i'm melanie hastings in for jummy today. way to storms tonight. brian, it sounds like we have some rough weather ahead. brian: there is the potential, especially later into the afternoon and into the overnight hours. we do have the flash flood watch through our area. we do anticipate some cells that could bring heavy rain. all of the areas shaded in green are under that watch through the overnight hours because we could pick up an inch or two of rain. we had a few showers passing through. there is some sunshine trying to break through at this hour. with the sunshine, we will get more instability. some of those could pack a punch. we could get in on the action later on this evening. through the day, a spotty shower or two possible. showers and thunderstorms not out of the question. by 10:00 or 11:00 tonight, some strong to severe storms could push across the area. we have that flash flood watch in effect. we may go under a severe thunderstorm watch later this afternoon. stick with us with the abc 7 at and take a look at wjla.com. we will keep you p

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i am melanie hastings. get a check of the top stories.econd phase of safe track program is underway this morning. there is no rail service between eastern market, minnesota avenue and benning road through july 3. and the stadium armory and potomac avenue stations are closed. changes affect blue, orange and silver lines. and also there is no blue line service between arlington cemetery and rosslyn. police are investigating a pedestrian involved accident on martin luther king highway in landover. a vehicle struck a person that suffered serious injuries. driver of the car stayed on the scene. we are still working to find out what caused the accident. and if any charges will be filed. and you can get more news, traffic and weather updates on good morning washington on newschanel 8. now we will send it back to "good morning america." have a great day. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the new ford escape. we are the utility. be unstoppable. right. in. your. stomach! watch this!... >>yikes, that ice cream was messing with you, wasn't it? try lactaid, it's real ice cream

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i'm melanie hastings.optop stories now, dc police ae investigate also shooting overnight involving one of their officers northeast near catholic university. police say the man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. no officers were hurt, and still unclear what brought police to the area in the first place. and what happened before the shooting. and today we'll learn more details about metro's safe track surges 3 and 4. paul wiedefeld has scheduled a news conference for 1:00 p.m., he'll discuss final preparations and travel advise during the next 2 surges starting july 5 and 12. blue and yellow line service will be significantly reduced for 14 days. there will be shutdowns between national airport and braddock road and national pentagon city. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. it takes a lot of work... but i really love it.s. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i just don't eat the way i should. so i drink boost® to get the nutrition

i'm melanie hastings. check of your top stories.ce are on the hunt for a couple armed thieves after a rash of armed robberies early this morning. 7 people were robbed in a five hour span across northeast and northwest. the first happened around midnight on second and e streets northwest. the latest less than three hours ago on columnia road. dc please on the lookout for agria our silver sedan. two people were shot in southwest. the call on first street came in just after midnight. right now we don't know how badly those two people are hurt or if this is related to the rash of robberies. we'll update as we learn more. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. back to good morning >>> you were the coolest kid in high school. we promise you the perfect match. french's mustard is 100% natural, and our ketchup has no high fructose corn syrup. we promise. real ingredients. but can your multivitamin to be healthy. do more for your immune health?

i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your top stories.bob mcdonnell goes to prison for the next two years. the supreme court will decide whether to reverse the convictions. it will impact the conviction of his wife. we'll have more on news channel right now dc police need your help in finding this man, wanted in connection with a stabbing of a special police officer working security on alabama avenue in southeast. investigators say the officer confronted the suspect for shop lifting when he was stabbed several times. no update this morning on the officer's condition. let's get a check of the traffic with angela foster. >> complicated through tyson's corner. capital beltway crash on the outer loop. we have lost the left lane. now we are dealing with a vehicle fire northbound on the george washington parkway. that will tie us up because we shut down the northbound lanes of the gw parkway. also through the area of silver spring, you're on the brakes on way toward ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the new ford escape. we are the utility. be unstoppable. hello new c