announcer: from abc 7 news, this is a breaking news alert. jummy: we are following two breaking news stories this noon. a shocker out of the summer olympics in brazil. cnn reporting search and seizure warrants have been issued for american swimmer ryan lochte. a brazilian judge ordered his passport, along with the passport of swimmer jimmy fine to be seized

investigate the claim that they were robbed at gunpoint during the game. he and his teammates say they were robbed in a taxi sunday morning as they returned to the athletic village from a party. also out of puerto rico, authorities say more than 500 passengers have been evacuated after a fire started on a cruise ship it you can see smoke was spotted aboard the caribbean fantasy as it traveled near puerto rico's north coast. the u.s. coast guard was brought in for the rescue operation. four people are hurt. we are told the ship has now docked. also, new information in a story abc 7 was first to break about deked. found at the neonatal intensive care unit at prince georges hospital center. has been found in another part of that hospital. john gonzalez more on the latest discovery. john:

parents, for that matter, at prince george's county hospital center, this is the last thing they want to hear. officials say the discovery was made last night -- more potentially dangerous bacteria has been found here, specifically the presence of onedomonas, at least in patient care area outside the nicu. it was discovered in the water pipes after two newborns died in the neonatal intensive care unit. expertsfectious disease are working to identify where the a bacteria is coming from, the root of the problem, the hospital has been running continuous water sampling and testing. they are also working to disinfect the plumbing infrastructure for the entire complex. a number of babies have been transferred out of the knenicu. we

who brought her sick child in today. i am feeling so bad about everything. that people should do something about it. as soon as possible. john: the county is planning a hospital-wide water treatment. but right now hospital officials are telling folks this afternoon, do not avoid the hospital, do not avoid getting care. all other departments are being run and are available at this hour. in cheverly, maryland, john gonzalez. back to you inside. federal funding for prince george's county's headstart program has been stopped. says a child had to mop up his mess after winning a bed. reviewed, --eing after wetting a bed. options are being reviewed. we wil

on abc 7 news starting at 4:00 and 5:00. also, search crews were back out on the potomac river this morning looking for a missing swimmer. the search continued this morning for a person who went missing near great falls. the started last night around 7:00 when i call went out that a swimmer went underwater and did not resurface. we will keep you updated if we get new information on this story. we want to keep you outside for a live look at the forecast. not really a bad start to the day, but things will be changing, perhaps even some rain on the way. doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: sunny and hot already, above 90 degrees. rain is coming. the problem may he later this afternoon to tonight. too much rain. that is why a flash flood warning is in effect from 4:00 p.m. this afternoon through late tonight in this area shaded in green. the reason it is laid out in this geographic fashion is because we expect to see a funnel system hang overhead

develop in the same general area. you will get repeat heavy downpours and thunderstorms. 91 at reagan national airport. we will have more on the rain and the storms in a bit. jummy: we want to get back to bethesdarport with swimmer katie ledecky answering some questions. >> all the young swimmers come all the and kids watching on tv. it is pretty crazy. friends,t between my celebrating that moment with them and having fun with them. they have been a big part of this. [question unintelligible] e: it will take some getting used to. but i just want to go with the flow and enjoy everything. >> will

hang your gold medals and your metals up in your doom room at stanford? katie: i don't think so. >> what are you looking forward to? katie: just getting a home-cooked meal and sleeping in my own bed. aboutre is the discussion you making a million dollars if you decided to go -- what is going through your head now in terms of planning for your future? katie: really, the only thing is planning for the next couple of weeks, moving into college. i am excited about going to college. going to school with some of my best friends, and then i will start setting some goals for my swimming in the next four years. hopefully i will be in tokyo as well. >> are you tired? are you worn out? katie: i am all right. it was a long flight, but i got a little bit of sleep. it

" -- how about the cover? katie: i saw the cover a couple of days ago. i took some pictures. it turned out great. [question unintelligible] katie: all the hard work paid off. i set goals a couple of years ago, and i did not know if they would be attainable, but i met them right on the nose. that is the best feeling anybody could have. >> what would you say to young people? what does it take to be a star? isn't anybody else like you. you are incredible. what does it take? katie: it takes a lot of hard work and dedication and a great support system. i have great friends and a great family and they made all of this possible.

>> [question unintelligible] katie: i think everybody enjoyed being in rio. we all stayed safe and happy and healthy. weis nice to be home, but all really did enjoy rio. they put on a great show. are you going to put your metals on a little tray and -- i was on a different flight than my parents and my brother, so they took miny medals. i did not want to deal with them. did michael phelps teach you about them? katie: yeah, he taught me how to arrange them. he put them on perfectly, and i said, how did you do that? >>

art to it, right? katie: it took a lot of practice. [applause] >> are you going home after this? katie: yeah, yeah. there, live at dulles international airport, bethesda's own top-notch swimmer, katie ledecky, arriving home from the games in rio with all of her medals. we will have more on the v.j. lay.com. on the campaign trail -- on wjla.com. on the campaign trail, donald trump has made a shift in leadership, and some critics are not impressed. hillary clinton is still dealing with the fallout from her private e-mails. kenneth mouton has the latest in

talking gop nominee who says he is not changing his campaign style -- mr. chung: i am who i am. i don't want to change. mr. trump: i am who i am. i don't want to change. kenneth: stephen bannon was hired as ceo. chairman paul manafort is still on the job amid a barrage of negative stories about his past. the latest, the associated reports that he helped a pro-russian political group in aprilme secretly route -- russian political group in ukraine. camerump campaign shakeup hours after he made a direct appeal to black voters. i am asking for the vote of every african american citizen struggling in our country today who

future. kenneth: trump, who has declined to speak at naacp and urban league event's, made the comments in front of an all-white crowd. a stark contrast to hillary clinton, who rallied in the predominantly black community of west philadelphia. the fbi also recover thousands of clinton's deleted e-mails. the state department says those work-related e-mails will be made public, and we should get a possible release date next week. reporting in northwest, kenneth mouton, abc 7 news. jummy: abc 7 wants to connect you with the candidates. e-mail us at your voice at wjla.com. new at noon, former fairfax city councilmember stephen stompers -- stephen saunders has been sworn in as mayor.

stombres has previously served as chief of staff to eric cantor. a special mayoral election is set for every 11. we will take you to california next where a wildfire crisis has engulfed part of the state. tens of thousands have been evacuated. and hard times have hit the baltimore mom some called a hero during the freddie gray riot after she pulled her son away from the chaos. and we are seeing one issue on the capital beltway. that is a crash in the express lane traveling on the inner loop at little river turnpike. we had all lanes blocked. now it looks like we do in fact have one lane getting by. it is just the left lane that is blocked, the express lanes. the right lane gets by. in the main lanes, a lot of people looking over. not a huge backup. we are still in the 40's. but you will see a few people tapp

capital beltway traveling through my curry prince george's county, we are ok. -- traveling through montgomery county, since george's county, we are ok. beltway before connecticut avenue, but if you travel on connecticut avenue through bethesda, chevy chase, there is roadwork in place this afternoon taking out one of our lanes. you can go by without causing any big slowdowns. that is a look at traf

announcer: you are watching "abc 7 news at noon," on your side. jummy: a wildfire in southern california is quickly growing. the fire that began yester

has already burned 18,000 acres. it is about half the size of san francisco and was completely uncontained as of tuesday night. jerry has declared a state of emergency. 82,000 residents in san bernardino county are under mandatory evacuation orders. 34,000 homes are being threatened by the flames. back at home in maryland, remember the baltimore mother who made headlines when she stopped her son from taking part in the uprising following the death of freddie gray? she and her son are dealing with more drama. her home burned down saturday. her son, michael, was cooking chicken tenders when he stepped away to use the bathroom. moments later, a fire ignited. >> am i upset with my son? yes, but he is alive. at the end of the day, i want him to know that

i am mad and it wasn't worth it. >> i came back and it was smoking. it burst into flames per my first instinct was to grab some water and try to put it out. jummy: of course, water only made it worse because that was a grease fire. that caused flames to jump to the ceiling. have renters insurance, but she set up a gofundme page and has raised so far $12,000. it is going to be hot out there again. doug: we are in the lower 90's in most areas. the big story is going to be the showers and thunderstorms tonight, which will be heavy and there could be flooding issues. right now it is pretty pleasant. starting off with a little bit of sunshine and a few clouds. nationals park this morning, through the morning, things brightened up considerably. you can see the clouds moving in, now more of the cumulus clouds. 80

in the city. today a fair amount of sunshine continuing. temperatures will rise a couple more degrees, but then temperatures shift. numerous thunderstorms and heavy downpours could be a story. interesting layout of the flash flood watch is in effect until late tonight. the reason it is kind of compacted like this is that computer guidance is catching on to a couple of things happening in the atmosphere. the frontal zone is to the north and will pretty much stay overhead today. a pretty storm -- a pretty strong jetstream over pennsylvania. and that combination, aided by showers and storms approaching from the mountains, could set up showers and thunderstorms over the area. the ring could fall heavy enough that one to two inches per hour. -- the rain could fall heavy enough at one to two inches per hour. andrews air force base.

it feels like 96 degrees at reagan national. it feels like 97 at third. feels like 96 in lexington park. as we get through the afternoon, temperatures will rise a bit. 93 or 94. it will feel a bit warmer. the best chance of storms and heavy downpours will bit between -- will be between 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. tonight. we will be tracking it on radar. here is what we see on radar right now. satellite, the cloud cover. the front is coming in and they will bend down over the area. these areas of showers and storms will continue to increase in number and intensity. we think the flow pattern of the atmosphere will favor this move across the region later this afternoon and this evening and tonight. so be prepared. it is going to be the areas of heavy rain. those will be the areas to be concerned about. keep that in mind as you make plans.

suggests by 5:30 we will have a few pockets of heavy rain developing around the area and to the west. through the nighttime, more and more. of7:30, a large area showers and thunderstorms with heavy downpours that will continue to move across the region. by the time we get to 9:30, 10:00, we will see the pattern break after midnight. that is our story today. something to keep a close eye on in the stormwatch 7 weather center. the forecast calls for a 60% probability of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. that probability will increase. there will be a chance of a stray thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon, 89, especially south of town. withy cloudy, warm, muggy afternoon thunderstorms. i am saving the best for last. we could see a turn of noticeably cooler and less humid weather by the middle of next week.

jummy: here is some news that may make you get on your feet. too much sitting is a separate risk factor for heart disease and stroke are the american heart association warning that too much time between physical activity can badly impact your heart and blood vessels. it finds sedentary behavior might be linked to a higher risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. researchers say they cannot pinpoint how much sedentary time is bad. another day, another controversy. on social media. the latest outrage is out -- is about a 12-year-old girl posing with ani

she writes, "one of my dream hunts for sure." the picture alone has generated 73,000 comments, with some calling the girls sick, even threatening her life. >> i would never backed down from hunting because i am a hunter. no matter what people say to me, i am never going to stop. jummy: she says she and her father have been hunting together for years. after the break, a panda gives

jummy: a giant panda has given birth to twins in austria. whatepers kept hearing sounded like this weeks of two baby pandas. two days later, she was caught on camera cradling the twin baby pandas. usually rears only the stronger of the two, but both newborns are in good health. this afternoon and this evening, you will want to stay in effort close touch with the stormwatch 7 weather center because of the threat not only a flash flooding, but also the chance of severe weather. we have been placed under a slight threat of severe weather this evening. it could produce torrential downpours. jummy: we will s

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