a car bomb exploding in the middle of a busy morning commute. the rising death toll in kabul - and who we now know is among the victims. an overnight apology from comedian kathy griffin. the new investigation into her controversial photo. and severe storms spawning a tornado warning! the clean up happening now - and the chance for more storms tonight. good morning washington. toss to eileen - another cloudy, foggy

- finally some sun later today - marginal risk for severe storms this afternoon - beautiful tomorrow & friday - unsettled weather returns for the weekend today: am patchy fog, clouds. partly sunny. isolated pm t-shower. highs: 79-84 winds: se to nw 5-10 mph tonight: lingering shower or storm early. partly to mainly clear. lows: 56-63 winds: nw 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 78-81 winds: nw 5-10+ mph im sam sweeney following breaking news at the live desk.

afghan capital leaves at least 80 people dead and more than 350 hundred others injured. afghan officials say a suicide car bomb went off right in the middle of rush hour traffic... destroying dozens of other cars nearby and shattering windows. the blast happened near several embassies and not far from the presidential palace in kabul. we've just learned some german embassy workers and an afghan security officer are among the dead. so far no group has claimed responsiblity for the bla

islamic state have staged similar attacks here before. right now at 5:xx we're also following breaking news in the war on terror. the russian military says it's warships in the mediterranean fired four cruise missiles early this morning at isis positions in syria. the strikes reportedly targeted militant positions east of the city of palmyra. russian officials say the u-s, turkey and israel were informed of the strikes in a quote "timely manner". breaking overnight.. an armed man at the orlando airport is now in custody after an hours long standoff. the airport was put on lockdown after someone reported hearing gunshots in a parking garage. the incident sent passengers scrambling for cover. police later said no shots were actually fired. authorities say they believe teh man was trying to committ suicide by cop. no one was hurt. developing now - an explosive device found in the middle of a montgomery county park. and police say it was made using materials we all have in our homes.. john gonzale

some people throughout our area are

damage this morning. one of the hardest hit areas: frederick county, virginia. the storm rolled through around six last night. a tree crashed onto a mobile home. another tree damaged the roof of a home nearby. the strong winds knocked down power lines.. causing outages for half the community there. the power is now

but the worst may not be over. there's a marginal risk for severe storms in our area this afternoon. turning to sports.. bryce harper - back on the field as the nats played game two of their series in san francisco. before the game both harper and hunter strickland received their punishments from the mlb for their benches clearing brawl monday. harper getting a 4 game suspension. srtickland 6 - both are allowed to play as they appeal the decision. harper had a rough one last night. he went o for 5 with three strike outs. but the nationals won 6 to three. as i mentioned both harper and strickland are appealing their suspensions. the appeal process can take days so harper most likely will play the rest of the series against the giants. both players were also fined an undisclosed amount by the league. harper did not comment about the suspension before the game but nats skipper dusty baker did. you'll hear what he had to say coming up later in the hour.

comedian kathy griffin in hot waterthis morning over a controversial photo shoot. the image she posted online that sparked the backlash - and her new apology overnight. and after a night of wild weather- another chance for strong stroms. meteorologist eileen whelan is tracking it all, next.

- marginal risk for severe storms this afternoon - beautiful tomorrow & friday - unsettled weather returns for the weekend today: am patchy fog, clouds. partly sunny. isolated pm t-shower. highs: 79-84 winds: se to nw 5-10 mph tonight: lingering shower or storm early. partly to mainly clear. lows: 56-63 winds: nw 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 78-81 winds: nw 5-10+ mph julie toss to break

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the comedian is taking to social media this morning to apologize for a graphic photo. it was taken during a photoshoot with a celebraity photographer known for his shocking images. the gory photo shows her holding up a bloody severed head.. resembling president trump. the image quickly sparked outrage online. griffin, later apologized.. admitting she went too far.

and said the photo will be taken down. but she's not out of the woods yet. sam sweeney is at the live desk with the new investigation - sam? new developments now in the russia

a former trump white house staffer has now received a request for information from the house intelligence committee. boris epshteyn joins more than two dozen people who have now been contacted. epshteyn is a former white house communications official and current employee of sinclair broadcast group which owns this station. epshteyn's attorney says in a statement quote "like many others, mr. epshteyn has received a broad, preliminary request for information. this is a voluntary request. mr. epshteyn has not been subpoenaed nor do we anticipate that he will be."

this comes as former national security advisor michael flynn has now agreed to hand over business documents subpoenaed by the senate intelligence committee as part of it's own investigation. earlier, flynn had refused to cooperate with a broader subpoena that included his personal documents, citing his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. flynn was forced to resign from the administration because of revelations that he had misrepresented his conversations with the russian ambassador to vice president pence. former naacp president ben jealous' will formally announce his candidacy for maryland governor. a news conference is scheduled for eleven this morning in baltimore. jealous -- a progressive democrat -- served as a surrogate for bernie sanders during the 2016 presidential campaign and has been a strong supporter of former president obama. now to an update from montgomery county. some of the money used to build the silver spring transit center is back in county hands. county executive ike leggett has announced a 25 million dollars settlement with designer parsons brinckerhoff. the center opened in 2015 - five years late and 50 million dollars over

according to the washington post - the county originially wanted the designer to dish out 67 million dollars. space fans will have to wait one more day for the latest nasa launch from wallops island. the terrior-improved malemute rocket launch scheduled for today has been postponed for tommorow morning. the launch will test a new system to support science studies of the ionosphere and aurora. time now for weather

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dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. flight. a carry on bag - smoking in the cabin. the fire that forced an emergency landing - and the item officials say caused it. plus - twitter gone wild. the president's confusing midnight tweet that's lighting up the internet this morning. good morning washington. toss to eileen - another cloudy, foggy morning - finally some sun later today - marginal risk for severe storms this afternoon - beautiful tomorrow & friday - unsettled weather returns for the weekend today: am patchy fog,

highs: 79-84 winds: se to nw 5-10 mph tonight: lingering shower or storm early. partly to mainly clear. lows: 56-63 winds: nw 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 78-81 winds: nw 5-10+ mph breaking overnight.. a jet blue plane forced to make an

in michigan, after a passengers laptop battery caught fire. witnesses say the carry on bag

the overhead compartment. the flight landed safely and no one was hurt. the fire scare comes as the u.s. government considers a plan to ban laptops, tablets and some other devices on all international flights amid terrorism concerns. the battle for a new scripps national spelling bee c-h-a-m-p is now underway. more than 290 elementary and middle school students kicked off the competition yestrday with a written test. out of this group -- about 50 spellers moved on to the preliminary rounds which start later this morning at national harbor. the spelling bee will run through the weekend. you can watch it on espn. and speaking of spelling gaffes - a confusing new tweet from president trump, while you were sleeping... sam sweeney is at the live desk - sam? http://chicago.suntimes.co m/news/twitter-goes-nuts-o ver-trumps-covfefe-tweet/ cellphone diplomacy from

raising security concerns this morning. sources say the president has been handing out his personal number to world leaders and urging them to call him directly. it's a request that breaks diplomatic protocal. according to the associated press - trump has already exchanged numbers with the canadian prime minister.. the president of mexico and the french president. a one-time enemy set for a warm welcome at the white house today. president trump will meet with the vietnamese prime minister. it's a measure of how far washington and hanoi have come since the vietnam war. the prime minister is the first southeast asian leader to visit the white house since trump's election. a chance for storms tonight.. but the big story this morning - fog. eileen whelan times out when it will lift - coming up next. - another

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morning - finally some sun later today - marginal risk for severe storms this afternoon - beautiful tomorrow & friday - unsettled weather returns for the weekend today: am patchy fog, clouds. partly sunny. isolated pm t-shower. highs: 79-84 winds: se to nw 5-10 mph tonight: lingering shower or storm early. partly to mainly clear. lows: 56-63 winds: nw 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 78-81 winds: nw 5-10+ mph

a bench clearning brawl - and now a punishment

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he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us. introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. and only $5 more per month for the second year. get fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo for 1 year and multi-room dvr service for 2 years. all with a 2-year agreement. switch now at fiosgigabit.com.

a dog hung from a tree and burned. this happened on the 1600 block of prince william parkway... it appears to be a small dog, possibly a white and black terrior. this morning prince william county police are asking for the publics help. it appears the dog may have been there for several days. if you have any information, youre asked to call police. people across our region take their dog parks seriously. but one local spot for pups could be gettin

live at the shirlington dog park - suzanne? car fire on the beltway inner loop near van dorn

a warning this morning for people who use trails in montgomery county. an explosive device found in the middle of a park john gonzalez is live in germantown.. john?

morning for residents in reston.

for you to be on the lookout for two suspects possibly connected to three seperate armed robberies in the area. all happening within 90 minutes of each other. the first was reported tuesday at 12:23 am on democracy drive. the second around 12:35 on colts neck road and third just before 2 a-m on glade drive and pincrest road. in all three instances two men approached the victms and demanded cash and got away with their wallets and cell phones. new developments following the murder of a bowie state university student.. on the u-m-d campus.. the local chte

to face hate crime charges. richard collins was stabbed to death.. just days before he was set to graduate. sean urbanski is charged with his murder. police have linked him to a white supremacist facebook group. but they're still investigating whether racial hatred was the motivating factor behind collins' murder. since the murder, the university of maryland has come up with a five-point plan.. aimed at combating hate crimes on campus. coming up at six o'clock -- the earth, opening up. what caused a street to explode. it's all caught on camera. and putting a little "giddy-up" in the evening rush. the unlikely commuter caught up in new york city traffic. and keep watching to win. we;ve got two tickets to the sound of music with your name on it! the phone lines open in our six o'clock hour.

returned to the field last night against the san francisco giants. bryce harper who was in the middle of the brawl with giants pitcher hunter strickland had a rough game last night. he went o for 5 with three strike outs. the only nats player in the starting line up without a hit. but his teamtes picked up on the slack - the nats win 6 to 3. harper probably had a lot on his mind after this.. we've all seen the video..harper and hunter strickland exchanging blows monday. both players were slapped with suspensions. harper getting 5 games - strickland 6. right now both players are appealing the decision and will be allowed to play as the process plays out. harper did not comment on the suspension but skipper dusy responded with some interesting comments. both players were fined an undisclosed

league. harper is expected to be in the line up tonight for the final game of the series. happening today. the redskins off season program continues with a full practice session on day five of o-t-a's. players will hit the practice field this morning at 11:30. these workouts are not mandatory. mini-camp which is mandatory starts june 13th. the skins have got a lot to work on this off season after losing a few key players as the division got a whole lot tougher with the giants and eagles both making big moves. now to that breaking news - a car fire on the beltway.. lets get tojulie wright - another cloudy, foggy morning

- finally some sun later today - marginal risk for severe storms this afternoon - beautiful tomorrow & friday - unsettled weather returns for the weekend today: am patchy fog, clouds. partly sunny. isolated pm t-shower. highs: 79-84

mph tonight: lingering shower or storm early. partly to mainly clear. lows: 56-63 winds: nw 5 mph thursday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 78-81 winds: nw 5-10+ mph kidd o'shea in the now..

get ready to buy your tickets for "jagged little pill" the muscial! alanis morissette's classic 1995 album is hitting the stage as a musical! the show, debuting in the boston area next may, is expected to feature such alanis songs as "you oughta know" and "ironic." "jagged little pill" sold

won the grammy for album of the year. ariana grande is organizing a concert to benefit victims of the terror atttack after her manchester show last week. ariana tweeted it will take place sunday in manchester. katy perry, pharrell, coldplay and miley cyrus will also perform. araian suspended her "dangerous woman" tour in the wake of the suicide bombing, that terrorist attack killed 22 people and injured more than 60 others.

upset about katy perry's reported $25 million paycheck? page six reporting that ryan is questioning coming back to the abc reboot of idol after learning what katy was making and being offered much less to retrun. just $10 million. however, abc is saying that katy isn't getting paid $25 million. olivia newton-john is once again battling breast cancer. she had

a car bursting into flames in jsut the last fifteen minutes. this is on the outer loop near van dorn street.. julie wright is tracking the backups - right after the break media advisory: mayor

>> now, "good morning washington," on your side. we begin with a breaking news alert. and at 6:00, breaking as we come on the air, a devastating attack as you were asleep. larry: meter -- nearly 80 people killed at the german consulate. in a car bombing. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] middle exploded in the of rush hour and the taliban and is denying responsibility this morning. we have life actors coming in. 80 people are dead so far,