they develop ptsd, but it s some different symptoms that ptsd you might develop from combat. in some ways, more severe than combat ptsd, and yet it's more difficult sometimes to get those benefits that heath was talking about. >> so, heath, you feel like you were retaliated against, right? >> yes, ma'am, in more than one way. >> and how would you compare that retaliation to the assault? >> [ sighs ] it's actually worse. >> it was worse? >> i-i-it's more demeaning. when... you join the military, they're supposed to have your back, and when they don't have your back... it makes it worse. and then the v.a. -- they don't help you out. it makes it worse. so, you relive each moment over and over. so, each time they retaliate against you by... taking your benefits away or not allowing you to be seen, it reopens the wounds. >> mm, i'm so sorry. cacilia, we were talking off air about the retaliation and the problems that you're seeing, a kind of a theme that happens with people who are survivors of these attacks. you're seeing sort of the same thing. they get diagnosed with a certain

but opioids are not used by va to treat ptsd. we also monitor prescribing practices and send in experts to facilities where we think there's some mispractice going on in an attempt to correct it. we also as you may know we have the opioid rescue kits that now are being put in the hands of every veteran who has been prescribed opioids. this is also a very personal issue for me. my sister died of an unintended opioid overdose, so i take this very seriously. but it's not part of our ptsd discussion. >> well, and i appreciate that. and thank you, sir, for your insight. >> before you do your next question, can you just state your full name for the record. >> dr. chris crowe. >> okay. thank you. and your title? >> senior mental health consultant and liaison to the defense centers of excellence for psychological health at tpi. >> thank you. and i appreciate your patience with being put on the spot, but i understand you did come here as well today. look, this is a real issue. i don't believe anybody sitting out here or up here doesn't ha

therefore, va design designed the study to focus on veterans with ptsd balls ptsd is a high priority health issue and the benefits of service dogs and assisting people with ptsd are not established in the scientific legislature. this is a ground breaking study that aims to determine if veterans with ptsd would benefit from a service dog. for the stidy, va hired the own dog trainers to provide obedience and handling support to veterans after receiving a dog, thus reducing experimental bias in the study. they developed their own health, and behavior standards for dogs. atlanta, iowa city and oregon are enrolling veterans from different parts of the country. approximately once a quarter for 21 months, measures were taken of self care, interpersonal interactions of social participation, the severity of ptsd symptoms, sleep related problems, suicidal ideation. severity of mood disorders and substance abuse, anger directed at others, inpatient and out patient visits, medication usage and measures of work productivity. veteran enrollment in the multiple site phase of the study began in dece

experiences combat, but 20%, two out of ten american soldiers have ptsd. other words, twice as many -- long-term ptsd as were even in combat. >> right. >> so something else is going on, and i've tried to look at this country through the eyes of a soldier returning home. >> do you think out in a foxhole in the congo valley that the soldiers cared if you are a democrat or a republican, or if you're gay or straight, black or white, rich or poor? do you think they really care? no, they didn't care at all as long as you did your duty, as long as you were in a sense faithful to the tribe you were with at that moment. they come home to a society. they fought for a society which is destroying itself, and they have to wonder how can they not, they have to wonder why the hell did i do that? what did i fight for? >> your argument goes against the grain, against conventional wisdom anyway which is what people think. these men and women go overseas, fight wars and damage in some ways and come home and have trouble reintegrating. it's on them and not the society. you're

to speak about veterans, speaking about mental health, ptsd. can you tell us about that? represent the soldiers in the u.s. army reserves but to talk about ptsd care for our soldiers, making sure they have the services they need when they return from deployment. i have a best friend deployed to afghanistan now and i want her to have all the resources she needs when she returns because in the military you're taught to be tough and be able to deal with things but that can be a little difficult when you're battling those internal battles and you're having to deal with the things you dealt with in combat. and it's pretty big in terms of how it's impacting our country. 22 veterans commit suicide each day and i hope one day that number goes to zero. >> trevor: with your help, it probably will. thank you so much for being here. and congratulations once again. deshauna barber, miss u.s.a.! we'll be right back! (cheers and applause) ♪ ♪sorry i'm not love ♪i'm leaving in my thoughts don't bring that mess around here, evan! whoo! don't do it. don't you dare. i don't think so! [ sigh

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they treated veterans with ptsd. i know that often the despair and the frustration and the imbashs that you see when you talk to a veteran leads you to think i have to do something. that leads to people at times making choices about mets they may not make. there is no sickle pill. >> it's a pill for this and a pill for that. this has been raised by the mental health providers being warmed. we had a good round table not that long ago and one thing raised in that was how difficult it is for someone to navigate how long it takes to get placed by the va and how significant the attrition rate is and those who can't afford to finish the process. it has been raised that it was a function of compensation. it's part of this that needs to be cleaned up and i yield back. >> thank you to all of you for being here and the va, thank you for the clay hunt bill who is near and dear to many in the room. i appreciate them not just filling the letter, but the spirit of the law. for that you should be thanked. i'm grateful. also the thi

think are getting enough attention, we are thinking of troops and veterans on this, this national ptsdss day. given the hundreds of thousands of americans who return from iraq and afghanistan with post traumatic stress, we thought today deserved some addition. >> former army sergeant larry gonzalez filmed this video during his first deployment it afghanistan. firing up toward the enemy from the bottom of of the steep valley. just 14 miles from the pakistan border. >> a lot of the flashbacks that i get is you know, the crackling s of the guns. you don't forget about that. >> as a member of 191, gonzalez spent a year at outpost keating. notoriously dangerous post that would see one of the bloodiest battles of the war just one year later. during gonzalez's first deployment to afghanistan, three members of 191 including his commander captain tom bostic were killed. two others killed during his second deployment. gonzalez came home not with scars on his body but in his soul. >> the cycle of depression. one of the things that i was falling into was drinking. i was able to hide it really well

two ways air force veteran and former police officer donnie davis find peace in the struggle with ptsd. >> unseen scar and nobody recognizes and it goes to your head and it is hard. >> reporter: he is going full circle to his roots, christianity and franklinville, new jersey. the he pastors a local church and leads amazing grace ministries, just bought a 267-acre plot of land in franklinville where they plan to house veterans. >> one thing to say have a good day, but there is too much money in gloucester count that i they need a place to stay that are home less. >> reporter: former village stop camp ground has been untouched and could provide a peaceful setting for vets that they need especially for those with combat experience to get their lives back together where they will stay are micro houses similar to this cabin. >> it is 300 square foot house, it supplies basics, living room, bedroom, so on. >> reporter: they are hopeful by end of 2018 they will build 60 of these houses and provide veterans with a praise to stay for up to 24 months. >> when you recognize and realize that 22 vet

she suffers from ptsd and has flashbacks of being kidnapped. they told the judge that when the 38-year-old forced her into the trunk of his car, she thought, this is it, i'm going to die. >> the idea that she was rescued alive with minor injuries was a miracle. >> reporter: it was difficult for the fbi and philadelphia police not to think the worst after seeing the surveillance video of the victim struggling with her attacker, who snatched her right off the sidewalk and stuffed her into his trunk. delvin barnes cried in court this afternoon and told the judge he's sorry from the bottom of his heart for kidnapping the young woman from her germantown neighborhood in 2014. he said he was ashamed, that his parents, especially his father, who is a minister, taught him right and wrong. also in court today, the prosecutor praised the victim for her survival skills. >> she basically made him care about her. >> using the skills that she had as a one-on-one coupnselor wher she works to show him compassion, understanding and empathy. >> reporter: the vict

the things the white house said the president wants to reach out to all of the people dealing with ptsd. the president has been through this before. he knows how hard it is for people to get through this. joining me now to talk about the investigation and where it goes next, general mark hertling. general, thank you for being with us. you were part of investigations in iraq. one of the things you say is that cell phone data, electronic data can be so crucial. you know, they're having trouble getting the information off this guy's samsung phone. they will have the sim card. >> the forensics although the phone had a bio-hazard on it initially. they can take that out and make contacts and link that with what was on the computer. all of that will combine to give a greater picture of this guy's activities of the weeks, days, months, year. >> that is all key. you were explaining it paints a matrix. you match that from the sim card to the social media posts and location data to get from the cell phone companies. everyone has been cooperative. you can see the movements and what he was doing and

he's raising money for the foundation that helps veterans battling ptsd. thunderstorms possible for monday and tuesday. amelia is coming up with the latest timing and she'll let us know if the storms can be severe. the oklahoma reserve deputy sentenced to prison for killing an unarmed man and speaks >>> new tonight, nbc news spoke exclusively with a volunteer sheriff's deputy who killed an unarmed man. he mistook his gun for a taser during a chase in tulsa, oklahoma. video shows the chase. you can hear a gunshot, then baits say, i shot him, i'm sorry bates is serving a four-year prison guard. he regrets becoming a reserve deputy. >> i regret that i decided to give something back to the community. i wish i hadn't signed up in 2007 to become a reserve deputy. >> the family of the man who was shot and killed say they forgive be punishment. >>> new, scary moments at the columbus zoo after a 7-month-old black bear cub escaped its enclosure. the zoo was quickly reopened. the bear habitat remained closed to gets. >>> you know what a pothole can do to your car. no

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. >> i had ptsd episode. i shot myself in the head. >> now he lives with a brain injury but survived so he wants to keep living. >> thank you. >> thanks usa, an organization that provides scholarships to military spouses and children held a tennis clinic and hosted by a pro who knows how to serve. >> people look at me like they had before. this changed my life and self-esteem. >> brenda was involve in a crash that left her in a wheelchair in 1979. no her swing is a hit -- now her swing is a hit for others in a similar seat. >> i feel like being active and do what i enjoy is fun for me. it's empowering. >> aaron brooks was happy he made a decision to step away from rehabilitation to play tennis. >> the fist tie to take a swing using tennis to help the nation's disabled veterans. after today they plan to do it again. in montgomery county, cheryl conner, abc7 news. leon: amazing. you recognize the faces. >> i did a working woman on one of the ladies. she was stellar. leon: coming across quite well. alison: absol

her focus platform was for soldiers suffering from ptsd. ♪[music] ♪ >>> pennsylvania avenue transformed with the sights and sounds of siesta asia today. there was live music and dance, drafts, interactive displays, and a marketplace. 4,000 performers took part in the event. >>> and freedom from the nats, but not too -- from the nest, but not too far. >> the eaglets flew but not far. freedom and liberty have been branching, leaving the nest. they believe freedom is a female and liberty is a male. >> you have to learn to branch before you can fly. >> that's right. one step. something, but you know what they took it away from me. >> busy day. >> this is the hardest working man in show business right now. >> thank you. >>> we saw the shower we are going to talk about in a moment. isolated shower overnight, but nothing like earlier. 3-degree guarantee today, the showers and storms, still forecasting 85, and debora, guess what? 85degrees. we have been doing already lately. a lot of showers and storms moving offshore, and a couple here and there.

>> well, we all suffered ptsd. we were all veterans in a sense of a common tragedy.re all led by high officials that deceived us and divided us. there is no comparison in my mind between the suffering that our troops had inflicted on them by these policies and the relatively minor casualties that the anti-war suffered that were eight suicides, 28 people were shot by our own troops. but there is no comparison there. the commonality is that you can't go through a life, you can't go through a war without regretting something. and i was just reacting to the fact that there are some -- i find in my many years in the legislature meeting with veterans, that they -- some of them were very hard-lined. they wanted me expelled from the legislature, of course. and i couldn't agree with that suggestion. but typically after a couple of hours of discussion, the stereotypes kind of went back. and i found myself almost telling war stories. >> you mean about the anti-war movement? >> well, veterans of something -- we're all veterans of something. and i've talked to chicago police abou

the students raised more than $1500 for a service dog for a veteran with ptsd. the students did extra chores to raise the money and the dog was on hand for the friendation and the students enjoyed a pancake breakfast with their families. >>> abc world news is next on channel 6, "action news" continues at 10:00 on phl 17 with brian taff, sharrie williams, adam joseph and ducis rogers and please join us for "action news" at 11:00. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner we hope you'll join us at 11:00. >>> new developments as we come on the air tonight after the alligator attack at disney world. dragging a 2-year-old boy into the water. his father trying to wrestle his boy from theal gave tar. the mother getting into the water, too. the boy's body has now been found. and authorities tonight with two things families can do if an alligator attacks. >>> also breaking tonight, for the first time, we see and hear from the orlando gunman, in this video that's now being discovered. as the fbi zeros in on his wife. what was caught

he says the money will go to the task force dagger foundation which helps vets battling ptsd.lins says the organization helped him and others find peace after war, and get off a cocktail of prescription drugs. >> my plan is to raise $22 million, which will treat roughly about 7,500 special operations soldiers, and within that, treatments that will work. >> he hopes to make it to new york city by the end of july. >>> show you a live look at the georgetown waterfront right now. find out when we can expect next chance for some rain. >>> and we are getting a new look at the deadly flooding in west virginia. up next, amelia breaks down whet he woman: i have a masurprise for you.are you? man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. y me. ♪ >>> a fast-moving wildfir

24 months. >> when you recognize, realize, 22 vets a day take their lives because of struggle with ptsdorter: property has always been in amazing grace possession for a week but several agencies are already helping line up resources. they are looking for volunteers and donations to get things going. in franklinville, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> carrying on alex scott's dream one cup of lemonade at a time. this is the stand that started it all, original alex lemonade stan. "eyewitness news" at pen wood elementary school. alex friend and family continue to honor her dream holding a fun school event every june. just like other alex lemonade stand this one also raised money to fight childhood cancer. >>> another lemonade stand was held in woolwich township gloucester county. this one was hosted by ten year-old mario carpino who has been battling inoperable brain tumors since seven. this is mario's sixth annual lemonade stand and this year he hopes to raise $50,000. >> not only are we doing this to find a cure for mario but we are could go it to find a cure for every child who

services suffers from ptsd. our veterans represent your constituents. the 22 million veterans mentioned earlier will, parents, .hildren and friends who vote you are speaking to a potential everyf 100 million voters time you address the veteran community and we are listening. we are listening and waiting to see what you have to say. wo--the issues i've been asked to present on today, america is in the midst of a rising epidemic of overdoses stemming from over-the-counter medications and veterans are no different. we are your constituents. for more than a decade, the market legion has worked closely with the a medical centers for a program called the system worth saving and between this program, ptsd and tbi committee and research which indicates the couple mentoring alternative their base, this epidemic will -- therapies, this epidemic will only get worse and disproportionally affect veterans who suffer from these diseases. mindfulness therapies, recreational therapies, a growing number of their piece that take a

. >>> a local group that raises awareness for veterans of ptsd dedicated its morning hike to a veteranost his battle. the group called men of malvern to honor drew winsler, he committed suicide on memorial day. each week the group meets for a work out to provide safe environment for veterans to relieve their stress. >>> much more to come on "action news" including jeff skversky with sports and later researchers pinpoint which regional diet is best at helping people lose weight when "action news" comes right back. kenneth, are they closing the stage this afternoon for auditions? what's on that piece of paper? oh, miss maroney, your forehead! should not be doing anything. i just had botox. i know exactly what's happening! ah! whoa! this is a bad streaming experience. the girlie show is a real fun lady show. (vo) don't let bad streaming ruin a good show. don't look at me! (vo) only verizon has the largest, most reliable 4g lte network. can your network say that? switch now, buy two samsung phones, and get a free 50" smart tv. only on america's best network. >>> okay, jeff skversky has a c

. >> in court today, the victim told the judge she suffers from ptsd, and has flashbacks, but is trying to move on with her life. >>> members of the fire department are in trouble this evening after buying what they thought was heroin. state police say they got a tip that 39-year-old eric funk and 33-year-old matthew daugherty were buying heroin outside the station. so police set up a sting. and they say both men fell for it, buying fake heroin. tonight both men are free on bail. >>> an 18-year-old is charged in the hit-and-run death of a school superintendent. steven mayor and his dog were hit and killed while jogging on robbinsville road. the teenager who police say was behind the wheel of that car was allegedly talking on her phone when that crash happened. >>> tonight get ready to see dozens of dompgies around philadelphia as we get closer to the democratic national convention. the host committee for the democratic national convention began placing the donkeys around town. one for each state, including washington, d.c., and the six u.s. territories. that one right there represents c

non-profit rescues at risk dogs from shelters and trains them, and places them with veterans with ptsd. the class is sponsoring a dog name bruce. good job guys. we will be right ♪ ♪ flows into one incredibleh water experienceld you can't find anywhere else. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ ♪ you can find it all only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com >>> torey down the shore and our vittoria woodill has been on the beach. >> she's on the beach in brigantine with a rod, bait and a drone, torey, explain. >> that is right, it is drone fishing and we're finally ready to let this thing loose, zach we are seeing where our perimeters here we are trying to find the best spot, heather holding the thrown who is his beyonce, let's do this. here we go. she just released the drone. as you can see the bait hanging from the drone. we have a little wind happening but that is okay. that baby is flying, there she goes. zach, little bit to the right, left, yeah, yeah. no, keep going. tell me when we're ready t

i never even heard p, -- ptsd and then in 2000. i was with northern alliance fighting the taliban.k then taliban had fighters, jet planes, tanks and so we got pounded a few times and i came home pretty altered psychically. one day i went down to the subway and i had a massive, massive panic attack. i never had one before. everything was going to kill me. lights were too bright, the mob was going to turn on me, the trains were going too fast, they were going to jump the rails and hit me. everything was a threat and i ran out of the station and the panic attacks kept happening and eventually decip -- desipated, i didn't get help because i thought i was going crazy. if i am going crazy, no one can happy me. i might as well do it in quite -- quiet dignity by myself. [laughter] >> there is much in the book about war and veterans and so much more. this is just -- i've known a number of vets and onward, this is a sentence that haunts me and makes me unbelievably sad. today's veterans often come home to find that of though they're willing to die of their country, they're not sure how to li

and i think it's very important, first of all, to help treat them for their trauma and their ptsd --they're suffering from major traumas, many of them -- and both on the educational parts to give these people hope and a way to integrate. >> and, dr. david, are you seeing any sort of partnership forming to help refugees internationally? >> well, i think it's too early to judge that, but certainly there are coalitions -- coalitions of like-minded, coalitions of organizations, of aid workers. and i think that also there is more collaboration now between the countries. between the e.u. and turkey, for example, there was an agreement that was signed very recently, and we'll still have to see how that works. but at the end of the day,hese are people, they're families, it's about the individual, and individuals can help other individuals. so, when you think about a million people, people say, "okay, what can i do about that?" and it is overwhelming, but when we're knowing that there is a child and there is a woman and there is somebody's daughter over there, then every person can do somethi

his father, a missionary, tells a local station that his son had ptsd and "snapped." he describes a downward spiral in recent weeks, saying his son was consumed with "conspiracies that the dollar was collapsing and the world was about to end." his step-mother tells us, after two tours in afghanistan, he was never the same. >> i think he was haunted by everything that he saw there and he experienced there. and i think it changes you. >> reporter: police say he drove from california to texas and arrived on saturday. he was killed by a sniper within one hour of the shooting. david? >> linsey davis with us tonight. linsey, thank you. >>> we turn now to the race for the white house, and that promise from donald trump. trump saying just a few months ago that he raised $6 million for veterans. today at a news conference, he was asked, did he raise that much? did he exaggerate? trump then lashed out, arguing he's getting punished for doing a good thing, and it grew very tense. and when trump was asked, is this what the white house will be like if he's elected, he had an answe

and ptsd. he petitioned the discharge review board for a discharge upgrade and presented the medical evidence of b.i. and -- of both t. bib.i. and ptsd. the they considered his medical evidence to be irrelevant and his petition was denied. this michigander has since experienced periods of homelessness and has had difficulty maintaining a job. this is an example of someone who is suffering as a result of service to his country and yet the v.a. denied his request for benefits on the basis of this discharge. the discharge review board also denied his request to upgrade this -- his discharge despite his presenting clear evidence of his condition. we must stop denying care to service members with stories like this and start providing them with the benefits that they deserve and they have earned through their service. we have a responsibility to treat those who defend our freedom with dignity, respect, and compassion. last year i introduced the fairness for veterans act and the peters-daines-tillis-g

-- ptsd? i almost asked the authored if property lee suffered from ptsd, and you said she was not a psychiatrist. -- and she said she was not a psychiatrist. can education make a difference? >> in my own work of suicide, i found suicides taking place among common soldiers all the way to officers. i think there were a variety of triggers that are different, right? i have the one story of a virginia cavalry officer who basically had a breakdown before a battle. he basically became incapacitated. probably by -- he realized that as a military officer, he was leading his men down. his company realized that he was ill and started leaving him back home to petersburg, when an -- en route he got a hold of a , sidearm and killed himself. i think is motivation was different from an ordinary soldier, who would have taken his life. david? david: i think trying to figure out which soldiers end up with ptsd is difficult today. it is very difficult today. people respond differently to the trauma of war in com

it's remarkable for people with ptsd. people should get the help immediately rather than waiting. eve though they may feel like they're okay, it's hard to go through something like this and feel like you're okay. >> dr. josh whiner, thanks for your advice always. >>> very good advice. >>> ahead, there's a new mama-to-be at our national zoo. we hen't had oneav going to meet the national zoo's new baby. batang the orangutan is been monitoring ultrasound for month. the baby will be the first orangutan infant at the zoo in 25 years. congratulations to the happy couple. >> baby orangutans are so adorab adorable. they have an amazing exhibit, it goes over the sidewalk. >>> the next couple of day, maybe not going to the zoo weather. if you are, bring the umbrella. we're going to have scattered showers. the heaviest rain is going to be late on thursday and into friday. we have some showers out there right now. just a few light showers scooting through the region. now, temperatures in the 70s. i have it about 80. we've got plenty

you can go back to the greek tragedies and find ptsd and find people who come off, you know, come back from a war with a blank stair or take their own lives or drink themselves to death. this is the currency of the posttraumatic stress syndrome that all wars produce. we just had a name for it in vietnam. but i also think because of what lynn was talking about, this divide that's today, coupled with the fact that the veterans aren't at the end of their lives, they are approaching the last chapters but they are not in the last chapters, the memories are raw and very potent and more of them around so lynn is absolutely right. you'll meet 100 people in the film and you'll get to know them many of them the way you would somebody could invite to thanksgiving. i said that about the world war ii film that we made and i feel that really strongly here and that's the place in which it might be possible to let down our guard. you mentioned the civil war. that's where america really fell apart, right? we killed 750,000 we believe of our own, you know, over our inability to do what shelby foot said

. >> i was diagnosed with ptsd. >> reporter: his story is like so many other vets. >> nationally, accordingo the department ofou development, a little less than 50,000 veterans nationally are experiencing homelessness at one point in time. >> reporter: but like thousands of vets in the past few years, he got the help he needed. he got sober, got married and, last month, bought his first home. >> i have a good god that's done for me and where he brought me from. >> reporter: jiggets now wants to help other vets. >> it makes me feel good and then let the next person know it's never too late to start and do anything. >> it's a real prove point that ending homelessness is possible, too. >> reporter: he credits getting connected to the local support groups and va with making his story possible. in prince george's county, news4. >>> tracking down on computer fraud. just ahead, the i-team exposing >>> computers donated to school kids but profiting criminals instead. there is a potential vulnerability in a popular government program that provides millions of computer equipment to local school distr

and for ptsd. >> it still haunts me, like i'm scared. i'm scared to go places. go to my bus stop, i'm always watching, making sure nobody's behind me. i feel like he could come any time, that he's still here and he's still watching me. so i get really scared. when i'm in the shower, i can't even keep my eyes shut for longer than a couple seconds. >> you have to be a really horrible person to get close to the top of my personal most wanted list, and oscar is right up there at the top. he knows how to manipulate other children to help him exploit children. he's never going to stop until he gets caught. if you have seen oscar herrera or have any information about his whereabouts call 1-866-the-hunt. go online to cnn.com/the hunt. and if requested, we will not reveal your name. >>> it replays in my head over and over again. i actually dialed his number and talked to him for three seconds. if that three seconds would have changed it, if it would have changed what he was doing, would i have been able to prevent this? i thought about that forever. what if i dialed, wha

only patients with conditions like cancer and aids and ptsd and epilepsy will qualify. >>> record setting temperatures may be possible across the mid east. it was 50 last night. meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> get ready for a heat wave. most of the northeast staves off the heat until this weekend. dallas with temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. the jet parks in place and we have a northerly flow in new england. you stay cool. everyone else begins to see the heat crank up the next couple days. look at chicago. 93 to 94 degrees from friday and saturday. minneapolis gets into the mid-80s. in washington, they get there on saturday. new york city, sunday, we see it warm up to 86 degrees come sunday afternoon. we already set records across the country. well over 100 of them tied or broken. some across the southwest. some of them across parts of the mid-atlantic states in recent days. notice the pattern gets an impressive run up. 90 degree days. the southern tier have heat index of up 100 degrees. we are watching this carefully. back to you. >> thank you, pedram. >>> the cleveland caval

the ruling gives him and stormier service members suffering from ptsd the respect they deserve from stateroup of maryland dares plans to on a marijuana testing facility in maryland. the group is currently completing paperwork necessary to get the required accreditation. >>> coming up on "fox" news morning america's obsession with zombies as official full time home. >> and when it comes to olympic medal. >> as we get to break. live look across the d.c. region. 5:4 much more fox news morning when we come back >> roads turning no lakes as heavy rainfall pounded parts of maryland yesterday evening. this is what it looked like eastern shore salisbury. cars drove through flooded streets and parking lots. it forced closures of several roadways >> severe storms blew across our region. winds and rain took down trees and tree limb it's caused flash flooding several roads on the region. residents of maryland and virginia were hit hard with some neighborhoods losing power and many waking up to downed trees this morning. . >> nothing like that on top for us today. it's going to be a beautiful day in d