businesses in downtown rockville are hopeful that city hall is listening. in rockville, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: right now at 6:00 -- >> i would call a hate crime, terrorism, it's both. alison: investigators work now to get a clearer picture of the man who killed 49 people at an orlando nightclub. while one senator stands up for action on the hill. >> having come through the experience of newtown, i have had enough. leon: plus, horror at the happiest place on earth turns to announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: investigators in florida say it is too early to speculate if anyone will be facing charges in this weekend's deadly nightclub terror attack. but they don't want people to be concerned about impact immediately. >> at this time, there is nothing to suggest there was any other target other than the pulse nightclub. leon: sources familiar with the investigation say the f.b.i. believes that omar mateen's wife noor salman knew about the attack before it happened. but so far investigators are reluctant to charge her based on th

. >>> some business owners in downtown rockville say the city's parking policies are costing them cashers have to pay to park along east montgomery avenue and in rockville town square while it is free at the rio washingtonian center and other retailers nearby. business owners told the city council it's turning customers away and if something doesn't change, a lot of stores will be forced to close. the council is now looking into alternatives. >>> you might notice something a little different the next time you go to georgetown. parasols. a pilot program starts today that allows people to share parasols. you can pick one up at one of nearly 50 businesses. the idea is to keep you cool why you shop and be able to stroll around in that hot summer sun. >> i love those. >>> we're working several developing stories in the newsroom, including people local neighborhoods nervous about going outside where a bear has been wandering around for days. >>> less than 50 days to go until the summer games in rio. wendy rieger takes us to the market to show us some of the exotic treats that give brazil its

much lighter north looking toward downtown rockville.ut if you come this way, you can see the gray skies in south direction. toward downtown bethesda. the traffic conditions are standard. there has not been any winds to report. we haven't seen lightning. this is strictly as we have seen in rockville a rainstorm. live in rockaway, i'm kevin lewis. back to you. steve: the heavy rain will continue for the next hour or so. this is the cell we are looking at that he is under. moving toward south and east. i will eventually move to the district and arlington and alexandria. we will track it for you. fairfax will be 5:11. oldtown alexandria around 5:30 hour. it's nothing that is exp heavy downpours. rumble of thunder. sunday looking at storms. lower 80's. if you are staying in town keep an eye to the sky and stay with abc7, wjla.com on sunday. looking at a high likelihood for the strong storms across the areament the greatest threat is gusty wind and heavy rain. download your stormwatch7 weather app. look at the next seven days and it will impr

looking down toward bethesda, nothing, but blue skies and wisconsin avenue and right up through downtown rockvilleown there. down toward nats park and it will be a great night for the ball game and it is going to be fantastic and 80 degrees currently at the airport. some winds out of the south at 7 miles per hour and temperature wise, 79 winchester and 81 in fredericksburg. as we talked about the nationals r you have 30 minutes before it starts and a great night as we take on the cubs. radar, nothing to show. we're not talking rain tonight and we could see rain tomorrow and it's coming off a system just off to the north and west here. you can see a few clouds streaming and this is the jet stream that we're talking about making its way across our region and cool weather to the north and look at the thunderstorms developing over the next few hours and tornado warnings around the minneapolis area, but behind this storm we have the hot weather and the 90s, 92, sairpt louis and near 90 earlier in lexington and it was close to 90 in raleigh and we are right in the middle with temperatures right around t

carolina coast, that will give us an increasing chance but tomorrow morning we are fine. 6:00, 60 downtown 65 rockville 66 in silver spring, by a deck 30 or 9:00 we are back to around 70 and by 1:00 there will be some showers, nothing heavy and the coverage will be limited. some of these were further north and that should tell you the exact location of individual showers not in cement. by 6:00 a couple of showers and points west by 6:00 temperatures still in the low- 80s and by 10:00 essentiay hours, we are 73, 71 frederick and 74 in hagerstown. a very mild night. we are 69 to start but 81 by 11:00-- by 11 o'clock, or even a thunderstorm by 1:00, isolated. the next seven days, increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms, saturday remains dry and more storms into sunday and early mondays, with highs around 80. >> getting it done in philadelphia, doing what they need to do, the offense is incredible, they are taking care of business, that bullpen hex we showed you seems to great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. co

downtown. in the mid-70s. 74 rockville. 73 silver springs. by 6:00 a.m., clouds overspread the area. showers and thunderstorms to the west. out to i-81. look what happens between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. boom. it gets into the entire metro area and prince george, southern maryland by 9:00. the morning commute does not look like a nice event. temperatures are in the 70s. notice the reds and deep reds. that is heavy, heavy rain and possibly flash flooding with temperatures in the mid-70s. that's by 9:00. by 1:00 there is our break. then we see more showers and thunderstorms try to develop in the next, say, 24 hours this time tomorrow evening. two rounds, first round in the morning will be the worst of the tw to start. 82 by 1:00. now, the next seven days, friday looks okay for round 2. isolated shower mainly south of town. ice on saturday, nice on sunday. mid- to upper-80s. do not forget the sunscreen. stay hydrated. a lot of walking when you spectate at a golf course. you will walk 3, 4 miles. monday nats back in town. a couple of storms. early shower tuesday. hot, 91. 84 and pleasant.

by morning, we have some 50s. 59 in rockville. 62 downtown, 58 in manasas.ome showers off to the west. we do have a couple of stray showers in tomorrow. not yellow weather alert worthy but still some showers. and most showers clear us by 9:00. 70s downtown, and 72 in by 5:00 we're still only in the low 70s and upper 50s in the suburbs. on the day planner looks like this. sun to start then a shower possible at 11:00. not really big thunderstorms just showers. beautiful on thursday. upper 70s, that's the day. near 80 with sunshine. a slight chance of a sprinkle. next seven day. saturday showers and storms the threat is growing now. especially in the afternoon 85, morning storms at least on sunday. that might be optimistic. upper 70s and then monday and tuesday are nice. nats in town friday through next wednesday. >>> can you believe it six years ago today bryce harper became a national. he's had even when harper finds himself in a slump, you know he won't stay there very long. >>> kristin maybe he's back. we're talking about bryce harper had three singles in t

morning, clear, nothing hot about tomorrow. 52 in gaithersburg, 48 damascus, 53 in rockville and probably 56 downtown. by 9:00, we are loe to mid 60s, clear, comfortable, while a briez will develop in-- breeze will develop in the afternoon, it won't be the winds today, 40 nashville. by 1:00, nice day for lunch outside. 75 downtown, 76 manassas and sterling. 6:00 p.m., 78 in fredericksburg, 77 dumfries. 76 andrews and la plata. cool tomorrow night chilly tomorrow night. you can rest the ac tonight and tomorrow night. day planner, downtown temps, 56 to start. 64 by 9:00, 70 by 11:00, 75 with full sun by 1:00, try to diagram a better day? i don't know that we could. next 7 days, just a couple showers on friday, i think it will be dry for the nats game and on saturday we go 90. maybe thunderstorms in the afternoon but that nats game is at noon. both at 9:00. sunday, maybe storm, nice monday and tuesday, back to 90 wednesday. >> next 2 days are good. >> pretty good. >> spectacular. >>> speaking of the nats, i know who is leading the all-star vote at second base. >> yeah, the nats have been spectacial late

good thing when it gets cooler than average. 6 am, we have a partly cloudy sky, 70 downtown, plenty of these, 67 in rockvilleilver spring. by 9:00 iend the mid-70s. >>> of sunshine. by 1:00 eircom showers with the cold front. right now, all shades of green. temperatures in the low 80s as they move across 95, a little bit of yellow and orange. we could see a couple of enhanced thunderstorms into the 5:00 our only set of 95 and we settle down quic sunshine to start, 76 by 9:00, 82, perhaps a shower by 1 pm. next seven days, just beautiful on thursday. 79, friday, saturday, pretty good shape. maybe some storms on sunday. monday, beautiful. low 80s. >>> tell me this is not a bunch of hype and drama for nothing.>> there is a possibility.>> i am not going to say tiger woods will play here in a couple of but cigna is there for you. health isn't easy. literally. just download our free coach by cigna app. for personalized programs from a team of health coaches to help you achieve your wellness goals. cigna. together, all the way. ♪ ♪ >>> and now wu

by morning, 60 downtown and damascus will get down to 59. albany 59 and 61 in rockville3 in buoy. by mid-morning around 70 and maybe still in the mid 60s in hagerstown and a little ribbon through fredericksburg through leesburg and dc. by the afternoon gorgeous and 78 downtown and in la plata and 6:00 p.m., 24 hours from now, temperatures in the 80s and warmer in the southwest and you folks in culpepper and fredericksburg. 84 and 85 and dc and north and north of i-66 looking at temperatures in the low 80s tomorrow. really beautiful day. so day planner is like this, 60s to start for your down temperatures and low 60s in the suburbs. showers will end on friday and saturday and su >>> tonight, great? >> great. >> and terrific tuesday and then the showers roll in. >>> we will see you back ♪ sfx: crowd booing ♪ sfx: crowd chanting ♪ sfx: crowd cheering ♪ sc johnson, a family company >>> as the entertainment industry warned the orlando tragedy, e.t. is with the stars standing strong. >> hate will never win. >> there has to be a statement about that. >> if art is what fights tr

. >>> sunshine and temperatures now 63 in rockville. 68 in downtown washington. highs ih 80s.r or thunderstorm late in the day. >> you can get the latest news and weather with the nbc washington app. we'll see you back here in 25. ♪ >>> it's 8:30. we're just chitchatting with everyone. we have a great crowd. and we have nick jonas here. and he is going to be taking our summer concert stage in just a moment. and also, are we not also so giddy about dylan and her news. she's pregnant. her husband is here. brian, way to go. >> that's so true. >> you will always remember your baby boy's first concert, with nick jonas. >> a very good point. >> or next week, by the way, excited. our summer concert series continues. we'll turn things over to charlie puth, which we're excited for. >> stay here and keep it rolling. al, let's get a check of the weather. >> looking ahead to your weekend. starting tomorrow, we have severe weather. let's look at the belmont tomorrow. weather possibly. some showers and thunderstorms. look for temperatures that will climb up into the mid-70s, with a chance f

rockville. a great way to get your monday going. high temperatures, in the 80s. 87 downtown.he bay. and mid to upper 80s in northern virginia, as well. tomorrow will be warm with a high of 85 degrees. there will be a 30% chance of a brief afternoon shower tomorrow. no severe weather expected. behind that little rain chance, it turns really nice around here wednesday and thursday. look absolutely gorgeous. >> weather anytime you need it. weather.com online. >> al, thank you very much. >>> carson is in the orange room, as the world reacts to the death of the greatest. we're back after this. hey, i'm , and i used to ask if you could hear me now with verizon... not anymore. i'm with sprint now because guess what? it's 2016 and every network is great. in fact, sprint's reliability is now within 1% of verizon. at&t and t-mobile rates. so, i switched to sprint. and millions more have too. can you hear that? don't let a 1% difference cost you twice as much. switch to sprint today. 8 layers of wheat... mini-wheats®... and one that's sweet. to satisfy the adult an