chief meteorologist doug hill with a doug: you may need the umbrellas and maybe through saturday every day. believe it or not. we start sunshine this morning. damascus. damascus elementary school. 61 there now. the clouds came in and we had showers. now the sun is tarting to break through. the temperatures may rise a couple more degrees in the next few hours as the sun breaks through temporarily. 62 in washington. 64 in fredericksburg. 61 in frederick and batementmore at the hour. we think this will be in good shape for the nats game. first pitch against the tigers at 7:05. 61, 62 degrees at south capital street. the rain chances are low until we get late tonight. rain chances pick up tomorrow. the warm front will increase. overnight tonight. tomorrow morning rush. good chance to see more areas of rain. that is the story at times through the day tomorrow. wednesday. thursday. friday. we'll talk more about this in a few minute. alison: see you then. thank you. this is just in the newsroom today. police are looking for this man. leon stewart. he is wanted for a deadly shooting b benning

doug: i know, mel. as we sbert weekend, skies will brighten up, and we'll begin a different weather apparent. we're stuck in the same one now. 57 degrees live from national harbor, north-northeasterly winds at 6. no rain in the city. however, there's rain not far from here, and we'll see more chances the rain the next few days. milder the farther west you go. 63 in winchester. and taking a look at temperatures, they will climb into the mid 60's today, a bit cooler, and there will be scattered showers. our average high this time of may is 72, so we're below the mark for sure. as far as what's happening on doppler radar, nothing in the metro area, but more showers and an isolated rumble of thunder stretched out well west and southwest much as we get through the afternoon, we'll watch some of the showers make heir way to the northeast, there's drizzle around the area, and taking a look at the satellite and radarrer, and more opportunities of rain. the bottom line, today, tonight, tomorrow, friday, more cha

each cup forms an almost unbreakable seal on doug's head and mask. once the sucker fastens on, it's almost impossible to pry off. my mask was coming off. my regulator was coming out and the fight was on. i'm at a great disadvantage when i'm under water, because this is the octopus' territory. that's where the octopus lives. i don't live there. the octopus doesn't need air to breathe. i do. the octopus has eight arms. i only have two. you're at the octopus' mercy. >> the regulator is slipping out of his mouth. it's do or die. >> i'm trying with one hand to put my regulator back on my mouth and trying with one hand to put my mask back on and with anything that's remaining i'm trying to peel the arms of the octopus off my mask. >> one by one, he peels off every vacuum-like sucker and each overpowering tentacle. >> it was all of doug's strength just to get one arm off, and he had three or four of them all over his head. >> i'd peel one arm off and two more arms would stick to me. i'd peel those off and two more would stick over on this side. it was?-- it

our chief meteorologist doug hill is here. doug. doug: we have plenty of rain opportunities today and tomorrow. maybe by the weekend things will brighten up for us but still after last night's storm, we can deal with a little bit of light rain. the issue going forward is we may have some heavier downpours at time. the cold front, there is two of them. very fuzzy looking on the satellite and data. but they're in a position, along with a daytime heating, to provide maybe some more downpours. 69 at reagan national. you can see the cloudy skies. temperatures across the area fairly mild. not that far from our average highs this time of the year in the upper 60's. a little cooler in frederick and 61 and 62 degrees respectively. so today we'll keep it mostly cloudy. we won't be surprised to areas west of washington to peak in the 70's. we'll get back to rain and maybe an isolated thunderstorm for this afternoon. right now doppler radar pretty much a clean sweep. a few little sprinkles here and there. this afternoon more rain definitely in

each cup forms an almost unbreakable seal on doug's head and mask.nce the sucker fastens on, it's almost impossible to pry off. >> my mask was coming off. my regulator was coming out and the fight was on. i'm at a great disadvantage when i'm under water, because this is the octopus' territory. that's where the octopus lives. i don't live there. the octopus doesn't need air to breathe. i do. the octopus has eight arms. i only have two. you're at the octopus' mercy. >> the regulator is slipping out of his mouth. time is up. it's do or die. >> i'm trying with one hand to put my regulator back on my mouth and trying with one hand to put my mask back on and with anything that's remaining i'm trying to peel the arms of the octopus off my mask. >> one by one, he peels off every vacuum-like sucker and each overpowering tentacle. >> it was all of doug's strength just to get one arm off, and he had three or four of them all over his head. >> i'd peel one arm off and two more arms would stick to me. i'd peel those off and two more would stick over on this side.

doug: ok, let's go. let's do it. jummy: let's book our trip, doug. doug: let's make it happen. it would be nice, because if you stay around long enough this afternoon, you're probably going to get wet with showers and thunderstorms. we're looking right now, there's all the potential in the world for heavy to severe thunderstorms around here later this afternoon and tonight. the one thing standing in the way but that's starting to break up. let's tell you our weather story. this is what the skies look like here for the better part of a week, this over northwest washington. so through the morning, no major changes here, just clouds and a little bit of light rain in a couple of spots. as we head to early afternoon, what do we see sneer little breaks of blue in the overcast, and that's the key here as we start to see the sun break through a little bit as the sun continues to work on the low level clouds and we get more sunshine. temperatures will lies. the warmer temperatures will destabilize the father set stage for having potentially severe weather later this afternoon. petersbur

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doug: we will work on that. jummy: thank you. coming up, helping the homeless in an unexpected way. >> important items that women need yet they are something that shelters are not able to provide. jummy: the surprising items some women jummy: a local organization is making sure all mothers are appreciated including those without homes. suzanne kennedy shows us how they are providing unique but necessary donations. suzanne: volunteers are here in this garage organizing in putting together products critical to women. bringing resources to aid women shelters has been around for more than a year and they are making in a pet on the women rase donated dozens of b and underwear and given away boxes of feminine products area they have donated to dozens of shelters throughout the region. the groups organizer says she saw the need after learning that women shelters are given clothing but not basic and necessary items. items women need and yet they are something shelters are not able to provide. especially with tampons and pads. cbs or targ

we have so much going on, doug. doug: lots of activities. the weather is not going to be perfect, but it is going to be better. tomorrow, periods of rain are possible, another cold front, a little sunshine squeezed in. it isattern that we have, not likely anytime soon where we get 15 straight days of rain again. we will put that in the rearview mirror. this is a live look at the skies right now in hagerstown. still plenty of cloudiness here. the clearing is west of the appalachians, west of the allegheny mountains. that is going to take some time, but we will get breaks of the overcast across the viewing area this afternoon. warmer temperatures -- it is going to turn out to be a delightful mid to late afternoon. 67 in hagerstown. 65 at reagan national. the wind continues to pick up in speed out of the west northwest. willtronger whens eventually get rid of the cloud cover. that is what we have needed for these two weeks solid. we have had persistent low clouds because of east northeast winds. we are now getting some gusty or speeds that will

we have doug kammerer and doug has your seven-day forecast. doug? team 4x4. we drove this from d.c. a little bit earlier. temperatures here 65 degrees. you mention that tropical system. that's something we're really going to be watching later on this weekend. tomorrow is fine. sunday should be fine here at the beaches. memorial day it does look like we're going to see some rain both here and over towards d.c. that's something we're going to be talking about over the next couple of days as well. you guys are from annapolis? >> yes. >> reporter: there's a storm team 4x4 right there. they know backyard weather. they're here. this is their backyard. we have superman here. we have one of the minions. we have all kinds of good stuff. this is the best. i love coming down here memorial day weekend. love coming down to ocean city. what's his buddy? how are you doing? did you go in the water? it's cold. he said it's cold. the water temperature is still in the 60s. let's take a look at that seven-day forecast because again we are talking about that rain chance

chief meteorologist doug hill here with what to expect. doug: absolutely. if you are traveling west on 66 or 50 heading to interstate 81, that is where we are finding showers and storms. they don't show sign of coming too far east of i-81. the rest of the area will be fine. sunny and mild weather through the everything hours. again the motion of that should keep most of it well west of the metro area. so for most of us this evening it's clear and mild overnight. 59 to 67 degrees. tomorrow is big get-away day for more people. if you're traveling on a friday look for sunshine through the day. temperatures are warm in the morning. hitting 88 in the afternoon. 30% chance of storms once we hit the afternoon and the everything hours. if you are staying home going to the mountains or the beaches we have you covered and the updated forecast in a few minutes. maureen: thank you, doug. milestone today in the race for the white house. there will not be a contested g.o.p. convention. "associated press" delegate count shows donald trump has enough delegate to clinch the

doug? doug: at the moment the storms are just southwest of the metro area, heading toward the city. severe thunderstorm watch up until 10:00 tonight for the entire area shadedded in pink. you see a little yellow area. that is the severe thunderstorm warning. you see it now in the center of the screen to the southwest of the district. a lot of heavy rain and lightning in the cell. it will continue to move east at 20 miles per hour. with that as we zoom in you can see lightning activity with it as well. it will push to fairfax and toward the city. southwest side of the beltway. springfield, mount vernon. eventually across the potomac river to the city of washington in the next 20 to 30 minutes. it will cross annandale at 6:14. 6:34 in the nation's capital. part of a larger comple showers and storms that stretches west of the mountains to kentucky, tennessee, moving ahead of a cold front. so you can see by the way they are spaced, these are isolated. later tonight we will see a concentrated area of rain and thunderstorms. we think by tonight when the showers arrive maybe a rumble of th

chief meteorologist doug hill shows us who will get the rain next and how much. doug? doug: hey, maureen. this is area northwest and the southwest of washington. in the next couple of days the entire area will have plenty of chances to get more rain and heavy downpours. first things first. live look at the congressional country club at bethesda. 57 degrees. cloudy skies. check and see where the rain is right now. a little patch across stafford county. almost to the north to william county. in hagerstown area, southward to west virginia. no ez are the areas that we are watching showers. zoom in on the detail. hagerstown, the region is the focus of scattered showers for the past few hours. but it is widely scattered. in the next 48 hours we see chance of rain across the area to increase. i will become more and more likely. the forecast, as we head through the overnight hours, clouds, patchy fog, showers. 48 to 53. check out the weekend in the next seven days in a couple of minutes. leon: okay. in the meantime, check back on breaking news where brad bell arrived on the sc

doug: there you go. jummy: coming up, we will check back again in baltimore following the verdict in the freddie gray case. the companies ready to hire in d.c. as the summer jobs program kicks off and how you can apply. with havertys furniture, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. k. oh, no. this is my husband, gibby! i wanted to show him your furniture! i like it! you wanna come in? oh no. that would be weird! the memorial day sale. from classic to contemporary, havertys. staying on top of breaking news out of baltimore. officials calling for calm after police officer edward nero was found not guilty on all charges and connection with the death of freddie gray. this verdict comes more than a year after gray died in the back of a police van. stay with abc 7 and news channel 8 for the latest all day. this summer jobs program is right around the corner. employers fair that helped phil some of those slots -- fill some of those slots. suzanne the departmen

doug jummy: clear today, but rain is coming. doug: that's pretty much the story. i'm proud of you. clear skies up and down the mid-atlantic right now. west of the appellations, rain raingh -- appalachians, through kansas city. the forecast today calls for sunshine, then only mid-60's. lower 50's tonight with clouds. it tomorrow could begin during the morning rush. we will hit 59. we will clear out. we could have more scattered showers over the weekend. jummy: at least it's dry for our friend's birthday. everybody, have a great day. we will see you tomorrow. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its ca vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, ♪ stand by me >> $1/4 million, $1/2 million, $1 million. winning that kind of money can change a life in an instant, and nothing would make me happier than to see someone do it right here

to mosaic, and i am rabbi eric weiss, and we have a wonderful and dynamic conversation with rabbi doug kahn, the executive director of the jewish community relations council, and in honor of his retirement from the jewish relations council, and we open up with a beautiful picture of you at the rally, and what was that picture? >> that was a human rights rally with the interface leaders and san francisco, jc rc has been concerned about the international human rights abuse. it is what it meant for the world to be silent during the holocaust, and feeling that when other genocides are massive civil rights issues are perpetrated, whether in bosnia and kosovo, we have an obligation to speak out. >> over the course of your tenure at the jc rc, what are some of the highlights for how you have seen the civic engagement in the community?>> that is a good word, highlights, and i will tell you a few that stand out. one is being so involved in the soviet movement, to free the soviet jewish people, and rallies weekly in front of the soviet -- consulate in san francisco. the soviet jewish movement, d

doug: spring. we get the cold weather situations where the cold air is pinned up against the eastern slope and the appalachians and socked in. it happens every season. sometimes more profoundly than most. get started. 65 degrees. we have cloudy skies and are used to seeing that. winds out of the south/southwest. not used to seeing that. that is a hint now that things are changing in lower levels of the atmosphere. that means a couple of things. one, showers are west of 81 all day. they are making a move now east. especially in the southern extent. south and east of harrisonburg. we keep an eye on these shouters. this will encounter the cool unstable air in place and we think it will diminish. we get through the night time hours showers could give us enough of the .01. we will find out. tomorrow, a lot of moisture surging northward ahead of a cold front. tomorrow a high likelihood of throughout the area. with the southerly and the southwesterly winds it will turn warmer. push of warm air with a brie

doug: violent weather.e are fairly protected from it because of the cool damp air that is pulling the winds off the atlantic ocean. the live look from national harbor. east and the northwest winds. 15 straight day of the rainfall at reagan national. since march 1, below average at reagan national and dulles and b.w.i. despite the fact we had the rainfall. the rainfall is fairly minimal. heavier showers and the thunderstorms are possible on friday. doppler radar. the main batch of rain out. scattered showers to the west. the future cast shows the wedge holding in through the by night and early friday morning the warm air will bubble in. we may get clearing tomorrow afternoon and everything. that looks nice. briefly warm if the timing works out. saturday another cold front moves in. more showers and the thunderstorms possible. clearing skies beyond that. our three-day outlook calls for a cloudy sky. light chance of rain during the day. more rain at night. partly sunny. 75 with showers and thunderstorms likely

doug: it may come to an end. to go. doug: plenty of clouds. that is the story all day.ooking live from a newer h.d. camera on top of the hyatt tysons corner, west, northwest. cloudy skies that direction and every other direction you look at this hour. 65 at reagan national airport. winds from the south. that the first time in the past, you know, week and a half and maybe more we have had a prevailing southerly winds. the winds are coming off the ocean. now that the winds are out of the south it will come out of the influence and approaching the cold front. it will break the log jam and the atmosphere. 66 and 58 is the high and the low. 74 is the average high. that sounds tropical compared to recent weeks. 55 is the average morning low. at this hour we are holding in the 60's in most area. 65 in washington. north and west is lower 70's. hagerstown and frederick. 64 in fredericksburg. 65 in annapolis. 65 reported in baltimore. we have had the showers. even thun afternoon. harrisburg area. diminish as they drift east. we have had showers that come out of the areas of weste

john, pat, and doug. all right, doug, your thoughts on that. >> i'm a democrat. i am. and i will continue to be supporting hillary clinton. but there's a big but, laura. and that big but is this is serious, serious stuff. chris wallace was right to ask the questions of adam schiff as he did. the inspector general's report raises major, major questions about what secretary clinton has said and what she did. it's bound to have influence on the prosecutor even if it has no formal legal standing in that process. and it could hurt her in california where she's within two points of being behind senator sanders. so by and large, laura, a very, very bad week for the former secretary of state. >> and pat, i want to go to you. as we look at what the rules were, the rules were certainly different back when colin powell was in office. that has been discussed. leaning on that is maybe a little tough. >> well, let me just make a comment here. remind the audience again, i was the youngest member on richard nixon's enemies list. my credentials on these kind of subjects are pretty pers

doug hill is here timing this out. doug: it looks like we are seeing the back edge of the rain, just about to clear the i-81 corridor. steady rain across the area. heavy rain across the peninsula. light tomorrow rain, steady, will continue to move east. will not be raining the entire afternoon or evening. a close-up of our doppler radar shows we are locked in. the rain is coming to any andy temporarily. a break in the rain, but more coming our way. some areas west of the metro might see the skies brightened a bit. look at the temperatures. 20 degrees below home. steady rain moving across the bay. be cloudy and damp and cool. developedes of rain east of the mountains. the question is when will it end? it looks like the afternoon. any chance of a sunny weekend? you have to be kidding. of the rainiming chances going forward. jummy: you can keep track of the downloadn the go, just the free app for the latest radar and rain totals. following new developments this noon. in the year-long investigation into the deadly amtrak d

doug, what can we expect and just when? >> i think it will be mostly after the 7:00 hour for the stronger storms. starting to pop in most of the areas. if you're thinking about taking that jog or bike ride, most of notice what's happening. not much around our region, but just down to our south and west in parts of prince william county just south of manassas and west of woodbridge. we have one little cell with some moderate to heavy rain. more back towards warrenton. if you're thinking about getting out this evening, you have about one or two hours before we really start to see this move in. a lot of moisture and a lot of thunderstorm activity. a severe thunderstorm watch to our south and west as well. could we see one in our area? it's possible. however, we're thinking strong as far as the storms are concerned. maybe not severe. storms tonight. heavy rain and some wind. maybe some hail as well. it is cool and rather wet. >>> in

doug: no. leon: not a good sign. doug: secret to a long career in my business. alison: never go out on a limb. all right. see you in a few. a scary situation for our good friend and a member of the abc7 team has really become a warning sign for all of us. leon: right. plus, waiting in line to get through security is frustrating but one possible way around the problems at o'hare. alison: first a look at what is coming up tonight. stroand restoring aing a newbfather's faith. it's standing tall after one surgery... not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding it earlier... and coming home sooner. stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you find them. because we don't just want your kids to grow up, we want them to grow up stronger. >> in your eye and then there was a dark arc in the side of my eye. i didn't know what it was. so i arranged to get a meeting with an optometrist

. >> thank you, doug. >>> a brand new bombshell in the penn state sex abuse scandal. according t a court order in an insurance case, former head football coach joe paterno may have known about allegations against his assistant jerry sandusky as far back as the '70s. part of the order says in 1976 a child told paterno he was molested by sandusky. the order mentions assistant coaches witnessing sexual contact between sandusky and children in 1988 and 1987. the claims were made in an ongoing insurance case which penn state is trying to be reimbursed for $60 million it paid in civil claims per and thing to sandusky. >>> there's an immediate need to improve the white house security fence. that from the today. the agency wants to begin building the fence by 2018. the plan is to raise it from six to 11 feet, add spikes and a new concrete foundation. new photos show the gates through which cars enter would be raised, too. the national capital planning commission did not vote on the proposal an don't have a vote scheduled yet. >>> the men and women vying to occupy the oval off

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doug: a couple of showers leon: why stop at labor day? doug: there is a name for that.s called san diego. things will change. it will get warm and humid, plenty warm temperatures. the weekend is what everybody is thinking about. let's get started. beautiful live look at ocean city, maryland. "good morning washington" will talk about the events at the beaches to gear up for the official start of sum archdiocese -- start of the summer and the weather conditions. polen count, no surprises here. there is high level of tree, pollen, high level of mold spores reported today. official 83. the first time this month of may we have hit the 80 degree mark. this is one of the latest times on record it has taken so long in the month to hit 80. we did it. we will do it for several days as well. 78 is the average how. 2:00, still 83 -- at 6:00, still 83. 82 in frederick and fredericksburg. 81 in annapolis. 81 in midshore in easton. delightful for anything you want to do tonight. spectacular. sunshine. warm. no rain. once we get to thursday or friday, the situation changes. enjoy tonig

doug: absolutely. we have been waiting for it for a long time to get rid of the low clouds and cool day. it won't stay like this every day but enjoy it while it lasts. warm temperatures and humidity. i will feel like summer in the next few days. live shot of the beach in ocean city, maryland. tomorrow is the big travel day locally. a lot of people get a head start on the holiday weekend. as it develops we see a lot of folks on the road and the weather will cooperate. give you a preview of the memorial day weekend forecast at the beaches here. far as sunshine goes. delmarva beaches. 72. there may be sunshine sunday morning but increasing cloudiness sunday afternoon. highs of 71. a slight chance of the shower in the evening. it won't be aer thal weekend. monday is cloudy with the increasing chances of rain. key advisory here. 58 to 68 degrees for s the ocean water temperature -- is the ocean water temperature. complicating matters for late. sunday and monday. area over the bahamas. maybe low pressure to

. >> thank you, doug. >>> turning to the weather now and i think we got a glimpse of the sun today. will it stick with us for a bit or come back tomorrow. >> i lost my sunglasses, doug. >> let's think about this. yeah, okay, you need to buy more for tomorrow. >> i would love to. >> but guys, you know, it's

doug: in minutes we'll find out. michelle: thank you, doug. it's a tradition to honor fallen service men and women. jonathan: they call it flags in. one for each grave marker at arlington cemetery. there are hundreds of thousands of them. mike carter-conneen is at arlington national cemetery. this is something they do every year. but this is always emotional for the service men and women in particular who take part. but really it's for all of us, everybody who sees this. mike: i have covered this a couple of times and i get chills just talking about it. being in this space. in fact, i'm going to have our photographer chris pan over to show in this -- i'm going to be quiet for a minute here. remarkable, the chirping bir i'm speaking quietly out of respect. you see the soldiers that wrapped up after a few hours of work here that started at 1:00. a thousand soldiers from the old guard year after year they come out here and put out this year more than 230,000 flags for each of the headstones. it really is remarkable talking to the young men and wo

doug what are your thoughts for this? that hillary is still battling it out with sanders is a real sign of weakness and yet another example of things breaking trump's way sort of magically in this season. if i were trump and i could pick any democratic nominee to run against in the last five or six cycles, i would pick this one, i would pick hillary. people thought obama was vulnerable and beatable in '12 because he is running on such a poor economic record. he is great candidate. charismatic publicly. there is incumbent advantage where you have to fire him from second term which is real emotional thing for voters firing somebody. hillary doesn't have incumbent advantage where she needs to be fired. she has to earn it. i hear east publicly wonderful but privately not charismatic. has more baggage with benghazi at state and email scandals. so i think trump's job in '16, assuming does officially get the nomination is easier than the job romney had in '12. what we know about hillary clinton would be like a shape shift in hum

doug is back with more on the sizzling holiday weekend forecast. vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me leon: if you are heading out of town for the memorial day weekend think twice of getting early start. study of traffic patterns found traffic is on the analysis tently worse on -- consistently worse than thursday than on friday. it runs counter that the poll day perception. turns out it's thursday. maureen: today, they tested about the long security lines at the airport and changes that are promised to fix them and says the situation is unacceptable. earlier this week you might remember that t.s.a. security director was removed from the job. the t.s.a. is getting $34 million to hire more officers and pay for overtime. leon: "7 on your side" after a woman contacted with us a big little problem. she

doug: one day of sunshine. it was nice. leon: but it won't last long. doug: no.n for a good portion through wednesday and clear out by the end of the workweek and just in time for the weekend it will rain again. you know my life story. taking a look live at the view from the torpedo factory. you see the wilson bridge and the national harbor behind that in as far as actually -- it's southwestern portion. i know my geography. a little bit. anyway, we are in fine shape. spend a few hours tonight. anything you want to do. take a jacket. closer to sunset the temperatures will drop quickly in the 50's. a cool night. tomorrow a weather pattern will move in and temperatures in the 50's for highs tomorrow. but for now it's 66, breeze at 10 miles per hour. low humidity day. a nice day. just for some a little on the cool side. on the numbers, almanac. 67 and 45 the high and the low. 75 and 56 are the averages for this time of may. it's just going to stay on the cool side for the foreseeable future. the allergy report today tree pollen, grass pollen in the high range. weeds

jummy: no, doug. doug: just the messenger.a live look outside from a new camera at the higher regency. beautiful, sunshine, warm temperatures, upper-70's. no surprises, tree pollen in the high range, grass is low, weeds passing, mold spores, high-ranking, really in the high range. that is what you get when it is so rainy for so long, things would dry out over the next couple of days, the day temperatures, terrific, upper-70's everywhere, 79 in fred 74 at annapolis and 77 in literature. -- fredericksburg. give you an idea of what will happen and what is likely to happen next, especially to the weekend, a large area of high pressure is providing sunshine up and down the east coast, widespread. it will be with us for several days, initially mild but through the next couple of days, it will turn warmer as high pressure goes offshore. the change in the arrows, a more southerly wind. thursday evening, the combination of sunshine and more moisture will yield scattered showers and thunderstorms, through the late afternoon or evening,

doug: i showed you a camera from frederick, maryland. it looks like friday is before we have a nice day around here. still more rain to deal with. leon: we have had enough. doug: i know. the anger level is creeping up. everybody is starting to get enough is enough. it is. you will be saying this about me in a few minute. enough, i want hear sports. >> this is crestwood middle school. look how green the fields are. the rain helps with that. the ground is wet enough. no baseball the numbers are stay chilly. the average high is 76. the pollen count. high of grass. moderate tree pollen. weeds, and the mold spore in low range. the numbers won't budge a lot. mid-50's in the irsia. drop four or five years with the consistent cloud cover. we'll watch for rain. this is what we see on the doppler radar now. patches of rain south of the metro area. there is more rain west of the mountains. that will build in overnight and tomorrow. if the rain comes in, it will break. the timing is we see some in the morning. this will stop at 7:00. future cast. he

doug: okay. alison: still to come, a talking versio of an elmo doll gave a father a great idea. >> i would love fo her to say hi one day. leon: well, we will tell you how robots could hold the key to make the dream come true. alison: later, on the prowl. tiger may not be playing. but see how his swing is looking ahead of the tournament at congressional. leon: but first, a look at what is coming up tonight on abc7 -- stroand restoring aing a newbfather's faith. it's standing tall after one surgery... not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding it earlier... and coming home sooner. stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you find them. because we don't just want your kids to grow up, we want them to grow up stronger. leon: "7 on your side" with health matters and the quest to communicate with children with t

doug: a good question. alison: it is a good question. doug: it doesn't have a 30-second answer.ut we will explain the best we can. why does a hurricane have an eye? you have to know how it works. the circulation around the center point of the hurricane, the eye wall has the strongest winds in a hurricane. what happens the hurricane eye is totally clear and sometimes there are a few clouds but generally the calmest point and the lowest bare metic pressure inside the entire hurricane. what happens is around the eye wall, the winds are at the highest possible speeds. inside the winds push upward so fast they go over the top. the storm. so all the air is pulled out. some of the air at the center of the eye is descending to the ground and the ocean. that descending air calms and even sometimes allows the skies to clear. it's brief. but that is what we are looking at. a couple of quick pictures here to show you an eye that is not always perfectly cylindrical. that is one from 2003. and one from hurricane katrina in 2005. inside with crystal clear skies inside and monnous winds outside

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chief meteorologist doug hill now with the forecast. doug? doug: yes. back to you. we're stuck in this pattern now. the showers are not nearly as numerous as yes scattered around the area now. north of winchester to hagerstown. farther south to the foothills. then south of fredericksburg through caroline county. showers and thunderstorms will drift east/northeast or the east over the next couple of hours. that is the story. 40% chance any one spot might see a shower or a brief downpour. otherwise, cloudy skies for sure. past the local showers there is more and more and more. we will get to elongated area of low pressure that controls the weather late tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night and friday. rain chances will continue to increase. especially tomorrow afternoon and through the day friday. so rain. in some of the heavier downpours friday there could be localized flooding concerns, too. the forecast heading through the evening hours, we will keep cloudy skies here. 48 to 53. patchy fog and a few showers. northeasterly winds. the forecast through thursday, cloudy a

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doug: absolutely, and which days would be best for outdoor activities.he national with sunshine, pollen count justin, high levels of tree pollen and grass pollen, moderate levels of mold spores, midday temperatures, suite come 83 at reagan national, 79 in hagerstown. 80 in annapolis, 83 in lexington park maryland. days, sunny,le of warm, maybe it thunderstorm or two tomorrow afternoon and friday afternoon. the bigger question is the it sincetalking about monday, the development possibly of a subtropical system somewhere in the bahamas, the national hurricane center watching this and they say between now and sunday, a 50% that a subtropical storm could develop and start moving to the northwest. late in the weekend. regardless of whether that storm actually develops, one thing that will develop is an area of low pressure. that will interact with high pressure off the coast and the combination of those feed a steady supply of moisture as we get late in the weekend. sunday afternoon, sunday night, monday come in the mid atlantic coast and beaches, for the be

doug is now standing by. doug? >> yeah, greta. you are here in west virginia and you talk to people about what this election cycle means. two things come up. two subject matters come up. coal and donald trump. we all know about coal. we all know about its imminent demise at least in the terms of coal critics. it's seeing new competition from fracking, which was -- which is every bit as economically feasible asacol. we're seeing government regulation or what miners believe is government overregulation and we are seeing the move to renewables in light of climate change. people see its demise. and then there is donald trump. when he came here last thursday to a crowded auditorium in downtown charleston and he donned that coal miners hat and made a movement shoveling coal and said he i am going to bring your jobs back it met with thunder russ applause. people believe in him. evidence made promises in other places he promise to do continue corn ethanol in iowa. he will do whatever is necessary, his critics say for political expediency.

doug: clinton has a lead. she is leading by seven points. swing demographic.f you look at elections from 1992 through 2008, every single election the winner carried this group nationally and in the states, where we can look at the data, the winner carried that demographic as well. in this key swing demographic, clinton is up by seven points. john: let's look at a couple of key segments. white voters, female voters, independents. some realee polarization. among women, clinton is leading strong double digits. among men, trump is leading. he has a slightly among independents as well. race is a substantial issue. white voters are supporting him. clinton, she has a strong double-digit lead with minority voters. this key swing group mirroring a lot of demographic differences. the results on the top line works in clinton's favor. just ranthe data you through, if you were trump, what would make you happiest? doug: the thing that would make me happiest, i am leading among independents. that is obviously something -- he wants to be winning that group. he should be a lit

we will see rain meteorologist doug hill. doug: that is the story. live look at the beach in ocean city. view from brooderwalk at second street -- boardwalk at second street. there are a fair number of people on the beach. this time next friday it will be loaded down there as people block to beaches. maryland, delaware and more for beginning of the memorial day weekend. high clouds moving in. the rain is well east. but it will move northeast overnight. early in the morning the rain will be falling. temperatures in the 70's. we will drop in the 50's and stay there all day. the wind direction changes northeast. future cast is by 8:00 in the morning. steady rain. not quite to baltimore but look at the heaviest rain. there will be period of rain all day. try to break down the time period to talk about the best chanc that will happen in the forecast in a few minutes. alison: scott thuman has more about the secret service and lockdown. scott: we have a statement about what took place. this shooting was 3:06 today that secret service says a man with a gun a

doug: pretty much. most areas will get rain. we have already tied -- not tied the 15th consecutive day of measurable rain. we will hit 66 today, maybe a little afternoon sunshine later on. tomorrow, not much rain.umv mostly cloudy. warmer friday with showers and thunderstorms. more to say about this today at 4:00. jummy: >> ashley ward has won $100,000 so far, and is about to come face-to-face with a question worth a $1/4 million. she's a little overcome with emotion right now. can you blame her? let's see if she can get all the way to the $1 million question right now on "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] hi, everybody. i'm chris harrison. welcome to a very special show. are you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] me, too. 'cause we are right in the middle of it. as a writer, living paycheck to paycheck, our returning contestant has had an emotional journey to $100,000. i would love nothing more than to give her a million. from the east village in new york city, please welcome back

and doug schoan, a fox news contributor as well. doug, i'm going to start with you. we are now with two presumptive nominees rolling our way towards the general election. i want to get your thoughts on how it shapes up. irrespective of the polling and what people say. >> sure. >> just experience-wise, what you've seen. >> sure. here is what we have. hillary clinton begins with a slight five to ten-point lead. she has a clear advantage based on electoral history. there is, of course, a but. donald trump has the potential to expand and go into wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, ohio to bring in working class whites, get new registrants, get democrats to cross over. this election will be can trump make this about hillary, can hillary make this about trump. so far, advantage clinton. >> your head is shaking so hard, john. >> well, i agree with 98% of what doug said. >> 2%? >> the last thing was -- i slightly disagree. i think hillary's job is so make trump the issue in the campaign. if she does that, trump will lose the campaign. trump's job is not to make hillary the is

let's get to meteorologist doug hill. doug: the forecast is a bit iffy, but it could happen later this afternoon. what we have right now is just another cloudy, gray day around the nation's capital. rain -- some thunderstorms, actually, northwest of harrisonburg. they are moving to the east, but they will hit headlong into this air, so theamp store may wind up being if light showers later on this afternoon. satellite, we do see a few breaks in the overcast, but again, that is west of interstate 81. expect for the day most of the region will be kind of locked into this, and we may inch it up a few any warmer temperatures, any prolonged periods of sunshine -- that all fits in nicely with our sunshine coming in a few minutes. jummy: thank you. we want to continue to cover metro as we have them doing. the transit agency holding a meeting. we expect to hear from the new safety officer for the first time today. this comes less than a day after the federal government issued an rail safety fix the issues that three critical inter

doug: pretty much. maureen: they still have the baby feathers on.et you started here. show you what is happening around the region here. >> my an thenta fell -- my antenna fell out. it happens sometimes. this area in the northeast is a area of the heavy rain in baltimore. i will head south and southwest. everything is traveling in the line. all afternoon. northeast to southwest. some of these are heavy. we have the severe weather of the storms now over western calvert county. the persistence of the s imagine that there will be a chance around game time or after at the park on south capitol street. the nats have to deal with the rain or the thunderstorm briefly across the region. keep a close eye on it for you as well. what is coming next is a dramatic turn-around in the weather pattern here. we move through the next couple of days. we have warmer temperatures our way as well. lower 80's and the middle 80's the temperatures will be. going through the next several days as well. getting up to the, oh, i don't know the 85 or 87 degrees. it's going to tu

doug: time for flag football. michelle: you know we complain about the weather but liberty and freedom, the guys, the resident eagles are at the national arboretum and they live in it every day. they could be flying not too long from now. keeping an eye on the nest there. we have seen them perch there on the edge of the nest. seeing what is out there. how high up they are. looking for the sun perhaps. jonathan: do you realize they would already be accomplished flyers if we had more sunny days? they have to stay in the nest because of the weather. michelle: all the problems with the rain. jonathan: still ahead for us at abc7 news -- you know the hashtag by now. #ihatethewait. >> are you [bleep] kidding me, t.s.a.? jonathan: ouch. long lines, endless waits and missed flights. i have a head, how some your pain and four steps you can take to make travel less stressful. michelle: the u.s. military hasn't used draft measures in decades but a plan to overhaul it hit a stumbling block. millions of americans will remain in