announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon -- on your side. >> we begin with the cleanup effort that continues across maryland, crippled by a possible tornado on kent island. sunday's storm was so strong it on severalspots homes. we have a look at the destruction. first, we begin with josh knight with an update on last night's storm and what we can expect today. >> the good news is things are going to be much quieter today.

isolated thunderstorms, but not what we had yesterday. let's start with what's going on at noon. it feels like about 90 degrees. inin leesburg, 90 two quantico. already working our way into the mid 90's for today. that's the actual heat. then there is humidity in there as well. a few showers worked their way across the area this morning. what we are going to look for next are things that tart to fire up a little further to the west. not -- start to fire up a little further to the west. right around the blue ridge mountains, that is where we will look for things to pop up in the next few hours. overall, a decent amount of sunshine, but right around 2:00, that's when we start to get a few showers and thunderstorms. they work their way around the d.c. area around 4:30 p.m. not

but not out of the question that we could see wind gusts. that is something we will have to watch as we go through the day. we will look at those thunderstorms as we go through the afternoon. there are big improvements in store for tomorrow. today, temperatures around 95. tomorrow, in the 80's. we will talk about that in just a minute. >> thanks, josh. jonathan is giving us a look at the destruction on the ground. here is his story. >> at first i saw what looked like a waterspout. the damage east of the bay bridge is extensive and widespread. homes leveled. roofs and decks ripped off. spilled below.nd >> it was chaotic. you heard things hitting the house

a large maple tree fell onto the roof of the house. >> just down 50 east, more dramatic images on thompson creek road. emergency crews started mobilizing before sunrise. night was the most intense storm i have ever felt. that structure, i am just seeing it for the first time, that was standing yesterday. >> at no major injuries reported. church says that's by the grace of god. just hours after children packed the rec center, it was obliterated. >> the building was destroyed. i just thankful that nobody got hurt. >> back here

thousands remain without power. this is why. this is route 18, which runs parallel with route 50 in town. you can see a row of metal and wooden power poles have been bent and snapped in half. some are severely leaning. i was just told by the power company that crews will be working 16 hour shifts to try to get everyone's power back on. >> cleanup just getting started in stevensville, maryland. just after 1:00, a possible tornado ripped through the area. incredible.s this is one of the hardest hit areas. you can see what it's a left of this house, contents of the home thrown everywhere. i found a colander here. take a

the roof of the home, debris everywhere. we have shingles from the roof itself. the national weather service survey crews are going to be out here for the rest of the day assessing the damage, whether this was in fact a possible tornado or if it was straight-line wind. theme, powern lines down. you see this lawn chair and the house behind me was actually lifted off its foundation and .hifted there is a gas leak. residents are being asked to stay put so survey crews can get out here and assess the damage. one thing for sure, cleanup will be going on for several days to likely several weeks. reporting in maryland, eileen whelan, back to you. >> all right, well the stormwatch seven weather team is always on your side.

to stay safe when ever weather strikes. the death of a 10 year girl in maryland is being investigated by police in massachusetts. a girl was watching her father change a flat tire when another driver hit her while trying to avoid another accident. that girl died in an accident. been charged. has now to a disturbing story in texas. 10th person dead in a smuggling attempt on wrong. abc's danya bacchus with more on what we know about the driver of that truck. >> as many as 100 undocumented immigrants were crammed into a tractor-trailer, the air-conditioning not working, parked outside as san antonio walmart. they were s

triple digit heat. >> folks were literally baking in the heat of texas sun. >> the immigrants coming from mexico to america. so far, 10 people have died. 30 people, including two children, were rushed to the hospital, some suffering from dramatic brain injuries. >> a lot of heatstroke and .ehydration >> today, the suspected driver in federal court. a walmart employee called 911 when he spotted a disoriented man who was desperate for water. , vigils in san antonio to remember the victims of one of the worst cases of human smuggling in texas. earlier this month, an officer found 12 people in the back of a non-air-conditioned box truck. one of the deadliest cases happened in victoria,

in 2003, when 100 people died. saw people running into the woods. immigration agents say they are now searching for anyone else connected to this operation. metro, another big headache for riders this morning. down,d line was shut forcing dozens to take shuttle buses. riders are plain fed up with the issues. mornings a rough commute for those who take the red line. this was the scene around 7:00 this morning as hundreds of people waited aboard shuttle buses, pressed into service between growth and center heights. there was a shutdown of the red line for more than an hour in both directions.

county authorities say the fire was quickly extinguished, but the damage was done for people trying to get an early start on the work week. >> it's pretty rough. i get up at 4:30 a.m., so this is not the most convenient thing. but i guess it's better than being unsafe on the metro. 520 5 a.m.y house at to get the first train and i am still here. >> last night, heavy rain -- last night's heavy rain was probably a contributing factor to what happened here. metro is looking to find a solution to water leaking into arcingnels and causing insulators, a common problem on metro rail. >> this new and, we are remembering d.c. news anchor jim vance. he lost a short battle with cancer saturday at the age 75. a legendary broadcaster, he had been on tv since 1969, and was a

times. he was a decorated journalist, but if you knew him in person or on tv, you knew him for this. model fell down twice. that's are going down once. orange shirt the and pink platform shoes. she never quite recovered. [laughter] that had to hurt. hold on. [laughter] >> his laugh was the definition of contagious. that video had nearly 20 million views. noon, up on abc 7 news at raging flood water causing life-saving rescues. video out of arizona. plus, on the hot seat, the president's son-in-law testifying in front of the senate intelligence committee at the start of a busy week on capitol hill. a great whit

why many are upset with michael phelps latest race. first, check on traffic. >> a bit of a heavy ride in a few spots today already. starting off on i-95 south, it's a very tough stretch already lengthening into a bottleneck. northbound off prince williams parkway is heavy as well. on 390 five north approaching the 14th street bridge, you can see that is a crawl at this time on the eastbound side. your screen,de of you can see that heavy volume is improving a little bit. there was a crash pass the third street tunnel that's still active in the right lane. but this is going to be improving. mills road after 50, the left lane is closed with

>> back now with the start of a very busy week for members of the trump administration, beginning with the president's son-in-law, jared kushner. today he sat down face-to-face in a closed-door session with the senate intelligence committee to answer questions about russian meddling in the 2016 election. megan hughes has more about what comes next. of presidentmember trump's inner circle on the hot seat, appearing before investigators for the senate intelligence committee. jared kushner releasing an unequivocal statement in advance of that meeting.

underr, who won't be oath, also says he didn't know who would be in the meeting in trump tower that thanh junior set up with a russian lawyer, reportedly linked -- that donald jr. set up with a russian lawyer, reportedly linked to the kremlin. he sent this in. -- sent this email 10 minutes in. with the russian ambassador in meetings he did not disclose. >> we have a lot of ground to cover. we suspect this will just be the first interview. >> president trump on a tweet storm this morning lashing out at adam schiff as

and asking -- the new white house communications director trying to downplay today's meeting, telling cnn -- >> i predicted this will be the last time jared kushner talks about the russians. >> could share will be interview tomorrow by the house intelligence committee -- kushner will be interview tomorrow by the house intelligence committee. paul manafort and donald jr. are negotiating their own interviews. megan he is, abc news, capitol hill. >> now to a story out of california, where a woman is behind bars, charged with her sister's death and streaming it on instagram. >> i don't care. i am going to hold you down. >> police say the 18 your old was driving a vehicle when she crashed her car with her 14 year old sister inside. another 14 year old wain

car and was badly injured. the miners were not wearing seat belt. inors were not wearing seatbelts belts. cameras were rolling as a chopper hovered over these two waterfalls, saving two hikers. in all, 17 were trapped. two are still stuck, but not in danger. those rescued were not injured. shark week is officially here. to kick things off is the great michael phelps face off with a great white, sort of. simulated on an episode of discovery channel's shark week programming. phelps said he and the great white were not in the water at the same time, but other sharks bumped up against the cage he was swimming on. phelps will appear in another episode this sunday night at 8:00. a lot of dap

think he was going to be racing a great white? >> plus, in a cage, how well can he really swim? you were very busy last night. >> busy all weekend, but really took off after midnight last night, that storm developing. extrawas some circulation, extra energy over the water that really allowed it to take off. things have quieted down quite a bit. still hot and muggy for cleanup or whatever you have going on today. this is where we are sitting now. like 90.ity feels more quite a bit of sunshine will allow us to continue to climb as we go through the next few hours. what we are looking for is a this, spotty and broken, developing along the

maryland. you will notice those flecks of green. not going to be any rain actually coming down. aat and humidity allows us few showers and thunderstorms later on today. right as we get to 2:00-3:00, that's when i suspect -- expect some of this to fire up. again, the chance we could get a thunderstorm a little on the stronger side not out of the question. fast forward to tuesday, that will be more of a dry day. we get a breeze out of the northwest. extra cloud cover is going to feel so much better tomorrow. a good improvement. wednesday, still a dry day, not exactly pretty. around 93 for the heat index at noon. to 95 or 96, not as bad

and muggy. dropping down to the 60's, still on the muggy side, getting more comfortable, but not quite there. temperatures around lunch time thanks to some of the cloud cover and air mass hanging around the 80 degree mark. finally, get out of the office and enjoy your lunch outside. will seee board, we big improvements, just-in-time also for the nats to get back in town. our game tuesday is going to feel great. by thursday, temperatures start to rebound. 92 today, mid-80's for tuesday and wednesday. try but dealing with extra cloud cover. rain and thunderstorms as we work our way into thursday, friday, saturday of next week.

>> right now, preparations are underway for the citi open. in just days, the best tennis players in the world will compete in front of a packed crowd. sam sweeney has a preview. >> you can feel the energy in the air. we are just days away from the opening session of the 49th annual citi open. take a look at the court. they have just resurfaced it and now they are putting the paint down. more than 72,000 people will fill this stadium. jason, you have been working all year to make this happen, what can we expect? >> there are a lot of new things around the site. we are building a new area where we have a portable locker room trailer

people can rent, play matches, have a good time, take a shower, have a drink, and then get into your seat and enjoy the whole experience. we were talking earlier and you said some of the top athletes in the entire world will be here. nishikori, simona p.lle >> tickets start at just $10. there is so much to see here. we hope to see you out here. we are in the rock creek park tennis center. sam sweeney, back to you. >> to to come, it is the eighth and last day of this brutal hate -- heatwave.

>> an update from capitol hill. jared kushner expected to give a statement following a closed-door meeting with the senate intelligence committee. he is being questioned about russian meddling in the election. before the meeting, he said he knowot collude, nor did he of anyone else in the campaign who colluded with russia. all right, josh, finally, after a rough weekend, a break. josh: heat for one more day. temperatures in the 80's after that.

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