they have a ministry who deals with units of the military like the red cross that can go in that honestlyary, particularly if the tory are going to cut the military down. when you have army of 100 thousand, and you can‘t call out that many people. actually, we have big questions because grenfell tower isn‘t a thing that can be fixed in five days. it will take five months or possibly even a year to get everybody sorted out, get them housed, get their lives on an even keel, if even they can be in some cases. the prime minister is saying she was the people as affected to be re— housed in three weeks. a big challenge. she is saying that because of the criticism she has been unsympathetic. it's because she didn't meet them for several days. we are talking about hundreds of people in central london and you also have the issue of all. other also have the issue of all the other in who are people in tower blocks who are are in potentially similar fire risk situations who are raising concerns and fears that their lives. it is completely understandable. — — and fears that their lives. it is complete

ayporter: the red cross the community center at 7 a.m., and then at 8 a.m. representatives of the city will come by and tell the residence with the hotel options will be that the city will subsidize. this morning's fire was so large that crews from montgomery county and prince george's county had to help. mayor muriel bowser toured the damage. that we are talking about property damage and not loss of life is remarkable. horace: they urge anyone affected by the fire to call 211 or go to the emory community center. the red cross says this is one of their most significant responses in the past decade in the area. the fire displaced more people than they have ever responded to since the march 2008 mount pleasant. smoke pouring from the roof of a downtown d.c. hotel. d.c. fire officials say the fire on the first floor of the westin hotel kitchen got into the ductwork, sending smoke to the roof. andhotel was evacuated firefighters quickly got the fire under control. nobody was injured. a tragic scene in sterling. a pair of 2-year-olds found unconscious in a pool o

the best way to help is by providing financial support to american red cross. they are able to provide help to the family and the specific things they need. some of those financial donations help everybody, each $125n get a 125,000 -- card. a lot of these people lost immigration papers, passports, brits certificates coming you name it. investigators are still trying to work -- trying to figure out if those victims can get back in melville -- building and try to salvage anything they can. kimberly: ryan, glad to here they are getting help. for the very latest developments on the rolling fired and survivor story, head over to wjla.com. good food and good music attracted the crowd at the final day of the capital barbecue battle. this is clearly not the video for that. but take a live look outside and talk to meteorologist -- there we go, and josh knight for a look at your forecast. there is the barbecue video. perfect weather for today, kimberly. week. we will start off in the belle haven country club. 34 degrees. because the air is so dry there is barely any humi

involved in the effort to support families and friends who lost relatives in the fire, the british red crossthose who helps on the scene. chief executive mike adamson talked about just food money and information. this we have been here since wednesday morning when we provided support to the people who evacuated from the ham marble fire, horrific fire in grenfell tower. they were provided practical sport, emotional support to provide information. where doing now is scaling all that up to be ready to work with the authorities around the community assistance centre that being established. we will help coordinate the way that works so that people will get the right information, we will subside up a support line to survive provide support line to survive provide support to be brought and work alongside the social work teams and making contact with every household and family who were elected by fire and family who were elected by fire and evacuated. —— affected by the fire and evacuated. we will also be ready to welcome people for the tragic funerals that will take place and we will use our suppor

the view of the portuguese red cross there. who expressed the view that maajid nawaz was a hate preacher. mr nawaz is founding chairman of the quilliam foundation, an organisation which describes itself as one of the world's leading counter—extremism organisations. we would like to make clear that we were unaware that mr nawaz would be named in this way and would like to apologise to mr nawaz. you are watching bbc news. in a moment, a summary you are watching bbc news. in a moment, a summary of the business news, but first, the headlines. the chancellor, phillip hammond, tells financial leaders that he wants britain to leave the eu in a way that will boost british business and jobs. police are continuing to question a a7—year—old man after a van was driven into a crowd near a mosque in north london. the former liberal democrat cabinet minister sir vince cable is to stand for the leadership of the party, saying he has the energy and enthusiasm to succeed tim farron. is. -- is. —— the business news now. four former bosses of barc

red cross is on scene here. any idea how many folks are displaced?aced. >> reporter: all right. and it will certainly be completely out. >> it will b awhile and it will be awhile even before we can get our investigators in there 'cause now we have to make sure the structure is safe so that we can put them in to determ determine the causf the fire. >> reporter: thanks for speaking to us o guys you heard that. more than 200 people may be without a home. incredible work as the firefighters going in there as this building was completely engulfed rescuing people one by one. just massive effort there. again, this is going to be closed downpour quite awhile. this is peabody street right near military road and in between 14 street. if you're trying in the area you'll want to avoid it. that's the latest in northwest, anjali hemphill fox5 local news. >> thanks so much anjali. >>> coming up at 7:00 here find out what's keeping one town awake at night. any guesses? let us know, tweet us but first let's say hello to caitlin. caitlin any guesses to what's keeping

at the moment, red cross are working in 17 different polymer centres.sed, big clean—up campaigns in major cities, nothing seems to be enough, though. it's a bleak picture and we appreciate you talking about you. thank you. ministers say 48 of the poorest countries in the world will continue to have duty—free access to the uk after it leaves the european union. the international trade department said the decision would mean prices for imports such as sugar and bananas would not be affected by brexit. our business correspondent, joe lynam, has the details. some of our most popular ingredients and products, like cocoa or bananas, are grown in some of the world's poorest countries. to help almost 50 of them expand their economies, the eu already allows them to export their goods tariff—free into europe. now the government has confirmed that this will be maintained after britain leaves the eu. it means products such as bananas, sugar and coffee should not be any more expensive for uk households when imported after 2019. the uk imports almost £20 billion a ye

if you want to help, we're told by red cross the best thing you can do is call 1-800-red cross.ow you want to help on the peabody fire. >> derrick, thanks very much. >>> this gold star father got to take a look at the house dedicated to his son brendan, a navy s.e.a.l. that died in afghanistan. >> it's for wounded veterans getting out of the hospital who need a place to call home. they built these houses in riverside dale, maryland. each one is dedicated to a fallen service member. >> love that. >>> around the world and here at home will mark the end of ramadan tonight. >> holy month of prayer dawn to dusk fasting is time for a charity for many muslims. won appropriate and immediate temporary health helps low in co-family and domestic abuse in virginia. this group expects to receive $500,000 in donations through tonight. to find out how you can help, search ramadan on nbc washington app. >> we arrive on facebook. so many of you are telling us you're doing out for a bike ride, ride the motorcycle. one person said they are going to have the dog walk them. >> why not? >> looks like

the deployment of the british red cross, with local agency teams, we have not seen massive coverage withinprised. because of the stash of revisions under the civil contingencies act, every local authority must have contingency plans, and emergency response plans. —— because of the statute of revisions under the civil contingencies act, every local authority must have contingency plans, and emergency response plans. what i think is, there is some lessons to be learned here, and for us to develop from this tragic incident and how we approach these natural disasters. very good responses from the tri— emergency services, there may be a gap between that and the softer rehousing of the families. the pastoral care of them, and the persons coming down to the site. especially in this very hot weather. i think i'm going to take this back to the planning site, in london, and speak with local authorities and central government and try to make professional recommendations. this was an extraordinary disaster on an epic scale, what plan could a local borough have had? under the civil contingencies act, t

the red cross says they are still helping those who lost everything. bythe very best way is providing financial support to the american red cross. ryan: mayor muriel bowser released a statement -- "i was deeply saddened to hear the news and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims family and friends. yesterday's fire was a terrible tragedy for the district and the community. we will work with everyone affected and get residents back on their feet as quickly as possible." investigators will be back out tomorrow morning to continue to try to figure out what caused the fire. live in northwest, ryan hughes, abc 7 news. kimberly: to follow the very latest of apartment fire, survivor stories, and how to help, go to our website, wjla.com. picturesque start to summer 2017. the low humidity hanging around a little longer. a first look the forecast with meteorologist josh knight. the lowr us with humidity, the dry air, that means temperatures tonight will drop into the 50's in some places. right now we are near 71 degrees montgomery county, rockville. iswil

of d.c., huge effort. >> red cross is helping get those displaced everything they need. providing comfort in this difficult time. >> d.c. fire says there were some injuries. five firefighters and one civilian did get hurt and i'm toll the injuries were minor. the cause of the fire is still under investigation tonight. live in northwest. >> breaking news out of northwest d.c. tonight a fire at a hotel forced an evacuation happened at the west inhotel on m street near thomas circle. officials say the fire started on the first floor of the kitchen and then moved into the deck work. police staying in the hotel or people staying in the hotel were let back in a short time ago. and no one was injured. new tonight we learned a crash that caused major backups in fairfax claimed a life. this was at the mixing bowl split of westbound 495 and i 5 south. police say a car pulled off on to the median to resecure a boat it was hauling while two men were trying to secure this the boat a box truck struck them. one man leonard schultz pass away and the other victim is in the hospital and t

two local hosts partnered up with the american red cross for organizers say is the largest blood driven the region. the host of the wmmr morning show right there on hand to encourage everyone to give to the great cause. there were give ways and t-shirts. red cross is hoping to collect at least 1300 units of blood to make this a huge success. ♪ >>> singing as part of the celebration for freedom day at the please touch museum. kids mate quilts squares and learn dance move to commemorate the end of slavery in america. they were able to enjoy the exhibit and all fun activity right there at the museum. you can now reserve a car online and carmax will hold it for you up to seven days, for free. you come in when it's convenient i know this because i'm from seven days in the future. now don't be frightened, seven days in the future is a glorious place. after all you had two good hair days in a row... perfect. right out of bed. and this car you reserved on carmax.com is still being held for you, for free. pretty sweet. or as we like to say from seven days in the future... ah...we still say pret

and, a red cross shelter has been set up for them. dc fire investigators say that the fire started on the top floor. the flames went through the attic and out the roof. they don't know what caused it yet. investigators say this is one of the biggest fires dc has had in the last ten years. >>> red cross turned the nearby emery heights center into a shelter. 400 of the 200 people displaced by the fire are staying there. that is where our matt yurus interviewed a woman who quite possibly saved her mom and her daughter's life. >> reporter: debra keone- gardner lived with her five- year-old daughter and elderly mother. all three of them were in the third floor unit when the fire began. that is in the top floor near where the fire began. that left her with a lingering question. >> what if i was asleep? >> reporter: that is the question she asked herself reed >> reporter: it was around 2:30 in the morning she was watching a movie, she smelled smoke. >> i go in the hallway, and there is just smoke. just smoke. >> reporter: she grabbed her bab

the good news none of the homes burned down the red cross is helping one family here that is the good news many of the families were not displaced. and they are getting a handle on things. they're just monitoring the hotspots. >> why is the red cross helping that one family if none of the houses burned? >> i think the flames may have got into the back of the home so it could be assistance in helping prepare the home. some windows were damaged in the back of the home was damaged by flames but maybe it is smoke damage from inside making the home unlivable for the moment. there is some temporary damage to be fixed.>> you saw how close the flames were. cristina rendon reporting from vallejo thank you. >>> a heatwave continuing today with hotter temperatures than yesterday live pictures from the oakland estuary temperatures today reaching the 80s. much hotter inland. mark tamayo joins us live from the roof of our studios just how hot did it get? >> temperatures well above 100. around 105 but a bit of a breeze at my back in oakland near 72 measuring from the ktvu rooftop we do have one sign

diana from the portuguese red cross.sued a statement, saying the decision to charge him is based on a false understanding of my role and the fa cts . understanding of my role and the facts. he says, i was not a decision maker and had no control over what the bank did in 2008. these charges relate to the way money was raised in the 2008 financial crisis to avoid the bank having to ask for a bailout from the taxpayer. the statement from richard both, one of those charged. i repeatedly raised concerns of decisions taken by the bank with senior management and lawyers and was reassured those decisions were lawful. i have cooperated fully with the sfo throughout the investigation and the evidence i have supplied is very clear, there is no case for me to a nswer clear, there is no case for me to answer and i will contest these charges vigorously. the first detailed statement from one of those fourformer detailed statement from one of those four former senior executives who has been charged. campaigners are launching a high cour

. >> the red cross is providing comfort in this difficult time.ive firefighters and one resident did have minor injuries, they were transported to the hospital. the cause of this fire is still under investigation. in northwest, lindsey watts fox morning, last night a popular hotel in dc had to be evacuated because of a fire. it happened around 8:00 at the west ton hotel on m street, started on the first floor 10 moved into the duck work. good news here, no one was injured. >>> a driver facing reckless driving charges after a deadly crash on beltway in fairfax county, it happened on the inner loop at westbound 495 and i95 south. two men were working on a boat and a box truck struck them, 52-year-old leonard schultz died in that ask me. another victim is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the driver has been identified as carlos albert toe garcia. he was not hurt but facing charges. the crash is under investigation. >>> a final farewell as city leaders loved ones and good friends gathered at a church in former dc city council member jim

i understand the red cross have set up a survivor centre, is that right?in the theatre where they gather for events. amanda, your line is intermittent but we will proceed for the moment. are you getting a sense of where these tourists are from? you know, i'm not sure exactly but it isa you know, i'm not sure exactly but it is a long weekend here, monday is a holiday. when it is a long weekend like this, lots and lots of colombian tourists come. there were lots of folks here in the village this weekend and i honestly don't know the numbers or i haven't heard but mostly i think it would be colombian tourists. are you seeing any evidence that the survivors were wearing or had access to life vests? you yourself, i imagine you have taken these boats in the past, is a security paramount when you taking these journeys? i haven't been on these journeys? i haven't been on these bigger boats because these bigger boats take a lot more boat —— people. i have been on the smaller boats with between five and 15 people and it is mandatory. on the small boats, it is absolu

the british red cross launched the appeal calling for people to come together, as sarah campbell reports few minutes walk from london bridge and borough market. this area is packed with bars and restaurants. that's what made it a target last saturday. one week on, people are back in defiance of those determined to spread terror. obviously, you still reflect upon it and think about those people that that happened to, but it doesn't stop me from coming out at all. you can't not think about what happened, wondering about what the mood would be like, but it's really celebratory and fun. we stick together, that's what we do. that's what london's all about. across the capital, there was a concerted effort this evening to collect money for victims of terror attacks and their families. the uk solidarity fund was set up in the wake of the manchester and westminster attacks by the british red cross. so in pubs like this this evening, they are encouraging people to donate money. restaurants are donating the price of certain meals and there are collections being held in tube stations and theatres. a

emma spragg is from the british red cross.homes in this. what is the atmosphere? there is anger and hostility, isn't there? there is. you can understand that. it is heartbreaking. the scale is something else. we are doing what we can to be here. we are working closely with lots of different agencies to make sure people have got the support they need. we are at we stway got the support they need. we are at westway sports centre where people can go for support. if anybody needs help about housing, money, travel, thatis help about housing, money, travel, that is where you go for help. it is usually emotional time. the volunteers are really trained in supporting people like that. we have a team out now checking that people are ok and giving somebody a shoulder if they needed. thank you very much. what is happening at the moment, there are still many questions surrounding this fire. how did it spread so quickly? those questions will take awhile and even weeks to be answered. police say a criminal investigation is now ongoing. that

there is not a red cross come in for them. they are relying on the goodness of others who did not have their belongings burned. the rebuilding process does start quickly in 1866. you can see the reconstruction buildings starting to pop back up. shapednts of february 17 the environment and the columbia story and the places and the people who live here. occurred 150his years ago, it still has shaped the landscape when you come to visit the city, whether it's through what you see on the or if you go and you are seeing the signs on the train station or the wayside hospital and its destruction or the printing press that is now the grocery store. all these places have been impacted by the events. when you come back to the city, into thoset glimpse events. you also get to see the columbia is a city that is moving forward, that has a life of its own, that is an held back by its past and embraces some of the things and moves forward with a lot of new business and commerce . it is definitely a city filled with life to this day.

a couple of its customers, as you mention russia the red cross, and for unicef. and in this case, they did some warehousing, they did some basic bringing materials and shipments of supplies into yemen that would then be delivered through other humanitarian organizations to the needy in that strife-torn country. so that's one of their jobs. they were very open about this. and when mr. darden was kidnapped, his story became quite public, because... >> woodruff: this is. >> brangham: this is the central corker the in your story who is organizing this organization in yemen. he was kidnapped by rebels there and was then released after several years. >> that's right, scott darden was the country director for transoceanic. he was rock at the front end for getting these shipments of aid into yemen. so that story is quite public. what's new here is that it turned out that transoceanic and mr. darden were also working on secret contracts involving shipping similar types of materials into yemen for the military, specifically for the very specialized special operations force

you were talking about the fund that has been set up by the british red cross.nk towards the fun. restaurants will be donating the cost of meals. the money donated will be given to family members of those caught up in the attack victims of the attack. a real sense of solidarity. we have got to make ladies, mandy and catherine — you haven't been put off coming to london because of this, have you? no. i was slightly nervous coming in situ. you do think about atrocities, and working borough market, it is completely cordoned off and it is eerie,... you are from out of town, in surrey — any trepidation about coming into the capital? on thursday, we spoke about this, and we were like, there is no way we are not coming up to town. we meet up regularly, so no. we always meet up regularly, so no. we always meet in this area. and what is the feeling amongst people today? do you think it is on people's mines? feeling amongst people today? do you think it is on people's minefim feeling amongst people today? do you think it is on people's mines? it is on people's mines but it

liberty bonds, allied relief, red cross -- scores of wartime and causes. -- wartime causes. ♪ narratorne dollar per year, government secures the services of some of its most distinguished citizens, an army of businessmen, like thomas edison. one observer calls washington a patriotic madhouse. one of the new faces in government, herbert hoover, organizer of war worldwide relief for belgium in 1915, now summoned to run the full program at home. battalions of volunteers, work forms plant war gardens to feed the nation and allies. four housewives, the words are 'save food.' out in the field for women and youngsters, the slogan is "do a man's job." ♪ narrator: love may not change, but motherhood will never be the same after this war. america's women taking on a man's job make up new arguments to support for the vote, demands that will be fulfilled in a constitutional amendment after the war. how are you going to keep them out of the voting booth after they helped win the war? along with its heroes and heroines, the war effort produces new villains. this scene takes place in birmingham, alab

utilities have been cut off in the blocks yet because we heard from one lady earlier he said the red crosshen she registered details told her the utilities would be cut off and i would encourage orforce people those who wanted to stay to leave. as far as those who wanted to stay to leave. as farasi those who wanted to stay to leave. as far as i understand, the utilities have not been cut off and when people have left a lot of them understandably have forgotten belongings they need and have gone back, had access to get belongings and can continue to have access to their flats throughout the weekend and the rest of the few weeks while we get situation sorted. we now know that 27 tower blocks in 15 local authorities have failed the cladding on those blocks has failed fire safety tests, and in those local authorities and i'm sure in many others they must be watching the situation in camden unfolding within trust and asking themselves whether they may have to carry out a similar course of action. do you think there are any lessons for other authorities to be learned from the way camden has hand

, the portuguese red cross, in the last hour.e currently also evacuating civilians from another village nearby. so, yes, in the latest hour, we have had this development, so the fire is still ongoing and it is affecting other areas around pedrogao grande and other municipalities. just hearing news from the unite union, gerard coyne who stood against len mccluskey, the leader of unite is saying he's been sacked by the union. the unite union, gerard coyne who stood against len mccluskey, to be leader, saying he has been sacked by the union. you may recall he was suspended back in april and he was warned he had brought the union into disrepute during his campaign to lead the unite union, we are not quite sure of what has resulted in this sacking as he's called it but certainly, there was a question over him and he had fallen into disagreement shall be set with his union. we get more with our correspondent in a short while. campaigners are launching a high court challenge over the number of unaccompanied child refugees accepted into

and on its roof, the red cross plainly marked. the symbol of mercy.respect it. >> the next morning, divine services were held beside a bombing crater that had once been a chapel. [ bell ringing ] at eventide, we buried our dead. the last salute from their comrades and their officers. ♪ of thee i sing ♪ land where my fathers died >> captain simon of the navy. colonel sanders. major hillsvelt. ♪ of thee we sing ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the 1942 film "battle of midway" by director john ford. joining us from new york is author mark harris. how did john ford view his service in the u.s. navy? >> ford was really proud of his service. he was the oldest of the five directors i write about. in fact he became a grandfather during the war. he had been old enough to serve in the first world war although he didn't. so for ford, i think the war was a proving ground. he really wanted to test his courage. and although he was at least once directly in the line of fire, i don't think ford really believed he was courageous. he said "i know i'm not a brave man, i'm a coward." that w

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towards that we love manchester emergency fund, set up by manchester city council and the british red crossgrieving families and victims of the bombing. preparations are now well under way. a huge stage and tight security is in place. an effort that would normally take months of planning being completed within days. this is where the eyes of the world will be focused tomorrow night. millions of people will watch as ariana grande isjoined on stage by the likes of coldplay, take that and katy perry. this concert will be broadcast to more than 50 countries around the world. a night of unity, remembrance and a shared love of music. it's been called a once—in—a—lifetime exhibition — raphael: the drawings has opened at the ashmolean museum in oxford, bringing together 120 rarely seen works from collections around the world. the aim is to shine a new light on the renaissance master, whose reputation was more for precision than emotion. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has been to take a look. the transfiguraion by raphael, who died when only 37 years old, this being his last masterpiece, confirmation

and red cross is now helping those 200 people out of their homes tonight. lindsay watts, "fox5 local news". >> thank you lindsey frantic search underway in district for missing mother and baby daughter. take a look at them. police say 25-year-old michelle manly and 21-month-old daisy were last seen on june 15 they were just reported missing however today. they were last seen in the 1 1400 block of hole brook street in northeast. if you have seen them you're asked to call police. >> new information tonight in the murder suicide in hyattsville we told you about last night. police identified both people involved and 29-year-old delata serat was killed by delata serat was killed by 20-year-old jabari ball the body was found in a hallway 45 avenue yesterday morning. they found hall's body a short time later a few problems a away. serat may have been in a relationship with ball's mother and that the two got into an argument before the shooting. >> there's a battle over air bnb in fairfax country community. neighbors in one mount vernon neighborhood say even thoug

. >> reporter: red cross crews supplied water. >> if they start to feel nausous, we are having them go sit down and relax and get out of the gear. >> reporter: six homes in the area still without power. pg&e crews on-site. live in cordellia. >> we are in the middle of a heat advisory kmeexpected to laa couple of days. jeff, when can we expect some relief. >> five or six days out from getting relief. temperatures unbearable outside. brentwood up to 110. alamo one 06. walnut creek, one 0 three. los altos one 07. this hot air across the desert that continues to move up the bay area. our heat advisory will continue. please remember to drink that water. i do want to give you a quick look at the forecast. you can see tonight still very warm. 79 at 11:00 p.m. i will tell you when we will drop 20 degrees coming up at 5:20 tonight. >> thank you. download our app. it is free. you can monitor temps across the bay. >> following a developing story in santa rosa. deputies say a father killed his two young children and himself. started with a child custody case this morning. concerned about the 16-ye

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the red cross is assisting them at this hour. washington gas is here. we have seen gas workers going door-to-door, checking levels in the neighborhood. the cause of the fire is still unknown. withirefighters injured minor burns. reporting live, john gonzales. 6:51, covering metro, the agency's board of directors had to release a report today hailing safetrack as a success. here is a look at the numbers. the report says the number of affected wooden crossties has dropped to 2%. smoke and fire incidents have been reduced by 16%. it says services ructions have dropped as well. the federal transit administration weighed in this week and called safetrack a necessary first step, but said there is still significant work to be done. the numbers support that claim also. experts say below its on-time performance and customer satisfaction goal of 69%. larry: your days of free parking on the national mall are almost up. today, 90 pay stations will be installed. parking will cause -- cost two dollars an hour. they hope the meters. people from overstaying the three-h

it did seem that the british red cross had come in to fill the gap.sa may has said that the response was not good enough, there is an article in the financial times today talking about how the effort is being coordinated by executives from other local authorities, effectively the kensington and chelsea local authority has been sidelined in its owfi authority has been sidelined in its own borough. sol authority has been sidelined in its own borough. so i seem to be serious questions being raised about the effectiveness of that effort, and we have of course this mention of people receiving £10 to help them tide them over. this is kensington and chelsea, that gets you caught the underclass and if you're lucky. —— that gets you a copy and paste review are lucky. i have seen fatal fires before, but never seen anything like this. the leader of the council says that they are involved, they are leading this effort, and he rejects the criticism they have received. let's look at they have received. let's look at the telegraph. let in turn are victims of season

the district and red cross sheltering residence at the emory center. they said this is one of the biggest fires they have seen in years. >> and the national capital region, this is one of the most significant responses we have had in the past 10 years. horace: they said the best way you can help is by giving a monetary donation so they can give it to family members to spend on things they need. for more, go to wjla.com. breaking news, a tra virginia. a tractor-trailer jackknifed, halting traffic on the inner loop at the i-95 interchange in springfield. just before 4 p.m. this afternoon, a pickup truck telling a boat went on to the median and two men were re-securing it to the trailer. the tractor-trailer drifted into the median, hitting the boat and then the men. both were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. sun pushing through the clouds after rain this morning, turning into a breezy but beautiful day. alex liggitt has the first forecast. alex: a little on the warm side, but more comfortable humidity filtering and behind the cold fro

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the red cross arranged the hotel for us. they gave me that break, that leverage, to be able to get it together and... take care of them, you know? i feel like we've come full circle. like that! this is how i'll do it. sarah: there you go. >>> breaking news right now on the peninsula. >> this is a water main break in belmont. amy hollyfield just got to the scene. amy. >> reporter: it's impacting homes. look at this one behind me here in belmont. you can see the water and the mud filling the driveway here. you can also hear it rushing down the hillside, which is right behind this home and that's why the fire department has evacuated a couple of the homes here just in case. at this point we have not heard of any damage to homes and water entering the houses but that's what the fire department is worried about and that's why they made evacuations here. we are just arriving on the scene and so is the water department that is working to shut down the water mains so they can stop the flow of water. we will have much more for you at

for those people, experts at the red cross recommend taking frequent breaks, drinking lots of water. for everyone else, avoid wearing dark colors and wear loose-fitting clothes if possible. they also suggest you stay indoors and check on your pets. not everyone is hating these hot temperatures. we actually spoke to a guy who says he loves working out in this type of weather. you will hear from him coming up at 11:30. i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >> stay cool out there. first alert weather team is keeping an eye on this heat wave and when it is expected to cool off. download the free nbc 10 app for customized forecasts for your specific neighborhood. >>> now to breaking news out of atlantic county. a local doctor and the husband of a murdered radio host is now under arrest. authorities say the search is not related to the unsolved homicide case but they would not elaborate. nbc 10 was first on the scene in egg harbor township. this exclusive individual shows dr. james kaufmann in custody outside his medical office. officers were serving a search warrant when they say he pulled a g

. >>> breaking news now the red cross is helping four families find shemter after a row home in southtially collapsed. on the scene near fifth street. now the front of the three story house came down around three this morning. no one was hurt. licenses and inspections officials are on the scene. coming up in the next half hour, hear are a neighbor who describes in detail

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. >> four families are homeless and the red cross is working with them. >> a deadly mobile home fire is under investigation. a 67-year-old woman was killed and her name has not been released. the neighbors say it was a horrifying scene. >> i heard her scream. when it went up, it was black smoke and all your heard that woman screaming in there. >> how terrible. >> it was awful. >> the woman's husband and son were able to escape. firefighters say they were battling more than the flames. the weather was working against them too. >> we have more rigs in here because we need the manpower. >> crews had to rotate in and out on short shifts to avoid heat exhaustion. >> in portugal, powerful winds pushed a fast moving -- onto the roadway. crews are searching nearby homes for victims now. more than 1000 firefighters are working to battle the fire. today temperatures in that area could reach 104 degrees. >>> a u.s. fighter jet shot down a syrian war plane that dropped bombs. an american fighter jet shot down the syrian aircraft. syria's government is calling that an act of flagrant aggression.

it was sponsored by nova blood services and the american red cross. speaker paul ryan had an update on scalise's condition. >> he's doing a lot better. i saw him on friday. he is. [applause] >> it's going to take some more surgeries, but he's responding, he's breathing on his own, he's talking. he grabbed somebody's phone, and started texting away, so he's doing a lot better. >> thank you for the update. >> keep him in your prayers. >>> attorney general jeff sessions addressed the congressional baseball shooting today during a summit on reducing violent crime, sessions saluted the police officers who stopped the gunman, and saved all kinds of lives in the process. >> just a few days ago, at the congressional baseball practice, officers, capitol police and alexandria law enforcement officers rallied, came to the fight, placed their lives at risk, injured they were, to defend and protect the members of congress who were out at that field. i think that speaks so well of what you do, and what the people you served with do every day. >> on the heels of las

red cross workers were here to help those displaced. live in silver spring, montgomery county, tim barber, abc 7 news. steve: the store measuredan ef-0 with the wind around 70 miles per hour. the kemp 100eled about .2 miles, yards wide, but caused a lot of damage. fortunately, no active watches or warnings right now. stormwatch 7 radar, the shower activity across southern maryland moving out. skies gradually clear overnight. that means sunglasses tomorrow, warm temperatures, but lower humidity. daytime highs in the upper 80's. the rest of the week and looking ahead to the weekend beach outlook, coming up from stormwatch 7. nancy: thank you, steve. find out immediately when severe weather strikes by going to wjla.com/text right now to sign up for stormwatch 7 weather alert text messages. jonathan: a community is demanding answers after a 17-year-old muslim girl was murdered. the police a it was road rage, but tho w anna-lysa gayle is live the mosque. anna-lysa: all night people have been dropping off flowers and items at the mosque in ho