Good morning. And welcome to news4 midday, im mowlette green. Im juliy olabanji. Storm te 4 is tracking the risk of severe storms and the possibility of flooding. The one positive, finally an end inor sight f the heat wavur layn tells us when we start feeling the difference, so hopefully. Yeah, it is going to be pretty soven. We got one more day before we start seeing that heat break m down andre importantly, the hudity break down. But look at it outside right now. Its a beautiful day. When we have storms knocking on our doorstep with know what to expect. Of course, were weather alert because of the storms. Well talk about that coming up in jst 20 minutes. Guys . Lauryn, thank you so much. People all across our area have quite cthe mess toan up this morning after strong storms swept through last night. Yeah, bethesda, multiple scenes jt like this bone from chopper 4. Trees down on homes, blocking roads. Me mcgrath is checking on the damage out there. We see that big, huge tree right behind you. Reporter yeah, its absolute mess here. Now, not all neighborhoods in the dmv experienced the full impact of the storm, but here in bethesda, they sure did. Just take a look at the damage we have here on alcot road. Extensive damage with several large trees coming down and the cleanup not just limited to this neighborhood. Weve got it going all over around the dmv, especially in the bethesda area. So ive been here 30 years, andve never seen damage this extensive. Reporter on alcot road in bethesda, the wind brought down three large oakerees. Ame crashing down on the roof of this home. Another hit the corner of the house. Residents say the large, mature trees are a signature of the woodhaven community. Last nights strong winds took a toll. So we always thought, you ouknow, there was y always have in the back of your mind, like some worstcase scenario, where youre going to come home and find a massive tree in your house. Sure enough, it happened last night. Reporter right around the corner on wittier boulevard, a similar scene. But the tree landed on top of an suv. Residents say the srm was fast and packed a punch. Became fast and furious. Rees came down. It sounded like thunder, so you couldnt really distinguish between the trees and the thunder. E and en you looked outs trees were down all over the place. The house next to us just got totalled by two huge trees. Reporter trees took out power lines. This morning, hundreds of people still didnt have electricity. This Newspaper Delivery man rmally drives hisroute in the morning, but today he had to make deliveries on foot, Walking Around the roadblocks and debris. Bethesda, potomac and kensington were among the areas hardhit. You have a number of families that are displaced. A lot of trees on houses. So typically it was the older, mature type trees in thisolder, established neighborhood. Reporter so a lot of cleanup work still to be done here. Perhaps you can hear the sou of the generators in this neighborhood. They are still without electricity, several hours after the storm blew through. And, of course, were talking about the potential for severe storms again tonight. So not exactly what people around here want to hear. Back to you guy not at all. The cleanup willti connue. Megan mcgrath live in bethesda, thank you. The heat is being blamed for the death of a womanho took a weekend hike along the Montgomery County trail. She was on the billy goat trail near great falls on saturday. When she suffered ats being described by First Responders as some sort of heatrelated emergencyas that woman waken to the hospital where she died. On sunday, the trail was closed. First responders tell us thathi wit temperatures and humidity, hikers can quickly run into trouble. Well, you know, we talkedou you go early in the morning or later in the evening when its cooler times than middle of the da its not a good time. What youve done yesterday and day before as far as hydration is going to help you today. Were still working to learn whe that trail will reopen. Today at 11 30, d. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police chief newsome plan to address the gun violence in the district. This video from saturday showing them announcing an arrest in the murder of 11yearold caron brow news 4s Megan Fitzgerald joins us from the north west with more e on what we cect to hear 30 minutes from now, megan. Reporter thats right. That press conference about to get started here. An what were expecting to hear is an announcement of how the community can work with police to try and stop the violence in th city, andn tell you, a lot of people ive spoken with say they are counting on hearing some sort of solution, because theyre outraged. It has been a deadlynd dangerous past week in d. C. Several families left with the unbearable grief of losing a loved oneli fa like 11yearold caron brown. He was inside a car at a gas station on nailor road southeast. Police say people started arguing. The young boy was killed. The suspect, 29yearold tony antoine mclamb, arrested days later. This weekend, more violence. Multiple shootings and homicides on saturday. 34yearold ericird lost his life after being shot to death on the popular ustreet corridor in northwest after getting into an argument with a suspect. Not far ay, 22yearold George Hendricks was shot several times on k street and died. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police chief Peter Newsham say theyre doing what they can to op the nsolence. N the hands of the wrong people are deadly and make our neighborhoods unsafe. Reporter now were told there will be a candlelight vigil for that 11yearold boy gunned down last week at his elementary school, stanton elementary, tomorrow, from 6 00 to 8 00 p. M. Back to you. Megan, thank you so much. In just a, few min a plan to protect immigrants from federal authorities will move forward in Montgomery County. County executive mark elridge will sign an order that prevents Agency Working with i. C. E. To arrestr deport undocumented immigrants. A press conference planned for 11 30 at the execu ve Office Building in rockville. Late Supreme CourtJustice John Paul stevens is lying in repose at the United StatesSupreme Court. The public is invited to pay respects until 8 00 this evening. Associate justiceen ela kagan spoke about stevens during a private ceremony this morning. But if ever there were a case where a funeral shou become a celebration of a life welllived, this is that case. Justice stevens lived a ng life. He lived a great and important and influential life. The 99yearold died last tuesday after suffering a stroke. A private Funeral Service and internment will be held at Arlington National cemetery tomorrow. 11 09 this morning, and newo the washing wizards have a brandnew general manager. They tweeted this out just a al. Tle while ago. Tommy shepard has been hiredas reiplaces ere grunfeld, left go in the spring. The wizards had a disappointing season, beou winning just 32 t of 50 games. Good luck to him. We do have a hearewreaking n interview with a mom whose toddler died after falling from a cruise ship window. Such a sad sry. Also coming up, massive new protests are getting under way in puerto rico. This despite a new social media appeal by that islands governor. And equifax will pay nearly 700 million to settle numerous lawsuits. A look at what consumers will be eligible for. Coming up. Liftoff for a mission top exre the moons south pole. But this time the rocket is from india. The goal of the unmned mission is to land on the Lunar South Pole and send ats rover to i floor. Landing is set for september. In successful, india would will be only the fourth country to land spacecraft on the moon. Developing this morning, iranian Officials Say they have captured 17 people who were allegedly spies rking for the u. Central intelligence agency. The oicials sayome of those arrested have been sentenced to death. Nbc news reached o to the state department for comment. Ll of this comes during heightened tensions with ir. Iran seized a british tanker in the strait of hormuz friday. The uk government says this seizure was in clear violation of international law. Iran says it was enforcing internal law. The uk is now iscussing how to respond to this. President trump is stepping up his criticism of four o democratic wmen in congress. The group is know as the squad, and they are all women of lor. The president s supporters say it is not about their race, itabout their policies. News4s tracie potts returns, not everyone is buying that. Reporter President Trumps latest controversial tweet. I dont believe the four congresswomen are capable of loving our country. They should apologize to america and israel for the horrible, ateful things they have said. I think we have to not take the bait and get off the ride that the occupant of this oval office has us on. Im aroud to be anmerican. I love this country. Reporter democrats flipping the script. He owes these women an apology. They obviously love this are in because th public service. The president has decided that racism is good politics. Reporter trumps supporters insist, its not about race. Its not abouender, its not about religion. Oc they are adving policies that will destroy this nation. I fundamentally disagree with the view that if you criticize somebody, and they happen to be a different color skin, that makes it a racialcriticism. Reporter representative ilhan omar, rashida tlaib, alexandria ocasiocortez and Ayanna Pressley accused of being anti semitic and antiamerican. For now, President Trump not backing down. Neither are these four. Now the Trump Campaign is picking up on this, mentioning a couple of these female lawmakers in their latest fundraising emails. Also, Robert Mueller will testify in public befo two congressional committees this week. Mueller s will testifyarately before the house judiciary and intelligence committees on wednesday. Ttee cair jry dler ysu jhoommi iaudicmu c report presents very substantial evidence that President Trump is, quote, guilty of hh crimes and misdemeanors. Mueller submitted his report in march. It details his 22month investigation into russian t idfeenteriaelnc election. Well have live coverage of his testimonywe starting esday morning. You can tune in and watch it right here on nbc 4. Switching gears to taer about summtravel. Of course, the season is in full swing and far from over. And this morning, the news4 iteam is working for you with t the repohat anyone who is heading to an airport this summer has to hear. Yeah. Tt this is prey alarming. A rising numr of people causing some disruptions at area airpgts, carryin weapons in their ba Scott Macfarlane and the news4 iteam looked into it. Reporter we found people arrested by the dozens as just ourl loca airports just this year, including here at reagan national, bwi and dulles nternational. The tsa has not released names of those stopped carrying illegal firearms. So the iteam did some digging. We found those arrested avoid jail. Most instead paid fines, completed Community Service or served unsupervised release. And most had their cases eventually dismissed. We found many of these arrests happening at tsa precheck locations, among frequent flyers, who undergo background checks. Like a loudoun coun who asked me not to show his face out of concern publicity of his arrest could cost him his job. How can you forget a gun when walking into an airport . Maybe if you travel enough and you start to think of that airport as your home. Because thats exactly how i thought of it. Reporter tonight as part of our 4 iteam investigation, how one local prosecutor does notek seail sentences for those stopped at airports with guns. But why some in other states might face a stiffer punisent d what tsa says is the most common excuse it hears from those caught. For now, Scott Macfarlane, news4 iteam. Now to a story that will tug every parents heartstrings, the family a toddler who died on a cruise ship is demanding answers. Just so tragic. Monthold chloe wiiee gand. Her grandfather put the child ua gainst the window because she loved to bang on the glass. He didnt realize the window was open. There was one point where my son said, mom, i wish i would have been standing there, because i wuld have jumped and i would have saved her. And that was like toreus me. Beca i know that he believes that. You know. And to know hes living with that. The parents have hired a lawyer. They say there should have been more protective asures in place that high up and they want to make sure changes are made so this does not happen to another family in the future. The cruise line released a statement, saying its hearts go o the family. Theyre demandi answers. So many quesmaons. So ny questions. Such a sad story. High temperatures in the 70s. The big changes that are coming to our weather. Plus, baseball back in d. C. Starting tonight. An with that, a greatdeal for families heading to the ballpark. How your kids can eat for free. [mus iic playing] vo thiss matt and rachel. And this is the few minutes they have until naptime is over. This is rachel depositing a check without leaving the house. r matt [whispers] hano. You seen my debit card . vo this is rachel turning off her debit card. matt [whispers] babe. vo and back on again. This is your right here, right now bank. This iwells fargo. Puerto ricos governors attempt to try to pacify protesters by sang he wont seek reelection apparently didnt work. Protests continue today with hundreds of tousands pledging to drive governor ricardo rose oo fromice. Its from an insulting online chat last wk. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is in san juan, and he has more. Reporter this morning, protesters in puerto rico are preparing for their largest demonstration yet. After governor ricardo roso insists he has a responsibility to finish the job he was elected to do. He didt say he wonun for reelection next year and is stepping down as the head of his political party. But thats not enough for protesters that gathered outside the Governors Mansion in san juan overnight. The prsure has intensified since nearly 900 pages of a private group chat were leaked and published by the center for Investigative Journalism in in puerto rico. The messages between he and several close aides include personal attacks on rival politicians, anti gay slurs and even jokes about the dead after hurricane maria. On sunday, demonstrators filled the waters off san juan in a kayaks, boa jet skis and on paddle boards. And on land, some protesters meditated. Otrs took to horseback. Played conga drums, all with the same message, he must go. On saturday with streets jammed with protesters, some placed shoes to represent those who died from hurricane maria. This man says hell stay in then streets l the governor leaves office. Singer bad bunnas who l week left his European Tour to protest in san juan back in barcelona, leading a chant that he resign. [ speaking in Foreign Language ] and pop star ricky martin criticizing his decision, prompting himre to turn to puerto rico for todays march. Ay. So imagine if this happened to you and your family during the heatwe. Nearly 30,000 customers say their power cut in brooklyn thik weend. The con edison utility took customers offline to make tpairs and prevent a larger outage. Timing could not have been worse. I weve beening outside. A lot of the neighbors going back and forth. People sitting in their cars, trying to deal with the heat. Okay. So that noise you may have heard in the background there, thats an Ice Cream Truck tha through the neighborhood to try to help residents and neighbors cool off. Its one thing toose your power because a tree falls down like what happened here in Montgomery County. But when its like we just have to turnt off yeah. Oh, man. No, no, thank you. Can you imagine the calls, the emails . I cant imagine. They would be flooded. Yeah. Ooh. Listen, it is hot outdahere. Yesterwas National Ice Cream day, though. I had some ice cream . I did. I forgot i didnt either. I was too lazy to get off my couch and go outsi. Soon as i opened that door, i was like, nope. Im going to go right back here and wat my netflix. But there is relief coming. We do. Tomorrow. Tomorrow its coming. It feels better out there today compweede tinar theo 90s. 99 was our temperature out there yesd,rday. Anagain, looking a lot better out there today with that semperature right around 90 degrees. Were 86 right now. We still have that humidity out there. But blue skies out there right now. And, again, here look at your weather question. Are we going to see some strong storms this afternoon . Yes. We will have them this afternn d continuing through this evening. That could lead to some flooding and power outages. Heavy rain. E and multiplounds of storms with damaging winds could bring some downed trees. Were already satued on the ground. Later tonight, no, were going to have some storms through the overnight and really dont see them getting ou of here until tomorrow morning. Then we have showers through the day tomorrow. So its going to be wet for the tevening commute, we for tomorrow morning commute. I think i bwill be out the time tuesday evenings commute comes along. But you can see these storms are just knocking the doorstep of i81 right now, continuing to push to the north and east right now. But al of this is associated with a cold front. So were going to have that lift. Were going to have that mechanism to create some storms in this unstable atmosphere with all t is sunshinethat were getting out there right now. So widespread storms happening after lunch time, and continuing into the overnight. Well have some rain showers and some storms tomorrow,n but the were dry as we