announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. scott: right now the f.b.i. closes its case on the clinton e-mails. >> we are expressing to justice our view that no charges are appropriate in this case. scott: the recommendation sending political shockwaves beyond the beltway. vote 2016 heating up. jag an american college student found dead in italy. the potential break in the case. the suspect now in custody. find out how police tracked him down ahead. scott: a plea deal for a crime caught on camera. the woman accused of trying to poison a coworker in montgomery county admits to it all. how long she could spend behind bars coming up. michelle: plus the capitol fourth. a big flop. a different show on tv than what you might have seen from the mall.

pbs' surprising response to the use of file video of fireworks. thank you for staying with abc7 news. big story today. the f.b.i. investigation into hillary clinton's use of personal e-mail server in her tenure as secretary of state ends. scott: it was this weekend she was interviewed by the f.b.i. agents. today james comey personally announced his agency is not recommending criminal charges against the democratic party presumptive presidential nominee. megan hughes reports as the campaigning continuing. reporter: word from f.b.i. director james comey he is recommending hillary clinton face no charges for her use of a private e-mail server while secretary of state. >> no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. reporter: this the same day that hillary clinton and president obama headline a rally in charlotte. the first campaign stop together since the president gave his endorsement a month ago. clinton's troubles are far from over. comey had harsh words on how

contracting one of clinton's key assertions. >> i did not e-mail anyone classified information. >> 110 e-mails in 52 e-mail chains have been determined by the owning agency to contain classified information at the time they were sent or received. reporter: he said it's possible ostile actors -- hostile actors could have accessed them. >> any reasonable person with clinton or whom she was corresponding with should have known unclassified system was no place for them. reporter: donald trump seizing on it. saying -- the latest poll out in late june found that the majority of americans disapprove how clinton handled questions about her e-mail. in northwest, megan hughes, abc7 news.

of the state department use of e-mails and securing sensitive information had us wondering will the f.b.i.'s finding affect how you vote in november? michelle: head to wjla.com/votenow to weigh in. we are checking in on the results throughout the everything. you monitor it as well at the bottom of the screen. the team coverage continues now with jeff goldberg. he is at the "live desk" with us with the rapid response to the f.b.i. director's announcement. jeff? jeff: well, of course you know that virginia is a critical swing state in this upcoming election. today we got very strong reaction from virginia voters as to whether or not this announcement today by james comey limb pact their vote in november. some say it will. one thing is very clear. a recommendation to indict clinton would have changed the race more than the decision we heard today. for those who do not support hillary clinton -- >> it's criminal. jeff: the recommendation not to indict

serious problem. >> i wasn't going to vote for her anyway. it confirms that she is not trustworthy. >> absolutely. i refuse to vote for her. jeff: but for supports like maryellen the decision is proof she did not break the law. >> maybe she could have been more careful. people make mistakes. most people have already made up their minds regardless of what the outcome is. jeff: regardless of the opinion of voters one thing is likely at least from a political perspective. >> it means that the argument for defeating hillary got weaker. jeff: jeremy is associate professor at the school of policy and government at george mason. he says a recommendation to indict would have thrown the democratic party to total chaos. but that hillary clinton can weather james comey's claims of her careless behavior. democrats will l

fact that james comey was appointed by george w. bush and well regarded in republican circles. but he did make another announcement that caught the attention of many people. we have more on that at 5:00. live in the newsroom, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. scott: we also have a live look in charlotte where the campaigning continuing. this is the first stop on the campaign trail since endorsing hillary clinton for president. president obama taking the podium right now. donald trump will be in raleigh tonight. a big day in north carolina. we'll have full coverage. stay with abc7 across all platforms even away from the tv. we have more on the f.b.i. analysis on abc7 news. in the war on terror, a plot foiled in virginia. a former national guardsman accused of trying to help the islamic state. the alleged goal a fort hood style shooting. 13 were killed in the 2009

on the f.b.i. sting. horace: 26-year-old mohamed jalloh made his first court appearance here in federal court in alexandria this afternoon. the f.b.i. had picked him up over the weekend after he purchased a.r.-15 rifle at chantilly gun store saturday night. they arrested him at his home in sterling on sunday. the f.b.i. was tipped off and told that jalloh wanted to pull off the fort hood style attack. he told the man he thought about carrying out an attack on u.s. soil. jalloh was born in israel but a naturalize -- he was born in sierra leone and was a member of the army national guard. coming up tonight at 6:00, we will tell you more about what turned jalloh and made

allegedly. and we'll talk more about what happened here in court this afternoon. michelle: thank you. turning now to the weather. if you stop and think about it for the most part this summer we have avoided the typical d.c. heat. but we're about to make up for lost time. that is about to change. chief meteorologist doug hill a first look at the forecast. the heat is on today, doug. doug: it is. we have hit around the 90-degree mark in many spots in the afternoon. that's the beginning. the next few days we will get to the lower and the middle 90's later in the week. looking live at chantilly at the udvar-hazy center. beautiful skies. no sign of rain anywhere. but the heat and the humidity are making it uncomfortable. bottom line is the summertime. dew point in summer. the temperatures are 80 orr higher. you start to feel the combination and it feels hot and humid. get used to it. we have that. a couple showers forming to thees

well south of washington. through the late afternoon and everything. weather is great at the park for the brewers at 7:05 normal start time. perfect baseball weather. temperatures in the mid-80's. by the time you wake up in the morning a muggy start. the temperatures low to mid-70's. get ready for heat. it's coming. we have that in detail in the seven-day outlook minutes from now. michelle: new developments in a story you first saw here on abc7. a woman accused of trying to poison her coworker. security cameras inside a gaithersburg salon recorded everything. today the woman entered her plea. chris papst is in rockville. this woman won't be spending much time in jail. chris: no, she won't. lemonfled pled guilty to poisoning food or drink. the prosecutors asked for 18 months but t

this is the video here that went viral last october. when it first came out. it was filmed inside a beauty salon in gaithersburg called blue mercury spa. you can see she dumped something in the water. and her attorney says she was not trying to kill her coworker but traying to get back to her. the two women were in a month-long fight and the day before lemonfield blamed cruz for spitting in her food. so she dumped the skin care lotion in the water as retaliation. here is what lemonfield's attorney had to say followed by the state attorney's office. >> it was stupid. she admits it. she did not mean to kill her. >> the judge saw fit sending a meag

the ability for the young woman to move forward in her future was the way to go. i have to accept that. chris: now cruz, the victim, she was in court today and minutes after the judge said that the woman pled guilty was going to jail for ten days we asked the victim what she thought about that. that part of the story at 5:00. chris papst, abc7 news. scott: all right. coming up here at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the new study in n.i.h. says it will conduct at the olympics. michelle: fireworks fallout. what p.b.s. is saying about airing an old fireworks show on independence day. scott: and metro surge three starts tonight. the lines it impacts metro's warning coming up. michelle: the new information in the student from wisconsin killed in i

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michelle: "7 on your side" in health matters. virginia senator tim kaine is looking for a way to deal with the zika virus problem. he held a round table discussion today with public officials and says one thing that would help is if money was already in

deal with zika and ebola. >> these are more to be expected than things we should be surprised at. if that is the case maybe we should build in unanticipated infectious disease fund. michelle: the center for disease control says there are 27 confirmed zika cases in virginia. but in all of the cases the people contracted the virus overseas. meanwhile the researchers will study u.s. athletes in the summer olympics to better understand the zika virus. the study is being funded by the national institute of health. participants will be tested to help determine risk factors for infection. it will help researchers understand how long the virus stays in the body. scott: "7 on your side" consumer alert. the federal government is investigating complaints from ford explorer owners that exhaust is getting into the cabin of the s.u.

so far there have been 150 complaints. one driver says the odor caused a crash. although nobody was hurt. there has been no recall issued at this point but one is possible if the investigation determines it's necessary. owners say they smell exhaust gas when the s.u.v.'s were in full throttle. tesla is making vehicles too fast for its own good. not the speed. but the production ramped up 20% in the second quarter this year. more than 18,000 vehicles off the assembly line. the problem is 5,000 are still in transit. meaning the new owners are still waiting for them. time for a check of the traffic situation. jamie sullivan has details. jamie: we are starting off with an excellent on 95. if you're heading southbound we are okay. this is on the capital beltway near georgetown pike. all lanes are getting by. the activity in the shoulder. again, that is due to an earlier accident that was blocking lanes. it's good news we are moved

the side. still heavy traffic. 11-mile-per-hour. that is the average on the outer loop from maryland to virginia. the inner loop is heavy, too, heading northbound. continue closer to bethesda and silver spring. the big picture. not much to worry about. prince george's county you are okay. if you are traveling inbound on 395, no problem to cross the 14th street bridge as far as accidents. it's just the delays. a new project. at 10:00 on the southeast freeway between the 14th street bridge and the third street tunnel they will have the single and the double lane closures until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. since this is a new project it's sunday through friday. so friday everything and saturday evening you don't have to worry about it. if you travel on metro we had single tracking on the orange line and now it's more mall service. back to you. michelle: thank you for the update. did you end up going out to the national mall for the fireworks last night?

scott: it wasn't as crowded as year's past but you got a different show there than viewers at home. >> check out the video for yourself. here is a look at the view from pbs capitol fourth. tv magic, right? right in front of you. clear skies. the rain clouds are gone. you get a great view of the fireworks. scott: even the scaffolding disappeared from the capitol dome. pbs admitting to showing video from years past. saying it was the patriotic thing to do. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live from the downtown bureau. the pbs show has taken over in social media. everyone talking about it here in d.c. sam: if you remember the group millie vanilli who were caught lipsynching in a live concert. they are calling pbs the milli vanilli of fireworks.

that's what it is. the u.s. capitol scaffolding and all. last night in some of the shots the scaffolding was gone because it wasn't live. as workers today took apart the stage from last night's capitol fourth concert, questions grew about the show's producer's decision to ignore the reality experience by people actually on the mall. >> i thought if they were going to do that, they should have said they were doing it and not pretend it was live. >> tv viewers saw what randy of florida saw from his d.c. hotel room tv. out the window looking toward the mall his wife and grand children saw a different show. >> i was mostly out the window. my husband was watching in the room. he is the family skeptic. he said those are not the same fireworks. >> the tv, you could see the washington monument clear as day. there had been no clouds in

fireworks all over the place. >> which was better? >> the tv version. it was so cloudy out the window. >> the kids from connecticut -- >> i don't think they should have done that. p.b.'s only response was a tweet praising the coverage adding at the end we apologize to any confusion it may have caused. ironically a cloud obscured the fireworks on the mall. a rooftop worker recalled the city. >> you could see through the harbor, the fireworks from the nationals park. out here you have fireworks. i don't know what is going on. >> all the fireworks -- >> except the one that people said the time for. michelle: you -- sam: you will often find news organizations are the least responseive. pbs had five people listed on the website at news contacts. we called all of them this

back from any of them. reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: in a town filled with scandal. the last thing you expect is scandal around the fireworks. scott: like the lipsynching at the inauguration. everyone said did she really sing or not? beyoncé, right? so, yeah. michelle: doug knew. my satellite was boring. let's get started here. hopefully the next fourth we have clear skies. not clear in northwest washington. low clouds and early morning showers. as the warm front moved through the skies opened up. not only the sun but the temperatures started to rise. dew point

just like that, voila. it's summer again. shower chances are small. 86, 85, 83 in the next several hours. the showers on the radar. it's scattered here and there. most of this will pass south of the area. technically an isolated shower in the viewing area is possible. overnight the shower chance will go down and remain muggy. partly cloudy. light wind. 72 to 78 by morning. there are a few storms south of the metro later tonight. ten it's muggy overnight. tomorrow we have another chance depicted here as a possibility. 91 tomorrow. but feeling more like 95 t

100 degrees at times. very hot and humid. highs to 91 degrees. check out the numbers. up to 93 on thursday. 95 on friday and saturday. 30% chance of the late day showers and the storms. tuesday and wednesday next week is to the 90 degree range. that is what summer is like in washington. michelle: hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. scott: doug hill's authentic seven-day forecast. doug: it's all real. michelle: thank you, doug. juneau entered jupiter's orbit, the five-year mission successful so far. nasa officials operating the space probe saying juneau sang to us a signal that traveled 540 million miles. juneau will circle jupiter 37 times for 20 months as it gathers data. still ahead fr us on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- safetrack's third surge begins

the headaches getting to and from the airport that begin at 8:00. scott: still ahead on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- new details in a 4th of july shooting. the victim surviving nine shots. the investigation hits a roadblock. what police are looking for ahead at 4:30.

michelle: "7 on your side." helping to get your out-of-control pets to behave. scott: no easy task for many owners. veterinarian dr. katie nelson is in the "7 on your side" help center where the phone bank opens up in a few minute. michelle: july 5 is the busiest day of the year for animal control officers. why? pets get scared of the fireworks and they run away from home on july 4th. we have a room full of trainers and behavior specialists to talk about how you can prevent it from happening. it may help to cure your pet from going into the pounds. call between 4:30 and 6:30 at 703-236-9220. scott: plenty of questions. we have some ourselves. the f.b.i. i

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. scott: continuing to follow that big breaking news story of the day. the f.b.i. wrapping up its investigation into hillary clinton's use of personal e-mail servers during her time as secretary of state. the recommendation no charges against the democratic party presumptive presidential nominee. >> although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. scott: that was f.b.i. director james comey detailing the f.

is a rare move for him. we posed the question. will the finding affect the way you vote come november? the numbers have been moving all afternoon. so far majority saying they are not changing their minds. 75% to 25%. michelle? michelle: an american college student reported missing in rome was found dead in a river. italian police now confirming there is a suspect in custody but medical examiner's are now tasked with finding out just how the young man died. 19-year-old american beau solomon killed in italy. his family and friends back home in wisconsin devastated. >> it was so hard to hear about that. your best friend. you didn't get to say goodbye to him. michelle: the student just arrived in rome for summer exchange program. the teen is a star athlete and a proud cancer survivor. >> over 15 to 20 procedures growing up throughout his life. and was able

of that. michelle: on monday solomon's body was found in rome's tiber river. less than three miles from the tourist destinations, including the coliseum. the teen found with a large head wound. without his wallet and cell phone. the credit card company said someone charged $1,500 on it. police are conducting interviews to piece together a timeline. >> everybody knew beau. i know that everyone will come together and support each other through this tough time. michelle: solomon was last seen early friday morning with a bar with a group of fellow students. when the friends decided to leave, they couldn't find him. when he didn't show up for orientation hours later his roommate alerted the school. so many unanswered questions. an autopsy is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. we are told a 40-year-old homeless man is under arrest. but still no motive. scott? scott: all right. thank you, michelle. doug's back. doug, we

the heat and the humidity coming back to the area after pleasant days. despite the rain, it was temperate. it was fine. doug: yesterday at this time it was 72 degrees outside. it was cool. now look at this. a typical summer map with a few showers popping up. the big stories are the temperature for the next few days. let's continue the tale here as we examine the clouds and satellite images in the past couple hours. we do this in animation form. you get a sense of the way they are moving. west to east. this is washington. we think this batch of showers if they continue will mostly pass south of metro washington. only isolated shower in the forecast for the evening. tomorrow when you wake up, it will be muggy. the cooler places to be will be in the western zones. mostly in the upper 60's. metro zones will be in the 70's in the morning. the humidity will make it feel muggy. the future cast, this is the simulation produced by the computers. and it gives you a suggestion of what may be happening. it's close to what we may see. i can't vouch for the exact locations or the showers forecasting as a possibility

trend. hot and humid air. low 90's. pop-up showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. as far as the temperatures go, look at this. the trend for the week. 91 tomorrow. 93 on thursday. middle 90's on friday and saturday. we will cool down just a touch. as we head into the area. gaithersburg fireworks rescheduled now for friday night. at 9:30 p.m. it looks pretty good. maybe isolated thundershower. we'll keep our fingers crossed they don't interfere with the viewing. that is the latest from here. scott: thank you, doug. well, as a remindeder now our "7 on your side" phone bank ask the pet trainer is open. call 703-236-9220. now through 6:30 tonight. we will be live on facebook.com/wjlatv to help answer any questions you may have when it comes to make sure your pets behave. michelle: new details in the case of

drive who was shot. police continue to search for the suspect. cheryl conner joins us from edmonston in prince george's county with the update on the drive. how is he doing? cheryl: he remains in critical condition. amazing he is alive. police tell us he was shot nine times. it happened in this parking lot where a few hundred ice cream trucks park daily. they pay to lease a spot here. several people complaining to us today about the security as people are able to come and go in this parking lot. tonight police want your help to find two suspects. >> we are learning more about the ice cream truck drive who was shot in a parking lot in edmonston monday night. >> i know his wife is pregnant. cheryl: charles ran from his business across the street. >> he said, "i think i'm going to die." that is what he told me. i said, "no, you're going to be okay." c

comcast but sold ice cream to make extra cash for his family here and back home in guinea, west africa. today prince george's county police updated the case. the victim who has not been named was shot several times monday night by two suspects who wanted to rob him. >> a victim in this manner who is trying to earn a living on a holiday, probably to provide for his family and these guys come up and shoot him nine times. that is unacceptable. cheryl: police tell us the cameras in the area did not capture the shooting. other ice cream truck drivers who lease a parking spot in the lot on buchanan street says minor crime has happened to them. >> for someone to follow him in the yard and shot him. we are all vendors. we move back and forth. we go out, you come in with money. unless you want to be protected. we don't have that protection. cheryl: the property owner has not returned our calls. drivers were going to the hospital to check on their friend. >> my heart goes out to his

cheryl: tonight police tell us they don't have a description of the vehicle that the suspect likely used to get away. they also tell us it's unusual for a problemry victim to be shot. now if -- for a robbery victim to be shot. if you know anything, heard about the shooting or saw last night, you are asked to call police. live in edmonston, cheryl conner, abc7 news. michelle: we are following breaking news from fairfax county, virginia. if you are traveling on route 50 there are going to be some major delays. because of a bank robbery there. eastbound arlington boulevard is shut down from the ramp to route 7. westbound arlington boulevard is shut down at patrick henry drive. right now that is all the information we have at this time. we are working to get more details. we'll get an update on the commute from jamie sullivan in a few minutes. d.c. police are investigating a deadly shooting involving a metro transit officer. police say the officer responded to a call at around 11:00

street in northeast washington. that is where people had been setting off fireworks. the officer was confronted by an armed man and that led to the shooting. >> it makes me concerned about my own child's safety. he is back and forth. so i worry about that. and then for it to be happening on the 4th of july. you don't know the difference between gunshots or the fireworks. michelle: the name of the man killed has not been released yet. scott: surge three starts in less than four hours at 8:00 tonight. there will be no rail service from braddock road to national airport. this surge only lasts one week. unlike the first two which were twice as long. metro was warning through this surge and the next one there will be fewer yellow line trains which could lead to some overcrowding. keep up to the minute with the metro service changes by subscribing to the text alerts. text the word "metro" 43817. to

sent straight from the newsroom. you can sign up online at wjla.com/text. michelle: coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- calls for abc to dutch jesse williams from "grey's anatomy" following claims that his b.e.t. speech were racist. the petition and chanda's response on twitter. scott: first, a wild chase. it's caught on camera. >> i don't think you understand the seriousness of what happened. you are under arrest. scott: they got her but wait until you hear the allergy she said made her floor it. when "abc7 news at 4:00" returns.

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en prevented with trumenba. ask your doctor about trumenba. ja -- michelle: we have all seen criminal leading police on a chase. but what led someone to speed away going 70-mile-per-hour? scott: the 30-year-old hill told them she was speeding because she was having allergic reaction to peanuts. >> i see no starting rashes on this side. scott: that was an officer that arrested her, telling hill that she didn't show any signs of aye hergic reaction. -- allergic reaction.

staff cleared her. police still have no clue why she was driving erratically risking the lives of several families. >> when you first said peanut allergy, i was thinking. that is a good reason if ever you come up with one. it might be one that an officer would buy. in this case it's bogus excuse. scott: medical staff threw it out quickly. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a state of emergency in the sunshine state. the heat and the sun is blamed for the putrid algae blooms causing health, economic and environmental problems. the potential fixes up next. michelle: reminder for you. the "7 on your side" help center is open for business. ask the pet trainer. 703-236-9220. expert advice to help with the furry friend's ba

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trying to make me eat my greens?low. no, just trying to save you some green. whaaat?! thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. scott: actor jesse williams went viral for his speech at the b.e.t. awards. but as a result, two different petitions are also going viral. michelle: that is right. one petition is to have the "grey's anatomy" star

another is to save his job. they called the speech racist and has 5,200 signatures. but the support petition has 19,500 signatures. the show creator shonda rhimes tweeted, "boo don't need a petition." she used the #shondarules. she is in charge and she decides dr. avery won't hang up the white coat. scott: hollywood controversy. all right. well, it's neon green toxic invasion. officials in florida calling unprecedented green algae prompting environmental, economic and health concerns. michelle: elizabeth hur has the latest on the state of emergency in the sunshine state. reporter: this green slimy mess that looks disgusting and smells even worse -- >> smells like death. dead, rotten fish. reporter: is toxic algae closing several beaches or

swimmers into spectators along florida's treasure coast. >> got a car full of snorkeling gear and can't get in the water. it's terrible. reporter: so far a state of emergency declared in four counties. with thousands of tourists canceling plans officials are scrambling for answers and investigating report of serious infections. >> we are asking that the healthcare providers work with the health department. so we know how many places we do have. >> the bloom can contain dangerous bacteria. >> red eyes, scratchy throat. i can be bad. reporter: some residents are blaming the algae for headaches, breathing problems and even rashes. >> we are treating it similar to the b.p. oil spill. reporter: the problem started in lake okeechobee after authorities released water from the lake in canals hoping to prevent flooding. but inside the waters a large algae bloom and cleaning this up easier said than done. here is why. take a look. the algaei

blanketing the surface of the water. the globs go several inches deep. in a statement, the governor's office told abc news they are work on a game plan now asking for federal funding to help fix this problem. elizabeth hur, abc7 news, new york. scott: that is not the only fishy business going on in florida. in martin county, a man tried to use a fishing gaffe to rob a bank. police say the suspect sporting a scary mask tried to use a fishing hook to open the night deposit box. the deputies stepped in, the suspect charged and the officer opened fire. >> it's a freddy krueger type of suspect with an object in his hands and the deputy felt his life was in jeopardy. scott: the deputy by the way was not hurt. school is out. michelle: principals from around the country were hard at work at a prince george's u

the noisy swing set at princeton elementary school the showing its age. that goes for much of the other equipment but a band of leaders is coming to the rescue. >> today we are having a playground that is being built for us. the playground was donated to us by an national association for elementary school principals. >> this is the community service day. you will see 80 principals, spouse, some of them brought their children with them. to be able to give back to a local community and a local school. >> with sweat on the brow and tools in hand, the principals took the first step since setting up a $40,000 play set donated by landscape structures of minnesota. >> we can play on the new playground and have more fun and stuff. i like sliding. it's really fun.

enjoy the new slide but other outdoor areas the principal spruced up. they put a fresh coat of gray paint on the walls. a lot accomplished on community service day. 24 hours before the naesp conference gets underway at the national harbor. >> i would like to say thank you to all of them for helping us build a playground. >> gratitude for a job well done. >> in suitland, kellye lynn, abc7 news. scott: twinkie the kid and the rest of his hostess friends will be back on wall street. hostess plans to go public again. remember, four years ago the company declared bankruptcy. but it has rebounded under new ownership. you may remember at that time, the news of hostes financial troubles created a run on twinkies which were even being sold on ebay.

run for twinkies last time they thought it might the sinking ship? michelle: i did not. but i remember as a kid, i loved those things. when you read the label and reallies you can't pronounce so many thing -- realize you can't pronounce so many things on it. scott: ignorance is bliss. don't read the label. doug: they will be around long after we're gone. michelle: yeah. twinkies. doug: unopened. scott: yeah. doug: all right. let's talk hot temperatures. that is the big weather story going forward. the temperatures in the 90's. right now we are checking radar. we have been talking about the possibility of a few isolated showers and a couple popped up. they are south of the immediate metro area in charles county and spotsylvania county. most of them will stay south. no lightning reported yet. but there are pretty good downpours involved in the cells as they are scooting along from northwest to east southeast across charles county, northern

county. most of the leafing be fine. ideal weather at the -- most of the area will be fine. yale weather -- ideal weather at ballpark. there is 30% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow, thursday, friday. the lower to the mid-90's. we will get a break saturday night. drier air moves in sunday, monday, tuesday. typically hot and not quite for her. jamie: we're working and i want to start with the big picture look. not any major issues on the interstates. we are focusing now in d.c. as well as virginia. bottom side of the beltway. typically low in this area. but i want to talk seven corners. police activity has 50 closed at route 7, leesburg pike. westbound is at patrick henry drive. with all lanes completely blocked. you can use wilson boulevard. but we're slow. i want to move to the waze map and check in with the wazers. they are

approach this area right now. this is near the home depot. just a better reference point if you travel on 50. we will try to get to the waze map to show you how some of the traffic watch 7 wazers are checking in. as we zoom in here, this solid red line is route 50. this is the stretch that completely closed off. so again, best to avoid this at all. if you do know someone who typically travels on 50 in this area near falls church and seven corners best to tell them to avoid it. michelle: thank you for the update. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- we head back to the "7 on your side" help center. dr. katie nelson and volunteers helping you with the pet training questions. we have the expert advice waiting for you. call in. scott: new at 5:00, paying for the cup of coffee. a mistake gives us unsight to what you could be paying as the prices rise at one popular shop.

hi, everybody. dr. katie nelson, the abc7 veterinarian. we are doing the ask the trainer phone call. we are here taking your phone calls at 703-236-9220. you can see the phones are busy. we have trainers and veterinarian behaviorists taking your

chill out? one of the answers we have gotten is teach them how to do a default down. so the default should be go into down position. teach them down and when vow have them doing something you are doing something you want them to be quiet and be relaxed and get them to go in the down position. there is all this advice waiting for you. veterinarian behaviorists and trainers waiting for you. 703-236-9220. leon: tonight -- >> we cannot find a case that would support bringing criminal charges on these facts. leon: hillary clinton may breathe a sigh of relief but her e-mail troubles are far from over. a salon worker learns her fate after taking a work place dispute too far. metro safetrack three are upon us. what riders are in for

trickery on the fourth. pbs explains a miraculous change in the weather. >> now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. >> we begiven with breaking news out of falls which you remember. route 50 is shut down at seven corners after a bank robbery. this is at the t.d. bank at home depot. shots were fired but we have no report of injuries. let's check in with jamie sullivan on how it is impacting the commute. jamie: it's completely closed on 50. we have talking virginia in arlington near seven corners near the home depot. if you are reading leesburg, it's completely blocked. westbound at patrick henry drive. wilson boulevard is an option. check in with the traffic

a solid red line in both directions. this is just building. this is best to avoid route 50 in virginia. leon: today the f.b.i. recommended no charges be filed against hillary clinton. but the final decision whether or not to charge the presumptive nominee will lie with the dedepartment -- department of justice. scott thuman has more. scott: the question is the impact it will have with the voters when they go to the polls in november. that is the topic of the instapoll at wjla.com/votenow. but before we show you the live results look at how we got here. >> we are expressing our view that no charges are appropriate in this case. scott: comey said they combed through 30,000 e-mails