reagan national airport was not there at that time. dulles now at 78 degrees.an see where the cooler air is located, in yellow off to the west, garrett county, allegany counties. this will advance towards us overnight. tomorrow morning, a refreshing change, lower humidity, middle 60's, lots of sunshine, beautiful. scanning the skies with stop radar, it is quiet and drive. lingering showers moving across the bay, not amounting to a whole lot. behind this front, the cooler air moving our way. 54 syracuse, 69 detroit. the high pressure builds overhead, and that will influence our weather not only tomorrow but thursday and most of the day friday. tonight, a widespread in temperatures 60 and the mounds 72 degrees inside the beltway. skies eventually clear, wind out of the north and northwest at 10 to 15. lower humidity and high pressure will be the big weather maker the next -- is. once this high pressure moves further off the coast, the wind will begin to change direction. this upcoming weekend, lower 90's, more humidity. enjoy the next few days, a nice break. the

maureen: this was a require sight at reagan national airport this morning.ew 787 dream liner belonging to vietnam airlines landed after a quick trip from dulles airport. it's huge. it is rare for a wide body plane to land there. rare for an international plane to land there. it's a big plane. beautiful. maureen: new at 6:00 another opening for d.c. iconic restaurant. leon: a new ben's chili bowl for eighth street. today is a soft opening. not the official opening. maureen: samford is live with the celebration and when they will have the grand opening. sam: the folks are busy getting ready for a private party tonight. from 6:00 to 9:00. people have started coming here. the opening isn't today. this is a soft opening. workers put on finishing touches today. they prepared the food. hot dogs smoked with the chili, of course. this first opened in 1958. in addition to that location they opened up the ben's in arlington and reagan national airport. now on eighth street. the hottest night entertain. district. we asked her if she thought it would get this big? >> no.

we have more on the impact on passengers at reagan national. reported: this all happened around 8:00 a.m. united reported issues that meant it had to ground all flights. that meant ticket agents were handwriting bag tags. boarding passes were issued via computer. some travelers were worried their flights would be delayed. >> we just heard that the flights were grounded. we were already looking at a 10 hour day to get to peru, but at this point, it's going to be longer. reporter: by about 10:00 this morning, things were back to normal here at reagan national airport. flights were getting off on time. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jummy: developing now, three people are dead and another injured in a shooting right here at the university of maryland, baltimore campus. a gunman pulled up to the school and began firing at a group of people. one man was pronounced dead at the scene. another man and a woman died at the hospital. a fourth victim walked into the hospital on her own. we are told she is in stable condition. >> it hurts to see his wife go t

reagan national is 86 -- much warmer than surrounding areas. when you are outside of that area it is very comfortable. the humidity levels are very low. even with temperatures climbing it will be comfortably warm all day with a light northwesterly wind at 5 miles per hour. the high will be around 90 degrees. the average high is 89 degrees. this high pressure center is the reason for the nice weather. most of the high pressure has been a bubble, moving in and out. this will move a little eastward tomorrow and sunday. with that humidity levels will increase on sunday as the wind turns more to the south. maybe by sunday night we might have a couple of storms in the territory of 81. it will be gorgeous for outdoor activities. if you hire a clouds through tomorrow, but mostly sunny skies -- a few high clouds through tomorrow but mostly sunny skies. we have a better chance of local showers and storms on monday. it is sunny and pleasant, around 90 or so. we will be more humid on sunday and monday with a better chance of showers and thunderstorms on mo

but we are getting close at the reagan national airport. lower 90's is the deal with the fair amount of humidity like we have now. doppler radar shows a shower heavy shower to the east of la plata closer to waldorf. more heavy downpours and lightning in fredericksburg and most of that should stay west. the big story is heat and the humidity. culpeper at 85. 85 in annapolis. that in itself is okay but if you factor the moisture content in it feels uncomfortable. feels 104 in washington. 10on the midshore and easton. 100 in frederick. feels like 97 at washington dulles. through the evening we will keep our eyes open for the isolated showers and the storms in the metro area to the south. otherwise a partly cloudy muggy night. patchy fog again. we drop in the 70's. the bigger picture pulls out and you can see north the top of the screen the high pressure will give us sunshine in the next few days. not going to cool us off much. we will talk about the weekend and the beaches too coming up in a couple of minutes. jonathan: look forward to it. tha

still 93 degrees fredericksburg, 90 degrees reagan national, with no sunshine. cooler to the north and west where they have had rain, 77 martinsburg and hagerstown. feels like a steam bath, 100 degrees is what it feels like at reagan national, 98 manassas and quantico. looking forward through the overnight, any showers or storms end, muggy low 70's in the morning, 88 tomorrow afternoon. the wind out of the northwest will bring drier air. even the what will be warm it will be drier and noticeably less humid. the pleasant day tomorrow, a chance of showers were isolated storm into saturday. brian van de graaff tonight will have a lot more on that chance at 11:00. monday through wednesday next week, the pattern repeats, more showers and storms, high temperatures and high humidity. leon: maria sharapova, bad day at the office? lou: we are watching one of the best of all time. serena williams and maria sharapova facing each other at wimbledon. and how will the wizards regroup after losing a locker room leader why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channel

humidity. 94 degrees was the high earlier today, making the the 30th day at 90 degrees are better at reagan national airport. well above average for this time of year. annapolis now at 78. one degree warmer in fredericksburg, but it feels like a different story, it feels like close to 80 in gaithersburg, 87 at reagan national airport. in the district, a couple of degrees hotter than that due to all the concrete. another hot day ahead tomorrow. a lot of the heat and humidity as well to the south and west of us. 90 degrees in st. louis. it also brought a scattered showers and thunderstorms earlier this evening. most of those have now fizzled out but we did have some heavier cells over northwest d.c., arlington, loudon and fairfax county. the heavy storms well to the south and west of us. those others beginning to fizzle out. we will wake up to some patchy fog early tomorrow morning. later in the day, a chance of a few pop-up showers and thunderstorms once again, but limited to about 30%. most of you will not see anything at all. your cache shows the clouds rolling in during the midday hours and a few

only 9 it 1 right now at the reagan national airport. mid-to-upper 80's elsewhere. the humidity levels are high. we have a heat insex of 101 in frederick. 99 in the nation's capital. but the heat value is lore than yesterday. the best news of all is the dold front is on the way. heavy showers and the storms move southeast of our area. the cold front itself southeast of pittsburgh may affect the area. the way it looks now on the doppler radar most areas will not see any rain tonight. if they do it will be a brief passing shower or two. later tonight the skies clear. it will become breezy and left humid. 60 to 72. a cool morning tomorrow. we will let you know what the rest of the week and the weekend look like when i join you in the studio in a few minutes. leon: you got it. new develops now. d.c. womaned and a couple from annapolis are among the dead in a wyoming plane crash over the weekend. plane was on the way to billings, montana, when it strayed from the flight path and went down. a man from denver was also killed along with joyce bartoo from washington, d.c. di

let's look at the numbers on this cloudy thursday afternoon. 77 at reagan national airport.t will stay cloudy and dampen the evening. a better chance of showers coming right before sunrise. have your storms clearly will remain to the south and east tonight. the front inches northward and the could be isolated thunderstorms. 70% chance of some rain tomorrow. on saturday 81 with a chance of a d that should clear by fireworks time. sunday looks great. lots of sunshine it back to the middle 80's. maureen: you can stay connected with the storm watch weather team throughout the holiday begins. follow us on social media or download the storm watch weather app. leon: i hagerstown man is accused of and on think of a crime against a child. police say robert wilson handcuffed his nine-year-old -- girlfriends nine euros sunday that beat him unconscious. the little boy is likely not to survive the beating. prosecutors say begin of the child to a piece of birthday cake. >> it's like how you could be so troubled in your mind when you just lose it like that. where did all the hatred come fr

it feels like a 98 at reagan national. feels like 96 at fredericksburg. 92 at washington dulles. a stray storm or two. back in a few minutes to check out the rest of the week and give you an early look at the weekend forecast. jummy: thank you. we want to check the roadways. jamie sullivan joins us with a look. jamie: i want to start off with the heaviest traffic. that is outbound on 66. your average is only 12 miles per hour. the reason is because of an accident near sycamore blocking the right lane. they are trying to shift everything over. we did have the right landlocked but it looks like they may have moved everything to the shoulder and starting to clear it out just pass this point. you will see quite a bit of volume and some spots only in the single digits. let's move back to the map. one of the issues for us is going to be an accident at 15th street northwest at rhode island. a demonstration happening on 3rd street northwest near pennsylvania avenue. it is on the move toward the capital. all morning and afternoon, we have been dealing with the water main break in bethesda

a few high-level clouds overhead. 86 know at reagan national. winchester and 82. 84 degrees it baltimore and low humidity is very comfortable. clear to partly cloudy skies and a slow jog to the 70's this evening. by early tomorrow morning 59 to 69 degrees. high-pressure overhead extending out into the midwest will hang tough for a few more days giving is delightful sunshine while the nasty weather and rain and storms in clouds to the south. -- clouds to the south. we will talk about the weekend in the next seven details -- days in detail coming up. leon: details about the iran nuclear deal. citizen standing up as well. that led to some dueling protests outside the white house. a candidate also got involved. reporter: what started as a small, quiet demonstration outside of lafayette park sponsored by the concern them in of america group took an unexpected turn when republican presidential candidate ted cruz came up to the microphone. >> reporter: counterdemonstrators, one of them on a bullhorn began shouting his crews try to address the crowd --

the temperatures this afternoon, these are the highs. 97 degrees at reagan national. 94 andrews, but that was just the beginning of the story. the heat index values were anywhere between 100 and 107, making this one of the hottest days so far this year. tomorrow morning, grabbed the sunglasses, also grabbed the umbrella for later in the day. the temperatures will not fall a lot overnight. wake up temperatures upper 70's, near 80, 90 degrees at noon time. a cold front will slip through in the evening. we may have thunderstorms and heavier downpours. re on that, plus the cooldown and the weekend forecast from the belfort furniture weather center in a few minutes. leon: a silver spring man accused of sexual assault while in submitting a police officer. he is under arrest for a crime that happened more than three years ago. a woman told the police that a man flashed a badge and said he was a officer before handcuffing her and sexually assaulting her. the dna at the scene was entered into a national database and in june a match was made, identifying morales-macedo as the suspect. scary mo

take a look at what is going on. 75 degrees at reagan national airport. 70 in fredericksburg. it is dry out there and it will stay dry tomorrow morning. waking up, sunglasses absolutely. temperatures in the 70's. a little bit cooler to the west of us. midday temperatures around 80 degrees. by 5:00 in the afternoon humidity is going to creep upwards. that is just the beginning. more on that coming up in just a minute. leon: new developments 40 years after a heinous crime shock to the region. investigators are focusing on relatives of the man charged with murdering the lyon sisters in 1975. convicted sex offender lloyd lee welch has been charged with murdering the children. investigators scoured a site in virginia where he allegedly burned the bodies. police believe richard welch sexually abused one of the girls and covered up the crime. >> those involved in the actual crimes or in the recent coverups, examine your conscience. leon: police are focused on a number welch relative, henry parker. they say he watched lloyd welch burnt bloodstained duffel bags on the family property i

it's 87 at reagan national. the air is dry so it is good and comfortably warm. 88 and 77 is the official high and low today. at this hour, lower 80's in a few spots. mid-80's like reagan national. 85 at quantico and fredericksburg. 82 in hagerstown. the temperatures are hot in the south. given a few days after disturbance we are watching now moves through, high pressure, comes down sunday. the heat will get pulled back in. hot and humid by next week. here is what we are talking about. we head to the suburb of richmond. this cluster following the showers and the thunderstorms from the upper level storm will continue to move east this weekend and tonight. we anticipate it will make it to our viewing area tomorrow to midday. then the skies should clear out. we will salvage the rest of the afternoon and the evening. showers are headed south in richmond. the chances of flooding are limited. flash flood watch in effect. if the heavy rain holds together we may see that push eastward. but the ground is so wet it won't t

well over 100 degrees at reagan national. everybody else will catch up to those numbers before long. we will stay very, very human. slight chance with this evening an isolated showers from proposal. that would be an isolated case only. we will state muggy tonight with some temperatures getting rich low 79 or 80. -- not getting much below 79 or 80. colder front will come our way tomorrow. futurecast gives you a hint of what is happening later tonight. just a chance of an isolated shower. a col start to swing through. this is depicted by 1:00 in the afternoon tomorrow. after we get through the front tomorrow, the wind direction changes. it will bring in slightly cooler air and noticeably drier air. the end of the seven-day outlook is pretty sweet. upper 80's, but sunshine, low humidity. by sunday, we will start the pattern all over again. jummy: as long as we get out for a few days, make it cool and comfortable. doug, thank you. jummy: this is must-see video out of south africa. surfer fought off a shark during a surfing compet

the high today, slightly below average this time of year, 84 degrees at reagan national. the average for this date is 89, the record 102 in 1980. in terms of temperatures right now, 77 winchester, 75 gaithersburg, 77 frederick. fredericksburg 76, lexington park maryland 75. the dew point level, upper 60's, near 70. that keeps increasing through the day tomorrow, lower 70's. it will feel not so great. 68 to 73 is the range, we may have a shower later tonight into the early morning hours. don't count on a lot. in the morning, going out to walk the dogs are grab coffee, going to the farmers market, potentially a few showers. through the afternoon, another round of showers likely as we head through the later afternoon hours into the early evening. we get all of this out of the way tomorrow evening. outdoor dining, 7:00 am it :00 most of the shower activity will be over. sunday will be a scorcher. chance of pop up showers and thunderstorms, the high temperatures in the middle to upper 90's. the heat index readings will be between 100 and 105. filtered sunshine, so golf plans,

. >> new restaurant, new technology and a new feel here at reagan national >> now at 6:30, a mystery in northern virginia. a woman's body found near a parking garage. >> i pray for the person and pray for her family. >> also tough questions for metro after smoke filled a train and a woman inside was killed. >>> trendy and high-tech. we've got your first look at reagan national's new terminal. >> you can just sit here and be in your own world. >>> and the new call for action after a tragic crash involving a drowsy driver. >>> first a suspicious death. a woman found dead inside a parking garage. >> and evidence recovered atop the nine level garage could shed light on what happened there. the discovery was made off of dulles station boulevard in herdon. darcy? >> reporter: well, fairfax county police were out here for eight hours investigating today. her body was found on the backside of this parking garage. police still don't know who she was or why she was here. the woman was found with head trauma next to a nine level parking garage. police are calling her death suspicious. possible

temperature now 65 at dulles. 72 at reagan national airport. tomorrow morning a few showers and of 68 degrees. mid day middle to upper 70's and top off around 80 degrees and may are a rumble or two of thunder. the process may repeat on saturday. a about for the fireworks saturday night? more coming up in a few minutes. leon: a heightened awareness as we head to the fourth of july and thousands descending on the national mall. lawen forcement agencies placed on alert about the threat of terrorism but top u.s. officials insist there are no specific threats they are face. tom roussey live with the preparations happening right how to. tom? tomlinson youtom: seeing the security increase. behind me a lot of those barricades like that one and these outside the capitol where the concert will be before the fireworks. the concern centers around whether or not supporters of the terrorist group isil will try anything in the u.s. this fourth of july the f.b.i. and homeland security have told police nationwide to be extra alert. signs of heavy security can a

a live look at reagan national. people on thousands of flights around the world are finally getting ready to take off after a systems issue caused a ground stop. >>> at the live desk we are monitoring the situation with united airlines this morning. there is still some confusion right now after the grounding of all united flights in the u.s. the flights were temporarily grounded this morning because of computer problems affecting about 3500 flights. well, those flights are supposed to be getting back in the sky about now but the concern is the snowball effect and delays because of all this. our megan mcgrath this morning at dulles international talking to people trying to fly. they are running into trouble there and some confusion as united tries to get things back online. united released a statement saying they're recovering from the issue and restoring to regular flight operations and they'll have a waiver available at united.com for imphercustomers who are able to change their flight plans. >>> huge breaks news f

. >> sunday was the hottest day of the year from reagan national airport. monday was a close second starting a mini heatwave in the area. >> i went out and took the dog for a walk. it was just walking into a wall. it was so stifling that you could hardly breathe. >> rochelle is visiting from out of town training for the marine corps marathon and she is trying to work around mother nature's schedule. >> the heat index was over high 90's. i didn't run yesterday. >> trying to beat the heat earlier in the day while clouds loomed above. >> before it will get warmer and the heat index is skyrocketed. >> the hills are perfect for the training runs. this is gorgeous up here. >> you saw that many people were keeping the water bottles close by trying to stay hydrated throughout the day. but good news is that we are finally going to start to cool off later tonight. in springstein, dianye cho. leon: track the cold front as it gets closer to the area here at wjla.com. you can stay connected with the storm watch 7 team with the wjla facebook and twitter feed as well. dow

. >>> tonight's investigation into dulles, reagan national airport and bwi evolved into a national report that our investigative reporter russ ptacek wrote up on the front page of today's usa today, a report that may change your airport of choice if you're anxious about the odds of your baggage ever getting where you're going. >> we sorted through 50,000 claims against tsa and found most rejected or pending, but about 1/3 of those cases the agency used your tax dollars paying out $3 million in claims of tsa officer misconduct. this valuable snatching airport worker in miami isn't covered under the tsa umbrella. neither was this carousel theft in atlanta or the guns stolen from luggage at minneapolis st. paul. tsa says its responsibility ends once the baggage clears security. >> i had all my stuff stolen. >> reporter: we met bigly wagler at bwi in baltimore. he checked in at dallas/fort worth a few days earlier but landing at philadelphia international -- >> picked it up. it was light as air. >> reporter: he suspected the airline or tsa. >> they're supposed to be there for safety and secur

at the moment it's 103 in reagan national. i take my words back. it's 107 now. the current heat index in fredericksburg. 101 degrees in frederick. the relief is not coming until later tomorrow. few showers midday possible. lower 90's. high humidity levels. we will push in cooler and the drier air starting wednesday and lasting through thursday and friday as well. so we got away a mini heatwave. looking to the next seven days 30% chance of thunderstorm to end high heat and humidity. stilt warm in 80's -- still warm in the 80's. but it will turn humid again. that the weekend outlook. partly sunny. hot of 88. increase in humidity saturday and more on sunday. chance of afternoon evening and thundershowers. back to you. kimberly: if it's not a drought it's a deluge. leon: way in between. still to come look at the foods plagui maureen: just so sad. neighbors and friends reacting to the death of a woman and her children in ohio. 42-year-old victoria tried to shelter herself and four children in the bathtub of their trailer when the heavy rain hit. the trailer was swept

. >>> coming up, a plane headed to reagan national airport from los angeles is forced to turn around. year going to explain why. >> and a reunion in baltimore >>> for the first time ever, the district of columbia state fair will include a marijuana growing contest. many are still not aware of the five-year-old state fair, but the event is meant to showcase the culinary, artistic, and agricultural talents of the district. participates in that pot growing contest will be judged on appearance, odor, and touch, including whether the stem is sticky and whether it bends or snaps. the d.c. state fair takes place september 12 at the old city farm on rhode island avenue in northwest washington. >>> the passenger plane bound for reagan national airport makes a safe landing after being struck by lightning. the alaska airlines boeing 737 had 159 passengers on board. the pilot says he returned to los angeles shortly after takeoff this afternoon out of an abundance of caution. an airport spokesman says the plane is built to withstand lightning. >> a massive pileup on a washington state highway toda

reagan national sticks out like a sore thumb at 89. only mid-80s in most spots. i say only the mid-#s on. our -- 80s. our heat index already to 97 degrees. when you look toward richmond and in the mountains, we're starting to see some showers develop. locally the only thing that's popping right now is toward the top of the blue ridge there. so you see when we zoom in on doppler 9000. and this stuff is moving to the east, northeast. a couple of showers out west and northwest of the sperryville area. just one popping north of luray. we'll watch this area. those mountains help develop giving it that extra lift. the futurecast has spotty showers. really focuses the won't of the action well -- the brunt of the action well west an of us. we're looking hot, humid. can't rule out a shower or storm. the better chance south and southwest. we'll top out in the low 90s. still # 9 if not low 9 -- still 89 if not the low 90s by then. back in the #s on by 9:00 -- 80s by 9:00. >>> the woman who helped two escape a maximum new york prison faces the prospect of to and a half to se

it's 95 at reagan national airport. show how widespread the heat is. these are the heat index value of 104 degrees. it's wishful thinking. it feels like 102 of in norfolk. plenty of stuff. cold front will come to the rescue. the future cast shows tomorrow. later in the afternoon thunderstorms and cold front. once the front rolls through you will see the difference in what happens. flee-database. is the best we can do. jonathan: letting someone else watch your kids is an exercise in trust. kimberly: you do your home wok but i-team found stunning information you won't find even if you look. joce sterman has more. joce: finding the right daycare is tough. even if you do what you need to about the background you could still miss problems to impact the choices. there is crucial information you need to know that is kept secret on websites. tonight, we have stunning cases where the daycare providers face serious discipline. but you won't see a trace of that part of their record online. this is happening even in cases where the abuse is alleged. including mont

reagan national significant way higher than other areas. the average high for auction -- washington dc is 89 degrees. well below average because of the cool air from the northwest which is optional -- also a dryer mass. 87 is the heat index at reagan national. the same number as the air temperature and that is not happen very often in the month of july around here. the low dew points in the 60's and even though temperatures in the morning are in the 60's. if you near the 60 degree mark in maryland. safety five injuries. -- 65 at andrews. some heat has been pushed to the south and to the carolinas. they are burning up the low to mid 90's with high humidity. the temperature out west of kansas city in the 90's. that stretches from arizona to nearly the canadian border. all those factors will converge back in our area. once the area moves out of theit's a pretty sprawling area. you notice the absence of cloud cover on the satellite in that area. every thing is concentrated on this old confront that is become stationary. so many times this summe

reagan national, 88 degrees. humidity is down to 34%.t is like arizona type of humidity readings. because of that it feels comfortable outside. so we will enjoy a wonderful evening, few clouds will dissipate. temperatures over the mid-atlantic to the carolinas central appalachians. ohio valley is perfect for this time of year. a good combination of seasonal or below average temperatures. and below average humidity levels for this time of the year. it's very pleasant. the high pressure north is causing this beautiful weather. it will take its time. we have had a lot of high pressure centers that come across for one day. they are done. they move offshore as the heat and the humid come back. this will take its time to keep it in a favorable position weather wise from friday. over the weekend it looks like the humidity will start to return. we don't have rain in the forecast until sunday evening. here is the way it looks with the satellite and radar. because of the high pressure keeping everything suppressed to the south. got a cold front. w

ellison barber is out at reagan national airport with reaction to the news. >> reporter: this is just an investigation right now, no charges, nothing official. we don't have a lot of details, but some say the fact that this investigation is even happening is a very big deal. hundreds of flights leave reagan national airport every day and if you're on one of those flights, we can probably guess the carrier. >> we're really down now to four big airlines. that's american, delta, united and southwest. those airlines control about 80% of the traffic within the united states. >> reporter: each of the airlines reported record profit numbers the first part of this year, but what if those profits weren't a natural result of the market? would those airlines work together to limit the number of seats available and keep their ticket prices high? that seems to be what the department of justice is wondering and delta, american, united and southwest all say the department has reached out to them. >> in essence it's are the airlines talking to eacher to which they are not allowed to do to -- to each

. >> yeah 85 is out at reagan national where the waters of the potomac is affecting it. it's so warm. elsewhere, in the 70s. most of the thundershowers are breaking up before they get to the metro area. a few sprinkles in prince george's county and northern anne arundel. otherwise, we have breaks in the clouds. shenandoah valley all the way, 81. annapolis at 80. that's picking up the air right off the bay where the water temperatures are around 80. morning drive time, midday drive time should be okay, but during the afternoon caution light because of some thundershowers coming through. dry pavement for the morning commute. afternoon temperatures by the time we get some thunderstorms coming through, down in the low 80s. now, let's check on the morning commute for this tuesday. what's going noun, melissa? >> good morning. i want to reiterate here that at this point this morning, all marc trains are on schedule. that is what they're saying. of course once they start off we'll know how things begin this morning after a nasty evening last night. molette green will be there in

including flights heading down here and out of reagan national airport. jonathan: how do you explain that one? do we have the green one or the red one? get to the weather to talk about what another beautiful -- yes, three in a row for beautiful days. kimberly: a great way to end the workweek. what is ahead for the weekend? please say it will stay doug. doug: getting greedy now. three perfect days. i want five in a row now. we might pull it off. give you a look at what is happening around the area. ocean city maryland from the weather bug camera. it is gorgeous. nearly cloudless skies at the beach. temperatures are 80 degrees. is it clear and sunny -- it is clear and sunny. talk about the beach forecast. beaches and warm irto the south. it is fine. this is as fine as it gets in july. the low humidity, bright sunshine and the temperatures in the mid-to-upper 80's. it's low to mid-80's elsewhere. get through the evening and don't expect changes. mostly clear. dropping to the 70's. overnight lows in the 60's in most locations by tomorrow morning. through the

reagan national at 83. air quality alert all the counties in gray around the metro area because of the increased ozone. children elderly anyone with a respiratory ailment or asthma should stay indoors. tomorrow, not quite as hot, low to mid 90s, still humid. only a small chance of a storm today and tomorrow. then a break from high heat and humidity. relief on the way wednesday, thursday and friday. highs in the 80s with lower humidity. next chance of any storms looks to be on sunday. highs near 90 on the weekend. look at neighborhood highs next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:31. melissa a problem on 95? >> problem on 95. doesn't seem to be slowing things down and impeding traffic this morning. but wanted to mention this because a couple of minutes we were seeing slowdowns. this is 95 northbound at 123. disabled vehicle is now off to the right side, so don't have to worry about this too much anymore. i'll show you a picture of chopper over 66. approaching 50. just a little bit of volume at this point thi

. >>> next time you fly out of reagan national you are in for a new experience. new tech savvy section is open. all sorts of new bells and whistles will make flying out of here very different. this is not the terminal a you're used to. >> i got to play my games and order my food. >> new restaurant new technology, new feel. >> the newest feature is an ipad at every seat. if you order food someone brings you the food and you swipe your card. >> so many salads that it's ridiculous. he says the focus is on local food served fast. >> the food gets to your table within 15 minutes. not as much interaction. because you can actually put down everything you want right inside of your ipad. your experience is just for you. >> we found the 12-year-old waiting for her flight with her dad. she was playing a game not talking to him. >> you don't want to talk to your dad? >> no. >> why would you want to when you can sit here and play solitary? now this is what you have at your fingertips. >>> and back live this is just one of the many big changes coming to reagan national airport

reagan national, 86. nearby suburbs, montgomery, prince georges, fairfax, low to mid-80s. fredericksburg, already 90. it is very humid. steamy around the bay too. there it is in the low to mid-80s. to our north and west, schenn shenandoah valley. the mid-80s. your afternoon planner, it will be in the low 90s by 1:00. then, by 4:00, the low 90s and steamy humidity. it is just after that between 4:30, 5:00 through 7:00 p.m. strong storms coming through. a new look at hour by hour timing is just coming in now. i'll will show you that when i join you in just a few minutes. >> thank you john. a new item at university of maryland concession stands starting this fall. beer can now be sold at bird stadium and the ex finist center. they approved a one year trial period for alcohol sales. support essay allowing legale beer sales would cut down on student binge drinking at tailgating events >>> a rare photo opportunity in the works for later today. life saving technology on the other end of the phone. >>> right now, i.t. departments are making sure there aren't any other big problems

or reagan national and d.c. the northern virginia regional commission says it is possible without a government subsidy. the hope is that the ferries would also ease traffic on the roads. wouldn't that be nice in the innovative new plane that just made history now has hit a snag. >>> right now the search is on for mexico's most notorious drug lord. this video shows the exact moment he escaped from a maximum security prison. he is seen crouching behind the wall where he finally disappeared. the wall blocked the camera's view of the entrance to the mile long tunnel. this is the second time he's escaped from prison. >> the woman who representing a house facing an indecent exposure charge. we acquired court documents. they say county police arrested her last month. they say she was dropping her children off at her ex-husband's house. when she saw her fiance there she flashed her. >>> a solar flight around the world has been suspended for repairs. the solar impulse team announced it's suspended the journey because of

it's not too foggy the reagan national airport but we have seen visibilities as low as zero throughout the metro area. it's going to be 74 degrees at 9:00, 81 at noon with more sunshine entering the picture. in the afternoon, clouds will start to move in ahead of an approaching area of low pressure. that's going to bring us rain on monday. that's why monday is a yellow alert day. it's 68 in center ville, 66 in buoy, 72 in downtown washington. this is the area of low pressure on the approach. it's small. you see the rotation. it has a good amount of energy with it which is why i think we will see thunderstorms out of this system as it makes its approach. you can see we will keep it dry through today, just spotty showers west primarily. this spot, i don't think that will manifest. i think we will see rain into the evening and you can see it gets heavier to the south and west of the metro during the nighttime hours. then that heavy rain starts to push in toward the immediate belt way area. monday will be off and on with the wet weather. we will see spotty showers and possibly thunderstorm

right now, it's just a matter of heavy rain and heat. 90 degrees at reagan national. 90 or in fredericksburg, but it feels like it's 100 degrees in the city. feels like one of two in frederick. we will get back to watching doppler radar for you and report back in a few minutes. kimberly: you can stay connected to the stormwatch team on wjla.com and also get the latest through the abc 7 facebook and twitter feeds or sign up for the stormwatch app on your smart phone or tablet. leon: we got breaking news coming and on behalf of the government's office of personnel management. opm announced as many as 25 million people may be affected by the -- breach. jennifer donnelly is standing by with the latest. these hacking hits just keep on coming. jennifer: that's right, and this developing news has 25 million people asking if they are among the massive number of people who very likely have their identity stolen by hackers. that number of 25 million means the number of those impacted by the breach at opm is six times more than originally thought. breaking some of that down, you know wether or not you

but it will happen. 88 at reagan national. turning cooler tonight as the wind direction changes. we are near 20 at winche- 60 near winchester. 68 reagan national. tomorrow is gorgeous. sunshine. lower humidity. highs of 84. the weekend is great. by sunday slight chance of the showers by a good weekend. barbecue and have fun or going to the beaches. see you next time around. back to you. leon: good deal. robert: watch golf this weekend. jordan spieth can do big things at a young age too. amazing. it hasn't been done in 62 years. 22-year-old jordan spieth has a chance to win two in a row. the last to do it was 1953. taking the masters, u.s. open and british open in a calendar year. back in 2013, jordan spieth finished tied for 44th. last year he finished tied for 36th. now he is the favorite. in lake tahoe mark rippen is hoping to defend his title today. we went one on one with the champ. >> this is cool. a cool deal. i did 25 of 26 years. to win the inaugural event and win this one is incredible. robert: british open starting tuesday and has a chance to do something huge at a youn

reagan national up to 80 degrees and sun shine.it's continuing to climb from the bay to the mountains to the low to mid 90s with hazy sun shine. afternoon showers and downpours with thunder and lightning. friday and saturday, storm team 4 seven day outlook, best day for outdoor recreation is saturday. sunday chance of afternoon storms highs reaching the low 90s. >> we're in the summer heat again. >> in the heat. that's it for news 4 midday. >> and you can get news and weather updates to our app. >> jj: take a hike. >> watts: i don't think so. >> jj: what the hell are you doing? >> watts: you wanna do this the hard way, huh? >> jj: who are you? >> watts: calm down. >> jj: let go of me. >> watts: i need backup here. >> jj: let go of me. >> eve: all right. well, no doubt about it. jenny's momma was schizo and so was her grandma. no wonder she was so terrified that she would end up nutso like she is today. i just need to find the right drug that's going to mimic the right symptoms. and then when jenn-jenn is

a welcome change, 79 at reagan national. tomorrow morning sunglasses absolutely. upper 80's for daytime highs. thunderstorms for parts of the weekend. leon:new tonight frustrated metro riders who want changes. all of this coming at a time of turmoil jay: once again metro's ability to provide safe and reliable transporation comes under fire. >> metro rail has to work. the perception and reality tell us something is not right. jay: they blasted metro in light on the deadly smoke incident. they believe metro is in a state odf denial. it is cause the much-needed loss of riders. >> do you feel people don't feel like you don't take this seriously? jay: it's general manager says the commitment is unwavering. >> they are committed to delivering the safest most reliable and cost-effective motor transportation. jay: abc7 news has also learn the metro officials will superimpose additional service reductions in order to deal with much-needed track maintenance. we don't know when that will happen. we will certainly keep you updated. . leon: thank you. happening tonight, thousa

real-time temps, 78 downtown washington at reagan national.umidity is still up a little bit, pockets of dry air working in. the dry air nudges in as we go through the forecast. if you are thinking it still uncomfortable, some cases i have heard from kingstown on twitter, still saying it is muggy, but sunday it will change. the warm front moves through the trailing front, the fading front, but this will help the temps rise and humidity goes lower tomorrow. low 90's, but the dew point will be rising. the humidity is back monday. monday evening is when we had the next likely is round of showers and storms. the latest information confirms everything we have said all day, mid-60's sunday morning gorgeous. mostly sunny skies, 70 downtown. the humidity still going down. if you end up in the spotlight, frederick at 90, it will still be enjoyable. the rain chances coming around. monday, we could have two chances. more cloud cover better part of the day, keeping the high temps back. some forecast have really gone down. monday evening is the next likely

walkoff could begin at 10:00 p.m. >>> well, since more people will be flying more places at the reagan national airport, you're going to notice a new feel at the airport. reagan adding new security checkpoints and a new concourse. but the newest change is to terminal "a." it now features an ipad at every new seat there. you can connect to the internet. >> you don't have to talk to people. you can sit here in your own word. >> check this out, if you order food on the ipad, somebody brings you the food, then you just swipe your card and start eating. >> easy as that. >>> today, the white house hosting a conversation on school discipline policies and practices. school leaders will share best practices used to dismantle the prison pipeline. also share how they foster safe and productive learning environments in kids out of school and juvenile justice system. that begins at 9:00 this morning. >> reporter: some new details just in from this crime investigation here on gw campus. i'm molette green. i'll have that coming up in my live report. >>> also ahead -- forced out of their apartments overnight.

and the temperatures are comfortable. 87 at reagan national airport.ortherly wind at 9 they miles per hour. this is a combination of the air temperature and the moisture content in the air to make this weather pattern unusual and comfortable this time of year. temperatures spread out through the 80's. 81 in ocean city. 81 at gaithersburg. 87 at reagan national. dew point measure of the moisture in the 50's. these are the low temperatures in the morning. here we are. the third week of july. waking up to the temperatures in the lower 60's in suburban areas. so let me talk about dew point. i talk about it here to say the difference between the temperature and the dew point temperature makes it feel comfortable or feels oppressive hot and humid. in the summertime we talk about the temperatures in the 80's or higher. if the dew point around 55 it's comfortable. the higher dew point the more humid and sticky and the more oppressive it feels. we are in this range. this doesn't happen often where it is comfortable because the air is dry. enjoy it. that is the

. -- dry for the second day in a row. 81 in annapolis and 87 at reagan national airport. when you factor in humidity is low enough of the heat index, it is the same or lower than the actual air temperature. that is what we mean by comfortable. it feels like 81 degrees in annapolis. through the evening we will stay in the 80's and continued with mostly sunny skies and a gentle breeze of the northwest at three to six miles per hour. into the overnight, another clear night. 69 in the city in a very light breeze. our outside story continues to be the high-pressure area stretching from portions of iowa and eastward to pennsylvania. that is keeping the storm track to the south. it is only a matter of time before the showers come back our way. i will let you know when that will happen at our seven day outlook in a few minutes. kimberly: if one is not enough. a rabid that has been found in gaithersburg. this bat was found in an orchard on tuesday. it comes nearly two weeks after officials confirm a rabbit bat had been found in an apartment complex and less than a month after we f

the numbers for you. 90 degrees right now at reagan national airport. if you factor in the humidity it feels like 99. a warm and humid el. the time line shows the temperatures dropping to the 70's. we will look to the weekend in a few minutes. kimberly: thank you, doug. there is a plea for tips tonight in the murder of montgomery village man. last month someone beat bradley colmes along ridge line road near montgomery village middle school. edied days later. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live in the neighborhood to explain what has the police most surprised. kevin? kevin: kimberly, the cops telling us a big crowd watched at this 60-year-old landscaper was savagely attacked outside of his town home. that was a month ago. as of today, none of the witnesses have come forward. a savage killing in the town home community. 60-year-old bradley colmes attacked while taking out the trash. bobby williams saw colmes the love of his life hobble through the front door. his jaw shattered, his life dwindling. >> he was bleeding all over the place. >> if yo

developing well ahead of a cold front that will pass through tonight. 85 at reagan national. fredericksburg is 81. 81 along from martinsburg to hagerstown. later tonight we drop in 60's to 70. that will be by morning with the partly cloudy skies. again the isolated showers. the good view of a full moon across the area. a cold front. pass unnoticed. shower or sprinkles. in the morning the moisture will move along the front. moisture down south. we have showers in the morning and maybe an afternoon thunderstorms. highs 85 with the areas of sunshine there. as we head through the holiday weekend, looks like partly cloudy. saturday and sunday, mid-to-upper 80's. 30% chance of the afternoon storm saturday. only 20% chance of sunday. fireworks time should be dry. that is what we are hoping. later this hour steve rudin will have an extended forecast. i'll be back with a local forecast. leon: we're following a developing story tonight. police are investigating the death of a virginia man who body was found in stolen vehicle in west virginia. michael johnson jr. police found him dead i

a very comfortable 85 at reagan national later tonight with clear skies. we will see temperatures drop between 59 and 69 degrees by tomorrow morning with a light wind. wind direction will be key for the next two days because as it straightens out of the south that will literally transport in the heat and humidity. high-pressure gave us a beautiful day today and will slip offshore tomorrow. cannot rule out an isolated storm lake tomorrow evening in the mountains. as we get through saturday and sunday and this cold front is to approach, we get this full onslaught of the high and humidity. temperatures in the low to mid 90's and it will feel warmer than that. that will be the story through saturday and sunday and monday as well. by monday night or tuesday another cold front will come through and give us another little bit of a break from the heat and humidity. 86 comfortable degrees tomorrow and becoming more humid tomorrow night. 94 on saturday and 96 on sunday and a 30% chance of storm since that of the afternoon and evening. a slight chance by sunday after

those are creeping up. 83 right now at reagan national. 80 at martinsburg. 82 in winchester. most of the rain is diminishing. developing for you in indiana and ohio. that could bring part of the area showersover night and early tomorrow morning. warm front is the feature as we go through the next couple of hours. that means a low front will enhance the shower chance in the morning. it will open the door for the hot and the humid air. 94 tomorrow. 96 on sunday. heat index will feel higher. there could be thunderstorms on saturday. keep that in mind if you head to rosslyn. the third annual burger bash. it will be a blast. keep your eye on the sky. keep the eyes, the best thing to do is check out the weather app at the itunes store and android. weather app to show you if storms are coming. we will let you know. enjoy the weekend. stay hot and don't see any cool air in sight after it is july in the nation's capital. it tends to be like that. jonathan kellye and lou. kellye: nationals are about to take on the dodgers at the ballpark. jonathan: best in the n.l. west. lou: we have s

currently 84 degrees at reagan national airport. 77 in gaithersburg. the air is dry right now. we have a nice breeze out of the northwest continuing to filter in the dryer air. it's not going to be warm and comfortable saturday in many parts. an upper-level storm system has developed -- this disturbance moving east, producing showers and thunderstorms and a few tornado warnings. most of the energy will pass south of our area. it will take a while. overnight, there could be showers and thunderstorms. how much we see about tomorrow remains to be seen. looks like the biggest threat tended to be just to the south of the metro area. we will get sunshine later in the afternoon. still on track to have a good-looking day on sunday. a few random showers late this afternoon and this evening. early in the morning, this will come through the area again. most of it in the morning will be southeast of the metro area. a lingering shower into the afternoon. for this day, sunny, breezy, pleasant weather. for the weekend, chances of showers and storms tomorrow in mid-80's. low 90's today. a pret

we are looking at a temperature of 79 degrees at reagan national airport. the winds are nonexistent. it feels great out there right now. heat index is around 80 degrees. the high this afternoon made it up to 88, right on target. remember that summer in 2011 where we had a stretch of days with heat indexes ranging from 110 to 115? nothing like that this summer. 66 in winchester. dew point levels, upper 50's to lower middle 60's. that's why it will continue to feel wonderful outside for the day tomorrow. we are really going to start to feel a difference, a change in humidity levels for the upcoming weekend. a better chance for showers and thunderstorms as we move into the day on monday. here is our futurecast as we move through the overnight hours into early tomorrow morning. you will need sunglasses all day long. tomorrow evening, baseball games , soccer games, it looks perfect for that. mostly sunny warm, winds will be out of the north. lower 90's on saturday and sunday. a chance for storms on monday and tuesday. click look at the beach forecast -- a quick

at the moment, 83 at reagan national. 80 degrees in fredericksburg and 81 in annapolis. we will climb through the 80's, warming humid, we will get some sunshine at times. showers and storms with heavy downpours are possible. there is a slight risk in the area indicated in the allow. a slight risk for severe thunderstorms. west virginia, they have the highest chance of severe storms, all in matter of watching the cold front moving to the area. the warm front first, cold front later, potential of heavy rain. we will check out the weekend in a few minutes. jummy: thank you. meantime, a shocking video just now making the rounds on social media. it shows a metro station manager allegedly verbally assaulting and pushing a father and his four-year-old daughter. we are in the newsroom with those details. reporter: this story has a lot of people talking right now. the video shows an argument between a metro station manager at a father. his four-year-old daughter needed to use the restroom. in the video the station manager says no, but the dad continues to ask and keeps following