i'm jim handly. >>> the weekend is here, doug.t feels like the rest of the week. >> hasn't been so bad today. not like the rest of the day, doug. >> we're still in the 90s and that's what we're talking about, the extended heatwave. not as hot as yesterday. yesterday's high temperature was 98 with a heat index of 105. nothing like that today. take a look outdoors and you know what i'm talking about here. sunshine and bright blue skies. it's quite nice this evening. it's on the hot side. winds out of the west at 12 miles per hour. few clouds came through. that kept temperatures to the west. well below where we were yesterday. 82 in front royal. 9 nothing we're clear and dry. no rain tonight. out and about, a nice evening. good idea to get outdoors. back to the west, there's a nice little wave here. you can extend this and watch this right in here. the storm starts to develop. it goes all the way up to southern canada. and maybe a chance of thunderstorm activity tomorrow. not a lot but a couple. tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m., no proble

i'm jim handly. we were there as virginia senator tim kaine spoke about the odds of being picked as hillary clinton's running mate. >>> plus, all eyes are on rio. we're learning about a terror plot. >>> it's scott macfarlane. developing news right now, a prince george's county police officer indicted after allegedly taking upskirt photos of multiple women. some of the pictures were taken while he was on duty. james sims is a six-year veteran of the department. there are at least four incidentses that happened over the past year and two incidents happened while he was making traffic stops. the other two happened while he was off duty and the latest one last night at the sports authority in bowie. that victim was another police officer. prosecutors say she caught sims a marked cruiser and then called police. >> we applaud the victim who stood up to this officer regardless of whether or not she was an officer. she stood up to him and by confronting him and being able to report it, i'm sure that she stop

jim handly is off tonight. she made this in english and spanish in a tweet tonight.aine called it an honor to be her running mate. they'll hit the campaign trail together in florida tomorrow. steve handelsman starts our coverage tonight in philadelphia. >> reporter: made her announcement after campaigning in the swing state of florida tweeting, i am thrilled to announce my running mate, tim kaine, a man who has devoted his life to fighting for others. he's close to clinton, who says kaine is capable of stepping in as president. kaine is 58, a virginia senator since 2012, married, three children. a former governor and mayor and democratic party chair and kaine joked, he's boring. similar in temperate to donald trump's running mate, mike pence. trump last night described an america in crisis. >> i alone can fix it. >> clinton today slammed trump. >> he offered a lot of fear and anger and resentment. but no solutions about anything that he even talked about. >> in philadelphia, security is gearing up for the democratic convention. and clinton's push with tim kaine for v

good evening, i'm jim handly. >> and i'm wendy rieger. e storm center with amelia draper. >> reporter: wendy and jim, a warning for culpeper and fauquier county is going to go until 5:45 and potentially 45-mile-an-hour winds. as we look at countthe temperat we're nearing 90 degrees and high humidity which the thunderstorms to bubble up. you can see showers and thunderstorms with a broken line of rain and then continues down into culpeper county, orange county, spots vain yeah area and moving into fauquier county. a severe thunderstorm warning for culpeper and fauquier until 5:45 and everybody else in pink, a watch until 10:00 p.m. this evening. heavy rain could lead to isolated flash flooding. maybe a bit of hail for another look of radar and any new warnings that are issued, we'll bring it here to you.  from chopper 4 as we move through the area. it's going to be slow on friday. expect a lot of company this weekend if you're heading out of town because a record number of people are traveling and many are heading to t

. >> and i'm jim handly.ing out water to big crowds that turned out for hillary clinton at a rally in northern virginia. several people had to be treated for heat-related issues. >> our storm team 4 are keeping an eye on this weather and how dangerous it is out there. >> lauryn ricketts is out on the storm team 4 weather deck. first, i'll show you what is happening across the area. 95 degrees after a high of 97 in d.c. look at virginia beach. a record of 101. the heat advisory in effect for most of the d.c. metro area. all of the d.c. metro area, including parts of montgomery county, prince george's county and fairfax including all of >> i'm floating meagan down. >> there is a breeze that is making it a touch more bearable but not by much. we have the heat. a lot of moisture in the air and this is what you get. it feels like 107 and if you were in baltimore, it's in the triple digits. this will continue throughout the evening and as we head into the afternoon and evening, not quite as humid and it's hot but j

>> and i'm aaron gilchrist in for jim handly. our team is covering the weather conditions right now at 5:00. >> david culver here riding along with fire and rescue. one is en route. you may hear the sirens. we'll show you how they are not only battling fires but also dealing with this heat. >>> coming up on news4, this local jail has reached 100 degrees. what is being done to give relief to the inmates and correction officers who work here. >> those stories coming up at this hour. let's start with storm team 4. >> amelia draper and lauryn ricketts, they are preparing for a scorcher. ladies? >> wendy, it was hot today, even when you factor in the humidity. temperatures are in the triple digits in spots. right around 100. tomorrow, we're talking about warmer temperatures and higher humidity dangerously hot tomorrow. i want to walk you through the midday temperatures. about 104 in the district, 105 in leesburg and 102 in frederick. this is the kind of temperatures that you want to limit your time outdoors. make sure you drink plenty

i'm jim handly. >> and i'm pat lawson muse in for wendy. two black men in louisiana and minnesota were shot. alton sterling and philando castile shot in the last 48 hours. >> that marks 120 black men and women shot by the police in the united states so far this r. compiled by the washington bureau. >>> and chris lawrence has more on the shootings. >> his girlfriend was in the car with him when he was shot and first let's start in minnesota where traffic stopped in the st. paul area ended with the death of philando castile. his girlfriend said that he had a permit to carry the weapon and had it on him. they say they opened fire when he reached for his wallet and all of this happening while she was -- her daughter was in

jim handly, back to you. >> thank you, tom. >>> pokemon go has been out for only six days and has quicklyme a national addiction. it has surpassed instagram and even twitter, going to number one in the apple and android stores. as news4's meagan fitzgerald explains, it's not the safest app out there. >> reporter: jim, that is true. the point of the app is to walk around and capture the pokemon characters. also, users can meet up at a specific location and battle each other. danger lies. there is a warning being sent out to users. >> it's the latest craze that has captured everybody's attention. >> reporter: pokemon go brings these popular characters into the real world. >> you have to look at your phone to see where the pokemon are so you have to look at it to capture them. >> reporter: gamers walk around to find the characters and once detected -- >> tap. and then the bat shows up in the real world. >> reporter: you use the red and white pokey balls to capture it. >> we are seeing scores of people coming down to the park. >> reporter: they are being asked not to use the apps in certain >

i'm wendy >> and i'm aaron gilchrist in for jim handly.overing the weather conditions right now at 5:00. >> david culver here riding along with fire and rescue. one is en route. you may hear the sirens. we'll show you how they are not only battling fires but also dealing with this heat. >>> coming up on news4, this local jail has reached 100 degrees. what is being done to give relief to the inmates and correction officers who work here. >> those stories coming up at this hour. let's start with storm team 4. >> amelia draper and lauryn ricketts, they are preparing for a scorcher. ladies? >> wendy, it was hot today, even when you factor in the humidity. temperatures are in the triple digits in spots. right around 100. tomorrow, we're talking about warmer temperatures and higher humidity

. >> and i'm jim handly. breaking news in the seven corners area of fairfax county.ave shut down the area. >> a man robbed a bank on arlington boulevard. he left a bag at the front door when he left. police have the area closed off right now as they look at what's in that bag. news4's jackie bensen just got to the scene and will bring us more information as we learn it. >>> now to a developing story in northern virginia. investigators tell us he was plotting an on u.s. soil but tonight a former virginia national guardsman is behind bars. the plot, foiled. mohamed jalloh lived in sterling. julie carey is live with new details. julie? >> reporter: mohamed jalloh was arrested. he purchased an assault rifle and only by that time the gun store was working with investigators and the gun had been disabled. he faces charges that could lead to years in prison. the hearing for 26-year-old mohamed jalloh was brief. later, his lawyer refused comment. >> no comment. >> reporter: this detailed a affidavit reveals that a now deceased isis member brokered

. >> i'm jim handly. >> we have live team coverage from cleveland, d.c. and virginia, starting with news 4's steve handelsman in cleveland. steve? >> reporter: good evening. wrapping up this unusual but now normal looking rnc in cleveland, donald trump did not wing this speech. too much at stake in the one hour plus long address in which he accepted the nomination. trump alluded to recent horrific events and said to make america great he must and he knows he must make america safe. in his most watched speech, donald trump rallied republicans. >> the and we will lead our country back to safety, prosperity and peace. >> with his wife melania watching, trump told voters he sees a law and order crisis. >> any politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country. >> besides building his wall and banning muslims, another specific, trump vowed to turn to the tough prosecutors and cops that americans want. >> i have a message for all of you, the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon and i mean very soon come to an end. >>