we'll be searching for ways to cool down todaymkç as we de with this extreme heat and humidity. it's already hot out there at 6:00 a.m. and the heat index will be finding more numbers going higher. triple digits in the hours ahead. we begin with storm team meteorologist chuck bell with a miserable forecast he's putting together for today and on into the weekend. >> you got to really like it hot if you are going to find a way to enjoy weather like this. even people who playó16 tennis run outside a lot of times take these days off. i was out running yesterday and it was tough sledding out there yesterday. right now, mostly clear sky out there. a couple of fair weather clouds out there. nothing major. 77 degrees and it's only 6:00 in the morning. expect a big jump in temperatures. i'll show you the hours-by-hour break down in a few minutes. heat index this afternoon of 100

isolated storm today. a much better chance of strong, and severe storms tomorrow afternoon. today, high temperature of 95 degrees. heat indexes up near 100. coming up in ten minutes we'll give you the beach forecast. looking good at the beach jack taylor. how are roads holding up on thursday? >> not too bad. live look at i-95, it's just crowded.r +v not a huge delay. it's truly volume. lorton, off obto the shoulder. metro this morning, surge number three: shut down between braddock road and national airport through july 11th. kmorng, silver and orange, single tracking. you can expect delays in both directions. back to you. >> jack taylorfvin for melissa. chuck talked about it. ) is here now.

molette green is out in the thick of it this morning with tips for us. smiling through the heat, molette. >> oh, yeah. there are just a few joggers out. one guy didn't have on much clothing. i guess that's his way to beat the heat. the best time to exercise outdoors, early in the morning or later in the day. it's really muggy. kind of hard to breathe. i'm pretty much a healthy person, not exercising, so the duck paddle boats have having a better time than i am. here's what we can all do to beat the heat. it is number one. drink more water. that's what we need to do. before going to bed, gusle down an extra glass of water after you've been drinking water all day. try your best to avoid caffeinated drinks. it's hard for us to dovfyl on t morning shift and avoid the salty foods and don't forget to check on the elderly and the most vulnerable. those at high risk with breathe th conditions. coming up at 6:45. we're going tor

he says he's seeing more people coming into the emergency room and we're going to talk about the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. that is the latest, live from along the tidal basin, i'm molette green. we've learned that extra pepco employees are on the clock today to make sure they are available if your ac stops krarnging out a cool breeze. you might want to double check you don't have any furniture blocking your vents. leave your thermostat at 78 degrees today. cooling centers are open across the d.c. area today. in prince george's county along there are 25 different locations where anyone can go to cool down. homeless shelters in montgomery county will stay open to provide a cooling space. we have a map on our website right now. just go to

and search cooling centersful. two deadly shootings, black men killed by white police officers within two days of each other. police are protesting -- people are protesting rather in minnesota and louisiana. they are dpang justice. erica gonzalez is live with the most. >> protests in minnesota right now after a black man was fatally shot by a white police officer and the disturbing scene was uploaded to social media. we need to warn you this video is very graphic. he was shot during a traffic stop outside minneapolis last night. he was with a woman and a child in the car. that woman was apparently his girlfriend. and captured the entire incident on video in which she's heard telling the officer he had a license ton, carry and was reaching for the permanent and i.d. he had been asked for. the saint anthony police department said a handgun was recovered from the scene and that the

on paid administrative leave. back to you. new protests over the deadly police shooting of a black man in baton rouge, louisiana.=hfg 37-year-old alton sterling was killed tuesday. protesters gathered for peaceful protests for hours near where the shooting happened after a vigil there last night. there is new avoid of the shooting. a warning to you it can be disturbing to watch. the video shows officers pinning him to the ground and one of them shoots sterling several times. those officers are both on administrative leave right now. the video is a closer angle than what we saw yesterday and it's prompted an investigation by the u.s. department of justice. another development here. that shooting in baton rouge. t.bac. police officer is on over comments he made on line about the shooting. norman brooks facebook posts have been deleted butc.

subject of a law enforcement investigation and an internal review. he's been with the department it is 6:06 and today a fourth baltimore police officer heads to court for trial. lieutenant brian rice is the highest ranking officer to be charged in freddie gray's death. another agency will take a look at plans to prevent people from jumping the white house fence by making it taller.v:,s the national capital planning commission will review plans this afternoon to increase the fence height from six feet to nearly 11 feet. the change was proposed after multiple security breaches where people have climbed over the barrier. last month the u.s. commission of fine arts also gave approval. fbi director james comey will testify before a house committee today about the hillary clinton clinton email investigation. he announced on tuesday he wou

her for her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. attorney general loretta lynch accepted that recommendation yesterday. the hearing before the house oversight committee gets under way at 10:00 this morning. today, a judge will hear a federal class action lawsuit brought by a virginia republican delegate. beau corell doesn't want to vote for donald trump. but according to state law, he's required to vote for the state's primary winner. they are saying corell new the rules before becoming a delegate and now he's trying to under mine thousands of voters at the last minute. tonight's public meeting gins at 6:30 at the roslynn spectrum center on kent street. the heat -- >> well, and that's -- what

to a story about the proposal to put gondolas on the potomac river to go between %wájrosslyy georgetown, the idea is tof2igi alleviate traffic. you can attend the meeting about the program. architectsjizj are conducting feasibility studies to find out whether people would even use something like this. >> much of an interconnected transit system is possible so we're looking to get as close to the rosslynn metro station as possible. >> the public meeting begins at 6:30. look live at the tidal basin this morning. we've seen some joggers out there running. like two. all morning. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is preparing you for the day ahe

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good morning, everybody. day number three in our heat wave is under way. temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s already. hour-by-hour temperatures look at the steep climb. we'll be 90 degrees by lunchtime today. with afternoon:nz highs in the to mid 90s. heat index values near 100 degree. you are going to find your cool place and get into it. maybe you are going down to the c temperates

temperatures are in the mid 70s you can always get in there. only a slight chance for a shower on saturday. when do our rain chances peak, i'll give you the five-day forecast in ten minutes. let's check with jack taylor. >>. >>m(g metro is the lead story. surge number three,t blue and yellow line will be closed between braddock road and national jápzñairport. we have orange and silver lines single lining. we had earlier work i-270 and the montgomery village. we have got slow traffic across the area. . now police say they know who killed an alexandria father and have a warrant out for an arrest. residents packed the charles

houston rec center last night to talk about his murder. the 23-year-old was killed last saturday and police believe it was retaliation for another murder back in june. neighbors also voiced their frustrations about the recent spike in violence in alexandria's west old town neighborhood. >> somehow the city has withdrawn this community and it's drawn a big bull's eye around the community to say if you want to create mayhem, come here. >> chief cook has said he consulted with the city manager about increasing the size of the police force. d.c. police are looking for additional victims in a child sex abuse case. officers arrested larona steele this week. they say she lured children into her home with the promise of ice  her victims to perform sexual acts on her. police know

victimized in her home on clay place in northeast. if you know anything about these or additional cases, call police. 22-year-old gregory butler admitted to cutting a fire hose being utilized -- used to extinguish this fire at a cvs drug store. butler faces a maximum of five years in prison five people are seriously hurt after a crash that flipped a car in northeast d.c. this is what the intersection of 18th and c streets looked like yesterday afternoon. an suv and a car collided there blocking traffic for hours. one person was critically hurt. that intersection is back open. if you feel like your student takes too many tests, you are not alone. a new report from a maryland state commission suggested cutting the number of tests in public school systems. two other recommendations, spread it out over several periods.

oversee the tests. school districts have until september to respond. now to the countdown to the rio olympics. a group of u.s. olympians has agreed to undergo monitoring for potential zika virus exposures. researchers want to identify risk factors and find out where it persists in the body. they will evaluate how long it lasts in a person's system. six more athletes have punched their tickets to the rio de you can't narrow -- janeiro. they will compete on the hammer throwing team. you might be thinking about a trip to the playground right now but with the heat outside we're warning everyone to be but hot surfaces on

equipment which can be dangerous they can reach temperatures of much as 130 degrees fahrenheit on a hot day like this and not only that, children have more delicate skin and don't always know to move their hands and the seat belt bulk gets hot tood?b0 adults and children. try to staying cooler can cost you. how do you protect your bottom line in the days ahead? >> here's the deal. if you have air conditioning and you set the temperature low, you are not only wasting a ton of energy, you are also wasting a ton of money. so here's a couple of cool tips for you. set your thermostat to 78 degrees. according to energy experts foì% every degree a thermostat is set below that, cooling costs increase by 6%. use appliances at offea

offer a time of use rate which will allow you to save money by using your appliances at hours of the day when most people aren't using electricity. extreme heat can take a toll on your car and cost you big time if you don't check your fluid. coolant, if it too low it can cause overheating. blistering and other damage to them. mechanic. according to the department of energy, if you close all of your blinds and shades, this could actually reduce the amount of energy and heat in your home by 45%. all my blinds are closed. trying to keep it cool. best you can. and everyone else you can, chuck, try to stay cool. >> if the sun is streaming

through the window, that's a good chance to keep it out of your house if you close your blinds. there's the d.c.'s communications tower there along georgia taef and there's the sun in a gunky haze-filled sky this morning. 77 degree in arlington, virginia. the overall impact will be moderate today. take it easy and slow things )6ñ a 3n afternoon that you are today. a better chance of stronger storms coming our way tomorrow. the humidity is in the dangerous zone for today and for tomorrow as well. so stay properly hydrated. avoid alcohol and caffeine. on saturday, getting a little better. still going to be a hot one. cooling breeze and falling humidity and by sunday things are looking much, much nicer. here's a little rain threat down to our south and west now. that ripple in the atmosphere is a reason we have a better thans

had the last couple of days for a cooling rain shower. between 4:00, 5:00 in the p metro, you can tell it's hit-and-miss. rain chances about 30%. that's about all you can count on today. by 7:00, 8:00, things will be quieting down once again. for today, owe press civil hot. tomorrow, thunderstorms could pack quite a punch. between 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, that's when the little weather front comes through here. it's not going to cool us down much. it could spark some strong storms. we'll be watching that very carefully tomorrow. there's your five-day forecast on into the week. finally cooling down and turning less humid on sunday. there's four thing you need to know at 5:31 and bring down the types of severe weather at

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n s we're seeing temperatures flirting with 80 degrees at 6:30 going to get hotter as we endure this heat wave. >> these kids may have the right idea when it comes to keeping cool. area pools and fountains can be a fun way to keep the stress of the heat getting to you and your family. not everyone can spend the day splashing around in a pool. a lot of people have to work in this heat. utility workers are just some

them. >> how long can you wear those on a day like today? >> until we get the job done. it's what we got to do to keep the electricity on and the system upgraded. >> prince george's paramedics are pretty busy too. they keep an eye out for people struggling in the heat and humidity. their rems to drink a glass to a bottle of water every hour. >> with he need to drink a whole heck of a lot of water and do everything we can to stay indoors. this is dangerous heat. >> check on your elderly neighbors and your friends who don't have air conditioning. make sure your pets are cool and comfy as well. outside for today, hazy sunshine start to finish, the four things you need to know about the weather. you'll be sweating it out again today. heat index is near 100 degrees. tomorrow, likely to be the peak

[000:31:59;00] worse tomorrow. the humidity break we're all hoping for arrives on sunday. planning out your day today, temperatures will be near 90 degrees at noontime with a heat index in the mid to upper 90s. highs today, around 3:00, j 4:00, heat index near 100. your high today 95 in downtown washington. we'll detail more about the storm chances tomorrow coming up in a few more minutes. right now, it's jack taylor's turn. >> virginia, 95, northbound, activity in the express lanes in lorton grabbing a lot of attention. chopper 4 was flying through silver spring in bethesda. i believe they might be headed toward the scene of a crash upped near the i-2 c. and the rail lines, blue and

yellow braddock and national airport. let me give you another bit of avp#fic update here. we're getting a picture from the scene in southeast d.c. the eastbound lanes of suitland parkway and firth sterling avenue that have been closed for some time now. we got word about 15 minutes ago, 5:00 this morning, a person had been rushed to the hospital after being hit by a car in this area of southeast d.c. the driver of that vehicle took off. one person transported to the hospital with serious injuries there. again, those lanes closures, that's eastbound lanes at suitland parkway and firth sterling parkway back in southeast. >> a push to ban smokeless tobacco is making its way to d.c. the goal is to set examples for

young fans. we have >> if you take a lock at the security and courtesy policy in national park, you can see that smoke sg not permitted in public areas. if a bill under consideration by the d.c. council is passed, that ban would apply to all areas of the stadium, including dug outs and locker rooms and it would include smokeless tobacco. the ban would apply to players as well as u1ynspectators, the could not chew or dip. if passed, the bill would ban smoking and smokeless tobacco at all these venues. five cities have similar rules. boston, new york, san francisco, los angeles, and chicago. now the council is also considering a second bill that

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it's stupid to right here. we'll be near 90 degrees by lunchtime today with afternoon highs in the mid niepts so shorts andúynç t-shirts and sunglasses and sunscreen and most important of all, carry that water bottle around with you as well. a chance for rain today, but more for tomorrow. we have a 95 in maryland update with mr. taylor. >> chopper 4 is trying to location the accident activity 95 northbound. here is your low traffic. 95 in lorton in the express lane, there had been some earlier activity in the right shoulder. we should have all travel lanes open. that was the only reason for your slowdown moving into lorton.

back to you. in the heat out there. it's muggy out of here. what an emergency room doctor is seeing as a result of this heat wave. we're watching a developing situation in minnesota right now where protesters are out after a deadly officer involve d man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot.

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>> humidity climb. if you haven't started your morning jog, you might want to cancel. the heat index will be pushing triple digits before the day is done. >> we've sent chuck bell out into this heat. here's the conditions. you are an avid runner. are you going to run today? >> dog and i ran yesterday.n-qv we took our shade breaks. we're been constitution and 17th. we laid there on the nice cool grass before the few minutes before resuming running. it's a hazy-filled sky out there. temperatures already 80 degrees. it's going to be a sweat box to be outside today and even worse tomorrow. so when does the cooler air get here? your ten-day forecast at 6:51.

>> as chuck has been telling us, it's already feeling muggy o there. we're in day three of this heat wave. news 4 molette green picks up our team coverage from the tidal basin in southwest. good morning to you. >> good morning. we've got lots of joggers out here early getting in their runs before the heat cranks%3ñ) up. the timing is always, you know, tricky. every time we come on the air, the joggers have already gone by. here's what we need to to do whether we're jogging or going down an extra glass before going to bed. avoid the caffeine. and the salty snacks, they are not good for this kind of weather and staying hydrated. then check on the elderly and those most vulnerable, those with breathing conditions and ailments. already, doctors tell mepoáthey are seeing more patients coming

into the er and, of course, you need to watch for those signs ofz3j hea exhaustion and then get to the heat exhaustion and geta3p tha treated before it turns into heat stroke. some of the things to look out for, excessive sweating and tiredness, watch for nausea. those are some of the warning signs, red flags, and of course we want to tell you about the cooling centers that are open across. there are 25 in washington, d.c. and homeless shelters are staying open. staying indoors if you can. for a complete map, check out our website, nbc washington.com and search cooling centers. that is the latest live along the tidal basin. back to you.

ep clock to respond to any problems you may have with your ac. leave your thermostat at 78 degrees. we found out every degree below that mark comes with an estimated 6% cost pqzhjump. >> there are dozens of places to go to beat the heat today. there's dozen of cooling centers open. check out the map we put together on the nbc washington.com page. search cooling centers. posted on facebook as well. a judge will hear a federal class action lawsuit broughtj-v a republican delegate forx:i[÷ virginia. he doesn't want to vote for donald trump. according to the state law, he and other republican delegates are required to vote for the /-r winner. they are saying he's trying to under mine thousands of voters

at the last minute. protesters are men shot and killed by white police officers less than 24 hours after a deadly shooting in minute -- louisiana, is happened in minnesota. we have the latest developments. >> a protest ds in minnesota after a black man was fatally shot by a white police officer and the disturbing scene was uploaded to social media. we want to show you some live pictures outside the governor's mansion in minneapolis. people have been protesting all night. this all comes after that video surfaced. we want to show that this is this very graphic video. the video of solando castd eel was streamed on facebook live by his girlfriend in the car with him. a child in the car as well. he was shot during a traffic

stop times yelling frantically. the woman telling the officer that caste le had a license to carry and department said the officer involved is on paid administrative leave. back to you. there were also big protests overnight over alton sterling's shooting. he was shot and killed by3wf;;uq officers in baton rouge, louisiana, on tuesday,=& protesters gathered peacefully for hoursañ overnight near wher the shooting happened. before that, there was a candelight vigil. there is new avoid of the shooting and a warning to you that it can be disturbing. the video shows officers pinning him to the ground and one of them chutes several -- shoots sterling several times. the officers are both on administrative 5;fzrleave.

this new video is a closer angle it has prompted an investigation by the u.s. department of justice. i smis poke earlier but it was a d.c. firefighter, not a loifer who is on administrative leave right now/6)&' for somethe posted on line on baton rouge. his facebook posts have been deleted. he's now the subject of a law firm investigation and an been with the fire department since 2007. today, you could learn more about a project to bring gondolas to rosslynn and georgetown. it would travel across the potomac river. the idea is to alleviate traffic by using the weather. architects are conducting a feasibility study to find out if people would use something like a gondola. >> we're looking to get as close to the ross lynn metro station as possible. ideally you would come in=

pl elevator or escalator right down into the metro station. >> there's a public meeting that starts at 6:30 at the ross lynn spectrum center on kent street. >> interesting concept. >> see if people would use it. >> cost would be a key factor. >> i would do the gondola boat that would be fun. accordion with a guy singing to you. >> i need somebody with a fan today? >> now, there's a good idea. take your biggest fan along with you today. the weather is really going to slow you down later on this afternoon. it will have a moderate impact on anything you wanted to do outside, so take your shade breaks. heat indexes again today up near a -- triple digits. there's chances of showers between 3:00 and early this evening. right now, n>x 77 degrees with

southwest wind f1 o. heat indexes, this is our future, 2:00 this afternoon, heat index between 95 in winchester andk.)k 103 in charlottesville. there are showers moving down into far south southwestern west virginia. it may jern rate a stray shower. the leading edge of that rain chance moving into eastern parts of central virginia andk9 the shenandoah valley. it's akx better chance5kybez ge rain than yesterday. tomorrow, a better chancei4 for thunderstorms. some of them could be strong tomorrow. main threat tomorrow will be possibility of damaging winds and periods of heavy rain. through friday, 2:00 tomorrow, storm threat coming right through the heart of the metro

between about 3:00 and moving into southern maryland after 5:00 or 6:00. keep in mind, some of those storms tomorrow may pack quite a punch. sweltering today ac,]u tomorrow. still hot. the real humidity break arrives for sun and monday. unfortunately, jackn0 taylor wl be right back into the heat and humidity by the middle of next way through it. chopper 4 on prince george's county on 197, east of powder mill road, we had traffic getting by with police direction. if this is a normal path of travel, be aware. fire and rescue have yet to arrive on scene. also a late crash on 395. northbound getting beyond duke street. authorities are on9ls scene. they have taken the left lane -- apparently two cars were involved in this minor fender bender. way. it's really hot.

back to you. here t conference by gaithersburg police in which they are expected to give us some more details in the murder of christian morales that happened last month. we understand that3bv two teenas have been arrested in qek with his death and we're expected to learn there are still two other suspects wanted in connection with his death. we will have a crew at the press conference and we'll have much more of an upcoming up. lieutenant brianc.6xx rice e fourth baltimore police officer to go on trial for the death of freddie gray. he is the highest-ranking officer charged. he's opted to have his case heard by the judge instead of the jury.

gray died a year ago after a neck injury while in police dud. white house fence. they will review a plan to raise it to 11 feet. fbi director james comb by will testify before a house committee this morniíç2rz aboute hillary clinton email investigation. he announced on tuesday that he would not recommend charges against clinton for her use of private email servers while she was secretary of state. attorney general loretta lynch accepted that recommendation yesterday. and8v here are four things know before you head out the door this morning. this afternoon, the public can weigh in on a plan to ban smoking and smokeless tobacco at all d.c. sporting venues, including nats park. as we just said the fbi director will appear in front of a house committee on capitol hill today. he's likely to face tough questions over his findings in the hillary clinton email investigation and this disturbing video prompting new protests over white police officers shooting and killing black men.

a traffic stop in minnesota. the officer who shot him is on paid leave. make plans to stay in the a.c. today. we're in the middle of a heat wave that could push the heat index close to 100 degrees. find a list of cooling centers open our washington app. forecasted high, 95 today, 97 tomorrow. tomorrow could have some stronger thunderstorms in the afternoon. we'll keep an eye out you. >> i'm calling out sick. >> no, you are not.

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with the energy you need. good morning. breaking news. another deadly police shooting. this one during a traffic stop in minnesota. the victim's girlfriend streaming the immediate aftermath live online. >> he just shot his arm off. >> i told him to get his hand off of it. >> you told him to get his driver's license. please don't tell me he's dead. >> protest erupt overnight while new video surfaces of the fatal shooting in louisiana. the justice department now joining that investigation. showdown on capitol hill. the director of the fbi set to testify before congress this