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we zoom tighter into town. you notice up towards northern prince georges county out towards anne arundel county that little line of thunderstorms moved quickly east and northeast. on the bigger picture, the biggmore rain that will be coming through overnight tonight. so youll hear passing showers and at times youll even hear a rumble of thunder out there with these thunderstorms moving through, but again not nearly like they were. were not even expecting any severe weather. our tempera...

four firefighters injured in this house fire and tonight we know it was no accident, one with burns over half his body. up first tonight a fox 5 weather alert. two parts of our area are under a flood warning after heavy rains. thanks for joining us tonight. im shawn yancy. >> im brian bolter. the same system that spawned deadly tornadoes inned midwest pounded us with heavy rain all day. this was the scene in clarkbsurg, maryland tonight, crews cleaning up after drivers became strande...

it did to this building. >> the central kansas town, about half of all homes and businesses are destroyed. >> my windows blew out. i told my wife, hit the floor. she had come down here already. >> the governor declared a state of emergency. officials brace for a gruesome day. >> this area is about 8 9 mile track of significant damage as a tornado bounced along here and its significant damage. >> that same system raged north from the heartland of dumping up to 16 inches of snow in parts...

we are hearing from officials that just got on the scene that 11:30 last night is when they were made aware. this is the result of a collapse and happened -- a water main breaks that collapsed part of this road a few weeks ago. we do know that a contractor was opposed to tax the area, but for some reason the work was not completed. that is what caused the sinkhole to occur. officials say the repairs will start in just a couple hours. -- we do know that a contractor was supposed to patc...

>> travel times in our favor on interstate 95 in maryland, not bad on 270. 450 westbound we need to discuss alternative routes. >> theres a road collapse affecting alternate route 1. >> jummy olabanji is there. >> good morning. this is where the road has partially collapse in bladensburg. its only about 8 feet to 10 inches long and 8 feet wide. they have in blocked off. you can see traffic going by on route 1 where the traffic cones are. around 11:30 last night they found out about thi...

d.c. police are on the hunt for the suspect who sexually assaulted a woman near georgetown university. it. happen over the weekend as a student was walking down 36th street near n street northwest. news4s megan mcgrath joins us live from the scene with the latest on the investigation. how are things going with the investigation so far? >> reporter: well, the investigation is ongoing. they have not found the suspect responsible for the sexual assault. needless to say, the university and...

all night. four developments, go to wjla.com. >> prince georges county police are searching for a serial bank robber who has struck at least four times. the man has the teller a note with a very interesting threat. >> interesting, to say the least. you hear police say a robert -- a robber implied that he had a weapon. he is implying -- the latest robbery happened at about 12:30 today at this branch in clinton. the robber got caught on camera. you can see a thing to his disguises. a win...

manassas 63. monika samtani with a look at time sp saver -- timesaver traffic. >> reporter: no trouble to report in and around town. there has been an accident on the northbound side of 95 near quantico on both shoulders but traffic volumes are light enough it shouldnt affect your drive too much. the 14th street bridge is okay, and into the downtown area you are just fine right now. well go over to the other side of town, no problems to report. if you are planning to head here on 66 ou...

>> we lost a brother. the whole school lost a brother. this was one of those bonds that cant be broken. he was a brother in every right besides blood to us. >> reporter: parents and players are putting together a photo collage for ricos family. they remembered him as a gentle giant. >> he was a sweet child. thats all i can say. you know, to see him in size, his heart was as big as his size. were all going to truly miss him. >> now the office of marylands medical examiner ruled that the...

two nights ago in riverdale hates was an entirely new and extremely painful experience for the 24-year-old firefighter. you see, lieutenant naples was one of seven firefighters from three departments who were injured when a wind-swept fire tore through a vacant house. lieutenant naples suffered serious burns on his face and tore legments in his shoulder when something on the house fell on him. >> could have been sheetrock, could have been metal. i dont know. it was too dark, too hot. g...