it will still be humid tonight, but we're going to break down the humidity going into this weekend. we'll show you that exclusive seven-day forecast coming your way in just a little bit. let's get a look at the time saver traffic. >>reporter: good morning, mike. if you are heading out onto the pennington avenue draw bridge, you want to be aware at 9:00 traffic will be reduce today two lanes and the construction continues on 895 just south of the harbor tunnel. expect delays as the morning does progress. stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge as your alternate route. as we check in and take a live look at the northeast corridor in white marsh, everything up to speed. a nice easy ride as you make your drive down towards the beltway. as we pull up drive times, if you're headed out to the harrisburg expressway from the maryland/pa line, you're looking at a 22-minute ride to 695. no concerns on the beltline. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. >>> baltimore city is now one step closer to you to losing three fire companies. tbl this is al the mayor's plan to bal

we have low humidity levels. we're going to have light winds this morning becoming northwest 10 to 15 so a bit of a breeze. temperatures a little warmer than yesterday. yesterday we stopped in the low 80s. today about 88 is where we're going to get for that high 4:00, 5:00 this afternoon. if you've got plans this evening, still looks pretty good with an 8:00 p.m. temperature still about 84 degrees. we're looking at temperatures now still in the 50s in spots. in fact low 50s up in gaithersburg. coming into the low 50s in northern loudoun county and manassas. lovettsville 53. centreville 58. 61 in fairfax. we'll go to the east in prince george's county. mid-50s in upper marlboro 56 but andrews 66 along with alexandria and bwi, columbia thork. very comfort -- columbia this morning, very comfortable 61. bright sunshine this morning. no clouds in the sky. 68 degrees with a west, northwesterly wind at 12 and the humidity a very pleasant 47%. that will be the key to today. the humidity levels are down. as we look at nat

>> guilty of heat and humidity.t's going to be in place here through the weekend and all the way toward the fourth of july. in fact, the peak of the heat, though, is going to be tomorrow, saturday and sunday. stay cool! >> it's so hot, you've even changed the colors. >> yeah, i have. >> thank you, tom. >>> i-95 north at prince william parkway, avoid it if you can. 23 miles per hour northbound. now angie and aaron? >> thank you, danella. that is "news 4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. >> and be sure to tune in to the "today" show. it's next. then we'll be back in about 25 minutes with another update on weather, traffic and news. >> have a great thursday. see life in the best light. outdoors, or in. transiti lenses lly filter just the right amount of ligh ou s's meant maybe evtter. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adapse vto find tions brandr yotody lenses that your life. america's best.

crisp, clear sunrise because we don't have haze due to the lack of humidity. low humidity today. open the windows for the first part of the day. then you will want the air conditioner for the afternoon. it will be 87. that is average. 69 at reagan national. 62 in gaithersburg, 57 at dulles airport, 52 in manassas, 52 in cumberland petersburg, west virginia 45. take a look at some of the high temperatures from yesterday. 109 in rapid city, south dakota. 105 for the record as well in denver. 104 in oklahoma city. 106 in dallas and that was not even a record. if 115 in nebraska and in kansas. those were the highest temperatures yesterday. as the height shouldigh ships, the warm air will move into washington. temperatures will climb into the in low 90's tomorrow. upper 90s on friday through the weekend. no clouds overhead right now. we can still see the cloud line over the ocean. that is the cold front from a couple days ago. low humidity today, 87 northwesterly wind at 10-20. breezy at times. mostly sunny again tomorrow. low 90's with humidity creeping up. friday through the weekend

crisp and clear sunrise with no humidity. and so we don't have hazy sunshine above us today or tomorrow. it is 62 in the district and quantico along the warm waters of the potomac. we're in the 50's inland. 48 degrees in cumberland. cooler in western maryland. 58 at bwi marshall. wind out of the northwest. steady at 13 miles an hour at reagan national. that will continue increasing today. refreshing breeze, not a big deal. notice the distinct clouds of the atlantic. that's part of the cold front that moved through our area yesterday. now it's off to the east and southeast. when we do a transition, you will notice the wind. out of the northwest at 10-20 with higher gusts. most of the day will be spent in the '70s. especially considering the dew point in the 40's, very pleasant for late june. very comfortable outside with low humidity. that will be the case again tomorrow. a little warmer tomorrow, mid 80's. by friday, mid to upper 90's, slight chance of lateday storms friday into the weekend. >> it's nice to have a break. than

temperatures with low humidity.ll, just a few degrees warmer than today. 50 degrees in cumberland, 50 in winchester, 45 in oakland 50. 3 -- 63 in washington along the water. 52 in gaithersburg. if northwesterly wind will be picking up. already at 5-15 miles an hour. we should see gusts around 25 hour later on today. there will be a breeze, but it refreshing because it's coming from the northwest. means cooler, drier, less humid air. dew points in the 40's. you cannot be that in late june in washington. clear skies over the nation's capital and the entire midlantic. you can see a distinct cloud line if you had farther to the south. behind that front is a pressure between the great and new england. you will notice the windy at times today. out of the northwest at 10-20. degrees or the high temperature. most of the day will be spent in the '70s. things change. friday into the weekend, upper with six humidity and a slight chance of storms. humidity. >> i don't have much to talk about in virginia. 66,greenway, the tollwa

mostly sunny today, mid 90's, it will be hot but not too humid tomorrow we will have heat and humidity and there is an excessive heat watch for tomorrow because it will feel like 110 degrees for the heat index. we'll talk about that in detail coming up. >> 95, 66 and quiet on the beltway in good on 395 leaving the belt way to get to the 14th street bridge, nothing complicated at the roosevelt bridge and good for maryland commuters. >> an investigation is under way into a fire that happened in silver spring. >> it happened in a building and we go live to the scene with the latest. >> a lot of questions and police activity at this barbershop in silver spring. that is the honor their in the white t-shirt. -- that is the owner there in the white t-shirt. this business has been in silver spring for almost 20 years. this is the video from earlier this morning. this is the third incident in two weeks at the barber shop, a popular barber shop. two weeks ago someone tried to break the front glass of the store and two days later someone set fire to the exterior plans. ts. we're told that a man w

. >> humidity is going to be a problem. we could do 90 butta the humidity it's a different battle. 77 downtown right now. i think the harbor could hit close to 100 today and again humidity will make the real feel numbers into the triple digits. we measure moisture with dew point values and we have the dew points into the 60s to near 70. so excessive heat advisory excessive heat warnings across the area. look at future temperatures. right around noontime 94 degrees this model is printing out on the way for a daytime high of 97. moving the timeline into tonight's still into the #0s for up and down -- 80s for up and down the 95 stretch. triple digit heat and real feel temperatures between 102 and 107. sporting -- splitting hairs and it's going to be dangerously hot over the next couple days. we will talk about the forecast coming up in a little bit and there's going to be storms in the mix. we will talk about that coming up. let's look

>> right now, it is humid. sweltering humidity around capitol hill.view from our nbc4 hd city camera. at dawn we have a few clouds around. temperatures around the region. just a few minutes away from sun rise, are hovering in the 70s to near 80 degrees. storm4 radar showing a strong thunderstorm just now crossing the bay. just about to head right into kent county with 60-mile-an-hour winds. that's going to be moving right into queen anne's county. and as we take a look here there's a huge plume of black smoke just to the north of american university. we're check that out. looks like there could be a big fire there. by mid afternoon, climbing to near 100 degrees and we'll have hazy sunshine. friday evening, hot and steamy evening down in the upper 80s. a look at the weekend and next week for our fourth of july holiday in ten minutes. how's traskt? >> tom, 395 southbound at edsall still seeing sign repairs slowing you down. right now you are able to pass. two lanes to the left. from edsall right now you cannot get on the beltway again because of that si

a wonderful break from high heat and humidity. right now though it's rather humid. we're under a clear sky. as we look at what's been happening, the overnight nocturnal showers and thunder showers are gone and this morning settled and up in pennsylvania where the front is now just passing yet east of pittsburgh, it is raining. they're getting some thunder and lightning there, too. that front will be drifting down our way later today. behind that front, it's dipped down into the 50s many locations here in the dark green. that's up in pennsylvania and the hylands in west virginia. ahead of that front it's mild and muggy. we're in the 70s much of the region to mid and upper 60s in the suburbs and rural areas. here is your day planner. sun rise will be at 5:44 by 9:00. small chance of a shower just some clouds building. near 80 by then. then into the low 80s by noontime. a greater chance of some showers and storms. up into the mid 80s. a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. i don't think they will be severe though, thankfully. it will begin to dry out and breezy and

and, so, the humidity levels are still fairly low. humidity at 31%. we've got a wind out of the southwest around 8 miles an hour now, that's a live view from our hd city camera. here's the wide view and all of this heat is due to a deep area of high pressure that is circulating here over the midwest. that is going to be drifting east around just the edge of that right now. this is what is left of tropical depression debbie. that is going to stay way out to sea, but, for us, we have the sunshine pouring down and the temperatures are heating up. look at chicago. already 91 degrees in chicago. this is at 10:00 in the morning their time. st. louis is at 91 degrees and this heat is drifting east. you can see there is a large area of it. they've got heat warnings and heat advisories from michigan all the way down to texas and this is a huge area of heat that is advancing east. closer to us right now, temperatures are in the 80s all across virginia and maryland and even right near the bay and on the eastern shore and eastot up to 88. earlier this morning, th

humidity arriving by late afternoon and into this evening and big-time heat and humidity arriving tomorrow i'll be back in ten minutes with another update and now let's have a look at our traffic for this thursday morning. danella's here now. good morning. >> good morning, tom. an early-morning crash is slowing you down traveling southbound route 123 at leesburg pike, both your right and left lane blocked by the accident there. we have road work again this morning slowing you down. you can see right on the inner loop here. construction makes your way actually from 7 here, in between 7 and route 50, arlington boulevard. only the left lane gets by the road work there, and you are just a bit slow. now, let's head over to braddock road as you make your way from braddock on the outer loop and continue past robinson terminal. that left lane is blocked by the road work there. and 50 in maryland at 410 as you head inbound. road work is just along the right side of the roadway. it's hard to see on camera, but flashing lights over there. just be aware of that and stick to the left, you'll be all rig

lower humidity tomorrow sunshine less humid, but a little breezy on wednesday. to lisa. >> there was a crash on 95 northbound. on your way through columbia, towards baltimore, minor collision near 175 at. that activity has been moved to the shoulders. on the george washington parkway, police reporting that is closed southbound at the cia because of a large tree that came down on the road. that is notable. did you hear what i said? the george washington parkway is closed southbound, a major commuter route. maryland, i love this camera, wet pavement, but not very wild on the beltway. >> 67 degrees. >> still ahead, i will officials doing what they can to ease traffic gridlock near the new maryland live! casino. a busy [ female announcer ] with xfinity you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework ♪ [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more peopl

the humidity will turn on sunday. low 90's, as well. hot and humid by the end of the weekend. near 90's. beaches are looking good your brights untenured 80's pure water temperatures near 70. >> we turn to the very latest scandal involving the d.c. city council. former council chair, kwame brown, is preparing to head the go to court today. >> he is expected to face two charges. brianne carter is live with more. >> a busy schedule today for kwame brown. two court appearance is scheduled. the first of which will happen at 11:00 a.m. right here in federal court and just hours later, another appearance to face a judge of d.c. superior court. former d.c. council chair, kwame brown, is expected to face two judges today on two separate charges. >> it seems like every other week someone else is getting into something and it is very tiring. >> he is facing federal charges of bank fraud for allegedly lying on a loan application. is also facing a misdemeanor charge for campaign finance violations. according to documents, during his 2008 election, he kept inside account and relatives who b

low humidity.able temperatures. >> you knocked the wind -- from lifting the weight. >> you probably threw your back out. >> i did. i have to go. >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with an update. i got this covered. this event offered a different portrait of our community. a committee united in appreciation for our rich history. we invite you to log onto wbaltv.com and continue the celebration by uploading videos and photos from this past week or take a look at what others have shared. that is a trip worth taking one more time.

it is the humidity. it is always the humidity that gets you, right? >> i know. already in the 70s right now, folks. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning news good to have you with us. >> it will be a little mini heat we've here through the end of the week. we are featuring temperatures in the mid-90s. that is not all. when you mick in the humidity, it will feel like about 100 to 105. >> i'm just focusing on the fact that you said it will be a mine mini heat wave. >> the good news is things will improve by the weekend. the heat advisory goes into effect at noon today. we'll get this one. we'll be in effect until 10:00 tomorrow night. this will extend right through the afternoon all night tonight as our temperatures just won't fall back into much better than the upper 70s and low 80s. then we'll do it all over again tomorrow. tomorrow, likely to be the hottest day of this the streak. currently, it is not pleasant. 57 in washington. 73 in baltimore. ocean city, getting some relief at 69 degrees for you. -- 75 in washington. 73 up in hager

because of the humidity, we drop down into the '70s at best. that means the air stays very warm and get a jump-start to temperatures in the morning and will only get hotter tomorrow afternoon. a large area of high pressure is in control right now. we've got the bermuda high pushing in from the coast which is a stagnant air pattern. we've got more mayor coming in from the south and is pumping in the humidity. eventually, a cold front will come in from the west and that will bring as our saving grace to the end of the week. you can pick out the call from where it is only in the 60's in south dakota. the heat is still pushing into the east. that will last another day. 98 degrees to mar which is the hottest day this week. it is the hottest day so far this year and maybe thunderstorms tomorrow evening as the cold front will move our way friday and we drop down into the 80's and much better this weekend. we will need a break from the heat after this high temperature. >> a new study finds a man need a lesson and sunscreen. -- in sunscreen. nearly half

it will not be very humid. the same tomorrow. near 90 degrees but with low humidity. sunday, hot and humid, 91. >> still looks beautiful around the beltway. clearing overnight construction it. we don't have any complications to report on the beltway in montgomery prince george's county, looks good at the american legion bridge. this is live at university boulevard. traffic heading away from us -- the outer loop of the beltway it starting next week, we will part the waters. travel times working for us right now on 81, 70 not bad 270 looks good. southern maryland looks good as well as interstate 95. back to you. >> thank you. an important alert in northern virginia tonight. vdot says all lanes of northbound 395 will be shut down at the interchange with 95 and the beltway in springfield. that's from 9:00 tonight until 7:00 tomorrow morning. crews will shift traffic lanes and striped pavement. there will be a detour around the pavement. traffic will be backed up. we are seeing traffic problems already from maryland's newest casino. the roads were jammed from miles during

humidity and mnesday. on thursday, upper withy friday and saturday humidity ason of well. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you. 6:42. >> a desperate search continues for three railroad workers who missing after trains collided. and a closer look at what the from health care to thegration, rulings by could play a big role this november. let's find out from mike allen, joining us now. happy monday. likewise. this is the last big news week before the convention at the end of august. you will have capitol hill working and then headed out for july 4. the reason the white house is so the health care of the health law, if part of it is down, the president starts to look like a loser. it was the centerpiece of his policy agenda. not want to have to explain to the country why he somethinguch time on has now the supreme court turned over. defense contractors, in battleground virginia, maryland, and d.c., threatening mass layoffs part of their as negotiating with the administration stopped budget of th

low humidity. temperatures are going to start to creep up. 28 was the high -- 82 was the high yesterday. today maybe 88 or so withle 2 at lunch time -- with 82 at lunch time. still not too humid. don't forget to slap on the sunscreen. lots of heat headed this way. i'll break it down with the seven-day forecast in about five minutes. >>> traffic is moving well on 395 northbound leaving the beltway to here at 14th street bridge and into downtown. in fact, all the potomac and anacostia river crossings are incident free. in my next report, a closer look at area roadways once again at 5:16. >>> making news at almost 5:09, authorities are evacuating more people away from the path of the waldo canyon wildfire near colorado springs. in the last day flames have destroyed more homes and a large ranch which was a popular tourist attraction. and many nearby residents have been put on standby in case they have to evacuate later today. >>> what was tropical storm debby has been downgraded to a tropical depressio

when you factor in the humidity, to 110.feel like 105 prepare for the heat and humidity today. through the weekend, chance of storms daily, some of which could be severe. highs near the center remarked with humidity. >> 395 southbound at edsall road, a dump truck flipped over sign. northbound will be impacted for curiosity. southbound is blocked partially. >> scorching heat today. coverage continues with brianne carter. >> it is supposed to be a scorcher. hot. is >> no matter how you describe , the dangerous temperatures miserable ando be weekend.he >> i'm wearing light clothing and i have water. for some golf fans it could tough day on the green. people were treated for heat- illnesses at the yesterday. >> hydrate with gatorade. >> with temperatures pushing past 100 and the humidity making hotter, many say they inside.ing >> we will hide in the museum's. >> brianne carter reporting. there was a building collapse in cheverly >> . a commercial warehouse on cabin branch drive. hoping to find someone alive. >> unfortunately, they have been slowly.o move very have major obstacles.

. >> but the humidity wasn't bad. today will be almost the same. humidity will be in check. it will make it to the low 90's. 67 degrees at the airport. nice and mild. a few high, thin clouds out there. we expect mostly sunny skies during the day. mostly sunny with a high temperature near 92 degrees. we come back in just a few minutes and check the seven-day forecast in the upcoming workweek. stay with us. >> the belmont stakes was a photo finish, but not the race millions wanted. that's our big story this morning. >> the favorite triple crown in contention i'll have another pulled out just before the race. still, the horse did make one final appearance in the winner's circle. >> the race finished under gray skies, but fate rained on the bell monlt's parade a day before. >> this is officially to tell you that i'll have another is retired. >> a sore leg. the favorite and triple crown contender. >> the most famous horse in america has tendonitis in his leg, and he will miss one of the biggest horse races in history. >> the effect was felt in the fans. there was a crowd, but now

relative humidity is running only about 29 or 30%. that is dry and comfortable. 87 degrees to the northeast in syracuse and 70 in boston -- 78 in boston. a little cooler in the northeast, but nothing cool is coming in from the -- from the west. 103 reported in asheville and indianapolis. -- in nashville and indianapolis. check out these numbers these are the heat index numbers. if there is any good news, it fills one degree cooler in st. louis. this is the bubble and as it expands to the east, it will build vertically in the atmosphere. we have three or four consecutive days of temperatures in the upper 9's, near 100 degrees. that is why a heat advisory is in effect for tomorrow starting at 11:00 a.m. when you see the dewpoint temperatures in the 60's and the temperatures in the 90's, it is very dry. it doesn't happen very often here so we are getting a break but all that changes tomorrow. because of that heat and humidity up, we have widespread heat advisories. look at all these counties in the states to the west, the pink ones are e

but, still not too humid thursday, but the big-time humidity comes right back in. we'll be sweltering. high heat and humidity it looks like for friday into the weekend, first part of next week each day into the 90s and morning low 70s and slight chance of some sthoorms on frid afternoon and evening and only a small chance saturday and sunday. but the big story is, enjoy this why you can. >> sure is nice, beautiful out there. we're all enjoying it. thanks a lot, tom. >> ahhhh! never again, grace elizabeth! oh, my gosh! >> oh, the things fathers will do for their kids. more than 400,000 people have watched this video of a terrified dad riding a roller coaster with his daughter who doesn't seem quite as scared as her father is. the ride is at the dollywood amusement park in tennessee and it's called the screaming swing. you can see why. this fearless father was such a good sport, he even stuck around for a second spin on the screaming swing, believe it or not. >>> well, what do you think of that, danella? have you been on the screaming swing? >> i love how he calls ou

dress for a hot and humid day. if you have to spend much time outside, take frequent breaks, drink plenty of water. stay in the shade. try to stay in the ac. if you have that option, stay inside as much as you can throughout the day because really beginning now all of the way into this evening it's going to be uncomfortably warm and then getting hot. noontime, mid 90s. mid afternoon temperatures near 100. it may feel like 110 if you factor in the humidity and make chur that you have to be outside you do take frequent breaks. it will make a big difference on your health. we'll take a look at your friday evening planner if you wind up going out tonight. that's in ten minutes. danella has a look at your travel. >>> checking travel speeds in your area. not too bad on this friday. taking the dulles toll road, driving to the beltway, 60 miles per hour. continuing on the beltway in this area from the dulles toll road to the interchange, 65 miles per hour. let's head over to the beltway in time from montgomery county. that

not very humid, again. but hotter temperatures. lots of sun climbing into the low 90s by thursday afternoon. then, here comes the big heat and high humidity and that is moving in thursday night and will be in place here on friday, saturday and sunday. highs reaching near 100 degrees each afternoon with sweltering humidity. morning lows in the steamy 70s and only a small chance of an isolated storm during the afternoons. should cool down a bit, though. first part of next week. that is the way it looks. barbara? >> looks okay, right now. all right, thank you, tom. >>> and we're going to check on the mid-day traffic. danella, how is it looking on the roads right now. >> we're tracking travel speeds in our area especially on the dulles toll road eastbound. now, traveling on the beltway, looks nice from the dulles toll road to the interchange you're at 58 miles per hour. as you make your way on i-66 and fairfax county to the parkway eastbound travel speeds are at 52 miles per hour. how about a live look 66 inside of the beltway. as you

that's going to pump up the humidity values. right now, they are very comfortable. 24% humidity. i am saying, savor this weekend. maybe the week after, you know what's cong in july and in august. that's going to be a complete lack of less than maybe 80% of humidity each day. satellite weather pictures, not much happening. east coast dry, up and down, closest rain, we're talking new england. boston up in the main. really where the rain is now. high pressure controlling the mid-atlantaics weather. as the high continues to push in, clearing the skies more and more, hotter day directly under tomorrow. get the southerly flow. that will be sunday. that will be a hotter and stickier day, with hotter humidity around here. chances of rain, absolutely minimal. not just tonight, tomorrow but as we go to sunday, same deal. i will say this. sunday afternoon and the peak heat in the day, couple pop-up storms, especially northeastern maryland, reaching to philadelphia, it's possible to get the model shake up. the main rain for the next day or so, will be in the northeast, far to new england sta

so we didn't lose the humidity, we certainly won't lose the humidity going into the afternoon, but we will add the shot of some showers and gusty storms in the mix. you can see out towards deep creek there are some showers bubbling through, but they are slow movers. we're going to see these showers kind of expand in aerial coverage going into the afternoon. then there's another band of some showers and storms making its way into virginia and this will survive the trip into our area as we head into the afternoon hours. just be prepared for some showers and gusty thunderstorms. in fact, future trend showing us getting into the 90s. again, notice the showers and storms starlgt in our western communities first, fredrick, and then this line will push back into the city limits. we'll fall back into the 80s, fufty storms overnight and we'll clear out and dry out as we head into saturday with temperatures once again into the 80s. just be aware we do have a risk of severe weather across the area. 93 degrees, your two-degree, hot and humid with those gusty showers and storms. tonight we're goin

that is going to bring the humidity in here. we're talking humidity by tomorrow morning. in fact it's going to start out pretty muggy we're at 77 around the lunchtime hour 87 at 2:00 and we're on our way to 80 at 8:00. if you take a look on storm view 3d you can see the clouds showers mostly towards the west. we have a warm front that's moving in. there could be a spot shower for tomorrow morning's commute. very isolated then we're going to be tracking the heat for you coming. still up around 80 degrees right now in the ohio valley. look at the heat out towards the west. at 11:00 temperatures still around 90 degrees. all there hot air will be moving towards the east. there area of high pressure will start to nose its way in southwesterly winds will usher in the heat and humid. we are heads lining wednesday and thursday to be worst of the next several days. 97 wednesday. calculate the humidity and temperature it's going to make the real feeling like 102 degrees right now it lacks to be the worst for thursday. 59 with a real feel temperatures of 104 degrees. it's going to b

low humidity, lots of sun. a day for the sun block. 8:37, a beautiful evening coming up with low humidity and temperatures. we'll be in the 70s by late evening. then near 60 by dawn tomorrow. during the day on thursday, still not very humid. afternoon highs, low 90s. lots of sun and it's going to get very humid though quickly late thursday night and into friday. and the weekend each day sweltering humidity and torrid heat during the afternoons. highs near 100 degrees on friday, saturday, and sunday. lows in the steamy 70s. only a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm popping up each afternoon. still rather humid, it does look like at least it will be cooling down a bit. highs to low 90s on monday, perhaps near 90 on touuesday. >>> i'll be back in ten minutes. good morning. >> thanks, tom. if you're traveling the rails we'll start with metro because we are still seeing delays on the metro. had an earlier train malfunction. it's clear but right now delays are as you make your way towards glenmont. on i-95 hea

her name starts with an h. >> old humidity. haze, heat and humidity. all three sisters of summertime are going to be back and not so humid today. if you have stuff to go and it's pushing the mower up the hill, today is the day to do the strenuous stuff outside because it won't be terribly humid. starting tomorrow the heat goes up above 90 and humidity starts to come back as well. what a beautiful way to get your weekend started. temperatures right around 60s around town. scattered 50s around the map. 65 in charlottesville. if you get over toward beautiful prince george's county, maryland, temperatures in the low to mid 60s. nothing showing up on radar. nearest drops are in northern pennsylvania. not coming our way. today will be 100% dry and sunny. temperatures today up near 90 today. we'll probably flirt 88, 89 today. 90 plus starting tomorrow and rain chances back by middle of next week. we'll talk about that with the seven day. >> looking forward to it. >> okay. >> thanks, chuck. we're following breaking news this morning on the beltway. maryland st

and the real humidity and into st. louis right now. 107 degrees; little rock, 107. these temperatures are equal with phoenix, arizona, right now, 107 degrees and that heat index values here are over 110 degrees. cincinnati, 102 and nashville is 103 and that is where the core of the heat wave is right now and the heat advisories, heat warnings already in place out there and that is again story tomorrow. zooming in closer to home and this is for us. we get our own heat advise or tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon, running from 11:00 tomorrow morning and all the way through the afternoon. all the way through the evening to about 9:00 tomorrow night and expecting the heat index values tomorrow, 103 to 107 and not only will the hot index be high, the temperatures will be high, to and flirting with records. record-high temperature tomorrow, national is 101 degrees and with that record high temperature for dulles, this is going by the wayside and i don't think that we'll get to that one, bwis record for tomorrow is 105. fair skies now and watching this little area of showers

you can see that humidity. the haze hanging in the air over the monuments on this wednesday morning, 91 already at reagan national. just past 11:00 in the morning, we have a light breeze and it is very humid. temperatures right now around the metro area. it is near 90 in prince george's county, fairfax, arlington, montgomery. and a breeze off the bay and little cooler and annapolis at 88. not much of a breeze, only 5 mile an hour wind. temperatures near 90, as well. through much of virginia and into west virginia and shenandoah valley and of course out in the highlands it's cooler out in western maryland and only low 80s there. when you factor in the humidity with the heat, this is what it feels like. the heat index, 103 now in frederick. heat index right around washington is in the mid and upper 90s. that's the feels like temperature. feels like 100 in eastern on the eastern shore. a breeze off the bay, not helping there. all these counties in orange under this heat advisory noon to 10:00 p.m. includes norther

still humid.oon and evening thunderstorms likely as a cool front will be moving through. after that front goes by it will bring in much more pleasant weather for saturday, sunday, and the first part of next week. lower humidity moves in along with cooler temperatures. highs in the 80s each day. >>> now let's check the wednesday commute. good morning, how are we doing? >> good morning. no fun driving awon long i-90 right now. congestion past lorton. some places you're just going to be really jammed like around dale city. as you pass lorton, it's going to be a lit more go than stop. that drive taking 38 minutes from quantico to get to the beltway. let's head over to shea difficult grove. tarting to hit the breaks just a bit as you make your way southbound on i-270 at shady grove. your travel lanes are open but you're pretty slow. >> a stafford man fought back three intrutders during a home invasion. the chsheriff's office says the teen rang the doorbell at 2:00 a.m. the homeowner answered the door a

emyesterday the humidity pumped in and speaking of the humidity.ll linger it over into today because the moisture content is on the high stied. we can see 6 -- side. we can see 60s here are the dew points. once they get into the 60s we are feeling it. lows could-- close to 70. humid there and 60 in york and 61 in winchesterch the measure of the moisture in the air. we look at visibility now and wedo have reduced visibility and a little patchy fog in some spots this morning. we are looking at 7 in york and 1 in culpepper. so take it easy on the roadways as you head out and about this morning. temperature wise, boy are we warm. especially in hagerstown coming in around 70 degrees easton at 70. 73 in dc and 67 in baltimore right now. and 63 in york. 61 in culpepper. satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot in terms ofi the radar part. but the saddle lie light part picking up on cloud cover pushing into the area. i will call it increasing clouds throughout the day and also with all the moisture to work with we do have is a chance for maybe a p

there's the chesapeake beach. 29% humidity. we like this this way. humidity nice and low. winds northwest at eight, gusty in spots. it a mix of clouds, gorgeous looking day. here's our view. maryland's most powerful radar all sweeps scanning clear. we should see a clear sweep through friday afternoon. we should see pop-up heat. it's about to ramp up. savor these numbers, upper 70s to 80. things will be getting hot are and much more humid. that northwesterly flow continues. that's pulling in cooler and more notably drier air. so we're still in that dry flow for another night. winds will diminish after sunset. remember, with the wind gusts, the low humidity levels and the rainfall deficit, outdoor burning ill add advised. there's an enhanced fire risk. the trend shows not new weather blowing. things will stay dry as we go into thursday, still not much weather. again, debby is the deal, big deal weather wise. by thursday off shore and eventually working her way well offshore of maryland. overnight 57 with clearing skies. tomorrow your two-degree guarantee, 86, sunny, dry, war

high humidity levels. a little bit of fog stored stafford and warrenton with temperatures, most of them still in the low 70s. we'll warm up very quickly. by 9:00 we'll already be in the low 80s. by lunch time still mostly sunny. quite hot. low 90s out there. we're going to make a run maybe near 100 before the afternoon is out with just some isolated -- with just an isolated storm. >>> one more game may be all it takes to put the crown on the 2012 nba champions. >> in miami last night, oklahoma city saw a 17-point first half lead erased early in the 3rd quarter. the thunder kept it close till the final minute. mario drives through traffic, scores right there to give the heat a five-point lead. then russell westbrook fouls. makes the free throws. this is probably the foul here. miami wins 104-98. the 3-1 series lead. the heat need one more win to become the champs. lebron james will get the monkey off his back. kristen berset has the rest of your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. the nationals get

you mix in humidity and it will feel like 100 to 105.ecause of that, before a heat advisory which goes into effect at twelve noon today. hazy, hot and humid conditions expected. mid-90s for an afternoon high. one or two clouds. maybe an isolated storm in you are in the mountains out to the west. otherwise, just hot and sticky for the next couple of days. >> okay. thank you. >>> now to the land of julie wright and foot pedals and clicker and ipads to make all those maps appear. we took some of the work away from you getting that bay bridge alert out of the way. >> that will be quite a sight to see. my understanding is that there will own be with a four foot difference between the crane and the bridge. that is why they're stopping traffic. imagine if you were travel across the bridge and you saw the crane coming towards you, it could be very startling to say the least. that is why they are stopping the traffic at the bay bridge around 1:00 this afternoon. our wazers are checking in. down to about 40 miles per hour as you make your way inbo

six humidity -- thick humidity. thunderstorms on the eastern shore. locally we have a few clouds as well because of the thunderstorms moving across the bay on to the eastern shore. seven the 9 in arlington, 78 in annapolis, 73 in inwood. 79 degrees in frostburg to start your friday morning. heat advisory in effect for the vast majority of our viewing area from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. heat and humidity will combine to make it feel like 105-100 and sent. -- 105-110. a few storms possible late today, some could be strong to severe. that's your forecast. >> i was talking earlier about a collision on the george washington. has been taken care of. you can use the g.w. parkway. everything is open between the beltway and the airport. i want to take you to 395 southbound edsall road. a dump truck hit an overhead sign. you can see the flashing lights. no major delays in either direction for now. back to news. >> the heat wave is the big story. it continues throughout the d.c. region today as temperatures continue to rise. seven 7 right now. >> even if the tempe

get ready for heat and humidity. it will be back with a vengeance over the next couple days, especially by friday into the weekend. we have one last comfortable day with low humidity and a refreshing northwesterly breeze. there is very hot air in the midsection of the country. that will slide over washington over the next couple days. we will be in the thick of it this weekend. seven degrees right now in washington. much cooler in outlying areas. 61 in winchester, 47 in petersburg, west virginia. 64 in gaithersburg, 61 in lexington park. low humidity today with a breeze out of the northwest. upper 90s by friday. some storms possible friday through sunday. >> pretty comfortable right now as far as traffic around the beltway. we have overnight construction clearing on the interstate. no accidents or surprises. we will take you top 270 near clarksburg, moving at speed as well near father hurley and shady grove road. a good trip across the american legion bridge out of tysons and bethesda. >> looks good. 64 degrees outsi

humid evening.nd looks like this heat wave will be continuing through the weekend and into next week. i'll have details with your seven-day outlook. that will be coming up at 5:51. danella, how's traffic? >> thanks, tom. well, checking out things along the dulles toll road. if you're traveling this morning, mainly in between reston and heading towards the beltway, nice and clear in both directions. volume still pretty light. here's a live look past reston and heading inbound towards the beltway. i'll give you a travel speed from hunter mill road to the beltway, you're at about 57 miles per hour. that's just a six-minute drive right now. and still checking the rails,w3 not seeing any reported delays just yet. metro looks clear. marc and vre, no problems. aaron and angie, back over to you. >> thanks, danella. >> it is 5:43 right now. >>> a shot that could make you quit smoking. we'll have details on that when we come back. >>> also ahead, the supreme court prepares to rule on a case that could impact

but just a little bit more humid. still comfortable tomorrow in terms of humidity.high temperatures near 95. winds out of southwest at 10. so, let's go ahead and break it down for you. 63 to 73 to start. and then 86 to 92 by lunchtime. 92 to 95 by evening. heat wave begins to roll in tomorrow and earnest on friday. next three days, weather alert code goes green, yellow, yellow. some could be severe. 100 on saturday. again some storms possible. some of those could be heavy. some could be severe. next seven days, it stays hot on sunday. if you are out for round 4, get ready. 98. a storm possible. mid 90s on monday and tuesday. nats back in town tuesday. some isolated thunderstorms possible. so once we hit 90 tomorrow, we're going to be in the 90s for a while. >> looks like it, thanks, top. hall of famer and capitals player, adam oats, was introduced as the new head coach today. >> and caps fans agree. this familiar choice was the right choice. kristen berset is here with more on this story. kristen. >> hi ladies, the capitals ushering in yet anotherny ray to the franc

it will not be humid today. low 90's by sunday. at that point you will notice the humidity.>> not really. 95 is great between richmond and baltimore. loaded up is normal travel times right now even between dale city and the beltway and it looks good if looks good270 66, and the greenway, the dulles toll road, a live picture southbound moving at speed with light volume of shady grove road. now back to news. >> on the hill, the republican- controlled house passed a $36 billion bill funding the homeland security department. that measure includes $5 billion in disaster spending that complies with a budget agreement last summer opposed by tea party conservatives. senate may take up the bill later this summer. suicides among u.s. troops is surging. military suicides have averaged nearly one per day this year. the numbers reflect military burdened with wartime demands from iraq and afghanistan and taken a greater toll than forcing a decade ago. the military also struggling with increased sexual assaults alcohol abuse, and domestic violence. it appears that former president george h

heat, humidity, not -- it's humid but not quite dangerous yet.ut it's getting there, tom. >> it's only going to last a couple of days, thankfully. just today and again tomorrow. there is the washington monument. live picture. you see there's hardly any wind at all. the flags are hanging limply there. and we've got deep high pressure over the region. that's going to be helping this heat to build by later this afternoon. it's only going to last a couple of days thankfully. right now, hazy and humid. temperatures near 70 throughout most of the region. we do have a heat advisory. noon to 10:00 p.m. all the counties in orange. northern virginia. eastern, western virginia. heat index, combination of temperature and humidity will be 100 to 105. that's what it will feel like to mid to late afternoon. stay inside if you can. stay in the ac as we soar to the upper 90s by mid afternoon to late afternoon. near record heat today and again tomorrow. hazy, hot, and humid on thursday. highs again upper 90s. and there is about a 30% chance of some scattered after

hotter on thursday, more humid. steamy humidity for friday, saturday, and sunday. highs in 90s.mall chance of afternoon storms each day, too. >>> danella, good morning. how is the traffic? >> good if you're traveling around the beltway. let's look nice and clear. nothing but green as you loob around in virginia as well as in prince george's county. closer look as you travel on the outer loop on the beltway. here's a live look fromchopper 4. look nice and clear. how often does that happen? enjoy it if you're taking the beltway. accident free right now. and over to route 50. inbound at 202, clear here as well. not bad at all as you make your way new york avenue. 58 miles per hour in this area. six minutes to get from the beltway to 295. i'm back in ten. angie and aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> right now, it's 6: 22. speaking of the roads, important traffic alert this morning, where drivers need to really pay attention on the beltway. >> yeah. plus, princess kate knocked down a peg. the simple request >>> this one is on the police. major mistake >>> pretty extreme c

too humid. humidity is a big concern tomorrow.t this time we're in the '60s almost everywhere. 63 in bowie, 69 in gainesville, 61 in clarksburg. upper 50's off to the northwest. frostburg and berkeley springs at 59 degrees. mid 90's today for the high temperature. 90's in the potomac highlands. have an excessive heat watch effect tomorrow because the heat and humidity will combine make it feel like about 110. the heat index values up to 100 expected tomorrow afternoon. air temperatures near 100 with chance of a few thundershowers. should a small pop up, it could tomorrow.to severe >> thanks so much. new this morning, investigators startedknow how a fire barbershop in silver spring. jennifer donelan has the latest. >> that's right. someone has been targeting a spring that'slver been here almost 20 years. ebony barbershop. here's a live look at what is happening. madrid county fire marshal on the scene trying to determine the exact cause. we understand from the owner that this is suspicious. montgomery county fire marshal. someone b

loring humidity with a high temperature and near 82. it will turn out to be a pretty decent day once we get past lunchtime. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> so nice that the roads are drying out. no problems this morning. 62 traveling southbound on 95. problem free all the way down to the fort mchenry. a smooth start in the parkville region at 59 towards the harrisburg expressway. south on the j.f.x., 52 in the area of ruxton road. tomorrow morning, fort avenue will close for star-spangled sailabration events. here's a quick live look at traffic. 97 at 100. a very easy start. 83 from the parkton region, not tracking any delays north or south down. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you at the desk. >> two teenagers are being charged as juveniles with reckless endangerment. >> police say they threw an explosive device at a 6-year- old. jennifer franciotti has more. >> it happened at a school playground. the little girl was not heard. -- the little girl was not hurt. >> i have childr

it's still humid. we still have a front though that is just now moving into the ohio valley and behind that it's turning much cooler. in fact, the temperatures are only in the 50s. northern indiana and into michigan this morning. some of that cool air coming our way dry air for the weekend. somewhat cooler. general flow southwest to northeast. few scattered showers, sprinkles from fairfax county down towards fredericksburg and baltimore. west of shenandoah valley getting sprinkles. here's your day planner. a greater chance by noontime of showers and thunder. then a likelihood of that after that. in fact, 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. we could get severe storms with damaging winds. highs low to mid 90s where the storms really do get going. we'll cool down a bit tonight. a look at your evening planner coming up in ten minutes. >>> a maryland medical facility will be closed today because of the hot weather. the air conditioning system is not working at the dennis avenue health center as part of the montgomery county

the humidity really did come up overnight. hazy sunshine. heat and humidity. and by mid afternoon near 100 degrees. the record is 101. the heat index will be at like 110. it is going to drop back down to the mid 90s perhaps by early evening. we're going to have a hot evening. in fact, it's going to be near 90 by midnight. by dawn tomorrow, mid and upper 70s. then saturday, another day. may go hotter than today. could get up to 101 or so tomorrow as we have the steam heat in place, too, with hazy sunshine. and then sunday, partly cloudy. highs mid 90s. still humid. might get some storms monday night. and then as we get toward the fourth of july holiday, should be cooling down and not quite as humid. could get some storms around on thursday. danella, how's traffic? >> tom, the sparks are flying on 395 southbound. as you make your way towards edsall as crews work to repair the sign damage done by a truck earlier today. right now you are able to pass, you're going to have to pass single file to the left in this area. you can imagine cars are going to slow down. vo

low humidity on tuesday. winds gusting to around 20, 25 miles an hour with highs around 80 and we'll have lots of sun and low humidity with lighter winds. getting more humid and heating up on thursday, but hazy hot humid weather friday, saturday, sunday, highs 90s each day. that is the way it looks right now. barbara? >> all right. tom. thank you. and out to the roads we go with danella sealock. any problems? >> yes, barbara. still watching the inner loop. still very slow. as you make your way pretty much after telegraph road you're pretty, pretty slow here as you travel on the inner loop. the crash still blocking that right side of the roadway here. you are able to pass two lanes to the left, but hopefully you ee see this conjection clear soon. but for now still pretty slow. let's head to the beltway. here it's much better. traveling this time on the inner loop as well as the outer loop past university boulevard. no issues at all to report. in fact, outer loop speeds, 10 minutes to get from i-95 to i-270. ba