let's get right to storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson. >> and soupy air too. right now we're under that severe thunderstorm watch. no warnings. the warnings up earlier, up around frederick county washington those have expired. the ones around the shenandoah valley as well. we could still see a few more warnings as we get into the afternoon hours and the evening. it is possible with one or two. here's our severe storm watch. frederick county down toward areas of southern maryland a few more storms possible. any of those storms would bring some heavy rain and down pours. we're getting reports on twitter, folks saying sheets of rain around areas of the beltway. here's where we have the heavy rain. that's sliding toward baltimore. another area right here. 495. the northern side of the beltway right now sliding right up there to the north and into areas like silver spring and wheaton area. meanwhile, the air temperatures coming down in some locations. we'll take a look at when you can expect the cooler trend to stick around. that's all in a couple minutes. >>> than

>>> that's all for news4 this week i'm veronica johnson.s for joining us, we leave you with more video from the world war ii flyover from the capitol. be safe be kind, be happy, everybody. >>> and at 6:00 right now, a search and rescue team making its way home from nepal. >> what you need to know to plan ahead on metro. good morning, everyone. it is saturday may 16th. i'm angie goff. >> we are expecting a return of summerlike weather. the heat, the humidity. chuck bell tracking it all. >> in his summer suit by the way. >> he is in his summer suit. >> so we don't like my suit now? it's before memorial day, but it's going to be

." >> hi everyone i'm veronica johnson. we're going to show you the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them new wheels days after a hartless crime. a little boy has a new wheelchair in his independence back. >>> plus from the council to the strip club the surprising new venture jim graham is getting into after decades of public service. >>> and second chances. we meet shelter dogs who are getting ready for a new home thanks to some trainers who need some healing of their own. but we begin with the story that had the entire nation talking this week. a florida man landed his gyro copter on the lawn of the u.s. capitol. he is now on house arrest in florida. the flight is raising major questions about the security of airspace above the district. news4's pat collins has some mixed reaction from capitol hill. >> this was a breach of security of the capitol that could potentially have been very serious. and we need to understand why he was able to kind of get on to the capitol grounds in an aircraft with n

i'm veronica johnson. we're going to show you the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them it's a food fight among food trucks. the daily battle mobile chefs wage and why the real loser could be you. plus it's one of the biggest honors a d.c. restaurant can receive, but this year we'll be seeing the winners from a new angle. it's the type of thing that makes you want to go back to work. the huge surprise one diner left for staff at a local restaurant. >>> but first, broken windows and damaged cars. a home with a hole in its roof and an injured man surviving a brush with death. it's all fallout from a quarry blast in louden county. debris rained down along old ox road and oak grove road in sterling. northern virginia bureau chief was first reporter there on the scene and has our report. >> reporter: this security camera video shows what it looks like when a big rock flying like a missile crashes into a building. and this is the damage left behind when another rock smashes into a hous

." >> hi everyone i'm veronica johnson. we're going to show you some of the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them a wild goose chase. why dogs running free on the national mall are helping to protect some national treasures. >>> plus what were you doing at 19? we introduce you to a local student who's graduating college early, and that's just the beginning. >>> and talk about shattering the glass ceiling. a woman with flying with her blood becomes the first blue angel and sits down with angie goff. >>> first, parallel parking, you're either really good at it or just terrible. it's been a staple of driving tests for years, but that's all changing here in maryland. news 4's transportation reporter adam tuss is in bethesda with the story. >> reporter: for a lot of us learning to parallel park is a time honored tradition. but now maryland no longer requiring you to pass a parallel parking section of the road license test. here's a news flash. it's not required in d.c. or virginia either. so is the art

. >>> let's get right to storm team4 meteorologist veronica johnson. veronica, we're dealing with mid-summer like heat. >> a lot like june and july today as forecasts as we've been checking out the heat index values across the area is exactly what it feels like. on the sticky and uncomfortable side today. looking at storm team foushgs some of the high temperatures across the area definitely getting close to 90 degrees. 87 so far in d.c. 88 leesburg manassas too ajd around suddenly, fairfax falls church and toward i-95 with heat index values what it feels like out there running right over 90 degrees, especially just west of d.c. and yes we're also tracking some showers and storms on radar. we'll show you how these will be advancing into the area for the evening hours. when and how we'll have more coming our way tomorrow. guys? >>> well, amtrak engineers are about to good under the spotlight. video cameras will soon be installed train cabs to record what they're doing. the announcement comes two weeks after the deadly derailment in philadelphia. investiga

veronica johnson, bring it vijay. >> a lot of neighborhoods got up and are flirting with a 90-degree mark. that's the highest temperatures for today. even frederick, maryland. 89, warrington. plenty of heat throughout the day. yes, tracking the weather front off to the north and west. you can see it her coming from western maryland. that brings our relief from lower humidity lower temperatures and winds kicking up out there. a few clouds ahead of the weather front. not a big deal for us. in fact at times giving us more rero leif. if you're out walking the dog, any the temperatures will come down. but wait until you see the low temperatures coming up from tomorrow morning and beyond that. i'll have that as well as our next chance of rain. >>> firefighters said the hot weather made it more difficult to battle a four hen alarm fire in arlington. that broke out in columbia pike. it was in the second floor of the pool supply company. workers inside smelled smoke. called 911 and got out safely. columbia pike is expected to fully reopen for the rush hour. >>> we just learned five attorney a

. >> doreen barbara harrison veronica johnson. it is really a fun thing to look at everybody. >> saturday morning. see our roots. >>> we continue to follow a developing story for you. a d.c. firefighter. he dies while battling a blaze here. new at 6:00 we speak to a man who worked alongside the victim for decades. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood at rfk. mayor muriel bowser raises0bóñóñçoñl@ú >>> could the redskins be headed back to d.c.? there's talk of a brand new statement at the old rfk stadium site. >> the d.c. mayor reopened the sunlt by tweeting about it. >> reporter: rfk, the tattered former home of the redskins. the team is looking for a new home. mayor mur yell bowser disputes suggestions. >> we know the perfect location for the redskins is where they played for decades very successfully. we have the infrastructure sitting on top of the metro station. >> reporter: every mayor sense d.c. williams has reported the return. >> we have the ability to make it more than a sports stadium. the surrounding neighborhoods want more pla

let's check in with veronica johnson in the weather center. vj? >> yeah. we slide back towards the higher temperatures higher humidity as well. when you take a look at today it's been the best day. all in all what looks like out of the work week. we have some breezy sunshine today. as you mentioned, look at this. current wind gusts just over 20 miles per hour throughout the area. higher there around pax river and seeing the winds out of south. it's a southerly wind. nice toewsly and warm and blowing around the pollen today. look at this the tree count moderate today. mold spore count is moderate. grasses is high and a chance for rain around here as well. the heat index values today fairly reasonable. we can deal with them. over the next couple of days it is tough, too. we'll talk about the uncomfortable factor over the next couple of days and the storm chances, as well. >>> next at 4:00 delusional weird, just some of the words used as a life is laid out in court. >>> plus a city on edge after a court clears a white police officer of killing two unarmed bla

. >> let's get straight to storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson, in the storm center. vj? >> looking at a lot across the country. elevated severe weather, the nation's midsection. you've got snow for the rockies, the front range and now a subtropical storm system for the east coast. this looks like the same radar shot that we've had over the last 24 48 hours. more storms headed eastbound for this particular area. oklahoma wichita, up toward kansas. even areas like nebraska. moderated risk today. we'll see this area expand northward for saturday. in fact saturday looking like a fairly busy day for severe weather and long lived tornadoes. slight risk of severe weather sunday. look at this. there is snow accumulating snow 3 to 6" for the mountains around denver. this is the system that we're going to be tracking for mother's day. subtropical storm ana. it's tracking. how will it impact your weekend? >> just in time for mother's day, our news 4 team delivers flowers to some very special moms today. find out how the mothers reacted to the surprise gifts. >>> every single time y

. >>> and i'm teamstorm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson. our transition day as we start sliding back to heat and humidity. we'll have the latest on what today will feel like and your weekend as well. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist. tributes are pouring in for the late b.b. king. the musical giants taking time to remember the king of the blues. news 4 midday begins right now. >>> a final good-bye today to lieutenant kevin mcrae. a public funeral is starting right now at d.c. armory at southeast. mayor bowser acting fire chief gregory deem representative eleanor holmes-norton and other dignitaries are expected to eulogize lieutenant mcerarae. he will then be buried at fort lincolngcoln cemetery. he was promoted to sergeant in 2003 and lieutenant in 2008. the 44-year-old collapsed and died after fighting a fire in northwest last week. lieutenant mcrae was the 100th d.c. firefighter to die in the line of duty. the medical examiner has not yet determined a cause of death. lieutenant mcrae leaves behind a wife and three children. barbara? >> thank you,

storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson is tracking the weather and, veronica is it going to cool off or are we in the middle of this wave? >> well we're going to cool off only temporarily and then temperatures will shoot right back up at least as far as this afternoon and evening goes. we've been tracking some of that rain. you can see it just now coming into fauquier county around the shenandoah. you can see this whole area here to our west primarily. winchester down toward areas like madison right now. the stronger part of the line just west of charlestown right now headed into areas like blair and bolivar in the next couple of minutes. there it is marshall down toward madison, headed toward warrenton and brandy station in the next couple of minutes. of course the rain will help with this the pollen count. a lot of people have been sneezing today. the tree pollen count as well as the grass count. it's running at moderate levels currently. i'll tell you how long we're going to hold on for our rain chances for the evening and what about tomorrow could still see more storms and he

let's get right to storm team 4's veronica johnson. >> we've had a handful of severe storm warnings and we could see a few more. we are seeing them blow up very quickly. reports too of some large hail already in this area. about an inch size hail. a little larger too. you can see it. reston to fairfax. right around manassas. some lightning to go along with the hail. all this tracking down toward the south to areas like burke, fair vernon area. then southern part of that line right through fauquier county toward quantico and hartford. we'll continue to see that line form over areas of 66. we're seeing it in frederick county virginia. toward winchester white coast. cord cedarville. the potential of hail too until 4:00 p.m. hail it could be large. we could see gusts of 50 miles per hour. some heavy rain and lightning. i think we'll hold on to this possibility until perhaps 6:00 p.m. this evening. another look at the radar. we'll continue to jump in should any new warnings be issued. >> thank you. >>> now to a tragic story we've been following all day. a district firefighter dies after raci

tomorrow such a nice day, it's also veronica johnson's birthday! >> oh, nice! always do something great for veronica, but she took the day off today. i wonder why. happy birthday to you love working with you here at channel 4. now, next couple of days also great weather for the weekend events. the apple blossom fest will be great, avon 39 walk fantastic, and girls on the run 5k, amelia segal will be down there for that, we're in the green all weekend long for these event thz weekend. next few days, here's what everybody has been waiting for. 72 on saturday. an isolated shower but again most of us dry. 79 on sunday. sunday is gorgeous. monday gorgeous 83. 84 on tuesday nice and warm 80 wednesday with a chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm. and we stay well above average all the way through next week. yes! >>> all right, doug, thank you. congressional leaders are calling it extremely concerning and unacceptable. a report by role call found capitol police officers left guns unattended at least three times this year. roll call reports one case involved a g

storm team4's meteorologist veronica johnson shows us what's happening right now. >> but this time any storms that we get will be very, very few and further down to the south. of course last night we just got slammed and it went into the late evening with 1 and 2 inches of rain with the storm that's came through leading to flash flooding. this time with the actual weather front coming through, we are seeing some showers show up on storm team4 radar, your front coming through the area, out ahead of it those showers moving east-southeast into mainly areas of southern maryland and right through the northern neck. we're seeing one shower here near montrose, we've got one east and southeast of ft. union xlieding toward richmond. the emphasis is on areas down south. meanwhile, our temperatures just as high in many neighborhoods as yesterday upper 80 rzs, factor in the humidity it felt like 90 degrees at one point today, hovering in the upper 80s to 91 today in fredericksburg. i'll show you just how much cooler that air will be and quickly it will get here. >>> a fire at an oxen hill had apar

. >> let's get the latest from meteorologist veronica johnson with more coming on changes in the weather coming still. >> that's right. for today it really is unbelievable just how cool it's been across the area. temperatures are coolest in weeks since going all the way to early april and indicative of what it feels like during mid-march. 50 degrees in gaithersburg and sandy spring, camp springs, greenville at 51 54 manassas even areas west seeing temperatures in the 50s. we've got rain right up and down the coast philadelphia to norfolk, even down to the carolinas where they've had a little bit of thunder. all of this is moving out. good news for anyone traveling late, showers are moving out. moderate rain right now toward ocean city, moderate rain there in just a couple of minutes i'll be back with your memorial day forecast later in the hour. it will include the forecast for the beach locations. again, with that heat wave expected to build early next week. i'll have the details on that as well. >>> this week isis captured a town in iraq and a town in syria syria. president obama is ca

. >> let's go straight to storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson in the weather center with what they can expect. >> a devastating situation. yesterday throughout the plain states 51 tornado reports. take a look at the latest on storm team 4 radar, a severe thunderstorm watch today only seeing a few hail reports but nonetheless just west of oklahoma city right now. there are some storms that have been forming. they are making their way eastward. so that's a look at the wide radar. as we go into the end of the week and the first part of the weekend, a moderate risk talking days out. what that means for this area on friday. this area could see widespread severe thunderstorms right around oklahoma city. look at that. it doesn't shift very much for saturday. and i don't think we'll see much of a shift of it for sunday. so unfortunately that area will continue right through the weekend to see severe thunderstorms and unfortunately i think we could see some more tornado reports ahead of it. our next risk of storms around here not till next week but we'll have something else to deal wit

let's get straight to meteorologist veronica johnson. she is tracking it all for us. vj? >> second hottest day out of the year and here at reagan national yeah that temperature up to 90 degrees but the low and mid-90s for the heat index and now the heat and humidity seeing storms start to pop across the area. we have been tracking these as they fire up and move very very slowly on. this one right east of 270 right now around clarksburg and gaithersburg area and another little area down to the south here around fairfax, manassas headed probably to route 1 but in the heat of the day the storms are firing. our high temperature today 90. 91 in fredericksburg. everywhere it's been hot and humid. the temperatures again pushing into the upper 80s. we'll see what's going to break our heat coming up in a couple of minutes. guys? >>> all right. the man charged with killing his montgomery county neighbors could soon return to our area. the man was taken into custody in alaska on friday. investigators say he killed two people on mother's day and then went on vacation. he was on a cru

wendy, veronica johnson, pat lawson-muse, wendy and angie goff join us. >> we had a good time. >> daughters have a different take on their mothers than our brothers would. it's interesting. >> people will enjoy. >> your mother's tv appearance. >> yeah right. >>> all right. developing tonight, some weather extremes on opposite coasts. right now, a strong spring storm dumping snow in the san bernardino mountains in southern california. snow! it's also bringing much-needed rain to the lower elevations. >> on the east coast, hurricane season is getting an early start with subtropical storm an yaa, spinning off the coast of south carolina, kicking up the surf at myrtle beach. tropical storm warnings are up. beaches up into north carolina. the official start of hurricane season is still three weeks away. this is the first time we've name aid subtropical storm? >> no it happens quite often. you'll get those at the beginning and at the end of hurricane season a lot, when an area of low pressure becomes tropical starts taking on tropical characteristics. that's exactly what this storm has done. this

let's get to storm 4 meteorologist veronica johnson tracking thunderstorms. vj? >> we don't like it one bit. and in terms of storm team 4 radar, we are seeing some showers now on radar. any thunderstorms just outside, well outside of our area. let's show you what i'm tracking here. first a look at ana, what's left of it. remnants leftovers, all kind of sliding up and off the coast. look at that swirl, turning motion. that is ana. you can see the clouds clipping our areas. southern maryland. half of the area in the clouds there's some sunshine. and then off to the west weather front advancing toward our area. it is bringing some showers, even a few isolated thunderstorms to the high spots, to the mountains right now. petersburg west of i-81. any shower activity right now around areas of northern ann arundel area. and the south, maryland and northern neck. temperatures in the 80s. i'll show you when we get a chance to cool off and get back to spring around here. >>> first at 4:00 we are hearing from uber this afternoon after a woman was kidnapped and assaulted by a

meteorologist veronica johnson joining us now. it could be one of the warmest mays on record? >> it could tie with the warmest may on record since 1991. those back to back temperatures that we're forecasting for this week alone right close to 90 degrees, but take a look at the heat index values for today. not too bad. we're at 85 degrees. 82 gaithersburg. 85 when it feels like in fredericksburg and the humidity rising and the temperatures going up moving from very warm toasty pleasant-type conditions to later this week hot and downright oppressive. i'll show you just when it turns uncomfortable and storm chances to deal with this week too. so i'll have the timing on those, as well. >> thank you. >>> a day of reflection and remembrance as the nation pauses to honor those who made the greatest sacrifice. president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns today at arlington national cemetery and then a moment of silence and noted it's been 147 years since the first memorial day. and that while the nature of war has changed, the values that drove those who have died in serv

. >> let's get to storm team4 meteorologist veronica johnson in the weather center.hat can we expect? >> of course we have big plans. a long weekend ahead of us as promised higher temperatures today. it feels really nice with the sunny breezes coming through the area. here here's a look at the woodrow wilson bridge. you can see the clouds in the background. meanwhile meanwhile, we have a weather front making its way down and through our area. before long that means a cooler day for us. look at this just wept up two degrees, 78 degrees right now, 78 in ma as and falls church. in cape may and ocean city low 70s, 74 in rehoboth. we go from warm conditions today to it's going to get hot and then hot and humid. i'll give you the details and just what it will feel like across the area and meteorologist doug kammerer will have your beach forecast all in a few. >> thanks. >>> we are following a developing story right now involving christian reality star a day after josh duggar admitted to child molestation. >>> a $30 hot dog on hallowed ground? now visitors with relish what'

veronica johnson is tracking the warmest stretch of the year. when does that happen? >> it started yesterday. the temperatures above 80 degrees and, yes, even today feeling a lot like a june day and now throwing in some humidity. at least mother nature. and talking about the chance also for some showers and even some thunderstorms. the average high temperature again, 72 degrees. today, a lot of neighborhoods up around 85. so this warm stretch is going to continue. meanwhile, yeah as we take a look at satellite and radar this afternoon, notice the clouds building around the mountains right now an seeing more cloud cover making the way across the area. tomorrow and some showers even thunderstorms. we'll talk about how strong those thunderstorms could be coming up. but for your evening, going out, nice and mild. 70 to 75 degrees. i'll have that coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> first today in the courtroom -- >> the university and the gop bid for president. the new faces you need to know. >>> check your bank and credit card statements. we are learning about a sec

johnson. mcilroy and snedeker were tied until 15. he beat snedeker and will face billy horschel tomorrow with a chance to advance. bubba watson won. another domination sensation -- oh, god bless you veronicar mahan who needed 27 holes to win. >> allergies. >> is that what it is? >> going around. >> horrible. >> the a's are the only team in baseball not to win a day game this year? >> come on. >> huston street trying to protect a four-run lead but then mark khanna base hit reddic is across 6-4. three batters later a line drive to center. mike trout plays it on a hop. lowery scores. it's a one run game. two out for ike davis. >> who? >> it's deep. it could be -- it is! caught. the fish mike trout ends the game with that catch. the a's lose 6-5. they lost five of six on the home stand. ike davis, oh, so close to a walkoff home run. >> i knew i hit it pretty well. went back to the track and just jumped up and caught it. >> pulled the oblique doing the fist pump. it was, um, -- that's the mvp. >> and the warriors finally back on the court sunday at oracle when they begin their second round series against the grizzlies. golden state will have its hands full with the memphis big men. draymond gr