toss to eileen today marks our 16th day at 90+ in d.c. we'll catch a brief cool-down' wednesday before another, even hotter, airmass moves in next weekend with highs near 100 degrees! highs will soar into the upper 90s this afternoon with feels like temperatures around 100 degrees. a few storms are possible this afternoon and early evening. storms will likely start over western md shortly after lunchtime. some of these storms may be on the strong to severe side. storms will move east, into the d.c. area, between 4-7pm. a stray storm is possible tomorrow, but mainly sw of d.c. highs will reach about 90 degrees tomorrow. wednesday looks delightful! expect ;ow humidity and highs in the mid 80s. the heat and humidity build by friday. highs will soar into the upper 90s friday through sunday. this will be our hottest heat wave, so far this summer. accident free along with no major delays. we do have overnight road work but the nice thing is, eileen, there isn't any rain. nothing to contend with there. heading back from the beach, looking great

toss to eileen quiet ride so far. really, not much to worry about. overnight road work still in minutes on 95 in maryland between the beltway and route 212 with 2 lanes blocked. not seeing a backup because of this. no issues getting to baltimore right now. heading to the airpo issues right now on the baltimore washington parkway or 95. you look good getting to dulles on the toll road. heading inbound gw parkway, up to speed, too. that's a look at traffic. back to you! happening now-- preparations going on all over the region, as we brace for several days of dangerously high temperatures. we could actually see record-breaking highs in the coming days. john gonzalez is live in silver spring with more.. meanwhile-- the office of the city administrator is agencies, as it prepares to activate the emergency plan. residents are being urged to plan ahead for the escalating temperatures by drinking plenty of water, checking on elderly neighbors and friends, and remaining in shaded and air-conditioned places as much as possible. cooling centers will be opened

but eileen whelan is tracking a storm, heading this way. more on that, plus julie wright has your updated traffic report. complete weather & traffic coming up. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. (all with worry-free ownership. colors in your neighborhood... head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... shift your thinking about buying your next one. early morning commute. at 5:xx time for a check on the forecast. toss to eileen today: partly cloudy. a bit more humid. stray mountain storm. highs: 85-88 winds: se 5-10 mph ton

toss to eileen today will be a transition day for us. it will be a touch hotter and more humid today, but it won't be oppressive. make sure you have the sunglasses, too - it will be another sunny day! the really high heat and humidity we've been talking about all week will arrive beginning tomorrow. highs friday will soar into the upper 90s. with the humidity, it will feel around 100. this weekend we'll get close to record high temperatures. at this point, it looks like we may fall short of the records by a few degrees, but it will still feel uncomfortable outdoors. highs will get close to 100, but it will feel like 105+. heat advisories will likely be issued over the weekend, so stay with stormwatch7. monday will again be very hot and humid. a few thunderstorms are possible late in the day, as a weak weather front approaches. temperatures by tuesday and wednesday will fall a few degrees, but we'll still stay hot with highs remaining in the low to mid 90s. welcome to july in washington! good morning! eileen, we which lead to many issues

or a nasa individual like eileen, we've all been speakers. and this is opened the floodgates to let people know there's an organization to find out about military, to find out what's out there for them. and peggy beatty from dayton, ohio, is the one that's started this organization. and we've just had our 10th anniversary. we meet the second week of every, second week of every march, somewhere in the united states. and women in aviation international is probably given out hundreds of thousands of scholarships. for the airline industry, for, for any, anything that any girl wants to apply for. those things are out there. >> we teach people how to get ahold of scholarships, to use pell grants. none of this was even remotely thought of 15 years ago when i was, i was a struggling -- when i was struggling to get my licenses. and what geri and all the rest of the girls had to do to get their licenses. >> it's wonderful to be able to work with a young generation and to help them have the exciting experiences you've had. >> and when you, interview the

toss to eileen today: partly to mostly sunny. a few pm storms; mainly sw of d.c. highs: 88-91 winds: nw 5 mph tonight: mainly clear and comfortable. lows: 63-70 winds: light wednesday: mostly sunny. less humid and not as hot. highs: 86-89 winds: ene 5 mph with the rails. a metro reminder, surge number 5 begins tomorrow with safetrack. just know that today is a good day, it's a day that we have a break. we won't have any shutdowns for stations this time around. just the single tracking between east falls church and ballston. trains will run every 18 minutes and at 10:00pm, trains will run every 20 minutes. a clear ride morning on the interstates. no accidents to report in the district and heading to the airports, the toll road, 95 in maryland and the baltimore washington parkway look good. that's a look at traffic, back to you. developing now in baton rouge. police releasing new details about the ambush on several police officers. investigators now calling this a targeted assassination on law enforcement, and are looking into the shooter's possible links to black s

toss to eileen today: hot again, but not quite as humid. isolated afternoon thunderstorm. highs: 90-95 winds: w 4-8 mph tonight: mild, but comfortable. lows: 69-75 winds: light saturday: seasonably warm. a few pm thunderstorms.

toss to eileen today: hot and humid. highs: 91-95 heat index: 98-104 winds: w 5-10 mph tonight: warm and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 71-76 winds: nw 5 mph friday: hot and humid. isolated pm thunderstorms possible. highs: 92-97 heat breaking news out of minnesota. shooting during a traffic stop overnight leaves a man dead - and it was all broadcast live on facebook jummy olabanji is here with the very latest. the incident captured on "facebook live" has gone viral and many are outraged. the video too graphic to show on-air in its entirety - but take a look at this clip from just a few officer shot the man. the woman who streamed it - identifies herself as the man's girlfriend she says they told officers that there was a gun in the car and that he had a conceal and carry permit. facebook briefly took down the video showing the victim covered in blood but then restored it with a warning for it's graphic content. this all happened in falcon heights -- a suburb of minneapolis ... it sits about five miles southeast in betwee

eileen whelan pinpoints when and jamie sullivan -- keeping you on track as surge 5 of safetrack begins today: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 85-88 winds: n 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 63-70 winds: s 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. a touch warmer and bit more humid. highs: 89-92 winds: s 5 mph still a smooth morning commute for you. fairly quiet although watch for certain areas. no accidents, interstates are up to speed and with metro getting ready to open at 5:00, you will have a change this morning. single tracking with metro surge number 5. more coming up on that in less then 10 minutes. back to you. virginia felons are now in the hands of the virginia supreme court. hearing was held yesterday after republicans challenged governor terry mcauliffe's order to restore the voting rights for 206-thousand felons. they argue the state constitution requires governors to consider each felon case individually and not as a group. mcauliffe says the move is the right thing to do and disputes claim's that he signed the order to add democratic voters to help hillary clinton win virginia

toss to eileen today: hot and humid. highs: 91-95 heat index: 98-104 winds: w 5-10 mph tonight: warm and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 71-76 winds: nw 5 mph friday: hot and humid. isolated pm thunderstorms possible. highs: 92-97 heat

eileen: 90's, then really hot next weekend. just brace yourself area the dog days of summer are here. it is july, after all. beautiful start to the day, sunshine and white warm. a bit of a breeze right now, we will have a nice breeze out of the southwest between five and 15. making it feel a bit better, but it is going to feel a bit hot. nowhere else to put it. d.c., spotshere in like annapolis as well. dress in light-colored clothing, very breathable clothing. make sure you are staying hydrated. we will still be hot tomorrow. a few thunderstorms mainly southwest of the region. wednesday looks phenomenal. lots of sunshine, 87. a smidge below the average, but the humidity will feel incredible. it will be very low. 90 degrees thursday, that will be the transition day. another even hotter air mass willing in. high temperatures in the mid to upper 90's. with humidity feeling more like 100 to 105. citi open. veronica johnson joining us now. you have got storm track seven, look at that. veronica: i do. we are just now pulling up in f

we will get an in-depth forecast from eileen whelan... and jaime sullivan will have your updated traffic report. situation in new york . at 5:xx time for a check on the forecast. today: mostly sunny. a touch warmer and more humid. highs: 88-92 winds: s 5 mph tonight: mainly clear and mild. lows: 67-72 winds: s 5 mph friday: partly cloudy. hotter and more humid. highs: 93-97 feels: 100 winds: sw 5-10 mph overnight roadwork in place until 6am on 66 westbound between 234 and route 29. the right lane is blocked but since it's still light volume, not slowing anyone down. you are able to get by. moving to maryland, in silver spring, colesville road heading southbound there is work blocking the right lane between georgia avenue and the beltway. stay left to get by. also, a reminder that surge number 5 in place today with safetrack. it's . still ahead.. trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, drive to your local car buying center.

toss to eileen climb and you'll really feel the difference outside today. with even higher humidity, scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible, especially this afternoon and evening, so grab the umbrella heading out the door. tomorrow and frida week. highs will climb into the mid 90s, but it will feel more like the low 100s. a stray storm is possible, but most of us will be dry. typical july weather is in store this weekend. high temperatures will reach the upper 80s to 90 degrees. a few storms are possible with the heating of the day, but it will not be a washout for all your outdoor plans. the d-c streetcar has entered its next phase - radio d-dot recently launched a six-figure ad campaign to promote its new service. but it has critics asking -- hasn't enough money already been spent? 7 on your side government papst has the story. source: tu nc8 10p n pkg streetcar mrkti - add papst gmw or abc7 sigout it's xxx. when we return -- a george's county goes hollywood. details on what you might see for the next few days that may seem serious but it's

we are about to hear from eileen collins, an astronaut. marks the anniversary. >> eileen collins, retired astronaut from texas, she was the first female to be the pilot, and a lot of firsts for her and she feels very strongly about the space program. we've heard from her on capitol hill testifying. >> in february she said during testimony she said i believe program cancellation decisions that are made by bureaucracies behind closed doors and without input by the people are divisive, damaging, cowardly and many times more expensive in the long run, so i assume we'll be hearing more about that in the next minute or so. >> yeah. the thing that's interesting about her, and most interesting is the fact that this is the 47th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission to the moon and we'll see how much she touches on that and talks about the ability of the united states to go to the moon. >> a lot of anticipation building for the ted cruz speech and that's coming up in a little while, as well. >> it's a big mystery. a lot of people wondering will he en

toss to eileen today: hot and very humid. heat advisory in effect from noon through 8 pm. highs: 94-98 feels: 100-105 winds: sw 5-10 mph tonight: warm and very muggy. patchy fog. lows: 73-79 winds: w 5 mph to calm friday: hot and still humid. isolated pm thunderstorm. humidity drops slightly after highs: 90-95 winds: variable 5 mph now to the race for the white house. candidate hillary clinton looking to gain some steam on the campaign trail today alongside a possible vice presidential pick in virginia. suzanne kennedy is live with more on what to expect suzzane? an emotional tribute to the murdered democratic national committee employee who was gunned morning.. a vigil was held last night outside seth rich's home in northwest d.c.'s bloomingdale neighborhood. more than a hundred people were there. rich was shot less than two blocks away during what police believe may have been a robbery attempt. among the people who attended the vigil: d-n-c chair debbie wasserman schultz. vigil: d-n-c chair debbie wasserman schultz. during the vigil, d.c. police handed out fliers, in an

>> eileen district 4 resident in opposition. in general sales tax increases disproportionately affect low and fixed income people. specifically there are a number of inconsistencies with this ordinance. first the title of the ordinance reads half sent sales tax increase, but it's one-half of 1 brs, which is is correct. and as supervisor wiener said there are two different sales tax proposals under consideration. you have both supervisor wiener has a name as sponsor of both and both on the full board tomorrow. items 39 and 74. however, only one has the mayor as the sponsor, and as supervisor farrell has stated only one will be moving forward. and so that begs the question, who is on first? and if for any chance both do move forward together i would urge an amendment that both sales tax measures are listed together on the ballot. this would be for the sake of consistency and full disclosure. >> thank you. any other members of the public wish to comment on the item? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor wiener any other

garvin: eileen says electing an 11-year-old to a seat on the board could be seen as a marketing ploy, that is, if the 11-year-old were not like natthan. eileen: so he's already a proven fundraiser and then secondly, just talking to him, the ideas he had. there were so many. garvin: he is a young man whose big dreams have already earned him a seat at the big table with nothing but room to grow. garvin: moksh jawa got his first taste of computer science and coding in the seventh grade and he says he was hooked. he knew it had to be part of whatever he did with his life. he just didn't know how many others he'd be bringing along with him. garvin: washington high school in fremont has a lot to offer its students: loads of activities. and lots of caring teachers. it had everything, in fact, junior moksh jawa wanted in a school when he enrolled as a freshman. well, everything, it turned out except one thing. moksh: yeah, i was very, very excited to take the course. i was, like, "yes, this is the course i need to take." and i'd come to--i get to washington high school and i find out the cour

eileen whelan breaks down the sweltering forecast. plus, jamie sullivan is monitoring the roads and rails.. for your traffic report. we'll be right back. early morning commute. after weeks of preparation-- the republican national convention begins today in cleveland. the convention expected to fire up the gop base behind presumptive nominee donald trump. but this convention is not without drama, inside and outside of the arena. jessica ralston is there live. good morning jessica. at 5:xx time for a check on the forecast. today: hot and breezy. pm storms possible. some strong over western md. highs: 94-97 feels: 98-100 winds: sw 5-15 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. isolated shower. lows: 70-76 winds: w 5 mph tuesday: partly sunny becoming mostly sunny late. slight chance of storms, mainly sw. highs: 89-93 winds: nw 5 mph starting off on i-95 in virginia with a motorcycle lanes blocked. heading south from springfield towards lorton, it's right before newington. be cautious because this is unexpected where you're seeing this slowing approach

>> eileen district 4 resident in opposition. in general sales tax increases disproportionately affect low and fixed income people. specifically there are a number of inconsistencies with this ordinance. first the title of the ordinance reads half sent sales tax increase, but it's one-half of 1 brs, which is is correct. and as supervisor wiener said there are two different sales tax proposals under consideration. you have both supervisor wiener has a name as sponsor of both and both on the full board tomorrow. items 39 and 74. however, only one has the mayor as the sponsor, and as supervisor farrell has stated only one will be moving forward. and so that begs the question, who is on first? and if for any chance both do move forward together i would urge an amendment that both sales tax measures are listed together on the ballot. this would be for the sake of consistency and full disclosure. >> thank you. any other members of the public wish to comment on the item? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor wiener any other

toss to eileen summer! the humidity remains in the oppressive range, so this is definitely weather you can wear. high temperatures will soar into the mid 90s, but with the humidity it will feel between 100-105 during the afternoon. that is why the national weather service has issued a heat advisory for parts of the area from noon through 8pm. an isolated thunderstorm can't be ruled out, but more likely than not, you'll be storm-free where you are. again, in the low to mid 90s. it will be very humid through midday, but then the humidity will start to drop off a bit, making it feel a bit more manageable. an isolated storm is possible tomorrow afternoon, but, again, it won't be anything widespread. the weekend will be pretty typical for this time of july. highs will be around 90 degrees both days with moderate humidity. isolated thunderstorms will be possible, but otherwise it will be dry for all of your outdoor plans. weather should be dry for the citi open tennis tournament that kick starts with qualifying s

toss to eileen today: humid. scattered thunderstorms, especially this afternoon and evening. highs: 86-91 feels: 95-99 winds: s 5 mph very humid. stray shower possible. patchy fog. lows: 71-75 winds: sw 5 mph thursday: very hot and humid. isolated afternoon thunderstorm. highs: 91-96 feels: 100-105 winds: sw 5-10 mph road work on 414 near silver hill rd 395/edsall rd metro surge 4 bladensburg rd @ eastern ave fire breaking right now. firefighters work through the night in north east washington, battling a great big fire. suzanne kennedy is live at the scene with the very latest. breaking right now. investigating a string of armed robberies at the university of maryland college park. police say they received three separate reports of robberies on campus last night. in all the cases, police say the suspect wore all black, with a black mask. no arrests were made. if you have any information about any of the incidents, you are asked to call police. three people now faces a slew of charges following a wild chase through the capitol tuesday. sam sweeney joins us with more on shooto

toss to eileen after a hot and stormy start to the work week, today will be a bit nicer. it will still be hot with highs around 90 degrees, but the humidity will be a tad lower. a few thunderstorms will develop this afternoon, but most of the storm activity will stay sw of d.c. heads up for those of you in prince william, fauquier, culpeper, rappahannock, and madison counties. storms will be most likely from 2-6 pm. tomorrow we get a refreshing break from the humidity and temperatures mzwill be even lower, too. highs will top out in the mid to upper 80s. the humidity begins to climb a bit on temperatures, but it's nothing compared to the weekend! high temperatures friday through monday will reach the mid to upper 90s! factor in the humidity and it will feel like the low 100s. isolated storms are possible sunday and monday, but the heat will be the main weather story through the weekend. it's one of those weekend's you'll want to cool off at the pool or stay inside in the ac! good morning! starting off with the rails. a metro reminder, surge number 5 begins tomorrow with

eileen has more. eileen: -- i great weekend to head up doors. one thing we can all do is find some free activities. high temperatures in the upper 80's. did you know that rei is opening a flagship store here in d.c.? they are giving away all kinds of free giveaways. free capital bike share and paddle boarding at the boathouse. late day thunderstorms will be intermittent, few and far between. another great opportunity to download the free stormwatch weather app to track any of those storms if they develop. we have more immediate chances for thunderstorms. beginning tomorrow we will talk to veronica for more on that. julie, roads and rails, how are they looking? not too bad. e way is block right now because of this stalled vehicle. chevrolet, headed back down towards east capitol street, with delays northbound i-95 near stafford and woodbridge headed occoquand rossi towards the capital beltway. 295 out of maryland, the struggle israel. north of the capital beltway towards the 11th street bridge, an 11 minute commute northbound on 295, still strugg

toss to eileen today: partly cloudy. a bit more humid. stray mountain storm. highs: 85-88 winds: se 5-10 mp

with more on weekend event, let's go outside to eileen. eileen: look at the storm tracker. can see the anemometer on the top measuring the wind and the propeller blowing. a bit of a breeze feels good, it will be hot today and hot this weekend. the citi open begins, qualifying tomorrow tomorrow, 91, 90 degrees sunday. sunday will be drive a tomorrow there is a risk or severe thunderstorms. things will be holding off until after 4:00. getting out there for qualifying, it will be pretty warm. a little bit muggy, 90 degrees by 4:00 p.m. or later. hot.y looking dry and all next week, the turn them on. hottest day next week, monday, 96. looks like it will be dodging storms. that should help with the sun where this morning. taking a peek at 66 in the second, we start you on the east side of town. live wires are down at enterprise and meyer. keep that in mind. guys outtart for you of rockville this morning. for those traveling east down on so good.r, only 20 minutes from manassas to the capital beltway. back in 10 to update your ride at the wilson bridge. a new perspective on the o

toss to eileen today: hot again, but not quite as humid. isolated afternoon thunderstorm. highs: 90-95 winds: w 4-8 mph tonight: mild, but comfortable. lows: 69-75 winds: light saturday: seasonably warm. a few pm thunderstorms. winds: sw 5-10 mph we begin this morning with breaking news. yet another terror attack in france. breaking news. yet another terror attack in france. a semi-truck crashes into a crowd during bastille day celebrations killing atleast 84 people. brianne carter is standing by at the terror alert desk with the very latest. devastating news this morning as we've learned, according to abcnews, at least two americans, a 11 year old son are among the more than 80 dead after a truck plowed through a crowd in nice. in france's third attack in two years a man plowed through a promenade full of people celebrating bastille day. witnesses say the driver who was armed with a gun was shooting out of the window. the driver was killed by police after an apparent exchange of gunfire. his vehicle loaded with grenades and other weapons. police say the driver was a 31-ye

eileen has more on how it is feeling right now. eileen: it feels pretty muggy out here, veronica. i wish i had other words to describe it. it just feels very tropical, let's just say that. it is going to be very hot today, very similar to yesterday. like today? the pool -- what a great place to be to find some early. no storms expected today, so that is going to begin news. just make sure you are reapplying the sunscreen and staying hydrated. tomorrow, 94. tomorrow i will caution you there will be some thunderstorms -- there may be some thunderstorms between 2:00 and 7:00. saturday, another great day to be at the pool. 93. we will be experiencing the lower humidity, at least slowly dropping through the day on saturday. we probably will not feel the difference until sunday, but nonetheless, the uv index is very high. first get out you to the pool, but also reapply. i wish i could jump into a pool right now, julie wright. i feel like i just took a shower. julie: right? it is all sticky out there. hanging out with us, checking out the ride along 270. inbounds, your lanes are open. no

toss to eileen today: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 85-88 winds: n 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 63-70 winds: s 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. a touch warmer and bit more humid. highs: 89-92 winds: s 5 mph metro safetrack surge number 5 goes into place this morning. we're just about 30 minutes away from the beginning. here's this will affect the orange and silver lines and this time, we won't have any shutdowns. it will be only single tracking from east falls church to ballston with trains running every 10 minutes. after 10:00pm trains will run every 20 minutes. it's 5:xx. coming an out of control car send patrons flying. what police say caused the accident.. remembering a hollywood heavyweight. we will update you on some sad news from tinsel-town. hey how's it going, hotcakes? hotcakes. this place has hotcakes. so why aren't they selling like hotcakes? with comcast business internet and wifi pro, they could be. just add a customized message to your wifi pro splash page and you'll reach your customers where their eyes are

we really appreciate you being here, eileen, we appreciate how loyal of a watcher you are, too, it isretired elementary school librarian, so you used to get days off in the weather. now different full-time job, that's important whether it comes to weather, too? >> right, taking care of my garden, watching the weather, and watching the rain. >> and nice juicy tomatoes. >> getting there, slowly but surely. >> we are getting the needed rain we want. i always say our weather watcher network is an extension of our family here at "eyewitness news", and you will actually have people come to you for personal forecasts now? >> they do. they think i have some control over t they want it know what the weather will be like. >> amen, and i totally hear that. thank you again so much for being here. we love to have you in house. guys, if you want to be an eyewitness weather watcher just like eileen, maybe join us in the studio one morning, you can sign up at cbsphilly.com/watchers. but on to the forecast, let's switch gears now. take you out to storm scan3, finding currently here pretty heavy rainfa

eileen whelan with more on the weekend. eileen: always trying to feature some good events as we look forward to the upcoming weekend. maybe you want to sit outside and enjoy a movie? you can do that at the eighth annual comcast on festival. those two nights, admission is free. you can enjoy a movie and both days this weekend are looking pretty good for that. it is going to be hot on friday. on the 16th, saturday, mamma mia will be shown. benefit a local nonprofit. so far both days looking rain free. in fact friday even though it's going to be hot and muggy through the midday hours by the evening the humidity is dropping and it should be really lovely. but friday and saturday it will be good to the outside enjoying a nice smoothie. mia," i don'tma have seen either of those. i'll have to head over to see them. julie, onever to thing i can tell you, girl, it is hot out there. on the capital beltway we are stuck in a jam trying to make your way towards accokeek. accident activity towards brandywine has been moved over to the sh

eileen is outside right now. eileen: i have to say, as it feels amazing. i have storm track 7 outside art -- i have storm track seven outside our studio in rosslyn. ofis 68 degrees, a dew point 66, so it feels pretty comfortable. we have a nice breeze coming out of the west. i want to go to the graphics to show you the increase in temperature. today, about 90. we will jump up about five degrees and tomorrow we will get about 95. then the upper 90's as we head into saturday, sunday, monday. even tuesday is going to feel pretty hot. it is late next week that we catch a break. this week the weather will have an impact on you and your outdoor plants. we will talk about how -- on you and your outdoor plans. we will talk about how the humidity will affect you. jamie, a nice drive into work this morning. jamie: different than yesterday, a late clearing bit of road . traffic gets by with no delays. closer to the capital beltway, we are doing ok as well. i want to talk about what to expect if you travel along the top side of the beltway. very light volume right alo

toss to eileen we begin this morning eileen without any big always great to hear as we get into our last smooth sailing on our interestates. our side roads look good too. we'll start off in maryland on the beltway. i-95 moving well even though some overnight road work is in place north of the beltway and a live look at 270 shows you that back to you the republican national convention ends with a bang. donald trump officially accepting the republican nomination for president. trump once considered a long shot nearly a year ago before entering the race, now could be just one election away from the white house. his acceptance speech the big story this variety of issues plaguing the country. issues he says will be addressed once he is in office. the billionaire businessman pledged to be a voice for working americans, promised to protect the lgbt community, tackle the economy and confront the country's issues with violence. trump wasted no time looking past the november elections, all while taking aim at his next opponent hillary clinton. the democratic national cnvention kicks off monday in

minutes, we haven't actually seen the sunrise in gilbert villas of this picture being taken, but eileen sent in the pretty pictures, brightening up of the atmosphere, lovely, perfectly blue skies out, as well, for lynn. she is in cherry hill, and sent that picture in to us. >> david hair warmer in clementon, only at 53, where eileen is, in gilbertsville, do have little variety pack, and basically the more remote the sub earn, cooler it will be as you might expect, so really crisp feeling to the atmosphere, we're at 63 degrees, also, with one last check for you there in willingboro from kenneth martin. my grower -- high pressure, not much of cloud cover today. fantastic day, not just because of the sun and warmth, but also because it will feel so darn pleasant with the humidity levels and the dew point staying nice and low, generally in the 50's, flirting with 60 at the height of the afternoon, but overall very, very comfortable. notice, though, slow creep up on the humidity, and the same story goes when it comes to the actual air temperature. so, it does start to really become a bit mor

eileen with a few for us. eileen: i have got storm degrees in78 rosslyn, virginia, going for a high of 95. i want to go to the graphics quickly to show you just how hot it is going to feel over the next several days. today feeling like 100 but we are in the thick of it in the upcoming weekend. this is going to be a prolonged period of excessive heat. in rosslyn, a few things you want to do over the weekend, because it is the weekend had a lot of us want to be outside but limit your time outside. bunch oftles, keep a these inside the refrigerator or the freezer so you have plenty of them, staying hydrated inside, because you will want to have that hydration. if you're outside wear a cap to keep yourself feeling more cool. as always, have the sun glasses. it is friday, jamie sullivan. let's see how the looking. jamie: i want to talk about beating the traffic. if you want to head to the beach this weekend, take a look to it 10:00 a.m. is the best time. it looks great crossing the bay bridge continuing closer towa

eileen, you're already privy to that forecast, and we do have some rain in store, but no rain in the, we get live look on the neighborhood network. beach so many at this in margate, certainly that won't be the trend over the next several days. nice start to the day there. clouds will be increasing specially into the second half of the day, though, and temperatures are mild across much of the area, generally around 70 degrees. with the cooler temps off to the north and west, in the 60s, dew point they tell us about that sticky factor, and they are on the rise, from south to north, dew point already at 70 degrees right now, in dover, humid conditions, and it will be a steamy friday. storm scan3, showing us, a thunderstorm activity moving along the coast, earlier in the day. otherwise, quiet conditions for now. we do have some storms up wind, scattered storms later today. a high temperature at 87 degrees. as we head into tonight, storms for the first half of the night, meisha, then quieting down after midnight. that will set us up for a nice pleasant and less humid start to the holiday

toss to eileen today: mostly sunny. low humidity.88 winds: n 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 63-70 winds: s 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. a touch warmer and bit more humid. highs: 89-92 winds: s 5 mph no big issues to start off your morning commute expect you may see a few areas with some road spray. eileen, we had some rain really come down last night in areas so just be rain really come down last night in areas so just be careful. no accidents right now. metro safetrack surge number 5 begins today so coming up in a few minutes, we'll detail what you need to know. more on those storms breaking overnight. crews throughout our area are working to restore power, after last night's storm - that caused trees to come down and flooded streets. this is just one of those trees on dalecarlia parkway in upper northwest dc. right now about 46-hundred pepco customers are without power. dominion virginia power has 556 customers in northern virginia without customers in our area are experiencing outages. some breaking news.. police are invest

so, major props to eileen, big thanks from us for coming on in.ill be helping us produce the show for the rest morning. we'll hear more from her looking ahead to the 6:00 hour, i do want to check in with the rest of the eyewitness weather watchers reporting generally just a lot of humidity out there this morning, temperatures into the 70s further inland, 69 degrees, one of the cooler spots of the pack here. still in the last ten, 11 minutes, reporting rain, pretty heavy too, and the dogs glad there is no thunder, two adorable pubs at home, i know they're not crazy about thunderstorms while he loves to track them, they don't like him all that much. further to the north decent rain at 7 degrees he also has to take a dog, and i'm sure the pup will rain for the rain. to the maps, we continue to track some very as we said heavy rain, pretty nasty batch of thunderstorms within the last hour or so. you can see, here, this is what we're tracking, that's what fran was just rotting on, generally right on the tail end of the loop see the heavier pocket, roll

eileen, we dealt with rain yesterday which lead to many issues

and eileen is already outside in all of the trinity. eileen: i think the reason it feels a little bit that are is we have us quite brees and rosslyn. might seem a little bit at her. tomorrow, the last day of our heat wave. falling and will be low humidity will be with us tomorrow sunday as well. let me show you the timing of that holly humidity for and will be sticky in the morning. and may feel hours bit on the sticky site and after or rocket feel more comfortable. i the navy yard on saturday, 6:00, it will be hot but at least the humidity is lowering. on the stormy afternoon, coming up with veronica. let's get to julie for a look at the roads and trails. especially if you are traveling in virginia. that seems to be the slow spot out of mclean towards the american legion bridge. the crash of the georgetown hike out on. about a 20 minute commute back towards montgomery county. you mentioned the rails. futuree, single tracking track repairs and single tracking between medical enter and venture i. autria: tracking that breaking news from

we'll go to public comment first on item one is there any public comment please come forward >> okay eileen district retained in opposition to co-mingling the items two a single tax a capricious a more focus on transportation is the one half cent sales tax a more focused approach for homelessness is the tax on technology companies which is file number 16060 with this approach actually a relationship between cause-and-effect on the november ballot there will be 17 state ballots with 20 local ballots initiatives to keep them as precise as possible particularly since there are $400 million in new taxed being permitted on the new ballot initiatives alone i'd like to urge the board to anticipate the voter fatigue and not move forward i've seeing that supervisor wiener has anticipated that i'll oppose the wiener amendment the first two amendments on the san francisco ballot thank you. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> good morning. my name is a richard rothman i'm here to oppose this we live in one of the most progressive city's in the country why the progressive sales measures

eileen is standing by outside and has more on a look at your hourly heat index values.eat,: this is dangerous and unlike yesterday, we do not have cloud cover. we have full sunshine. as soon as the sunday attire in the sky, we will be heating up very quickly. as you stub out the door early this tuesday morning in washington, it feels like 75 degrees. 78.nnapolis it feels like i want to show you this hourly because you will notice the temperature climbing quick. by 8:00 it will feel like 84, feeling like 98 degrees by 11 :00. see the heat index values? from 1:00 the lower 100s. you want to make sure that you are staying hydrated, that you are checking on your neighbors, the elderly, and doing all of those errands early this morning. or later tonight. we have some relief on the way, veronica, and we will talk about that coming up. let's talk about the roads. this hour.l busy we are checking on a new problem on the inner loop of the capital beltway as you work your way past titans. the -- as you work your way past tysons. there is bumper-to-bumper traffic heading north fro

eileen: mother nature is turning up the heat. it will be some of the hottest air the we have seen all year long. i'm standing outside the studio in rosslyn. i've got sunshine with scattered out but i want to show you the increase in temperatures later into the work week and the upcoming weekend. thursday will be the first day that we get back into the low 90, but it will be friday, saturday, sunday and monday when these high temperatures top out in the upper 90's. the air temperature when you factor in the humidity will likely feel much hotter, more like 105 to 110 degrees. definitely some dangerous heat making our way into the weekend. about this upcoming heatwave and the beautiful weather we are anticipating tomorrow. for now let's get over to jamie sullivan. moving a okto be here at rosslyn. how about elsewhere? focus inis is the maryland. on the outer loop you can see the two lanes are completely blocked past colesville road. if you are trying to get to silver spring from greenbelt, college park, south on moral, it's really a

i have two speaker card, eileen boken and janis lee, just come on up. >> eileen boken. here in opposition to commingling two very different set asides into one charter amendment. this approach makes absolutely no sense. in a very crowded ballot it makes sense that issues be clear and distinct. this avoid confusion and potential volter fatigue. under these circumstances voters are more likely to oppose the measure, mainly this measure. in the budget finance subcommittee meeting yesterday supervisor wiener introduce adamendment to have this charter amendment and the sales tax measure appear first on the local bal. i agree with supervisor yees response to this amendment. he stated this meant one supervisors issues were more important than anothers. he went on to say how san francisco has a system on how things appear on the ballot. i would go further. i believe it was questionable this amendment was proposed in the first place. i urge the committee to fund homeless housing using the tax on companies rather than a set aside that way there is a cause and effect relation. tha

we'll go to public comment first on item one is there any public comment please come forward >> okay eileen district retained in opposition to co-mingling the items two a single tax a capricious a more focus on transportation is the one half cent sales tax a more focused approach for homelessness is the tax on technology companies which is file number 16060 with this approach actually a relationship between cause-and-effect on the november ballot there will be 17 state ballots with 20 local ballots initiatives to keep them as precise as possible particularly since there are $400 million in new taxed being permitted on the new ballot initiatives alone i'd like to urge the board to anticipate the voter fatigue and not move forward i've seeing that supervisor wiener has anticipated that i'll oppose the wiener amendment the first two amendments on the san francisco ballot thank you. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> good morning. my name is a richard rothman i'm here to oppose this we live in one of the most progressive city's in the country why the progressive sales measures

i have two speaker card, eileen boken and janis lee, just come on up. >> eileen boken. here in opposition to commingling two very different set asides into one charter amendment. this approach makes absolutely no sense. in a very crowded ballot it makes sense that issues be clear and distinct. this avoid confusion and potential volter fatigue. under these circumstances voters are more likely to oppose the measure, mainly this measure. in the budget finance subcommittee meeting yesterday supervisor wiener introduce adamendment to have this charter amendment and the sales tax measure appear first on the local bal. i agree with supervisor yees response to this amendment. he stated this meant one supervisors issues were more important than anothers. he went on to say how san francisco has a system on how things appear on the ballot. i would go further. i believe it was questionable this amendment was proposed in the first place. i urge the committee to fund homeless housing using the tax on companies rather than a set aside that way there is a cause and effect relation. tha

i have two speaker card, eileen boken and janis lee, just come on up. >> eileen boken. here in opposition to commingling two very different set asides into one charter amendment. this approach makes absolutely no sense. in a very crowded ballot it makes sense that issues be clear and distinct. this avoid confusion and potential volter fatigue. under these circumstances voters are more likely to oppose the measure, mainly this measure. in the budget finance subcommittee meeting yesterday supervisor wiener introduce adamendment to have this charter amendment and the sales tax measure appear first on the local bal. i agree with supervisor yees response to this amendment. he stated this meant one supervisors issues were more important than anothers. he went on to say how san francisco has a system on how things appear on the ballot. i would go further. i believe it was questionable this amendment was proposed in the first place. i urge the committee to fund homeless housing using the tax on companies rather than a set aside that way there is a cause and effect relation. tha

you're also going to speak tonight, eileen. so the pressure is on you as you get up and speak about what's near and dear to your program. your thoughts about this. >> i'm actually very excited to see they arrived here at the nasa glen science center, the visitor center. a beautiful day, a beautiful day at the lake. my message is to talk about nasa and the program. this is a perfect backdrop. >> tell us about your own experience. you obviously were breaking through barriers and ceilings in your own work as an astronaut and being on the shuttle. give us a preview of what wi oar going to hear about from you and your career. >> the big topic tonight or the reason i'm here is today is the anniversary of the first moon landing. neil armstrong and buzz aldrin landed on the moon. we were the first country to land on the moon, but since then, we've had the shuttle program and the space station but today united states cannot launch our own astronauts from our own soil. we pay a company to take our astronauts to the station. we need to ge

her name is eileen collins is tonight is the 47th anniversary of apolo 11's landing on the moon. >> -- was over five years ago. we must do better than that. [ applause ] countries that are strong are countries that explore, invent and discover. to silient in a changing world. i'm honored to have played a role in our nation's heritage of explorers as the first woman to command a space shuttle mission, joining the ranks of those that have fought to lead the way. [ cheers and applause ] thanks. and we are all so proud of our apolo program that put our astronauts on the moon first in peace for all mankind. nations that lead on the frontier lead in the world. [ applause ] we need that visionary leadership again. leadership that will inspire the next generation of explorers to have that same passion. we need leadership that will ask americans -- that americans will ask again, what's next. we need leadership that will make america's space program first again. [ applause ] yes. and we need leadership that will make america great again. i want to thank all of you. thank you for what you're doi