[snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. grounded, the mixup that grounded flights and were the delay stand right now. front runners in the spotlight at the iowa state fair and questions they were grilled on. and how a big name from the washington wizards made starting classes easier this year. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. now abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. kellye: hours of delays, airports up and down the east coast clogged after an faa computer glitch brings travel to

a halt. radar,age from flight the glitch blanking the skies from north carolina to maryland. richard reeve is live at reagan national. the glitch has cleared up, but it is still slow going. richard: kellye, the faa said that it fix the glitch at its leesburg facility a little bit before 4:00, but this is the fallout. these folks waiting in line, trying to rebook flights. scene being repeated over and over again up and down the east coast. lines, short tempers, airplanes lined up for takeoff. >> i saw the crowd and thought, ok, what's going on. richard: going nowhere. >> we sat on the tarmac for over an hour. passengersousands of in d.c., baltimore, and new york.

>> it's unnerving. braving the jeane, rebooking line at reagan national. >> we got on the airplane and were told the radar was not available. richard: 150 flight delays and 38 cancellations. york, thisia new area, and not sure where else. achard: the faa is claiming computer glitch in the system, used by air traffic controllers to monitor high altitude flights. passengers, fellow i'm grateful we were on the ground at the time it was happening. said thethe faa problem is having a ripple effect, affecting all east coast flights with delays of up to two hours and more. >> it makes me not feel safe. i shouldndering if just rent a car and drive 15 hours back to new orleans. we don't know how long this will last. richard: this is the bottom

line, look at the schedule, a lot of messages in red, indicating flights leaving at a much later time. at thef folks waiting gates, trying to figure out how to get out of here. a lot of folks don't know when they will be able to leave. richard reeve, abc 7 news. kellye: and breaking news right d.c., a shooting outside of the shaw-howard metro station. roz plater is at the crime scene, what can you tell us? in broad praise daylight shooting happened within the hour, so we are just gathering information. we are at seventh and r, 7th street is closed all the way to florida avenue. the shooting happened at about 5:00 tonight, just outside of the entrance to the shaw-howard metro. we don't know how it happened

was involved, but we are told the victim is an adult male, was not conscious, not breathing, not a lot of good information initially. the police are investigating right now, a number of police, dozens of officers. this happened to the same neighborhood that has been plagued with violence this week. so much so, there was a shooting tuesday night, three men shot in a drive-by near seventh and o. late last week, the police set the shaw in neighborhood to have 84/seven police presence in the neighborhood to help try to combat some of this crime taking place. for the time being, we do not know what led to this. that is also being investigated. andle are walking by shocked that there has been another shooting in this neighborhood today after having so much violence this past week, so much increased police presence in this neighborhood.

as soon as we get information, we will bring it to you. roz plater, abc 7 news. the shooting not far from another homicide scene, a man shot multiple scenes overnight in the 1500 block of first-rate northwest, less than a mile from the shaw-howard station. so far the name of the victim has not been released. annapolis police are trying to track down whatever made phone threats to three separate businesses. they say they targeted two suntrust banks, as well as the giant on bay bridge road, demanding money. the police closed and evacuated the stores. they eventually reopened after clearing the scene, nobody hurt. some of you are saying isolated showers today. overall, this has been pretty much ca;m and clear. devon lucie is in the weather center, a great day to get

outside. how long will this weather stick around? devon: the rest of today. the changes are starting to be felt. this time sunday, the heat and humidity will be back. the belfort furniture weather center, stormwatch seven doppler radar, showers to the west of washington. really tough to tell from this vantage point where the rain activity has been, but the liver view of stormwatch 7 doppler radar, north of harrisonburg one thunderstorm. the thunderstorms right now moving into west virginia. the high temperature today, 90 degrees, the first stretch, the first day of the next wretch of the heat wave coming. real-time temperatures into the 80's, but the humidity is back. nightt, still a very nice for a night on the town. tomorrow, the montgomery county

fair, abc 7 is a proud sponsor, hot and humid through the afternoon, gates open at 10:00. we will have the seven-day forecast and let you know how long and how the heat wave will last in the next seven days. the newest attractions at the iowa state fair are the presidential contenders, both pretty front runners stepping to the stage to answer tough questions. we have the latest from des moines. reporter: when campaigns collide, presidential front runners, totally different styles. hillary clinton arriving at the iowa state fair, democrats stopping to talk. republican leader landing in grandiose style, donald trump using his private helicopter. giving free rides to a group of kids. both quickly facing tough questions. trump: nobody is going

through my wall. reporter: for clinton, the controversy over her e-mail server. mrs. clinton: i never sent classified material over my e-mail. reporter: clinton charging at jeb bush. somewhatton: i find it curious that jeb bush is doubling down on defending his brother's actions in iraq. reporter: trump at nearly everyone. mr. trump: hillary clinton was the single worst secretary of state in this country. jeb bush is a puppet. when people look at scott walker, his state has a $2 billion deficit. reporter: other candidates were there, too, including rick santorum, and bernie sanders answering questions. the to the leaders drew big outs. hands, through, shaking

posing for pictures come even sampling a chop on a stick. golf cart clinton's mobbed by supporters. devin dwyer, abc news. kellye: coming up, your choice of vacations says more about you than you think. popular destinations revealing something about your personality. and getting back to school, getting a major boost. the wizards front man giving back. first, just coming out, the national icon heading for the district. the library of congress gets ready to celebrate.

kellye: big names headed to d.c. for the national book festival the 175aldrin among

bullets and authors attending. the library of congress hosts the free event every year. it will be september 5 at the washington convention center. a major post getting kids back-to-school, wizards star john wall making a personal push to start the year right. we have more on why this is so near and dear to his heart. wizards guard john had almost 800 assist/year. today, he had a whole bunch kids assisting 300 local get ready for the opening of the school year, giving out school supplies, backpacks, and words of wisdom at the boys and girls club in southeast washington. >> they want to have an education or degree to fall back on. reporter: will the school supplies be helpful? >> yeah, i need a lot of school supplies. reporter: today was part of back

to back events organized by the john wall family foundation. yesterday he was in his hometown of raleigh, north carolina, giving school supplies to another 300 lucky kids. have met him before, but a great experience. >> he does a lot of community service. reporter: this was the second consecutive year that wall conducted the back-to-school giveaway. his major motivation is to give youngsters some of the things he did not have growing up. but iilar situations, also what to give back to kids and families who have been less fortunate. when asked what is more gratifying, winning a regular-season nba game or helping out 300 kids, the superstar do not hesitate. >> it has to be helping the kids. i'm more excited seeing their smiles and knowing that i'm making their day, making their year. the flying circuses

lifting off and county. the annual hot air balloon show got off. the next airshow launches tomorrow in fauquier county. you can even take a trip yourself. hot air balloon rides are running the entire weekend. coming up next, do you prefer the beach or the mountains? that question tells you a lot more about yourself than you may think. plus the forecast.

kellye: where would you rather be, the beach or the mountains? a study says that your answer can tell a lot about you.

theoverts will often answer beach, which is what i answered. and what devon answered. introverted people tend to prefer amounts. did you know this? devon: i actually said both, so i don't know what that means. i'm extroverted at times? the beachm choosing for you because you seem more extroverted. devon: this is perfect beach weather. cameras,y, some of the it starts to get hotter and more humid the next several days. the hottest day looks to be monday. speaking of the forecast, have talkedr, we about the widely isolated stray showers to the west, one thunderstorms in west virginia. a thunderstorm in north rocking ham county earlier this afternoon. page county,r to that is it for doppler radar.

the real-time temperatures, upper 80's, 90 hagerstown, cumberland 91. the national harbor, looking west, some of the high altitude clouds coming in. sunset, if you can believe it, is just after 8:00. the real-time temp comparison, we have some heat pulling to the west. 104 in south dakota. the weakening cold front coming into the region, pulling and taking over. isolated chance of stray showers sunday in the mountains. it is mostly about the heat and humidity combined. the hottest will be here monday. the heat wave through next week. overnight tonight, the pig sure the next two days, same forecast, -- the big sure, the next two days, same forecast, low 60's in the morning.

wo&d trail for a morning run. stray showers, mostly about the heat and humidity. by sunset tonight, you will feel the humidity. 93, feeling like upper 90's. at the end of the day, singing trap, aith abba at wolf little hot and humid before the show begins at 8:00. monday, rain chances showing. hot and humid monday. that will be the hottest day over the next seven. the seven day forecast, low to mid 90's through next week, even possibly next week in. there is one sign that is beginning to show with the extended forecast that things may change next weekend. the likeliest rain day will be

thursday into friday. kellye: based on what we know about lou, i'm guessing he is a beach guy. devon: beach guy. lou: ding ding! are almost coming home to ashburn, but they have issues. logan paulsen is also done for the year.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. lou: there are levels to this nfl thing, first level getting through camp and getting back to redskins park. before they do put richmond, the burgundy and gold giving some love to their very loyal and expanded family, showing love

after practice today after the first preseason game come a game that's all the losses of running back silas redd and tight end niles paul. the latest injury, logan paulsen done for the year with a tell injury. the redskins are hurting at tight end. here is the error garçon -- here garcon.re >> we appreciate them coming out here, standing around and watching us practice. >> they give us energy and keep us excited. love the energy and support. broncos-seahawks, tyler yard kickoff return. that is not the best part, check this out. head coach pete carroll is not where he is supposed to be, trips up the ref.

they go down, the play count it. no harm, no foul i guess. ais is baseball, but it has football field, jackie bradley twohaving a day, five hits, two r.b.i. runs. the two clubs combined for 39 hits -- 39 -- the final score 22-10. 22-10! that is a football score. this west coast trip is not one that the curly w wants to brag about. even max scherzer was lit up like a christmas tree last night against the defending champion giants, six earned runs in just three innings, his shorting outing of the season. the dog days of august for sure. max scherzer e.r.a. ballooned, .306 opponents hitting

against him. the nationals are just one game over .500. the last time they were below .500 was may 8. academy,lis, the naval tradition. addition of almost a century and havef, the midshipmen computed independently of a conference. this year, things have changed as navy joins the american athletic conference. september 5 they will host colgate. two weeks later, their first ever conference game, against eastern carolina. september 5 also the opener for maryland, who host richmond, and virginia travels to ucla. september 7, the hoagies opened up in -- the hokies open up against the defending national champions, the ohio state

university. the redskins are hurting at tight end. kellye: kellye: another look at the

forecast? devon: you have enjoyed this beautiful weather. we have a heat wave on the way. tomorrows today, 93 and monday. next weekend, there may be signs things will break down, but we will wait for more information to confirm that trend. thursday and friday looks like the likeliest rain days. kellye: thank you very much for joining us.

tonight, travel at a standstill all along the east coast, flights grounded. a computer glitch bringing some of the nation's busiest airports to a halt. the cancellations, the delay, the headaches -- >> he said it was going to be an inde indefinite delay. >> felt all around the country. across the west, wildfires raging out of control. hundreds of families forced to evacuate. crews on the front lines racing to save their homes. politics, pork, yes, even a helicopter. the front-runners are at the iowa state fair tonight. we're there, too. the teenager trapped under his truck. he can't move, but he manages to enlist siri for help. >> send help, please! help me! >> now, that's a smartphone. and, the 70-year-old mystery. the kissing sailor and the nurse, who are they?