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WRC News4 Midday June 22, 2024

Right now. Looking pretty good right now. More than 1 Million People in the area will travel for the fourth. A lot of friends on the roads. Just check for the you 95 southbound a little bit slow right now for about six miles. If youre taking the bay bridge, the mta suggests traveling at off hours, before 10 or after 5 00 tomorrow. With the arrival of fourth of july, thousands of people will be on the National Mall for the famous ca concert but this year is more challenging for Law Enforcement. We are live on the mall with a look at how police and performers are preparing. Reporter good afternoon. Well indeed, they are. Take a look in the this is an act that just finished. Theyre able to do this, the show before the shows because of considerations that are made about whats going to go on here and over here and whats happening at the capital. Now, these performers will be able to do their jobs in relative comfort and safety because of whats been going on behind the scenes. Theres a whole secure perimeter around this who are. This is amid the chatter of an isis move against the u. S. Staffers and members here are affected as well. They limited the number of people they can bring on the terraces and they limit it to Staff Members and vips and theyre putting in higher security profiles in other places. I talked to the performers. These things are not lost on them. We have every confidence in all the Law Enforcement officers that are involved with this. They do a great job. I sure feel safe. When youre off this premises you may say, huh but once you step on here and get into the game face, its here. We have guys giving their lives overseas for our freedoms. And this is about celebrating our freedoms. How can we let anything deter us . Thats one good point. Reporter theres a new thing added to the list of things you kaentd bring. That is glass bottles. Back to you. Theres a lot more to cover as we ramp up for the fourth of july. Deep it here throughout the hour. Well tell you about everything from terror concerns and activities in your neighborhood and even how to get a good snapshot of the fireworks. Lets go to the weather now. This is isnt a problem free forecast. Heres the latest on the fireworks forecast. It is bringing rain around during the evening hours as the sun goes down and its time for fireworks, it looks like most of us will dry out. 6 00 p. M. Some scattered storms possible. Temperature around 78. 9 00 p. M. When fire works are going off, most of us are dry but theres an isolated thunderstorm possible. Mid 70s, midnight drawing in mild temperatures around 72 degrees. For fire works weather for most of us it is looking pretty nice. Mild, most of us mainly dry. Coming up im going to have what you can expect throughout the day on the fourth. That will be in about ten minutes. Developing here at the live desk. Alexandrias first homicide of the year. There is a big police van you see there camped out behind north fey yet street in the street. Someone shot sha cancel yacht tibbs last night. They are trying to put together all the pieces. They think that there are witnesses. And they do want anyone who knows anything to come forward. Its warmer weather. Its a holiday. Were sure there were people out who viewed this crime. By the way, this time last year there had been three homicides in the city of alexandria. Tonight local Law Enforcement will hold a vigil for a Police Investigator who died during the police and fire games. 48yearold carlos silva died yesterday after crashing his bike in a cycling event. A rider blew a front tire causing the crash. It was a crane reaction where several riders went down. Two other cyclists from pennsylvania and canada were critically hurt and they remain in the hospital this morning. Byreporting to jail, Christopher Barry was sentenced to 15 days after he was caught driving with a revoked license. That is a violation of his probation. Things will be a little different on the 95 express lanes because of the fourth of july holiday. The lanes are going to be in the northbound direction for most of the day tomorrow. They will reopen southbound tomorrow night. Everything back to normal for the monday morning commute. Thats not the only road that might look and feel a little bit different this Holiday Weekend. Well take a closer look at some of the changes that could affect your travels. Plus theres nothing like the fourth of July Fireworks but the celebration could be bad for your health. Are here drivers in maryland will now pay less to use toll roads. If youre heading to the beach this Holiday Weekend youll pay 2 less to use the Chesapeake Bay bridge if youre using cash. Theres a bigger savings for easy pass users. In virginia, v dot is working to clear the work zones. Its hoping there are no traffic snarls as thousands of travelers are expected to hit the road. And here in the district, if you are heading to the National Mall for the fireworks this weekend metro is ramping up service on saturday afternoon. Metro service will be increased before and after the fireworks, similar to a typical week day rush hour schedule, and as you prepare to celebrate this weekend here are four film ideas to get you in the mood. Independence day, always a must on the july 4th movie list. Glory Yankee Doodle dan fourth of july planner. Early tomorrow morning, 7 00 a. M. Through 10 00 a. M. , rain possible in spots of across the area. You might want to hold off an setting off pick kicknics until closer to the midday hours. Mid 70s by 10 00 a. M. As we get into the afternoon hours some limited sun shine likely starts to break out and a chance of a few scattered thunderstorms but not everybody sees rain. You want to keep an eye to the sky. Nothing to cancel plans but be ready to move indoors if you see a thunderstorm move into your area. 1 00 p. M. , 77. 4 00 p. M. , 80 degrees with more humidity than were experiencing today. Coming up a look at what you can expect for the rest of today. Thanks amelia. A group that wanted to plaster ads of the profit muhammad is suing. After the muhammad decision metro banned all political and religious advertising for the remainder of the year. This weekends fireworks are sure to dazzle but for some they could take your breath away. Health experts say fireworks shows can produce enough Secondhand Smoke to cause breathing problems for those with asthma. They suggest sitting far back from the display and not sitting downwind. Remember to always carry your inhale for you have one and other regular medications. Getting around on the fourth may not be so easy. Some important things you need to know. We know metro will be jam packed this weekend. Were working for you to make sure you can get where you need to go know. Right now trains are on a holiday schedule. Check ahead and plan to give yourself extra time. Parking is free at metro facility. Tomorrow the saturday schedule will run and then theyre ramping up service. Tomorrow night smithsonian is entrance only. Theyre open until 3 00 a. M. Monday morning. They expect between 600 and 700,000 riders. You can find the closest fire works show near you. Theyre listed on our app. Leaders on pins and needles through the weekend. Theyre watching a vote in greece that could Impact Global economics. Voters in greece are split whether to accept the terms of a bailout. Most greek banks are closed. Markets are not trading and the International Monetary fund says greece will need piles of cash for the next three years. That vote on sunday. Right now storms threaten to dampen the fourth of july weekend in tennessee. Last night you can see the tree sitting in the bed of this truck. This was the site all over suburban nashville after a tornado touched down. More storms are on the way and the big problem today could be flooding. How about our weather. Tomorrow morning here theres the chance of rain and as we get into the afternoon and evening hours, some of those hit and miss popcorn showers and thunderstorms are possible. Storm team four radar right now. Dry across the area. We look parts of virginia, southern virginia and West Virginia to find the closest rain throughout roanoke. Clouds with thicken up throughout the afternoon hours. 2 00 around 81 degrees. Mostly cloudy, hazy sun potentially at 5 00 p. M. By 8 amtraking areas of rain. Rain is likely for everybody overnight. Could be a damp start tomorrow morning but into the morning and evening hours, most of us will be dry. You lost that paddle. Say goodbye. This video shows a fisherman battling are giant bull shark from a kayak. The video taken off the coast of florida for a video called chew on this. Worst possible name for a show like this. You can see the shark pretty much man handles the fisherman. He got back in the kayak to reel in his catch after the first time he jumped and swims to the boat standing by and gets back in the kayak. No thanks. Genius. There are no plans to close beaches despite the recent rash of shark attacks. Take a listen to this 911 call. First responders respond to life guard beach. We have a subject have an injury from possible shark. A 67 man is now in fair condition after a shark bit him on his leg, hip, and both hands. Its the 7th shark attack in three weeks. Safety officials are scrambling to find a pattern to the attacks. Water temperatures are warm warmer than normal this time of year which means summer arrived sooner and with it came the sharks that move from the south as well as many of the things that they eat. So far this year there have been 25 unprovoked attacks in the u. S. In case you were curious there were 52 total attacks in the u. S. Last year. More people are killed by cows than by sharks every year. What if we told you there was a buy to fly to some of your private cities for less than a single commercial Airline Ticket . It is possible if youre really flexible with your travel dates and you dont mind packing your bags fast. Reporter july fourth weekend and the Summer Travel season is in full swing. But these arent really the golden days of air service. Flying, crowds the small seats. And small children who are behind you kicking the seats. Reporter what if you could fly like a millionaire . No kicking kids. No tsa lines or fighting for luggage space . Turns out you can. Its very easy. Its not hard. Reporter in california this family paid just 500 for this jet flight to santa barbara. 500 bucks for the whole plane. No gait or trying to get the luggage over the top. They spotted a deal on jet suite. Com. The private jet Charter Company flies all over the country and nearly every day it must reposition planes to pick up customers in other cities who are paying for a charter. So rather than flying the fist leg of the journey empty, they now offer last minute suite deals for anyone willing to travel one way. We looked at the empty flights and said why shouldnt we make those available to help us pay for the gas. Reporter thats about 500. If you take three maybes or friends along to anywhere usa, it costs just 125 per person but this is not a round trip. Most people cant drop everything at the last minute and fly across the get there, theyre going to have to pay a lot of money to get back home for a last minute airline. The idea has caught on. Private fly and victor have joined this trend. Customers usually receive 24hour notice via email when an empty plane is headed to one of the customers favorite cities. This is for people who are up for flexibility, adventure and the journey for them is just as important as the destination. I dont have to drive and be stressed out. You land and you go on. Reporter proof that a private plane isnt just for the rich and famous anymore. Thank you. Reporter where are today, Dulles Airport virginia. It is kind of for the rich and famous. They looked a little fancy to me. I thought so. Its a disaster that forced hundreds of people from their homes. Lifes morning multitasking. Its multiple ideas for growing families and drawers with many layers to show exactly what you need. Lifes the food that brings us together. And kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. Right now thousands of people near knoxville are about to get into their homes. They were forced out when a train derailed and spewed toxic gas into the air. Reporter 5,000 people are still under mandatory evacuation in tennessee after a train derailed, caught fire and started leaking poisonous gas into the air. The fire is out and people have been told they can return to their homes this afternoon. At a press conference this morning, local officials alongside representatives from the epa the Train Company involved in this derailment they told us theyre been monitoring the air and the water and its been deemed safe. All the data were getting back right now is favorable. Its going to allow us to begin to return home. This cleanup process will take some time but investigators are still on the scene determining exactly what caused this train to derail. But officials plan to have everyone back in their homes by this evening. Well, a courtroom can be a pretty tense place. But one suspects Court Appearance turned into a reunion. The internet is now officially too big for its brichs. They ran out of numbers overnight wednesday. Current ip addresses are four number strings. There were more than 4 billion possibilities. Theyve been working on a system of longer addresses that also include letters in that would allow for over a trillion combinations. Temperatures right now in the 70s. Today warmer than yesterday but running below normal for this time of year. 75 in dulles. 78 in washington. Highs today in the upper 70s and low 80s. High in washington of 82. Were getting in on some hazy sun shine right now as we work into the afternoon, clouds continue to increase. Rain in the forecast overnight tonight. Areas of rain possible during the Morning Hours tomorrow and into the midday and afternoon we start to dry out and see limited sun shine but there is a potential of scattered showers and thunderstorms later in the day. It is looking good for the fire works. Sunday, partly sunny and a high of 84. Thank you. This morning were getting a look at an unusual reunion inside a miami courtroom. Did you go to nautilus for middle school . Oh, my goodness. Oh my goodness. Im sorry to see you here. I always wondered what happened to you, sir. The judge recognized the man after telling the court what a nice young man he was the judge offered a few words of encouragement. I hope youre able to change your ways. Good luck to you. Oh, my goodness. Good luck to you, sir. I hope youre able to come out of this okay and lead a lawful life. That man is charged with burglary and resisting arrest. His bail was set at 43,000. The nation is on alert as we head into the Holiday Weekend, plus some things you should know before you lock in those plans this weekend. Police in d. C. Across the country, a possible lone wolf and isis attacks have everyone on edge. We report you members of Law Enforcement are tackling what is shaping up to be a complex fourth of july weekend. Reporter in the nations capitol a Rapid Response to a report of shots fired at washingtons navy yard where a dozen people were killed by a gunmen two years ago. This turned out to be a false alarm but it was a dramatic example of the preparation Police Forces across the country hope they wont need on this fourth of july holiday. Enjoy this festive weekend, have fun and stay vigilant to the areas you are in. Reporter the isis and other terror groups calling for attacks, departments are on alert. We do a mass i deployment of officers and we try to be very visible. Reporter from san diego to kansas and new york city, and theyre asking for vigilance from the public the too. We are want people to say something. Reporter they say fear shouldnt outweigh fun on the fourth. After threatening to kill barack obama, a man told a Security Guard he would take the president out if he got the chance. According to the affidavit he then told the police the threat was serious. The president was in la crosse talking about a proposal to make workers eligible for overnight pay. You buy your liquor on sundays now. Its available for you. A new law allowing sunday liquor sales going into effect right now. Under this law they will need a special license to sell booze during certain hours. Other places already offer sunday liquor sells. If youre looking to buy adult beverages before the holidays, there are extended hours. All the stores will have regular hours today and many stores will stay open an hour later tomorrow. Not all stores are going to stay open late so check with your local liquor store for specific hours. Everyone needs to be extra careful on the roads this weekend. Travel experts warn that Holiday Travel could be especially dangerous this year. Triple a says around 800,000 people will drive on d. C. Area roads. The National Safety counsel predicts around 400 people will be killed on roads this Holiday Weekend. We see increases in fatal and serious car crashes and that that has to do with the fact that there are so many of us on the road. Many of us impatient to get to our destination. They are concerned because this fourth of july falls on a saturday, gas prices are low and some people could be drinking alcohol. The rain could be a factor too. Exactly. The best chance of rain from now until sunday afternoon and evening. It looks to be overnight tonight. Potentially lingering into tomorrow morning. As we work our wayed into midday and afternoon hours tomorrow limited sun shine will develop. As humidity increases hit and miss showers and thunderstorms are possible. By fire works most are looking okay. For sunday warmer and dry with more sun shine in the forecast. Heres your fire works forecast. You can see sky cast four bringing rain in but as fire works go off, most of us are mainly dry. 6 00 p. M. , scattered showers and storms possible because we will have more humidity. Some heavy rain is poss

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