quiet and dry inside the capital beltway. when we had to the north and west, you can see a line of heavy range is beginning to enter frederick. this will move off towards the east. not at a very fast rate. brunswick already looking at very heavy rain. that will continue. leesburg, give it another 45 minutes in your skies will begin to darken. if you are traveling out to the redskins football game tonight, we have a -- flood watch in effect until midnight tonight. temperatures will slowly fall from the 80's into the 70's with storms until about 8:00 or 9:00 tonight. more on the weekend forecast to make up in a few minutes. leon: anytime we expect severe weather you can make abc 7 news your first stop. you can find the forecast on a website at wjla.com. we push instant updates straight your smartphone weather weather

app. kimberly: breaking news this afternoon. deflategate -- d.c. police named a suspect at that shooting at the -- they need help tracking down the sandman. night -- this man down. 19-year-old marcus king. a big break in the case. reporter: a big break, kimberly. a strong police presence but this is good news. this shooting which took place right where i am standing on this corner on saturday but the young man dead and an entire dead desk community terrorized -- entire community terrorized. 19-year-olded as marcus king, a resident of a nearby apartment complex. king wanted for homicide since the flurry of bullets left 23-year-old matt shlanksy dead

-- shlankssky dead. about 40 i think. i am not sure. what were they doing? >> looking for somebody, i guess. reporter: we now know it was marcus king they were looking for. one friend of his says most people here new the police were after king but they have not seen him in a while. is one of several suspects police are seeking a connection with the gunfire which killed shlansky and terrorized motorist. those two lived here in charlotte are hoping for a quick arrest. >> it is dangerous having a person like that around. i do with that happening to me. i come home from work at 11:00 at night. i don't that happening to me. we spoke with a man

who identified himself as a cousin of marcus king. he says king plans to turn himself into a lease sometime today but about seven minutes ago i got off the phone -- so far, no arrests. kimberly: people across d.c. are saying they are fed up with this rushing gun violence. 7 on your side's jennifer donelan space with one neighborhood and its newly appointed black captains -- newly appointed captains. leon: a number of firefighters had to respond to this scene and many were injured. one never covering from severe burns. brad bell is live with the latest. how is that firefighter doing? reporter: what we can tell you is that the firefighter is still in the burn unit in his injuries are still considered serious. the others have been treated and

released. the fire was at 11:00 this morning, just about 15 minutes ago the fire investigators pulled out and turned it over to the boarded-up specialists. you can see yet again the danger for firefighters. they run into burning buildings not knowing what exactly is going to happen. it started in this third for apartment -- floor apartment. >> i realized there was smoke everywhere. reporter: she had to run naked from the building, calling for her friend to get out as well. a two alarm. firefighters raising to the scene. >> they found heavy fire coming from a top floor apartment. reporter: garden style apartment fires are common in prince george's county. they raced up the stairs with hoses to attack the flames. something went wrong. three firefighters are burned,

one suffering serious injuries to his hands. a fourth injures his ankle. he gets us of the him -- he gives us a thumbs up as he is rolled away. investigators are trying to piece together what caused the fire and what went wrong. the department spoke person says it is another example that firefighting is a dangerous job. you just do not know what you will face going inside. how much combustible material, how much furniture. reporter: back live now. you can see the board of procedures are ongoing. eight apartment are affected out here. 22 people displaced. the red cross says they will do what they can for those people. the firefighters ran right into this fire and suffered burns as a result. brad. thereank you, is a light at the end of the tunnel for the silver spring center. this comes after years of

delays. take a look at these numbers. million, $5040 million more than it was supposed to. is four years overdue. tonight, one month until it is finally set to open. kevin is live with the new developments. are we sure about that? reporter: i think everyone is holding their breath. at long last this days here. we are actually inside the transit center. i want to show you something. construction crews have already hung the route signs. they have activated the arrival cd's. most importantly, those safety tests. they have all checked out. it may not have been rocket science, but the structural engineering at the silver spring transit center was unbelievably challenging. four years delayed in $50 million over budget, today

montgomery county announced the transit up should open sunday, september 20. david dice has managed the project from the start to now near finish. >> this is a huge file off your desk. large, it is obviously a project in this had a lot of problems associated with it. yes, it is a relief to have this done. reporter: he has turned frustration into humor. >> it seems like this is sort of been like our monument, like trying to build the pyramids or something. you would think in this day and age you would be able to do it better than the timeframe and that much over budget. >> had we opened it when others wanted it opened, i cannot stand here now and say it was safe and durable. we identify the best way to fix it and we fixed it. that is what we spent the last year and half doing.

now that the work is done, we can say it is safe and secure and it will last as it was originally intended to be. reporter: you are taking a live look of the ground level of this three floor structure. it is set to open on sunday, september 20. montgomery county passing the torch. we are live in silver spring, kevin lewis, abc 7 news. leon: governor bob mcdonald making a direct request and going right to the top of the supreme court. he is asking chief justice john roberts to keep them out of risen while he appeals his conviction. that request came just a few hours after a federal court decided he had to stay behind bars during his appeals process. we have new developments tonight to report on former president jimmy carter it was now fighting for his life. kimberly: he is starting radiation therapy but he tells the entire country he is not

afraid of his cancer diagnosis or whatever comes next. reporter: with humility and even humor, former president jimmy carter openly detailed his melanoma diagnosis. sharing his fears when he learned the cancer first discovered on his liver had spread. doctors also finding it on his brain. carter: i just thought i had a few weeks left. i was surprisingly at ease. i've had a wonderful life. reporter: alive he is optimistically fighting, or undergoing radiation treatment starting today. >> the goal is to prevent them from growing so he can continue to live a high quality like he has right now. reporter: some of the focus of his life-changing. >> my name is jimmy carter and i'm running for president. reporter: after leaving the white house, he and his wife emitted themselves to humanitarian work through the carter center. they are now

taking a step back from this efforts to focus on his health, a commitment he takes seriously after losing his father and all three siblings to pancreatic cancer. today, president obama tweeting "we're all pulling for you jimmy." all three other living presidents sharing their will which is as well. >> is the first time they've called me in a while. reporter: taking on this challenge with laughter in faith. so far he says he feels good and it said very little pain. today's radiation is the first of four treatments scheduled over the next few months. kimberly: a jaw-dropping study tonight. your job could be as bad for you as cigarette smoking. the number one culprit in the office and what it is doing to ruin your health. tonight is the redskins preseason home opener. we will tell you how the traffic

is looking and at the fans are optimistic or pessimistic about the upcoming season. leon: two women and one historic achievement. changing the face of the military. that is coming up next.

kimberly: two soldiers are going to make history this week. the first woman to graduate from army ranger school. they've been -- the woman into her within 60 days of intense training at fort benning, georgia. they withstood exhausting heights, little food, and simulate combat exercises. >> i do hope that with our performance in ranger school we've been able to inform the decision as to what they can expect from women in the military. that we can handle things physically and mentally on the same level as men. and we can deal with the same stresses and training that the men can. kimberly: they will graduate tomorrow and receive their coveted ranger tab alongside their male counterparts. leon: fedex field right now filling up for the redskin'home

opener. fans having to deal with the trouble because we of whether issues and there was always traffic issues december the evening.- this time of things starting to stackable ready? -- stack up already? reporter: it has been looking a little dicey at times. let me show you what is going on out here. that is the tailgating lot over there. the crowds are smaller than i've seen in years past before a preseason game. even some of the folks there they thought it was a smaller crowd than usual. traffic is not that bad right now. that is sheriff road and if we keep going people see how the other route is doing. we are a couple of hours out from the game but that is not bad traffic at all. here is some video we found of fans setting up their tailgates. redskins fans are known to be optimistic before eight season

starts with the last two years are really tested that because her has been a lot of lost in loss in two years. -- the last two years. we asked people if they were optimistic or pessimistic about rg iii. >> i think he is going to prove he is going to be there this year. he says he is. i hope he is. >> i'm hoping it will be good season. both of my sons are fans and so is my boyfriend. a gets ugly when they do not win. >> there was a little bit of traffic to we got here. there was a note better way to come to the game than in a motorhome. reporter: a lot of truth so that. so far, traffic is not too bad. the weather is not to bet that that could change over the next few hours. the redskins taking on the lines tonight -- lions tonight at 7:30 this evening. leon: good deal. kimberly: you have to really be

big fan if you want to go out and that tonight. steve: don't we say that every year? this is the evening we will have football against the lions and some thunderstorms rolling through around 6:00 or 7:00 this evening. once they go through it will get a whole lot better out there. looking get national harbor right now. the skies are beginning to darken a little bit but it is still dry, at least inside the capital beltway. that will change over the next hour has the hot humid air will finally move out of here. 85 degrees at reagan national. wind -- dew points in the middle 70's. that is why it feel so uncomfortable. by this time tomorrow we will have temperatures in the middle 80's but the heat index values will feel like the middle 80's. that will make a big difference. c., and thisin d.

is the line of storms moving through over the next hour or two. look at these rain totals on her weatherbug network. 2.83 inches in hagerstown. this is from two rounds of rain. ashburn at about 1.75 inches. middletown, maryland coming at almost an inch of rain. strong hour.usts 23-25 miles per we are going to see quite conditions, at least for the next 45 minutes to an hour around the capital beltway. that will be good for traffic of people try to get into fedex field. this line over here now moving off towards the east. it will have the potential to bring some very heavy rain and a lot of thunder and lightning. look what happens behind it. hagerstown, you are finally beginning to dry out. it will move a little further towards the south. heavy rain at this

time if you're watching of -- us at leesburg. skies the any to darken quickly. a little further off to the south, middleburg also on the is of the heavy rain. behind it, shenandoah farms looking get dry conditions and it will stay like that as a move through the rest of the evening hours. in terms of the newly added -- flood -- flash flood watch. that includes the district, alexandria, prince george's, fairfax, montgomery county. tonight.ntil midnight i expect a lot of the sick him down a little bit before then. the heaviest will be out of here by about 8:00 or 9:00 tonight. see localizedould flooding. tornadoes, don't worry about that. no watches or warnings at this time. 80

through gaithersburg where they have already had have your rain. rain.. had heavier those winds will begin to think of for the day tomorrow and high-pressure settling from the west. this will bring the absolutely beautiful weekend. lots of sunshine. temperatures in the 80's and more importantly lower humidity levels. it will feel great out there. 87 for a high tomorrow with the wind out of the northwest. 86 on saturday. 87 on sunday. that is around 90 degrees on monday with a chance for a few pop-up showers. in the middle next week, conditions for the end of august are highs in the middle 80's. nighttime lows in the 60's. we are losing about a minute and 15 seconds of daylight each day. kimberly: way to be a downer.

steve: christmas is around the corner. later, the update we did not see coming. why those parents who love their babies in a hotel safe will not be charged. leon: potential charges against caitlin jenner. what she did that has prosecutors say she deserves manslaughter charges. reporter: some residents are frustrated, asking what they can do. many are putting new eyes on an old

kimberly: it has been windy all day. it doesn't look too threatening but you would not want to keep it -- you would want to keep and i to the sky. steve says there is a flash flood watch in effect. he expects most of the rain around 6:00 or 7:00 tonight. an update on our potentially severe weather coming up straight ahead. prosecutors pushing for charges against caitlin jenner. say she could face a vehicular manslaughter charge for a deadly wreck that happened earlier this year. jenner was still not at the time as bruce. alexis,aid he rented

pushing it into oncoming traffic. the driver was killed when her car was hit head-on. you have heard it on the news for weeks. a rash of deadly gun violence. d.c. leon: people in one particular neighborhood are asking what we can do to protect ourselves,. john a for dominant digs into find out help folks are using old-school methods to fight back against crime. reporter: as the ongoing crime rates washes over the district -- >> i am concerned as a relates so uptick in crime across our city. reporter: brandon todd once new eyes on an old program. >> i am looking to revise neighborhood block captains in ward four. a i took on more blocks in totally should have. i was just that excited.

reporter: kevin taylor is one of those brand-new captains. >> if it happens to you, maybe you will realize how it it is to be out of the neighborhood watch. reporter: his house and garage or broken into on two separate occasions. >> it's a way for people to take a leadership role, gather information, and get it to the police. reporter: she is the neighborhood watch for nader. -- coordinator. there are currently 1500 train captains in the city with an estimated population of more let's88,000 residents, say the goal is one block captain for every 50 residents. to cover the city with added eyes and ears needed help police, you would really need 13,000 block captains. >> looking out for each other. reporter: some neighborhoods are more involved than others. 800 block captains are northwest in the second district alone. with the remaining 700 block captains

spread out across the city, a city where crime is spiking across-the-board. live, security system for your homes are not enough. let's say this family was out of town. the rest of the neighborhood would know that. if they see anyone in the house, they're calling. always neighborhood watch addresses a concern. residents cannot getting touch with police over there concerned city leaders. active neighborhood watch does shorten the gap between the public. it is just another added incentive. jenna donlon, abc 7 news. kimberly: cannot hurt have more eyes on the streets. leon: one aspect of your job the researchers say is that her health as cigarettes. with an: a deadly fire even stranger back story. the

bizarre connection after a fire today quantico. leon: skies may seem to be clear for the moment but steve is coming up to tell us rain is on the way. when it will all clear out of here and things will get a lot better for us. stay with us. ok. so everyone is saying 'hey, you've gotta get fios.' but why? why fios? well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optics network to the home, so you can get 100% out of all your devices. and access to the fastest internet and in home wifi available from any provider. with big capacity too, so everyone in the house can be online all at once. only fios has 500 meg download speeds, with equal upload speeds.

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pushing into northern montgomery county. leon: we are on storm watch because of that. steve is tracking all this force from the weather center. steve: we have just one line of storms deal with as we deal with the rush-hour commute. once it is gone we will look for rapid improvement in terms of our cloud cover and lower humidity levels. radar. our live doppler if you're looking towards the west he was he skies getting dark very quickly. also in the leesburg area, marshall looking at heavier rain . intermune is a run of thunder and lightning -- a tremendous amount of thunder and lightning. you will want to seek shelter as this storm moves through. heavy rain likely along with the thunder and lightning. you've also see localized areas

of flash flooding. there is now a flash flood watch until midnight tonight that includes all the counties shaded in green. the district him arlington, alexandria, and fairfax county. that is until midnight tonight. i expect it will come down a bit sooner than that. after the football game tonight, temperatures in the 80's. i think the worst weather for fedex field will be around 7:00 tonight. a heavier band will move through than the skies will begin to clear. more on the weekend forecast in your seven day outlook coming up in a few minutes. leon: we like to look it pictures that you sent. some decent weather stuff happening. get to a safe ways, snap a picture or video and send it to us. the e-mail address for you is pics@wjla.com. be sure to include your name and where you took the picture or video. if we can, we will use it on the air or online. kimberly: a deadly fire in quantico. the house were

happened has a haunting back story. diane cho reports. still in mary is disbelief after losing a close friend. asleep andray he was the smoke got him and he did not feel hurt. reporter: she says she saw the smoke and try to get inside her friends apartment but it was too late. >> if he needed help he would be there for you. and now i feel bad that none of us could help him. reporter: firefighters for called to the apartment living on broadway street in quantico this morning. officials say two people had to be rescued from the second floor and three others needed help firefighters getting out. once firefighters were able to get the fire under control, they found one worsen dead inside. >> he was a nice, warm, loving person. i'm really sorry this happened.

reporter: she is known to open her doors to people who needed a place to stay. >> they have the biggest hearts of anybody i've ever known. it is so sad to see this happen to them. reporter: she says seven people live in the apartment building put one person was already in the hospital when the fire broke out. >> i thank the good lord that everybody else got out of there. i just wish he had made it out of there. reporter: investigators are trying to figure out a -- what a sexy started the fire. they will release the victim's name as soon as the family members have been notified. in quantico, diane cho, abc 7 news. kimberly: a bizarre note. this house was a murder scene i can 2001 -- back in 2001. a retired marine went to a bar in town, sat down and ordered a beer, then called 911 to think he is shutting killed his own son.

men: one of the new -- two that escaped a maximum prison in your case is even more criminal charges. david sweat is already a convicted murderer. but now he is facing two counts of escape and one count of voting prison contraband -- promoting risen contraband. -- prison contraband. he is now at a different new york state maximum-security prison. noberly: obesity york say charges will be filed against the parents of a baby girl found locked in a safe. this happened tuesday at a hotel in niagara falls. after talking with police, the parents say -- the police say they do not have concerns for the child's safety. the one-year-old baby was put in a safe by her sibling playing a game of hide and seek. older siblings are mean. two men in poland city have

found a long-lost nazi train rumored to be filled with treasure. it disappeared in 1945. is rumored to be filled with gold. the men city located it nearly border with the czech republic but are not giving up the exact location into their guaranteed at least 10% of the treasure's value. authorities are discussing the next step. still to come at 5:00, summer is not over. neither are the scam artists. leon: it is still open season for thieves try to get your money. aaa says you need to look out now more than ever. kimberly: is your job is that is a smoking habit? what it is about your work like they could be upping your risk for a stroke. leon: five months after that jabber copter landed on the capitol lawn, he may -- you may see even more of them. that's coming up at 6:00.

steve: tracking a line of thunderstorms that will bring us some relief from the heat and humidity in time for the upcoming weekend. if you're watching this in gaithersburg or germantown, skies are getting dark. the line quickly approaches. this will move towards the east at 25 miles per hour and eventually clip the ecb inside the capital beltway within the next hour to an hour and a half. be prepared for thunderstorms and areas of heavy rain. the beach forecast looks fantastic. saturday and sunday 11 it warmer. -- are a little warmer. 87 on sunday. the biggest difference will be warmer -- lower humidity levels. stay with us. abc 7 news

kimberly: a consumer health alert. research groups looked at more than half a missing people in over 25 different studies and their conclusion is that working more than 40 hours a week is almost as bad for you as smoking cigarettes when it comes to risk of stroke.

during the lunch hour, a much-needed rate for the weekly grind. >> 40-45 depending on what needs to be done. hours.ably around 50 reporter: do you find 40 stressful enough? reporter: she used to work 70 hours a week. >> i'm slimming down now. reporter: every morning starts with a zumba class and its after eight hours of work. when you are working 55 a week? >> i'm still a secretary but i'm a smarter secretary. reporter: researchers found if you work 48 hours a week your risk of stroke increases by 10%. 54 hours a week, 27%. more than 55 hours a week, a 33% greater risk. claire wilson has seen the impact on her hard-working parents. >> their mental health in general. they do not seem happy

anymore it is because they work for the much all day. reporter: researchers theorize long hours, a stressful job and a deterioration of liftyle equals trouble. >> secondly you are seeing -- sitting at a desk all day. reporter: did you read the study? that is exactly what it said. >> if you eat right and exercise you can only shave off some of those negative statistics. reporter: everyone who took time to talk to miss the study is food for thought. i do worry about the risk of stroke? >> i will now. kimberly: the experts advise you work extra long hours should have your blood pressure checked regularly. leon: later on abc seven news at 5:00, can earns about the worst data late when a school is a month behind on his -- construction. a major change for a

national movie theater chain.

leon: you may notice some changes the next time to go to the movie theater. regal theaters started checking back today. suzanne, what kind of reactions were you getting? reporter: i spent some time observing what they were doing here at this heater. -- theater. they were opening up bags and anypacks. if they don't see thing suspicious, they're letting people go inside the movie theater. all of this being done in the wake of some hype file and violent shootings at movie theaters. in shooting like this when shreveport, louisiana has raised questions about safety inside movie theaters. the nation's largest movie theater chain took a major step to keep patrons out of danger. think raced to say i of the world we live in it is come to this. reporter: it is outlined on the theater's website.

"to ensure the safety of our guests, accpac sent back of any kind are subject to inspection." -- backpacks and bags are suspect to invest -- inspection. " >> just a matter of course this day and age. >> everybody checks are back to the airport. i did not even think about it. >> we have to learn from past experiences. reporter: he says the move is overdue. >> there is no liberty without security. we have to strike a balance between the civil liberties and the security. if you get a regal theaters, this is what you can expect. some theaters across the country are taking it one step rather. they are handing bags and -- bannign bags and

backpacks entirely. it renewedhank you. in stronger warning about a hotel booking scam we've been telling you about for months now. aaa reports that more webpages are popping up dubious third-party booking agents and they are out to get your money. they look legit, like a hotel site. once they get your credit card information they tack on next a fees. some do not even make reservations. aaa regiments dealing directly with the hotel website. use a credit card casey of the disputed and go ahead and verify your -- reservation over the phone. let's check in with steve. steve: no severe thunderstorm warnings at this time but a band of heavier rain moving in just in the west of us. it will arrive over the immediate metro area over the next hour or so. and look at our camera from

national harbor. look at how the skies are beginning to darken. a little bit of sunshine filtering input that will lycee as he moved to the -- quickly fade as a moved through the next 45 minutes. you can see the clouds getting lower just a bit. heavy rain having into the burtonsville area. that will stick around for at least another half hour or three .inutes -- 40 minutes dry inside the capital beltway. damascus, clarksville, barnesville looking at heavier rains of this time. brambleton just on the edge of this heavy rain along with aspirin. -- ashburn. skies darkening to the west of you and we are going to look for to move through marshall in the next 15 minutes. you will see the skies begin to improve. an outlook at the forecast in

the latest on the lash flood watch.- flash flood tomorrow, it is going to be dry in less humid. upper 80's for the upcoming weekend. 86 to 87 degrees. leon: we always of the terrible traffic trifecta working tonight. evening rush, redskin him and whether. -- and we ather. jamie: traffic in the area not terrible near fedex field. of course, volume but that is the only thing we have married now let's focus in on this area near fedex field. beer in the 40's and 50's in some spots. typical right near joint base andrews. heads up for fedex open. metro rail will stay an extra hour after the game. that is some good news.

otherwise, typical. what can we expect that of the best quarterback in the nfl? leon: that is the biggest question of the day. tv screens in homes about the area watching with rg iii will pull off. robert: definitely right about that. all eyes will be on rg iii but also on the weather tonight. they pulled the tarp off the field at about 5:30. all eyes are going to be an rg sorry to burst your bubble, but that is one thing you will not see a lot of tonight. people play about one quarter or so. they do not want to play everyone too much. >> we are not game playing very heavily right now. cards.'t to show your

in 2012 the cannot and randy vanilla offense in preseason and then busted out the offense in regular season. whatever coach has in store for the regular season, we will be ready for it. after rg iiimember left the game after that first quarter, you saw a lot of kurt cousins. tonight, you will see more of colt mccoy it was probably considered as a third stringer on the depth chart. >> i think cold will get more it is an opename. competition for those guys. they are both doing great things in obviously, kurk had a strong performance against cleveland. colt has to parlay a solid performance.

robert: the good news is you will see a lot more of colt about but you only get one quarter of "the best quarterback in the league." kimberly: coming up next at 5:00 -- reporter: construction is still underway on the new building here on campus. coming up, what this could mean for the first it

kimberly: a new high school in fredericksburg way behind schedule negatively the first day of class -- and that could delay the first it l -- day of class. wasrter: in stafford county even's are to go back to school stafford senior high is still a construction

zone. the $66 million building is a stone's throw away from the current hoping dating back to 1975. at this point, if the new building is not ready in time, district leaders say using the older building is not an option because all the furniture and other fixtures have been removed. they are hopeful construction will come through. they face a contractual $5,000 per day penalty for not "substantially pleading the school on time. a -- time." >> all that will be worked out/ reporter: the district says hess has increased the number of contractors working here. again today, they would not issue a temporary occupancy permit for the building. until that happeneds, administrators, staff, and students cannot move in. >> if we have to make other arrangements we will notify the community with as much detail as you can. reporter: the ceo acknowledged

some challenges on the project. hess'sole emphasis is to work with the school district to make sure stafford high school is ready to receive administrative staff, equity, and students in order to facilitate a smooth start to the school year." findrly: the kids are not the delay -- mind the delay. coming up next at 6:00, an opening day set for the silver spring transit center. >> i just thought i had a few weeks left. kimberly: former president jimmy carter's frank assessment of his health as he battles cancer. >> i don't think we live in america anymore. --berly: a maryland dearly

gary farmer treated like a terror suspect when ali says he did was follow the bank's advice. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. leon: right now we are tracking a line of rain in some storms pushing across the area. for the latest, let's get with steve who is standing by in the weather center. steve: a line of ominous storms off to the west. a look from gaithersburg. if you're looking towards the west, our skies are beginning to darken quickly in this will eventually bring heavy rain and a lot of thunder and lightning. it's only going to last a relatively short period of time. this is all moving off to the houraround 20-20 miles per -- 20-25 miles per hour. this line about to move into fairfax county and eventually make it over the district and

montgomery county as it moves through the later portion of the 6:00 hour. that will have an impact on the redskins football game, especially if we see a lot of lightning. a flash flood watch in effect until midnight tonight. that includes the district in all areas shaded in green. your plans at the football game, temperatures fall from the 80's into the 70's. most of these forms will be out by about 8:00 tonight. viewersanks. one of our just sent us this picture. this is from mount airy, maryland along i-70. the heavy rain appearing to come right towards them. news or whether happening were you are, snap a picture or some video and send it to us. e-mail us at pics@wjla.com. more than 20 years after it was first