>> now, abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. >> we begin with stormwatch. plenty of sunshine, and the heat not as bad as it has been, but we do have a chance of thunderstorms in our area later on today. doug hill is here to check on the forecast. doug: hey, adriana. the bigger story, for most of us most of the day will be the heat index. climbing into the mid 90's today. 100 or higher as we go through the rest of the week. a little bit of haze

and sun in national harbor where it is warm and sticky already. 87 at noon. factor in the moisture, and it feels even warmer. lots of upper 80's coming in this afternoon. frederick at 88. 87 in baltimore and washington. when you factor in the humidity levels, the moisture content in the air, already feeling like 92 in fredericksburg, 90 five in culpeper, 86 in annapolis because of the wind flow off the river. the story on satellite radar, a couple of showers popping already midday not far from york, pennsylvania. in thenal triggers atmosphere this afternoon, tomorrow, and wednesday. for about an hour and a half from now shows storms popping over the district. a better chance as we get

evening hours. that will be the story for the next couple of days. plenty of heat, plenty of humidity, a marginal risk for anything severe. we will be back with the full and a few the weekend minutes. adriana: a much different seen in arizona right now. reacting to flash floods that left nine people dead over the weekend. one person is still missing. we have the latest on the search. >> people clinging to whatever they could find as a deadly flash flood rips down a mountain in arizona. good four feet of debris. >> i witnesses say dozens of swimmers were caught off guard. including 14

family. they were celebrating the 26th a wave off mario when mud filled water crashed over them. >> it came on very quick and there was no reaction time. >> at least nine people were killed, leaving maria and her three children -- including maria and her three children. her husband, hector, is still missing. don't stop looking until he is found. >> neighbors say nothing like this has ever happened before. >> it's really a tragedy. i feel so sorry for this family. my heart goes out to all of them. driving rains in the region are causing flash floods. and there is no relief in sight. tropical moisture moving up the gulf means more flash flood watches

heavy rain expected on wednesday. driving rains in the region are causing flash floods. here at home, and suv struck a light pole in alexandria, knocking out power in the area. the accident forced parts of little river turnpike to shut down. right now, no word on what caused the accident. newsoping now, a new abc -washington post poll says the president has the lowest six-month approval rating of any president in 70 years, dating back to harry truman. >> the new abc news-washington post poll numbers are not good for president trump. record lows for overall approval. when asked about his behavior, 24% of americans think it is fitting and proper, compared to 70% who call it unpresidential. >> a big part

the negativity is his tweeting and the way he community -- communicates. if all he did was adjust that, i think it would begin to rise. >> in fact, just 24% of americans approve of his use of twitter. russia continues to be a sore spot. >> this is as clear evidence as you can find by the campaign to collude with the russians. >> 60% of americans inc. the -- think theen meeting between the president's inner circle and a russian lawyer was inappropriate. russian lawyer, aligned with the kremlin and a russian-american lobbyist who officer in a soviet counterintelligence unit. the president's private attorney playing defense sunday, seeming to blame the secret service for not stopping the meeting. was no farias, why did

these people in -- if this was nefarious, why did the secret service allow these people then? >> the agency responding saying don junior was not under secret service protection at that time, so they would not have provided any interference at that time. adriana: meanwhile, on capitol hill, a double blow for gop senators as they try to pass a plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. bill's analysis of the estimated cost and scale of insurance coverage was supposed to be released today. john mccain is in arizona, still recovering from surgery. until he gets back, officials say the vote is on hold indefinitely. >> at the end of the day, i don't know whether it will pass. we need to go through the normal committee process and get m

input from people on both sides of the aisle. adriana: senator susan collins is one of two people who have already said they will vote no on the bill. with mccain's absence, they will fall short of the 50 votes they need to pass the bill. battling, nations are to crown king of the robots. nation, the president stepped up. >> the first global challenge is underway at constitution hall. the name of the game is for these robots to collect as many blue and red balls as possible. it's fun and challenging, but for one team that traveled 6000 miles, they almost didn't make it. maybe this doesn't get the attention the spelling bee garners, but

there are some very intelligent kids inside constitution hall this week. >> they can do it. they can make it. >> can they win? >> they can. countriesan 106 represented in what is described as robot olympics. the best robot wins. group froml afghanistan had to climb a mountain before their robot could get here. >> [indiscernible] denied notisas were once but twice. donald trump stepped in and the girls are competing today, even they received their official building just two weeks ago, much later than most teams.

the white house reached out to the state department and homeland security. the six girls from afghanistan have been granted a temporary parole status, which means they can be in the country briefly without a visa. in anne's tomorrow night. in northwest washington -- tomorrow night. a monsteroming up, singles wallace to homes in florida. residents are facing an even -- a monster sinkhole swallows two homes in florida. residents are facing an even bigger threat. it wasn't just tourists visiting this hallowed ground. we will explain. first, a quick check on traffic.

>> a pretty good right overall today, but have few trouble spots. 270 looking good past montgomery avenue on route 28. as we get to falls road, take a look at the left side. local lanes are very heavy. a lot of cars merging together into one lane. that is a painful delay. if you are headed to him on just, you might want to -- to manchester, you might want to take the five. virginia, northbound past duke street is in pretty good shape, nothing to worry about as you head over the 14th street bridge into the city. leftor delay on the shoulder by the offramp to george washington parkway, but traffic is

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adriana: you are watching abc seven news -- on your side. take a look at to florida homes falling into a sinkhole. the gaping sinkhole is 225 feet wide and 60 feet deep. the whole is stable right now, but crews are making sure the drinking water in the area is not contaminated. atwe are probably looking several months before we can get the situation back to normal for folks. adriana: at least five homes are evacuated as a per caution. the cleanup will require heavy equipment, dump trucks, and even cranes.

months. a huge drug bust in ohio. $1 million worth of marijuana found inside several ford fusion cars. they were built at a plant in mexico and shipped to an ohio dealership. still no word on who put the pot in the cars and who was supposed to pick them up. the dea is currently investigating. pennsylvania, hundreds gathered for a vigil to remember for young men shot to death and buried on a farm. searching, a 20-year-old admitted he set them up and killed them when they came to the farm to buy marijuana. he will be spared the death penalty. his cousin was also charged in connection to the men's death. now to a developing story out of minneapolis. two administrative officers are

administrative leave after one shot a local yoga instructor in the alley behind her home. was speaking to the officer in the driver's seat. the officer in the passengers shot her. >> my mom is dead because a police officer shot her for reasons i don't know. >> i am heartsick and deeply disturbed. i have a lot of questions about why the body cameras weren't on. police issued a body camera rollout following last year's death of philando castile, who was shot by a cop. the woman was set to marry her fiance in a month. -- a rescue in st. louis rescue in st. louis was a little different. not a cat trapped in a tree, but an suv on a roof.

was sent to the hospital with serious injuries. no word on exactly what caused this, how it happened, what the world is going on, but doug, you have to be driving pretty recklessly to end up on a rooftop. doug: a lot of high-speed here. i would like to see more about how that happened. you have to be flying to get to that altitude. same old story. last monday we sat here and talked about how wonderful the weekend was. today, same thing again. the humidity is building up. today is the midpoint of summer. summer is half over, officially. half of it to go. here's what we have for the next 10 days. hot and humid stuff. at carter ridge elementary, it has been a

muggy as well. sun and clouds will be the story for the rest of the day. river harbor, not much different . very warm and muggy. eventually hot and muggy. then some afternoon thunderstorms. that's the drill around here in the summertime. quantico, 90 and warring 10. in culpeper, i think most of the area will end up with temperatures in the mid-90's for most of the day. combination of heat and humidity, even more so by the middle to the end of the week. on radar right now. a couple of showers north and west of baltimore. i think we have a better chance this afternoon. as far as severe weather, there is a chance

thunderstorms during the afternoon. most of the chances, we think, will be northwest of washington. but it's too close to say it's not going to happen here. the chances exist anywhere thunderstorms pop in this hot and unstable area. futurecast shows a couple of areas possible through montgomery county. a few more early this evening. and we do it all over tomorrow with hot and hazy weather, afternoon showers and thunderstorms popping up. by thursday and friday, it's going to be hot and humid. get ready for a very hot and humid week in deed. let the numbers tell the story. 89 today, 90 tomorrow, 96 through the end of the week. thunderstorm chances go down after wednesday. a better chance of storms saturday afternoon. 91. back into high heat and

the next cold front will bring showers and storms, slightly cooler temperatures briefly by the middle of next week. adriana: today, 400 volunteer landscape professionals were out in full force to help beautify one of the nation's most sacred grounds. a renewal and remembrance celebration at arlington just wrapped up. >> it's america's most hallowed ground, normally one of the most quiet and peaceful places in the area. not so much today, for good reason. renewal the 21st annual and remembrance day, a day where landscaping professionals and their families offer x or teeth at arlington -- expertise at arlington for free. for this family from new jersey, the day of service is a family tradition. for 14e been coming here years as a family. we love giving back and love

they are shipmates. they gave for us and didn't ask anything in return. today, honor the brave men and women who beautify the -- by beautifying the resting spot. >> there will be a children's program with 40 children. we will be doing sustainability, recycling, and cleanup of the property. >> no matter where you look, you people working. arlington has 600 acres, 8700 trees, and a great need for help. >> it's awesome, pretty. >> each year, this event gets bigger and bigger. the first year, just 50 people showed up. this year, more than 400 came from all across the country. at arlington national c

sam sweeney, abc seven news. >> coming up, with a deadline approaching, will the redskins finally inc. a long-term deal?

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adriana: according to espn, kirk cousins and the redskins will not reach a deal on a long-term contract before today's 4:00 p.m. deadline, and that will cost the team a pretty penny. the first quarterback in nfl history to play under the franchise tag in consecutive seasons. however, despite failing to reach a deal now

he is open to doing a long-term deal after this season. winter did not, for many game of thrones fans the way they wanted to. they wanted to watch the season premiere online and hbo's from thousands of viewers. those who attempted to go on the website were hit with error messages. it was back and running for the second half of the premier. this is not the only time hbo has had issues with its services. it also happened during an episode of game of thrones last year. that shows you how popular the show is. still to come, hot

adriana: well, as you said, the weekend was great. doug: and now we are back to heat and humidity. 89 today will feel more like 96. afternoon thunderstorms possible. tomorrow, we drop into the mid-70's. but we hit 90 with after noren -- afternoon thunderstorms possible. shower storm chances wednesday. not so much thursday and friday. and it's going to be hot. adriana: thanks, doug. thank you all for joining us this mid-day. be sure to

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