and every night at seven, on newschannel 8.. an hour-long special with analysis of the convention so far. it's . wrong and embarrassed. controversial police video-- drawing harsh criticism from within the department. what the police chief says his officers should have done.. coming up. and enjoy these pre-dawn temperatures while you can. another 90-degree day coming our way. eileen whelan breaks down your forecast, and jaime sullivan is monitoring the roads & the rails. coming up. a live look at the lincoln memorial. sunny skies ahead.. but there may be some trouble later on. at 5:xx time for a check on the forecast. toss to eileen today: partly to mostly sunny. a few pm storms; mainly sw of d.c. highs: 88-91 winds: nw 5 mph tonight: mainly clear and comfortable. lows: 63-70 winds: light wednesday: mostly sunny. less humid and not as hot. good morning! still a pretty easy commute. on i-270, from frederick heading divide, we're up to speed. starting off with the rails. a metro reminder, surge number 5 begins tomorrow with safetra

and each night at 7 on newschannel 8 -- an hour-long special look at the convention - including analysis from political insiders. still ahead.. honoring the chief. a beloved redskins figure passes away. we have more on his life, and sharing some memories.. coming up. taking a live look outside where the skies have cleared up. eileen whelan has your hot summer forecast coming up. plus, jaime sullivan is monitoring some trouble spots in her traffic report. it's 5:xx.. night, but things are looking very different this morning. at 5:xx time for a check on the forecast. toss to eileen today: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 85-88 winds: n 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 63-70 winds: s 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. a touch warmer and bit more humid. highs: 89-92 winds: s 5 mph metro safetrack surge number 5 goes into place this morning. we're just about 30 minutes away from the beginning. here's this will affect the orange and silver lines and this time, we won't have any shutdowns. it will be only single tracking from east falls church to ballston with trains running every 10 minutes.

and every night at seven, on newschannel 8.. an hour-long special with analysis of the convention so far. it's xx and we're just getting started. chaos on campus -- footage released of what the police chief of the university of maryland calls an embarrassment. and maryland's governor offers financial help to improve of the nation's worst bottlenecks. good morning washington. today: partly to mostly sunny. a few pm storms; mainly sw of d.c. highs: 88-91 winds: nw 5 mph tonight: mainly clear and comfortable. lows: 63-70 winds: light wednesday: mostly sunny. less humid and not as hot. highs: 86-89 winds: ene 5 mph metro reminder, surge number 5 begins tomorrow that today is a good day, it's a day that we have a break. we won't have any shutdowns for stations this time around. just the single tracking between east falls church and ballston. trains will run every 18 minutes and at 10:00pm, trains will run every 20 minutes. a clear ride anywhere that you're traveling this morning on the interstates. no accidents to report. back to you

and of course abc-7 and newschannel 8 will have complete coverage from the d-n-c with chief political correspondent scott thuman and maryland bureau chief brad bell. live reports begin monday from philadelphia. still ahead. a terrifying crash. a fireball ignites in the middle of a crowded neighborhood. what federal investigators are saying about the people on board, and on the ground. and extreme conditions expected this weekend, as a heat waves grips the dmv. eileen whelan has what you need to know-- before planning that weekend. plus, jaime sullivan has this morning's traffic report. it's 5:xx. we'll be right back. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. ves. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 items. eat well for less. only at my giant. commute. metro up and running right now! surge number 5 is and silver lines affected due to single tracking between east falls church and ballston. now,

and every night at seven, on newschannel 8..pecial with analysis of the convention so far. it's xx and we're just getting started. chaos on campus -- footage released of what the police chief of the university of maryland calls an embarrassment. and maryland's governor offers financial help to improve of the nation's worst bottlenecks. good morning washington.

he'll have live reports all week long, here on abc-7 and our sister station newschannel 8. be nice, or pay up. that's the message from a coffee shop in roanoke. the shop is rewarding politeness.. with a drop in prices. take a look at the sign at "cups" coffee and tea. if you just say "one small coffee" - it'll cost you five bucks. but a simple "please" at the end can drop your cost down to three bucks... and saying hello, saves you even more! shop employees say it started as a joke - but now, they're hoping it spreads a larger message. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen it's going to be another hot day, but it won't feel quite as bad as yesterday. in fact, there are no heat advisories in effect today. highs will climb into the low to mid 90s, but humidity levels will be a bit lower than yesterday, so feels like temperatures through the afternoon will be in the mid 90s compared to the lower 100s yesterday. a stray storm is possible between plans will be nice, so get out and enjoy the slightly lower humidity! this weekend will be pretty typical for this time of year. high

r-n-c in cleveland with reports right here on abc 7 and nightly specials on our sister station newschannel 8 at 7 o'clock all this week. two texas police officers helped fuel the dream of a young boy who says he wants to follow in their footsteps. station 6-year-old trae ponce yelled to his mom to go back just so he could take a picture with two officers. when he told the officers he wanted to be just like them, they handed him a badge and said whenever he was ready, they'll be waiting for him to join the force. trae's mom says in light of recent events, her son's desire to be a police officer shows that he doesn't see the desire to be a police officer shows that he doesn't see the negative events going on, but only the positive. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen today marks our 16th day at 90+ in d.c. we'll catch a brief cool-down' wednesday before another, even hotter, airmass moves in next weekend with highs near 100 degrees! highs will soar into the upper 90s this afternoon with feels like temperatures around 100 degrees. a few storms are possible this afternoon and early evening.

and newschannel 8 will have complete coverage from the d-n-c with chief political correspondent scott thuman and maryland bureau chief brad bell. live reports begin monday from philadelphia. breaking news this morning.. a chicago police officer is recovering after being shot near the city's south side. just after 8 last night officers responded to a call about a man acting erratically. officers approached him while he was talking on a cell phone. when they asked him to hang up, the man grabbed a gun from a backpack and opened fire. several officers fired back killing him. the officer who was shot in the leg is expected to be ok. chicago police have been working in pairs for safety this month of five dallas officers. the head of miami's police union, now says the police officer who shot an unarmed black therapist outside a group home monday - missed his target. the officer actually intended to hit the autistic man, who charles kinsey was consoling, because he thought kinsey was in danger. it all happened when police responded to reports of an armed man threatening suicide. florida's de

and each night at 7 on our sister station newschannel 8 -- catch an hour-long special look at the convention - including analysis from political insiders. on the democratic side... hillary clinton spent tuesday ralling supporters at a union conference in las vegas. she compared trump's convention entrance to the wizard of oz. democratic nominee is expected to announce her running mate on friday. the democratic national convention starts monday in philadelphia. it's xx and we're just getting started. the mayor of kansas city kansas attempts to comfort residents after the police captain was fatally gunned down. and he was considered a staple for more than four decades -- devoted to washington football -- we say goodbye to chief zee. good morning washington. parts of the d-m-v got hit by strong thunderstorms overnight. neighborhoods saw do that light up the sky , flooding and power outages. today: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 85-88 winds: n 5 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lows: 63-70 winds: s 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. a touch warmer and bit more humid. highs: 89-92 winds: s 5 mph metro

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you can watch it unfold live right here on newschannel 8 through the it :00 hour.orting live in downtown d.c., i am sam sweeney. back to you guys inside. larry: today, more fireworks expected at the citi open in the third round. isner madeer -- josh it look easy, winning in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. autria: we have been talking about the citi open, and with the heat wave on the way, i thought it was a great idea to talk about technology. veronica: we wanted to know what it takes to take -- what it takes to stay cool on the court. cool, whye players not use something like a light service -- a light surface with a dark colored ball light green is one of our lightest colors that actually does lower the temperature quite a bit. so on this course you will have cooler temperatures on the light green without getting a bunch of glare. veronica: you can watch the citi open on our sister station, the tennis channel. this is where you can find that through our local cable and satellite companies p review can find the complete listing at wjla.com. one of the things that we were

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thank you for staying with us overnight on fox newschannel. >> yes, overnight and wide awake.ch. i'm heather childress. he vowed to go to the white house and fix a corrupt and rigged system and restore the american dream. he blames many of our problems on the policies of the democrats and their soon to be nominee, hillary clinton. >> then the attention turns to philadelphia where they will nominate mrs. clinton. what can we expect them to say about the address. joining us is ellen ratner of fox news. she is in the great downtown building. the terminal building is over your shoulder and it is 2:15 a.m. central time. he was tough on hillary. he said her legacy is death, destruction, terrorism and weakness. how does she respond to what he said tonight when it is her turn next week? >> hopefully she will get some good speech writers. i think the place he made the most sort of inrows to her is talk about her campaign is to say i'm with hillary versus i'm with you. that's something he did very, very strongly. i think he had a lot of people behind him by the end of the night. >> one

thank you for staying up on our all night coverage on the fox newschannel. heard senator cruz told the delegates to vote their con con -- conscience and vote for the candidate that they think upholds the constitution the best. gingrich says that means donald trump, obviously, but do other seize it that way? >> that was interesting about newt because he came right after cruz's speech. that was the most awkward part of the entire day. newt is trying to play peace maker. this was a scene of booing cruz in the middle of the speech and cruz's family being ushered out newt is spinning it the best he can. he said let's read between the lines. ted cruz is not explicitly endorsing donald trump, but said vote for conservative principals and vote your conscience. if you do that, it means voting for donald trump. what i thought -- >> did the people buy that? did the delegates buy that explanation? >> i don't think so. ted cruz is in an interesting position right now. short-term i don't know if a lot of conservatives are fans of ted cruz. he is taking a pretty big gamble

and this is fox newschannel and of course everybody has a right to free speech.ie sanders. did he do well in his speech in terms of giving his endorsement to hillary clinton tonight? >> i think he did. hillary here, she dealt with the birdie in the room, if you will. in pun intended, of course. what she did was say, look, we have these supporters and maybe they are not going to come to our side. maybe they are not going to turn out and vote, but people want to hear from bernie. i was a bernie sanders' supporter and i think i speak for a lot of people in america who feel the same way. so to not -- to not address him in the beginning would have ben potentially damaging to th entire convention. she dealt with it and put him out there and let him speak. we sat in front of or behind the delegates from georgia and they were very, very vocal about their support for bernie. they had scribbled out some of the part of the signs that said said -- it said "stop her." that's part of america. that's the democracy. not chaotic andvention as a i like seeing those things. >> do y

. >> if you are watching fox newschannel yesterday, in the afternoon, it was just right over our shouldersald trump flew in, in his helicopter. he had landed the 757 about a half a mile away over at lakeside airport. then choppered over. flew around the rock 'n roll hall of fame where i was taking a tour and electrified the crowd. >> steve, he also went in front of ted cruz's speech. >> i know. >> cruz was talking. you see the trump chopper come by. it was intentional. maybe he had a chance to see the speech. >> anyway, the motorcade has arrived. governor mike pence will be with us in a little while. there he is chatting with tucker. indeed. >> great. >> they are buddies. >> we'll ask him what he thought about ted cruz not endorsing last night. >> i think i have a pretty good idea. >> i was a little surprised that he didn't. he and governor pence are good friends. governor pence had endorsed ted cruz. i thought ted cruz would get on the stage and say list putting it behind me. i support my friend. >> this is the headline of the plain dealer here today in cleveland. the ups and downs. you g