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kimberly: a small break from the heat, rain hitting parts of the area and lightning, too. how much longer you will need to take cover. explosive images from turkey after military troops tried to impose martial law. the country past president reveals he believes that he believes an american man is behind the uprising. >> this is just so powerful. kimberly: banding together for hours in prayer, live music, ushering in hope and healing for the world. plus, black smoke could be seen for miles. the calls of the fire that evacuated the popular tysons corner center. the news starts now. >>
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your side. if you were outside, you felt it, temperatures climbing into the 90's again, but now rain is moving in. let's get right to josh knight who has a look at the stormy forecast. josh: we are tracking severe thunderstorm warnings. we will zoom into a few spots. the last few hours, the line has developed, pushing to the east. the first one is for this cell right around bowie, odenton. queen anne's, you will see that as well. 30 is what we are watching for, pushing slowly to the east and southeast. in the next couple minutes, very heavy rain annapolis 6:25, shady side closer to 6:35. south, there is a severe thunderstorm warning for wind gusts in excess of 60 m
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quarter-sized hail. if you are in this orange box, woodbridge into the northern part of stafford county, make sure that you take cover. this will be crossing into southern maryland soon. then we have very heavy rain coming, but not severe weather around alexandria to the south side of the beltway. this is the national harbor right now, sitting under very heavy rain. there will be ponding on roadways. once the storm passes come if you jump in the car, keep that in mind for stop walking the dog this evening, a chance of thunderstorms and rain between 7:00 and 8:00. by 9:00, most of that is gone. temperatures rebounding back into the 80's even after the cooling from the rain. it will stay muggy most of the evening. kimberly? kimberly: severe thunderstorm warnings. a hot day today made for a good excuse to get out on the water.
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waterfront to hop into a boat and paddle up the river. outdoor retailer rei provided free boat rentals. >> nothing but excitement and thanks and eager to get on the water for sure. the line is moving fast. >> it felt good. it is pretty cool on the water. isberly: on top of that, rei also behind the free capital bike share rentals this weekend as part of the effort to get people outside and get moving and to promoted store in the renovated u-line area. new details tonight about the fire that shut down part of tysons corner mall. fairfax county officials say hood systemin the at season 52 restaurant ignited a fire and smoke exited to the roof. black smoke could be seen for miles. that wing of the mall was evacuated, including the theater. nobody was injured.
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suffered about $35,000 of damage. president has called it an act of treason as a deadly coup comes to an end. many questions remained in a nation filled with tension. jennifer eccleston is following this story with details on why the president of turkey is demanding a man connected with the united states. jennifer: a defiant turkish president with a demand for the united states following a failed coup. he is calling on president obama to hand over a pennsylvania man who he claims is responsible for causing the violent military act. that cleric is under self exile at a compound in the poconos. he has denied any link to the attempts. killedan 150 people were and thousands wounded as the military took over a state tv, declaring martial law. >>
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into the airiring to disperse the crowds. coup,er: after the failed thousands were placed under arrest. turkey is seen as a key member against isis and a nato ally. the pentagon says the turkish government cut the power and closed airspace at the base. secretary of state john kerry expressed concerns for americans overseas. we are working: to determine that all of our citizens were traveling are equally well taken care of and protected. jennifer: following the coup, seven turkish shoulders -- seven turkish soldiers and others were arrested for trying to fully. kimberly:
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questioned for the deadly truck attack in france. nice's famed boulevard reopened today with visitors paying tribute to the 84 people killed in the attack. secretary of state john kerry paid his respects to a memorial. while isis claimed responsibility for the attack, french investigators believe the driver shot dead by the police self radicalized very quickly. following the chaos around the world and at home, hundreds of thousands of people filled the national mall for prayers. it is called together 2016, ed early because of the dangerous heat. ryan hughes filed this report. ryan: it is an is stored move ement, 12 hours of worship and prayer. >> it's a wayo
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is still with us and we will get better. hundreds of thousands packing the national mall for together 2016, a christian rally calling on god to reset the country and the world. >> especially over the past three weeks with chaos and a lot of things going on. ryan: the director of helpedcation for pulse planned this date a year ago, before orlando, dallas, and nice, but now it is even more timely. >> we see a need now more than ever to stand together in unity, to pray together for healing. all: people from backgrounds, different the nominations, laying down differences, uniting as one. ♪ ryan: speakers and performers are not focusing on the negative, instead everybody lifting their arms to focus on hope and praying for a better tomorrow. >>
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and for unity and to just bring us all together. ryan: ryan hughes, abc 7 news. kimberly: coming up next, donald trump makes it official again. presidential vice pick you to to dispel second-guessing rumors. plus, a consumer alert for parents. your little ones may not be safely guarded by baby gates. by ikea brand is being recalled. plus, pokémon go is getting people active in going places they may not normally venture. how this game lead a man on the run straight into handcuffs.
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two days before the republican convention, donald trump announced indiana governor mike pence as his running mate. marci gonzalez as explains, -- as marci gonzalez explains, he kept it short. donald trump disputed claims he is second-guessing his decision. >> i found the leader who will help us deliver a safe society and prosperous, really prosperous society for all americans. pence isovernor mike my first choice. marci: a choice they believe all unify the republican party. >> let's come together come as a party and as a people and a movement, to make america great again. donald trump is a good man and he will make a great president of the united states of america. both blasting hillary clin
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closing in on making her own vice presidential decision. the presumptive democratic nominee reportedly meeting saturday with elizabeth warren, julian castro, and colorado governor john hagan bloomer. the mostalling pence extreme vp pick in a generation. indianaaveling home to for a welcome home rally and preparing for the rnc which begins monday. in cleveland, flyers are being handed out for protests. the police say they are ready with barricades and fences and thousands of officers on duty. in cleveland, marci gonzalez abc 7 news. 7 is yourabc headquarters for coverage of the conventions. chief political correspondent scott thuman is headed to cleveland for the rnc. as you heard, clinton has met with several vp choices. she has also campaign with some of them. politico rep
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depending on those results, they will decide whether to expand nationwide. the postal service already deliver on saturdays. rather than find a pokémon that he was looking for, a michigan man found himself in handcuffs. thepolice arrested 26-year-old pajama wearing man on an outstanding warrant. william wilcox showed up at the local police station while playing the online scavenger hunt. >> he was actually coming here because he knew that in the building is a gym. wrote awayefore he on his bike, officers happen to recognize him and took him into custody. how did wilcox not know he was going to a police station in his own hometown? turns out pokémon go uses google maps and gps, but does not label buildings. i guess if your head is in the game -- josh:
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police station, trouble. severe thunderstorm warnings? josh: we still have one as they slowly expire. that is towards the east. also, northern anne arundel county and mostly southern maryland. the line of thunderstorms the past few hours, everything pushing towards the east. that is where we start first. , but the still dry heavy rain is working its way in your direction. same story for dunkirk and waldorf, with dark skies to the west. down here, this is the newest severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45. la plata, it will be there about 6:32, moving to the east through charles county. this has wind gusts capable of producing
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per hour. even though there are bright red spots of lightning around bowie, this one is not a severe thunderstorm because the wind has let up. still heavy rain towards annapolis, shady side in about half an hour. just beyond the lookout for that, lots of lightning and a dangerous situation, be inside. at the national harbor, showers moving through, but suitland parkway, hanging onto heavy rain close to 50. cannot even see the woodrow wilson bridge, so doing better at the national harbor. the temperatures settling in the 70's once the rain goes through. the problem is this is still very muggy air, so it still feels humid and steamy. , and wews, 84 annapolis will be dropping into the low 70's. we rebound quickly as the rain moves out.
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muggy. 8:00, most of the rain in southern maryland, we dry out quickly. if you have plans later in the evening, you will not need the umbrella as things break down to the east. sunday is when things look good. morning, clear skies, lots of sunshine all day, just a few clouds late in the afternoon, but we stay dry. the temperatures back in the low 90's. into monday, another hot day, mid-90's. the models bringing in isolated showers. most of us are dry, but you may get some raindrops late in the day. 67 yo 74 tonight, warm. tomorrow, we start with the breeze out of the northwest early, chasing to the southwest. the heat and humidity builds in, 92 the high. 95, partly cloudy. of thunderstorms tuesda
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then we have heat towards next weekend. kimberly: steamy. josh: that is a good description. kimberly: why is it so tough to win on the road? robert: it's like a test, show us what you are made of. d.c. united playing on the road. what the head coach said is the ke ♪ sfx: crowd cheering sfx: crowd booing ♪ sfx: crowd chanting ♪ sfx: crowd cheering ♪ sc johnson, a family company
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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. baseball, stephen strasburg is having some year, picking up his 13th win last night, only one run on three hits in eight innings against the pirates. after last night, strasburg became the eighth pitcher since 1913 to start a season a perfect 13-0. max scherzer did it in 2013. they host the pirates again tonight, tanner roark on the mound.
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open. lefty was the leader coming into the day. not the case anymore. phil on the 13th drains the 30-foot 30 pot, 12 under. he was in the giving mood. made this fans day. after mickelson made bogey to drop to 11 under, stinson brings the birdie putt. he is your leader heading into the final round. i did not have my best stuff. my rhythm was a little quick from the top. today was a day they could have gotten away from you. instead, i shot under par and i'm still in it for the final round. a beloved to give myself a shot. robert: tennis qualifiers for the citi open started today. qualifiers go through today and sunday. the main draw begins monday. despite a good names dropping
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you will see good t ennis. sloan stevens dropped in at number two, and that is not all we should be excited about. who is number one of the world, she will be back. sam stowe's are entered the other day. she won the u.s. open a few years ago. and then you have jeanie bouchard. the women's field is unbelievablly deep. robert: in soccer, d.c. united will have another test tonight. they take on the columbus crew. week, a disappointing performance against the philadelphia union, a 3-0 loss. today, another shot at three points on the road, but to do that you have to forget about last weekend. >>
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around here. it was not a good performance. i thought we were second best in most aspects of that game. i don't see that being the case this weekend. robert: don't forget to catch d.c. united on our sister station, news channel 8, on the road against the columbus crew. coverage starts at 7:00, the match starts at 7:30. and the wizards are tipping off against the bulls in summer league las vegas action. you have a tan and everything. kimberly: i was not in vegas. but i will have a report coming up on where i was.
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the nationals go to extremes to make a play, but last night the giants' brandon belt fouled it into the stands. not a curve ball come in on, but a cheese ball. robert: or you can say it is "nacho" ball. kimberly: every time you said that, i did not get that, and now i did! what are the chances they will add that to the list of food at the stadium, cheese balls? would you like it? robert: i would not. josh: i would probably go back to the concession stand. robert: i would, too. kimberly: that's fair. robert: still a few thunderstorms, pushing into charles county predominantly . the next few days, lots of sunshine. stor
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welcome to "world news tonight." countdown to the convention. donald trump makes it official. >> what a difference between crooked hillary clinton and mike pence. >> indiana governor mike pence joining the ticket, trump calling him his first choice for vp. new questions about when trump actually made up his mind. hillary clinton wasting no time firing away at both men. country in chaos, dozens killed in that failed coup. americans trapped at the airport with no way out. turkey's president saying those responsible will pay. >> new details about the attack at france. this image of the final moment just coming in. what isis is claiming tonight. plus the agonizing search for an american college student still missing.

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