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>> now abc 7 news i knew. on your side. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] adrianna: dangerous heat settling into the area as this is day two of a heatwave. doug is here with how hot it is and when it will get hotter. doug: it is actually fairly comfortable now at 85 degrees at reagan national. fa
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temperature of 75, feels like 93. for three more days, into friday still warm and uncomfortable. high temperatures in the weather center, 90 six today and tomorrow, 98 on thursday and 92 on friday with a cold front giving us a good chance of storms and a brief break in temperatures on saturday. the other part of the story is the humidity. predominantly by dew point temperatures, the measure of moisture in the air makes it feel 5, 6, 8 degrees warmer at times. 85 now at washington. 88 at joint base andrews. cloud cover helping us temporarily but the sunshine back. without the sunshine, feels like 93 at quantico. frederick -- we will keep our eyes to the clouds with a batch of showers came from the ohio valley are diminishing but you may see a sprinkle. a break in the cloud
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this afternoon which will rise temperatures in the mid-90's and may be this afternoon and plenty more where this comes from over the next you days. -- few days. adrianna: stay ahead of the weather using the stormwatch 7 app which is free and you can find it in the app store or google play. to the big news at noon, donald trump junior sent out screen grabs of any gmail conversation he had before a meeting with the russian attorney one year ago. show possible collusion with the russian government. >> donald trump junior taking to twitter tuesday morning, releasing what he claims is the entire email chain leading up to his meeting with a russian lawyer with reported ties to the kremlin last year. adoptions of russian but this from the acquaintance who set up the meeting. "this is very high
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sensitive information by the this part of russia and its government support for mr. trump." this new information shedding light on the big question from both sides -- did the trump campaign work with russia to win the election and potentially break the law? >> collusion with russia is not a crime but there is campaign finance law and election law, that law says a foreign national cannot give something of value. said the mediar and democrats are extremely invested in the russia story. if this nonsense meeting is all they have after one year, i understand the desperation. senators on both sides calling for everyone to be interviewed in the meeting, including donald junior, jared kushner, and paul manafort, then chairman of the trump campaign. >> the first time the public has seen clear evidence of senior-level members and the trump campaign m
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russians to try to obtain information that may hurt the campaign of hillary clinton. >> this release from donald junior is a huge development and he said he's willing to work with these in the intelligence committee to share what he knows that his lawyer maintains that donald junior did nothing wrong. now,nna: developing right the government has scrapped plans to build a new headquarters for the fbi. none of the three local sites considered will get the multibillion-dollar project and the fbi is stuck is what is described as a deteriorating j edgar hoover building. john gonzalez has reactions. >> after years of talks the fbi headquarters in downtown d.c. was going to leave the city and relocate in the suburbs, this afternoon, that plan has been scrapped and canceled, back to the drawing board. we are showing you the backside of the j edgar hoover building and evidence that this is a ve
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falling apart. you see the mesh. the major setback, the plan was to move to prince george's county or fairfax county and officials in those counties have been pushing for this move. because it would bring about 11,000 jobs. the plan hit a snag when the general services administration demanded that congress should foot the bill of $2.5 billion, $1 billion has been obtained only. fbi officials say that despite a decade-long search, the bureau will stay right here. the future is hazy but most agree that national security deserves modern technology and a major upgrade. this government worker likes the idea of the fbi staying in d.c.. >> being closer to the center of for everything is happening does a lot of things for preventative measures. >> what has to happen to the old hoover building? >> they do need to do
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the way it is. >> congress will more than likely address the issue this week as the acting gsa administrator set to testify on capitol hill on wednesday and talk taxes. in northwest washington, john gonzalez. fbi is among several agencies trying to determine if an explosion that blew apart the doors off of an air force recruiting center in tulsa was an act of terrorism. the office was closed when the bomb exploded and no one was injured. police looking at surveillance cameras in search for the culprit. hawaii sergeant based in was in court after the fbi says he pledged his allegiance to the islamic state. purchased a drone to be used against americans and claimed he wanted to kill a bunch of people with his rifle. the news came as a shock to his father who said his son was practicing muslim
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never spoke about isis. koranhad the carranza -- and he gave me one and place to study it -- push me to study it so i make like i read it but i did not, i would use every excuse because i had my faith. adrianna: court records say he was reported in 2011 for having pro isis views and lost his security clearance for one year. a manhunt for the man behind what the d.c. police chief calls a despicable act, 13-month-old boy seriously hurt, caught in the crossfire when the men opened fire at an alley off florida avenue last night. sam sweeney breaks down what we know about the gunman that have shaken this community. >> this was an all-out gun battle after 9:00 last night off of h street at 13th street. this is where it started, these
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bullets landed as they fell. , one of thethis cars in the half of the bullets, two shots go through this car and one comes up the window and one comes up above the window. they land over here where the 13-month-old taller was playing. you can see the toys, the basketball court, more marks where the bullets were found. you will see that this is evidence marker 32, and a whole from a bullet. the on the house is an ambulance a fewn which is just hundred feet away and credited today with saving the tylers life who underwent -- toddler's life who underwent emergency surgery, it happened at a party at this patio, neighbors say the people who live here came two months ago and there have been lots of problems later. the police chief showed up after the shooting and called the act despicable. >> you have older guys who
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community. this is the result, a little baby gets struck by gunfire, a little kid in a hospital under surgery right now because two grown men thought they wanted to settle a dispute with a firearm. it is despicable. it remains unclear who the two men were involved in what they were arguing over. if you have information, contact d.c. police. the child underwent emergency surgery and is expected to be ok. reporting in northeast washington, sam sweeney, abc 7 noon. adrianna: we have learned the names of the burglary suspect at the center of a deadly polish shooting and mount airy, the man killed was a 26-year-old man of damascus and the woman with him was not hurt. she is charged with burglary. howard county deputies pulled them over what trying to bust a burglary ring and that is when police say
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they opened fire and killed him. the deputies are on administrative leave. developing story of mississippi were at least 16 people are dead after the military airplane they were traveling on ration in a sweeping -- in a field. it happened north of jackson, near greenwood. it was carrying 15 marines and one navy corpsmen traveling from a marine air force station in north carolina and witnesses say they heard several pops from miles away. >> crackling noise. it was all over with but loud. it was scary. i saw all the black smoke. it was horrifying. adrianna: a marine corps hadesman says the airplane a mishap before the crash but did not say what the mishap was. chain formedhuman to rescue some
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to be saved from. and what happened moments before the intent polish shooting. a problem -- police shooting. and chaos at airports up and down the east coast, a closer look at what happened and how flight times are looking today. doug is back with more on the heatwave and when we will get relief.
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adrianna: a frightening first-person view of a police shooting in new mexico which started with a foot chase where a man fleeing police tried to carjack someone.
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when he pointed a gun at a woman's head. >> put the gun down! >> put the gun down! >> stop! adrianna: any 10 seconds, officers fired more than 20 rounds and the suspect and the intended victim were fit and both survive -- hit and both survive. the seriously damaged u.s. destroyer uss fitzgerald is in dry dock assessing the damage from the collision with a container ship. it killed seven sailors, including someone from maryland and virginia. a night of frustration at all three area airports that left people sleeping in their seats. problem atth an faa the control center.
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lingering today. >> for many arab travelers in the d.c. region, another -- air travelers in the d.c. region, going nowhere fast, delays for some to stay overnight in airline blankets on chairs and on the floor. the destruction first again monday evening after a construction related evacuation. an faa facility in leesburg leaving planes grounded. >> we were delayed and they canceled around 8:30. i got booked again today. >> others were not lucky, not able to get a flight until tonight, some passengers spending another day in the district. after getting just three hours of sleep at a nearby hotel, he at 3:00 to the airport am this morning to try to get a standby seat on a flight back to chicago. by midmorning at reagan
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, things looking better with more on time. as you can see, delays into the afternoon . traveling today or know someone arriving, check the flight information before going to the airport. must-see video from florida of strangers locked arm in arm to save eight people trapped in recurrence. they formed a human chain to reach the stranded swimmers and that bravery likely saved the lives. two went to the hospital and they are recovering. you do not see rip currents but when you get caught in the dem. -- in them. doug: i was caught in one once in my late 20's and trying to help a woman and got caught, i am will spot the farm. it was frightening -- i almost bought the farm. do
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parallel to the beach. our look started with at national harbor with plenty of clouds which is good because it is temporarily keeping temperatures from rising. but not doing a darn thing to help humidity levels come down, very warm and very humid right now. it will become downright hot by the afternoon, the sunshine comes back and 96. with humidity levels up, it will feel more like 100 degrees through the afternoon at times with a possible afternoon thunderstorm. late morning, an area of area of rainhis showers diminishing south and west of washington was out here last night and it diminished him . more storms across the midwest but they will stay with -- well to our south. ,ith ripples in the atmosphere possible we could see local thunderstorms this afternoon. not a likelihood but a
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indicators show what on futurecast but not a line of storms and the main thing will be the heat and humidity today. atight, monday, upper-80's 7:30 and by midnight, 2:00 a.m., upper-80's. wake up temperatures, 7:30 in the morning, 81 in the city and 80 in baltimore. a tough stretch for the peak heat and humidity between today and early friday morning. try the afternoon, more numerous thunderstorms with a cold front and this part of futurecast air temperatures in the mid-90's tomorrow afternoon and feeling somewhat warmer than that. , 96, 90 8,ree days 92, the high temperatures expected and each afternoon as the temperatures climb, as long as the moisture level stay high, which they will, at 4, 5, degrees to the air temperatures to see what it feels like. isolated thunderstorms today and scattered tomorrow with more likely at times friday afternoon with a cold that. -- cold
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. 87 on saturday and we slowly dry out a bit, a pleasant weekend at the pool and 90 degrees on sunday. look at the days in the 90's. four in a row with a slight cooldown on saturday and back to the 90's on sunday and 90's return next week and humidity levels will rise. a lot of times we get stretches of hot and dry weather with low humidity in the summertime. this pattern so far is not dry heat, it is humid and maybe that will be the pattern for the next 10 days. adrianna: thank you. a number of roads in prince william's county have been approached by scenic byways, the roads that make up the byways run up 11 to national and recognize historic sites. among the sites are for his mountain and historic homes, aden road, bristol road, joplin road some of the roads being honored. coming up at
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heard of bears in backyards and even rummaging through cabinets, what about getting behind the wheel of a car? we will say the damage one bear left behind.
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>> that is going to hit the lights. judgena: the yankees erin lighting up marlins park -- aaro n judge lighting up monster park, winning the home run derby. tonight all-star game features five nationals and you will have the chance to watch next year's home run derby and all-star game in person, the washington nationals low st
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will host next july. a north carolina young man woke with a deputy knocking on his door. 9 >> he said there was a bear in the car. adrianna: he had to take a picture and when the game were no arrived, he opened the door and the bear sprinted away and left behind a ripped car. the man says his insurance company was shocked by the claim but is covering the damage. , earthourself for this is about to enter a mass extension time. humans should be ok but a report from the national academy of sciences says a one third of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptile species could vanish within a few hundred years and researchers say we have about 20 years to prevent that from happening. two chances at free food in our area today, and coming up, the final look at the sweltering forecast
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adrianna: today is the day people who like free food have spent all your waiting for. you can get a free meal at chick-fil-a with one catch, you have to dress up like a cow. itts, cowbells, cow ears, runs until 7:00 tonight. find a list of what entrées are included on wjla.com. for dessert, fill up on a
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signature slurpee. show up between now and 7:00 p.m. and get a small slurpee on the house. you may need it today to keep you cool because it is hot. doug: do not get brain freeze. adrianna: then you are hot and in thing. doug: -- and in thing. -- and in pain. doug: 96 today with maybe an isolated storm and 98 on thursday, the hottest and most uncomfortable day of the week with thunderstorms in the afternoon and a better of storms on friday. she liked heat during the afternoon of thursday may field between 102-104 degrees. turning a bit cooler on saturday. adrianna: find all the shade you can. thank you for joining us and we will see you tomorrow. stay tuned for abc 7 news at 4:00.
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