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across the region. we have team coverage of the severe weather. john schriffen is in arlington where two people were hit by lightning. and darcy spencer is in fairfax where there were several water rescues. but first to the storm center and doug kammerer. a wild night out there. >> we saw some very heavy rains and some areas reporting two to four inches of rain in an hour to a two-hour period of time and that will cause flash flooding and that is what we saw. we'll take you back a few hours ago and the rain moves on in here. but let's look at the d.c. area. and watch how we have noth...

the time trying to calm down his dog, charlie, who was spooked by mother nature. >> just at that moment, this really, maybe like three blasts of lightning all at once, and it was the loudest i ever heard. i thought we were going to lose power. >> reporter: a neighbor told news 4 he saw a man giving a woman cpr. as police searched the scene, they found a shoe lying on the street and a pair of eyeglasses worn by one of the victims. those pieces being picked up, the lenses that were completely blown out. and then six feet away, the umbrella that now lies limp along the sidewalk. shards ...

three cars got stuck when a small creek swelled to more than four feet. flooding the park. five people had to be rescued including two nuns. firefighters had to perform a dozen high water rescues in fair income tax, but even scarier moments in arlington. two week walk were hit by lightning. john schriffen has their story. >> reporter: as the skies began turning dark and the winds picking up, it was clear a severe storm was on the way. minutes later, the first bolt of lightning shot across the sky as the streaks of light crept closer and the thunder more inten intense, the storm turne...

capitol hill cannot or will not help. wall street see sawed after jpmorgan chase sounded an alarm. >> a massive rebasing for expectations for second half growth. >> reporter: the new prediction is our growth through the end of 2011 will be just 1%, not 2.5. another worrisome sign, oil prices are relatively low. >> well, that's it. everyone is talking about the potential of a double dip. >> reporter: a double dip, a return to recession. there is worry one would start this fall. >> i think that would be a tremendous blow to business confidence, consumer confidence, neither which is par...

things. anywhere from about 10 miles per hour to about 17 miles per hour. this is moving east-northeast at 17. this storm itself after it goes through reston and potomac headed towards bellview at about 6:02. headed to great falls at 6:03. lake potomac and potomac falls at 6:07. these are some of the neighborhoods it will roll through. eventually will get to bethesda and it is going to cause some problems it looks like in terms of the beltway as it goes back over the beltway. this is kind of the second round of thunderstorms with this batch. so the warnings have been extended. and ag...