jummy: we are tracking more scattered showers today. that would make the orton consecutive day of rainfall. we are really lucky, right? doug:

here's the deal -- in order for it to officially be rainfall, it inch ofe at least .01 rain. yesterday, bwi did not get that much, so their streak stopped. we did in washington. we are at day 13, and today will be day 14 because more rain is coming later this evening and tonight. it's cloudy skies, kind of an ugly sky. 60 degrees right now. straight of measurable precipitation. the previous record was 10 straight days. we loan that out of the water. today likely or teen straight days. tomorrow likely 50 -- 15. . it looks like the area of heavier rain was start to overspread the area later tonight and this evening and because of that i think we are confident we will wind up seeing the record. because of it -- a stationar

until then, we'll see more rain and keep adding to the record. we will talk about that, possible effect on the nats game tonight, and a look ahead to the weekend. jummy: happening right now, historic meeting for metro to tell you about. the general manager is meeting with 650 managers to lay out the path to exceeding metro problems. sam sweeney is in north bethesda where those managers are gathering with what we expect to come out of this meeting. sam: good afternoon. that meeting is ongoing behind me behind closed doors in north bethesda, expected to last into the late afternoon. 650 metro managers inside listening to the metro g.m. giving them an overlay, overview of safety measures he wants to put in place in coming months. he says metro cannot continue on the same path that is currently on. in the last teen of weeks, metro has had

incidents with smoke and fire, and he needs his managers to be on board with a new safety program and pass his message down to their 13,000 subordinates. asked whathe's -- we he would do if people did not comply, and he said he's willing to terminate employees who do not get on board. >> i want to drill home how important safety is to what we do every day. sam: those managers are considered at will employee's, which means they could be terminated at any time. meanwhile, an advance report from thursday's finance meeting shows metro ridership numbers are way down again. of 12 milliondrop rides and nearly 20 million trips below the number of metro had addicted when it was drying up

agency about $41 million in the hole. right now, we want to get a check of our traffic. jamie: this is a live look in d.c. you can see here no problems to report. this is right near the third street tunnel. let's go ahead and talk to says that. on wisconsin avenue, you do have work being done at chase avenue. lanedo have the left blocked in each direction this is throughout the day. especially if you are trying to closerrth or south toward chevy chase, you will have that congestion. no problems to report right now. 66, in very nice shape. a little bit of work being done mayor seminary road, but nothing causing any backup. then, the

five-mile stretch starting yesterday on st. barnabas road. mind, they will have single lane closures until 3:00 and then again overnight. developing now, we're getting a new look at the suspected getaway vehicle or sophisticated thieves. police say they targeted 11 cars on quiet cul-de-sacs, stealing tires worth thousands of dollars. rims ripped off in the middle of the night -- that's what has been happening in two northern virginia counties. thieves are hitting homes between 2:00 and 4:00 in the morning. >> open up the garage door and walks outside, and my corvette sitting on blocks. >> i see things like this in the city, but this is not the city.

is less than two years old. she keeps her car in her loudoun some of thee where incidents have happened, but she is still concerned she could be a victim. it is a concern that they definitely seem to be organized, targeting one car and one vehicle. >> the car believed to be the suspect vehicle was last seen speeding away from where i am right now. authorities say they got a surveillance picture of it. take a look at it right now. it is described as an suv, tover ford explorer, 20 11 20 15 model. if you recognize it or have information about these incidents, you are asked to call fairfax county police. we had to the race for the white house now. it's primary day again, in west virginia and nebraska this time. a new poll shows a potential general electi

between them -- donald trump and hillary clinton could be closer than expected. >> on most exactly eight years barackllary clinton beat obama by a two to one margin in west virginia, but today, the dynamics are dramatically different. clinton us campaign is bracing for a loss, and bernie sanders could win big. these comments about the coal industry in march certainly not helping the democratic front runner. clinton: we are going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business. i'm running my campaign. i'm not running against him. he is doing a fine job of doing that himself. : hillary clinton's husband abused women more than any man that we know of in the history of politics, right tackle >> and new polls out show a tight race between clinton

trump, clinton on top in florida and pennsylvania by just a point while the republican is up four points in ohio. and how about this -- senders pulled better against trump than clinton in all three states. with clinton living into the democratic finish line, her money on. spending television ads in primary states after her win in pennsylvania. now they are back up on the air in kentucky, and she will stump in lexington and louisville today. her campaign may not be about winning the state, but a big payoff and delegates to ultimately reach the magic number to clinch the nomination. president obama is set to become the first sitting u.s. president to visit hiroshima. the white house says the president will stop at the site ring a visit this month to japan for the g-7 summit. the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city back in 1945.

japan later surrendered to allied forces, helping in world war ii. a summer ceremony at the office of the prince george's county sheriff, a memorial for fallen honoring to the officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2002. their families given wreaths adorned with the names of those deputies. up, you do not have to head to the big apple to catch that blockbuster broadway musical "hamilton." the show can see around here in the best chance to snag tickets. >> take a look at your screen. we have new red pandas at the national zoo. the refurbished trail has finally been completed. coming up, we are going to take you up close and personal. cute. so plus

destructive storms pummeled the center of the country. >> picked me up, threw me against the tree. i just held on. they: why officials say damage could have been much worse.

like mostyou are people, you hate waiting in those long tsa lines at airport. you are not alone. airports in new york and atlanta are threatening to replace the tsa.

saying it can no longer tolerate the inadequacy of tsa passenger screening. atlanta has threatened to use a private contractor, but tsa says that will make no difference. the fda lay down pending sanctions on e-cigarettes, saying they work harmful to teens. not even they could have predicted this. use an about to e-cigarette but instead, it caught fire, leaving her with burns on her chest, side, even hands. >> i was screaming. my teeth were chattering. she said on a scale from one to 10, the pain was easily a war team. she's expected to remain in the hospital for the next one or two weeks. -- the pain was easily a 14. massive tornadoes turned through the center of the country. in all, 21 reported twisters touched down.

>> the damage done devastating for families. kind of went into shock a little bit. >> to nebraska and arkansas, the images of destructive storms and stories of survival are just incredible. me up, threw me against the tree, and i just held on. >> cars took a beating from the baseball-sized hail. trees were uprooted, homes demolished, and sparks flew as power poles were ripped from the ground. the twisters in oklahoma, dangerous and deadly. at least two peo

. this morning, authorities say have the storms hit in a more residential area, they have no doubt the outcome would have been much worse. unbelievable looking at just how big the tornadoes were. were live at 5:00 yesterday. it was one of those we saw live and chasers were doing live video. i understand tornadoes, but it is kind of petrifying. people driving right by it, it's miss it? w can you more tornadoes possible today. we'll keep an eye on that from the weather center. here, same old stuff. let's get started with a live look now at national harbor. 60 degrees, cloudy skies.

doppler radar shows more rain to the west/northwest and certainly as we get through the evening and night time hours, the chances of rain will increase. even with a little bit of rain, we are still able to get a pollen count in the high range of levels. as far as the numbers on the radar, cool weather, cloudy skies, patches of rain. moderate rain across western maryland. that will move off to the east well. the weather is being controlled by a stationary front, so all the moisture is coming down on the north side of the front. we are just kind of locked into it. every now and then, the sky may brighten. we have more showers heading south of town. a little moderate downpour will be there in about 20 minutes. the big picture shows more rain and shows the storm center across chicago. this was the remnants of last night's

for us, locked in place with cool temperatures, mid 50's north, upper 50's south and east and write about 60. the nationals have a shot at it. through thee get evening, we will see chances of rain start to increase. work out right, skies could brighten a bit before sunset. keep our fingers crossed for that is the tigers come to play again. moderate rainfall living in later tonight, heavier downpours. cannot rule out an isolated roll of thunder. cloudy skies, more bands of showers coming through day and night. we are pretty confident today will wind up being the 14th consecutive record-setting day. we get a break thursday. we may only get a trace or scattered shower, but

showers and possible thunderstorms. another cold front will give us showers on saturday. clearing sunday and monday and turning cooler once again. there you have it. jummy: looking forward to the end of the week. thank you. the broadway megahit "hamilton" is coming to d.c. center made the announcement this morning. it will be part of the 27-2018 season. season ticket holders for 2016-2017 will have the first chance to grab those tickets. it was a pulitzer prize for drama and was recently nominated tony awards 16 including best musical. tonight, it is do or die for our washington capitals as they return for game six. the players believe they have the momentum right now after saturday's win in game five, but the caps have their back

a wall as they try to win in pittsburgh for the first time this series. a big debut at the national zoo today. the smithsonian's two red panda's got to explore the new habitat this morning. johnny: the last type we were talking about red pandas at the national zoo, it was rusty who made a daring escape, but he was later found. take a look at what we have here -- some new red pandas being debuted to the public today. we will speak to one of the zookeepers here. this is an exciting day. what does it mean for the zoo to have these red pandas back? how long were they gone? >> they were gone for about two years. it's exciting to have them

back. having them right across from the giant pandas is kind of a good tie-in. animals.re endangered >> yes, they are endangered. like that thatl we can kind of tell the story about and have here for people to see is great. >> the trail finally finished. you might be asking where rusty the red panda that escaped a couple of years ago is. he is doing ok. at then virginia conservation institute for the smith sony and making babies, we're told. babies jummy:ing coming up, a potential new weapon in the fight

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a new study finds a possible link between swaddling your baby and sudden infant that syndrome. babies ares when wrapped tightly in a blanket with just the head exposed. according to a study published in the american academy of pediatrics, swaddling babies placed on their side are's -- side or stomach are twice as likely to die from sids. new skin treatment developed by scientists at harvard and in my the new weapon against aging, a so-called second skin that they say reps on like lotion and makes

your eyes vanish. scientists say it can also be used to hold medicine in place and can be used to treat eczema or psoriasis. a grand jury has handed down indictments for all three of the ford brothers. this long list of charges includes second-degree murder for their role in the attack of a prince george's county police .recinct we will have more on this breaking news story. also make sure you watch abc 7 news starting at 4:00. another dreary day. doug

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jummy: rain chances for everyone? doug: pretty much. patches of rain over the eastern part of the country. not much change today. cloudy skies for a wild. showers tonight and tomorrow. we could make it 15 in a row before we start to dry things out by sunday and monday of next week. jummy: thank you and thank you for joining us this midday. be sure to join us

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