announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon on your side. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] larry: right off the top this noon, -- jummy: right off the top this noon, the weather -- the heat is here and it is not going anywhere for a while. doug hill is here. doug: when we are already close to 90 degrees at noon, you know it'll be a hot one. it is not just today. the air quality taking a hit because of the heat, humidity, and lack of wind mixing up the air.

on healthy, code orange, unhealthy for sensitive groups, children, the elderly. avoid as much time outdoors as you possibly can. that should result later this evening. these are the feel-like temperatures. this is what counts. it feels like 97 in manassas. 95 in washington. 93 in baltimore. lexington, -- lexington park, maryland. 93 degrees in frederick spring. the nationals have an early day. it will be hot and humid. plan ahead. plenty of hydration. , 92 degrees. only an isolated chance of a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon here in how many more days of the heat and humidity -- that is part of the seven-day. jummy: thank you. new this noon, president obama is slowing the reduction of troops from afghanistan.

about 8400 troops in the country through the end of this year. president obama: our forces are narrow missions -- training and advising afghan forces, and supporting counterterrorism. plan was foriginal 5500 troops to stay in afghanistan through the end of the president's term. developing now, the justice department and fbi have taken over the investigation into a fatal police shooting. was shot after officers in baton rouge, louisiana, responded to a call of someone waving a gun. subduecers try to sterling, someone is heard on the out -- video yelling that he had a gun. louisiana's governor spoke within the past hour. >> i know there are protests going on, and i am urging everyone to remain peaceful. one thing is for sure -- another viol

jummy: the witnesses claim they saw officers pulled the gun out of sterling's pocket. the officers were wearing body cameras, but they reportedly fell off during the fight. dash cam video has not been made public. we know the officers involved are on administrative leave. developing news from capitol hill -- fbi director james comey will testify tomorrow before the house oversight and government reform committee. lawmakers plan to ask why he chose to not recommend hillary clinton be charged for her e-mail scandal. the house released a statement saying "the fbi's recommendation is surprising and confusing." today on the hill, emotional words in the battle over gun control. it happened during an event by democratic lawmakers in the house who aren't giving up on trying to pass new laws. suzanne kennedy has more. suzanne: nearly 100 victims of gun violence and gun control

capitol steps as house democrats restart their and control protests. they are pushing for the house speaker to allow a vote on to gun control measures. among those speaking of, the mother of alison parker, a roanoke television reporter shot summer.t ms. parker: nothing is going to bring allison back to us, but we will not stop until every one of these nra-funded politicians either step up to the plate and enact change, or we will vote them out of office. house democrats set -- held a sit-in before the independence day break. they want legislation that would keep guns away from suspected terrorists and strengthen negron checks. >> the overwhelming majority of americans want legislation to keep guns out of suspected terrorists and criminals. real action. suzanne: this mother lost her son to gun violence

ago. illnesses, die from children die from injuries sustained in accidents, but to have a child died from multiple -- multiple gunshot wounds, is indescribable. suzanne: speaker ryan is holding his ground, refusing to hold votes on bills that have already been defeated in the senate. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jummy: a wild scene leads to the arrest of a man accused of stabbing a security guard in a grocery store in the district. the twist is the suspect was busted in north carolina. kevin lewis explains. kevin: this out-of-state arrest has a lot of people, including police relieved, but also surprised about how this ultimately panned out. around noon on saturday, a loss prevention officer at the giant along alabama avenue southeast saw 32-year-old klein lawrence stealing groceries and merchandise. a se

lawrence, who acted agitated and ran away. the guard managed to tackle lawrence, who allegedly grabbed a knife, and stabbed the guard multiple times in the neck, upper body, and back. fast forward to yesterday morning around 8:00 a.m., when a north carolina trooper stopped lawrence in a gray mercedes-benz with virginia tags. during a traffic stop, lawrence hit the gas and led police on a multi-county, high-speed chase that ended in raleigh, when officers used a pit maneuver to stop him. the airbag in the vehicle deployed. police found knives and cocaine inside of his car. lawrence is scheduled to appear in wake county, north carolina, court today. he faces charges there am i in d c and also in prince george's outstanding words for strong-armed robbery. jummy: now we had to montgomery

after this early-morning crash. 7 was above the scene on cedar lane and kensington around 5:00 a.m. two cars collided head-on. one of the people drive -- died from injuries. the other driver was seriously hurt. so far, police have not released the name of the victim. safetrackfe--- program has moved into surge three and this will present problems for air travelers shine you get to reagan national airport. that is where we find sam sweeney. sam: good news on the first rush-hour day of surge three. the metro shuttle buses pulled into reagan, loaded up, and pulled out. 50,000e track affects writers. if you're coming from d.c. or maryland to the airport to catch a flight, you will not have a problem. if you reckon i'm doing to

-- you will not have a problem. willu continue on, you reboard a train at braddock road. ride theof you live or blue lines and yellow lines in northern virginia headed toward d.c., the pentagon, or the airport, your trains will terminate at braddock road. that is where you will catch a shuttle bus and reboard the train. what are writers saying about the commute? >> i left earlier than i normally do, so i am exhausted, but it was otherwise usual. >> i took the metro to braddock road. >> a little busy, not too bad. >> easy commute? >> a few extra minutes. sam: while everything went smooth this morning, metro wants to remind the public they don't want you to get comfortable. find alternate needs of transportation because they simply don't have the capacity to accommodate all of their regular riders. this

jummy: and by the way, wjla.com has a complete guide to safetrack, and you can get text alerts about delays on metro as well. just text the word metro to 43817 to sign up. more express lanes on i-95 in virginia are being planned. the state got a multimillion dollar plan to improve transportation in northern virginia. the project had received $165 million. the mile -- the money will be spent on 14 new miles of rail lanes extended express for seven miles north to the potomac river and south to fredericksburg. what do drivers think about the plans? >> more lanes. more lanes, really, because the traffic situation is really bad. i mean, every morning, in this session particularly, it is really congestion. >> i would like for them to spend the money on bridges

they are deteriorating. >> if we can get more public expectation, that would be fantastic. it would take the road -- heat off the roadways. jummy: construction on some of these projects could begin in the next year. some consider saddam hussein one of the most evil men in history, so why is donald trump praising him? hear what he said coming up. lionel messistar hasn't sentenced to prison time for tax evasion, but he will not have to serve time behind bars. also, did you hear about the study about losing weight eating pasta. is it true -- we will talk to a medical expert. jamie? jamie: not a terrible ride. traffic asoop, heavy you get into alexandra at about 22 miles per hour. the reason for this is a medical emergency. a medical emergency is actually on route 1, the on ramp to get to the outer loop, b b

blocked on the beltway. be careful, especially if you live in alexandria and have to hop on the beltway. otherwise, no big issues. a live look shows you crossing the 14th street bridge we look great on 395 into the district. on the freeway, overnight closures again tonight. both directions we will see from the 14th street bridge to the third-street tunnel starts tonight at p.m.. everything is expected to be wrapped up by tomorrow morning.

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accused for the murder of reeva steenkamp is six years imprisonment. jummy: overnight in south africa, paralympic gold medalist oscar pistorius, we just saw, was sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. his lawyers argued he mistook him -- reeva steenkamp for an intruder. pistorius had originally been convicted of a lesser charge in 2014. the verdict was overturned, leading to this conviction. suggested he get a minimum of 15 years in prison. international soccer star lionel messi and his father have been sentenced to 15 years in prison for tax fraud. both men are accused of trying to hide his earnings in foreign

time. prison terms under two years can be served as probation. forbes ranks him as a second highest-paid athlete on the planet, earning him an estimated $81.4 million. another day, another comment from donald trump that has some people shaking their heads. ins time he was at an event north carolina talking about one-time iraqi dictator saddam hussein. mr. trump: he was a bad guy, a really bad guy, but do you know what he did well -- he killed terrorists. he did that so good. they did not read them rights. they didn't talk. they were terrorists. it was over. today, iraq is harvard for terrorism. praise let-up twitter, earning a sharp rebuke from the clinton campaign and house speaker paul ryan. a massachusetts man might be the most honest cabdriver ever. over the

backpack left in his cab by a passenger. , get this --nk bundles of cash. nearly $200,000. he turned the bag into police. the owner of the money was tracked down. how was he thanked for his honesty? >> $100 from the pile. he gave me the 100. they were looking at it. there were eight cops -- there must've been 12 people there. walked out the door. when i got to the cab, the police officer said wait a minute, he wants a ride back to the motel. he says he learned from police the man's father recently died and left him all of that money. -- i good he got something think of somebody found an bag of my $200,000 in

give him a little more than a $100 bill. doug: give him one of the stacks. jummy: exactly, one of the little wrapped bars of money. doug: i you ready for the heat -- humidity levels creeping up. an isolated thunderstorm. air-quality gets to be not so healthy. this is what it is like here. jummy: we are used to it. doug: we found one spot that is not so hot, and not that far from washington. jummy: my hometown. doug: let's go for lunch. 84 degrees in centerville -- a comfortable number. we have had cloudiness buildup to it we have this intermittent cloudiness. -- buildup. we have had this intermittent cloudiness. from this, we might yield a shower, isolated thunderstorms in a couple of spots, but not widespread at all. check the numbers and 89 at reagan national. annapolis, 83. a cool spot. a breeze off

chesapeake bay. everyone else in the upper-80's, into the lower-90's, and when you factor in the dew point, this is legit -- what it feels like, middle 90's. 96 in fredericksburg, 94 and culpeper. 93 in frederick. 94 degrees right now in the nation's capital. as far as the hourly forecast, we will hit about 92. there will be an isolated shower or thunderstorm possible, certainly not widespread. 4:00 p.m. is the magic hour. that is when the nationals play this afternoon. we will keep that in mind. big storms. they will fade away as they had through the ohio, tennessee valleys later on. storminessst of the will stay to the south with just an isolated chance in the metro area. as far as futurecast goes -- a couple of showers popping up. things calm down tonight. monday. areas of fog. tomorrow, we wil

up. in the afternoon and evening hours, isolated thundershowers again. feeling95 by friday, warmer, and the next 70's show a little bit of a break from the humidity, and temporarily from the temperatures. 95 on saturday. 86 on sunday. 87 on monday. closer to 90 degrees again tuesday. jummy: thank you. 7 is on your side with a consumer alert. we extensively reported about the potential dangers of hoverboards. is the safety commission recalling half of a million hoverboards. the agency says the lithium-ion battery pack can overheat resulting in sparking, fire, and explosion. there recall involves 10 companies. the furl -- full list is website. at the cpsc's coming

health expert about questions you have asking.

jummy: welcome back. it is time for a 7 on your side health matters report, and we are answering a couple of questions you have been asking. joining us is dr. besser. thank you for joining us. >> it is great to be here. a viewer asked this week i heard about a study that said the could help you lose weight. -- that said pasta could help you lose weight. is it true? >> i love the question. it has been getting a lot of play in the press. if it falls into the

it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. yes, you can eat pasta as part of an overall diet and lose weight, but focusing on eating pasta is not the way to go. they found people that eight more were thinner and lost more weight, but it may have been that thinner people were willing to eat more pasta. here, always to the were a healthy mediterranean diet. the study was done in italy. i do not encourage people to go out and all caps on pasta as a strategy for weight loss. jummy: i will keep that in mind as i go to the grocery store tonight. the next question -- vertigo -- what does it mean when i suddenly get dizzy? dr. besser: when you think about vertigo, it is more than plain, old dizziness. with vertigo, you feel the room spinning around you. you are sitting still, and it is spinning. there are different causes. you might be rolling over in bed and you might feel the room

certain infections, and migraine, something called meniere's disease, where there is fluid building up in your middle year. if you have new onset vertigo, you should see the doctor because of you have the most common type, there is a single maneuver your doctor can do that can sometimes make it go away, and for some of the other causes there is treatment as well. don't ignore vertigo. it is something you should get checked out by your doctor. jummy: thank you very , dr. rich

jummy: hey basketball cap got quite a surprise when they answered a knock on their dorm room doors. take a look. stefan: selling girl scout cookies. what is going on, man, how are you doing? jummy: that is good to see there. doug: good move on their part. jummy: hawaii. wish i was there. doug: at least it is cooler. 92 this afternoon. an isolated thunderstorm possible.

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