announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: right now at 4:00, reports of neglect, abuse and humiliation in school. alison: federal funding for prince george's county head start program cut off after the disturbing reports. michelle: thank you for joining "abc7 news at 4:00". the county is telling parents the head start program will start on time. alison: the question today is it still an acceptable option for families. jonathan: our maryland bureau chief brad bell has details on the troubling find. brad? brad: there are a lot of questions today. i could affect 932 students in prince george's county. everyone is saying that the head start program will start on time august 29. but the federal funding has been te

behaviors of teachers. i'll show you one of them. in one case they say in june two students in form of punishment were made to hold books over their heads until their arms hurt. and they started to cry. this is all in front of a crash. that is not the only instance. back in december, a 3-year-old boy enrolled in head start at the winship wheatly center is made to mop the floor in wet clothes after a bed wetting incident. the teacher takes a picture and sends mocking text to the mother. they say the teacher humiliated the child and denied him basic needs. today a parent at the school reacts. >> as a mother you don't want to sea your child go through anything like that. especially from a grown-up, a teacher that is supposed to set the example. brad: in february, the head start program warned the p.g.

a major scandal involving the teacher's aide and the production of child porn at sylvania woods elementary school explodes. in june, two more incidents involving a 5-year-old walking home alone. and an episode of corporal punishment at randall elementary school in clinton. monday the feds informed p.g. schools the $6.3 million grant which funds 932 head start slots has been terminated. >> i have kids and it's a lot of kids that need to be in school learning. that is wrong. they should let them keep the money so our kids can go to school and learn. brad: a few minutes ago i got a statement from h.h.s. the federal agent that runs head start and they say they are committing to continuing head start in prince george's county. we started the picture ther

sign because in 20 minutes or so we expect to hear from the school c.e.o. and the chair of the school board about what their plans are to move this head start program ahead this year. in upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: okay, brad. thank you. alison: former fairfax city council member steven stombres has been sworn in as the interim mayor. he is replacing scott silverthorne who resigned after being arrested in a meth-for-sex sting. stombrespryously served to chief of staff -- stombres previously served as chief of staff. and special election is set for february 7. michelle: metro transit police arrested this man on indecent exposure charges. william madison jr. it's the second time in three weeks he has been arrested. the first incident happen on the blue line in arlington county. the second in fairtary county. police think there may be more victims. if you hav

call police. crews continue to sift through the rubble at the flower branch apartments apartments in silver spring. seven bodies have been found in the past week. dozens of families are displaced. they are staying in shelter. we are learning the weather is taking a toll on the efforts. amy aubert is live to explain this one. >> we have been saying it all week. the outpouring of support from the community to the victims of what happened here is just incredible. they are calling the flood of donations and the volunteers overwhelming. at this point the team tells me they are not accepting any more clothing or food at the silver spring center but they need diapers, deodorant, first aid it cans and other personal hygiene progics. earlier donations poured in and filled the parking lot but some of the rain t

added an extra hurdle with if crews trying to run all the items inside or storage units before they were destroyed. >> pushing us to work faster. but it's helping us because the weather is cooling down. >> it's a real tragedy. they lost everything. they don't have ig in. so the fact they're getting the help is really good. amy: the crews continue the search and res coverry efforts at the site -- recovery efforts at the site. i spoke to police about what is next and where the investigation stands. i have that story coming up tonight at 5:30. live in silver spring, amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: stay with abc7 on air and online for updates on the deadly silver spring explosion. we have updates here throughout the evening and on our website. wjla.com.

matter of days the washington monument elevator broke down. monday it reopened after two issues over the weekend. one of the area's biggest attractions shut down again. he had us wondering do you trust the washington monument elevator? you can go to wjla.com/votenow to have your say. we'll let you see the votes tally live on the screen. in the meantime, our stephen tschida has a look at today's problems. staves the reaction from visitors, unanimous. again? >> we heard it broke down two or three already this week. we said we are not going. stephen: wise decision since the elevator did break down once more this morning. some 84 visitors were on the observation deck when it conked out. >> we heard it stopped in the 94 and the 100-foot level. an employee was on board. stephen: they were able to get the employee out of the elevator. for all the people on the top trapped up there, 84 of them, well, they had to wak

>> better than walking up. >> the other failure are blamed on the power failures that caused the breakers to trip. no word this time whether it's related to power or something different. stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: a look and a walk outside. this is a live look at the capitol. scaffolding is coming down. blue skies but we do have clouds in the offing. could we have sorms on tap? it's been hot. and now we look at a flood risk as well the storms. doug hill checking in with the forecast. this is the calm before the storm. it looks nice out is there. doug: nothing happening right now in the immediate local area but all the potential in the atmosphere are there. the storms are developing west. let's put the weather story together. first up, a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 8:00. basically along west of interstate 81. the showers and the storms are developing now

extended eastward. we have up until late tonight a flash flood watch. that extends from west to east through the metro area. southern maryland, neck is not included. the northern part is not included. the idea here with rain developing we will see it converge. areas from the west, from the southwest and in time during the evening hours. we expect the possibility of that convergence and the stuff will go over the same area more than once. that is the reason we have the small flash flood watch area. but the potential is there for the severe thunderstorms. torrential downpours and localized flooding. the threat will get out of here by midnight. it's 92 now. it feels warmer because of the humidity levels. coming up in a few minutes more on severe potential and when we will see the cooler and the drier air. jonathan? jonathan: all right. thank you for that. the olympics now have been exciting but not without a little controversy. alison: have you heard about the latest one today?

jimmy feegan who is from rockville. michelle: they were part of a group that said they were robbed after a night out. now a brazilian judge ordered them to turn over their passports. the only problem is there are reports the duo has already left the country. we spoke to feegan's father today. look it at the latest medal count. alison: united states has 28 gold. china in second. jonathan: check this out. can you tell who they belong to? the four gold medals and a silver. champions and the local hear katie ledecky made it back from rio. to a rock star greeting. scott: i felt like i wa

rock concert. this was amazing reception for the lady and well deserved. it's still hard to wrap your head around the fact that this young lady is 19 years old. katie ledecky is now a household name. america's darling. america's sweetheart. but to the ones that know her best in thed.m.v., she is simply katie. a golden welcome. katie ledecky back on american soil from the rio olympics. >> it's pretty crazy. great to see my friends and celebrate that moment with them. scott: ledecky, team usa out in full force welcoming home the champ. >> she has always been there for the stoneridge students. going to school with her, she has supported all of us and we're here to support her. scott: the medals on display. >> it's great when the hard work pays off. i set big goals a couple of years ago. i didn't know if they were attainable but i met them on the nose. that is the best feeling any

>> the ledecky family soaking in the moment. >> her father and i and her brother are all proud of her. she has worked hard. she had a really great meet. scott: a teenager turning into an american hero. >> it might take getting used to but i'll go with the flow. scott: a homecoming she will never forget. >> katie! katie! scott: remarkable. katie told me she plans to take a few weeks off from swimming and next month she goes to the west coast and starts the freshman year at stanford university. she has a lot of shopping to do because she needs to get items from the tomorrow room but the medals are staying home. michelle: safer that way. alison: i love how her mom said she had a good meet. scott: you think? a good meet. jonathan: that is the national olympic games. scott: 19. a teenager. jonathan: she is so humble. she is always talking about everybody else. such good competition.

the tape. there was no competition. scott: so gracious to take sellies and the autographs with the people that came out today. great to see. michelle: she met her goals. that and then some. alison: toil -- still to come at "abc7 news at 4:00". state of emergency. wildfires exploding in size overnight. the thousands ordered out in a manter of minutes. whether he take -- manner of minutes. we'll take you there live. michelle: campaign's shakeup. he benched his long time right-hand man and find out who is stepping in. that is coming up. jonathan: thank goodness you can't tell with smellovision. on abc7. this mess, why crews are cleaning it up wearing the hazmat suits. we'll explain. >> sewage water. not a sludge under it. jonathan: the estimated cleanup time and is surprise answer to who is picking up the bill at several d.c. homes. that's

michelle: around the nation now, we're getting a new view of the deadly flooding in louisiana. look at this. for the first time crews were able to get close enough to launch a drone over the neighborhood in gonzalez. that is doing the river from baton rouge where there were more than a thousand rescues. civilians with boats are

guardsman called in. jonathan: the wildfire in california explodedded in size. this is a time lapse. two minutes were auz the time they were -- were all the time they were given to get out. 34,500 homes at risk. this is one of more than two dozen fires burning in the southwest. we're joined from the fire zone. behind you, that gives you an idea of what it's up against. chewing up everything in its path. >> exactly. like you said, people given minutes to grab their things. you see the damage behind him. this is one example of what the fire has caused. tonight firefighters are saying -- the blue cut fire showing no mercy to san bernardino county. walls of flames

everything in its path. sending people running for cover.

with an intensity we haven't seen before. >> the clayton fire is still burning after claiming homes, businesses and 4,000 acres. they say this man damin pashilk is responsible and is expected to be arraigned today. just to give you an idea of how active the scene is here. i got cut off in the introto the story because there are helicopters flying around doing the water drops here. they don't know when people will be able to return to their homes. they haven't been able to get a handle on the fire yet. there is still containment around the blaze. reporting live, abc news. jonathan: they need rain. thank you. in the race for the white house hillary clinton and donald trump continue to hit the swing states but a staff

republican nominee. jason manly -- paul manafort has the title but you won't see him for a while. he was kick told the sideline. and he has been embroiled in scandal as the a.p. is reporting he helped a pro russian party in ukraine move millions to d.c. lobbying firm. if it's true it could be a felony. michelle: hillary clinton's e-mail scandal continues with congress receiving information on the f.b.i.'s interviews with the democratic nominee. alison: no charges were filed. she is spending the day in ohio after touring a high school in cleveland. reminder that our mission at abc7 is to connect the presidential candidates to the viewers to better inform and empower you. we want your voice heard. tell us what would you ask the candidates. what issues are relevant to you? we want to give you a voice in the historic race for the white house. share your thoughts with us in an e-mail to

yourvoice@wjla.com. jonathan: let's get a check of the traffic situation. jamie sullivan has a look at that. look at that. red. jamie: it's the worsting on the map. we start off with the wazers who are checking in with bumper-to-bumper traffic on the outer loop of the beltway just before you get to route four. that is because of an accident. they are saying a major accident. you get a good idea of the solid red line. it just keeps going. from before branch avenue. we really start to see it near national harbor. and the whole way through is slow. take a live look to show you slow we are. averaging in the teens. a good idea here. just a bumper to bumper ride for you. that is the heavy spot because of a crash. the other heavy spot is the normal afternoon slowing that you have traveling along beltway. construction late to clear, but that is clearing away near connecticut avenue. that is a look at traffic. back to you. michelle: thank you. our weather has been consistent. hot and run

jonathan: then the humidity, too. it's nasty. doug: it's a level below what we dealt with last week. the big story for me, we have two. one is flash flooding possibilities and the severe thunderstorms in some areas and the better story is the middle of next week it will be cooler and less humid and nice for a few days. jonathan: nice. doug: it's in the in between part to deal with. our story, a live look at the weather bug camera in hagerstown, maryland. 86 degrees. they have had rain. the lens was covered with the rain drops a while ago. they have dried up. we have more showers across the western area. those will continue to develop and move eastward. as far as the watch goes. this is a flash flood watch. you can see from the mountains to the metro here. the southern area and the northern area not included. remember this is a watch. watch means it's possible. it's not likely yet. same for the severe thunderstorm watch in effect along and west of 81. we haven't seen the storms reach severe levels. they are scattered at this

charlottesville, more farther back in west virginia. we can see all the motion of the storms from west to east and some of these from the southwest to northeast. so the potential is there through the early evening hours. the bigger picture shows a bigger storm from shower and storms. this could get going. most should move out quickly in the overnight hours. sunshine and hot again. maybe storms in the afternoon tomorrow. but that is all we see.

weather will move in for the middle and most of next week. thank you. that is it. alison: love that. thank you. it's summer but school is in session. we'll take you to the school on the road next. michelle: only on abc7 at 4:30 -- sewages spilling in several homes. who is responsible and lef

jonathan: the montgomery county fair is something i mark on the calendar every year. michelle: big circle. for the families that work with the carnival year round it's just another stop. alison: so despite summer winding down, the scal for -- the school for the children who are out there crisscrossing the country, the school is taken on the road. reporter: they are studying math. a common subject taught in uncommon setting. this is a converted mobile home at the montgomery county fair. michelle is their full-time accredited teacher at powers learning center. >> i think it's very interesting program. who would hav

reporter: it is offered to all parents who work and travel with if fair. >> that is one of the biggest reasons we started the learning center so the families can stay together. >> middle and high school is in session now. preschool and elementary school start in a couple of weeks. the schools register for school in the home state. the classes are taken on the internet. >> i like this. you don't get distracted by the other kids talking. >> how are you liking it? >> it's awesome. >> good because i can get up whatever i want and sleep later than normal kids. q: it has everything you need from the lesson boards too the books. even wi-fi. what about all the distractions outside? >> i don't think it's any different from the kids that travel with the school and the powers learning center and the other kids that go to the public or the private school. q: neither do these b students. >> if i can get

there are lessons and you can do quizzes. q: then they go have fun. in montgomery county, q mccray, abc7 news. michelle: i would have been on the pirate ship all day long. jonathan: forever! alison: coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- update now to a story you first saw on abc7. bacteria at prince george's hospital center. now it's been found in another part of the complex. the hospital's message to potential patients coming up. >> dealing with a sewage backup. at least five residents in d.c. are dealing with that reality. we'll explain in a live report co

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: take a look at what is going on behind us. this is a mess. thank goodness you can't smell it. sewage filling up basements in d.c. alison: residents tell us the stench is so foul it's unbearable. there is a bit of good news for them. richard reeve has a story you will see only on abc7. rich? this is heather's house. i'm in the basement and everything is stacked up around me. let's wheel mike the photographer around and show you why. all this area was waterlogged. five to six inches

let's show you video here now. this has been a tough situation for five homes on the block on chesapeake street in southeast -- [loss of audio ] >> they said it was an equipment failure on the contractor. whatever they were bumping. it started backing up sewage. michelle: take a look at the map here. weather alerts out in effect. doug is here to explain all of this information for us. we understand a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 8:00. doug: that, and we have a flash flood watch in effect for a different part of the area. the storms are developing now to the west. we will keep an eye on it heading eastward. they could get stronger. it's cooler on the western side of the mountains than here on the eastern side.

so even late in the day it's prime for more thunderstorms. this is a flash flood warning for west southwest to the foothills and the mountains as well. we are dealing with potential in the atmosphere. as far as what is actually happening, we verify that with doppler radar. thunderstorm cluster to move through hagerstown area before long. more along the 81 corridor. even more still farther west in western maryland and west virginia. that is still some distance away despite the movement at 30 miles per hour. the big picture, we have a fair amount of moisture converging from the south/southwest and west in the next several hours. that is where we think there is potential of the heavy rain. the storm prediction center in norman, oklahoma, they might extend the watch to include most of the viewing area. we will let you know when that happens.

at the same time in the atmosphere to actualize the potential. this computer model indicates by 6:30 tonight it should get organized and heavy area of rain later tonight until 9 zer or 10:00. moving across -- 9:00 or 10:00 and moving across the by a later than that. quick look at the future cast shows things clear out. the next few days are different. there may be isolated storm tomorrow. 90 for a high. 92 on friday. dry and the storms are possible friday afternoon with the highs again near 90 degrees. we will be back with more in a few minutes. alison: $2.5 million is given to ellicott city to help small businesses and neighbors recover after the disastrous flooding. the board of public works will cut the check to make loans available for elsable businesses to -- eligible businesses to rebuild. governor larry hogan asking for another $2.5 million from the catastrophic fund. as additional aid to ellicott city. we have new information now in the story that abc7 was first to break about

intensive care unit at prince george's hospital center. now the bacteria has been found in another part of that hospital. john gonzalez has more on the latest discovery. john: this is the last thing new parents want to hear. cleaning crews are on hand and officials say the discovery was made last night. more potentially dangerous bacteria has been found here. specifically the presence of the bacteria pseudomonas in at least one patient care area just outside of the nicu. the deadly bacteria was initially spotted earlier this month in the water pipes here after two newborns died in the neonatal intensive care unit. officials are still trying to figure out the cause of the deaths and while infectious disease experts are working to identify where the bacteria is coming from, the root of the problem. the hospital has been running continus

testing. they are also working to disinfect the plumbing infrastructure for the entire complex. number of babies we understand from been transferred out of the nicu. we spoke to a young mother who brought her sick child in today. >> my son is sick and i feel bad about everything. they should do something as soon as possible. johnson: they are planning a hospital wide water treatment. but the hospital officials are telling folks do not avoid the hospital and 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. jonathan: the county's board of supervisors have agreed to amend the

i states drilling will not be allowed near riverrers and schools and it would make 9% of the counties potentially eligible for drilling. michelle: another emergency at an amusement park this tigwme in connecticut. six children suffered electric shock on a ride. the kids were all taken to the hospital. a boy burned the palm of his hand when he touched a metal railing get off the ride. police say none of the injuries appear to be serious. investigators say an electrical surgical the problem but they don't know where the surge came from. jonathan: still ahead for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- spent a lot of money this summer? we'll help you cut back. michelle: but not on quality. the generic brands you might want to try and two to avoid coming up. alison: new at 5:00 tonight. neighbors cry foul over massive parties at a vacant mansion in arlington. find out what organizers are planning to

see you at 5:00. today at 6:00, our watchdog investigation in a prince george's counterethics and accountability hot line. tip line set up to report wasteful spending in the county. we learned the hot line was wasting the money. at 6:00, find out how long the hotline has been down as the county has been paying for it. i'm chris papst. that's coming up.

jonathan: face it. we can't get enough of pandas. so cute. it looks like a stick of butter when they are that little. but the only downside about the story is they are so far away. michelle: these are in austria. it took days for the keepers to confirm there were twins. the mom had twins. the zoo announced the momma panda given birth to one cub. but the zookeepers were mystified of the cries that sounded like two cubs. a few days later she was caught on camera cradling two. it's common to give birth to twins the mother only rears the stronger of the two. jonathan: maybe she will make an exception. michelle: i hope so. a lot of people are pretty fired up on social media over something a 12-year-old girl posted. arianna gordon shared several photos with her holding with animals that she killed wh

in a facebook photo with a zebra, she writes, "one of my dream hunts for sure." that picture alone generated more than 73,000 comments with some calling the girl sick, even threatening her life. >> i would never back down from hunting. i'm never going to stop. jonathan: this is trophy hunting which is different from those hunting for food. she and her father have been trophy hunting for years together. michelle: still ahead for us on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- different type of mcdonald's happy meal toy. we show you the new giveaway coming up. jonathan: plus, there is new information on the virginia man who trayed to scale trump tower -- tried to scale trump tower. just how planned prosecutors claim it was. wait until you hear what they have to say up next. cheryl: i'm cheryl conner along the potomac river. friends identified the

who went missing. coming up the latest on the search for his body.

jonathan: we are learning more about t

falls man who climbed the trump tower last wednesday. prosecutors say that stephen rogata had planned this climb, in fact ordering his suction cup equipment and practicing ahead of time. assistant district attorney said he waited when his parents were out of town when he drove to new york city to do it. he was arraigned today from the hospital bed charged with reckless endangerment and trek passing moping other -- trespassing among other charges. michelle: do you remember the mother who stopped her son from taking part in the riots after the death of freddie gray? she is dealing with more drama. a fire caused damage to her home and her son michael, the same son that she punished for participation in the riots was cooking when he stepped away to use the bathroom. moments later the fire on the stove spread throughout the home. >> am i upset with my son? yes. but he is alive. at the en

him to know that i'm glad that it wasn't worse. >> i came back and it was smoking. it burst into flames. my first instinct was to grab water to put it out. michelle: she doesn't have renter's insurance. she has a go fund me site and has raised money. cheryl conner is along the potomac river where the crews suspended the search a short time ago. cheryl? cheryl: the searches crews tell us they are confident that the man drowned but they have been on the water on the potomac river for ten hours trying to locate his body. this morning his friends gathered at the launching point for the boat to get some update. they identify him as abdul

she is from afghanistan and sending money back. swimming in the potomac river is not allowed but they say he jumped in and was swept under tuesday evening. this happened near rock islands. that is where crews are searching for his body. >> he came here to be safe. >> coming up at 5:00, we'll tell you how dangerous the river is for swimming. along the potomac riverer, cheryl conner. jonathan: breaking news from the newsroom. the firefighters are evacuated. the me can failure is to -- mechanical failure is to blame. there is no fire there. but people evacuated for safety. there is smoke in the building. we will let you know if we get you

michelle: after spending on the school supplies and the clothing. you may look for ways to save. john matarese shows us some to try and some to avoid. john: if you maxed out the credit card with the back-to-school shopping you may look for ways to save money. buy generic or house brands as they're called. but some store brands are better than others. tired of the weekly $200 goesry bill? the easiest way to cut the bill is to go generic. walletpop.com listed half a dozen products you should always buy generic, starting with the over the counter medicine. and flour, sugar and salt. can you tell the difference? didn't think so. h.d. tv cables. many magazines and the websites say a $9 digital cable works as well as a $99 one. alkaline batteries. even "consumer report" says

half the price. bagged salad. lettuce is lettuce. and breakfast cereal. though that is a matter of personal taste. from the doesn't that stink file, some generic products don't taste or feel right. generic ketchup and potato chips. if someone serves you those at a picnic you'd say doesn't that stink? some items we are willing to pay more for the name. give storm brands another try as the more and more grocery stores take their brand upscale. i'm john matarese, abc7 news. michelle: mcdonald's is changing up the happy meal giveaway and stop are handing out step it fitness tracker. these handouts will be available for a few weeks. they come in several colors. cool. jonathan: delta air lines taking the opposite approach to hope you can relax a little better when you fly. when it takes delivery of the air bus

look at this. the reramp. this is the business class now. closing door separating the passengers from the aisle. a person sitting next to them for a private experience. there will be no person next to them. i can recline for a bed. you have to wait until 2017. that is when the first a-350 arrives. michelle: around the corner. i can wait. jonathan: i can't imagine how much it will cost to fly. storms produce impressive lightning here. but the same for new york city. check some of the pictures out. the photographer was across the hudson in hoboken, new jersey, capturing the moments that the skies lit up. it doesn't look real almost. michelle: reminder. we want to see your weather photos as well. upload your video to burst.com/wjla. check out abc7 and

jonathan: but be careful. michelle: a good time to download the weather app. steve: outside we go. the latest on the severe thunderstorm watch until 8:00 this evening. everything shaded in the color pink including the panhandle of the west virginia and western maryland and the chantilly and blue -- shenandoah and the blue ridge under the watch. flash flood watch in effect. it includes the metro, fauquier and everything green. for heavier rain this evening. there is nothing around the beltway. jamie will be here in a minute. showers and the thunderstorms come to

montgomery county fair tomorrow a hot day near 90 degrees. it will be dry. lower 90's on friday. 90 on friday. d.c. united versus new york sunday at r.f.k. stadium. temperature in the 80's. may drop a few rain drops here and there. beach forecast calls for upper 80's on friday. middle 80's on saturday and sunday with the surf temperature around 75 to 79 degrees. check on the roadway on hutch day wednesday. jamie? jamie: we don't have any of the rain or anything to deal with now. we did have a crash on 270 northbound near clarksburg. that is gone. but the backup you see near father hurley boulevard, you are seeing the volume continuing north. heavier than what we're used to. traveling across if capital beltway. start out in 20's. slower right approaching

earlier accident near route 4. there is a good idea of the volume we have. this continues closer to connecticut av

for fisher coaching the washington football team is a labor of l

>> she led them to the second straight championship weeks ago. >> never been done. back to back championship. >> it had the players flipping. >> when you win back-to-back championships you have to do back flips. erin: the relatively reserved coach showing off her moves again. >> a couple players want me to do a dance. i told them if we won the national championship i'd do what they wanted. they said okay. if we win you do the whip and the naynay. 2015 i did that. but year i had to do the running man challenge. erin: congratulations to alison fisher of the d.c. divas. back-to-back champion and the coach of the week. alison: a nasty backup soaks basements affecting several homes. >> whatever they were bumping. >> the clean-up is underway. who is going to pay for the

damage? in one case a 4-year-old is forced to clean up his own accident. why a star gets a hero's welcome, other athletes are wanted for questioning including one from maryland. announcer: "7 on your side." "abc7 news at 5:00". alison: we continue in the weather pattern. hot, humid and storms. find out if it will stay the same today with chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: we have had a few thunderstorms developing but nothing severe. metro area under the east and the west un

so far no storms and no flooding. this is all potential at this point as we watch a number of storms that continue to try to again over the mountains and heavier downpours now but small ones to the south of hagerstown. we have performs to the south of the viewing area and more west. it's moving and we will monitor the storms to see if we do see the lines and the elements of the showers and the storms come together and strengthening. that is possible east of the blue ridge. east of the mountains where the air here is warmer and more buoyant and humid. there is the potential for showers and storms. nothing in the next hour or so in the metro area but we will keep our eyes all over the weather map. jonathan: thank you. prince george's county says the head start program will start on time this school year. even though the federal investigators cut the funding. that is after a scathing report from the department of health and human services citing bad teacher behavi