amelia draper and i have been looking at it all day long. we have the heat returning this weekend. >> yeah, and especially on father's day, doug. when you factor in the humid during the afternoon hours, it's going too feel like we're the thermometer actually reading 93 for a high. take a look at how the weather's going to impact your weekend. overall, pretty low impact. golf with dad, schedule that tee time tomorrow morning, or anytime on sunday, but drink a lot of water on the course on sunday. heading to the beach, upper 70s both days, a mix of clouds and sun. sunday brunch, hot and humid and going for the hike, it's going to be nice in the shade on sunday. a and then after that, heads up for monday. we're not just talking about rain in the forecast, but widespread, potentially heavy rain and thunderstorms and that will finally take the humid out of the air. >> and that monday forecast, that could be a weather alert day too. this is future weather for tonight. 8:00, notice our computer model has heavy rain for baltimore to d.c. take the um

amelia draper -- >> power outages and the damage. >> almost 2 million lost power for the amelia draper takes a look back. >> reporter: mentioned the word derecho in the washington area and you're sure to get a reaction. people are n instantly reminded of the derecho that happened on june 29th of 2012. it killed a total of 13 people, left over 4 million homes without power for days. 2 million were in our region and knocked down trees and power lines in its 700-mile long path. west virginia, ohio, virginia, maryland and the district were the hardest hit areas. our local national weather service issued 15 severe thunderstorm warnings and two tornado warnings. all three airports in the area recorded gusts near or higher than 70 miles an hour. before the storm even arrived, we were in the midst of a heat wave. we recorded one of our hottest temperatures ever that 104 degrees with humidity levels through the roof. when the storm arrived around 10:00 p.m., the damage was unbelievable. most people were unfamiliar with the weather phenomenon called a derecho. in this area, it's been more common

. >> with sheena parveen and amelia draper. but first, back to breaking news on the roads. >> breaking news for a lot of people headed into the district today. the anacostia river bridge, a major crash and fire that was there. a very big response. all lanes now shut down in that area. let's talk about what's going to happen if you're headed in to town. westbound on 50, you'll be pushed on to kenilworth avenue. southbound bw parkway. you must tip on to kenilworth there. outbound, if you're headed out bladensburg road. other issues around town, nothing major. that's our biggest problem. good morning. >> you just saw the maps. we even have rain that moves things more complicated. >> good thing it's only for the morning commute. kind of hot and humid today too. >> we have a lot of the tropical moisture moving in from what was tropical storm cindy. here's a look at the radar. light rain heading towards the beltway. in fauquier county and shenandoah valley, you see moderate rain across 66. near marshall if you're headed in that direc

. >> we want to check in with sheena parveen and amelia draper. >> showers moving into the area to impact but the good news, not going to stick around all day. >> let's look at the radar. this is the rain in part due to what's left over of tropical storm cindy. it's now a tropical depression but it's pulling the moisture. we'll be moving into the beltway shortly. light rain near fairfax. if you're around marshall, warren ton, farther to the west, that's where we have more steady, moderate to heavy rainfall. we'll be watching that throughout morning commute. then we'll have another round later on tonight and into tomorrow. coming up amelia and i are back with a closer look ath >> sheena, thank you. it's 4:28. breaking news just into the newsroom. >> it's about north korea and the uva student who just came back from there. erika gonzalez has more. >> north korea denying this tortured the student who was released from north korea. an article was out for the first time since the north has weighed in on otto warmbier. it describes the release as a humanitarian issue. but denies any wrongdoing.

amelia draper, you'll see her at 4:00 and 5:00 with doug. it's gray, it's cloudy, a little damp out there. that's a live view from our camera. you can see that we have clouds and rain showers out there. it's going to be humid and hot and we have chances of rain. the best chance looks to be a monday. we have a few showers out there, all the way down to fredericksburg and a few showers moving out of st. mary's just light stuff right now. everybody else is dry. look at this. you can see sunshine popping in the shenandoah valley. that's where we have storms later on because they are getting the sunshine. temperatures around 80 there. we have been stuck in this cloud cover and a lot of areas are in the low to mid-70s. we're going to top out in the low 80s. about 83 for a daytime high today. we have a few showers out there if you have sunshine we'll get a little better chance for some storms. again, along i-81. here's your weekend forecast. look at that temperature. it's in the upper 80s. we'll have humidity around and then we keep it around on su

sheena parveen and amelia draper. more on how long the rain will stick around. >> first, we want to get to the breaking news on the roads. melissa is working on alternate routes. let's start with justin finch live along new york avenue. justin? >> reporter: good morning. coming to you from alongside the d.c. bound traffic now impacted by this wreck we've been talking about all morning. a long line of cars. but the d.c. bound traffic is able to move here along route 50 as a result of that crash we have been telling you about. take a look here. this is video from the aftermath overnight. this is happening in the area of the anacostia it's just past maryland -- police and fire had impacted the 3600 block of new york avenue. shutting down traffic along that roadway and the surrounding area. a major response indeed. we have more than four vehicles involved in the crash. at least three catching fire here. one person trapped inside of a vehicle and two others also hurt here. again, the response in traffic impacting the morni

much more on the timing of the rain, amelia draper and i are in throughout the rest of the evening. >at imminent risk of death, that's how doctors described the condition of house majority whip steve scalise, as he arrived at medstar washington hospital following that shooting on a ballpark in alexandria. that was wednesday. we have team coverage on the investigation and the victims. let's begin with kristin wright at the hospital with the latest on what doctors are describing now as a long road to recovery for scalise. >> reporter: congressman scalise is still in critical condition, in intensive care, but he's doing better. the head of trauma at medstar says that an excellent recovery is a good possibility. so that's good news. scalise was shot once in the hip. the bullet

amelia drarp amelia draper is outside right now. she volunteered no problem.he's been out there for 15 minutes waiting for this just are chilling out. let's talk first about what is going to be happening the next couple days. she will be here to talk more about that heat index. but right now, looking pretty good outside. plenty of blue skies across the area. reston live camera, not many clouds in the sky. simply gorgeous. 82, temperatures dropping through the 70s. so once again heading to the nationals game, looking great. temperatures in the 70s and maybe a little cool. last night some of you mentioned you needed a jacket around 10:00, 11:00. to the 40s early this morning. the 40s! ba battle mo baltimore down to 51. won't see that tonight. we are tracking a storm system to the north, but this one moves by and actually helps to bring the warmer air up across our region. so tomorrow 6 of 7 by 7:00 a.m., 85 by noon, mostly sunny, a great day for lunch. 91 by 4:00. breezy conditions and increasing hu humidity. but amelia, it looks like heat wave comes friday and

amelia draper is right now on the national mall. amelia, you can see the breeze blowing your hair, but this is a perfect night for the astronomy festival going on down there where everybody's going to be looking up. >> reporter: yeah, it's beautiful, doug. they're estimating anywhere from 7 tho 10,000 people, people still setting up. obviously you can look at the sun right now. but as the sun goes down, we'll see a lot more in the night sky. caroline moore, get this, doug. in ninth grade, age 14, the youngest person ever to discover a super nova. what is a super nova? >> it's an exploding star. it's dramatic end to a star's life. >> and if people are coming down ho to see? >> hopefully a lot of good things, the moon, jupiter, saturn. right now, sun. and hopefully you can learn about telescopes if you visit us tonight. >> reporter: what is your most exciting thing in the night sky with a telescope? >> you see pictures in books, and you see things online, but to look through a telescope and see it yourself is something really unique, a

sheena parveen and amelia draper. will stick around. >> first, we want to get to the breaking news on the roads. melissa is working on alternate routes. let's start with justin finch live along new york avenue. justin? >> reporter: good morning. coming to you from alongside the d.c. bound traffic now impacted by this wreck we've been talking about all morning. a long line of cars. but the d.c. bound traffic is able to move here along route 50 as a result of that crash we have been telling you about. take a look here. this is video from the aftermath overnight. this is happening in the area of the anacostia

that's what amelia draper's long down there on the national mall. , this is a really big deal. i love this event, going on tonight, some of the best weather they've had for it in a while. >> reporter: yeah, and that's what everyone is telling me down here. obviously the sun is still up, but we have lots going on here. kind of interesting. the moon is up that way. the sun is behind us. so half the telescopes are looking at the sun. the other half are looking at the moon. i was talking to a scientist earlier. they said the most interesting thing about the sun that's not known is why is it hotter as you get further away from the sun. you know when you go up in the atmosphere it gets schocooler. not only can you see the sun and the moon, but as the sun goes down, you'll be able to see jupiter, saturn, the rings around saturn as well. and take a look at these images. this is astro-photography. the photographer will be here tonight projecting them live as he's doing son it's going to be very cool as well. so many people starting to come out and obviously a

storm team 4 meet rolts auto f amelia draper takes a look back. >> mention the word derecho in the washington area and you're sure to get a reaction. people are instantly reminded of what happened on june 29th of 2012. it killed a total of 13 people, left over 4 million homes without power for days. 2 million of those in our region and knocked down trees and power lines in the 700-mile long path maryland and the district were the hardest hit areas. our local national weather service issued 15 severe thunderstorm warnings and two tornado warnings. all three airports in the area reported gusts near or higher than 70 miles an hour. before the storm each arrived, we were in the midst of a heat wave. we recorded one of our hottest temperatures ever that day, 104 degrees. with humidity levels through the roof. when the storm arrived around 10:00 p.m., the damage was unbelievable. most people were unfamiliar with the weather phenomenon called a derecho. in this area, they're more common in the midwest. according to the national weather service, we usually have one impact the area about once every fo

. >> meteorologist amelia draper is on the national mall for the national astronomy festival. it. >> reporter: yeah. it's beautiful out here. this is the eighth annual astronomy festival by the washington monument, from 6:00 until 11:00. you can see all the details about the event by opening up our nbc washington app and searching astronomy, but the weather could not be better. there's a few clouds in the sky, but as the sun goes down tonight, we'll see plenty of clear skies and the forecast going to be dry. but since the sun is still out, i figured i'd talk about looking at the sun through a telescope, why it's so cool to look at the sun through a telescope. it's the only star you can really see the surface. other stars, you can't get a lost detail. and i want to let you know, doug, wendy, i know you guys are going to be the number one takers for these. these allow you to look at the sun safely. you don't ever want to stare directly at the sun. and when the eclipse comes up on august 21st, these will be a must-have. taking a look at the sun through these special lenses. one o