. >> aimee cho takes us to georgetown campus and introduces us to a computer science camp. >> reporter: ask any of these girls and they'll tell you -- >> if some condition do this. >> reporter: the first key to success is simply knowing how to press forward. >> it's not going to run because i did not initialize x. >> report: when she was learning computeroding she says the boys in her class said she'd never make it.n not only is she a successful software developer -- >> take a couple of minutes to talk with a partner. >> reporter: she is teaching other young women how to write computer code. >> i have never seen so many girlsall coding in one space at once. >> reporter: the girls who code ummer camp is put on by a non-profit called soware.org. two basic -- >> reporter: it wanted to encourage girls to go into computer science. >> believe in yourself. ouke don't care like if like any males are dominating that field.

aimee cho. news 4. >> thank you, aimee. aftershock hit california southern this morning after people had to deal with the stoppingest act in decades. we've all been watching the information coming in. the 6.4 quick hit in the mojave desert 150 people away. seismologists say why the. it uld be 125 times stronger than what rattled folks yesterda >> we're used to after shacks. we are not -- >> there's an earthquake alert system andeople are wondering what the -- >> this issin explosion outsides two firstores in south carolina was caused by a fi that was intentionally set. the fire started in the storage container. once the fire was started, those fireworks did not so far no, arrests have been made. >> speakingof -- at least you could say it. exactly. lot people said the saw some rain. what happened? >> we saw the temperature inversion and i'll explain that in a moment and because of how the atmosphere was set up, not only could we not see the fireworks but the air quality from the fireworks going off was terrible. >> wow. >> a

live in upper marlboro, aimee cho, news4. o >> reporter:nly on "news4 today," our qaercameras were th. a teacher secretly recording students undressing was in court. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey was there to question him about the charges yesterday. >> reporter: whdid you secret record your students and teenage girls? >> police arrested rafael in aw april for unll filming. a nanny found a recordings device in his room in reston. the police seized property and child with possession of child porn. officers say many of the girls in the video appear to attend herndon high school where he tght drama. fairfax county school has suspended him. >>> 60 out of more than 200 greenspring t retirement community in springfield have become sick. two deaths are associated with the outbreak as well. 23 people had to go to the hospital. health officials say what is striking about the outbreak is the number of people are d affected that they are getting sick in the summer rather than the wint. >> d.c. police are warning about a

. >> aimee cho is live with reaction. >> reporter: good morning. neighbors here are furious. they thought they were getting grocery store and shops and restaurants when they moved in here but clearly it has not happened. a bunch of empty field and this space could soon become a huge warehouse for amazon. last night, about a hundred neighbors packed the room at a community meeting to share their complaints. the neighbors say they tenant sign -- didn't sign up to live near a warehouse. new warehouse will be about e size of 14 football fields. the developer has not confirmed if it is amazon moving in but he says he think it will be good for prince george's county and bring 1,500 new jobs but the neighbor here want no part of amazon. >> it will bring jobs but, at the same time it will bring traffi property values.r i'm young. i probably will refinance my home and i'll be concerned when it comes to that point. >> reporter: the developer also says he thinksew this n warehouse will finally attract the stores and restaurants to this area. another hearing on thursday at 1:00 p.m. at t

>> reporter: aimee cho, news 4. >> you got it. u earned it. that's a wonderful story. >> it is. >> and now that lula mae thomas has her diploma, she's hoping tl visit assrooms around the city and share her story to inspire others. that's the story of day. congratulations. >>> now there's a b change in one city in an effort to be inclusive. coming up, why words like manhole and manufactured are being pulled off the city code. >> plus, the popular pickup >> plus, the popular pickup trucks recalled over an we are sisters. and we just moved in together. why alissa and aleah chose fios. we stream so much. using i am really good amulti-tg tablet.t tv on her laptop cause i'm awesome. a little. get the internet your family needs at a price you'll love. plus, the first month of youtube tv on us when you switch now. only on fios. . >>> we had an official temperature of 96 at reagan national. here's ur evening manner. we're dry with clear skies out there. look at the feels-like temperature by 11:00 still 95 degrees. more on your weekend and when you see

next at 6:30, news 4's aimee cho finds out why some won't get any financial help. >> maryland is looking to pick up the slack after plans for woodstock 50 collapsed in new york. what will be left of the concert here?p if it gets >> drivers, get ready for lower speed limits by this time next speed limits by this time next big health insurance, inc. how can i help you? speed limits by this time next hello, i'm calayng because i've been ping more for my medicines in medicare and i hear there may be discounts.re we work with middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers to negotiate discounts. oh, great! so, i can get those at my pharmacy? nope. that's not the way it works. so, you get discounts on medicines, nbut you're nott ssing them on to us? [hangs up] hello? hello....? >>> right now at 6:30, drivers o will have tump the brakes on some busy commuter routes that rymany of us drive eve day? transportation officials are lowering the speed limits on some roads in montgomery county. it's part of a new push to save lives. >> news 4's chris gordon has more on where theit new lim are and when they

at west potomac park, aimee cho, news>> 4. well, it is the first day of july which means a slew of new laws went into effect across th. are >> it limb pact a lot of things, including how you eat and drink, and get ready to use paper straws in d.c because of these new laws. plastic straws in bars and restaurants off limits unless those places want to pay a big fine. businesses could be charged up to $200 if they are still hapgd out plastic straws to customers. however, there will still be a small amount of straws available. >> if you live in maryland, restaurants will start doing away with the styrofoam cups and to go boxes that. law took effect and restrants have a full year to entirely stop using them. the state now has to reach out to businesses to inform them out the new ban. maryland is the first state to ban foam containers in an effort to fight pollution. >>and invirginia, you now have to be 21 to buy cigarettes, vaping products oob any tacco products in the state. that number going up from 18, although there is an excep

live at union station, aimee cho, news 4. >> all right, aimee, thank you so much. glad everybody i okay out there. >>> let's turn to thr wet weathenow because it's once again going to return to the area. a flash flood watch goes into effect in just minutes for the tntire d.c. area. take a look a the live storm team 4 radar. you can see a lot of heavy rain moving across the region and not going away any time soon. let's get right over to clayon anders in the storm center for us tonight. clay? >> and corey, what you see from that map is that the flash flood watch includes not only maryland but actually two-thirds of pennsylvania. well into west virginia. and that means as the rain showers converge across our area, we will be looking at some rain this evening and during the overnight hours. as i said, talk about how far it stretches out from teast to the west from annapolis all the way across the shenandoah valley into pennsylvania, into west gi vira, yes, you do watch out for the high water. as we talk about where it's coming from. take a look at the clouds from char

aimee cho, news 1. > tonight a new attack focusing our attention on racial division in politics. ood evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm leon harr a. no 6:00 the president not backing down from attacks on black lawmakers or the city of baltimore. tonit a look at the pattern that dates back to his inauguration. >> no words to heel one community's grief. a 6-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. ong the people killed in a mass shooting ias california lt night. police say overs prevented even morebloodshed. >> and another day in the 90s keeping us on track for sizzling month of july. amelia is tracking the end. our latest heat wave and why it could include some severe storms. >> we begin tonight with the racist remarks by the president on social mediarg taing longtime maryland congressman elijah cummings and the city of baltimore. >> it's the second time in just over a week thatr mtrump has used divisive language while talking about minority lawmakers. >> the attacks drawing a rebuke from republican governor lay hogan. >> reporter: we have team coverage including reaction from c

news 4's aimee cho joinss live just off of mcarthur boulevard. crews have been business out be there ind you, haven't they, aimee? >> wendy, absolutely. we're on belfast road. crews are having to fill this road in with rocks and gravel. that's becaus earlier today that road was completely washing away and this is the only read had to trek through the forest arnd the road if they wanted to go anywhere. a look at some of e unbelievable damage tonight todays is this is a type of scene that played out all throughout montgomery county this morning. a neighbor along stable lyne lane in potomac took this video showing this car completely stuck in the mud and whatever plans these neighbors in bethlehem have, they will have to wait. >> they can't even wait. >> on to mcarthur before, they will fast through. not a -- it's the only road into this neighbor. she says she's never seen anything like this. >> i'm worry about the poor people. >> doug worries abt the other side of the split. >> it's narrow but you can get down there. >> reporter: he had to cross th

back to you. >> aimee cho, thank you. >>> american airline will not fly passengers on its boeing 737 max planes any time soon. boeing is still in the process of correcting an issue with the flight control software. and american sa it wouldn't chedule use of the planes until november. american has 24 of those jets in its fleet. the decision to ground those planes came days after the crash of an ethiopia 737 maxll kied all people on board. >>> we are days away from marking the 50th anniversary of americans landing on the moon. the man who took th steps was honored in his home estate over the weekend. two statues were unveiled at the armstrong air and space museum. one of them depict a young neil armstrong. the other shows him in his flight suit. 2.7 million dollar grant was cralso announced to help eate a new stem learning center for schools in that area. >>> it was a big weekend for local history buffs.at sday marked 155 years since confederate armies tried to capture our nation's capitals. city leaders gathered in es northwd.c. to remember the battle of ft. stevens. a battle reenactm

. >> news 4's aimee cho is at ad rere the vehicle has now been pulled from that sinkhole. aimee what, a scene. . >> pat, absolutely. this entire stet right here behind me was spal owed up by that sink home. i want to give you a closer look right there. take a look. that thing is 20 feet deep. there was a van parked right there when the sinkhole opened up last night and i want to show you some video from earlier as well when crews pulled the van out from the ground. thankfully no one was in the car when it fell innend no o got hurt and crews tell me they think the cause of the psych hole was heavy rain and water rushed into a pipnd undergrou and the pressure was so great it washed the pipe away and caused the ground on top to collapsei nhbors tell me they feel terrible for the owner of a car and they are trying to help that person and neighbors say this ia an imp wake-up call, that they need to take flash floating alerts seriously. >> tells me that they need to get off the roadways and make sure that we nee to use these. >> obviously a lot of roadsne to be fixed. gl nobody

it's been fantastic. >> reporter: in annandale, aimee cho, news4. >>> 6:25. still ahead youay have spent the weekend at the pool but d. spent that time getting ready for the fourth of july. >> we will show you what is being condone in anticipation fr the largest fireworks display in washington hi ory. >>> plus, tragedy at a virginia church. the ceiling caved in, leaving the building unusable. we will tell you why this could have been much worse. >> lauryn, how is the weather? >> hey girl. listen. we are talking about insect and low humidity. doesn't feel like thest of july. but it is. temperatures mid to upper 80s today but heat and humidity is coming up. what really sets duke's apart is that little bit of extra tang. it's the best. i mean the flavor is fantastic. it makes your food taste so much better. it's clearly the best mayonnaise in the world. right? who thought you could do a desse with it? in the cake, instead of the butter i use duke's mayonnaise. it's nice and smooth, and you don't have to worry about any sugars. delicious. it'srazy moist. du there

. >> reporter: in annandale aimee cho, news4. >> i hope they can work that out. >> just more talking. >>> you may have spe the weekend at the pool but d.c. spent that time getting ready for the fourth of july. >> we will show you what was done in anticipatio of what is being billed as the largest fireworks display in washington history. >>> plus, tragedy strikes a virginia church. the ceiling caved in leaving the building unusable. we will tell you why this all could have been much worse. >>> we are talking about pool time out there. july 1st. yeah, that is today. today looking comfortable. not feeling like july but the heat and humidity coming back. we have daily stormhances after today. let's time out that rain and talk about your fourth of july coming up. ♪ let's get down to business.ne the bu of getting it done. the business of road trips. the business of getting everyone back together. ththe business of hustle... ...and hard work...th tht...and whatever is is... modernized comfort inns & suites have been refreshed because whatever business you're in, our business is you. book d

it's been fanrtstic. >> re: in annandale, aimee cho, news4. >>> still ahead, d.c. is gettin ready for the fourth of july. >> we will show you what is being done to prepare for the largest fireworks display in washington history. >>> plus, tragedy at a virginia church. the ceiling caved in, leaving the building unusable. have been much worse. his could >>> lauryn, at is up? >> we are talking about that n. that sun is coming up. 5:47. beautiful out there but chilly. look at the temperatures in the shenandoah valley. you might need a light jacket but not the rest of the week. but not the rest of the week. we know evtayone has different at havertys 4th of july sale. when you spend more, you save moreupo $100. evtayone has different with more styles and custom fabrics to choose from.dendench furnitur havertys life l he's dancing like nobody's watching. and because all of the devices on fred's wifi network are protected with xfinity xfi, aliterally, nobody'she deviwatching.ed's except for millions of you, of course. wait, millions of people are wching? yeah. we're making

. >> aimee cho takes us to georgetown campus and introduces us to a computer science camp. >> reporter: ask any of these girls and they'll tell you -- >> if some condition do this. >> reporter: the first key to success is simply knowing how to press forward. >> it's not going to run because i did not initialize x. >> report: when she was learning computeroding she says the boys in her class said she'd never make it.n not only is she a successful software developer -- >> take a couple of minutes to talk with a partner. >> reporter: she is teaching other young women how to write computer code. >> i have never seen so many girlsall coding in one space at once. >> reporter: the girls who code ummer camp is put on by a non-profit called soware.org. two basic -- >> reporter: it wanted to encourage girls to go into computer science. >> believe in yourself. ouke don't care like if like any males are dominating that field. >> reporter: every day for seven weeks the girls spend their summer breaksg hittine books. >> the teachers are fun. the activities we do are fun. so, yeah, it's fun. >> even

news 4's aimee cho is in logan circle with more on this. aimee? >> reporter: doreen, we atesented out all the criminal charges for th alleged attacker mike rall hilliard just to highlight how many there are. the latest chae is allegedly shoving a pregnant woman in the stomach, but as you can see his arrests go back for decade. each line onhe sheet of paper represents a separate criminal charge. some of those charges include sexual assault and kidnapping. w people talked to today said they don't understand why hilliard keeps getting out of jail. this is the picture d.c. police put out back in 2017 when they were looking for hilliard. he wasse accu of groping three women in hilliarire. police caught him and he was released from jail the next day and less than two weeks later h would go on to grope another woman. now hisl latest crimi charge, shoving a pregnant woman in the stomach in logan circle. >> i'm shook. likre i ly did not -- like you feelike this is kind of a good safe neighborhood. >> reporter: but today folks in logan circle tell ushey don

live iner upp marlboro, aimee cho, news4. >>> today, james fields jr. will be sentenced in virginia on ge state char fields was found guilty of intentionally driving his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a unite the right rally in charlottesville in 2017. heather heyer was killed and dozens others were hurt. >>> this morning a bowie man accused of arson knows his fait. fate. >> joseph clark will spend more than a decade in prison arter stting fire on utility vehicles. he accepted a plea deal on charges he set multiple vehicles on fire at the bowie public works facility. you can see some of what was left behind on these photos from the prince george's county police department. clark will be locked up for more than 13 years. and also placed on five years probation when he is s leased. >>>rning, a 42-year-old e man is recovering after being hit by a policcar in reston. this happenedne the intersectionf reston parkway and sunset hills road on sunday morning. the woman was hit after stepping off the sidewalk into the road there. she is expected to

live in logan circle, aimee cho, news 4. thank you very much. >>> a major commuting corridor back e arundel county is open after a horrible crash this morning. take a look. this is all that's left of a ickup truck involved in that deadly crash other in croston. chopper 4 capturing the scene over route 3 north of annapolis road. maryland state police tell us the crash involved two vehicles and at least one peon has died. we're working to learn what may have caused this accident. >>> a surprising and controversial announcement toda from attorneneral william barr. after nearly two decades, he's ordered the reinstatement of the federal death penalty, the federal bure, o of prisons has already scheduled the executions of five death row inmates convicted of murder. theirxecutions will be carried out in december and january. a person hasn't been put to death by the federal government in 16 years. the practice was stopped in 200s aftereral lawsuits regarding the three drugs used at the time.under mr. barr's orders one drug will be u

. >> aimee cho is live at the scene with the latest. aimee. we understand it's going to be a while before they fix that. >> reporter: the sinkhole that opened up is going to be almost -- is 20 fe deep, and it's almost four times my size to give you a sense of how massive this thing is. i wantto give you a closer look over that way and a sinkhole did swallow up a car last night. we were here earlier as crews pulled the car from the wreckage. we want to show you some video from that awell. we got the car out and thankfully no one was in the car wn it fell into the hole and crews tell me they think the cause of the sinkhole was the heavy rain last night. water rushed into a pipe underground, and the pressure was so great it washed the pipe away and that caused the ground on top to collapse. now crews say itke will li take up to two weeks to fill in the hole and open the road back up. neighbors here telle they feel terrible for the owner of the car but they are glad no one got hurt. >> it lets you know that when mother nature is happening we need

. >> 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 juvenile who was killed. police say privacy laws prevent them from saying, a and keep in mindto according virginia and child labor

aimee cho, news4. >> nothing against cats -- >> hey, don't go there. >> that's why dogs are the best. >> puppies? >> nothing againstpu ies or cats. >> puppy would save me. >> you are stuckin the mud, pup puppy would be like, let's just hang out. >> did you not see pat collins' pet tricks things. cats can do things, too. >> yeah, but a dog won that contest, too. firefighters say if you get stuck in the mud, don't struggle. it only makes you sink faster. they have special gadgets to help you out. >> we're glad lamar is all rigt. listen to your wife next time, too. >>> all right. listen, it's nice out there. >> today is the day to get outside. it's going to be hot? >> yeah. you were outside yesterday. you were sitting in the sunshine. >> melting. >> i know. i mean, the july sun -- we were lking about the nats game. it's hot out there. and we don't have the humidity t outre today. that may fool some people. why are you smirking lke that? >> it's the end of july. >> you said it was august earlier. i was like, whoa, whoa, whoa. >> we are close. what is today? the 28t i guess we are close. s

news 4's aimee cho takes us to the city of fairfax to see their big show. >> happy fourth of july. >> it may be hot out. >> but these pint sized parade watchers nothing is cooler than finding some freebies. >> candy! candy, candy, candy! >> whether you're young or young at heart. the city of fairfax parade today holding a little something for everyone. >> and it's a good t day celebrate america and all that it means, you know. spend time with family. eat good food, the usual. >> a big part of today's celebration honoring those who serve in uniform to keep us safe and free every single day. >> it's good. it's good >> i think we're scheduled for a tour of the white house, t, so that will be -- that will be a first for me. >> but others say steering clear of the downtown parade. ♪ >> prefers this one inside. >> it's depression and sad that we've made the fourth of july a political statement. >> reporter: fairfax wasn't the only city today. each celebration full of festivm outfits,ching bands and playing music and enough spirit to fill a sidewalk. >> a lot of diversity and a lot of incl

in the district, aimee cho. news 4. l all fireworks littlegal in montgomery and prince george's county. >> yeah. we put the complete listing of legal fireworks in the nbc washington app. if you want to go osh ping, just be careful. >> there's different rules everywhere. yeah. >>> now the best way to stay safe is leave th fireworks to the professionals, folks. coming up, doug is tracking a storm that could have an impact on the show onll the national this year. >> but first sharing the road. buses and pedestrians can sometimes be a dangerous mix. >> you don't b think theus saw iyou? >> no, don't think it did. >> the news 4 i-team is more than something you sleep on. it's something you live on. (giggling) and we want it to perfect. get the most out of your mattress with havertys mattress sale! our experts will help you choose from a wide selection of top braans and we'll match price. right now, save uto $500pe on tempuc breeze mattresses. f and get freeancing on mattress and foundation9.urchases over $1,99 havertys li loo

in arlington, aimee cho, news 4. >>> and tonight there's going to be ainner held to honor those 23 years of service. military magicians and musicians uld rather be performing and congressman mark green will be speaking at that event. "news 4 at b6:00"egins right now. >>> now at 6:00, dangerously close. >> next thing you know i hear a couple of pops. >> a shooting in the streets, a put into a hospital window narrowly missing a new mom. mpand an eyee who jumped into agion. doublindown. if you're not happy here, you can leave, a sitting president invites americans to leave as the world reacts to a tweet that many people goes too far. i encourage the american people in all of us to not take. the ba >> plus, the amazon effect. a giant new facility could be coming into prince george's county. theixnew reaction from the community and how you can weigh in. >> now at 6:00, too close for comfort. a stray bullet hit a window at howard university hospital this morning narrowly missing innocent people inside. >> and that includes a newborn. d.c. police swarmed theas area police had just arrived for w

cho. e >>itement in the air as the u.s. women pull out a win over england earning a spot in the world cup finals. >> how are you guys feeling riht w? >> great. it was an awesome game, a little tense at the end but it's a championship so we're feeling good. >> it's a great day in america. i'm glad that it turn out as we predicted. >> reporter: among fans trying to keep their cool at the watch party today, albert dixon, a high dard u.s. fan and h-- a di who is british. >> i'm kind of torn, because i wantedthe u.s. to win, but i also want england to kind of shine a little. >> as it turned out england didl shine aittle scoring one goal to america's two. >> these days you like to see good competition, you want to see this, but they are doing great. >> reporter: even though the stars and stripes came out on top, dixon saysoo she isn't t upset. >> i like them. i think they really poured their hearts into it and really played a good game. >> reporter: at national harbor, aimee cho, news 4. >> nike

we've got aimee cho at a watch party and we begith wi dave johnson in the newsroom. this is the finish we were hoping for, dave. >> let's make this every tuesda england, ofourse, gave the world sucker, but it is the united states that continues to perfect it at the women's world cup. tournament time. the americans carried a ten-game world is up winng streak into this afternoon's is. against england, the.s. were challenged by prevailed. >> megan rapinoe not starting. hamstring injury apparently keeping her shrined and kristen prnss starting i her place. ninth minute on the cris and press beats the keeper and puts 1-0.united states up how is that for filling n.lindsey horan, alex morgan finishes it with the head her 30th birthday. when you score against england you celebrate your birthday by having some tea. you thnk that went viral. socialedia going crazy and the u.s. wins 2-1 and advance tofa the netherlands and sweden. this will be the united states third straight trip to the world cup final. so the u.s.moves on, and we continue our coverage. news 1's aimee choempt

as aimee cho reports. he was trapped for an hour found good samaritans him. >> at first glance it looks like this man may be wearing long socks, but take a closerer look, and that's actually mud. it shows just how deep in he was travuced. lly his two dogs were able to run offl and fag down help from nearby cyclists. >> so i know how dangerous mud can be. >> reporter: captain eddie russell with the montgomery county fire department. >> and he had waders on. >>porter: he was one of the poem who helped the m get home safely. russell says he'smi been d in mud before, too. >> you don't realize that when your shoe or feet become stuck, the more you move, the worse you're making it. >> reporter: so what to dofif you yourself in that stickytu siation? we dove in and got a look at the gadgets first responders can use. imagine this bucket of water is filled with mud. >> so we'reay going that her right boot is stuck in the mud.: >> reporte if my foot was stuck in there, firefighters would take these two pipes and blo

aimee? >> reporter: hi, we just learned a short time ago the manhunt for the alleged killer of an 11-year-old boy has now finally come to an end. d.c. police say tonight they arrested 29-year-old tony antwoa mccm from southeast d.c.ay police s he allegedly fired shots into the car that 11-year-old brkaron n was sitting in. now this is a surveillance photo that poli say shows mcclam around the time of the shooting. he is charged with secondegree murder while armed. police say they are trying to figure out why he would shoot an 11-year-old boy. koran brown had just finished fifth grade at stanton elementary. his mother says he was funny, v log, and kind. on thursday night, karon was affidavit a gas stion -- at a gas station and he and adults got into a fight, and gunshots started ringing out. the little boy made it into a ar c. that's when mcclam allegedly started firing shots into the carhind him. the 11-year-old later died at the hospital. it's not clear if he was the intended target. tonigh

news 4's aimee cho takes us to the westover neighborhood in lington where neighbors say the reptsr cosave been devastating. > this is what used to be our kitchen. >> reporter: picking up the pieces. how do you begin to do that when there are hardly any pieces left. >> dishwasher, stove,s,cabinet all gone and all too damaged to be saved. >> reporter: athena burke et and her husband kenny worked hard to buy theirfirst house in arlington, but in an instant their dream home went from looking like this to being fill ytheah.wi we're just recovering from that since then. of reporter: burke et sitting in what remains the first flor and as for the front living room itlooked like this right after the flood and now it looks like this. the second for survived, but water took out part of the staircase. >> so to go upstairs i usually will get my balance here and pull up. nd another uphill battle, this was their basement. the whole thingre swage water >> the first couple of days it -- the smell was unbearable, and itas also really hot. >> to make matters worse burkette says they didn't have inlood rance

crimes.f news 4's aimee cho is live in logan circle with more on reaction with neighbors to this latest attack. aimee? >> yeah, wendy, just to emphasize how extensive that criminal record, isntwe pri out the charges on pieces of paper so you can see them.li michael hd has been arrested over 70 times in his life, each line on here represents a separate crimin charge. those charges include groping, sexual assault and kidnapping, and this latest arrest happened here in loganle ci he was accused of pushing a pregnant woman in the stomach, s that wust four days ago and yet hill injured already back on the street. this is a picture that d.c. police shows hilliard walking away moments after he groped a woman at logan circle back 2017. hilliard was arrested and released the very next day and then back i jail less than two weeks later for groping yet another woman. it's a pattern that's played out with hilliard over decades. but today folks in logan circle tell us they don't understand why hilliard keeps getting released and say they are hat he by the idea would push a pregnant woman. >> i'm sho

. >> and mark has look at conditions in virginia, but we start now with news 4's aimee cho in montgomery county. hey, aimee, tell us how things are there right now. >> yeah, hey, pat and leon. we're at the river falls swimte and is club. take a look at this pool behind me. it's full of dirty, brown water. now, the water has actually gone down since this morning, but, still, no one is going to be swimming in that any time soon. weave seen several members of the swim team here taking a look at the place where they normally practice. s a discouraging sight to say the least and we've been seeing floodingan situations damage like this throughout montgomery county. >> i think that's just water rushing through. rter: whatever plans these neighbors have for the day. well, those plans will have to t n't even walk on the sidewalk. off of mcarthur boulevard, belfast road, not a road anymore. all the rain washed it away and unfortunately it's the only road into this neighborhooo >> i feely for thee guy on the other side. >> reporter: cindy has lived around here for 20 years and says she's never seen

news 4's aimee cho is live forn us i tenleytown. it's a familiar story, aimee. >> reporter: hi, jim. absolutely, and it's an important reminder that these fireworks stands are the only places you should be buying from, ones that are licensed. summer has just about, but already we've seen two young boys badly injure their hands because of illegal fireworks. i want to show what yo we're talking about here. these arem- s archery bomb fireworks, and d.c. fire says tho they thought they could throw them on the ground qseuick tly instead the fireworks explodedi side their hand. those boys are expected to be okay, but this is an important safety reminder thaty most ts of fireworks are banned in d.c. one of the only types you can use is sparklers, but d.c. fire says every year they get reports of people selling homemade foyer, out ofbackpacks or the unks of their car. those are incredibly dan rous because you don't know what materials are in them. >> none of these fireworks are supposed to be on our streets, 'rt we know that they are out he

. >> news 4's aimee cho takes us to the city of fairfax for its big show new at 5:30. >> that's lik the first fire truck invented. >> reporter: these pint-sized he parade wa might still be in the school. >> happy fourth of july. >> reporter: but they already know a thing or two about history. >> i like fourth of july toat celebrthomas jefferson and how he lke did the declaration of independence. >> reporter: today's fourth of july parade in fairfax, a tribute to everything america. >> it's a tradition me and my dad have had for years. we go to the parade every morning, and that's kind of how he start off the fourth of july. >> reporter: a big part of today's celebrati, honoring those who served in uniform to keep us safe and free every single day. >> it's good. it's good, yere. >> porter: air force veteran ray taking in the fairfax parade today. he stopped here first before heading downtown to d.c. >> i think wre scheduled to tour the white house, too, so that will be a first for me. >> reporter: but others say they are steering clear of the downtown parade.♪ ♪ >> preferring this on

. >> news 4's aimee cho kicks o ur coverage live from potomac. what was it like there, aimee? >> hey, jim and wendy, it's bee absolutelazy out here. we're on belfast road where crews are working to fix the street. earlier today that wase onant hole. the entire street was washed away. the crews have since filled it in with rocks and a gravel. they have been working very quickly. now this street is the only road that leads into that neighborhood over there on the other side. neighbors who live on the other side were having to trek through the forest around the road if they wanted to get out. certainly very dangerous and convenient, and it is also the type of travel that a lot of people around the region have been forced to do today. >> i want to see how deep it is. >> reporter: wading through dirty water. this morning that was the only way tot around a lot of streets in potomac. the tennis court practically under water. here you can barelyl, tel but this is a swimming pool at the river fall swim and tennis club and over on horseshoe lane rushing water turned this street into a r

. >> in the district, aimee cho. news 4. >> "news 4 at 5:00" starts now. >> yes, right now at 5:00, storm team 4 tracking our chance of thunderstorms in thes area thi afternoon. >> yeah, it's starting to rock out there right now, folks. there's a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for montgomery county. >> and those storms are n the move. let's get the latest from doug for the storm center. >> yeah, i've been acking these storms coming through parts of area. you see numerous little storms around here. the biggest storm and most ht intense rigver montgomery county. this is in through the gaithersburg area. really encompasses most of 270w no and, of course, 2770 always a mess this time of the night. going to be a problem as youon move through the hour. this warning goes until 5 sack and includes areas like bethesda rockville.hrough does include northern fairfax county so if you live around tyson's or mcclain's you got that update on your nbc washington app but i really think that's the heaviest of which will be in t

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aimee cho with the incredible story about how his dogs helped him bark down help. >> reporter: a story about man's best friend. meet blue and jax and their human lamar. we talked to him for five seconds. you will see where y is he popu with pets and people alike. that is his name on his st rt. >> i put on so people know who i am. that's kind of nice. >> reporter: monday he thought it would be nice togstake the do by a walk by the c and o canal. his wife was going to see a movie. sheold her husband. >> if you fall down,nobody will know where you are. >> reporter: did lamar wait? nope. he did not. and sure enough, found himself in a sticky situation. >> i tell you, that mud was terally up to my knees and i couldn't pull my legs out. >> reporter: mired in mud. the more he moved, the more he sank. >> i w trying to dig itut with my hands, but it just oozed back over and made a mess. >> reporter:amar stood there n hour yelling for helpful wasn't loud enough to be heard, but these guys were. >> if they hadn't been with me, i don't know whether i would have gotten anybody. good orter: eventual