larry: montgomery agricultural fair.kevin lewis is there with how people can try to keep dry and safe. kevin. captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org >> there are plenty of activities here at the fair under shelter. we are hanging out with the sheep. every single barn is covered. here are the sheep. a number of them are pregnant. there are barns with horses, pigs, goats, pigs and cows.

larry: montgomery agricultural fair. nancy: kevin lewis is there with how people can try to keep dry and safe. kevin. captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org >> there are plenty of activities here at the fair under shelter. we are hanging out with the sheep. every single barn is covered. here are the sheep. a number of them are pregnant. there are barns with horses, pigs, goats, pigs and cows. the 4-h exhibit building are all indoors with soing, photography. there is a magic show. they will be entertaining crowds this evening. and staff members always keep an eye on the weather and if conditions get too bad, they will come on the loudspeakers and direct people to shelter. montgomery fair runs through next saturday, august 19. tickets are $10 online and 12 at the gate. if you want free parking, go to the maul. there are cloudy skies, light drizzle right now. the fair opened at 3:00. significant amount of people here considering

there is a lot going on this week, between the arlington county fair kicking off, the montgomery county agricultural fair, monster truck madness the next two days, demolition derby friday. eileen whelan and veronica johnson will be out there. you can keep and i out for the thunderstorms with the stormwatch 7 weather app, w at theat the fair or poll this weekend. really helpful to know where things are popping up and staying safe. 88 saturday, 87 sunday, i think mostly dry, but it chance of a few thunderstorms. the best shots will be thursday and friday. 88 degrees and partly cloudy skies wednesday. rings are still looking good monday for the eclipse, staying dry. these temperatures are a lot warmer, closer to 90 degrees than the last few weeks. hi. i'm the one clocking in... when you're clocking out. sensing your every move and automatically ssly comfortable. there. i can even warm these to help you fall asleep faster. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. alison: breaking news in uppe

it's always fun at the montgomery county agricultural fair. summertime's returns for a while. in jim -- late july and early august we had cool days with less humidity. upper 80's to near 90's, shower and storm chances thursday and friday and it clears out over the weekend. the weather looks good for the eclipse in the middle and end of next week. every her 80's to near 90 hot upper 80's to- near 90's hot and sunny. adrianna: a warning if you plan on hitting the road to watch the eclipse. (vo) there's more to life than the climb. you've got to stop... ...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. adrianna: we are counting down to the total solar eclipse. now just 6 today and officials are warning it could be the biggest driving distraction of the century. >> the solar eclipse will darken our skies and officials are worried about what will happen on the roads as we rush to see the cel

here is montgomery county forecast. agricultural fair through the weekend.it's not perfect but okay. a quick look at weekend at the beaches. thursday and friday, for the next few days look good. 70's. but storm chances for the weekend. when i come back we will give you the latest ten-day outlook. alison: very good. jonathan: weather like this reminds me of turning to page and go to the football season. alison: it feels that way. robert: unbelievable. it's here! where is life going? football. we were at college park today. what d.j. robert: in football the redskins have the day preseason match-up. all eyes will be on kirk cousins for the few snaps he plays. second straight year on the franchise tax. a lot on his mind. will he be back next year? will he be tagged again? one thing for sure he is enjoying his time in d.c. >> to process as i went along, there are benefits from that. nothing like being thrown in fire and i have to play the hand i've been dealt. i'm fortunate to be drafted here. it looked like a dead end at the time but it was a great place for me

alison: the montgomery county agricultural fair open today. the fair. nancy: kevin lewis is there and the gates opened not long ago. kevin: just about an hour ago. this takes me to my middle school days. just shy of the carnival section. you can see the ferris wheel. helicopter ride. the fair games open well. there are plenty of events scheduled. 7:30 there is a min sure horse pulling show. there is a hypnotist taking the stage. it's $10 to park on site or park at the lake forest mall for free and take a shuttle bus to the fairground. the agriculture fair running for nine days through saturday. an estimated 220,000 people are expected to passion th the food. i probably have to remove my belt for the waistline purposes but now we are live at the montgomery county fair. kevin lewis, abc7 news. nancy: the best part of fair is trying the crazy food. alison: you are strategically positioned in front of fried dough. good luck with that. kevin: wise man, i am. alison: see you soon. all eyes on mei xiang at the national zoo. the giant panda we are told is possi

fair? >> i don't know. i love the montgomery county agriculture fair, and they had a horrible accident in ohio where one ofroke apart, and we saw maryland state inspectors inspecting all the rides going up and we were told all the things they have to do. >> they do the inspections daily. >> and even after they open the company checks them every morning. there's a lot of restrictions, if you have a small child or older adult, they said they have a good record and they do. you just go out and enjoy the fair. it's a great thing to do. >> all right. >> the animals smell a little bit, but that's part of being an agriculture smell. that was not me, that was the animals. >> thank you. that was "reporter's notebook." "news4 today" continues. ♪ ♪ >>> right now at 6:30, a nation divided over hatred. white nationalists clash with protesters, and a woman was killed when a car plowed through a crowd there. >> how leaders are now calling for action. >> it's a busy morning here and there will be a lot of reaction to awful this today, and we will follow all of the developments for you as we go through the morning here on