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>> i'm grateful to you, hillary, for the trust you have placed in me. making his mark, virginia senator tim kaine steps out with hillary clinton. and are you feeling the heat? local little league's are taking precautions to prevent overheating tonight. news at 6:00 am on your side. >> hello, miami! hello, fiu! [speaking spanish] kimberly: hillary clinton completing the democratic ticket by formerly announcing virginia senator tim kaine as her running mate.
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together in miami, where cain showed off his spanish-speaking skills. roz plater has more on today's rally. he did not look too worried. roz: the presumptive democratic duo made their first appearance together as running mates in the battleground state of florida. we are learning a lot more tonight about how virginia's tim kaine became the pic. hillary clinton and tim kaine revving up the crowd of 5000 in miami. >> tim kaine is everything donald trump and mike pence are not. sprinkling spanish throughout his speech, and the south florida crowd roaring its approval. clinton aides say that kaine 23 cont
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chemistry that won her over. she also likes is down to earth campaign style and his lengthy career in public service. clinton said she kept coming back to her believe that he would do the job. >> he has a progressive who likes to get things done. that's just my kind of guy. roz: kaine pointing out in the crowd his son, a marine, who a just a few days, and quickly pivoted to his first attack on donald trump. >> he repeatedly calls the american military " a disaster." roz: trump trying to surround bernie sanders supporters. trump has been busy on twitter, just an hour ago tweeting about clinton-kaine. meanwhile, clinton and kaine will be interviewed on "60 minutes" tomorrow on the eve of
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kaine well, but a lot of america does not. he served as virginia's governor and lieutenant governor before becoming a senator. he never lost an election for public office. his center to simon's include the armed forces, foreign relations, and budget committees. he is fluent in spanish, and that could help the ticket. we will look at that tonight at 11:00. with the democratic ticket set, it is on to the convention in philadelphia. fromll have live reports chief political correspondent scott thuman and maryland bureau chief brad bell starting monday. abc 7 and his channel 8 are your home for vote 2016 coverage. the stifling a dangerous heat is the big story tonight, the temperatures flirting with triple digits, forcing all of us to find ways to keep cool. this is just the middle of the heat wave. josh knight has a first look at the forecast, which could get worse monday? josh: i'm afraid so.
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brief and minimal break from the humidity. then it moves back up monday. think we'll have our highest heat indices. lots of sunshine in frederick. then we had one isolated thunderstorm moved through right around 5:00. now the sunshine is moving back in. we are sitting at 96 degrees in bethesda and correctional country club, where we have not seen any rain. on the radar, just a few showers and western montgomery county, southern frederick county and maryland, right around frederick, with light rain. expect a lot of thunderstorms, but the chance of an isolated one to pop up is a possibility. the light rain just to the west of gaithersburg. it brings in next are cloud cover, so that will be nice. we stop some of the sunshine and some of the heating. it does not help a lot. eels like in leesburg, 105
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6:00, 103 dcn annapolis. annapolis will stop it is still very hot. the actual temperature, 95 at 7:00, 85 at 11:00. take it easy on yourself and the dog. tomorrow is better, but monday may be worse. i will explain where the next round of thunderstorms will pop up. start to a sweltering the weekend, many people taking precautions. some big events around the area even push back their start time to avoid the hottest part of the day. ryan hughes is live on the national mall where a rally against terrorism is underway. a little bit of cloud cover? son going in and out. when it comes back outcome it definitely feels like triple digits. this rally was supposed to start at 2:00.
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because of the heat, officials of safety,he side bringing out cases of water to hand out. on days like today, staying hydrated is the name of the game. the game must go one. 45 teams are playing in the 10th annual tournament in arlington. >> luckily, we can stay in the shade. we feel for the boys in the coaches in the sun. ryan: parents are armed with sunscreen and coolers. >> hydrating and getting ready. >> if i see anybody who needs a break, we stop and give them some water. ryan: it is downright dangerous. the americans against terrorism gun violence rally starts three hours later on the national mall because of it. >> we're waiting for to cool down a bit. ryan:
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ready. in the blistering heat, they are trying to find any way to stay cool to get relief. >> you try not to move. for just even a small breweeze. ryan: a small breeze makes a huge difference. last year, the event ended early because hundreds of people passed out because of the heat. organizers say that was the big reason for pushing back this event. weeks ago, tens of thousands of people were expected. now they are hoping for about 2000 people. live on the national mall, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. surerly: i thought for that she was going to say that you pray for a shortened baseball game. familiar spots on the national mall to escape the heat were closed for a second day. pepco restored power late in the day, but the
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national bcm of american indians were closed today. museums are expected to reopen tomorrow. stay connected with our meteorologist by watching the -- by downloading the stormwatch 7 weather app. also follow us on facebook and twitter. the washington monument is closed for a familiar reason -- an elevator problem. the national park service says it is a mechanical problem with the hoist system. it is not expected to open until tuesday at the earliest. the monument has closed more than 20 times in the first year since undergoing repairs and 14. -- repairs and 2014. ruling out terrorism, what investigators in germany are learning about the man in the mall shooting. and american beers are getting a healthy makeover, sort of.
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kimberly: an update from preachers is county -- from prince george's county. amen was killed by a county police cruiser. he was hit very early last monday morning after nearly cars onhit i two other university boulevard in hyattsville. officials say he was not in the crosswalk. investigators in germany say the man who opened fire at a withald's was obsessed mass shootings, and the police say there is no indication of religious or political motivation for yesterday's attack. nine people died, nearly 30 injured. investigators found computer searches and writings about mass murder at the shooter's apartment. the shooter killed himself after running from the scene. a protest ended in terror on the streets of kbu
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least 80 people died when suicide bombers blew themselves up in the capital. isis claimed responsibility, though that has yet to be confirmed. demandingters were that a powerline be routed through their province. the democratic national convention starts monday. a look at the lineup of speakers. though theven highest heat of the day is over, we still have a heat advisory until 8:00.
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>> hey, i'm tim kaine. good morning washington. and to wake you up -- [playing
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ok, that is something i did not know about senator tim kaine. he recorded a recent good morning washington greeting for us. we still don't know when he will address the dnc next week. traditionally the vice president speaks on the third night. first lady michelle obama ends senator bernie sanders will speak monday night. bill clinton will speak tuesday night. wednesday, president obama and vice president biden take the stage. hillary clinton will speak thursday and make history that night, becoming the first female nominee of a major political party. she will be introduced by her daughter, chelsea. the convention begins monday morning at the wells fargo center in philadelphia. abc 7, news channel 8, and wjla.com will have team coverage coming just as we did for the rnc.
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chief political correspondent scott into maryland bureau chief brad bell. donald trump criticized elizabeth warren's record using the term pocahontas to mock her native american heritage. responded calling donald trump's vision for america "reckless." while kaine says a deal fall short, governor mike pence supports the agreement. despite being a supporter of donald trump, david duke will receive the support of the republican party in his senate bid. says thelican party party wants nothing to do with the former ku klux klan leader. he is running for the senate primary in louisiana. trump made headlines earlier this year when he hesitated to condemn the
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duke. 7 on your side this time about beer. that's always fun. americans, your beer is getting health-conscious, a new initiative to add labels with nutrition facts on bottles and cans. include calorie counts, cards, freshness dates, and alcohol by volume. six leading beer companies have agreed to the new labels, affecting about 80% of all the beers sold in the u.s. i don't know a lot of people who , i'm noton't kno going to drink that beer --" josh: unless they know how many calories, yeah. we are talking about high numbers here, 98 today. 98 dulles, 97 frederick. these are technically unofficial. we may find out in between hours we snuck up to
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but this is one of the hottest weather days of the year so far. city.rees in the the feels-like temperature was easily in the triple digits. national with a dew point of 70 degrees, meaning the air is muggy and it feels like 103. we add seven degrees to the feels-like temperature. at the airport at 12 miles per hour, a little bit of relief. we had one who thunderstorm through hagerstown and frederick. showers, but think the way the cloud cover that is moving through. northern shenandoah county, just about to hop over the mountain. what we are watching specifically, if you look closely, you kind of see this small wave drop into the south. that is the outflow boundary from the thunderstorm. those are the boundaries that can later sparof
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rest of the evening to let you know. otherwise, just a few clouds across d.c. that means feels-like temperature's are closer to 105 as we start the nationals game at 7:05. even towards the end of the game will still feel like mid 90's. if you are running out the door for that, bring plenty of water, stay safe, stay smart, and hopefully you have a seat in the shade. 76 degrees in the morning, not cooling-off much tonight. may be in the 60's and the shenandoah valley, but most of us in the mid-70's. tomorrow morning we warm up quickly. if you need to get out there to jog, do it early, right around sunrise. , 90t 6:00 am 81 at 8:00 degrees at 10:00. 97 degrees the high tomorrow. the silver lining, not quite as muggy tomorrow. don't let that fool you. it will still feel like 100
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open, keep that in mind. the actual air temperature will be in the 90's, but it will feel like over 100. even hotter monday, up to 99. the humidity moves back in, so i expect another heat advisory monday. with that, we are looking at spotty thunderstorms. monday and tuesday, that chances with us. the temperatures do not come out of the 90's. friday and saturday, even a better chance of rain. tuesday, spotty showers. kimberly: how about temperatures in the 137's. robert: when you have not trained for this all year round, it's bad. everyone surviving the heat so far, but are they surviving the
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and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: a hot day at the citi open, even hotter on the court. scott abraham has been in rock creek park all week, sweating it out. i wanted to ask if you are staying cool out there, but it does not look like it. you what, robert, i'm melting as we speak. it is hot. all week long, we have been treated to fantastic tennis action at the citi open. plenty of upsets and surprises as we get to where we are today, which is the semi finals. players not only battling their opponents on the court but the oppressive heat. it has been hot all week long, especially today. the first men's semifinal, american stevie johnson facing the big serving parliaments. it was hot. 137 degrees
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game. karlovic wins./ -- wins. >> he just played the break point better than i did. pulling a guy with a big serve one that, if you play breaks serve come it's better. into ais it hard to get rhythm sometimes against big server like that? >> yeah, they don't give you any rhythm. the first game, they try to take it away as well, and he did a better job today than i did. scott: the first women's semi the firstkmayer won set. she was struggling with the heat, but battled through it.
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to overpower her opponent. she advances to the finals and straight sets. don't forget, tomorrow we are your home for the citi open at 3:00 on abc seven. we will have the men's final and on news channel 8 will be the women's final. all the fans gearing up for the other women's semi final getting off at 7:00. should be in a chill it matchup here at rock creek park. hope that you are staying cool up there, my friend. back to you in the studio. robert: taking in all the ac for you and me, buddy. for d.c.road game united before they are back at rfk stadium. north of the border tonight. says oneh ben olsen point is good, three is great. >> the process is building.
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and not build. at this point in the season, we have to get better and we have to push ourselves. i think we will be a look to do that. robert: see them live on our sister station, news channel 8. coverage begins at 7:00, kickoff at 7:30. the players were losing a step or two. kimberly: and the matchup against the teenager, i put my money on the teenager.
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josh: 98 degrees today. even hotter the next few days. the heat
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warning continues until 8:00 tonight. kimberly: and it's going to get
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welcome to "world news tonight." the democratic convention on deck, but first, the rollout. hillary clinton introduces her running mate, as donald trump introduces a new nickname. plus, hacked e-mails that may show democrats' dirty tricks. deadly heat wave, at least eight deaths. temperatures that feel like triple digits. heat alerts tonight from coast to coast, and the fire out west. 100-foot flames threatening thousands of homes. mall massacre, chilling new details about the gunman who killed nine people, including seven teens. the crimes here in the u.s. that possibly inspired him, and the bait police say he put on facebook to lure his victims. pool dangers, the new warning tonight about what may be in the water. what you need to know before taking the plunge.

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