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>> now abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jummy: bracing for extreme heat. temperatures climbing this afternoon and this weekend, only going to get worse. the possibility of triple digits and record-breaking heat. we have team coverage with what you need to do to stay safe and cool. let start with doug hill. it feels like outside, the air temperatures, 87 at reagan national. 90 in leesburg. some numbers may change because
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the new data comes at the top of the hour. it is hot and slowly becoming more humid. we will not set records i do not think over the weekend but we will get close and we will see more moisture. dew points, as they head into the 70's and temperatures in the upper-90's, that is when you get the heat index well over 100 degrees, 105 feels like a possibility. that is a problem and at night it will not cool off. feels like 98 in leesburg. the citi open,h, highs at 95, closer to 100 as he gets more humid during the afternoon. future heat index, this afternoon, feels like temperatures close to 100 degrees later this afternoon. 80's for overnight. tomorrow morning at 8:00, it will feel like 88 and tomorrow 109rnoon, it may feel like on the mid-short and 1 i
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a couple of more days of that. the beaches and more activity you need to keep a watch on, we will talk about that in a few minutes. jummy: they nothing -- the weather nothing to play around and and people are making sure they are prepared for the hot weather coming our way. john gonzalez in silver spring with what you need to know about what you need to keep your family safe and cool. i 4:00 this morning, over 70 degrees in the area, at noon, flirting with 90 degrees. the humidity over 80%. it will be oppressive and dangerous, not just today but the next four days. we are in downtown silver spring where montgomery county has put out a crisis hotline, especially for folksoutdoors, indoors but do not have air conditioning. kerry stuff like this,
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sunblock if you will be directly out in the sunshine. carry some sunblock. let's talk to andrew. he's trying to give himself and the dog cool and the little one -- have you do that? andrew: stay out of the sand, stain the air-conditioning. -- stay out of the sun, stay in the air conditioning. john: if you are a walker or a runner, do it early or very late after the sunshine goes away. if you want to -- you want to keep yourself and your family cool and her car cool, when it is 90 degrees under your hood, your engine carriage, talking about 140 degrees if not more, make sure your fluids are topped off and you have a good battery and do not tailgate because that puts a lot of pressure on your cooling system. it will be tough out
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ahead. back inside. police and the fire department ready for the heat, beginning today running to monday night, they will have a next her five ambulances on duty at all times, they want to ensure they are prepared to deal with heat related incidences. the police chief tells us that officers will check on elderly residents living in their patrol areas. she says supervisors will also be out to make sure officers had enough water. thecan stay connected at extreme heat heads our way, download our news at four the updated forecast and alerts that impact you. find the latest updates on our facebook and twitter pages. the race for the white house heating up, only a matter of time, an announcement from hillary clinton on her buys opaque expected as early as today. virginia senator tim kaine said to be the top
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donald trump is enjoying his first full day as the republican presidential nominee after delivering a record-setting speech last night, over one hour long. a look back on the republican national convention and as the democrats head to philadelphia. voice.trump: i am your >> what soma dependence predicted for never happened, did, donald trump is the republican nominee for president. donald tru: we will make america proud again. we will make america safe again. [applause] and we will make america great again. [applause] >> an independent minded introduction coming from his daughter. >> i do not consider myself republican or democrat, more than party affiliation, i vote based on what i believe is right for my family and my country.
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15 minutes and eight seconds, he delivered the line that delivered him the nomination. donald trump: we are going to build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration. >> i thought he should move to more uplifting language, voters want you to understand their fears and move to their hopes. >> as the attention turns to philadelphia, in ohio, donald trump says he is anticipating next week. donald trump: hillary will take her vice president soon so she will take away our momentum. istoday, donald trump attacking ted cruz even more than hillary clinton. she is said to pick her vice president joe running mate in a day or two. -- jummy:
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she is supposed to announce her running mate today and tomorrow and tim kaine appears to be the top of the list, we are keeping a close watch on that situation and will bring you updates. be the first to know when she makes the announcement, sign up for breaking news text alerts by going to wjla.com/text. stay with us for full coverage as the democratic national convention get underway in philadelphia next week. our chief political correspondent will be there and brad bell, their live coverage begins monday. noon, the running of the bulls -- new at noon, the running of the bulls at baltimore, tuples on their way to a slaughterhouse make an escape and run loose in charm city, police got them back into the truck but it led to some street shutdowns in west baltimore earlier this morning. , how arel traffic jim things looking in our area. we have a look at e
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now. on the interlude heading out of springfield. an earlier incident with debris has been wrapped up. looking a little slow but that is all that remains from earlier's major delay. traffic is still looking pretty good on the bridge, slowing down into rush-hour. not bad at river road. , this isginia northbound traffic at fairfax county parkway, solid volume already for the northbound right, southbound at route 123 not bad but heavy south of route 1, a pretty tough right already for that southbound stretch. -- ride already for that southbound stretch. that is all from the traffic
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say track repairs like you have never seen them before, we take you onto the tracks as we walked the orange line during dealingairs, you are with those round-the-clock single tracking delays between east falls church and fallston road, that last two july 31, our transportation reporter will beginning you a hands-on look at the work going on right now on abc seven news at 4:00 and 6:00 tonight. coming up at noon, a caregiver for an autistic man shot by police as he was on the ground with his hands in the air, what the police union is saying about the shooting. plus, it getting ready for the inside look at what is who keepers are trying to train the little cub. tracking the extreme heat, temperatures nearing triple digits, doug hill tells us how long the speedway will last in the full forecast.
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or visit my24info.com. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jummy: they police shooting of a black caregiver trying to help a patient with autism is being called an accident by the union representing the officer, charles kinsey was shot on monday in miami. there shows him on the ground holding old cans in the air, the police union says the officer was trying to shoot the patient but in this fired. charles kinsey's lawyer says the story does not add up. >> i do not understand how
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a person could justify this, they would be much better off saying sorry to my client. jummy: the officer is on paid leave pending an investigation, charles kinsey was released from the hospital last night. at home, we are headed into a heat wave, temperatures expected to be in the high 90's but it will feel like in the triple digits. all the nationals at home weekend against san diego, the staff making sure baseball fans stay cool what cheering on their team, suzanne kennedy has a look at their plans to help you beat the heat. suzanne: we have been watching this climb and it will continue to climb through the day. of a harper hit a crusher home run 450 feet on wednesday night, he is hot, what else will be hot are the fans going through this gate at 7:00 tonight. the nationals are making sure that all of their fans they say.
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centers inside the park in the kennedy and roosevelt rooms and the concert center, they want to make sure everybody takes advantage. allowing people to bring in two one liter bottles, sealed, make sure people stay hydrated. make -- allowed people to bring in battery-operated fans and inl have misting fans several locations, if you feel overheated, you have a place to go. we supersized our battery-operated fan. already sweltering. at nationals park, suzanne kennedy, back to you. jummy: district leaders will hold a news conference about their plan to help city resident stay cool live at 12:30 and we will bring that to you on news channel 8, a hot weekend. doug: think about your neighbors and relatives, t
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people who may be live by themselves and do not have air conditioning, we will get through itthe heat will break by wednesday but we have a long stretch to go. advisories orheat watches or warnings yet, they could be issued later, most of the heat and humidity will be tomorrow, sunday, and monday. i do not think we will break high temperature records by the combination of heat and humidity will make it oppressive and possibly dangerous. let us get you started, time lapse, let's give you a view ,rom the park, some high clouds the more cloudiness you have in this kind of air mass that keeps the air temperature down what it does not effect the low level humidity. whether it is sunshine or clouds, it was to be humid, the more sunshine and the more humidity at the same time will make it just downright oppressive. we were headed that way as we speak. across the area currently, this is what it feels like, the combat
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relative humidity and that is what this is based on, it legitimately feels, not a bogus number, a real figure, it feels like 92, feels like 92 at andrews, 87 in hagerstown, 98 in leesburg and 93 in fredericksburg. for the nationals tonight, the conditions, 90 one degrees air temperature at first pitch, will feel more like 95, there will not be much of a breeze, prepare for that. the same numbers around your area. watching satellites and the clouds and se showers and a few thunderstorms across pennsylvania and another batch over ohio but as the systems cross over the mountains they will lose a lot of their ability to produce rain, maybe an isolated shower or storm, better chances will be to the west of the metro but certainly we will keep our fingers crossed and maybe somebody will get a cooling shower or thundershower. what it feels like now, awful, a heat advisory in a large area stretching from tr
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montgomery, alabama, all the way wes, this area in red is at excessive heat warning where it will feel like 1052 115 this 115 this -- 105 to afternoon. beginning today, maximizing tomorrow, sunday, monday. 111 in memphis. in the metro and it will not cool off at night that much. temperatures 98, 99, who can tell the difference but it will feel more like 105 with isolated thunderstorms possible late tomorrow afternoon, not so much on sunday. if you're not there, you can enjoy the action on the tennis channel. 90's.s a long string of look how high the numbers are, mid to upper-90's for the next five days with a bit of a break, lower-90's come a long stretch year, we will be watching in the weather center this afternoon for advisories or warnings or watching
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heat and i expect all or part of the area under some kind of weather headline for that a little bit later today. jummy: i can imagine so, we will tune in. stay tuned for this video, this is the cutest video you will see all day. a special morning at the national zoo as we got inside look at the lift of bei bei, they live-streamed a training session on facebook. all to get him ready for things like set visits and interacting with other pandas. they have them with the tennis ball. 22.as born on august exactly one month away from his first birthday, you can bet there will be quite a celebration at the national zoo. we love bei bei. coming up, never mind books and movies, amazon expanding his business, how the
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officialsters, health in florida investigating a second case of non-travel related zika virus, officials say the person who contracted the virus has not left the country but they still have not ruled out sexual transmission, they say it is possible the two patients contracted viruses from most eaters in the u.s. but remission. -- from most viewed as in the u.s.-- mosquitoes in the but remission. roger ailes is stepping down amid allegations of sexual harassment, his resignation comes to weeks after a former fox anchor gretchen carlson accused him of sexual harassment, her lawyer says they have received similar allegations from more than 20 women including fox news superstar megyn kelly, he denies all of those claims. rupert murdoch will assume the role of chairman and ceo until a replacement is named. the 2017 nba all-star weekend will not be held in charlotte, in
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the weekend celebration searching for a new location because of the north carolina bathroom law that could discriminate against the lgbt community, the league will announce the new location in a few weeks and they hope to bring the all-star weekend back to charlotte in 2019. a few years after leaking government surveillance sequence, edward snowden working to help your phone activity safe, beleaguered turn international fugitive has embedded a new iphone case that blocks radio signals and keep the phone from revealing the location of the person using it, he envisioned it being used for human rights workers and -- but admits i can be used by anybody who does not want to despite on your we keep a close eye on the stream he, back with a new look
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jummy: a celebration is prince george turns three years old and it looks good on him. kensington palace releasing these cute photos showing him playing on a swing at the duke and duchess family home and feeding the family dog. that shirt you see him sporting cost $12 and it sold out within one hour of the photos being posted online. he is cute. doug: happy birthday. the weather story sort and sweet , horton humid -- hot and humid, miserable.
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couple of degrees warmer because of the humidity and an area of clouds around, the more clouds, that is better because it keeps the temperatures down but through the weekend, clouds or sunshine, brutally hot, tomorrow on monday, each day featuring high humidity with a few isolated thunderstorms possible tomorrow afternoon and monday afternoon, stay hydrated and where sunscreen -- wear sunscreen, the sunshine is the worst of it that even at night 80's,lows in the 70's andkñj he index in the 80's all night long. -- heat- seek index index in the 80's all night long. stay with us for the very latest on the forecast and thank you for joining us at midday
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