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>> down to seven. a closer lookdet pre trump's short list of supreme court possibilities. and imagine going out to take out the trash andin discover this. >> i thought it was a dog. >> nobody was hurt but several families are now without a roof over their heads. the strong storms coming on day five of a holiday heat wave. >> we've got game coverage as a lot of you are getting ready to celebrate the fourth of july >> it going to be a little more comfortable but it is splitting hairs. the hottest day of the year with the highs at 97 and feelingt

ab110 degrees. tomorrow will feel anywhere from 100 to 103 degrees. in addition to the heat and humity, we ha the pop-up thunderstorms. take a look at thisvideo. time lapses. we created this time lapse over this thunderstorm over dulles causing this problem. this is what we'll see tomorrow me of the widely scattered, even isolated showers and storms. here's what i'm tracking on the radar. some very isolatedshowers. this was an impressive thunderstorm about 30 minutes or so ago. it has really fizzled out. a lone shower inorthern fauquier county. 87 right now. 80 degrees at 7:00 a.m. completely dry tomorrow rning. so the parade is looking good. the nats day isooking good.

what about the afternoon barbecues and evening fireworks? i have new information coming in and i'll have the latest with future weath in 15 minutes. >> all right. we'll see you then. d.c. is crowded ahead of the fourth of july festivities. >> some people braved the high heat and humidity and went out and enjoyed the rehearsal today. others will be out enjoying the fireworks. >> from the nationalmall, tourists visiting from warm clim fes were in a bit of a shock tonight. >> that's right. when oou're here on the national mall interviewing people, you never know whogh yo run into. we talked from people from louisiana and new thmexico. were very surprised about this washington weather. but no one we spoke to tonight said they would change their plans because of the heat. dress rehearsals a

must-see in d.c. but in the heat, yes. crowds armed wit chairs and water bottles made their way to the west lawn and some planned to come back wednesday, too. >> how can you miss it? the best fireworks in the world. >> the evening is a hot one. notf a lot people on the mall but there were some playing soccer, riding bikes, segways, even jogging. many tookta adv of this water station. this family is here for the fireworks no matter what. >> we've been out here all day dealing with the heat. we're used to the dry climate. >> will the heat change your plans? >> it hasn't yet. >> the security check points are in place for a day of celebration. and workers are putting thein fini touches on the grand

stand for the independence day parade on constitution avenue. the national parks service is prepared for a big crowd. rangersisant vors to be prepared, too. they've come from new orleans. a littlend heat humidity won't change their plans. >> it is really hot and i don't like it. >> we'll be here tomorrow. >> no matter how hot it is. >> no matter how hot it is. >> no matter how hot it is. i have to tell you, we got a nice breeze so it is feeling a little cooler on the national ma. i was abl to take my kids to the capital 4th concert year. it was a lot of fun. the gates open at it00. s free and open to the public. lo to do here tomorrow. >> all right. thank you. folks, if you plan to attd any of the celebrations tomorrow, you'd better prepare for roads closu all around the national mall. take a look. you see the areas in red. they will be closed before you

even wake up tomorrow morning. these closures take effect at 5:00 apple. as our heat wave continues, tro is making changes to help commuters cope. the transit agency will allow rirs to carry water on trains and buses again tomorrow. something that's not usually allowed. we're told the chillers in all the indoor metro stations are also working right now. a day of sweating, hoping and finally getting relief ift one p of xanld rhea. a major power outage has left thousands without electricity on this hot day. tonight all the power has been restored. at the height of the outage, nearly 7,000 customers were er without p and without air conditioning. minion energy says a passing truck it powerlines, causing them to come crashing down in this area. n evidence tonight, two years after an explosion in new york centralark left a norn

virginia teen badly injured. the new york city police released this videof a plastic bag that exploded in the park in 16. nnor who was 19 years old at the time, the graduate hadeen visiting new york for the holiday when he jumped off a rock in th park. doctors had to amputate both his legs. they said it was actually a home made explosive but no o has ever been arrested for this. police have offered a $40,000 rewas. investigatell nbc news, they have little information about just who didthis. meanwhile, back home, new details after a deadly house fire inld f. what was left of a charred out home on bry hill road today. two people were renting the place. firefighters found man inside dead. investigators say they don't know if the second person was there at the time. it appea the fire started in a bedroom and it caused $400,000

in damages. >> there are new charges tonight for a maintenance worker from fairfax county schools. rard thompson had already been accused of threatening a co-worke now he's facing an additional t charge. the alleged incidents are from august and september of last year. he workedum at ar of schools in the system. he has since been suspended. anal emoti day for "gazette" employees. president trump ordered the flags ordered to half-staff in honor of the five people were murdered in annapolis last week. the white house says p lsident trumered the flag to be dalowered. yest the mayor of annapolis said the presidentefused his requests. they remained lowered through sunset this evening. it comes am n chilling details about the newsroom

shooting rampage. according to our news partner, police could hear the cell phones of the people who had been killed ringing in the otherwise silent newsroom. amid the crying, there are a lot of questions. the maryland governor larry hogan said his office is investigating why more legal action was not taken years ago after the suspect's alleged threat. the alleged gunman had a longstanding grudge with the pape he remains locked up tonight. in d.c., a close call after a food truck caught fire at the height of the lunch hour today in southwest. we still don't know what staaled this. this is at fourth and e street not too far from the national mall. bystanders took these videos with their cell phones and witnesses say it took only seconds for this truck to be engulfed in a beautiful fire. working inside, he's able to escape wit m onlyor injuries.

turning to politics and a decision that could shape m policybe even the culture for generations to come. a short list for the supreme court has gotten even shorter. seven candidates arender consideration. they include utah senator mike lee and the d.c. court of appeals judge brett cavanagh. they also include two women. the appellate court judge and the sixth circuit court of appeals. the white house sti keeping the list confidential. sarah sanders confird that mr. trump is still reviewing ndidates. new reaction from the white house after a mother confront the embattled leader of the environmental protection agency. a spokesperson for president trump calls reports against scott pruitt troublesome. yesterday, kristin and her family were at a restaurant when they spotted pruitt. he walked over with her

2-year-old son. listen. >> they said they left the restaurant before she got bacer to seat. pruitt is in 13 ethics vehicles. the president is said to be concerned about the probe but has nothing to announce at this time. next, risky rescue. why it could take tonths get a young soccer team trapped in a land.d cave back on dry >> plus, a local man takes out the trash only to find this creeping in his backyard. creeping in his backyard. >> and a dangerous hea wavet

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now to the race againe t that has been watched around the world. all of it centering around challenging task of rescuing 12 boys and their soccer coach out of a flooded cave in thailand. they've been trapped there for more than a week. rescuers got in by scuba diving and took them food and water. ere are several options being considered to save them. one is bringing them oxygen tanks and showing them how to dive.

but the tight spahe and t murky water making it difficult. divers say it could take weeks, even a month to rescuer ne. they are trammed two and a half miles underground. heavy rain is in the forecast. the thai officials have been pumping water from that cave 24/7. >> take a look at this video. the centreville man thought it was a big black lab getting into his trash can but he realized it was a black bear. officials believe it ishe same bear spotted last week in another neighborhood. >> barry turner of centreville was much calmer than many of use might be when went to take out trash monday night and saw a bear. backing out of his trash bins. >> he is shoulder deep into that trash can. >> i gathered my things up.

my trash canas knocked over and i thought it was a dog iner the and i stepped closer. and a bear pulls out of the trash can and kind of, steps back and looks at me. >> the close encounter was captured by his home security system. >> i look at him for what i think is too long. i look at the video again. i probably should have backed away sooner. >> he has lived at the home woodgate circle for years. it runs along the rocky run creek. >> never seen bear. a lot of different animals but the bear is now checked off my list of wildlife that i might see in fairfax. >> the bearom sighting one week after this bear was spotted steps away from a parking garage on route 28 inhe andez. he said when he talked to animae control,said it is possible all of these reports may involve people t seeing

same young bear. in centerville, news4. >> does this bear have a segway? >> he's covering a lot of territory. >> the enter a gentry fiving the neighborhood. >> the entire northeast really -- >> ost crews are dealing with wdfires in california, utah and colorado. fierce flames have blackened thousands of acres and forcednyo eople out of their home. >> a fire fight in three >> we don't have fires now. we have mega fires. >> in colorado, the spring fire has destroyed more than 100 homes. a wall of flame ravaged everything in its way.he experts say region is vulnerable. >> we have all six forests susceptible. >> the utah fire has spread

crapidly. >> knge overnight. we went from a few hundred acres to30,000 in a few ho>>s. residents could do little but watch and wait. >> the wind got under it again. >> fes are burning in california where flames have blackened more than 70,000 acres west of sacramento. >> we saw the spread that we woul normally only see in the early and late fall. >> the weather is not expected to help refighters. forecasters predict higher temperatures ts weekend. >> it is still pretty early in the season for tse fires. it seems like we're seeing more and more of them. >> we need rain. the wind and the dry weather aren't helping. in our area, what is going to happen tomorrow? ficult forecast only about a 20% chance that we're seeing any storms for your fourth of july holiday. what that means, it ruins two

peoplean's and eight people's plans are fine. no impact. but the for everybod it is mug yiflt it feels like 100 degrees, even aittle hotter. maybe a heat advisory is issued fowashington and arlington. most of us will not be in heat advisory conditions. take the heat seriously. make sure you're drinking lots of water. if you're going to be outside for a long time, wear light, looseitting clothing. only a 20% chance and i don't thk we'll see any storms for fireworks. we need the sun to help fl storms. and right around 8:30 for the fireworks, we'll keep our fingers crossed. you can follow me on and twitter.

and this is a storm that i would t cancel my plans. just have a back-up plan in the back of your mind. this isow hot it feels like outside. 95 degrees in washington. 88 in frederick. and here's your feels like teeratures. i' starting you off at noon. we're feeling about 100 degrees. 4:00 p.m., feeling like103. and then feeling about 96. 10:00p.m., the displays are wrapping up. still feeling about 92 degrees outside. here's the latest fure weather. this model just came in about ten minutes ago and it keeps us virtually dry. 7:00 a.m., a mix of clouds and we have a mix of clouds and single across the area. and remember, it's hot. it is feeling about 100 degrees. 2:00 p.m., notice the very isolated showers. it starts toevelop inouthern maryland. could those thunderstorms and

isolate showers be further back to the north and west? yes, they could. with the wind direction out of the southeast, i think the best chance is in southern maryland around fredericksburg and through the northern neck. still looking good for fireworks. by 9:00 p.m., this is chief fireworks time. again, a very c lownce for fireworks tomorrow. if you're heading for the pool, that a great idea.ma sure you take some breaks in the shade. for fireworks, you can see the temperatures in the 80s with that very, very small rain chance. as we look to thursday, a bit of a better chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms with high temperatures around 90. you want to count on rain and storms on friday.

beautiful saturday and sunday. mid 80s on sunday. >> it will be rough. coming up in sports, not a happy time forhe t

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believe me. the nats continued as thex red played game two at nationals park. that man is trying to keep cool. the ball club has been cold enoughnn ta roarke facing nunez. tanner roarke helps himself. he takes to it left. that brings in a run. the rbi single. back in it within one. he must have angered the red sox. later, xander bogaerts deunload. to center. he allows nine runs.

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