Expected to attend tonights capitol fourth concert on the west lawn. Smoky robinson and rock star gavin degraw will perform. Pretty proud to be an american. Reporter to make sure this area is safe, u. S. Park Police Officers set up eight check point this is morning and canines went to work i think our country doesnt often recognize how much its contributed to the world, liberty and freedom. So that is what this means to me. Reporter the essence of the holiday culminates tonight with a fantastic fireworks display. Exciting to me to be part of an American Heritage with my children now. Reporter if the weather co operates and it is expected to cooperate, the free concert starts at 8 00 p. M. Then the fireworks are scheduled to go off at 9 09 p. M. Just beyond from where i am standing, reporting Live National mall, wusa 9. Fingers crossed it will still go off stephanie thank you. Todays weather forced the white house to cancel its barbecue on the south lawn with military heros celebrations
Yellow weather alert for the overnight into the early part of the tuesday commute. Still dealing with some rain. You can see some of this activity coming out of ohio and kentucky into west virginia. Were going to see a few showers and storms overnight. Around here, not much going on in the metro at the moment. Although weve got a little bit of drizzle and low clouds. The immediate metro, light sprinkles. Look at this big blob showing up from german town to gaithersburg. If this thing develops a little lightning, it wouldnt surprise me. And its booking east, toward 370 north of the icc. Moving east as i said at 40 miles per hour, so gaithersburg, damascus in just a few minutes. Dayton and Howard County, about little bit of lightning. We got temperatures now from 6 the 74. Theyre not going to drop much overnight and get ready, because its going to get hot quickly. Ill be being ba in a few minutes to tell you about this coming heat wave. Thanks, howard. They say the show must go on and to
The special needs victim fell. That victim we believe, in their early 20s is a resident at a special needs group home. Police chief hank dewinski says finding a witness who was with the shooter, but trying to help the victim before running away, is now the focus of this investigation. And thats why im asking the person who saw this to come forward. And help us keep the people in the community safe. The shooting happened just after 1 00 in the afternoon. Police say the special needs man was walking, with two caregivers and a fellow group home. Where some kind of argument broke out with a person in a car. One possible motive. The special needs victim enraged his attacker, because he has trouble communicating. School children, trying to get home, walked past the scene this afternoon. Residents are ke we dont know what theyre willing to do. There was an individual with the person shot. Who saw this, made comments at least to believe they were disturbed by it as well. Im asking that person
Im andrea roane. Meteorologist allyson rae is tracking the showers. Which parts of the afternoon will be a wash out . All parts. Were seeing the showers push into areas along the 81 corridor near 66. Its not going to be all evening, though. Im really holding on, crossing my fingers for the fireworks but once it starts raining, its going to be raining for a few hours. Were dry if youre headed to the nats game, maybe late goers, at least the game started on time. Here come some of the light showers. The good news is, no lightning yet, so that is something to that is good for the fireworks because were not expecting severe and they say as long as theres no Severe Weather, its going on. 5 00, the showers are starting to wind down. I think this is a little optimistic. We will see some good showers between a pockets of heavier rain. Were going to go through the entire futurecast right through that 9 00 hour when the fireworks will be going off throughout the region, well see where the firewo
Heart. Wusa9 Stephanie Gailhard is live with more on the victim tonight. Stephanie, what can you tell us . Reporter yeah ellen, the victim is a graduate of Oakton High School here in vienna, virginia. He went to new york city with two friends from Fairfax County to celebrate 4th when the unthinkable happened. Dorothy prentices grandson was with connor golden today in central park when a homemade explosive went off severely injure his leg. There was a small explosion and then dust. Just based on what we had heard. Reporter the device may have been put there as an experiment. It is terrifying. Friends claim he was on the rocks and then stepped on something. And apparently he stepped on something. Thats him in the blue shirt, performing at Oakton High School. It is really sad. And he is very popular here and he has a lot of friends. Golden is at a New York Hospital in stable condition. Im Stephanie Ramirez wusa9. Thanks, stephanie. Tonight they are calling her death suspicious. That a rel