preparing for the closing bell any second right now. another dismal day so far. there it is. that's the bell. this is all on the heels of the brexit vote. the closing numbers. it's off over 200 points today. this follows friday's selloff that sent the dow plunging 611. there it is. 3.5% loss. we saw 611 on friday. we have more on the brexit fight in a few moments for you. first, though, we are following several other big stories including land mark rulings that took place at the u.s. supreme court. michelle: we are tacking risk of the heavy rain in the evening. alison: let's get to our chief meteorologist doug hill. welcome back. good to see you. doug: good to be back. coming back with summertime weather conditions. however, mostly cloudy skies across the metro in spots. muggy. 83. we look at rockville through the evening. it will stay muggy. there is a chance after 6:00 or 7:00 of isolated thunderstorms. the nats back in town tonight. hopefully to get on a win streak at t

mets. otherwise a muggy, partly cloudy night. watching showers in the day. frontal systems to the west of the area. showers in baltimore. individual showers and thunderstorms west of 81 in virginia and west virginia. the track of these will zoom in for a moment. the track is to the southeast. not toward the immediate metro area. so showers and storms to the west. flood watches out until 10:00 tonight. over portions of west virginia. we have one, two frontal systems. both will give us chances of showers and thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. 67 to 72. muggy tonight. patchy fog. we look toward the holiday weekend for you in a couple of minutes. alison? [cheering] alison: there, screams of joy and celebration outside of the supreme court today. after the court overturned a controversial abortion law in texas. that law one of three major rulings from the court. the

overturning former virginia governor bob mcdonnell construction conviction. we'll have much more on -- corruption conviction. we'll have much more on that in a moment. they upheld a law banning those of convicted of domestic violence from owning firearms. let's begin with the landmark decision on abortion. michelle: despite having only eight justices the court issued a majority opinion calling requirements for abortion clinics in texas unconstitutional. suzanne kennedy explains and has reaction from outside the court. suzanne: this is the supreme court first major abortion ruling in nine years. this one a big win for abortion rights advocates. you could see a few of them remain here outside the court this afternoon. the high court ruling 5-3, the texas regulations on abortion clinics caused undue burden and violated a woman's constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy. advocates on both sides rallied at the court. some flying in fro

law that could curtail abortions without banning them. i prompted emotional responses from people on both sides of the issue. >> i have four daughters from 12 to 3. this is something i needed to stand up for them, for their rights, their future. i have had this privilege of choosing what goes on with my body my entire life. for them not to have that choice scares me. >> today, women in america lost. these regulations are the same of any other surgical facilities. abortion clinics don't have to follow the procedures is just wrong. every time a woman goes to get an abortion she will wonder if she is walking into a safe facility. suzanne: the pro abortion rights group called this a great day for women and the constitution. at the supreme court, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. another major ruling from the u.s. supreme court in a unanimous decision, the court has now ov

governor bob mcdonnell. but the case isn't necessarily over just yet. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg joining us live from the supreme court to explain. so you would think the justices' ruling would put an end to this. but not so much. jeff: it remains to be seen. the u.s. attorney's ofice releasing a cryptic one line response to this ruling saying only that it is reviewing the decision by the supreme court and has no further comment at this time. so it's possible the justice department could retry governor mcdonnell or leave it alone. i remains to be seen what will happen now. in his written opinion, justice john roberts writing about the decision saying this. "the district court's instructions for erroneous and they may have convicted him for conduct not unlawful. the court vacates governor mcdonnell's conviction." this was a unanimous 8-0 ruling that argued the definition of corruption in the m

setting up a meeting or talking to official does not constitute illegal act. bob mcdonnell and his wife were convicted two years ago for accepting $180,000 in gifts, money and loans from johnny williams in exchange for helping williams promote his dietary supplement in the state of virginia. appeals court in richmond last year upholding the conviction. but mcdonnell who insisted he never broke the law took the case to the supreme court. this morning he was vindicated. >> i am united today to see a united supreme court on something that is so important to the democratic process and so important to governor mcdonnell and his family. >> in a written statement today, governor mcdonnell saying i express my heart-felt gratitude to the justices of the united s

attention they have given to the law in my case. it is a day in which my family and i revoice and give thanks." governor mcdonnell is currently in virginia beach. we do not know whether we will be hearing from him at any point soon. perhaps in the next couple of days. there is also of course -- this also of course raises the question what will happen with maureen mcdonnell's conviction? it stands to reason that the reversal by the supreme court would throw away her conviction as well but that remains to be seen. in an hour we hear from a friend and colleague of bob mcdonnell who says she is glad he kept up the fight. live at the supreme court, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: jeff, thank you very much. we will have more on the land mark day at the supreme court ahead because there is more. it includes closer look at the ruling on gun laws and how this divided court found consensus on controversial issues. that is coming up for us at 4:30. alison: former d.c. congressman walter fontroy is behind bars in loudoun county after returning to the

years. his attorney says he was arrested at dulles airport on a warrant from prince george's county for failing to appear in court in 2011 on fraud. fauntroy is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow morning. michelle: a teacher arrested for sex crimes against his own student. kevin lewis joins us live from where the teacher worked. what have you learned. kevin: 49-year-old john vigna taught here for 25 years. highly esteemed third grade teacher which makes this news the more upsetting for parents, children and other teachers alike. according to police he fondled two 11-year-old female students in the last two school years. all of the alleged incidents took plac

were completing schoolwork nearby. one student notified an employee. the second victim revealed the abuse to her parents. they placed him on paid leave and now there have been four sex abuse charges against him. >> it's been slipped under the rug until it can't anymore. that is why everyone is so shocked. why so long? he was put on leave months back. why so long? >> i have talked to him for several times. i had parent-teacher meetings with him. he seemed like a nice enough guy. the kids all seemed to like him. kevin: now vigna also worked at nearby paint branch high school where he coached j.v. baseball last school year and was affiliated with theo

at 5:00 i'll share details from my brief conversation this afternoon with his son. we're live in silver spring, kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: the race for the white house. elizabeth warren joining hillary clinton as she spoke in cincinnati in what some folks believe could possibly be the democratic ticket come this november. the massachusetts senator gave clinton an endorsement and the two women flung insults at donald trump. warren called trump a small insecure money-gruber and described clinton who tells it like it is. of course, donald trump was not going to take that lying down. he responded quickly, tweeting a reply. writing "crooked hillary wielding out one of the least productive senators in the u.s. senate." michelle: kim davis, you remember the kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses. she may have won her freedom after her release from jail but it

[applause] michelle: the scene, or more importantly the music that you hear in the background there prompted a copyright infringement lawsuit against mike huckabee who was at the time running for president. the band who performed "eye of the tiger," survivor says it never gave permission and would never have given permission for its song to be played. huckabee's campaign paid half of the $25,000 settlement. but huckabee petitioned for a legal fund to pay the remaining half. the federal elections commission rejected that request. and said huckabee has to pay up in full. alison: back now to the noble financial chaos following brit -- global financial chaos following britain's vote to leave the european union. we showed at the top of the newscast at 4:00, the u.s. stock exchange took another major hit today losing 260 points. but as elizabeth hur reports that is the tip of the financial iceberg.

wall street with the u.s. stock market closing the same way it opened. down across the board. this after britain voted to exit the european union sending traders scrambling, stocks tumbling and 401k accounts dwindling. that is just in the u.s. overseas millions in the u.k. are now signing an online petition for a do-over with some business owners, fearing the worst is yet to come. >> i buy raw materials from europe. suddenly they are going to be well, at least 8% more expensive. elizabeth: the unknown still sending shockwaves around the world has u.s. secretary john kerry in london urging european leaders to respond wisely. secretary kerry: that means choices to every degree possible are not aimed at retribution, not aimed in anger but rather are thought through in the way that brings people together. elizabeth: prime minister david camero

is stressing the u.k. is prepared to weather the storm, adding the official exit strategy should be mapped out by his successor after his resignation takes effect in the fall. prime minister cameron: we need to determine the kind of relationship we want with the e.u. that's for the next prime minister and cabinet to decide. elizabeth: the pound responded slightly. but it keeps coming with the u.k. now losing the top credit rating from the s&p. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. michelle: coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- we are getting a better look at the damage after flooding that killed at least 23 people in west virginia. the new fear as the waters recede. jonathan: plus, the video police need you to see. of a man accused of killing three people and wounding two others. what we know about this guy. and the victims. reporter: plus another m

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alison: a.a.a. predicts the fourth of july will produce more traffic on the roads around here than memorial day. nearly 43 million drivers expected to travel 50 or more miles this weekend. so that is 5 million more than memorial day weekend. in this region, 918,000 are expected to drive. another 77,000 will fly to the holiday destination. a.a.

air fare and hotel rates as the uptick in traveling. >> i love when you think you are getting a jump on everybody else. you leave the night before. michelle: best laid plans. alison: plan ahead. especially if you are going to the beach. michelle: this is a great area to stay in town it's not a bad deal if you are stuck here. alison: a lot of people come here for july fourth. fireworks for sure. michelle: let's check in with jamie sullivan to see how the roads are looking on this monday. hey, jamie. jamie: we are starting off 18 minutes it will take you traveling along the capital beltway. this is in virginia from van dorn street to the wilson bridge. it is slow. no crashes to report. just heavy congestion. look here on the beltway. this is here old dominion. it shows how heavy we are on the inner loop getting closer to maryland. you are still in a rough stretch approaching the 270 spur. continuing on the inner loop it starts to

let's talk chevy chase. a crash heading southbound on wisconsin avenue right at park avenue. only the left lane getting by. this is in chevy chase just north of the friendship heights metro station. we'll take a live look. i want to show you some of this activity. you can see here flashing lights blocking off the two lanes over to the right-hand side. everyone squeezing by. you can see it's not causing a huge backup now. as we get into the afternoon rush it may cause a bigger backup. so heads up if you are heading from bethesda south to chevy chase. that is a look at traffic. back to you. jonathan: all right. thank you very much. metro is tightening its belt. hundreds of workers could be out of work. transportation reporter brianne carter covering metro from the headquarters tonight. we are talking as many as 500 jobs being eliminated. brianne: jonathan, this is the memo that general manager paul wiedefeld sent to staff

are expected to be eliminated in the next several months. here is how we know about how it will play out. we understand any vacant, non-essential, non-safety positions will be eliminated first. then any redundant or non-essential positions currently being held by employees will be cut. what is unclear is of those 500 positions, how many of those are currently filled? meaning, employees would be out of a job. in the memo wiedefeld says the move is designed to make the transit authority more efficient and reducing costs. virginia congressman says metro is a bloated system and called for transparency when it comes for the salary of each employee. she says this is a start. >> we look at the positions that are filled with people not getting anything done. wiedefeld said there are backroom officials that are nonessential that are filled with costly employees to add a legacy in pension costs also.

positions. brianne: now in the bottom part of this, it talks about the fiscal accountability within the system. who is talking finances? the general manager. but the board chairman jack evans. we talk to him today. we will hear his reaction tonight at 5:00. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much. we are happy doug is back from vacation. michelle: welcome back. jonathan: did you have a good time? doug: yeah. i had a great time. it's all good. listen, the temperatures were getting warm a couple of weeks ago. look at the numbers now, we have only hit the 90-degree mark in washington five times. by this time last year we had been there 19 times. look at the next few days. 86 now. that is the current temperature and the temperature you face when you hit reality outside of the air conditioned work spaces. te

the night with muggy conditions thanks to the southerly winds. i will be warm. the bigger question is showers and storms. there is a slight chance metro can get isolated thunderstorm. the majority of the rain will be south and southwest and west of metro washington. the timeline, it's muggy. the temperatures are holding in the 70's overnight. rain wise we have a few showers north and east of the city. more north and west of baltimore. the red dots indicate heavier downpours and thunderstorms west of interstate 91. the motion of the cells is the southeast. they are not headed to the district. the showers north and east will head to the bay. 30% chance that the metro could see shower and storm. that is included the nationals park as well. in the future cast for this evening, harrisenburg, south and east to richmond metro area. isolated elsewhere. we get through the day. tomorrow, partly cloudy skies.

afternoon and everything as the frontal boundary pushes through. then we are on to cooler and drier weather thursday but the heat is back for friday. taking you through the big fourth of july weekend. 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. muggy and 88. cooler, less humid and a lot of sun wednesday and thursdays. muggy friday and saturday. partly sunny. saturday, most of the day is dry. the showers and the storms are likely in the evening. sunday is the same. right now the fourth of july on monday is sunny and dry with the highs 87. michelle: right now. hopefully that doesn't change. doug: things always change, my dear. always change. i hope for this sake they don't. jonathan: the only constant in our business. change. ahead for us at 4:00, devastation for miles in west virginia. have you seen the pictures? new concern for the residents as the floodwaters are receding. brad: a chilling new video

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happened friday night. we have been reporting on it here at abc7 news. three people, 50, 55 and 60 years old murdered inside this home. tonight, you can see the evidence left behind by the c.s.i. crews, trying to lift fingerprints. you can see the fingerprint dust. as it turns out, they have much better evidence. we can show you this video of the person police believe committed this terrible crime. you can see him, his white t-shirt. if you look carefully you can see a gun in his hand as he rounds a house in the neighborhood. the video picking up again where the suspect appears in the backyard of that home. casualty tucks the gun in his belt. slows his jog to a casual stroll. hops the fence and disappears into the night. police also getting a good image of this suspect a half an hour before the murders. a still pho

security camera at a nearby liquor store. police hoping that somebody out there recognizes this person so they can make an arrest. people in this neighborhood also eager for this crime to be solved. they are scared. >> we're concerned. of course. not only for us but for our neighbors also. this a quiet neighborhood. for something to happen like that is unbelievable. brad: a quiet neighborhood. a tight-knit neighborhood. police hoping that somebody recognizes that man that you saw in the video and in the still photograph. we'll be back at 5:00 with more on the story. we had an opportunity to talk to a friend of all of the victims. in district heights, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. coming up ahead at 4:00, teaming up to intentionally set a fire. the critical

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. alison: back now with more on today's big story. shouts, even celebrations outside the supreme court today after the first major ruling on abortion in nine years. in a 5-3 decision, the court struck down a texas law that required abortion clinics to meet surgical care standards. that ruling one of three significant rulings released today by the court. all were majority opinions. despite the court having only eight members, of course after the death of justice antonin scalia this year. joining us with more on today's ruling and the short-handed court is our chief political correspondent scott thuman. so, scott, we have all of these landmark decisions todaying on a court that has been shy about setting precedence, right? scott: ce

that abortion ruling some saying is the most significant one we have seen from the court in a quarter century. striking down what texas put in place that would have for the most part caused many clinics to closed because they wouldn't have met a really high standard that texas implored upon them. as a result, they can stay open and the celebrations that you are showing were very loud. everyone from planned parenthood to a lot of abortion rights activists were saying what happened in texas was unconstitutional. the court today by a 5-3 margin joining those participants. meanwhile, other cases you had one regarding gun rights saying if you had a domestic violence conviction that could curb you from gun ownership. thirdly, the unanimous decision in favor of virginia's former governor bob mcdonnell remanding that case, sending it back to the lower court to give him a new shot at it. alison: scott, all of this is missing one

what affect if any did this have on today? scott: today, very little. if you do the math, none you could argue. the first case, the abortion one 6-2 was the final tally there. 5-3 we saw and a unanimous on the last one with governor mcdonnell. keep in mind. it's interesting. it has been over 90 days since the white house rolled out the big announcement that merrick garland should be the next supreme court justice. and in the building behind me, the capitol building, there has been no movement. he did get cursorary meetings that you typically see when someone becomes a mom knee but they have yet to take it up on the floor. there is no indication it will happen. it's all about campaign your politics. so we don't know that upper marlboro -- we don't know that merrick garland will ever get his day or get a vote. but on this particular day it washes away the argument momentarily that you needed a ninth justice. with eight

no problem today. alison: scott thuman on capitol hill. thank you. jonathan: there was another significant ruling today from the high court upholding a federal gun law. two men from maine argued people convicted of domestic violence who did not intent to commit any harm should not lose the right to own guns. gun rights group said those convicted of misdemeanor abuses should not lose unowning rights. the court disagreed, upholding the been a. -- upholding the ban. new information from the egypt airline. they opened an inquiry in the crash that killed 66 people saying they have found no link to terrorism. investigators are no longer favoring that whole theory about terrorism with the plane coming down intentionally. that is not something they think happened. it's moving forward as an accident investigation. michelle: things like this dot the landscape in west virginia today. roads washed away, infrastructure simply gone. homes and c

destroyed. tragically, 23 lives lost. whitney wetsel in the area amidst the destruction. it looks like you are at a staging location. this must be at a central portion of the area for folks to even be able to get there. we mentioned so many roads are gone. reporter: we are here at smith food fair. this is one of the sites where donation trucks are being brought in with supplies. they are then dropping off supplies as you can see behind me. a ton of bottled water right now. they are dropping off the supplies. the volunteers are sifting through all of those supplies. then preparing to shift them off to the worst hit areas around the state. if you look over here you will notice more things, more necessities right now. that is the main thing they are looking for right now. things like bottled water. cleaning supplies. ready to eat food. diapers. right now they are not collecting anything like clothing or

frankly flood victims don't have anywhere to put those things right now. you will also notice all of the supplies right now are propped up on tables. they did this earlier today. i don't know if you can tell but we have on and off light rain right now. there is the potential for flash flooding this evening which is the absolute last thing the area needs now. i want to mention west virginia governor did tour the area earlier today and he visited greenbrier county, probably the worst hit area across the state. he stressed importance of the flood victims, documenting their damage and registering with fema. he did acknowledge with all of this damage and the destruction it will take quite some time for west virginians to get their lives back to normal. i'm whitney wetsel, back to you. alison: terrible situation there. thank you very much for the latest.

jonathan: doug hill is keeping an eye on the map for us. there is a little color but not a lot. doug: alonged west of 81. woodstock. the farther west you go, more patches of rain. but quick moving system south and east. they have showers to the capital beltway and baltimore. they are moving south and east. the yellow and the red has the heaviest amounts. they are moving quickly. but no additional rain is what is needed but they are getting occasional thunderstorms and showers. wake up in the morning, metro area, muggy. up earn 60's to the lower 70's. hazy conditions. in the day highs to 88 degrees. muggy with sun and afternoon thunderstorms. possibility. wednesday and thursday, delightful. sunshine, low humidity. mid-80's. looking ahead to the next seven days including the holiday weekend back in the white and th

humidity on friday. 86 on saturday and sunshine. thunderstorms we think will come in, in the late afternoon and probably in the everything. so most of saturday fine outdoors. sunday a nice day. cooler with the showers and the storms. we will wind it up with the fourth of july which calls for sunshine and highs in the upper 80's. perhaps 87 degrees. that is the latest seven days for you. alison: thank you. "7 on your side" consumer alert now. and pepsi is putting aspartame back in some of its diet beverages. this move comes less than a year after pulling the artificial sweetener as a marketing move. but tests show that people like the test of the cola better with aspartame. so it will be introduced this fall and it will be called pepsi zero sugar. michelle: so often they make the changes and people don't notice. you must really notice a difference or be a hardcore pepsi fan to realize it's not in there. michelle: people are so anti-sugar these days.

branding will make a difference. jonathan: every time you change the can you run the risk of having people say what is that? i don't want that. michelle: it's new. i don't like it. jonathan: still ahead at 4:00, the piece of technology complicating a fight against a massive wildfire burning in california. michelle: first, though, intentionally set fire for the greater good. the reason this building was set ablaze next on "abc7 news at 4:00". alison: then coming up at 5:00, a new national land mark. it's right in the middle of new york city. we will tell you historic significance and have the emotion behind the new monument coming up at 5:00. i'll see you then.

jonathan: this was a fast-moving fire in two-room structure in southwest d.c. this morning but it was intentionally set. this isn't arson. this is part of a joint training exercise. our amy aubert on scene and she saw firsthand what the firefighters and the investigators go through. >> flames roaring through a small structure in a matter of minutes. a window blown out. a training exercise that this team says mimics real life. down to the setup, furniture and lamp. >> you can set a classroom and teach all day long. it's a lot different when yo

something. amy: flames tore through the structure sending heavy smoke billowing across the area. >> here today we had a content. we had dry wall and the real things that you would have experience in a home. amy: once crews stepped in and put it out, all that is left is ashes. smoke seeping out and a skeleton of what was ofurniture. now a classroom of sorts. every burned door frame, broken glass and ash could be evidence. >> the students will walk through the cell. they will evaluate it. we have an advancedded class on fire patterns. amy: with this, all that's left is students have to pick up the pieces to figure out how these flames got going. >> amy aubert, abc7 news. michelle: we will take a deeper look at how the crews res

the ones we saw and how the a.t.f. sifts through what is left at 6:00. as if firefighters in california don't have enough obstacles dealing with the massive wildfires, you can now add one more. drones. the u.s. forest service had to shut down air operation for a while when a drone got into the air space of the planes and the helicopters fighting the fire. the drone got so close to one helicopter it had to change its route. flying a drone in this type of air space is illegal. and who says robots can't have feelings, right? this is a cosmo. the robot is programmed to move, interact and emote using a combination of artificial intelligence, image and voice recognition and animation. a camera in his face can identify who is playing with it and cosmo can get moody as well, so watch out. he is able to express em

even scared. cosmo will be available this october for $179. it might be good for an only child. jonathan: a robot being scared? flies in the face of what it is supposed to be. michelle: stop. jonathan: okay. too much time on our hands. still ahead for us -- the symbol of america made in china. how you can ensure that your celebration of america is made right here in the usa. michelle: the best place to retire may be closer than you think. the city at the

jonathan: okay, if you were thinking where you might want to retire a new study says niagara falls is the worst spot because they have high taxes, crime and cold weather. trifecta. the very best place to retire, though, this might surprise you right here. "7 on your side" consumer reporter kimberly suiters joining us now to explain the reason why. there is a test you can take. kimberly: i'll have you take the test in a moment. arlington is the number one best still to retirement according to bankrate.com. walkability, cultural vitality,

the strike against arlington is the cost of living. as you might imagine not everyone agrees that arlington is tops. >> i could dispute that. alexandria is better than arlington. it's pleasurable. nice. friendly people. nice places. we walk constantly. >> you are so close to d.c. and suburban areas. being in old town you get a mesh of everything. >> i like the cold. i'm from new york. >> florida. near the beach somewhere. kimberly: now you're talking! the survey looked at 200 places and crumpled number for crime, cost of living. jonathan: i took the test and the first two, top two, arlington, number two is alexandria. kimberly: alexandria, arlington, silver spring. jonathan: glenn dale, california, is fifth. i have been there. too sedate. kimberly: d.c. popped

the top five. if you want to take the quiz for yourself we put the test on my facebook page and my twitter page. jonathan: thank you. kimberly: fun. jonathan: interesting insight. michelle? michelle: tomorrow will be a big day at smithsonian history. it's opening a major exhibit at the air and the space museum. the renovated milestones of flight gallery reopens after an extensive renovation. the reopening coincides with the museum's 40th anniversary. included among the artifacts the freshly restored module from "star trek" tv series, which is itself celebrating the 50th anniversary this year. the museum will stay open all night friday allowing visitors to star gaze in the observatory and watch space themed movies there. a lot of fun. doug when i was in high school that's where "star trek" came out. there were three of us guys that were "star trek" nerds. nobody else cared.

jonathan: the costumes and the special effects, all so rudimentary when they would beam them up. now we look at that and say it was so much fun. doug: it was fun. a lot of it coming true. roddenberry was a viznary. jonathan: he was. doug: let's see if we can forecast the next few days. i'd be happy getting right the next few hours. that will work. look at the radar. yellow and red represent areas of heavier rain. for the most part that is south and west. west virginia, flood warnings in effect. none in elkens. this includes woodstock, western portion of frederick county in virginia. also shenandoah county. no surprise. wet grounds and heavy rain. rain moving south and southeast. close up of the heavier showers. there is the watch. woodstock. strasburg in northern virginia. forecast for the next seven days 30% chance of

thunder tomorrow. scattered. hot and humid. 88. 84 on wednesday. as we get through thursday as well it's less humid with sunshine. friday chance of showers and thunderstorms. 86. 30%. then we get to saturday and sunday we will ramp temperatures up. saturday the storms will hold off to the late afternoon and the everything. so a good outdoor day. sunday late day showers. monday looks to be the best of the bunch. no rain. sunshine. 87. can you top that? jamie: i can't! that looks like a perfectly if you like the humidity you got it, if not you know. out on the roads i have a little bit of everything for everybody. some not so good. wazers, saying complete stand still. this is traveling on the inner loop of the capital beltway in maryland. as you get closer to 95. look at the backup. it's six miles. that is the stretch as you travel from just past 270 continuing to where the wazers say it's a standstill. that's where we have

blocking two of our lanes closer to new hampshire avenue. top side of the beltway bumper to bumper traffic. let's talk about the issues with maryland. this is in chevy chase. let's look outside. this shows you wisconsin avenue heading southbound. this will affect you to bethesda and closer to the friendship heights metro. as we move to the maps, this area we have slowing. it's not a huge backup, though. right now. this is on the beltway near old dominion. i want to show you. like i said. we saw with the wazers checking in with this delay. this is continuing 9 miles per hour. that is a look at traffic. back to you. michelle: thank you. friends of 19-year-old morgan long are throwing her the party of her life. it will

michelle: that is because she is dieing from a rare cancer. she was diagnosed with it at 17 months old and has fought it for now 18 years. doctors told her it is a fight she won't win and her friends are coming together to show her how important she is. >> people need to realize how much she has done. even though her time here, like isn't that long she has affected a lot of people. >> i want people to know what kind of girl she is. how much we will miss her. >> she wants music, laughter. she wants everybody to celebrate life. michelle: tough lesson for young people to learn. doctors told morgan she wouldn't make it to 5. she has surpassed that by 14 years. she will be entered into hospice care this week. jonathan: she has been a fighter. that probably means a lot to her. michelle: absolutely. jonathan: coming up for

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jonathan fourth of july is almost here and thousands of homeowners will be proudly flying flags outside their home. do you know where your flag is made? despite everything going on now many flags are still made in china. weeks from flag day to the fourth of july are the busiest of the year in

they have dozens of styles. they all have one thing in common. they come from the usa. >> from the united states. pennsylvania, new jersey, handful of manufacturers. john: customers say it's important. >> it's disingenuous. it's symbolic to buy one made here. john: you might find it hard to believe after 9/11 and recent terror attacks but the got says $4 million of american flags are still imported here from other countries every year. the quick check of $2 stores turned up yard decorations saying, "made in china." not just flags. last summer veteran peter hollister was infuriated order a government army hat and it was made in china. >> i paid $29.95 for it.

john: there is no law against it. he says look for the label made in the usa or certified. >> they have to have a label to tell you it's made in the usa. john: support american workers and your country. there is laws that require the soldiers' uniform made in the usa. in big chains now say all of their american flags are american. check the label so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese, abc7 news. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: two big decisions from the supreme court today. one is about one of the most hot button issues in the country. abortion. at the center of the decision, former virginia governor bob mcdonnell appealing his corruption conviction jonathan: we start with bob mcdonnell. his conviction overturned in a

unanimous decision. what happens now? alison: jeff goldberg was outside the supreme court with the decision. jeff, you covered this case from the beginning. what happens now? jeff: we're in a wait and see mode. bob mcdonnell spending the day with his family and he says he hopes it will allow his family to rebuild their lives. this was upheld in a lower court in richmond last year. at that points it looked bleak for the former governor. nowitzki he has found vindcation here. from the beginning of the case, governor mcdonnell admitted making mistakes but vowed he never broke the law. it appears to the supreme court agrees. >> we know the kind of things that bob mcdonnell did were not criminal. it was never any quid pro quo. jeff: in a unanimous ruling the justices concluding that the government's definition of corruption were too broad. chief

saying setting up a meeting or organizing an event as mcdonnell did for businessman williams do not constitute an official act but rather common political behavior. but roberts made clear his disapprove. there is no doubt that the case is distasteful. it may be worse with that. our concern is not of tawdry details. bob mcdonnell and his wife convicted of accepting $180,000 of gift, money, loans from williams in exchange to help williams promote a dietary supplement. mcdonnell called this a day and n which my family and i rejoice and give thanks. it's my hope that the matter will soon be over and my family and i can rebuild our lives. his friends and family and colleagues are pleased he did not give up the fight. >> a lot of people discourage that. i'm glad he did.