Thats till 6 30. From fairfax, that one goes until 6 15. Our biggest concern with these are the potential for winds. They could gust over 60 miles an hour. You can see this whole thing moving off toward the east right now. Montgomery county getting hit hard, but up to fairfax, things are winding down. West of the blue ridge, leesburg, things are winding down. I think we got about an hours worth of trouble well be tracking. This one is tracking east towards college park, coming your way. Heavy thunderstorm from brookeville rockville, excuse me, potomac. Howard county, toward 95, columbia area. I want to take you back towards fairfax and burke. Toward manassas, farther south and west, orange and charlottesville, fredericksburg, its coming to you as well. In fact, time on this, were looking at it here in dc, just a couple of minutes. La plate, 30 minutes. Huntington, after 7 00 p. M. Threat for more showers and storms tomorrow and monday and tuesday. Complete sevenday forecast coming up i
Weve been following for the past three hours it seems like. Well zoom in to a couple of these areas. The red indicates the heavy rainfall. I dont see hail. I dont see damaging winds. This is a pretty good storm now right along 17 just to the east of winchester. It is drifting off to the south and the east so it actually could head toward sterling. Going to rain in sterling. You could have a shower before the next maybe till 8 00 or 9 00. It will head offo the south and east. The other storm this just popped up. Not crazy heavy but moderate rain around potomac and also another little moderate rain around 97 on george avenue. But by and large this is the monster right now. Its drifting off to the east. Still heavy rain in between dc and baltimore and laurel is getting hammered right now. Everything pushing off to the south and the east away from the immediate metro area. Well come back and talk about how much more well have tonight in terms of storms and tomorrow and look ahead to the ho
Week behind the front. Memorial day weekend looks good, looks okay. Saturday will be the best day. Thunderstorms possible on sunday with a few more thunderstorms possible on memorial day but not a washout. President obama is banning local Police Departments including those in our area from acquiring surplus military weapons and equipment. He says it is part of his effort to ease bad community and Police Relations and local Law Enforcement leaders are reacting. Bruce johnson is standing by live at mpd station with the story. Whats this going to do to policing in the city . Were going to have to find out a bit later on that. Were outside the Second District police headquarters. Chief lanier texted us by cell phone and said shes withholding her opinion until after she studies exactly what the president s order is. She also wants to consult with other Big City Police chiefs. She said she likes the use of those weapons. She said the special Operations Division has been trained and they know
Windows and cutting through the roof to try to extinguish the flames but while the firefighters have not konconfirmed that the house is a tote the al loss, charred walls were visible from several parts of the home. This is an active scene and ongoing investigation, and we will continue to work our sources to learn new information about how this fire started and who was inside. We did speak to the neighbor and coming up at 5 00 they will tell us what they know about the family they say they have known for years. Reporting in northwest, washington Megan Fitzgerald news4. Thank you. To a twop inging story downtown, one man taken into the custody after the secret Service Agents spotted a small drone in the ear dwroof white house. We go to pat collins live with this story near Lafayette Park. Pat . Let me set the scene. Behind me is Lafayette Park, and behind Lafayette Park is the white house. Another unexpected air incident in the city this afternoon. This sis the little troublemaker. Take
Investigators. They very quickly yellow taped off several blocks around this large home allowing no one in no one out, and began an extensive crime scene investigation. Now, again, what you said, that we hear that three people are deceased. Another person who is said to be in extremely, extremely condition, and right now the neighbors in the area say they dont know much other than there was a fire and that is why the crime scene investigators are here trying to determine what happened. We have someone from the Mayors Office coming over, and we understand that both the mayor and chief lanier will speak in a few minutes. Yacky, im curious, any information bt the age of the victims . Has that information come to you . Jim, we do not know the age of the victims, however, i did talk just a short time ago to a man who say thass that he believes that his brother was at this house earlier today, his brother works for the cleaning company, and he says that he has been trying to get his brother