that is's where we were for much of the day today. currently, near that 105 degree number around the dc metro area sitting at 105 right now. 105 fredericksburg. 101 in baltimore. 103 and we're baking, for sure, the hottest day easily so far this year and i saw actual high temperature so far of 97 degrees. something else is tracking, the storm to the north. there was severe thunderstorm watch up here. there's going to be boundary coming through here. i think we'll see a good chance for strong storms later this evening. we have one storm in our area. this is right now crossing over the bay bridge, if you're out there towards the bay bridge, you're thinking about cross kin it. it will go across and once you get back down towards cambridge, you'll be okay. another storm down towards saint mary's county. we'll see a better chance of storms tomorrow. strong storms moving likely tomorrow. a much nicer weekend coming up, we'll talk about that as well. >> all right. and the best

to stay inside, if you can. and we have 13 great events that are happening this weekend, this weekend, that are going on inside. we just shared them on our washington facebook page. take a look and share with your friend. >> his life was cut short just days before graduation. today the man accused of killing the state university student richard collins was indicted on first-degree murder charges. he's not yet been charged with a hate crime. tracee wilkins is live with college park with more on why and the evidence that could prove crucial in this case. tracee. >> some of the most compelling evidence in this case happened because the bus stop where he was killed is right there and there were cameras pointed directly at it. so when evidence was given to the grand jury, this can be the most compelling, the fact that there was video of the entire murder.

former student is facing first-degree murder charges of the killing, buoy set university student lieutenant richard collins. some are looking for additional charge. >> it has a very negative effect on the community and the college. in terms of people feeling comfortable, especially, people of color. >> a grand jury indicted if convicted, he's looking at the possibility of life without parole. the victim, collins was a lieutenant in the army stabbed and killed at a bus stop in may, just days before he was expected to graduate from buoy state university. at the graduation ceremony, his dad accepted his son's diploma. the university placed his cap and gown on an empty chair in his image. the image went viral. he followed a white su prem mas calling it to question whether it was a hate crime. >> it's considering the

also racially motivated, you know, hate crimes that have been exploring. >> the state attorney says the fbi is working along with her office, investigating a possible hate crime charge but won't file before it's time. developing a motive is always a challenging aspect of a case. and in this case and in every other case, you can't get it wrong. >> while the university of maryland has taken steps to heel its campus for some it's going to take more than a murder charge to do it. >> not to start community, but other college campuses will have students feeling unsafe, especially students of color. >> i contacted the defense attorney. he said he had no comment, no word yet on when his trial will begin. reporting in college park, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. the case against a former elementary school volunteer who was accused of sexually abusing nearly two dozen children will move forward. he's now satisfied with his legal representation. he

being violated. he is facing 270 charges that are related to producing child pornography. some of the alleged abuse happened in judge si vailian woods elementary in prince georges county. one of the marines killed in this plane crash monday had ties to our area and as authorities continue to investigate the cause of the crash, his family members here in frederick maryland are mourning his death, but also celebrating his life. they shared their thoughts today. >> sergeant william, family refers to him as a marined, marine, part of an elite group that went by the name the raiders bahhalian. >> they were a family. >> the mother, linda, spoke to us by phone and she remember ideal son who grew up to be an ideal service member. . they were headed

redeployment training in arizona saying they had deployed nine times. >> he was a fantastic child he was an excellent marine and he loved the marine corps. >> he joined the corps just after graduating from thomas johnson high school where he played football across. the career in the court following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father, also, marine. he had also been active in fredericks. >> she's greatful for the out pouring of support. >> i want to give my personal thanks to every person that -- when they took their bodies out. >> leaves behind a wife and two children. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. in fredericks, news 4. >> we've got breaking news

video that say shows the shoot out that ended with a one-year-old boy getting wounded. take a look at this video. you can see efrl people and then all of a sudden one of the men started shooting, another person returns fire. this all went down monday night at northeast dc around 13th and i, not far from the h street corridor. police are asking for your help to identify the people that are seen in these shots and on that video. spoke to his mom yesterday. she tells us he is recovering well. the video that you just saw was tweeted out by police chief. he says, no one is going to get away with shooting a baby in dc and promising. at the live desk, new i didn't say lawrence, news four. >> we have developing story

he was working in a habitat for humani humanity. he was taken to a hospital to be rehydrated tas a precaution. mr. carter was working in the hot son and he was encouraging everyone to stay hydrated so they could keep building. president carter is 92 years old now. he has volunteered for habitat for humanity for more than three decades. he recently recovered from a battle with melanoma cancer. president trump is defending his son's meeting with a russian attorney during the campaign. he says most people would have done the same. ahead of the celebration, joint news conference with the french president. mr. trump addressed the controversy with his son. e-mails that were released this week by donald trump, jr. suggest that he took that meeting with the idea that a russian attorney had damaging information

this was part of a russian effort, government effort to help trump. >> research into your opponent. many people call up, we have information on this factor or this person or frankly, hillary, that's very standard in politics. it's not the nicest business in the world. >> the president went on to claim that nothing came out of that meeting. again, he called his son a fine person. >> i want to announce today, that i will be challenging senator, this coming up election here in 2018. >> you'll remember just a month ago, he shocked political observers when he became the republican nominee for governor. this time he hopes to challenge tim cane in 2018. our northern virginia bureau chief was atis

he launched his latest campaign. >> i want to let you know that the era of the kinder gentler republican is over. >> cory stuart about why he wants to get right back into another campaign. he says he wants to keep pushing back against the republican establishment and he wants to try to knock off democratic senator tim cane. >> i'm going to run the most vicious, ruthless, campaign to dethrown of the united states senate. >> in declaring his candidacy so early. he's breaking an unwritten party rule to wait until after november to keep the focus underway. >> that's going to displease a lot of people in the republican party who understand that there's a tough campaign to win for governor this year. all of the focus in virginia has to be on the race. >> good news, very good news. very good news for virginia, but

her are happy about stewart's decision. leaves virginia women for trump. she doesn't think a stewart for senate declaration hurts. >> we all know we have to turn virginia, that's our goal and, you know, as governor, senate, and 2020 again it all works together. i think it can be very good for the government. >> he said he needs a way to campaign early to start fund-raising in virginia and from around the country. >> and i know for a fact there are republicans across this country who are going to be looking for the candidates who will bring down tim kaine. >> a campaign add vieder issued a statement reading right out of the box, he's more focused on name calling than improving virginia live. >> i asked virginia for comment about corey stewart. declined saying, we are focused on the crucial

>> well, the dress code on capitol hill in the speaker's lobby has been a topic of discussion around here for a while now. and there is an indication that there's some changes coming down the pike. house speaker says today that while decor rum is important. there's no need to ban what is accepted contemporary business attire. so female reporters complained on social media that they were barred from entering the private hallway outside of the house, known as the speaker's lobby because they were wearing sleeveless dresses or open toe'd shoes. it does require men to wear jackets and tie, again, in the speaker's lobby. corridor right off the house chamber where a lot of interviews are going on. >> and where there is air conditioning. hey, it's health care redone again. is the

bill getting any more traction than the first round. >> and taking a closer look of how the repeal of obama that impacts both living in our area. >> the link between the your credit score and auto insurance. showing how much y

a hot one out there for sure.

effect for all the metro down to the south and east. that heat index value around 105 degrees. what else are we going to be seeing out there. >> 105, do you see, there it is right there. we have hit the criteria for the heat index, look at fredericksburg around 106, 104 for the river and 101 right now around the baltimore area, yeah, still have that heat that continues to be out there across the region. one of the areas that is always one of the worst places for the heat right on the national mall. that's where you find our amy choe. at least she's in a little bit of shape. you're probably not getting a whole lot of relief from that, are you? >> no, not at all, doug. well, standing in the shade, being in the sun, it all seems pretty unbearable on a day like today. we wanted to measure whether it's actually any better in the shade on hot and humid -- go inside. it's somewhere that has hair, pop sickles and water. >>

water. definitely and a hat. i don't have a hat. >> we had some technical problems there. yes, it is hot out there. and doug will be keeping you abreast of that throughout the afternoon. meanwhile up on capitol hill, it's starting to get less hot for republican who is want to go home in the senate, to go home for their vacation. they have now unvailed their latest plan to repeal and replace obama care. and it's already facing some gop opposition, despite the additions that were added to appease the conservative and the moderate members of the party. let's take a look. so for moderate members. the bill adds $45 billion for the opioid epidemic, something that's hitting a lot of members. and it extends taxes from the affordable care act,lu

meantime for conservatives, the measure would allow you to pay for preem youm with your health savings account and there would also be a option for a cheaper more bare boned plan, which would, as a result, have a higher deductible. two republicans have already come out against this new version, rand paul. he says it's not enough as a way to repeal obama care. susan collins saying both parties should be working together on this. we expect, yet, another, congressional budget score on monday and majority leader mitch mcconnell wants a vote next week. he cannot afford to lose any other grgs op vote. so watch that space. >> as it prepares to take up changes. the news 4 i-team is digging into the impact that's going to happen right here in our area. a recent

action could leads tens of thousands dc residents without health insurance. investigative reporter, jody is here now with how the district would need hundreds of millions of dollars a year to fill this gap, is that right? >> that is. in washington, d.c. was among the nation to implement key parts of the affordable care act. largely, because the district had already been operating its own locally funded health insurance program. now, many of those folks switched over to the federal program, also known as obama care, saving the district millions of dollars. now with congress looking at significant changes. they analyzed just how much it will cost. under the affordable care act, the percentage of uninsured district residents dropped to below 4%. that's the second lowest in the nation. >> my big concern when the trump administration came in and started talking about repealing obama care is how much it's going to cost. what if they're successful. >> he chairs the dc council finance committee and h

research the impact, the repeal of all or a part of obama care could have, both financially and medically. >> what we work from were some of the bills that had been introduced. it would be huge, financially, i think, close to $600 million federal dollars the first year. >> the district would lose an estimated $563 million in federal funding in the next fiscal year if congress repeals the medicaid expansion. by 2028, that jumps to more than a billion dollars lost each year. >> everyone -- the senate is like tli to act, it will be a while. it will be from the bill. i think we have to be prepared for some action that will cost us federal funds. >> evans remembers a time when the district was not flushed with

the district currently operates with a 200 to $300 million surplus each year. >> we'll have to dedicate you are expanding revenue money to that. and we can do that. it would then mean we could not spend it on something else. >> the district would not be able to use reserve funds to handle this. they did not want to earmark a bunch of money in case congress doesn't end up agreeing on anything. they could vot

jody, news 4, i-team. >> we crunched some of the numbers and the impact it could have in maryland and virginia, too. in maryland, the loss of enhanced federal funding for the medicaid expansion could cost more than a billion bucks in the first fiscal year. virginia opted not to expand medicaid but will still feel some significant impacts. nearly 400,000 people in the commonwealth signed up through the federal exchange. and about 80% of those individuals rely on federal subsidies to keep their coverage. children's health programs could take a huge hit, estimated 68 million maryland and about $114 million for virginia. that's also just in the first year. a new high-tech type, high speed train is getting some new attention in our area. why homeowners are worried it's about to become a reality, even

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that's why we have heat advisory. we see it a couple of times this summer. this is the first time we'll see it. a couple more times, too out there right now, you can see the haze, the hot and hue did conditions, 94 degrees. the dew point, however, is at 75 degrees in the city. any time it's above 65, it's rather humid, 75, that's the way you start to see this sweltering heat. notice the temperatures now, 92 fredericksburg, annapolis, coming in at 80 degrees as a result of a shower, quick hitting thunderstorm that came right through the area, knocking them down. look at the heat index, 105 dc. 105 down towards the frederickburg area, to the west of the blue ridge, a little bit better out here. heat index back towards winchester, dew point, much lower here, to the east of the mountain. get across the mountains, that's a good

to escape the heat. maybe over towards the beaches, normally. not today, even the beaches under the heat advisory. we have heat index of 105 degrees. dew point in the 70s. this is going through 8:00 tonight. you want to make sure you're staying cool. a couple of tips for you, they're outside right now, on the storm team 4 weather one of those would be smart not to go outside at all. >> if you don't go outside and you're staying at home. i remember some summers. we didn't have the ac, it wasn't working. here are a look at some tips i've come up with. switch the direction that it's counterclockwi counterclockwise, i'll push the air down on you to make to lifting up the hot air. avoid midday laundry. we'll have that coming up. you don't want to be doing that laundry in the middle of the day. that rises and makes you feel hotter and move to the lower level in your home, close the shade. drinks lots of w

>> that's exactly right. good points there. we'll continue to see hot and humid conditions right on through tomorrow, tracking a couple of storms, i told you about the storm right over the bay bridge, on the eastern side of the bay bridge. another storm down here towards southern portions, likely associated with this, quick hitting to the north. that's really about it. now, we could see a few more. we've got a boundary to the north and some showers back to the west. we could see a line develop and come through our area around 7, 8, 9:00. will it happen, not to optimistic on that happening. but, again, it will help to provide a little bit. here is 7:00, here it is on the computer model showing thunderstorm. starting off some of which could be strong

we'll see hot and humid conditions kontsing right on into the friday. 89 on your saturday. boy, do we get much better weather this weekend, all because of the humidity. much less, 89 on saturday, 90 on sunday, not much of heat index there. 91 on monday. we'll get late next week, guys, right back into the mid to upper 90s. >> it's july. doug, thank you. stones are literally falling off the face of the iconic era in space museum. how that outside issue is saw chance to priceless artifacts inside and what's being done now to fix it. >> i'm adam, talking about high speed rail between dc and baltimore, but not what you might be thinking and is it closer to reality than all of us think. the story coming up. and gang member sentenced for a crime that prosecutors call savage. we hear from a mother as she deals wit h

prosecutors calling it a savage and brutal killing. one of three men accused in a gang murder have learned his fate. >> the victim in this case had his throat cut, his body found on a popular playground in alexandria. >> prosecutors are saying they're part of ms 13. we

message with his ruling. the northern virginia culprit has that story. >> walking out of court satisfied, but not complete. >> sentenced to 30 years in prison. it's been difficult for me, he said. 20 months without my son. 20 months missing my son, crying for him. november 2015, a woman walking her dog in beverly park found him nearly decapitated body in a popular playground. the this-year-old has been stabbed with a knife and machete, some 21 times. >> i think that this crime had unusual in a neighborhood that was incredible peaceful and not use to this kind of violence. >> david,

judge, the pain she has suffered. >> the prosecutor tells me that there are two other defendants in this case, both of whom have pleaded guilty. he says this sends a strong message to ms 13, prosecution were meant to specifically send a signal to ms 13 and they're kind will not be tolerated. >> i lost my son, the killer is in prison and for what, there's no future neither for him or for my son. message from a grieving mom tonight, warning other people to avoid the gang lifestyle to avoid the decision that will leave others in pain. in alexandria. david, news 4. officers arrestedish mail alvarez yesterday in connection to a different crash from a

couple of years ago. he's accused of hitting a student. alvarez is set to be back in court later this month, earlier this week, alvarez, allegedly hit a woman here on south dakota avenue in northeast dc. she's still in the hospital. alvarez has not been charged in that accident. neighbors are nervous about a new construction project, you would be concerned, too if your house was in the path of a proposed high speed train. our transportation reporter adam explains which maryland town is ready to fight the future of travel. >> some say that train is not fast enough. now there's a proposal for a new super high speed rail line through our area. >> over 300 miles an hour running above magnet. this is what's known as the mag

dc to new york is in an hour. sounds pretty great, right. >> about a month ago, one of my elderly neighbors comes up practically in tears and said did you hear about the train that's going to come through and take our homes. >> the project has reached a point where potentially routes are being identified. >> it's not only through communities and schools. >> public meeting just held. the first leg of this train will be between dc and baltimore. while no final decision has been made on any route, buoy could be right in the middle of it all. concerned that the tree line streets here, the home, the golf course, the small town field could be rattled by the new train. >> i am a little bit worried. i really am a little bit worried. i'm under 50. my husband has a stable job. if we had to pick up and move. it would be hardship, but we could do it. my neighbors can. they're in their 70s -- my neighbors can't. they're in their

ops. >> it's really under the radar. >> the company spearheading, saying no decision has been made and the public will have many more chances to weigh in. still that's not riding well here in buoy. >> and if this train comes through, it will decimate the home value and these people will be left destitute. >> in buoy, news 4. >> he's going to be opening a pop up store for one day in georgetown, to sell some brand new tour. the pop up is located at the apparel store on m street in northwest. it will open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. july 21st. that's the day of kendrick's concert at verizon center. >> a

afghanistan trying to get to dc for robotics competition. >> what's next now that they've been allowed to visit. and take a look at the numbers, these are the high temperatures so far today, unofficially, is it 997 dc. 99 in richmond going to be close to that, but i'm also track ago that our families and kids -everwill be safe... good morning. ...safe in their beds... [ sizzles ] -bye! -bye. ...and in the car on the way to school... ♪ ...that our homes and workplaces will be safe... [ shouting ] ...and that when our kids play, the air they breathe and the water they drink will be clean,

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the all female robotics team from afghanistan will get the chance to compete here in dc next week after all, the state department had denied their visa applications twice sparking global outcry, but according to the white house president, trump personally intervened and now the team has their visas. the competition begins on sunday. it's a chance for high school from all over the world to show off their fashion for science and technology. >> it looks like the patomic nationals are striking out. a deal that would have kept the nationals class a affiliate is in danger of falling through. finances are the issue. the current statement is 33 years old and out dated and minor league baseball has imposed a 2019 deadline. find a new home for the patomic nationals and in an interview with invied nova.com, the team's owner said he's looking at other areas i

that includes fairfax and louden county. staying fit for all ages, including kids. news 4 joins us now with how the redskins are getting that message out early. hi, sherry. >> hey. not only are the redskins getting the message out. they're getting the right team together to do it. the prince georges county department of parks and recreation, along with comcast and former star santana moss. >> helping be drilled at the field. the importance of staying fit, one of these big messages, yeah, a chance to work on their football skills, too, the kids getting an inside look at the locker room here. that's the locker, you can see a big heat after moss being involved in events like this now, a passion of him. >> one of the things

doing is trying to make sure that i'm emphasizing these kids more than myself. >> i have camps, being invited to camps. i'm saying, yes, because i understand how valuable that is for these kids to see you. >> turn around. turn around, turn around with me. you've got to put your hand on it. >> and be able to touch you. that's something that it's been about for years any way. we didn't do anything describing it. we wanted to bring the kids closer to have the same dream and as spi ration to let them know that we're just like them. >> and you can really tell how much this means to moss. he also held a question-and-answer session while telling the kids to keep your fingers and toes crossed for a great season here. >> thanks, sherry. >> six major airports, including dulles, involves using a program that uses facial scans to track passengers. just ahead, the privacy concern is being raised by this new technology. >> a

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we just sent out a breaking news alert on the nbc washington app, two former congressional staffers have been indicted in a new photo scandal. you see prosecutors just announced charges against two people. doreen brown, upper marl borrow, obstruction of justice charges. indictment took nude pictures of the iphone of a member of

on social media. he allegedly sat brown lewis some of the pictures and she taped long statements to authorities who were investigating the case. now, the indictment does not name the actual lawmaker, but, again, more is elected to come out about this case. >> i can't wait to walk in winter wonder land. i'm starting to play christmas songs to cool myself off a little bit. >> a lot of people were doing that on my facebook page and twitter page. it's not too long up till we see this. few years ago when we had the nice little blizzard. that was a beautiful blizzard. wasn't it great. that great blizzard of 2016. let's take a look and show you what's happening out there now. far cry from that for sure. we're in the

one of the hottest times of the year near the dc metro area. you can see it right now, and looks and current temperature sitting at 94. winds out of the southwest 14 miles an hour. i did see, we have hit a high temperature so far, 97 degrees, the hottest temperature, yes, so far this year. we could get right back to where we are now, tomorrow. it could be another hot one for sure. look at the heat index. 105 over towards fredericksburg. much less over towards the blue ridge. always, dew point, almost always less, they act as boundary, make its way up and that's why the heat index, the actual 88 degrees right now. we have seen a couple of storms. this one -- another one down towards the county, fizzling out. could see a few more tonight. we're tracking this boundary to the north and notice these back to the west, kind of falling apart. move back in the area. we could see

10:00. that's what i've been watching, otherwise not expecting a whole lot and something i'll continue to watch for you. great day at the pool, early, however, i think we have a better chance of storm in the afternoon, tomorrow, most likely after 2:00. 2:0094 degrees feeling like 1,100. i think we see the clouds and storms roll in. some of the storms could be strong, possibly severe, remember that. high temperatures on saturday and sunday, it's looking great. 90 on sunday. this is -- this, however, not so good. we get back into tupupper 90s. that's something i'll watch right now. here is what i've got my eye on, oh, the beaches, look at that, 86 on your friday, much nicer, 80 degrees on sunday. down in ocean city and down in

delaware. this happened during an exchange, between president trump and the french first lady after nearly an hour-long tour. he turned and said, this is hard to hear, but look at the screen. there are some subtitles. >> for being in good shape. she and the first president met when she was his high school procedure. critics have likened the exchange to other comments that president trump has made about another woman's

but become to what happened in france, it's unclear whether the french first lady had any verbal reaction to this comment. we should note that president trump and melania trump have nearly a quarter century age gap, as well. >> are you willing to submit to a facial scan when you travel overseas the department of homeland security is expanding the facial skand program to include american citizens traveling internationally. the bio metric screeners are currently being tested out at six major airports including here at dulles international. they say it's toward a big brother future of preva zif surveillance. this is the only way to successfully keep track over staying their visas. >> the real problem in immigration today is not so much people coming over the

but people over staying their visas. we don't have a way of tracking that. this will help solve that problem. >> the information gathered on u.s. citizens will be deleted within 14 days, much more on what's been done to protect your privac privacy. >> three months after that viral video over the doctor being dragged off that flight, united is trying out a new system, aimed to -- aiming to cut down on the daily problem of flights that are over sold. they're using a computer program to identify the over sold flights five days in advance. so if you're a frequent flyer with a simple ie t ten rare, if you're -- you'll be rebooked and offered $250 credit. united could then charge more for your seat. we have an important consumer alert for you this evening, your credit sc

driving up the cost of your car insurance. here is a new report released today that shows just how much your credit score effects what you pay. our consumer reporter, susan hogan, is here to explain, hey, susan. >> well, if you have no credit or just recent grad, you could be paying 65% more for car insurance than those of you with excellent credit. wallet hub compares the cost from five major auto insurance companies and used a pair of hypothetical applicants an the other had no credit. so here is how much money those of you with excellent credit can save based on the scenario. 29% with geico. more than 30% with progressive and state farm. 44% with allstate and get this, as much as 50%, with farmer's insurance. now, of course, the information -- the information's insurance institute, that is, they responded to it has to report. told us, using credit scores

nothing new and studies show an individual's credit history is really an indicator of just how likely that person is to file a claim and the potential cost of that claim. so which company was the most transparent with their customers about using credit information and more importantly which insurance company relies on your credit data the most. let's go to our nbc washington app right now and search "car insurance". >> good tips. >> it has drawn tourist from around the world for the past 40 years. >> the air and space museum is in need of a major make over now. still ahead. >> because the stones are falling off. wh's going to be daton

tonight fifth annual march on washington film festival kicks off and leon harris in sees the opening ceremony in northeast dc. this festival is the first event of its kind to use the art to honor the untold stories of unsung heroes of civil rights error. they're still available, you'll find that in the nbc washington app open it up and search march on washington. >> the

commission is holding meetings to get a new design of the national war national world war i memorial. they're looking at two possible locations for the national desert storm and desert shield memorial. the location is near the lincoln memorial or in arlington national cemetery. >> this is one of the most visited museums in the world. it's based more than showing its age. tom sherwood takes a look at the new efforts to protect its priceless exhibit. >> i like when i went into the dark universe. it looked like you were actually in spaceship.

huge problems now. the tennessee case in the building are buckling, covered walkways are up to protect tourist, all of the slabs have to be replaced. the museum is seeking $100 million just to start. priceless artifacts are at risk, if nothing is done. >> unfortunately if you come through the museum during or after heavy rain, we'll have buckets and rain pails out, which is, obviously, detrimen l detrimental. >> director chris brown is former navy pilot. he helped run dulles and reagan national airport before rejoining the museum and rebuilding the wall, the utility, the exhibit. >> the artifacts in this building have an incredible wild factor. temperature and humidity are critical to the care of these national artifacts. we hope to start reconstruction early next year and it will last six years the plan

much of the museum open. >> mf of our guests. on the national mall, tom sherwood, news 4. dangerous heat for you and your family temperatures, we're in weather alert mode, when you factor in the humidity it feels like 105 degrees in a lot of places. >> we're tracking threat of heavy rains, take a look at radar, it is lightening up. there are a chance for storms tonight and even bigger chance tomorrow it cools us off. we have coverage on air and online. >> let's start with doug in storm center 4 tracking the conditions right now and looking at what's next for us,

we may see a few develop later on this evening. during the day tomorrow. so once again, i'll continue to watch that, nothing around our region right now, temperatures tomorrow, very close to where they are today. still hot tomorrow, strong storms likely tomorrow, we'll talk about that and a much nicer weekend. what does that mean, well, i've got your forecast for you. we'll see you back here in about