[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> right now, the president back home and back on twitter. plus. >> we will need to remember the joy, that love. >> one week after a father of four was shot and killed long driving on the beltre, his family honors his spirit while still holding out hope. -- wildd weather weather caught on camera. where this supercell was spotted. announcer: now, abc seven news at 6:30 on your side. >> we are going to miss him. we are going to miss him.

while searching for answers. i'm kimberly souter. it has been one week since he was shot and killed driving on the belly. today, they laid him to west -- to rest. our stephen kita has the latest in this death investigation. sayrter: they gathered to farewell, in the garb of a team a loving husband and father adored. this, while they still don't know why someone repeatedly shot the 55-year-old. >> we want to say thank you for all your love and support. just remember peppy. he was a good guy. reporter: investigators do not know whether this was targeted, road rage, or random. the shooting took place after he drove a friend home to washingt

back. in recent days, investigators have started getting a trickle of tips. they are following up on every possible lead, but so far, no breaks. meanwhile, there hope as fourth of july vacations end, someone who witnessed the shooting hears about what went down and contacts policed. his family struggles to comprehend why anyone would want to harm him. >> he was a fun, happy, jolly person. he was always trying to make life better for you. his 1999 white mercury grand marquis was found stopped in the traveling. in the rear window in bold prints, the words redskins fan for life. investigators hope those characteristics along with a $25,000 reward can prompt someone to come forward with the information to close the case. stephen tschida, abc seven news.

>> tragically right now in gaithersburg, a death investigation at a motel 6. a four-month-old baby found dead in a van outside that motel. we are still waiting to hear back about the circumstances surrounding the death. we will bring you those updates. now, investigators say this massive fire at a home in southeast d.c. was a case of arson. this was a long wheeler road near valley lane. when firefighters arrived, they found some of and flames already shooting from the home. they shut down the road in the area while they got it under control. one firefighter didn't suffer minor injuries. we are told many people, including children, are without a home tonight. no word on any suspects in connection to the fire. turning to the forecast, you couldn't have asked for better weather today. it is not possible for this trend to continue, but we have to check in with brian van de graaff for a look at

humidity. was so spectacular out there. temperatures in the middle 80's, sunshine. humidity remained in check. there's a lot of heat in the middle of the country, and it will be making a beeline toward us. dry evening temperatures. right now, 85 degrees. not a bad afternoon. when the humidity is low, 85 actually feels like 85. 7:00, 82 degrees. overnight, 70's, probably upper 60's. could be some pockets of fog in western spots. in dale wake up, 69 city. 64 in germantown. 71 downtown. tomorrow, we are back to near 90. a little more muddiness -- a little more monkey. we talk about the high heat coming up. kimberly: five people were hurt after being hit b

bus came to rest up against a utility pole. the injuries are considered minor. no word on what caused the crash. trooper isd state out of the hospital after police say an impaired driver hit his cruiser. the cruiser was making a traffic stop in new carrollton. while the trooper was slowing down to pull over the driver, he was hit from behind by another car. the driver of that car is now facing charges. -- developments in the war on terror today. celebrations in the streets of mosul, as the prime minister declares victory over the islamic state. it comes after nine months of battling the terror group. celebrations in the streets. cloud -- crowds waving the red, white, and black flag of

against isis. it was hard fought down to the final hours. during the day, airstrikes, and the sound of gunfire crackling, as families climbed through mounds of debris trying to get to safety. mothers carrying infants, helping older children through the rubble, fleeing areas long-held under siege by the islamic state. then this moment. --qi special forces printing planting the country's flag on the banks of the river. they hanged the ice -- isis flag upside down. the prime minister traveled to the second-largest city to congratulate fighters. the operation was backed by the u.s. led coalition and began in october. despite small holdouts in the old city, isis fighters have been pushed out of the area. the losses just the latest major setback for the terror group. mark remoulade, abc news. g 20rly: back to the summit. president trump is back on twit

with russian president vladimir putin. the president saying he the russianessed" president today, mixed reactions. >> this was the first topic of discussion. president trump raised it directly to president clinton -- president putin. >> i want a clear message to russia that you will pay a price for undercutting democracy, and the president trump doesn't embrace this. you will be empowering the russians and betraying democracy. kimberly: the president says they also discussed the possibility of forming a joint cyber security unit, as well as negotiating a cease-fire in syria, saying it is time to, "work constructively with russia." congress gets back to work this week following the july 4 recess. the senate gets back to work tomorrow.

plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. lawmakers will also battle over a budget, trying to reach an agreement before being faced with another possible government shut down in september. coming up, a celebration of new life takes a turn for the worst. the search for the shooters who opened fire at a gender reveal party. in flames. what officials say sparked this ma fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone

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20 buildings have been destroyed. the flames have shut down a highly. the wildfire has burned through 7800 acres. nla, smoke could be seen for miles after an explosion and fire at a power and water plan last night. that incident left more than 140,000 people without power. incredibly, things are back to normal tonight. officials say the cause is accidental. a mechanical malfunction of some sort. a celebration near cincinnati taking a tragic turn, after gunshots ring out. police say two men opened fire on a gender reveal party. one person was killed and eight others were hurt, including the pregnant woman. even more tragic, the woman, whose friend -- family and friends gathered, lost her baby after being shot in the leg. >> i did talk to the officer who was on the scene. he said it was horrific. he said it was something that was unimaginable.

help, he said, "what do i say? i need people. i need ambulances." kimberly: a reason for that shooting is still unknown tonight. those gunmen are still on the run. coming up, it doesn't seem real, but this is a so-called supercell caught on camera. where it was spotted, and what it took to capture these incredible images. plus, a picture-perfect weather day here at home. pierce guys, low humidity. no tornado risk at all.

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kimberly: it looks like something right out of the movie. this is timeout video of an actual storm. it is a super

in russell springs, kansas. you can see lightning visibly in the clouds. the storm also brought in large hail. we call that a massive cyclone. brian: you can see the rotation. the whole storm is moving around. we look for something to drop out of that cloud, usually. kimberly: you can see a little funnel cloud trying to make its way. it is still dangerous overhead, but nothing is touching the ground, then you'll be ok. brian: it's beautiful. nothing like that around here anytime soon, that's for sure. the heat is the big story tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. but tonight, pretty solid. tomorrow is ok. let's take a look outside. it will feel. current dew point at 56. that means it is rather comfortable. tonight, it will feel comfortable. a very comfortable

by tomorrow, we will introduce more mugginess. for tuesday and wednesday, we go to soupy. it will be oppressive high heat and humidity. it will be pretty intense later in the week. outside right now, temperatures from today, 86 was the high today downtown. 84 in frederick. 84 in leesburg. 85 in warrenton. 86 in fredericksburg. 89 is the average. those mid-80's actually felt nice because it was not so oppressive. aree dew point numbers telling tale of how nice it is out there. is in therange, that invigorating to pleasant range. we will get a little sticky tomorrow and uncomfortable for the rest of the week. it will be the high heat and humidity, the kind that you have to really take it easy. do not exercise late in the day.

you want to check on the pets. check on your neighbors, those who are homebound, the elderly. we have not had this intense of a heat wave in quite some time. tomorrow, 70's downtown, 60's in the suburbs. a stray shower east southeast of the city is a possibility, but most of us stay dry. some showers and a fire off in the mountains, but the bulk of the beltway is good tomorrow. tonightay be near 70 when you wake up. degrees.orrow near 90 we will warm things up tomorrow. not going to be as oppressive. by tuesday, we will feel more toe the upper 90's, maybe 95 100. get ready for the high heat and humidity through the middle and

tuesday, wednesday, thursday, we could get pop-up storms to cool us off. the best likelihood is about friday. next weekend, a little bit of a reprieve. kimberly: we are going to sweat. today was a special day. we remembered our former abc seven anger who was here -- anchor who is here for 10 years. he played softball. he passed away tragically in 2002. every year, the league that loved to play with him and his wj l.a. colleagues honors a player for their sportsmanship, and enthusiasm. this year, his daughter was there to march 15 years.she was there to present the award . -- know how special

him. i remember coming to games with him and watching him coach. he was hilarious and compassionate, all of the most wonderful things. i'm so happy to be here with you guys. kimberly: a sweet moment. this year's award went to none other than our former news channel eight bruce. he played alongside dale for years. someone who is very passionate about softball, bruce for sure. >> and not on the team, but i always hear the stories. speaking of sports, the sixers saying, why us? it happened again. they can't get rid of the injuries.

announcer: and now, the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealer. robert: in baseball, series finale with the braves after getting shut out on saturday 13-0. a real struggle today. bottom first, 1-0, nationals. bryce harper scores. now a 3-0 lead. gameoss would leave the after an apparent injury. anthony ran down -- anthony goes around third. now in the fifth, the nationals get some insurance. matt wieters singles of the middle. ryan zimmerman would score. murphy going around, he scores. 6-3, nats. they would win

ending the first half of the season on a good note. >> they gave us every drop of energy they had. everybody was dragging, this period we just went through, it will take a toll on you. we used everybody. everybody chipped in. it is surreal. i know it's corny, but it's a real team effort. robert: the o's and twins. the o's get on the board right away. adam jones crushing one deep left-center field. that is gone. 6-3 -- in the 6, 3-zero lead. number 15 for jones. the o's win this one, the final is 11-5. tonight, one of our favorites will be in the house. he will give us his take on the nationals, the all-star break,

and otto porter making all this crazy money. 11:35 right here on abc seven after the news. it happened again. he only played a couple of summer league games with the 76ers, and already suffered his first injury. pick ben's number one simmons missed all of last season. this is scary. as he chases jabari brown. the them go down on the court. everyone in philadelphia holding their collective breath. he suffered a high ankle sprain. he will miss the rest of the summer league. the fun continues for alex ovechkin. deep into the night on his wedding, the videos keep trickling in on instagram. several hours and beverages later, shirt off, dancing in ending -- singing.

but held the wedding yesterday in moscow with his new bride. looks like the bride is mia. alex ovechkin having the time of his life. kimber

kimberly: if you found a breeze today, it was perfect. brian: it still feels pretty comfortable. tomorrow, little more heat and humidity. isolated showers, most of us stay dry. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, it gets uncomfortable. it will be

storms each day. keep an eye out for neighbors, friends, everyone. kimberly: this is it, they heat of summer. thank you for joining us. we will see you back here at 11:00.

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