on your saturdayi' going to let you know when we finally see this dangerous heat exit or area and what that means for your storm outlook coming up in about five minutes. >> thanks, amelia. >> if someone needs family vacations and backyard barbecues and all, but if you're not watching what you eat, it can backfire. takes a toll on your health and your waist line. >> that's true. news 4's doreen gentzler caps off our series as a family to keep you om putting eals to go n summer vacation anddd aing more screen time, and sometimes a few hours of sleep. you can derail your dichild's et. we talked with a personalra ter, a mother of three, to show us four easyes exerci

i'm tommy mcfly, news 4. >> that looks like a pretty good scene wre he's at on the wharf. >> tommy'sto take you back to the storm c. nter now >> that's right. doug and amelia still standing by there. guys, what's the word this hour? a dangerous situation setting up in many areas, what are we seeing out there right now? well, extremely heavy rain, rs severe thunderm warning, d.c., prince george's county as well as pas of arundel county. flooding going on with that storm and lots more to>> come. absolutely. we're getting video coming in in upper northwest washington. roads already flooding. we don't have any flood alerts out there yet, but we're watching one area in particular in northern virginia as well. >> let's get you to the radar. take a look what's happening towards national harbor. the rain really coming down there. we've got one line right here and it has prompted a flash flood warning around the baltimore area. severe thunderstorm warning right here. this is what we're going to be watching the rest of the night. the first thing first is this severe thunderstorm warning. look

tommy mcfly highlights a few of them. >> i'm tommy mcfly with your weekend scene.loving will be heading to virginia this weekend for the purserville s val. >> an array of art exhibits and art demonstrations. >> the ticketed event alsoco mmemorates the 50th anniversary of the virginia is for lovers tourism campaign. just a jaunt across the bay bridge, the tillman land crab festival, all benefiting the local fire department there. you can do all you can eat crabs. summer on the water, what's better than that. speaking of on the water, it's the lotus and lily festival at the kenilworth gardens. you can get up close and personal with water lilies and lotuss in full bloom. this festival is not only about smelling the flowers, it's a ull roster of music, entertainment, arts, crafts and plenty of instagram opportunities. ust when you thought the fireworks wereover, alexandria to the rescue. the 243rd birthday of america, t alsothe 270th birthday of alexandria. you're going to have a town crier celebrating the festivities, the fireworks go off with a symphony behind the st

i'm tommy mcfly.talking all week about the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. the fun continues on saturday.o tomonight, air and space mutual has a free night eagles ha landed party with music, an, exhibit and they will time out to the minute rebroadcast the actual lunar landing and first steps on the 0 moon. at 1:0m. there is a space suit fashion show, whatever that is. vegans to kracarnivore are all welcome to this. the organizers promise they are going to give you incredible samples for a 10 dollar ticket anatget you excited about eg more plants on your plate d living a more holistic lifestyle and they are saying they arepi whipng up plant-based dishes to make east meat lovers believers. don't forget that sunday is national ice cream day. i'm a chocolate chip ice cream guy myself, so celebrate on sunday. speaking on the scene page, on the nbc washington app, we have all of the details about d.c. pools being open a little later this weekend and perfectly wonderful to a beach destination

. >>> it's tuesday but if u're thinking about the weekend, our tommy mcfly found just the place toheck out. >> he went to the scene after local go ct track and it's called fun land in fredericksburg. er >> reportdown 95 in frederi brand-new racing track like nothing in the region. >> we wanted tdo something unique and special for the city of fredericksburg and attract people fm all over the place. >> this is the only one of its kind. the closest is four hours from here. 30 feet in the air. 1,800 feet of track. i got to catch up! >> how am going to pass my brother without hitting him? i waited behind him and probably dropped a little bit and see if they go high or low, i go the oppose way they do. >> it's funny because when we started building it, people are saying what are you building, a roller coaster we go, kind of. >> reporter: if you go there, be rea to wait your turn on saturdays and friday nights, but mid week and morning trips you'll be behind the wheel much more and have less time to smack lk with friends. >> i have a foot on her. >> yeah. >> reporter: how does bein taller mak

i'm tommy mcfly with the weekend scene.unday in maryland, the polo society, a more accessible look at the sport of polo. the congressionalpolo club will have tailgate, yard games, cocails they want to widen the ccle and get more people excited about the game. shark week goes way beyond your tv screen tomorrow at the wharf. shark bites dbrews, they promise you a chance to ride a mechanical shark. relay races, a giant shark water slide and food and f beveragesor the whole family. coco the movie like you've never seen it before, tomorrow at the filene's center, you'll see the movie on the entire screen. you can always bring your own snacks and drinks. ♪ >> the universal circus in maryland at the louden county fair in virginia, and the capitalfest in d.c. all wrap up this weekend. for more fun events and activities, go to the nbc washington app and search the scene. i'm tommy mcfly, news 4. >> it looks like you're going to have some pretty good weather to go along with thoseen weekds. >> right now, it's gorgeous too. >> hard to

were new, ather and traffic >>> you know, tommy mcfly lets you know what is going on around here. >> he start with a run down of more fourth of july fireworks. >> reporter: of course, the big nati behind us on the national mall. but there are fireworks all around our region. in fairfax, the fairfax high school is having a celebration st 7:00 with balloon artiand face painters and thing for the arddie. mattie stepanek pwill have a live celebration. they say drones are not allowed which i think make sense. in prince george's couthey are having a celebration in parking lot 1 at umd. show up for the fireworks and so much more. show up. there are many, many, many, many, more fireworks all around our region. of course, we have the fireworks finder for you up on the nbc washington app. searcwifireworks. th the scene, i'm tommy mcfly, newse >> if you'r looking to enjoy home, we h of july at are working for you with an important reminder. >> we want to show youju how dangerous fireworks can be. these demonstrations show in seconds how a firework can take a nasty turn. most typesf fireworks ar

tommy mcfly br it dn in thowe >>> don't be surpri if you put on a few pounds this weekend. food festivals are happening all across the city. tommy mcfully highlights a few of them. >>> crabs and water lilies, i'm tommy mcfully with your weekend scene. thousands of foodies will be headed to virginia this weeke for the food and fine festival. >> 30 vendors, three craft brewers, continuous music and an array of art exhibits and art demonstrations. come on and join the hen. 5 t ticketed event commemorates the0th anniversary of the virginia is for lovers tourism. campaign just a jaunt across the bay idge as the tillman island crab festival, allenits the local fire thpartment ere, you can do all you can eat crabs if you dare. but maryland, summer on the water, what's better than that? >>speaking of on t waters, the lotus and lily festival at aye kettle worth aquatic gardens, sa and sunday. get up close and personal with water lilies a lotuses in full bloom. this festival is a full roster of music, entertainment, arts, crafts and plenty of instagram opportunities >>> just when you

i'm tommy mcfly.ews 4. >> all the events wrap up at 4:00, but there's fleetcenter of reason to stay in fredericksburg including fireworks. right now on the nbc washington app you can find our fireworks finder just searche scene for more information. find the fireworks. >> find the fireworks. >> find them. >> and maybe your tap dancing shoes if you have to dance between e raindrops the next couple of days. >> io think the fireworks are going to be effective especially tomorrow night. a lot of areas doing fireworks d some fireworks will get off it without a h and others will have a problemf becausehe rain and it's a matter of how many storms we have o there. any time there's this kind of heat we'll have storms and take stlook at ju that. the heat.ow around old alexandria. yeah, yeah, yoube wanted to in the shade. braved the sun and the heat. any time you're walking btween the building, close to the brick and asphalt, makes things that much hotter. starting to see some storms th those clouds as well. you

coming up, tommy mcfly will shoo all of the best places to watch fireworks today. it's a new segment called "the scene" and you know tommy has the scoop on all the hot spots out there so be sure to stay tuned for that right here. >>> new details this afternoon on a deadly crash on capitalay beltwhat killed a 2-year-old girl last friday. the girl died after her father hit a barrier and her mother, brother and sister were living in the u.s. for less than a week. the father moved from the u.s. from ethiopia two years ago. >>> now to a bizarre double in the district. a man who was thought to be a victim has now been charged witu er. on sunday police found two men shot in an alley on w street northwest. 28-year-old christopher pay from bowie was pronounced dead there scene and a 21-year-old l man had been shot and wasn't seriously hurt and through their investigation the discovered that garmeny killed now with charged hi murder. >>> prosecutors in alexandria will not retry the man who killed a popular store manager. the store last july because he thought he was a werewol

. >>> you know, tommy mcfly lets yo know what is going on around here. >> he start with a run down of more fourth of july fireworks.r: >> reporte of course, the big national celebration right behind us on the national mall. but there are fireworks all around our region. in fairfax, the fairfax high school is having a ce 7bration at00 with balloon artists and face painters and thing for the kidd kiddie. matie step anek park willave a live celebration. they say drone are not allowed which i think make sens in prince george's county they are having a celebration in parking lot 1 at umd. show up. there are many, many, many, many, more firewors all around our region.o course, we have the fireworks candar up on you on our nbc washington ap > if you thought about making d.c. a state, now u have a ance to speak your mind. >>> spping down. lieutenant governor leave his law firm months after accused of sexual assault. >>> get ready. the heat wave starts today. t's talk aout howb >>> good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. breaking news from arlington. one person taken to

. >> i'm tommy mcfly. we'll bring you in fo a first >>> back now with with a look at storm team 4 radar. a w lingering showers out there after this morning's deluge. ug is back with a look at our next few days coming in less than two minutes. >>> meanwhile, amazon is offering a new way to return those online purchases that you don't want without having to do any of the repacking. w cole'sill now accept amazon returns acss the nation. the company tested this out in the midwest and on the west coast and has now expanded to more than 100 locations. in order to do it, you have to ill out an online return with amazon and then you take your item and qr code to cole's where the store will do thep king, labeling andin shippg for you, free of charge. cole's has more than two dozen locations here in our region. >>> as amazon gearsp for its annual prime days next week, target is hoping to take a slice of the retail pilot. the company will he its own target deal days on monday and tuesday, same day as amaz deals. they

in the northeast i'm tommy mcfly, news4. >> that young man very for being up so early in the morning.uit and tie to watch that continuing coverage of the ureller testimony during o next through hours of news, including more from tommy and the bloody muellers. probably would not have ordereda th plus you can find more right now hill t's happening on the in our nbc washington app. >> you have to have the proper attire if you're going to drink a bloody mueller. >>> a tearful reunion today between a metro transit police officernd a 4-year-old boy. this picture went viral showing the officer help the little boy with autism. today the two got a chanceano see one her again. news4's mark segraves has their reunion. >> tears of joy from a mother as sheinally got a chance to say thank you to the metro transit officer who came to her resc last week when her 4-year-old son, who is autistic was having meltdown. >> i know i tried to say thank you a-mile times on the train, but it really -- it really did mean so much. >> officer dominick case says he was just doing what any father would do, helping

i'm tommy mcfly with "the scene." 10 to 4 at the berry farm, celebrate where george washington grew up. there will be tours of george's home. you can watch patriotic flag retirement ceremonies and th interact wi colonial reenactors. it's an educational aect for the whole family, plus afts, games, hands and activities you are going to love it. all the info on the nbc washington app just search scene. i'm tommy mcfly, news 4. >> ferry farm eve wraps up at 4 and there's plenty of reasons to stay in fredericksburg including fireworks there. check out the nbc washington app for our fireworks finder. search the scene for more information. whole lot to do all around the region. >> the name i a little misleading. >> ferry farm. >> we'll just leave it at that. >>> 5:26ext on "news 4 today," advice for people with pets t are afraid of fireworks. >>> think about cell phone. we have some tips and product ideas to keep your phone safe. lauren? >and i'll have tips on travel because if you're traveling i got the forecast for you up and down the eastern sea board, but we are daling with some storms if

all the info on the nbc washington app jusnsearch sce i'm tommy mcfly, news 4. >> the ferry farm event wraps up at 4, but there are plenty of reasons to stay in the fed ricksburg, including fireworks. find the fireworks finder on the nbc washington app. search "the scene" for more infoation. so many options this holiday season. stay right here. >>> nexon news 4, working for you withle whe or a afridf f cefiviropeworks. >> > plus, cell phone insurance claims spike on the fourth of july. think about it, you can spill your beer on your phone, maybe your kid drops it in the pool. we have someprips and uct ideas to keep your phone safe. lauryn? >> if your traveling out there today, looking good through new york, boston and charlotte except the chance of storms fo charlotte sunday. chance of storms here almost each d everyday. an >> announcer: "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >>> we're following some breaking news a out of run dell county right now. two people are dead after a jet ski crash in edge water. >> right now chopper 4 flying over the scene on old south river roeld on the s

i'm tommy mcfly, news4. >> chocolate chip ice cream is my favorite as well.u have a favorite cream? >> not really. >> i know you like it. >> mint chocolate chip? >>> let's turn to chuck bell. >> it will stay weather alert through the weekend because of high heat. index values in the afternoon almost no chance for rain this weekend to cool you down until very late in the day onay sund closer look at today'sorecast is f yo now can make any morning of the week feel like the weekend. with jimmy dean simple scrambles. o made fresh with twreal eggs, sausage 'n cheese. and ready in seconds. why don't you put a sunday morng shine on tomorrow morning's breakfast. d2uz z16fz y3d2uy y16fy >>> the workweek is comingto an end. we made it to friday but d.c.'s heat wave contimoes. good ning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we are in for another round of stifling hot temperatures today. melissa mollet is standing by with a look at our first 4 traffic. but let's set totorm team 4 chuck bell and look at the forecast. another weather alert. >> sure is. even aaro

our tommy mcfly takes us for a test drive on a go cart trac >>> now on "news4 today" cleaning up the destruction. flash flooding washed away road and invaded houses and now fears are growing this extreme weather will come again. >>> can mass shootings and gun violence bee stopp virginia leader tackle the most critical issue facing our country. >>> a iurprise 75 years the making. how a wallet lost around the time of world war ii foundity way ba--ity wa its way back to rightful owner. >>> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> melissa mollet is standing by with a look at our trafc. we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >>> we would have 8 billion gallons of water dropping in ono r just on the district of columbia. that is how much water that was in the morning in a one-hour time . span >>> this morning, all that water yesterday and a clear sky overnight is leading to fog early today. some areas dow to visibility under a mile. front royal down to a visibility of zero now. befu

i'm tommy mcfly, news 4. >> the scene is the go to source for the latest event. just search the scene and check everything out there. >>check this out. you saw american ninja warrior in baltimore, athletes dealing with slightly insane. >> slightly insane. so our meteorologist doug kammerer there. doug kammerer, y gave it your all out there. >> yeah, i got to go up there and you bet. if i could get n the coursei was going to do it and i definitely gave it a try. >> let's take a look how doug did. it's the first obstacle course y on any ci qualifying course. with se. with ease. >> looking good there. >> you made this look easy. >> well, until here. >> a little more difficult here. >> second obstacle. where am i going? here i go. ot this does take a l of upper body. >> you look like you're hanging in there but you ain't moving too much. >> i should have been moving more. i should have gone on -- right here i'm just more hanging rather than pushing forward. >> but you got a second wind there. >> i did. and then i tried the wall. i really want to get thisthing. they t

. >> reporter: i'm tommy mcfly scene.ur weekend thousands of vino loving foodies will be heading to virginia for the purcellville food and wine festival. >> come on and join the fun. >> the ticketed event also operates. 50th anniverhery of t virginia is for lovers campaign. and a few yashds away, c youan do all you can eat crabs or other items as well. the lotus and lily festival at the gardens. saturday and sunday. can you get up close andpe onal with water lilys in full bloom. this fesal is not only about smelling the flowers. it a full roster of entertainment and arts and crafts. >> also the 70thround versery of alexandra. >> he didn't mention that that celebration will have pat larsson there. make sure you sayi. h >> our team of reporters working on a new story. >>mbush in an uber. the local driver that was shot a randomac att. >> new information on tropical storm barry. more ahead of land fall overnight. another heavy rainfallvent out there. as webo talk aut our changing climate. >> lately, when it rains, it seems to pour. check out this video of the downpours yesterday. >> seee like th

. >> i'm tommy mcfly with your y weekend sce.g thundes"otorms, it's . put the kids in the pool. >> the pool? i've got plans. "clay, i have plans," i've heard that before. lp starting to build outside our window. hopefull you see this outside your window, in other words no dark clouds, no rain, no thunder. it's still early.jf but man, it is hot. remember when you were young and you enjoyed how warm it was when you could play outsidefá allxd ? this heat and humidityokxd is starting to take a toll across the washington area. to the west is where any thunderstorms we get will start, along÷n th spine of the appalachians. it will start to move closer to our area. temperatures, as we said, already heati up. it'sçó amazing, we're 83 degree in town. warmer east of the bay. r' xd degreet$3k"tváu factor in th did i say windchill? factor i the heat index and it's in the 90s. isolaied thunderstorms, so pck your spot, even in the evening hours. cross the shenandoahxdvalley. depending on where you are. schedulk(jf and enjoy that. the back the w

biggest goal is to one day be >>> if you're looking to get outdoors and do something thrilling, tommy mcflyhas found the place for you, perhaps. >> he checked out the scene at the new multilevel go kart track. you have to see it to believe how cool it is. >> just down 95 in fredericksburg, there's a brand new racing experience like nothing else in the region. >> and i'm leading the pack. >> wen watted to do something unique and special for the city of fredericksburg, and something that would atrack people froe all over thace. >> theis closest four hours from here. 30 feet in the air, 1800 feetof track, and i have to catch up. >> how am i going to pass my brother without hittingh . i wait behind him, draft a little bit, and see if they go high or low, i go the opposite way they do. >> it's fun, because when we started building it, people were like, what are you building, a roller coaster. >> if you're making the trip be prepared towa it your turn. >> i have i foo on her, so hopefully -- >> i just meet th height requirement. >> how does being taller make you fster at go karting. >> it's worth

. >>> it's tuesday but if you're thinking about what to check out over the weekend, our tommy mcfly is check you out a go cart track in fredericksburg. >> welcome. are you g ready? >> woo! >> down 95 in fredericksburg ere is abrand-new racing experience like nothing else in the region and i'm leading the pack. >> we wanted to do something very unique and special for the city of fredericksburg and ld something wouraek people fr attract people from all over the place.people attract people from all over the placat from all over the place. >> this is the only one of its kind. the closes is four hour from here. 30 feet in the air. 1800 feet of track. i got to ca ah up! >> howi going to pass my brother without hitting him? i waited behind him and probably dropped a little bit and see if they go high or low, i go the opposite way they do. >> it's funny because when we started building it, people are saying what are you building, a roller coaster? kind of. >> reporter: if you make a trip here to virginia's only multilevel go cart track, be ready to wait your turn on saturdays and friday nights

if you know "news4's" tommy mcfly, he knows what's going to be a great time.today he checked out a few outdoor concerts, and they're free to you. >> reporter: if you saw the study out of the uk, it says if you go to concerts, you live longer livres. the are so many opportunities for live awesome local music all around our region like the thursday night concert at veteran rings and next week at the siff iks seciviccenter. also here there's a concert absolutely free. if you work downtown, att lile lunchtime live at the reagan building. they have live music through th lunchtime ough september with a whole bunch of different geres, eclectic mooch. we love keeping you updated. sea h our sceneon the n washington app. i'm tommy mcfl "news4." >> that's one of the great things about living in this region. there's always a great variety ofentertainment. >> that's true. >> fo all ages. >> and nothing makes 95 degrees outside feel bette than hearing some good music. >> you're ght about that. >> all right, folks. new on news at 4:00,c a loal paramedic robbed whileng wheeli

. >>> tommy mcfly is scooping out the best things to do from night life to family fun activity. right. a lot going on thisweekend. 50th anniversary of thepo allo lunar landing. a free eagle has land the late night celebration is being osted. there is trivia and art and music and they will be rebroadcasting to the minute. hey will rebroadcast the first steps that coincided exactly with the timing that everything happened 50 years ago on the moon landing. also there willbe a late night a 1:00 a.m. s suit fashion show. >> what is that? >> i honestly have no idea what that is. whatever it is, i want to know more. >> right. >> let's see the pictures. >> if it's space suit swim wear or everyday wear. >> at 1:00 a.m.? >> totally. space suitlike formal attire. i don't know what it is but i want to know re. vegans to carnivore are all welcome to this. the organizers promise they are going to giveou incredible amples for a 10 dollar ticket and get you excited about eating more plants on your plate and living a more holistic lifestyle and they are saying they are whipping up plant-based di

. >> news4 tommy mcfly has found the coolest things you can d across the area for "the scene." tommy, good to see you. what is going on?ng plenty goi on. first we start at poolsville. how about polo? sounds like a lot of fin. >> sound like it's pricey. >> the. s poloociety hope to make it more of a tailgate atmosphere and more fun where you can eny and have things going on off the polo field.ea i need to lrn more about it because i don't have my polo on. have a good time and learn about the sport that isn't like super accessible to everybody. en you can make your way down to the wharf. it is shark ek but so much more than that. they have got sharks and bites and brews and a mechanical shark to ride. >> crazy. >> giant shark water slide. a fun flare of .sharks there are no sharks in the wharf water that we are pretty sure about. >> that we know about. >> but people singing baby shark i'm sure.♪ ♪ >> after they get a few drinks in. >> i think some land shark ale as ll. if you want to see a kid movie for the whole family a different way. cocoa is being played at wolf track. they h

the head of the area restaurantl association tour tommy mcfly why the night was so special. >> i believe that one time a year, where everybody comes out from the industry and they celebrate and rather than taking care of all the diner across the region, they come here and we . are taking care of them >> among the big honors are the following. >> so nice thave that in town. nobody had food in their hand in that video. >> they were eating. >>> a new video outof new york state showing the aftermath of powerful weekend storms. wind and rain whipped through yesterday evening, leaving many folk without power this morning. >> trees were pulled down on the power line and traffic signals were out too. the stormy weather affected air travel at new york's airports. i ish. ish up theissues up there for t over the weekend. >> we had storm to deal with but yesterday ws beautiful and more >>> you'll feel the humidity tomorrow morning when you wake up at this time. listen. it's beautiful out there. that sun came ap justbout 30 minute ago. 5:47 sunrise. beautiful view. blue skies all day today. low humid

. >> the is a-year-old phenom is on the court today and tommy mcfly is there hoping to catch a littlem. ♪ >> reporter: so -- all right. we're outside at the city open. you having a good time? >> yeah. >> rep iter: coco playing right behind us. you've been inside. what's the match like and how is she doing? >> she's doing pretty good, and i won points. she hits the ball super hard on the ground and itbo unced it over the ferns and it was really cool. >> reporter: what do you think about someone so young being so awesome at tennis. >> i think it's so cool she's determined to play these other players when she's only at age of 15. >> reporter: appreciate your commentary and appreciate you coming out. get back into the match that's happening right now. it's going to be according to storm team 4 stormy and hot all week long here at cit s open they have got you covered. plenty of air-conditioned opportunities f all ticket holders, and inside they have got -- [ n aio ] >> it looks like we've lost tommy. here are some pictures of play earlier today. >> tommy, you're back. tell us about the foo

is still in it in the doubles tournament and will play again tomorrow and tommy mcfly spoke with fans this afternoon whoare definitely going to show up toe ser. >> i love tennis, and i really like her. >> she's a rising star. >> that's true. >> it's nice to see thatre the new people coming up, absolutely. >> reporter: let's all remember, too, she is still just 15 years old and has a veryong career ahead of her. we've got more on the city open food and where to get a scene when you're there. just search scene on our nbc washington app sbrooirks a man accused of shooting his wife ane then hims in order to cover it up. news 1's drew wilder has the latest from fairfax county court. >> reporter: inside court y, tuesda the fairfax county man accused of murdering his wife sat in the room while the commonwealth made their case against him. here's what we know. donna and laszlo pentek's 13-year-old daughter came home in january 2017 toind her dad shot but alivein the bathtub. her mom shot and killed in bed. police recovered two guns, one in donna's hand and the other in the bathtub with laszlo

tommy mcfly is on the sceneith the latest. a hot afternoon.it she gave er all, but you've got an update for us, right? >> reporter: yeah, wendy, jim. breaking news just moments ago. coco lost to zarina diaz on this court next to me. got some new tennis friends we made. people who checked out the match. what did you think of it? >> good strokes and played >>we. eporter: good post-game analysis. tommy, what did you think? >> i think she played well. she started off a little nervou she keptoking at her box when she made a little mistake but she played great. it's great to have her other. >> that's precisely what i'm thinking. >> reporter: and she's still in the doubles. >> reporter:dotill in the les. i'll tell you when you can see her come up. also we talked to fans on their way in about the excitement and the coco mania. eck it out. what's a good coco fact that i' don know? >> her first name is cory. >> there you go. >> i've been following her for a long time, so it's nice to see all these people turning out, absolutely. >> repo

i'm tommy mcfly with "the scene."irst up, shas tavernn florida avenue in northwest opening up their doors at 8:00 a.m. in case you want to get a prime spot. the booze starts flowing there at 11:00 a.m. in compliance with their liquor license but they are promising specials all day long. n h street intheast duffy's has a mueller time facebook event, and they are promising f eight giat screen tvs for your viewing pleasure and union pub right by t capitol on mass avenue inrt noheast says that they are going to be serving early and also they have got specials on moscow muellers,t ge it, and buckets of bud light if you need a bucket of bud light to watch the testimony. however you're viewing tomorrow, lyease do it responsibly. i'm tommy mcf with "the scene" on news 4. >> and if you're looking to tune into tomorrow's mueller testimony, we'llhave live coverage starting in the morning at 8:15 here on nbc 4. testimony begins at 8:30. >> straight ahead here this evening. >> the news 4 i-team shows y how common allergies can imp