right now, the dc area is under a severe thunderstorm

watch. first alert meteorologist erica grow has the latest on our yellow alert. >> bruce, the severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9:00. you can see the line of thunderstorms that is moving toward the beltway on doppler 9000. severe thunderstorms already rolled through the hagerstown area. look at how the lightning strikes have really diminished, though, in the past hour. we have practically no lightning strikes anymore. that's a good indication that that particular thunderstorm cell is losing its energy. i think that's the reason also that the severe thunderstorm warning was not extended for that particular thunderstorm cell. everything is moving at about 20 to 25 miles per hour. even though we don't have much in the way of lightning anymore, we still have very heavy rain and the heaviest downpours are just starting to make their way into the city of frederick. we're going to be looking for some very heavy rain through the next half hour to minutes, as this heaviest cell moves through. right along route 340 is going to be rough. 15 through leesburg is also going to be very challenging.

we still have this severe thunderstorm warning we're continuing to track for you, centered over upperville, moving to the east at 20 miles per hour. front royal, the worst of it is over for you, but this is moving into northern folkier county and southern lowden county. most of this is not going to be as intense as would merit a severe thunderstorm warning. you might get some hail. you might have some strong winds, but 60 mile-an-hour winds, not very likely. quarter-sized hail, that's also criteria for severe thunderstorms. it doesn't look like you'll see that either. however, in front of this storm cell, we have another one that is strengthening. i would not be surprised to see this storm cell, which is over river road. you can see it near poolsville here. i wouldn't be surprised to see this one become a severe thunderstorm within the next 10, 15 minutes. i'll continue to track that one for you as well, and if a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, i'll be sure to let you

know, not only here on the air, but also on facebook and twitter. we're always updating those services for you. so 9 future cast shows the line of thunderstorms. you can see the reds and oranges developing, but as is typical with this time of year, when the sun goes down, you lose the source of energy and the thunderstorms start to fizzle out. here we are at 8:00, right around sunset. still very hot in downtown dc. 88 degrees. but we're just looking at rain, not as much in the way of thunderstorm activity. where you see reds and oranges and yellows, there is the potential for thunderstorms. gaithersburg, maybe a thunderstorm rolling through there. definitely still looking at the potential for thunderstorms in baltimore and into anne arundel county, but the activity will start to slide to the south and east in the overnight hours. 11:00, still raining in southern maryland, but most of us are just looking at clouds and a few showers still lingering. the potomac highlands, another shower could pop through during the overnight.

but as we head into sunday morning, we'll clear things out. maybe a lingering showers, but most of us just a cloudy morning. then we'll see temperatures dropping heading into the afternoon. today, we got well into the 90s. tomorrow, some of us won't get out of the 70s. can you believe it? this beautiful weather is moving in and we'll see sunshine and low humidity to boot. we'll talk more about that and give you a look at the extended full first alert seven-day forecast, coming up in just a little bit. bruce, back to you. >> erica, thanks a lot. big business for maryland casinos. maryland lottery and gaming control agency says the state's five casinos brought in their highest one-month totals since gaming was legalized in the state. maryland live casino in hanover was the highest earner, taking in $57 million last month alone. newly opened horseshoe casino in baltimore brought in 5.7 million, and that was in only six days of operation last

month. close to a thousand people received free dental care this weekend at the university of maryland in college park. more than 800 dentists, hi hygienists set up shop at the auditorium on saturday. people arrived early for the chance to receive cleanings, extractions and root canals. by 8:00 this morning, the event had reached capacity. it's all part of a two-day mid- maryland mission of mercy and equity festival. in alexandria today, a memorial paying tribute to the 1700 treed black men and women who are laid to rest on the memorial park grounds. many were maryland and virginia slaves who escaped into areas under union control,

considered contraband, meaning they could not be sent back into slavery. well, the promise of easy money is always enticing, but there's usually a catch. in tonight's wusa 9 call for action, leslie foster finds being lured into the scheme can put you on the hook for hundreds of dollars. >> reporter: it's advertised as the meanest energy drink on the planet. the monster energy drink is so popular that even scammers are trying to cash in on its big, bad buzz, much to the company's dismay. >> for three months, i wouldn't mind being able to advertise, you know, for monster energy drinks. >> so you thought it would equate to money, right? >> reporter: exactly. not quite.

maria got an e-mail from a friend that promised to pay her $400 a month to be an ad on wheels. >> i have a small business, so i'm always looking for clients and i said, well, anything i could get money for the business. >> reporter: she was revved up when she received an e-mail with instructions on how to get the cash. $1650, to be exact. >> it said that i am to deposit a check and only $400 and send remaining money to a third party in florida. >> reporter: but when that priority mail express envelope arrived? >> i was expecting a letter from monster. and this is what i got. >> reporter: along with this check from the international college of pros they done tests with an address in san diego, and in silver spring. >> i said, oh no. i got worried and called

police. >> reporter: the ftc has been giving the wrap on rap scams, sort of a new twist on an old trip. if you get one of these, don't cash the check, don't send any money to a third party. just throw it away. >> it could have been a disaster. >> reporter: luckily, this former credit union specialist followed her gut, called the police and fbi, and then reached out to our call for action team. >> i got really, really worried. i got angry. >> reporter: it's a warning for everyone about a monster scheme that could steal your money. leslie foster, wusa 9. >> monster energy says it's aware of the scam and that it does not have a car wrap or a pay-to-drive program. they are cooperating with police across the country who are investigating this matter. and the international college of prosthodontists in california tells us they have no part in this scheme and have no idea why their organization is being used to fund the

checks to carry out the scam. if you want to volunteer or file a complaint with our call for action team, go to our website, wusa9.com and click on the call for action link. could be a stormy evening in parts of the washington area. erica is tracking the approaching weather. >> but up next, hundreds turn out to listen to free jazz in downtown silver springs. we'll take

n . right now, the annual silver springs jazz fest is taking place in downtown. we now go to the stage. >> reporter: hey, guys. look, don't tell anybody, but i have managed to sneak up onto the stage here at the silver springs jazz festival in downtown silver spring, where in just a little while the david bach concert will kick things off for the evening session. lot of folks have turned out. sure it's hot, sure it's humid,

but it's not keeping the crowd away. we're hoping erica can tell us if the thunderstorms aren't coming our way any time soon tonight. now, also joining me up here on the stage is someone who actually belongs here. musician marcus johnson, who is one of the headlines here for the jazz fest. good to see you, man. >> good to see you, as well. >> reporter: talk to me about this. every year i've been here, you've been here. this is a big deal for you. >> ally, it goes back to susan and i founding this. we had a meeting about 12 years ago. i was, like, we they'd need to have a jazz festival. she was running the silver spring marketing committee before silver spring had sprung. we got together, some musicians together and 12 years later, arturo sandoval, branford marsalis, so many other people. >> reporter: what can folks look forward to this evening? >> as you panned around to the back, you got to see le out here in

downtown silver spring. so fun. david is going to do his thing and kind of world b, that kind of vibe. then of course we do what we do, have fun and our urban jam band, our vibe, getting people up and dancing. just dc bounce, dc swing, and the preservation apologize band is performing tonight. >> reporter: a great lineup. marcus johnson, a big part of that. thanks for chatting with us. i'll be the master of ceremonies for the evening session of the silver spring jazz festival. we do it every year and every year it gets bigger and more fun. i'm derek mcginty for wusa 9. >> go see derek and marcus johnson. the jazz fest runs until tonight at 9:00 at the veterans plaza, located at the intersection of benton street and ellsworth drive in downtown silver spring. here's the best part, admission is free.

. you've been busy. cancel dinner plans? >> >> yeah. >> make sure you're eating indoors and you'll be fine. >> okay. >> yes, if you had outdoor plans, we've been telling you for days, if you had plans for a picnic, a barbecue, anything outdoors, it's better off doing it on sunday than saturday. >> you did. >> we have been tracking those thunderstorms through the afternoon hours. hagerstown was the first one to get hit. you had a severe thunderstorm warning at about 2:00 and then the rest of the thunderstorms started to roll on in as we headed into the afternoon. here we are now in the early evening hours, and there is a pretty strong thunderstorm cell heading towards silver spring. derek, heading towards your jazz festival, it does look like that thunderstorm could produce some small hail, maybe some damaging winds. at this moment, it is not a severe thunderstorm, but there is another cell that we're going to have to track for you

in montgomery and fairfax counties that could head your way. so silver spring, yeah, you're under the gun. in the northern parts of the district, you're also under the gun with that thunderstorm heading your way. right now at reagan national, we could use relief from the heat. it's 91 degrees. the dewpoint is 70. that's one of the things that makes us feel so nasty. relative humidity is 49%. that is misleading. it sounds like a low number, but the dewpoint itself is really what makes that feel so oppressive out there, makes it feel so sticky out there. the dewpoint, when it's 70 or higher, is oppressive humidity. it means your body is not capable of cooling off through its normal means, perspiration. it doesn't work when you have very high humidity levels. so we'll see more storms overnight tonight in association with that cold front that's rolling through. behind that cold front, finally we'll see beautiful changes moving in. clearing skies on sunday morning, starting out with the clouds, but then sunshine moves in in the afternoon. and the afternoon is going to

be fantastic. a huge change from what we have out there right now. it's going to be cooler and less humid and it's going to be pleasant to be outdoors. right now, still 88 in la plata, 90 in fredericksburg. look at the cooldown behind us. storm system, 72 in martinsburg and winchester. 71 in hagerstown. behind the line of storms, temperatures rebound. it's 81 in cumberland. we need the cold front to continue to move through, to bring us that change that we're looking for. right now, it still feels so nasty out there, feels like it's in the upper 90s. we need that cooldown to move in. the feels-like temperature will get better once the cold front arrives. right now, it is moving through pittsburgh and the severe thunderstorms and strong, heavy rain is continuing to slide toward us. you can see that on satellite and radar. the 9 future cast is going to show us when that cooler and drier air arrives exactly. so we have that strong line of thunderstorms. it will press through the metro area. by the time you're tuning in for wusa 9 at 11:00, it's

moving into southern maryland and into the delmarva. one more line of showers, probably not thunderstorms, also will push through overnight tonight. by the time you're waking up sunday morning, just clouds in place for most of us, maybe a spotty shower hanging on in southern maryland. but the northerly winds start to move in, bringing us cooler and drier air. by the afternoon, the clouds will break and we'll see beautiful sunshine and low humidity. it's going to be a fantastic afternoon. on monday, a storm system to our south and east could spring some showers into our area, possibly affecting the evening commute. i don't think that's very likely, which is why i still have a green alert in effect on monday. tuesday is looking like a pretty decent day as well. one more nasty night to get through. showers and a storm overnight tonight. 62 to 68. so not as warm as it has been. monday morning, or sunday morning, i should say, it is going to be cooler and more comfortable with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. by the afternoon, what a wonderful change for us.

partly sunny, 78 to 84 for your afternoon highs. winds out of the northeast at 5 to 15 miles per hour. that's why things are going to improve out there. but on monday with the coastal system, we could get showers. it doesn't look like it's going to be a big deal. that's why we still have the green alert. tomorrow's wonderful with a high of 82. then monday, high of only 80 degrees because of that easterly flow and the chance for a shower. maybe an isolated shower holding on on tuesday with a high of 84 degrees. notice in the first alert seven- day forecast, all our temperatures remain in the 80s, not the 90s. that oppressive heat wave is finally, thankfully, mercifully, over. look at that, we're the gray brigade today! >> we got the memo. you have baseball, football, lot of sports going on. >> yeah, the terps traveled down south today, hooked up in a pretty tough game. see what they do there. >> plus, we have a dc high school coaching legend having a

big, big day. that's all and more, next in sports.

. good time of year for sports. football is back. got some baseball. and let's start with the college gridiron. tj brown, maryland gunning for their second young win of the season after smashing jmu, this week headed to tampa, taking on south florida. about 7 minutes to play in the first quarter, maryland ball at the 11. c.j. brown is going to hit marcus lee for the touchdown. 7-0 terps. three minutes later, maryland at their own 20. brown on the keeper fumbles and line balker auggie sanchez recovers. that makes it 7-7 early. fourth quarter now, 7-7 still the score. things get real interesting.

that's another leak touchdown. leak is having a huge day today. 14-7, maryland on top at the time. now we'll get to the fourth quarter, because things are getting really interesting. blocked punt and avery thompson going to jump on the loose ball. 21-17, maryland. and now it is 24-17 maryland. in the fourth quarter. navy quarterback reynolds leading the mid shipmen today. the triple option, recovered 7- 0 temple. they would go on to score 31 of the next 38 points. late first quarter, reynolds rumbles 48 yards for one of his two touchdowns. navy wouldn't look back. 31-24 over temple. midshipmen, 1-1 on the year. richmond at uva, two schools just 70 miles apart. spider ball, ball on their own

35. eli herald, lot of fumbling today, strip sacked by straws. moments later, backup quarterback matt johns would have ball, roll out and he hit keenan severyn for the touchdown. 21-3, virginia at the half. 45-13, the score, virginia with the win. to the big boys, less than 20 hours away from the redskins' season opener against the texans. high hopes yet again for the burgandy and gold. are they ready for the big stage? dave owens filed this report from houston. >> reporter: well, greetings from houston, where of course they say everything is bigger in texas. well, are the redskins ready for the big stage? the players say yes, and as for their rookie coach, they say he's prepared for the moment, too. >> we don't plan on seeing that

on sunday. just a guy who's going to manage the offense, manage the defense, put us in position to make plays, kind of keep ybody calm. >> it's funny for me. my favorite week one was against the houston texans. it brings back memories of that. but, you know, it's a surprise of not really knowing what a team's going to be, especially in this case with a new coach. so you're excited about that. also excited to see what we can do with the team. >> i'm prepared. i'm going to go out there and do what i do best. give all i got because i know the other 10 guys will give what they got. >> definitely not a good season last year, so this is step one in righting the ship. >> reporter: yeah, both the redskins and texans trying to right the ship. they were a combined 5-27 a year ago. battle of the bottom feeders, here at nrg stadium. we'll have a full report tomorrow. for now from houston, dave owens, wusa 9 sports. >> oh, come on, dave! bottom feeders! the season hasn't even started yet! to the high school gridiron, bob headen won six

city titles, considered one of the deans of dc public public -- schools. hd woods made a dedication announcement today, scoreboard dedicated as well. bottom of the scoreboard now reading "in honor of coach bob headen." obviously a meaningful day for the legendary coach. >> i'm so glad that i'm alive to see this happen because normally they name stadiums and schools after you when you pass away, but i'm, i'm -- it's a pleasure that i got the opportunity to be here today. >> long time coming. a little hockey and baseball news. captain blackhawks, nhl classic on new year's day. we're waiting for confirmation, where is it held? to be held at nats park. the nationals and their park was really the most logical destination. speaking of baseball, nats

magic number to clinch the east is 16, facing the phillies today. after winning a marathon yesterday, ryan howard at the plate singling two to make it 2- 0 phillies early on in this game. in the fifth, runners on the corners for the nats. anthony rendon knocking in asdrubal cabrera. long slide ball, cutting the deficit 2-1. denard span went to second on the play. domonic brown crushing this roark pitch to make it 3-1 phillies and the nats drop it again, 3-1 to philadelphia. they just can't beat the phillies, bruce! >> they can't. quick question, are the nats looking for another closer? >> somebody's got to be on the roster, soren, who knows? >> how about tomorrow? >> lose tomorrow. >> they will win tomorrow. thank you for joining us. see you back here to continue this conversation. bye.

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