we're going to be right back. >> good morning washington i'm melanie hastings. an hughes is life in northwest and i bet the kids are pretty excited ryan? >> they are melanie, big smiles and the parents are also excited to get the kids back to school. were outside marie reed elementary and northwest. this is a brand-new school.it is one of the 6 new schools throughout the just a couple minutes ago the principal was opening the doors with kids lining up. parents are saying their goodbyes and heading off to class. a lot of families taking pictures, and adjust couple minutes the mayor will be out as part of her everyday compass or in encouraging students to attending school and importance of drivers to slow down in the areas of school jones. she'll be out here in a couple minutes. the kids are ready to start their first days back to class. back to you. >>> we are 4 hours from the eclipse. will a chance for storms cloud your view? here's veronica johnson. >> finally it is here, no more days to count down for solar eclipse appeared here locally will have 80 percent cov

melanie hastings is here with the latest.arry and autria- this happened right off georgetown in the potomac river. one person is dead, another in critical condition. they were pulled from the potomac near the key bridge last night. rescue crews responded to the scene using boats and a helicopter. a sister-in-law of the person who died told abc-seven, the person had been drinking, and fell in. the sister-in law says a friend jumped in and tried to save the victim. that friend was taken to the hospital in critical condition. we're keeping a close eye on the latest developments.. and we'll bring you new details when we get them. autria? right now. big changes coming to beach drive this morning. one section of the road opening...another closing. transportation reporter brianne carter is live with what you need to know before hitting the road this morning. time now for weather school today - potential for a tropical storm (irma) to develop off se coast later today (could impact us locally tomorrow with cool showers) - harvey conti

>> reporter: good morning watch watch i'm melanie hastings with your topp store ~ess. r headache for travellers at b wi airport this morning. flights cancelled following a security investigation. john gonzalez is live with more on the holdup, john? >> reporter: melanie, you are lite right it has been a trying morning for passengers at bwi airport. airport officials given the all clear. they have reopened. security checkpoints aand b. well is a ripple affect. lock at the voochlt these are the crowds we were seeing early this morning. when the gates were closed. they were closed for hours because of a was found unattended near concourse a. police closed this section of the airport. now things have (vo) there's more to life than the climb. there's the view. ...and look around a little. remember who you are. let the child inside you out to play. come... shed life's layers in asheville. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. and let the magic find you. asheville. discovery inside and out. countless ailments. countless hours. and guess what?

>> reporter: good morning washington i'm melanie hastings.hters are back out at an apartment building devastated by a fire in haggars town. officials believe this started by lightning during a liable of storms that passed through the area. seventy-four residents were displaced. no injuries. red cross is assisting the families. residence dents of the listen hill condos in temple hill have to be out by noon today. officials determined the complex is unsave. there were code violations including trash in vacant unite nits and doors. we will check weather and traffic after a quick break. (vo) there's a freedom about asheville. to discover who you really are. here, the world is a big, beautiful place filled with adventure. take it in. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. and let the magic find you. asheville. discovery inside and out. >> reporter: had cloud cover and sprinkle sprinkles sogutheast maryland could catch more today. the low 80s and cooler weather coming up for the later half of the week. upper 70s to low 80s the temperature

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i am not melanie hastings. katie is coming home.brating kevin durrant with a parade in his hometown of saint it was supposed to be in all date of the rest of the festival was postponed at the last minute. carmack if you have noticed a smell in dc, the corpse flower preparing to bloom at the botanic garden music capital building. it could happen between now and tuesday. the stinky flowers will stay open 24 to 48-hour before they collapse. this is the first time the gardens will have three flowers blooming at the same time. enjoy. >>> it will be hot and sticky the next few days. get ready for some showers and thunderstorms that are very isolated. a high today of 87 and tomorrow we are closer to 90 and with higher humidity it will fuel some very heavy rain maybe even getting high wind and small hail. the weekend is not bad at 88 and the solar eclipse on monday is looking drive. >>> we are looking at accidents on the capital beltway. we made some improvements on the springfield area but not on the north side of the we are getting word o

melanie hastings with the top your top source.in-law of the person who died says the person had been drinking and fell in. of friend jumped in to help and was taken to the hospital. to make a groundbreaking ceremony set for this morning for the long-awaited purple line. governor larry hogan will take part in a ceremonial signing at 10 am in hyattsville. when completed, the 60 mile light rail will extend from and carrollton. it's supposed to open in 2022. >>> cool and dry for your monday. here is veronica johnson. >>> store march 7 keeping a close eye on the conditions down texas with harvey. also with likely to be tropical storm irma developing over jacksonville is pulling out the close after squirting through the outer banks. for look here, 1/4 inch rain tomorrow through the date tomorrow. ocean city, right around locations around the beaches, wins can get up to 50 miles per hour. today 76 clock tomorrow 73. very those conditions coming in tomorrow with highs in the 80s. labor day weekend, best chance of rain? sunday. >>> on the

i'm melanie hastings with some top stories. anniversary, the explosion that killed seven people at a silver spring apartment complex. people in that neighborhood say that they've seen improvements in emergency response, but their mm ears keep them living in fear. a vigil will be held tonight at 8:00 p.m. in the parking lot across the street from the apartment to remember those impacted by the explosion. and an invitation to help us stop the bus, this is a live look outside the safeway on 14th street in southeast. we are teaming up with the united way and d.c. united to stuff the bus today to help kids prepare for back to school. we'll be out there collecting supplies until 7:00 p.m. tonight. if you can't make it out you can find out how at wjla .com. and it's a great day to get outside. here's veronica johnson. >> get ready for a busy couple of days with lots of events going on. our temperatures are still in the mid-80s for high.we're going to see high pressure today, still comfortable with low humidity. then it's an up tick in

. >> reporter: good morning washington i'm melanie hastings.dent trump back in new york this morning. tweeth over night. feels good to be home after seven months even though the white house is very special. outside the tower the president was greeted with protests demonstrators shouting, shame upset it took the president more than 48 hour to denounce the white nationalists by name who rallied in charlottesville. >> three women under arrest after leading police on a chase after a robbery on minnesota avenue southeast it ended at 19th an officer fired his gun. it is unclear if it was intentional. no one was hit the woman was taken to the hospital with injuries from the struggle. >>> we will check >> reporter: showerers in the forecast for the day today. only this time they will come early on up until 1:00. so issue around the time when you got your lunch hour the showers will end and moving out. skies will clear a bit. late in the day. that will allow fog to form dense by early tomorrow morning. we have higher heat and humidity. 90 degrees we are

i'm melanie hastings.ight now, metro transit police are looking for three persons of interest after a shooting on metro. authorities say someone shot 18 as a pulled into the tacoma station sunday afternoon. the team is listed in stable condition. >>> breaking overnight, a triple shooting in southeast, police say two men at the intersection of martin luther king avenue. all three victims taken to the hospital, conscious and breathing. no update on their you'busted tail.rd. it's time to be your own. transform your career with strayer university's mba program today. let's get it, america. >>> get the rain gear ready. you will really need it. it will get quite the workout today. waves of very heavy flooding around d.c., especially southern maryland. calvert, down to st. mary's, one inch of rain with high rainfall rates expected from any of the thunderstorms that may be very elevated down there. could see severe thunderstorm warnings issued, beginning late today, clearing out to 80s later this week. >>> veronic

larry: new word coming out overnight from texas, melanie hastings is tracking the new rescue efforts.000 national have been called from tech this along with other rescue workers. governor abbott said the unrelenting rain in the flash flooding is the worst of the state has seen i warning to stay off the road and get to the highest level, awaiting rescue there. 82,000 homes are without electricity and global news stations are reporting that the trauma centers in the city will have to evacuate. there is a callout for donations as well. closing -- clothing, toiletries, nonperishable food items. the spca is expecting 300 cats and dogs to come to north texas shelters in the coming days as they need supplies, too. president trump plans to visit the area tomorrow. that is the latest from the live desk. is trackingmwatch 7 harvey and the local weather, 24 hours or day, seven days a week. closer to home, a big day in northern virginia as a studentsn ryan, good morning. ryan: a very exciting day in prince george's county. the first day of school for 90,000 students here in the county. for 530 of

idris elba. >> good morning washington i'm melanie hastings.pened on ponds street just around the corner from where a gunman shot and killed a teen over the weekend. >> a man was hurt and taken to the hospital. he was not shot. he have calls to figure out what happened here and we will let you know what we do. >> a man shot over night in southeast is going to be okay. and he has petco workers to thank. shots rang out on 22nd street in southeast. a block or two from the boarder of prince george county. three employees heard the shots and ran over to the man to help him until an ambulance got well. you will like today's forecast t. is august but not hard to take. why tell feel like the last day of july yesterday. blue skies and mid 70s we have 60s. those are a refreshing start. upper 80s. partly cloudy a touch of heat and humidity. not too bad. we have isolated storm chances. very few and far between or best shot will be friday to saturday as the cold front passes back through the weekend, looking divine. always looking divine angela. the traffic

. >> good morning washington i'm melanie hastings with your top stories. balmore. confederate statutes coming down at night. all four monuments were removed this morning among them the roger b. taunt and he lee conjecture monument. the women of the confederacy conoutput. >> a metro bus crashed last night in southeast it happened because the driver heard gunshots. this was in the area of 16th and minnesota avenue. the good news here, there were no serious injuries in the crash. the bus was not the target of the shooting. >> gray skies to start. the sun will come out. veronica johnson. >> reporter: summer is not over. today higher heat and humidity. temperature forecast for later today 88. it will feel like the lower 90s. mid-90's tomorrow and then upper 90s on friday. the most uncomfortable day. day, too, in which we will have gusty thunderstorms coming through for the afternoon and evening. look at the rainfall totals one to two inches possible throughout the area. here is the excepted forecast. reason chance saturday. >> reporter: on the roads now wednesd

. >> reporter: good morning washington i'm melanie hastings we got breaking news out of centerville,lle road after a police chase. virginia police say a motorcycli motorcyclist sped off after refusing to stop for officers the motorcycle crashed notoriety i-skik 66 exit. police found him. the suspect was taken in custody the last 30 minutes. >>> also breaking now in the district a car southeast had is at this time 5,000 block of d street the suv hit a vehicle then the apartment build thanksgiving is the laundry room here. 20 were evacuated and displaced. >>> another hot, muggy day here is mollie with your forecast. >> reporter: sun through the afternoon the after 2:00, thunderstorms could bubble up. heavy down pours, lightning. look at the temperatures in the low 90's. and again for the day tomorrow for your finally friday forecast. partly sunny sky its is hot and humid. we have the chance for a few thunderstorms. better forecast coming up with the highs in the low 80s by sunday of here is angela with your traffic updates. >> mole, quite a few incidents to work around around the capit