For tomorrow. Before tomorrow, were dealing with storms tonigs. What happening across our area. Nothing around the d. C. Metro area but around hagerstown, coming no parts of West Virginia and western maryland along 70. If you draw a line and move down, heads up next hour in through frederick, over tooward winchester and Northern Virginia and Montgomery County. This will be wh we watch through the rest of the evening. Very unsettled and warm and humid. Everywhere across the mida lantic region and that why we think this going to happen again tomorrow. But we expect it to be a lot more widespread, tracking storms tonight. If you have any plans tonight, theres a locate of things goin. More widespread on the 4th. Take you hour by hour. Now severe possible with heavy rain. Heavy rain is the biggest potential for tomorrow. Doug youre thinking the storms we see tmorrow will be much more widespread, will they be severe . I think they could be severe and the biggest thing about tomorrow, they look like they could last longer into tomorrow evening and through around 8 00, 100 10 00. An no one w that kind of weather t onhe 4th. Thank you, doug. We encourage you to make oure yave the nbc washington app. Set weather as your home page and get alerts about storms in unneighborho unneighborhood. You want to be ready with your rain gear if youre heading out this evening. The gear should include some planning to check out the capital 4th concert. Actually right now weve got breaking news we want to get to insad this isjust coming into us from Montgomery County i understand. Wendy rieger is standing by at itr live desk wthe latest on the situation. What do we know right now . Haas going on . Of course this is again another deadly crash on one of our roads. Is it just me or does it seem like this is happenin a lot in the last week or so. Police say two vehicles crashed on river road at old river road ld in poolesville, maryland. One of thevehicles, a pickup truck crashed into another car. The person in the car killed. At least one person killed in that collision. River road is now closed. And is closed between esworthy roond and seneca road. Well keep an eye onchopper 4, these are live pictures youre seeing now. News4s derek ward is headed to the crash. We have one fatality near the Bretton Woods golf course in poolesville at river road and old river road. And once eragain, riv road closed between esworthy road and seneca road. Well keep you posted. Thank you, wendy. G well back to you soon. Now lets turn back to the final preparations for the president s huge july 4 extravaganza. Celebrations are plannedfor both ends of the national mall. That includes the capitol 4th concert on the west lawn. Tonight marks the cress rehearsal and for some thats a great annual tradition, to get out and see the performers without having to deal with tf ireworks or crowds. Thousands of Police Officers and the d. C. National guard are going to be fanned out all across the district. We just spoke with the d. C. Police chf about that and cory joins us live near the mall what did you hear . Well the chiefs messge was cloer, his department will be ready tomorrow. Not just at the president s big celebration, capitol 4th. But across the city. Lets show y when we saw earlier today on the mall as preparations continue to really kind of get a sense of where we stand today. The stage where the president will be giving his big speech is almost completely bullproof. Partitions are put up in place to protect him. Security is tight around the national mall. Natial guard troops are deployed. In addition to officers from many local and federal agencies thell be on hand no doubt for crowd control among many other owuties. Nne thing that was really cool to see. Weve been talking about it, the tanks, theyve been rolled into place, these are two of the smaller vehicles being put into position for thet presid big speech, salute to america where he will honor each branch of the military tomorrow. Now look we all remember thele ve we saw on memorial day, a lot of folks worry putting so many Police Resources on the apitolr the salute to america. May leave other parts of the cityerundstaffed. But the police chief was adamant, that nobodys Police Service would be impacted. When we have events like this in the city and we have them on a regular basis, washington, d. C. Is the nations capitol. We have plenty of officers to provide services to our community. I feel confident well have that tomorrow. Every metropolite polic officer will be on duty tomorrow. This is not their first rodeo. The salute to america does add a few wrinkles. One of their tasks will to to keep these opposing protest groups separate a to keep things calm. On the mall the tension has started to rise, well have much more on that at 005 back to you. Good deal, well see how it plays out. Cory smith reporting live pat . A 40year fourth of july tradition, the capitol 4th ncert. The full dress rehearsal takes place tonight on the mall. We have more on what you can and cant take with you. The individual performers got ome personal rehearsal time this morning,the voice winner mayland jarmen is singing the national an them. Electric violinists are also ng performi a capitol concert is in its 39th year. Fult dress rehearsal happens tonight at 8 00. Its free and open to the public if you want to e the show. Without dealing with the crowd that will be here on the fourth of july. Now youllave to pass through security, there are two entry points, one at 3rd and pennsylvaa northwest, the other at 3rd and maryland avenue southwest. Some of the prohibited items include glass bottles, bikes and motorized scooters, large umbrellas, but anything under 36 inches is okay. And duffle bags and suitcases are also prohibited. The Nations Capital is the place to beon july 4 and people have come from around the country to be here. To see fireworks and its our Nations Capital and among other things, its a piece of history. Its an emotional event to be another on the fourth of july. The begiings of our freedom. To choose to do what we want. What made you make the trek all t way from california in. To see trump. Were here for the fourth of july. Tonights dress rehearsal begins at 00 if youre stillng maki plans for the 4th. Check out the scene in the nbc washington app. We have details on fireworks, watch parties, all over the city t now wern to a Major Development in a highprofile murder case, a judge in Montgomery County ordering a new psychological evaluation for a mother charged with killing her two children. Katherine hoggle has been in a Psychiatric Hospital since her children went missing five years ago. Shes been charged wither mu even though the bodies of sarah and jacob have not been found. Hogle has been deemed incompetent to stand trial. Prosecutors say they thin shes faking her Mental Illness and today judge ruled that rosecutors can have their own psychiatrist evaluate hogle. The childrens father was in court. Which would have been jacobs sertnth ay. Some way this is kind of a Birthday Gift for him. You know its a step towards justice for my son and my daughter. Its, it doesnt make it easier. Once the new evaluation is in completed, august, it will be up to the judge to decide if katherine hole can go on trial. Safety is a top priority as people take to the water over the 4th. And the weeken just this morning a reston couple was killed in a jet ski crash in anne arundel county. The couples bodies were recovered from the south river in edgewater. On anne s six deaths arundel county waters in less than a week. Coming up, ways to make sure youre safe on the water. Another kind of water safety concern, a warning for everyone heading to the beach this holiday weekend. A boy recently contracted a form of a esheating bacteria near ocean city. This has many parents worried about the safety of the waters. News4s Darcy Spencer spoke with Health Experts about what you need to do to keep your family safe this holiday. As many people prepare to hit the beaches and waterways this holiday, theres also concern about an invisible danger. Flesheating bacteria. Its rare, but it can be deadly. A recent case was reported near ocean city. A mom says on facebook that her son contracted vibrio, a form of the bacteria after swimming in the bay outside ocean city. Thats prompted Health Officials to alert public to take precautio precautions, we spoke to the head of the Worcester CountyEnvironmental Programs viac faetime. These are, these are present, in salty and brackish waters which are waters that intermingle with coastal environments. He says its still safe to swim and recreate, on the wat but you need to take precautions, especially if you have an open cut. If youo notice something within the day or two days, go seek medical attention immediately. Dont let things fester. Thats when people seem to have a problem. In maryland healthal offici say vibrio is present in the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding waterways. The Health Department says people with other medical issues have a higher risk of getti it. Eating raw or undercooked sea food can put you at risk as well. The official name for the bacteria is innecrotiz fascitis. Some of the symptoms would be an area of redness or swelling thats spreading rapidly. An area thats severely painful or associated with fever. Darcy spencer, news4. Well storm team 4 issue as weather alert for potentially strong storms, thunderstorms again this afternoon. Doug, how is it looking . Were tracking n the storms well to the north and west this is exactly what happened yesterday before they finally moved through our area. Ound 6 00,le 8 00, were tracking them now and ill show what youx to ect the rest of the night and the fourth of july holiday. Claiming her crown. Last week we introduced to you the contestants in the miss senior d. C. Pageant. Today a message from the winner. And growing safety concerns as flag football gains aapopularity. Ron gilchrist shows you much protection he ad. Back with more on a weather alert. Teams a live look at storm 4 radar right now. Doug and amelia are tracking storms tooth and for the fourth of july. Theyre back in less than two minutes to take us through the impact hour by hour. We are working for your health. With a newh study t may help you lose weight. Researchers at Brown University found that the time of day you exercise may be the key to shedding those extra pounds. People who worked out early in the morning lost the most weight. But consisncy is also important. The study found that people who exercise at the same time every day got the most out of their workout. Speaking of getting your exercise, it seemsike a good compromise as more parents pull their kids out of traditional tackle football and enroll them in flag football instead. But as popularity in flag wsotball groso do concerns about head injuries. News4s Aaron Gilchrist with a closer look at how much rotection head gear really offers to flag Football Players. Its the Fastest Growing sport in the country. Lot of people see it as a safer alternati to tackle football. More than 1. 5 million kids between the ages of 617 are nflaying flag football i leagues nationwid i nown the past flag Football Players hav not had to wear head gear. Yet more leagues are now requiring it as participation skyrockets. When it comes to head gear th are no safety requirements for manufacturers and there hasnt been data to show whats good oh not. s why the Virginia Tech helmet lab did its ownpe indendent tests, using test dummies. Flag football is growing in popularity. There is as many flag Football Players as there are tackle Football Players. Oueven th its a noncontact sport, theres still the potential for head injury. E wsaw a wide range of performance. Theres some head gear that performed well and others that didnt perform so good. It was almost as if you werent wearing anything. The caps that performed the best had thing thicker, stiffer padding. Two got a fivestar rating, one earned a fourstar rating and the rest scored three stars or fewer. Head gear will notin elime concussions in flag football or in any sport but it can help reduce the risk. The Virginia Tech helmet lab hopes that results can help d parents an coaches make more informed decisions when they select sports equipment. Weve postedhe complete list on our website, just search flag football headgear, back to you. Lets get back to the now. A doug and amelia standing by in the storm center with the latest. Youve been trackingghstorms toni and for the 4th as well. What do you see . We think were going to have some storms tonight. Big threat is think come tomorrow. Because were not just talking about a few storms during the afternoon. This could be widespread or tomw, just in time for 94th. Heavy rain, strong gusty winds, similar to what we sawpl ing out last night. Well show you whats playing out right now. Not much happening in t d. C. Area right now. For about the next one to two hours there are definitely some storms to the north. The big thing, the heat and humidity. 92 degrees right now, winds out of the north at 10 miles per hour. The heat index,100 degrees. Fredericksburg, quantico, 96. Another reason why weve got thr weathe advisory or the weather alert going on. But as i mentioned, nothing around d. C. Now. Its all to theorth and west and once again this is something an area that were going to be watching makingay its w down from areas like hagerstown. Were starting to see them form into Frederick County, to the west of frederick and around mount arie. Towardsampshire and hardy counties, moving to Frederick County, virginia over the next hour and any of tse could become strong very quickly just like they did during the day yesterday. Something for tonight. We say the scene this is definitely the scene. Weve got the Rolling Stones out there at fedex. 89 degre at 6 00 this is when the storms would be coming in, around 6 00, 7 00. Were thinking we should b around the 9 00. Right around the time the stones are taking the stage. Patchy fog by 11 00. Tonight, scattering of storms, look at tomorrow, heres noon, plenty of cloud cover ely. Breaking out no sunshine and look at the amount of storms weve got tomorrow afternoon. At 5 00 and 6 00, we think tomorrow will be more widespread Severe Weather andottial for torrential downpours. Absolutely, doug. I think its important to point out en we show future weather and where the storms are bubbling up, it might be areas further to the east and west we think the best chance for heavy rain tomorrow and serious weather is in Northern Virginia. But areawide you need to be weatherready. We caught some video because so many people have been asking about the Rolling Stones and what we can expect tonight. Checkt out, getting ready at fedex field, i love this. That looks exciting. Here doug and i are in th airconditioned studio talking about some storms. Rolling stones. I know,gr how t . As we talk about the weather impacts for tomorrow if youre trying to get the run or exercise inre early befo you maybe do some fourth of july indulgence at the arbeque, youre going to be fine. Its going to be muggy. Definitely want to hydrate. Ttemperatures in 70s to low 80s. You want to be able to move indoors for fireworks, some of them are going to be impacted unfortunately. Thats why were in a storm team 4 weather alert for rotomor so the storms firing between 3 00 and 9 00 p. M. With a High Temperature of 92 and an 80 an ch for thunderstorms tomorrow. We talk about the heat index as well. Not only do you want to be weatherready with storms, but stay hydrated through the holiday weekend. Were talking feelslike temperatures around 100. Well have more through the 4 45 hour so tune in then as well. The n,t couple of da next four days on the hot side for sure. Look at the numbers. 92 degrees tomorrow with a good chance of storms firing dur the oafternoon. St chance again on friday. Storm chance again on saturday. Saturday could be anotherof chae Severe Weather. We dont think well see as many severe storms on friday. But the chance for rain definitely there. And uess what,at lasts all wait through sunday, too. So a little bit of a stormy pattern over the next couple of days. It sounds a little like summer, doesnt it . It sounds a lot like summer. , thank doug. Well you could call it a blue crab whboom. Y experts think this could be a record year. And a ticking time bomb. New rtvernment repoemands immediate action to deal with the crisis at the border what could happen next. Takeoff. Ov and this a lg reminder from his wife. This is will finally depositing that expense check. Oh, and this is will payshiotg n r bheawwi lk ac for their annual camping trip. This is your righte, right now bank. For the long flight. H this is wells fargo. Good new youre a crab lover, the Chesapeake Bays blue crab population is doing well. Head noogt fouh of july. The annual blue crab advisory report shows the population has increased nearly 60 fromlast year. Resource managersa attribute prt of the increase to the waters not being overfished. Other factors include responsible harvesting of female blue cabs for the past ten consecutive years. And cleaner water. So if crabs arent your thing, how about some beef instead . How about i the 10th annual burger eating championship tooklace today at z burger in tenleytown. When all the chomping was finished Molly Schuyler won. Shes from sacramento, she was the last womanstanding. She ate 32 burgers in ten minutes 2 burgers a minute if yo