john matarese.ext for us the coach of the week made his mark on but his best work comes outside the gym. we will introduce you to him next. leon: coming up at 5:00 -- two people who don't mince their words facing off many court of public opinion. the latest round between ruth bader ginsberg and donald trump michelle: it's that time. to recognize one of the local mentors who means so much to the student athletes. donald curtis. a basketball coach at h.d. woodson high school in the district. leon: he is the founder of a program helping the athletes navigate their way after a day at the gym. robert burton introduces us to the coach of the week. robert: he is the founder of soul. student athletes organized to understand leadership. curtis a former basketball player now trying to make a difference in his community. >> a lot of friends i grew up with, they are in jail. i don't want to see the same thing happen to our kids. robert: also an assistant basketball coach at woodson he created "soul" to empower

consumer reporter john matarese shows how to disable it, so you don't waste your money. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. after a brief reprieve from the high humidity, it's making a comeback. you'll notice the stickiness back in the air today with highs temperatures, seasonable for july, in the upper 80s. most of us will stay dry, but for those of you along the blue ridge and western md watch out for a pop up thunderstorm. make sure you have the umbrella on wednesday. afternoon thunderstorms are more likely. with so much humidity, a few heavy downpours with gusty winds are possible. a stubborn front will lay across the mid-atlantic keeping our weather pattern hot and muggy with daily thunderstorm chances. it doesn't look like there are any big weather changes on the the typical july weather in washington. now.. taylor swift is number one on this year's forbes celebrity 100 -- the top-earning entertainer on the planet. according to forbes, her "1989 world tour" helped her pull in 170-million dollars over the past year -- more than doubling what she made the previo

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but consumer reporter john matarese shows us a catch with some contests, so you don't dont waste your money 0-10 22-27 134-144 it's 5: and time for a check on weather. 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. tomorrow will be another hot day with highs, once 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 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

consumer reporter john matarese shows us what to look out for so you don't waste your money. john: i just got back from a wonderful week on florida's panhandle. a great reason tall condo and a beautiful beach. but wow! the extra surcharges added up. a caution before your next getaway to the shore. more and more travel destinations are lowering the initial price. you find them in the web search and add on features a la carte. boy did we find that in recent vacation. chairs and an umbrella. i ended up wandering down and sitting in the outcast section of the beach. the most common fees to watch out for according to smartertravel.com, $25 resort fee. $10 parking fee at many beach hotels. $25 housekeeping fee if it's a suite or condo. $10 speedy wi-fi fee. if if the free wi-fi is too slow for your needs. from the doesn't that stink file, why rental by owner sites may no longer save much compared to book through a resort. brbo and home away raised fees for owners which most are passing on to renters. look at this beach condo listing we found in the destin area. you have to add on a

i'm john matarese, abc7 news. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: we are following several major developing story tonight. what investigators are learning about the man who shot and killed three police officers in baton rouge. a not guilty verdict for the fourth baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. and nervous eyes on the city of cleveland for the start of the republican national convention. security there is very tight. right here is video looking right now at what happened about 30 minutes ago. we are told anti-trump protesters with there trying to make their voices hearted. we will get to all of that shortly but right off the top at 5:00, we are on storm watch tonight. leon: that's right. we began the day feeling the heat. but now we are being socked by serious rain going through. chief meteorologist doug hill doug: the good news is the storms are moving very quickly through the area. in fact, the severe thunderstorm warning now is only in effect for part of prince george's, anne arundel and northern calvert as i

i'm john matarese, abc7 news. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side.resident obama: we cannot give in to fear or turn on each other or sacrifice our way of life. we cannot let ourselves be divided by religion. because that is exactly what leon: just about 24 hours ago a vicious attack started up folding in france. and tonight, 84 people are dead and another 200 are injured after a truck rammed through a crowd gathered to watch fireworks in nice. of those injured, 52 now in critical condition. 25 of them on life support. we have team coverage of the terror in nice for you tonight. let's begin with michelle marsh who has the latest on the fifth attack in france since january of 2015. michelle: really hard to believe here that we are at the situation again. that 19-ton refrigeration truck drove just over a mile, along the beach in nice. the driver exchanging gunfire with police most of the way. finally officers killed 31-year-old mohamed bouhlel and were left with plenty of questions about what has just happen and why. >> mohamed bouhlel was a delivery ma

i'm john matarese, abc7 news. leon: tonight -- >> this is our first year here. we shouldn't miss it. leon: city officials prepare as the masses roll in the d.c. area. what you need to know before the festivities. keeping the metro informed after a spike in crime. metro promised to do just that. abc7 finds out if they lived up to the deal. then a rare piece of the past made it to d.c. the newspaper making waves at the museum. 5:00". on your side. alison: right now we are on storm watch this friday afternoon. as we monitor a chance of storms all across our region. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a check of the forecast. hey, doug, how is it looking? doug: stormy in spots after being in a severe thunderstorm watch all afternoon long. we have got one! it's in culpeper. if you live in culpeper, no surprise there i'm telling you. the skies got dark, showers and storms, light thing. there it is moving to the east. past fredericksburg in the next hour. moving at 25 miles per hour. we'll zoom in now. fair amount of lightning with the cell, too. a little one fa

john matarese, abc7 news. announcer: now "abc7 ne on your side.eyes on the sky. this is the view that people are hoping to see tonight. fireworks lighting up the skies over the nation's cap capital. let's get to it. ryan hughes tracking the prep for the national mall. but first, everyone wants to hear from chief meteorologist doug hill. what is the word? do we get a break in the rain to let the fireworks get off? doug: it is looking that way. but there is no guarantee. little individual showers should pop up. we don't see a threat of anything that is heavy thunderstorms in the window from 9:09 when 9:45 and the fireworks are going off. temperatures, this is something you need to know about. if you're inside all day, 70, 73 degrees in falls church. this could be the loyest record. models are aglowing with the scenario -- agreeing with the scenario the main batch will myth through. if this comes to pass, then things are looking pretty good for the fireworks time frame. close up o doppler, most east of the city. it will continue to move northeast. in