form, the same ones that brought the flooding around baltimore actually helped our area, specially fairfax, the d.c. metro area and points to the north not see the incredibly heavy rain after those storms were through. you saw the first bout of heavy rain and it helped to stabilize the atmosphere. where wengare seei the very heavy rain, down to the south of washington, in and around mount 0ernon, a severe thunderstorm warning into 6:0. it will be allowed to expire. you may see that box actually disappear here. we're looking at this area righ here. this is a very strong storm. waiting to see. this may be a new warning in this region. numeus storms here. this one moving north in towards the beltway. this one moving to the south and this one moving to e east. heads up in and around the area around mount vernon, wood bridge, over towards waldorf. if there was any heavy flooding it would be in this area over the next half hour to an hour. watch out. it could come up very, very quickly. the line extending all the way down i-95. really just a mess out there night on i-95. going to be a mess of a

rig around the city of fairfax, we had another around clinton, maryland, oxon hill this one around fairfax county. not moving a lot. around fairfax and oakton. you're not going to see ny thunder or lightning out of that. a few more back to the west. once these move across the mountains we could see enhancement. once again all eyes on the fourth of july. much more on that forecast. see you back in 15 minutes. >>> the tanks that we've been hearing an awful lot about officially rolled into our national mall earlier today. >> and president trump is saying this is going to be quote the greatest fourth of july celebration ever in the nation's capital. >> but he is facing some push-back from some over the reported million-plus dollars that this could cost. it's going to cost a. lot >> news4's cory smith joins us live along the mall with details of this. it is bustling down there. >> jim and wendy as who hot as it is, it feels like the fourth of july. you go to the mall. you see the stage, the tanks. it certainly looks like the fourth of jhay. all of t is left for the president and the protesters,

. >> well, coming up, three shootings in fairfax county this week and potentially all connected. news 4's darcy spence remember joining us with what police ar calling about police activitor. >> firewks injuries are a big problem tonight, and you might be surprised which type of injuries are on e rise. >> and this just in. a flash flood warning issued by the national weather service r parts of prince william county until 9 sack tonight. thunderstorms right now mainly back rnd i-8 is. back rnd i-8 is. more on what this mea for ns ok i'll admit. i didn't keep my place as clean as i would like 'cuz i'm way too busy. who's got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair? so now, i eee heavy duty swiffer swper and dusters. for hard-to-reach places, duster makes it easy to clean. captures dust in one sw ha! gotcha! and sweeper heavy duty cloths lockway twice as much dirt and dust. it gets stuff deepton the grooves other s can miss. y'know what? my place... is a lot cleaner now. stin cleaning. start swifferg. >>> there you go. he stage ive look at at the likon memorial where presid

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loudoun, fairfax, ntgomery county until 7 clk p.m. weaken tonight, but then tomorrow there's another threat, so i will say 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. stay with us. >> download the nbc washington app and get the weather alerts there to the palm of your hand. >> nightly news is up next andck we areere again for news 4 at 11:00. enjoy your saturday night. see you later. we are sisters. and we just moved in together. why alissa and aleah chose fios. we stream sooo much. lot of times alissa is tching tv on her laptop, using her phone, also using her tablet. i am really good at multitaski cause i'm awesome. a little. the best internet is even better at our best price. switch now and get our fastest speeds available. plus, a free samsung chromebook on us. that's fios. . >>> tonight, state of emergency in souern california. after anotherer pl quake, ten times stronger than the one just a day before. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> oh, my god! >> reporter: heavy damage, fires and power failures. the terrifying ments forcing residents across multiple sta

medics took cha kez ami green from the fairfax county adult detention center. he was found unconscious in his cell. green died at the hospital this morning. authorities say they found no foul play. green had been serving time since last december. an autopsy will be performed. >>> all right. let's take a turn to our weather now. lot of folks enjoying such a beautiful afternoon. storm team 4 meteorogist somara theodore joins us fromhe the weatr center to talk about whether or not this beautiful weather is going to stick around. somara? >> yeah, you know, a lot of folks may be headed out this ev evening, going to do dinn's if. if thathe case, i made the forecast just for you. tonight not a bad one at all. temperatures falling into the low 70s. your forecast for tonight, mostly clear. stray shower. here's wh looking at the radar. we do have some activity on the board now. this is not in our area, but i how wanted to show you close it's going to be nicking us, to the south down toward virginia.nty they are seeing a severe thunderstorm. but look back toward the north

fairfax county the state have launched investigations into the accident. the virginia departmentbo of la and safety and health industry issued a message. thankfullywhe other guy was injured out here yesterday should recover from his injuries. for now that's the latestve in mclean, drew wilder, news4. >>> now an update we first saw today on our nbc washington appt the opponf the professional boxer who died last week at mgm national harbor is facing spension. the maryland state athletic commission suspended mattias for 30 days. just after the fight, dadashev ollapsed and was placed in a coma and he later died. mattias's spokesman said he's devastated by what happened and does not even want his 500 purse from the fight. mattias released a statement saying quote, fly high great warrior. only god knows the reason of things, you will always have my respects. rest in peace. eou can read his entire statement and morn thisst ory on our nbc washington app. >>> a local football program for young people devastated, hit twice by tragedy in just 72 s. hour first one of

this is from manassas and prince william countynd fairfax county. take a look at this one. going to make a stronger storm as for as lightning concern. this will put it very close to clifton and in towards virginia and just south and this is over towards 123 towards woodbridge and right now this is over manassas. heads up in this area. a lot of storms ongoing in our region and again we could see a couple more. one more strong storm here and another dow towards warrenton and we'll be forced to bring this to you here in the storm center. >> several tanks and otherli miry vehicles will be on the mall for the fourth of july. the military bringing those vehicles in by train atsi prent trump's request today. critics are concerned, however, that the tanks will do damage to the district's streetsecause of their weight. this is just the latest add-on from president trump who has played a major roll in planning this year's celebration on the mall. >> and there will be fighter jets flying over, too. so when was the last timeaw we s this kind of military might in our nation's l?capita >

breaking news out of fairfax county where police are investigating a deadly chopper accident. >> we know a boy under the age of 18 died right here. >> let's get to news 1's aimee cho live on solitaire lane. reat are you learning? >> reporter: do and jim, an extremely sad development. police just confirmed a short time ago a juvenile is now dead, and a man in the hospital after both were trapped in a ditch at a construction accident. i want to give you a l tk at construction scene behind me. there it is over there. asappears to be an empty lot of now, possibly for a new home. police tell me the child and the adult were doing work here at the construction site when both of them got stuck in a ditch and had to be pulled out by first responders. now the adult is expected to be okay. the juvenile did die shortly after. now you can see the construction sion is set up a slope. i spoke to a neighbor a short time ago who told me he had walked by the site and he wasco erned because of the recent rape, and he felt like some of the ground there looked unstable. now it's unclear how old the wa juveni

house majity todd gilbert called the boycott disappointing and lieutenant governor fairfaxs says this trands politics. >> this is really not about him at all. this is about all of us and our collective journey and who we aspire to be. >> reporter: in northern virginia, corey smit news 4. >> well, we're in weather alert mode again tonight. >> that's right. as we track the potential for another round of storms moving in. doug and amelia standing by looking at that for >>us. ow does it look right now? >> a little bit of a sigh out of doreen. getting weather alerts for thursday, friday, yesterday, today, we understand. >> last week it was all about the heat and humidity and now it's about the storms, but the storms are bring an end to the heat and humidity. >> a huge relief coming and starting tomorrow afternoon but really into the weekd or the rest of the week. you guys will love this forecast, but tonight we still have to watch for the strong and severe storms and potential for l ooding. we'low you what we're dealing with. current radar. this is over the last couple of hours, and you no

he's due back at the fairfax county courthouse in august for a preliminary hearing. i'm julie news 4. >> our top stories tonight. police say two men started firing at another man at the entrance of the howard university hospital this morning. pictures show a bullet went through a hospital wall and nearly missed -- and nearly missed a woman holding her newborn baby as she was waiting for an appointment. no one was shot. >> they have become known as the squad. four freshmen democrats, all progressive women of color. witeyin the hour th responded to the president's comments, that if they don't love this country they should leave gr t.conswoman ayana pressley of massachusetts says the remarks are a distraction from what she called the callous, chaotic and corrupt culture of president trump's administration. >>> and remnants of what was a once hurric barry are moving north. the storm has left widespread damage in louisiana and in alabama the storm caused thousands of gallons of sewage to spill into neighborhoods. today louisiana's governor saw firsthand the damage the sto

fairfax county fire investigators tell us the fire was started by fireworks not properly disposed of. if you're throwing out fireworks, make sure to place them out of reach. >> one officer is seeneo on vid kneeing a man's head during the arrest and the incident playing out on wednesday and the officer kevin more sis n off the streets while they investigate whether he used excessive force. police say the man in the video was selling hallucinogenic mushrooms. his family says theyill seek justice. >> there are security concerns s around yterday ealt right rally. counterpush exercise. >> authorities say it could be two weeks before -- heav rain and the road bed creating the sinkhole. it's larger during the day and dragging a vehicle into the pit. it took all way to fish it out. be. >>> and an entire travel corridor in northern virginia getting some new toll lines. i-66 is well under construction at every twist and turn, and some drivers say they are a bit ous to drive on that road as it is right now. news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss has our report. >> i-66. it's been called many t

lieutenant governor justin fairfax brough fairfax -- >> governor northam who called the special session teted that the gop actions were, quote, shameful and disappointing. >> what happens with these 30-plus gun bills? what's going to happen to them? >> reporter: so the crime commission is going to take a look. they will have meetings in august and ptember, and then they will come back on november 18th after the election p to forward their recommendations, and we mentioned revenge at the polls that we're going to hear democrats across the commonwealth talking about this in the fall elections. all 140 seats here on the ballot. >> wow. >> julie carey reporting from richmond, thank you, jules. >> well, it s been a little more than a year since that girl cou the shocked at an outdoor fountain at the mgm national or. this evening her parents open up about that ordeales in avideo released by the family's attorney. leon harris is in the newsroom with a closer look at how they are lives have been changed foreveand what they had to say in this video. leon. >> jim, you can just feel their hearts p

moving toward fairfax, manassas. this is a strong storm. it's moving right up from calvert in toward anne arundel. hends up toward annapolis. it's building your way. another storm developing in that area. a severe warning he until 7:00 tonight. we'll keep you posted with what's happening tonight and the uest of the weekend. >> thank yo >>> now a look to ourtop stories. polie in d.c. still trying to find the shooter in a suspected road rage incident insiel the third street tunnel. an suv rear-ended mazda. the passenger in the suv told me someone in the mazda got out and started shooting. the driver in the suv is in serious condition. >>> tonight's lineup includes lejoebi d diogitsen.wh the big questions, will he face attacks from kamala harris and cory booker and will any of the er polling candidates have a breakout? >>> right now the south side of old georgetown road is closed. there's been an accident between a bicyclist and a car. the 17 has been taken to the hospital and is in critical condition. >>> when a child is arrested, there's a h

snelling help the fairfax county couple in the suv which had flipped into the ditch after impact. the man and woman both suffering serious injuries. >> he broke the wind out with his arm trying to get out of the car and trying to get to his wife. p> reporter: residents say some safety imrovements have been added here. ithe rumble strithe middle of the road, but they would like to see more changes. snelling thinks a flashing yellow light here could help slow traffic. >> they think they are in the rural part of the county and they can drive however fast they want. >> ate police have not yet determined if speed was aactor in this fatal crash n.spotsylvania county, julie carey, news 4. >> amid all the cheers, the jubilation and fireworks on the fieldthe crowd at the 2019 world cup had a message for the world about equal pay. when team usa hoiste the trophy, the crowd chanted equal pay. these women are set to get $30 million prize money this year. contrast that with the prize for the men's world cup last year, $400 million. soccer's governing body plans to double the women's prizeor th

he's met with people who are friendly with himloand taking a of pictures, but he hasn't met with the fairfax county naacp. >> i'm not avoiding anybody. my door is always open. always has been and always woul> be. reporter: sean perryman would like future meetings to be open, not closed-door. >> he getting hard questions and has answers for them we should be able to hear them as a community, as a state. >> repoer: the governor will be back in virginia next week in loudoun county for another meeting next week. >>> the fami of eric garner is outraged after the judd announced the officer involved in that high-profile death and custody case would not be facing any federal charges. the final call apparently made by attorney general william barr. tomorrow marks five years since garner's death. durng a confrontation with police in staten island. prosecutors say the video did not prove that an officer willfully broke laws by putting garner in an apparenll ial chokehold. >> mistake, fear, misperception, or even poor judgment does not nstitute willful conduct. >> this is an outrage and an insult to inj

mark segraves, news >> the young person killed on a fairfax county construction sight this week may not have been old enough to dowohat. police say that person was killed and an adult was hurt when a ditch collapsed at a 4:0 lean construction site tuesday. diggs development corporation is building homes on this site. inirginia. the department of labor tells news 4 that generally that is not construction. rather it's excavation, but you have to be 18 to do that work. diggs development has not returned our calls. the deptment of labor is investigating. >>> within the past hour lawmakers in the house passing a bipartisan budget dee. thdemocrats had enough votes to pass it on their own but got the support of 65 republicans. president trump has also touted the agreement earlier today. this is a two-year deal that suspends the debt limit until the end of july 2021. it includes a $22 billion increase on defense spending. 27 billion for non-defense. the measure also ends the automatic spending cuts that would have kicked in. >>> redskins hitting the field today for the first time at training ca

. >>> a fairfax county mother who stabled it with her own blood. a look at what elizabeth malone did last week, a betrayal of her maternal role. that is a hidden camera that he finally revealed. why the severely disa ed boy was getting so sick. malone used syringes to inject the blood into her son's tubes. she later toldr investigatoshe was trying to get more medical attention for her son. malone's attorney said t day that she needs mental health treatment, not incarceration. prosecutors wanted more jail time because of the nature of this crime. >> most children looked at their mother for a hug and this mother brought nothing but pain on this poor child. >> the judge sentence mad lone to a total of three years in prison with two years probation after that. family members say her son's health has improved significantly. >> search teams without human bones near the gw parkway and four-mile run in virginia. u.s. park police officers found three bones and a skull in a creek bed. you'll remember the d.c. fire department dogs named kylie was hurt searchi