>> now abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> right now, heat and humidity are on the rise. we are talking temperatures touching triple digits at some point. let's get to stormwatch 7 chief meteorologist doug hill. how hot are we talking? doug: air temperatures are going to stay in the 90's. it is the heat index that may hit triple digits. it's going to be very uncomfortable. 88 degrees in rockville. temperatures will take a little bit of our, and we will see humidity

96, wednesday. thermometer thursday. if the dewpoint temperatures we always talk about, the true measure of moisture in the air, that will make it feel even warmer. at the moment, warm spots include warrenton and fredericksburg. 85 in baltimore. the feels-like temperature's are already on the high side. washington,e 89 in 90 in fredericksburg. area, 89-92iewing will be the air temperatures. 90-94, the feels-like temperature's. maybe an isolated storm. we will talk about the rain chances for the next week and our 10-day outlook coming up very shortly. adrianna: breaking news from montgomery county, an andrew air force base

to make an emergency landing. that happened at the lee jordan field in takoma park. officials believe the reason was a maintenance issue, and there are no reports of any injuries. developing now, president trump's oldest son, thrust into the spotlight after a report revealed donald junior met with a russian lawyer tied to the kremlin after his father clinched the gop nomination. as emily rao reports, trump junior thought the lawyer had damaging information on hillary clinton. >> welcome to moscow! emily: eight miss universe connection initiated a meeting between donald trump's inner circle and a russian lawyer with ties to the kremlin. responding to a "new york times report," don junior first told abc news, the meeting was primarily about an adoption program and did not mention talk of campaign dirt on clinton, but then a "new york times"

advisers, saying that the president's son only agreed to the meeting after the promise of information damaging to hillary clinton. he says the lawyers statements were vague, ambiguous, and made eo sense, and th meeting quickly turned to russian adoption policies. counselor to the president kellyanne conway, coming to his defense on gma -- thisn junior came forth weekend and gave more information about the meeting. >> after denying it. >> no information that was meaningful or helpful was gained from this. >> don junior also tweeting, obviously, i'm the first person on a campaign to take a meeting to hear info about an opponent. went nowhere but had to listen. no inconsistency in statements. meeting ended up being primarily about adoptions. in response to further questions, i provided more details.

this situation, a spokesman saying they do not know the russian lawyer who met with donald junior, paul manafort, and jared kushner. abc news, washington. adrianna: right now, senators are getting back to work. it's all hands on deck after the july for recess. over the break, fears among the gop that their plan to repeal obamacare is in serious need of cpr. sam sweeney has details. hillrepublicans on capitol face an uphill battle as they return from their july 4 holiday. before they left, they couldn't get much done as far as the health care bill, and now that proposal is facing complete collapse. when republicans went home, they had tightly-controlled town halls, only taking prescreened questions. as written, millions of people would lose health care under the current proposal.

democrat bernie sanders took to the sunday talk shows, both with bad news for republicans. >> my view is it's probably going to be dead, but i've been wrong. i thought i would be president of the united states. >> our job today is to do everything possible to defeat this terrible legislation, which will harm so many people. is to joinorrow every other major country on earth and there and he that health care is a right. sam: also plaguing republicans, they must pass a federal budget, avoid default, and come up with the tax code overhaul, all things they promise to their constituents. i am sam sweeney. back to you. adrianna: developing now in prince george's county, part of firee collapsing after rips through it. around 2:00 this morning, fire sparke

no one was home at the time, and cruise say the house is a total loss. a fire that destroyed a home in southeast d.c. is now ruled arson. take a look at the flames. it happened near valley lane yesterday. one firefighter did suffer minor injuries, but no word on any suspects in connection with that fire. covering metro, safetrack is over, but the metro work is not. a new project is beginning on the red line due to water and grime seeping into the system. reporter brianne carter has details from bethesda on the push to fix the problem. brianne: heads up, red line riders. a major service disruption you need to be aware of. single-tracking will begin starting at 9:00 along the stretch of the red line from crenshaw heights to medical center and will st

then comes this weekend, even bigger disruptions. that's because the first of four consecutive weekend shutdowns will begin this weekend. all of this is work being done to try to fix a decades-old problem of water leaking in through the tunnels onto the tracks, causing incidents like smoking insulators, something that has been a major disruption. crews will start what is known grouting, adding a rubber-like membrane to the outside of the tunnel wall to try to stop the water, but they need the space within the tunnels and tracks to be able to do this. they are going to have service disruption. what you need to know starting , lasting through the next month, there will be single-tracking on the red line. this weekend, the first of four weekend shutdowns. metro says they will continue this work for about a

in the fall, they will analyze it to see, how is it working? in bethesda, brianne carter, abc 7 news. adrianna: from the rails to the roads, eric smith has a look at traffic now. c: it is going to be a bit heavy, just a few spots this afternoon. freeway, we have the report of a disabled dump truck. that is adding to this bit of volume. downtown, looking at constitution avenue, looking good from both directions off the national mall with nothing too bad ahead of you. virginia,5 in northbound, anything past prince williams parkway, it looks like that is not going to happen. we will try to get up to fairfax county parkway.

county parkway as you had northbound. that is just a ton of midday volume trying to clear out, and the capital beltway won't be too bad for both directions at river road. that is all from the traffic center. back to you. adrianna: thanks so much. j.k. rowling is opening up about a secret manuscript. wait until you hear where she wrote it. the state trooper killed in the line of duty and the woman found dead at the scene. keepight continues to little cha

>> you are watching abc seven news at new and -- on your side. adrianna: developing at

hour, a suspect is in custody for allegedly killing in new york state trooper, and police say the gunman is a member of the u.s. army. trooper joel davis was responding to a domestic dispute near the canadian border when justin walters opened fire. walters is accused of shooting and killing his wife and hurting another woman who lived there. trooper davis is survived by a wife and three children. a similar scene in ohio where an officer just underwent surgery after being shot four times. according to authorities, sergeant david white was responding to a domestic violence call when the gunmen opened fire, and another officer returned fire, killing the shooter. the suspect did have a history of police confrontations. sergeant white is doing ok, but officials say he will need more medical procedures. here is something you don't see every day. that is a sink in the back window of a police cruiser. someone launched that onto

the police car during a homicide investigation in san francisco. so far, no arrests have been made. and massive fire, ripping through an historic market in london. dozens of firefighters were called to that seen of a popular tourist spot. cruise say it took nearly three hours to knock down the flames. right now, no reports of any injuries, and no word on the start of the fire. here at home, an investigation after a double murder in suitland. officers say they were called to a shopping center where they found two men with gunshot wounds. apparently, one of the men tried to get help after he was shot. >> one of the victims, after he was shot, he did go to popeyes seeking help, and that is where the fire department and our officers discovered the one victim. adrianna: the other man was found in a nea

scene. police are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. happening later, a rally and a vigil will be held for the dnc staffer murdered one year ago today. seth rich was shot and killed last night -- last year. police claim his killing was a botched robbery, but nothing was taken. his family put out a statement this morning saying, we are again feeling the deep loss of this senseless act, and while we recognize the futility of this request, we will say it anyway -- stop using seth as a political football in predetermined political narratives. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is set to take part in a public safety walk, and she plans to address neighborhood concerns. she will hear from residents and business owners in the marshall heights neighborhood. that begins at 3:00 p.m. at 50th and d streets southeast.

a local athlete. john gonzalez has a look at the presentation to a special olympian. : not a dry eye in the house in northwest d.c. athlete and ambassador chester edwards knows that he's going to los angeles wednesday for the sb awards, the 25th annual sb awards. he knows he's going to be on stage when 27 athletes and teams from around the country are recognized, and former first lady michelle obama will posthumously honor the founder of the special olympics. what he didn't know, when he woke up this morning, he found out he will be flying to l.a. with some special hardware. take a look. here at the special olympics headquarters, the 43-year-old was surprised by chairman tim shriver with his own real espy

and awarding him for his success and innovation in bringing open water swimming, and endurance sport, to the special olympics. >> looking at the folks who have received one of these in the previous years, and to see special olympics athletes and myself receiving one, it's an honor to be a part of that. john: he not only participated in aquatics, but also football, volleyball, and floor hockey, a gold, silver, and bronze medal winner. chester got connected with the special olympics when he was only eight years old 35 years ago. john gonzalez, abc seven news. adrianna: that's a good story. we've got a heat wave rolling in. doug: we've had them before. we've got them again. it's uncomfortable when you are moving through it.

we say all the time, hey, stay cool. the best you can do is stay hydrated and keep yourself out of the direct sun. let's tell you about what is coming up here. at the moment, the sky looks beautiful. temperatures are warm but not quite hot. 84 in washington. that's ok if we can keep it there all day. yesterday, we had the low humidity. today, temperatures will go up, and humidity levels will climb. comfortable for the moment. by this time last year, we already had 10 days where we hit 90 or higher. so far this year, we have had 17. look where we were at the same place in 2016 and 2015.

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a last-ditch effort from the longwood- james reports on the new evidence being introduced today. james: the latest twist in an ongoing fight over the future of a very sick little boy. charlie guard's parent so far have lost all of their appeals to stop doctors from turning off his life-support. >> he's our son. he is our flesh and blood. we feel it should be our right as parents. james: a court will hear new evidence about the experiment of treatments in the u.s. that charlie's parents want him to undergo. that treatment is not a cure for his disease. but it could reduce its symptoms. his mother connie says seven doctors from around the world are backing them. >> there is potential for him to be a completely normal boy, but we don't know. you don't know until you try. james: she has praised the support of the pope and president trump. an evangelical

u.s. has flown in to offer his prayers, the second stage of the hearing will take place thursday when charlie's future will at last be decided. adrianna: a 7 on your side consumer alert -- amazon prime day begins at 9:00 tonight. amazon will be offering deep discounts on a variety of items to prime members. new deals will be given every five minutes, and this 30-hour event runs through 3:00 a.m. wednesday. the creator of "harry potter" may have written her next eight hit, but it might not ever be published. in an interview with cnn, j.k. rowling admits to writing a secret fairytale manuscript on a dress. >> the theme of my 50th birthday, which i held on halloween, even though that is was collegeday, nightmare. i went as a lost manuscript. i wrote most of that book on a dress. adrianna: tha

coming up on abc 7 news at noon, a funny and file event -- foul event. a look inside the annual

adrianna: calling someone a chicken is usually seen as an insult, but not in wayne, nebraska. the town held its 37th annual chicken

show show where people could not only enjoy eating but acting like chickens. all right. [laughter] started the show's cluck-off. a 13-time champion took home the first prize. chicken-flyinga contest in which people see which chicken flies the farthest. doug: whenever people do the chicken thing, they always do the clucking part. i don't know if you can do it without using your hands. 90 today. maybe an isolated thunderstorm. the heat wave is back, and mid-to-upper 90's the next few days with afternoon storms possible. adrianna: thank you so much. thank you for joining us on this midday. we will see you back at 4:00. have a one.

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