>> if you walk over here, another abandoned unit. right up above. i can hear the air conditioner running. someone is living in that unit. fire inspectors arrive at the lynnhill condominiums early this morning. they fan out across the two building 106 apartment complex. they found a long list of the safety violations. >> trash in the trash chutes and the closures of the emergency fire doors. >> the end result is the order for the 60 or so residents hanging on to get out within 24 hours. the end coming for years. the condo owners say management is to blame. utility bills were unpaid and needed repairs were ignored and now the place may be the worst housing in the entire region. the current condo board wants

clearing the remaining renters out may help. many like celia gill don't want to go. >> it was kind of easy over here. because once the land lord got word that they were going to be shutting down, don't think they will require you to do is just pay the condo fees which was a little over $400. that is all i can afford. brad: that woman telling us she has seven children and works part-time at domino's. see the flywood on the fourth floor? we pan down and you will see each unit is abandoned and boarded up. there is broken glass here. that is what the fire department is worried about. this appears to head the court. tomorrow morning the condo association is going to ask a judge to give the residents more time. if they don't leave the county is likely to go to court and say you have to get out of here.

steve: no problem for the remainder of the rush hour commute. farther west of town looking at a storm system and a cold front that is pushing across the area to bring us shower and thunderstorms. we have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for western maryland and garrett county until 9:00 tonight. this is tracking the impact on the weather coming up. jonathan: secretary of state rex tillerson said major part of president trump new strategy in afghanistan involves putting pressure on pakistan. >> this is intended to put the pressure on the taliban to have them understand you won't win a battlefield victory. we may not win one but neither will

>> more troops are going to be set to afghanistan but they just said it would be soon. >> police are repairing for thousands of protesters that are expected to show up outside the arena where the rally will be held. they asked the president postpone the rally after the events of charlottesville but it will happen. in the past hour, the white house press secretary said president trump will not pardon controversial sheriff joe arpaio in his time in arizona. he faces six months in jail when he is sentenced in october. michelle: a wild return to work for the city council. the police rushed in the chamber when the protesters took over last night.

james fields the man that police say drove through a crowd killing heather heyer will be in court on friday. they voted to cover the robert e. lee statue that is the center of the rally this month. >> another confederate memorial came down overnight in maryland. >> they post video of the statue coming down. >> maryland senate president mike miller isn't happy with how larry hogan went about removing a statue of taney from statehouse grounds. in a letter he said the decision should have been made in public and the members of the general assembly should have had a chance to way in on the decision. he wrote the 1857 dred scott decision that upheld

the violence in charlottesville has a priest with the diocese of arlington reflecting on the past. he was one of member of the k.k.k. >> this is a quiet enclave of worship. >> just accept it for what it is. ask for the forgiveness. >> members are shaken by the news that a priest for 25 years admits he's a member of the k.k.k. >> he should keep staying as a pasture. that is in the past. everyone needs forgiveness and a second chance. >> he says he was a k.k.k. member 40 years ago ped sehe he thinks back to the burning crosses.

>> if he doesn't act on them, that is fine. >> the father says a terrible current event triggered memories and says the images from charlottesville brought back the memories of a bleak period in my life i would prefer to forget. the reality is we cannot forget. we should not forget. we must condemn at every opportunity the hatred and the belief of the k.k.k. and the white supremacist organizations. >> most of these parishioners were taken by surprise about what happened. the theme that we heard over and over is the power of forgiveness. >> many are hoping that he will return at some point. >> miracle rescue in

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brothers including a 7-month-old baby. it struck late yesterday and it's the height of the tourist season there. others were hurt and more than a thousand tourists had to be evacuated from the island. the divers found some remains of the sill lores missing from the uss john mccain. they were found in section of the ship sealed off to keep it from sinking after collision with oil tanker. navy that is aiding the search effort said it uncovered another set of remains. michelle: we have a crime alert in fairfax county that could extend to maryland and d.c. as well. the police arrested rojas who is accused of exposing himself to a woman in falls church. and taking her phone when she took a picture of him. police believe he could be responsible for similar incidents in other areas as well. jonathan: coming up for us, why the back-to-school add featuring two cute tigers created a back

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michelle: in the add there were tasks moms shouldn't forget but there were no mention of dads! there were stereotypes that some found offensive. in a statement they apologized saying -- jonathan: now that monday eclipse is in the history books you might wonder what do i do with the viewing glasses?

get those things. check them before throwing them away. >> check on the glasses to see if they have in certification. iso-12312-2. check they are from a reputable manufacturer listed on the american astronomical society web page. jonathan: if you do that and they were you can store them in a dark place to use them for the next solar eclipse in 2024. glasses that don't have that code, they stop working in three years. astronomers without borders collecting the unwanted glasses for children in south america and asia to watch a solar eclipse in 2019. so you can give them to a good cause. michelle: from the eclipse to three corpse flowers in the same place. this is unprecedented. it's happening at the u.s. botanic guardens. but now we know all three won't be in bloom at the same time. >> q mccray is live at the botanic gardens.

assignment. take a deep breath for us. q: here it is. [deep breathing] i won't be doing that again. only because i love you guys. here they are. the three corpse flowers. one you look at now is in bloom. blocked last night. i think it smells like a baby diaper but the trench is terrible -- stench is terrible. with me is the eck xtive director at the u.s. botanic gardens. this is a packed house for this. >> they smell so bad because they attract flies and the beetles to o

big leaf is at the base. we cut away and you can see some of them. >> good news for everybody at home. they can come smell this. you are open longer than normal. >> that is right. open until 10:00 p.m. tonight and 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. q: come down and enjoy yourselves, everybody. because once this one closes up, the one behind it which is bigger and likely a lot more stinky will be blooming soon as well. so, come on down and enjoy yourselves. take it all in. back to you inside. michelle: i hope he has a change of clothing. i don't know if his wife will allow him in the house with that on. jonathan: the boss wants you for the 11:00 so just stay put until 11:00 tonight buddy. [laughter] q: shut up! michelle: he needs fresh air. thank you, q. because of the reasons like that for the seventh straight year d.c. has set a record for the number of the tourists who visit the city. >> good spot to come. destin

million total visitors last year. while the officials are applauding the news they acknowledge the current political climate is generating what is called protests tourism. >> there has been an uptick in the visitors coming to protest things important to them. >> the business owners don't care what you call it. they love it. >> officials say they can continue to break records with positive attractions like the museum of the bible. and "hamilton" that is coming to the kennedy center shortly. that is fun, too. a big draw for tourist at the national zoo. today's visitors celebrated but bei bei's birthday. we do love your pandas. the giant panda turned 2 and celebrated with a birthday bucket and cake. you can see she was overcome. the zoo visitors got treats including the birthday hats and the stickers and bei bei was the center of attention. all eyes on the mother. we should know soon because there is rumors now that maybe she is pregnt

the problem is the folks at the zoo are not 100% sure. there is all the testing that has to go on. some is not as reliable as they would like. we will find out if she is pregnant soon. michelle: giving her, the privacy just in case she is. steve: she has been doing her nesting stuff. jonathan: that is one of tepid kateors -- the indicators. steve: so good news there. it's hot and humid and we hit 92. heat index values around 100. now we get relief on the way. and prolonged period of relief. outside we go at the national harbor. it's quiet and relatively nice evening out there. if you have the outdoor plans go for it. the showers and the thunderstorms are now well west of the d.c. metro area. 89 degrees at dulles. look at the 68 degrees in oakland, maryland. this is settling down and they have even taken down the severe thunderstorm watch for extreme maryland.

wind gusts at 35 to 30 miles per hour inside the beltway. blowing around the hot air. this feels uncomfortable out there. if you want to go outside and eat outside think twice about the table on the porch. 100 degrees in leesburg is what it feels like. 99 in fredericksburg. watching a line of showers of thunderstorms. the showers and the thunderstorms are breaking apart. this is over central west virginia. this will arrive in area, the storms that hold together, the showers later tonight at 9:00, 10:00, 11:00. for now, garrett county in algany county. there are no active warnings in western, maryland. show us the forecast tonight.

mostly cloudy skies. lingering showers remain. by tomorrow afternoon, notice what happens. the skies begin to clear. the highs tomorrow is around 85 degrees. it's 80 on thursday. by friday, 79 degrees. the upcoming weekend does not get much better than this. for the end of august. we will see a lot of sunshine through next week. we will stay below average in the 70's monday, tuesday and wednesday. then we rebound back to the lower 80's as we move in the end of next week. michelle: that looks nice. thank you, steve. jonathan: you know what time of the year? michelle: little league time. jonathan: little league world series. erin: you cheated! just kidding. michelle: i knew it. >> it's fun to

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made it clear he wants to see the improvement from the ground game. they improved overall but it's not enough. washington has the worst run game in the league this preseason. they are averaging just over 50 yards a game so far. less than three yards per carry. the rookie samaje perine led washington with 45 yards rushing against the packers and is confident the ground game will improve. >> we just got to continue to push. every day isn't our day. we will have some hiccups. we have to keep working. i feel like we took a stride from last week. we still have a ways to go. with the way they work and way to push us, we will get there. >> push that dirt. how about a feel good moment from the little league world series. venezuela and the dominican republic. this guy pitched a great game but they won a walkoff two run double. the pitcher, look at him. absolutely deavor st

there to console him. the opposing team. you don't normally see that. that is the little league world series. a nice gesture. everyone hugging it out. a great example there. a cool story in baltimore. the a's herschelle powell hit the first home run and it landed next to the barbecue pit. they are not related but they met for the first time. look at that. finally the nationals are in houston tonight. the first pitch at 8:00. making me laugh. jonathan: you can't make it up. erin: you cannot make this up. jonathan: they are not related. how are they not related? erin: there you go. steve: all right. the weather forecast. 80 degrees on thursday. 79 degrees on friday. it looks fantastic for the weekend. michelle: "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up

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tonight, as we come on the air, phoenix prepares for the visit. president trump supporters lining up. thousands gathering at this hour. despite the mayor's request that the president delay his rally, president trump landing in arizona. the republican governor will not attend. we're on the scene. also tonight, the tornado watch right now in the northeast across several states. severe storms moving through. already deadly flash flooding. a family and their dogs strantded on their roof to have. the grim discovery aboard than u.s. navy ship in flooded compartments after that second major collision. bob woodruff is there. and the manhu