it's a warm and humid start to the morning. 79 in annapolis. 72n frederick. 70 in leesburg. off to our north and west, we s cou a couple of storms flaring up. the rest of the area stays dry and sunny. tomorrow, still looks like ast dry day. the computer models trying to pick up on isolated showers. by wednesday, the fourth of july, we have an isolated storm chance. by the evening hours, once the fireworks start, any of that that would be around is clearing. here's your fireworks forecast, by 5:00 p.m.n the city, a low isolated chance. even at the beach, if you are going to be at the beach over the next few days, upper 80s today, and wednesday is looking really good, too, for the fourth of july. i'm going to move that flag to wednesday, by the way. throughout the week, that's our next chance for rain. >>> let's check in with jock taylor and seeat going on on the roads. >> we're a nice qiet day so far. we are off to a decent start, as you take the ride throu the area. there was a work zone on 32, that is up west in laurel. the right lanes are blocked there. right before we wen

and good news for leesburg very own lucas. he has advanced to the next round. >> 14 years old. all the other acts are competing r $1 million grand prize. they all are. "world of dance" tuesday tignig at 10:00. >>> coming soon, your iphone will have new emojis that yom. can choose f the announcement of 7 new characters coming your way. th new designs include more hair options o less hair options. bald is win of the options. red hair, gra hair. faces,re are new smiley as well. a cold face, a party face. and there's animals. >> joining the growing list of animal emojis. a kangaroo. a ocpe a parrot, a lobster. other additions include foods, mango, lettuce, cupcakes. the e moej jmojispp willr in a e software update. >> i've been using the shrimp mee whole >> as a lobster emoji. >> i need to get my eyes checked. >> you have a need tlobster emo emojsc. cheesy biuits. >> it would get a lot of use of that emoji. >>> developing in the district this morning, a little girl is dead, killed in a late night shooting. what police are saying about the investigation this morning. >>> and the all

., officially the hottest day of the year in d.c. 97 in leesburg. that heat index was well above out there right now we're just dealing with some clouds and a lot of clear skies too. you see venus around the area. we saw a nice crescent moon earlier. 82 degrees. wind out of the southt 7 miles an hour. that southerly wind keeping things warm andmi 83 in annapolis. 72 towards manassas. tomorrow morning you're going to notice a very mild and warm and humid start. on the radar, nothing to we don't have any rain right now. but as we look towards the day tomorrow, you see the showers today? it wasn't a ton, but they came right through parts of northern virginia, pts of maryland helping to cool things down. back to the west, i'm watching this front right here. see a lot of cloud cover and showers and thunderstorms. irhind this, nothing. that's the that comes in our area during the day wednesday and thursday. but we'veet got to through the front first. that means a good chance of showers around thunderstorms during the day tomorrow. if you're going to be ou

c ple of raindrops ne leesburg as well. future weather going into the day today, again, not a big rain threat here early this morning. add ayt little dme heating into this, i think we'll bubble up quite a bit more rain later on in the day today. and ady for a wet commute rainy evening today as a front tries to push this rain out of here. our forecast model, again, the nature of this is hard to predict. another halfn inch to an inch or more. somebody might get 2 more inches of raintust ay. little chance to dry out nomorrow and friday. only isolated rhances over the weekend. after today, we have to have a little chance to dry out.un ortunately, this incredibly rainy pattern comes back next gek. jack taylor,d morning to you. >>> good morning, chuck. all right. 66 we're going to go westbound between delaplane and markham. good news. we havene a right letting by at the scene of a crash. overnight, they unfortunately had the lanes blocked. eastbound was never affected. the right lane is getting by tween delaplane and markham. old

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leesburg, light rain around 7:15. f same thing damascus. germantown at about 7:35. montgomery village, 7:45. gaithersburg, 7:50. after that, wre going to really start to see this line break up and hopefully completely fizzle out. current heat index right now still in the 90s. feeling about 94 degrees in washington. for tomorrow, 80 degrees to start off your day at 7:00.m. lunchtime, close to 100 with the thermometer reading 88. scattered showers tomorrow ternoon with the high temperature around 90 degrees. as we look to friday, of rain and thunderstorms at time. rain could move in as early as the midday hours on friday. not a great outdoor day. th is all with a cold front. small chance for severe weather on friday. r garden ing like y variety thunderstorms moving through with a cold front. look at what that does for saturday and sunday. it is spectacular saturday and sunday. breezy on saturday. low humidity both day plenty of sunshine. highs in the low to mid-80s. next week, we're not even going to talk about next week. tonight, though,ercattered sh for fireworks, g

so notic the improvements there. 92 is what it feels like in leesburg. that's where we have thee tri digits feel like temperature. as far as the remainder of the day, it will be hot and we have a chance for storms. not only today, tomorrow as well. the good news is relief is on the way. it is g on saturday and just going to be fantastic on sunday f you' sunday. if you're running errandsattoda, you'reing the heat. look before you lock in the car. make sure you check the backseat. don't leave any dogs, kids, pets in the car. muggy out. there feelingotter than the 90. by afternoon, mole amelia and i will be here tracking the radar. we could be in for fewstorms. very isolated in noiature. here's a look at the temperature trend. you can seet friday is t transition day. it will be ushering in cooler air behind that front.ur temper tomorrow around 89 degrees. but by saturday and sunday, we're down to the low the norm for this time of year is 88. it is summerft all. the storm team 4 ten day outloo t spendinge it with, you can see had a we're going to sunshine to

aewelry store in leesburg lost a man who ran itth mor 60 years. the folks are working to make suree's never forgotten. their story>> welcome back at 9:41 on this saturday morning. plans are in place and donations rolling in for a planned memori icon.onor a leesburg jewel remember stanley caulkins died. he was 92 years old. his lifencluded strong mmunity involvement. want his knew him legacy to live on. >>> friends and family are hoping to create a statue to honor him. it belongs on king street alongside the jewelry store he r operatedore than 60 years. >> stanley caulkins represents the humility, honor and integrity of a generation of war heroes that served selflessly their community above their own needs almost. stanley never put his business above the community endeavors. he was equally as involved in the rotary, the building hospital, the creation of the leesburg airport and rsining his own ss. >> i interviewed stanley three years ago after fire destroyed his business. hen under that stress of what had just happenewasn't worried about himself o

we're talking maybe 107, 108, il areae leesburg. tomorrow by tuesday afternoon into tuesday night, you can still see pretty hot here. so this heat is following us all the way into thend of the week. here's a look at the heat advisory notes.am it's the as today. from noon until 8:00 p.m., again, in effect tomorrow, and that's because of the heat index values of 100 to 105 degrees. so let's go ahead and change gears just a bit. i know we've got a holiday week ahead of us. some of us mayot be in town experiencing this brutal heat but rather be on the coastline. here's a look a your beach forecast all the way through thursday. low to mid-80s. very comfortable a far as temperatures go at the beach. but it will be very muggy. firework on the fourth of july looking good. that rain chance looking smaller and smaller the closer we get to wednesday, so that's good news for us. temperatures will be in the low 90s on wednesday, improving a t. storm team4 ten-day outlook. again, weather alert tomorrow. it's goi to be hotter than it was today. we

but 96 is what it feels like gaithe leesburg, all it is hot. it is 6:18 in the evening. we head throughout the overnight hours and into the evening. if you have any plans, but notice by 10:00 p.m., still still very warm ernight. the one good thing is we're heat up a notch more. mid 9 around 97 for some of all and muggy. so be a weather alert, the of us are going to stay dry. here's a look at the heat advise rich. it's going into effect at noon. simila today. goes into effect at on expire 8:00 p.m. monday evenin he he values are now as we push forward into the week, still staying hot. but notuite as hot. for your fourth of july, the temper will be in the low city. headed to the beach, low to nothin but sunshine. still very humid though. storm 4 ten day outlook remain weather alert tomorr but very dangerous heat through mid 90s. overni lows in the mid 70s nights very hot days. take a look at the end of the week. what you see there? a chance for showers andstorms. but noce even if we drop down erica, we go right back to the >> low 90s is fine. it is july. but the 100 plusr

t's look at the krnt temperatures. 88 in washingt i, d.c. 88 leesburg. look how close we are to degrees. it's still well before lunchtime. yoo if you're planning on heading out tthe bay, down into parts of calvert centy you under heat advisory until 7:00 p.m. this evening. we are expecting heat index values to r anywhere from 100 to g105. yolling forecast, about 2:00 you should be fine. we're headed to the low0s this afternoon. it's not until the peak heating until 4:00 and 7:00 where you have the chance for isolated showers and storms. if you'reo headede beach know that today will be your best day and as we move toward thursday, we have a slight chance. by fridayost certainly going to be seeing showers and storms roll through the area. storm team 4, 10-day outlook. we're cooling down over the weekend. it's going to be ls mid. we are going to dry out in time for your second fourth of july weekbed. nd that the 90s do return. >>> we hav to just have this heat. >> it's summer. >> the national mall not the only spot to see the fireworks tonight. we'll take a

about 11es deg in annapolis and 107 in leesburg. this is the first h excessivet warning so far this year. the national weather service did issue that just after 2:00 this afternoon. in addition to that, we'reng seome thunderstorms fire up. in part the potomac helping to d actually he thunderstorms right now. they are actually moving kind of om the northeast to the southwest, a direction we don't see very often. we'll see these thunderstorms continue to fireon andnuing to push into parts of prince illiam county before they fizzle out by about 6:00. not everybody is seeing rain. very isolated in nature.st that's jind of the weather pattern that we're in today, tomorrow and onto i thursday. so some isolated storms and only about a 20% chance that anybod is really dealing with storms, but if it does developing over your picnic of course that's very unforiunate. t now, 94 degrees. maybe an isolated storm still y out there 7:00 p.m., but i really think they die out by 6:00. 9:00 mit's asgy 87 and by 11:00, what does it matter what the the

we do haveive pictures out of leesburg right now. the good news is that lineraf is starting to push through our area along i-95. that means some of the raindis enng to the west. still traing light showers but darker clouds ahead as our storm team 4 by 4 is heading to the >> east. you can see it's moving through light to moderate rain right now. i want to show the latest risk. i up draeted the graphic based on the latest radar. i'm bringing down our risk just a little bit. we'll still sooet heavy rain in spots that will lead to isolated flooding and downed trees as well. t a widespread risk for the metro area and areas to the south. in southern marylan y

it's 9 in leesburg. 92 in clinton. now take look, when we factor in the humidity, look at how much hotter it already feels pinpoint feels lik 104 in washington. feels like 105 in lorton right now. 104 in manassas, gathersburg, so you can bet as we go through the next couple of hours here, some of these feels-like temperatures, t rise a little bit. this is dangerous heat already and we're talkingtbout a very ampk afternoon and a stretch o 90-degree weather. i'll show you how long that will last plus your fourth of july fireworks forecast, straight ahead. >> thank you. as sheena mentioned, we'll be thving with this oppressive heat for the rest o week and it's going to feel like temperatures are in the triple sigits. >> we tell you t every year when we experience soaring temperatures, but it bears repeating. we have to say it over and over again. you have to take care of yourself in this kind of heat news 4's justin finch is at the national mall with some advice on how to stay safe and cool. >> reporter: by now you've eit

. >>> plans are in place andro donationing in for a planned memorial to a leesburg icon. jeweler stanley caulkins died i. janu his life included strong community involvement and folks who knew him wanted the legacy to live on. >>> friends and family of caulkins are hoping to create a statue to hor that sits alongside the jewelry store he operated for more than 60 yearsk >> stanley cs representing the humility, honor of war heroes who served selflessly their community almost above their own needs. stanley never put his business and ambitions above the communityde ors. he was equal lay as involved in the rotary, the creation of the leesburg armt a running his own business. >> stanley, i rememberim three years ago, fire had destroyed his business. >> even under that stretch of what had just happened, he wasn't worried about himself or the money lost. his concern was for his employees. >> fortunately, my insurance mpany pay mgirls' salaries. >> working on the memorial proje project. >> telling stanley's story. he was in world war ii, in a b-17 bomber. mostly with supplies. we

isolated showers in parts of fauquier county still around 66 and upround leesburg in loudoun county, and this is what wendy is talking about. some heavierkain b down into west virginia and then some showers down in southern virginia. this is where a warm front is right now. overnight tonight the warmis frt ind of jumping to the north of us, and that's going to encrease our chances for s stronger thunderstorms later in the day tomorrow, but the chance that you're dealing with rain tomorrow kind of on the low side and only about 40% to maybe 50% but it's one of the dayshen the storms do materialize because of the heat and humidity they could have very h rainfall and gusty winds out there. something we'll keeping an eye on with the high87 of and 88 on thursday. a mix of clouds and sun and more scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly later in the day. same situation on a friday on saturday the chance for rain starts to diminish. 30%. coming up right around 6:50, viaore on whe i'll have more on when t pattern breaks down. >> thanks, amelia. a suspected murder-for-hire plot unravels. wh

moving into winchester around 5:15, hagerstown around 5:45, frederick at about 6:35 a leesburg right around 6:40. i'll continue to track this line around the evening hours so you can keep it right here. on my facebook and twitter pages as well i'll provide updates as to the latest timing of the thunderstorms. main heavy rains and gusty winds. low threat of hail and i'm notn tracking tornadoes. currently i'm feeling like the temperatures are in the 90s and triple digits. 100 in manassas and 97 in washington with a thermometer reading0 degrees. we'll have scattered thunderstorms around until 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. otherwise mostly cloudy. 11:00 p.m. and most of us are dry and it's feeling about 58 degrees outside. one last trip outdoors. you're noticing the here's tomorrow, 7:00 a.m. it's a cloudy and dry start..m 10:00 we'll start to see some areas of rainfall mainly north and westa ofngton and as we head into the afternoon house, you can see morecaered showers and thunderstorms and hit-and-miss activity out there. there's 4:00 when we're tracking thunderstorms as well. at 5:00 6:00 p.m. w

few early morning showers right nea leesburg and defrerick. this is fairly light rain here.n you might into it in these areas across 70 near brunswick as yo wake up and head out there. one area we're watching is ha around cottesville heading into culpepper very soon and southern portions of our viewing area within the next 30 minutes to an hour. most of our rain comes later on this afternoon. a lot of wet weather to the north. more down stords the soutowardse south. tomorrow, this cold front behind us, that will push it out of the way eventually. finally a break in the not today. it will be tomorrow. here's a look at the flash flo natch you for the area. don't drive dowflooded roads. we tell you all the timmp ratures in the low 70s. pleasant start to your morning. ferure wea we get closer to lunchtime. still on the drier side. we could have a couple showers around. later on this afternoon and evening, we have more scattered showers moving through. tomorrow, look at that. we finly see abreak. we'll see sunshine tomorrow. temperatures start to w

they're not the only locals. >> this is lucas from leesburg. he advanced to the next round also. 14 years old. also a tap dancer there.rl wod of dance airs tuesday ights at 10:00 on nbc4. >>> lots of talent. it's 6:56.in four th to know before you head out the door. ise young soccer team in thailand going home. the boys appear in front of the public this morning and are due to give press conference shortly. they were rescued from a f cave after being trapped for re than two weeks. look for the latest on "today>> the las vegas massacre victims are facing lawsuits from mgm. thpany wants a federal court to throw out the nearly 1,000 lawsuits against the company because mgm is protected under a federal anti-terrorism law. the fbi has notemed it a terrorist attack. national survey monkey security poll shows that more than half of americans surveyeds consider either unfriendly or enemy of the u.s. the nbc news survey monkey online poll has a margin of error of 1.8%. look for the latest next on "today." >>> metro will continue to aid a strike with the

it's 80 degrees for washington. 72, leesburg, frederick. and if you ar heing to the pool or you will be inside, peeking through the blinds, loking other the pool, it mr. be a good one. a good visility to see who is down there. 95, by:00 p.m. by 5:00 p.m., plenty of sun. here's future weather. could see a stray shower north and west. tomorrow seems ke a mostly dry day, even thoughte the com model is going with an isolated ower. if you're in the city for the ireworks, isolated chance clearing by firework time at the bheeceach, it's looking . temperatures in the 90s. as we go through the re of this week, a long stretch of 90s. the next rain chance is friday and saturday. >>> let's check with jack taylor and see what's going on on the roads. >> good morning we'll start in the district, going outbound on the 14th bridge. one had been broken down on the left side. hopefully that can be taken care of quickly. you'll find downtown and northwest 13 streets closed. between gallitin. before you get to the parkway, they should be clearing the lane yrea

the loudoun united fc will play at a brand-new stadium set to open at bowlen park in leesburg. it'sxpected to hold 5,000 fans and include a training facility. we shotd see tha debut next spring. >> boy, soccer is just blossoming everywhere around our region. it's cool. >> yeah. >> yep. >> it's also -- it's also cooler outside. >> it is. >> we're loving it. >> down to the salt line the last coupl of nights for the all-star game. guess who showed up? wayne rooney. >> you did run into him. >> i ran into him coming out of the bathroom. it's one of those things you go to sha someone's hand, no, they just came out of the bathroom. if you're watching, welcome to d.c., my friend. out there today, guys, present of sunshine. a beautiful day. 98 is w what saw on monday. yesterday the heat index well in the 90s. today, nonexistent. plenty of sunshine out there rightow. national harbor looking great towards the potomac. monuments looking great. plenty of green. rain out 3 inches of yesterday, that's helping to keep things green today. the current temperature down to 85 by 7:00, 80 by 9:00.

if you live back to the west,ck rappahan county, i think west of the blue ridge and left of leesburg to warrington you're looking better and you can stile see rain and the heaviest bay.towards chess beak not a good beach day or by a day. back with more on wha to expect tomorrow. >> so many people coming up to up this afternoon saying i have outdoor plans tomorrow, i have a barbecue, a birthday party and people are come outyo house. and if you can't move it doors and off to the metro area and off to the east. probably cancel the plans and back like frederick was saying loudoun and fauquier countynd rther back to the west, could still be dealing with showers and if you have to pla it completely safe. can't deal with any rain for your event. still want to cancel your plans. how aboutsu sunday. ay is actually looking like the better of the weekend and mainly dry conditions and scattered showers and later storms during the afternoon and evening and if your plans were to head to the pool sunda cancel those, but something around the mid-morning and midday hours i think be okay. with the rai

it's 68 in leesburg and 71 in gaithersburg. upper 80s to low 90s. chances of thunderstorms, 60%, that could linger late in your friday evening. more about t weekend which is more than anyone cares about here. >> che chase at connecticut avenue, work zone still at the right lane here this morning. ae rest of the beltway is fine. thata is fine, as well. no major issues. we'r nice and green here. arlington avenue, that's cleared out of the way. in down own out of town. looking good. erika? >> melissa, thank you. >>> roseannearr is apologizing again. >> she is speaking about the fallout from her racist tweet about valerie jarrett. >> i'm sorry you feelarmed and hurt. i never meant that. and for that, i apologize. a> well, this was an opportunity for barr to offer ore sincere apology in which she offered week. she thought that jarrett was white. she ended the apology bydding that jarrett needs a new haircut. >>> here's a look a your top stories. nbc news has confirmed that trump's former lawyer will tell the special counsel that trump knew about a russia

he meeting takes place from 6:30 t0tit ho school in leesburg. >>> you know, there's nothing more special thanid a being able to make their bedroom their own, put their own stamp on it, you know, but for those who are dealt unfortunate cards with sickness and hav to end up months in the hospital, their rooms will feel isolated and cold in there. >> nicole jacobs spent time at medstar university hospital with asew youngster getting a very special makeover. >> reporter:12-year-old michael rubio loves just beingki a >> play video games and hang out with my friends. >> reporter: it's proof of his childlike heart han mind, far different than what he's endured. >> nervous and is scary, because like you don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: michael has spent the last couple of months in the hospital with a bacterial infection in his leg. he's now at medstar georgetown university. >> it's been hard and challenging. >> reporter: his day consists of hours in his room, and today that room gets a makeover. t >> i just makes healing so much easier. >> reporter: it's through a perfectetartner

it's 73 degrees in washington. 66 in leesburg. 64rederick and gaithersburg. it will be a >>> it's so senseless. >>> his sister was also shot but is expected to be okay. three other adults were hit as well. d.c. police certificate frpg for a black infiniti sedamiing a rear bumper. >>> happening now, the fbi is part of the search for amissing 9-year-old girl in d.c. take a look. this is crystal moore. she was last seen heaving her i ho northeast not far from elliott high middle school. she was wearing white and brown checkered pants and a black shirt. moore has been reported missingt in the pnd is known to use metro rail. >>> d.c. lice -- police broke up what they call a multistate human tfficking and prostitution operation in northern virginia. it was operating out of two homes, one in sterling, another in herndon. investigators say hernanznd mota operatedn elaborate scheme that trted women like inventory. he'sed acc of paying$300to rent a woman in queens new york and delivering that woman to a client's door. loudoun county detectives raided hernandez's home y

and 1100 and 98 in leesburg. still a very hotidnd h day. ties for the warmest day we've seen so far this year. so far, amelia, i think we hit the 97 degrees. actually thanking, you know, my lucky stars we had the showers come through. it feels a whole lot better out here right now. a little bit morerr on to's weather and let's go inside to amelia. >> more srms out there tomorrow and even more widespread than we saw this afternoon. the time line between noon and 7:00. 7:00 a.m we'rery and humid and already at 78 degrees. 9 degrees bylunchtime and storms at that point starting to fire in west virginia and movg through t area from west to east. largely during the afternoon hours. 00 p.m. a temperature of 86 and tracking scattered thunderstorms. by 7:00 p.m. the storms are east of 95. we're starting to see the sunshine retn and 83 degrees. now, unlike today when the sunshine returns tomorrow, we'll seat humidity levels d comen so tomorrow evening it's not going to be as sticky and mug tside once the storms come to an end. future weather quickly

we're leave in leesburg where the victim'sidower is hoping this can bring about positive changwe >> reporterl, the images of that accident last september so very chilling. a school bus converted into a food truck speeding along evergiens mills, no inspe and faulty brakes and the accident that resulted changed oney' fams life forever. a hearing brought some closure today after ten painfunths without his wife and mother of three erin kaplan. fois attorney speakinghim. >> he's lost a lot and his life has changed. he continues to struggle in the aftermath of what's happened. >> reporter: this was the sc accidenene last september that drew dozens of first responders and rocked the ashburn community. the first truck driven by tony dane blew through a stop sign and slammed into the kaplan family car. dane later admittede knew the brakes were faulty but keptg rollanyway. erin was killed instantly, the two girls and grandma seriously injured and son ben crushed by the impact. news 4 has followedis remarkable and determined recovery. 90 days in the hospital, rehab after that andinly last month and fina

. >> leesburg's lucas marionet owe advanced to the next round. 14 years old. also a tap dcer here with really cool shoes, i think. world of dance airs tuesday nights at 10:00. >> the tapping is awesome. they make it look easy. it's rally hard. be especially with the all that stuff. >> lot of talent there. >> it's 4:55. new this mornin two-time nba champ and prince george's county native, kevin durant picks up another trophy. he won the sports humanitarian ard given annually to an athlete whose leadership created a positive impact on their community through sports. durant made a big difference in our area with his $10 million commitment to build the durant center in suitland, maryland. kie golden state warriors small forward is also png up the tuition for four rising freshmen in oakland. durant will be recognized at tonight's espy awards. congratulations to him. he really does so much for the community. let me tell you when he comes back to prince george's county, he just does it without any fanfare. wants to do right. >> we ask for interviews and 's not really

in leesburg. 68 in manassas. 81 by the bay in annapolis. it's going to be another hot one to be outside. not quit a as hot yesterday. yesterday, 96 yesterday.r today clo to 90 for most areas. hour by hour, plenty of sunshine. things warming up. the high of 91 degrees. around about 5:00 this afternoon, a good noh, to northwesterly breeze. the humidity won't be too intolerable for today. that will creep up closer to the weekend. more on that in a few nutes. let go to melissa mollet who is cool as a cucumber. >> i would like to with go war up. i've got a heater under my desk all the time. the work zone blocking the right lane as well as the ramp there and also southbound gw parkway. right lane is getng by. that will -- inner loop after connecticut. left lanes getting by. lots of work zones this morning. in the district, southbound295 at suitland parkway. left lane

notice our surrounding subwnbs o the 60s in areas like leesburg. how low are we going? mid to upper 60s. lowmi ty, very clear. nice, crisp air. make sure you open up the ndow. some of our surrounding areas could get lower. i'll show you how low some neighborhoods outside the city will go. and we are going to plan out your monday as wel as the latest update on the tropics. >> thank you. >>> we switch gears now. a disturbing crime happening at. union stat yesterday a woman sexually assaulted in a public area of the station. according to a d.c. police report, a witness saw an unconscious woman. ol the woman police she was sleeping when the man assaulted her. the police reportdentified the suspect. >>> we are getting new reaction on the deathf a woman in the u.k. who died from a powerful nerve agent. we first brought you the story asreaking news at 6:00 tonight. we can show you a new picture dawn sturgis. she and her boyfriend became sick more than a weekago. sturgis died this afternoon. video from jun 30 shows her shopping 24 hours before sick. g police say tests indicate

currently our temperatures, they're lovely. 64 leesburg, 6 in gaitherersburg. already more comfortable than it has been. i'm showing dewpointer teures. this is the humidity. in the summer we want our dewpoint temperatures below 65 degrees and that's for d.c. standards in late july. so when we'reight around66 in washington, that's a good sign. we see the dewpoint temperatures fall more over night tonight. this weekend comfortable as we look to your monday, it starts to feel a little bit humid out there but not ll thatbad. by tuesday, the humidity is back and starting to feel pretty muggy even oppressive out there. your planner for tomorrow, get out and enjoy the weather. patchy furing the early morning hours. 73 at 7:00 a.m. by lunchtime, 81. 86 forh h tomorrow. tomorrow night is going to be a gorgeous summer evening. fire up the barbecue. have friends over. whatever your plans are, the weathers cooperating. 84 degrees at 7:00 p.m. sunday not too bad either. 85 degrees. more cloud cover. i can't rule out a shower or thunderstorm later in the day, mainly sou west

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onom stafford county towards the northeast porof maryland, back towards the leesburg area. once agn,umerous roads are closed. this is why we've got intense heat going on bac towards t west. you've seen the numbers. upwards of 100 to 120 degrees in some spotsf e southwest. that dip in the jet stream was able to pick up the moisture the way from the bahamas near cuba and bring it all the way up the east coast into the parts of canada. simply amazing. that's why we had the rain. that's why wead theflooding. the fortunate part is it's moving out of here but a ilectacular pattern move in again next week. talking about that in a second. 71 in gathersburg. 72 in manassas. the one thing i'm worried about tonight, fog could be an issue tonight as we do wake up to areas of fog. heads up for that. areas of f tomorrow morning. 80 by noon. sun is back. thank goodness. chance of aer sh maybe an isolated that your. 92 on friday. 40% of a late evening could be on the strong side friday night. that oneum lowersity for the weekend. saturday looking great. sunday looking good, too. we have a

nchester down to 66 degrees. 77 in leesburg. 83 degrees here in the districta we'll off of tomorrow around 70. a really nice start around ll lunchtime, it be nice to head out for lunch. 82 degrees. the high tomrow of 87. so a good 5 degrees cooler than today. but again,ou'll notice the isolated shower chances for the afternoon and evening hours by 7:00 p.m. we're around 81 degree. here's the latest future weather. it's a tad bit overdone with how much rain it's putting out. you'll get the ideae on placement of rain chances tomorrow. 7:00 a.m. we're waking up to plenty of sunshine. notice by lunchtime, we start to see clouds building in. k itd of sets up showers along and east of i-95 with an easterly wind. as we led into the afternoon hours, we keep the isolated shower chance mainlyou inern maryland through fredericksburg and parts of the northern neck, areas like annapolis, waldorf and leonard town. coed be seeing s sprinkles tomorrow as we head toward 4:00 p.m. that, shower chance isst l there. and as we head on into the evening hours dil about:0 p.m., an isolated shower chance. future w

this weekend is going to be different than last weekend. 75 degrees inon washin 66 in leesburg here's your plannplan planer. by the afternoon, 93. our average high is 89 degrees here. it will bee getting m humid. that's going to change as we end out the week. and w itl be different for the weekend. your have a closer look at forecast area. >> good morning, ginas hug on your left side. if you're headed out some time soon, you're going to want to allow a little bit of time. inner loop nearhe springfield interchange. and the columbia pike there. 66 looking okay. as you look at the beltway, all of the big routes into and out of town are clear. >> thank you. >>> it's 5:31. at least six d.cnc c members who introduce legislation to overturn mething voters approved three weeks ago. >> internaonal 77% 27this is a right move. >> many have voiced their on situation. the d.c. chairman said the pressure was dmisleading. ey are vowing to fight back. another day in the future, the wilson building could be the backdrop of another rally.y, yester we saw many in favor and those that were against the in

if you're ready to leave and you live near dulles, towards leesburg, you may want to hang tight for a next little bit. i want you to see more clearly at we're talking about here. a little zoom in won't hurt. we'll show you wheretorm is. this is the area, just near falls church. it's not a big circulation on rad radar. but nonetheless, tdre sho be the potential of a spinup there. just keep in mind, if you're in that part of northern virginia, the tornado morning goes until 6:15 in the morning. you see on 495, this storm is going northbound. it will go to mclane, east of great falls and into montgomery county. if you liv in this area, of fairfax county or montgomery county, you may want to stay indoors. it's able to produce blinding rain and the tornado concerning until 6:15 this morning. if there's going to be any financial here. it will bnse this area. this is the storm here. it's fairly tall. about 20,000 feet in hthe s. the temperatures in the 70s. it's gng to be a continuing issue. if you'rin fairfax out now. this not will be a long-lived event, i expect. again, it's this little ar

notice it's warm and you will notice the increase of humidity this morning. 67 in faitherburg. 66 in leesburg. it looks pretty good most of the day. now, this morning, we're starting off humi 82 degrees by 9:00. lunchtime, near 90 degrees. and dry. by 3:00 a.m., we could have an olated thunderstorm. keep an eye to the sky as we are out in summer camp today. we will talk about what to expect through tvening later on tonight and tomorrow. let's look at the roads. how is the commute looking, melissa? >> this is good. this isood news. inbound roosevelt bridge had the left side blocked. that'sed cleut of the way. alexandriaolmes run parkway. 270 southboundod looking go 70 to the spur. we have no problems as you head southbound. northbound the samsi ation. beltway, we had three different spots with roadway. all of those have clearedut of >> thank you. >>> in alexandria, residents are being let back ieno their aparafter a fire. >> megan mcgrath is live on the scene. what's going on? >> reporter: somef the residentses have been allowed back in. the people below and on the second floor where the fire

anyway, there he met with a young george washington, washington went with him out king street, and on to leesburg and onto the ohio river. that happened in this house and the house is still there in alexandria. if you can forgive the limestone, please see it if you can. christ church and alexandria, church of england, was built with a trim of sandstone, you see it's painted, it always had trouble with the weather. and the scots realized when they got here. it's brick and limestone it's still a practicing church, through war and the civil war, it was always protected because this is where george washington worshiped. one of two churches. a country church near mount vernon, and this one, christ church, it had very few changes. it reminds you inside what you see in bermuda or barbados, where the english were. they built this kind of church. i urge you to see it, if possible. it had -- i've done something wrong. there. there we go. here, you can barely see it, they have split between two rocks, in the process, this is stafford county, jane o'connor have created a wonderful little park there, it's a h

leesburg, before 8:00 a.m. now, until 8:30 or 9:00, the morning commute could be very dicey, indeed. most of the rain across northera ma is coming from southern pennsylvania. this wil the day. on through awash of heavy rain and thunderstorms here, over the next hour and a half to two hours. and opportunity for daytime heating. get tempetures in the l 80s today. with all of the humidity arnold, scattered thunderstorms likely. and another wave of rain coming in 4:00 to 6:00 this evening. the commute could be hit hard by rainfall. more of the sameom forrow and wednesday. could get more than an inch rain every day for the next three days. that's never good news on the commute. >> that's not good news for t roads. >>> here is something else, not good news here. sohbound 95 at 198 in laurel. we have a three-car crash in the center of the roadway. and look at the backups here. this morning, we're breaking because of the situation. it sounds like it's a tractor-trailer and two other vehicles. they're trying to get it o

there he met with young george washington and washington went with them out king street, and on to leesburg and to the ohio river. that happened in this house, and it is still there in alexandria. if you can forgive the limestone, please see it if you can. >>> christ church in alexandria, was built with a trim of a quiet sandstone. you see it is painted. it always had trouble with the weather and the scots realized that when they got there. it is brick and limestone still a practicing church. through war and civil war and always protected because this is where george washington worshiped. one of two churches, a country church near mount vernon and this one christ church. it had very few changes over the centuries. it reminds me inside of what you see you in bermuda or in barbados, wherever the english were. they built this kind of church. i urge you to see it. it had -- i did something wrong. there we go. here you can barely see it they have split between two rocks. in the process at a quiet and this is stafford county, and zane o'connor had created a wonderful park there. and it is highly

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and on to leesburg and onto the ohio river. that happened in this house. and the house is still there in alexandria. if you can forgive the limestone, please see it, if you can. christchurch in alexandria, the church of england, was built with trim of sandstone, you see it's painted. it always had trouble with the weather. and the scotch realized this the minute they got here. but it's brick and limestone. still a practicing church. through war and, civil war. and all, it was always protected. because this is where george washington worshipped. one of two churches, a country church near mount vernon, and this one, christ church. it had very few changes since the 18th century. remind you inside of what would you see in bermuda, or barbados, wherever the english were, to build this kind of a church. i urge you to see it, if possible. >> there we go. here you can barely see it. they have split between two rocks, two stones. in the process and this is, the stafford county and jane o'connor had created a wonderful little park there. and it's a highly desirable

leesburg is a little more comfortable at 68 degree 92 by lunchtime. feeling 100 noon. 97, feeling lke 10 we have the weather alert, dangerous heat today. if you're at the beach, today will be the hottest day of the week. 89. sunny and spf 30, all week. we go into wednesday and looking good forhe fireworks. we have a an isolated shower. we are looking nice and dry for the firework festivities. long weekend at the beach, that's the next rain chance. our next showers approach on friday. looking like it can linger into saturday. we will update the timing on that. look at the 90s. we're in aat wave and going to stay in it as we go through the rest of the week. a oser look at the fourth of july weather coming up. >>> let's check the roads with jack taylor on this monday. t> good morning. the b weah had activity. it was on both shoulders. but debris was in the exit ramp. on the rock creek parkway, near "p" street, we may have had a dligs. one direction at a time. southbound on colombia pike, there's been a crash. chopper 4 is o flyingver the beltway. thengtr

. , 63 in frederick. 63, leesburg. clinton is coming in at 67 we're going to stay nice and dry. if you like yesterday, you're going to love today. that high pressure is going to r stick aroundwo more days. today and tomorrow, we're going to keep the sun in the forecastt then,ngs are going to start to change as we go into the weekend. ake-up weather, as you wake up and walk tside, low 70s, feeling really nice. i mentioned the glare on thes roads t morning. by 9:00 a.m., mid-70s.if ou're heading to the pool, really good weather. if youabere out and t, by 2:00 p.m., 84 degrees. you want the sunglasses, spf 30 or higher.5: p.m., 87 degrees and still very sunny outside. high pressure, there it is, on future weather. watch what happens we go into tomorrow. it's going to be in control of our weather. we're going to be dry. it starts to slide away. down south, some low pressure in the carolinas. another weather system. saturday, we'rene watching the down to our south. it looks like the rain chances will be later in the day. have a chance into sunday. the weekend not looking that great.

here's 2:00 in the afternoon, storms from hagerstown, to leesburg, to warnton. the time for storms will be between 2:00 and 5:00 this ternoon. aftethat, we should dry things out. the game starts at 8:00. most of these will dry out. a delay before the game gets gog. can't rul out another chance for a shower during the game. i think they're going to be able ba play . a steamy 92 today. lower hidity returns for wednesday, thursday and friday. >> chuck, thank you very much. >>> coming up, giving back and honoring those who gave their lives. your time, 6:21. for years it was your dream house. now it's your home. ♪ it's where your family feels ready to take on anything. jump in with confidence with the suntrust smartguide mortgage application. visit onup.cor speak m to help buy or remodel your home. suntrust confidence starts here. >>> you'rching "news 4 today." >> i tried to tapp to him. he s at me. i don't know what his deal is. >> can you imagine being stuck behind thi this takes it to a whole other level. a florida sheriff's deputy had some fun when the tortould

they will play at a sew stadium to open at bolen park in leesburg. it is going to hold 5,000 ns. we will see the debut next spring. >>> happening today in san diego, comic book fans from all over the world will kick off comic-con. that convention runs through sunday. it's a big deal out there. >> it is. >> in preparation, you should put on your "star trek" kcostum and comeo work and show everybody your love for "star trek." >> it is not a costume. it is a uniform. >> all right. "enterprise," here he comes. >>> still ahead -- some shocking video showing t te impact of pollution on our oceans. >> a popular vacation destination overcome by waves of trash. >>> sheena, how about our weather? >> as long as we don't t al anybody thon has "star trek" bedsheets also, he can wear t uniform to work. today, a beautiful day to be grilling outdoors. sin sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s. >>> one minute. one minute, they get to suit up and put on all theirgear. they'll do that when bold meets sweet with dunkin's new brown sugar cold brew. sweetly balanced with brown sugar. >>> you're watc

. >> leesburg's own lucas. he's advanced to the next round. a lot of locals to root for. >> only 14 years old. and other acts are competing for a grand prize. "world of dance" tuesday nights 's 10:00 on nbc 4. >> a good show. >>> 78 degrees outside. chuck bell? >> it is 78 degrees and that's very, very warm for 5:42 in t morning. it will be a steamy day today. temperatures in the 80s to around 90 degrees. there's an 80% chance for thunderstorms day. mostly before 8:00 this evening when the game gets started. at's welcome news. stormiest bween 2:00to and 8:00 y. sheena has the ten-day coming up. >>> firstle 4 traffic. in woodbridge, all lanes bold meets sweet with dunkin's new brown sugar cold brew. sweetly balanced with brown sugar. >>> good morning to you. i'm eun yang, live for you at nats park this morning. we're gearing up for tonight'sm ummer classic. the all-star game right here in d.c. ming up, we're looking back at a young bryce harper. he was just 19 when he started with the nats. and all ofhe other all-stars hitting tonight in the fi

it's 76 degrees in washington. 72 in frederick. 66 leesburg, and 70 clinton. if you're exercising, dry the first half of the day. low 90s, better to be inside exercising. lunchtime, we're fine. as we go through the afternoon and evening hours, thunderstorms move in. some could lost pretty late. we have a chance for scattered showers. ybe that will help you out with your gardening this weekend. next we, monday, tuesday, rain retu returns. >>> if you plan to hit hhe pool, wee information you want to see. susanhogan, working for you, detailing the parasites t >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> if you're a frequent flyer here's a story you want to pay attention to. american airlines has a new rule for carry-on bags for some passengers. and could be welcome news. if you're flying in basic economy seats, you no loer have to chk your carry-on bag and play a fee. anything that doesn't fit under your seat, you pay. >>> it is summertime, thear poo open. the rain just for today. we have somethingou need to hear. >> even though the water looks clean, it could be swimm

by leesburg, purcellville this morning. in the 90s, a rarity this week or two. 96 with a 6% chance for thunderstorms. 88 with rain chances creeping back in. and high rain chances for maman ny more days next week. sheena is back with me at the top of the hour. for now, let's hear from melissa. >>> first traffic alert pausebe of two problem on the beltway. outer loop, this camera this morning. theamera ismoving, trying to get a better shot of what's going on. outer loop, connecticut lan and before connecticut, lanes blked, as well. chopper 4 will show you in a minute. nontroblems town or out of town. taking a look at your travel times, 0 loo great. top of the beltway, does not. outer loop between and270, going only 15 miles per hour. it will take you almost 40 minutes this morning. 66 inbound, and 95 northbound,in in vi, no worries. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. >>> we're want to thank all of you so much for supporting our schools. >> molette green wasct colg backpacks for kids and checking out how

temperatures, not so bad. 64 leesburg. 72 in washington. 74 in annapolis. you're about to step ou'tide, but dforget the umbrella today. don't forget it for the rest the week. we have rain chances into the weekend. i'll show you thattoday. by 7:00 a.m., we won't have the rain around, but theog and the drizzle. by lunchtime, a couple stray showers. 4:00 p.m., scattered showers in the area. highs around 80 degrees. by 7:00 p.m., we have a chance for late evening rain. by lunchtime and into the early afternoon, there you see showers around. we go into the evening. this is 10:0 p.m. the model is more aggressive with moderate to heavy rain moving in. we're looking at tomorrow. cloudy skies tomorrow. late-d showers and storms. that's the case as we go into thursday there you see the high rain chances. tomorrow and thursday, those are going to be much warmer days. per 80s, humid. by the weekend, we're talking about potentially a day on sunday, with afternoon shower chances. still, we don't dry out until next week. >>> let's get a check of thero s on this tuesday mo