Rehearsal for the capitol 4th concert. Our camerasere here earlier today as the performers held their individual runthroughs. Carole king, the rehearsal begins tonight if youre planning on going down there. t doring any large umbrellas, glass bottles or large bags. For everyone heading out of town for the holidays, first 4 traffics melissa melay has more on the road troes yurs all over town. Lots of Independence Day celebrations going to be happening and road clores all over the place. Starting downtown, 2019 fourth of July Celebration roads shut down 4 00 a. M. To 11 00 p. M. Talking about sections of constitution avenue, arlington Memorial Bridge and part of pck creekrkway as well. As far as the tunnels, tunnels shut down 4 00 a. M. To 4 00 p. M. Ninth street and 12th street and we want to expect heavy traffic and ddoays town in general throughout the area because of so many different events if youre heading into town to see fireworks, downtown, you want to take the 95 express lanes
This one around Fairfax County. Not moving a lot. Around fairfax and oakton. Youre not going to see ny thunder or lightning out of that. A few more back to the west. Once these move across the mountains we could see enhancement. Once again all eyes on the fourth of july. Much more on that forecast. See you back in 15 minutes. The tanks that weve been hearing an awful lot about officially rolled into our National Mall earlier today. And President Trump is saying this is going to be quote the greatest fourth of July Celebration ever in the nations capital. But he is facing some pushback from some over the reported millionplus dollars that this could cost. Its going to cost a. Lot news4s cory smith joins us live along the mall with details of this. It is bustling down there. Jim and wendy as who hot as it is, it feels like the fourth of july. You go to the mall. You see the stage, the tanks. It certainly looks like the fourth of jhay. All of t is left for the president and the protesters,
Comfortable low humidity air enjoying the last few days, gone. Southwest winds have returned. Its brought the humidity. Added temperatures will lead to addedn instability ihe atmosphere. Unfortunately storm team 4 weather agirt could ve you the notice that theres a chae for stronger thunderstorms later today. After today our weather turns rather pleasant again. The main threat for Severe Weather is down to our south and ouweto our. Theres a chance that anynd iidual storm that gets going could pack ait of a punch. Already some predawn thunderstorms out here near charleston, west virginia. A lot of instability in the atmosphere. Just the opportunity for a stronger thunderstorm with really gusty winds and small hail a possibility. Its all quiet fut now clouds will thicken up. Temperatures starting off a lot milder this moing, in the 50s s. D 60 no more 40s like yeerday. Todays high 85. Ounderstorm chance up t 60 foro later one afternoon and evening. More abouthe weekend and the ten day fo
Temperatures. By the afternoon, not much warming. You will notice gradual clearing. Closer look at the colder air on the way and snow chances coming up. 6 01. Back to breaking traffic news that could affect your morning commute. Justin finch is along Georgia Avenue in aspen hill now with the latest on this investigation into the deadly crash. Justin . Reporter hey there, were live on Georgia Avenue right now. It has been shut down for hours and could be shut down for several more hours at this point for this investigation. Two victims involved in this crash, one of those victims has since died. Behind us, that Fatal Crash Investigation is continuing at this time. This is Georgia Avenue between aspen hill road and Rippling Brook drive. This area is closed as part of this investigation. Now, about 1 49 this morning, police were telling us that two vehicles were involved in a crash. What appeared to be two trucks crashing on hewitt avenue. Both drivers, both men in this case were taken to
Reporter many of the victims families were at the statehouse and so were thousands of others who came to witness a day many thought would never come. For the first time in my life the state has said we are one, all the lives matter. If it offends us we will take it down. The flag that came down today will now have a new home. In the states Confederate Relic Museum as part of the deal that the lawmakers in South Carolina agreed to. Marry bruce abc7 news. Jonathan a Southern Heritage group will be going to federal court later this month in an attempt to keep the Confederate Flag on the virginia specialty license plates. Virginia governor called the Confederate Flag divisive and hurtful and said he wanted to phase out the image on the silence plate. In the lawsuit, the sons of the confederate veterans said the Charleston Church shooting was not caused by the confederate battle flag and a ban on the Confederate Flag would not have prevented it. Kimberly now to a major shakeup at the office