>> they said we were very lucky, extremely lucky, not to be hurt, and to be a life. anchor: we are on storm watch right now. a home andees onto car. a look at the damage and what to expect as we wrap up the weekend. >> all were victims of ruthless human smugglers. anchor: a horrifying case of smuggling. bodies found in the back of a truck in the parking lot of a texas walmart. anchor: and the bizarre call for help that sent firefighters digging through the trash. >>

30, on your side. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] anchor: three rounds of rain and storms. downed trees and power lines. thanks for joining us. i am kimberly suiters. today is less about the wind and more about the rain. a flash flood watch in effect for parts of the area. this is a pool on the other side of the capital, and the picture used to be clear. we have team coverage starting with meteorologist josh knight. storms blowing through as we speak. josh: moving right across the district. another place we are getting the heavy rain from our camera in bethesda. 74 degrees. temperatures are dropping. the problem is that some of these are dropping heavy rain as well. 73 degrees in leesburg. inches in laurel. right at one inch for maryland. heavy rain. let me show you

trust. we are talking about a flash flood watch in effect for part of our area until 3:00 in the morning. really focused around d.c. and to the east. this does include frederick and howard and closer to baltimore. here is where the rain is right now. quite a bit over the last few hours. it is this that pushing through the district -- this batch pushing through the district. this one is moving pretty quickly. likely to drop quite a bit before it does move out. the issue with the rain is we hang on to this chance until 3:00 in the morning. then, it looks like you are clear, but more start to develop. especially north of bc that is -- especially north of d.c. tomorrow is where everything start to change. big improvement by tuesday. we will talk more about that, coming up. kimberly: we will see you then. the weekend has had wet and stormy weather and left its mark. these storms

homes and cars. right use continues our stormwatch team -- ryan hughes continues our stormwatch team coverage. ryan: here we go again. downkies opened up, coming heavy right now. earlier this afternoon, crews were hauling away damage. that tree came crashing down here. the windshield and the roof of the car now practically in the backseat. now is andrea, another tree came crashing through a woman's bedroom. only on 7, she tells us she is thankful to be alive. >> it was sudden. ryan: michelle and her friend were asleep when this tree came crashing through her bedroom. the roof came in. >> the ceiling fan was on the floor. the drywall was on top. ryan: they were trapped. it happened around 2:00 this

firefighters had to rescue the couple from underneath the rubble. >> they were able to get us a safe path out of the house, so this top level, almost completely gone. ryan: the wild weather toppled trees around the region. >> i heard this loud crack and at first, i thought lightning had hit or something. ryan: but when she looked outside, she saw her car crushed right outside her home in the 900 block of k street northeast. tree smashed the car pushback wind chill. >> i have never seen anything in this part of town. ryan: mother nature has not let up. tonight, she is grateful to be alive and thankful her two boys were not home last night. bottom ofou, from the our hearts. they said we were extremely lucky to not be hurt and to be alive. ryan:

very lucky. michelle suffered bumps and bruises, that she is going to be ok. kimberly, talking with a lot of people today, they tell me they are sick and tired of these storms. they are looking forward to the cooldown come tuesday. in northeast tonight, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. kimberly: incredible damage. thank you for showing us that. you can stay connected with the team anytime the weather gets bad. you can download the app to get instant forecasts or sign up for weather alert text at wjla.com/ text. developing now in texas, a gruesome sight outside a san antonio walmart. nine people dead, lost inside shipping containers with no water, no air-conditioning. kenneth moton shows us how one employee's call to police saved lives today and in the future. kenneth: what happened in this big red truck parked at a texas walmart is now considered a crime. >> we are looking at a human trafficking crime. kenneth:

morning, a store employee called san antonio police and told officers that this man approached him, asking for water. when police arrived, they opened the back of the tractor-trailer and found dozens of people inside, including children. >> the air-conditioning was not working so everyone was removed. kenneth: first responders say the 30 survivors were hot to the touch, showing signs of heat stroke and dehydration. it became a race against time. >> we utilized helicopters, at least seven area hospitals to transport these people out. kenneth: officials looked at the store surveillance video. it is not an uncommon crime in texas. earlier this month, a police officer found 12 people stuck in the back of an un- air-conditioned box truck. one happened in victoria, texas in 2003, when 19 people locked in a stifling hot big rig died.

authorities have taken the driver into custody, and the attorney said he will be charged. >> the texas heat is punishing this time of year. these people were helpless in the hands of their transported. kenneth: security are involved in the investigation. kenneth moton, abc news, san antonio. kimberly: investigators are looking into why a car hit a guardrail in glenarden this morning. takenvenile passenger was to the hospital. those injuries are non-life-threatening. the car crashed into that guardrail along martin luther king jr. highway around 4:00 a.m. police have not released the driver's name. now, president trump sounding out a pay or of tweets a short time ago. in the first, he called it "a phony witchhunt," and that it was "sad that the public and are not protecting him." this comes after the community'

russia interfered in last year's election. this personknow who is that said if the russians had done it, we would not be able to detect it. >> how about it was the president? >> he called me from air force one and he basically said to me "you know, maybe they did it, maybe they did not do it. " kimberly: jared kushner will testify in private before the senate intelligence committee. on tuesday, the house is set to vote on a bipartisan deal for new sanctions on russia. russia's longtime ambassador to the u.s., at 30 is the -- longtime ambassador to the u.s. has returned to moscow. he did meet with several members of the trump campaign during last year's election, including michael flynn and senator attorney general jeff sessions. moscow has not yet named a permanent replacement.

at six: 30, firefighters have seen a lot, but what they found in a trash chute surprised even them. that rescue, still ahead. through andr was -- through. kimberly: the world in new her as diana. they knew her as mama. prince william and harry talk about growing up without her.

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ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. kimberly: the senate will vote this week whether to begin debate on the republican health care bill, however, it remains unclear if there is enough support to even begin that debate. them, i will vote for a motion to proceed if we are proceeding to the clean repeal vote. if it fails, they can put up there on straw said he they want to put forward, but i am not for that.

>> it is rotten. i think it is very unlikely to pass because it is rotten to the core. kimberly: the senate parliamentarian will look at certain parts of the bill, including restrictions on abortion coverage violates senate rules. those will need democrat support to pass. princes william and harry are opening up about their mother's death on a new film airing on british tv tonight. [laughter] in the film, the princes recall happy moments from the childhood and talk of princess diana as a loving, fun mum. this year marks 20 years since her death in paris. now was the right time. >> her 20th anniversary year feels like a good time to

remember all the good things about her and h been seent sight before. >> a little raw. william and harry open up about the shock of their mother's death in the very last -- william and kimberly: down in a trash chute. how he got there, next. and finally, relief from the heat, and it comes with a price. storms moving through the area. josh tells us how much

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y2e2dy y1a2y kimberly: a reminder tonight that working smoke detectors save lives. an accidental cooking fire broke out in the second story of this three-story apartment building on 5th street in northwest d.c. the residents escaped. one firefighter had to be taken to the hospital with minor injuries. pretty unusual for the firefighters to rescue -- for d.c. firefighters to rescue him in this way. he was throwing his trash away in a chute, and his cell phone went down the chute. the man leaned forward to look for it, and he tumbled down. he found his cell phone and called 911 for help. rescue crews had to pump fresh air in to free him. he was not hurt. scary stuff, though. is scary, and i have to imagine, a little bit embarrassing. [laughter] kimberly: so, storms rolling through our area right now. josh: and it is wild.

it is just moving downtown, basically trapped inside the beltway for us. let me show you what is going on. you can see the windshield wipers going behind us. if you are downtown, you know this one moves through. quite a bit of lightning with this one. , maybe 50 up to 40 miles per hour as this pushes through the area. not a severe storm. this is over the last half hour. you can see how quickly this is moving. it will not be long. the western side of d.c. and arlington drying out. the wind continues to move to the east. i want to back up radar quite a bit. five hours ago, we had heavy storms that moved across the southern part of the area. southern maryland, and then they develop and moved to the north of d.c. it looks quiet farther off to the west, but i do expect more rain to continue to develop for us late tonight. we have a flash flood watch in effect until 3:00 a.m..

in the middle of montgomery county, that is a flood warning. we picked ups, more than two inches in spots. you might have flooded roadways. that lasts until 9:00 tonight. when we talk about flash flooding and any of our flood warnings, if you find any flooded roadways later on tonight, especially once it is dark, do not drive over them. turn around and find another way to go. we lost the heavy rain in the distance, but you can see the sun starting to move back into the picture. 73 degrees. if that storm moved through close to the airport. northbound, -- 73 degrees in d.c. it feels more like 100 degrees or 101 degrees. we are hanging onto that chance through the rest of the evening. maybe not quite as much as what

is popping up on futurecast, but until probably 3:00 hang onto the chance for wet weather. tomorrow, a drier day. it will be warm and humid. thunderstorm, but most of us stay dry. to say, that is finally when things start to feel a lot better. the humidity starts to drop off and temperatures are hanging in the 80's. tonight, what weather. temperatures are going to be predominantly in the mid to upper 70's. a few lucky places in the 60's. tomorrow, 92 degrees. once again, an isolated thunderstorm. tuesday, things feel better for us. are finally back in town. heading to the baseball game, nice weather for that. temperatures in the 70's for the most of the game. another chance for thunderstorms as we head into the end of the week. kimberly: i have viewers asking for a personalized forecast for ocean city tomorrow. josh: i will have to check it out.

[laughter] kimberly: hot? >> people like to get on the couch and watch a golf tournament. no. a lot of drama today. it was a finish to remember for jordan at the open championship.

the young texan bringing home -- sports is next. >> and now, the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. anchor: the nine-game west coast road trip just about finished for the washington nationals. the players would love nothing more than to celebrate a big win on their cross-country flight back here to d.c. finale in the desert against a very good diamondbacks club. not a good sign for stephen strasburg. makes a pitch in the first

inning. looks like he is shaking updates during games, so we are not sure yet what happened. strasburg went two scoreless innings before being taken out with the arm injury. the offense did their part. scoring four runs in the first, including this brian goodwin blast to center field. washington leads 6-2 in the seventh. 23 years old. two majors and on the verge of a third. jordan spieth at the top of the leaderboard. the young texan is really good at getting into the lead. he is really good at holding the lead, and he is really good at converting that lead into a big victory. spieth struggled early, but took off on the final five holes. here he is. lead. grabs a this, spieth trying to put

one away. he has got anoth spieth at five under in the final five holes, finishing the championship at five under. he joins jack nicholas as the only -- jack nicklaus. katie ledecky adding to her trophy. surprise, surprise. two moreing star won gold medals at the championships. she easily won freestyle and the second -- in the second fastest time ever. win six gold to medals this week in hungary. a big show tonight on abc seven sports sunday. tim murray joins me in studio, talking redskins and kirk cousins. all the fun starts at 11:35 tonight on abc seven. football fans, your wait is just

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go to fiosgigabit.com kimberly: when are we done with these storms? josh: it looks like we have the all clear, but i expect more to develop. we have this small batch working its way across the southeast side of the beltway. clinton, right on the edge. outside ofare dry that storm, but looking for moore to pop up, and will not be until about 3:00 in the morning. tomorrow, much more dry time. we are up to 92 degrees.

it finally starts to improve tuesday. wednesday, lower humidity. we round out the work week with a few more thunderstorms into thursday. if kimberly: you are going to

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