john isner facing stevie johnson today. fantastic match. and some racquet throwing by isner. we will tell you which are moving on to the semi-final later in sports. maureen: volkswagen reportedly has a plan to fix thousands of diesel engine vehicles programmed to cheat on emissions tests. industry sources say the cars will get a computer software update and a larger catalytic converter. well, volkswagen, as you might recall admitted their cars were programmed to turn on emissions controls during testing and turn them off while the cars were on the road. the e.p.a. will now have to approve the plan. leon: we are getting an up close view tonight of the metro long-term repair plan better known as safetrack. maybe a headache for a lot of riders. brianne carter went out on the tracks to show us what was like inside the tunnel on work done between ballston and each falls church station. brianne: fastening and measuring. all part of the track overhaul underway during safetrack. >> noisy, dirty, physically. what they are doing here with the hammer there. he is doing tha brianne: abc7

john isner is playing tonight and will play the australian james duckworth later tonight.e watched isner practice earlier today as he gears up for a big match on the stadium court. i asked tracy austin of the tennis channel what she thinks of isner's c runner-up at the city open. could this be the year that he gets it done? >> absolutely. he loves the surface and loves playing at home. in the united states. that is when he plays his best tennis. >> what about the women side? >> australian and the unseeded strange to say unseeded caroline wozniacki. she is ranked 58th in thed two. the former world number one a few years ago. i think she is lacking belief in critical moments. >> they were in doubles action. they couldn't pull off the victory. i asked them what is it like to play locally. she said i never won at citi open and i have been here a long time. so not going so well. if you can make it out here come to the citi open. leon: that sounds like a plan. maureen: great place to be. doug: take a look at the numbers. it's 90 tomorrow. 95 on friday. through the 90's to close

so john isner started his citi open campaign in dominating fashion.at has been working for the american? >> always his serve. it's always about his serve. he only lost three points yesterday when he got his first serve in. it put so much pressure on an opponent to hold their own serve. he always likes it here in washington. he has done so well. erin: speaking of which, this is his tenth attempt to try to get that title. is that frustrating or is he motivated do you think? >> i think he is motivated. the fact he has m positive. for me, i think he is the clear favorite this year. erin: what about sam query? he is in action today. >> that is an interesting matchup. sam is about 6'7". 6'8". he is so tall. his opponent doesn't weigh more than 150 pounds but he is so quick. he is like a whippet running around the court. exciting shot-maker. sam has a 3-2 edge there. the courts are a little quicker this year than in the past. so with sam's big serve and huge forehand i think it gives him the edge. erin: meantime, dodgers-nats. l.a. did something today that h

. >>> if there's a marathon match it usually involves john isner, taking only tsonga.ur hours, 25 minutes. fifthset set taking two hours. the fourth longest set in a major tsonga with the winner here. isner had 17 more aces and 13 more winner but falls 19-17 in the fifth set on a match point. tsonga with the great volley with the 5-6 victory. to the pitch, iceland taking on the host nation, france. france returning away. olivier giroux, drills it in. two goals today. 1-nil france. 4-nil by halftime. greaseman over the coper. france will face germany in the semis with a 5-2 victory. >> bridge stone invitational ohio. dustin johnson in his first start since winning the u.s. open, shot a final round 66. rolls in a birdie on 17. in the clubhouse at 6-under, tied with jason day. but after a bogey on 15 his tee shot went left and then the second shot goes on the eside and then the third shot fines the water. day finishes 2-over. dustin johnson win thursday bridgestone and he is the favorite going at the british open. >>> stage tour of the tour de france, 113 miles. wet condi

. >>> if there's a marathon match it usually involves john isner, taking only tsonga. match took two days, four hours, 25 minutes. fifthset set taking two hours. the fourth longest set in a major tsonga with the winner here. isner had 17 more aces and 13 more winner but falls 19-17 in the fifth set on a match point. tsonga with the great volley with the 5-6 victory. to the pitch, iceland taking on the host nation, france. france returning away. olivier giroux, drills it in. two goals today. 1-nil france. 4-nil by halftime. greaseman over the coper. france will face germany in the semis with a 5-2 victory. >> bridge stone invitational ohio. dustin johnson in his first start since winning the u.s. open, shot a final round 66. rolls in a birdie on 17. in the clubhouse at 6-under, tied with jason day. but after a bogey on 15 his tee shot went left and then the second shot goes on the eside and then the third shot fines the water. day finishes 2-over. dustin johnson win thursday bridgestone and he is the favorite going at the british open. >>> stage tour of the tour de fran

. >>> a marathon match usually involves john isner taking on joe wilfred tsonga, and the match took two days with the fifth set taking two hour, and the fourth longest set there. and there were 13 more winners the match, but isner fell on match point, and tsonga with the great drop volley moving on to the fourth round with a five-set victory. >>> and now, in the quarter cups, iceland taking on the host nation france. olivier jer rude to get behind the defense, drilling it in, and 1-0, france. it was 4-0, by halftime, and anton greeceman chipping it over the keeper, and frabs is going to face germany in the semis with a 5-2 victory. >>> and the tour de france, 1,300 miles in france as a little crash on the peloton caused a little traffic jam. the roads dried up in the finish to allow peter is agon to sprint fast the leader, and the win gave is agan the leader yellow jersey. >>> at firestoneb in ohio, dustin johnson in the first start since winning the us open started with a round of 76, and he is in the clubhouse tied with jason day, but after a bogey on the 17, and a third shot on the p

john isner made it look easy today. we call this quick work. james duckworth with the hustle and the reach for the winner. he advances with straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. what's it like to get close and personal with the pros? another tremendous atmosphere at the citi open, plenty of great action on the court. even better action outside. autograph hunters galore, trying to get their favorite players to sign on the dotted line. >> it feels amazing. i look up to so many of these players. being able to talk to them is part of of the best tennis players in the world. andhey are walking around you can ask them questions and stuff. scott: there were plenty of selfies to be had, capturing moments they will remember forever. >> it's really cool. it makes me feel pretty good inside knowing i can see a professional tennis player. scott: even leaving some young fans completely in awe. >> i can't believe they are walking out here with everybody. scott: on the prow for big names. john isner a popular seed to get. >> i'm going to keep trying. scott: a motto to liv

it all started with wins by john isner and jack sock.. but fellow american sam quearry had his work cut out for him. the 8th seed was in a battle with alexander dogopoloff of ukrne. a little trouble in the first set but after that it was smooth sailing for quearry.. he advances to the fourth round taking the match 7-6, 6-3. you can watch the citi open on our sister station the tennis channel. take a look at your screen. this is where you can find that through our local cable and satellit you can also find the complete listings at wjla dot com. still ahead. an emergency evacuation-- right on the runway. terrified passengers flee a disabaled plane-- just in the nick of time. what sent them running for their lives... and extreme conditions expected this weekend, as a heat waves grips the dmv. eileen whelan has what you need to know-- before planning that weekend. plus, jaime sullivan has this morning's traffic report. it's 5:xx. we'll be right back. is the world truly ready for a vehicle that can drive itself? an autonomous-thinking automobi

and today is the main draw as josh isner, carline wosniaki and defending champion sloane stephens are expected to hit the court. a few local stand outs to watch for on the mens side. frances tiafoe from hyattsville, maryland and denis kudla from arlington, virginia. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. at 90+ in d.c. we'll catch a brief cool-down' wednesday before another, even hotter, airmass moves in n 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. 2 issu

. >>> if there's a marathon match it usually involves john isner, taking only tsonga.took two hours the fifth set taking two hours. fourth longer fifth set in a major. he falls in the fifth. match point. tsonga gets it to just in time. moves on to the fourth round with the five-set victory. >>> to the pitch. europe cup. iceland taking on france. french team running away with this. 12th minute. it's drilled and he had two goals. 4-nil by halftime. 45th minute. the chip over the keeper. france faces germany in the semis with the victory. >>> stage two of the tour de france. wet conditions led to small crash causing a little traffic jam. peter seguen gets the stage win in four hours, 21 minutes. the win gives him the leader's yellow jersey. the warriors jerry west call kevin durant trying to make the case. >> the guy on the nba logo called me to come, would come. >> thank you. >> up next, learn about he things president obama does when he is alone and nobody is watching. that is when abc7 new it's tfrom the old way off buying and selling cars. introducing beepi, the radic

in a big upset earlier the day, top-seeded john isner. johnson pulls out the second set. that's a tiebreaker, winning that 17-15. scott abraham caught up with tracy alston to talk about how the pl tracy: and humid. scott: as a player, how do you adjust to the heat? tracy: this type of feet usually takes 3, 4 days to adjust to. ithink the humidity makes even tougher. it saps your energy. i think the players are really in tune to make sure they stay hydrated, and that includes not only before their match but the night before as well. scott: will it have an effect on the matches tonight and this weekend? tracy: it could, certainly. survival of the fittest. for some of the big servers, they have quick points, so it is more helpful. at the same time, it could be a determining factor in some matches. robert: baseball for the daniel murphy slapped another one tonight. the is winning individually. the backbreakein the fifth. tied at2-2. tanner roark serves one up to matt kemp, like a batting practice pitch. padres win, 5-3. and don't forget that news your home for d.c. united thi

seeded american josh isner handled his business against james duckworth.e made it look pretty easy. he advances to the next round winning in straight sets 6-3 6-4. it's and xx degrees. a controversial police shooting in florida. an unarmed, mental health worker shot while trying to help an autistic patient. and you won't believe what he says police told him when he asked why they pulled the trigger. thats coming up. by finding a policy to fit your budget. [ coughs ] sorry, tickle in my throat! water would be nice, but that would go right through me. ghost problems. 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 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 righ

billy burns was traded to kansas city for brett isner. everyone in the dugout has their head on the swivel wondering who is next. overton called up from nashville, this is a solo shot he gives up. bottom two, jose ramirez, big fly himself. 2-1, indians. top four, billy butler crosses his bat after crushing one. jiminez was waiting for butler at the plate. game tied at 2-2. this offering is crushed for a 3-2 cleveland lead. third home run given up by overton, indians win it 6-3. >>> the raiders have been the media darlings this off-season. it will start with derek carr and khalil mack. carr needs to win big games when they're supposed to and being a clubhouse leader. mack has become a dominant force meanwhile. >> i feel like the work we're putting in is going to give us the confidence when the season hits to win games. that's what we're looking forward to doing. >> i think in my head, i need to train as if i'm still that rookie competing for the starting job. i want that same chip on my shoulder, that second round thing still bugs me. >> 4

isner goes 0-6. steve johnson pulls off the upset. 17-15. that's right.o the final four. >>> football news today, bell is facing a four-game suspension after missing a drug got a lot of pittsburgh fans in this area but this is big news for the redskins as washington is set to host the steelers week one. that's a monday nighter to kick off the 2016 season. bell was suspended for two games last year for violating the league's substance abuse policy. >>> finally, sad news, dennis greene passed away from complications of cardiac arrest between the minnesota vikings and arizona cardinals. he had a career record of 113 and 94. he was 67 years old. of course, green known for his rant. we know who they thought they were but also the first african-american head football coach in both big 12 and pac-12 history. the roloss of a true pioneer. >> thank you, next. >> we hope to see you at 11:00. have a good evening. >>> breaking news tonight. shopping mall massacre, a massive man hunt under way for the gunman or gunmen who opened fire on a children at a mcdona mcdonald

autria: john isner live with more. john? john: we can tell you that investigators are looking into two separate shootings overnight. one.is the most recent you can see that it is a still very active scene. police have been interviewing the residence. this is six and alabama avenue right behind mlk elementary. take a look at the video that we obtained overnight. five people have or detained. two of them, women. you can see that our cameras were rolling when they were handcuffed and placed into police cruisers. sources telling us that the state-of-the-art shops fodder technology that d.c. has been using for a couple of years now alerted lease that there was gunplay on the block. when the police arrived the commander told us that the suspects fired at the officers and that that is when a gunbattle ensued. police officers exchanging fire with the suspects. no one was wounded. it appears that this started on the basketball or next to the rehobeth church just before midnight. take a look at this, 30 minutes earlier five miles away

isner had 17 more aces, 13 more wins in the match but falls 19-17 in fifth set. gift there on the dropped volley. moves on with five-set victory. the sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. little golf coming up. stick around. i know you will be there eric, back to you. >> yes, you will. because i have a mortgage. >>> still to come, a gunman saves the day. how a sharp shooter helped rescue a bald eagle. plus -- >> just to survive a crash and now i'm going to, you know, drown. >> amazingly, the people on board this plane did not die. they tell us what they did go through with their minds as the plane hit -lois pricese. [ifrom grocery outlet. - hi, it's... the rest of us! - hey there. - hi! - hey. loifor over 60 years now, grocery outlet has been selling the brands you know and love, for up to 60% less than what you'd pay at traditional grocery stores. - and check this out. lois: we've got meats and produce, naturals and organics, at prices that'll make you wanna sing. - good thing we've got a really catchy theme song. hit it! - ♪ grocery outlet barga

isner madeer -- josh it look easy, winning in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.ria: we have been talking about the citi open, and with the heat wave on the way, i thought it was a great idea to talk about technology. veronica: we wanted to know what it takes to take -- what it takes to stay cool on the court. cool, whye players not use something like a light service -- a light surface with a dark colored ball light green is one of our lightest colors that actually does lower the temperature quite a bit. so on this course you will have cooler temperatures on the light green without getting a bunch of glare. veronica: you can watch the citi open on our sister station, the tennis channel. this is where you can find that through our local cable and satellite companies p review can find the complete listing at wjla.com. one of the things that we were saying during the break is how intimate that venue is, the rock creek tennis center. you can see the tennis players up close. larry: and they walk right past you, too, when you are out there. veronica: you can ask for a q

turkey and pay personally as somebody has worked with him for a long time the when encouraged that isner in which this coup investigated and people held accountable and justice is done, is consistent with rule of law and the basic freedoms that i think the turkish people have fought for and defended. obviously, we can't discount how not just theken turkish government is but turkish society is. ofgine if you had some group military officials here in united states who started flying or otherf-16s artillery and were taking shots at government buildings and people were killed and injured, people would be scared. and rightfully so. challenges the democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and actions, we make and thet rule of law basic precepts of justice and liberty prevail. is whatis that that will emerge. in the meantime, we will continue to work with turkey even as they try to stabilize the situation. the base of their that we are going after i sold hard is up and running again and we continue to work with them to make sure that we do not lose momentum that

on the men's side, john isner is the number and women's side, we have a former u.s. champion and sloan stevens who is the defending champion. buchard and wozniacki. a strong field. erin: sloane is the defending champion. how much confidence did it give her? she won three titles since. >> it was important for her to get the first title under her belt in washington, d.c. she has so much talent. moves so well. everyone was expecting her to win a title. with the expectations it's pressure on her. now that she has gotten the title under her belt, she has more freedom. erin: so much history here. what do you love about the city open? >> it started in 1969 by donald dell, a resident of the city, local. a great place for the family. a lot to do here and a lot of stars as well. erin: if you want the see my entire interview, go to wjla.com/sports. at 6:00, you can hear from the citi open defending champion sloan stevens herself. and i'll make a fool of myself to see how fast i can serve the ball. alison: something to look forward to. leon: thank you for the warning on that. al

since i have been here john isner walked by.e for a local player to get to practice with up on the biggest names in tennis. >> i remember when i was a kid trying to get on a court and hit one of these guys. erin: for leon vessels this is a dream courtship. he helps with tournament operations. >> setup, everything on the court as far as towels, balls, gatorade. erin: on the side he practices with the pros. >> i was warming up with eugenie bouchard. for 20 minutes to give her some rhythm. erin: they may not know leon vessels by the name but they know by the game. he played high school tennis at dematha and he is proof positive of the power of washingtone the w.t.e.f. mission, help kids. some of whom who are at risk through tennis. leon joined w.t.e.f. when he was 5 or 6. he says if not for w.t.e.f. -- >> life wouldn't be this. i wouldn't be here with the pros. that is for sure. growing up as a kid it was real rough. i lost my parents, my mom at a young age and my dad has always been in there trying to hang in there. i lost friends

erin: now coming up tonight at 6:00, hear from tennis channel's tracy austin who breaks down john isner'sch later tonight. looking at all the tennis bodies all week i keep thinking i should be in the gym right now. leon: don't beat yourself up. don't do that. c'mon now. have a good time. michelle: we were just talking about working out and i was asking leon if he is running in the rubber seat this weekend with the temperatures so hot. leon: i might still do it. stay cool down there, girl. see y michelle: several yoga locations around the city have been targeted by criminals. and sam ford looks at one of the businesses hit. sam: on the police surveillance video, he walks in as he if he works here. at 10:45 a.m. this man is a burglar who just used a crowbar to pry over the front door and gets to work finding stuff to steal. >> i heard yoga studios are being targeted. it's a shame. it's an all inclusive environment so it's too bad. sam: they are targeted in northeast and northwest. at least 10ee ga studios and gyms have -- yoga studios an gyms have been hit by thieves in the last weeks. they

back to today, isner in the near court. he hit the forehand winner to take the 14-13 lead but he would rally back, now serving for the match. he beats insler. >>> to golf, jordan spieth showing off his skills with the nova putt at the wgc bridgestone. dustin johnson came in to today three shots off the lead. sink as birdie putt on 17 to take a oneshot lead over jason day. day is in big trouble. shot goes in to the trees on the other side of the fairway. day double bogeyed the hole, giving the tournament to johnson who gets his second straight victory after winning the u.s. open two weeks ago. we'll know sometime tomorrow where kevin durant will go. >> will he make that announcement on twitter? >> we don't know which avenue he's going to go through. maybe his agent. we don't know. i don't think he's going to do a lebron. but it's going to come down sometime tomorrow and i'm going to bet he's going to pick the warriors. >> seriously? oh, wow. you heard it here first. >> it would be a great addition. >>> coming up in our next

the first time, live, in front of the president and the vice-president and the -- even katie perry isner obvious. i'm sorry you missed "you got a friend. "as the last note came just as the animation to start the show began. i'm shepard smith in philadelphia. the last day of the dnc. and first from philly this afternoon, hillary clinton is getting ready for the biggest speech of her whole dang life, and possibly her toughest challenge yet. they call it rowe osee introducing herself to voters who may have the made inthunder mind. chelsea clinton will introduce her mom and even she says her mom needs to fix the image. >> that's not the person i know. that's not the person i grew up with, that i'm so proud to stand beside and to introduce here in philadelphia. >> well, if tonight is about humanizing hillary clinton, you could say last night was about demonizing donald trump on some levels. speaker after speaker tore into the republican nominee, calling hill dangerous, incompetent, and insane at one point. president obama got in what could be one over the harshest burns of all. appearing to l

the 31-year-old moving on to win a straight sets win. 15 aces for isner in the win.advancing in straight sets over britain. and stevie johnson took out countryman harrison to book a meeting with isner in the quarter finals. 4-4 after just an hour on the court. don't forget, the coverage opens on friday at 12:30 eastern. ♪ (ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh) (hush my darling...) (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) (hush my darling...) man snoring (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) woman snoring take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. >> welcome back. 45 minutes until the opening bell for a friday. looking for the higher opening of the broader averages. this is off the highs of the morning, and dow industrials up and earnings news driving the stories. a couple of names to watch, pandora lower in the pre market after revenue missed expectations and they're reacting to a wall street journal report. they rejected a buyout from sirius xm operator, worth nearly $15 a share, the stock is at 12 right now. and sh

if you think the fed will provide clarity on the timing of the next hike. , there isner joins us someooner rather than later. inflatione a look at and jobs, the fed should be hiking right now. why do you disagree? ween: we disagree because like to look at financial conditions in the context of your underlying growth and inflation in the economy. we feel it's best reflected by the adjusted national financial conditions index, that the chicago fed puts out. if you look at that index, financial conditions are about right to support growth and inflation in the economy. getting that all towards the fed's goal. the important take away there is that for the fed to maintain the proper amount of support that would give it confidence it will hit its outlook, it's got to remain on the sidelines and keep those financial conditions favorable. alix: the big question that we were talking about earlier is a divergence between central banks. without we will be able to do it, then we weren't going to be able to do it, and now it seems like we can't anymore. you take a look at the u.k. versus u.s. two-y