and then around 4:00 or 5:00 still much of northern virginia scattered around showers. a little bit of drizzle as well. then into the evening hours this is as of 9:00 the showers will pass virginia. temperatures right now are cool. just in the mid 50s. shenandoah valley. most of maryland and virginia and that includes our nearby suburbs in prince george's alexandria arlington, falls church and in the district upper 50s near 60. in the upper 50s near the bay. as well, it's only in the mid 50s. love this photo taken monday of this thunder cloud opening up and unloading torrential downpour there. landmark, virginia, that was taken by lee matthews and posted on my facebook page. and this dramatic photo also on monday of a lightning bolt right near the capitol. this was captured by our editor scott, from a video that was being taken at that time. and that was certainly stormy day on monday, but for us today a gig -- a big difference cool cloudy drizzle off and on. temperatures only reaching the low to mid 60s during the afternoon. upper 50s and then another cloudy cool day.

united says it is still considering a move to northern virginia's loudoun county after governor terry mccall uf promised a stadium could be built faster there. >>> maryland governor larry hogan is lack looking to possibly bringing a high-speed train to our region. he wrap yesterday he rode a train in asia and called it incredible. hogan has applied for almost $28 million in federal funds to study a high-speed maglev rail between baltimore and d.c. travel time between the two cities? just 15 minutes. but the rail line would cost fleece $10 billion to build. now. maglev is short for magnetic leviation. today there are operational systems in china japan and south korea. the trains travel at speeds of more than 300 miles an hour. more than double the speed of an asell la. the train works for suspending, propel and guiding vehicles using electromagnetic force because there's no contact with the trails, no friction, vehicles can move much faster. just how fast? the current world record is 375 miles an hour. wendy? >> yikes. you don't want to be going that fast because drivers get used to --

around town metro area southern maryland northern virginia all dry. breezy with more sunshine. temperatures inching their way into the 70s to around 80. could have delays in chicago. rain leaving new york but a lot of rain across northern new england and the gulf coast as well. we still have high water along parts of the monocacy and parts of prince george's county as well. be on the lookout for higher standing water outside today. if you have a picnic on the lawn today, have a little layer of plastic underneath the blanket because the ground ied. we'll the dry for the next two days and then afternoon thunderstorm chances tuesday through friday. doesn't look like any super soakers, but nonetheless, any chance for a rain at this point in time people are mad about. >> well july 4th at least looks like it will be pretty good. >> should be nice, warm and dry. >> thanks chuck. >>> gunshots and gay pride. the shooting that broke up a pride celebration in california. >>> food for thought why doctors say exercise could hurt your weight loss more than it can help. >>> i'm mark murray. >

virginia, not too worried about the rest of the area northern virginia, southern maryland, best chance tomorrow, another chance sunday high of 90. 91, monday 92 tuesday hit 90 each day there, we continue to keep the heat wave alive, wednesday, thursday and fray day temperatures still on the very warm side, the humidity will stay up right on through the end of next week. again, we will continue to see a chance of showers and storms just about every day for the next seven days. the summer-like pattern wants to stick around a while. >> no end in sight at this moment. thank you doug. >>> a howard university alum at the center of a growing controversy. tonight, the backlash amid reports that a civil rights leader lied about her own race. >>> and they captured headlines the day they were born. not just in d.c., but across the country. now nearly 20 years later >>> ever since the thompson sextuplets were born we have been following their story, we were with them at george up to university hospital, with them for birthday parties and tonight catching up with them as they prepare for an excitin

northern virginia bureau reporter, david culver live, one of the hardest hit areas in fairfax. david? >> reporter: wendy, at the height of the storm yesterday, 13 roads were shut off to traffic. we did a little bit of driving today through fairfax, through burke. we see what we see behind me right now, that is road crews out there, continuing to work to get those powerlines back up to get homes back online and while hundreds here are sitting without power we found many others living without a roof. >> keep coming. >> reporter: trying to work quickly. >> keep coming i'm going to pick this log up. >> reporter: maintaining precision. >> swing left. >> reporter: the many tree companies flooded with business. >> cable up. one, two there was a third one on the other side there. and then the one from the neighbors, which is tangled over here. and then this one here you have went through the side of the house here. >> reporter: the family who lives here rushed to the basement, escaped any harm. >> cable up. >> reporter: it is up to the team to hoist the trees up and out, peace by peace

it is the second pool emergency in just weeks in northern virginia. in late may, a 7-year-old girl who could not yet swim drowned in a lorton community pool. swimming instructors see the indent as a chance to reenforce safety rules. for non-swimmers, this is the number one rule for parents. keep your kids in your arms or no farther than arm's length. >> close to the kids, hand reach and just be really close to each other when you're in the pool. >> reporter: life vests can be helpful but the arm's length rule still applies. and adults should never try to supervise more than three non-swimmers at a time. and remember, lifeguards are not babysitters. while this mom no longer has to worry about her boys in the water, they remember those early days. >> she always had me in her hands. >> reporter: she hopes these represent emergencies put all parents and those watching kids on alert. >> so makes you cautious and makes more aware. so things like that you're supposed to learn something from them. >> reporter: in northern virginia, julie carey intoes four. >>

also expected to feature northern virginia native and u.s. women's soccer player alley kreeger. got to check that out. that's all for "news4 this week." thanks for joining us. we'll leave you now with pictures that some of you have been snapping around the area of bears roaming. i know right around this area. until next time remember be safe be kind, be happy, everybody. bye-bye. >>> breaking news. there is an amber alert for three missing prince george's children. anthony is 5'6" 100 pounds. kevin is four feet tall wearing a blue shirt and blue shorts. the other 40 pounds wearing a green shirt and jeans. the suspect is mario chavez, six feet tall. not sure if there's a relationship. he's possibly driving a silver honda

northern virginia reporter, david culver, just got out of the courtroom and tells us why this judge says she is staying on the bench. >> reporter: in her ruling, judge cheryl higgins was adamant. she told the court that she can remain impartial and give jesse matthew a fair trial. this was very personal for her because her own daughter was brought into the defense's arguments. her daughter happened to be the same year student at uv a as hannah graham was, but the judge told the court that her daughter had no connection to happen nah graham, they didn't know each other but did concede her daughter may have attended a vigil while hannah was missing. i want to read a little bit what defense had to say. # >> commonwealth believe it is equally important for the community know it is being presided over by a judge within this community responsible to this community. and so for those reasons among others, the common beth felt it was important for the regular sitting albermarle circuit court judge who is judge higg , to be the judge in this case. >> reporter: matthew's defense worried about a con

northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live in manassas to explain the new developments. jeff? jeff: well, we drove all around northern virginia today and we saw not one of the license plates that have that confederate flag displayed. there are less than 2000 on the road across the commonwealth of virginia. governor mcauliffe making it clear that he believes even one of the plates is one too many. >> as governor haley said yesterday, her state can ill-afford to let this symbol continue to divide the people of south carolina. folks; i believe the same is true in the commonwealth of virginia. jeff: with that, governor mcauliffe moved to get the license plate off the road in virginia. the battle over the plate that honors the sons of the confederate veteran begins at the general assembly in richmond in 1999 leading to the inclusion of the rebel flag in 2002. but today, governor mcauliffe citing last week's supreme court decision allowing state to remove the flag from license plates. now that nearly 1600 plates on the road in virginia will not be renewed. new ones will not be

. >>> turning to the cleanup in northern virginia, we just got word that swinks mill road is reopened. a downed tree took out a power line this morning and crews had to close the road for hours. drivers were being detoured but the repairs are done now. >>> some good news about our weather finally starting to clear up as we head into the weekend. good timing. let's check in with doug. how's it looking? >> guys, if there's a time we're going to see some cloud cover and some rain, why not be tuesday through friday and then the weekend we break out into sunshine. that's what's going to happen. take a look at the numbers, the first day since monday we've been above 70 degrees. it is a very nice afternoon. right now it's going to be a nice evening, too. look at the numbers, off to the east, ocean city we told you it would be cool, 61 there, back to the west 81 in columbus, 84 in charleston. we've got the warmer weather that will make its way in over the next 24 hours. over the next couple of daze what can we expect? one thing we know for sure sun, warmer temperatures. i've got the weekend f

northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg ins us now live from the opening ceremonies of the world police and fire games. jeff, how is it looking out there? jeff: it is -- i'll step out of the way to show you what is going on here. more than 60 countries represented. canada coming in stadium right now. all the action at this moment happening here in the district of columbia. after tonight the action will shift across the river to fairfax. throw a dart at a map you could find a country here. >> from winnipeg canada. >> they have all come to fairfax for the 2015 world police and fire games. 9,600 athletes. 61 different sports. 53 different venues. >> this is overwhelming but fantastic. >> tony has been part of the planning process for six years. they are usually in urban areas like dublin or montreal. but they convinced them to come to the suburbs. >> tennis today basketball, cycling, martial arts and more. the athletes bring family and friends. estimated 25000 people spending $55 to $60 million. [singing] in fairfax and beyond. >> most tourists see the monuments and everything downt

when the people of northern virginia never fly that flag anywhere. it's a change for me to see the celebration of a pattern that even the people who have rights of ownership of it refuse to celebrate it. i think those who live in out south carolina, who lives it is high time that we saw the cloak you will of a. alityyou will, they have put in place the defiance and rebellion. let us go forward with compassion for each other and not celebrate this emblem and slogan. >> it's interesting that you mention the emblem. of course now there is this huge debate around the flag. when actually the huge debate is about the racial tensions that obviously continue to exist in the united states. do you think it's worth having the debate just from the flag if you will. do you think it's that important as an emblem? >> i think testimony is very important for anyone to see everybody in a nation rallies around that flag. we rally around the north carolina flag. churches have flags. that is what we use as banner to rally around. we ought not to be rally around anything

training was held today at northern virginia community college. it is possible thanks to a new law that would make the drug available to anyone, even without a prescription. the drug is used to counter act the potential fatal impact of heroin during an overdose. >> it is not just for people who overdosed on heroin, but for your grandma who took percocet for a hip replacement and forgot she took a dose that morning and takes another one and is having signs of overdose. >> so far at least 25 people signed up for the state's pilot training program. >>> some of our nation's bravest heroes and veterans took over prince george's stadium for a round of softball. the competition was fierce. teams are made up of veterans who overcome severe injuries to become competitive athletes. some familiar faces joined the wounded warriors. redskins quarterback kurt cousins and dennis pita from the ravens led the two teams. when they hit the field, it's a mutual admiration among the wounded warriors and nfl players. all of the proceeds go to local charities that suppo

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is inside the courtroom. she'll keep us updated on developments. >>> right now storm team4 is tracking another wet gloomy afternoon. but compared to the last couple of dies, the rain is going to be a little more steady tonight. >> that's right. all from areas down south we're tracking an associated with that area of low pressure that has kept us locked in this pattern. there is the latest in cloud conditions and storm team4 radar, too. showers coming up from the south, full-flenched showers. this there is your spin. this is the area of low pressure we've been looking at and watching over the last couple of days spinning just south of richmond virginia, right now. that area of low pressure will start heading out to sea and our weather will start improving. but until it zshgs we're going to get more rain in there, until then, pockets of heavy rain there around 301, calvert beach up toward waldorf with rainfall rates anywhere from a half to as much as an inch an hour there just around 301. it is headed to the no

a northern virginia teenager is dead after overdosing on molly at a d.c. nightclub. 19-year-old victoria callahan was at echo stage in northeast. she was celebrating her birthday last night. she was rushed to med star hospital, but died early this morning. we will have another live report on this at the top of the hour. >>> a high school student in prince william county pleads guilty to helping a classmate in a terrorism case. prosecutors say the 17-year-old admitted that he helped an 18-year-old classmate travel to syria to join isis. he faces a maximum of 15 years in prison when he is sentenced later in the summer. >>> i'm mark segraves in rockville, where montgomery county police are reconstructing this accident. it was about 9:00 this morning. that school bus was making a left hand turn off of red land onto crabs branch way when it struck the female pedestrian. police are not sure whether the pedestrian was inside the crosswalk at the time of the accident or whether or not the bus driver had the right of way to make that turn. there were several witnes

news4's david culver introduces us to another northern virginia family who opened their doors and made some room for them. david? >> doreen made a lot of room for 13 people. the ages of the kids range from 19 down to just a year old, living in one home tonight thanks to one an nan dale family. >> reporter: just looking at the carlins' front door you can learn a lot about them, a marine corps family dedicated to country and god. walk will you andthrough and you will see what they mean filling couches, chairs and floor of the living room, 11 brothers and sisters. older brother, clinton, helping with the chores, but this isn't the carlin family. these are the mohanes houseguests. >> everything is down you know for some reason. >> reporter: the reason this couple and their 11 children are here is because this is what their fairfax home now looks like. last week an electrical fire sparked in the middle of the night. >> i scream a lot, there's a fire, fire fire, get out, get out, get out. >> reporter: all 13 escaped safely but their belongings sit in a charred pile. >> just stuff. >> reporte

back to you. >>> tracking areas of rain mainly in northern virginia. some heavier rain through central parts of the county. fair faction as well. this is moving east northeast, keep the umbrella handy. not a washout but we will be seeing plenty of clouds. into the weekend we have the sully plantation car show. jimmy buffett, rain is likely for that. you want to pack the poncho and be prepared for rain. fire flies festival throughout the weekend. rain there as well. >> metro is once again about to find it in a hot seat. >>> just in a news conference ended moments ago in charleston. the mayor there just addressed the nine counts of murder against shooting suspect dylann roof. earlier the governor told nbc she wants the death penalty but the mayor didn't appear to support that. >> if you're going to have a death penalty, then certainly this case would merit it. i'm of the belief that the death penalty is molded in templesrms of i think it collect ily over time adds to violence. >> this morning nbc news reported dylann roof confessed to the murders. the fi

. >>> many of you are waking one power in northern virginia. in arlington the storm took down trees and knocked out power last night. you can check out the nbc washington app. news4 shot the video of the trees on the power lines in the area of 26th street in arlington. around 5,700 customers in northern virginia were without power last night. dominion virginia reports that number is around 500 and we'll watch for those outages this morning as crews continue the clean-up. no 4:31 your time right now. looks like we'll have a stretch of calm after all this excitement last night. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to find out what's in the day ahead. >> we did have peak wind gusts to around 50 to 60 miles an hour in the metro area but things have settled down since then. storm team 4 radar showing some showers here in southeastern virginia. those stretch into the lower part of the eastern shore. getting a few other sprinkles out here in the mountains. those are tracking off to the east, maybe near winchester and hagerstow

. >>> and the search is on for a man in northern virginia. the inappropriate actions he's accused of and where. >>> and another hearing gets under way on a data breach that most likely impacted you. and we're learning an independent watchdog group >> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." >>> today, we're watching news details about how millions of federal workers' personal data was left vulnerable to hackers. the director will testify again before a house panel. she said last week that many agency computers are too old for the kind of encryption that might have protected workers. the opm independent watchdog is expected to challenge that today. >>> the search is on for a man on a bicycle flashing people in northern virginia. the first happened in powers creek boulevard and miranda lane. a 14-year-old girl said a man exposing himself in a wooded area there. then on friday, a woman was jogging near blue pool drive and paper mill lane. she said a man on a bike suddenly flashed her too. >>> alarming new numbers out this morning despite repeat

. >>> parts of northern virginia still coping with problems from last night's wicked storms. look at the intersection of bradox road andox road. still closed while repair crews work. that area of fairfax county is where most of the remaining power outages still are. dominion tells us tonight it hopes to have all the outages fixed in the next few hours. we got a break if the severe weather today. but another round could be moving in tomorrow. >> that's right. beautiful across our area low humidity take a look at the tie temperatures today. 86 degrees the high in d.c. yesterday it was 96. the heat index was 105 yesterday. today almost no heat index at all. 83 in culpepper. now, take a look at the severe weather threat, the area in yellow, ohio, pennsylvania look at us we're right in the bull's eye of this. tomorrow our best chance for storms will be late in the afternoon, and with that, the damaging winds hail and heavy rain between 4:00 and 8:00. i'll have the latest and what to expect this weekend from another storm coming up. >>> here at the live desk we're watching massive

northern virginia reporter, david culver is live outside the courthouse now. david, what was the reaction to this plea inside that courtroom? >> reporter: jim, i can tell you, this was so unexpected. here's how this played out. this more, the prosecution rested its side of the case. then it was the defense's turn to argue for jesse matthew but before that the jim saidudge said, let's take a brief recess. if you were following us on twitter, that grew longer and longer and longer. an hour later the judge comes back and says the trial is essentially over. matthew unexpectedly signed a deal. the ink of his signature bringing what was supposed to be a two-week trial to a halt, two days after ter started. jesse matthew entering an alford plea, arguing the prosecution had enough evidence to convict him but stopping short of admitting he committed the crimes. we heard from the prosecutor, ray morrow. >> i was surprised by it i thought the trial was going well, from the commonwealth standpoint, all of our evidence was coming in and very confident in the case that we w

. >> and still ahead, what you can do with your unused prescription drugs in northern virginia. >> -- overdose. and soon it's going to be available to regular virginia citizens. but how up to speed are pharmacies on the new law? a look at that just ahead. >>> and severe weather strikes overnight in parts of the country. we're going to walk you through some of that damage. why should over two hundred years of citi history matter to you? well, because it tells us something powerful about progress: that whether times are good or bad, people and their ideas will continue to move the world forward. as long as they have someone to believe in them. citi financed the transatlantic cable that connected continents. and the panama canal, that made our world a smaller place. we backed the marshall plan that helped europe regain its strength. and pioneered the atm, for cash, anytime. for over two centuries we've supported dreams like these, and the people and companies behind them. so why should that matter to you? because, today, we are still helping progress makers turn their ideas into reality.

so northern virginia parts of southern maryland during the day on saturday. and around 9:00 tomorrow night, if you're out and about, going out to dinner, maybe to the movies tomorrow night, i think you'll be okay. dry just on the hot side. sunday morning very warm and humid. that's going to continue. that's the trend. and notice one income the afternoon, we still have another chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. not a washout of a day later. if your kids have games on sunday they should get them in no problem. high temperature 91 in leesburg. 93 in fredericksburg there is the three days in a row at 90 degrees. 92 tomorrow in d.c. the heat index tomorrow could get up there around 97, 98 tomorrow. so very hot and humid day. that's why it's a high impact event as far as exercise goes. today we even had a heat advisory in effect for d.c. could be in effect tomorrow if we go above that 92 degrees mark. we'll be there at around three income the afternoon. next couple day, well, 90s again. 90 on sunday. 91 on monday. 92 on tuesday with a chance of showers

today the northern virginia rain barrel program is selling barrels for $65. rain barrels will be available from 10:30 to 1:30 at the falls church property yard. you can get instructions on the nbc washington app. >>> at 10:00 this morning i want you to travel to cuba with my family. my mother's family fled in 1961 following the revolution. growing up we would hear story after story about just what cuba was. this journey allowed me to retrace my family's line on the island. here's a look at the moment my grandmother who we call mimi spotted the spot she first met my grandfather. ♪ >> santiago cuba's main square is picturesque. surrounded by bold and beautiful buildings. this one mimi knew well. this is where you met papi. >> yes. >> it's the hotel casa granda. my grandfather was visiting with his family. he saw you and then followed you. >> yes. >> my grandmother just 17 was collecting money here for the catholic youth group. you said i was singing tonight and he said he wanted to go? he just followed you? that bold pursuit paid off for my grandfather. that

the janitors work in northern virginia, d.c. and montgomery county. their union is demanding that more jap more janitors get access to full-time hours. the current contract expires in october. >>> some weather out there now, some relief some blessed relief from the heat and humidity, but that won't last long, huh doug? >> no really not. but what a day. >> lovely. >> 90s. we don't mind the clouds. we don't mind the showers. >> not after what he have had the last week. >> it was steamy the last couple of days, six days in a rocker 90 degrees or better yesterday. 96 today. a balmy 79. hey, we will take that all day long. showers, showers and showers. yeah. we will see a few, do not expect much. not going to be an all-evening rainfall. again, do not expect much in the way of rain as you move on through. we will see some showers that's really about it. 72 in leesburg, 72 dulles, much cooler that yesterday 76 hunting town. here is the radar you seeks actually what i'm talking about, just showers and these are all fairly light up toward frederick, back towar

the panhandle of west virginia. most of northern virginia wet right now. as is montgomery county, parts of prince george's county getting sprinkle activity. right now in the 50s so a cool morning. caution lights for morning, midday and afternoon driving. we'll have wet pavement for the morning and the afternoon. temperatures near 60 for the morning commute. mid 60s afternoon commute. look at storm chances. next weather and traffic on the 1s, 4:51. what's happening on the roads now, melissa? >> seeing a lot of the wet pavement, a live picture at braddock. be careful in that area. we are going to see a bit of rain and some slick pavement here this morning. remember downed tree, new hampshire avenue closed at rocky glen drive in both directions. so kind of going to be frustrating there this morning with police trying to work people around that. 95 north route 1 in woodbridge, do have that crash off to the right side of the road. the beltway is looking good. beltway at central avenue, moving along nicely. that's not central avenue, but braddock road. i promise

northern virginia and montgomery and prince george's counties. >>> do you have big plans for the weekend? the hottest ticket in town could be one attracting beer lovers from around the country. how local businesses are going to benefit from it all. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. >>> craft beers are big in our area in fact, a recent poll found 1 in 5 beer drinkers prefer them. >> and many of those brewers will be right here in d.c. in weekend in an event that foodies are also going to love. nbc's tracie potts reports. >> we're going to fill it with 12 ounces of beer. >> reporter: bill butcher is in a growing business. he's 1 of 3400 people in the u.s. who make specialty beers called craft beers. >> people are willing to pay more for something that tastes better, and once people taste the good stuff, they don't go back. >> reporter: about 75 beer companies are in washington this weekend to demonstrate how well food and craft beers go together. but while they're here brewers fr

. >>> tonight, hillary clinton is meting with democrats here in northern virginia. the democratic party is hosting her. the event is ahead of the legislative elections in november. it is happening at george mason university. and clinton challenger martin o'malley is giving a major foreign policy speech this morning. o'malley is speaking at the truman national security projects conference. right now the nbc news/"wall street journal" has o'malley at just about 2%. clinton is at 75%. >>> 6:04 your time right now. over the next week or so, you can catch the men and women who keep you safe competing in the 2015 world police and fire games. the games include 61 sports with nearly 10,000 athletes representing many countries. i'll be there tonight to help emcee the event and molette green is live from the stadium with more on what's happening today. molette? >> reporter: aaron, yeah. in just hours this area is going to fill up with first responders, world class athletes from around the globe competing in these games for the first time coming to the u.s. aaron, you had a ch

all right, thanks, doug. >>> a secret place in northern virginia dating back to the cuban missile crisis. it's still being used by the government. and tonight, the i-team will reveal what goes on inside there. >>> a drunk driver kills a cop ten years ago and flees to kenya. this is chris gordon with a >>> office of personnel management is reacting to that massive breach of secure wit a new security plan. today, the government put to you the a plan to strengthen the cyber security with more than a dozen changes. for starters, it will hire a cyber security adviser to help manage the response to any breach. it will also overhaul its i.t. department and encrypt databases that were not already protected. that recent hack had an impact on more than 4 million federal workers. >>> every worker in montgomery will soon get paid sick leave. the county council unanimously approved a bill last night that requires businesses to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. this new law takes effect october of 2016. right now, about 90000 private sector workers in the county have no pa

northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is in fairfax county with details. >> doreen, here's the concern. recent intelligence we should point out isn't pointing to any specific threat. but the worry is that would-be terrorists would pick up commercial grade fireworks, really consumer ones to get at little stands like this one, they would pick them up tamper with them and use them in an attack to hurt a crowd of people. >> this here, somebody can take this off -- >> the main focus our fire marshal basic fireworks safety, avoiding deadly burns. since mid-june they've been inspecting dozens of these retail stands across the county. >> we're looking to make sure that the fireworks, as you can see here, no leaking black powder they're not destroyed. >> we walked along with captain hollingsworth and javon wilson. >> each one has been tested. >> the new firework concern coming from the northern virginia regional intelligence center. it's warning law enforcement terrorists could be trying to get their hands-on these to make potentially deadly improvised explosive devices. in 2010, firewo

i think northern virginia, south of maryland the best chance of storms tomorrow. high temperature back into the low 90 today, better chance of showers and storms. 91 monday. we stay in the 90s on tuesday. in a couple of minutes, amelia segal take you through the next seven days, there are some 80s out there. she promises. this he prome she promises. >> all right. >>> her racial identity set off a national debate. y the leader of a civil rights organization is facing questions about her skin color and there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't now, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv. starting at $74.99 per month with no annual contract. get custom tv, including internet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. or from now until june 13th get a $400 visa prepaid card when you sign a 2 year agreement. go to getfios.com. cable just gives you channels. fios gives you choice. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 8

there are several races we will be watching closely in northern virginia. in alexandria, income mayor bill ule is being challenged by several democrats as he seeks a fifth term. kelly donely is looking to again lead the city of alexandria. in stafford county, fredericksburg area, one of the most powerful republicans in virginia faces a challenge from within his party for his house of delegates seat. house speaker bill howell has represented the district, the 28th district, since 1987. but former supervisor susan stimpson says howell is not conservative enough and she is trying to replace him. you can read all about tomorrow's primaries and find your local polling place in our nbc washington app. just search virginia primary. >>> and we have had a handful of severe thunderstorm warnings issued, mainly because of high winds, potential damaging winds, new warning now for prince georges county until 6 p.m. look at. this it's got a lot of lightning with it too the chill lamb area, silver hail lot of rain, raining pretty hard folks downpours and coming with that

the rest of northern virginia. reagan national is at 59 right near the bay, right around 60 degrees. have the umbrella with you. we'll have temperatures chilly this morning so you may need a jacket. you'll be comfortable with long sleeves in the afternoon. temperatures that are right now in the 50s should make it up to 60 around 8:00 or 9:00. then slow 60s by noontime. for your lunch may be dodging some rain drops as well. then by late afternoon when you're headed back home, mid 60s with some more showers likely coming through. and if you have plans to head out tonight through the evening hours maybe some light showers coming through. post your pictures like leopold did on my facebook page. it feels like april, but looks like june anyway. the flowers are looking nice. they're enjoying the rain. and on friday, the upper 70s. welcome sunshine. finally returning tomorrow afternoon. and then over the weekend too, looking great for outdoor activities. you might be interrupted by a brief thundershower on saturday afterno

so what made such a good kid take such a bad turn in northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey is live at his school in manassas. are you getting answers? >> reporter: there are two teenagers involved in this case, secret until today. they both met here at osborn park high school. now the fbi says one of them is in syria where he has gone to join islamic state fighters much the other one pleaded guilty in court today, admitting he made the connections and raised the money to help his friend get to syria. authorities say this pair's plot to help isis started even before they grant waiteded edgraduated from high school. 17-year-old ali shukri amin pled guilty to providing material support to terrorists in court today. he used social media, the twitter handle, i'm reekie witness in his campaign to raise money for isis, using bitcoin. >> he gaped 4,000 followers on twitter and sent over 7,000 tweets. >> reporter: amin actively recruited future isis fighters eventually helping his 18-year-old school mate raise za nick da shad get to syria. >> he made propaganda accessible to western support

right now across northern virginia, a few sprinkles, drizzle. all across most of the region in fact. the radar can't pick up the tiny drizzle drops. we have them falling in the green and that includes just about everywhere. so the pavement is damp. it's a cool morning, feels more like april than june. reagan national at 60 degrees. out in the mountain mid to upper 50s. and mid 50s shenandoah valley. there's the capitol under the low clouds. drizzle falling. temperatures are hovering in the 50s. by noon only around the low 60s. then climbing gradually by 5:00 with drizzle off and on. maybe a passing shower by late afternoon. then holding steady as we get into the evening hours and then tomorrow morning back down to near 60 degrees. another day, tomorrow, a lot like today. cloudy and cool and in the 60s. patchy drizzle from time to time. then that finally ends as winds shifts into the southwest. temperatures climb into the mid 70s. and then on saturday, an afternoon thunderstorm. most of saturday looking dry now. not very humid, up near 80s sunday

only in the mid 50s in prince george's, upper 50s in northern virginia. stafford spotsylvania and culpepper. northern neck eastern shore as we look at the hour by hour rain timing. also in the 50s. a few scattered sprinkles. area in green, a zone of a few showers. maybe coming down harder than drizzle. coming closer to the metro area mainly for our southern suburbs and much of northern virginia. otherwise, low clouds linger through the rest of the day into the evening hours. 6:00 to 9:00. a few scattered showers across virginia. maybe those will creep further to the north and continue off and on during the day tomorrow. highs in the mid 60s. and then during thursday upper 60s. another day with occasional drizzle after a morning low in the upper 50s. maybe a passing shower during the afternoon. friday, finally some sun back. beautiful day, saturday up around 80, still not humid, but a small chance of an isolated thundershower. partly sunny on sunday, afternoon highs near 80. still not humid into the first part of next week but getting a little hotter and m

northern virginia bureau chief julie carey will be moderating debates for candidates between mayor and the district from 7:00 to 9:00. >>> a big vote in frederick county on a plan by the church of scientology to open a drug rehab facility. >> it would be located on 40-acre retreat known as trout run. it's just miles from the presidential retreat at camp david. but news4's mark segraves just learned it's not going to happen. mark? >> reporter: wendy, that's right. in a 6-1 vote that just happened minutes ago, the frederick county council said no to the church of scientology's plan to open a drug rehab center on trout run, that fris teen 40-acre lot near camp david. this all began more than a year ago when the church of scientology bought this parcel of land for just over $4 million and then announced plans to open a nark akoncon rehab facility. neighbors rallied but narcanon had gotten over permit approval except one, they needed the land to be designated as historic in order to be able to operate that facility. today the council here in frederick said no to the historic designation. no

northern virginia. the judge is moving that case forward. >> steven briel is charged with killing his house mate. his mental health may be an issue at trial. >>> left court without comment. his attorney calls the case a tragedy for two families. >> it's a very distressing situation for his entire family as well as it is for grace's family. >> the key testimony came from grace's close friends and house mates who spoke at her funeral and for the first time today told the chilling story of the afternoon of april 17th. >> i went in holly's room and i made a mess. when they got back, briel emerged from that room and he asked what would you do if grace didn't come back? what would you do if she wasn't here any more? he went on to say grace lunged at him and he went to defend himself. he said she'd bitten him and showed him. on the floor, under a purple comforter, mann's body. there was a plastic bag over her head. other bags were stuffed into mann's mouth. er win remembers briel describing this. we had a disa

our northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey is there. she will have a live report for you coming up in the next half hour. >>> let's check in with storm team4 now, tracking heavy rain folks a big damper on your saturday. doug? >> where do i -- >> i tell you, weekend plans, guys a tough weekend out there especially on saturday. i think saturday is the day. we are going to see flooding, the potential there, flash flood watch in affect. not just the flood concern. >> the after nap, the evening hours. could be some embedded thunderstorms that means not only do we have to deal with the flooding but maybe some high winds coming through some damaging winds and that means the chance for some more power outages and downed trees. >> exactly. >> take you through the timing of it all here. >> not a good saturday but a nice friday evening. if you are out tonight, no problems. that dinner gate kyte go through don't worry about it. tomorrow, however, you got plans to be outdoors, i know it's going to be a rough one. look at all the moisture coming our

., into northern virginia, nearby suburbs in maryland between 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 p.m. that's when the storms come through with heavy downpours thunder and lightning. after 9:00 that things settle down. maybe some lingering showers around 11:00 tonight. then in the low 70s and turning noticeably less humid tomorrow. then, heating up and humidity returns into midweek. in fact into the 90s on thursday and friday and into saturday. our hottest days of the year so far could get afternoon storms on saturday. next weather and traffic on the 1s your drive time forecast for this monday. now melissa is looking at two new crashes. >> two brand new crashes. the first one on 355 at finger board road right there at that intersection of urban that and 80. a warning there. and then springfield westbound edsall, this is off to the side of the road now. at backlick road, nothing to worry about too much this morning. 270, democracy no problems there. no problems into town or out of town. 95 at 234 this is the camera we're seeing a second ago. 95 at 234 northbound, southbound everything r

to northern virginia now, where a number of roads are still closed following those storm inamounts look at the cleanup lasting well into the afternoon. >> man, it is pretty bad. there are trees down everywhere. >> fierce storms dumped heavy rain, caused widespread damage, left debris scattered for the wednesday morning commute. the trees down all back through the neighborhoods back here. the traffic is backed up through the neighborhood trying to get through this intersection. >> one of the worst areas was ox road where the power loons snapped like toothpicks shutting done the road in both directions. >> it missed the gas line. the gas line is right there. it could have been a lot worse. >> the giant and university mall shopping center was one of many businesses to lose power. al the perishable food had to be the out. in maryland, this barb was lifted off the found digs and blown away. in total more than 10,000 customers lost power. the good news is no reports of injuries. the evening commute should be much smoother than this morning. in fairfax county, sam sweeney, abc 7 news. >> yeste

this is the second pool incident in northern virginia in just three weeks. a 7-year-old girl drowned in a lorton community pool in late may. coming up on news4 at 6:00 the rules one water safety expert says parents and those supervising kids need to follow in the pool. in fairfax county julie carey, news4. >> we have posted a story on nbcwashington.com seven things may not know about drowning so you can protect your kids and grand kids. check it out. share it with your friends. >>> folks affected by last year's slope failure are taking prince george's to court now. three of the residents met with the judge for mediation with the county over just how much their homes are worth. but the talks failed. the county claims last year's slope failure rendered the homes on top of the slopes uninhabitable. the county wants to purchase those homes and demolish them so they can repair the road damaged below, but the homeowners say the county is not paying enough money to cover their mortgages. >>> the food and drug administration is expected to make a decision any day no

and now we're starting to see storms fire up and flare up into northern virginia. i do expect this line to continue to fire back to the west and that's what will hit northern virginia here over the next couple of hours here. loudoun getting hit hard. montgomery county getting hit hard. look at all the light ning. portions of western montgomery county here. take the lightning off. we have a new report right out of damascus. this report here has trees down in that area. all of these are hail markers. we have them the size of golf balls that have come on through here. i'm going to zoom into this area. this is an area that is being hit very hard right now. includes. the gathersburg brings in on 270. this is where we have in on cameras. really looking tough as far as the rain is concerned. extremely heavy rain. . down towards the south. here is the warning. that's the one storm. look how big this warning is. it includes parts of northern prince georges county all the way to loudoun. we will see more warnings as it goes on. rockville you're getting it right now. dc as i

northern virginia bureau chief says last week's supreme court ruling gives statefficials the authority to act. >> visitors come to the battlefield park to soak up civil war history but they are also keenly aware of the con contemptorary debate that now symbolizes racism and hatered. >> i hate to see anyone use a symbol to encourage hate. >> the governor announced he will begin the process of stripping the flag off of the license plates. in the wake of the church massacre, the flag has got to go. >> this commonwealth does not support the display of the confederate battle flag or the message that it sends to the world. >> you see displayed everywhere sons of confederate veterans are far and few between. only about 1600 have been issued. this visitor supports the decision but onders if the move will have much practical impact. she says she has never seen the plate. >> i appreciate the gesture and i'm a fan of this no longer being the symbol of southern pride or whatever it is that people consider it a symbol of, i don't know how much of an impact it will have beyond the immediate look wha

northern virginia bureau chief live outside the court in fredericks burg. jules? >> reporter: on one side of the courtroom today the mother of the slain student. her father, a judge, was not here today. on the other side of the courtroom, steven's family. they offered disturbing details of what happened inside the house the three women shared with the accused killer. >> they spoke at grace mann's funeral and today her house mate offered crucial testimony in the first degree murder case against the man accused of killing the sophomore. the women say they were walking a friend's dog when one got a cryptic text from a house mate. i went in holly's room and i made a mess. when katherine erwin texted back made a mess there was no reply. the women found dog water bowls overturned, the painting askew. they knocked on holly's door and steven emerged. he asked what would you do if grace didn't come back? what would you do if she wasn't here any more. he went on to say grace lunged at him and he had to defend himself. he said she'd bitten him. alex pushed into a bedroom and

coming up at 4:00 -- donald trump was in northern virginia talking about his presidential bid. hear what he is saying about the competition. jonathan: golfing in a sports coat. look at that. count orn abc7 to keep you informed on the change of the severe weather headed our way. it will be a busy evening. we have it all for you. look for the updates throughout the evening newscast and jonathan: back with live pictures again. this is in oakland maryland. 15 minutes ago the tree was blowing around and there was a lot of rain coming around. we is severe weather moving our way. some of the cells are concentrated. strong winds and heavy ryan. doug hill is monitoring everything going on with the alert and the warning. keep it here on wjla. business mogul turned presidential candidate donald trump unveiling the new championship golf course at the trump national golf club. kimberly: and mike conneen joins us live with what he said about his 2016 competition. i don't expect that his words were subtle. mike: what you expect with him, mixed business with politics. promoting the golf course

now an endurance athlete from northern virginia is taking two wheels to bike from oceanside california, all the way to annapolis, maryland raise money for his care. reporter:leon: while he pedals and pushes his limits across the country -- >> it's the toughest cycle race. leon: rtyan and his father ken will try to piece together his life. trying to piece it back together. >> my main goal is to keep ryan relevant. he was a student a little over five years ago, beaten up by a couple of guys. basically left as a vegetable. >> he has been diagnosed animally conscious, which means at the basic level. leon: for frank, the story really hits home. >> i went to wvu and i thought how easily something like that could have happened to me. leon: so this endurance runner is going to the extreme. >> the race is 3000 miles, from oceanside, california, to annapolis in 12 days or less. i'm looking at about three hours sleep everyday, and no rest really from the bike. eat on the bike, do everything. leon: he is doing this to raise awareness and money to the family with the 24/7 care. >> it's a -- i think

several high profile contests are underway in northern virginia. we join you live with a look. hi julie. >> reporter: we don't often see this but some veteran democratic and long time gop figures both facing challenges from within their own party. we're watching a race here in alexandria where house speaker bill howell faces a republican challenger. he is a delegate former staffer. she is fastly outfunded but she has been trying to make the case that she is the truer republican conservative. the mayor is seeking a fifth term. >>> a democratic primary for the open district 45 delegate seat is driving delegates to the poles and a little slice of fairfax county and both in that race and in the mayor's race ao lot is at stake tonight. there will be no republican or independent opponent come fall so whomever wins tonight will run in november unopposed. and a final reminder, polls stay open until 7:00. no lines coming out the door. turnout has been light today. i will be tweeting the results tonight as soon as they start to come in and you can find them on our nbc washington home pag

with his wife by his side, northern virginia leaders behind him. mark herring stood in front of the arlington courthouse to praise the highest court. >> thousands of newly married virginians know their bonds are protected by the highest law of the land. >> reporter: it was in the midst of questioning we heard a voice crack. >> other cases that can be brought now. >> that's nick benton. he writes for a community newsletter. why? >> sorry. it's been an emotional day. it changes everything. >> reporter: virginia's governor also thrilled. >> i'm overjoyed. long time coming. it's a huge win for equality. >> reporter: not all virginia politicians agree though. >> the gay community is quite militant. they are not content to let people be and let people make their own decisions. >> reporter: i met with state senator dick black, a lawyer, a former marine. he worries people of traditional faith will have to go underground. >> it launches an attack on the christian churches across the nation. >> reporter: for nick, it's a ruling he waited years to hear. >> it

. >>> and we're on the campaign trail as hillary clinton rallies hundreds in northern virginia. >> reporter: light rain and showers and heavier rain is on the way. you can see it on satellite and radar. the yellows and oranges indicating the downpours. and later this afternoon and evening we have the threat for severe weather, an enhanced risk for severe storms in effect for this evening. the rest of the day, temperatures holding steady in the 70s and >>> yellow alert because you are going to be dealing with rain all day. >> that's right, that's right. and the potential for severe weather as we head into the afternoon and early evening hours, the biggest threats will be damaging wind gusts and maybe one of those weak tornadoes that happens sometimes in this kind of setup. i looked at a profile and looks like an isolated weak tornado is possible south and east of d.c. the red areas on your screen mostly in the bottom left-hand corner down towards culpeper county and fredericksburg, we're seeing the heaviest rainfall and the rainfall rates currently around an inch and a half per hour. we're g