moving mainly east as opposed isolated showers straddling the mason-dixon line at this hour.at stuff will stay north and it will become sunnier this afternoon, the way it looks. tomorrow, hot again with isolated storms in the afternoon and in pittsburgh, a better chance of showers and storms on friday. 95 today with an isolated storm and 79 for the low in town and 70 in the cool spot. 90 tomorrow and the heat, dangerous heat with potential of 105 tomorrow and friday, scattered storms and 95 and that could be a yellow weather alert. over the weekend, a great saturday and sunday with isolated storms and low from fields and factories they came looking for opportunity. they worked hard. we helped them work harder. they are the students of strayer university. for 125 years, we've supported as they've rewritten the future. and to all who seek their true potential, let's get it, america. >>> a viral story about a woman asking her boss for a mental health day. it sparked a debate on social media. tonight, what many of you say about how to >>> we're looking at a lot of heat. 95 with a

that is if an enslaved african escapes north of the mason-dixon line. you probably know that the united states not only tried to enforce the rights of slaveowners to get their property back north of the mason-dixon line on the basis of alleged constitutionality, but they're trying to force other countries like the british empire, bermuda, canada, to return this property. that becomes a point of contention between london and washington. that contention leads to war in 1812. it repeatedly leads to conflict. you are correct to suggest that slavery was at the heart of politics in the united states, is reflected in the constitution, is reflected that a disproportionate amount of slaveowners -- excuse me, of the u.s. presidents were slaveowners. i know this is an audience that carries the pictures of the president wherever they go -- >> [laughter] here,sor horne: this chap andrew jackson, who was not only a slave owner, but probably a slave trader, and was responsible for some of the most violent and vicious degradations against the indigenous population. wha

stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, a few showers along the mason-dixon line, a chance of showers moving through the overnight. the next best chance of stronger storms will be tomorrow afternoon come into the evening mid-atlantic. daytime highs tomorrow well into the 90's. the heat index values will be closer to 100 degrees. the timing of the strong afternoon storm, and once they are gone how cool it will be saturday. more on that, plus another heat wave on the way next week. alison? alison: steve, thank you. stay connected with the stormwatch 7 team when sweltering heat sets in with the updated forecast by following us on facebook, twitter, wjla.com, and the stormwatch app. jonathan: criminal charges have leads -- reads like a scandal plot line. two staff members of a congressman arrest the accused of stealing explosive photos of her and sharing them online. tim barber has the story. tim: allegations of sex, lies, and politics. sounds like fiction, but the investigation on capitol hill is real and there are now indicted aides. tonight, a former congressional aide is accused of leaking n

keep in mind during the dinner time our the heavier band along the mason-dixon line is well to the south. a next 24 hours. we will keep you updated right here on abc 7. , friday theomorrow heavier rain, mid 80's. next week we dry out nicely, lower humidity, middle to upper 80's, near 90 degrees. alison: it was a beautiful day for a summer swim. we love seeing this every year, the ponies on assateague island taking full advantage of the chincoteague island pony swim, the 92nd year for this event. about 200 ponies took to the water before 7 a.m., all to get to the other side for tomorrow's auction, which raises money to help care for the wild horses. meanwhile, stormtroopers descending on bethesda? jonathan: but they are not here defending the empire, next. nomake this a greatniture, specialtime to save. inancing through august 7th, find savings in every room. plus, twenty-four month, no interest financing makes every decision that much easier. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't.

freshly the line develops just to the west of montgomery county, frederick county, towards the mason-dixonline at about 3 p.m. you tomorrow evening, if are having barbecue, picnic, or outdoor activities planned, this will be overhead with gusty wind, heavy downpours, maybe even a severe thunderstorm warning. download the stormwatch 7 weather app. molly and josh will keep you updated all weekend long. the futurecast, 9:30 tomorrow night, clearing out nice, lower humidity on the way sunday. tomorrow will be hot again, daytime highs in the lower 90's, feeling like middle to upper 90's. make sure that you have plenty of water and also find a little bit of shade if you are outdoors a long time. sunday, 91 degrees, beautiful monday, 90. fourth of july, big holiday, 90 the high temperature, macy isolated showers and thunderstorms. early evening. the fireworks display at the national mall starts at 9:09, should go off with no problems. it lasts about 17 minutes. a lot of things going on downtown. ther 80's, lower 90's over next 10 days, nighttime lows in the 70's. tomorrow will be the best chance

steve: the first forecast this tuesday evening, a few showers and thunderstorms just north of the mason-dixon line, north of hagerstown. should not amount to a whole lot. tonight we are not falling much, only to the middle 70's downtown d.c. tomorrow we will crank up the heat and humidity. daytime high temperature tomorrow, 95 to 98, feels like closer to 100. if you like it hotter than that, wait until you see what is on the way. hottest day so far this season, coming up. nancy: developing outcome come a promise the president ran on -- repeal and replace obamacare. alison: the latest effort to do that is now dead. president trump said he will let the affordable care act fail. michelle: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell late tonight insisting a procedural vote to repeal regardless, this is a big setback for the trump administration. several republican say they will not vote for the bill. despite the lack of votes, the president believes there is hope. >> i don't think it's dead, no, but i'm certainly disappointed. for seven years i've been hearing repeal and replace from congress. and whe

. >>> this evening, most of them should stay north of the mason- dixon line.et into your tuesday morning. some of the parades tomorrow morning or whatever you're planning will be okay. go for a run. in the afternoon, we'll see spotty to scattered showers and storms. nothing looks like it will be severe. you get caught under one of these at the wrong time, yes, it could ruin your day. with this front hanging out near us, better chance of showers west of town come wednesday. even that front nearby into thursday. they help kickoff showers and storms here as we get into thursday afternoon. no day is a washout, that threat is going to exist here for the next several afternoons. upper 60s to 70s. that is it's on the lows. muggy with winds out of the south, five miles an hour will bring some of that moisture back. 70s and '80s it morning with an isolated shower and then your independence day afternoon, upper 80s and low 90s. >>> wednesday and thursday mid- as we head towards friday, 94. the weekend upper 80s. a couple storms saturday, but sunday looking dry. >>> now

there cells along the mason dixon line south of berkley springs in couple better land and western maryland and hagerstown they've seen a thunder shower or two this afternoon. more severe in pennsva better energy with passing of cold front there and this front while very broken line is still a line nonetheless that extends through parts of west virginia that's a couple miles away. and we could see some thunderstorms or two. it's behind that front that we're really waiting for. it's a welcomed break from the heat beginning tomorrow a lot less humidity much more comfortable temperatures and dry air mass that will making outside bareable. which it has not for the past peek week. 86 annapolis and 88 frederick and 87 martinsburg. today i thought it felt a little better than the weekend. due point were at least down to 60s. look at that storm that moved by. raised due point to 75 in washington incredibly high. any moisture you bring out from the storms will make it more steamy out there. but dew points are dropping. so by tomorrow in the 60 and noticeable category and much better. fox future cast

also looks like areas to the north and mason dixon down towards hagerstown and a little bit more to the south could be hit harder tonight, to the south, this is where they're really getting hit heavily right now, with storms also moving their way towards st. mary's and charles county. we do have a flood warning, it's for alexandria as well as the district, fairfax county and prince george. then also for montgomery county the same thing. this expires at 8:15, the others not until midnight. here's a look at some of the 24 rain totals so far. and as you take a look at what we've to get end anticipate that we can get anywhere from at least another one to up to four inches, localize in some areas, this is only going to get worse, you can see more than two inches in many of our neighborhoods already and even up to three. what do we want to tell you? just remember, it takes six inches fast moving flood water for an adult to be knocked down. when it comes to inches of rushing water can carry away a small car and up to two feet can actually carry away any size vehicle. don't take a chance by thi

we still could have a couple thunderstorms, especially across the mason dixon line to our north.by noon we're humid, generally dry, but it won't take long in the afternoon. let's say by 2:00 or so to about seven or l in the evening when we'ring going to chase the storms around . 5:00 temperature 93 greece. maybe not into the upper 90s like we were today, a mix of clouds and sun, low to mid 90s definitely doable and a quick look at the futurecast so you can see that we develop the storms around 2:00. we still have them going strong around 5:00. some with some very heavy rain. this is a new and improved futurecast. james taylor fans maybe that storms activity will be out of the nats park area by the time the concert gets going. in meantime the weekend loose much better, 89 and 930 respectively on saturday and sunday, but a big drop in humidity so it will feel a lot better. we're in the low 90s monday and tuesday with a few storms possible and then we see the temperatures climbing back into the mid 90s.s that ease your seven day forecast. now over to tony and shawn. >> hot on the we

. >> below the mason-dixon line for the most part 93 tone have bike sharing. >> or they're just so usedhe heat. >> i can't ever get used to the heat. >> i personally don't like to be sweaty like that. >> disturbing allegations against a d.c. police sergeant accused encouraging police cadets to take partner sex parties. >> dramatic video of a shooting in the district that left a one-year-old boy injured. this morning the police need your help finding the men who opened fire. >> live look outside right now. happy friday morning o you. it's 4:42. it is 80 degrees. mike thomas says it is a break but then something else is going to happen. there's a the lo going on. mike thomas will complain. >> you have to take a little -- give a little to get a little. >> we know what you're talking about. paling it's been awhile since you first knew. there's something very different about you. you have the power to make your marshmallow wishes...come true. you can make your marshmallow wishes come true by winning one of 10,000 boxes of only

st.ly want to add louis between appellation and ozarks-- applachia and was about 160 miles from the mason-dixonline. terroristsy had coming from all areas. defining therea rioters -- that is true. it is unknown how many came from little farming and mining towns around southern illinois and even kentucky. yes, they did come from those areas. two more questions. >> can you talk a little bit about the political atmosphere at the time? do you see any parallels as far as the issues of immigration then and the way that issues of immigration are painted today? issues at thecal time and immigration today. one of the reasons -- one of the many reasons that the white citizens of east st. louis ride rioting against the political system. it was not only deeply corrupt, but the blacks were the swing vote. and the mayor had received the white -- the black vote and many whites opposed him for that reason. yet, i think when you think about, in many cases, the jobs that blacks were taking at the stockyards for instance, were jobs that middle-class e st. louis people did not want. toertainly see a parallel -- fu

some storms along the mason-dixon line.ks like it's me to one of those advertisements but you can see those storms, you can see the lightning as well. we'll keep a close eye on this. as you can see, we do not have any precipitation across the area. the precipitation falling -- on my face. julie: not too bad on the roads. we have a couple of delays. in withrs checking these delays along southbound kenilworth avenue as you work in from eastern avenue headed out pennsylvania avenue. it is about a 12 minute commute and then on 50, a nine minute ride headed towards the new york-kenilworth avenue split. we want to update the ride on the blue, orange and silver lines, face with delays due to a train malfunction. we are taking a close look on the inner loop, leading 395, headed up towards 66, all lanes open. that's our traffic watch. back within 10 minutes to up lisicki moment and go, aw -- let's take a moment and go aw. here is titus our pet of the day. thanks, carter, for sending us your picture of titus. pet tof you want your pi

mason dixon line to pennsylvania. showers frederick county, baltimore, maybe, as we turn attention to tuesday 9 a.m. dry and cloud cover and increased moisture. we have to put thunderstorm chances you see mountains 5 . this is it's a small chance but it's possible. the warm eingts you go is ensuring fire work time we're hoping it staidz that way it's a small chance. otherwise independence day duri t parade, hot, humid, dry, clouds that should not inhikt knit of the firk wars display. 7 day forecast. 95 tomorrow. hottest. independence someday 93. 89 there. scattered thunderstorms wednesday. this is when the front comes through. increase chance of forms wednesday, thursday, friday as well and chance of thunderstorm saturday and 87 may be high. by next sunday relief with the temperatures. let's check the beach forecast for you over the next couple days. it's beautiful. perfect the past couple days. 88 tomorrow. 84. isolated thunder tuesday. that's really isolated. beautiful at the beach and here tomorrow if you like the

head north along the mason dixon line. hagerstown toward cumberland.ng at mostly sunny skies at this hour. head south in fredericksburg where you will break in the sunshine. the good news for the forecast tonight is it stays dry. it will stay dry overnight to tomorrow morning but tomorrow afternoon that is when it begins to change a little bit. showers and the thunderstorms well south of us across north carolina to tennessee and kentucky. that is where they will stay for the overnight hours. so problems for us around the d.m.v. we talk about th tonight. around 73 to 75 degrees in downtown d.c. under partly cloudy skies. winds are out of the southwest. for the day tomorrow, waking up early on independence day, the temperature are in the upper 60's to the lower 70's. not staying there long. great morning to go for a walk and grab coffee. do exercise. maybe stake out the perfect spot. down by the national mall to get a view of fireworks. that listen -- that will happen tomorrow night. this model is updated and wants to keep it dry. at least for the 12:00

high pressure skirting on by across the mason dixon line.igh will be right about here, the winds shift off the water, high temperatures tomorrow get close to 90 and it feels uncomfortable. today is a good one. future tracker of looking good, mostly sunny skies, this is the first sign of the humidity starting to build. 8:00 a.m., the model is hinting toward a stray shower in the lehigh valley. the better threat would be during the afternoon hours, 2:00 p.m., you could see a sudden explosion of showers and thunderstorms, not a wash, but we expect to see the pop-up storms throughout the day. fast forward into tuesday, same thing, we start out with sunshine, clouds roll in we start to see the pop-up showers and thunderstorms again through 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m., a pronounced band by 9:00 p.m. or 10:00 p.m. in the evening. this looks to be the trend all week long. what to expect, turning hotter and more humid, especially tuesday, wednesday, thursday, the humidity dewpoints get into the 70s, the heat and humidity combined bring about the chance

suggests as the heating of the day gets going it will intense if -- intensify and rigt along the mason dixon line right into our region. here's are a closeup look at it. a lot of reds beginning to fizzle out. that's a good sign it's a sign it is weakening a little bit. we'll have to wait and see how it progresses over the next 6 to 10 hours or so. future tracker 6 suggests it will pack a punch as the crosses the region. the idea for today, generally mostly cloudy skies, peeks of sunshine. one or two areas could see a stray thunderstorm this shows one over gloucester county 2:00 p.m. and upper montgomery county, as well. we fast forward into the afternoon hours, one or two stray showers or storms you can say a lot of us stay dry. we get into the evening. here comes the main event barreling across the western suburbs first and eventually crossing over the delaware river and south jersey and delaware after 10:00 p.m. or so. after midnight we have another round battering the lehigh valley and the far western suburbs. the good news this computer update shows everything is gone in time for the mor

seems to be moving due east along the mason dixon line. once begun a lot of lightning and heavy rain there and i think this reigns itself out oaf a very short distance. be aware there could be some quick flooding up there and this is the storm we were watching in orange county lightning producer so many of you were seeing in northern sir vir and all the way down in orpth country that fizzled out tonight. bigger problem around harrisonburg area with consistent thunderstorms it may have dropped, 4" of rain and glad flood warning there is expired. we got a break in general for thunderstorm. maybe there will be one or two isolated storms and temperatures we're not getting a break in that department. 83 at 10:00, 80 red fred fredericksburg. gaithersburg 76. 0 martinsburg it feel the other when you combine tropical humidity. 90 district. 92 baltimore. 90 to hagerstown. 73 couple better land. heat will continue to built this week and be into the 90s tomorrow so the triple dimming its are at bay. a weak trigger with a few afternoon thunderstorms e

this is the upper level low crossing into pennsylvania crossing over the mason dixon line pushing into the virginias. that shouldn't impact our weather here that will pull around and work out to sea off the virginia capes. shshot shows leftover showers right here, extreme western portions of camden, gloucester and burlington county. that's all she wrote. that's probably more rain than what they saw with the entire storm system. a lot of heavy rain fell south and east of philadelphia with this thing him up in the lehigh valley and poconos they didn't see anything at all, not a single drop. there was a very fine cutoff line. winds picking up as the storm departments. 22-mile an hour in philadelphia. beach haven, 38, atlantic city, 30-mile an hour. it's driving that drier air in. look at the dewpoints, allentown, 53. poconos barely in the 50s, it's humid around the delaware bay, but all this dry air will work its way south and all the humidity air will push down to the south across the virginias and the carolinas. it should feel nice and comfortable later on. general idea today you'll see

the carolina, or a widely scattered thunder showers to pennsylvania maybe getting close to the mason dixonf our area, in between the two fronts, we got warm humid conditions, we got sunshine. with temperatures reach and the upper 80's to the low 90's. the closer the boundary gets during the daytime heating hour, mid afternoon, enough instability will cause a couple of thunderstorms to pop up. evening. luckily these look widing scattered. i think we'll be ok. tomorrow's planner this is what it looks like. 8:00 a.m. hazy sunshine, 78. humid at 87 by noon. 5:00 p.m. isolated thunderstorm, 91 after dark. we should see any's those thunderstorms start to dissipate. that's good news for fireworks, that would be after dark. 91 for tomorrow, temperatures fall as we got a lot of clouds and showers in the forecast wednesday and thursday, mid to upper 80's. friday clearing out temperatures jump into the low 90's. for now i'm saying next weekend looks great, more comfortable. it looks like we're going to have temperatures around normal in the upper 80's saturday with early clouds giving way to sunshine

wider view, high pressure moving along west to east from pittsburgh to philadelphia across the mason dixon line that will provide us with a nice finish to the weekend. picture perfect today, almost a perfect ten especially considering the time of year, this being july, the alternative being heat and humidity. today is gorgeous. we heat things up later this week. the humidity increases a little bit, but you notice the change tuesday, wednesday and thursday when we go right back into the steam bath. high temperatures in the 90s all three days, the combination of the heat and humidity provides us with several thunderstorm chance and some of the storms will be strong, possibly severe, especially, tuesday and thursday, when i come back in just a few minutes, i know i'm enjoying this lovely weather now, but when i come back we'll focus on the severe weather potential in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. guys. >> tragedy struck overnight in new castle county, delaware, when a woman lost control of her car and drove into the brandywine valley spca. she was killed and so were three anim

high pressure in control skirting across the mason dixon line and provides us with a good looking day. here's the call from accuweather. over the next 12 hours what we are expecting as nydia mentioned, wall to wall-to-walle skies. 79 degrees by lunchtime. 3 m approximate, 83. 5:00 p.m., 84. shooting for a high of 84. 7:00 p.m., 82 degrees. no chance of any kind of weather today. once the humidity increases all of a sudden we introduce the chance of showers and thunderstorms. monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, there's a chance of showers and thunderstorms at some point during the day. neither day looks like a wash, but at some point there will be storms out there. i'll be back along in just a few minutes, and break it down in the seven-day forecast. today is a good one enjoy it. >> we want to update you on breaking news, a deadly crash that ended with the fire inside the animal shelter, the driver did not survive and several animals were killed, as well. bob brooks is live at the brandywine valley spca in new castle, good morning. >> reporter: just a huge huge tragedy, i jus

if you head to the mason dixon line, that is where we have more sunshine. way south, farther south that is where the showers and the thunderstorms are located at least right now. but need to stress for this evening and overnight. it will stay dry around here. this is the forecast if you are eating outdoors. temperatures are in the lower 90's. if you are grabbing a rooftop drink tonight wake up temperatures for your fourth of july, taking your dog out for a walk or grabbing a cup of coffee. the temperatures are upper 60's to the middle 70's. a lot of sunshine tomorrow morning but then it will fade in the midday hours and bring us a better chance of showers and thunderstorms. highs will make it to 92 degrees. we stay in the middle to the upper 80's to 90 for the rest of the week. and into the upcoming weekend. tracking a timing, the showers and the storms for tomorrow. all you need to know for the fireworks coming up in a few minutes. jonathan: see you then. thank you. right now skytrak7 is live over the beltway where two lanes are getting by on the inner loo

we look further to the north end and we're seeing some showers along the mason dixon line as well.er 80s and low 90s right now. 90 degrees in washington. 88 for those of you in manass as. when it's 65 degrees or lower, it's especially in our area in july, we get above 65, it starts to feel humid and above 70, just not comfortable outside. still pretty muggy, you can see here in washington up around baltimore and frederick, feeling a little bit more comfortable out there and tomorrow, well those dew points are going down below 65 in the low 60s. what does that mean, it means it will be comfortable. as we look to wednesday. still pretty low humidity, by thursday, we start to see the mugginess into the area, we'll be noticing the humidity and maybe isolated thunderstorm maybe thursday afternoon. no storms. no rain in the forecast for tomorrow. we are completely dry from start to finish, so make those outdoor plans, and we won't have to worry about a storm at all. 7:00 a.m. plenty of sunshine. 72 degrees at that point. by lunch we're around 80. high tomorrow of 85. about five degrees c

with clearing along the mason dixon line and maybe sunshine on the way moving into the day on sunday. for tomorrow, the highs will only make it to around 75 degrees. we will head to dave lucas at the "live dave, steve, major league baseball figured out the only way to cool off the nationals' bats. sending four or five inches of rain. tonight's game has been canceled. if you were planning don't bother. i expect you knew that already with the rain falling. we been watching to give you an update on what we know. b.w.i. has grounds stops. nothing is moving on the ground. not coming in and not going out. at the reagan national, delays are now at an hour and three quarters. and remarkably at dulles, still no delays at all. one cancellation, liable to be delays at the airport. alison: that is a surprise at dulles. keep us posted and stay connected with the stormwatch7 weather team anytime on facebook, twitter and the other platforms. jonathan: there is a way to share what you are seeing as well. lindsey mastis on social media. someone saying the ride share is jacking up the rates, surging be

running that mason dixon line from west to east, pittsburgh to philadelphia today.y issue unfortunately that high is moving so quickly by tomorrow it's off the coast and the winds start to shift out of the south and all of a sudden here comes the humidity late in the day tomorrow and especially tuesday and wednesday. we'll talk about that later. in the meantime, today, let's focus on the good. 11:00 a.m., 79 degrees. 3:00 p.m., 83. 5:00 p.m., 84. jersey shore good day to soak in the rays, mostly sunny skies, 80 on the sand by 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m., same number, 5:00 p.m., 78 degrees. mostly sunny skies and more comfortable than what you experienced yesterday. we had a difficult time getting the humidity leaves to drop yesterday, today its all but gone. when i come back in just a few minutes we'll focus on the thunderstorm threat later this week. guys? >> we continue to follow breaking news this morning, a delaware family is mourning a woman who died in an unusual crash this morning. >> the mother of five died after her vehicle crashed and sparked a fire inside a local