we have the slow movers again today. we have been watching the area closer to the district moving in the prince george's county diminish before your eyes. one is best of the washington dulles diminishing, too. that is the nature to rain themselves off. we will zoom in close now. this is the area from lanham, westward to the d.c. line. good rains now. you can see the intensity is diminishing. the one that blew through washington dulles with hail. that has the heavy downpours but that, too, will move to the west/southwest to diminish in the evening. the big story is the feels like temperature. 102 in quantico. the rain showers in washington cooled us off to 85. but this is the steam heat going forward for five days. check out the temperature trend. these are not the heat index values. these are air temperatures. 96, 96 tomorrow and thursday. 99 on friday and saturday. 97 on sunday. that, my friends, is a heatwave. we will check out the weekend and ten days looking for cooler tem

minutes. michelle: thank you, doug. chipotle in sterling shut the doors after a number of the people report getting sick after eating there. alison: sound familiar? we learned that the chipotle on route 7 will not reopen today. so what caused the illnesses? >> jeff goldberg with the latest. jeff: the moment the customers find out why the sterling location is closed. >> you're kidding. >> scary. jeff: many turn around leave shaking their heads. >> disappointed. i like chipotle. >> very disturbing. jeff chipotle voluntarily shut down the restaurant on monday after multiple people commented on the website iwaspoisoned.com. saying they were sick with fever, nausea and vomiting after eating at the sterling location. some vows to never again return. >> i don't know if i'll come back. >> i won't be back. >> my kids eat it, too. not worth it. c

the loudoun county health officials to understand the cause and resolve the situation as quickly as possible. the company says the symptoms are consistent with norovirus but, "norovirus did not come from our food supply and it is safe to eat at chipotle." less than two years ago an e. coli outbreak at chipotle led to temporary closing of all locations nationwide. followed soon after by a noro-virus case in boston. >> i don't know how they will bounce back for it again. >> i have to find some place else to go. >> many disappointed customers came here. jersey mike's sandwich shop a few doors down. >> we are a very busy restaurant but getting an extra business, you know, the first part of the week is great. jeff: the loudoun county health department has no confirmed cases of norovirus connected to the chipotle but the county is helping the employees fully clean the restaurant and get it ready to reopen tomorrow. in sterling, jeff goldberg, abc7

alison: republican efforts to repeal and replace obamacare appear dead for the time being. hours after a billion replacing the affordable care act failed to garner enough support to pass a plan to simply repeal the 2010 law met the same fate. president trump: for seven years i have been hearing repeal and replace in congress, hearing it loud and strong. when we get a chance to repeal and replace, they don't take advantage of it. alison: mitch mcconnell says there will still be a repeal vote, "sometime in the near future." so with the healthcare bill most likely dead congress is coming under greater scrutiny today. there were big promises. but so far there is it will to show for all the talk. who is to blame? can they avoid being called another do-nothing congress? chief political correspondent scott thuman is in the news rom to explain. scott? scott: good question. republican, president trump and the -- remember, president trump and the congress set a hi

lightning fast legislation on healthcare. but they are finding there are problems. president trump: i'm in the oval office next door pen in hand waiting to sign something. scott: patience on healthcare or any other hot button issue is a virtue he will need in abundance. despite demands. >> inaction is not an option. >> is it scare to call this is a do-nothing congress? >> they have done relatively little. they have quet to finish work on the big legislative projects, healthcare and tax reform. scott: kicking the can down the road regardless of who is at fault or the motivation is a pastime. in this case, a divided republican party combined with reluctant democrats means promises of day one results like repealing obamacare or tax reform are

one party controls the congress the expectations are higher that they should follow through on what they say they will do. scott: not a new problem. four years ago so little was done congress got to 9% approval rating. harry truman popularized the term "do-nothing congress" when he ran all the way back in 1948. so not a huge surprise that passing a budget, raising the debt ceiling or revamping healthcare are all on life support. i >> i hope this is a signal they need to work with democrats to improve the healthcare system. >> one of president trump's proposals to get the bills like the healthcare reform passed, make the threshold a simple majority. 51 votes in the senate, instead of the current 60. live in the newsroom tonight, scott thuman, abc7 news. michelle: new developments in the shooting of a young boy. police arrested one person but they are looking for two more in the shooting of a

derrick watson is in custody. police are looking now for 27-year-old sulu and they need your help to identify a person of interest in the july 10 shooting. the toddler has been released from the hospital. larry: the man who ram -- alison: the man who rammed in a capitol barricade and police car yesterday is held without bond. capitol police officer was injured in the accident and roads were shut down while the man's car was searched. jamie villatoro said he took percocet, a painkiller, before all of this happened. he says he did not purposely drive in the cruiser. michelle: they were warned years ago about a florida sinkhole that this week swallowed two homes. >> if i make it out of this alive. alison: he did make it out alive with his dog. his story of survival still ahead. michelle: the "7 on your side" call for action taking consume calls until 6:30. call the help center now at

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michelle: homeowners are watching after a sinkhole swallowed two homes. several others are

dinger as well. we learned that it's likely this mess could have been avoided by the former homeowner. >> the option they chose that they went out to find somebody to provide for them did not address what was going on with the sinkhole. it did not fix it in any fashion. we see the result of that. michelle: apparently the option was cheaper which is why many assumed they chose it. at the time the engineers recommended stabilizing the growing sinkhole with filler. the contractor who did repairs now said it incorrectly told the county it had stabilize the sinkhole. alison: new developments of the police shooting in minneapolis. we know the identity of the officer who shoot and killed justine damond. mohamed noor who joined the force two years ago. damond cammed 911 to -- called 911 to report a po

in the alley behind her home. when noor and his partner arrived she went out to talk to them and at some point noor shot and killed her. >> our hearts are broken. we are devastated by the loss of justine. alison: noor and the other officer did not turn on the body cameras. in a statement noor offered condolences to the family. michelle: well, he survived the same flooding that killed nine people in arizona. next the emotional story and how even his dog made it out alive. >> a new connection from crystal city to get to the airport that doesn't require a bus, train or car. we'll explain up next.

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reimbursed from toll collected. toll testing berings in august. toll collection scheduled to start in december. michelle: the montgomery county council is opposing a proposal for a crossing to montgomery county they voted against the idea saying it would cost too much money. maryland and virginia argued for years now about the need for another crossing outside the beltway to help ease congestion on the american legion bridge. alison: in arlington, they are trying to come one a way to safely get pedestrians from reagan normal airport to crystal city. michelle: abc7's transportation reporter brianne carter is live for us from crystal city with the ideas. brianne: well, right now you could potentially walk. it would take a while. then narrow sidewalks you'd have to navigate to get there. now an idea to get a direct access would cut the time more than in half. it wou

a bus, train or use a bike to get there. a new connection to the airport using your own two feet. the crystal city business improvement district is looking for proposals for a pedestrian link from chris tool city to reagan international. >> get everything moving. brianne: while the location of the crossing is still up for consideration the goal is to better connect the airport and the metro station to the neighborhood. this comes the same time that the construction is underway to upgrade the airport. as v.r.e. is looking to update its rail station. trevor moved to crystal city to be closer to work. >> it would be fine. i would use it if it's there but it's not important to me. brianne: avery smith in crystal city says when he needs to get to the

consider taking a new crossing. >> if it was summertime, like to walk. but if it's cold outside, ahh. brianne: now the crystal city business improvement district made the proposal submitting process come to an end august 5. that is when they would like to see them in with the proposals underway soon after that. we expect there will be public meetings about this in september and october. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: thank you. you have less than 15 minutes left to call the "7 on your side" call for action phone bank. they are standing by to take your calls about any consumer questions or concerns you might have. the "7 on your side" help sternum. -- help number is 703-236-9220. michelle: former staffer pleaded not guilty to cyber stalking a member of congress. juan mccollum is accused of circulating nude images of virgin island delegate and her husband. a judge

trial but said he must stay away from her and her family and keep off social media and not leave the country. the can defendant le -- co-defendant also entered not guilty plea. alison: a man caught in the arizona flooding recounts his story of survival. he was caught up in the same floodwaters that killed nine people in arizona. he made it out alive with his dog. the man broke down dining the moments he thought he wouldn't make it. >> you make the wrong step, you are sucked under. pray you are making the right decision. >> i don't want to seem like i am ungrateful for being alive. i just wish they were too. alison: he is talking, of course, about the children who passed as well with that. with his dog on his shoulder, they both made it safely to a rock. one person is still missing from the area

-- arizona flooding. michelle: that he had a presence of mind to film himself after surviving something like that but it brings to light the fact when there are the warning of flash flooding take it seriously. alison: so many extremes now and we are about to go to the extreme heat. doug: the desert of arizona, monsoon season sometimes can be torrential rain and the soil can't hold the water. it's awful. here, the heat is the story. we have had heatwaves this summer. this one coming up, the last last -- the worst of it will last through sunday. it will be tough. get through it and we promise -- i can't promise. i never do that. but i can promise you we will take a look at the computer model guidance that is strongly suggesting the noticeably cooler weather by the middle of next week. a good starting point here. we check out the doppler radar. most of the activity storm wise and the rain wise over the west. we have showers we have been monitoring. this area originated 25 to 30 minutes ago was

the portion of this is disintegrating. the area near washington dulles is heavy. but it will diminish yesterday. the same thing happened yesterday and will repeat tomorrow but i can't tell you the exact spots they will form up. the same pattern. feels like 102 in quantico. feels like 93 in frederick. washington got cooling rains. it's muggy. but the air temperatures are drop and now it feels like 85. the forecast through the evening. mostly clear but muggy. hazy, too. 68 to 75. the temperatures by morning. notice the wind speed is light. the winds aren't only light at the surface, but if you go up a couple thousand feet in the atmosphere they are light as well. that is why we see storms popping up and move slowly. we get through the next few days and we expect no shortage of heat. these are the forecast air temperatures. 96 and 96 for wednesday and thursday. 99 on friday. 30% chance of storms on wednesday. then thursday and friday probably in the scattered variety late

a pool is a good place for the weekend. 99 and 97 is the air temperature. feeling hotter. there could be afternoon thunderstorms both days that are popping up again. that would be a release. d.c. united hosting the houston dynamo at r.f.k. 7:00 saturday. it will be a hot and humid in the game. the temperatures at best will drop in upper 80's early in the evening. watch it live on newschannel8. as far as the numbers look at the long string of 90's. upper 90's, too. close to 100 on the thermometer. above that with a heat index or the feels like temperature. we get through the next couple of days we will continue to notice that the promise is still out there. the hope of a promise of cooler air. think cool thoughts. alison: we will think cool thoughts. we'll be ready. erin: i am. training camp will start and i'm excited to see the 85. training camp is where we will see kirk cousins, all the talk. we heard from him why he

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announcer: now the toyota sports desk. brought to you by your local toyota dealer. erin: quarterback kirk cousins says he still wants to play with the redskins for a long time.

see where the franchise is headed before committing beyond the season. cousins spoke exclusively with grand and danny of 106.7 the fan today. just less than 124 hours after we learned the two sides would not reach a deal by monday's deadline. cousins' camp never countered the skin's contract offer this off-season. this morning grant and danny asked kirk if he wants to be with the redskins long-term. >> one narrative has been that if i don't sign a deal this july, i'm not going to be with the redskins beyond the season. i don't believe it to be true. it is helpful to see how the year goes and see where the roster will change and the direction that it looks after 16 games and make a decision based off of that. by no means does it mean i have try to look. erin: that was kirk cousins. washington lost the first match of the season

springfield lasers but they hope to even it up at the smith center. the native will make his debut tonight and robert burton caught up with the former world number one and the current star martinna hingez. >> the music gets going. this is like the aura of what they will have. erin: she seems so sweet. >> nats open up a series against the angels. alison: thank you. it will be a while before we get a break. doug: yeah. 96, 96, 99, yeah. it should improve monday and be better next week. steve will talk about the dangerous beaches at 11:00 -- dangerous heat at 11:00. michelle: "world news tonight"

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tonight, breaking developments as we come on the air. this evening an angry president trump answering our correspondent's questions after the health care bill was dealt a fatal blow, and the new move tonight. a vote to repeal obamacare, and worry later about a fix. what this would mean for millions of americans and their health coverage. major new developments tonight. the bride-to-be shot by police. she had just called 911 for help. why were the police bodycams not on? and tonight, the new audio right here. you will hear the desperate calls for cpr from the patrol car. the mysterious death of a newborn baby just 18 days old. the mother and father with their warning tonight and what