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collects there are going to be delays. surge begins,ro's riders scramble to come up with a plan for the monday morning commute. bicycles to get around the same track slowdowns. people have died after a major accident shuts down part of i-95 in virginia. now, abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. kimberly: the second surge of metro maintenance plans starting today. days, there will be no rail service of the or
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between eastern market and minnesota avenue. tonight in southeast, more of with thousands of riders. >> already busy here at this metro station. a line of shuttle buses we were talking about. over here, metro employees helping to navigate the system, so to speak. a dresshis is basically rehearsal in what is expected to be a very rough monday morning commute. him, can iy, i asked get into the city. they said, no you have to take a shuttle. a dry run for the monday morning commute. >> right here, right there. reporter: the second surge needs no trains
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station. the stadium armory station will be closed for 16 days. she says she is lucky that she works the early shift at a downtown d.c. hotel. but other commuters, she says, will be scrambling. >> you have people that have evening ships. there is going to be a lot of traffic. affectr: it could 290,000 commuters regionwide. some will have to choose between teleworking, shuttles, driving, other transportation. that shuttlesed can only accommodate three of every 10 metro riders. >> even though i have just three buses to get to work. reporter: pretty
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much everyone agrees that monday will be a major commuter challenge. >> there is a lot of work that needs to be done, and unfortunately, it displaces all these people. reporter: you will likely see a lot of this, metro employees guiding people around. no blue line service, no bus service between rosslyn and arlington national cemetery. a of commuters think they need commuters --to two two hours early monday morning. kimberly: some are getting in the car. many others are taking advantage of the warmer weather and hopping on two wheels. we see a lot of that right behind you now. >> it has been this way all day long. th
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virginia, right here the key bridge in georgetown. this is also the mount vernon trail. you see the symbol right there of a bicycle. that is how a lot of people are choosing to get to work. 60% was the increase they saw on the first surge in metro safe track. we know safe track has messed up the commute for thousands in the dmv. maryland to from union station. >> the metro from union station to dupont circle farragut. it is terrible, so whenever i can, i will bicycle. reporter: the number of commuters on two wheels is going up. washington area bicyclist association executive director greg billings says,
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some trails, the number of bikers has risen 60% to 80%. capital by share is also becoming increasingly popular. >> we want to make alternatives so that it is an attractive option. reporter: one plan includes posting information about possible bike routes. there is also a bike buddy program that matches novice like users with experienced one. todd has been riding his bike to work for nearly 20 years. a few pieces of advice for anyone thinking of dusting off their bicycle. >> stay with traffic lights and find bike lane where you can. if you are interested in signing up one of these bike convoy groups or maybe even finding a bike buddy, and to our website, wjla.com, and search for state
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safe track. kimberly: you can stay a step ahead of safe track with alerts to your phone. 3817.the word metro to 4 it was a gorgeous day. sunny and warm, not too humid. as arologist alex liggitt first look at the forecast. we're going to expect more of the same tomorrow. low 80's at reagan national. dew point in the mid-50's at the moment. in the evening, the temperatures will kind of egg around the 80 degree mark. but to sunshine for this evening. part of the north and west. 58 in martinsburg. same in charlestown.
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closer to the 60 degree mark. 60 34 d.c. tomorrow morning. -- 63 in d.c. tomorrow morning. if you will end a bike trails tomorrow, i think the best bet is to go early. it will be a little bit on the hot side. by the afternoon hours, high temperatures in the upper 80's. i will let you know about the seven day forecast and the chance for a few storms coming up in a few minutes. kimberly: new tonight, six people died after a terrible rollover crash in caroline county. this happened around 12:30 in the morning on i-95. police say the van was carrying 16 people. it across several lines and then hit a car and flipped several times. the van's driver and died other
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the driver of the other car was not hurt. say none of the riders in the van were wearing seatbelts. developing -- developments in orlando, another day of sorrow as the community pays respect to christopher. he, and his boyfriend were killed in a shooting last sunday. also buried today, the family was stricken with grief. obtained high quality surveillance video showing the attack. it is unclear when or if the feds release the video of the brazen attack. the warning signs and temporary barriers are now up at disney world resort waterfront in response to
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a toddler earlier this week. raves drownedne g after the gator grabbed him and ankle-deep water and dragged him into the lake. 7 news at 6:00, trouble in rio. six months before the summer games, why they are in jeopardy of even the played. father's day spending expected to top $14 billion this year. where
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of lee kaplan. he got oneice that of the girls pregnant when she was 13 and he was a gift from her parents. his parent -- her parents say they did give their daughter up forayment to kaplan helping them keep their home. and the parents face several charges. the olympic games could be in limbo once again. if rio de janeiro doesn't have the money to pay for the competition. brazil is dealing with its worst recession in nearly a century. they want $1 billion to help out for security and the $5 billion of debt they have already racked up. still ahead tonight, donald trump works to unify his party ahead of the convention as hillary clinton takeshe
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kimberly: now to the race for the white house. trump's attempts to unify the republican party of taking them to the southwest. at in event in las vegas, he lashed out at attempts by delegates to derail his can then -- the veil his candidacy at the convention. trump is now on his way to meetix, where protesters him when he lands. it is going to attend a fundraiser tonight at the former home of barry goldwater. hillary clinton is off the campaign trail today.
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clinton. warning took direct -- elizabeth warren campaigned clinton. rren: every day becomes more clear that he is a small, grubber andll money doesn't like anything that doesn't have the trump name all over it. kimberly: warning is mentioned as a possible vice presidential pick. former first daughter chelsea clinton announced the birth of her second child at a new york hospital on twitter. aidan clinton mezvinsky joins big sister charlotte. if you are still trying to figure out what to get dad for the summit is close to the heart. restaurants are serving up great meals. outback caracas, offering gift card
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gift cards with the purchase of a meal. have you got the gifts for all those dads in your life? alex: food is a good thing. sunshine and maybe a little golf as well. a live look at congressional country club. they are all set up for the quicken loans national. a busy week ahead. temperatures look like they will be in the lower 80's. we may even have some showers and storms on the horizon later this week into next weekend. 82 in manassas, 82 at reagan national airport. dew point, the measure of moisture in the atmosphere, very comfortable at this hour. low humidity across the region. at 10:00., 73 we could even be in the upper 50's in the outlying
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for plenty of sunshine across the region. uppertomorrow in the 80's. could see a stray shower or storm. the next threat really comes by tuesday afternoon. monday, the heat still ahead of the cold front. we will begin to slide into the region on thursday and it will bring a chance of storms mainly in the afternoon and evening. otherwise, the heat to deal with over the next couple of days. best timing during the morning hours if you want to be a heat. 88 by 3:00 in the afternoon. in the mountains, great time for a hike. mid-80's by the afternoon. a little bit cooler air at elevation. still the low humidity tomorrow.
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degrees. somersaults as is on monday. 40% chance for showers -- summer solstice is on monday. we do have a break from the rain wednesday. highs in the mid-80's. getting back into the lower 80's thursday and friday, and that is what we see the next chance for showers and storms. temperatures still in the lower 80's on thursday and friday. a chance for showers and storms, but as long as we have plenty of sunshine for the weekend. it looks like it will be pretty nice sunday. at 6:34 p.m. e kimberly: everyone has the mouthguard locked down. >> tough night for steph. might be talked tomorrow night.
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>> and now, the toyota sports desk. robert: there has been a time where the pressures on, that time would be now. both teams at full strength. game seven will be at golden state. cleveland has the momentum on their side. if they win tomorrow, they will be the first team ever to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the nba finals. >> i need to play my best game of the year if not my career because of what the stakes are. that doesn't mean score 50 points, that means control the tempo of the game, focus on details on both ends of the floor. all those things go into having a great game and i n
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that. robert: game seven right here on abc seven. at 7:00.alk game 7 atv. go to facebook.com/wjl nats.xt in game 2 -- the continued to shine. tied at 1. that would score a couple. that gave the nats the lead for good. top of the six, murphy drives one the opposite way, his 12th homerun of the season. night, 75.st max scherzer is on the mound tonight. in germantown, the washington
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pride. flaccid that half-staff all week about bring those who lost their lives in the tragic shooting. the game. we spoke to players earlier this week. >> it was heartbreaking for our country. is with that.port it allows you to forget your we are -- your worries. we are all united in that cause, and hopefully we can come together and love the sport and each other. robert: d.c. united taking on the houston dynamo tonight at 9:00. 8:30.ge starts at the o's are playing the blue jays. kimberly:
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>> it is hot outside, so here i go. kimberly: she went right and in the party dress. a reporter in grand junction, colorado was so eager to cool off -- i guess the photographer forgot to pan the camera over. she jumped into a pool during her live shot. the anchors encourage her to do it until finally she gave in. we just checked the weather. the next 10 days in grand junction, temperatures over 100 degrees. alex:
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day, looks just about perfect. highs in the upper 80's. approaching 91 degrees for the summer solstice on monday. next chance for storms appears to be tuesday. highs in the 90's. mid 80's behind that cold front on wednesday. then, a little bit unsettled which corresponds with the quicken loans national golf tournament on friday. it looks like we will be a little bit on the chilly side later in the week. tomorrow looks beautiful, monday looks nice. we will have the heat to deal with. be held in check at least on monday until late in the day. they have that uncomfortable air mass back on tuesday. some of the storms could be strong, possibly even severe. we'll have to keep an eye on the doppler radar late into the afternoon hours on tuesday. kimberly:
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welcome to "world news tonight." triple-digit heat and there is more on the way. over a dozen wildfires burning across eight states. crews racing to push back the flames. we are on the fire lines as 40 million americans are on alert for extreme heat tonight. thousands coming out to remember orlando. a community says good-bye. and at gay pride parades across the country, security now on high alert. new details about the shooter. were warning signs missed? donald trump with some tough words on the attack and what he now says could have stopped that massacre. >> and one of the people in that room happened to have it -- and goes boom-boom. the thief who climbed through a store ceiling and made off with a pile of scratchers.
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