announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon. on your side. we begin this new and with a fire that ripped through a food truck in northwest d.c. we are digging into what may have sparked the blaze. >> around 9:30 this morning congress food truck burst into flames. burned up the rear driver's side of the van. they quickly put

and said in the initial look, the fire appeared to have started with a generator. it does not appear to be linked to cooking. how common are the fires? >> it is not a common thing. we will have one from the oil extent, it to this is not common. >> it appears this truck needed a generator and a portable generator to a rate. both of them caught fire and burned up in the incident but fortunately, no one was injured. adrianna: voters across virginia are hitting the polls to decide who will face off to become the state's next governor. suzanne kennedy has been at the polling centers all day long and has an update. >> voters are casting their primary ballots for the governor, lieutenant governor and the house of delegates. virginia is one of two states

elections this year. candidates have been busy crisscrossing the commonwealth over the last few days to secure voters. here are the candidates on the republican side. corey stewart, the chairman of the princely encounter board of supervisors. a 48-year-old lawyer. -- the former chairman of the republican national committee. frank wagner is a member of the virginia state senate and a naval academy graduate. ralph lauren them has the backing of the state's top three democrats -- a governor and two senates. and a lawyer from charlottesville and a one term congressman. voter turnout in burke was light this morning. they expect the turnout to be in the single-digit's. residents have a differing opinion over whether this is a referendum on the trump presidency. >> a lot want to show that the general election was not a reflection of

the prevailing sentiment of the country. i do feel it was a referendum on the tee. >> i don't believe it is a referendum on trump. choice.our we went for hillary clinton. so i think this is a virginia choice. >> polls will be open until 7:00 this evening. in burke, i am suzanne kennedy. as the governor's race heats up, so does the weather in our area. temperatures in the 90's today. a live look at the tidal basin. doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. hazy, hot and humid. 92 degrees in washington. nothing on the doppler radar yet i expect this afternoon, thunderstorms. a live look at national harbor. warm and humid and the wind will be light and with a combination of high temperatures in the 90's and high dew p

uncomfortable day here. day three of the heatwave. 92 degrees at reagan international airport. it does feel warmer than that. 90 degrees at joint base andrews, all of them you can add two or three degrees to the temperatures to see what it actually feels like. that is the story all through the afternoon. our timeline through the afternoon shows temperatures topping out at 90 three or 94 degrees. the record high for washington is 96. was set 10 i've 15 years before i was on the planet so it has been a long time. this record. , the first evening pitch against the braves -- it was a tough game last night. we drop into the 80's tonight. humid butow, warm and not 90's. upper 80's and then a cold front will give us a chance of a few

afternoon to cool us down a bit. what does the weekend hold? we have that coming up in 12 minutes. adrianna: happening today, jeff sessions prepares to testify before the senate intelligence committee. lana zak takes a look at what as top prosecutor could face the russian probe deepens. >> a bombshell from a longtime friend of trump. says the president is considering firing robert mueller, the man leading the investigation. >> i think he is considering, terminating the special counsel. he is weighing that option. >> there are real conflicts. >> but the white house is pushing back. a senior white house aide says there are no private conversations about firing mueller.

today, all eyes on what is expected to be another explosive hearing on capitol hill. the attorney general will public on his publicly testify dealings with the russians during encounters like this. at a hotel last april, jeff april, jeff sessions was there as well. jeff sessions recused himself from the russian investigation during his testimony last week. james comey hinted there is more to it. >> we are aware of facts that i can't discuss in an open setting that would make his continuing engagement in a russia related investigation problematic. >> he was there for the first full cabinet meeting. >> you sent the right message. and it is being responded to. a is fabulous around the country. >> the cabinet members lavished praise on their boss.

we thank you for the ability to serve your agenda. greatest honor of my life is to serve a president to keeps to the public. >> i will say, never has there been, in the case of a few exceptions -- fdr being one with the depression -- who has done more things with what we have done. stick with us as the story continues to develop. follow the latest from capitol hill online at the view trailer.com. rex tillerson says north korea has released an american who was serving a 15 year prison term with hard labor for alleged antistate acts. his parents say he is now in a coma and has been in a coma for more than a year.

state department is discussing three other detained americans in north korea. developing now, we are waiting on a verdict in the bill cosby sex assault trial. and sam sweeney joins us now. thehey are continuing their liberation right now. they did come back to the judge have the deposition. in the deposition, he details his relationship with his accuser and what he did to initiate sexual contact with her. what is difficult -- what is different about today is that his wife did not come to court today. journalistcourt, it tents are set up. they line the streets and reporters have been put on alert.

the verdict will be announced. so only time will tell. we could find out in an hour or next week. willit does come down, we update you. you can download the abc 7 mobile at. back upstairs to you. happening now, celebrations not only in the bay area but in some homes right here in the dmv as prince george's county kevin durant has won his first nba title. victory last night. we are at the old stomping grounds and has reaction. >> there were a basketball camps going on this week here. this building is known as the home of kevin durant. this is where it all started forth the 28-year-old and he has never forgotten that. take a look. these are

released. with histhe embrace proud mother moments after the golden state warriors defeated cleveland for a second title in three years. and for our local boy, not only thatirst ever championship kevin durant was named m.v.p. of the series. that kevin durant wasand from 2800 ma shout out to his hometown. everybody from d.c., maryland, virginia. you are with me. and it feels good. it has come full circle. >> the great thing about kevin durant at his mother is that they give act. they have given back in terms of helping to refurbish the activity center. >> don't forget what you came from. i need $20. >>

in d.c. and raced across the line here. inplayed high school ball for washington. and finished his senior year at montrose christian school in rockville. he has two olympic gold medals and now he has the title that had been eluding him. john gonzalez, abc seven news. adrianna: coming up, an intense -- manhunt skate in for skate inmates. plus, no love in paradise. ae shocking allegations that put a halt on the spinoff of "the bachelor." and it looks like a scene from the movie "twister." we are looking at midday -- midday is looking pretty good. on the district, not a lot of color. but we have been dealing with a closure due to an earlr

twelve street should be reopening any minute now. traffic line cameras, we do have a j am the capital beltway heading into greenbelt and college park. the crash is on the outer loop. we havee bw parkway, just reopened travel lanes and traffic does remain heavy and 450.from in the beltway, interstate 66, sluggish. outside the beltway on 66, clash -- 66, crash cleanup.

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the manhunt is intensifying for four inmates who escaped from a jail in oklahoma. one of the prisoners is charged with murder. the inmates escaped through a ventilation system yesterday morning and two of them did the same thing back in march and they were caught. lookingning, police are into reports that they stole vehicles. now, theening right "bachelor in paradise" is no longer filming after shocking allegations involving cast members. a producer says a female contestant was caught on camera engaging in sexual acts with fellow cast members. >> trouble in paradise. inuction on "bachelor paradise" is suspended indefinitely. contestant and a fellow contestant report being gauged in a sex act, both intoxicated. and now there are concerns that the female contestant was too

>> word across the cast is that the woman was severely intoxicated and they did raise eyebrows as to whether someone should step in. day of shooting on the reality show -- the spinoff is where contestants are isolated in mexico, looking for love. contestants had been drinking al day when jackson and female contestant begin an encounter in the pool. she was allegedly so drunk that she didn't remember any of it he following day and after watching the footage, a producer on the show was so disturbed that they filed an official complaint. in a statement, warner bros. says "we have become aware of allegations of misconduct and we are conducting a thorough investigation." will raise a lot of questions as to whether "bachelor in paradise" can continue ever. >>

answers." responded, "alt facts." statement overnight, the host said "the health and safety of our cast and crew is of utmost importance to us. it is with this decision in mind that we made the decision to suspend filming." breathtaking video out of wyoming. it happened this morning. a tornado barreling down the street at rapid speed. more than three other sightings are reported in the state. , severe rain and golf ball-sized hail. that is a serious tornado. doug: northern colorado, wyoming, south dakota -- this time of year, not that common. other times of year, yes.

that but we may have an isolated tomorrow.rm different system and different effects. it will break the heat. it will be summer next week so we will see more of the heat waves but today is the last one in this string. in laurel, 90 one degrees with blue skies. air-quality alert is ok today. we have not seen advisories like yesterday when they issued a code orange. we will take that. a little bit more mixing and movement in the levels of the atmosphere. that is good news. 93 at washington dulles. international, 90 three degrees in baltimore with a breeze off the bay keeping annapolis at 82 degrees. , how theythe numbers feel outside, because of the moisture numbers and the dew point readings, it feels a few degrees warmer. it feels like 96 degrees in

culpeper feels like 92 degrees. theave been checking doppler radar and nothing locally but west there are systems of thunderstorms rolling out of west virginia and ohio. we will keep an eye on those for the afternoon but most models suggest that anything heavy stays west and southwest of the metro area. we cannot rule out an isolated storm in the region. especially through this evening. this will knocked down temperatures and give us a preview of a better weather pattern tomorrow in terms of temperatures. as a cold front comes through in the morning, showers will become more widespread. this paints the action on the and south side of the potomac but i think that is not the case. heating,daytime showers have a good chance at times. the three day outlooks. 80

on thursday, 80 21 friday and into father's day weekend -- we do start to warm up into the 80's on saturday with a chance of afternoon storms. 92 degrees on sunday with a chance of storms. more into monday and then things cool down as we get ready to celebrate the summer solstice next wednesday at 12:22. we are nearly to that mark right now so if you're counting down, you have a week to wait. adrianna: a slight cool down, thank you. is on your side. experts will be in our help center to take your calls about all types of insurance, hone , umbrellafe insurance. how much do you need? why is your insurance more expensive than neighbors? all of those questions that you have. tune in at 4:00 to find out how you can participate. your call is confidential.

adrianna: a new nba champion has been crowned. the golden state warriors closed out the cavaliers in game five of the nba final. it is the second in three years. we break down the historic victory. victory was a final celebration for kevin durant, stephen curry and the golden state warriors who got their redemption and revenge against lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers. the warriors shut down any hope of a finals come back this year and finished off in game five to win the second title in three years over cle

durant, in his first year with the warriors, had 39 points and was named m.v.p.. >> when i was 8-year-old -- yeah. >> he was overcome with emotion before the final buzzer. emotional. >> in the end, holding back tears. he gave credit to his mother who he calls "the real m.v.p.." it.ook at me, you did >> spectacular plays mixed with bad blood in game five. with their backs against the wall, the cavaliers didn't back down. hoping for a repeat. lebron james. >> lebron james this year didn't have enough. put myve no reason to head down or look back on what i could have done or what i should have done. i left everything i had on the floor every single game. >>

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