let's go to melanie hastings. melanie: following this development. north it has successfully tested its first inter-continental ballistic missile, pushing closer to the goal of reaching american soil. to u.s.ot pose a threat soil. custom the 10th melissa -- this is the 10th missile test this year. will keep an eye on any developments. -- i amlie a hastings melanie hastings. autria: one person is ok after they escaped an early morning house fire. person was in the house when the fire started and they did make it out safely but there's no word on what started the fire. we have a lot to be aware of. sam: people are already getting ready by the national mall. especially the police. this is one of the eight security checkpoints. constitution, it will open at 2:00. when you see the metro bus is lined up, they will create the perimeter. do not even think about driving down here if you are coming here for the celebration. use the metro. take a look at your screen. 9:09ight is when the first firework will go up. if you go into the concert, it 3:00. for check

. >> good morning, i'm melanie hastings.ing this morning, a fire in a hyattsville home.two people were sleeping in the home. when the man was getting ready for work, he heard popping noises and smelled smoke. they say that the fire started in the chimney but the couple said they lived there for more than 30 years and i've never used it. investigation. >>> police in prince georges county are investigating yes, another shooting the cameras there on easton street in temple hills just after 2:30 this ' with two egg and cheese wake-up wraps for $2. enjoy two freshly made oven-toasted wraps and keep on running all day long. america runs on dunkin'. >>> outside this morning, it is much he already with a lot of cloud cover around early on. some cloud cover, an isolated sprinkle, big storms for the midwest, way and fizzle out but we definitely have blowoff cloud cover. temperatures in the mid-90s but when you factor in the mcguinnes, it will feel like 97 by 3:00, 101, and at times coul

i'm melanie hastings at the live desk.. developing now -- a teacher's aide and track coach -- who has worked at four maryland schools -- now accused of sexually assaulting students -- and police tell us he's h-i-v positive. authorities arrested carlos bell for allegedly assaulting at least 10 victims -- all middle school boys. police also claim he made pornographic videos of the students -- on his phone on school property and at home! bell was removed from his duties with the charles county public schools system back in december. the sheriff's office is now searching for more victims, and testing the victims that they have identified, due to bell's h-i-v positive status. autria... believe a grill on a deck may have caused a fire at a townhouse in gaithersburg. the fire broke out around 8:30 last night at a home on bluebird terrace. the fire caused the deck to collapse. about 80 firefighters battled the flames. one person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the family members who lives at the home h

i'm melanie hastings. your top story, a truck driver is dead after a csx train crashed into his vehicle. it is still unclear how the training ended up on the tracks. right now, baltimore avenue is closed between naples and lexington for the investigation. >>> to capital police officers credited with stopping a ballpark ambush in alexandria are being honored today. special and special agent nman opened fire on a congressional baseball practice last month. both returned fi >>> well, pretty typical for independence day in washington. hot and humid, day five climbing into the low 90s. but stay weather alert. storms are possible between two and 8:00 but most storms should be out of here by the time the fireworks are going off. you will be sweating today, feeling like the low 90s, by the time you see the fireworks, it will still feel like the upper 80s. that's our thunderstorm chance is for the next several days, less humid over the weekend. >>> eileen, we still have a closure incident in beltsville this morning

melanie hastings is in the newsroom with the sizzling sales - mel? that's right larry... even if you missed shopping over the 4th ... the deals continue after the holiday and you can reap the benefits. here's why: retailers are trying to clear out space to get ready for new fall inventory. look for sales on outdoor items like tents and hiking equipment.. summer clothing.. bathing suits - all bottom prices ... now that the july fourth holiday is over. but if you're looking for outdoor furniture - wait just a little longer. those big sales are not here yet ... but are expected soon. amazon is also already slashing prices in the run -up to next week's prime day. hundreds of thousands of items will be marked down starting at nine p-m monday and continuing for 30 hours. happy shopping! back to you adrianna. a new car sharing business called "travelcar" has the slogan: "get paid to park." if you're flying out of town, someone can rent your car, while you're gone. when you return, your car is waiting at the airport, and it's been washed. if you're in another city, you can rent s

hastings. melanie: breaking news from new york city and that is where we have just learned that a police officer shot in an ambush has died. the female officer was sitting in a vehicle in response to a recent shooting when a suspect walked up and opened fire right into the window. officers shot back and killed the gunman who was trying to flee. to be aperson believed bystander was shot and that person's injuries are not life-threatening. we will bring you more details as they come in. the female police officer shot in an ambush attack has now died. larry: breaking right now, a busy night for d.c. police with violence all over the district. at least seven shootings or stabbings going on. one on galveston southwest that julie just reported. our abc 7 crews on the scene have been told one person died after being shot and they only have a vague description of the suspect. prince george's county police investigating a homicide in darrell drive that on darrell drive in suitland. -- on darrell drive in suitla

i'm melanie hastings and checking your top stories app investigation is underway in d.c.nfire. >>> and the mlb all-star game is tonight. daniel murphy at second base and ryan zimmerman at first base. first pitch at 8 o'clock. >>> goat ready for the heat to crank up today. >>> it's all about the heat the next couple of days. temperatures in the middle 90s today and tomorrow. it's definitely going to feel a lot hotter. temperature combined with humidity will make it feel closer to 100 today and wednesday and thursday it could feel like 105. very isolated stormha daily. friday our best shot. by the weekend a break from the high heat and less humidity. >>> brian, lots of brake lights left over. inner crash inner loop 495. it did block the left side of lanes for quite a bit. inner loop also stacked up from the springfield mixing bowl. no desert reported there. northbound 395 are al also still under speed. >>> and you can get more news, traffic and weather updates right now on good morning washington over on newschannel 8. stay cool and have a greet day >> announcer: it's "live

have a great day. >> "good morning washington" i am melanie hastings. heavy rain across the d.c. we are in wood bridge, virginia fortunately the rain has ended for now. this area picked up two and three inches of rain, in fact route 1, marys way closed part of the morning due to standing water. the rain has wrapped up now, very, very humid. some areas of standing water, heaviest rain over southern maryland flash flood rain, with all of this heavy rain, a lot of impacts to the borning drive, how are things looking across the area? >> in wood bridge. struggling i-95 northbound as well as route 1 or jefferson davis highway. regular stretches folks on 270. earlier a report near shady grave road. accident still blocking two left lanes and 395 southbound stacked up leaving the 14th street bridge. >> thank you, more news, traffic and weather updates, news channel 8, hope you have a terrific day. fios is not cable. and we believe everyone deserves faster internet. so with fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs 20 times faster than most people have. and it

. >> reporter: good morning, washington i'm melanie hastings. happening now in louden county a search for a missing mother and two young children. courtney ash was seen leaving friday after visiting family. she was with her 5 year old son and a cousin. she is believed to be driving a blue ford taur us. vuv9844 license plate. >> 10 people were shot in seven different incidents. two victims were killed. one of them, 17 year old jermaine richards a gunman shot and killed him while visiting friends near quarrs in northeast. second homicide on saturday night when a man was shot and killed near kansas avenue. surveillance caught t >> reporter: welcome back it is 7:26 now. blue skies and patchy apology. 62 now at delis. it is comfortable. some may say cool. upper 50's and mid 50s early on. a gorgeous day weather you are out locally or headed to the city open. tell be gorgeous. upper 80s low humiity. divine out there. get a look at the roads. >> a lot going on on monday morning if you are traveling 16th remains closed on the northbound side. one side of

i'm melanie hastings. breaking news right now. have been missing in duty bound. they're from burundi africa and that they're all between 16 and 18 years old. contact police if you see them. >>> happening today a mcclain man back in court facing charges after a brawl. 45-year-old is facing felony aggravated assault and simple assault charges, which is a misdemeanor. he has already appeared in court guilty . >>> full steam ahead to a assumer hot forecast. >>> our heat wave continues across the area. a heat advisory has been issued d.c. points east and south as heat index temperatures get over 100-degree for several hours today even tomorrow. this heat wave continues for at least another four days. each afternoon we could see a shower or thunderstorm but it's not going to do much to cool us off. next week the temperatures push back into the the 80s. >>> we are still having that issue for folks in personal recognizance. the intersection completely shut down. reportedly the driver of the overturned dump truck did sustain life-threateni

i'm melanie hastings with a check of your top stories.deadly shooting in southeast d.c. in fair avenue. we know a man was shot and later died. this is being ruled a homicide. we are still waiting to hear information from police about a suspect. >>> and tonight, a potential decision in fairfax county. will the board vote to change the name of a high school? many say the school should not be named after confederate not worth the high cost to change the name. tonight's meeting starts at 8:00. >>> hot weather making a return today. here's veronica. >>> a warm, muggy morning at a hot sticky afternoon gives way to isolated showers or thunderstorms today. you can see quite a bit of cloud cover there for the back end of the day. meanwhile, tomorrow and saturday looks like a weather alert day, between 1 to 2 inches of rain on friday, starting during the midday time period.it is really an evening rush time for us, another inch possible on saturday. look at the temperatures, weather alert again for friday, equal weekend. >>> well, veronica, all the

i'm melanie hastings with a check of your top stories.n has been arrested in a hit-and-run of a transgender woman. the victim still in critical condition but is expected to recover. a friend says it began when a few men started hollering at girls and an argument broke out. police are charging one man with aggravated assault while armedful authorities are still investigating whether or not toll rule this a hate crime movement and breaking overnight from prims william county two people taken to the hospital after they were shot. our cameras were there tell us this shooting was not random. both victims were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be at perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. like putting oregano in their water. it has natural antioxidants and we don't have to use antibiotics in their diet. perdue. over 200 products no antibiotics ever. we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. it's part of our 100% veggie diet and helps

they're with us live. >> melanie: good morning washington i'm melanie hasting.nts george county rolling out speed camera on clifton road where i-95 and 495 me. it goes live today but issues warning till august 7 when issues $40 tickets.the state limit is 45 mph. >>> appearing to montgomery county has an opportunity to stock up in donate items as they clean out desk for over the summer. it begins at 9:00 a.m. richard montgomery high school >>> steamy weather's roaring back. here's veronica johnson 34 after gorgeous we did low humidity temperatures back up and especially the humidity. today we top up 900. will see isolated storm the afternoon. the storms d.c. areanorthwest, montgomery county, loudoun county and washington county and maryland. a chance tomorrow afternoon . it will cool down nextweek . >> reporter: a look at that beltway. accident interlude northbound 495. delays tyson counter. at along the way georgetown pipe activity confined to the soldier but 395 north 395 north st. near 395 north st. near duke street. then a break and slows again right here at

i'm melanie hastings checking top stories now and breaking overnight a massive fire in the district.out at a row how ohio did -- house on morgan str. >>> new oversite for metro. the house voted to form a new safety agency by a unanimous volt. virginia and maryland already signed off on the new commission. they have overseen metro safety on a temporary basis and will continue to do so until the new commission is in place. >>> we have a steamy hot day on the way. here's veronica johnson . >>> storm ahead of another heat waver this one lasting probably seven days. like yesterday the possibility of showers and storms, so grab the umbrella. try to do more activity indoors than outdoors. the best chance of rain between six to 7:00 p.m. today. some isolated thunderstorms tomorrow but look at the heat wave. >>> and we take a look now if the beltway in maryland. john hanson highway there is a vehicle highway south of route 50 on the right shoulder now but very slow. and it's still very slow trying the get to the wilson bridge at 210. still very heavy and slow and those delays continue on the

we're going to be right back, everybody. >> reporter: good morning washington i'm melanie hastings we'rez is live in lorton with details. john? >>john: melanie, it is a double homicide in fair fact county. we arrived on the scene this neighborhood in lorton, virginia police received calls at 3:30 this morning about a suspicious vehicle. that is the vehicle you see there. it is a white four door acura. when police arrived they found the motor running and two adult males deceased inside with trauma to the upper body. from where we are standing we can see bullet police investigating this mou. possibly drug related. we'll be here the morning and bring you more on good morning washington that is the latest live in loverock. melanie. thanks. we got a mild day on the way. here is veronica johnson. >> reporter: today will not be as nice as yesterday. our temperatures will be in the 80s. lower to mid 80's. there will be sprinkles around i think up until mid afternoon 2:003:00 or so. more clouds and sun today we will see thunderstorms tomorrow during the afternoon, evening hours and all over on fr

i'm melanie hastings, a violent night in the district six shootings and the a stab bing.ry quadrant. abc 7 was on the scene of this shooting in southwest. in 24 case, one person was found with multiple gunshot wounds taken to the hospital and later died. police have not released any suspect or motive information prince georges county police are investigating a homicide on daryl drive. around 1:25 this morning officers were called to an a partment complex. that is where they found a man who had been shot multiple times. he was pronounced dead at the scene. there is stillno suspect at this time. we'll be back in a minute to check trach. and weather for you right-- traffic and weather for you right after a quick break. for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you d

. >> anchor: good morning, i'm melanie hastings with a check of the top storks an up date on congressmangery to manage infection. the procedure went well but he remains in serious condition. he was one of six people hurt when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in alexandria last month. fairfax county police are searching for the vandals who caused $20,000 in damage to a school in burck. a fire was set inside a new addition being built at white oaks elementary, a shed had its front end smashed and someone slammed a back hoe in a construction trailer. things are mostly cleaned up but there is still damage to the play ground. it's muggy outside. with veronica right now. >> reporter: big improvements over yesterday. no severe weather but could see a shower early in the day then again after about 7:00. high humidity with temperatures pushing to the mid and even upper 80's later today. it's going to be just as warm tomorrow but with humidity dropping late after occasion al hower or storm. for the weekends at the beaches looking good. 81 degrees on sunday. we're back to b

melanie hastings is live in the newsroom with the latest mishap on board an airplane. a flight to beijing had to come back to seattle after a passenger assaulted a delta flight 129 was headed to beijing after 5 p.m. but 45 minutes after takeoff on man in first class assaulted a flight attendant. officials say other passengers jumped in and subdue the man until the flight turned around and landed back in seattle. a flight attendant and a passenger were rushed to the hospital after the incident. the man who assaulted the flight attendant was also hurt, but he refused treatment and has been taken into custody. the fbi is assisting in this investigation. we'll bring you more details as we learn them. autria: thanks, mel. happening right now, an historic arrival now minutes away at dulles international airport. sam sweeney is live this morning on the tarmac. sam, it is changing travel in the nation's capital. sam: autria, this is going to be a major economic boom for our air appear to how often do you get to be on the tarmac, on the runway at dulles nobody around? it is an

i'm melanie hastings with a check of your top stories.nth service was suspended along two sections of the red line. the incidents led to widespread delays during morning rush hour. because of the work train will single track on the weeknights through august 11. service will be suspended on the weekend through augusts five. >>> happening now a double murder investigation. two men shot dead at a shopping police say one of the men tried to goat help t a nearby restaurant. the other was found in a nearby hundreds of dollars on youmy car insurance. saved me huh. i should take a closer look at geico... (dog panting) geico has a 97% customer satisfaction rating! and fast and friendly claims service. speaking of service? oooo, just out. it was in. out. in! out. in! what about now? that was our only shuttlecock. take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more. . >>> get ready for a heat wave this week. today not too bad. we'll see temperatures topping out around 90 and for the remainder of the workweek much hi

. >> melanie: good morning washington.i'm melanie hastings.cal condition after being shot in district heights. this happened after midnight on addison street. it is unclear if the victim was one of the robbers. notes one of several people were inside the house at the time and the police are looking for one suspect. >>> police looking for two guys who were driving this car yesterday. it is a silver or tan for diffusion with maryland tax. 11 people were injured. it involved a ball guns. there are no life-threatening injuries into be the hospital. >>> here is for eye over the steamy forecast. >>> it is art hottest time of the year where the average is way up. we are ready to move into our worst heatwave of the season so far. from 90 degrees it lunchtime. to 90 898 degrees in the afternoon. an orange air quality alert. if you have asthma issues and lung and heart issues limit your time outdoors and make sure you hydrate. >>> it will be a great afternoon for a full day. my hair has only grown through the senses morning. we saw couplet incidents. no

. >> reporter: good morning washington i'm nell melanie hastings.e information from fair fact county police after they arrested a man following a six hour stand off this started at 3:30 in centerville. when police got a call for a domestic disturbance the man held him inside and was arrested before 9:00 p.m. police will update us this morning. >>> mc cain returning to washington for the first time since his brain cancer diagnose and surgery for a critical health care vote. senate will hold a procedural vote on weather to start the car act t. is unclear if there is enough republican support to happen even with mc cain's return. >> we got a break from the heat. >> it is nice. melanie temperatures are 70 aechlt mid 80s this afternoon. partly to mostly sunny not as hot and less humid. it will feel better as we head through the afternoon. as we head through tomorrow. clouds and later in the week we will feel more heat build. by the weekend we get big time improvement. saturday and sunday the mid 80s tell be a stellar weekend. angela? >> we are seeing gri

i'm melanie with top hastings , police are on the hunt for the gunman who shot and killed a driver onoop near pennsylvania avenue late saturday night. he was driving a 199 white mercury grand markies. if you were driving and saw the vehicle call police. happening right now, final preps object the west lawn. rehearsal day for performers for a capital 4th are doing a dry run for tomorrow night 's shows. this year's artists include kellye peckler, the beach boy s and a special ance from dan ackroyd and jim bell usually. how is the forecast looking? >> reporter: could be a couple of thunderstorms tomorrow. not looking at wide spread action but something we'll keep an eye out for. hit-or-miss. a few areas might have the storm potential for tomorrow evening. 13, this is the number of 90 degree days we've h. we'll tack on another. there is the west lawn. 81 as temperatures in the 70s a and low 80s will work their way into the 90's tomorrow a few evening storms a possibility. trinity. >> anchor: good morning, brian, we've delays on metro. both direction ons the reds line due to an earlier act