We will tell you all about that. Good morning, everybody. Its 6 00 a. M. Im aaron gilchrist. Im eun yang. For joining us this morning. There is something that could ruin the plan for everyone this evening. Heavy rainy may roll through the area later on today. News4 somara theodo is tracking the rain chances for us. If you get hit by one of thesestorms, its strong to severe and why we are weather y. Ert to allow gorgeous is that sunrise in the background there . Plenty of sunshine to start you off. It is a warm start. We are heading to the low 80s very quickly. We have a chance for fog this morning so keep that in mind. It is going to be humid and sticky out there as we get our fourth of july under way. Highsoday 92 degrees so its going to be a hot and humid day. Storms are in store with these storms. Lots of lightning. Heavy rain even the potential for damaging and gusty wind out there. So youre going to want to have that backup plan ready to go into action once those firew ks start off in case a storm rolls through. Stick around. Ill walk you through hourbyhour when the storms are likely tohit. Rain could threaten tonights fourth of july celebrations. President trump salute toam rica and capital fourth concert are still happening but you may want to come up with a rain backup plan of some sort. Ws ne4 today justin finch is live along the National Mall for us this morning. Maod morning to you. Reporter yowant to be ready for the rain. A poncho, small umbrella, something to keep you protected. We have been watching final preparation throughout the morning along the National Mall. You can see the checkpoints in place there, the tape already up. The barricade up t ready for crowd to arrive this morning. With us is mike weathers from the National Park service and lookg around here, thing look largely normal but this is fe difrent, obviously. There is much on the nationa malat regular attendees will find unchanged. The capital fourth concert, the uprade down constitution avenue, fireworks set t the mall to watch them. Biggest difference is down at the Lincoln Memorial. If youre comng in for salute to america youll find considerable differences in how that is set up and security. If you just like to come and spread a picnic blanket out in front of the mall you won find any difference. Salute to america is a different focus to some. Gates open at 3 30 in the afternoon. The event starts at 6 30. Are there any special things you dont want people to bring to that area from over here . There is a more restricted prohibited items list for people attending the salute to america. Certainly if you want to check the website before you head out, everything you need to know, prohibited items and Access Points and good information for the day. Youve been talking about weather. I imagine you dont want people bringing the large urellas and Everything Else too . Umbrellas, if youre on the soll, umbrellas are on the permitted list certainly be prepared. Probably a little easier to bring a collapsable tote style umbrella but a poncho, if youve got it. We are all nervously keeping an eye on the weath. Thanks, mike. We want to tell you, too being, you can get text alerts by what is going on. Text july 4dc and will link you up to otherf inormation. Justin finch live for us on the nationalmall. Thank you. Maryland a little bit official say ald65yearoon has died in the states first hot weather r tlated death year. The exact cause of the her death and name have not been released. During the celebrations today, Health Official say take every precaution to avoid getting overheated and stay hydrated. A lot of road closures around the National Mall for the impact and ta a look. If you plan going to todays event, your best bet is to take metro. Rush hour service starti at 2 00 and continue after president trumps event and after the fireworks at the National Mall. There will bpeno flight otions for that military flyover. Between 6 15 and 7 45 tonight no flight operation for the military flyover for the president s event happening at 6 30. Air traffic ll stop again between 9 00 and 9 45 for the fireworks show. The fireworks are being launched from s st potomac park, that i closer to reagans flight path than in the past. Dulles and bmi airport will not being imp cted. You get a free ride home tonight from silver ride. You could get free ride to prevent drunk driving. You will need to get the promo code and enter it on the lyft app. The free rides start at 7 00 p. M. And run until 2 00 a. M. This morning. Up to 15 of that ride will be free. Reminder to download the nbc washington app. Check it out. Search fourth of july. Breaking news. Virginia state police have a activated anmber alert for an abducted 2yearold boy from Warren County. Take a look at your screen of the picure of allen ashby. They say we will try to get that picture to you. Police say they have recovered the red chrysler minivan connected to this kidnappinge an was abandoned at Warren County boat ramp and here is a if you recognize the child or know where raequon may , call the police immediately. Ai new deton a deadly jet ski accident. We know the victims were a remarried couple from ston, virginia. Authorities say the couple was riding together a jet ski when they suddenly crashed into marker on the south river early sterday morning. Fire officials later recovered the body of Elizabeth Howell and edgewater. Sion i we are told neither were wearing a life jacket. This happened not far where a secret Service Agent died while kayaking near annapolis. Six deaths in Anne Arundel County in the last week. A judge in montgomery couoy ered a new psychological evaluation for a mother charged with killing her two children. Catherine hoggle has been in a Psychiatric Hospital ever since her children were missing five years ago and charged with murder even though the bodies of sarah and jacob have never been found. She is deemed to be incompetent tos tand trial but prosecut think she is faking her mental illness. A judge ruled they can have their own psychiatrist evaluate her. P lice say two shootings on tuesday afternoon in Fairfax County appear to be gangrelated. The first shooting happened e outsid music studio on telegraph road in the alexandria section of the county. One person was injured there. Shortly after that, Police Respond to do another shooting a few miles away on janes drive. Two shot there and all three victims are expected to be okay. New this morn we have learned offduty d. C. Fi police ofcer who shot and killed a man last year will not be charged. The office of the u. S. Attorneyi for the di says the unnamed officer will not face federal or district charges in the death of 24yearold dekwan young. Young was shot near the Brentwood Recreation Center on 15th street in the northeast. Estigation found young pulled a gun on the officer and did not follow commands to put it down. Virginias General Assembly will hold a special session next week to discuss new gun Safety Measures and new poll shows ere is proud support for this kind of change that lawmakers are considering. 54 of virginia voters say its more important to control gun ownership than to protect gun rights. Are partisan gaffs on this issue. 82 of democrats strongly favor gun control a 64 of republicans favor gun rights but the bipartisanship narrow when asked about policy. 84 favor background checks on all gun sales. 65 supponi b assaultstyle weapons. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam called a special session in response to the recent massacre in virginia beach. A zeity employee killed a do people inside a Municipal Building in late may and was later killed by police. Yes, the governor released a list of bills that he plans to introduce next week and they include mandatory background checks, assault style weapons ban and a socalled red flag law that would let law em enforct temporarily remove a orrsons firearm if they exhibit dangerous behavi. Charlottesville is replacing a holiday celebrating thomas jeffern who owned slaves with a holiday that celebrates the end of slavery. The city Council Voted to remove april 13th, the founding er birthday as a paid holiday but instead they will observe freedom and liberation day on may 3rd. Jeffersons hometown was charlottesville and he founded the university of virginia. The news4 Scott Macfarlane has learned about a new probe into the decision to cancel the move in the fbi headquarters out f d. C. An internal justiceepartment watchdog will interview why the fbi voted and decided to keep the j. Edgar hoover building downtow House Democrats may oppose that move because president um tr didnt want developers to take over the property and compete directly with the trump hotel and feel the fbi headquarters lare acting and too sma we are learning new details about another shoppers set to close in our area. In a statement to news4, shoppers Parent Company says the store near falls church will have a liqd dation sale on monday an sale expected to last through august 3rd. The location will be turned ints a giant foodre this fall. Last week, many shoppers employees protested outside several stores. They say the company left them in the dark about which stores are closing. Things could start disappearing off the menu at taco bell. Find out more about the proldems that coutop you from enjoying your favorite meal. Setting off fireworks can bo fun than any show but youll want to hear important safety tips before getting yote party star. Its a dry start to our morning but we are expecting some storms that could prop to be widespread. That is officially putting us in weatheralert mode with your fourth of july with some of the storms strong to severe. Coming up have a look at the timi our changing climate has led to growing concerns for the honeybee population around the world. You might be surprised to learn that hotels are getting into the industry of bees to help the environment. News4 Erika Gonzalez show us how its impacting what you eat and how you lax at the spa. Reporter its a windy day at the Gaylord National resort and convention center. But if you listen closely, you can hear the buzz of bees coming from the resorts rooftop at National Harbor and if you look closely, youll find hureds of tho right in here. Little g these are one of the things you assume are just around. Reporter david kramer is the executive chef at Gaylord National where ty are committed to supporting honeybee sustainability. We started out with four hives in 2017 and buil additional four hives now and 50000,000 by the end of the summer. Reporter the bees first harvest brought in 400 pound of honey to be used starting with the kitchen. Honey cider and dijon vinaigrette. Reporter i like that. We take our cheese ave a great drizzle over the top of that. Reporter so good. A grate glaze on the almon. I could eat three of these. Greating a more Sustainable Food and beverage pro is a goal but not the only use for the honey. They use it in the spa. Want this to glide over the skin and not become too sticky. Reporter the honey is used in message and pedia. It can let the skin glow. Reporter the honey can vary in color and taste depending ona what the bees feeding on. The resort is having a hand in that by adding flowers, plants, herbs on the rooftop as well. We make sure the area blooms. Without that, we cant lower our carbon footprint. Reporter for the resort center, its out doing good for our ecosystem and in the hotel industry, what is being done up here is buzz worthy. Erika gonzalez, news4. I think we should do that. But orthy. Got it. Our time is 6 26. Next on news4 toy, outdoor hacks. Your family will likely be outside over the next feud. We are helping you get maahead any potential problem. A wounded virginia veteran and his family receive an incredible gift. We are there as we learn about home. Mortgagefre a few thing you want to know about your fourth of july. We are weather alert so definitely have a backup plan for the barbecue and fireworks and shower and storms roll hrough this evening on the strong to stever desi compare 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. Ke this sounds li whole business package, which would be incredible. So what are you guys waiting for . 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Im hoping the storm dont impact your area but this he will hit somebody. 78 degrees right now and a warm start to the day and a hot finish. Highs peaking in the low 90s this afternoon. Factor in thhu idity, the feel like is up there for sure. What we are looking at is the timing on this afterlunch between 2 00 and 9 00 p. M. Fair game for these storm. Nc othey move in, the storms come in with a gust. Daming windpossible. Maybe isolated hail but i think the downpours will be the oh, the lightning will be something to watch for. If youre going swimming this afternoon, runindoor as soon as you hear that thunder roar. Hourbyhour down coming up so stick around. Today, we celebrate our countrys independence. The fourth of july a is very big deal here in the nations capital. The rehearsals are over now. Now its time to enjoy the festivities. The National Anthem sung by that is the sound the voice winner who is practicing before tonights performance. It is an annual event in its 39th year. People come all over the countrs to see thew. The real start tonight, though, the fireworks. They might be in jeopardy due to rain. You might want to come up with a backup plan for the rain. News4 today justin finch is live along the National Mall to talk about what is planned for today. Good morning. Good morning. We can tell you right now all of the planning going on right now is plan a. The events for today, you can see here on 15 street. Wide open. The barricade are open and so are the checkpoints and ready to go f the event scheduled for today the crowd. The first event is parade on ve constitution ae. You can see down there they are ready to go as well. The barricade is up and Police Cruisers inplace. If you are coming down the National Park service wants you to have this number on the screen. This is their text line. All you have to do is sign up for their text alerts. Text the word july4dc to 888777 and update you on the weather and checkpoints and including ways to connect with lost children. Also things they dont want you to bring downre h that includes the following. No weapons, nok, fireworo drones, no laser pointers. We come back out here live. Might be smart to bring a poncho or small umbrella that will be okay for todays events. One of the big ones Lincoln Memorial. Gates open at 3 30 this afternoon d gets started at 6 30. A lot of people are expected to be down for that too. Big day in store for the fourth weather permitting. Back inside to you. Thank you, justin minch. Y of the road around the mall are closed for todays celebrations. Melissa mollet is working for you to help you get aound the shutdown streets. Lets start by a talkingut downtown. Here is a list. As far as the tunnels go, here is that list. Now if youre heading in to towi to see the works downtown, you want to take the 95 express lanes. They are staying open northboun until p. M. Lanes reopen in the southbound direction to get everybody home around 9 00 p. M. So th will be helpful. Take the metro instead to avoid the traffic troubles. Plenty of thing to do today we are working for you with a list of parade, concerts, and fireworks shows all across the d. C. Area. Open the nbc whington app and search fourth of july. Virginia state police have activated amber alert for an abducted 2yearold boy from Warren County. Take a look at your screen of the picture of raequon alan ashby. T police sy have recovered the red chrysler minivan connected to this kidnapping. The van was abandoned at Warren County boat rp and here is a picture of the child now. If you re know where raequon may be, call the police immediately. This morning, Stafford CountySheriffs Office is investigating a adly shooting. Puties say two people were shot overnight on garrisonville road in stafford and one person died. Police believe they found the body of a missing 2yearold virginia boy. Noah tomlin has been missing more than a week. The medical examiner is working fy the remains found yesterday at a steam plant in hampton, virginia. The boys bother was arrested friday. One man is dead after a crash on river road in montgomery county. Chopper 4 fleover the scene on wednesday afternoon near. Polic