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way to storms tonight. brian, it sounds like we have some rough weather ahead. brian: there is the potential, especially later into the afternoon and into the overnight hours. we do have the flash flood watch through our area. we do anticipate some cells that could bring heavy rain. all of the areas shaded in green are under that watch through the overnight hours because we could pick up an inch or two of rain. we had a few showers passing through. there is some sunshine trying to break through at this hour. with the sunshine, we will get more instability. some of those could pack a punch. we could get in on the action later on this evening. through the day, a spotty shower or two possible.

showers and thunderstorms not out of the question. by 10:00 or 11:00 tonight, some strong to severe storms could push across the area. we have that flash flood watch in effect. we may go under a severe thunderstorm watch later this afternoon. stick with us with the abc 7 at and take a look at wjla.com. we will keep you posted. more on the weekend, a lot prettier picture, coming up. melanie: thank you. president obama is heading to orlando florida to meet with the victims of the nightclub shooting. he is set to arrive in about a half-hour. friends and families of the victims are preparing for a wave of funerals and the investigation into the shooting continues. marci has the latest. held for thels first of 49 people killed inside pulsni

president biden are meeting with grieving families and survivors whose chilling stories are emerging. >> i ended up in the bathroom. investigators remain focused on omar mateen's wife and whether she knew about her husband's deadly plans. is seen here in the documentary "the big fix" working asd a security guard at the bp oil spill. >> everybody is out to get paid. marci: his alarming words cost him another job at a florida courthouse. >> the right comments made about his allegiance to the fort hood shooter. marci: they triggered fbi investigations, which concluded were not a threat. the owner of one gun shop told

investigators he tried to -- he turned mateen down and authorities were notified. no comment on that from the fbi. the focus clearly remains on the victims here in orlando. today, potential progress in the push for gun control in the wake of that deadly shooting. a frustrated connecticut lawmaker and did his 14-plus hour filibuster. the senate is now set to eventually vote on new gun control measures. the filibuster wrapped up after 2:00 a.m., 15 hours on the senate floor in the name of greater gun control. the motivation came in large part to his close connection to the new town shooting. it was in 2012 that 20 children and six at all were shot dead. the democratic senator says

connecticut school shooting and nothing has been done to get the guns out of the hands of dangerous people. >> 80% of americans believe that people on the terrorist watch list should not be able to buy guns. there is no controversy out there about these predictions -- provisions. we can work it out. suzanne: there is no one answer to weather greater gun control is needed. >> i think it is important who we find out who the terrorists are, so we can prevent them from having guns. weaponswe should take -- do i think we should take weapons away from law-abiding people -- no. >> i am beyond mad. whatever people can do to fix the problem, i support them. suzanne: senator murphy wrapped up his protest saying he had commitments from several gop dan -- vote on measures to ban

melanie: we are following a developing story out of orlando, where disney officials are still searching for that alligator that killed a two-year-old boy. five alligators have been euthanized. authorities are comparing bite marks to see if one of them was the aggressor. disney is looking into warning customers of the threat of gators on its waterways. >> that is something we are still researching. the signs that we have seen our "no swimming." melanie: the child was attacked by the alligator was splashing in ankle-deep water, leaving some people to believe that the gator might have thought he was a wounded animal. now to metro's safe track plan. area leaders are preparing theuters for surge two of plan. during that time, there will be a complete shutdown between

potomac stations will also be closed during that time. we want people to look at giving the option for people to telecommute, to work from home. to think of other alternatives. it is a lot to ask for, but this is an extreme situation. is expectedge two to affect 70,000 customers. the first surge wrapped up today. this is the final day of single tracking between boston gonzales -- boston and east falls church. riders it has felt like a year, but it has only been working days. end todaycomes to an in northern virginia.

vienna metro station. this area has been single tracking on the orange and blue lines. metro officials say the work is actually ahead of schedule. here is the checklist we have put together. the general manager paul wiedefeld saying that insulators have checked out, fasteners have all been changed. during maintenance, everything good. leak repairs, no problems. we are also talking to some riders. markerive me -- take the -- give metro a grade on this phase one of safe track? >> a solid c. it seems like it has definitely caused extra confusion. a lot of people are still going the wrong way. pen. i will give you the a solid b. >> i

jurisdictions who are supposed to be giving them money for maintenance and there are only so many times you can put a band-aid on a bullet hole. john: excuse my reach, ma'am. surge two starts on saturday. buses will be working around eastern market. that will be a 16-day mess, if you will. melanie: john gonzalez, thank you so much. the red line dealt with unexpected problems this morning. two arcing insulator incidents. the second -- in both cases, firefighters swarmed the station and trains were forced to singletrack. both scenes quickly cleared and things got back to normal. make sure you sign up for our metro alert. we will keep you one step ahead of any

during the safetrack repair program. let's see what's happening on the roads. angela foster as a traffic report. angela: the midday is actually pretty nice for the most part. we are seeing some residual delays. i think a lot of folks are waiting to come in later, especially on interstate 66. we are seeing a little slow traffic on inside the beltway. zonesdday construction where you will need to watch for positive -- set delays, eastbound 66 for the fairfax county parkway, we are blocking elaine. interstate 95, southbound. we do have southbound delays. back to you. melanie: angela, thank you. coming up, more than a dozen robberies in the district in the last 48 hours. there are similarities and the hunt is on for the suspects

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>> you are watching abc 7 news at noon on your side. melanie: police are investigating a second straight night of brazen robberies in the districts. all six robberies happened in a span of just four hours.

the latest. good afternoon. i'm standing in the 2600 block .f pennsylvania avenue this is the latest location of where a robbery to lace overnight -- took place overnight. three men in their early 20's got away. this is one of more than a dozen robberies in the last 48 hours. the thieves point a handgun or a double-barreled shotgun at the victim and demand everything. cases, the victims had the double-barreled shotgun put to their heads. one man was sitting in a car and forced out before he was robbed. people in the areas are understandably upset. >> i definitely think it is frightening. being on campus, you kind of have that luxury of being away from home. you don't really have that much protection, you could say. i think it really is frightening.

is that we do have the alerts to inform us of what is going on. sam: police are working to find out if any or all of these cases are related. they say the suspect description is vague. in most cases, there have been multiple suspects in all of them have happened in the late overnight hours. ck inside to you. melanie: d.c. police are expected to announce an arrest in last week's quadruple shooting on north capitol street. shote say four people were outside of a look or store. all of the victims are recovering. released these images of a person of interest. chief cathy lanier is holding a press conference on news channel 8.

for a man convicted of a brutal home invasion in mclean. a jury found him guilty of a slew of crimes after he forced his way into the home of his wife's former employer. he stabbed and shot the couple and even used a stun gun on them before fleeing the scene. the couple survived and he could face life in prison. his wife, who drove the getaway car, is expected to go on trial later this year. new developments today in the investigation into the crashed egyptair flight 804. investigators have pulled the black box out of the wreckage, but they say it has been damaged. search crews were able to pull the memory unit safely out of the recorder, which they say is the most important part. the wreckage was found in the mediterranean. the plane crashed last month, killing all 66 on board. vote 2016.latest on a new national

clinton leading donald trump. the survey found clinton leads trump by six points, 43% to 37%. the numbers are down significantly for both candidates compared to a number of months ago. both are viewed as dishonest and face questions about their judgment. the poll was conducted before the orlando terror attack. tonight, abc 7 will be hosting a roundtable discussion on the one female voters will play the election. tune in for "the woman card." all right, a bear sighting in silver spring. this was caught on camera. take a look. this was posted to twitter by the user. the bear, spotted only 11,000-block just after 9:00 this morning, maybe he was out looking for some

bear sighting outside burke hills elementary school in silver spring. the kids are being kept inside school with no outdoor recess today. can you imagine going to your car and seeing advair? brian: yogi bear, maybe. [laughter] brian: crazy. i don't know what the story is. man, silver spring. melanie: dear, foxes, bears. we've got it all. brian: weather-wise, we are not too bad right now. a little muggy, but there could be stronger showers and storms by later tonight. we talked about the flash flood watch, which is a precursor to a warning. that runs from 5:00 p.m. through the overnight hours late tonight. ,here will be some wind gusts as well. we are watching for that flash flood potential. make sure you turn around, don't drown.

we do have some cloud cover and a bit of muddiness. -- muddiness. look at how the clouds of broken up. look at culpeper. 80, downtown. 70's for the cooler spots north and west. we will have heating and more instability. here is another thing that concerns me. the dew points are so high. we are in the low 70's. that is very oppressive air and a very juicy air mass. the thunderstorms later today could be some heavy, heavy rainers. it can pull down a lot of rain in a short amount of time. across the area, we have the milder temperatures. we have a trigger mechanism as the storms move through later on in the evening. showersa concern for and storms to pop off later today. as we go through the afternoon, there could be a hit or

shower or storm. the chances do increase through the overnight hours. we are clear here. notice the storms through western portions of maryland and that portion of west virginia. we are watching that line to see if it holds together. overallat our futurecast, the bulk of the metro area stays fairly dry and fairly settled for the early afternoon. later this afternoon to the evening, notice how this lines up to the west. then like 10:00 or 11:00, heavy, gusty thunderstorms right overhead of the metro area. we could go under a watch later. wind and hail could be some of our biggest threats. also, flooding, drenching rain. progressively through your friday, skies start to clear and we get back to some sunshine friday night. for friday night through the we

day,unday, for father's dads like me -- [laughter] melanie: how did you plan this perfect weather on father's day? brian: it is the one thing i can do. melanie: brian, thanks. coming up, a new study on the zika virus. the encouraging news

withie: 7 is on your side a new "health matters" report. researchers with the cdc and the columbia ministry of health looked

they found those infected late in their pregnancies had babies born with no had deformities. >> it will be about a year whether we know whether their .indings toanie: microcephaly seems be most likely for those infected early in their pregnancy. if you have to, make sure to wear mosquito repellent. on some potentially severe weather heading our way tonight. brian has a final check on the timing of that weather coming up next

melanie: there is still time to vote in the hottest dad in the dmv contest. vote for your favorite. there are a few prizes. you can get a portable smoker or a spot a. -- spa day. brian: if you go to wjla.com/hotday, i think it goes straight to my page. [laughter] brian: just kidding. hit or miss showers and storms -- best chances tonight. some of those could be severe. through tomorrow, the showers taper. looking good. melanie: terrific. we will have an update for you at 4:00. tune in then. hope you have a great day.

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