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Ar 70 degrees. Wet roads this morning. Later today still some wet roads out there tomorplw. Its comely dry. Well have more on the Severe Weather outlook with the storms later coming up in about ten minutes. Melissa, issues on the roads right now . Good right now we have different problems. Northbound 95vet quantico, urned vehicle. A fivemile back up as you head northbound here. You can see the tow truck is on the scene. This should be o of the way pretty soon. Inner loop before geoown pike, everything being pushed over to the right because of that crash right now. Inner loop before the springfirid interchange, t lane blocked, brand new problem. All of this coloring here, that is all rain falling across the area. Route 1 near ikea driver, another overturned vehicle here in the middle of the intersectionde seeing some ys northbound and southbound there at route 1. Shady grove road at air park, threevehicle crash hanging around in the ntersection. And here, rockville, randolph road shut down between parklawn and putnam because of the Police Investigation where Megan Mcgrath is this morning. Aaron . All right. Thank you. It is 6 02 now. A contract employee is accused of sexually abusing a young girl t a d. C. School. Police say the abuse happened from january until may of this year at capitol Hill Montessori at logan in northeast. 21yearold Justin Hickman is accused of having sexual contact with a13yearold girl. Hickman was a contract employee working for springboard education in america which runs afterschool programs at severad. Schools. Our News Partners at wtop report capitol hill was thesc only ol he worked with while employed by the company. Now dcpf is suspending its relationship during this investigation. Hickplan is charged with hickman is charged with seconddegrechild abuse. Fairfax county police are searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself at a target store in fairfax. This is a photo from the store on new inea road last month. Employees found the man outside the sto with his pantsdown. He quickly left after seeing staff members. St week a customer reported someone acting suspiciously. Its 6 03. O ne of the last havens for smokers is disappearing. Today itis officially illegal to smoke on patios at restaurant and barstg in monmery county. The new smoking ban applies to vaping also. The countyouncil unanimously approved the b in march. If someone is caught smoking on a patio, the restaurant could be fined 50. Some people we spoke to think its eyea, good id while its a good idea, while others say it goes too far. This idea because of the smoking is bad for the health. Im n a its somewhat discrimination against smokers. Outdoor smoking in Montgomery County will still be allowed on a rooftop or balcony. Hockey players and skaters in bowie may be losingtheir ice rink, but theyre not going down without a fight. In a move that suppliesed a lot of people, the city councilvo d to freeze efforts to build a new arena. Theity has spent 5 million of the scheduled il 20 mlion project to replace the aging arena. Supporters of a new arena hope the council will reconsider its decision at its next meeting on june 17th. Want to go back this morning to the eaking news were following. A deadly gun store robbery. Act ting police chief is speaking does not appear to be right, we have also received some video, home video from one of the residents here that has shown the suspects in the area earlier this we would beg that if anyone has any home Video Surveillance that they m monitor it o review it to see something that might be able to assist us. And if there is anyuspicious activity, we would request that those individuals not go outside and confront these individuals. That they would in fact call 911 immediately. And we will respond and investigate. Ti this point in time, i will take any quess. The videos shows the suspect in the neighborhood and residential areas . That is dcorrect. You believe that they are still armed . We do believe that they are still armed, yes. Warnings for businesses yes, i would just be cautious for anyone whos taking their kids out. We have officers still in the area. Here close by. We will be able to respond very quickly if anybody has those concerns. Again, i would just telleople to be very, you know, on the lookout for anything that does not look right in their area, in the community m. Seems weve l t the signal of the acting police chief in montgomery unty talking about the gun store robbery this morning. Fact s concern about the that four suspects are still on the loose, possibly armed, likely armed, and in the neighborhood near the g united shop. And the police chief is asking residents in the area in parklawn and randolph road to t check ou their home video or eotheir surveillance vid if they have it, and please report that to police to perps give them some clues as t to wher suspects might be. I think you heard megan asking whether what schools and businesses should do, ng encouragi parents to be caful and vigilant in taking the kids out this morning to head to school as they wrap up the school year in montgomery u y. Well go back to megan in a bit as sn as she pulls together more information. 6 06. Today marks one year since the death of jordan mr. The 19yearold university of maryland Football Player died two weeks after suffering from a heatstroke during a football workout. Today maryland coaches and players will participate in a health and wellness sports clinic in honor of mcnair. They want to increase awareness about heatrelated esillns. An independent investigation into mcnairs death determined that trainers at the scene did not follow proper procedures. Thoserainers and the head coach, d. J. Durkin, were fired. Now t a developing story. En presidt trump told abc news that he would likely take information about a p rival from a Foreign Government in the upcoming election. The president wa asked whether if a country like russia aign ina offered his ca information, should it accept the informatio orall the fbi. Heres his response i think maybe you do both. I think you might want to listen. I dont theres nothing wrong with listening. If somebody called, from a country,norway, we have information on your opponent. Oh, i think id want to hear it. Ng durihe exchange, the president was told the fbi director says you must notify the agency if this happens. The president said the fbidi rector is wrong. 6 08 just about. The mayor of Upper Marlboro in Prince Georges County iss dying the setting the record straight about why shes resigning. Mayor tonga turnerays her decision to step down doesnt have anything to do withci ra or bigotry. She says she wants to spends more time with her it spends more time with her two young children. She said shed been the victim of multiple incidents of racism including threatening emails and slashed tires. But it was never m g intentin e the public the impression that i am being pushed out or scared into leavg my role. A role that i so desperately love. That is simply not true. Turner acknowledges that racism in Upper Marlboro needs to be addressed. As her l day will be june 30th. An interim mayor will be appointed until a special election can be held. Rginias Lieutenant Governor is fighting to clear his name of sexual assault. Allegations back in april, two women accused ustin fairfax of sexually assaulting them nearly 20 years ego. Now his l team is challenging prosecutors to charge him if they believe he is guilty of sexual assault. Fairfaxs lawyers sent letters to d. A. S in massachusetts and North Carolina saying, quote, if an investigation were to determine that the allegation is true it shoube crennel prosecuted. They criminally prosecuted. They say just as no serious nome should go unprosecuted, innocent person should have hisn reputatio tarnished by a false allegation. Fairfaxs attorney say if he is innocent, the matter should be closed and the public informed. His accusers have called r the state General Assembly to holds nspartisan hearings on the allegations iad. The Lieutenant Governor says Law Enforcement is better equipped to deal with these claims. S fairfax sayhe encounters were consensual. Its 6 09. New, u. S. Catholic biops are taking steps to confront the sex abuse crisis catholic church. At the annual conference in baltimore, the bishops voted to create a new national sex abuse hotline. It will field allegations regarding bishops who committed abuse or covered it up. People can call or make u complaints th an online link. The operators will ten all allegation to regional supervising bishops. Reporting system that goes to members to the two lay members of our review board, two judges, to Law Enforcement. The National Hotline is expected to be up and running within a year. D. C. , maryland, and virginia have some form of sex abuse hotline already operational. Prince georges county native kevin durant is recovering this morning after seasoending surgery. Posted this picture on instagram on wednesday. He tore his achilles tendon he against t raptors. He says the road to recovery starts now. His team is still on the road it a championship. The warriors need two more wins to lock uptr their third saight title. If the raptors amelia drone win, they will play in oakland a 9 00. S a afternoon century wait over for st. Louis hockey fans. The blues dominated game seven of last nights stanley cup final against boston to bring home the first championship in franchise history. [ wildheers ] look at that the blues stunned the bruins an had a30 lead in the final pikiod. Sights l this probably look familiar to caps fans. There was us last year. These are blues fans watching edck in st. Louis last night. They fill the Enterprise Center where the blues normally play and the busch stadi where the cardinals play. To watch game seven last ght. A big congrats to st. Louis. Sad thats our reign i over, but we have next season. Yes Food Allergies with becoming more and more common. Half of new food allergy patients are adults. Why doctors think its happening. Ame amealia . Im tracking heavy rain, later scattered showers will be moving through the area. Depeing on how much sun we see, that will help to fuel the storms. The biggest concerns would be heavy rainfall with any th00nderstorms between 2 and 7 00 p. M. Some strong winds and the potential for some hail, as well. Were getting festival ready here in chinatown. I love janets tshirt. Its an hono just to be asian. Were going to talk about the chinatown commuty festival and weve got indonesian dancers right here. Stay with us. Welcome back at 6 14. Are you ready to experience the tastes, se sights andnds of asian and Pacific Islander cultures right here in the oistrict . You can head d to chinatown for the Community Festival this weekend. News4s molette green is working 4 for the community with details on wts happening in a few days. Molette, good morning. Reporter yeah, were still getting festival ready here in chinatown. We had to move inside because of the rain. And so grateful to be inside the chnese Community Church here with these indonesian dancers right behind me. You think about the culture, you think about the food when you come into chinatown. Weve got two restaurants that will feature food making delicious dishes that we will taste a little bitup later on the hour. Yum, yum. You know im always hungry in the morning. But also the festival covers the resources and histry in the community. Theyve been doing this for five years. And ben de guzm can talk about the diversity that is celebrated during this time. Yeah. I think we have a lot of Cultural Diversity as you see. I think we have festivities that the festival will provide whether its about information about meal health or city resources. Were bringing together different city agencies to talk to our residents and to show a differ. T face of chinatown a different face of pacific asian and Pacific Islander mm coity. I love it. The foundation, quickly i want to bring in the executive director. This storytelling is sides to the chinese culture. Yes. What we do is weisromote htory and heritage of chinese american reporter i love. You got it all laid out here onf the table forlks to learn more about that. Okay, were going to come back with more later on in the hour as we celebrate theChinatown Community festival. Coming up, this weekend on saturday, free and open to the public. I need one of those tshirts that janet has. Its an honor just to be asian. Janet, where are you with the tshirt . There she is. Thanks. Lets turn to the forecast. A weather alerty here. And Amelia Draper iseeping an eye on the radar. Absolutely. As we take a lookt storm team 4 radar right now, tracking showers in the d. C. Metro area, all around the beltway. Goes, the good news is im seeing a drying trend into fauquier and Prince William county. This trend is going to next be moving into fairfax county, the districtd arlington. Were going to be drying out inside of the beltway by 7 00 a. M. That drying then at th trends continues as we move toward baltimore. Most of the area dry by 8 00 a. M. Then we see scattered showers and thunderstorms between about 3 00 and 7 p. M. Ts afternoon. Heres your thursday planner. Still some shores out there. Again, between 7 showers out there. Again, between 7 00 and 8 00 a. M. Then dry for the midday hours. Well see sunshine. It all depends onow much sun we see and how that feels storms. The more sun, the more fuel for storms later today. 71 degrees around the lunchtime hour today. 78 for the high. And scattered thunderstorms moving througharthe metro , mainly between about 4 00 and 6 00. Then moving out after 7 00. Dry conditions. Notice showery activity after 2 00, rumbles of thunder starting to fire up at around winchester, 4 00 p. M. Tracking thunderstorms main frederick, loudoun, Prince William counties. Between 4 00 and 6 00, notice the line of thunderstorms moving through the metro area. Some hail, gusty winds, heavy rain all possibilities out there this is why were in a storm team 4 weather alert today. Breezy tomorrow with plenty of sunshine and a high of 78. On saturday, a high of 86. So we warm up onsaturday. The humidity levels, though, still in check. On sunday, fathers day, some scattered, ely showers and thunderstorms. The morning, midday, and early afternoon hours are looking completely dry. Its hot and starting to get a little bit humid sunday with a high around 90th muggy with the chance for lateday thunderstorms on monday. High temperatures after that, after monday, generally in the upper 80s, low 90s. How are the roads right now . Still have a lot of problems. Gd morning, guys. Northbound 95 before quantico is where the crash is. This camera is in the delays five milwn of slowdo as you head northbound. Express lanes might be worth it for you moneywise today. Inner loop before georgetown pike, have delays there. Outeloop near clara barton parkway because of earlier i ncidents. Lets look at route 1 near ikea drive here, college park. Overturned vehicle in the road impacting route 1. Arlington, outbound roosevelt bridge near gw parkway, flooding reported with lanes blocked. As we zoom out, herndon, southbound 28 after the dulles toll road, have a crash reported there. There. More news, weather, an you knss when youre at ro and suddenly realize great minds shop alike . Yes. Thats yes for less. Yep yes, yes, yes ,yes, yes. Yes. Seriously, 20 to 60 rcent off Department Store prices every day. At ross. Yes for less. At ross. Compe comcast business to your current provider. My Current Service provider does not provide half of what you provide. And to know that i could save money . Id be thrilled. This sounds like a whole business package, which would be incredible. So what are you guys waiting for . Lets do it. laughs comcast business gives you more. Switch now and get fast, reliable internet for a new low prh. E of 39. 95 a mont fr plus, get installation. Better, faster . I mean sign me up. Call today at 18005016000. 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Officials say the glass did not crack, but the protective film did. Maes it tter . Huhuh. I dont need that view. I scary,r similao whats on your smartphone, you put that film over it, and that can crack. But the glass is still okay. If you say so. Nobody was in danger, they say. The protective film has been replaced, too. Go back upthere,nock yourself out. Thats right. News4s working 4 ythr health is morning. Chances are you or someone you know has a food allergy. Foodth allergies have more doubled in the past ten years. Doctors say about half hour of people with Food Allergies will develop them as adults. Researchers say a big part oft t issen tick. Medical experts is genetic. Medical experts say its important to get your kids as young as four or six months exposed to foods we often associate with allergies. Some of those include peanuts, dairy, and fish. The idea that you can kind of raise a child in too sterile of a and the research said even if youre raising a baby and a toddler in the presence of a puppy or a dog, its good for them and decreases the likelihood that theyllledevelo algies later in life. Doctors say instead of introducing those foods one by one, its best to regularly expose your child to those 6 25. Were working 4 you with the best buys you can finds in the pharmacy aisle. S. News and world report teamed up with fapharmacy time to rank the best buys. Advil was the best for backopene and muscle aches. Theeneric isibuprofen. For allergies, zyrtec was a top antihistamine for adults. Ki for ds, recommended is childrens claritin which comes in a chewable tablet or syrup. For bug bites, stock up on after bite. I have this. As you can guess from the name. It is not going to do much to stop bites but can relieve irritation. Its small enough to throw in your bag. And there are plenty of other picks from the pharmacy. Find them all in the nbc washington app, search overthecounter products. At headsup abou a tv show production that will shut down streets in the district this weekend. Our partners at wtop report that parts of 17th and 18th streets near the ellipse will close from friday night through saturday morning. On saturday and sunday, some streets near the newseum and the National Archives will be csed intermittently. Its not clear which show is filming there. Were told its a tv miny series tv miniseries, though. You wonte the only celebrity sighting in keshington, d. C. , this. Who you talking to . Im talkingto you. Coming up, we take vacations to relax, we try to anyway. Word con that can make your worries worse. Were workingth you wi things to keep an eye out for before booking your next trip. A new investigation intohe deaths of a couple in the ep dominican rublic. What federal investigators are involved. And were in storm team 4 weather alert mode with some showers at the bus stop this morning. A temperature around 66 degrees. However, recess, no problems being outdoors with the temperature around 73 at that point. By pickup,racking scattered storms and some could be severe. Much more coming up. 4 overnight showers turning into a morning mess. Rain is coming down for many people across tre time. D fhe some we are also following breaking news in Montgomery County. A group of wouldbe burglars rammed into a Police Cruiser. When officers arrived on a e scene of gun shop robbery, an officer opened fire killing one of them. Now fourth others are stillunn the r push four oters are stl onhe run. Few minutes. Good morning, im aaron gilchrist. Im eun yang. Well begin with the commute. Melissa mollet is standing by with traffic. But Amelia Draper begith an update on our weather alert. Hey, amelia. Hi, eun. The widespread rain is pushing out around the area. But ound the beltway, showers. More moderate in nature. The rain to the north and east. This drying trend from south to north is going to continue over the next hour or so, were going to hit a dry period, sunshine breaksout. That sun helps fuel storms later today. This is why were in a storm team 4 weather alert mode. High temperature on your thursday of 78 degrees. So this rain is ending. Most of us areoing to be dry by about 7 00, 7 30 a. M. As we move toward the rest of the morning and midday hours, we some sun developing. That helps to fuel thunderstorms today between 2 00 and 7 00 p. Mu storms c have heavy rain, some gusty winds and hail, as well. Tomorrow, another high of 78. But a totally different weather story. Its sunny, its breezy, its gorgeous. Im going to have much more on tth severe wea potential later this afternoon and evening. The impact on kids as theyre coming home from school. All of thatoming up right around 6 45. Melissa, any issues on the roads right now . A lot of different problems on the roads. 95 north before quantico, there is getting better, believe it or not. A fivmileack up is breaking up a bit. U might still want the express lanes. Outer loop near clara barton parkway slow, as well. New report of a problem in mclean. Southbound gw parkway just after the beltway. Flooding, high standing water there, and a crash. Another diport of fl in arlington. Outbound roosevelt near gw parkway. Sounds leak we have one like we have one land blocked there causing problems. Southbound ramp to the inner loop, an accident. Slow 95 on northbound in woodbridge, as well. Aaron . Thank you. More on that breaking news in Montgomery County. If you live in this area, police are uying you to sta vigilant as you head out this morning. Police need you to stay away from the area of randolph rod and parklawn drive in rockville. If you liveea in the ar and see something suspicious, police want you to call them. re told that five people rammed a vehicle into the united gun shop and stole firearms. Its not clear how many were b stolen, police say they recovered three guns fm the sus cts vehicle. They also found a bag of guns in the neighborhood but no word on where exctly that was. One suspect is dead. He dshed of gunot wounds. Four other suspects t are on run. Mental health will have a live report coming up Megan Mcgrath will have a live report coming up. Were following new developments otthe invesation into the deaths of a local couple who doned while vacation in the dominican republic. The fbi is now getting re involved the bodies of Nathaniel Holmes and cynthia day were returned to the u. S. Earlier this week. The dominican authities have asked the fbi for help doing toxicology analysis. The results could take up to 30 ys. Dominican officials said the couple died of respiratory failure in their hotel room last month. The families want new autopsies done in the u. S. Were also learning Mother Nature about the attempted murder of former Boston Red Sox star david ortiz who was shot in the dominican republic. Investigators say the shooting was not random. Six men have been arrested. Police say they were paid nearly 8,000 to kill the former baseball player. A seventhuspect is still wanted. Pointblank hot at range earlier there week outside a bar. No word on who wanted him dead or why. Ortiz was flown back to the united sttes and is still inst icu at a bo hospital. En d. C. Police are looking for the shooter wh killed a local man who was on his way his sons Elementary School graduation. 27yearold Darrell Johnson was walking to h car on62nd street northeast when he was hit wednesday morning. The gunman fired several shots, not all hit joochblts several bullets went into a minivan. One went into an apartment. No one was insim at the tie. Investigators need help finding a suspect a a motive. A new ban goes into effect today in Montgomery County. Smoking wrll no longe be alloiod on pat at bars and restaurant. Justin finch is in bethesda wit more why the county felt the law was necessary. Reporter and now that we finally have warmer weather, when its not raining it will be great to be outside, enjoy a nice meal on the patio like hi ts. But smokers and shapers will not be vapors will not be allowed to light up out here and eat. That begins today. Montgomery county Health Officials will be enforcing this restaurants and the targets here. It will get two warnings. On the third strike, tose bars and restaurant will have to get a in . This builds out legislation that was pass friday 2003 that banned smoking inside of buildings here in the county. And now theyll extends outside, as wel this passed back in march. As you mig imagine, it is stirring up debate. It is the best idea because the smoking is injurious for the pialth. Honest oon, im not a smoker. But i think its somewhat was discrimination against smokers. Reporter there is a. Loopho it turning out that they can have special smoking areas on rooftops and balconies at these bars and restaurants. As. In, very small space it will not be allowed any more on patios. In bethesda, justinfinch, news4. 6 36 California College student is making National News this morning for taking down a suspected pedophile. He used himself as bait. Ethan lives in the San Francisco y area. After a friend told him she was molested on a child he went on line to create an undercover profile to identify possible pedophiles. He used snapchats ch genderswiting filter to take a picture of himself. U hesed that altered photo and added that he was 16 years old. N ma reached out to him, and the twoey exchanged messages. The two exchanged messages. 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People of all ages are riding around on electric scooters. Ive seen them everywhere. Its also a trdshat caught on around a trendca that ught on around the country. The number of people injured while riding electric scooters has tripled since 2008. Its important to note that many people who were hurt werent eaaring helmets. Youre supposed tothem. I rarely see people riding scooters with wi hellmets. Ive used them more and more. I never wear a helmet. You have to be careful because youre on ain motorized th you have the cars to deal with and the pedestrians. People on the sidewalks, in the street. Going against traffic. Enough. Very dangerous. This morning, were seeing show of a wild car crash in d nashville an driver who is lucky to be able to walk away. The series was events youre about to see started with a sneeze. Youve had that happen when youve been behind the whd l. Anyou got to close your eyes. You have to. It happened quickly. 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For lifes defining moments the George Washington University Hospital defining medicine. 15 before the hour. Ther alert mode. If you havent made it to a window to look outside yet, well spare you the trouble. Its raining this morning big time. T stormam 4 meteorologist Amelia Draper has your forecast in just a few minutes. We are also following some br county. Ws in montgomery a group of wouldbe burglars ran into a Police Cruiser when officers arrived on th scene a gun shop robbery. Er one offic opened fire killing one of the suspects. Four others are still on the run. First, we are continuing to tell about a developing story involve ctinuing to follow a developing story about the trump administration. In an interview with abc news, controversy was stirred up. Take a listen. Your campaign this time around, if foreigners, russia, if fechina, someone else ofrs you information on an opponent, should they accept it or the fbi . I think maybe you do both. I think y might want to listen. Theres nothing wrong with listening. Yesterday s the president son appeared before a Senate Intelligence committee to answes quons. Some of them about that 2016 trump tower meeting with russians who were promisingin rmation on hillary clinton. Now a former member of the president s inner circle is also going to talk to the house judiciary committee. Hope hicks will appear later this month. We have more from Peter Alexander at the white house. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Lets start with the new interview that the president did. Ty were stunning comments especially after an investigation obviously that consumed nearly two years of Donald Trumps presidency. Folksing on his own campaigns focusing on his own campaigns with russians i 2016. The president as you noted in that interviewer says that he might not notify the government if hes offered Opposition Research on his 2020 components, suggesting tha he would put his own political future above the rule of law in this country. The president later in that interview said, i think id take it i thought there was something wrong, id maybe go to the the fbi director in the last month said you should go to the fbi in circumstances like that. D the presnt notably yesterday said that wray was wrong. Well have the latest, hear what democrats are saying. And remarkable silence from republicans today in response te the pdents words. All ahead this morning on today. All right. Peter alexander live for us at the white house this morning. Thank you. Again, peters full report coming up on 6 47 now. Were still following that breaking news in Montgomery County. This morning, police are a estigating the burglary of gun shop. It end wanted in a deadly shooting ended in a deadly shooting of a suspect. Police want you to stay away from therea of randolph road and parklawn drive in rockville. They are searching for four people believed to have been d involven this. And they are believed to be armed and dangerous. News4s Mental Health is live with the latest. Megan, good morning. Reporter well, good morning, guys. Weve got a lot of new t inforn. You can see behind me here still a very active scene. That is the getaway car, the white car with the trunk thats open. Now a little while ago we got an update from the acting chief, marcus jones. At he says thhere is still a very active search in the neighborhood. Loose. Uspects are on the they are considered to be armed and dangerous. Now police have recovered three stol handguns near that getaway car. They also have found a bag of guns in the back yard of a nearby home,githin walk distance of the getaway car. Were also told that a residente has gi police video of the suspects in the neighborhood. The surrounding neighborhood. Apparently that video captured on some vessels camera. This all some surveillance camera. This all began at the united gun shop, about two blocks from lore. Take a at there picture. This was tweeted out by police earlier this morning. S is the stolen car that was used to ram in the front of the united gun shop. They were able to steal a number of guns. And they usedstnother en vehicle, according to police, to then flee the scene. Now a they were leaving, though, an officer arrived, and the suspects hit that Police Cruiser. Thofficer then fired shots. The suspects, their car, that stolen car, was damaged in the collision. They got about two blocks away or so when the car broke down here on randolph road. Four of the suspects bailed out of the car. Another suspect has f beennd dead in the car, suffering from gunshot wounds. Now, the suspects still possibly in the neighborhood, considered armed and dangerous. People are being told to be very careful as they leave for work and school this morning. Be very cautious foranyone whos taking their kids out, we have officers still in the area by. E close we will be able to respond very quickly if anybody has those concerns. Reporter yeah, if you see something suspicious, somebody moving around in your yard or anything that doesnt seem right, police are saying dont investigate yourself. Just call 911. C they willme and check it out. At this point they do not know where those four suspects are. While they did find one bag of guns, they dont know if there are more guns out there. If the suspects have any more guns in their possession. Rather dangerous situation, and theyre asking people to be careful. And of course, the search continues. Back to you. All right. Mental health, live for us in rockville. Thank you. Another big story this lerning is the weather. Its a weather a day. Lets go to amelia. Reporter you see the rain homing down in rockville there in megans live s so im continuing to track showers especially for as to the and a north and toward the east. This widespread rain is starting to pitch out of the area. As we to move out of the area. As we move on, hit and miss thunderstorms. Laterhey could pack a punch with damaging winds and hall of fame, as well. Tomorrow, its and hail, as well. Tomorrow, its nicer, breezy, sunny. Warmer on saturmy. 80s on sunday. Lateday thunderstorms but plenty of dry time for fathers day. Heres the latest clock of storm team 4 check of storm tea 4 weather, sunshine breaking out around i81. Rain into howard county, northern Prince Georges County, he district, still dealing with these showers. Thankfully theyre light in inature. Th be pulling out over the next hour or less. Then well see more activity moving back in. Thibatch of rain moves back in as early as about 1 00, 2 00 p. M. The Thunderstorm Risk is reallyb betweet 2 00 and 7 00 p. M. You see that here on future weather. 2 00 p. M. , notice how most of the metro area is sti completely dry. Heres the thing, though, guys. Any sunshine we see is going to help to fuel those thunderst mms ae them more intense during the afternoon and evening hours. The risk for severe storms in the metro area between 6 00 and 6 00 p. M. Heres what i mean 4 00, bright colors moving through the region. A broken line of thunderstormsg movinght through the area between 4 00 and 6 00 p. M. By 7 00 p. M. , the activity is to the east. We dry outut and clear o overnight tonight. Right now, our temperatures are in the upper 50s and mid 60s. We warm today to 78. 78 tomorrow, melissa, with a beautiful breeze. Saturday, mid 80s. Hot on sunday. Highsound 90 with late live day thunderstorms. Next week, its unsettled, muggy, like d. C. Summer around here. Make sure to enjoy tomorrow and saturday. The rain leading to issues on the roads this morning. A lot of problems, and a lot of flooding reports at this point. Heres a brandnew big issue. Gw parkway hbound before the beltway. All lanes have just been shut down because of a crash. And flooding, one southbound lane ao blocked by some of this response. Searlington, outbound roolt bridge near gw parkway. Flooding reported there. Some lanes also blocked, as well. Taking a look in herndonu sobound 28 after the toll road, multiple crashes and flooding being reported. Outer loop near river road, we are slow from anrl ear issue near clara barton parkway. As you look at the beltway, you can see all of the green showing you that rain moving through. A lot of the beltway wet at this point this morning. Gaithersburg, shady grove road, threevehic t crash in intersection. That should be clearing out soon. Rockville, the ramp from 28 to t,rthbound 270, an accidens well. Tramp times on 270 here travel times on 270 here, travel time to the beltway, 31 Miles Per Hour. At the top of the beltway, outer loop, 95 over to 270. 26 Miles Per Hour. In virginia, 66 inbound, 39 Miles Per Hour. 95 northbound, quantico to the beltway, 30 Miles Per Hour because ofrl multiple ear issues. Remember to listen to wtop 103. 5 f. M. When you hop in your car. Thank you. 6 54. The chinatownCommunity Festival is happening here in the district this weekend. News4s good enmolette green details on the massive event kicking off in a few days. Whats up . Reporter it is a massive event, growing every year. Ive been entertained by enthuse beautiful ladies, affectionately known as the auntsies doing the fan dance. They range from 63 to 88. We have two 88yearolds over here. So you think about the culture, you think about the flavor, the foods. Okay. And so theyre going to have food. Weve got some beautiful lemongrass here. We have the vietnamese ancake with all of the delicious ingredients going in. Shrim shrimp, onions, chicken about to go in there. Its not only about that. Its about addressi some serious issues in the communities and in the culture that comprises the asian andci pac islandser communities in the islander communities in the area. We want to bring on jane pan with the hbidc group to talk about why you want to address d. Patitis over the week sure. We never like to talk about diseases. But this is a very important disease and is a silent killer. Well provide free hepatitis screening at the Chinatown Community festival. Reporter and comeout and get screened. Reporter we want people to get screened. Janet is going to address mentaa health, ery important topic, as well. Theres a huge stigma arounde mentath in Asian American communities. Thats why we created this to create access to programs and service thats addressly cultur tailored services for communities of color. And eun yang says she wants this tshirt. Its an honor just to be asian. Were working on that for you, eun. The festival is saturday. Kicks off. There are so maybe organization thats will be there. Thaus to ben dean from the Mayors Office and pastor charles for letting us insides because of the rain. Thats the latest live from insides the chinese Community Church. E event is outside on saturday. All right. See you. Back to you. Great job. Thank you. 6 56. 4 things to know in Montgomery County, police needs help, need you to stay away fro randolph road and parkwn drive in rockville. Theyre searching for four suspects believed to be armed and dangerous after ramming a vehicle into the united gun shoi and st guns. A fifth suspect is dead. Look for updates in the nbc washington app. The fbi joins the investigation of a local couple who died while on vacation in the dominican republic. Dominic authorities have asked the fbi for assistance conducting toxicology analyses. Coming up next, theres more on the day show. Mu president trumps former white house comnications director hope hicks set to testify on the hill next. We e week privately. Watch the today show for the latest. Today is officially its illegal to smoke on patios and restaurants and bars in Montgomery County. The new smoking ban also applies to vaping. The county Council Unanimously approved the ban in march. That is the news 4 day. Thanks for waking up with us. 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Attacks on two oil tankers in the tense waters near iran. The. S. Navy rushing in this morning to assist. Oil prices skyrocketing overnight as tensions flair. Who is responsible . Were live with the very latest. Doubling down. The president in a new interview saying he would take help from a foreign govnment for his rehelection. Thave information. I think id take it. Theres nothing wrong wit listening. A direct conflict with the fbi. Just ahead, what the president is also saying about donald trump jr. s meeting with russians during the 2016 campaign. Murder for hire